The Express. — London, England, 1864-05-23 00:00:00

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HAlltL".77 - 11 - aZi. Pechter, J. Brougham j or d d a, devils. Castles, al'hayfa, Morton, Ramo& Moreland, Clifford, Idasoada Wield'cant), sad Shore ; Maar Kate Term, liaarade, sad laswortay.—Commence at L .TAMIL. Vas IvwPS. LASHEDTO — TICE HZLIC—ROB ROY. Master Peres Roselle and Missal C. Bt. Caws tad Scott.—And Two Parts of THE LIEFZE AIDED MARRIAGE. Mn. Maws: sod THY GREAT GHOST IFFSCL—Comasace at ise. Elea WATIR AT marmot AMOK 110 Drf Words& IX 68m Animas. Vb. 19n. Tweasaow Illorda& sh. 39r0 Allesseas. AIL Ow. LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 23. THE news front the field of battle in Virginia comes down to the I Ith of May. It is idle to attempt to ascertain from the brief telegrams the details of the various engagement& which have taken place between the Federal and Con federate armies since General Glumr crossed the Rapidan. it is well known that the country between that river and Richmond is admirably fitted for the purpose of a defensive war. The roads are few and bad, whilst the district itself is rough and thickly wooded, so that a skilful officer has ample opportunity of preparing a series of formidable positions. Les has not failed to take advantage of the situation. His object, as we have already pointed out, is to avoid being driven back so near to Richmond as to allow the Northern army to occupy the railroads from Richmond northward. For such an occupation would deprive Lee of the means of deriving his supplies from the country northward of the James River. It is not surprising, therefore, that Lee should hold with desperate tenacity a position as near sa possible to Fredericksburg, and as far as pos sible from Richmond. than r, having crossed the Rapidan on the 3rd, attacked Las on the sth with his whole army, consisting of the divisions of Benowicx on his right, WARREN in his centre, and HANCOCK on his left, with BURNSIDE in re serve. The number of each division is not stated, but they have been reckoned at 30,000 men each. The scene of the action was to the west of the Fredericksburg and Richmond Rail way. The number of the Confederates ender Us Is equally obscure, but his army was also divided bito three divisions under Him, Losrosram, and Zwir.r. The battle lasted all day but it seems to have been indecisive, but it is stated that two Fede ral brigades were captured by the Confederates, and the commanding officers were killed. On Friday, the 6th, the battle was renewed. According to the telegraphic accounts, the contest must have been most obstinate. On the right HANCOCK was driven beet, on the left SEDOWICE was thrown into confu sion, and it was only by the aid of BURNSIDE'S reserve that order was restored. It is even said that the Federal centre under WARRAR was pierced. But notwithstanding these untoward results, GRANT held his ground, and during the night transferred the 6th corps from the right to the extreme left, and consolidated his lines. In the meantime LEE began a retrograde movement, and next morning occupied a new and formidable position nearer Spottsylvania Court-house, on the River Po. It seems tolerably clear that the Con federates, notwithstanding the advantages of their position, must have suffered severely ; for although General Ls; in his official report, maintains that every attack of General GRANT was repulsed, he admits that Lomosviuser was severely wounded, that Pao Ism was badly wounded, and that JENKINS was killed. On the Bth a partial engagement took place. And on the 10th the Confederates occupied a position on the south-east bank of the river Po, whilst the Federals occupied a line extending for six miles along the north-east bank of the same river. The result, however, was still indecisive, and on the 11th it appears that Lax occupied a strong wooded position strengthened by earthworks. The losses on both sides must of course be consi derable, indeed it is said that the number of Fede ral' killed, wounded, and missing amounts to 40,000 ; but this is obviously mere conjecture. The net result of this series of battles has been that the Confederates have been driven some fifteen miles south of the Rappahannock, and this has been accomplished by the army under the immediate command of General GRANT. Nothing is reported as to the doings of the column under Corm and Siczi, which was said to be descending the Shenandoah Valley. The Confederates have been able to maintain them selves against GRANT only with great difficulty. And it remains to be seen whether that officer will at once renew the combat or wait until he has received reinforcements. It may be re membered that from the line of railway connecting Richmond with Fredericksburg there is a branch which, breaking off about half-way between these towns runs to the westward and connects that district with Western Virginia. It is, of course, vital to General Las that be should if possible cover these lines of communication, and according to the latest accounts he has succeeded in this object. For his army is placed about twelve or fourteen miles west of the Fredericksburg and Richmond Railway, and about twenty miles north of the branch connecting that railway with the West : so that whilst GRANT finds it impossible to seize the main railway and to turn Las's right flank without endangering his connexion with Cuccu and Stoat., he finds it equally difficult to turn his adversary's flank without endangering his own communications. The operations on the peninsula and on the south bank of the James River seem to have been more suocessfuL It now appears that two columns are advancing upon Richmond from the east. The object of the first, along the line traversed by General ICCLILL•I4, is to threaten Lag's commu nications, and it appears that it has already crossed the Chickabominy river. The object of the second, along the south side of the James river, is to seise Petersburgh and thus cut oil' Richmond from the south. According to the latest accounts General Bums* had seized City Point and Powbettan Fort, both on the south bank of the James River—the former being within twelve miles of Petersburgh. At the same time 3,000 cavalry had advanced from Suf- folk and crossed the mate object must be to seize unite at Yetereburgh some ' mood, and thus to cut South. The great army counter will probably prevent him from detaching any considerable force to the assistance of Bray snoAna,who commands in this district ; and already it is said that Bur= has succeeded in defeating a part of the troops under BamninoAnn. Should Boman obtain powiession of Petersburgh it will be a loss to the Confederates which they will find it very difficult to repair. In short, Richmond will be invested on the south side of the Jana River. Sa:&v•N has continued his advance against Joitnarotr, who see= to be entrenched on the railway between Chattanooga and Atlanta. He has divided his army into three columns : the left under SCHOLZYLILD, the right under Hecrazz sow, and the centre under himself. But according to the latest accounts, the position occupied by JOHNSTON is so strong that SIMMAA hesitates to attack it. The Viceroy left Calcutta on the 16th ult. for the North-West. His Excellency was to halt espe cially at Bbagulpore, Bemires, AlLimbed, and Um ba➢a, and primed direct to Simla► The viceregal council were to ensemble et Simla after the Lt of May, till further orders. The Hon. Ashley Eden's mission to Bhootan has had an abrupt termination, and such a one as may lead to disagreeable complications. He was grossly insulted in public durbar by the chiefs, who com pelled hhn to sign a treaty making over to them the whole of Assam : the tea Mates to be taken over at a valuation, and the government officials to be pensioned off. He was then dismissed with great indignity. He had returned to Derjeerling, whither the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal has gone. The mission has thus proved a failure. _ _ Troubles seem to have broken out in OabooL A conspiracy on the part of the girders has been die covered by intercepted letters, which they had written to Mtn' Khan, urging him to march on the city. Birders Aureem Khan and Ufzul Khan, the elder brothers of the ameer by a different mother, were at latest dates collecting their respective forces, with the intention of attacking CabooL The ameer has besought the aid of the British govern ment in money and troops. A great public work has been brought to a suc cessful termination in the completion of the Bom bay, Baroda, and Central India Railway. On the Ist of June next this line of railway will be open without interruption from Bombay to Ahmeda bad for passenger traffic ; and insinediately after the rains for goods traffic. The most fertile pro vine* of India is thus brought in speedy commu nication with India's chief sea-port and emporium of trade. of mar- The bill providing for the riages in India of persons professing the Christian religion has been passed, and received the con firmation of the Viceroy. It is currently reported, says one paper, that "Sir Charles Trevelyan proceeds to }England in December next, and that his successor will be Mr. Forster, one of her Majesty's Finance Com missioners." The state prisoners of the royal house of Delhi, now in confinement at Rangoon, having, on the death of the ex-king, applied for leave to return to Delhi or some part of the North-Western Provinces, Sir Charles Wood has refused to meddle with what has been ruled respecting this family in India, and has turned a deaf ear to their application. Colonel Eden, the political agent at Oodeypoor, iu Central India, was mobbed by some three or four hundred persona on the 31st March last, who rushed into the residency, shouting and violently gesticulating and throwing atones. Colonel Eden has rendered himself unpopular with certain evil disposed persons, who feel aggrieved at his putting in force the law against certain crimes—more espe cially his prohibition of the custom of Meriah (human) sacrifices. A case of attempted Meriak sacrifice hu been brought to the notice of the authorities in the hill tracts of Orissa, near Pailakemedy ; the victim, a young woman, having effected her escape by night. Sir Herbert Edwardes bas proposed a branch railway from Umballah to Kakis, at the foot of the Hills. The proposition is before the government of India. The chiefs of Puttiallah, Rabbit, Sir moor, Kibloor, and Hindoor have promised all the assistance in their power. The Peninsular and Oriental Company have de termined to reduce their fares on the Indian lines. On the Bombay line the reduction will be from lOW. to 861. after the 9th June next. The four Italian gentlemen who bad been im prisoned by the King of Bokhara, have been re leased at the solicitation of Sirdar Mahomed llfzul Khan. The Cashmere shawl manufacturers suffered such heavy losses in their trade last year, that the manu facture would have been completely closed had not the Maharajah made a grant of 25 lakhs of rupees to comp►nsate for the losses and prevent the failure of the trade. Reports from the Central Provinces are highly favourable for cotton. 600,000 acres are under cultivation with prospects of great increase, if present prices continue. Cholera had been committinggreat ravages during the last fortnight at Bombay, Broach, and Baroda ; Major A. H. Curtis, President of the Municipal Board and Income Ms Commissioner at Bombay, is one of the latest victims of this epidemic. SWEDEN. LETTER OPENING IN GERMANY. The Nye Dagligt Atiehanda, of Stockholm, pub lishes a letter addressed by Count de Man.lerstroem to the Chancellor of Justice, relating to the viola tion of a part of the secret instructions addressed by that minister to the Swedish delegate to the Conference at London. The following is a transla tion of the letter : On the Mk of April there was despatched from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs a large letter containing im portant despatches destined for the minister of his Majesty at Load", with en indication that it was to be forwarded by Gothenburg and Hull. This letter should have been sect on the morning of the 28th by railway to Gothenburg, to be despatched in the evening of the 29th from that place by steamer for he destination at Hall. But, u Count Wechtmehter informs us, ender date the 3rd of May, and as in proved by the return of the envelope which contained the despatchm, this letter was sent, es the postal marks prove, by the postal administratioo of Stockholm through Hamburg to London. In time of war especially it is by no means indifferent for the service of his Majesty by what way official letters met to hie Majesty's =Mittel, rush foreign part.. That which can be sent without difficulty through Gotheeburg to Eng land, cannot go with the same security by way of Germany. Io the mei Wien on the demob:keg contained secret in structions and communications which could never have been intended to be sent by the ordinary post through German territory. Count Wachtmeiater state. oleo that the envelope of the letter was torn I when it arrived, and that there is num to believe that daring the journey its cosiest. were sublected to a clandestine examinatioc. Al by this event, after a grow error, of which the official let Wes sent from hen ought not to have been ►he object, we have sem a real incident occur, the ociesespeocee of which may bemuse very neplummt, I must invite the Chancellor of Justice be take the measures dictated by the circumalsocea. By order of the BMA. Stockholm, May 10, 1864. (manes siKaaftimiLl PRUSSIA. BERLIN, MAT 23. The Crown Prince of Prussia has left for Stettin to assume the command of the 2nd army corps. His royal highness is expected to return this evening. A banquet is to be given at the New Palace in Potsdam to-morrow, in oelebration of the birthday of her Majesty Queen Victoria. 23, PARIS, SUNDAY Vaasa. IL de Beast will have had his audience of the Emperor to-day, and, as at presented arranged, he leaves Paris on Monday. This Prime Minister of the King of Saxony gives himself all the airs of a representative of a first-class power, whereas, in reality, be is the living impersonation of the dis union of Germany. The premature news of his arrival in Paris owed its origin to the fact that he sent Coast de Vitzthum hither someday. ago to prepare the way before him. Many people anticipate im portant conscepienose from his interview with the Emperor. The German plenipotentiary's cue seems to be to curry favour with France. He seeks opportunities to declare ostentatiously that the only rational policy is the French, and that an "appeal to the people " in the Duchies is the true solution of existing difficulties. It is rumoured that he hopes to persuade France to pro pose this measure in London, and that France is Willing to be persuaded in the belief that such • proposition will break up the present conference, and lead to the assembling of the general congress upon which the Emperor has set his mind. There is no doubt that whatever may be the Emperor's secret intentions, a popular vote means, in the mind of M. Beust, the separation of the Duchie s from Denmark in favour of the pretender, whose chances but • little while ago were thought to be at zero—the Duke of Augustenburg. Several members of the Bavarian Upper Chamber have lately addressed • letterto K de Bawd, urging him to support the rights of the duke. The Fo i Bretonae, an ultramontane journal of St. Brieuc, has received a warning for an article " pretending that citizens were not bound to obey the organicarticles of the concordat," This warning argues a persistence in the policy which prohibited the publication of the Pope's bull at Lyons. Madame de Lamoricihre has been nearly poisoned in Paris by swallowing by mistake a compound in tended for external application. The general, who was in the country, speedily came to sec his wife, and found her out of danger, medical treatment having produced vomiting. Belladonna was the poison taken. The famous anonymous author of the " Maudit" will publish in a few days a new novel called the " Religion..." p ' EXPRESS 1) . MONDAY , 4 ''l ' G, MAY 23 Blackwater rlieT. The ::- ~, . . P #l.77 r 1 A i m e,. 6 : .. 4.. RES FROM PAUL to Nan . I -' i,...—.. some 20 th of ;;1" . . 'i ' :tI: . , - I J THE GERht4IINVOY AND THE InIIEFLOR cnt Ilia • • .4 1 ' NAPOLEON. army w hi c h - I, ww has to ci i. We . received lettere and 'mire from Dom- r prevent him from detaching bay to April 29. (non ore owe comernmarr.) \ Igo Conn. BALMORAL, MAT 19. The Queen walked in the grounds in the morning, and west out in the afternoon, semompanied by the Princess Louise and Primer &Maim, and attendid by Ladd ChurchilL The Prisons' Helena, with the Prince and Princes Lei plasm, drove to the Linn of Dee. Prince Alfred was present at the =erring* of his cousin, Prisms Clotilds, of `Saxe Oobnrg and Oaths, with t e Archduke Joseph, which was solemnised at Coburg en the 12th inst. His Royal Bighorn proceeded firm thence on a visit to his sister, the Princess Alice (Princess Louie of Hesse Darmstadt), and goes by Oarlautie and Geneva to Marcell/es, where he will join the Racoon on the 22nd inst. Max X The Queen went out in the grounds in the morning, and ' drove in the afternoon with the Princess Leiningen. The Priem and Pricers of Wale', attended by Lally Morton and Major Tisdale, drove to Hampton Court on Saturday. The Priem and Primates, attended by Lady Morton and Major Teesdale, went to the Italian Opera, Covent Garden, in the evening. The Rey. Professor Gibson bed the honour of mplainieg to the Priem of Wales the details of the illuminated address presented to their royal highnesses cm their marriage by the Presbyterians of Ireland. The Primo and Princess of Wales, with Indy Morton and Major Teesdale in waiting, attended divine service at the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday wed. The oconnunices service was read by the Rev. the Subaru, the Rev. J. V. Poovab, and the Rev. Thomas Reknors. The Rev. the Eatbdeee preached the earrom from Psalm 9, v. 10. Anthem —" I was In the spirit " meg by Messrs. R. Hanby, Berme, Bradbury, end Whitehouse. Mr. Oooper presided at the owe. The following were present dm* metre :—The Duke of Cambridge, the Archbishop at York, the Archbishop at Armagh, the Bishop of St. David's, the Duke of St. Alban's, Earl at St. Germans, Marqnia of Batb, Viscoont Sydney, Lord Vivito, Lord Hardline, and Limit -Wesel the Hoe Sir Charles Phipps. A Cabinet Council wan held on Saturday, at the official resident* of the First Lord of the Tresnary, ie Do wning•street. The ministers present were Vimasat Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, Sir George Grey, Earl Russell, the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, Earl de Grey, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor ~of the Ex chequer, the Dake of Sessereet, the Right Hem T. Miler, Gibsos, the Earl of Clasendogy and the Right Hen. C. P. Villiers. A deputation from the Metropolitan Association ci Medical Officers of Health had an interview with the Right Hon. H. A. Bruce, and Mr. Bering, at the Home oaks on Saturday, on the subject of the Cattle Importation and Diseases Preventioit Hills. Despatcher were received on Saturday at the Cokmiatoffice from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian lam& Despatches were sect to the Governor of Canada. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Of Hale, me their snivel from the Oontiriset, will preened to Mariboroegit Howe, where they will remala, ea a visit to that 'Loyal Highneeme the Prime and Primers of Wales, until her llaiesty's return to Windsor Castle on the 10th pro:. The Prince and Princess of Hens will thee go to Windsor, and remain on a visit to her Majesty. The Prince and Princess of Wales, with the Prince and Prioress' of Hesse, will take op their modems at Frogmen Lodger during the hence rue week, from which place they will proceed to the muse in state. Their royal bighorns will return to tows as Friday, the hurt day of the noes, to be present at the state ball to be given at Backing. ham Palace on the 10th, at which all the princes and prin cesses will be present. Prince Arthur rand his cousin, Prince Adolphus Frederick of Iteckkeberg &relit; &Winded by Major Ephisstoes, 8.A., paid s morning visit on &Musky to Woolwich Aroenal, and were received with royal hoooors. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, as oolongl of the Royal Artillery, presided at the atonal banquet of the officers of the Royal Artillery, on Saturday remise. at Willis's Rooms, King-street, Bt. James's. Her Royal Hi,qhneas the Duchess of Cambridge sad the Princess Mazy bare graciously careseeted to pa. truces the bazaar is aid of the West Comma& Church Es. doomed Fund, is Jerre seat. The Earl and Countess Russell entertained a select party at dinner on Saturday weak& at Pembsolor lodge, Richmond-park. The Earl of Derby, who bas been pwsiog several day. during the parliameatary room at Knowsley Park, sear Preesott, hie returned to town. The Marquis of Salisbury, u lord lieutenant of Middlesex, will give ►is mama eatiniaimneet ha the alms of the seven! regiments of the Middlmes militia sod t►e comity magistrates ea the 4th of seat mouth. Visoount and Viscountess Palmerston received • .sleet circle at dinner on Saturday evening at Cambridge House. Later in the evening her ladyship had a small led early party. The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, Bart., M.P., as ftersbary of state for led* will give a [admen banquet to-morrow to the principal officials of the India department is celebration of her Majesty's birthday. Mrs. Wadstone will bsve a full dress assembly, I in honour of her Majesty's birthday. to-morrow night. Sir Robert Peel, M.P., bad a dinner party on Saturday at his house in Whitehall-gardens. The circl e was confined to a party of his Mende, members of the House of Commons, including Viacom:it Bury, Lord George G. Lennox, Sir George Bowyer, Sir Thomas Berke, Sir George C,olthuret, Admiral Walcott, Colonel Nigel Wing. cote, Captain Darner, Mr. Daglids, Mr. IL Hriguemon, Mr. J. Merry, Mr. Jim. Peel, &c. Lady Moleswortb entertained at dinner on Saturday evening his Itzeeßerkey the French Ambmeador, his Excellency the Austrian Ambassador sod the Costumes Apponyi, the Earl of Receive, the Marquis of Normanby, the Countess of Desert, the Right Hoe. Sir Itamiltrie Seymour and the Hoe. Lady Seymour, Lord Hubert de Bergh Ceasing, Lord and Lady Cremorne, Lord and Lady Egerton of Tattoo, the Hon. Richard Cavendish, Lord mid Lady Lyvedan., Sir Ralph and Lady Howard, and Mr. Henry Milbank. On Saturday the Very Rev. the Dean of West miester and tedy Augusta Stanley ectertaloed at dinner the Earl and Counter of Airlia, the Lord Bishop of St. David's, the Chancellor of the Exchequer sad sm. Olad . stew, Sir John Acton. Bart., M.P., the Rev. Professor Jowett of Oxford, the Rev. Professor Lightfoot of Cam bridge (chaplain to the Prime of Wales and the Lord Bebop of Loodool, and the Rev. Chancellor Fraser, the preacher at the service in the nave of the Abbey last wages. In the Arrests( the Data sad Lady Augusta nceired a small party. ienlading the Prime and Prisons Polices. the Coast end Countess Safe, Lady Auckland, Lord Thurlow, he. LORD BROUORAIC—The noble and learned lord has arrived in tows from his villa at Campos. His ktilship mak a short stay la Paris ex route to Loadok, THE AMERICAN NEWS. The Times to-day bas no comments upon the American aura The Pat, finny giving a smnrawy of the military opera tions in Virginia between the sth and 11th of May, ob serves :—" Noah blood has been spilt, bat no appreciable advantage appears to have been gabled by either side. The coesequeneas of battles such as these are not, however, im mediately apparent. The next mail may possibly tell us that they haws not beta so barren of multi u they at pre sent appear.' The Morning Herald is able to express a confident hope that "the last fiery trial of the Southern Confederacy has been lately pasted. It is difficult even here, la this quiet land of ours, thousands of miles away from the scene of these bloody conflicts, to write without emotion of the desperate heroism which day after day conquers fearful adds and wins victories In the cause of national independ moo. It is impound' to control the buret of exultation, and even the prayer of thanksgiving, which rise unbiddden to the lips as the history of this murderous series of battles develops itself, widths truth is gradually revealed that the Northern hordes have been ones more baffled in their attempt to crash out a nation's liberties." The Advertiser says:—" It is believed that two such terrible battles as those of the 6th and 10th have not taken place in modern times. There is something appalling in the thought that there should have been se frightful a de demotion of human life, and yet that neither of the U.'S genets should seem to be meter their object than whoa the war began three years ago. Surely the Federals must by this time have had the mortifying con►iction forced upon them that there is not the remotest chance of their ever being able 'to accomplish the task they have undertaken of bringing back the South.'" A curious rumour comes from Stratford-on-Avon. Osetata actors, about whom " gratuitous surviass " so many baudsouse Wags base tam said, have mat ia claims for P : '7 4 11 TIOYAL AGRI4IZTURALSOCIATTO7 iNGLAND. (THIS DAT.) At noon the annalilmeeting of this society took elmlnßesoremperk Lord ia the Asir. Ameoseget those present were—Lord Weidaebiat, Lord Rai. map, Kr. Dent, it P.. Professor Voelekar, Mr. R. Barker, Mr. Faber Hobbs, Mr. Robert Smith, Mr. Astbary, Mr. Beals Browne, Mr. Frets, ke. The BscasrAny (. Hall Dere) reed the following TOPark of the email :_ " The easnoil have the ifSkiflOOtiOli of announcing that, eines the last postal meeting In December, his Royal Highs bees the Prima of Wales hes allowed kis name to be ea rolled le the list cif your goverson. Darius the past live maths the names of live gammon sad L/5 members have been removed from the list by death and relfremet, while one governor and 232 members have been &rota, so that the society pow omists 78 life governess, 45 seam/ ditto, 1,343 life members 4,013 annual ditto ; 17 homatffs • total of 5,496, being an increase of 53 same'. The ooaaoQ have elected Major-Gen. the Hoe. A. N. Hood as a Mo pe roideet, in the room of Lord Ashburton, deesmad. The half-yearly statement of mounts to the 3111 December, 1863, has been eternised and approved by the auditors and sccounrants of the society, sad together with the raileamalieet for the whole year 1863, and a statement of the country meeting mount for Worcester, has been pub lished is the last number of the journal. The funded capital stands at 16,4881. 17a. 10d. in the New Three per Cents., 2,0001. has bees placed on deposit at interest with the soalety's baskets, and the correct Dash balsam in their beads ea the let instant was 2,8361. 6e. 6d. Papers have bees read at the weekly neartinvi by Mr. Lewes, on ' Salt used as a Marano; by Mr. Hughey, on • The Cultivation and Management of Clay Farms; by Mr. Holland, ILP., on Agnealtatral Edo:swim and by Professor Wacker, on Nutrition of Paste by the Atmo- sphere.' A conitratthe bas been appointed to made, the mermen which ought to be taken for the lowermost of the 'dateline of these who depend upon the cultivation of the soil for their support, this being declared by the charter as the seventh natiorial object to be prosecuted by the society. The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Tram, having applied to the misty for amistanes in carrying oat their donee of presenting ems sheep to the Viosroy of Egypt, who is aeriou to improve his natty* breeds by arming, a selection was made under the direction of the president ; and a ommuniaatiou bas been received of the safe arrival of the sheep at Cairo. A special committee having been appointed to consider the question of the dates of calvieg, the council have approved of their recommendation, that any alteration u. the date of calving would be inoonvintient sod thus wnadvisable. The smagernenta for the Newcastle meeting to be held during the week commencing Monday, the 18th July, are proceeding satisfactorily. The showy erd will be open as under : —Monday, 10s. ; Tuesday, 2s. 6d. ; Wednesday, 2s. 6d. ; Thursday, la. ; Friday, la. The council have detertnised that the anneal country meeting in 1855 shall be held at Plymouth. The district for the country meeting of 1866 will include the OOSIZION of Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfeedshire, Hantiescionehirie, Norfolk, and Suffolk." The report was adopted namissoesly. Os the motion Of Lord PORTMAN, seconded by Mr. FISHER Homo, Sir Edward Herrisou, M.P., was elected president of the society for the ensuing year. The home lint of members of council was adopted unani mously, and the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the sob!, lard in the chair. Ono al them delasaded 501.1 The tenants of the Marquis of Conyngham hare bald a public meeting at Slane, the parish priest in the chair, for the purpose of expressing their abborreuoe of the crime lately reported—the sending a threatening letter to the noble lord's steward. The chairman denoueeed the criminal is very strong terms, and repudiated all such acts be the suns of hie people. Ho spoke is the highest terms of the marquis as a landlord, and also praised the conduct of the steward. The meeting agreed to give a reward of 501. for information that would Mies the offender to justice. Imroara AND Erman or Horn.—A parliamen tary return issued this merging shows that the total import of foreign hops into the United Kingdom from Sept. 16. 1862, to Much 31, 1864, amounted to 299,709 owns. The total quantity of foreign hope exported from the United Kingdom in the same period was 8,836 cwts. ; and the qu►ntity of British hops exported, 26,276 cwts. Smarr Mraic.—Tbe following is a copy of the instructions (dated Dee. 17, 1859) which at premed define the duties of police-oonstables of the metropolitan district with regard to the removal of street musicians :—" The superintendents are to give instructions to the constables, that the law does not authorise them to remove street musicians, unless at the request of an inhabitant on acoonnt of illness of an inmate of the house, or for other rescuable cause. If it be stated that an inmate is ill. and there is no reason to doubt such statement, tbe con stable is to require the musicians in the street to depart from the neighbourhood of the house. Wh any ammo other than that of illness is stated by the inhabitants, the constable is not to remove the =ageism, but report the first opportunity to his sergeant, or at the station, the canes stated to him for the removal ; the constable is not to take any further steps without instructions from hie su perior officers. The superintendent or inspector ou duty at the station is to give directions according to his dis cretion ea to the sufficiency of the cause al. lsged by the inhabitant for the removal, sod if complaint is made against the constable for removing the musicians, the householder is to be required to attend before the magistrate to give evidence of the came for which he required the constable to act, and a report is to be made to the commissioner whenever a constable re quires musicians to depart for any other mum than illness of an inmate of a house. Should the musicians motions to play in the street after having been required by the con stable to depart, the constable is to anoettain ►heir names and addresses, and if he cannot obtain this information, be is to take the musician' into custody, seconding to the law S and 3 Viot. cap. 47, sect. 63.—(3igned) 2tICHAID MATIti." PLELIAMEST•RY DEPOSITS Ili 1864.—1 t appears, from a parliamentary return issued t►ie monist, that 270 parliamentary deposits on railway bills have been tramp furred and paid into wart during January, 1864. The unmet of cash deposited was 667,3351. 15a. Bd. ; of Exchequer Bills, 578,8001. ; and of stock transferred, 5,076.7541. Is. 7d. Tan COURT AT BALKORAL.—The Queen arrived et Balmoral at • little past 3 p.m. on Saturday. and had • drive in the *reels( by the Balmoral cottages, the Doug chlaish, and the Wok of Crakewes. returning to the ensile by Mr. Gnat's. Oa floaday, with the exception of Lady Churchill and a few others. nose of the royal . party attended Divine worship. The Queen had a drive is the early part of the day to Ballocbbnie, and was out solo in the afternoon. Her general roomettes, ki driving through the district and walking ahead the grelinan o while the ~teem et the wart emir tbeinedies atM. leg. he. Oe Turk? attereoces. her Idajetty sad party drove by Lochrtagar Distillery, Boltchaok, aad the Giestaisk. ereesieg the Moick. and drivlog down by Blrbhall , Want ing by the Knocks and Abergeldie, while another party from tin eagle weet to a plonk is the " Dee of Abeenddin Alas witk bar at Majesty is Prises Lennessa sad snits.— ?TM THE NEW ZEALAND BANKING CORPORATION (LIMITED).-(T1118 DAY.) This afternoon, at the extraordinary general meeting at the sharelioldary et the New Zealand Nuking Oarporattea (Limited), Hr. HUM A. Harm in the chair, the resolutions passed on the 2nd Hey were eassanewily confirmed. Yesterday the Trinity Sunday pastoral of Cardi nal Wiseman was read in all t►e Roman catholic places of worship within the " archdiocese of Westminster." In this pastoral, of ter the usual grsetinp, the cardinal exhorts his nook to ecabribute towards she (nod for erecting Rooms catholic churches and schools in the archdioosse, and then proceeds to rater, with rallwanmatans bitters's', to " modern miscue," and the late judgment of the Privy Omura re specting eternal punishments and Biblical inspiration, wind's( up with a destiny:Maim' of Garibaldi sad his English admirers. ORIAT FMB IN GLARGOW.--GLABOOW, bATI7III, most destructive fire broke out this morning, in the fine large tenement of warehouses and counting-houses . _ _ in Gordoe-strest. The estimated loss from the Ere cannot be much under 100,000!., asset of which is coreriel by in• 11121W1011. Warn:flaw. PRILACHERS.—The new preachers at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall (appoieted by the Lord Bishop of London, as Dean of her If ejesty's Chapels Royal), from the 30th of June next for the usual "two years, are :—Oxford, Rev. James Riddell, Y.A., Fellow and Tutor of Baia : Cambridge, Rev. &lewd Henry Permute, 8.D., Fellow of Corpus Christi College. THE SA .z or POLISH LADLE!? JIWIL& —Although on asunder the weather wee sot so favourable to the muc ous of this nedertaking es on the presiding day, there was • very good attendance of visitors at the Duchess Dowager of Sutherlaad'e villa at Chiswick, and much was made towards clearing the stalls of the jewel, and caw meets with which they had bees laden. Altogether *se third of the articles have been sold, and more llama LOOK has been realised, although the mast valuable article, the diamond necklace, valued at 4431., has not foetid a purchaser. The Pendan shawl, estimated is Paris to be *oath 2,000 fr.. eru disposed of in • lottery, and was won by the Coutes, of BildielbUtr. Palmenton wee posit on Saturday, sod by her liberal purchase mate. rially aided the reuse for which the sale tas k place. Mr. llischoffsbsim sod Mr. Weetworth Beaumont were the meet liberal cootributors, the former gentlemen having, we under stand. betiefitted the load to the extort of SOW. by the prices he paid. At the sod of the ftt. all the Polish ea time: present expressed their 'basks to the Dreism Dowager el Sutherland thwiegh Omen/ Zuaoyeki, end, as a testimony of their gratitude, offered to her green a diver crow with the image of our Saviour, which had he swat from Warsaw. Th e cross had been bores ati the head of a procession in that city, in February, 1861, whet the pro. swim was attacked by &mien soldiers. On the grit day (Friday) 1,171 peewee wore presoak sad an Saturday the rieibre numbered 4M. _ _ - - Darrar-taxs Truants.-On Saturday evening this theatre was dosed, after a seems which is Gee of the longest ea mooed, sad w►isk is laid to have beep also one of the most prosperous. The meablielenent will be re opened under the direellos of Messrs. Falconer sad Chat herb°, the premed lessees, in September next CHI.NOIB IN TH2 COURT OF CHANCEL/ —OH Saturday the Chancery mattes ended, when the awned oases resumed houses. Mr. Hawkins will nuanced Mr. Rankly, as chief clerk st the Rolls, who has gees to Vier Chancellor Kindeslev's court ; and Mr.Churoh moose& the late Mr. Whiting. The armee are chiefly in the emend courts of equity. bat in the offices there is oossiderale bei. nem for the chief clerks, especially at the Rolla, when there am three s►id Dierks. Although the solisitore have the optical of choosing their own courts It is redoes that the basins.' at the Rolls has the larvae number of canna To day ►he several courts, except the Diem* Court, will amp mac busing= early, aa there will be DO " reseptios " by the Lord °Jeweller. FATAL CAB AOCIDIErn.-011 Saturday night Mr. Payee, the city coroner, held an inquiry at St. Barth°lo. mew's Hospital touching the death of Thomas Henry Cooly aged 24. Mr. J. H. Beller, of 2, Shortens -court, city, stockbroker, said that as Thursday evening. about half-past 4 o'clock, be Dallied a hansom cab. He directed the driver to take him to the Waterloo Railway Station, se be wanted to be in time tar the quarter to 5 o'clock train. As the sub wee being drives through Welbrook in order to get to Mespeide, witness wee soddenly throws oat sod dam with great fares on the pavement. Whim he raised his bead to see what was the matter he wee knocked does by the driver, who fell npos him from the top of the cab. The horse had stumbled sad fallen in the roadvosay. The driver's bead was dashed against th e pavement When assistenes came the cabmen wee seared to the hospitaL He died them, as wee stated by Mr. &cies, house illitpoll, the same might, from an injury to hie basic. The jury returned • verdict of " Accidental Death." --- TINZIL-EINOOTING IN INDLL—RUINOUTS were afloat in Poona oe Monday sad Tender that • wire= sport 's( aeekteet bed eceorred at Lhaedalla. The Particulate are eoutlictieg, but from all that we can gather the follow ing detaila appear to be acourete :—Four aflame of the Royal Artillery reently west to the Olen* about 12 miles north of Khandalle. is cent of large game. On the 7th of April they killed a agent, and neat morning there were two don marked. On approachin the spot, and after tracking them for • considerable time through jungles, the busters succeeded in severely wounding on of the bent". The animal appeared, to all intone; sad (owner, dead, and did not nee stir when pelted with stases, However, to s l ake sure, a shot was fired at him, when the tiger jumped weretbe heaters bolted, of course ; aed thee more shots fired. At length the attention of the tiger was at tracted towards Liniment Buller and Lieutenant Fletcher, who were tanning down the bill. A @hikers', or native bunter, wee following with a hogepear is his heed. which, in his 'arithmetic, he is. through Lies taint Ballet's leg. This (estimate became ed acireptaclzl completely disabl. In the menthe', the h already, seized Linteent Pletcher by the thigh, but per ceiving Lieutenant Boller be dashed at him, and seised that already wounded Aker by the left arm. Both relied doers the bill, when the bran met his teeth through hie thigh. The tiger became se nhaested frost be. of blood, that he died before be could east further lojery oe his iwienelhie Aseistane wee nee obtained, when the animal was foiled to be dead. Lin- Weaut Fletcher was sonnyed to Yliciadalla, and Lieeteent Beier, whop wends were more serious was amt by train I. Mina. Both Mem, we we happy to my, are dein well, although their wounds are very It It would ben bees hotter bed the on followed the telq which cipelionee IngiA es —" never trust a dye( Meer." More eseitleste Wee hem the agemeediti that precede dimelaties, thin her the ferocity = characteristic of the living nimeL—Dater LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) 00IIRT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Sittinp is Boma —(Beforl J9stkrs Ikampice,Bltekbare, - sad Shen) This wu the first dsy of Trinity terms. THE 00111FIMATIC PLUM. The three Confederate pinks were this morale . brought ap in custody from Liverpool oo • writ of habeas comae, with a view to their beiog discharged out of custody, bat the awe had not *owe on when our report left, in maw gnaw of the return to the wilt Mind issonsplete. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Brian Mr. Oocantinnionir Go:Kilburn.) CR RZ OOLORIL W. PURI! WAUOR. . This was a wring for szanusater and discharge sp. ported I. theatres: at this welLknown bankrupt. Th e worts have sot bass filed, and it was stated that some °eradicable time tartar would be necessary for Meru Brows and Dubois to oxsplete them. Another adjourn. meat for two months was ordered. Mr. &mood, Mr. Whinier, and Mr. Moons appeared in the ones. (Before Kr. Registrar Roche.) II RH WILLIAJI 11111DELICK WINDHAM, The be. ipt was deowilisd as of Upp;rWeetbouni• tenses, and of Felbrigg-hall, Norfolk, coach•proprietor. The adjudication was made about a mooth ago on the bankrupt's own petition, and the lint Pitting wee appointed for the 9th instant, but owing to the subetitutton of &creditor's petition (that of Mr. W. Smith, veterinary ;surgeon, of Norwich), the sitting t ur proofs sad choice of .cows was necessarily deferred until this day. By the same proceeding Mr. Windham was et cased the secomity of thug the usual statemeet of affairs which is required from baokrupte wenn to the court on their own petition. No ems:pieta list of the debts Lae ytt been furnished; but those doe to unsecured creditors lie said to be inconsiderable in amount. _ - _ Then was not a large attendaDoe of creditors, and the amount of proofs tesdered was comparatively small. X L Windham was preen* sod occupied • mat at the table, by the side of his solicitor, Mr. Lawrence, who bad in his pos. session several proofs for the purpose of carrying the choice of earigsee. Mr. Chidley and Yr. Beard also appeared for credi tors ; end Mr. Bugg, of Norwich, for the trustees who are in possession of Mr. Windham's estate. The first proof tendered wee by Mr. Wm.Richardasi, of the Blue Anchor tavern, Charch• Arent, Bboreditch, who deposed that he sought to prove os two bills of exchange for 2504 each which came zat" his poessioe about three weeks ago. He could rot tell the exact day. He did not know whether they were entered in his hooks. He could oaly write his own name. Ilia books were kept by his man Nixon. He had an account at a bank, bat frequently carried as muck as 1,0001. about ssltt. Mr. Lawrence asked that the proof should be ad Tinned for the production of the creditor's books, and his book. keeper, Nixon. Adjourned accordingly. Mr. Chidley objected to a proof tendered by Messrs. Miller, Bun, and Bugg, solicitors, Norwich, for 87/., for pre. paring the deed of settlement. If anyone was liable for this, it +isnot the bankrupt, but the trustee' under the settle. meat. Mr. Bugg deposed that at least SOL of the bill was la ream lent and business dope for Mr. Windham. Items of shout 71. only were chargeable to the trustees. He had made asarrangemsnt to have both the trustees and Mr. Windham liable. By an egiusnout produced it appeared that the trustees had already paid 1,9V01. to Messrs. Sow, ad Bags in respect of costs doe from themand from the beakrupt, sub to the taxation of throe costa. Masan. Miller also claimed to be entitled to farther costa incurred eau 17th March last, in the snit of " Windham v. Ginugglinl" took the objeetioe that the proof could sot ha admitted, the bills beteg Roder taxation. Mr. Lawrence contended that Mr. Bugg was entitled to move, 'object to the taxation et his own, and to vote in the choice of magus& The Ingistrer tick the same view, asd admitted the proof, Mr. W. Hasten, of the Magic Hall, Norwich, tendered a proof for 1151. for the aide of a piano. Mr. La swains said the obje•on was that the piano, though sold, had sot bees debuted, because Mr. Howlett did not know where to seed it to. He was willing to give it up to the estate on the proof being admitted. Mr. Chidley objected to the proof. There was no scat of frricisoce that the piano had bees tendered for delivery. Mr. Windham was sworn, and is answer to guestioas from Mr. Midst, stated that he had bought • *no en the 9th of March, but had afterwards agreed to let Mr. Howlett hays it hank, telling him the trainee would sot pay for it. Mr. Howlett agreed to take It back. The proof stood over. A proof was tendered by Mr. Norman, saddler, for 361. Mr. Wisdbam said this debt hari bees incurred whet he was 16 years of age. He was allowed the tins of two horses by his guardians. This proof also stood over. Mr. Bingham, tailor sad draper, of Norwich, sought to prop for 2141., for clothes supplied sod money lint since Jeaninmlast. Mr. Windham, examined, stated that Mr. Bingham bald • mortgage on his yacht for 2001. for money lent. Mr. Lawrence said that Mr. Bingham was ready to give up that security. This was dose. Mr. Bingham was examined, end stated that he had bees paid 3531. in respect of a former bill. That bill coistainod charges for clothes supplied to Mr. Windham, and to • frilled of his mend Joseph Green. After same cosiestatioe, the proof was admitted. In reference to • proof by Mr. James Breese, for 115/ , Mr. Windham stated that Mr. Breese was in partnership with him in the coaches running betimes Norwich sad Cromer. They had bad no statement of account, and he °Divided to several of the 1t,.. Brous might owe him mere thee the amount be sow sought to prove. He could not tell the martin without Warneg to lee books. Breese had rueful all the mug taken for the coaches. Mr. Lawns*, activated that, in the &bermes of Mr. Breese the proof must stand over. Adjourned acooreliegly. Two mete of assigeem viagbees propoeed.with • list of enditon voting for each, some discus ins took as to the relative eligibility a( the creditors The Ragiener smiths should object to the appoistmewl an acoonatent as usignee (Mr. Hatton had been B. also soggeded that, as there were eredito P ie rc rl d ia Lembo sad the country, one principal creditor of each ahead be appointed. A protracted discussion ensue h a r p t charges wove freely made as both aides of bought up deb% mid preened a revocation of powers, for the purpose of car vying the choice. Ultimately, Mr. Smith, of Norwich, the petitioning cre ditor, who was supported by Mr. Lawranoe's list, was ap- pointed erethtors' amignee. Mr. Lawrence proposed au allowance to the bankrupt of 101. • weak up to the date fixed for the last exiunioatioe. • Mr. Rocks, solicitor, objected. The bankrupt was Is receipt of 5001. • year nodsr the deed which had been executed. Mr. Lawrence maid that U Yr.' Windham was is receipt of 5001. a year, Use meditate would be glad to same the allowance out of tin estate ; but to show their teal* towards Yr. Windham, they were ready to alga the Myr tom a allowance, if he wished it. This was dose, sad the baakrapt will receive sa allowance of 10/. • week. Mr. Lawns+c•—la Winans to the neat sitting, Mr. Windham has expressed a grid that it may not he And for the Ascot Oup day. (A laugh ) The sitting was annotated for the 23rd of Jane. Altogether debts of about 1.500/. only were proved. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) Thu May adjourned .enrol oresioos of the peace for the musty of Vlnkliseez commeoced this morning, at the Bresionshease, Clerks% well.greeo, before Mr. Bodkin. Alr• sistant-Judge, sad a broach of megistratec The calendar motilee the same of 117 priemiers committed for trial The grand jury hewing lasso swore, the Aesistant.Judge briefly oddmend them on the nature of their duties. WI !ATI SOBBIZT OP NIL MM. TEN 1111WEVINDEB, or 11l 1112.i1D. Wi/lient Yci4ll , who wag convicted hat 1101100/ on as iriiMassat ehargieg hien with robbing his meter Ut. Smith. the exteitaive newavestier of 0111 Wand. of divine alma of mosey received by him in theecsuwe of the bedew, was planed at tbe bar to receive the indecent of the court. fleetenee bad bees deferred to allow as investimition ea to the meant of hie defa;cationa. Is aaewer - io aq7l - 4;tioa by tb. Assiataat-Jedge, Yr. Balkh said ohm het sessios be made inquiries. and be heed that the priaoser's defaleatioaa sere very eireeeeiee to beaming •001. and 600/. As far as I : 1 M pee d be had aacortsisad that dariaethe last eaves familia be west. bed robbed by tho primer of Wilma IS. rod 151. • Ns. Orridge said the mash of as investiptiee for kin dare domed adefalostion at the row amount of 361. 3a. 2d. Sow time wince the primmer had a holiday for • week, sod for tbefollowieir week there was an increase is the receipts from U to Mt., showiest the di/Nivea wham be was w way. The primmer had been for sine years in the sorrier of kr. Iladth, sad had always bees aosoderad as a most admidsatdal servant. _ _ _ Yr. tldth , &sewer tots Assistant Jodie, said the *awn had a salary of 701.. a year. Nr. (*ridge maid that SUMO tine trial Mr. Smith bad sada a saggestiou to this young ma that be might vivo hie mgr ameinnit as to how las bad disposed of this aow~, bat he refaced to give any information abstain what had doss with it. Ha was net a yang man of at tainigmat habits, sad it wea barred that he had &mama- Wed Mite many, and laid it by to be used as Dora future maim TIM AmilalM44o4llo (to the prisoneo—Aro you Dow diVto give socoost of it! prioosse romained Wm& Ur. liatealf• said he mild ooly moat tho oboervation obi& was mad, the jay is P^ai their verdict, that ha Witold a had bees mend to the meow W , I t t 11 1 m