The Express. — London, England, 1864-11-29 00:00:00

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—Dtuing the dorms of the prt year, the boats of the National Lifeboat Insti tution saved 417 persons from different wrecks on our coasts . The Institution has also expended tittle 34. 3d. to the same period on Its Lifeboat estabilahments, in addition to granting LIAM 6a as rewards for saving 71k chi wrecked persons by its Werra and other means. The Committee of the Institution earnestly APPEAL to the public for AS3ISTANCL to enable them to meet the continued try, demands on the Institution's 138 lifebrt establialtmasta _ _ . Contribution, are reosiveil by Messrs. Willis and Co., Harries and Co., Coutta sod Co., and by all the London and eonntry bankers, and by the 8 oratory, Richard Lewis, Req., at the In aUtutlon, 14, John-street, Adolph'. fIANDLES.-PRIZE MEDAL. PARAIYINE.—Adopted by fret MOW, Gomeminent fee the military Mations. J. C. and J. HELD, the miglnal manufacturers and holders of the DIM Prise Medal, Caution ths public against may spurious imitations. 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Mums, J. Nelson. IL Forrester, sat Z. Mellon Mrs if. Marston. Mimes Bennet and Gwynne. LYCEUM. Mrs itrarnoo, NCRANYCirIeITWICD.—And TEI [MG% BIITTZLTLY Masan. Feebler, Nyder, Wlddloomb, Charles, Mclntyre, Raymond. Clldord, Collett: Mous C. Leclereq, lienrade, H Larson, and B. Layman. ints Thrums. UPSIDE DOWN. -4milas by 14. Albert Steele. the Great ranee. end WILL Doett—lara Howard Paul ix Garibaldi., with the Italian Uric, ^ some or Daith."—And THE MOTHER 8 DYING CHILD. lira 8. Lena —Commence at al. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-DREDGE Tins D&T Morning, 112. tem....Afternoon, 4A. Gm. Zo-itomow Morning, IL Erm....Afflemos, TA. tom LONDON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29. WE have just had another of those river-side conflagrations by which London is so frequently alarmed. Again we are told of whole ranges of warehouses destroyed, of immense sheets of flame lighting up the whole of the metropolis and its suburbs, of "the reflection seen by the Dover mail " guard as far off as Folkestone," of the " powerful " steam fire-engines producing no effect upon the " conflagration," of " every ship in the Pool " appearing to be wrapped in flames," and of " the venerable Cathedral of St. Paul's appearing "to be illuminated." The account of the fire might as well be stereotyped, were it not for the diversity of the place and hour of its occur rence. Readers have become quite familiar with the details, including the heroism of the firemen, and the exertions of the police. It always ends in " a total destruction of the premises," in an "enormous loss of goods," and in "nearly all " the insurance offices in London suffering more " or leas from the disaster." The public are also invariably told respecting these "warehouse fires," that "of course not the lefat idea can be formed as to their origin." That is • part of the subject, however, upon which the public, and even the Government, may fairly be invited to inquire further. On Friday after noon last a deputation went up to Sir Gsoacs GREY to demand that some legislative precautions should be taken against the construction o: powder houses in the neighbourhood of peopled localities. It was within five hours after their interview that Messrs. BARRY'S " MSTBOII-111hall " was on fire, and that " the floors of the rooms in which the " saltpetre was stored were becoming ignited," and that " loud and fearful explosions were taking " place in rapid succession, blowing down heavy " brick walls and lifting off the roofs of the ware " houses." Might it not be wo...th the while of Government, when it is about to legislate as to powder-houses, to consider the expediency of legis lating es to the storage of inflammable materiel generally t For the fact is, that all these warehouse fires arise from the storage of inflammabte materials ; and that they never can be, and never will be, prevented until proper order is taken, and proper provision made, for the classification and arrange ment of the contents of warehouses. At the pre sent time all the way from Greenwich up to Lon don-bridge the river is lined with buildings con taining hemp, flax, brimstone, cotton, rags, gutty perchs, jute, oil, tallow, and resin, in the Oncost proximity, if not absolutely in contact with salt petre. When Cotton's-wharf, in Tooley-street, was destroyed by fire in 1861 there were stored in the warehouses at that wharf 1,009 WS, of jute, 484 tons of saltpetre, 1,197 Mos of hemp, 23,461 bales of (*Atm, and 18,934 auks of tallow: It was estimated at that time, that between London-bridge and the London Docks, on the day that fire occurred, there were deposited not leas than 150,000 tons of inflammable goods. The same state of things remains to this hour ; and it is probable that at Meriton's-wharf, on Friday evening, there was just as great a store of inflam mable materials as there was at Cotton's-wharf in 1861. Neither the wharfingers, 110! a-. merchants, nor the Insurance Companies, appear to have pro fited by the experience then acquired. Now, observe the situation of the wharf at which this fire occurred. It is thus described : The property of Meters. Barry Brothers occupied several acres of ground in oat of the narrowed sad most densely populated districts hi the parish of Bermondsey, which is studded with large wharves, mills, and factories. Messrs. Barry's premises are probably the largest cm that side of the water. They had a frontage in Millatreet, Dockhand, sad extended backwards to the doek at Shad Thames. In doge proximity were the extensive biscuit works of Peaks, Freon, and Co., and also the immense oil stores of Menem Sankt and Co. ; and at one time it war feared that every building near would havebeen levelled with the pound. _ . _ Why should inflammable materials and goods be permitted to be stored in such a situation as this ? What class of the public is benefited by the deposit of such articles in immediate proximity to crowded localities ? When the construction of the docks of London was originally proposed to Parliament, it was one of the arguments in their favour that they would afford opportunities for the proper sorting and classification of goods. But, even to the present hoar, "they will one of their most infi trential supporters, M il = Carron, a Director of the Bank of England, 1011,1isem not very long ago—" they will persist in storing " tallow at the bottom of a warehouse, hemp in " the middle, and valuable goods at the top." No one profits by the storage of articles in this way ; whilst on the oocurrenoe of a fire everyone loses. It is perfectly practicable to classify goods so as to prevent hazardous materials being stored in hazardous situations. It is even capable of proof that it would not merely be convenient, but that it would be profitable, to insist on such arrangement. None of these hazardous articles require to be in spected in bulk. They may all be sold by sample ; and the space which their storage in bulk now oc cupies might be appropriated to goods that are not hazardous, and that require to be inspected in bulk. It is also capable of proof that it would be advan tageous to the purchasers of goods to insist upon this warehouse classification. Economy would be secured in lighterage ; and if goods were brought together in one warehouse, instead of being dis persed over twenty, the purchaser would have better opportunities of examination and contrast ; and consequently would save both in time and money. Now that the Dock Companies of London are on the eve of amalgamation it is to be hoped that they will take measures to prevent their ware houses, within the limits of London and Middle sex, from being occupied by inflammable materials of any sort. The amalgamation will afford the opportunity of carrying out this arrangement, as far as they are concerned. The case of the wharf ingers ought to be provided for by the Legislature. By act of Parliament warehouses should be classi fied according to the class of goods received into them. When " HAZARDOUS " and "DOUBLY " HazAanous " are distinguished from " Nos " HAZARDOUS " warehouses, we shall hear yak/ rarely of " Waxanoras THE ::,,EXPWIS, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 29, 1864: gbe Court. WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. BS. The Queen, attended by Lady Augusta Stanley, took a carriage drive this morning. Princess Helena rode in the ridingechool, attended by Ifedlle. Bauer. The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood had the honour of dining with her Majesty yesterday. Her Majesty wm bold a Council ►t Windsor on Wednes day next at three o'clock. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council re-com mewed their sittings at the Council Chamber, Whitehall, yesterday. The Lords present were the Lords Justices Knight Brace and Turner, Sir Edward Ryan, and Sir Law rence Peel. The Marqnia and Marchioness of Hastings, the Earl of Weetmorlaod end Lord de Lisle and Dudley have left the St. Geoegwe RAIL The Marchioness (Frances Anne) of Londonderry is still in a very weak Efate. She is surrounded by the chief umbels ol her family. Earl Grey arrived at Brussels on Saturday from Germany. Hie kedahip prareeded to Lichen, where he wee received by the Lag, an honour which wee also coo fervid on hint ea he pined through &iamb a short time Bison The Earl and Countess Russell and family leave their town residence in Chseham-plane at the end of the week for Pembroke Lodgia, Richmond-park. The Countess of Restive was much worse last evades. No hopes are eatertained el her recovery. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston received the Duke of Somerset and a select party at dinner bet evening, at Cambridge Hones, Piccadilly. The baptism of the infant son and heir of Lord and Lady Churchill took place yesterday at St. George's Church, Hanover-square, in the presence of a select party. The rev, the rector performed the baptismal rite. Vis °neater Jocelyn, lady.in-waiting to the Queen, repre sented her Majesty es sponsor, and the other sponsors wars General the Hon. C. Grey and the Marquis Conyngisain. The child was baptised in the names of Victor Albert Francis Charles. The Queen, as sponsor, suds a handsome present. _ The Lord Chief Justice of Bengal and Lady Pomo& are on • visit to Mr. Pitman at Bishop's Bell NNW, OW Taunton. The Hon. Spencer Cowper has left Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, for Wrest Park, AmpthM. The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli have left (kidded= Pala for Mostldeldsaye, Heats, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Wellington. Mr. Robert Banbury, M.P., has arrived in Cairo from Jerusalem, and was to leave ce the 17th November for ao arrunios op the Niles He is accompanied by the Hon. and Raw. Percy Amherst and the Rev. George Gordon. The Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland arrived at Killarney yesterday at balf.pert 2. He was remind by Lord Castleman% and presented with am address. . . Four officers of the 78th Highlanders have been arrested at Dublin charged with disorderly conduct ad breaking furniture in the Exhibition last night, in a row at thseenolosioa of the Lord Mayor's boater* oa Irish men factures. A fifth calm was thanes& taken into custody for forcing his way into the polioestation. All parties were liberated os bail, to appear before the magistrate today (Tuesday). There is now pending in the Court of Chancery a suit misting to the will of the late Counter Belli, an English lady, married to Count Belli, of Viterbo, to whom she bequeathed the greater pan of he property. it on. pears that the will is contested by her relations. It will give some idea of the different notions entertained in diffe rent countries with respect to the administration of justice, that Cardinal A atonelli, to fortify the cease of Count Belli, should have written a despatch to the British emasid, re questing him, through the medium of Earl Rowell, to engage the Lord Chancellor's warmest sympathies is the comet's behalf. The request of the Cardinal Sowetary of State having been duly forwarded to Red Rummell by the consul, hi lordship recently sent a reply purporting that her Majesty's government had no power to interfere with or indurate the administration of justice. The reigning King of Wuriemberg, on the death of his father this summer, immediately coustermanded ell the commiasions the old Kiog had given to artists is Ger many and abroad. Among the artists in Roam who have suffered from this piece of iejartioe is M. Frey, • Swiss landscape painter of greet merit, who bad just completed two views in Egypt at the especial request of the late Kiog, which are now thrown back oa his hands. The Count and Countess de Chambord and the Duke of Parma arrived at Vienna on the Iliad from Probs. dort, and dined with the Emperor at fichoishroas. Os the following day, accompanied by the Coast de la Fir. rosays sad the Marquis Malaspina, they again left for Gram, to meet the Dashes de Berry. . . , - Despite the low price of the Evening Mortifesiv its male is not very rapid. The french government hub it • very expensive sad profitleee affair, sad sow sow the mess sity of dirsisioldog the end of its publiestion. One of the MOMS hit epos for doing so is to hare the gnats( put of the printing dose by the prisoners at Mums. A new paper, - Le Jieley, is to appear in Paris on the lit Daistaber. It is to be spotting. social, and arias*. A letter from Toulouse gives a curious account of the retiremeat from the world of en officer of the Chairman h ClievaL The young captain has become a Carmelite, sod seemed that livery of woe is the oleos of his gaudy uniform His final act, a. far as worldly Wain were immersed, wan main up his sword and the cross of the Legion of Honour which he gained for distinguished conduct in the field. A. he hied thane loved relics of the life he was about to quit, eat gave than to his &this. the whole compegation, win affected to Mars. Daring a boar hunt, which took place in the for* of Bouillon (One) a fen days ego, the Omit de X — ' one of the spatulas, swam a asoveleast among some Imaitwood new when be had stationed himself, sad fawner it was canted by • boar, fired, and the ben satered the broad of e farentheeper, who died ia • few ham Mar. 4ILTAIT INTELLIGENO& GERMANY. Letters from Berlin state that, in pursue-toe of a decision formed by the Prussian government 'on the 26th of November, orders have been seat to the Prussian Imps whieb are still in the Duchies to prepare themselves for a cantonment there of long duration. This news, combined with the presence of a division at Minden, on the Hano- verian frontier, appears to have produced a certain sensation in Germany. According to correspondence there is seen in this a mani fest symptom of the intentions of Prussia, which desire, on the one band, to obtain I immediately, from free will or by force, the evacua tion of the Duchies by the two Hanoverian and Saxon contingents, and, on the other, to impose se soon as possible on the Duke of Angustenburg a treaty of military and diplomatic union, or even, if necessary, to annex a part of the territories occu pied by its troops. " If statements sent from Berlin are true," says the Daub, " it is not very astonish ing that more and more coldness is shown at Vienna towards Prussia. Among the principal Viennese journals, there is not one that believes for a moment in the continuance of the Austro-Pruisia entente." PRUSSIA. The following manifesto was issued by Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia on the 16th of Novem ber: Heedlnarters, Ileneburg, Nov. 16. Comrades of the Allied Army ! Peace has been ooneloded, and the second Daniels war is terminated. A glorious pesos after a glorious war! The allied army separates, and my command ceases. I wish to express my thsalcs to the generale, offioers and men for their confidence and seal, which, like my predecessor, General Wrangel, I have toad shown on every occasion. That confident* was the guarantee of MCCOMB ; and, in fact, our nag has been always victorious, and you have overcome every obstacle. The campaign of 1864 will remain memorable both for you and for posterity. After a lapse of fso years Austria and Premeds have again fought side by side in the same cause. Like our sovereigns, you have been intimately allied. Amebae end Prussian comrades! There has not beep any dimmed. No unhappy incident has troubled tlis harmony. It is in re membrance of %his union that we will all wear a similar medal in commemoration of this campaign, attached to a riband of the same colour. The colour of that riband will remind us that we ought always to remain good comrades IA we are now ; moreover, it will remind us that Prussia and Austria united ere strong and powerful, and with God's bleeeiog, inviocalls. The Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Army, Faccittucc Cii•fu.es, Gemmel el Cavalry. GREECK The Hellenic Assembly has discussed the modi fications in the constitution asked for by the King in his late message. It was not doubted that they would be adopted.. It was after this vote that King George had to take the oath to the constitu tion. The Assembly, whose mission with this work is over, though it has tried to prolong its existence, will then separate, and until the meeting of the Legislative Chamber, "the crown " observes the indipendatiee, "will find itself alone in the presence of the difficulties of a situation only partly consolidated, and of political passions ever effer vescing. It has a rude trial to go through." (sorm's iszscauxe.) PRUSSIA. BERLIN. Nov. 28. Yesterday evening Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia summoned the officers of his staff, and in structed them to hold themselves in readiness to carry out at a moment's notice the orders for the departure of the Prussian troops from the Duchies. Prince Arenberg and Count Walls, of the Austrian staff, were present. M. Benedetti, the new French ambassador to Prussia, had another interview to-day with Herr TM Bismarck. ITALY. TURIN, Nov. 28. The Official Gaulle publishes a fresh list of muni cipalities who have anticipated the payment of the land-tax foe 1865. ROME. ROME Nov. 29. Signor Pacheco, the new Spanish ambassador, has bad an audience of the Pope to present his credentials. BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS. Nov. 28. The Syria left at 10 a.m. to-day for Marseilles, where she may be expected about the 4th December. The Ceylon left at 4 p.m. yesterday for South ampton, where she may be expected about the 10th December. OUTWARD MAIL OF NOVEMBER 12-I& The Malta leaves Suez for Bombay this afternoon. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (n,ox ova own PARIS, MONDAY Ermento. In a Petrie correspondence of the Indfpendance Beige, dated Nov. 26, we read : All the se irs from Compiegne agrees in this, that the Emperor is szseseively gay. nem was a time when his Majesty paid so little attention to politica. The sove reign gives himself up altogether to his guests. The leading paragraph in the Frenee of this evening is couched in the following terms : It is .fated that his Majesty pays parlioular attention to beam= since be has been at Cowin:mos, and passes she greater part of essay day in his working room. The France, in an article headed " Le Scesu de PEW," quotes a paragraph from • Bonapartist journal, published in London, the International, in which the " warning " to the Duke de Persigny is justified on the ground that since the govern ment is in the habit of putting seals on the papers of deceased statesmen, lest there should be any thing in them unfit for publication, there can be I no possible objection to " sealing up the mouths " of living men who have held high office. The France affects astonishment that such facetiously monstrous doctrines should be advocated by • journal "published in England." That observa tion is nothing to the purpose, because the inter national, while enjoying the benefit of English freedom of the press, is no more English in feeling than the Monifewr or Constitutionriel. In the 14th volume of the correspondence of Napoleon 1., just published, there appears the fol lowing paragraph in a letter to his brother, Louis Napoleon, King of Holland : Speak to nobody of the object of your letter, for until a thing is done you must never admit that you thought of doing it. The Gazette de France remarks opportunely with reference to the public works bank and many other things, that this Napoleonic maxim supplies a key to a vast number of official and semi-official denials of current reports. There is to be s pest display of French stallions at the Psris Tattersall's on Dec 22, under the superintendence of a cloesosittee, of which General Vestry is president. Those rejected by the wow Mates will be sold on the spot by private contract. A terrible explosion occurred yesterday at a per► cession cap and cartridge manufactory at Meadow, near Paris. Half a dozen men were blown to atoms. The cause of the catastrophe is yet un known. The Bourse was extremely dull during the greater part of the day, but towards the does there was a sudden rise, the reason for which is not ex plained. Rents rose 20c., both for cash and ac count, closing at 65fr. 10c. and 65fr. sc. Cridik Foncier rose 30fr., and Mobilier 7fr. 50c. In rail ways there was little change. The Spanish line from Seville to Xeres was in great demand, owing to the Spanish Credit Society having resumed payments. 1. I.cl. ob O. rb 0.01 ro O. 1 re 0. I be 0. - - or 0. a 0.17 b 011 1 e ;0.151 I e 0.10 8 trelo.o4l, 4 b;0.1I "I— I 6 e/ CU 3 kb 0.11. I rairb I— 0.15 2 - re .O.OT 1 tb eb 2 b 0.300 00 0.16 0 PlOLatti. WIDWISDAY. 011 Normal 1111111514 T. to N. and trek. Oogas. N.W. to S.W., fresh to varying from mods- Army, onsattiod. rate to strood. rain In placed As above. Warm. As above. W. to N. sad back. nOtirnnail. W.R. W. to N.N.W.. fresh to string. fresh to street, As mat shoes. ZAresialt. As aq n:r a tlove.. Northara=ficothed. Weatirsolndaad. Wails, red faesades. Oontherem sad North des. Smash Chatted sod May of Bloom. ladore atiastward Iftlaad According to several French papers a new club, to be galled the " Silent Club," is shout to be established in Paris. The members may sat, drink, read, write, or smoke, bet they mast not speak, nor wear creakbm boob. nor play at &miaow, nor " rattle the boom," nor, in short, make any now whatever. The floors will be covered with thick carpets, sad the doors twill open and abet without a gonad. A Spanish journal dates that Madame Salvi, a rope-dancer, who has recently hese performing with great mem at Babas and other towns is Simi; mat with a cad accident last week at Burgos. After maiden slaw a tight rope, 30 feet from the ironed, with a cannon-bsil attached to each leg, she lost her balance when in the sot of turning to repeat the fist, and fell with rest violence into the orehesies, her head Mrthiria agsisst a mnsicetand. Though lee ressived two contusions, she was not seriously hurt, and will soca mums her performances ; " solely prompted," one of the papers arum us, "by her intense amour de rare." The Diario of Barcelona states that on the 26th tae►, three days' solemn repine of expiation were coast iniseed in the char& of IA Mem& in that city, "in eon eßeener of the insult offered to hie Divine Majesty by the publication of the Vie de Jesus by Ernest Rama." The Diamond Steam Navigation Company's steamship Eastern Provisos, Captain Ediaitee, arrived at Falmouth yesterday =velar, from Natal, Oct, 10; Aiwa Bay, Oat. 21; Table Bay, 044. 24 ; St. Helena, Nor. 4; and Madan, No►. 2D. She Wisp so aim of imprisons. The Barraeouta, from Bermuda, reports that yel ow fever has broken oat afresh at that place, and timber* a panic prevails among the inhabitants that the dead are left unburied. The tower at the bow of the iron-plated frigate Bellerophon, now under ma/traction at Ohsrem is in tended to mount a couple 300-poander glum which will fire straight ehrd when giving err toe hostile vmssL It is also intended to pits • rifle tower as the upper deoli, rising to a height of &beat lift, aed this will be neared shot proof by • covering of &loch ermarplatee. From this tower the orders will be wavered below by mans of the triennia, while it will at its same time afford shelter for the siommea. From the rime/ prayer now strides there is little door that the Bellerophon will be completed Gild oat of hand daring the approaching year. STOZAOII Or UONPOW DIP.—III accordance with instreoldre from the War Department, • large virally of , ere cting, it I stated, to about 8,000 barrels, erl:desbrippoil hem the Artier and other regrisse at Woolwke, mid forwarded for range to Barahwcod, near the Isis of Wight. The former system of string large mi as titise ef powder la one magazine is to be modified as far peedhim THE PENMAN INSURRECTION. L' AUtansa, Nov. 17, from Friuli, says :—" You already know of the publication of =Wel law in some parts of Trevigiano, Belluno, and Friuli. AU the country from Piave to Tagliamento, including Carats and the &s -tride of Comm and San Daniels, Is subjected to this rule of terror. I may tell you that the proclamation at first caused some little alarm to the inhabitants ; but afterwards the desire wee increased to help the insurgents. The emir& at Friuli was not thoroughly comprehended in Italy. Bat since Austria has recourse to these sanguinary measures, the serionsoris of the affair is made clear to everyone. The proclamation is so conceived that Italian brothera, and the government representing them, cannot remain cold spectators. I have little to add to what has already been published in your journals respecting the for , 'nation of new bands, and the encounter which has taken place at Rant end near Barak. You will have reed in the O f ficial Gazette of Venetia of the sequestration of 24 guns, which occurred at !doggie. where the band of Venicee had bivouacked on the Bth. The Oazett4 di Venetia related the occurrence with some bombast, alleging that at the appear ance of a patrol of gendarmes the immesh, had thrown down their arms and baggage. Now, I can amuse you that those certainly belonged to the insurgents, but were thrown away by them because they were so corroded by rust as to be quite useless." The Dra vole, Nov. 14, from Villacoo (Oarinsia) says : "We have just learned from travelling who arrived here yesterday from Udine that they had seen an armed band in the vicinity of the Itaibl Lake. The curate of Masthen had also received from one of his brethren of Friuli the informa tion that a well-armed band of about twenty individnals, is red shirt., was marching in that direction. These and other alarming news of the MINI nature have reached us within the last few days, brought by couriers, and have provoked • beaky menage to Terris for a detachment of fifty man from the native regiment of Baron Maroicziet." La Seatias.lla Breaciana of Fraili, Nov. 18, says: "Other decrees have been issued since the publication of the state of siege. Amonpt them, the most important are—No one may leave his house without a special pas. No one may be out of his own house after eleven o'clock p.m. Whoever is seen after this hour will be imprisoned during the night. sinless he can show • special permit of the commandant of the place. All arms are iodiscrirninately dasnancied." Vim:Ku, Nov. 18.—It is stated on authority that there is an intention of extending the stateof siege through the whole of the province of Trevigiluto and to Venezia. The Italia of Turin gives the following aorrespondenoe from Friuli : " The cold and the snow persecute us ; yet however des perate the struggle may be, we will not yield whilst we have a drop of blood in our veins. A few days ago we had •skirmish with the Austrians, and we were very nearly vie %rims., although in numben they were far superior to us." From the Corriere dell Emilia.—The haat news from Vemiee inform, as that the horrors committed by the Aus trians—imprisoning all, eves old men and women—have greatly imitated the populism. OARIBALDIS ACCEPTANCE OP THE YACHT. The following letter hes been received by the committee : " Csrua4, Nov. 18, 1864. "Ladies and Gentlemen,—The yacht which you have presented me is tacked a precious gift, end kantentely more precious is the payout beoevoleoos with which you have honoured me. I shall all my life be justly proud of having —not merited, because it was merikd by ashen rather than myself—but, by good fortune, gaped your sympathy. Be nefactors to me, • humble individual, this i s s gift on behalf of the sacred cause of my cottatt7—the muse of every op pressed people. With every grateful Ashen of my heart, I am yours, " GUMMI GARIBALDI. " To the generous Sabsoribees far the Yacht." WEATHER REPORT. -(THIS DAY.) F# 11 ! ----- TUESDAY, NOIIIIIIIIIII 251, II LL V. Zs , ' : .119.0 6.w. w.aw. o:i.R, v.~.0u.:::. . 30.19411 &W. r e ve:po 6 e l 17. 110.111 66, W &W. 11.31,thead ... 30.16 66 13.&W. Peasbeolre... O. W. Peasisse• 130. W. grad .. .. 10.61 16 44 411 W.W. 10.20 NY. W. Rochefort ... 110.47 46 N. Flysionth 30.37 61 Z. Weymouth.. 30.3741 W.W.W. Landau ..... 3012 37 W.N.W. Bowe ..... 30.34 41 W.a. w. !wipes* .. 30.81 $8 W. Sesrbotaeik WAS iv. Wslelas 10.23 42 W.N.W. Nollgoland.. Kea W.N.W. TIM GREAT nit ar DOCIIHEAD. --.- LATEST PARTIDET4/18.—(THIS DAY.) The immense quantity co( sugar which remains in the ruins mance at present be reached inapt by the water which falls from the stams-eagisen This of coarse mud greatly decrease the quantity of the stock. The Duke of Butheriesel, Colonel Armytege. and several others have been conducted by Captain Slaw over the ruins. The cap tain pointed out to them the various buildings to which the names extended, especially the one in which the explosion of the saltpetre took place. He also showed where some of his men were standing when the several blasts took place, sod the difficulty they experienced in rennin' away when the roof wee forced into the air and the walls wars scattered about. It was in a narrow gate way at the side of this warehouse that Mr. Henderson was standing when a bale of jute wee blown down, and, Mb( upon his feet, so badly injured them as to render him uns.ble to perform any farther duty for the present. The duke and the other visilon =premed their astouinh mut that the men escaped with their lives. Mr. C. C. White has hit upon a novel expedient in consoling the seeds, peas, and wheat which have fallen into the dock, and is lying in many places three and four feet deep. He has employed a number of dredgermen with small net. to fide up the grain, and place it in barges. The most dangerous walla have been removed, so as to afford protection to the many men employed in oollecting the salvage. PIO77NOIAL SHARE MARKETS. Uri Wm. Nov. 78.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 116; Ditto, sew account, 116.—London an l North western, 1184 Ditto, new account, 1191 19—Manchester, Sheffield. end Lincolnshire, DaW account 664—Lancashire end Yorkshire, 6 per cent. pref., 111—North Union, A. lid—Buffalo and Lake Huron, 5 1.16 Illinois Central. new account, 50--Great Luxembourg shares, 11 11.16—Spanish Certificates, new account. 141—Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (Limited), 19 p.— Li val Finance (Li mited). 4 d.—MercanUle and Exchange Bank (limited;, f d. Dit4o, new account. 13-16 f d.—National Bank of Liverpool o ted), p.—Ditto New ((lamed at 61. pram.), 7 p.—Albion (Limited). 13-16 d.; Ditto, new account, Id.—British and Foreign Marine (limited), new account, 11-16 p.—Entpire Manse (Molted) 15-16 p.— Maritime Insurance (Limited(. t I I). Moleentile Marine (Limited), tar—Ditto, new account, Queen Insurance, f D. —Thames and Mersey Marine (Llintre r (T„ raw account, 5 646 p.—Union Marine Limited), aim account, S p. —Liverpool Exchange, ICl—West India and Penile Steam, 646 Ip. Ditto, new account, Ip. SIIIIINGIUN, Nov. fill —Birmingham Waterworka shares were sold at Si : Brit ob and Foreign Railway Plant at 4 prem., and Patent Not and Bolt at 24 prem. Birmingham Guaranteed Stock quoted 744, sellers—Mliland Railway Debenture Stook, 96. sellers —South Staffordshire, 101, aellerv—lowdon. Birmingham, and South Staffordshire Bulk, I dies, sellers—and Mantis Metal, 11 db. buyers, 14 Mu sellers. Market lat. and cot much doing. MAIICHIRIE, Nov. 18.—The market was quiet. with steady prices C. Cammell and Co., 34 p—Oreat Luxembourg. 111 — Great Northern A, next account, 1624 ti —great Western, sect account, 771 B—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1161 ; nett account, 114 18 1 16—London and North Wean% 1181 ; next account, 119I—Mancheeter, She Meld, and Liacoloa Lre. 6644; next ac event, 67 61 a 7—ditto redeemable pref., 11-Id p.—Midland, malt account, 1974-South Eastern, 956 ; next account, 864 —Spanish Passives, 311—Thames and Mersey Marine Insu rance, 64 p. next account, 6 7-16 p.—Manebeeter and Redford Bank 0 .. p—Sheephsidge Iron and Coal, 54 D.—Heywood, H. S. end Ce i SHOCKING SUICIDE IN STATIONERS' HALL COURT. —This morning Mr. Serjeant Payne, the Coroner for the City and Sonthwark received information of the death of a man named Joseph Knight, who committed aikido yester day morning under the subjoined painful cireumstaoced : The deceased man, it would appear, had been in the employ of Messrs. Hoolatou and Wright, the well known publishers in Paternoster-row, in the capacity of porter for some years. Ia addition to the publishing premises belonging to the firm in Paternoster• row, the firm have a series of under- ground premises beneath the Stationers'-hall, in the court named after that company, in which they warehouse a por tion of their stock. It has been a part of the duty of the decessed to go to three warehouses as well as attend the hoes in the Row. On Saturday afternoon be left him work am usual at about 5 or 6, and reamed his duties on Monday (yesterday) morning, when nothing strange wee soiled in his manner or actions. He went down to the warehouses for some purpose or other at about 7 o'clock and nothing more war seen of him until another empkyt of the firm had =ego° to go into the cellar, when he ins horrified to nod the deceased was suspended b a rope from the ceiling. Asektance was at once pro and the unfortunate man was cut down. I Medical aid was called in, but it wee of no avail, as death had taken plane for some time. Upos the body of the de ceased was found a letter, in which be gave the names of his children, and spoke of his unhappiness of mind, arising from illness. The deceased was about 50 years of age, mod has left a wife sad Az children. An inquiet will be held on the body. ALLBGED Fosaraiss me THE GzwzßAr. Pow mica Eiwnerce Bum—Yesterday. upon further *airy, our me nt mosnained upon unquestionable autho rity tharrittormation given asolusivelp by the Morn ing Adrertiar yesterday, a 4 to certain irregularities in the Savings Bank Department General Poet-oak', was in every respect accurate. The forgeries and frauds which bay* been committed are now maertained to be very exten sive, and spreading over the area of a large locality, whilst the system pursued has bees cue of a novel character, the scheme having been apparently very deeply laid. The officer of inatice and the identifying witeasise, we now lean, took their departure from the General Post-of See on Friday last for Australia, well armed with all the nemimary proofs of the commission of the several alleged crones, is the event of the suspected party being met with sad identified. Should thin be dope, of course, ea is the case in all arindaal matters relative to the government departments, be will be brought finally to Loam. end examined before the chief of the metropolitan magistrates at the Bow-street police office immediately after hie arrival—Morning Ad vertiser. Thros Eltaane..—Yesterday evening Mr. Humphreys held an inquiry into the death of Joseph Archer, aged 21, who committed suicide on the Greet &AGM Railway. Deceased's father identified the body. His sou had up to twelve months ago been employed in the Post-offtee, when he became a little deranged sad lost his position. Eisappaialmeet in love had effected his mind. Edward Perry, signal-maker to the Great Eastern Railway, said that he was walking up the line cm Friday morning, at 5 o'clock, when be found a bead helmet, the metals near the iron bridge near Graven walk. The body lay at a little distance an the six-foot. Deemed appeared to have laid himself oe the down Uwe There was a footpath scrota the line near the spot. Er. Hell. surgeon, said that he was called to the deceased, and from the position of the arms, calmly folded on the breast, there was no doubt that the deceased had placed himself desi gnedly oa the rails. The Jury returned a verdict of "Suicide while el unsound mind. Tug ALIJOILD 4117117D1111riERT. —Yesterday at the Bromley Petty liossises, before C. L. Wilson, altairmao, sad a full bench el magistrates, Edward Wil liam Staples and James Tensor, szeavaton, won brought up in custody as a charge of wilfully murdering Caleb Fuher, at Orpington, ea the eight of Saturday, the 196 t inst. The evidence taken w a more recapindation of that adduced before the carouse's jury, sad the dopon nous having boon completed. iamb Prom" • 01 • 0 •••• 4 • statement to the effect that at the time the polies earns op with them and the demand, they were misting him up, having found that he had fall's from the path into the roadway. They were then fully oarainitiad for 1214 at the ensuing Keit Anises, to be hold at Maniac/no ea the 15th December. Them wars some hundreds of insavators assembled in the tows sad around the mut and when the time arrived for the amused to he couvoyed to gaol they mounded to the Bromley railway station to await the de parture of the train to convoy the prisoners to Ilakbitoon The police, acting under the direction of ILL Inspector Kant, coomeipletiag that moms attempt at resew might be made, very wisely adopted the promotion of taking the primmer, to another distant Matt" and everything passed off quietly. nits Sunday evening, about 8 o'clock, soother swims dm, invelviag a loss of nearly 10,0001., leek* out at the works of Messrs. J. and E. Wright, raps aid palest tobevraph sable maaalso turors, situate in Gisaskread. Wort Ferry-road, Tho premises win of coesidershis sad covered a krgs area of grouted, some of the buildings being filled with mostly mactikeiry mod I. the manufacture of rope. At the time Wove slated the private watchman had his attratioe draws to • strong glare in nee of the storerooms, and, ou closer examisatioo, found the plain to be oo firs. Colts to the obasactsr of a large portico of the stock, hemp sod flax, the fire extended rapidly, the several storerooms Wag loon in llamas The firs then communicated to the Alms and the =Lenin:gory, and also to a largo stole of pitch and tee is a ll atoat 6oo banal.. The Milieu!' Volunteer Floe Brigade, with Mr. Roberts, their chief. promptly attended and exerted them selves very creditably, bat the Maas, fumed by the high wind, took poesemioo of the rope grousd, which is of great loagth, and about 290 feet was destroyed. The Am also extended to the sagins-hottio sad timed the roof off, and also the roof of the tarring bows. By this time the Loudon brigade had arrived, and irosesedsd in subduing the roeflaratioo. Although a considimahls past of the property is 000stuned, a vary largo and important of the works has recaps& so that the business of Lit will sot suffer. The property is insured fa the Rom, Cesansorcial, and other offices. About the same time moodier Ike oven/rad is Blachroanotrant, Borough, at the bow No. 36, temaated by M. Garth, a drupe,. The Is = was harmed down, and the • houses PAIII-OARRD Race roil. £7O.—A pair-oared rase s width meted mach excitement is Iticamsed and Its ism-' mediate viciatty, earns off yesterday for 101, sada, from tits Ship at Mortlake to Riehmoad.laridgo. The waist was is *veered nee, and the competitors ware Jobs IrMaisay, a waters= of Richmond. and his beaker, Mr. Edward J. Dixon Palely arrived from Australia), David Amnia and Charles Wakefield, both Ldassw of Mohamed. who rowed several stage lighter than their opponents, and in a esamiwkat lighter brat. Time were a large number of reselatare runabiad at Aber mid of the amnia. sad Udell% was 2 to 1 sa this hoary weights. Mr. Dixie midair at sataatkiwr like lash Mr. W. Wheeler, of Richmond, was reform The Ira got off gm vole term, the tw• Latham having the Middlesex side. They wore only together for a tow sleskokead then MlCioney ad partner. taking the load, ems loft a wide gap betimes t he s elves and tbsit erwareala. aid Ewer weight toll*: sowsidenaMy egahat the dead Dow iw Man Reach, they ultimately woe by • down Mager. Mr. J. J. Soddy, of the Lasematim Taney Biallwarard, at trim* house. la erase Ir raawskarr slake. an witartalawswt Ins prrari. perleil Ur wham CALCUTTA AND SOUTH RASTERN RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors ‘ka, held at now at the altar of the company, 214, Greelau.- house ; Mr. J. BOILILADIII in the chair.. The report, which had been previously issued, having beca &thee u read, The CHAIIILMAN MOlred its adoption. He commenced by adverting to the favourable nature of the local traffic, es shown in the report. There was a deficiency of j per cent. per annum on the whole working, but this arose from the through working. The directors bad had good reason to believe that the town of Canning would by this time be in a state of progress; and as the government were interested In the matter, to the extent of paying 25.0001. per annum, the present state of things was very extraordinary. The government had determined to give no farther pecuniary aid to a scheme which originated itself. U the port had been comp! cted, the recent cyclone would not have been so disastrous. as the Holighly would then have been less crowded with shipping. After six years of government control the scheme was placed by a government letter which he held in his hand upon two or three private firms, his own being one of them. Ths Chairman then read kletter on the subject which he had himself recently addressed to Sir Charles Wool, eomplaining that ColooellEterachey, writing en behalf of the Indian government, had represented the new port as a project of the firm of Borndaile and Co., and referring to the records of the Indian government in support of has disclaimer. He also cited Sir C. Wood , s reply, in which the right hoe. baronet said he thought no such imputation was intended by Colonel Strach ey. Th e town of Canning was, he added, bat little damaged 117 th e cyclone, the lands being too high to be subject to a rush of water. _ _ . . Sir M. Wetts entirely concurred with the chairman as regarded the action of the government in relation to that railway. There was a large amount of traffic in Bengal independent of that now on the Hoogbly, and it required such accommodation as would be afforded by the port of Canning ; he referred to the traffic of the Modals. lie doubted whether Sir Charles Wood knew anything aboatlthe Mutlah—(laughter)—and it was the midortune of India that it was left to be administered by a second-rate man. (Cheers.) The shareholders moat not allow the present state of thing to continue ; they must not be contested with a 5 per tient. guarantee. The rest cause of the conduct of lb, government war its financial difficulties, and these arose from miemenagement and un• just wan. For example, there was the Umballsb war, which cost the country ; 300,0001. It was most an. just ; and, with such an e: tan of public money on an najust war, how could the government find 45,000Lf0r a town andlponoe the Mullah? He then strongly =damned the closing of the railway to the Indian public on &Way. What was the cases of this? Was there director on the board whose 0349601atiOlta objections on that point had prevailed ? Mr. J. C. MABSIIIIALS—Nome. TheCHasxwr e pb;i o ;cf that the reason why troino weft not run on Sunday was that in the opinion of the manager in India it would not pay to run them. Sir It WiLut conteeded that the board ought to try the experiment, that being the only Indian railway on the native population had not the privilege of tr.tvoi by railway on Sunday. After some discussion the report was adopted, and the proceedings terminated in Use usual manner. PANAMA, NEW ZEALAND. AND AUSTRALIAN MAIL COMPANY (LIMITED).-(THIS DAY) A general meeting of the shareholders was Lid at 1 o'clock, at the Londoa Tavern, " for the purpose of receiving a report from the directors and declariog d din dend." The following report was presented : "As the books of the company are closed only once a year. at the 31st December, a balance-sheet is tot presented on this OCalliOn, but in conformity with t_lx . e2lan horetofore adopted a summary has bees pre of the working for the six months ended the June. This summary shows the receipts to have been —freight and mosso money, 58,90111. 18s. 9d. ; government subsidos, 19,6291. 10s.: together, 76,5381. 13s, 91. The espenditere wag including all sharps (except theme to repair, be., account), every Item of which has been examined by the Sydney auditor, 47,34 M 17e. 7d. Home— ineursoes„ intoned, fees, &Akira's, not, Its, 9,1831. Bs. sd. ; together 56,578 1 . 6e , leaving • balsam d 21,9601. 2s. 3d., Ire amount credited to repair, to., amount, Wag at the rate id 8 per cent per annum os the cost of the vemek em ployed, 7,2001., th e balance this bolas 14,760 1. 2a. 9d. Although th e bulk of the new capital will be absorbed by the payments on account of the Pawns ships, and will not, therefore, be producing any revenue until the establishment of that service, the foregoing automate enables the direc tors to recommend the declaration of a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, free of income tax, on the old share, fee the six months ended 30th June last, and at the same Isle on the amount paid is respect of the new dorm from the dale of allotment to 30th Jam. After payment al the dividend, which will oncost to 5,7501., there will he a balance of 9,0101. .2s. 9d. to be mrried forward. The secesear7 appropnatioss for depreciation, Sc., will be made at the end of the year. The cost of the improvemests, added to the outlay for repairs, makes the total expenditure los repair, renewal, ter, moonat for the half-year 17,8661. 14s. sd. Large as the amount undoubtedly is, • metal investigation of the various items shows that the work, under the able saperiatendoice of Captain Vine Hall, the company's poeml manager in the colonies, has been dose is the most esenomical manner. It is also grr tifyies to know that the company's fleet is in every respect ia • more efficioot coaditien thee at any previous period; and that the heavy outlay which the renewal of boilers always involves will not occur again for four or five years. With a view to amble the company to undertake a third intereolosial lime, between Melbourne sad New Zr. hod, and stoically he extend its operations is the LOB colony, two new steamers have been parchmed—the Tr rano, of 830 too; builders' messuremest, end 156 bone power, nominal, and the Baissitoto, of 830 teem bed 120 hone power. The former has already left this country, and the latter, it is anticipated, will be ready to sale it January. The trade and requirements of New Zeeland have increased dunes the lass twelve months to such an extent that these additione were rendered neossoary, is order that the company mig ht not be in the position ot Irvin to refuse the esbddies offered for services beyond those already performed by it. The Egmont ailed from the Thames co the Mk August, and from St. Helena co the 7th September, after taking and board troops for New Zealand. At the present time the amount receivable by the company fo r postal servicee is a wards or 41,000 1 . per annum. • subsidy baring been secured for an addttionaloosit line. With reference teas instalamat of 31. per share on the new shares, due Oct. 1. the dinettes tom to report that notwithstanding the resent toomeszy pressure, 62,0001. have bass paid oat of 740001. B the moil whisk has = rived a letter has been from the New goveruniest, is answer to the relyreeestations addressed to them by the broad lase Jim on the object of the Pansies ocatenst. The government adhere to their previously ex. Premed opinion, that the Mos. Cresbie Ward, is eater* into the contract, exceeded his pewees ,• sod erefor , they me so reason to alter their determisalies to leave the math, to the dosides of the ooloaial Oa the other hand. ID. Ward still maintains that the mistreat is perfectly valid, and will be eon firmed by the vote of the General Amiably. In support of this, It may be mentioned that the directors kayo received assurances from private and independent somas of • reliable nature, that the decision of the livid,- tun will certainly be in favour of an honourable fulfilment of the issepements entered into by Mr. Ward, es Post manter-Generel of Now Zeeland sad special riememeetetire of the colony." The Citanuthe, in moving its adoption, said the premet state of things was very satisfactory, and when all thermosets bad bees censpleta the dividend would, no &RIK be stall larger. As reworded the cioneet with New Zealand. be excrement his amides** that, although is abeyance for the pretest, it would be adopted by the colonial lesidatent The maks lariat been adopted, a dividend at the sate of 7 pee east. per amain wsa declared, leaving a balance al 9,0101. to be oinked forward. SCINDE, PUNJAUB, AND DELHI BANK (LIMITED).-(THIS DAY.) The third half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was held at 1 o'clock at the London Tavern ; Mr. W. P. Anomie in the chair. The report, whisk was issued several days ago, haring been taken as read, The Owned said ander the articles of docistiog them was au amemity to commas that dad& hot the board wished to afford information, s.'9 dally es there was so dividend. The progress of the bank was in many respects satisfactory. The subscribed capital b a d ismeneed to 900,0001., th e paid uP capital to 400,0001., and the reserve fund to 2.5,000/. Taa number of sharebeiders when they het met was 450 g was aow twice as t. It might be asked, why, then , was there no divided Hear, liar.) The explanation was that hitherto there had not bees time to acquire a large thew° of a dead profitable oberaoter. Five of the brooches had as yet prodded very ; sad so long as he was chair man he would set himself *plait speculative bd. sees. The times had bees adverse, exchange opal* time hazardous, sad the anxiety of the board tad blest I. avoid everything of that kind and lay • basis for the future. Tits new railway" eaortirwest wield pertly assist in the developtiumi af easanierce. The prosperity of the bank was very tg_ti!" baud up with As railways, and, amoeg other. the Pau Railway would prase a source of considinubls moth; Tbs brooches were now speedily becoming productive. and he hoped that in May tits hoard would be in a position to declare the ISM dividend that they did before. Hs had a largo slake is the eraser% and had fall meadows in de 11110011111 L The melee wee seeeried by Kr. F. W. Mont., ciee of the direo= t o a:prow& his ooncerrenne in the remerlte of the as le the imospeote of the taxa. g The San Francisco oonrte have deckled that sawed penman alaall ride la taw ears tine.—Cakform ° Mfr. libm &W. & lI.N W. N.N.W. N.w. W. W.N.W. A.W. W.it:W. lAN. LW. LW W.W.s. &w. W.N.W. W.S.W.