The Express. — London, England, 1866-02-03 00:00:00

N EWSPAPER r 7 C 7 Ne. 6,083.] RS. RS. MONEY WIGRAM and SONS' (0 B ydnranina. Loudon) LINE of MAX sad PAC lIIM wA gsraama.--lat SULLIODISN4 Pert Phillip, direct de Docks on TrE , DAY. loth Felfresst a c i re at W l ' ,do splendid otlppw skip KINT, 1,,000, 1. AN. y, 'Commander . lylog la tho Nut India D . ma , Mona for alt Mari of passengers are ualaspassad. „al teffy an erpertrneed aurpoo.—Yor freight or pomp , * won' sad MORGAN, wills Mom NONNI 'ad EIONB, 7, leadanhall-terest. ARO LINK—BRITISH and NORTH B,IIII3ICAN ROYAL IHAITH4iIk-itILLYS, appointed by B apsllty L O betrien , RBOOL and laW YORK, istralw POOL and BOSTON, the Boston ships calling to land nod receive Peas* les sari spailt, The fel was voids are ainefuled to can &Ong Lantflokft. 1 St COtk to WOO* the mills: agkpg., for BOSTON, Tldr Day, Fab. L BA, ter NBH TORR. Saturday. Fab. 10. __ tor BOSTON, tiaturday, M. it !skin pOillOttgelll tad goods tor Nassau and Haraanah, to geerferred at New York on board the R.Y.S.S. Cordes. looney, Including steward's Pia and provialous, bat inner or Neon :—To Halifax and Boston, Wet abi on % Wood cabin, VA To New Yost , chief cabin. Ate: tig....Apply to J. IL 'cord, at . Old 8i1064411414. London : car i ik lam, sad 12, Hata de la Boum, Pula; G. and p r n, 80, Jamaica -greet. Glasgow; D. and C. Mattivar, or D. and C. Meyer, 0. Watreetraet LlvarpooL MK FROM V O TERI:OO RK L TO NEW LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK, and OTRA-BRTY COWART Inland dit• tie etr u ar gal be' ftigir 11.11.416114 MOM LI toe NEW YOWL CITY OF BALTIMORE, Wednesday, Feb. T. CITY Or MANCHLETER. Bridal, Fob. O. WU/BURGE, Wednesday, Feb. 14. bon /Woodsy, and 'Borneo Fridays and Ealardayo. sarrrby tie nue steamers s tar o f=dissad esb % ijesaa, tontedlos to the ' by dr Flaws and laturday's sismossa, 15 Wafts. tooso Includes • full supply ot eseked provisioaa. Its audit and Oa Undid States booked War y so natateous terms. —For Threw patticalsra ap to LIMA", 12,_Wator.atzesE Itorpool ; so to xsoRT, a, Ling WilllarnstreeL Dodo. TLANTIC sod GREAT WESTERN RAIL • WAY.—NEW YORK BASTION. CI I 8 KIRKBY 4111 VIN, that the mai set apart for the ot Bmds ander the operatic:la of the einldni tual Ptka hem to the purchase of the oadermeutioned Bonds the Ne l ly i tt Bectlou of the said Railway, : EOM OIL 291, 41n, 691, 701. and 7661 s ki n Fire Bonds of sl,eoo each Bonds Nor. 816, Ms, 819, 64!.894, 879, 9m,1) 1131, 1.192, and 1,13.3 —Ten Roads of) 6,000 $3OO each • $10,060 Mee b 'either given, that the said Benda, together with the party Papaws or Interest Wsnanta. from July 1,186 e, to t, irti‘ both tecludve, attached Soma of such Bondi rm. bane been thlsdaycancelled by theundersignodnotary. @doe. Tebluari L aft W. GRAIN, Notary Mlle. 'ESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY (1.1004(11, • Irce MIL, 7, Wataloosplace, London, and 77. ""'" --- sTe«3lbee capita, moo 000. Paid- capital. mo,olio. QUARKM—.IO.IIN TOKLII4dON Oldham BILBBILK, /LP. for . GLSUAL ingaitt—lifiTHUK SCRATCH:LiIt, bq. he Western Company to the only London non-tariff fire office does sot transit. life business' to the United Kingdom. end Me there/ere to otter special advantages to agents of life trance societies. ranted. Ore superintendents or tartest managtr for no resented districts. Remuneration by salary and oommissioo, i die entire time of the party engaged to be devoted to the applications to be made, with foil references as to respect and capabilities, to the meretartea, CHARLES HARDING, London. WILLIAM BRIDOIS SOW, Illawitseiter. lIIDIR'S SELECT LIBRARY. THE NEW SEASON Wallet the MT BOMB of the SEASON and of the peat twenty years are la (Ambition at NUMB'S SELECT LIBRARY. tan CLAN SUBSCRIPTION, ONE GUINEA PER ANNUM. Commencing at any data Book Clubs supplied on liberal term. , Prospeetusee on application. impure SELECT Vie s gi z ilAndted), NEW (UFO OHy Ott* 4, KING-STEM. eIMILPSIDIR )HILLIPS and COMPANY'S IMAM are EMT d 181110 NO Se NNE PLACE en Tar61311.,11t. Pt, ea, la I& lost Milldam Black Tea is sow oar Ia Id. per pound. Pure, An, rare. d'art) Cam, Lt 4d., 1a 6d., la. Bd. BMWS sad Co., Tea iterchanta, 8, ding Williamutreet, City, Laden, LC. A price current free. Sugars at market prices. PHILLIPS and Co. tend all goods carriage tree within eight piles of Me. 8, King William-street ;Or worth el= tree to ny railway station or market town in logland.— and b. bare ne agents nor any connexion with any home in Wor mier cr Swassma. DOREIGN WINES, cheap and pure :—Catalonian LC . Sherry, 17s. 6d.: Andalusian Port, 17s. ed. ; French, llic knish Sherry, 18a per down; Beaujolais 180. ; Is.. Roatufflon, 17s ; Chablis, 21s. ; Hock, Si.. to 24tnn Darkling Bock and Moselle, 48s. a dozen: Cognac Bran t tlt: ✓ brown, pa a dozen, bottles Included. Terms cash old upon lour dozen Into the country. EDW,UID ISOWERBAN K and SONS, DlAlllers sad Importers, Sanekeet, London. Entablished 1782. IARLOW'S PATENT CASK STAND, • new J lareatton, so admirably oontrived that a full butt, as Was mailer maks, may be raised or tilted on It without Ma or trouble. Ita action la so impalpable that the sediment tenoM limpid fluid by no yomibillty can be disturbed. lts J,ta., 14a., to suit 4,9, and 18 gallon amts. aLRLOW'S SELF-ACTING SYPHON TAP. J Nosint-pe s regaired. No more flat beer or soar wine. Ns la Id.; ditto, electroplated M.—Apply direct to Jp14148 MOW patentee, 14, •Wm lethal lib name and_ddress are on every article. ,; allothera ars isdagow, Bn~rinß, fin. Id~blh6.d 1810. BROWN BROTHERS.-PATENT °HAIRS r lad- 0000119. Barrack Iltrallare, Trunks, Portman a. etc., 84 PRIM 00 NBI DELABLY RIDUCID. ItA PICCADILLY. Wall:gar tree ONDON OA R PET WAREHOUSE. I WAUGH sad BON. I sad 4. GooDaseram W. lAVIES'S ROY AL DANISH WAX CANDLES, ✓ls. par lb.; paraffin*, is. 6d. ; second pentane, Is. 4d. sin, IL 44. and la. 161. ; tine British wax, is. 6d. ; trawler , awn, ls. 6d. ; Belmont wax and sperm, Is. ; botanic wax, compositeBd., 104 ., and the beat, lid. : metallic or Pal es larops,ld. ; magnums, ; best dipa, 7d. ; moulds, 844. ; *Coln 00 . is. 6d per gallon ; yellow soap, 18e., 40s , 445. imupir 11211 e. ; mottled, 48a.: old brown Windsor, Is. 1 Pack& common brown Windsor, Is. ; white Windsor, ta: biog. is. 4d. • glycerine end almond, Is. per bar—tor ~atl4, P. DAVIK4 and SONS' old established warehouse Martin'Llane, Cbaring.cross, London, W.C. lUTP7TB for INDIA and CHlNA.—Estimates, wiW detailed hate of the necessary outfit for mercantile 'other appointment,' to ladle, Chink or any of the colonies, I be forwarded on application to THltalinft and GUNNY littera nest door to Sornerset-hoase. Strand. S and PAINLESS DENTISTRY.—The fear of pain and dread of t iteration Inherent to all deter many to whom ARTIFICIAL TEETH are of vital lm hoed mailing themselves of the services of a dentist. In a toe headed in 1880, and now extending over rester part of kingdoat, an experience unequalled has been obtained, ea ts* offer even the most sensitive sufferer a system of perfect In its absolute freedom from pale, s speciallt6 id only to our practice, and for which her Majesty has bee royal letters patent. This system embraces thenon mum with all stumps, however decayed, the suping of extraction of loose teeth until they become G rin snd In rsesticarlon, sad the utter absence of all and every ope n. so that the most nervous person can be supplied without Pla or inconvenience. These teeth are cheaper, more le. behind, and comfortable than any yet produced. Con on tree. Teeth from 6a, sets from Brit to 25 guineas, • For the efecacy, utility, and snocess of this system " lancet." • Messrs. LEWIN and SIMEON MOSELY and NS. 00, Earners-street, Oxford etreet, and WI, Strand. carts 'WM Railway Station. Daily attendance at IS, DIM . Hull : 10, Norfolk-street. Shefileld 6, East-parade, feeds : 14, St. Nicholas at , Scarisro', and SS, Coney-st , York. btabilehed 1530. No connexion with any one of the sans nun& THE CATTLE PLAGUE. An order in council was published in last night's Gazette, stating th►t it has been represented to the Lords of her Majesty's Privy Council that a considerable trade is carried on is Ireland by the manufacture of leather from sheep and lamb pelts brought from Great Britain, and that all risk of infection from such pelts is removed by the pro. cow of `•liming ;" end it is therefore ordered that from and after the date of the publication of this order in the London audit, sheep and lamb pelts that bare been thoroughly limed' are hereby excepted from the operation of the said order of the 29th day of September, 1865, provided such pelts are pecked in dry hogsheads (not wowed casks), sad that the outsides of the hogsheads are whitewashed before being placed on board ship for conveyance to Ire land. It appears from the weekly detailed stetietics issued by the Board of Trade that of the counties in England, exclu sive of the metropolitan polies district, two enmities remain free from the diatoms ; io five no cum have been reported as occurring daring the week ; sixteen show an increase of 2,447 cease daring the week ; seventeen a degrease of 1,028 ; showing a total increase during the week in the counties of Begbind of 1,419 eases. The metropolitan police district shows ea inertias during the week of five eases. Of t►e eountlia In Wales ten remain free from the disease ; in ten no eases liars been reported as ccoutrisg during the week ; two show an inereaae of eighty-four canes during the week ; showing a total increase daring the week is the counties of Wales of einhip-fseur ewes. Of ibe emieties in Scotbmel eleven remain free from the diluters; ha fourteen no cases have been reported as occurring during the week ; nine show an increase of 846 cases during the week ; nine show a decrease of 350 ; showing a total increase during the week in the counties of Scotland of 196 cases, Of the coun ties in England, Wales, and Scotland tweuty-three remain free from the disease. In twenty-nine oousties no cases have been repotted sa occurring during the week. Twenty seven counties and the metropolitan police district show an Increase of 3,082 cases. Twenty-six counties show a decrease of 1,378 eases. Showing a total increase during the week ending January 27, 1866, in England, Wales, and Scotland, of 1,704 cases, as compared wit► the week ending January 20, 1866. MRS. GORDON. Mrs. Gordon proposes to return to England in March or April. lu reply to a late application for some particulars of Mr. Gordon's life, Mrs. Gordon wrote : Many thanks for your very kind note. Mrs. oh- Wood a copy of my late beloved huabsod's letter, which 1 understood was for you. I feel very unequal to the teak of writing, kr two days ago the Executive Committee sent me a letter from my lat e dear husband of fifteen pages in length, written on board the Wolverine, dated the 18th of October, giving me in structions how to act in the event of anything happening to him. The reason for the cruel delay in not for eardiog it to me earlier I know not. I have been a deeply injured woman, but lam no better than my fathers. The L...rd was pleased to stir up a Bhimei against David, and he sees the same to be needful for me. Thank dear Mrs. for her kind love and sympathy. I crave an interest in your prayer', and with much rupect and esteem, I am, your afflicted Wend, &c. NAVAL AND MILITARY. ADMIRALTY', FIB. 2. —APPOINSMELITS.—Maater T. B. Coidentitb, to the &moors. Surgeon C. Sptoull, to the Simeon. Asetatset-Surgeon Dr. E. L. Moss, to the Simms. tittalf-Surgeon W. Lowrance, to the Frederick William. ICIABARAATION OF ADDITIONAL TROOPS FOR IRE LAND. —Yesterday the 60th It. la! Rifles, under the com mand of Lieuteattot-Coliinel (ebbs Rigoad, paused through Liverpool A route to the Curragh of Kildare, osa Dahlia. This regiment has been recently stationed at Doter, whence it came direct to Liverpool. The troops embarked on bawd the City of Dublin ste►mers Windsor and Trafalgar. SMALLPDX AND VACCINATION HOSPITAL . Yes terday the snout' general moieties of the governors of the Smallpox and Vaceication Hospital was held at the board room of the institation, Highgate-hill, Upper Holloway ; Mr. Samuel Turner in the chair. It appeared from the report of the committee and the medical report, which were read by the secretary, Mr. Wilkins, that the number of persons suffering from smallpox admitted into the hospital last year shows that the epidemic influence which existed during 1863 and 1864 coctieued through 1865, and still continues. During the last 15 years there have been four extensive epidemics ; the first, thst of 1851 sad 1852, giving 1,482 admileions to the hospital; the second, that of 1854, 1 865 , and 1866, R iv i n g 2,321; t he third, that of 1869 sad 1860, living 2,030, and the fourth, that of 1863, 1864, and 186 e, givier 3,722 admissions up to the end of the year. The number of patieeta admitted iota the hospital during the past year has been lupe, with one ex ception—that of 1863—than is say year since the Midi- • *inn of the charity. 1,249 patitote base been admitted, of whom 741 were males, and 508 females, and there have been 166 deaths, or a general mortality of 13 per cent. on the whole admits- , awns ;16 eases, not smallpox, were received in the course of the year, all el which recovered. Of the remaining 1,233 oases of smallpox 233 were unvaccinated, 988 were vac cleated, the proportion being 80 per omit. The deaths the first, or unvaccinated class, were 90—s mortality of 388 per coat. ; to the mooed, or vamiosted, class the deaths ware 73-6 mortality of 7.3 per mat.; bet deducting 3 deaths to Use vaccinated class due to superadded disease, the mortality for that chow is reduced to erectly 7 per cent. Da! 8° " 1 " 8 BILIOUS sad LITER PILLS of pittasete d td . six adoxiima disease alter ttor a previous pre ;t i ttsck, sud I.Bl4l4l waki ag ea rs rectpe r" oB . 4 4 , s o " w in witbs b i e g na g -. W imilm ab uminalla ratiom• of all. whorn ;Ivo died—one of them, egad man, leticci mar hoot Wiens sad liVat fro* Winne and Iwo pstkate had the an &u after both emenisslyibidimok disMaeas the ° ey a r ia6l lm. 11,== vaccinatioa sad emellpos, both of whom recovered. Daring lit Wig. 16 • bell aperient medicine. sad a poetise of the past y ear 289 parsons have bees vaccinated, and 520 try eic°ll " t lad i° rants •• 4 dame (A . vaccine lymph have be* supplied to members stiv War. ," eTest:PPett"l/4,,,siii".".•b„,,drel•• of the :naiad profession. The balence- sheet showed that Mt, fbe Ltita 11111. 1"" by. ep 3 ,866 1. Is. 10 1 . was received daring the year, and that Orah mk ts h em for Dr . 3,0011. Oa, 3d. was expeuded, leaving a labium in favour of go o k: o .11i . inct Over Ma. The grains are is a esearegrese the hospital of 85X. la 7d. Os the motion of the chair. WWl's° LemberV'emiteeed as the AMP. Mai the report was adopted. RIMIIEL'S NEW SHILLING PERFUMED VALENTINES, the most elegant and artiatic out. gent /Pr to 14 stamps. Also, an extremely sorted stork of rich ...wit patterns, designed mimed, for I. Itimmel, from to 1b designed 22 14-6. RIM MEL, Perfumer, 96, Strand : 24. Curs ...• 24 d 138, Regent4treet. T° tARENTS and GIJARDIANS. The Tura of ynutb to their respective boardlnrechools induces „."ide Mr their personal comfort and attraction. and ROW f.A" .3- for OIL, for accelerating the growth and lin tworine and beautifying the hair, Rowlands' ratydor, for im thevint ths skin and complexion, and reeDOTibli enfaaeoae "it. net lowland: Odonto,or Pearl Dentifrice. for _terta Ineatlially white and premervter the ow. are ...Thl i tilinsabie accompaniment& Sold by A. ROWLAND 4zu • Batton-garden, and by chemists art perfumers. Ilk ta r ...ines' 'Metes. TRE BEST REMEDY for Indigestion, Bnions ~.„.s44ther Complaint!. FRAMPTONB PILL of HEALTH. 'DU Medicine Vendors, at la led. sad ii< fd. per Men ;my "nib any Chemist. G le-li tebt MHZ OXFORD.—The MARKET GIRLS, by mimeo, n Trovatore, end the Sybiller Centenary Can tata, by bileyerboor, will be performed by the whole or the =Co= The SulUtahans will alao introduce tt meet THIS STILMLNO. Private boxes, 10a 6d.. eta" and balcony, la. , aro. 6d. METROPOLITAN MUSIC HALL, Edgware road. Open at 7.-11ACARTHY, "The Actor,' • the flinger; and Dancer. EVERY EVENING at p. 46. See him, and behold the leading feature of '66. His impersonation of cha racter stands alone. Pint appearance of the wonder, L. Petit Bloadhs who will perform the whole of his marvellous enter tainment. The Bitereoptioon, with descriptive songs and music. The Ballet of AURORA, or the Descent of the Morning Star, and MARANIELLO, still continue the admiration of all Who witness them. The pew stags. scenery, and mechanical appliances tend to make our Rinds one of the mat complete perforsianoes in the metropolis Manager, J. J. POOLE. THE SUNDAY GAZETTE, containing all the latest Telegrams and &proses of !Saturday, excited re and early political infennatios, and oomprebensive City Intelli gence, the profession."' news and epitome of public opinion of Saturday, speedo', theatrical, fine arta, legal, medical, clerical, IliefalT, naval and military, and civil service Dews, is published every SUNDAY in time for distribution to the neighbourhood of Loudon by 9 o'clock. Jut ready, prise Is. ed., "THE RESTORATION of NERVOUS L POWER,' addressed more especially to men of business. the studious. the sedentary. and ail rebooting under :be debill taUng effects of over-tared mmess either of body or mind. By Jon HARVEY, M.D., Loedon. Dean aad Bon, Ludgate-WA He. Prim is., DR. CIILVERWELL on MARRIAGE : Its Obtlgalloao, Happiness, mind Dtsappolutmenta. WAND. Corolla ; oe Author, 3, Groot liartborow4o-iftoot, W. Woethut Mods too. halt & Odors. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 1866. AMERICA. Nauru% The Royal Mail steamship Scotia, from New York on the 24th ult., arrived at Queenstown at 10.30 p.m. yesterday evening with 114 passengers and 338,743 dole. is specie. She landed all the mails, oonsiating of 117 sacks, and 15 passengers, and proceeded for Liverpool at 10.45 p.m. All well. (Per the Scotia, via Roche's Point.) NEW YOBS, JAN. 24, XOIIIIINO. Brownsville despatches to the 15th inst. give additional but confused particulars of the capture of Bagdad. A party of 123 soldiers, mostly coloured troops of the 118th Federal Infantry regi ment, under the command of Colonel Reid, crossed the Rio Goinde at Clarksville, and divided into three detachments. On the morning of the sth the first detachment entered Bagdad, and captured 400 prisoners and 4 guns. 7.1 e second party cap tured the imperial guard at the ferry, kill ing ore imperialist and wounding another. The third party captured Colonel Rios, the commander of Bagdad, at his head-quarters. Ten men fired upon the imperial gunboat Antonio, killing a ear -1 pant and wounding several men. The Antonio returned the fire, and killed two and wounded one of the attacking party, who then fired two shots from howitzers, one shot passing through the Antonio above the water-line. On the morning of the 6th a French frigate shelled Bagdad, without doing any damage. Shots were afterwards freely exchanged between the re. publican howitzers on the beach and the howiteer boat from the frigate. A detachment of 200 men of the 118th coloured infantry was sent over to pro tect the American citizens in Bagdad. The 46th coloured infantry relieved them on the 7th, with in struction', it is said, to withdraw in case of an attack by the imperialists. A conflicting despatch says that Bagdad was nearly deserted, its captors keeping np an uninter rupted pillage. The stolen goods taken to Browns ville were seized and restored to their proper owners. Another report states that a small liberal force was fortifying Bagdad with cotton bales. General Crawford, after disputing with Esooledo concerning the command, left for New Orleans, where be has since arrived, in order to obtain reinforcements and supple*. • • - General Mejia is building earthworks mounting B ans between Matamoros and the river command ing Brownsville. He has notified to General Weitzel that it attacked from the American side he will open fire, in which case it was very likely that some of the shots would lodge in Brownsville. Weitzel immediately sent General Smith to ascer tain Me jig's intentions. The result of the interview is unknown. Weitzel has ordered old Fort Brown to be rebuilt, and mounted with 32-pounder Parrott guns. A long pontoon train is also being rapidly put in order. The New York Herald states that the Marquis de Montholon, the Frencli ambassador, has asked the Buie Department for information *oncoming the capture of Bagdad, but the department had no advices on the subject. The government has telegraphed to General Sheridan to investigate the affair and punish the offenders. Further diplomatic correspondence between the French and American governments has been pub lished. In August last M. Drouyn de Lhuys wrote to Mr. Bigelow, pledging the word of France to re main neutral in the internal affairs of Ame rica, France being satisfied with the word pledged to her by the United States government to remain neutral in all affairs regarding Mexico. The authorities have seized the steamer Meteor upon duspicion of her being fitted out as a Chilian privateer. The Supreme Court has confirmed the condem nation of the British ship Admiral. The Fenian president Roberta and General Sweeny have left New York upon a tour through the States to canvaes for vigorous military action. The adherents of the senate have held a meeting at New York, which was violently interrupted by partisans of O'Mahony. The speakers advocated the invasion of Canada, and the seizure of Cana dian ports, whence privateers might be despatched. The Reconstruction Committee have reported a bill to Congress amending the constitution, and bating congressional representation on the entire number of the population, excepting such persons as are by the State laws denied the suffrage on ac count of colour. Considerable opposition is manifested in the house to the passage of this bill. In the house Mr. Stevens introduced a bill pro posing that the Federal government should lend the Mexican government a sufficient sum to pre vent the establishment of a monarchy in Mexico. He subsequently withdrew the bill, however, owing to the *beetlee of an opportunity to explain it. A democratic delegation from Pennsylvania has visited President Johnson, and after hearing his views pledged him their hearty support. Mr. Johnson said that he would not swerve from his duty for party, men, or objects. New Jersey has adopted the constitutional amendment. The British barque Diadem, from New York for Liverpool, has been totally wrecked, but a portion of her crew were saved. The City of New York, Henn, and North American, have arrived out. The Kangaroo has ar rived at Halifax, short of coal. NEW YORK, JAL 24, Mosanzia. Money abundant. Gold, 1391. Exchange on London, 161; on Perim, 3.73 g. Stocks declining : New York Centrals, 91; ; Illinois, 128 ; Erie, 86, ez dividend ; Five-Twenties, 1031. Cotton tending downwards : Middling Upland, 50. Flour heavy. Wheat declining. Corn dull Provisions, limited demand. Coffee very firm. Sugar declining. Molasses dull. Petroleum very dull : crude, 32 ; refined, 53 to 55. TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. (nuraes A CHILIAN PRIVATEER IN THE SCHELDT. ANTWERP, Fn. 2. The Chili= privateer independencia has entered the Scheldt to-day. THE PRUSSIAN CHAMBERS. BERLIN, FIB. 2. The Progress party have unanimously resolved to ! bring forward the following protest in the Chamber of Deputies in reference to the decision of the Supreme Court of the 29th January, acceding to the demand of the public prosecutor to institute proceedings against Herren Twesten and Frewzel: —" That in demanding the prosecution of the I deputies, the public prosecutor exceeded his autho rity, and in acceding to his request the Supreme Court assailed the rights of the Chamber. That the Chamber of Deputies protests against this encroach ment, and also against the illegality of prosecuting =machete oa account of speeches delieecaLia_the Chamber. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, FE. 2. The government has resolved to abolish the Imperial police authorities in several of the chief towns of the empire, and to place the pollee admi nistration in the hands of the municipalities. These measures are to be adopted on economical grounds, and with the view of promoting municipal self-government, HUNGARY AND CROATIA. AGRAM, Fn. 2. The Croatian Diet has declared itself ready to send a deputation to Pestb, in order to consult with commissioners from the Hungarian Diet to settle the terms of the union of Croatia with Hungary. SYRIA. MARSEILLES, Fee. 2. Advices received here from Beyrout, to the 23rd ult., announce that 3,000 Turkish troops had dis embarked at that port. Daoud Pasha had sent a detachment of troops against the residence of Joseph Karam. The vil lage of Zaghora, in the district inhabited by the family of Joseph Karam, had been burnt. The villages which supported the Turkish troops in the recent disturbances, had been relieved by Daoud Pacha from the payment of taxes for four years. RUSSIA AND THE POPE. ST. PETERSBURG, FEB. 2. The announcement made by some German papers that the Paris and Vienna cabinets bad proffered their good offices to remove the differences that have arisen between the Pope and the Russian govern ment is unfounded. Neither is there any truth in the rumour that the Russian government had solicited the mediation of Prussia in this matter. THE CAPE•'OB GOOD HOPE. PLYMOUTH, Fu. 2. The Royal Mail screw-steamer Stirling, from Singapore, Nov. 17, and Table Bay, Dec. 23, passed up Channel to-day. Sbe brings a Cape mail, with nine days' later news than the last steamer. The distress ill the colony continued to press heavily on all chases, more especially on the un employed artisans and labourers. The Governor's Guarantee Fund had not reached half what his Excellency had asked for. A meeting had been held at Graham's Town, where it was unanimously resolved to sign a bond, indemnifying the governor for proceeding with the railway works between Port Elizabeth and that city at once. The amounts subsctibed had, however, been far short of the sum required for that undertaking ; also the relief committee, instituted at Cape Town, to assist the unemployed, had been closely pressed for want of funds, and it was expected that they would be obliged to dis charge 110 mea employed on the roads. The weather had been excessively hot, and the drought continued in several districts. At Graaf Reinet and Aberdeen sheep were dying by thou ' sands. The customs' revenue had already fallen short of the total amount estimated for the year by more than 40,0001. The Basuto war was being continued. The free state burghers were making renewed exer tions ; but it was feared that any victory they could achieve would prove a very inadequate set-off against the losses they had already sustained in trade, agriculture, and general material in terests. INDIA. (By Direat Overlaid Telegispb.) BOMBAY, Jig. 2', 4 r. N. Cotton very firm. Oomrawuttee, 445 r. Ship ments of the week, 36,000 bales. Exchange on London, 2a. 2d. Freighte r 40s. Government secu rities; Four per Cents., 87 ; Five per Cents., 102; Five-and-a-Half per Cents., 1061. The latest London date is the 22nd instant. CALCUTTA, Jas. 26. Me. shirting', C, Br. Exchange on Loudon, 2s. 2d. Freights, 40s. COWVOCATION.—Yesterday morning the convoca tion of the province of Cuaterbury was formally opened by a service at St. Paul's Cethedral, but there were but few persons present. The Archbishop of Centerbary was in his seat, ant there were also present the Bishops of London, Salisbury, Lincoln, and other prelates, the Rev. Dr. Leigh ton, Warden of All Souls' College, Oxford, the Very Rev. Dr. Pellew, Dean of Norwich, the Venerable Archdeacon Grant, the Rev. Dr. Charles Williams, Principal of Jesus College, Oxford, the Rev. Canon Harvey, the Dean of Canterbury, and some of the re cently-eleCted proctors for the various dioceses. When the Litany service was concluded, the Psalm, " Pray for the peace of Jerusalem," was wog by the choir, and a Latin sermon was preached by the Rev. J. W. Joyce, M.A., of Christ Chinch, Oxford, rector of Burford, near Teobury. Takieg for his text that portion of the Acts of the Apostles which relates the meeting of the apostles sod disciples in the early age of Christisnity, he drew from it an argument in favour of the syeedal meetings of which coo vocation was the representative in modern times. He dwelt at some length os the history, the authority, and the results of such synodal gatherings, both in rotenone to their deliberstive and judicial deliberations. At the dose of the memos, the " Gloria in Excelsis" was snug by the choir, sad the clergy repaired to the north-west chapel, where they proceeded to the eleetioa of a proton toe of the lower homes. Their choice fell twos the Vene rable Edward Bickerstetb, D.D., Archdeacon of Backisg ham and Visor of Aylesbury, sad be was accordingly pee seated to the Archbishop of Canterbury at the Chapter ROOM. His grace congratulated the archdeacon on his electioe, and thee stated his intention to adjourn ecievit , patios until Tuesday next, the 6th of Peievary, when it will meet at Westminster for the despeteliel essiesisatiosl business. OPIN Comm MovnhiiT.—Mr. Samuel Ralph T. Mayer, el Gloomier, hoe. are. for the MOON* at Gloucester sad Brinell, be e been appointed resides* seem tary I. London to the National Ameintion for Pear:Wing ?Wed= of Public Worship* the Church of England by the Militias of the paw system, and the mini of the weekly otfortory. • MEXICO. Advice' from Vera Cruz to the 13th inst. (cid Havannah) state that 300 men had been sent in a French man-of-war to Bagdad. It was supposed the imperialists would soon reoccupy the place. The French have reoccupied Chihuahua. Juarez is at El Paso. In consequence of the cattle market having bees sisppe I at 13slisbur7 i is cios.esestisil to sub.bllsh s &ma MOM swim is that city, aid to Mid gobbing satcde Ilstbiosq. ' K 4 v _ Av. Ik. r IL'. 4%,, [STAMPED, ld. ADDMONAL.I BEGGING LETTERS AND THE HOMELESS POOR. The Rev. Daniel Gilbert, D.D., of 22, Finsbury circus, E.C., and Mr. William Carter, of No. 2, Terrace, Walworth-road, S. both make revelations concerning the destitute wanderers to be seen nightly in their vicinity, to which we invite the attention of the Poor Law Board. The statements of these gen . tlemen throw such grave discredit upon the parochial authorities of their several districts that it behoves those concerned to see to the matter quickly, or be prepared for the pecuniary loss certain to follow if an obstinate violation of the law is proved. The ratepayers are the real snfferers when guar dians are persistently obstructive; and the dwellers in Lambeth, Stepney, Lewisham, and the other Places where the casual accommodation is uncerti fied, or where the certificate has been withdrawn, will have to thank their local reprasentativss for a burden which ought properly to have been trans ferred from their shoulders to the common fund. Having premised thus. TIIII4, we refer the guar dians of St. Luke's, lifidfflesstreithe followings's. tract from the Rev. Daniel Gilbert's lithographed circular, a oopy of which, dated Feb. 1, 1866, lies before us. This gentleman writes---" Notwit hstanding the provision made by the poor-houses, each night we are forced to close the doors of our Refuge (Providence-row, E.C.) on numbers of young women, children, and widows, who have to spend night after night in the cold, wet, or sleet, on the steps of doors, or under railway arches." " Could you see," the rev. gentleman continues, "these poor outcasts shivering and craving for food and shelter, you could not refuse aid;" and his letter winds up with an eloquent appeal for contri butions towards the thousand pounds still necessary to complete the Refuge, and by promising the prayers of the poor in return for the smallest dona tion. Now there can be no doubt that this picture is a very harrowing and disappointing one, and calling for immediate refutation or re form. We have made inquiries in the proper quarter, and find that the workhouse of St. Luke's, Middlesex, has certified aooommodation for thirty adults, and that during the week preced ing the date of Dr. Gilbert's letter, the average number admitted was fifteen a night. This gives fifteen vacant beds in the workhouse of the district in which we are told women and children still spend the night in the streets ; and the discrepancy in volved in these two statements ought assuredly to be cleared up. Mr. William Carter, whose earnest and 'Wass ful efforts to reclaim fallen women, convert thieves and swindlers, and to impart religious truth to the lowest and most debased classes of the community, have been favourably commented on in this jour nal, says : - - - Last night I unexpectedly visited the refuge at 7 o'clock. I found a number of wretched objects tbroegiog the gate earnestly seeking admittaace (but every berth was full)• My sympathies were excited towards one poor starving woman with three thi'dren, all under live yeas. The babe, four mouth old, was hanging at the breast sucking the wind, and one on either side clinging to the mother's dress, and crying with cold and hunger (the wind was blowing keenly). I took them in with me, and immedi ately had given ►o them sonic bread and coffee. The chil dren laughed with joy, and ravenously devoured the food, even the babe ate the dry bread with zest. I said, "My dear woman, what Las briught you into these wretched eircurnstanoes ?" She said, " Sir, 1 will tell you the truth. My husband is in Wandsworth prison, my goods have all been taken for rant, and I have been for some days obliged to walk the streets with my children. I have not a friend in the world to help me." . . It was a sickening eight to gaze on the pale wan faces, decrepid forms, torn • and tattered garments of these truly bouselese poor. I had personal intercourse with many others, and found the majority of them were working people, reduced by sickness and other causes to their present distressing condition, willing to work could they but get employment. I found • I among the men good tradesmen, but whose thole and furniture had been seized for rent. Now I pro pose to establish workshops in connexion with the refuge, both for men and women, and thus test their sincerity by giving them an opportunity to work. But we are in urgent need of funds to enable us to carry out this very desirable project. As the above relates to a refuge in the South wark-bridge-road, we have ascertained the condi tion of the casual wards at the two nearest work houses, those of Camberwell and Newington. At the first there is certified accommodation for 64 adults, and during the last week in January the aver age number of beds occupied has been 21, and the average number vacant 43. At Newington there are 18 certified beds, and the avenge numter occu pied in the same period has been five, and the aver age vacant 13. We may add that the duty of send ing destitute wanderers who apply for shelter after 11 the workhouse wards are full to common lodging houses is thoroughly understood by all three local boards, and that we are assured that no illegal re fusels have been made. Our own observation a these districts at night have not shown us the shocking scenes so graphically described, and we are strongly disposed to believe them to be unconsciously exaggerated. The " last night" of Mr. Carter is also part of a lithographed circular which is sent to different addresses at various tunes, and it would be useful to know the date of the evening to which it refers. It is very bard upon the charitable public to be told one day that the workhouses provide shelter for all destitute comers, and on another to receive a pathetic appeal for money on the ground of the misery still left unre lieved. Our hope is that these statements were originally written before the provisions of the Houseless Poor Act were properly enforced, and are somewhat overdrawn now. This Ss point to be settled by the gentlemen soliciting contributions, but as almoners of public charity they certainly should know that, as the law stands, neither women nor children need spend their nights in the streets. If, as they say, these poor helpless creatures are still w be found there, let them be accompanied to the nearest workhouse, and food and shelter will be ensured. This would be the kindest and most ' practical way of evincing sympathy, and if these plulanthropista would but follow it, the public mind would be relieved, aid their affecting appeals be unnecessary. INDIA-OFFICE, JAN. 3L—Her Majesty has been ra"" 1. .J. Visaed to appoint the Ri g ht Ronourshie Lord Ranier, ~ to be Govan* , of Madras.—Gazette. Fautotrrn, Fes. 2.—The New York and Havre steamship Arago, from New York on the 20th Jaouary, arrived off this port this aftercooo. She britip 37 per seaters, 44 sacked mails, end 250,000 dollars Is sloth% 700 balm of cotton, and various packages al whalebooe sad snadrice. Two peissegers of a shipwrecked Grew and the mails were landed at Falmouth. and the latter were for ward pr o ce e dedn by the afternoon train. The then for Ha vre . OaJannary 22nd, lat. A 4l a r. long. 64 W., the Arago raw the bull of the schooner Antietam, with waterlogged dean It eould sot be mew. Waned to what port she beieoged. Os Jan. 27, in W__ 4b N. Iva. 39 W., the lone fell in with the brigan tine of St. John's, Newfoundland, disunited sod leely. " Ce crew, @eves in number, were is an exhausted coedit ion when teemed by the erawe.--(ierter's Ibierreia) i3132111dX11 [TWOPENCE WORM MEETING AT H4NLIII.-RIMOR- EntilliCli WITH THE RADICAL MEMBER. A crowded and enthusiastic town's meeting in favour of a oomprehensive measure of parbusentary reform was held in the Town-hall, Henley, on Thursday evening • CoUneinor On.MAI in the chair. The most note worthy nature in the proceedings wee the reeding of a °or. respondence with Mr. H. R. Oradell, the hitherto popular and thoroughgoing radical member for the Palma. In reply to the km invitation to attend this mestiog, Mr. Oradell said—" From letters I have received flan radon" places, I am very much sante to joining in • reform seta. tion, which can have no other effect than breaking up the libeled party. leh vote for any measure of reform, be it what it may, with the chance of being carried. Bat according to all calculations which I am able to make, there is no chance of the being re ceived with favour by • house elected as this is without any reference to reform whatever." In a second letter Mr. Graded' said—" I regret very much that I am not able to do anything towards promoting the Gems of reform in the borough . . . . It seem to me that we are throwing away the chant:oaf passing measures of Mud attritive, eccletitstical, edit:tabs:al, and (Aber reform for the purpose of diecussing a measute which Nobody is in eanea,about. I hold at to be • very great iniefottua that the Meters or non-electors should think their repro. eentativa are trifling with them, and therefore I peeler to speak (OR I hove always &GO frankly, to making the usual hackneyed speeches in favour of retina." The read ing of these Meet was repeatedly interrupted athe elf "Baum," mid other tams d distrust, and disappointment. As their reply to the hon. gentleman the committee of the Hanley Reform Union adopted and forwarded the following resolu tion :—" That this meeting is of opinion) that Mr. Grenfell'is correspondence is generally unamsfactory, and amok refrain teem an apreosioe of surprise at bb averment that the preneet House of Commons wen ' elected without reference to reform,' considering the proceedings at al. most every Marna during the last election, and ansidsring Mr. Gmafellti own speeches sad addresses partisan: ; that this meeting is further of opinion that any failure on Mr. Greofell's part to support a measure of ' reform In the House of CUOMO*/ will lead to • brach be tween himself end the liberal portion of the constituency el the borough of Stoke-upocnTront." (Loud chain) This document elicited from the honourable member • lengthened reply, in which he said be regretted he bad been misuoderstoi A. His us. perieooe at the last election had led him to suppose that the electors of the Nanette did not amidst the question of reform ono of paramount importance. He concurred with Mr. Lowe in the estimate which he had formed of the relations of the late parliament to the sub ject of reform. He was not himself afraid of democruy, nor did he believe • tit franthue would tend to democracy, bat he should be ooneyealing the troth if be did not say that not only the upper, bat the middle dame were timid on the subject. "He would rather see the government and legislature de vote their time to questions of administration, military, or colonial—reforms all loudly called for—them throw away their time in pursuit of an object the stain mint of which excites much fear and alum." (Renewed hisses, and cries of "Shame.") At the same meeting • letter was read from Mr. Bright, advising that all reformat should help the government to Use utmost of their power. 4icx dr. LI A d) 4• 4 7 , - j ti-Nsirt THE OPENING OP PARLIAMENT. Lord Great Chamberlain's Office, Feb. 2. All peereeses wishing to be present on the occa sion of the °resin of parliament on Tuesday, the 6th day of February, will have places reserved for them in the House of Lords, if the annonseement be made at the Lord Great Cbaarberkie's Office before 3 o'clock on Minden the nth instant, sod tickehe, sot treusferabes, for the peeresses' beech will be forwarded to them. Peers' eldest sons will have tickets for the poets' eldest suns' hoz fee. warded to them upon appliettiou at the office. No pigeon, except those entitled to be present in the House of Lords, can be admitted without a ticket from the Lewd Gress Chamberleis. Tickets for the interior of the Howes aI Leeds will be admitted at the peen' entrance. The doors will be opened at twelve o'clock.— WILLOUGUBT De EnnellY, G.C. The following regulations are to be °bogeyed on gook days as her Majesty shall corns publicly to the House of Lords to open or prorogue Parliament. —The front benches round the Hoes* of Lards to be ragweed for the lords, the weer hawk, on the left of the throne, being the deka, beech. Peeresses, who have gives due notice, to be shown to their pieces on the bench reserved for peeresses only. The benches behind the peeresses, on the left of the throne, to be reserved for peers' deuehters. Scotch and Irish peers, not being peers of parliament, and the eldest wen et peers, to be directed to the peers' eldest sow' bOZ below the bar. The space below the boy to be kept clear for the members of the House of Commons. No pence whatso ever to be admitted at the peen" entrance without a ticket from the Lord Great Chamberlain, excerpt peers, peers' eldest sons, foreign mioitters had their attaches, judges. ant other assistants summoned by writ. The officials con nected with the ceremony or the procereion will be directed to their places. Servants 'Stippling the lords with their robes to be directed to the bishops' entrance end staircase. Doors to be opened at 12 o'clock.—Wrizotioror rs &MB; am. METROPOLITAN BOARD or WoRILL—The usual weekly meeting of the board was held yesterday, at the offices, Spring-gardens, Sir J. Thwaitee in the chair. Mr. Freeman introduced a deputation from the inhabitant householders of Notting-hill, in the pariah of St. Mary Abbott, Kensington, and presented a memorial on the M enage of the number of vestrymen at the Kensington ves try. Mr. Itichtudson, one of the deputation, said they claimed an increase in the number of vesttymen on the wound of the number of houses in the ward and of the ' popu'atioe, which had inneased 20.000 in 10 years. The complement at present was 84 members, but they claimed the full number of 120 members. In the case of the board re-apportioning the number of vestrymen to each ward, but net increasing the number, the Notting-bill district would be entitled to 36 members in place of 27. The memorial was referred to the Main Drainage Committee. A report was brought op from the Main Draluage Com mittee reporting "That io the opinion of the committee it is expedient for the board to organise a system for she protection of life from fire in the metropolis in conseetiee with the Fire Brigade, and that having regard to the limi tation of the power o f board in the prment act to make a rate of only one halfpenny in the pound, it is expedient to seek further taxing powers for providing for the expense of such a system, and that it be referred back to the com mittee to take all the necessary steps for effecting that object^ Alter some discussion the subject warn referred beck to the committee for further cousideeatioe. Mr. Bezalgette, the engineer to the board, presented his monthly report on the prover of the Thames embank meet weeks and other weeks in course of construction, and after the impaction of some routine bulimia the booed adjourned. Ties DOUBLE SUICIDE AT Pim/moron. —Teeter day aftentoon Dr. Leekeeter reamed an *airy at the Hell Anne, Old Church-street, Paddington, relative to the death of Ferdinand de Gahm and his mother, who com mitted suicide at their lodgings, Norfolk-street, P laddington. The coroner mid that since the last inquiry no farther evidence had been received that would throw any light on the ems. He regretted exceedingly that two letters in French, which be had sot translated. bed appeared is me at the morning papers without Ilia authority. - He bed received a letter from the Consul-General of Feeney, which stated then was no impediment to tee teem of the deceased persoos to their native coentsy. He (the coroner) Unmated to examine Inspector Williams, of the detective polio' form, as to tbe state of mind of Du Calusie. Inepecteir Wil liams deposed that his attention was called to H. Da Caine, is May last by Sir Richard Mays*, in maw quence of certain communications Il e s ad Es t to that gentlemen and to Mr. Wood, private secery to Sir George Grey. IL Du Galilee thee lived in Reseell-villa, Queen's-road, Paddington. In his letter to Sir George Grey, the deceased stated that he was watched by Os police, and In a subsequent eommueieation he alleged he was necked by a soldier. Witeess's impression was that the deceased was in an unsound state of mind, and that his mother shined in his delusions. A sergeant of the detective force deposed that he visited the dammed persons at Chelsea, The gentleman informed hies be had a very lengthy lawsuit in France and that the solicitor be lad employed in the case negle cted his inte ✓mits. He said he bad instituted a pm:sweatiest against the solicitor whieb reenheit in his dismissal from the bar sod his being mulcted a heavy sum. Be also said h e had commenced the promedinp of a new trial. Be could act in'orm witness who were the parties who preveoted his return to Fiasco. His mother appeared to agree eith every. thing her see said sad did, sad wits'se barred that moan and son were labouring ender &Maims. The meaner, having rid there was no further evidence to be addend. reviewed the fade which had been deposed to, .14 sho jury after half an boar's deliberation retuned a verdict 11, the effect that the deceased committed suicide by 0181'001e tins while in an unsound elate of mind. The convict Wineor, who is now in the condemned cell of the comity gaol, as been oonstaatly attended by the eleaplais. Rev. John Hellina, who has implored the wyelehed culprit to seek for mercy where alone it can le obtaised. Sae appears aware et her real position, and to entertain are hove whatever of a reprieve. Elbe is now en tirely abandoned by bar relatives not a single cos of whom has visited her tee some time past. She tams her tootle regularly, and seems to enjoy them • dm also oleo's @madly. The etormsion of opWoa by 'the Coast of Queen's Beath as to the impropriety of Mr. Baron Chan mill admitting at her trial tea 'rid. not of her aressophoe HAMS, has Wooed rainy to When that Mall the stranary of the crown will be granted. The mention is axed toe • Waft week.— Waters rims. Price la, by post 14 stamps, THE SCIENCE of LIFE ; or What to Eat, Drink, and Avoid. A paellas" guide far estt•prelerva p and for ins= s hesith, strength, and efiCialley to the of tlfe. 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