The Express. — London, England, 1866-12-19 00:00:00

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Stephan ; the Wondrous Martluetti. —And WILDFIRE N ED. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TM DAT —Morning, Ith. Slm Afternoon, B. om. OL Toatoaso w—Morning. oh. 0131 m oon, V --- LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S Message—that " exceed. " ingly moderate and dignified document," as it is styled in the American correspondence of the Times--contains one passage on which his fellow citizens will expect us to express an opinion. Mr. Jonirsoir, having to inform Congress of the course which the Executive had pursued towards the Fenians who attacked Canada, has gone out of his way to suggest excuses for that disgraceful raid, to intimate that it is not to be viewed with unquali fied reprobation, and even t o insinuate that the laws which ccmpel him to interfere with similar attempts may operate unjustly and oppressively. We trust we know what weight is justly due to the personal opinion of Mr. JOHNSON on this or any other subject, and we cannot pretend to feel much aggrieved that it should be cast into the scale against us. But we are concerned with the cha racter of sentiments declared on the most solemn occasions which the political usages of the United States afford, and fixing more or less the political position of a nation with which we have every desire to cultivate relations of peace and friend ship. If we do nut express all the feeling which it is natural that this unlooked-for declaration awakens, wo may, nevertheless, point out that the language of the President of the UNITED STATES implies principles which must make all peaceful international relations impossible. We say nothing of his pleading for the political character of the late raid into Canada ; he has a right so to regard the irruption of a horde of marauders, intent solely upon injuring a peace ful population, and mak in g no preparation to meet, much less to supersede the power of a re gular Government. He may, if he pleases, hold that a certain ground of political passion is suffi cient to give its character to a movement which could by no possibility result in anything more important than murderous outrage. He can order the discontinuance of the prosecutions which had been instituted against the violators of the neu trality of the United States --though he cannot do so, and at the same time have the credit he desires for faithfully enacting the neutrality laws of the United States. He may employ counsel to defend the Fenian prisoners in Canada, because every man is to be presumed in nocent until found guilty. All this he, may do without reproach from us ; but it is utterly incon sistent with the professions o f neutrality which his Government makes towards us to elaborately extenuate the criminal enterprises of persons who take up arms against our peaceful and unoffending citizens. Mr. JOHNSON adopts the Fenian view of the raid into Canada, repeats the description of its character which has been frequently made by the Fenian leaders, and ends by declaring that " those circumstances must necessarily modify " the opinion which we might otherwise have " entertained in regard to an expedition ex " pressly prohibited by our neutrality laws." Every Fenian who reads the words will under stand by them that the goodwill of the Executive of the United States is with them and their cause, and that although unjust laws may be against them, those laws will be executed in a per functory manner. There is nothing honest or straightforward in this language. If President JOHNSON believes that the Fenians have a good cause let him commit himself to it ; but if he means to observe the neutrality he professes towards this country let him refrain from utter ing words of encouragement to the Fenians. This is the demand we made upon our own Govern ment during the American civil war, and we have not two weights and two measures. SIR J. P. GRANT, the new Governor of Jamaica, has not taken a long time to discover one of the crying abuses of the administration of that island. Mr. C. S. ROUNDEL!, the Secretary to the late Royal I Commission in Jamaica, shows in an appendix to his Essay read at the Social Science Congress, that while in the year 1884 28,8401. 12s. Bd. was granted from the island Treasury for ecclesiastical purposes—the total expenditure for the year being 388,1391. 9s. Bd.—the total sum expended from the same source for educational purposes was 2,1731. 15s. 2d. He points out that, taking the number of children capable of attending school at 63,000, this gives an expenditure by the Government for purposes of education of rather more than Bd. per child. The educational ' expenditure of the island bore to the ecclesiastical the proportion of Ito 13.2. The whole of this 28,8401. goes to one religiousbody, the church by law established, and more is added from the Imperial Treasury. The Bishop of JAMAICA, who is per manently resident in England, has 1,4001. ; the Coadjutor Bishop of ELtiosrorr, who lives in Jamaica, has 1,6001., and three Archdeacons have i , °l.': , \, ' I ' I I , 1 , , i ‘ ' \ , 1 , i• II i : i i , i 1 `r I 1 , ' , i a 1 1 1 II I ; I . , i IL r r , P I 1 1 1 , 1 1\ i 1 \ „ 11,,, ~ l 11 ' 1. , I T---W THE EXP: 1,800/. from the Home Governmpat. And these grants are kept up, although oily one worshipper out of three attends the services at the Esta blished Church, and although Mr. ROCNDELL, himself a Churchman, was told by a gen tleman resident in the island, a rrember of the 'Established Church, that " whatever in " stincts the peasantry have of civilized life have " been fostered by the much maligned Dissenting " Ministers, and a very few of the Established " clergy." This state of things does no. seem creditable in the eyes of the new Governor, and he has made a beginning of reform. We learn from the Kingston Morning Juanita that a circular has b e en addressed by the Acting Financial Secre tary to the clerks of the several vestries in the island, informing them that parishes must hence forth be relieved of the expenditure here tofore incurred by them for ecclesiastical pur poses, and that " the congregations attached to " the several churches and chapels of the " island may with propriety and advantage be " called on to contribute the funds for all objects " of church expenditure, except the repairs of " the buildings." This is indeed a small begin ' ning, but then, also, this is one of those cases in which the recognition of a just principle cannot but lead to further important changes. The Esta blished Church is the church of the wealthier in habitants, and it would be asking nothing very unreasonable to require them to maintain their own ministers and places of worship. The money which would thus be set free would suffice to yield 9s. for the education of every child in venturee island capable of attending school. We to think that the money would be much better spent in this way than it is now. But if such a measure were th o ught too revolutionary, and it were held that the island can spare the money now voted for ecclesiastical purposes, let the Established Church take one-third—in the pro portion of the number of its worshippers—and let two•thirds be applied to the purposes of education. Then, when sufficient provision had been made for education, parents might fairly be required by law to send their children to some school. Competent observers like Mr. Szwitm. tell us that "education has raised the " standard of morality in Antigua," and it may be expected to do the same in Jamaica. OUR CONTEMPORA-RIES. (THIB DAY.) FALSE RUMOURS UPON THE STOCK Frotrsiis. The late scandalous and successful attempt to depreciate the value of South-Eastern stock in the market by the fabrication of a false rumour respecting the com pany's chairman, is not, the Times believes, an exceptional or even • rare piece of sharp practice—the only pecu liarity of the calumny being that it took a somewhat too definite shape, and was embodied incautiously in a tele graphic message. The system of " bearing " the share market, which inevitably arises out of time bar gains, inevitably leads to the fabrication of state ments equally malicious and equally criminal, but it is generally conducted with greater skill. Nor can the Times affect to have much confidence in the disposition of the Stock Exchange Committee to adopt any stringent measures. On a recent occa sion they expressly declined to co-operate with the public in checking the abuses of time bargains. The power of an exclusive body like the members of the Stock Exchange to injure the rest of the community, to compass the ruin of an innocent and solvent finn or c ompany, by persistent attacks on its credit, is almost unlimited, and nothing short of a resort to the criminal law, and, if necessary, the enactment of new provisions against new kinds of knavery, will put a stop to an evil so highly organised and supported by interests so powerfuL Commercial morality, so far as it tolerates such proceedings, is several degrees behind the standard of na tional morality, and even that recognised in our penal code. Men who deserve to stand in the dock at the Central Cri minal Court, and whore offences are notorious, do not always forfeit their position in the mercantile world, but often contrive to keep up appearances until the ugly tales about them have blown over. The reason is that acts many others are inwardly conscious of havi n g been privy to but • shade lees dishonest. Were there a public prosecutor, whose duty it should be to proceed against all who con spire to defraud their neighbours, without respect of per sons, can anyone doubt that " highly respectable parties would be more frequently missing from their accustomed haunts' In the meantime, we can but make an example of those who, perhaps not more guilty than others, have the misfortune to be found out. The South Eastern Rail way Company is happily strong enough to protect itself, and we heartily trust that its directors will yield to no private representations, but patiently track their cowardly assailant, and fearlessly drag him, be he who he may, to justice. In the City article of the Tinier we read :—" It is believed that nothing further has been done to-day in regard to the false report about Mr. Watkin, M.P., as neither the Stock -Exchange Committee nor Mr. Grise wood's representative can fix any individual with having maliciously propagated it, although they seem to have taken great pains in the matter." GERMANY. The submission on Saturday by Count Bismarck of the draft of the federal constitution to the plenipotentiaries representing the new North German confederation, affords the Tisee* an opportunity of again commenting on the general policy of Count Bismarck and the peculiar character of German unity. Allowing that his nature is naturally despotic, the Timer doubts if a liberal and conciliatory course would have been half as successful. France, England, and Spain were made one by the iron will of sovereigns, and Bismarck takes upon himself a similar task. He will soon put his foot on the neck of the National Assembly, for there is no opposi tion in the cour try able to withstand him. Every day, however, tie beneficial character of his ascen dancy, preserving the Germans alike from the narrow minded individualism of the minor princes and from the dangers of rabid democracy, is more and more extensively acknowledged. The governments of the North cling to the new Confederacy for very existen fa ll for the same rea son those of the South are ready to in one by one. The "Old liberal" party, headed by Von Vincke, send in their a dhesion to the master-mind's policy. With such discordant elements as the Fatherland harbours in its bosom, with such signal failures as all popular movements have invariably led to, it is evident that the initiative in Germany lies not with the people. It is not by liberty, at least not by disorderly liberty, that unity can be achieved, but it is on the haste of a firm, compact unity that en educated, patient, laborious people like the Ger man may hope to establish sound freedom. Confidence can alone come, the Daily News remarks, from the quiet working of the German parliament, for which in five or au weeks the elections are to take place. It is moat desirable that the feudalist landed proprietors, who will probably be elected by the agricultural districts, and the radicals, who will be elected for certain towns, should be counterbalanced by deputies of the middle class and of intermediate politics—by professional men, for example, and owners of small property, landed or otherwise, This class, however, are usually of small means, and as the members of the national parliament are not to be paid, it is feared that the benches to the right and left of the National Parliament will be crowded, whilst those of the centre will be comparatively deserted. The exact powers of the new parliament have not as yet been publicly defined, and even those immediately concerned are in the dark. Count Bismarck and the Saxon King differ, it is said, in the construction of the recent treaty ; and King John has gone to consult the Prussian monarch. Perhaps, too, the Saxon monarch would like to read the future in the mind of his Prussian Majesty. This, we believe, is not easy ; no one being more astonished and perplexed at the great results obtained under his reign than the laurelled sovereignhimself. Meanwhile France,bymaintaining its em bassy at Dresden until the meeting of the German parliament, seems to regard the possibility of the German parliament undoing the unification which the battle of !Wows ac complished. Lord Stanley has done more wisely in con sidering the question sr solved, and hasin consequence [OENCE• LATES! ---...----•"--- ' recoiled the Dresden embuq as well as the Ilanoverlan. The Daily News *includes by noticing a few and sym Bombs, ptoms ai estrang•enson between Frame and P rude threatening to bring about the old schism between the east and west of Europe. This the Daily News slinagly depre cates, hoping that Prussia will be wise enough not to link its policy and prospects either with those of Ruallia or of France, but continue to complete the great teak of Ger man regeneration, without giving opportunity to the ambi tion of either. FRANCE AND THE UNITED STATES ON THE MEXICAN QUESTION. DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE. Diplomatic correspondence between the Ame rican and French governments relative to the oc cupation of Mexico has just been laid before the United States Congress. Under date of November , Mr. Bigelow w rote to Mr. Seward, stating h e French govern ment had altered its programme, and would not begin to remove any of its forces in Mexico before the spring, and gave as a reason the action of government. In an interview accorded to Mr. Bigelow, the Emperor of the French stated, how ever, that he would not give another man nor another dollar to Maximilian. Thus reassured, partially, Mr. Bigelow withdrew, giving the Em peror to understand that his embarrass ment would be removed. Next day, Nov. 9, Mr. Seward transmitted to Mr. Bigelow a copy of his instructions to Minister Camp bell, for the information of the French govern ment, even to the reading of the despatch if re quired. About two weeks later, November 22, the Secretary of War was officially informed of the existing state of affairs, and requested to give such instructions to the forces on the Rio Grande as m ight be deemed expedie nt. Next day, November 23,Mr. Campbell was informed of the situatio n,hich and on the same day the fa mous cable despatch w excited so much curiosity and comment at the time, was sent to Mr. Bi ge low. Its supposed vast impo r t an ce, and its g reat length —being the longest despatch ever sent over the cable—made every one anxious to know what new ' trouble was arising. This despatch is given below : inscurarrsous TOPICS. The Times trusts that president Johnson, seeing him self unable to withstand the power of Congress, will let it take its own way, or at any rate not carry his opposi tion further than a formal veto which he knows will be immediately overruled, and it would indeed be a cause for regret with foreign nations, if, in order to gain strength for a domestic conflict, the President should leave the path of international justice and courtesy. The Daily News looks into the documents appended to President Johnson's message, and cites therefrom some remarkable facts and figures illustrative of the energy, extent, and efficiency of the administrative services. It was stated at the meeting held at Greenwich on Monday night in aid of the movement for the relief of the unemployed shipbuilders of that district that when three parts of a day's work was offered to the starving men out of employ the trades' union to whom they pay allegiance first took three days to consider the matter and then directed the men to refuse the offer. With the greatest respect for the motives which have prompted the move ment for the relief of the unemployed, the Pos. must say that if this be true, or anything like the truth, it is nothing less than mondrous impudence to ask for public subscriptions. Dr. Letheby, at s meeting of the Metropolitan Aro dation of Medical Officers of Health, on Saturday, stated that the Commissioners of Sewers had drawn the attention of the Custom House authorities to the fact that diseased meat and rotten sheep, dressed as fit for human food, were largely imported from Belgium and Holland, and especially from Rotterdam ; but it would seem that the Custom House officials hall! but little or no power to check the practice. The act of 1863 respecting the seizure of unwholesome food empowers the medical officers of health and inspectors of nuisances to inspect and condemn it when " exposed for sale, or deposited in any place for the purpose of sale or preparation for sale." This expression, apparently, does not include transit through the Custom-house. The offi cers of that department are therefore powerless to prevent the admission of the deleterious commodity into England, and the canny traders of Holland and Belgium are free to send us the mailed pork, poisonous mutton, and infected beef which are rejected by their own countrymen. Verily, says the Telegraph, the ways of the English Legislature are wonderful. The Star hears that the government have been lately en gaged in considering a new p lan for frustrating reform by passing resolutions which, while acknowledging its neoes sity, will practically shelve it for the session. If the tory ministers gained nothing else by it, they would gain the quiet manipulation of the registrations for 1867, as well as another year of office ; and who shall say what might not turn up in the way of good luck to aid them in their plans for the following session The Star says in the same article that the Reform League are resolved upon holding a great national demonstration in London on the Monday after the opening of parliament, and have also determined upon the holding of a bazaar in London early in the spew. MR. REWARD TO MR. BIGELOW. D epar tment of State, Washington, Nov. 23, 1866. Sir,—Your despatch of the Bth of November (No. 384), in regard to Mexico is received. Your proceedings in your interview with M. kfoustier, and also your pro ceedings in your interview with the Emperor, are entirely approved. Say to M. Mouldier, that this gor ern ment is surprised and affected with deep concern by the announcement now made for the first time that the promised recall of one detachment of the French troop' from Mexico in November current has been postponed by the Emperor. T he embarrassment thus circum- pro duced is immeasur abl y increased by the stance that this proceeding of the Emperor has been taken without conference with and even without notice to the United States. This government has not in any way afforded reinforcements to the Mexicans, as the Emperor seems to assume, and it has known nothing at all of his countermanding instruction to Marshal Bazaine, of which the Emperor speaks. W e consult only official c ommunication to ascertain the purpose and resolu tions of France, as we make our ow n purposes a nd resolu tions known only in the same manner when she Is con cerned. lam not prepared to say, and it is now unneces soy to discuss, whether the President could or could not have agreed to the Emperor ' s proposed de lay, if he had been seasonably consulted—if the proposition bad been then put, as the proceeding is now, upon the ground of military considerations alone, and if it had been marked with the customary manifestations of regard to the interests and feelings of the United States. But the Emperor's decision to modify the existing arrange ment without any understanding with the United States, so as to leave the whole French army in Mexico for the present, instead of withdrawing one detachment in November current, as promised, is now found in every way inconvenient and unexce ptionable. " We canno t acquiesce, first, because the term next spring," as appointed for the entire evacuation, is indefinite and vague; second, because we have no authority for stating to Congress and to the American people, that we have now a better guarantee for the with drawal of the whole expeditionary force in the spring than we have heretofore had for the withdrawal of a part in November ; third, in full relianoe upon at least a literal performance of the Emperor's existing agreement we have taken measures, while facilitating the anticipated French evacuation, to co-operate with the republican govern ment of Mexico for promoting the pacification of that country, and for the early and complete res toration of the proper constitutional authority of that government. As a part of thaw measures, Mr. Campbell, our newly appointed minister, attended by Lieut.-General Sherman, has been sent to Mexico, in order to confer with President Juarez on subjects which are deeply interesting to the United States, and of sital im portance to Mexico. Our policy and measures thus a dopted in full reliance upon the anticipated beginning of the evacuation of Mexico were promptly made known to the French legation here, and doubtless you have already executed your instructions, by making them known to the Emperor's government in Paris. The Emperor wilt perceive that we cannot now recall Mr. Campbell ; nor can we modify the instructions under which he is expected to treat, and under which he may even now be treating with the republican government of Mexico. That government will of course most earnestly desire and confidently expect an early and entire disconti nuation of foreign hostile occupation. You will therefore state to the Emperor's government that the President sin cerely hopes and expecte that the evacuation of Mexico will be carried into effect with such conformity to the ex isting agreement as the inopportune complication which calls for this despatch shall allow. Mr. Campbell will be advised of that complication. Instructions will be issued to the United States military forces of observation to await in every case special direc tions from the President. This will be done with s confident ex pectation s , hat the telegraph or the mail may seasonably bring a satisfactory resolution from the Emperor in reply to this note. You will assure the French government that the United States, while they seek the relief of Mexico, desire nothing more earnestly than to preserve peace and friendship with France ; nor does the President allow himself to doubt that what has been determined in France, most inauspiciously, as we think, has been decided upon inadvertently, without full reflection upon the embarrassment it must produce here, and without any design to retain the French expeditionary forces in Mexico beyond the full period of eighteen month originally stipulated for the complete evacuation.—l am sir, your obedient servant, WILLIAM H. SEWARD. To John Bigelow, Faq., &a., Paris. The following despatches are also published in the New York press : the Court. OSBORNE, Du. 18. The Queen went out yesterday afternoon with Princess Beatrice, and her MAjesty walked and rode in the grounds this morning ulth Princess Louise. Prince and Princess Christian walked out this mot ning. Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice also went out. Mr. Saul Isaac bad an interview with Lord Stanley, at the Foreign-office, yesterday, with reference to the seizure of his steamer Tornado by the Spanish government, and the imprisonment of her crew. A. Committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Most Ho nourable Privy Council eat on Monday at Whitehall on the subject of the cattle plague. The lords present were —the Lord President and the Hight Hon. H. Corry. Mr. Harrison and Dr. Alexander Williams attended the com- wittee. A Committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Most Ho nourable Privy Council sat yesterday at Whitehall on the subject of quarantine. The lords present were—the Lord President and the Right Hon. H. Corry. Mr. Harrison attended the committee. Mr. W. Annand, M.P.P., and Mr. HuTh M'Donald, introduced by the Hon. Joseph Howe, had an interview with the Earl of Carnarvon at the Colonial-office yes terday. Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-office to the Governor of Malta. THE Di: KE OF E DINBC ROH. —Yesterday his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh and a select pasty shot over portions of the estate of Lord Suffield, at Gun ton, Norfolk. Before leaving Norwich, on Monday, the duke, accompanied by the Rev. Canon Heaviside, visited Norwich cathedral. His royal highness expressed big gra tification at the beauty of the venerable pile. Dr. Buck, the organist of the cathedral, played the National Anthem on the entry of the distinguished visitor. The Duke of Norfolk has arrived at the Hotel Bristol, Paris, from the south of France, on biz way to England. The Earl and Countess of Enniskillen and Lady Middleton have arrived atFlorence-court, Fermanagh. The coming of age of Viscount Cole will be celebrated at the family estates in Ireland. The Right Hon. Sir John Pakington returned to his official residence at the Admiralty yesterday from West wood, Worcestershire, where the right hon. baronet had been entertaining a shooting party. The adherents of the high church party in Ire land have just established an association entitled " The Irish Church Society." The objects of the society, as stated in its printed rules, are :—" To combine church. men generally with a view to defend and maintain unim paired the doctrine and discipline of the church of Ire land, as laid down in the Book of Common Prayer and in the other authorised formularies of the church ; and to promote loyal adherence to the spirit and letter of the Prayer-book." The society purposes to promote the ob jects it has in view by means of public lectures and meetings, and by the publication at intervals of "papers on subjects respecting which there is the greatest need of imparting correct information and impressing sound church views." A correspondent of the Times remarks that it is deeply to be regretted that the conduct of the late Mr. Reble's friends appears to lay him open to the censure pronounced by Dr. Johnson on Bolingbroke,—" that he charged a blunderbuss which he had not resolution to fire off himself, but left it for another to draw the trigger after his death." Money Wigram and Sons write to say, as many reports have been spread that the shipwrights, joiners, and other workmen empl"yed in shipbuilding yards on the river Thames refused to work at any reduction of wages, that on putting the question to the workmen in their employ whether, in the event of their obtaining certain work for which the firm were about to tender, and which would give some employment for about four months, they would perform it at a reduced rate of wages, they at once stated their readiness, in consideration of the very excep tional state of work, to accept a large reduction from the previous rate. A letter from Vienna says :—" The baneful effects of the concordat are most grevionsly felt in the obstructive interference of the priests with the education of all classes, and some of their recent extravagances will probably become the subject of energetic remonstrances in the coming Reichsrath. The daily attendance at church of all school children has, for instance, been recently decreed in Lower Austria, and insisted upon, in spite of the protest of the committee of the Provincial Diet, who thought they bad a right to interfere as the schools are supported by provincial funds. The city council of Vienna a short time since proposed to establish an institution for the education of schoolmasters, and voted the money necessary for the purpose ; their plan was, however, pronounced by the higher authorities to be entirely inadmissible, and the permission to establish their Piedirgegium . made dependant upon their renunciation of any control over it." " Washingt on , Dec. 6. " A cable despatch was received yesterday from Mr. Bigelow, which has convinced the government of the good faith of the French Emperor. The late change of plan which has excited our suspicion arose solely from military reasons, and the Emperor has distinctly specified the time when his army will embark to the last man. The Emperor further expresses his satisfaction at the mission to Mexico by our government, and proposes cordially to co-operate in promoting the restoration of the republican government. His Majesty sug gests as the shortest road to a solution that an election shall be brought about by the joint influ ence of the United States and France without any dictation as to the choice of candidates ; but he thinks it will devolve on the United States to maintain the government thus created. This de spatch has removed apprehensions of any further misunderstanding with France." " Washington, Friday, Dec. 7. " Mr. Bigelow's reply to Mr. Seward's cipher despatch was received on Tuesday morning, and this is the whole of it, nearly : " ' In answer to a verbal communication, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, M. Moustier, writes me to-day that France has not changed her resolu tion, but that upon military considerations she has deemed it expedient to substitute one comprehen sive evacuation for an evacuation in separate parts. All the French troops will leave Mexico in the month of March.' " WEDNESDAY EVENING, DE CEMBER 19, 1866. ---:--------___ STRANGE NEWS FROM AUSTRIA• We find the following in the Avenir National of to-day : Yesterday Lk Prance excited public attention by this mysterious sentence :—" A grave report is in circulation with respect to the Emperor Maximilian, but before giving currency to it we shall wait for more certain information" The information which La France is waiting for, we (the A emir) will give. The journals and correspondence from Vienna speak openly of the aspiration—it cannot yet be called conspiracy—of the Austrian army to place the Em peror Maximilian on the throne of Austria. This strange news seems to be confirmed by our private letters. In another part of the same journal we find the following : Several journals have announced that secret instruc tions were sent by the Austrian government prohibiting the Archduke Maximilian from entering the Austrian territory. We have this day received more precise in formation on this point. Before leaving for Mexico the archduke signed at Miramar, towards the end of April, 1864, a deed in whic h he renamed for himaelf, and any c hildren that might be born to him, all claim to the th ro ne and patrimonial p ossessions of the house of Austria. But he was scarcely placed on the throne of Mexico when he sent to the different powers of Europe a protest against the renunciation of Miramar. This proceeding created ill -feeling between the two brothers, and it was solely owing to the interference of the late Sing of ror of Austria was th e Belgians that the Em p e reconciled to Maximilian. But, a short time ago, the American journals published a letter written by IL Klein, the private secretary of the Emperor Maxi milian, and addressed to that monarch. In this letter, which was intercepted by the Jurists, IL Kohl expressed his opinions in the plaiaest terms on the internal state of the Austrian empire; on the discontent produced by the defeats of the Austrian army, and the abasement of the empire, and on the prospect which these events opened for the brother of the Emperor. The publication of this letter, which has not been disavowed either by M. Eloin or his master, having rekindled the resentment of Francis Joseph, he resolved to forbid his brother landing at any of the porta of hi+ empire or coming into o ent a ny part of the Austrian territory. Our correspond adds that great efforts are being made to effect a fresh reconciliation between the two brothers, and the with drawal of an order w hich would greatly embarrass Maxi milian if he should leave Mexico. (azuna's TEL THE HEALTH OF COUNT B ERISMAR Dsc. CK. BLIN, l9. Count Bismarck, in compliance with the wishes of his physician, has entrusted Herr von Savigny with the presidency of the ministerial conferences now being held in the city upon the constitution of the North German Confederation ; and Herr v on Thiele with the reception of the members of the diplomatic body. FRANCE AND AUSTRIA. PAS, D. 19. The Moniteur of this morning confirms the in telligence that the ratifications of the Franco Austrian treaty of commerce were exchanged yes terday at Vienna. HUNGARY. PESTH, Dlc. 19. The government has granted permission to the Hungarian exile Herr von Howath to return to Hungary. The committee of a on the affairs common to Hungary and Auatria held their first sitting yester day. Deputies only are allowed to be present at the conferences. 111111111111.1.111111.1111111111111111P111111111.iiirwmpw-mmenr. _...._ \ . . SPEECH OF MR. RO: T:LTOwOWHE ousT.l:it.p, Parliament liaraN T euEE 2 THli. .ExpßEss, WEDNESDAY VEXING, DECEMBER 19, 1866. ini BROGDZIC 1,800/. from the Home Governmgest. And these recalled the Dresden embassy as well as the s Hanoverian. LATEST INTELLIGENOE.HOUSE OF COMMONS. ----------- grants are kept up, although only one worshipper The Daily News eencludes by noticing • few symptoms a --.--- -_—__ INAL GOLD CHAIN MANUFACTORY, out of three attends the services of -the Este- estiangemeat between Franco and Pieria and Russia, w:TurißdAlCei to-fisF At a banquet given laat evening by the Merchant allittirrlarlialT• c6WINT-la----------allplnt bushed Church, and although Mr. RocsnELL, threatening to bring about the old . 142 followingS i ni the M. A ve rA tit ji rS T R I LN atio n a / 0 f schism between the east F'RANCE O THE UNITED STATES ON witeEeeteriordausy..etiteliree,_,,ettrt:z.r:tieis nintiocnirenisb, this Tagneskusn' Compans proposey, a THE MEXICAN QUESTION. `OGDEN'S 18-earat GOLD CHAINS.and west of Europe. This the Daily News elmagly depre-t," coupling with the toast the name of • gentlemen who,' himself a Chinaman' was told by a gell- eaten, hoping that Prussia will be wise enough not to link DEPLOMATIO CORRESPONDENCE. ----------- dem= resident in the island, a wember its policy and prospects either with those of Rilsaia or ofto it we shall wait for more certain information." epite of the clamour of faction, and of all that protasis': DEN GOLD GUARD CHAINS.Diplomaticrrespondence between the Ame- • • co of the Established Church, that "whatever in- France, but continue to complete the great task of C. The information which La France is waiting for, " (the demagogues were able to say, had deserved well of his from 'can and French governments relative to the oc- Avesio will give. Tles journals and eorreePeedeuee _ country, and earned the gratitude of his fellow-eitizens " stincts the peasantry have of civilized life have man regeneration, without giving opportunity to the ambi- n 'N'S GOLD ALBERT CHAINS. el of Mexico haa 'ust been laid before the Vienna speak openly of the eipiration-it cannot yet be Kr_ Lowe. poem) cups-on 1 " been fostered by the much maligned Dissenting lion of either. withcurrereePncy eet to the Emperor Maximilian, but before giving ---------- " Ministers, and a very few of the Established -- United States Congress. caned oodePireel-of the Austrian army t° place the Em- Mr. Lows said-There aria a time when no man mold GOLD BROOCH CHAINS. „ inactimursons Toms. agreeable °Ss, clergy." This state of things does no:. seem ewe seems to be confirmed by our Prmate Ls than that of returning thanks for the House of Commons, Th Times trusts that Preaident Johnson. seeing him Under date of November 8, - wrote to Mr. Seward, stating the French govern- u Mr, Bigelow peror Maximilian on the th.ro.ne of Austria. .....tThisters. Amp have thrown upon him an easier or a mon ------- creditable in the eyes of the new Governor, and • WATCHES. self unable to withstand the power of Congress, will let 1 Old Bond-strest. he has made a beginning of reform. We learn fromment had altered its programme, and would not it take its own way, or at any rate not carry his opposi- ___,_ its In another part of the same journal we find the It was, in faet, • said rhetorical bed of rose.. The syme. .-------- the Kingston Morning Tounted that a circular has biotin,. orator, his feelings and those of the nation were so ea • urnala have announced that secret tosir lion further than a formal veto which he knows will be begin to remove any the action of Several io CORN FWUR been addressed by the Acting Financial Secre- immediately overruled, and it would indeed be a cause for the spring, and gave as a reason of forces in Mexico-hi • in unison, that the man must indeed have been a novice lions were sent by the Austrian government prolu ting wr. his art who could not command a cordial approvid tot every assembly while descanting on such s theme. Ns • kinds are nornetimss tart' to the clerks of the several vestries in the regret with foreign nations, if, in order to gain strength government. In an interview accorded to Mr. island, informing them that parishes must hence- for •• dom . ~ . estic conflict the President should leave the Bigelow, the Emperor of the French stated, how- the times are changed. The House of Commons, which Imo by the makers onthe Archduke Maximilian from entering the Austria:. forth be relieved of the expenditure here- Peth of international Juin" and °elute'''. ever, formation on this point. Be fore leaving for Mexico to be the admustion of most foreign countries, aed the pride and glory of our own, the cynosure of our Malta ••••••••••••••••••••••• The Doily Newslooka into the documents appended to anoththaer dollart territory. We have this day received more precise• ------ tofore incurred by them for ecclesiastical pur- he wtooulmd aximmannot give. llllThansherreassUlallureno; archduke signed at Miramar, , President Johnion's message, and cites therefrom some -- - * G.poses, and that "the tion,gregations attached to remarkable facts and fi s illuetretive of the energy, partially, Mr. Bigelow withdrew, giving the children that might be born to him, all claim to the tens, . 1864, • deed in which 'he renouncedartoardefortlizinseendu,ofanAdpanril; t' thegem of our history, so that at the nose et "the several churches and chapels of the extent, and efficiency of the administrative services. peror to understand that his embarrsasEm: " island may with propriety and advantage be It was Stated at the meeting held at Greenwich on ment would be removed. Next day,Nov.Nov throne and Patrimonial "mesa h which we have cherished for 600 years, and which desist But he was scarcely placed on the throne of Me wen ions of the house of Amalie, it every English heart beet more proudly-that instituta " called on to contribute the funds for all objects Monday night in aid of the movement for the relief of the 9, Mr. Seward transmitted to Mr. Bigelow a ‘1") "of church expend;ture, except the repairs of unemployed shipbuilders of that district that when three copy untilthong hthad made it an instrument of we OIIE we he sent to the different powers of Europe a protest against those 600 years has ripened, matured, amplified, expunhf of his instructions to Minister Camp- the renunciation of ?limner. This proceeding created Meru parts of a day's work was offered to the starving men outore p babe " the buildings." This is indeed a small begin-.meat such as the world had never seen bef laced of employ the trades' union to whom they pay allegiance bell, for the information of the French govern- ill-feeling between the two brothers, and it was solely of hands of any nation-that noble institution is • ning, but then, also, this is one of those cases ins first took three days to cousider the matter and then Austria was scoffing and a by-word among certain classes in this opaatm that the Emperor of interference of the late King hich the recognition of a just principle csnno::, but directed the men to refuse the offer. With the greatest quired. About the Belgians . . ment, even to the reading of the despatch U re- owing to the two weeks later, November 22, 1 to further important changes. The Eats, respect for the motives which have prompted the move- the Secretary of War was officially informed of the reconcil ed to Maximilian. But, • short time ago, ("Hears bear," and tauht') It lluteceme men Um lished letter written by Pereme the target et which every shaft is send, the tot the American j pub a NI Church is the church of the wealthier in- ment for the Neere the unemployed, the PooL must say existing state of affairs, and requested to give such H. Eloin, the private secretory of the Emperor hieei. whichtheylike to drag end trample upon. (Hear.) It j, eith ta, and it would be asking nothing very that if this be or anything like the troth, it is Grande as • • instructions to the forces on the Rio milieu, and addressed to that it. mein ex emotion, then, that I rise to retain I, able to require them to maintain their nothing less than monstrous impudence to ask for public might be deemed expedient. Next day, November which was intercepted by the Juarirte, monarch. In thin letter, no common the toast which you have so kindly received. la ay roof humble judgment the House of Commons has not chat `ern and places of worship. The money iateutPti6u6- Dr. Letheby, st a meeting of the Metropolitan Aseo- produced by the recess received that treatment from amemblies If thus be set free would suffice to tch which of the Austrian empire ; on the discontent 23, Mr. Campbell was informed of the situation, and his opinions in the pleliest terms on the internal Englishmen to which its glorious past and ls i most add the education of every child in the elation of Medical Officers of Health, on Saturday, stated on the same day the famous cable deeps and industrious present fairly entitle it. (Hear, hear.) I that the Commissioners of Sewers had drawn the attention excited so much curiosity and comment at the of the empire, and on the prospect which these events the defects of the Austrian army, and the abasement. f attending school. We venture of the Custom House authorities to the fact that diseased time, was sent to Mr. Bigelow. Its supposed vast have never. asked more for the House of Commons rhm money would be much better meat and rotten sheep, dressed as fit for human food, this, that it should be tried by the same test sa is appliefis • her opened for the brother of the Emperor. The publication of this letter, which has not been disavowed en by ..„. ether institutions hi this country ; that if toil ob jeda than it is now. But if such were largely imported from Belgium and Holland, and importance, and its great length-being the longest despatch ever sent over the cable-made every one 2.L Eloin or his muter, having rekindled the resentmnt eu -ht too revolutionary, and it esPeciall7 from Rotterdam ; but it would seem anxious to know what new "trouble was arising. of Francis Joseph, he resolved to forbid his brother to people should • tout in what respect it haa failed; if that the Custom House officials have but little it is thought to have failed, that the specific babe whet nd can are the money landing at any of the ports of his empire or coming into , the or no power to check the practice. The act This despatch iii given below :have led to Its failure should be pointed out, sad igai any Part of the Austrian territory. Our correspondent remedies should also be ingested, not vaguely end a lage, '4211 PurP(wee, thele" of 1863 respecting the seizure of unwholesome food an SEWARD TO ER. BIGELOW. adds that great efforts ere being made to effect • fresh but specifically and definitely.. This is the chalk I hug 'no-third-in Pro' empowers the medical officers of health and inspectors of Department of State, Washington, Nov. 23,1866. reconciliation between the two brothers, and the with. given. It has never been replied to. and therefore, ea. sa worahippere-and nuisances to inspect and condemn it when "exposed for _.withstanding all the obloquy poured upon us-notwkis tee Bth November (No. 384) dra al f order which would greatly embarrass Maxi sir,-Your despatch of e of , wo an the purposes of sale, or deposited in any place for the purpose of sale or standing that some critics have not been utisfied **IN ITI-. pm in regard to Mexico is received. Your proceedings in milian if he should leave Mexioo. ing in review our intellectual defects, but have ma as, 'cient provision preparation for sale," This expression, apparently, does your interview with M. Mouldier, and also your pro- --- -- scribed our physical deformities, so that we, who for ore parents might not include transit through the Custom-house. The o ape' in your interview with the Emperor, are (azerza's erzaanass.) ages are, perhaps, as good-looking as other people, ea pee. ;1. children to ears of that department are therefore powerless to prevent licly densiunced sa little-minded, humpbacked, ewe* entirely approved. Say to H. Moustier, that this gor like ~„,_ the admission of the deleteilous commodity into EngUnd, THE HEALTH OF COUNT BISMARCK. sooundrels-Haughter)--notwithstanding all this abkrlay aliment is atrprised and affected with deep concern by '1"-* and the canny traders of Holland and Belgium are free to , BERLIN, Dec. 19. I will venture to vftk up for the House of Coutmos, id Wised the send us the mauled pork, poisonous mutton, and infected " --- ou ann ncement now made for the first time that the Count Bismarck, in compliance with the wthhea will say that you will probably get a worse before you est of one detachment of the French troopsa better. (Cheers.) I will say further that in the Baum it may beef which are rejected by their own countrymen. Verily, promised Mexico in November currant has been postponed of his physician, has entrusted Herr von Savigny of Commons you have an itnee.mibtig, eminently intelkit says the Telegraph, the ways of the English Legislature are . - wonderful by the Emperor. e deba Th barrasament thus pro- with the presidency of the ministerial conferences 141d:ehats no ono see how admirably memberafel: duced ie immeasurably Increased by the eircum- now being held in the city upon the constitution as The Star hears that the government have been lately en- not in the habit of addressing the house mai stance that this proceeding of the Emperor hes of the North German Confederation ; and Herr themselves with ability when it is neemary thattlief gaged in considering a new plan for frustrating reform by been taken without conferenoe with and even though they may not have had sulkies passing resolutions which, while acknowledging its neoes- von Thiele with the reception of the members of should speak, inducement bef ate without notice to the United States. This government has energy or adequate ore to ley that es ity, will practically shelve it for the sesaion. If the tory • the diplomatic body. lity. (Hear.) It is also eminently business- ' . and Ide not in any way afforded reinforcements to the Mexicans, staters gained nothing else by it, they would gain the-- not believe there is an assembly in the world whirl gen u the to assume, and it has known nothing t manipulation of the registrations for 1867, as well as Emperor. FRANCE AND AUSTRIA. tbrough the same amount' of labour with the same imolai at allot Ilia countermanding instruction to Marshal of etre, attention, and ability.. (Hear, hear.) Then it ism n• year of office • and who shall say what might not 113 Dec. 19. ' BIiIIS, of which the Emperor 'peeks. We consult only PARIS, orderly assembly. Though it is more numerous this my in the way of good luck to aid them in their plans The Moniteur of this morning confirms the in- other assembly, it keeps its members in order, or in official communication to ascertain the purpose and resolu- Alowing session ? The Star says in the samethe France- speaker so to do better than any an which eve Lions of France, as we make our own purposes and resolu. telligence that the ratifications of the Reform League are resolved upon holdingexisted ; and this, without the aid of a bell, willed own only the same manner when she is con. lions kn in Austrian treaty of commerce were exchanged yes- the necessity every now andu then of suspending the Ss* al demonstration in London on the Monday cerned. Ism not prepared to say, and it Is now unneeea terday at Vienna. for half an hour ;in short, without any of those make g of parliament, and have also determined ply to discuss, whether the President could or could devioes whioh we required elsewhere. (" Hearse of a bazaar in lima" earl' In the not have agreed to the Emperor's proposed de- HUNGARY. I will say, moreover, that as • body we are pure; ow Lab PESTI', Dec. 19. are clean ;no ' wiropullere," no "lobbyers" inquiet cm -ee.--------- lay, if he had been seasonably consulted-if the to the lobbies to induce us to prostitute our high offices for ths prop= ion 't* had been then put, as the proceeding is now, ted The government has gran permission purpose of individual gain. (Hear, hear.) Thera I think I t Court. upon the ground of military considerations &lone, and if Hungarian exile Herr von Howath to return to may also may that in the course of the last 30 years tte ..-- it had been marked with the customary manifestations of Hungary. House of Commons has erected a &treble monument to in OSBORNE, Dec. 18. regard to the interests and feelings of the United States. own memory in the improvements which it has made la The committee of 67 on the affairs common to our government. (Hear, hear.) No institution is perfect, usterday afternoon with But the Emperor's decision to modify the existing arrange _._ Hungary and Auetria held their first sitting yeater-I recur to the point I Meal andwebheave our defects. But . a ment without any understanding with the united States, f you change us sway make quite sue gym `l, walked and rode in the day. Deputies only are allowed to be present at Louise. so as to leave the whole French army in Mexico for the are going to get something better in exchange. Peen.) instead of withdrawing one detachment the conferences. Remember, the House of Commons smalgsmates with d ed out this mot ning present, --- parts of the government. If you injure it you Jake* ever ' in November current, as promised, is now found in , also went out. AMERICA. department of the public service, from the highese to Si every way inconvenient and unexceptionable. We ARRIVAL OF THE GERMANIA. lowest. My voice was therefore raised straggly al e,ord Etenley, at cannot acquiesce, first, because the term " next against all change, but against any change that ms SOUTHAMPTON, Ds°. 19. to the seizure Wing*" as appointed for the entire evacuation, hasty and ill-considered, because every change b eat, and is indefinite and ogee ; second, because we have no The Hamburg and American Company's steamer irrevocable ; and if a wrong step be taken, it a W authority for stating to Congress and to the American Germania, from New York on the Bth inst., has no means to be measured by the direct keg which it occasions, _but the mischief which it weds -nm in& 'lost Ho- people, that we have now a better guarantee for the with- arrived with 116 passengers for this port, Havre, neatly cannot be calculated. (Cheers.) As this, therefore, `tall on drawsl of the whole expeditionary force in the spring than and Hamburg, 55 sacks of mails for England, ios.the tint opportlittryi wwhigrtalslT.erhtal famortez 1 meaty were we have heretofore had for the withdrawal of a part in 163,500 dole. for London, 395,134 dole. for t::,eafirees eakin Xst these Inge will be well comb tr. November ; third, in full reliance upon at less! a literal France, and 2,000 do's. for Hamburg. dewed and cautiously dealt with. (Hear, hear.) Like . performance of the Emperor's existing agreement we have __ taken measures, while facilitating the anticipated French she experienced heavy every good Englishman, I am prepared to bow to Throughout the passage 1 tuition, to co operate with the republican govern- westerly gales. On the 15th the Band shifted to country ; and I have no doubt that dwhitevezßeriedot aeil ant of Mexico for promoting the pacification of the west-south-west, and the sea rose to a tremend- dthineeliberaht:lon. done, i • will hurry. Leel "think well Wee oountry, and for the early and complete res- out height, sweeping the Germania's deck. The , art. mg with the certain good we have and seamier 'n of the proper constitutional authority of wheel-house and both the wheels were carried the very doubtful good which is promised in whin vernment. As a part of those measures, Mr. away and washed overboard, two of the quarter for i:.43. I (Cheen.) The Hoene lofhrvemse mesa et course 4 our newly appointed mini toe*, attended by ral Sherman, has been sent to Mexico, in order boats were smashed, and several of the crew seri- vg°revat prOlb;;:teirlo re thought over isthie,--are you Maid 'h President Juarez on subjects which are ously injured, but no lives were lost. The sky- to pert with the House of Peers, and, if not, are yea se . bound to that any change you may make in the cersh 'ug to the United States, and of sits' ire- lights were broken, and much water poured into tution of the House of COMMOUS is of such s nature tha ice Our Our policy and measures thus the ship's cabins. it will be enabled still to work on in hannoujewerthe. nee upon the anticipated beginning of House of Peers ? (Hear, hear.) With these carn were promptly made known to CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. thanks for the Was I beg to return my mast eincere , 're, and doubtless you have already SUEZ, Dee. 16. which you, at least, are still inclined to show to the venerable and, I think, most beneficial institutioes. UAL ens, by making them known to The Golconda arrived at 9 a.m. to-day (due on cheers.) t in Paris. The Emperor will the 18th). The Means next proposed' The Bench and the BE.• iw recall Mr. Campbell ; nor The Losn Cm? Jessica of the Common Plea Oh 'ions under which he is OUTWARD MAIL OF NOV. 27-DEC. 3. the satisfaction with vhirk bs Illidirstuened .to)gepeeres.edka of the right hon. palms osier which he may The Delhi left Suez for Bombay at 6 a.m. on the (Mr. Lowe), to whom the country was so paths utblican government of 13th "Ist. debted for his efforts to preserve the blessings of thew -curse moat earnestly stitution. Having heard the speeches delivered by ii?, and entire disoonti- EXPRESS FROM PARIS. right hon. gentleman in the House of Commons, be Mews You will therefore never forget the impression which they had produced ele_ a,— - that distinguished assembly ; and those who had he% Ne President sin. (PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) remarks this evening could not do better than tefresk ;on of Mexico PARIS, TUESDAY EVENTING. memory by the _perusal of those speech" ue to the ex- Vice-Chancellor Sir RICHARD MALIN,: also lon which The Meniteur contains two certificates from lead- and referred to the eignal services oho, the • La Zeilat to his country. BOIFIVIS bi rnii be ing statesmen that the Emperor has returned from gentkenir d renderedhatiinwustwere called popular...calla ;11 be Compibgne in robust health. The first given is by might education ecnand the thought of the nation would rate of M. Hausmann, the Prefect of the Seine, who at a grateful to him for the part he had performed. dinner given to the municipal council at the Hotel ------__---.._ ' de Ville, expressed himself as follows : With reference to a report which has reached& , The Prefect of Police and myself had the honour of re- Transport-office at Somerset-house, and whith 10 i -lying their Majesties this afternoon at the Northern , also been circulated at Lloyd I, in , • regard to di ! lway Station. The Emperor's health was never better, Golden Fleece transport, it appears that a were able to see for ourselves, at the same time with paper in a bottle was picked up by a coastgusnse• ,ulation of Paris, which joyfully rushed to see the it Rock-end, Isle of Wight, on the 10th of Dee* pass. I need scarcely say that the Emperor's her, containing these words, " Please send Es! 'us heart, which is alike incapable of the thing, for the Golden Fleece has gone down Inll the anger which some others give way to, 100 soldiers and 52 men, at a little past P _ i of no consolation or support against (this word not plainly written). This must be gratitude. wicked hoax. The bottle could only have te* 'ade by a obviously intended as a reply to thrown overboard during the voyage ii. On ~_ „A 'd that the Emperor was feeble Golden Fleece from Portsmouth to Co . irait; 'bled in his mind. The second This voyage was be an IXemmern landed at Cork on the 21st of NO. older date, comes from M. ber. The G olden Fleece hes since then emberili -it deputy, and an eminent regiment, with more than 700 men, wometli! sore the Emperor left children, and sailed from Cork on the nt?. _ breakfast with him November direct to China. She could 11: 1 which is on the norm a arguing in pri, been near Portreath , to chino sinterft st the scheme coast of Corr wall' on her voyage have hels intentionally, and must in such ease waters of the seen and spoken by read is many vessels. who *ems to THE POPE AHD THE POLES.-We „,... 'lents, says it Nazione-" On the 7th inst. the Secretary of Stabs ow ke, rat health to bated to the diplomatic body • large volume of 31300 IL eata resreati* ing atten- I Pages, entitled,' Documentary statem e _ ___4, s decide constant endeavours of the Sovereign PO t terrZ 10 'to be the ills suffered by the catholic church in theat door; • a • hella°' of Russia and Poland.' The volume contain_ • th the note del diplomatic documents, commencing en ~ an in Rome into the hands of the Emperor of Reno lutowv..., 14 ' I the 13th of December, 1645, by his Holiness Cot. IL, XVI., and the reply given breri menu o I W same month. The documents seek te „ t• the Pope has always counselled the Cathisa . d to render unto exam. that which is Cesars, lawe -aye condemned revolution, and aPP!!I_O, ' of the 15th of August, 1832, to all °v.., the testimony of Prince Gagarin. . Lis ate with the pontifical allocution,. '866. The book is preceded by _!„,,,,( made known the great activity Mon:, ler to alleviate the evils of the 4001" Story is now current is 's head. It appears 14' ,t, who presented the ..„. was enclosed in the !P.M much pane last sire w himielf bee as redden head is `leritnie who Id pr;duca of his eel tisk SPEECH OP MR SE OP T COMMONS. . LOWE 11. P., ON HOU AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE GERMANIA. SOUTHAMPTON, Doi 19. The Hamburg and American Company's steam Germania, from Now York on the Bth inst., has arrived with 116 passengers for this port, Havre, and Hamburg, 55 sacks of mails for England, 163,500 dole. for London, 395,134 dole. for France, and 2,000 dole. for Hamburg. Throughout the passage she experienced heavy westerly gales. On the 15th the aind shifted to the west-south-west, and the sea rose to a tremend ous height, sweeping the Germania's deck. The wheel-house and both the wheels were carried away and washed overboard, two of the quarter boats were smashed, and several of the crew seri ously injured, but no lives were lost. The sky lights were broken, and much water poured into I the ship's cabins. CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAI SUEZ, De LS. c. 16. The Golconda arrived at 9 a.m. to-day (due on the 18th). -- - - • OUTWARD MAIL OF NOV. 27— DEC. 3. The Delhi left Suez for Bombay at 6 a.m. on the 3th :net. St e btnqnet given last evening by the Merchant Taylors' Company, The Mania proposed "The Two Houma of Parliament,* coupling with the toast the name of • gentleman who, fa spite of the clamour of faction, and of all that wrested demagogues were able to say, had dewed well of ki s oountry, and earned the gratitude of his f snow-chines— Mr. Lowe. (Cheers.) Mr. Lows said—There was a time when no man coall have thrown upon him en easier or a more agreeable M a than that of returning thanks for the House of Cosmoses, It was, in fact, • sort of rhetorioal bed of roses The syspa this. of the audience went so heartily with the efforts of tie orator, his feelings and those of the nation were so esti* in unison, that the man must indeed have been a now ki his art who could not command a cordial approval Lm every assembly while descanting on such a theme. B i t times are changed. The House of Commons, which used to be the admiration of most foreign countries, end n a pride and glory of our own, the cynosure of our Mons lions, the gem of our history, so that at the very name d it every English heart best more proudly—that inants*. which we have cherished for 600 years, and which deist those 600 years has ripened, matured, amplified, expended until we thought we had made it an instrument of govee. meat such as the world had never seen before pleadings bands of any nation—that noble institution is boom*, scoffing and a by-word among certain classes in theme*. ye H ear , hear," a nd laughter.) It has become among A m persons the target at which every shaft is aimed, th e b g whichtheylike to drag and trample upon. (Her.) It is sr* no common emotion, then, that I rise to return thanks i the toast which yon have so kindly received. la lay humble judgment the House of Commons has not the* the moms received that treatment from eremblin et Englishmen to which its glorious past and its most odd and industrious present fairly entitle it. (Hear, hear.) r have never asked more for the House of Cosmos thee this, that it should be tried by the same test as is appli o gi e all other institutions in this country ; that if it is objesiar to people should point out in what respect it he failed; if it is thought to have failed, that the specific feats vi have led to its failure should be pointed out, end thy remedies should also be suggested, not vaguely sad elm% but specifically and definitely. This is the amasses I ken given. It has never been replied to, and therefore, id. WitliStoiLaillg all the obloquy poured upon us—lmelda standing that some attics have not been satisfied with pea ing in review our intellectual defects, but have sea den ear thed our physical deform ities, so that we, who foe on ages are, perhaps, as good-looking as other people, an pi, holy denounced as little-minded, hump-backed, mew* scoundrels —(laughter} —notwithstanding all this deem I will venture to speak up for the House of Commas, sag will ay that you will probably get a worse before yos post a better. (Cheers.) I will say further that in the ROM of Commons you have an assembly eminently intellmat, and that no one acquainted with its debate coo ti - to be surprised how admirably members who as n ot in the habit of addressing the home may themselves with ability when it is necessary the ter should speak, though they may not have bad Miami energy or adequate inducement before to display that ebi. 80 , . (Hear.) It is also eminently business-like. and Ido n ot believe there is an assembly in the world which gm through the same amount' of labour with the lams meet of care, attention, and ability. (Hear, hear.) Then a lea orderly assembly. Though it is more MUMMA this sey other assembly, it keeps its members in order, or mask he speaker so to do better than any assembly which era existed ; anti this, without the aid of • bell, eine the necessity every now and then of suspending= for half an hour ; short, without any of those devices whieh are required elsewhere. (" Hear,"andslegt) I will say, moreover, that as a body we are pun; oar heals are clean ;no wire-pullers," no " lobbyers" frequent on lobbies to induce us to prostitute our high offiess for the purpose of individual gain. (Hear, hear.) Then I Stahl may also say that in the course of the last 30 years the House of Commons has erected a durable monument to its own memory in the improvements which it has redo ia our government. (Hear, hear.) No institution is yofiwa and we have our defects. But I recur to the point I sued with—before you change us away make quite sum theme are going to get something better in exchange. (Cheesy Remember, the House of Commons amalgamate withal parts psizithe government. If you injure it y ou injure ever ent of the public service, from the highest to the lowest. My voice was therefore raised strongly se against all change, but against any change the we hasty and illeonsidered, because every change is irrevocable ; and if • wrong step be taken, it s no means to be measured by the direct inysty which it omissions, but the mischief which it works is& raptly cannot be calculated. (Cheers.) Al this, thereto., is the first opportunity which I have bad for many mouth of speaking in public upon thesej I am moat auks to express the hope that things will be well coat dared and cautiously dealt with. (Hear, Imar.) Like every good Englishman, I am prepared to her to the majority of the intelligence - and peopl e, : the country ; and I have no doubt t hat whatever do, if d e lib erate ly done, will be well done. But as. thing be done in have and hurry. Let us think well o parting with the certain good we seek el the very doubtful good which is promised in aches for it. (Cheers.) The House of Peen is of coarse I. volved in every consideration I have mentioned. Ow great problem to be thought over isthis,—are you mod to part with the House of Peers, sad, i are f not, es est bound to see that any ch an g e y ou may ma ke in the oak tution of the House of suc h a nano ne it will be enabled still to work on in rmos o uitte House of Peers ? (Har, hear.) With these I beg to return my most sincere thanks for the foes which you, at least, are still inclined to show to those eel venerable and, I think, most beneficial instituters (leul cheers.) The Bench and the B o' The MARTEN next proposed " The LORD CHIEF JESTICS of the Common Pleas Or Williaim Bovill) expressed the satisfaction with whisk is had listened to the remarks of the right hoe. geslisi'l (Mr. Lowe), to whom the country was so gee* le debted for his efforts to preserve the blessings of Ms" stitution. Having heard the 'peaches delivered by yr, right hon. gentleman in the House of Commons, be eon never forget the impression which they had producel sir rettliithis distingu is hedevening co assemtdbdlyn;otanado tbheesetterwounho bad iefiab bssa o ns me mory by the perusal of those speeches. Vice-Chancellor Sir Rimini) DIALINS al the s 0 T Z l O l4 and referred to the signal services which H o wever le gentleman had rendered to his country. might be decried in what were called popular g t 1 i r s e t a u c a t o t io h n i and m fo the r thepartthought h e h of .d th pe e nationrio wou ld pew performed. resawathi With reference to a report which has h, Transport-office at Somerset -house, anregar d whichto th. lie a lso been circulated at Lloyd's, in d Golden Fleece transpor t, it appears that s pieced paper in a bottle was picke d u p b y a coastguards. atßock-end, Isle of Wight, on the 10th of Decem ber, containing these words, " Pleasee dow sendn emir thing, for the Golden Fl eece has gon 100 soldiers and 52 men, at a little past Poem* s (this word not plainly written). This roust be wicked hoax. The bottle could only have bees thrown overboard during the voyage Made by as Golden Fleece from Portsmouth to Cork on theft* of ovember. landed yag was on inssfeili and the men at Cork on the 21st of Novito ber. The Golden Fleece has since then embeitlf regiment, with more tha n 700 men, women, O a children, and sailed from Cork on the 201 d November direct to China. She could not him been near Portreath, which is on the noellreit coast of Corr wall, on her voyage to Chino, ue l P t intentionally, and must in such case have bets seen and spoken by man y v essels. THE PONS AND THE POLES.—We read is Nazioste—" On the 7th inst. the Secretary of State dini bated to the diplomatic body a large volume of 3134 pages, entitled, ' Documentary statements re•Po da f 11* , constant endeavours of the Sovereign Pontiff to row the ills suffered by the catholic church in the doslske of Russia and Poland.' The volume contains • bat & diplomatic documents, commencing with the note &kr"' in Rome into the hands of the EUIperOT of Russia himself,* the 13th of December, 1845, by his Holiness Wil l i XVI., and the reply given fret i mom on the r the same month. The documents seek to that the Pope has always counselled the Cat Poland to render unto Caesar that which is Crisis , flat b, has always condemned revolution, and ILPP° I ' ta d encyclical of the 15th of August, 1822, to all the world, and the testimony of Prince t o to meats terminate with the pontcal allocuticn 28th October, 188 8 . The book is preceded by do a kg . face, in which is made known the great ac tivity rr i by tho Pope in order to alleviate the evils of the in those those countries." The most absurd story is now current lel t as to Cardinal Richelien's head. It a ppears thi l ci-derant deputy, M. Armee, who presented the It% meat with the mask which was enclosed in the tomb at the Sorbonne with so much pomp la st 54 :t is not the only person who flatters himself be has table and genuine article. An opposition head is session of another senator, M. IderiniCe, who dreams that his ill the real head, and roduc° l of old pezelienent documents in defence of his ocsa% EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nOM 0011 OWN COBBISPONDEWL PARIS, TUESDAY Rvmtma, The Moniteur contains two certificates from lead• ing statesmen that the Emperor has returned from Cornpibgne in robust health. The first given is by M. Haussmann, the Prefect of the Seine, who at a dinner given to the municipal council at the Hotel de Ville, expressed himself as follows : The Prefect of Police and myself had the honour of re ceiving their Majesties this afternoon at the Northern Railway Station. The Emperor's health was never better, as we were able to see for ourselves, at the same tune with the population of Paris, which joyfully rushed to see the Emperor pass. I need scarcely say that the Emperor's magnanimous heart, which is alike incapable of the weakness or the auger which some others give way to, stands in need of no consolation or support against injustice and ingratitude. This passage is obviously intended as a reply to the Pope, who said that the Emperor was feeble in his body and troubled in his mind. The second certificate, of a month older date, comes from M. Mathieu, the government deputy, and an eminent advocate, who just before the Emperor left St. Cloud was asked to breakfast with him . . there for the purpose of arguing in pre genes of M. Haussmann against the scheme of the latter to bring the waters of the Surmelin to Paris. M. Mathieu, who seems to have gained the cause of the constituents, says it was impossible for a man not in excellent health to listen as the Emperor did, with unflagging atten tion, to a long and thorny argument, and to decide after hearing with a judicial perspicacity not to be surpassed. The assize court of the Eure-et-Loire has been I occupied to-day with the trial with closed doors of a priest, the curd of Maintenon, " ez-professor of morals and theology at the grand seminary of Chartres." The accusation is of the same nature as that which was lately proved against another cleri cal instructor of youth at Marseilles, and who was sentenced to fifteen years' imprisonment with hard labour. The advertisement in the Mositeur stating that the Credit Mobilier will pay no dividend produced a fall of 43fr. 75c. in the shares of that society, in addition to the fall of nearly 20fr. yesterday. The Credit Mobilier Espagnol fell 16fr. This was the great Bourse event of the day. The general meeting of the Credit Mobilier will not take place till from the Ist to the 20th of February. The Rents was little affected by the heavy fall in the paper of the giant company and that of all its satellites ; but the market generally was heavy at the close. The Three per Cents. fell 2ic. for cash, and rose 2le. for account.