The Express. — London, England, 1864-12-15 00:00:00

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the storms of the past year, the boats of the National Lifeboat Insti tution saved 417 persons from different wrecks on our coast' The Institution has also expended g 11,614 Xs. 21. in the same period on its Lifeboat establishments, in addition to granting i.i.ast 6 a as rewards for Wring 716 shipwrecked persona by Its lifeboats and other means. The Committee of the Institution earnestly APPEAL to the public for kisIuTANCE, to enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on the Institution's 1.1.7 lifeboat establishments. Contributions are received by Messrs. Willis and Co Harries and Co., Cants and Co., and by an the London and country bankers, and by the a cretary, Richard Lewis, Eatio at the In stitution, 14, John-street. AdelphL DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION of FINE ARTS and MANUFACTURES, 1965. Underthe Special Patronage of Her Majesty the QUEEN. 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" Here s the note, How much your chain weighs to the utmost carat The fineness of the gold, and charge for fashion' SIiaILsPEARE Coventigsrden, W.C., 'Manufactory, N 0.16, Ho UMWOH. Assays made of chains and jewellery for Is. each. N.B. This estahlishnicut Is closed at 0 in the evening. and on aturda)s at 1 o'clock. NEGRETTI and ZAMBRA'S One Guinea and Two Guinea PIIILD (MASAO% and TiII.ILICOPLS are war ranted as unrivalled for power and brilliancy. Ms. and 421. In •aw nowlsloto Hatton-Iranian, LC. ; N. CaroblU. E.C.; Regent...street W.: Lea, Fleetdsireet . and Crystal Palace. REMEMBER! we wait Supper for you afte r the Covent Garden Opera. rtt EV•NS. Fall not. the erprerio. TO CORRESPOND'S:Srd. Advertisements Intended for The Papress" London Evening Paper, o m i ust h a e iy a o t f t p h u e b °Mee, 10, Bouverlesitmet, by Two HAYMARKET. Tnts Emsrto. MADE:SIM-ELLE DE BELLE ISLE. Mews. Moe°, Farren, Brahl, Gurdon, and Coe; Mesdames Beatrice and Angcl.—No soNG NO SUPPER. Messrs. Compton and Arthur; Mimes Feeley and Moore.—And oCit MARI' ANNE. PaINCIESO d. THIS Irrinta, BORN TO GOOD Lroc. Mr. D. Murray. And THE STREETS OF IMNDON. Mews. Vining. J. W. Ray, D. Elsner, D. horny, J. Nelson. 11. Forrester, and H. Mellon Inn. H. Marston, Misses Barnett and Gwynn'. LYCEUM. Tits EVIDIVG. MY WIFE'S OCT. Mr. I%l.'4Mo:flub. Ill'Y SEA. Messrs. Pechter, Ryder, Fltrpatrii k, Charles, Mclntyre, Raymond. Mori Lind. Collett, Clifford ►lua C. Leclercii, Mn. Winetaulcy.—Aml NCIL , EY CHICK WEED. Mr. Wlddmomb. SEM NNIA. MIS 'TIMING, DICK WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT. .—Slnglng by the Great Vance, the Little Steele, %bine Dont'. and the celebrated D'Aubana.—And THE MOTHERS DI IN G CHILD. Alrs Lane.—Auntnteute at halbpast r. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIM& Tins DAT Morning, Mt. 9m Artrrnoon, 3h. Itent. Zo•nonicuir Mvrumg, 3h. 45m... —Afternoon, ah. gro. LONDOX, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15. TRE practical results of the Metropolitan House less Poor Act of last session may be very briefly epitomised. I t has roused some parochial guardians, irritated others, enlarged wards, introduced strin gent regulations, and perhaps proved more com pletely than any other measure the national dread of centralization, and the impossibility of effectually legislating when a man or a small knot of men has the option of declining to be governed by the pro visions of • parliamentary enactment. The bill in question is so purely permissive in its character, that some boards of guardians have stated openly their determination to act as if it were not in existence, and to continue the workhouse customs previously observed. The only penalty incurred I is inability to claim the benefit of the Act. Until ' an officer of the Poor-law Board has certified that proper places of reception have been provided, no claim for reimbursement of the sums expended on the casual poor can be allowed. But as the new measure is only au experiment, and expires on Lady-day, 1865, the inconvenience of altering wards is sometimes placed against the amount of money it may be possible to get back, and the re sult being unfavourable, improvement is peremp torily declined. And here it may be useful to see what the Poor-law Board advises to be done before application is made for its certificate. Two separate wards, one for males and one for females and young children, are held to bo absolutely neoesaary, while a yard containing a bath-room and other conveniences, and, in the male department, • shed for the va grants to work in, are strongly recommended. The most convenient form of ward is mid to be • pa rallelogram, and it " should be fitted up with a " sleeping platform or barrack-bed of adequate " depth along each side of it, with a convenient " gangway down the middle. The platform should "be divided by means of boards, and the space " allotted to each person should be at least two " feet three inches wide. Above the head of the " platform may be a shelf the whole length of the "room, and divided into corresponding spaces for " the deposit of clothes." Ventilation is to be effected by means of openings as near the ceiling as may be practicable on each side of the room ; hot water pipes, gas or other stoves are to be provided, pre ference being given to hot water pipes ; and the bedding, which is to be sufficient for warmth, may consist of clean straw er cocoa fibre in a loose tick, with a rug or rugs for each man, and some additional clvering for the women and children. The food supplied should be sufficient for the actual necessities of the paupers, " but not such as either " in quantity or quality would tend to increase " the number of applicants or encourage impoe " tare." A task of work suitable to the age, strength, and capacity of the people relieved is to be systematically exacted ; and a practice which has crept into some Unions of dispensing with this task, if the vagrant prefers to leave the workhouse in the morning without receiving an allowance of food, is strongly reprehended. The persons of vagrants should be cleansed on admission, but no person who appears to be in such a state of health as to be likely to suffer from being placed in • bath should be subjected to that treatment. On these regulations being complied with,the expense of relieving destitute "wayfarers, wanderers, or found " lings," between the hours of 8 o'clock at night and ti o'clock in the morning, may be charged to the common fund ; but it is expressly stated that any one a; plying for relief in a parish wherein he is legally settled should be received into the work house in the usual way, should not be placed in the vagrant ward, and even if so placed cannot b, included in the charge made for the casual poor. What is familiarly spoken of as the bath-test is confidently relied upon as " • ready, inexpensive, " and wholesome test of destitution ;" and we have only to refer to the second annual report of the Poor-law Board, to find convincing proof that the assumption of its great unpopularity with vagrants is well-founded. In the year 1849, it was deter mined to cleanse and search every pauper seeking] • night's shelter at any of the workhouses in the Midland district, and the result was in the county of Derby an immediate decrease in the number of .-` THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1864; applicants of 79 per cent. as compared with the preceding year; in the county of Nottingham, a decrease of 92 per cent.; in the county of Lincoln, • decrease of 80 per cent.; in the county of Stafford, a decrease of 72 per cent.; and in the East Riding of Yorkshire, a decrease of 83 per cent. These figures are, from one point of view, so eminently satisfactory, that it is not surprising that the bath-test should be popular with those interested in the repression of vagrancy. But it may be doubted whether they do not prove rather too much. When repugnance is so sur prisingly and widely displayed, it seems probable that the dislike is not altogether unreasonable or ill-founded. We know that Even from the body's purity, the mind Receives a secret sympathetic aid, and that to object to personal cleanliness is I an unpardonable social sin. Yet such of us as shudderingly encounter our morning's tub when the frost is at its hardest, or have experienced diffi culty in securing rapid reaction of the system after immersion, may sympathise with the ill-fed, weary, shivering wretch who dreads a compul sory dip at night, and who avoids all workhouses where they are enforced. It is true that the tempe rature of the bath is to be regulated each day by the workhouse doctor, and that there is a stipula tion exempting invalid paupers from its operation. But we all know the latitude which is almost necessarily given to the administration of parochial law, and it may be pertinent to ask what guarantee the poor have that a merciful and liberal construction will be put upon this clause. Given an ill-tempered, • tyrannical, a cruel, or an indifferent official, and what becomes of the expected consideration for the pauper's state of health ? Besides, many of these people never know what the buoyant, elastic feel ing of complete health is. Their originally feeble constitutions are weakened by cold, hunger, and fatigue, and to be plunged at night, it , ./cns ruler, into even a tepid bath, savours of punishment quite as much as of precaution. Captain GaLroiv, when writing on the art of travel in uncivilized lands, advises his readers not to exact personal cleanliness from the natives they employ, and re marks that, however essential frequent washing may be to the well-fed, well-housed, and well clothed, it is a positive and substantial hardship to insist upon it where exposure is inevitable, food scanty, and climate severe. Our pariahs at home are subject to the very conditions specified by this experienced traveller, and the fact of its not being possible to enforce the bath-test in every work-' house seems an additional ressonfor dispensing with it altogether. The first duty of the authorities is not to punish imposture, but to relieve distress, and it is unfortunate that there should be an apparent confusion between the two ideas. Those guar dians who are unwilling to incur the expense of providing baths will of course find their wards in greater request than ever, just as the difference of a few ounces in the quantity of bread supplied places the liberal Union at a disadvantage. At pre sent there seems to be no limit to the discrepancies in workhouse rule. Restricting our observations to the treatment of vagrants, we find in the metro politan workhouses alone different varieties of forced labour, different quantities of forced labour, and no forced labour at all. Nor is there greater uniformity in the nature of the food supplied. Hunches of dry bread for breakfast or supper at the option of the pauper, hunches of dry bread for breakfast and supper, bread and broth, bread and gruel, and bread and oatmeal, are obtained in different localities according to the disposition of the master or the orders of the parochial board. The sleeping-places for "casuals" vary from lofty, well-ventilated chambers wherein barrack-bed and shelf are furnished, to under ground cellars for men, and outhouses where women are packed three in a bed ; and one Union has already been accused of converting the new system of cleansing on admission into a luxury, by the simple process of allowing the pauper to turn on the hot water tap at will, and to so revel iu the comforts of a warm bath. When all excla mations of surprise are met with, "Our guardians "like this," or, "Our guardians prefer that," or, " Our guardians would never consent to the other ;" and when further examination into the subject shows that these gentlemen are but very slightly amenable to control, it is to be feared that the "ifs" and " mays " of a permiative measure will largely modify the good it is designed to bring about. LATZST INTMLIGENOZ. (nuns a mica AIL) AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE ETNA. QUEENSTOWN, DLL 15. The Inman steamer Stns, from New York on the 3rd inst., arrived here at 8.30 &m. to-day. She brings the mails, 710,245 dols. in specie, and 166 passengers. She landed 29 passengers, and pro- ceeded at 8.40 a, m. NEW YORK, Dzc. 3, The Richmond papers believe that Grant is pre paring an early demonstration against Lee, who, they say, was never so well prepared to receive him as now. The Richmond If7ng thinks that Grant has sent troops to Port Royal to co-operate with Sherman. The latest intelligence from Tennessee reports no further Sghting, but says that Hood's forces were thought to be demonstrating in the direction of Murfreesboro' with Federal General Steedman closing on his rear and General Thomas in his front. Richmond papers state that a portion of Sher man's cavalry sent to Savannah River to communi cate with the fleet at Beaufort was intercepted and dispersed. Beaufort is supposed to be Sherman's destination. Louisiana advices state that Banks is soon to return to New Orleans to resume the command of that department under General Canby. The Confederates are constructing formidable defensive works at Alexandria, Louisiana, ren dering it impossible for the Union gunboats to ascend Red River. Mr. Allen, the Con federate governor of the State, has organised ten regiments of negro troops at Shreveport, where they are engaged at present in strengthening the defences of the places, but are regularly drilled and disciplined. Governor Allen was endeavouring to induce the Confederate government to incorporate them into the army. Captain Semmes, of Alabama notoriety, arrived at Bagdad, Mexico, on the 15th October, on his way to Richmond, viA Matamoras. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, DEC. 3, MOILNLIG. Money easy. Gold, 229. Exchange on London, 252. Exchange on Paris, 2.83 to 2.131. Stocks dull. New York Centrals, 120 ; Illinois, 12911 ; Erie, 93,i ; 5-20 Bonds, 107 h. Cotton slightly firmer; middling Upland, 128 to 130. Wheat and flour slightly firmer. Corn quiet. Provisions tending downwards. Coffee slightly firmer. Sugar, good inquiry. Molasses heavy. Petroleum, crude, 48i to 50 ; relined, 69. THE REPULSE OF GENERAL HOOD. DETAILS OF THE BATTLE. DESPATCHES FROM GENERAL GRANT. The following is the official despatch of General Schofield, announcing the repulse of Hood at Franklin : Franklin, Nov. 30. Major-General Thomm,—The enemy made a heavy and persistent attack with two corps, commencing at 4 p.m. and lasting until after dark. He was repulsed at all points with heavy loss—probably of 5,000 or 6,000 men. Our loss is probably not more than one-fourth of that number. We have captured 1,000 prisoners, including one brigadier general. JOHN SCHOPHELD. Major-General. The correspondent of the Nor York Tribune gives the following additional particulars of the battle : Four miles moth of Neahville, Dm. 1. General Schofield yesterday fought one of the prettiest fights of the war, resulting most disastrously to the rebels, with little loss to ourselves. After three days' skirmish ing, the rebels crowded our first line of works yesterday afternoon, and at 4 p.m. made a most desperate attack on our right and centre, forcing our lilies to our breastworks, which were thrown up from river to river in an open field on the Cumberland Pike, which ran through the centre of the field. At least half the rebel force engaged endeavoured to pierce our centre, and came down viciously on Wegner's division, which after desperate fighting fell back, and Many's rebel division of Fr►nk Cbeetham's corps, got inside our works and captured two gnus. Our centre was not broken, however, end, better still, General Wegner sue cesstally rallied his troops, who charged on the enemy, recaptured the two guns, and drove the division over the breastworks, capturing one entire brigade end its comman der. At 4.30 the battle was waged with asab►tiog vigour, the enemy having made daring half an hour several attempts to break our centre. The Union position was a magnificent one, and the result of these four days' work was magnificently grand. All this while the rebels had appeared in sad out of our right. The plan was to pierce our centre and crush our right wing before dark. A portion of our infantry was en gaged three•quarters of an hour firing on the rebel columns, wEo stood their ground Ike madmen. During every charge made on our right and centre volleys of grape and canister were poured into their Linea, and only darkness prevented the sacrifice being more awful. It is said that no violater shot was used by the rebels during the day, but they fired shot and shell. After the first break of Wagner's division and its recovery our lies never budged a step. All was quiet after 10 p.m. It was not only one of the prettiest but cleanest battles of the war. The massive slaughter of the enemy was owing to our wholesale nee of canister and grape, and our selection of the grotto I. The battle was fought in an open field, with no trees or undergrowth, or other interruption. The enemy's loss in killed and wounded approximates 7.000, and we have over 1,200 prisoners, and one general officer, and several field officers. The colonel of the Fifteenth if issisaippi, a northern m►n, of Illinois, was wounded and taken prisoner. Four. fifths of his regiment were killed, wounded, and captured. Our loss does not reach a thousand. General Bradley, of Illinois, while gallantly leading his troops, was severely wounded in the shoulder. Our loss in field officers is very small. Our troops behaved band. gamely. Schofield commanded on the field, Stanley on the right, and Cox on the left. General Stanley was wounded slightly in the neck, but remained on the field, and is all right to-day. I have told you all slang the programme of General 'l l. as would electrify you, and this is but the prologue of U. ,ttle to come off. After our dead, wounded, and prisoners were and for, our army fell back to this point, and are io line of battle while I write. Up to this time, 3 p.m., the enemy hu not made his appearance. The Third Cirri of Veterans are in readiness, and a battle is expected bet ore daylight to-morrow. All government work is suspended, and all are under arms, from General Donaldson down to the unscientific labourers. The falling back of our troops was accomplished at it o'clock this morning, and bridges are burned across Har peth River, to retard the transportation of rebel supplies. The cavalry was handled prettily by General Wilson. A. G. Smith's carps is in line of battle, and the situation is particularly grand. Forts Segley, Morton, Cairo, and Houston are alive, and the inf►ntry movements perfectly satisfactory. something must immediately transpire, and General Thomas is ready to strike, no matter how the rebels move. The following official despatch has been received at WeAington : To Hon. E. M. Stanton. City Point, Va... Der 1. _ _ The Rirhmowl Examin,r of h o• d►y admits that General Sherman .ill succeed in reaching the sea coast. Other papers admit that he has crossed the Oconee. (Signed) U. S. Giwci, Lieutenant-General. City Point, Va., Dec. 1. . . . General Gregg's cavalry was soot south this morning so s reconnoissance, more particularly to disoover if the enemy were moving troops south. The following bu jut been received in »lathe to it: "Headquarters Army. Potomac, Dec, 1, 8 pan, . _. _ " To Lieuteciant-Gesseal Gras t. " I have just beard from General Greg. Hie despatch la dated 3.45 p.m. He reports having *splayed Sissy Greek Station, whieh was defended by infantry and cavalry In the weeks with artillery. He espinred two pieces of artillery, but bad no means to bring them off, so he spiked them and destroyed the carriage*. He had 190 prisoners, 8 waggons, and 30 mules. He burnt the depot, with 3,000 sacks of oorn, 500 tales of hay, a train of an, a large amount of clothing. ammunition, and other government stores, sod destroyed all the shops and public buildings. " The 2nd brigade, Brigadier General Gregg commanding, bad the advance, and is reported to have carried the enemy's position most gallantly. General Gregg is now returning to camp. "No information could be obtained of any troops passing southward, either cavalry or infantry. The bed of the branch road from Stony Creek was seen to be guarded, but no rails were laid. At Dnvars Station, south of Stony Creek, much property was destroyed, and a large amount of railroad iron found. An effort was being made to destroy it by fire whim the staff officer who brought the despatches left. The enemy showed sign. of having con centrated, and were following, but the officer thinks Gregg will reach camp at midnight. (Signed) "Gm. G. lawn, Major-General" (RXITTER'S TELEGRAMS.) ARRIVAL OF SPECIE FROM MEXICO. ST. NAZARIE, DEc. 15. The steamship LOllBlB3lO has arrived here, from Mexico, with 5,000,000 fr., 2,000,000 fr. of which are on account of the French government. THE MAURITIUS MAILS. MARSEILLES, DEC. U. The Messageries Impiriales steamer Moeria ar rived here at 10 p.m. to-day with the Mauritius mails. PRUSSIA AND THE DUCHIES. The Abend Post of Vienna says tint Austria will never tolerate the annexionist pretensions of Prussia. This declaration by a semi-official journal shows that the rumours of Austria and Prussia being agreed as to the destination of the Duchies are premature. The rumour alluded to a few days ago that France for a consideration would be disposed to countenance Prussia in annexing Holstein and Southern Sleawig, is now revived ; it is said, moreover, that Russia is a convert to M. de Bis marck's ambitious pretensions. The St. Petersburg journal contains a violent article against the Duke of Augustenburg's The Butsdicifter of Vienna openly accuses the Zeitung of Berlin of assuming the mask of friendship in order of make a hypocritical war on liberal and constitutional Austria : " If we had not a mustitution and • Reicharath at Vienna," says the Boeschoftcr, "and if, instead of • Schmerling ministry, we had a Clam•rhun cabinet, the worthy Z, it 1, tig would probably hold out its hands to us with warmth. But the constitution of February exists, and Austria has not the slightest desire to renounce her poet• tion in Germany." In those two points it is that the Vienna journal sees the whole secret of the attacks directed against that power by the Prussian print, which, in the opinion of the Botschafter, " acts with admirable but rather too transparent perfidy." Following up the tame tone, the journal accuses the Kreut: Zeitung of seeking to thwart the internal de velopment of Austria by throwing brands of dis cord among the members of the cabinet, and by flattering Count de Meusdorff for the purpose of humiliating M. de Schmerling. "What can be more curious and edifying," observes the L) hat', in noticing the dispute in question, " than this spe cimen of amenities exchanged at the present mo ment between Vienna and Berlin, between the two allies of the previous day 1" SPAIN. The Correspowlencia of Mmlrid says : A journal attributes the delay in military operations at Santo Domingo to orders sent from Madrid. The apathy with which the commanders of the Spanish troops are re proached is caused by the unhealthy season and by the truly extraordinary number of the sick. However that may be, the government will declare in • definitive manner to the chambers what opinion it entertains as to the reten tion or abandonment of the island. But, before coming to any resolution of such importance, it will wait to ascertain the country's wishes, through its representatives. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (TRW DAY.) Six Court. WINDSOR CASTLE, Du.. 14. Prince Arthur arrived at the Castle yesterday, attended by Major Elphiastooe. C,ounte,a Blucher has also arrived. The Queen, ac ompatied by the royal family, went this morning to the royal mausoleum at Frogmore, and re mained there some time. At 12 o'clock, after the Queen's return to the Catle, the mausoleum wee by her Majesty's command opened for all the members of the household, including the servants and most of her Majesty's tradesmen in Windsor, to visit it. la the course of the afternoon a large number availed themselves of her Majesty's gracious permission to pay this tribute to the memory of their lamented Prince and muter. The Queen has pared the day in complete retirement. The Dowager Countess of Mount Edgecumbe has sac. ceeded the Count's. of Gainaboroogh as Lady in Waiting. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council waa engaged yesterday in the matter of the petition of the Bishop of Natal. The Lords present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Cranworth, Lord Kingsclown, the Ma'am of the Rolls, and Dr. Lashingtou. The itight Hoe. Sir George Grey has left town for Suet ton•park, Hants. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Governors of the West India la/arsda. THE PRINCE CoN.Okfs TOMB.—Telderday being the third anniversary of the death of the late Prince Consort, her Majesty graciously commanded that the royal trades. people of Windsor, and also the royal servant, with their should be admitted to the grounds at Froamore, to view the royal mausoleum in which are deposited the to. mains of his Royal Highness the late Prince Consort in a temporary sarcophagus of stone, on which is placed a recumbent model in plaster of the effigy of the Prince, DOW being sculptured by Baron Marochetti. The interior walls of the mausoleum were not exposed to view in con. sequence of their unfinished state, many workmen being still occupied in the decorations. The favoured few were admitted between the hours of 12 and 4. THE. COVRT.—The Queen and the royal family, accordion to toe latest arrangements, are expected to leave Windsor Castle ox or about Saturday next for Osborne, where the Court will probably remain for a period of about eight week.. His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and the Countries Bernsterff arrived at their residence on Carltoa•hoese•terraoe yesterday, from visiting the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, at Hatfield House, Herta. The Earl of Derby is gradually recovering, though last week he experienced a relapse, and was enfeebled for a few days ; subsequently there was a change for the better. The noble earl le, however, not sufficiently recovered to lease his room. The Earl of Malmesbory has arrived at Wimpole Hall from Heron Court, Hants. on a visit to the Earl and Counter of Hardwicke. The Etrl of Dunmore has joined the party visiting the Earl and Countess of Herdwicke. The marriage of Lieutenant -Colonel Chetwynd Stapylton to Lady Barbara 140100, daughter of the Earl and Countess of Milltown, took plain by special license last week at Rurborough, the art of the bride's father. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nom ova OWN COWSPONDENT.) PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The Emperor and Empress and the Imperial Prince arrived at the Tuileries this afternoon from Compillgne. The court is now established in Paris for the winter season. The Sport says just before leaving Compiegne the Imperial Prince, who heretofore had only at tended shooting parties as a spectator, was allowed to take a gun iu his hand, and that he killed three pheasants and four rabbits. This is pretty well for Esi years old. The Em peror skim accompanied his son at this bathe, the favourite setter Nero finding the game. The Emperor, emulous of the Czar, now has this dog constantly with him, whether at dinner or in bed. According to the Sport, a dull season in very high life is looked for in Paris, moot of the great Faubourg St. Germain families having, for one reason or another, resolved to give no parties. M. Ilaussinanti inaugurates the winter fetes of the Hotel de Ville by a grand dinner to be given to-morrow to his municipal council, the ministers, marshals of France, and several high dignitaries. There is again a talk of the very great M. HAUS.- mann being made greater still, by the creation of a ministry of the city of Paris. The tribunal of First Instance gave judgment to day in the case of the Savoy Bank and M. Pereire. The decision, as was naturally to be expected, after the course taken by government, is against M. Pereire. His contract with the bank is declared null and void. It was only yesterday that Mr. Dayton's remains were removed from Paris to Havre. Mr. Penning ton, charg4 d'affaires, Mr. Brooks, the American vice-consul, and MM. R. Mason, W. Aspinwall, R. M. Beckwith Vanderpool, and John Monroe accompanied the coffin. At noon this day the coffin was embarked on board the transatlantic steamer Lafayette. Mr. Brooks has the sad duty of accompanying the remains to New York. The Hungarian Freemasons have elected General Turr grand master effective, and Kossuth honorary grand master. The grand lodge of Italy has con gratulated the grand lodge of Hungary on these nominations. The Bourse continues very buoyant. Rente rove 10c. both for cash and account, closing at G6fr. 20c. and 66fr 30c. Mobilier is without change. Rail ways are about 2fr. 50c. higher. A Brussels journal states that a woman named Moreau, reeidieg Ilmalx (Belgium), has fuse died in giving birth to three girls, all of whom seem likely to live. THE NEW CORN EXCHANOZ AT ROMSET.—Lord Palmerston paid a visit to this building on Monday. He had promised to do so on the Saturday previous, but was unexpectedly called to Loodon. His lordship walked from Broadlands unattended, and was met at the door of the &cheege by several members of the committee. including Id ass rs. Psyches. and Creamy, and the architect, Mr. B. Oakley. The exterior sod interior of the building was thoroughly inspected by his lordship, who, we believe, ex pressed himself much pleased with its whole aoPsellett, and signified his perfect williogoem to dine is the building os Thursday.—Banta independent. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings at Nisi Prins in London.—(Before Lord Chid Justice Ede and a Special Jury.) FRAILLY V. THE ANGLO-lONIAN STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY• FALLING DOWN THE HOLD OF A SHIP. The plaintiff was a custom-house officer, having a salary of 501. a year, and some other slight advantages ; and he claimed damages for injuries sustained in falling down the hold of the ship Hellen* which belonged to the de fendant+. Mr. gerjeant Tindal Atkinson appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Hawkins, 14. C.. and Mr. W. Williams for the deleodants. The plaintiff's case was that on the 2nd April last be was on board the Helleois in the course of his duty, and it was desired that the mud should be cleared with all con. venient speed. The plaintiff, instead of waiting for • ladder to be fixed from the deck to the hold, slid down an iron column and reached the bottom. When be wished to return to the deck he called for • ladder to be put down, and the ladder was put down by the boat swain, who went away leaving the mate to fasten it. This, however, the mate did not do, and the consequence, was that when the plaintiff got near the top of the ladder it slipped away, and be fell into the hold, and in falling sustained a compound fracture of the leg. He was six weeks in the hospital and 131 days away from his employment; and be was still somewhat incapacited for active duties. The defence was that the plaintiff bad contributed to the accident by having gone up the ladder before it was fastened at the top. The jury found for the plaintiff. damages 100/. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) STONE V. STONE AND APPLETON.--PART HEARD. This morning Mr. Coleridge , Q.C, (with him Mr. Searle), summed up the care for the respondent, observing that the jury were asked to destroy the character of a lady upon whose reputation there had hitherto never rested the slightest stain, to beats dice the latest-born of her children, and to dishonour as respectable and respected a family as any in the great county of Devon—and they were asked to do that upon were hearsay evidence of vague gossip—upon evidence, in short, that in any other court in • case of petty larceny would hardly be admitted as evidence at "IL If it was really true that Mrs. Stone had made a confession, why did not Captain Stone say so at the interview which he had had with his brothers-in-law in his wife's presence, for the express purpose of eliciting some explanation on the matter? But though Mr. Stephenson and Mr. Bragg were incessant in their demands for the grounds upon which the petitioner based his charge, it was not pretended that he ever gave them the slightest hint that he went upon a single syllable which had fallen, or which was alleged or supposed to have fallen from his wife's lips. The learned gentleman again insisted with great emphasis oc the fact that whatever Mrs. Stone might have raid, it had created no unfavourable impression in the minds of those to whom it was addreued at the time the words were spoken. For example, it was suggested that she had com plained of not being able to have her old nurse early in January, and that that showed • guilty conscience on her part ; but if what she really did say could possibly have borne any such construction would not the answer instantly have been "January? Why, your hush.nd did not come back till after the middle of May." In reality it turned out that if she had wished to have Mrs. Martian in January, she could have had her ; and that in December Miss Clack had actually engaged her on Mrs. Stone's behalf for February. The learned counsel also pointed out that the state of the respondent's health wee such as to render it utterly incredible that the offence attri bated to the respondent could possibly have been com mitted at the time suggested. As regarded the interview which had taken place between Mr. Stephenson and Mr. Bishop, it was perfectly clear that what the former gentle man had said was this—assuming that the opinion of Mr. Webb, rash and unwise as it was now known to have been, was well founded Mr. Stephenson might have said that in that case his sister-in-law must have suffered violence while in • swoon. But what in the world had Mrs. Stone to do with anything that Mr. Stephenson or anybody else might have said about her? The medical evidence rendered it quite clear that even if Mr. Webb had made the most careful and accurate examination of the child possible, his opinion as to its maturity would not go beyond a more or less satis. factory guess ; but bearing in mind that Mr. Webb had not taken the child out of the nurse's arms, had not weighed it, or Duo it undressed, his opinion was absolutely worthless. It was, moreover, proved that Mrs. Stone, from the fact of her having previously had premature confine ment', and from the mental anxiety and bodily ill-health from which she was suffering, was extremely likely to bear immature children. In conclusion the learned counsel called upon the jury to tear asunder, so far as their verdict could do it, that dull cloud of cruel and infamous imputations which her husband had cut upon hie unfortunate client. (Cheers. ) . . Mr. Lopes (with him the Queen's Advocate) then rose to reply, and was speaking when we went to pram COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Con'burn.) ix BE 0. KUTTON. The bankrupt had kept the Leighton Arms public-hones, Holloway, and also the refreshment-rooms at the ',erring doe-street station of the Metropolitan Railway. Debts, ~ 376/.: &mete, 501. Mr. R. Griffith', for the assignees, did not oppose, bet complained of the bankrupt's conduct in allowing Messrs. Shh, the brewers, to take possession of the lease of his house greatly under its value. Mr. Begley opposed for Mews. It. Mackenzie and Co., creditors for 18.4/., who charged toe bankrupt with obtain ing wine and spirits from them in February last. Within three weeks of that time be divested of his interest in the refreshment rooms for &W. net, and paid the whole of that sem to different creditors. In the following month he sold his interest in the Leighton Arms ; and on the 15th of April he CMe to the court on his own petition. It now appeared from the accounts filed by the bankrupt that on the let of January last, five weeks before lemming the dent with Messrs. Mackenzie, he was deficient 1,8001. This, it was contended, was not only a case of contresting debt without the probable means of payment. but a clear fraud on Messrs. Mackenzie, for he had applied the pro ceeds of their goods in the payment of 'other creditors, On those grounds the court was asked to deal with the use under the 159th section. Mr. Sargood, for the bankrupt, admitted that Messrs. Mackenzie had ground of Compliant, but denied that the bankrupt was chargeable with anything life fraud, inasmuch as the proceeds of the refreshment rooms and the public.honse were never tinder his .Control. He to.d been compelled to leave the refreshment rooms by the Metropolitan Itsilway Company . ; some more fortunate persons having taken them over his bead. When they were disposed of, notice of " the change" was given to the principal creditors, who met and divided the money amongst them, the bankrupt not receiving • penny ; aud it was only by ac cident that Messrs. Mackenzie were omitted from this arrangement The bankrupt had not sought for credit from Mews. Mackenzie, but the goods had been premed upon him by one of their travellers. His Honour said he knew of nothing more mischievous to commerce then the practice of travellers going round and forcing orders for the sake of the commission upon them. The bankrupt was examined, and stated that he had taken the Ferringdon.street refreshment rooms, in the first instance at 300/. a year ; at the end of the year Messrs. Spiers and Pried offered 1(O?. more ; upon that he offered SOW. ; and one of the directors went to Mr. food and told him that naive he off,red 7004 he could sot have the lease. This was done, and he (the bankrupt) was compelled to go out. - - some farther evidence wu given, and his Honour deferred judgment. LPPLICATION TO HE-TAX THE WIESEENGEfea COSTEL—IN RE REBTON. In this ease a rule had been obtained by the trade assignee calling on the messenger of the court to show cense why the taxation of hie oats, made in ]ley last, should not be to Yr. E Reed appeared in support of the rule ; Mr. Bagley appeared for the messenger. lt appearing that copies of the affidavits had not been served on the messenger, his Honour dismissed the applica tion, with 00.1t8. SHERIFFS' COURT, RED LION-SQUARE. Before Mr. Mast-Sheriff Samba) PROCLAMATIONS ur Ol MASKS. Several proclamations of outlawry were made today, including the case of the Hon. Richard Bothell, at the nit of William Speritt. The following oases were proclaimed by Mr. Hemp, the otßeer, in the usual manlier :—Thomas Maelinight, at the suit of William H. Barber; James Hall, at the suit of Thomas Henry Williams; William Notes, at the suit of Samuel Fox Stephens sad another; W ilium H. P. Gore, ►t the suit of the Loudon Beak of Scotland (Limited) and George Warren, at the suit of Ed. ward Watkins Edwards and others. No aorreoder was made. &ea the nest county court was appointed for the 11th Jarman.. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) CLERK EN WELL. • qERCANT or? OF PLACE.7BHOCKINk. CANE OF nreakrm. Henry Clark aged 19, laboorer, and Jane Harrison, a prostitute, both melding at 59, Tgromill-street, CAerlteo well, were charged with stealing 3 cotton dresses, 16 cotton aprons, 7 petticoats, 1 chemise, 1 mantle, 1 shawl, 1 straw bouliet,and other articles, the property of Marko Frances. _ _ _ _ It appeared from the evidence, that the prceecutrix., who described herself as • servant out of place, was living at the louse of the prisoners, at 59, Turnmilletreet, and a box containing the articles is question, belonging to her, having been broken open and everything cleared out, she gave the prisonen into custody. On eromozarnistatioa by the magistrate(Mr. D'Emicsourt), the hones °monied by the prisoners tweed out to be one small room, containing one bed, in which the prosecutrin and the two pciaosers used to sleep. She believed it to be a respectable house, and not a brotheL The two priaoccr wars not married. gra il asi l t Eninn, 9G. rid be found nothing belonging tu the prosecutrix except a piece of tape and ca.. f t ,.. house occupied by the prisoners did not bear a good cha-: i . ter. The magistrate said it was a mat lamentable isvtav^e ct depravity, and he advised the promentria in future to i% in a more respectable manner. There was, however, o enough evidence to convict the prisoners, and he L... charge them. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A FATHER CHARGED WITH THROwING BOILING W.% [Li. , en DAIIGIITLB. Thomas Bechar, a labouring man, liviog at I.•a._ court, Leicester-square, wu charged before Mr. Tyr., ,• with throwing a kettle of boiling water over his Susan Bather, about 13 years of age. Mrs. Annie Beetur, a respectable•looking . wife of the prisoner, said that last night her hih-I, A h; home bringing with him something to cook for the I: ;I, • Her husband had been drunk every dav and night for and had illused ber a good deal. While the cooking her husband blew out the candle and threweu: knock her down, but wee prevented. He then , of a kettle of boiling water and threw it at her, and the water went over her daughter. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the wife said her wee sometimes a teetotaller, and spent the money f., . while be was so when he got drunk. Satan Beehar, the prisoner's daughter, said 12, took up the kettle and threw it at her mother, and • the boiling water went on her (witoeu's) face inj eye. She was taken to the hospital, and had her es:. tended to. Before her father took up the kettle h.. A going to strike her mother, but her sister prevented h. The prisoner said he did not intend to throw the A.:: ; over the girl. Mr. Terwhitt said the prisoner was a savige h1:- towards his wife and family. and he should order h:.. find one bail in 101. to keep the peace for six months. WESTMINSTER. DISTELESBI2IO Mary Virginia Park, • very nine-looking little KY.. 15 years of age, was placed at the bar charged with f,l Elizabeth Bamford, lodging-house keeper, I 1, brook-street, Pimlico, said that tho prisoner 11.4 in her service for three months, and left al. .t the end of last July. About • month ago. h • oocasion for • shawl which had been put away at th- last 'rioter, she went to look for it, and then fou• both that and • cloak were missing. Suspecting the i.•.. to have stolen the things, she sent to where she na. • , in service yesterday, and, in consequence of what she gave the accused into custody. The police proved that they received informatic ! took the prisoner into custody. In consequence of meat she made, they got the ticket of the shawl. Thomas Clarice, assistant at Mr. Flaw s, Gloncesteraquare, N'ausliall Bridge-road, produced a pledged on the 13th July for is., in the name of CI Prisoner admitted that she had pawned the sii.,:, appeared very penitent. On being asked what had become of the cloak. she had pawned it, and given the ticket to a little • • mind, and she bad lost it. The little girl's mother had t her that she could dispose of anything she brought there. The former port of this statement was confirmed, kit it, latter part denied. Mr. Arnold sent for the accusers father, and asic,l :f would be answerable foe her good behaviour ta months. The father, au asred, respectabledookiog man, He said that this was unfortunately not the not daughter had been guilty of dishonesty. He ha•l tr.•.l everything, but could do nothing with her. Mr. Arnold said he was very sorry, and the la. take its course. The prisoner was very young, laud l.•• ha! thought her led away by bad advice and associates, and anxious to have give her another chance by banding La over to her father to prevent her ruin. She wee committed for three moothe. THAMES. FRIG FlTln't STABBING DV ONZ OF THE ClinV OF THE Fl.' •R'.~ Aooniu Alfsn,,ticr , an Italian seaman, aged brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with cutting and wounding f:eorge Smith, • seaman, in a house of ill Lime, No,l3,..Albert.etreet, Shadwell, Mr. Charles Young; solicitor, defended the prisoner. It appeared from the evidence that the Italian a woman of the class called unfortunate, in Albert-strut. at I o'clock this morning, and that a quarrel took p!tie between him and Smith. in the course of which th.. seiner took a sheath knife from his pocket and f lunged it into the abdomen of the man, and as he was falling hit him again on the chest. The prisoner immediately went hone to his lodgings, packed up all hie things and sea ;it, and hired a cab, in which he proceeded to a coffee. house is Drummond-street, Enstonequare. When the cab returned a police-constable, No. 321 K, who saw the prisoner leave his home before the intelligence of the affair reached him, naked the driver where he had taken the Italian. "To a coffee shop in Drummond-street," was the reply. "Then drive me back there directly," said the policeman, "and as fast as your hone will take me," and the prisoner was there arrested while in bed. He intended to proceed to Liverpool by the first morning train. Mr. Charle■ Young said there was a quarrel in the house in Albert-street, and the prisoner was beset by three men who offered to fight him. The feud was concerning the woman the Italian was visiting. The prisoner, fearing that he should be robbed, took out his knife and used it. Inspector Roberts. of the K division, said it was netts. eery that the deposition of the wounded man should be taken as soon as possible. Mr. Partridge maid he would proceed to the London Hospital directly Le had disposed of the night charges. The prisoner, who formerly belonged to the Confederate ship Florida, taken in Bahia harbour, was formally re manded for a welt. He has been here three wean, and received 451., the wages due to him, on Lis arrival. HER lIAJGVTY'S StcLUSION.—It lit impossible for a recluse to occupy the British throne without a gradual weakening of that authority which the sovereign has been accustomed to exert. The regulation of a household may be in the power of such • ruler, but the real sway of as empire will be impossible. For the slake of the crown as well as of the public we would therefore beseech her Majesty to return to the personal exercise of her exalted functions. Law or name, it in true, dispenme with the royal presence, and allows every public act to be performed by deputy. The Queen may open parliament by commission, and, to steak of less imppoorr4tawat !natters. she can make a li eight of the Garter by proclamation, or hold • leers by deputy. But these substitutions are intended for extraordinary, and cot for ordinary occasions. In the early days of her Ms piety's reign nothing was more gratifying to the public than to leani that there was • royal speech at the opening or close of the 'session, sod not a mesons. Equally bane. &nil was it to the interests of the constitution that with the chief enterprises of the day the name of the Queen should be connected. Whether it was an industrial exhibition. or a naval review, or a new public building, it pleased the people and strengthened the throne when her Majesty was on the spot as the chief patroness of tho work. Such in fluences have • constitutional value in a State like ours. ft is also fair to say that the society of England requires its chief hostess sod its natural leader. In every country where royalty exists, and moulds the manners of the wealthier classes, there is an attraction in the presence of a court the failure of which becomes • public want. It may be that in time the London season may accustom itself to do with• out the palace, but it is not desirable that we should attain that point of republican simplicity. For every reason are trust that, now that three years have elapsed and every honour that attention end gratitude could pay to the memory of the Prince Consort has been offered. her Ma jesty will think of her subjects' claims and the duties of her high statical, and not postpone them longer to the genre of an unavailing griet.—T. "ice. , ENTRAORDIN•RY ACCIDENT Ti) A FVNEKAI. I. TEcr.—On Wednesday last the remains of Mrs. flow. A Ibberton (formerly Miss Gillett, of Woodrow). were brou;ht in a waggon to this place (Stourtoo Caundlel for inter:l ,l in the churchyard. and on arriving at the bottom of t'' , e parish the corpse was removed from the waggon and placed on men's shoulders, to be borne in the usual way to the church, the mourners walking behind. The hone sod weggoa had in the meantime been left is the care of • boy. v" removed the blindhalter from the head of the horse to give him some hay, and when tie funeral procession had moved on about thras the horse took fright and ran off at a furies rate; speedily overtaking the procession ; all the bearrr. were thrown down, the collie falling to the groutid, aril head of it being knocked in. Ooe of the shafts 01 tte waggon caught Mr. James Parsons (one of the bearers! :° the side. dislocating one of his ribs and fracturing two others, leaving him for a while in • very precuious state , but he is now improving. Another of the bearers It , teined an injury in the arm ; the others were not min, hurt. As soon as possible the coffin was repaired. sal afterwards it was borne to the place of interment in The horse cootinued its course for • while, until ninon; against a wall it was capsized and raptured. neither it the waggon being much injured.—Sherholu. e ATTEMPT AT EXTORTRiN BY • S LI,IEK. tlc Aldershot Petty Sessions on Monday, Henry Cherie* 11 I hams, a baodsman of the Ist Royal Dragoons, etatione l at that place, was charged with honing written sod .act certain letters to Major H. C. Marriott, 2nd Battalion, 60th Rifles, M which the prisoner threatened to et's. , certain improper conduct if the proee , itor did not ;el him • slim of money to keep silence. Mr. Serlesol 141 ' kitties, who appeared for the prosecution, read the letters in question. Two of them were of a very vgliar de nsc fam ter, at s: ry d pawed t u h n e k i u nte , t ii h ti e rm . o i f tr th p is: i i d rit h e i c , to v i . .n c l'll h this were given to him, the prisoner townie-II that would let the major have certain letters which were his possession, as well as a watch sod some portraits. Tl' threatening letters did sot openly say what the thing .- 4 of which the prosecutor was guilty. The matter was r-t into the hands of a London detective, snot the priarater v , . apprehended. While in the cell he wrote a third letter. which he bitterly regretted the folly of which be had ke° guilty, and begged Major Marriott to forgive him. Serie.ii t Bellantia• expressed his belief that the prisoner was tl. O tool of other persons. Mr. Eve having addressed the broth for the defence, the prisoner was fully committed for trial. le reply to an implicating made by Mr. Eve. the t'en' . agreed to take two emetics of 501. each as bad for the prisoner. 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