The Express. — London, England, 1864-04-13 00:00:00

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Vining, Nelson, Wier: liesleases Nana and Kale lavllls.—THE - 00111,DY giNORS. News. Vining, Nelson, and the Brothels Webb. —And I/YAWING-NOUN, SZCOND FLOOR.. AND Arm& 1 ! IrC117 IL Tins VANDAL A DAY PAUL llearlddlorrob alln E. Lamina—And BIM DlWolfll6 ilessza. P. Morton, Au hale. r mere, afortland, Charles, and Jordan; Mona Tarn Loran. and 11Introrthy, and Ma Lae. WLITAIIII IA lets HVICRTNO. ERZ LIETTIANILD MARRIAGE. lira 8. law and all the CcGapsoy.-3 RE GREAT GHORT zrrs.:T —4.I.IOILEAH Master Percy Roselle and MIN C. Bt. Cur. —Aud PALL THE SHOWMAN.—Coenmence 6i. KWH WATIUR AT LONDON BEIDel_ =3 DAT Sh. tin ....Altsmoas. di. Pa. Alortites. Th. Us— .Allarooos. 711. 47m. LOYDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13. Ir is satisfactory to find the heads of both of the governing parties declaring their attachment to a policy of peace. The language of the Earl of DERBY en htonday was more explicit than any which he had before employed with reference to this war. He said :—" I entirely concur in what the noble Earl " (Russzii.) has said with regard to the policy of " this country being a peace policy—a policy of " avoiding the horrors of war." Those who have oeasured the course followed by Ministers have been so freely accused of desiring to plunge the country into an unnecessary war, that this dis avowal was by no means uncalled fur. Ministers now profess the most pacific sentiments. Earl Bus-sr-Li. justly points out that war would im peril the splendid prosperity of which Mr. GLAD ri,,NE's Budget is but one of the expansions. We are a highly-taxed and heavily-indebted peo- ple, and we must be solicitous for our industry and commerce, which furnish the means of meeting our engagements, rather than yield to the temptation to make a figure in European war. But have the acts of the Government or its language to foreign Powers been consistent with these pacific profes sions! Earl Russr.m. himself tells us, what we knew before from the despatches, that in January last he endeavoured to get France and Russia to join us in giving material aid to Den mark, and that the reason why we did not give that aid was not because we were committed to a policy of peace and neutrality, but because we found neither of the great Powers ready to join us in a war. We led Denmark to expect our aid, and we led Germany—or rather we used language which would have led Germany, if the faith of her statesmen had been equal to that of the Danes— to expect our hostility. It is now indeed claimed as a merit of the Government that it carefully ab stained from promising to help the Dania. But we all know the memorable declaration of the Punting that in a defensive war the Danes should not stand alone, and the constant language of our representative at Copenbagen was, "Unless " you do such and such things, we cannot assist " you." The Earl of DERBY was thus fully justified in stating that the Government had given a distinct and direct pledge, on which the Danes placed re liance. Neither the pledges to the Danes nor the threats to the Germans have been fulfilled, and it is of the conduct of the Government in thus creating a situa tion so galling to the proper pride of every Eng lishman that we and those who think with us have complained. The great mistake which Earl Rt - sezu. and Lord PaLailavros have made is in supposing that a Government which, like that of England, is notoriously bound over in heavy securities to keep the peace, can play the part of an arbitrator of continental politics at the cheap prioe of strong words. It seems to be the standing infirmity of our statesmen to exaggerate the direct influence of English sentiment upon the acts of foreign go vernments and peoples. Indirectly that influence is no dnibt immense. But the effect upon the active policy of • foreign State at a particular tuo went is invariably in proportion to the belief en tertained respecting the probability of sentiment pulling into resolve and action. No government or people was ever yet deterred from the pursuit of an object on which it bad set its mind by the mere fear of our bad opinion. When 3L DI BISMARCK., hesitating about the invasion of a country, is told that the British Government will not witness such an act with indifference, he only inquires whe ther the intimation is significant of war. Bat the statesmen of Austria and Prussia know that, so far from the British Government intend ing to make war, its utmost endeavours will be exerted to save them from the consequences in the form of war which their own aggression is calcu lated to produce. They see that not only we will sot fight them ourselves, but we will, if passible, protect them from the natural results of their own imprudence. After all the strong language we have used to denounce their misdeeds, we incite them to ' come into a friendly Conference and state the terms on which they will desist from their aggres- ' non ; and it even seems from what was said en Monday night that, pending the meeting of that assembly, good manners require that we should abstain from expressing an opinion on the atrocities of which they are guilty in Sleswig. Before the invasion of Denmark we used to say that the German Powers must venture on that course at their own risk and peril, and that Aus tria in particular would be restrained by fear of movements in her disaffected provinces from carrying on a protracted war in the North of Europe. But this is precisely what Earl Itcssrm. Breads, and helpless Denmark is being dragged into a place where she will confront vindictive enemies without finding a single powerful friend, in order to put an end to dangers which are no more aura than they are those of France, and not nearly so much so as they are those of Austria and Prussia. When it is • question of defending Denmark against an iniquitous invasion, Earl RUSSELL sees dearly, that the peace of Europe is of importance as serious to France and Russia as it is to na, and is content to decline the honour of measures for preserving it alone : but that consideration does not restrain him from employing all the influence of England to bring about a Conference which can have no other effect than to coerce the Danes to accept terms they are ready to die rather than alit. This office may be as necessary I. . - as it is ungracious, but we 'Should be glad if it had been in other hands. Von is no reason why this country should put ANN forward to promote territorial, constitutional, or dynastic settlements on the Continent. Indeed, Lord WODEHOCIB; who has seen more than any of us of this Danish question at Berlin, Vienna, and Copenhagen, tells us that " the position "in which this country, France, and Russia " were now left inspired him with consi• " derable doubt as to the expediency of such " treaties as that of 18ii2." He added that "the " reputation of this country on the Continent " bad been referred to, and he entirely concurred " in the remark that this country should not un " necessarily interfere in the various affairs of " Europe. He should say that the British Govern " went should interfere in them as seldom as poi " Obis, but, if led to interfere, it should be in a " manner to make the country respected." And, common-place as the remark may seem, one more sensible and useful has not been made throughout this long-drawn controversy. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Ina 12. HER MAJESTY'S INSPECTORS OF SCHOOLS. Edneation,—Motion made, and qunition put, " That in the opinion of this house, the mutilation of the report. of her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools, and the exclusios from them of statements sod opinions adverse to the educational views entertained by the committee of coun cil, while matter favourable to them is admitted, are violations of the nadersteadiag wader which the appoiat meat of the inepeotom was ongiaelly sazietioued byz liameot, sad tend windy to destroy the value of report Lord Robert Cecil :)—The home divided; Ayes, 101 ; Noes, 93. . . . AYH& Annieley. CoL Hardy, J. Peacock., G. IL AsteU, J. H. Hay, BLr J. C. Pea" E. Barrow, W. H. coley, J. W. Peel, J. Beecrott, 0. A. entail, T. B. Powell, F. 8. B. *BA t oo z,kiir dam Lord abbard, J. 0. Qidna, P. 0. W. cargio. W. W. net. G. W. = 6 4 .11. , Sir IL W. Cartwright, CoL eliewicli, 8. T. Base, W. A. Cochrane, L. D. canard. B. W. Scott, Lard H. Collins, T. natchhtill, W. F. Selwyn, C. J. Cahill., G. Hnighthd. B. =er .i ll i.. D. Dimseli. Et. Lacers, Sir E. Du Can*. C. Leader, N. P. Smith. Bar F. Deane, Col Le-ke, Sir H. Some.. J. Farm. CoL Letroy, A. Stanhope, J. B. lamellar. Sit H. Logh, W. J. °Maley, Lord largemott. Sir J. Leele. W. Strawy, Blr H. Fltagereld, W. B. Liddell, H. G. Wilma. H. Forams., W. S. Loraine, Lord Sertees. H. E. Fraser. Blr W. Lowther. Cal. Taylor. Col Garrey, Hr W. leCann. J. Tomlin., G. Gard. B. & M•Core Mk. W. Torre," R. George J. Marivoy, E. Terser, C. il i Jii. k Cal. G. Maguire. J. F. 11,1mr, B. Vance, J. o~ Vantittart, W. Gore, J. B. Manners, Lord!. Ty... CoL Greene& G. HI W. A. Walpole, S. H. Greene, J. Mowbrsy. J. N. Waterhouse, S. Gregory, W. H. Nicol, W. Whiteside, J. Grey de Wllton,Via. Noel, G. J. Williams, W. Griffith, C. D. North. Col. Woodd, & T. GrolMn, Sir Z. Northeote, 81r S. Hallburton, T. C. (Mawr Don, The TELLERS. Hamilton, Major Parka C. W. Cecil, Lord R. Hardy, G. Pakington, Sir J. Walter, J. - NOBS. Acton, Sir I. Evart, J. C. DLoghlen, Sir C. M. Ayrtan, A. S. Finlay, A. S. Oaken% IL B. Unwell. J. Forster, C. Podium L Baring. T. G. Forteacue, C. S. French, Col. =Lord A. Barak Si. T. , SD B. Barley, T. Giboon, T. H. Pareenica, Vied. Black, A. Gilpin, C. Peel, F. Blencowc, J G. Gladstone, W. Ponder, J. Banyan.). P. P. Gower, G. W. Pinney, CoL Bruceton, T. W. GrenielL H. L Pollard.rquhart,W. Briscoe, 1. I. Grey, Sir G. Trice, B.G. Brute. Lord E. Hadfield. 0. Itamsden, sir J. Bruce. H. A. Henderson, J. Selomons, Ald. Buller. Sit A. W. Hodgkinaoe, IL Scioisdeld, W. Barton. C. Hutt, W. Sidney, T. Cardwell, IL Ingham, 8.. Smith, J. B. Clay, J. Clifford. C. C. Knstchbull-linges Smith, Angering sea F. Sykes, CoL Cobbett, J. M Layerd, A. B. Trelawny, Sir J. Cobden, R. Leferre, 0. J. Turner, J. A. Calllar, SDP. P. Lindsay, W. S. Verney, Mr H. Cowper, W. F. Lowe, R. Villiers, C. P. Coi, W. Mackie, J. Warner, L Crowdey, Slz V. Martin, P. W. Wegnelin, T. M. Delital. S. Martin. J. Whitbread, S. Davey. I. Mille J. IL White, L. Denman, G. Moor H. Wood, Sir C. nillwyn, L. L Morr ie. D. Woods, H. Dodson, J. 0. Neste, C. Duke, Sir J. Sonia, J. T. TILLXRS. Dural; Sir D. O'Brien. Bit P. Brand, H B Evans. Sir De L. 0,107. Or I. Dunbar, Sir W. Swart, W. oMagan, T. GENERAL GARIBALDI'S MOVEMENTS. (THIS DAY). This morning, at an early hour, about half-past 10 o'clock, General Garibaldi left Stafford House in a carriage and pair, and visited Earl Russell. The general was accompanied by Mr. H. Ne gretti. The interview lasted about half an hour. The General and M. Negretti afterwards called upon Mr. Seely, at Prince's-gate. At 1 o'clock the general, accompanied by the Duke of Sutherland, Signor Menotti, and Signor Guerzoni, left Stafford House for Woolwich Arsenal to inspect the works. The general, having expressed a wish to see some steam ploughing, the Doke of Sutherland has made arrangements for the purpose on Friday next, when a visit will be paid to Bedford. It is definitely arranged, we believe, that on Tuesday evening next, the 19th, the general and suite will pay a visit to Her Majesty's Theatre. Great preparations are being made for this event by Mr. Mapleson, the manager. The box will be in the centre of the house. At the Crystal Palace concert, on Saturday, the most eminent artistes from the two opera-houses will appear, forming a remarkable and almost unparalleled combination. They will include Signore Fricci, Vitali, Bettelbeim, ?ideas, and Signors Mario, Giuglini, Graziani, Neri-Baraldi, Colones., Bassi, Mazzetti, Gasperoni, and Mr. Santley. The chorus also will be both numerous and effective. The concert will be under the direc tion of Signor Arditi. trbe Court. WDMSOR CASTLE, Ann.l2. The Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Mary of Cambridge, attended by Lady Geraldine Somerset and Captain Ellis, arrived at the Castle yesterday afternoon on a visit to her Majesty. The Queen, moomponied by Princess Helena, milked and drove in the grounds this morning. A deputation of manufacturers of the Staffordshire Potteries, consisting of Mr. M. D. Hollins, Chairman of the Clamber of Commerce, Mr. E. Wedgwood (Turista), Mr. Haddock (Burslsm), Mr. It. Edwards (Longport), Maim Livialey and Bishop (Healey), and Mews. Webberley and Bullock (Doefftca) ; also a deputation from the clergy and laity of the rural delusory of Stoke-upon-Trent, represented by the Rev. Sir 1.. T. Starner, Bart., Rector of Stoke ; and a deputation from the working classes of the Staffordshire Potteries, rspreseated by Daniel Alloock anti William Charl ton. working potters, had each an interview with the Right Hoa. Sir George Grey, at the Houle-office, oo Monday lean The deputations were severally iatrodriced by Mr. Alderman Copeland, M.P. ; Mr. H. It. Greaten, M.P. ; Mr. C. B. Adderbsy, M.P. ; Viscount Ingestre, M.P. ; and Mr. Thos. Salt, M.P. Despatches Were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian base& The Duke of Newcastle was reported to be much better yesterday. His Excellency the Hanoverian Minister is ex pected at the residence of the legsAias in Grosvenor-place is a few days from Hanover. Captain and Mrs. Washington Hibbert enter tained at dinner on Monday evening, at their residence in Do►eraLeet. his Excellency the Minister of the Nether lands, his Emsnem the Saxon Minister, the Marchioness of Clainioarde, the Marchioness of Lothian, the Earl of Coventry, Viscount Hamilton, M.P., Plenums and Via. countess Stratford de Radcliffe, Lord sad Lady Sondes and Hos. Mims Millen Lord Harris, Lord Redesdale, Lady prisms Gordon, Sir Rowland Brriogtos, and Mr. Paton Mrs. Ribbed subsequently had as evening party. Queues Couson, Coat —(From our own Correspondent.)—Dian.nr, Aran, 12.—The Bane•Bullen controversy has come to an Agape terialaanon. When the visitation at the Queen'. College, Clark, opened this morn ing, the counsel for Sir Robert Ham read a letter from Dr. Buller, withdrawing completely the nylons charges made against Sir Robert in connexion with the burning of the college, and tendering so ample apology. The toed Chan oellor said he would forward the letter to the government. ?sows& TIMIDAT. =MAT. W. to S. and 8.1., ran- In NOME. &Z. to LW. sad ix., dente. fine. Qum meditate is trash, with NUM shower& 4 above. Lto 8. and &W., WsarSon. moderato to fresh, Aso N.rro ei r.. and 8., Swims's. Lto S. sad &W., too. fresh to light, tins. dents to tree& gene rally Aos. NE to 8.Z., trash. doe. EMMY. As nest shove. Notthent=Scotand. Washes: Ireland. Wake, sad &l laado'. sootesro.Zsgttelt Channel sod Macy Bey. Bestir& aketward Busload sod lislageland. _ifpnriEspA.7 F.VENIIG, I ,AFRIL 13, 1i64. - ' - LATEI 1N111141.10/11WIL I ?MIMICS. ATTEMPTED ASS LITLT ON THE ENTRENCHMENTS. 00P10/11AGEN, Ana 11, 9 Ax. This morning the enemy attempted an assault upon Bastion No. 8, which totally failed. A weaker attack on our left wing likewise failed. The Minister of War has received the following report of the affair from the commander-in-chief : " Early this morning the enemy alarmed both wings of our position. Being met by a cannonade from our batteries and approaches, he retreated." • '"3-• ADIEBRiCA. (sssieve ramosatts.) The Arabia arrived at Queenstown at 9 p.m. yesterday, with 180 mangers and 18,300 dollars in specie. She landed 106 sacks of mails and 11 passengers, and proceeded for Liverpool at 9.15 p.m. All welL The Arabia had experienced very severe easterly gales (Per tie Arabia.) NEW YORK, Masai 29, Exam. Forrest's cavalry, estimated at 5,000 strong, his captured, burned, and sacked Paducah and Union City, Kentucky. Forrest afterwards attacked IFort Blow, Paducah, occupied by 800 Federal", but wali repulsed. The F ederal gunboats subsequently shelled Paducah, calming Forrest to retreat towards Columbus. The Confederates are in strong force at Dalton, Tennessee, in the Federal front. They have 3,000 cavalry beyond Dalton. It is reported that Bishop Polk is reinforcing Johnston. Longstreet's cavalry has arrived at Marietta, Georgia. General Grant has visited Washington, but has returned to the army of the Potomac. It is re ported that Grant will appoint bl'Clellan and Fremont to active service. The Federal army on the frontier of Arkansas has left Fort Smith for Northern Texas. President Lincoln has issued a proclamation announcing an amnesty. The proclamation does not apply to persons in military, naval, or civil custody, or on parole. Commissioned civil, naval, and military officers can administer oaths. The steamers Alice and Haase left Wilmington on the 12th. The America and City of Manchester have arrived out. (Par the Ana, by telegraph to Halifax.) NEW YORK, Hawn 31, Roman. General Banks's advance has reached Alexandria. Money easy. Gold 643 per cent. prem. NEW YORK, Masai 31, Evalmex. Forrest's cavalry, after burning Paducah, Ken tucky, has advanced within eight miles of Columbus. Another large Confederate force is concentrated at Pound Gap, supposed to be intended for the invasion of Kentucky. Serious riots have taken place at Charleston, Illinois, caused by disputes between the Copper head and Repulican politicians. The Copperkad rioters, 1,500 strong, are entrenched "hear Charleston, A large number of troops has been sent to quell the riot. The Africa and North American have arrived out. The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury at New York has been issuing gold certificates for duties, fixing every morning at per cent. below the opening market price of gold. Gold has fluctuated since Monday between 68 and 63 per cent. prem. NEW YORK, Aran. 1, Mozmwo. Generals Grant and Meade have left Washing ton for Fortress Monroe. Money easy. Gold 673 per cent, prem. The government rate for gold was fixed this morning at ' 65. The market has since advanced to the above quotation. . . IEW YORK, APZIL 1, Arrvoom. Money easy. Gold, 66i per cent. prem. Ex change on London, 180}. Stocks very firm ; New York Centrals, 144 ; Illinois, 149 ; Erie, 124 g. Six per Cent. United States Bonds, 114. NEW YORK, Aran 1, livanira. The Confederates have made a reconnaissance from Alexandria up the Red RivertoNatchitoochee, capturing 200 prisoners and four cannon. ;Aro" - ' ~G PERVERTED HElitk WORSHIP. Day by day since filineral Garibaldi's arrival in d he has been deluged with correspondence l o li f i r kinds. Not merely has he received letters having a definite and legitimate aim, but advice, tracts, prophecies, and pamphlets have poured in with a fecundity perfectly astonishing to those of his staff whose duty it is to open and submit to the general the communications sent. Pre-eminent amongst the letter-writers have been enthusiastic autograph-hunters , who, without previous know ledge of the general, without either introduction to, or the faintest claim upon him, have written in shoals for specimens of his handwriting. He begins, with characteristic good nature, by readily complying with these somewhat inconsiderate requests. The autographic &melte has, however, grown by what It fed upon, and the number of daily applications has; increased almost with the rapidity of the nails in the horseshoe. As it would probably keep a clerk of average industry fully employed were written answers to be sent to each of these applicants, and as the gentlemen who act as private secretaries to the general are already worked to the full extent of their powers, it is hoped that the non-acknowledgment of requests for an autograph will be attributed not to dis courtesy, but to its being as impossible to comply as it is to give a written refusal. The physical powers even of heroes are finite, and as no one would wish that during the remainder of the general's stay in England he should be excluded from visitors, shut out from seeing and being seen, and be chained to his desk solely to gratify young ladies by writing "Giuseppe Garibaldi" for their albums, it is to be hoped, in the interests of the public at large, that he ill see the wisdom of abiding by the resolution hinted at, and will peremptorily, but silently, decline requests which it is scarcely delicate to make. Whilst on this subject we have to allude, as we do with infinite pain, to an act of Vandalism such as we would have fain believed impossible in England. The tree planted by General Garibaldi in the garden of the Poet Laureate on Friday last, had two of its branches torn off during the night of Saturday. It was carefully watched by Mr. Tennyson's gardener until after dark, but between bedtime on Saturday and the morning of Sunday was so mutilated that the beauty of its foliage is permanently and seriously marred. The tiny tree itself possessed previous interest of association : it was valued for the Cal , cumstances under which it had been procured and presented to Mr. Tennyson, who has now the mor tification of feeling that its crowning honour—that of being re-set by Garibaldi—has been its bane. Whilst the injuries done to this plant (Wellingtonea girsdes) were being pointed out to the present writer, be heard with mortification of the indecent intrusion to which Mr. Tennyson is exposed. Strangers are found from time to time seated in his garden, peering in at his windows, wandering freely through his grounds. From the lawn in front, when conversing with his family in assumed privacy, he has, on casually looking up, discovered an enterprising British tourist taking mental notes of his conver sation from the branches of a tree above. Mr. Tennyson has been compelled to make fences, raise embankments, train foliage, and in fact half fortify his house, and in spite of all is not permitted to ' enjoy what azy of our resident so circumstanced would expect to enjoy as a thing of course—the quiet freedom of a country home. We have given the date of this last outrage, the place of its occurrence, and a description of the thing stolen. If we cannot bring the paltry offender to justice, we shall at least prevent his boasting of his pilfered treasure, and it is for Mr. Tennyson's admirers to consider whether, for the sake of our reputation as a not uncivilized people, it be not possible to teach the album-fillers, autograph-bunters, and relic mongers of Cockney drawing-rooms, that neither burglarious entrance nor felonious abstraction is a form of hero-worship consonant with the national taste. MUSIC. ROM& ROMS. Ana 12. The Pope paid a visit to-day to the extramural church of St. Agnes. His Holiness was much cheered by the people. Rome is illuminated this evening. WALK MADRID, Alma It The ministry have stated, in reply to a question in the (tortes, that they will energetically carry on the war until the submission of St. Domingo be obtained. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (molt ova °war PARIS. TUSIIDAT EVINOIG. The Corps Legislatif, after a very long roma, in consequence of no business being ripe for its atten tiou, is about to have some debating. The bill fixing 100,000 as the contingent of recruits for the year will be opposed on Thursday by M. Picard, who will move that the number be reduced to 80,000. It is needless to say that he will obtain but few supporters, notwithstanding that the budget committee, thereby echoing the undoubted opinion of the country, pronounces so emphatically in favour of peace. The sugar bill will be taken on Friday ; and on Monday or Tuesday the dis cussion of the budget may be expected to com mence. The government has intimated, pretty distinctly, that the session will not be prolonged beyond the day at present fixed for its close, viz., May 4. Only about 12 days, therefore, can be given to the budget puma the bill on coalitions is to be thrown over till next year. Twelve days in EuglanJ would be thought a good deal for one object ; but here it is not much for a bill divided into so many heads, and connected with so many points of general policy. The budget, like the address, is made an excuse for speeches appa rently very wide of the mark, and which members are reduced to make as a set off against their ina bility to initiate bills or to ask questions. ♦ supplementary credit of 767,500 fr. has just been brought forward for additional pay to depu ties, in consequence of a prolongation of the session. The object for which this money is required appears printed in italics, with the view, it is sup posed, of stimulating the deputies to get through the budget within the time required of them lest it should be supposed that they are manosuvring to get another month's salary. It is not usual to divide a month, and there was once an instance of a prolongation for one day only, which necessitated an extra month's pay to every member. The Opinion Nationale, however, says that if these italics are meant to convey any insinuation against the deputies, the imputation is not fair. It is not their fault that the government has so managed business as to leave them two months, with nothing to do, and that the budget was kept back till February. It is said that the government means to put in force against Cardinal Bonald, the Archbishop of Lyons, who is now having a great fight with his clergy about the introduction of the Roman liturgy, that article of the organic laws which prohibits the importation of bulls from Rome. I hear that MM. Guizot and Villemain have de clined to attend the Shakespeare banquet at the Hotel du Louvre (the French one) because they think the management too revolutionary. M. Lamartine has also excused himself, but without amigning a reason. It is intended that this dinner shall be given at 2 o'clock, and it will be followed by a theatrical entertainment, in which M. Rou vribre will play some scenes from Hamlet. Letters from Victor Hugo and George Sand are expected to be read. The Bourse was more buoyant than it has been for a very long time. Bente rose 25c. for cash and 10c. for account, closing at 66fr. 25c. and 66fr. 300. blather rose 211 r. 25c. The railways were all fully 2fr. 50c. higher. THE SUEZ CANAL. The following relates to the Suez Canal : 21, Itemmt-street, Waterloo-place, Apra 6. 6ir,—Wal you permit me. through the medium of-your columns, to reply to the numerous inquiries I receive os the subject of the works of the Saes Canal, which are supposed to here bees interrupted in consequence of the differences between his Biennia. the Viceroy of Egypt and the Sues Canal Company. I beg to state that the works here not suffered any interruption, and are being pushed rigorously forward. The closroy having decided to leave all matters in dis pute to be arbitrated by the Emperor Napoleon, is order that they may be settled amicably and deasitively, his ExoelliitieT M. Doom de Limy@ Ism submitted to his Im perial Majarty • project destined to prepare the way for • 6 nal decision, and has, in conformity with the Emperor's orders, formed • COMM/WOG of inquiry for this object. It may farther be of interest to your readers to know that before the expiration of many months the number of English and Scotch engiseers, mechanise, and workmen located along the line of the canal works, with their wives and families, and more especially at Port Said, will equal, if not exceed, the number of French workmen employed on these works. The fears entertained by some of French influence and colonisation in Egypt, from their supposed preponderance, are thus entirely negatived, seeing that both England and France have the same opportunities opea to them in this respect. I bare the honour to be, sir, your very obedient ser►ant, Daum A. LLNGE, Director aad English Eepre• seatative a the Saes Canal Company. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) WUNIZSDAT, Ann 11, II L. B. 7L I Nara 89.0 1 1411 LbwUna 89.11 46 Leith 66 .06 44 Ardrosean IWO ,46 Greencastle.— '30.01 46. (Wirer lwo 49 Talent!, 89A6.62 Cape Clear 11e.% 60 Queloslown lOl6 60 Liverpool 38.01 ,40 Holyhead Pembroke ... • ; 60.07,47 '. Panne= /0.01'60 NM* 110.112 U L'Ortent 119.14 62 Rochefort 211.34 60 Plymouth 138.02 45 Weyntostli ..„ WU 49 Portsmouth 34.06 47' Leaden 20.13 46 Dover 60.1340 Torencettb 3O 13 46 Scarborough_ 30.1547 Melds 3015 46 Religolood IOW 61 S.& && Si. L 8 L &X N.S. N.E. N. L IL Fr.t. LILL &L I N. .14. 6 U b U— IS • : e 1 034 a O IA S ee • eb ILI • M ea IS • e b le e 4 f b I t b OOKKERCIAL IN'I'ELLIGENCE. Money easy. Exchange on London, 180 h to 18L Exchange on Paris, Si. 10c. Stocks firm and advanc ing. New York Centrals, 14.3 1 1 ; Illinois , 1481 ; Erie, 124 i ; Six per Cent. United States Bonds, 114. Cotton quiet. Flour slightly firmer ; ad vanced So. WSeat slightly firmer. Corn, provi sions, and coffee quiet. Sugar in extensive demand. Molasses very firm. Crude petroleum, 32} to 32} ; refined, 49 to 50. Gold 981 per ant. premium. (WiA Crooklaysa.) HALIFAX, Aram 2, 10 P.n. The Arabia, since leaving Boston, has had con tinuous easterly gales. A heavy and long spell of easterly winds has driven the ice from North Bay and scattered it profusely along the south coast. The harbour of Halifax has been blocked up for two days by a heavy field of ice, extending east and west, as far as the eye could reach. The Arabia arrived at 1.30 p.m. to-day. Her paddle-boxes have since been damaged by ice. She repairs, and leaves at 5 a.m. to-morrow, Sunday. There is no news of importance here. A letter from Rome, dated the 2nd, says : "The famed tragedian, Adelaide Ristori, hie revisited this city, which may he looked ou as her home, ad proposes giving six minim at the Apollo Theatre—rather • large house for anybody wilting to hear her distinctly. She bogies her reprenentations this among with her corolla di bettapho, Media." Tits REPRESENTATION OF Exetrmt.—Mr. Cole ridge, Q.C., the liberal candidate for the representation of the city of Exeter, addressed • public meeting at that plaos on Moodily night. He stated that, if elected, he would duly 000 sider the question of church rates. Let the dissenters dictate their own terms of exemption, aid, unless the measure in which those were embodied were absurd and unnameable be would be ready to support it. He hod been naked what be felt about the ballot, and he had in answer said simply and shortly, " I shall vote for the ballot." Bat be was bound, as an honest man, to say that his opinion was that the ballot world do neither the good nor the hare, I that its advocates and its °pommel thought that it would. He believed it would teed to Quiet sd to lessen expense, and therefore to lemmas the honesty ad sim plicity of oar elections ; is exceptional cues it would I enable a voter to escape coercion, and give an uncontrolled vote ; and as this could be dose without harm to the state, he would readily, for the sake of these advantages, Rapport it. As he wooeived that individual freedom was mainly dm to the ilfiltillOO of local centres of self-government, so therefore, every -coin for osetralkation should meet with his strenuous opposition. Like his friend Sir Jobs Bowring, he did not believe is • omennative reaction, and that the people of this country wars prepared for years of tory government and class empire. A government the most powerful in the world was, with a vigorous opposition panting for "the sweets of power, always at • dieadvan. tags ; but that there was anything like as intention to go beak, or confide the government to Mr. Disraeli and his Mends, was what he begged leave utterly to doubt. A resolution was carried unanimously. expressing the deep regret of the meeting at the retirement of Mr. Dinit, and its cordial acceptance of Mr. Ooleridge in his room. Leaman= ELECTION.—The nomination of can didates to till the nosacy in the representation of Lam/as ter caused by the retirement of Mr. W. J. Garnett took I place at the Bowe-hall yesterday. There were three . midi dates nominated. Mr. W. A. F. &main, of Vestue hell. mar Nightoo, Mr. E. IL Foe wick. of Burrow-ball, near Lancaster, mad Mr. F. Somerville Heed, ni London. The writ for the electioe of • member to represent the borough is parliament having been read Mr. &widen was put in somfeatiaa, and he then prooeeded to address the electors. Hs stated that his political prieeiples were eossereative, and that if he were returned he should seder your to give the party led by Lord Derby a consistent sup port. Mr. Newish next addressed the shekel. He avowed himself • thorough liberal, sad to the obsolete opinion of conservatism. 4° M t ni=r i ii be should Dago to the poll this time, but do so at the dingle. tics of parliament. If he. were ever returned to peril/ mast, he should ester the Howe of COMMON as a indepeedest member. Mr. Head, having stated hl ml col opinion', which, under the eireemeteseee, do sot call for recapitulation, a Mow el hands sou then ca_ll ,for and it was in favour of Mr. Fenwick. A poll was demanded en behalf of Mr. &traders. MONDAY POPULAR CONCERTS. The great attraction of the concert of Monday was** re-appearanoe of Sired, who has just returned to Undue, to •dd • new and most weloome feature to the musical eotertainments of the sawn. There is no greater violinist living than &rod. sad hie perfarmassoer deem' a peculiar charm from the grace sad beauty of his me Italian style. DRAMA. DRURY-LANE. Although we have a vague recollection of a Freech ooromlietts with the title of Uw Poisson d'Avril, we have no meson to doubt that the faros by Mesers. W. Balogh sad A. Halliday, produoed at this home as Ilooday cussing with the title of An April Pool. is really "amend °Fiona'," as staked in the bills. Though brought as st • l►te hour, its success was complete sod well deser►d. The first pert of hug Henry the Fourth, with the magnifioent battle of Shrewsbury, still draw, to this home crowded 'lndian:es. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL. A public dinner in aid of the funds of this most nimbi' clarity was hold kit tight at Wins. rooms, Mr. Caaaccs 'Moms is tbs During the peat year a slight improvement has taken lam in the position of the charity, there having hero as inseam of subscription and an addition being made to the investment. At the mar time there is • yearly deficit of so less than 4,0001., whisk i a subject of very serious coo sideration. The value of the institatioe is attested by the fact that upwards of 1,200 in.prieets re aramdly ad mitted, 6,000 out-patients are yearly attended to, aed nearly 9,000 casualties relieved. The annual coot of maintaining the hospital is about 6,5001. a year, but the total berate from all sourer does not amount to more than 2,6201. Her Majesty sad the Prince °IOWA.' have both given their sepport to the charity, which from the great benefit's it oosfen upon the public at large is in every way deserving of support. Among the gentlemen pressor in Mr. John Forster, Dr. Roget, Mr. A. W. Jaffrey, Mr. R. N. Fowler, Mr. Wm. Fowler, Mr. Enfield, Mr. Brehoff, Mr. Julia' Goldamid, Mr. Jan Hey wood, F.R.S., Professor Masson, Henry Kiegsley, Major Tom Hughes. Mr. Macmillan, Mr. Shirley srooks, and about 100 other guests. In the course of the evening subieriptioes and donations to the amount of 1.5001. odd were announced. The musical arrangerueuts, which were under the direction of Mr. Wilhelm Gana, were very effective. Lord 8.. Cecil intends tomorrow to move an address for copy of all oorreeposdosee relating to the dis missal of Mr. Morell from the office of her Majesty's Bowie catholic impactor of schools. Mr. Hubbard tomorrow will ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he proposes to reoeact the imams tax as it stood at the "lose of 1863, or whether he propose' soy, and, if any, whet, change I. its provisions. In committee of Ways and Means, Sir Henry Willoughby will call the attention of the committee to the fact that stock in trade in practice is exempted from burdens of taxation to which homes sad buildings an exposed ; and will move a resolution that in any remission of lire insurance duty the remission should be made on hones and buildings. Mr. Adderley, on the 10th o Msy, will move "That this house, having considered the minute of conocil of the 11th day of March. 1864, on endowed school■, is of opinion th►t it does not meet the objecWom made to the minute of the 19th day of May. 1863." Mr. Peacocks intends, on the 19th, to move, as an amendment to Mr. Osborne's motion on Deomark, "That this house, without expressiog any (minim as to bow it baa been carried out, approves the avowed policy of bar Majesty's governmeot in maintaining the treaty of Loudon of 1852, and in calling on the Danish government to fulfil the promisee which it made to the two gnat German pewees is 1851.2" Lord Robert Montagu, on the Nth, will propose a soled committee os the utilisable of the sewage of town. Yesterday evening an elaborate lecture was &dime& by his Emboss, Cordial Wiseman to a very warms sadism' in the Architectural Ilsneum, Smith Kensington Museum, os the following subject, "Judging from the put and the present, what us the grespeole for good architecture in London r IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(Taus DAY.) Tk• SPILIMI, took the choir shortly sitar 12 o'clock. BsaNnerLE ELECiION. The following members were swore at the table se the committee to hy the merits of the petition against the election of Mr. Lloyd for Barnstaple :—Mr. F. Goldsmid, Mr. Humphrey, Mr. Dunlop, Mr. Herres, sod Mr. &later- Booth. COUNTY FRANCHISE BILL Mr. L KING, in moving the sewed radio(' of this bill, said that there was a singular unanimity on both aides of tb• house in favour of an exteosioo of the musty franchise, and if a measure, having this object in view, had eat pared loog ago it was because the principle of the bill was mixed up with other matters which were sot regarded with so much favour. The principle of the bill was sot Dew. and it was admitted by all partite. The only Tondos, th erefore, wee se to the limit of the treat/doe. The object of the bill was to give represents. two to interests which were not DOW represented. The 50/, voters in counties wore intelligent men, and perfectly capable of selecting the simian who were to represent them, hot they bad the unhappy knack of always voting in on. way. Then wore some who *moldered that a 501. [mochas was too high and a 101. franchise was too low, and that something byres° the two was the point at which the county franchise should be fixed. Bat the put history of the measare showed that it was hopeless to look for say compromise of that kind. He thought a 101. Rancid*, wee the on. that should be adopted. He was afraid the character of the bows was lowered by the conduct of the leaden on both saes in regard to the question of reform. (Hear.) It surely was not a fulfilment of the pledges made to the people on this subject to chuck a bill on that table and then abandon it. (Hear, bear.) He believed the aware was demanded by justice. (Hear.) Mr. A. SMITH rose to more the previous question. He did cot think the time of the bows ought to be wasted by the introduction sod discussion of partial measures of rin form which had oo chance of being carried. Yr. KNIGHTLEY opposed the measure. Lord ENFIELD would vote for the wood reading, but with the intention of moving in committee that the franchise in coun►iee should be 20/., instead of 101., as pro. posed by the bill. Lord B. Yonraoc was speaking whim our report left. LANCASTER ELECTION.-(THIS LAY.) imacnuo tiLsoura.) WATT Or TIN POLL AT OMB o'cLOca. Feerwiek (Liberal) 641 8448dars (ooessivalive) 468 GREAT WESTERN OP CANADA.—gars DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of this company was held to-day at the London Tavern Mr. Alderman DAyas in the chair. The report of the directors has been already pub lished. The CHAMMAN moved the adoption of the report, sod In doing so drew attention to the extent to which the coin. piny bed refaced from the unfavourable stets of ex. change with America. t h e 0011 i of removal, and the defalcations of the late paymaster and cashier. Wham the exchange* coatinued so unfavourable. the Americans could not turn a deaf ear to the mesons which the company had for raising its rates. The renewal would be com pleted in two years, and that would release a large sum to go in the augmeatatioa of the dividend. With respect to the paymaster, he had not as yet been made amenable to patios. The two other matters principally referred to in the report were more gratifying. He alluded to the jadgmeat of the Court of Appeal in Grade in favour of the aompaey in the suit with the Commercial Beak ; and the other wee the improved condition of the De troit and Milwankie Railway. Be and Mr. Faulkner were about to visit Canada and personally investigate the local management of the company, and see for themselves what reforms could be initiated. Haan meoaded the motion. Mr. W. Evans oonsidered the report moat uosatisfactory, and be could not naderetand why a railway of such re. Neuron should hewn firs. . . . . _ - After some further dimension the report .0 the dividend declared, and the ordinary busieess ad Or t :h d e company proceeded pith, whit the proceedings terminated in the usual manner. CHARTERED BANK UP INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.-(THIS DAY.) This afternoon the tenth ordinary meeting of Mb company was held at the London Tavern ; W. Mac. NAUGHTIN, Eeq., is the chair. The report herb( bees takes as read, The CHAECUAII stated that the affairs of the bank had been mast stionssabL There had been a branch recently opened in Batavia, and also one in Ifsechow. The report wee tusulmotuly adopted, and a dividend of 10 per cant. was declared, with a hobs of 10s. per share. The retiring directors were re-elected, and the proceed. ings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chair. BAN% OP BRITISH COLUMBIA.-(THIS DA Y. ) This afternoon, at the annual general meeting of the above beak, held M the London Tavern, Mr. T. W. L. MACKead in the chef; the report of the directors, reormineeding a dividend as the rate of five per mat. per annum, free of income Mx, for the halfyesr ending Dec. 31, was agreed to. There is a deputation from the General Assembly of the Presbyterian °harsh now is Goodoo, summing ministers and members of parliament with a view to as %crease of the royal 'musty. It comosts of the Rev. Joba Rogers, moderator, the Re►. Dr. Wilson, and the Rev. Robert Black. PNOTIDIAIOR FAWCIII7 AND THE ELICYOIIII Or BRIGHTON.—The meet to Professor Fawcett has addressed a letter to a Brightest journal, coetradining • rumour that the professor was a isle candidate for Finsbury. "It is perfectly Inn," the weak " that the orderer has had more than one very flattens( feminine, but his reply bee &buys base, ' However promising any place may be . I must deoliee, as it is my derided intestine again to solicit the suffrages of the Brieden abater* at the next .!cede.."' MR. STANSFILD, M.P.—Yesterday a meeting of gentleman of Halifax was held at the White Swan Hotel, Halifax, for the purpose of oneeideeteg the most suitable manner of am meymag to Yr. Ettandeld aa 'apemen of respect. Mr. Jobe Crossley presided. A resolution, settiag forth the ladigeation ef the meeting at the peresoutice to which Mr. Steedeld has been receatly subjected, wee pro posed sad adopted. A committee was then formed to decide epos the best way of carrying out the wishes of the meeting.—Leedo Mercury of yeeterday. HEALTH Or LONDON.—it appears from the return of the Regfetrar-Geweral that in the week that ended let Saturday the deaths in Loudon were 1,501. le the four teenth week of ten)can 185463 the average number wee 1,257, which nor for Moreno of popeletion become' 1,383. The present return therefore shows an exam of 118 deaths. There were 197 deaths from broocbitia, and 104 from peenownia ; the corrected averages being respectively 152 mad 102. The oldest person registered in the week was • widow, 96 yens of age. The wife of a file-cutter. aged 42 yearn, died on the Zed inst., at 12, Plemetreenmert, Holborn, , from "effusion as the brain, accelerated by weed of we rishment • sad a raw strop maker, aged 50 re, died as the 4th tut., at 13. Dsvocaldre-street, from " bronchitis, accelerated by want of seceseeries." A pr- Amer died at Plemensed of " tanks ague. engorgemeet of the lungs (2 weeks), apnea." A child of " ery theme nods , sew mieumoeia." Lest week the births of 1,018 boys and 995 girls. in all 2,013 &Mow wore registered in Louden In tie tell entenspandiag weeks of the years 1854-63 the avenge amber (oserected) was 1.956. AWFUL EXYLOSION.—On Monday night, the 11th inn, an explosion secured in the school-room below the chapel used by the Free Methodist, Perk-row, Notting ham. Oa the above evenag • prayer meeting was being condoned by Mr. Mather, recently a prine.figider, knows by the Haase of the " Ramon Novice," 500 or 600 people being premed. The proosedinp were most excited, at time rising into freesia fanaticism. Mr. Mather en tranced kis audieeoe to ea extraordinary degree, and exhibited • beautiful Bible which had that day bees preempted to him, remarking that that was his box*. glove sow he had throws aside the unsightly ap pliances of the ring. His inegregatiou were is raptures, and the feelings of all were an the highest state of frenzy, when suddenly a tremendous explain was beard which shook the satire budding sad mold be felt some distance away. lesteatly all was malesios; tbs women soreomed and cried, the men raved and shouted in the most terrible manuer, and the maw of people panic-stricken made • simultaneous rush for the does and windows. Hate were look eons were tore. and nine were ripped into shreds and tatters. le vain we or two of the calmer spirits aides vowed, with voices pitched in the highest ton, to stilt the tumult which prevailed. All reason was oedema. Woman were pitthed through the windows, frames were broken is all directions. and, as • the eagerness of the crowd to escape from the place, someiron radian outside, an inch and a half equani,were broken. Eventually the schoolroom was cleared, the gam meter having in the meantime ben turned off. An examination of the building was then made, and it was discovered that a portion of the roof of the school-room had been completely blow. down. Shortly before the ••• plosion • smell of gas was perceived, and the chapel keeper took • lighted candle into the chapel, and placed it to • nick in the floor, with the iatintiolt of embed oat where H gas escaped, whoa in a moms manysioe 000urred. He was knocked dews insewilde, and other wrens were severely wretched and bruised in attempting to escape. Dr. Marsh, on h ftng of the explosion, west to the spot and rendered all pontible netnews to the sufferers. The Sr. brigade and engines were in immediate attendaws, but their earner were not meth required. Eloonfmneit ?RA is ehoica and strong, moderate In Oak end wboitotooe to ago now advantages Wore secured tar this tea a goorral protortatro. 11.1/ sold La pocket' by ytlXl awe..—(Advorttammist.) i na tii as we eh, Got 1 AI Wm irai Me 'Vol 1 vio kt ! ,~ n. by d Ti iliol fors Oar for coro Iry al I Ndl ix& ado Da i