The Express. — London, England, 1864-03-30 00:00:00

HOW COLD IT HAS BEEN.—NILGRICTTI to P.Ol cwieinied THIAIIOIIIII3III will we ridgy iw*iier lbw Wiwi ; 1* IYM + fnot ; —ll 4 l t e tw t : VI". BENSON, late HUDSON and Co., CIGAR IMPORTERS, 182. OXIPORDBTERET. W. BIENSON respectfully informs the nobility and gentry that the above oldestabllshed business lua been RIMOVED to "135," where, In future, all orders are requested tote addressed. 131 i. Oxford-stmt. gite erprelso. TO 00111.ZSPONDINTS. ,d•ertLraente tatendiod for Tb. Enrol . ; London rag Payer . mao u t o be at atri the aloe, 10, 13ou• HAYMMULET. Tats Emma, 0 1 711 All/ARICA N COUSIN. Mews anthers and Meadow Mimeo &awl. Man* end Beowdort — Arid VENUS AND ADONIS. Mews. Compton. Panto, and Coe; Maw Keeley, Snowdon. N. Moore. Refers. lath, and Wright. PRINCE:BES. TIM Emma. PAtri..B It'll:RN. Mews. Vining, Nelson, Asher: Mesdames mullion and Las 00/IIDY OF ERRORS. Messrs. Vint m Nelson. and the Waken Webb. _And DaAwING.ROOX, SZCOND FLOOR, AND AITICe. I,YCZIJM.. Tlu EVENING, A DAY Arras THE FAIR. Str.Wlddlcomb Lai illas K Lavenne.—And BBL DitMONIO. Y•rrs. F. Morton, Brougham, /ery, Manisa& Charles. and Jordan , Mires Terry, Laraine. and MawerWey, and Mn Les. 112./TMTVL This EMIRS. THE Lari-HiiirDsH MARRIAGE. Mra S. Lane and all the Comphay.—THE GREAT GHOST EFFECT. —And THE FOUR IROWBRAYS. Master Percy &melte. MOH WALTIN LT LONDON =IDOL Tias Day to-ageszoir Yank, 7h. Se— .Atlersesa. to Sir. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30. Tux Gentlemen who form the Executive of the Jockey Club have acquired, by their action against Mr. lawiN Lewis Witzse, tried at Cambridge last week, much more notoriety than they could have expected when they arbitrarily warned that gentleman off the Heath at Newmarket. But the notice they have earned is not such as will exalt their reputation as a public body, or strengthen their hands for the legitimate work of their office. Mr. Wittes is known to a large section of the public as a commentator on the sporting occur rences of the day, writing in the name of "-Argus " in the columns of the Monting PoAt. Any one who gives himself up to this occupation and really qualities himself for it, must needs see a great deal of " life," and get views of strange phases of character, and if his judgment is on a level with his opportunities of observation, what he writes is sure both to be read and to be worth the reading. Mr. \VitLEs has acquired by his talents and fidelity a considerable amount of respect in the world which he daily instructs. One day in october, 1862, the letter of " Argus " contained some opinions respecting the administra tive dealings of the Stewards of the Jockey Club, which, as it afterwards appeared, gave great offence to that body. We need not at this date revive the forgotten history of the Tarragona came, once the engrossing topic of the day. Mr. Witte..' remarks on the action of the .Jockey Club with reference to that affair were public criticism of a public body. Had they been libellous we may assume that the offended parties would have sought redress in the usual manner; but there was no pretence for taking such a course. Mr. WILLES as "Argos" had found fault with the action of the Stewards of the Club, giving his reasons for so doing, and leaving them to the judgment of public opinion. But the Stewards, instead of appealing to the judgment of the public with facts and reasoning., chose to demand an instant apology for what they chose to regard as " offensive expressions." Mr. WILLY-4 replied that his observations were penned solely from a sense of duty as a public writer, and without the slightest intention to give pain or an noyance to any single member of the Club. This explanation, however, was not deemed satisfactory. All his attempts to heal the susceptibilities he had wounded without racrificing his independence were fruitless, and Mr. Wtttts received a notice warning him off the land and property of the Jockey Club at Newmarket. For the purpose of testing the legality of this proceeding, Mr. Witte:4, acting under advice, committed formally, and in no offensive spirit, an act which, supposing the preten sions of the Jockey Club to the ownership of the Heath to be well founded, was one of trespass. And this act formed the ground of the action tried at Cambridge. The jury heard the story of the cir cumstances out of which the dispute between Mr. WILLES and the Jockey Club arose, but it can hardly be said that they were called to express any opinion on them, for as soon as the ownership of the Club was established by evidence, and it was shown that the Stewards were entitled to exercise rights of ownership in its name, theirduty wasciear. The jury had not even an opportunity of marking their opinion of the case by reducing the damages to a minimum, for the plaintiffs had taken the pre caution of laying them at the sum of one shilling. Mr. Witt ze must, of course, have been prepared for the verdict, and the course he took in com pelling the plaintiffs to bring the case in the fullest manner before the public through the medium of a lawsuit is justified by the unanimous expression of sentiment which the facts have elicited. There can, indeed, be but one opinion of the use which the Stewards of the Jockey Club have made of their power. If the Jockey Club is not a public body, existing for public pur poses, it is nothing. The public have no interest in curtailing its proprietary rights ; but let it sink to the position of a mere proprietary body, admitting some persons to its grounds and excluding others, as a matter of favour, contingent upon a demeanour agreeable to its fancies, and the public pretensions it has hitherto maintained at once fall to the ground. It is obvious that a number of gentlemen associated in a public capacity, and giving their time, energy, and social influence to the regulation of a popular sport, which is peculiarly liable to be warped from its original intention by the interests it attracts to itself, may confer a great benefit on the public. It is the glory of English society that it is rich in similar associations formed for public purposes, deriving little or no support from the law, and as a rule priding themselves on their independence of its help, relying simply on public appreciation, and finding in it their strength. But when a knot of men with pretensions of this order suddenly put their legal power in force to punish the fair expres sion of opinion respecting their own conduct,when, instead of trusting to the publicity of their acts and the impartial judgment of their countrymen, they proceed to arbitrary acts, they forfeit their only title to public respect. The Jockey Club exists pro- fessedly to repress bad practices on the turf, but however powerful it may be it needs all the sup port it can derive from enlightened public opinion, denuded of which it is weak indeed. The Jockey Club, by excluding Mr. WILLEN from the Heath at Newmarket, has done what it could to deprive the public of the benefit of criti cism on the transactions, not always intelligible, of that famous course. To be sure, it will not succeed, for our Contemporary will not fail to take care to be represented there by an able and impartial reporter, and thus the interests of the public will still be protected. But the Jockey Club t7F has shown what it would do if it could. It has, moreover, set a bed example. For the Jockey Club is not the only body of public men who would like to keep a tight rein upon those whose duty it is to inform the public. Their pains, however, will be thrown sway, for as long as the press understands its interests, to say nothing of its duty, it will defend that independence without which it cannot satisfactorily serve its only ac knowledged and only constant client—the public. gbe dun. WINDSOR OASTLK, IfAim 29. Prince Philip of Wurtemburg, attended by Baron Von Guttenberg, arrived at the Castle yesterday on a visit to the Queen. The royal dinner party yesterday included the King of the Belgians, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Helena, Prince Philip of Wartemburg, the Lord and Lady Taunton, Admiral Sir George and Lady Seymour, the Hoe. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor, General Count de bloerterte, and Dr. Koepl (in attendance on the King of the Belgians), Baron Von Guttenberg (in attendance on Prince Philip of Wartemburg), Mr. Woodward, and the Ladies and Gentle. men in waiting on the queen and on the Prince and Princess of Wales. In consequence of the death of the Landgravine of Hasse, grandmother of the Primer of Wales, the Princess did not join the royal dinner party. The Queen, accompanied by Prince Arthur, walked is the grounds this morning. Professor Owen had the honour of delivering before the Queen and Royal Family the first of a course of four let. Sum oo Natural History. The Right Hon. the assocellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone arrived in town yesterday from Falcouhrust. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-oflice from the Governors of the North American province., British Oolamb* and Vancouver's Island. VISIT OF THE QUEEN TO THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL GARDENS. (MEI DAY.) This morning her Majesty paid a visit to the Spring Flower Show of the Royal Horticultural Society at Kensington. The weather was so ex tremely unfavourable, the snow of the night being succeeded by a drizzling rain, that no surprise could have been felt if her ajesty's intention, which was previously announced, had not been ful filled. Precisely, however, at 11 o'clock three royal carriages arrived at the entrance in the Exhibition road, and her Majesty and the Princess Helena, alighting from the first carriage, entered the build ing, under the protection of an ample awning, amid hearty cheers from those who were assembled. Her Majesty was attended by the Countess of Gainaborough, Lady Augusta Stanley, Lord Charles Fitzroy, General Grey, and Colonel Ponsonby. In the vestibule the royal visitors were received by the council of the society, including Sir Wentworth Dilke and Mr. H. Cole, and by the honorary secre tary, Mr. Wilson Saunders, and these gentlemen had afterwards the honour of being presented. The president of the society, the Duke of Buccleuch, was unavoidably absent. Her Majesty and the Princess Helena spent about a quarter of an hour in inspecting the choice specimens of flowers and plants in the entrance hall, the council room, and the arcade ; the collec tion including some splendid rhododendrons, roses, and tulips ; while among the more remarkable spe cimens were some hyacinths, pitcher plants, and three new hardy plants from Japan. The Queen and the Princess were accompanied in their inspection by the two members of the council already named, and others, and by the hon. secretary. Had the weather not been unfavourable her Majesty would doubtless, on leaving the flower show, have walked through the gardens, but owing to that cause she passed from the floral exhibition to the old refreshment rooms of the International Exhibition, receiving at the commencement of her progress the respectful homage of a very numerous company of both sexes who were collected on each aide. The Queen traversed the whole circuit of the refreshment depai Iments, a large number of ladies and gentlemen keeping in the rear, and many of the former availing themselves of the open space at the aide, to obtain au occasional view of royalty. When her Majesty at length entered the con servatory, about the centre of which there was another assemblage of ladies collected to welcome her, the band of the Ist Middlesex Volunteers played the National Anthem. From the conservatorv, which glittered with flowers, the Queen passed under an awning dripping in many places with rain, to the Knightsbridge entrance, where the Queen and Princess, with one of the Ladies in Waiting, entered the first carriage, and the royal cortege drove off amid persistent showers of rain. Her Majesty looked in gond health and spirits, and conversed very freeand graciously with Sir Wentworth Mike, Mr. Cole, and other gentlemen. Nor did her Majesty appear at all to avoid the affectionate interest which her presence excited, the duty of restraining too great eagerness in this respect being sufficiently performed by a single policeman. The Queen was attired in a black stuff dress, and a short black mantle of the same material, bordered with dark brown fur, a black bonnet, with small widow's cap, black veil, and a dark fur mutt. The Princess Helena, whose resemblance to the Prince Consort was most striking, wore a black silk gown, a black velvet mantle, and white straw bonnet trimmed with mauve and white flowers. (agonies The royal visit occupied exactly ball an hour. RETURN OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES TO LONDON.-(THIS DAY.) Five minutes after the departure, in a special train, of the Queen from the Windsor station this morning, their Royal Highneues the Prince and Princess of Wales, with the infant prince, Albert Victor, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Reppel and the Lady in Waiting, left the ume station, by the 10.15 ordinary up passenge r train, for Puldington. Mr. Burninon. the Slough district superintendent of the Great Western Railway, accompanied the train to London, where it arrived at eleven o'clock. The Prince and Princess appeared in excellent health. and the appearance of the nurse carrying the royal infant elicited the greatest interest. Her Royal Highness the Princes of Wales wore a dark brown sealskin cloak ever a black silk dress, trimmed with black velvet. The little prince was clothed in a hood and cloak of white cashmere. On leaving the train, their royal highnesses, who reached town only a few minutes after the arrival of the Queen, were conducted to their carriage by Messrs. Potter, Saunders, Kell', and Grierson, and left at once for Marlborough House. The Priors soil Prioress ere expected to leave for Saodriogliam to-morrow. The Princess of Wales and several members of the royal houses of Germany will be placed in monrniag for a time by the death of her Royal Highness the Land gravies of Helm His Excellency the Prince de La Tour d'An verges, who has been on a visit to Viscount and u• countess Palmerston since Friday last, his returned to the French Embassy at Albert-pte. The Duke and Duchess of Argyll are pluming the parliamentary holidays at Torquay. It is expected that the duke will return to town on Saturday. as bia grace is likely to be at the meeting of the members of the cabinet appointed for Saturday next. The Duchess of Somerset and Lady Gwendolioe St. Maar left the First Lord's official rssidesce at the Ad. miralty, Whitehall, yesterday, for Paris, for a week or ton days. Viscount and Viscountees Palmerston, who are surrounded by a select circle at Broadlands, are expected to return to Cambridge House, Piccadilly, on Saturday next. Her Majesty's staghounds will meet at Stonor Park on the usual day, Friday, instead of Saturday, as ad vertised. NW 11.114111 111 W.N.W. kkerdees 1111.30 411 1 I 3.3. W. 20.41,43 3 W. Ardroesan 11544 43 1 N.N.W. Oreenesetle 10.1604 1 X.W. Galway Velem% SAD 47! 4 I N. Cape Ckor 20.31 47 1 1 N.N.W. w 11.4444 2 74.11. t a v=ol ". '271 51 42 2 W.N.W. Belybeed Pembroke ,11004 44 11 N.N.W. Peataboo . 11.73 .7 4 N. Brod 207840 3 X.W. Melee% Web 41 11 N.W. teehefert 9.7141' 2 N.W. Plymouth 9.4 441 $ W.N.W. Weymouth Ponamouth Leaden Dover 11.53 4.1 N.W. Yarmouth karborough 79.4337, 1 &W. ahlekle Heligoland 114 43 371 LS. & PIORBLI. . THE EXPRESS,' WIDXESDAT LATEST INTELLIGENQX NEW FORTIFICATIONS OF RENDSBURG. RENDEIBURG, Hawn X Several engineer officers of high rank have arrived here in order to survey and select ground for the erection of a new line of fortifications. 5;2,% ! 6 96 2 2 12 4 3 112 to 7 24 2 6 24 4•7 ' U 4 7 I 111 6 7 SO 4 6 96 7}7 • 26 4 • 6 ; 30 7 8 32 11 I 8 34 4 6 30 6 7 18 6 8 • 80 als 30 6,8 4 2 3' n 1 , 8 32 3 4 U 2. ; 4 iii S4 32 00 10.111 2 oc —, 2 oc 1 ✓ 3 00 0.31 2 re o.lo' 2 ee ,0.00, 4 col -1 4 e co 'OAS' 3 O 0.12 • b 0.13 3 e'— o 111.24 7 be 10.04 5 be .0.2.5 . 5 • 0.11 4 TO 0.22 en '0.23 - en ' 1 • I 2 bo 0.13 S It 10.40 & cs 111CRSDA Y. ninny. N.N.W. to on Norm= N.W. to &W., trash, strong to moderate, 00/.llla aith showera squally, unsettled. As above. WEStgag. N. to W. and &W., moderate to strong. some rain In places. N. to W.. strong to 80IITERILII. S.N.W. to W.8.W., fresh, rata at times. fresh, some rain In places. \.\.S to N N.W. and F.Asrmut. As tart above. strung to moderate, tome rain or snow. Cautionary dinials on Monday. Nartbsenadicatland. Wasters.lnland. Walla. and &d iaconal/a. Bantharn=landWi COMMiI and Dime Bay. Eastern inward Ingland and lafgoland. 8.-harorneter corrected and reduced to sr at haft tide level Each ton feet, of vertical elevation, cousins absutone hundredth of an inch pliant -nog . and each ten degrees, above St., caus ing nearly three hundredths INCIMASI. Z.-Exposed thernio meter In shade. D.-Differenee of wet bulb (for evaporation and dew point,. W.-Wind. direction of min-two points Uwe of magnetic . -Force I to It-estimated , . X.-Extreme force since mat report. Q.-quarter whence irrimen forte (iiN L to 31=N). 1.- Initials : b.-blue sky; u-cloods detached, f.-fog. h.-hall; 1-11;htning m.-misty 'hazy;: e.-orercut 'dull; r -rain , s.-snow; t.-thunder. R. = lalo-fall, snow or hail , melted„ since last report. IS-Sea dlsrstrbamm It to 9;. L -Cahn. Yesterday afternoon, it is said, the protocol putting an end to the English protectorate of the lonian Wands was signed at the Foreign.etfice. Immediately afterwards Lord Russell and Mr. Tricoupi, charge &affairs' for Greece, signed another document, stipulating pensions in favour of lonian and other subjects, whose services to the lonian Islands bad entitled them to that recognition. . _ _ A letter from Rome says :—"During Lent, balls have, of course, given way to musical entertainments here ; and a Pariaian star, M. Levasior, has figured greatly at the soirees of Madame de Montebello. The Roman princesses, who on oettinary occasioos have not shown themselves very ready to attend the reunions of the French general's lady, have condescended to accept the Countess de Montebello's invitations to hear the famous French buffo ; but coming, according to Roman fashion, about 10 or half past, their excellencies have generally found all the best places occu. pied by the blonde beauties of la perk* Albion. who usually take the precaution of going early." The tranquillity of St. Joseph's Day at Rome is attributed to an order of the day of the party of action, communicated by telegram to all the Gariba'dim% and blarzinian committees throughlut Italy, in the laconic words, ': Per Sea Giuseppe, nulls." The Havana papers of the ht of March mention that Santa Ansa had touched there on his way to Mexico from St. Thomas. The Navy Department of the United States have advertised for tenders for raising the line-othattle ships Pennst leania, Delaware, and Columbus, the frigates Cum berland, Congress, Merrimac, Raritan, and Columbia, and the steamer Whitehall, which have been sunk during the rebellion. EMPRESS FROM PARIS. ARCHDUKE MAXIMILIAN AND THE MEXICAN LOAN. (FROM OCR OWN CORRISPOIWIN7.) PARIS, TuzsDAT EVENING. The delay in the reception of the Mexican depu tation at Miramar, to which I alluded yesterday without being able to explain it, is now the great question of the hour. Telegrams from Vienna are kept back, but I believe there is no doubt that at the last moment a serious difference has arisen, or rather exploded, between the Emperor of Austria and the Archduke Maximilian. The archduke is not only willing but eager and desirous to be Em peror of Mexico ; but he has all along intended to keep his reversionary and contingent right of succee sion to the Austrian crown and also to the royal property in Austria. But now the 'Emperor, who never much liked the Mexican speculation, and has probably been reserving this objection in petto, joins his family in insisting that the "Emperor of ' Mexico" must relinquish all his rights as a member of the royal family of Austria. The Archduke Leopold and the Baron de Meysemburg are said to have gone from Vienna to Miramar with con ciliatory proposals, and no doubt great efforts are making, both in Paris and Brussels, to overcome the difficulty, but nothing is positively known as to the result of the moral pressure put upon the archduke to make him carry out his en gagements to France and Mexico. There are rumours to-night (which I should accept with greater confidence were it not for the fact of some despatches being certainly kept back) that all is favourably arranged, and that the archduke's departure is certain. Until his definitive acceptance of the crown, the decrees authorising the loan which sets the financial world agog necessarily cannot be signed, and its issue will be therefore adjourned till next week, if not longer. The excite ment relative to this affair daily' increases. It is well known that the Emperor Napoleon and his government will give the loan every support. The opposition to the terms of it raised by a portion of the English press on behalf of the old bondholders does not seem to produce much effect. The great subject of anxiety is whether tbe archduke will go out at all. But if he does, and the :can should be effected, there is a strong current of opinion that the con ditions offered to the old bondholders embrace as full a measure of justice as can be afforded until the new government is firmly established in Mexico. I have reason to think that in the event of the bondholders refusing assent to the offer made, the counter move against them would be to issue the loan exclusively in Paris, and to have the funds reserved for the bondholders retained in hand until they take what is esteemed here a more enlightened view of their own position. No arrange ments have yet been concluded for the agency through which the issue is to take place here, but the competitors for the privilege are numerous and on the increase. The Bourse was very heavy. Rente fell 15c. for caste and 20c. for account, closing at 65fr. 80c. in each case. Mobilier fell llfr. 25c. The France has a stately article arguing that no conferences or proposals for settlement of differ ences in Europe will ever come to a satisfactory issue so long as any vestiges remain of the treaties of 1815. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) Tart/DAT. MAWS SO, S A.M. .~'~i 7.1 7.. Q. ~ ~' EVENING, MARCH 30, 1864. POLAND. The following letter, dated Warsaw, March 22, is from the German correspondent of the Breslau Gazette : The dismiloal of M. Ortroweki and the appointment of the Auden Prince Czerbaki in his stead, is now made known by the D:iennik. There are many reports of other changes, of which I will say nothing. But it is now generally known that not only a portion of the staff, but the whole of it, goes to Kalisz, whither General Berg proceeds also, as • large camp is about to be established in taut locality. The Russian officers of all ranks declare their conviction that the establishment of a corps d'armie ow the Prussian frontier is may • prelude to armed action abroad. Latterly torture has again been introduced by the military inquisitorialoommierions to a frightful extent, and persons of very gnat moomphsh meats, and no longer young, have been subjected to it. It should, however, be admitted t►at Miamian have occurred when the military tribunals have retailed to receive the con fessions elicited from persons under torture as valid. The proceeds of yesterday's performance at the theatre were to be devoted to the hospitals, and this was, of course, pub lished in the playbills. The audience was, however, a small one. A communique in the D:iennik speaks as follows on this subject If so noble an object has not succeeded in moving my countrymen to most their brethren, I must boldly acknowledge that it has given me • painful impression to see that the Warsaw which was once pointed out by the Times as a pattern for the charitable, has now so cast off all Christian love as to have become uncharitable even to its own people." The Thiennik or its oorrespondent should, however, consider that this same Warsaw is in deep mourning for its own people, who h►ve been trans ported, killed, and imprisoned, and that under such cir cumstances its inhabitants must have lost all taste for theatres sod such like pleasures. It is no exaggeration to say that there is not • tenth of the inhabitants of Warsaw who cannot point to one or two of their (karma ecumezions who have fallen victims. U the correspondent really meant to take the part of the poor he would not have torn open painful wounds by such articles. The li Una Courier announces that three Russian officers, Obniski, Krzymowski, and Keller, have been shot for desertion to the insurgents. Another, B. Domanski, wan also shot on the sth instant for having been among the insurgents under Tacza nowski. A letter from the Polish frontier, in the 04- deutsche Zeitung, says : The contribution of 25,000 roubles imposed on the town of Kalisz, because a political suspect had made his had scarcely been levied before another fine of 1,000:u m bil was imposed on the town because a placard of the Russian government bad been torn down from a wall. The police men in the town are now all Russian soldiers, and the higher police employes Russian officers. New mamma of troops ate daily expected, and energetic efforts are being made to crush the insnrrectioo. It will be for the world to judge whether the right means are taken for this object. MUSIC. via SALMON P151D121.18.-REPORT OP THE INSPECTORS.-(THIS DAY.) This morning was issued in a blue book of 78 pages, the third manual report of the inspecton of salmon fisheries in England and Wales. The report is dated the 7th of the present month. Mr. Ffennel observes in the course of his report : " Two open fishing seasons and three close seasons have now pooped sine the act of 1861 came into operation, affording mut cient time for the occurrence of results upon which reliable *occlusions may be formed, and welt founded hopes entertained of the future progress of improve. I taint under the influence of the present laws. The manifest increase of fish within so abort • period is greater in many waters than the most sanguine had anticipated. The approval by the country of the policy and principles upon which recent legislation is based has been widely established by the undeniable reality of success, and it is satisfactory to find that many who were at first disposed to doubt, and held tack in apathy, have been led into active co-operation in administering the laws, by the evidence which is now presented to them in the unquestion able form of ascertained utility. The zealous interest that his sprung up throughout the country in promoting the re storation of thesahnon fisheries, which havebeen nearly anni hilated by grievous abuses, hasstimulated inquiry. Attentive consideration has been directed to the subject ; and an amount of knowledge has been obtained which, as it progresses, enables people to see their way more clearly, reconciles them to principles which at first they were disposed to repudiate, and converts the former opponent of legislative measures into the strenuous advocate for obtaining further aid from parliament, to enable the objects of the law to be more amply carried into effect." Mr. Ffennel has taken advantage of the increased expe rience of those who are interested in the question and have taken a part in administering the existing law, by issuing a series of queries, and Chris collecting the opinion of the country from the answers returned regarding its present working, the results which have followed, and the additions or amendments, if any, which might be suggested. These queries and the replies he publishes in his report. The fishery question, he says, involves such a variety of matters, arising out of local and peculiar circumstances, that it is difficult if not impossible to meet them all by direct legislation in a manner so complete that the spirit or principle of any act of parliament can be folly carried out, and be can see no way to overcome this difficulty ex cept through the agency of an authority to make Dye-lawn. This power, he thinks, might be defined in pointing out the object' to which it should be applied and guarded by providing an appellant jurisdiction in the event of any attempt to ear else it in arbitrary or unconstitutional spirit, recognising it 1 in • ministerial capacity only to carry into effect with in tegrity the declared and evident intentions of the Imperial parliament. In the replies to the queries a marked una nimity prevails as to the propriety of compulsory rating to obtain funds for protection. A strong opinion ie expressed in many of the replies, in favour of includiog the protection of trout with that of salmon, and Mr. Ffennel is strongly convinced of the expediency of such a step. Mr. Eden, the other inspector, suggests se a means of providing funds for the protection of the fisheries, the im position of a licence duty upon all engines used for the capture of salmon. An assessment upon all rateable fisheries might also, be says, be imposed. Some compulsory means of raising funds and of producing co-operation between the different interests to be found in salmon rivers, he believes, are absolutely indispensable. The punishment for offences sanctioned by the act Mr. Eden thinks inadequate, and he also urges the propriety of im posing upon the owners of the eel fisheries the restrictions neosseary for the protection of the minion, young and old. The mischief occesioaed by an im proper use of the eel stages is exceedingly great. The fisherman has a right to set his stages ; he is only trying for the eel or two which he may possibly catch, and if in so doing he destroys the produce of a, whole year's care and expense on the part of the salmon fishery proprietors he does not care, and he cannot, as the law stand; be made to do so. Bat it happens from the habit' of the two fish that the proper fishing of the one cannot in the least interfere with the other. The salmon breed in the fresh, eels in the salt water, and the former are run ning up the rivers when the latter are falling down ;so that the restrictions recommended, Mr. Eden contends, would not entail the smallest hardship upon the eel fishery owners. LONDON AND SOUTH AMERICAN BANE (LIMITED).-(THIS DAY.) This afternoon the first ordinary general meeting of the members of the shove tank was held at the London Tavern for the purpose of reoeiving the &veto& report, declaring a dividend, and transacting the ordinary business of the ooropany. Mr. W. CHAMPION ions was in tie . . . . The following report and balanoipsheet were read and adopted " Your directors avail themselves of the opportunity afforded them by the present first ordinary general meeting of shareholders to place in their heads a balance-sheet, comprehending all the operations of the company in London, from the time of its formation to the 16th of March ; and in Lima, those which have occarred from the commencement of business there on the 21it September to the 6th February. Your directors will, at the meeting, give every information that may be desire d with reference to the actual po.ition of the company and its progress hitherto, and will treat of a pending negotiation for the union of its interests with those of the Mexican Bank (Limited). This latter proposi tion will involve the division at this time of the profit made by the company up to the dated already referred to, and hence it is proposed recommend a dividend of 6e. per share, being at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, which, it is hoped, will be satisfac- tory. The date for the division of profita being agreed and fixed with the Mexican Bank for the 30th March, and as the accounts from Lima extend only to the 6th February, it maybe fairly assumed that the profit made in the intermediate period meets the question of rebate on bills current on Feb, 4. The shares of your company being each 1001., and those of the Mexican Bank 104, on the proposed amalgamation taking effect you will receive two shares in the amalgamakal company for one of those you now hold, and it is hoped that this proposed =ion will be conducive to the strength and messes of the whole enterprise. to the 16th of March, 1864, in Loudon, and 6th Folxuary, in Lima.—Capital and liability...— Dr.: To capital, 7 1 . per than on 5,000 shares, 35,(K.F. ; lass errors, 3,170/. ; leaving 31,8301. To sail. paid in advance, 8701. ; to deposits, bill. payable, and other bilities, 22,0921. 19s. 6d. ; to profit and loss for net profit to 16th March in London, and 6th February in Lima, I,:Veci. 19a. 10d. ; total, 36,345'. 19.. 41 "Property and sassta.—Cr. : By each, on band at bankers and on deport, 15,8121. Oa. Ild.; by preliminary expanses, including all charges incurred in establishing .bee bank in London and Lima. 4,828/. 12a. 11d. ; by premises and furni ture, 7111. 164. 3d. ; by bills of exchange and all other 'meta not enumerated above, 34,9931. 9i. 3d. ; total, 56.3451.19.. 4d. " Profit and loss amorist :—Dr.: To salaries. rent, stationary, printing, advert sing and general expenses is London and Uma, 1,1171.135. 6d.; balance, 1,5521. 191. 10i.; total, 2,6701. 13s. 4d. Cr.: By prat in London to Itith March, in Lima to 6th February, 2,6701. 13a. 4d. ; total, 2,670/. 134. 4d. ; by balance brought down without rebate on bills discountad in Lima, 1,552/. 19a. 10d." ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. Covent-garden opened last night. The theatre was crowded in every part, and the brilliant aspect of the boxes and stalls, filled with fashionable company, showed that the " season "is now fairly begun. The opera was Norma, in which Madame Emilia Lagrua made bar diet appearance in England in the character of the heroine. This lady has a high continental reputation, especially at St. Petersburg, where she has chiefly gathered herlaurels. She is worthy of her fame, for she is • truly great artist, equally distinguished as • tragedian aid as asinger. She is not regularly handsome, nor has she the charm which belongs to early youth. But she has less perishable gifts, which more than make up for the diminution of this fleeting attraction. She has ► oommandisg figure, and features full of expres sion. Her aspect is noble, and her air is distinguished by misdated simplicity, grsos, and dignity. She speaks beau tifully, and her declamation, whether in recitative or air, is expressive of passion in all its varieties and degrees of intensity. Her acting does not consist of " mak ing points," but has a sustained grandeur which is powerful and impressive. In short, we have scarcely ever seen • finer impersonation of the Druid priestess, one of the noblest and most pathetic characters in the whole range of the lyric stage. As a singer she has a voice of vast power aid oinmem, rich, mellow, flexible, and capable of giving full expression to the most impetuous passion as well as to the softest and ten derest feeling. Its powers and qualities were as remarkably displayed in the subdued tone in which she breathed the beautiful prayer, "Carta Diva," as in the bursts of un bridled fury with which the " woman scorn'd" hurled threat. and reproaches at the head of her perjured lover. Her recep tion was such as was due to so accomplished an artist, and she will evidently be one of the great stare of the season. As a whole this fine opera was extremely well performed. Naudin was an excellent Pollio ; we have scarcely ever had such ►n Adalgisa as *Me. Marie Battu ; and Signor Atte (a sew corner) gave impressive effect to the character of Droves*. We are authorised to state that the Queen has been graciously pleased to announce her intention to hold a Court at Buckingham Palace on Wed nesday, the 6th of April, at which her Majesty will receive the principal members of the Corps Diplo matique, and that at a second Court, to be held on Wednesday, the 13th of April, a limited number of distinguished persons will be invited to attend, in order to have an opportunity of paying their respects to her Majesty. Three drawing-rooms will be held in the course of the season by her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, and three levees by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, on behalf of the Queen. We are also authorised to announce that, in the months of May and June, two state concerts and two state balls will, by com mand of the Queen, take place at Buckingham Palace, and further that her Majesty's birthday will be celebrated on the 24th of May. On the lith March the infant child of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales was vaccinated. The vaccine produced the desired effect, and the royal infant has passed through the various stages of the process in the most satisfactory manner. CRYSTAL PALACI. ONE SHILLING DAT. —• TCF.SDAT. MARCH 29.—Adzoimioee on payment, 4,636 ditto by lesson tickets, 1,192 ; total, 5,528. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MAR!'H 28. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty's birthday will be celebrated on Tuesday, the Nth of May sext.—Oaulte. THE PRINCE ALBERT MEMORIAL IN ST. MARY'S Cacncti, NornsGakit.—A very beautiful seat willow, at a cost of 1,000/., has just been placed in the chancel of St. Mary's Church, Nottiegbam, in memory of the late Prince Consort. A description of the window having been for warded to the Queen, the following reply was received by the vicar, the Rev. Prebendary Brooks : 'Windsor Castle, March 26, 1864.—Sir,—I have not failed to lay before her Majesty the Queen the description and design of the me morial window to the Prance Consort, erected in St. Mary's Church, Nottingham. Her Majesty has been much grati bed by this mark of respect and admiration of her deeply. lamented husband.-1 have the honour to be, U., C. B. Patera." MANSION Horns.—Yesterday, in observance of the Urges hoooured annual custom on Easter Tuesday, the whole of the boys, upwards of 600 in number, sow being educated at Christ's Hospital, went in procession iron, the school in Newgate.street to the Mansion-house. to be pre sented to the Lord Mayor. On arriving at the Memnon. house the pupils first assemble is a body in the Egyptian. hall in the presence of the Lord Mayor and the lAdy Mayoress, the aldermen , the sheriffs, and other members of the corporation. Thence they march two-and•two on their return through the grand w,loon, where the Lord Mayor, whole attended by his sword sod mace bearers, presents each of them with a gold or silver coin fresh from the Mint ; the Grecians receiving each a sovereign), the monitors halt s-crown, and the rest of the boys a shilling, with a glass of wine, and a couple of plumcakee as they take their leave. The Lord Mayor always wean his robe and badge of office on the occasion, as do the sheriffs and such of the aldermen who choose to attend. and altogether the spectacle is very picturesque. The ceremony earls by the Lord Mayor pre senting a fourpeany piece each to such children as happen to be present and do not belong to the schooL SPECIAL SEUVICI:23 AT ST. Psres.—The following is the list of the preachers for the month of April the Dean of Chichester (Dr. Hook) ; 10th, the Rev. T. 8. Howson, Principal of Collegiate Institution, Liverpool ; 17th, the Rev. H. P. Liddell, Student of Christ Church. Oxford; 24th, the Rev. W. M'Murrsy. D. D., rector of Niagara, Upper Canada. The special services will close in April. Tan FISHING SIILSON.—The fishing season has commenced in earnest in Conn Lake, Anglesey, and other well preserved lakes in North Wales. Some excellent sport bee been had and splendid trout captured, many weighing 21b. sod upwards. A gentleman trawling for pike the other day is the river Des, below Glaoderr, near Corwin. with a small trout bait. booked two salmon weighing 4llb. and 3ilb. respectively. This promises well for ample sport in the far-famed Dee (which is strictly preserved) daring the ensuing season. Now that a commission of inquiry has been instituted it is expected that the river Tat will be well supplied, as formerly, with plenty of salmon. RAILWAYS AND STEAMERS-REPORT OF A PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE. This morning was issued the report of a select committee of the House of Commons appointed to inquire into certain powers of railway orpropanisa. By the 142nd standing order of the house, railway companies are not permitted to obtain powers for the owning or using of steamboats for purposes of river or seagoing Willie, except on a special recommendation of the committee, to which is referred the consideration of the bill in which such powers are proposed to be taken. The com mittee report that they are unable to see why companies owning railways should not own steamers also, if it be ex pedient for the development of their traffic ; why, to the business of carrying by land, they should not add that of carryiag by sea. They accordingly recommend the rental of so much of the standing cedar referred to as applies to docks, piers, harbours, ferries, and steam vessels ; and the substitution of one to the following effect :—" No. 142. la every bill by which a railway company shall be authorised to constrict or enlarge, purchase, or take on lease, or otherwise appropriate any dock, pier, harbour, or ferry, or to acquire wed use asp steam vessels for the conveyance of goods or passengers, provision for preventing unreasonable charges, and for se curing equality of treatment and the due transmission of traffic, shall be made is such manner as shall appear to the committee on the bill adapted to the circumstances of the case." They think, however, as so application of the funds of a railway company to the purchase or hire of steamships cannot be held to have been contemplated by the first pro moters, or by those who have invested their capital in the undertaking, that with respect to every bill authorising a railway company to acquire or use any steam vessel, the provisions of the standing orders G 6 and 67, so far as they are applicable to such addi tional undertaking, ought to be obaerved. The same argu ments which apply to the case of steam vessels, appear to the committee to bear also on that of docks, piers, harbours, and ferries. The case of collieries, mined, and other enter prises distinct from the business of carrying passengers and goods, stands on a separate footing ; and on these latter questions no evidence has bees laid before them. Foo SIGNALS AND THE GUL► OF ST. LAWRENCE. —lt appears from a parliamentary return issued this morn ing that the Board of Trade sanctions the purehaee of one of Daboll's 32-inch fog trumpets for the earn of 930/. A ham of a smaller size is now at Dungeness. It aeons from the trials which have already been made, that the effective power of the trumpet is very seriously diminished when passing away from the line of the axis or mouth ; so much so, th►t whereas it was distinctly heard at a distance of two-anil-a half miles, when the Trinity House rummer was in the favourable position, it was necessary to approach within one-third of a mile when the vessel was at right eagles to the axis of the trumpet. "Thu," says the Secretary of the Marine Department of the Board of Trade, "is a serious defect ; for, whilst the trumpet with its slim directed out to sea might be heard distinctly by passing vessels, others might approach it on either aide, and run sabots is t►e adja cent bights of the coast without receiving ray winging, But prob►bly this defect could be remedied, sod it might be possible to contrive th►t the trumpet should revolve in an arc, so as to throw its whole or maximum sound seaward Toned the horizon." POOR LAWS AT GCERNBET.—This TOOTIIiDg strange ease bearing upon the adminietration of the Poor. law at Guernsey was made known is a return to parliament obtained by Mr. Alcock. It seems that la December last an old man, 77 years old, who moved to Gummy from Sopley, a pariah within the Christchurch Union, when a boy of 9, was put on board a steamer, sad shipped off to his "native parish," by order of a board at Guernsey. For half a century he had earned an honest livelihood at Guernsey as a boatman, but having lately broken his ribs, he was obliged to go into the hospital, and being considered to have obtained no settlement in the island, was sent away. The Poor.law Board agree with the guardians of the Christchurch Union, where the old man now la, that the case is a hard one, and the board suggest to the Home Secretary whether it would sot be advisable that some restrictions should be plead upon the power of removal from the Channel Islands, similar to those which exist in the law of England. If a pauper had been born in Guernsey, and had resided for the requisite period in any union or parish in England, he would have been exempt by the law of England from the Lability to be removed from England to Guernsey. L , 1 . CANADA COMPANY.--(THIS DAY.) This afternoon the annual general court of pro prietors of the above company was held at the company's offiosa, East India Avenue, Fast India-house, Leadenhall street ; Sir MINT° FARQC BAR, M.P., in the chair. The'report of the directors stated that the inquiry for land in Canada was becoming more active, aol the trade of the provisos was gradually reoovering from its late depression. The farmers as a body were doing well ad making steady proven. Regret was expressed at the loss sustained by the board by the retirement, during ill-health, of Mr. I. Franks, for so many yeah the ads governor of the company. The report concluded with the following sum of the com pany's transactions in Canada since the 31st ber. (to which date the yearly accounts are made up), to the 4th instant:—" land sold, 300 acres, at 335. Id. per acre ; land Issued. 3,756 acres, at 47.. 9d. per acre ; Land leased converted to freeholds, 5,541 acres, at 335. 7d, per acre. Receipts of money, 19009/. currency. viz. :—Oa amount of purchase-mo!ey, 10,974/. ; ditto, rent and interest, 6,092(.; ditto timber, go:: 2,113!.; remitted home by the eonnahriooers, 10,0001. sterlieg." The report war adopted. Sir Moto Farquhar was elected governor is the room at Mr. Biddalph, deoesaed. LONDON AND PARIS_HOTEL COMPANY. (THIS DAY.) To-day, at noon, the first half-yearly genund meeting of proprietors of the above company was held at the Wellington, St. Junes's-street. The report of the directme, which wee adopted. states that they have taken steps to sequin the following valuable properties, niunely London, the Wellington and adjoining house, and the St. James's Club, St. Jamm's-street ; in Folkestone, the West Cliff Hotel ; and in Paris. Maurice's Hotel, Rae de Riven ; but in consequence of the full amount of capital not having been subscribed they have thought it prudent to re. nouns foe the present the idea of purchasing any property at Boulogne. The directors remind the shareholders that the vendors of the several hotels have each guaranteed a minimum return of 6 per cent. on the porches money daring the brat year, while any surplus profit ebore 6 per cent. will belong to the company. and an express condition in the mai of the English properties precludes the directors from ioterferinF in the management during that period. The year dunog which the 6 per cent. is guaranteed will expire in respect of the English properties on the Zird of June next, and the directors are mewed by the vendors of these properties, who are now managing them, that in both cases there is every expectation of • profit above the amount guaranteed. In respect of the St. James's-street property the directors have acquired and paid for the whole of the several lease hold interests in the estate, comprising the Wellington, the house adjoining, and the St. James's Club, together with the valuable furniture and contents. The purchase of the free hold will shortly be completed in accordance with the con tract. The portion of this property forming the St. Jamw's Club falling in on the lit of May next has been redet to the same tenants at an increased rent of 33 per cent. per mown. The directors have also taken the house knows as the Volunteer &twice Club oa favourable terms, for the pur- pose of carrying oa that club, which, being worked in ma ne:ion with the Wellington. ma be conducted profitably to the company. The lease of the West Cliff Hotel at Folke stone has been completed and paid for, and the parches of the Hotel Maurice et Paris has been completed. SCINDE RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.) This afternoon the ninth annual general meeting of the proprietors of the Sas& Railway (Indus Steam Flotilla, Puujeub, sad Delhi Railways) Compaoy, was held at the London Tavern ; Mr. W. P. ANDREW in the chair. The reports of the several nedertakinp, which hare been already published, were token as read, and were agreed to. The retiring directors and auditor were re-sleeted, and a cordial vote of thanks was given to the chairman. Lord Stamford and several proprietors of racing studs have visited Newmarket for the inspection and arraegentent at their hones preparatory to the forthoomicg meetings, which will open as Use 11th of ApriL The year 1863 concluded in Chili with the terrible conflagration of the Cathedral of Santiago. where 2,000 ladise were burnt to death. The year 1564 has opened gloomily for that country. Oo the 11th of January a dread. ful earthquake happened at Copiapo. It was distinguished for its prolonged and deafening detonatioos. Simultaneously with the earthquake a new volcano burst out about *AO league distant from Oopiapo, in a chain of mount ins hoe. dories on Bolivia. During last month specie to the value of 6,090,358 dollars passed over the Isthmus of Panama from Caldoroia for England, and to the value of 1,3214,648 dollars for New York. Mer.eu 20.—The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Winston J. Trowbridge as cooed at Barbados' for the United States of Amends.— Glarefre. 31u. &gate, M.P.—We regret to announce that Joh. Steele. Esq.. the liberal member for Cocaermouth, has linos Tuesday been very seriously indisposed at his seat, Derwent Bank, where he had come down from London to spend his Easter norm Dr. Henry Bell has been mire nutting in his attendance upon him, and on Sunday be wee able to leave his room far a abort titne. The greatest are, however, will be required to enable the worthy member to resume his parliamentary duties this session. —(' o stlgrloA Pw-quet. SAYARE AFFRAY ON SHIPROARD.—The ship Van couver. which arrived in Liverpool yesterday, when off Anilwch (en the Welsh coast), was the scene of a garage attack by George Miller, the first mate, upon a seaman named Fairfield. The two men had some angry words. situ the plate pushed Fairfield off the deck, aid afterwards seising aa axa, modem, attack upon him with it. Fairfield averted hie head—ens be would have been killed on the spot—and receive:l.th* first blow on his left shoulder. which was wounded severely. Miller inflicted several other blows with the age, and bad it not been for the inter. fences of a man named Power, Fairfield's life would have been sacrificed. It is stated that the captain (Harrison) witnessed the outrage, but did not interfere. When the Vancouver arrived in the Mersey. Fairfield escaped on board a steam tug, but the police ire on the look out for him. The wounded man has been placed under medical are. WHAT TR TOMES WANT.—Believing this view to be in soeordases with reason—seeing, too, that oonosnion rather exasperates than diminishes the virulence of the North—wehave, while admitting that it is better to stand neutral so long as the Confederates seem able to achieve their owo independence, never disguised our opinion • , ,a• reoard for our own welfare should had eren bn foe , weempassy, to prevent the calamity of their sultiugo 7, -”. Aad what feelings would be ours if the South, being subju gated, and the North, frenzied with the conquest, being at war with us, we should be forced to remember that our owa unjust and weak concenions had contributed in slight degree to produce the catastrophe • Maga:lnc for April. i ha tha 22 , sad Oa the coo life offe vin Dail to 1 wor cab iad Wb be t driv 6 o'c Wiz Lon diffi Dor the lett cop tiot sib: eon