The Express. — London, England, 1864-06-13 00:00:00

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Chippendale, ROT: Resdameallooreandliltmlinant—LOßDDllNDlZAßY MD AND DONE TOR.—And AN UNLUCKY MORTAL. PRINCESS L Tins tram. LIGHT ♦ND SHADOW.—Iad THE CORSICAN BROTIECILI. Marra Viol% sad Water Lan. LYCZUM. TWA Vizehra. — liirer7e. Pechter. 'J. Ikeeribas, Matry, Jordan, Neville, Charles, Wlntyre, Morton, llayaeoad, Moreland. Chflord, Ihrasoads, Widdloomb. eel Share ; Mew gate Terry, lionrado, aiht glsworthy.—Coauseuce sit BanAirinA.. Tyr Zwirxml. A XIMAGZ IRON THZ SEA—ROB ROY. Koster Percy Roselle sad Miss C. St Calm—And HOGARTH'S ♦PPRBNTWCtf ; or, Industry and Idworio—Coramouce at o+. NIGH wares AT LONDON DM:DM TNT' DAY Nardi& 7L Oro Aftreisaa. BLM& TO-UOlitow Waft& 84 49m AThanaada. 9h. 2111. LONDON, MONDAY, TUNE 13. FOR a time at least the formation of new joint stock companies, which, for some months past, hu proceeded at so rapid a rate, has received a check. Even before the late rise in the Bank rate of dis count (with which, it may be observed, these under takings had very little to do), there were indica tions that the production was reaching its limits, and since then the movement appears to have been almost entirely arrested. Although some persons may look forward to a fresh outburst of speculative excitement when the money market again becomes easier, there appears some reason to believe that they are mistaken. For the present the publics seems surfeited with new shares, and some time must elapse before these securities, after pass ing through various hands, come at last into those of permanent investors. It has been the fashion of late to condemn all fresh undertakings, no matter what their intrinsic merits, the good being classed, unjustly enough, with the bad, as mere media of speculation concocted with the view of obtaining inordinate premiums, whereas a fair dis crimination should have been adopted, showing how one enterprise may be based on legitimate grounds and another not. If the public is to be pro tected, surely a contrary course is the right one. It is absurd in one year to clue all new companies with the wont of those begotten of the railway manly and in another, perhaps a period of stag nation, to lavish indiscriminate encouragement ... on the few new undertakings that may be at long intervals introduced. Commerce has its cycles of expansion and of depression. At one time it may go on with • steady pace, seeking no fresh outlets, but content to satisfy only those well-known customers it has supplied for years before. At another perhaps a new field opens—such, for instance, as was presented by the gold disooveries of California and Australia, more recently by the opening to trade of China and Japan, and later still by the effect of the dearth of cotton from the American war on our commer cial relations with Brazil, Egypt, Turkey, and India. The same result appears to follow in the case of joint-stock companies. For years the public will look at nothing even of the soundest character, until at last • period arrives when they become only too apt to take up almost any new scheme. I t is, however, fair to state that the growth of experience has been such as to preclude the idea that an absurd inflation, of which we have the most recent developments in 1845, and afterwards in the small mania of the Californian gold companies in 1852, is really likely to happen. Th►t such might be the case is, however, not impossible, though more improbable than twenty or thirty years back. Whatever may be said of the credulity of English speculators, previous lessons do not certainly go for nought. The difficulty in these matters is to discern whether the public, in • period of company making, is actuated by the motive of making the beet use of their long-accumulated savings, or is simply bent on a system of wholesale gambling. The safest guide is undoubtedly the character of the enterprises themselves. If we find that tulip bulbs, South American mining companies, dubious foreign loans, and the like, are chiefly sought after, there can be no hesitation in pronoun cing an adverse opinion. If, on the other hand, the desire is for undertakings of • nature essentially solid, the conclusion of course is pre cisely the contrary. During the past year or two, whoa one of our periods of expansion seems to have recurred, the moot successful companies have been those for new joint-stock e banks, at home or abroad, and financial institutions. Both of these classes of companies are essentially safe even under ordinarily careful management. The great prin ciple in either case is to keep the capital intact. In this they differ widely from a railway, a mine, or a foreign loan, where the rule is to expend the capital in toto, in the hope of getting ultimately a remunerative income. In all ordinary examples, • bank does not sink or fix its capital. Hence, should a time arrive when it might be necessary to return the subscriptions to the shareholders, however much some individualspurcheaers at a high premium, might suffer, the community at large would not. There would still be in all probability 20s. in the pound. Exceptional instances of loss may, and almost certainly would, occur, but they could only be exceptional, and hence the difference would be very striking, compared with the wholesale ruin of 1825 and 1845. There is • curious prejudice against the organizers of public companies. Tbey are accused of working for money—u if every other worker did not do the same. At the same time they are denied their just due of adding to the public wealth. Let a merchant seek out a new field for his ven tures, and by his enterprise and skill succeed in trebling his wealth: he will be held up to the world, and very rightly, as an able man and a public bene factor. Let the same man, looking to his own country, find an equally good opportunity for doubling or trebling the wealth of other people, and he gets no praise whatever. PATIRSON, the founder of the Bank of England, would in these days be liable to be classed as a premium-manger. Yet surely it must be a benefit to ► nation that new forms of enterprise should be discovered at home as well as abroad. The author of a joint-stock bank, whose shares are worth three or four times the amount paid upon them, and yielding corresponding revenues, surely should rank with our great speculative merchants, who develop an equally remunerative tradewith hitherto unknown countries. In either case there has been THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 13, 1814. a creation of wealth. The only difference is that one sort of machinery has been nod instead of another. For this reason, therefore, we do not regard with apprehension the formation of the new companies that have been recently established. As a role, they have merely developed to an increased extent an existing class of enterprise, or they have entered upon new and hitherto neglected fields. Some writers on financial enterprise appear to have two weights and two measures. An individual trader who strikes out • new path receives the highest commendation ; but if • joint stock company is the agency employed, the whole thing is in some quarters very coldly looked upon. The idea, in fact, seems to be that progress is all ' very well so far as it goes, but to be of real benefit should be limited to only one small class of the community—the great capitalists. Still, although we have no fears as to the recent creation of new companies, it is satisfactory to ob serve that the movement is for a time suspended. Time will be required to develop fully all these modern institutions, however satis factory their prospects may appear to be. In all matters of trade the great desideratum is the union of caution with enterprise. Of enterprise we have lately had enough, and the other quality is now most to be considered. First and last, there is always the danger of a mania to be averted. Nothing can be more detrimental to the interests of a nation than a rabid speculation which preys upon the weaker classes, the stronger being shrewd enough to take care of themselves. There appear no signs of such a calamity at present. Thus far the British public have in the main invested their capital well, but looking at the number of ephemeral pro jects which low class promoters are continually pre senting to them, they will do Wisely to restrict their support, as in • great degree they have already done. The temptation of fictitious pre- Ball= might, however, over-ride all dictates of prudence, and therefore we have the more reason to be satisfied that the general process of company-making is arrested at the precise point where it ceases to do good, and might at no distant period do considerable eviL It is understood that the Conservatives intend to bring forward immediately in the House of Commons a vote of want of confidence in the administration. Inn Com. WINDSOR Gums. son 1L The Quo*, mocompagied by Primness Louisa, walked mod drove in the (meads this morning. The Prince and Prism's at Widnes and Ile Priam/ Alberta of Lehdngen took leave of her lisisety this morning, and left the Castle. Prisms Helium, Masada by Lady Caroline Barringace, the Hon. Honing Phipps, and Lieutenant-Colonel the Hoe. D. de Ace, returned to the Coelho this morning at 10 oninuton before 12. Prince's Louis of Home, &needed by BUNION von Cramp Dr. Becker, and Lieatemnt.General Sir Henry Beatinck, returned at two o'clock. _ Jun 12. Her Majesty drove oat yesterday afternoon, armospanied by the Princess Louis of Huse,and attended by Lard Charles Fitzroy. Pima Louie of Hem, attended by Priam Wester weller, arrived at the Castle Lrt night from Loudon. Prime Hermann of Salmi, Prince Yainbarg Burdingen, and Court Erbech, accompanied his Royal Highness. Prince Alfred, attended by Major Cowell and Lieutenant Haig, arrived at the Castle shortly before 1 o'clock. The Queen, Princess Louie of Hark Prince Alfred, Primus Helium, Prisms Louise, and Prism= Beatrice, the Ladies and Gentleases is Waiting, attended divine berries this morning in the private chapeL The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor officiated. The Prince of Wales, accompanied by Prime Alfred and Prince Louis of Hasse, and attended by Lieutenant-Colonel %appal, Major Cowell, and Lieutenant Haig, went to Chatham on Saturday morning to witness the siege ope• ratios,. The Primmer of Wale, took a carriage drive, asioompanied by Princess Mary of Cambridge. The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by Prince Alfred, and Prince Adolphaa of Mecklenburg Swelita, west to the Italian Opera, Covent-garden, on Saturday erasing, attended by the ()ouster of Morton and Lieutenant-Colonel Kenn/ The Prime and Princess of Wales, with Lady Morton and LientenanteColooel Koppel in waiting, attended divine service at the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday morning. The Communion service wee read by the Rev. the Sub dean and the Rev. B. C. Paoli:map. The Rev. the Subclass preached the sermon, from St. Luke, chapter 10, vanes 41, 42. Anthem, " nave set God alway before me."—Gold. win. Sang by Masters Collier and F. Bristow°, and by Mean. R. Hamby, T. Foster, Moutem Smith, and Lewis Thomas. Mr. Goes presided at the organ. The Archbishop of Armagh, the Bishop of Orlord, Earl St. Germans, Viscount Sydney, Marquis of Bath, Marquis , Camden, the Earl of Marley, Earl Lucas, the Earl of Long ford, Viscount Harding*, Lord Campbell, Lord Vivian, and Lord Discover were prima daripg the service. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday, at the official reaidenoe of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. The ministerszeent were Viscount Palmerston, Earl Gran ville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey,Earl Rus sell, the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, Earl De Grey, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers. Despatches were rewired on Saturday, at the Colonial office, from the Gomm' of Mauritius, the settlements on the West Coast of Africa, Gibraltar, and Heligoland. De spatches were lent to the Governors of Malta, the North American Provinces, and Bermuda. We are authorised to state that her Majesty's ball, announced to take place on the 27th instant, has been postponed till the 29th inst. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales hays been pleased to signify their intention to honour the greed Caledonian fancy draw ball by their pre moos this evening ►t Willis's-roman, King.street, St. Jamie's, the funds arising from which go towards the sup port of these 11110111111 i charitable instituttone, the Royal Caledonian Asylum and the Royal Scottish Hospital. His Royal Highness theDuko of Cambridge, as Field-Marshal Commanding in Chief, sod several marabou of the staff at bead-quarters, leave town this morning to attend the " public day" at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst Their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duke and Grand Donnas of blecklenburg-Strelin honored the Duchess (Emily) of Beaufort with their company at dinner cm Saturday evening at the duchess's house in Hill4trest. The Doke arid Duchene of Beaufort, Lord and Lady Loads. borough, and a Wen party, bad the honour to meet their royal hipbones& Prince Paul Iraterhazy returned to town on Friday might from a short visit to Paris. Di. Joaq uim de la Quintana and Madame de la Quintana and family have artived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Spain. The Count Richard de Fracomtal and M. de Muzzy have arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Paris. General Comte and Comteese Schensteine and family have left the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, for the Isle of Wight. Viscount and Viscountess de Vesci and Hon. Mils Verney are impeded to leave town early in the present week for Scotland, to be present ►t the marriage of Lord Elphinidone and Lady Constance Murray, which is ap pointed to take ekes on Thursday next at Dunmore Park, near Falkirk. Lord and Lady Monteagle have left the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood, for Bournemouth. Lord F. 0. Hallybarton has arrived at the Hotel Ifirebean, Park, on him return from Vichy. Lady Emma Talbot and children have left town for Dover. The Lord Mayor, the Lady Mayoress, and Miss Emma Lawrence were prevented attending her Majesty's ball at Buckingham Pekoe on Friday evening last by a recent severe domestic affliction. Captain the Hon. Frederick A. and Lady Con staace Stanley leave The Grove. near Watford, to-morrow for the Earl of Derby's seat, Knowsley, near Liverpool. _ . .. Mr. and Mrs. George Petro have arrived from the Legatiou at Hanover on at visit to the Marquis of Sligo, at 16, Queoatayst, titayfiar. The Very Rey. the Dean of Westminster and Lady Augusta Stanley eetertained on Saturday at dinner the Earl and Countess Grey, the Bishop of Lichfield, the Rev. Lord John Thymus, D.D., sad Lolly John Thyme', Lady Mary sad Rim Huailtoe, Sir J. Limit& and Mr. Phillips, General Sir William sad Lady Gomm, the Queen's Advocate, Lady and MIN Phillimors and the Rev. Dr. Mo- berly (head master of Winchester), the preacher last evening. Libre there was an evening party, comprising, amongst others, Visconnt Dusan, Prima de Polyps.; Mr. and Lady Charlotte Looker, Prebendary and Mrs. Kerma, Count Lubersac, Lord and lady Hobart, the Counties of Morton, Sir John ldarjoribanks, Are ASSIZHELT AT CAHERIDOE-HOUSR.—Visoonatess Parnassian had an mann* on Saturday eight, at Cam bridge-home, Piccadilly. A numerous sad brilliant Miele of the lead* members of the foreign diplomatic body, and nearly 400 members of the aristocracy were preeest. DEATH OF LORD ADOLPHUS F. C. W. VANN TEMPEST.—The death of Lord Adciphus N'asiaTempeet, IL P. for the northern division of the county of Durham, occurred yesterday. He was only ill a few days, and the members of his family were unprepared for the event. Lord Adolphus waa the serried son of the late Marquis of Lei dooderry, by bin mooed wife, Frances Anne, only daughter and heiress of Eiir H. Vase-Tempest . He was born on the god of J uly, 182 t, was educated at Eton, and altered tho3rd RqFiment of Guards 1a 1843. Ha lordship served with hie regiment in the Crimea, but shortly after his return to Ear. lead retired from the army. Having bees preset at the siege before Sebastopol, he received the medal and clasp for his mains* The late lord in June. 1852, was returned a member for the city of barb= to the House of Commas% having unsnocessfully contested the seat at the general election, but was sweated on petition as being not duly elected. He was returned, however, is the Deoesober fol lowing, 1854, in the place of hie brother, Lord Saban, who had suoceeded on the death of his father to the earldom of Vans. His lordship his uninterruptedly repreented the crusty in parliament weer. The deceased lord married, is 1860, Lady Susan Pelham Clinton, onlidanghter of the Duke of Newcastle, by whom he leaves an infant daughter. By the death a vacancy of course occurs in the northern dividoe of the county of Durham. THE SCI7LPTLIIIEB Or THE ALBERT MEMORIAL— The principal group of the Albert Memorial—" Europe"— has been scalded to Mr. P. Maaletrell, RA-, for *zonation. It had been at first offered to Mr. °item. R. A., but wee declined by that artist on the veiled of advancing years. Mr. Foley, R. A., has been entrusted with the group "has." Mormons " Afrioa" and " America" hem been gins to Wawa. Tired awl Bal. LATEST INTELLIGENCL ARRIVAL OF THE OVERLAND MAIL By the Overland Mail we have received advioes from Calcutta to the Bth of May, and from Madras to the 14th, from China to the 29th of April, from Melbourne to the 25th of April, and from New Zealand to the 18th of April. INDIA. The Madras Athena.= says : The most prominent event of the fortnight has been the publication of a general order of his Excellency the Com mander-in-Chief, announcing a fresh redaction of the Madras Native Army, which it had been rumoured for some time put was about to take place ; the 42nd, 43rd, and 44th Regiments have been selected as three of those to be broken up, and, the fourth is the 18th Regiment, which has fallen into dis grace on amount of the robbery of the government cash chest at Cannanore, with the guardianship of which a small portion of the body was entrusted. The *Tidier* brought forward against them, unhappily, leans no doubt on the mind of his excellency as to the gain of the parties in quietism, and Sir Hope Grant also tells u that "the in vestigation has further brought to light the existence of three, if not four, gangs of thieves, in the 18th Regiment," who certainly were well deserving of punishment after trial and conviction. CHINA. The 01'r/slid China Mail of April 29 states : Colonel Gordon has recovered from his wound, end in again in the field. On the 11th inst. be attacked the rebels at • place called Witieoo, where they were strongly entrenched and somewhat numerous. The colonel began by shelling the position, and they began to retreat. Gordon then gave orders to charge them, which was done by the imperial troops, who seem to be rather powerful M pursuing an enemy. The reports state that the Teepings were rather severely cat up, the line of retreat being literally " strewed with dead." Previous to the action the Taepinp mustered over 15,000 strong, while the imperialists were not more than 10,000. The imperialist troops next made a move upon Chang.chow.foo, which city they were basin. lug. The seven oaken reported as missing were found dead, and their bodies have been duly interred. The China Mail also says : So far as ire can Imam the dispersed Tamp lags have begun to disappear entirely from the districts of country upon which they have hitherto been preying, and very 'Allele now left f"r the imperialists to achieve. At pre sent they are besieging Chang-chow-foo, a city of consider able strength, and believed to be packed with • strong body of the original Taepieg rebel,. Besides this city there are only other two in posses sion of the itsurgente, and these are so widely apart from each other that their surrender may moan be expected. The cities referred to are Nanking and Hoo-chow-foo, the former beteg the Taeping headquarter, and the latter situated on the south of the Tae-boo Lake. To all appearance the origin of the Taeping rebellion is simply • work of time, sad it has been affirmed that four months more will put an end to it. far, and twenty-six prisoners, many of them wounded,were in our hands. Out of these, only 14 dead were found in the p► By one of the prisoners It was stated that Bawl was shot in the thigh be fore leaving the pa, and on crossing over the Punio river he was again shot in the abdomen. His body was said to be lying in the swamp, and the Bri gadier-General offered a reward of ,10/. to any soldier who might bring it in. Our casualties during the engagement were 16 killed and 52 wounded. From the Taranaki district, the news received during the month shows that our troops have had two encounters with the natives in that quarter. In the first they were obliged to retire, and in the second were completely defeated. The more serious affair took place on Wednesday, the 2nd of March. The accounts respecting it are vague, and in some instances oonflicting ; but the following is substantially correct, so far as it goes : Captain Lloyd received orders to take a hundred men, and proceed on the following morning to reconnoitre in the neighbourhood of Ahuahu. When they turned to come back, the natives and-' denly appeared about 100 yards off, and opened a heavy fire on them, advancing at the same time. Captain Lloyd, when the first shot was fired, was with the rear guard a little way up the ridge ; he immediately ran down, and did what he could to rally the men, but he soon fell, wounded in two or three places ; other( fell with him, and the natives, having possession of the plateau, cut our force in two, and i t became completely scattered. When it was known in town that some disaster had befallen Capt. Lloyd's party, Colonel Werra immediately despatched • force. When they reached the little plateau, a fearful scene presented itself. Six bodies were found lying stripped nearly naked, and from five the beads had been cut off and taken away. The natives kept up a very sharp fire from their double-barrel led guns, and fired about three times to once of our men. After the retreat of the troops, the natives then returned to Ahuahu, and set up a general howling (tangi), which is pretty certain proof that their victory was not a bloodless one. The decapitation of the bodies is a new feature in the war, and we have yet to learn the motive which induced the Maories to resort to a practice which can only find its parallel in the deeds com mitted by them in their cannibal state. Captain Lloyd, besides being decapitated, had seven gun shot wounds, and a tomahawk wound on the right leg. Mrs. Lloyd became insane on hearing the news. The Melbourne Argus says :—" The Waikato campaign being now virtually closed, General Cameron is expected to proceed to Taranaki, where his presence seems to be much needed. The rebels have shown in force at Tauranga, on the east coast, the first time they have ventured to put in an ap pearance in this direction. We have a strong force at Tauranga, under Lieut.-Colonel (hoer, of the 68th. The hopes of a peace being concluded during the winter months now depend upon the rebels being pressed for food. If they have cultivations of any extent to fall back upon, it is hard to say to what length the struggle may not be protracted.' Ounrzies DENMARK. ADDRESS OF THE NOTABLES TO THZ KING. COPENHAGEN, Jon 12, 11.20 rat. A number of notables of Copenhagen have pro poeed the following address to the King : "An intimate constitutional union of Sleswig with the kingdom is the essential condition for the independence of Denmark and the development of her nationality. A personal union of Sleswig- Holstein with the kingdom would entail the loss of Sleswig and the fall of Denmark. It is there fore impossible that the government should con sent to such a solution. A continued prolongation of the armistice is impossible unless the basis of a satisfactory peace be proposed." THE BOMBAY MAIL. ALEXANDRIA, Joys 11. The Ellora, with the Marseilles portion of the above mail, left here at 5 p.m. on the 9th inst The Baroda, with the heavy portion of the same mail, left at 2 p.m. this day. She may be expected at Southampton about the 23rd inst BELLIGERENT CRUISERS. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS TO GOVERNORS OF COLONIES. The following instructions have just been sent by her Maje Aye government to governors of colonies re specting the treatment of prime °speared by Federal or Con federate cruisers ,if brought into British waters : " Downing•etreet, Jane 2, 1861. _ . " Sir,—l think it well to communicate to you the de adbeat which her Majesty's government hays 'aired on certain questions which have arisen, respecting the treat ment of prizes captured by Federal or Confederate cruisers If brought into British waters. "1. U any prise captured by a ship of war of either of the belligerent powers shill he brought by the captors within her Majesty's jurisdiction, notice shall be given by the governor to the captors immediately to depart and remove such prise. " 2. A vowel which shall bare been actually and bond Me converted into, and need se, a public venal of war, shall not be deemed to be • prise, within the meaning of these rules. "3. If say prize shall be brought within her 2dajesty's jurisdiction through mere staves of weather, or other ex treme and unavoidable necessity, the governor may allow for her removal such time as he may consider to be necessary. "4. If my prise shall not be removed at the time pre ezribad to the captors by the governor, the governor may detain such prise until her Majesty's pleasure shall be made known. "5. If any prize shall have been captured by any viola tion of the territory or territorial waters of her) Majesty, the governor may detain such prize until her Majesty's pismire shall be made known. "Her Majesty's government have not thought it nem wary to make any addition to the instructions already gives with respect to wirgoes—viz., that her Majesty's orders apply se mach to prize cargoes of every kind which may be brought by any armed ships or privateers of either belligerent into British waters as to the captared vessels themselves. They do not, however, apply to any articles which may have formed part of any such cargoes if brought within British jariediction, not by armed ships or privateers of either belligetvot, bus by other persoos who may have !acquired or may claim property in them by reason of any dealings with the captors. "Theme redrew) for the guidance of the executive autho rity, sad are not intended to interfere is any way with the proms of any court of justios. —I have, ha,, (Signed) "EDWARD emu:num." REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OP COUNCIL OP EDUCATION. This morning was issued the report of the Corn witless at the Privy Council as Ediseatioa for the yew 1863. Daring the year the number of schools, or of departments of schools, under separate teachers, actually inspected was increased, as compared with 1862, by 312, and the cumber of children by 35,315. The number of certificated Mears was increased by 503. The number of new schoolhouses bells was 125. The inspectors visited 11,Z0 daily schools, sad found present in them 1,692,741 children, 9,481 cern& rated teachers, and 13,849 apprentices. The fem►le scholars were 45.08 per cent of the whole number, being the highest par mintage which they have yet reached. The inspectors also visited 40 separate braining colleges, occupied by 3,109 dadmits, and 179 schools for pauper children. With regard to the expenditure of the grant, it mems there was a net decrease last year of 53,3511. 6a. 7d. The blue book contains a great variety of statements, tables, &c., showing the operation of the revised code: OrmICLtL ArPoLYnnans.—Mr. Sidney Smith &waders, now her Majesty's email at Alexandria, has beau appoinW ooasal-genaral at the halals Islands. Mr. G. W. Stanley, now consul at Jeddah, will 'noosed Mr. Standen as consul at Alexandria. Tim Hoax Berkeley Wodehouse has beau appointed British coral at Zante. Mr. Charles Salaried boa been appointed consul at Cepbalouia. Captain John Ley. bunt Maclean, late 43rd Foot, ia appointed °se of the Military Knights of Windsor. This gallant officer served ia the 43rd in Spain nadir Lord Welling toe, was pressed at the battles of Vittoria, P Elwell*, Ni,., and Toulouse. He afterwards sera at the tin New Orleans, sad was with this allied army i e r= sc His has a Penisselar medal with Ave clasps. Mr, Edward Bowan, of the North Wales and Chester Circuit, has been appointed Beemder of Chester, vies Mr. W. N. Webby „ who retires from ill health. Mr. J a m es Ed war d Davie, of the Oxford circuit, has been appointed alines diary magistrate of Stoke-upon-Trent, vice Mr. T. B. Bose, who bas realised. Mr. Charles William Franks has beta appointed colonial treasurer for the colony of British Colum bia. The Right Hos. E. Cardwell has appointed Mr. Stuart Parker, XL, to be his private secretary at the Colonial offies.—Ofeerver, Civil. Liar PIINSIONS.—The following is the list of civil Mat pumiceous for the put year : —Lady laglis 3001., as an acknowledgment of the services of the late Sir J. Inglis, during the Indian mutiny, especially the gallant defence of the Residence at Ludreow—serrices to which way partly be attributed his early death. Elb a Cook 10W._ia consideration of her literary labours, both in poetry mid prose, and her failing health. Rev. C. B. Gibson 1001., ea author of many literary works, and for the high testimony borne as to their value. Mrs. Pharida• Knowles 1001., in cosaideratioe of the talents of her late husband. lir. JIM. Sheridan Knowles. as a dramatic author. Mr. Kenny Meadows 801., in acknowledgment of his merits sa as artist, more especially evinced by his illustrations of Shakespeare. Mims Dinah Muloek 601.,astliorese of " John Halifax, Gentleman," " A Life for: . Li im i s 4 .. • and other well-kmme works of Gothic. Mr. W. 601.. oa aceouat of the literary merits of his works. lira Austin 601., in cooQuatiee of the menden of her late hoe bond, a civil engineer, who died whilst engaged is the pub& eervioe, and who had devoted bimealf to she sanitary im provement of poor dwellings. Mrs. Leaf, XL, as the widow at Mr. J. Leaf, who, though of humble origin, was a contri butor of articles of great malt to various journals. Jean Williamson Thomeoa 301., abler ot Hugh Miller, on amount of his literary Obeerver. The Conservatives of Southampton have an nounced their intentioe of bringing forward Mr. Russell Gurney, Q.C., in orminnotion with lir Aldennas Buss, at the next gemeral election. AUSTRALI A. The Melbourne papers record the rejection by the Upper House of a bill for the sale of the public lauds. The revenue returns for the first quarter of the year have been published. There is an apparent deficiency of 130,000/., but it arises (says the Mel bourne Age) from the suspension of the land sales, and the fact that the territorial revenue derived from the squatters is not taken into account until later in the year. In all other respects the return is satis factory, the actual receipts havinz met the trea surer's estimate with singular accuracy. The previous month had been marked by no finds of gold of an extraordinary character, or the discovery of any large extent of new ground, but mining operations on nearly all the gold fields have been very steadily prosecuted, and in the majority of instances the returns have been fully up to the average, while a few fresh 'patches of very good ground have been successfully " prospected." The ten boxes of salmon ova retained in Mel bourne were conveyed, on the 17th of April, to the ice manufactory. As soon as possible the ova were removed from the boxes in which they were packed by means of a camel-hair brush, and placed in large earthenware milk basins, amongst a quantity of fine graveL Only about a thousand were found to be alive. The most careful arrangements to secure their safety and development have been made. Should the experiment be crowned with success, as there is every prospect of its being, the fry will be removed to some suitable river. At present it is contemplated to place them in one of the Gipps land streams. We have our files from New South Wales to the 21st and from Queensland to the 16th inst. Referring to a recent disastrous fire in Brisbane, the Guardian states "that the entire sum for which insurances have been effected with the Queensland Insurance Company, and which have fallen due in consequence of the late fire, amounts to 1,954 L 12a. 9d. The total has been estimated at 46,0001. The loss will principally fall upon offices which, though having agents in Queensland, are not of a local character as to directory and proprietary." Bushranging was rife in the neighbourhood of Port Denison. From New Caledonia we learn that the French have abandoned transportation to that colony. THE WAR IN NEW ZEALAND. OBSTINATE FIGHTING OF THE MAORIES. The advice* from New Zealand contain accounts of the attack on the Orakau pa. situated about seven miles from General Cameron's bead-quarters, and where the natives had assembled in great fore. after the taking of Rangiawhia. The advanoe was commenced from Te Awamutu, Rangiawhia, Haerini, itc., early on the morning of Thursday, the 31st March. The plan arranged for the attack was, in the first instance, to surround the pa, and the several bodies of troop* marched to places previously assigned to them to occupy. The force numbered in all about 1,000 men, and consisted of the 40th, the 65th, and the 18th Regiments, Militia, and detachments of the Forest Rangers. Two six-pounder guns were also taken. The whole was under the command of 'Brigadier-General Carey. On the first day uncle cesaful charges were made. Captain Ring and seven of the troops fell mortally wounded. Capt. Fisher was dangerously wounded. A dying sap was then commenced, and by noon, on April 2, near upon 500 yards had been completed, including demi-parallels and traverses. It was proposed to the rebels to surrender, when • chief replied, "E wo• ma, te kupu tenei a te Maori. Ks whawhai term, ake, ale, ake." (Friend►, this is the word of the Maori. They will fight on, for ever, for ever, for ever). On this determined re sponse being given, firing was recommenced, and shortly afterwards • dashing, but ill-considered, at tack was made from the sap on the pa. Ten men were lost in this attack, and then the Maories de termined to retreat. They appear to have slunk quietly from the north-east corner, and, passing through the scrub, to have emerged in the open on the south side, entrusted to the 40th, under Colonel, Leslie. A pursait began, and that the rebels must I have suffered severely in their attempted escape may be judged from the fact that on the next day ninety-nine dead bodies had been accounted THE DANISH NOTE AND THE CONFERENCE. The following is the declaration which was made by the plenipotentiaries of Denmark at the sitting of the Conference on the 2nd inst.: W Inn at the period of the conclusion of the Treaty of Loudon the present King of Danmark acoepted the choice made of him to succeed to the then reigning king, his Ma jesty's resolution was dictated priocipally and desisively by the firm hope that Europe would know bow to maintain that which she had re:oo64d sad agreed to by this solemn treaty. His Majesty did sot wish by his refusal to inter pose en obstacle to the integrity of the Danish monarchy receiving an ulterior inmates of stability, and he knew by the reeunciations and wordier made by those having the right, that in socepting the offer made to him be oompro mimed the rights of no one. Since then thing@ have changed, sod his Majesty has bees obliged to submit to • most cruel disappointment. In spite of his own efforts and those of his devoted people—his sole support for the realisation of a work in which Dearly the whole of Europe bad concurred—his Majesty was obliged to take into consideration the possibility that kis hopes would not be realised. If it must be so, if the powers of Europe really wish to abandon the Treaty of London, his Majesty, to avoid the nuumption of hostilities, would not oppose a territorial oessioc, provided always that he should obtain thereby not only peace, but also an indepoident, perfectly autonomous existeoce for that which would remain to him of his stales, and oo cooditiou that the future destiny of the ceded tern tories should not be fixed without their cement. The Danish government accepts, then, in principle, the proposition made at the last sitting by Eul Russell for the re-establishment of peace between Denmark and the two groat German Powers. Bat in order that peace, which we ardently wish f ee . may be real, it mud be under all conditions which will be necessary to amaze to Denmark the independence which comes to her by right, the political Independence which the Treaty of London should guarantee to her, and for the pre servation of which the Daniels people have not hesitated to engage single.handed is a anguinary struggle with forces greaUy superior to their own. The Danish plenipotentiaries feel bound to observe from the present time that in the aerator wished to be imposed ea Denmark there are limits which the Danish government eased exceed. The new frontier of Denmark is a vital question for this country. It is moeseary that she should possess a frontier having reference to her military and commercial interests, and this frontier ought to be fixed by sufficient guarantees. There is one other point on which the Danish government reserves all its freedom. It le only on quite special con ditions that his Majesty the Kiag of Danmark will consent to the cession of the Duchy of Lewisburg. Thin country was acquired in his time by the King of Denmark in ex change for a pert of Pomerani►, to serve as an equivalent for the kingdom of Norway, sacrificed for the rwestablish sent of the peace of Europe, and it le emestially foreign to the dispute which has caused the present war. Finally, the Danish plenipotentiaries ought to claim for their government fall liberty to reassume the position which it has invariably maintained up to the present time, on the basis of the Treaty of London, as soon as it sees that the provisional sad conditional abandonmeet of this position will not lead to an equitable sad Jot arrangement fitting to replace the diapositioes of Ibis treaty. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (Imo* ous ows PAItIt3, 801 DAY Evistem. The Moniteur publishes a decree signed by the Emperor, which, while it puts an end in all pro bability to the great Renan question, is so worded as to encourage the hair-splitting which has accom panied the controversy on the subject. K Renan's contention was that, inasmuch as he had not re signed and had not been dismissed, he still remained a professor of the College of France. Well !be is not after all dismissed. The Moniteur merely says that he "remains dismissed" (demeure revoqui), an expression which obstinately assumes the very thing in controversy, viz., that the former implicit dismissal was a valid one. Moreover, the Moniteur may be told that it is an undignified as well as useless process to slay the slain, and defied to explain why, if K Ronan was dismissed already, it should be necessary to get the Emperor's signature to attest the existing fact. It is amusing to see that, after all the pains taken to make the government appear right in the matter, the Mo nite or is reduced to contradict itself ; for in the summary of the contents of this day's number, at the head of the leading column, we read the words, " Decree dismissing K Renan," showing that the compiler of the index understood that K Reran was now dismissed by the efficacity of the decree, and not that the decree merely registered a former dismissal. M. Renan gives up, for the sake of a principle, an income of about 3001. a year, which was the salary attached to the post offered him in the Bibliothkque Impdriale. The government come, out of the business very awkwardly, because Al. Renan's religious opinions afford no avowable ground whatever for dismissing him from a pro fessorship. Some of the Emperor's advisers are too apt to forget that the Roman catholic religion is no longer the religion of the state in France, and is not legally entitled to any privilege above the members of any other faith. There are plenty of Jewish professors in the colleges, and at Metz there is a Jewish school maintained by the state. The Nation says : The misfortune of M. Bowes dismissal is that it gives the victory to a ooterie long desirous to anomie the free thinker. This is the coterie which three years sinoe assembled under If Renan's windows, shouting " Down with Ronan !" Well, Ronan is now down, and the niolaneholy put of the slor► is that the hatred and jealousy of free thicker. of another shade have materially contributed to his overthrow. I do not suppose there is any practical means of trying the legal question raised by M. Laboulaye— • very competent authority—whether a member of the College of France can be dismissed without a report from the committee of five established by M. Duruy's decree of 1863. That decree applies in terms to members of " superior instruction," aad the Constitutionnel is instructed to treat that expression as applicable only •to members of the "university," which professors of the College of France are not. A consideration which adds to the confusion of the affair is that one of the reasons alleged against M. Renan was that the university could not be responsible for his teaching ; and now, in order to deprive him of legal guarantees, it is said that he does not belong to the university at all. A veteran of the French army, General do My li us, lately offered the Acadifmie Francaise a foun dation prize of 500 fr. for the best annual essay upon "Religious Toleration." The Academy having refused the endowment, the general now writes to the Opinion National; that he is ready to repeat the offer in favour of any society in a position to gua rantee the perpetuity of his prize. Thu object he has in view is, "to encourage unlearnl religious toleration, and thereby to extinguish religious dis cord and lay the foundation of mutual bonevolence among all peoples." The Pays repeats what the Constitutionnel said yesterday, that Denmark has made all possible con cessions, and that it is now for Austria and Prussia to show a conciliatory spirit, and accept the com promise proposed by England, unless they would incur the great responsibility of breaking the peace of Europe. The trite observation that every new crime is sure to produce imitators is illustrated by the de tails of a trial in the Assize Court of Paris yester day. A livery servant, bearing the extraordinary n►me of Arbogaste Ignatius Orthlieb, • native of Schelestadt (Bas-Rhin), having read the history of Maurice Roux, at Ale, conceived the idea of robbing his master and making believe that be had been knocked down and bound by housebreakers. M. Deribeancourt, a merchant Living in the Rue Rivoli, No. 150, on owning home from a dinner party, found his safe broken open and a sum of upwards of 16,000 fr. abstracted. The ser vant, Arbogaste Ignatius Orthlieb, was found on the floor of his bedroom, groaning, and his hands tied behind him with cords. He had put a wet piece of brown paper in ashes, and then dabbed it on the floor to counterfeit the marks of footsteps. Bat the whole thing was too clumsily done to deceive anybody, and, moreover, all the motley was found in a garret, where Orthlieb had hidden it ready to take away. He was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment with hard labour. NEWSTAPEL PRIM FORD.—The committee of this fund met at the offices, 6, Beaufortbaildlogs, Oa Saturday. Mr. J. H. Doyle occupied the chair. Several gentlemen cosnected with the various literary departments of the metropolitan and provincial press were elected aa members, and a considelsble correspondence was read from journalists throughout the United Kingdom, which evinced a warm Oboist in the snores. of the institotios. The Hos. tiorstery, Mr. Warren, sanouoced that cootriba time and salmariptioas had been received since the lut meeting which amounted to operant, of 1001., includin ZS/. from t h e proprietors of the Saturday Review; 104 from Sir W. Hottheote, M.P. : t. fie. Mr. Welles. C.E. S.. Mr. W. R. tame; 51. N. Mr. B. Webster; 51. Mr. I'. Niad ; 51. fs. Mr. Colliagridge, of the City Prat 61. 6.. Mr. J. Trotmaa, and WI. E. J. F. The good meeting of subscribers and mambos will be held in July. THE ITALIAN RIFLE ASSOCIATION. —A letter, addressed to the Volunteers of England by his Excellency the Marquis d'Aseglis, ha. been transmitted to the secre tary of the National Ede fumoriatioe, stating that when the association first received au invitation from the English Voluutors to take pot in the Wimbledon meeting it was not sufficiently organsied to be able to avail itself of the opportunity to be presset ; bat that being now completely organised, and Milan having been selected &S the plus of their meeting, beginning out the 19th of June, and rewind ing on the 25th, they wish the volunteers of England to attend. There are, the letter states, 97 prizes, open to ell owners. The document, which la signed " D'aufor,s ,* ' cowhides as follows :—" Come ! outwit Italians will joy fully take that opportunity of proving to yes that we are preparing to show ourselves worthy in every respect of the symWhy which yes, eons of Albion, have so often es tan to a young adios like ours." THE VICTORIA DOCKS AND THE A M ALGA MAT lON BILL.—It as stated that all opposition as the part of the great wharf interest has been iritbdraws from the bill for antalgamating . the Loodoe, the St. Katharin e 's, and the Victoria . The result has boa brought about by the reference to the Board of Trade agreed to upon the second reading of the bill os Wednesday last, end it has bees decided that the free ingress and egress of lighters and Graft shall not be impeded by vexatious regale- Moos, and that no regulations with respect to shall be valid u n l ess previously approved peas Board of Trade. It I. added that the amalgamate dock company have evinced the sincerity of t h eir dwro to facilitate the donate!' of business by epoetaneoualy offer log that, while the signature of one deck °Seer only shall be necessary for passing goods oat of their gates during the ordinary boars of barisess from vassal. discharging in their docks, no loaded barge shall be detained therein during the absence from badness of *adult offiela/s, if ready to love, bat shall pass out upon exhibition to the gatekeeper of the pm obtained by the ligliterman from the mate or cmtom houss ofcer of the mad from which he has received the goods.—Tunce. 1, 1 II