The Express. — London, England, 1862-01-09 00:00:00

HARMONIIIIIB.—NIW MODICL. MUM MAL; tad WWII. M. isesstalapsi. ghe Orprtoo. TO CORR FIMONDZIITI. .Iwertieetaesta lateabletl f,, The Espriaa" Loudon Evening rawr, mast be at Ole .Are. 10. Bouterle street, by Tao tck on the d.y of pubbeatloo. • AAAAA NET. ?Nig VINT% THE NONEYSIDDN. Wean. Backdoor, ►. Villiers, and Iloae Mit Vitswilliaas and Miss lane (*iambs. And LITTLE MIAS VI !TETT AND LITTLE DOI* BLUE, or, Uarliquin and 91.1 Aoki, Loader. Louise Leclerc% He. _PK I MOWS. Tom Evtomo, PLATING WIIII MIL —And the Grand Pautouthur, WII ITTINOTI IN AND 'MCAT; Sr. Ilarlettulo King KoGroobbol and Ore Ikulas o Good Montour. Memo J. Lurk Illidyard. mad Pool.. Mos Clvul s Adam. PT. JAW Tau Vilna. • WOIDILINSUL WOMAN.— Putsets AND ANDd4NEDA: or. Mid Maid NM Woriar. Ileum P. M.sithoirt 11,!rnoved, *ad Nobles. 11.1114.. k. Terry.—An•l TIIE volt EDING !COWL.—Commes at le. SafTlqllll Tram tvuosa. tt.. P`makomins. Tat LINO or TtC ^I'10:14 fln 4 taime; Mews. A. nem J. lads. Newham, tb. Chantrs.ll.• Munn'. NAM. C. 6egAtia. Mn W. CrauturA. —And THE AEU l' lUD ON E.—Coeumasse s Gs. Lea WATIK Af LONDON RIODINS. Till DAT—Morning. 7h. Ms Anionisse. a. rim. TO4NIIOOII-11oruisig, !1. Al orosea. *. am. LaNDOX, THURSDAY, JAN. IL Ws receive the fruition of our hopes. The mail steamships the City of Washington and the Jura have brought news of that consumma tion to which all the intelligence by the Africa, the Hansa, and the Europa steadily pointed. The American Government, with out waiting for the expiration of the term fixed by Lord LTONN notified to our Minister, on thu 27th ult., that it was ready to deliver Messrs. Maxtor and BLIDILI to him whenever and wherever ho pleased. Thus the reparation due to Great Britain is wade, and the honour of oar flag is signally yet peaceably vindicated. This is not the moment for long dissertations on the advantages of peace and the horrors of war. We are all too profoundly penetrated with the greatness of the calamity which has been averted from the two nations and from the CAMPO of civiliza tion to listen to calculations of its magnitude. Nothing lees than a clear perception of the para mount necessity of maintaining the respect due to our rights—an intuition of the mischiefs that must ensue, if a nation with duties and cares such as ours were to consent to lead a maimed and impaired life —would base sufficed to unite the British people in a resolve to incur the responsibilities of war with America at this moment. The difficulties and risks which rise to view in the contemplation of most wars had here no restraining effect ; but rather, their absence and the sae with which our objects might be gained was a consideration ope- rating upon an honourable disposition to stay our hand. The incidental effects of a war waged by Eng land against the Government of the United States, the character of an intervention which it must have assumed, and, above all, the practical alliance into which it would have brought us with an abhorred league of men-stealers, have had a thou sand times more to do with the dread of an un favourable answer from Washington than any esti mate of lose to ourselves; and in a aids the neces sity of maintaining our dee position among the nations of the world, must and would have over ruled every other consideration. From these gloomy prospects we are now happily delivered. Our Government has united firmness with concOiation. The Government of Washington, which we were lately told wee a poppet in the hands of the New York mob, has acted with all the reserve and de cision which can attend independence and respon sibility. And this has been pow ibla because, in the words of an honourable contemporary with no American predilections, the citizens of the United States have achieved "an honourable " self-conquest, which it would be ungenerous to " dispute." And now that peace with honour appears to be ' assured, we may perhaps be allowed to deviate for ones from our usual practice, and in a few words refer to the course by which this journal has consis tently striven for the last six weeks to promote the attainment of that end. It is • course oft which we look back with a satisfaction of which no result, however untoward, could have deprived us, but one the justice and accuracy of which are illustrated by the event. The news of the boarding of the Trent found us the warm partisans of the Northern States, with whose cause we identify the interests of freedom and civilization within the territory of the Union. It was of course imp.. Bible that our preferences in an American quarrel should influence our line of conduct when the honour and interests of England were concerned. Moreover, the attention which this journal had won in the Northern States Imposed peculiar duties on us. It was important that the citizens should knew that their beat friends in this country would not defend their act, and that they must consider the inevitable demands of our Government as those of a united people. We stated the law with a clearness and decision which the Americana were unable to recognise in the contemporary utterances of some journals which have since arrogated to themselves a superior degree of British spirit. We said of the seizure of Messrs. SLIDELL and MASON : "It " is one which will make it the duty of our " Government to insist on ample, eomplete, " and immediate satisfaction. Its MOMS folly " bids us hope that Lieutenant nutria was "acting without instructions, and that the Wash " ington Cabinet will no sooner learn what list " taken place in the Bahama Channel than it w ill " disavow the act, restore Messrs. Manus and " Stioatt, and tender the fullest apology. Nothing " short of this reparation can bo accepted." We pointed out in detail the full power which our naval superiority gave us over the whole course of their military operations ; and some friends of the South found the picture of the raising of the blockade, the opening of Southern ports, and the influx of rifles and ealtpetre so vivid and agree able, that they mistook it for a " sensation " article," and demanded its repetition. But a word to the wise is enough. The character of a nation is to some extent implicated in the language of its pram, and it does not become a great people to abound in threats. But mall after mail took out our remonstrances with the Americans, and not a line of a nature to weaken the effect of the representations of our Minister has appeared in this journal. We have iolvariably supported the demands of Earl Itroweit'a despatch as just and reasonable, and have applauded the preparations by which, if necessary, they would have beau en• forced. No American has been misled by the Ihsaly s or the Exprras as to public sen timent in this country. And we have constantly maintained that our Government was asking nothing which the Government of the United States might not honourably comply with. Faithful to this policy—the simple one of saying that wird which is most needed at the time wheu it is likely to be meet useful, and of facilitating by all means the peaceful and favourable settlement of as unfortunate difference we counselled ' patience and trust to the strong, as we had re commended reparation to the erring and culpable. Therefore, as in the first article we publidsed on this subject we had shown the cogent reasons there were for believing that Captain WILKIE had acted without orders, we welcomed the rapidly accruing evidence that he had so acted, until a positive assurance from Washington soon placed the fact beyond doubt, and obtained acceptance from our Government. Those among us who did not want an honourable vindication of our flag, but would rather Mr. LINCOLN should refuse the surrender of Messrs. SLIDELL and Mxsov, and supply an occa sion for war, resisted this evidence as if it were an injury. Every disposition and occurrence which made compliance with our demands easier to the American Government, such as the letter of Gene ral S,'orr and the despatch of M. Tuouvaxm, we hailed as a blessing. Discussions were raised on the principle of arbitration. We took part in them, and showed the preferability of that expe dient to war where it is applicable. But we reminded its advocates that it could not be conceded as a right, that it was not a thing the British Government could propose, and that its admissibility in this case was dubious. We have laboured to keep within view of each country those features of the other which were most calculated to inspire confidence and to reduce to their true proportion those offensive lineaments which were magnified by false media. We believe that in so doing we have been better occupied than if we had inquired what popular passion was for the moment predominant, and had vied with others in exasperating its expression. Without laying claim to an undue share in pro moting the happy result now at length achieved, it is at least a satisfaction that we have laboured in the cause which it crowns. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY; LATEST INTELLIGENCE. SETTLEMENT OF• THE TRENT AFFAIR. RELEASE OF MESSRS. SLIDELL AND MASON. THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN MR. SEWARD AND LORD LYONS. The City of Washington arrived yesterday at Queenstown, and the Canadian steamer Jura at Londonderry. The latter was detained at Port land Rix hours for Lord Lyons' despatches, which she took to Liverpool direct. The latest advice. from New York are to the afternoon of the 28th. Messrs. Mason and Slidell have been set at liberty by the Federal Government. The diplomatic correspondence in reference to the case has been published. It commences with a despatch from Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams, in London, declaring that Captain Wilkes acted without instructions, and hoping that the British Government would consider the subject in a friendly temper. Mr. Seward says also that the British Government may expect the best disposition on the part of the Federal Govern ment. The next despatch is from Earl Russell to Lord Lyons, stating the outrage on the British flag, and hoping that the act was committed without instruc tions from the Federal Government, as that government must be aware that Great Britain cannot allow such an affront to pass without reparation. Earl Russell expresses a hope that the Federal Government will offer suitable redress by giving up the four prisoners to Lord Lyons. Mr. Seward, who was furnished with a copy of Earl Russell's despatch, replied that the English Government rightly conjectured that the act was without the authority or knowledge of the Federal government. He trusts that England will see that the Federal Government neither practised nor approved any deliberate wrong in the transaction, and declares that Great Britain has a right to de mand the same reparation an the United States would expect from any friendly nation in a similar case. Mr. Seward says he is aware !bathe argues on the British aide of the case, but in doing so he is only defending American principles. He quotes the instructions from Mr. Maddison, Secretary of State in 1804, to Mr. Monroe, Minister to England, and says :—" If I decide this case in favour of my own government I must disallow its most cherished principles, and for ever abandon its most cherished policy ; but the country cannot afford such a sacri fice. The government c tonot deny the justice of England's claim." Mr. Seward, in conclusion, states that the four prisoners are at the disposal of Lord Lyons, and asks his lordship to indicate a time and Iplace for receiving them. Lord Lyons, in his reply, says be will forward Mr. Seward's communiNition to the British Govern ment, and will confer personally with him in re gard to the reception of the four gentlemen. The note from M. Thonvenel to the Franch Min ister on the Trent affair is included in the *ores spon ieuce. PERSECUTION OP CHEJSTIANS IN CHINA. The first martyr to the cause of protestant Christianity in Chita has fallea, sad the cireuinetsaces st.• tied* ble dealt remarkably illsolasie the utter diserpai. oaths at Ude .mown sad Wale empire. Si: years ago, • satire Renal Mai. Wing in Um city of Pohl°. which u abort IP Maas from Mimi rasa visited the mini:merits M the latter gem, end embed Mr iminteMe is the truths of .of whit& he had bawd se *ling from • col q..zifia:111741141:781111.11.1.07:11712 sad be erase I. _ Dr. the sr. Jobe Chalmers ham is their tuns visited ohs at Feld°, and hem Ti led by the inbillgsles sad good anodes. of ptiered mad Up In the middles Say had bees unmolested by their heathen seighboura bus lima a spirit of permeation its.., cod, as the mterfereess of the govenier at Claim owned to ham so effect, Dr. Legge darted for hide ea the 14th Otteber with • spiel elbow embed by the peremer. As men as the bral megioloates baud that be was ea bit mg, they ail themeolves to el that obi& the pewrser's_baspilebes had bean pito Idler I tad is bringing about. nob behaviors le Dr. Low was mom obserniene mid they agreed to ell Met be aid to them with 11•17 Ile peat lisseity. The poky. lee, were all amble ; and Ye Emir left Pala with the belief that the pees and eallity el the Chrisiiese wen soared. eloredy. hemmer. wee Me bask tuned whoa a horde al senatemeire. amositutim • met alma of rebels, went palmed 4t a 111111.14,024 Maim irmi, sewing 1111.111M . 11111 ea lanignms sad Christmas. they seised sum of the nap. haM. matured sad, ahoy two da .1 tartan sad knell. threw Mai Ito the river. Thu • eaavorto ham all been oblipd M dy, and stem ham amide Ilmir way to Costae. Thu Aston wore lid by ltimHeya, who had all Meng bees the oppose' of the MIMI= ; and their deg Mee the inswiption et " rieterity to the gewarnmat and exissminetien to Ilte barbarians." inevesmat meets to M miteadieg, end UM aalborliM al Clam are I so little Mona Moat it —llaMiet The Prince of Wales meanies at Osborne with Aitchison until after the arrival of his bream Priam Allied, who is expected M Esglend In the seems of the premnt month. Simeily after his snivel, the Priam of Wales will carry out tie plan laid down for him in temple. ties of his educatioo by the Qums and his deeply lamented father, of making a tour in the Holy Land and the other hisserlisl localiUse of the East. it had been intended then his Boyd Highness should have set out upon this expedition towards the end of hat year, and as the journeys in the Past can only be performed during the cooler mouths of the year, the Queen has decided that the wishes and arrange ments of the Mom Censert, which are oxisidsisd sacred by the Queen and the Prioce of Wales, should shortly he carried into executioe. The Priam twill neoessarily travel in the most private manner. We uuderatand that the Addreee in the House el Commons will be moved by Mr. Portman, member for Deresieldre, and seconded by Mr. Western Wood, member for the City of Louden. We have reason to believe that it is her Majesty's Intention to confer the title of baronet upon Mr. Clarks WalillefUl DULL The Karl of Coventry has arrived in town from Clams Coast, Woreedershire. Viscountess Stormont was safely delivered it • daughter yesterday at her reeidawe is Upper Grosvenor 'Wert. Her ladyship and infest ere prof, ruing favor-ably. Viscount and Lady Mary Sandon will shortly have tows on a Cootioestel tour. Hrr ladyship, we leers, Las recovered from bar retest hid iiipositios. . _ Earl Foriescus has given Mak to found a scholar ship, to be cortwreted for yearly by tf•a of .'e, Comity School, West Bockload, sad as) ut:ier aucts that may be @stabil...bed come=ioa w;tlt ft. 1.11. r Majesty's Couimise the interna tional Eshibition of 1847,2 ben u n•mt , o3 at their armee to the Viand yesterday. Deapatches were sent from the t'.,loniel•ofce yesterday ;to the Governors of l'amula ac 1 the Falkluel Islands. The Mercantile Marine Service Association of Liverpool received two letters yesterday, in analser 'ho proceedings which took ;Awe et a public meetwg of the body lately held. The first was from the Lords of the Admiralty, in which the shipowaers arid officers of the Merchant Reserve were thanked for the interest they bad displayed in the welfare of the Navel Reserve of the king. doen ; and the wood from the Home Secretary, acknowledg. big the vote of condolence on the occavioo of the death of the Priam Consort. The Admiralty letter said that "My lords feel armored that they ma always rely on the hearty co-operation" of the merchant service when scything of a public riefeerive nature is required. • Ma. GLADSTONE'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND.—At the monthly meeting of the Leith Town Oseacil on Tuesday, the Provost elated that, bevies harmed that the Right Hoe. W. E. Oladstoae, Chancellor of the Exchequer, was to be in Leith on Saturday next, to lay the fouodatiomst i c e o f a new Episcopal chapel, be (the Provost) had consulted hie committee. and Nub by thief advice, communicamd with Mr. Gladstone as to its being agreeable to him to receive an .I.lress oe the occasioa of hie visit to this the birthplace of his father ; and lie Mid received a letter frau Mr. Gladstone, stating that be would have much pleasure fa meeting those whom his father was always glad to remember as his fellow. townsmen ; sod eddies that he accepted as a great compli ment the diva/Woo ha (the Provost) was good enough to express in his own behalf soil on that of the council and magistrates of Leith, to notice his public conduct. The meeting approved of what the Provost had dose, and se. Knitted to the Provost's committee to Prefers the address" and soaks the necessary arrangements. Hoxros Itivirovidt. —The sclitaoln attncliod to the district of St. John the Baptist, llostoo, have for many years past occupied • high position amongst the metro polity national schools. Dunes the past moeth the average attendance of the schOlers has been upwards of ail is the day school, It in the Sunday school, and 100 in the evening school. tha Thursday cal Friday even ings of lest week an interesting the annual Christmas festival of the Sunday &amok Between MCD mail J(t children, besides a great humbler of visitors, were present. The children were plentifully re pltd with tea. rake. &r., and were afterward s entertained with an exhibition of dis solving viewa. At the clues of each evening • hrief address was gives by the Rev. A. P. Kelly. who has Lad the pastoral care of the district foe the last thirty yawn. REPRINENTATION or OXFORDMIIRE —The courier vativen Midg anxious to secure a candidate, have sent • re quisition to Colonel Fame, of Wornaley, to allow himself to be pot in acclimatise. The pliant colonel's decision has mot yet transpired. A long debate took place in the Manchester City Council yesterday, on the question of a reduction hi the Rise of ps. It was moved th.t the price of gas he reduced to 3a. Eid. the IMO° cubic fret, which was met by the ameachneet that "it is inexpedient to consider the pro priety of make.' any farth er re d act i ng' M the price of till • ealsequent period. The arairodmest was canted minim% 11, and the "pea gaieties" was, therefore, knocked on the bead kw a little two. COMMENTS OF THE NEW YORK PRESS. The New York Associated Press publish the fol lowing telegram : "The surrender of Messrs. Mason and Slidell will be better accepted as a political necessity on the seaboard, than in the interior and in the west. It is unquestionable that in the agricultural por tion of the Union, the popular sentiment at this act of the President will be profound and lasting. On the eastern rim of the Atlantic slope, his declaration that he could not have two wars at once on his hands will be accepted as the justifier tion of his policy." The New York Herald argues that the Federal government gain no advantage in retaining Messrs. Mason and Slidell, and that their surrender may take away the pretext for English and French interference. The Herald continues :—" The storm may blow over, but it will leave a debt of abuse from England to be repaid hereafter by America." The New York Times thinks " that while Eng land regards the rebels as belligerents, and America regards them as rebels, a pretext for war will eventually arise." The New York World is of opinion that people will submit to the surrender of Messrs. Mason and Slidell as a necessity of the present position, but with the hope of avenging their surrender here after. General Scott is still in New York. BOARDING OF A SCHOONER UNDER ENGLISH COLOURS. The Federal steamer Santiago de Cuba has over hauled on the coast of Texas the schooner Ku nenia Smith. She found nothing contraband on boArd the Eugenia Smith, but took from on board two passengers, who from the papers found upon them we* supposed to be agents of the Confederate Stater. These passengers, Messrs. Zacchiri and Rogers, have arrived at New York, and been con fined in Fort Lafayette. The Key West correspondent of the New York Herald says the Eugenia Smith was sailing under British colours between Matanzas and Haven uah. The New Ycrk Herold thinks that, the com mander of the Federal steamer mud bare known what colours the. Eugenia Smith sailed under, or he would have taken her as a prize. The New York &truing Post says the Eugenia Smith sailed under British colours, but was believed to bo an American ship partly owned by Mows. Zaochiri and Rogers. THE WAR WITH THE SOUTH. The harbour of Charleston has been destroyed, 1G whaling hulks, tilled with granite, having been sunk in three parallel lines of interval distauees across the channel. The flow permitted to the water will prevent the cutting of a new outlet, and the obstruction wal soon accumulate a triple line of sandbanks acme the entrance. A large and very carefully prepared naval expe dition, under General Burnside, was to sail from Annapolis. The land force will comprise 12,000 troops. Complete success is anticipated from this enter prise, and results are expected to flow from it of the greatest consequence, not less in the cutting off the enemy's moat important line of railroad commu nication than in dividing their forces in front of General M'Clellan. The great question of emancipation as a military measure is debated by the people, and debated in Congress. It is believed that before Congress adjourns it will pass as sct declaring that the slaves of rebels who join the Federal side shall be free. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, The New York Herald urges the passing of a tariff in favour of Trio& goods, to the exclusion of English manufactures. The government has announced that the new tea, come, and sugar tariff came into force from the 25th December, and applies to all goods in salubrious and to current importation. The Journal of Commerce says this announce ment has caused a feeling of wrong and injustice among commercial classes, and trusts the govern ment will reconsider its action. The war excitement in Canada is unabated. The steamers Arago and Edinburgh have arrived out. LATER BY TELEGRAPH TO PORTLAND. NEW YORK, Dec. 2,4. A suspension of specie payments by the banks is considered probable. 001111.RECIAL INTELLIGENCE. NBW YORK, Doc. 28, 2 P.m. Exchange : Bankers' bills, 1101; Stocks buoyant. New York Centr►l, 78} ; Illinois, ; Erie, 30}. Cotton quiet—Middling Upland, 36c. Breadstuff' steady, but quiet. Provisions steady. *** The following important announcement, together with other advicea, appeared in second and third editions of last evening's Express : FOREIGN OFFICE, JAR. 8. A telegram, dated the 27th of December, was re ceived at the Foreign-office from Lord Lyone soon after 4 o'clock this afternoon, announcing that the United States government had consented to deliver to him the prisoners, when and where he pleased. EXPECTED ARRIVAL OF THE RELEASED COMMISSIONERS. Intelligence has been received by the City of Washington that Messrs. Mason, Slidell, Eustis, and M'Farland, expect to come to England next week, in the steamer America. ARRIVAL OF AN AMERICAN CORVETTE, SOUTHAMPTON, Jar. L The Federal war corvette Tuscarora, Captain Crane, has arrived iu the river. She left New York on the 15th, and called at Fayal on the 31st ult. She carries nine Dahlgren guns, and has a crew of 181 men. Immediately after her arrival Captain Craven sent ashore an officer to communicate with Captain Britton, the United States Consul at this port. It is stated that the Tuscarora is on a general cruise, and has called here for coal. The general impression is that she is looking after the Confederate steamer Nashville. (aztrraa's ISLAGILLIOL ) FRANCE. PARIS, JAir. 9. The Monitetir of to-day contains a decree con vening the Senate and the Corps Legisistif for the 27th lust., and stating that the report on the state of the empire will, as in 1861, be submitted to the Chambers on the day after the opening of the saseion. THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA MAILS. LIVERPOOL, JAL 9. The African mail steamer Athenian, with the above mails, has arrived here. Her dates are Benin, Dec. 8 ; Fernando Po, Nov. 30 ; Cameronso, 29 ; Old Calabar, Dec. 3 ; Brass River and Nun, 7th ; Bonny, 7th ; Lagos, 10th ; Accra, 12th ; Cape Coast Castle, 14th ; Caps Palmas, 10th ; &elm Leone, 21st ; Bathurst, 25th ; Tencriffc, 30th ; Madeira, Jan. 1. She brings 2,203 ounces of gold dust and 25 passen gers. Trade was rather brisk. Dr. Backie was left at the confluence of the Niger in November last, quits well. Considerable excitement prevailed at Lagos, . . analog out of the recent cession of that place to England. The native chiefs were discontented. Serious disturbances had taken place in Quioh territory, near Sierra Leone. All the troops and native militia had gone to that place. Desperate fighting was going on. A native stockade at Madenka had been destroyed by the British. Major Hill was mortally wounded. Captains Jones and Williams, Sergeant Evans, and twenty-three privates were also dangerously wounded. Mr. Rees, colonial engineer, arrived at Bathurst on Dec. 24. The following telegram has been received at Mr. Reuter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company : CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN The Mauilia and Indus, with the above/mails, left Alexandria on the 4th inst. at sunsetlfor Marseilles and Southampton respectively. Thu Candia brought the mails to Suez, arriving there on the 3rd. EXPRESS FRAM PARIS. (non 001 OWN PARIS, WZDNIADAT EVERNG. Dr. Veron—the great Dr. Veron, the author of the now famous phrase which leads both ways, "devoted independence," or "independent de. votedness"—ceases from this day to be the political director of the Constitutimind, after the short reign of two or three months. The press could have "better spared a better man." He was so little in the tight place as a journalist that every article signed by him was esteemed a joke and a species of miracle. Nevertheless, his wealth, his position as a deputy, his pretensions to patronise the empire on the strength of really valnable services rendered at the time of the coup d'etat, and a certain frank ness of character which made it difficult for him to bottle up a truth, however disagreeable to power, placed him on a pedestal above the general fry of hack writers. It is probable that he has been dismissed for want of discretion and suppleness. The Temps points out that the announcement in the Constitutionne/ does not say that he has "re- signed," but that he "ceases to be chargrd with the direction." M. Paulin Limayrao remains tvdocteur-en-chef, but the office of political director remains vacant. I have no doubt that it win be soon filled up by some presumed reliable man. The news circulated by the Pays last night, and repeated by the Constitutionod this morning, that MM. Mason and Slidell were released, being now considered incorrect, the Bourse has been very heavy. Rents fell 10c. for cash, and 30c. for account, closing at 67fr. 60c. in each case. Mubilier fell 12fr. 50c., and the Italian loan, 25c. The Orleans Railway fell 6fr. 25c. ; and Southern 10fr. The other lines were only a little lower. . . Two colossal equestrian statues, provisionally modelled in plaster, have just been placed, facing each other, at the extremities of the nave of the Palace of Industry. The one at the end towards the Place de la Concorde represents Francis I. in the military costume of his time, crowned with laurel, and holding a sceptre in his hand. The statue at the other end represents Napoleon I. in a Roman costume, also crowned with laurel, holding • globe and cross in his right baud and the reins in his left. These statues, both by Cletinger, will be cast iu bronze, and are, it is said, to be placed in the courts of the Louvre. 9, 1862. WEATHZR REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) T 1109911111, JANUARY 9, II LII. 1 . 8 WAI r 4. . 11. M. D. Y. C. 1. 131 n 0 a 4 9 r I aIIISOM »an W is 66. r l . a 1 4 UWE 66 44 9. 1 BMWS= 1 a a ?& W. 11 9 r 2 811111911. GAMUT . . 29.40 60 49 W.&W. 4 o 2 110•1120.0141 . 7. 20.67 43 42 W.S.W. 2 r 3 18•99•001 :29 69 66 46 8 S.& 1 0 2 YALWITat 129.54 SS 68 W. 6 1111. i „la. 62 61 W 6 r 4 1=40 11"111 .11111 '29.7d 42 46 W.S.W. 6 r 4 WIWI:Mt 129.71 46 46 B.W. 6 r Duvm36 VOILIIIMOUTIII pl. 47 44 W. 5 r P 091.1.6996 29.74 60 49 B.W. 6 W PLTIIOIII2 !0.11 61 61 W.&W. 6 r Paulson% • W.-0.10. t W.-0.54. 1 W. t 21. I W.-0.44. I W.—. 0.08 7 W.-.io. N. lit —S. to W., mode- Tate to I. wili. with rain. 8. le Ter rain. LI MORI IIAtVIDAT. fresh to a pia, wit► ftliollr, and to N.W. rainy. Central-BAL to W., mo- WM to LW., sad N.W., fresh dente to strong rainy. to a gals. with rain. ▪ (beet-8 . to N .W., B.W. to N.W, moderate to strew, rainy. & England—& W. to W.N.W., B.W. to N.W., strong to a gale, fresh to strong, rainy. with rain. SXPLLNATION. 6.—Barometer corrected and reduced to at at mean !‘" lewd : snab 10 test, of vertical Ilse, causing about iinehundredth of an inch diminution : and each 10 deg., above 32 deg., canehis nearly three-hundredths Increase. IL —Zsposed thermometer lu shads. 11.—Molateued bulb (for evaporation and dew point). D.—Dlrectlon of wind (true—two pointo to of msg. Initlsb oohs). I.—Force (I to It—estimated). C.—Cloud (1 to 9). I. : b, blue sly: e. clouds (detachall : f. fog: b. hop : 141.14.11111; m, mkt/ (h lls1); 0, overcast (dull) : r, rain ; s. snow : t. thunder. 9.--ger distributes (1 to 9). W.—Wet, rain-fat or snow, or hall, dace last report, In inches and decimal/. % Cala THZ CONDEkNED MURDERER PATRICK IPCAPPERY. Pulwood garrison, near Preston, was yesterday (Wednesday) the mesa of much excitement, owing to the enneumement that letters bad bees received from Patrick IVOaffery, the condemned murderer, who is awaiting executioo at Kirkdals, for the murder of Captain finch= and Colonel Crofters, in the barrack.equare. On inquiry such turns out to be this cam, and we ate ambled, by the courtesy of the military 'lithos:ties, to lay before ou• readers correct copies of the communications, one of which is addressed to Sergeant M•l.ernon, 12th Company 32nd Regiment, 11th Depot Bettalion t Preston ; and the other to his late comrades generally. He expresses great contrition : _ _ " January 6, 1862. "You see the end I have come to; and whose fault is it bat my own ? How many times have I thought on the advise you proffered me so often, and rejected with oostampL Ah, yes, I see it now, but it is too late to profit by it. However, I know you will be pleased with me for asking you• five{l4lllll, which I know you will freely grant me. Friend, lam sorry for what I have done, arid the misery I have calmed. You might wish to know how I feel now, and what are my thoughts. My thoughts are now wholly occupied with God. I hope Him who died for es oo the Cross will be merciful to me when my mortal life is no more. Friend, pray for me that God may pardon me my sins. " For Sergeant hi'Lernon. 12th Company, 32nd Regiment. 34 execution will take place on the 11th of January, Satiny next. I ash Mrs. " Parnice WCAFFKRT, "Criminal, lLirkdkle Gaol, near Liverpool." " For 12th Company, 32nd Itegimeet. " Comrades,—Yon see the tate I hays ems to and I hope you will molt by it. What beougbt me to this ? Bad company and disregard for my superiors. Ido not meth to preach a sermon to you, but I tell you, some of my comrade', that if you do not give over going to inch like places as you resorted to, and as I used to go to, that you will repent some time or other, when your life is drawing to an sod the same as mine is now. Comrades, you will possibly my to one another would M'Caffery come the same trick again if he was free' My answer would be, if I was free, yes ;* I should sooner blow my hand o ff . Comrades, if I was free I dare say I could. I [world] learn to be obedient to my oaken sad soldiers ea I should do. Comrades, you limit not thick that I write this to excite your sympa th y for me. No, it is namely for your own good. " Farewell comrades, we shall meet again in heaven ! " For Sergeant M'Leroon, 12th Company, 32nd Regiment of Light Infantry, 11th Depot Battalion, Praton or else. where." • The word " es here does , . mean hs would commit t y he " same crime not if he hadevidently chance, that but Is apparently a word commonly used by all Irish people. The Press of Vienna announces that the AbinS Richard, of France, noted for his ability to discover water springs, has been already very successful in the neighbour• hood of Trieste. He has discovered seven at Lima, which will be of incalculable value to the inhabitants of that island, who were obliged last year to have water brought by sea from the coed of Dalmatia. At Lacrama the abbe has pointed out three places when water may be found. The operations for the discovery of spriup on the territory of Te.este have nos yet been commenced. It appears from the Pungoto of Milan that the rumour of Garibsbli's intention of being present at the inauguration of the national rite match ►t Turin was erroneous, he haring now respectfully declined accepting Pence Hoinbert's invitation to that solemnity. The French Imperial Commission for the London Univenal Exhibition has published ire 26th bulletin, an nouncing that the plans for the installation of the following categories are now complete:—Bean musical instrumento curried and Mooed leather, saddlery, guns, and all instru manta for hunting and fishing, artistic porcelain and earthenware, essence. and perfumery, chemical and pharma ceutic products', sod Paris colours. As to the other dames no definitive arrangements' have yet been made, owing to the backwardnras of exhibitors, but the commission hopes soon to be able to give the final ins'rv.Cwt. with regard to them. As to the project of establishing a French club in London for the use of exhibitors, the commission states that it has mot mot with sufficient surliest from exhibitors to justify theeonwaiwinn tekinT any action in the use, and the design is, therefore, ilehuitively abandoned. The Sacred Congregation of the Index at Rome, by a decree dated Daturas? 90, damns and prohibits' four works. The first is a Jewish production, puldished at Paris, and entitled "Les Deioides : an Emunivatlon of the Divinity of Jesus Christ and of the Christian Chapin under a Jewish Point of View," by F. Cohen. The oast three works are Itali.in—" Eocledastical Liw," by the Neapolitan Professor Caen; "Political Catechism," by soother Nea politan writer, minder the initials of "M. C. /1;" and the "History of Italy," by Professor Viscardini of Lugano. The Bperdsh writer, F. V. 8. Cuenca, author of a prohibited work ea predestination, is mentioned as having !audibly submitted himself, and condemned his own production. A Omer TROY PURCIATORY.—A Limerick priest recently susAreMod the following practical method of amiweneg an appeal from purgatory—by a ghost:— " A wbenen in the county Limenck, not fek from Early, buried her husband a few months ago. A knock came to the door mime eight last romigh. She asked who was thorn A bellow voice answered, 'I am your husband, whose you buried, and I em very miserablein purgatory till my debts are paid. Sell the two pigs you have and he sure to have the money for me on such a night when I WV The poor woman did as he required, and felt happy at being able to meet his reliant, whether through fear or love (as be appeared with his shroud and pale face). Between the first and emend visit of the ghost, the poor woman wept and told her story to the priest ; he told her it was all very good, but at the more time to have two policemen in the house when she would be giving the mosey Accordingly, after getting the money , the purgatorial saishronded ghost aims, and wee arrested by the police and lodged in Lime nok 01A, there to undergo a little more purgatory till his trial comes on. This ghost turns out to be a near neigh bour, who is* godfather to one of her children." FRENCH BREACH OP Paoutsi CAME —The civil tribunal of the Seine has just been occupied with the trial Man action for breach of promise of marriage, brought by 11. D., • native of Berne, but fillip' the post of clerk in • commercial house in Par is,: against Mademoiselle L., • milliner. Having made her an offer of marriage, he had been duly accepted as her fo mre husbead. In order to effect the union he went to Berne to procure the neoeseery paws, and while there he race' red from the lady • written acceptance of his offer of marriage, which enabled him to puhlish the necessary banns as required by the Swiss law. He had also, before going to Berne, expended certain sums of money in preparation for his marriage, and had taken an apartment for 3,750 fr. a year in the rue St. Honore. The lady, however, during his absence, felt her love for her I intended somewhat decline, and soon after sending : him the above acknowledgment despatched a letter breaking off the marriage. He returned to Paris, and, thinking himself justified in demanding damages from the lady fur her caprice and also the reimbursement of the expenses be hid incurred, brought an action. The counsel for the defendant denied the cLim of the reimbursement on the ground that the plaintiff has expended his money unnecessarily, and that, I with regard to the apartment he had taken, it was contrary to the advice of the lady, and he had, moreover, relet immediately, and therefore had sustained no material less. The court admitted the right of the plaintiff to claim re ' payment of the expenses he had been pat to, but at the saute time thought the outlays made by him were preroa tore, and therefore only condemned 'Mademoiselle L to pay 500 fr. and the costs. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) ARCHES COURT. (Wars Dr. Lashingtoa.) ESSAYS AND REVIEWS. THS OFVICI Of TN! JUDGE PROMOTTM ST THE BI,Hop • or SALISBURY V. WILLIAILS (CILIZUL). Dr. Philliroore this morning commenced his reply to th e objections urged by Dr. Deane and Mr. Stephen to the ad missibility of the allegation against Dr. Williams, and seeded to argue that those objections mold not be sustained in law. In the first place, be stated the exact position is the cue was now placed. The main question b e i eg debatedon the admissibility of the allegation, would give*. the accused party an advantage which ha, sppeariug for the Bishop of Salisbury, by no means regretted—namely, th e advantage of • reply. Stripped of the technicalities of th e law the real issue was practically and substantially this_ was it competent to beneficed clergymen with the cure o f souls, who have subscribed to the articles and formularies ed the Church of Eogland,the whole object of which articles.md formularies war to secure to the pe ople of this count r y " the teaching of God's word writteu was it competent to these benedoed clergymen, by what they were pleased,, sell &remorseless criticiern,to dispose of all the prophecies ef the Old Testament, and by what they were pleased to call • verifying faculty to deny all the faculties of the New! He was one of those who still believed in ex ternal revelation, and believed God's word would be fulfilled; and his only fear from the publication of this book, if sanotioued by the judge of that eourtons fortha establishment of the church in this country, Whatever were the intentions of the writers of the be* the emeltudons drawn from the arguments pit forward by the Westminster Amino and by Mr. Francis Newman, a professed deist, were such as were calculated to place the establishment in jeopardy, and the book had been re printed in America by • professed Unitarian minister mil k a high eulogy of its contents. Again, it was mid that this work bad been circulated by professed infidel societies throughout the whole of the manufacturing districts. and the virus or poison contained in the book, whether inteu time* or unintentionally, was pouring through the minds of the manufacturing artisans of the country. Dr. Deans—l must intemipt my lammed friend. The same report that In mentions reached our ears, sod we thought it our duty to make inquiries as to it. truth, and even employed a detective to ascertain whether any true or prided copies of this book had been published in the manufacturing districts, and we found that not one copy bed been so circulated at Leeds. _ _ Dr. Phillimore--I never said that the "Essays and Re. views" had been so circulated, but they have, as lem in formed, been circulated in a cheap form, and soh! for it. each amongst the artisans of Leeds. Dr. Deane—And that is what I am instructed to deny. Dr. Phillimore observed that Mr. Monroe, a clergyman of the church of England on going to Leeds to lecture upon the Gospel, found, WI 11 . Phitlimore ) was informed, his work impaled by thee ' tion of the " Essays and Reviews." Upon the publication of this book the whole episcopate of Canterbury met together, and unanimously condemned it,and sever he believed since the reformation bad there been an Goa &ion on which the unanimous opinion of the episcopate was ex. pressed against a work written by clergymen. It hadbeen said that it was impolitic for the Bishop of Salisbury to proceed in this cue--that if he had left the matter alone it would have died out after a time ; but he considered, having re. ference to the character of the book and its unanimous condemnation by the bishops, that the Bishop of Salisbury had done his bare duty in bringing the case into this court ; and the more that act of his was reflected upon the more it would be seen that it was the only one which—he would not my se • bishop of the church of England, but as an honest man —was open to him. The next question for consideration was by what law the court was to decide upon the admissibility of these articles, and he apprehended that that law WAS to be found in the canons, in the articles, in the liturgy, including the ordination service, and including the particular portions of Scripture selected ' foe • vlar daya,aod the interpretation which bad been piecd upon all these sources of law by de. aided came The first of the ranges to which he referred was the 36th, relatingto subscription, and he contended that the (amnion " unfe*mdly believe the canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testament" woe only another way of saying that the books of the Old and New Testament were inspired, and that if, se was argued on the other side, the belief ex. was in the original books, wherever they were to be pressedeiui such a doctrine would be entirely destructive of all uniformity of worship th ro ughout the kingdom. Con. meted with this point was the question of the ad missibility of selections from Scripture in the edictal of indictment. His contention was that this, could be no question as to the adminibility off,he collects, which were selections from Scripture applio. abie to rarftmlar days ; and inasmuch as the church had alsodecLted that two other portions of Scripture should be read on particular days, supposing for • moment that some of these passages contained a distinct denial of the doctrine which Dr. Williams had preached, it wan surely open to introduce into the indictment extracts from those purges, to prove that the doctrine of the defendant was not wording to the doctrine of the church of England. These were the only courts in which spiritual offences could be tried, and it would be • tremendous proposition to say that the only court which could take cognisance of that which was charged as contrary to the teaching of Holy Writ was by the form of its proceeding incapacitated from receiving . the best evidence on the subject. The Items were introduced to illustrate and confirm the doctrines of the church, to explain the mystery, relate the history, or apply the example of the event observed, and this end would be entirely defeated if • clergyman ware not bound to them as essential parts of the doctrine of the church. For this view of the purposes of the lemons he quoted Bishop Cosin and Wheatley on the Book of Coma mon Prayer, and Jeremy Taylor. [At this point of the argument our report was despatched.] COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commisaimer Evans.) Ms bankrupt, were braid manufacturers, of Cheapside, sad ebewhere. This was the examination meeting. The seeennts have been prepared by Mr. Chatteria They total &Mass are 67,5351., on which a dividend 6f 3s. ert. in the pima has already been declared, and a further dividend is espeded, the amount of which is dependant ou the realise ties 41 some consignments to Amenca. Mr. Reed appeared for the aasignees. As the accounts bad been tiled in due time, it was proposed to allow the bankrupts to pass, for it would only he wasting the time of the court to go into further inquiry on the question of ac counts. Bat when the bankrupts applied for their order of discharge there would probably be a very lengthened examination es to whethdr certain consign ments to New York bad beeninade bona tide or not. The matter was now being inquired into on the other side of the Atlantic, and until the assignees got full in. formation from there, they could not take -ny step, with advantage to the creditors. Thum consignments amounted to upwards of F 3,0001. at cost price • and it was quite clear that a fraud had been perpe trated by tome one in respect to those consignments. Account sales had been returned, but they hal been accom panied by • remittance of 1,5001. only, in respect of goods worth 33,000/. • and this had been paid under protest. The assignees had uses tamed that overcharges of 13,C301. had been made ; sad • pensoo named Kenton had been arrested at New York, and held to bail. Mr. Linklater, on behalf of the bankrupt Barnard, ex pressed his sense of the candour with which Mr. Reed had stated the charge, and denied that there had been any fraud on the part of his client. The bankrupts bad been in business eighteen years ; a former partner named Douglas, who died last year, had left 10,1:001. iu the concern ; at the stockSakieg in July tart they had • substantial capital of 15,001N.,:making in all 2.1,0001. Mr. Barnard was anxious that the assignees and creditors should have the fullest opportunity of investigating the cir cuuatinces of the consignments to New York, confident that it would result is relieving him from any charge. During eighteen years there had not been • ale& wooer modation transaction. The bankrupts' debts were 117,0004 a nd they bad given up property amounting to nearly 0001. Mr. Roll, representing the bankrupt Rosenthal, modelle same declaration, and the bankrupts passed. The order of discharge was appointed for the 25th o February. (Before Mr. IN RE EDWARD WEST. _ Faso.) The bankrupt wul ade — aper ---- atTitteh in. This was the eraminatiou meeting. The arsenate, prepared by Mr. May nard. show a large amount of liabilities, upwards 01 40001., but of th is more than 7,000/.ls due to members ot the bankrupt's family. The assets are returned at 4.6001. The baakrupt passed unopposed. IN 12 JAMES 110LBOTD. The bankrupt was a warehouseman, of Baainghall•street. This was the examiaation mooting. His unsecured debts are about 4,0001. ; assets, 5001. Mr. Lewis, for the assignees and creditors, asked for an adjournment, in order that a cash account and a goods ac- count might be furnished. Mr. Bagley, for the bankrupt, consented to the application. Adjourned accordingly. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY.) (Before Boron Martin.) t h:47 C aen, 26, butcher. was ch arge d w ith f e l on i ous ly u • forged U. Bank of England n o t e . Mr. ffard was counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. Sleigh defended the prisoner. It appeared that the proeecutrix in this case was Mrs. Sheen, lodging-Louse keeper, 60, Lo wer SI oane.etreet,Chafes• On the 17th September the prisoner went to lodge with her, end told her he was • butcher. On the bth of October he sent for Mrs. Sheen, and asked her if she could chime him •N. note. She had her rent by her, and she chewed it for him, asking him at the same time it it was quite correct, and be assured her it was. She planed the note in bet desk, and it remained there until the 25th October. when she sent it to Mr. Cooper, her land lord, to pay her rent, by • lodger, n ame d B ur k a . On Friday, 22th November, the prisoner again sent for her, and he then asked her if she souk change him another VEIL