The Express. — London, England, 1864-01-20 00:00:00

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Adams. end Howard. LYCEUM. Taw Emus . Tin foisrilfiLD. 11. r. WI ddloomb and M. P. Leelereq —BBL !AMMO, a Love Story. Magma Yeehter, Brougham, Maury, Charles, sad Jordan ; Mime M. Henrade, Lavenue, sad Blewcalam, sad Mrs. Lee. zatrrainnA. Tuts Erman. the New iantalierme HICKORY. DICKORY, DOCK. Mrs. S. Lane and Gratrate PantennEalats.—The Marvels of Fero.—THE GREAT GHOST IFIPICT.-4rthur and Bertrand. •—nte hairy Fountain... And THE GORILLA HUNT. 111911 WILT= AT LONDON BALD= TM DAT Marekg.ll/ 41121... ASorooss, oh. ow ro.hozzow Mamba, M. U Alkomooth, Oh. am. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20. MANY a politician has recoiled in diainay before the bristling array of abstruse legal and historical points which beset what is called the Dano-German question. To German professors and German students the obscurity of the points at issue, and the insignificance of the wrongs to be vindicated, have hitherto constituted one of the chief attrac tions of the subject. At length, however, the crisis has arrived, and it is not impossible that within a few days the telegraphic wire may flash tidings of the first shot fired on the banks of the Eider. tinder these circumstances it may be • *as .. Interesting to consider tits !winery posibton at present occupied by the Danes, and to point out its peculiarities. Few teaks would seem to be more simple, and in this respect the military presents a marked contrast to the political question. - It will be remembered that Denmark forms a promontory, stretching northward from the main land of Germany. The southern portion of the kingdom, consisting of Holstein and Lauenburg, is separated from Hanover on the south-west by the Elbe, and on the south-east it is bounded by Mecklenburg. North of Holstein comes Sleawig, and north of Sleawig Jutland. It will be observed, therefore, that except upon the southern aide of Holstein the rest of the Kingdom of Denmark is surrounded by the sea. In case of invasion, therefore, the Germans must practically advance by the passage between Hamburg and Lubeck : for they have no fleet sufficiently strong to enable them to land a hostile expedition on any part of the Danish coast. This peculiar conformation of the ground obviously gives the Danes a vast supe riority. So long as they can occupy the ground from the eastern to the western shore of the Danish promontory they will succeed in keeping back the German enemy. In short, there is no possibility of an invasion from any other quarter. The Danes having already retired from the Duchy of Holstein, which is now in possession of Federal troops, it becomes unnecessary therefore to con sider what would have been the Danish position if they had found it necessary to defend that Duchy. But they have resolved to defend Sleawig, and the military peculiarities of that part of Denmark become important. Now Sleswig is separated from Holstein, which lies southward, by the river Eider and the canal of that name. By this passage a vessel may pass from the North Sea, which washes the western shore of Denmark, to the Baltic Sea,which washes its eastern shores. The western corner of this line is guarded by the fortress of Frederickstadt, standing as it does on the northern bank of the Eider and on the southern bank of the Treene; for it will be observed that this important strong hold occupies the angle formed by the Eider flow ing from the south-east, and the Treene flowing from the north-east. The eastern flank of the Sleswig boundary line, which is some few Tate north of Kiel, is protected by no fortress. But until within the last few weeks the Danes occupied the important stronghold of Rendsburg. This place, lying on both aides of the river Eider, and party in an island between, had been converted into a regular fortification. Through Rendsbarg pass all the communications from the south, and so long as ' it was occupied it would undoubtedly have formed a most formidable obstacle to any army attempt• ing to pass the Eider and to invade Sleswig, either by passing between it and Frederickstadt, or be. tween it and the eastern shore near KieL Un fortunately, however, the fortifications were built on the south side of the Eider, on Holstein soil, and therefore the Danes, in order to avoid offence, have consented to abandon it to the enemy. The next question is,what is the line of defence which the Danes have now determined to occupy A glance at the map will readily convince any one that there are several points which ought to be constantly borne in mind in the defence of Den mark. In the first place, as the Danes command the sea, the only point is to prevent an advance in front. In the second place, as part of the resources of the country consist of the two islands of Seeland and Funen, lying off the eastern coast, and as Co- penhagen, the capital, stands upon the former of these islands, it is moat important that the Danish army, in case of defeat, should be able to concentrate as rapidly as possible, and to keep up its communications with these islands—that is, with the rest of the kingdom. It is natural, therefore, thatthe Danesshouldcling tothe eastern coast. But, thirdly, it is obvious that the best line for defending Sleswig will be that which combines the advantage of being as near as possible to its southern or Eider TEE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 20, LATEST INTELLIGENCE, GERMANY AND DENMARK. The 'Dila: Zeitung of Berlin states that Prince Frederick Charles and his staff leave Berlin this day (Wednesday). The same journal speaks of the complete mobilisation of the 3rd corps of the Prussian army, and of the great preparations made by the Guard and of the sth Corps of the Army for a campaign. The passage of the Austro-Prussuin troops through Hanover was not obtained evidently with out much trouble, King George yielding only to energetic representations on the part of his mi nisters. We gave a day or two ago the terms of the motion made by M. Schultze in the Prussian Chamber, violently protesting against the joint policy of Austria and Prussia in the duchies. The commis sion on the loan, to whom this motion was referred, have unhesitatingly adopted it, and have made it the basis of a report. It is not improbable, more over, that the supplementary credit of 10,000,0008., for the expedition of Sleewig, demanded by the Austrian government, will be rejected by the Austrian chamber. The Norwegian Storthing is to be convoked without delay, to authorise the King to dispose of the national forces. In Sweden the King, in virtue of the constitution, can himself make war without the authority of the Swedish Diet. More over, the latter body, before the closing of the session, had voted extraordinary credits for arma ments. THE ASPECT OF SLESWIG. (P OUR OWN 00117,11UONDINCL) SLESWICI, JAW. 14. The Fiord, or arm of the Baltic that penetrates the country up to this city, and known as the Schlei, presents at this moment a most animated appearance, as in several places thousands of per sons are busily occupied in sawing through the ice and heaping up the blocks lifted out of the water, by which an open channel of some 30 feet wide is obtained. The sawing is chiefly done by the soldiers, and the ice taken out by civilians, the local Saber men, who receive for their day's labour 2 rfgsdalers and 4 marks (about ss. 6d. sterling) each, which is not only good pay, but fully indemnifies them for not being able to pursue their usual avocation of fishing. They therefore cheerfully lend their assistance to complete the work, and there is not a particle of truth in the reports circulated by certain German newspapers of the fishermen having refused to work. Notwithstanding the severity of the winter, the health of the army is much more satisfactory than might have been expected, and the number on the sick list has never exceeded four per cent. They chiefly suffer from catarrhs and colds brought on from the intensity of this inclement weather. Great attention has been paid to their being well supplied with warm clothing, and they are daily accustomed to winter marching awl other military mamenvres. Those detachments •• -volt/ Mgr the Videf bad thd Lava: arc no doubt subject to hard duty, as they have to keep a watchful eye, and furnish the men detailed for pickets, vedettes, and outposts. But they are re lieved at stated periods by other troops. in spite of the frost, the Trene, the ()derby, the Rheider, and other rivers, are scarcely passable for foot pas sengers, much less for bodies of troops, as the con stancy of the springs issuing from the warm swampy bogs prevents effectively the ice from at taining any great degree of thickness. The provisioning of the army has been duly cared for, and the service organised and executed with great regularity. There are four fixed divisional magazines of food, two here and two at Flensburg, besides which are nine moveable brigade magazines that follow the motions of their respective brigades. The most perfect arrangements are made for cook ing, and a large field butchery has been organised, in which 60 oxen and 100 pigs are killed every day for distribution to the troops. Waggons are also in abundance, ready to carry the provisions to the different corps, even in the most distant canton ments. frontier, and the least in extent measured from esm to wed. In other weeds, co the west there i• the North Se*, on the emit the Baltic ; the in terval must be filled up with troops and defensive works, and of course the smaller this space is, the better for the Dana. Now from Kiel on the eastern oust of Holstein northward there are a series of harbours of more or lees value, according to their size and capacity. Some of them rim far into the land, and thus materially diminish the distance between the eastern and the western shore of the Danish pro ' montory. Thus the She, like the Firth of Forth or the Thames, cuts into the country, so that the town of Sleerig, which stands at its inland extremity, is even more westerly than Rendsburg, which lies about 20 miles to the south. It follows, therefore, that by taking Shaw* as the most easterly point of the line of land defence the Danes may trust the defence of the kingdom eastward of that point to the gunboats of the navy in Slei harbour. But Sleswig has other advantages. Drawing a line from that town in a south-westerly direction it will strike the fortress of Frederickstadt, which, in we have mentioned, lies in the angle formed by the junction of the Preens and the Eider and about 25 English miles south-east of Sle!swig. Considering the flat nature of the country and the extraordinary improvements in artillery, it would not perhaps be difficult to defend a line so extensive. But fortunately peculiar circumstances - - . have enabled the Danes to atta in their object at a more moderate expense. The Preens, as we have observed, comes down from the north-east, and joins the Eider just after washing the northern walla of Fredexickstadt. And the Danes have taken advantage of this river to establish a com plete system of inundation in case of national danger. By sluices and damming back the water of the Treene they are enabled to flood the whole country between Frederickstadt and Hollingeted. HoUingsted stands about half way—that is, 13 miles —on the line which we have supposed to be drawn between the towns of Frederickstadt and Sleswig, so that the only part of the line which would re main undefended would be the 12 or 13 miles between Sleswig and Hollingated. But this is the point at which begins the celebrated Deane wirke. The disconnected fragments of the old wall, as it runs east and west along the heights, prove conclusively the importance of the position and the antiquity of the struggle between the rival combatants. These celebrated heights have again been crowned for four miles by defences in the form of earthworks, which, we are assured, " for general skill and perfection of detail must " command the admiration of all who have seen " them." Between the most easterly of these earthworks and Sleswig it does not appear whether there are any defences. But it is obvious enough that, unless the frost destroys the inundation de fences and the defence of the Slei, the difficulties which the German armies will have to overcome before they can penetrate between Hollingated and Sleswig will be very considerable. To take either Sleswig or Frederickstadt will be almost impos sible, because neither of them can be invested. The disastrous attack br the Germans on •`'- wr lumen in iB5O, in which the garrison of 2,400 men with 8 guns defeated an attacking force of 5,000 and 56 guns—although the fortifications were of the simplest kind—proves the difficultyof such an enterprise. To attack the forts on the Dannewirke without investing them would seem scarcely less difficult ; whilst, if the Germans should attempt to push on, neglecting these works, they would infal• libly have their communications cut off and their commissariat intercepted. At the beginning of the war in 1848 the Danish army did not exceed 10,000. But in July, 1849, it numbered more than 40,000 men. It does not appear to what extent it has since been increased. The time which has already elapsed, and which must still elapse before the Austrians and Prussians come up, may enable the Danes to occupy the lines of defence which they have con structed with rare skill, and to drive back with crushing loss the invaders of their country. ter* Cam OSBORNE, JAN. 19. The Queen and Princees Louise drove out yester day gammon, attended by Lady Churchill. Princes, Helena rode on horseback, attended by the Hon. Lucy Lytteltoii. A committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Most Honour able Privy Council assembled yesterday at three o'clock, at the Council Chamber, Whitehall. Peanut -The Lord Chan cellor, the Lord President, Dal de Grey sad Ripon, Lord Cranworth, the Right Hoc. Sir George Grey, Bart., and the Right Hoc. Robert Lowe. Their lordships met to consider certain petitions for sod against the creation of an addi tional assize for the West Riding of the county of York. Mr. Waddington, Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, was present as the committee. Mr. A. Helps, the clerk of the council, and Mr. E. Her rhos, the deputy clerk, attended. A meeting of the Seabee committee of the Royal Corn. mission for the Exhibition of 1f.51 was held yesterday at the Privy Connal-office. There were present EMI Gran ville (chairman), the Right Hon. B. Lows, ILP., Sir Ale:arid& Spearman, Bart., Mr. T. F. Gibson, Mr. Theing, and Mr. Edgar Bowling, C. B. (secretary). The Right Hon. I'. Milner Gibson, M.P., left town yesterday for Ashton-under-Lyna Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonialoilke from the Governors of the North American provinces and Bermuda. Despatches were sent to the Governors of Gibraltar, Malta, the Mauritius, Ceylon, Hong-Kong, Leaman, and the Australia. colonies. The Karl Cowper has arrived in town [from visiting Lord and Lady Palmerton, at Broadband., Hants. Colonel the Hon. W. Patrick Talbot and Lady Emma Talbot lave arrived at the Paul of Derby's resi dence, in St. James'a-agoare, when they will reside until 'flair Lady Ernma's confinement. The Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, M.P., left town yesterday for Ashton-under-Lyne. His Excellency the Swedish Minister and the Countess Wachmaister have arrived is Stratton-street from Orlon. Howe, Twickenham. The Earl Granville returns to town to-day from • tear of visite. On Monday night Dean Stanley delivered the Ant of two lectures on "The Hebrew Monarchy under Solomon," in the Music-hall, Edinburgh, in connexion with the Philosophical Institution, which was crowded in every park Amon three present were hie Royal Highness Prince Alfred, who wee attended by Major Cowell, and who, cm making his appearance on the platform, wee received with lend cheers ; Lord Heaves, Sir David Brewster, Mr. Admix Black, M.P., Mr. Stirling of Heir, LP., Lord Chaffee Scott, M.P. The Rev. John Field has been admitted by the Lord Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol to the newly con stituted socialistic:al district of Oldbary-ou-Seyere, in the county of Glonemter, on the nomination of the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, Oxford, the patron'. -- _ _ The Rev. Geo. Thos. Horn, M.A., has been admitted by the Lord Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol to the perpetual curacy of Beachley, near Chepstow, vacant by the death of the Rev. G. U. Bridges—patron the vicar of Tit'Gahm, Gloacerteraire. Ma. Junk-a Sew—A dinner to the late leader of the Home Circuit, Mr. Justioe Shee, will be gine to him by his brethren, in honour of his elevation to the beech. The day appointed for this tribute of respect to the new judge is the 28th inst., and the chair on the occasion will be taken by Mr. gootasu Chambers, Q.C. PORTUGAL The Minister of Justice of Portugal laid before the Chamber of Deputies, in the sitting of the Mb, a bill decreeing the abolition of the punishment of death, which punishment the government propose to maintain only for military crimes, in the event of war with a foreign power. (ssina% msozArA.) THE SLESWIG-HOLSTEIN QUESTION. HAMBURG, JAL 19, Evicroc. Prince Carl of Gltieksburg, the eldest brother of King Christian, has arrived here from the castle of Lonisenband in Slesvrig. He leaves the country after refusing to take the oath of allegiance to his brother. THE DANES IN SLESWIG. HAMBURG, JAL 20. One brigade of Danish infantry was transferred to-day from Sleawig to Flensburg, to which place the military chests of two brigades have been sent. All battalions composed of Sleswigers and Hol steins's will be distributed amongst the Danish regiments in such a manner that every fifth man will be a German. THE HERZEGOVINA. TREBIGNE, J. 19. A meeting of the revolutionary rayabs bas una nimously decided upon refusing to pay taxes. SPAIN. MADRID. J.Y. 19. Evamea. The President of the Council has declared in the Cortes that the government belongs to the doctrinal and historic party in Spain. He expressed a wish for moderation between the constitutional parties, and for the free exercise of the royal prerogative. ILIVEIOO. PARIS, JAIL 20. In reply to the pamphlet denying the advan tageous results of the Mexican expedition, and as serting that a very small portion of the people had declared in favour of the French, the Muaiteur of this morning quotes the statement of the Times that seven-eighths of the population had recognised the regency, and says :—" We regret that when it is necessary to render justice to our foreign policy, we must seek the truth in foreign and not in French journals." M. Domslain, an oflioer of the imperial navy, is maid to have remind a problem of great importance in steam navigation—the eubstituticsi of trash for salt Water in the boilers. This invention will acxasplish a considerable economy by greatly increasing the durability of steam engines. The following is a list of the new churches in course of construction at present in Paris : —l. St. Augustin, Oil the Bonlevard Malseherbes ; 2. Ls Triniti:, Rue St. Lars; 3. St. Francois, Boulevard des Invalids; 4. St. Ambroise, Popiecourt ; 5. Eglise de hUnilroontant ; 6. St. Pierre. at Mootrouge. The church of St. Laurent n, more. over, being gristly salaried. EXPRB3B FROM PARIS. (ISOM 0172 011111 PARLS, TIIISDAT EtIiNDIG. The "genius of evil" has triumphed in the de partments of the Vosges and Bas Rhin, where two more opposition candidates were elected yesterday. In the Vosges, AL Buffet, a sometime minister under the republic of 1846., is returned by a majority of between 3,000 and 4,000 against the government candidate, IL Bourcier de Villiers. The contest in the Bas Rhin was very severe ; there are con flicting accounts as to the exact state of the poll, but there is no question that K Haller Classerade has a majority of from 150 to 900 against Baron de Bulach, the government nominee. It is probable, however, that for want of an " absolute " majority a second ballot will take place in a fort night. The third vacant seat, that in the Gard, has been carried, as was fully expected, by K Bravay, who was only a government candidate in • mitigated sense. He is a man of humble origin, who made a large fortune by trade in Algeria, and returning to his native department, became so popular there that the government, which did not originally start his candidature, adopted it because the prefect thought it impossible to do anything against him. His election of June last was annulled on the ground of a sham inaugu ration of a canal, which the prefect got up in his favour. This time he has polled 17,000 votes against 6,000 distributed between some legitimist and clerical candidates. There is no doubt that his return is a perfectly legitimate triumph of local influence and personal popu larity. In the Corps Legislatif, to-day, the paragraph of the address relating to the finances was al lowed to pass without discussion. AL Daimon then brought on his amendment in support of the "liberty of labour;" but as the government has already conceded some very material reforms of the laws against strikes and coalitions, I do not anticipate any very animated discussion on this head. The France says that the "Emperor and Empress of Mexico " are expected at Brussels on the 2nd or 3rd of February, and, after a stay of some days there, will come on to Paris. The Nation says that the aspirants for the chan cellorship of the Legion of Honour (vacant by the death of Admiral Hamelin) are Marshal Bara guay &Milers, Count Walewaki, and Marshal Valliant ; and that iu case of the selection of the latter, M. Walewaki will probably succeed him as minister of the Emperor's household. The Isthmus of Suez Canal Company intends shortly to give a dinner in the Exhibition Palace of the Champs Elys6es, and announces that Prince Napoleon has promised to attend and make a speech. The Bourse was somewhat firmer to-day, but quotations show but very slight changes. The money article of the Prose says that there is s talk of "additional facilities" to the subscribers to the loan. I believe I can explain what this means. The l aw sa y; that ii AGA receipt fix loss tliaz Rente shall be payable to bearer. Now, as the leading feature of the present loan is that sub scriptions are taken as low as 6fr., it has been feared that they would not be transferable to bearer, and this restriction would Lot at all suit the purpose of those who employ men of straw to stand at the doors of the treasury all night to get an early turn. It will therefore be announced that these 6fr. coupons are all payable to bearer. The Daily News is seized. Although in Paris the temperature has under gone considerable variations, yet along the banks of the Rhine the cold continues unabated. At Strasburg the thermometer marked on &sterility as low as 14 degrees below zero Centigrade (7 4-sth Fahrenheit). At Wisemburg the glass stood at 13 degrees below C. (28 3-sth F.) At Kehl it has been several times below 13 degrees, but the Rhine has not been yet closed there, although it has been firmly frozen over at Mann heim and Mentz. The Maine near Frankfort is also covered firmly with ice. If the cold continues a few days longer, the probability is that the Rhine will be entirely covered between Kehl and Stras burg, an occurrence which has not been seen since 1830, when abaker established a shop on the middle of the river. M. Guizot has returned to Paris from Val-Richer for the winter. It is proposed to erect a statue to Bernard Pa- Bay, the famous worker in pottery, at Sautes (Charente- Inferieure), his birthplace. The Minister of the Interior at Turin has ad dressed to all the prefects of the kingdom a circular, in which he cells upon them to promote rifle smistice as much am passible, keeping in view the decree of October it, 18e3. He adds that rifle practice is not to be a privilege of the few. not to be limited to the national guard only, but to be open to all on certain days, because "the government does not fear the military instruction of the manna, but, on the contrary, relies meet particularly thereon, when directed by intelligent prudence." One of the greatest botanists of France, M. J. Gay, died on Tuesday in the Rue Vaugirard. Though 70 years of age, he had only very recently returned from a scientific tour. Be leaves a most wonderful collection of botatical opsoimena. _ _ . A veteran musician, formerly one of the most attractive composen of French opera; and an inatrudor of some of the first artists of the past sod promat day, died last week at the soot ft Victor Donlon wow tbs.:wa rm of Cogliodro, Ziss2, and Le Pdii Scoper, great favourites in their day. In 1816 he was professor at the Cooservatoire, from which he retired some years does. He wrote a treatise on harmony, which has bees highly spoken of. The collection of the Peter's pence for the Pope took place in this churches of Paris on Sunday, and was, to all appaaranos, as productive as Wars. • - Foamos-orsica, Jais. L —The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Gecegs Thorne Ricketts, Feq., to be bar lbjeety's Consul at Sarawak. —oa:ette. Tan 5111.1.81.11.1.112 CeLnlifteiloN. —A public meet ing was held at the Guildhall, Wonester. on Money ' to minder the question of the propmed celebration of the finkspenne terceatenary. A deputation from the Strat ford committee was introduced, and they asked that. as Stratford was in the dins= of Worcester, and was only divided from Worcestershire by the Avon, that the nle pathy and support of the people of Worcester should be given to the Stratford committee. There would Man effort for • moommest of some kind to Shakapsare's memory. for • fond to endow the school in Stratton at which Shakspeare was educated, and for a festival in honour of the tercentenary of the poet's birth. The first would be an open matter ; the committee wished to see it carried out, but in preference would choose the second—the endowment of King Edward's Free Grammar School. The festival would °stead over some three or four days, commencing on Saturday, the 23rd of Aprff, with a banquet, at which Lord Carlisle, chairman of the committee, would preside, and be supported by • dis tinguished party of ladies and ratline= The rest of the festival would consist of theatrical fomentation commas. bin. M. hinter had given his promise to attend the festival, and bring with him • renowned party of ladies and gentlemen for the purpose of playin Hamlet. at Stratford, on the occasion. Mies Helen Fault had also given bee promise to render her genie= ea the con sin. Mr. Sims Reeves cod many others had dons the same. Min Helen Fancit had stated that she was thi nned to select the play of Cyniteline for representation. The people of Stratford had become responsible to the ex tent of 3,0001. for a temporary building is which to meet, and they would pewees as large • stage as any is Loudon. On the motion of Mr. Padmore. M.P., seconded by Mr. H. Holden, • resolution was passed recognising the movement and pledging support to the Stratford committee. On the motion of Mr. Chalk, seconded by Mr. K Bright. • nume rous and influential committee was nominated to act in co-operation with the committee at Stratford. PRIVATE BILLS IN THE HOUSE OP COMMONS. (THIS DAY.) In consequence of the lam number of important talk which were placed cc the a7oaial paper this messing thin was an turnatally large atteadance of parliamentary mean, promoters, sad engineers in the oommittoraeon which are devoted to the exanstaanon of the pavan bills which are to be submitted in the mat men= af pa:limas% with a view to ascertain whether they have complied with nand* orders. Mr. Smith set in cansainerraem No. 17, and disposed of the following unopposed bills :—Thoraton Chas ; Dublin sad Meath Railway ,• Chesterfield, and Sta ff ordshire Railway ; Metropolitan Railway and Brampton Exteosion) ; MottCOolibt! Railway (exteasion to Trinity-square, Tower-hill) ; Mina= Railway (branches to Bath and l'borabury) ; New Quay and Cornwall Junction Railway. Petitions adjourned: Feet Makin Railway (Thames Tassel line) opposed; Rhymney I Railway (Clrdiff to I Caerphilly, U.) opposed . Petition Op Cheadle, Dirk sad Manchester Bailwar. Belfast :tinworks bkeindmionas ; Boar toron-the-Water Railway (extension to Cheitesham ; KAMM Railway ( new lines and additional powers). Yr. Fare at is Gemmitterroom No. 16, and took the following unopposed bilk: Sand= Central Railway =fand Newtyle Exteoidoe) • Great Northern and inanced, and Halifax Railways Amaimunr tioa ; London and South Western Railway (ffeneingtoo, dn.) ,• Lsaaashire and Yorkshire Railway Mkokburn, Boat ; Dublin Grind Junction Railway ; Gown and New =aihray. Petitions adjourned : Leeds, Bradford L so o d a Junction Railway (No. 1, New Works nn- Mm; %clbankigh, Totem, and South wa a l, =opposed ; Leaden sad North Willem Railway (additional ) ; Glasgow (City) Dann Railway, opposed. Petition postponed : Manchester, Mid field, and Lmoda=oe Railway, unopposed ; iloylake Rail-' way, opposed. Opposed balls : Shrewsbury and Potteries Jima= Railway ; Plintehire Railway ; Kiwi° and Loud= Railway ; Glouordershire and Wiltshire Bair way. Is common* of the large amount of bunnies be fore the examiners, and the important points which are constantly arising, it is quite impanith that they can ankh their labours before the commencemit of the forthcoming' sena= of parliament. B.W. b b a 0 0 0 w.i.4. B.&L &Ct. &W. SAW. B.W. &&w. 1 11. — & o &W. 1 &W. LW: LW. LW. W. 16 j • is , • 16 la 10 le • 16 I r sl y t 147 I r • fib 10 t ANOTHER SHOCKING DEATH OF A GIRL PROM 'IRE. INQITEHT.—(THIS DAY.) This morning Mr. Payne, coroner for the City of Lathan, held as imaky relative to the death of Ms- Web Hamm, a little prl five year old, who lost her life by fire. Mrs. Hamm, 28, New Unioneireet, Moorfields, mid that on Moeday she left the deemed playing with other chil dren is the kitchen. Soon afterwards she heard loud =and upon going to see what was the matter found enveloped in llama With some difilculty the fire was t out, but sot before deceased had been y burnt She was instantly conveyed to the hospital, where she died the same day. The other children told within' that deceased went to play with the fire, and while lighting bits of paper set liar own dress alight Napp, house-surgeon, said that deceased was brought in dreadfully burst over the whole body. There was no hope of her recovering from the first, and the died the same day. The jury rotund a verdict of " Aciidentally bunt to death." WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) WI3IIIIIIDAT. 'Amami 11, $ a.m. B. B. a:u.........341 Akgrisia WO 50.07 44 Ardromin K. 07,42 Galway 70.1 1 ,411 Valietis Cape Out SIM atl 1.44 iel Lil 411 1 1 4N.d ••••4iifs Femme. —lanai Bred Weaaim ..... Rochefort 30.114 41 •Zrmu he 7 4 46 1 th outh 10.28 ts Portimosth 3OJO ihMies :.! ; ;; 13P.74,43 Dover AO . 3 4: Yarmouth t tV4O eide flellgoliml SULU 37 THOLIDAT. OM NOO11111:1111 FRIDAY. 11.8. W. to W.N.W., Onang. W. to N. and L, trash moderate to to moderate. &L to S.W. an a ct t . Wean= N.L to S.& and S.W. fresh to strong, some strong to moderate. rata . . . . . A; — sat above._ MITML6. As next above. SL to W.S.W. and &Amman. Lto S. and S.W., fresh —.— back, free& to moderate, dae. B.& to S.W. aod S.W., XASTERN. N.W. to N.& and &I, fresh to moderate. moderate. doe. Northern=acotland. Western=treland. Middle =Wales. opposite and adjacent. noothern=English Channel and Manny Hay. Zaaternaklnsitrard England and Heligoland. Dr. Abdy has chosen "the Treaties of Paris and Vleoaa, 1814 tad 1815," as the subject et the LAW Lec tures at Gresham College. for the perseat Hillary Term. Brookborough, county Fermanagh, has been a sane of rejoicing, in cooseqeence of the return of Sir Victor Brooke from India, and of his taking pommies of his splendid popery. He was accompanied from the railway station to Colebrooke by a large body of his tenantry, mounted. Triumphal aches were erected at Maguire's b6dge and Brookborongb, and in the evening there were illuminafioes• _ --- In consequence of the numerous vessels now in hand at Chatham Dockyard and the enxisty rinsed by the Admiralty for the completion of the ire. and iron-aid maids actually oeinnienced, it is probable that a consider able number of hands will shortly be required to be entered, the existing number of workmen being far below that nam es:7 to be employed to complete the new iron-clads ordered by the Admiralty within the period assigned for their con etructioo. THE RMIOCRED RZSIONATION OF AN IRISH Jong.—The Freassit's Journal of yesterday states, upon authority " that there is no foundation whatever for the report that appeared in a Dublin contemporary of the previous evening, that Mr. Justice Ball has l01:10111Ned his intention of resigning his seat az one of the justices of the Court of Common lima, or that be entertaLui any suai in tention." Tea LATE OXFORD CRY ELECTION. —The ex pand incurred ea behalf of Mr. C. Neste, LP., at the rant election, comprised the following items, viz., pre liminary expends, 31. 17s. 4d. ; advertising and printing, 131. 17s. 6d. ; rimers, Q. 14s. rid. ; city officers and fee.. 161.13 a. ; returning officers, further amass as by all of t, 12e. fid. ; making • total of 361. leis. 3d. A rxlicrieijr. Neate's supporters subscribed the amount, is accordance with an understauding entered into previous to the election. MS Moan LamoN.—Last night, at 8 o'clock, Mr. Mark Lowe, editor of Pena, gave his dramatic readier of " Hearts ere Trumps," to a summate audience. at the Widp Hoses Hotel, Southwark, in aid of the United Kingdom Railway 06C4115 and Servants' Aneociatien. The chair was occupied *Captain Meek, of Braintree-park. TIM PROFESSOR AND FRI EEL. —Professor Tyndall, is his last lean on electricity, delivered to juvenile audience, at the Royal Institution, being desirous to create an effect not likely to be forgotten by his bearers, introduced a very large eel is a tub of water. The professor pawed an induced current of electricity through the enatere. however, did not appear to be s;resable to hie eslehip, an he draggled violently ; but at this was not snMciently ',biking, a still more powerful current was passed through him when, to the attoeishant of the juveniles and the dismay of the professor, the eel jumped clean oat of the tub, and began wriggling about upoe the floor. Thies eager assistants immediately darted upon him to return him to his tub, but, like I Lannon) and his sees fighting with the sense* they only succeeded in getting well twined about by the eel, for he ' was far too strong and slippery for them be hold, and as h a t as one end was put into the water the other escaped over the side, causing roars of laughtei amongst the boys, I who folly appreciated the new actor's endeavours to amuse them. The professor in vain directed the *Horn of his underlings ; the eel was not to be caught, until the Deus ex sierkinef, in the shape of Mr. Anderson, with • woollen cloth, appeared upon the eoene, when grasping him with the cloth, the eel was returned to his bath ; the boys, how ' ever, had so enjoyed the fun that the professor had little clam to gain their attention again that day.—Tite Ekrtricion. Tent RIuISTRAR-GENERAL'SWERILLY RRFCILN. ' We are always desirous of giving credit to covenant officials when there is • manifest effort made to meet the requirements of the publie ? • eouspicnous example of which is furnished in the publication of the registrar-general's return for the past week. This return Worm us that the deaths in the week ending Saturday last rose to the unusual number of 2,427, and eight closely•printed pages give the causes of every death midst groups of ages, compared with corresponding and average results for the same week of to. previous years. The locality of the deaths from each epidemic dame is *holm together w i th iisi: g= interesting labeler comparieose, and "how cold it has been" each day le protease* displayed in the nieleorelognal Matements supplied by the Astroanner Rena The num ber and details of the deaths are collected from the 135 registrars in Dodos, the whole of the returns not noth ing the central office until Monday af teepees. They are then classified, tabular statement., are prepared, and the whole printed, revised, end published on Tuesday. Whether the deaths somber 1,200 or 2,400 no delay occurs in the publication el the rah% and we learn that the few Aida engaged on this duty are frequently detained long Liter the usual hours of attondases.7Tincs. LONDON AND WILSYMINSTZR BANK. (TEM DAY.) The annual meeting of the sharelolderm was lidd at 1 o'clock, at the Beak, Lothbury ; Mr. Alderman s soon, M.P., in the chair. The fallowing report sod bahoce sheet were prenatal : " The directors have to report that--after making prowl. ion for all bad and doubtful debts, bu r d r m ing the income t., e setting apart 2,0004 towards the of the bank, acct the • wthby at _llO per amt. on 11 salaries the • officers at the athebthlment-the net profita of tilt beak for the MA half year amount to 147,x1 ;a, 18e. 6d. This ears, added to 27,7594 the unappropriated balesns of the preceding half r ear will amount. 175,575/. 4s. 3d. Out of this amount in: find Oa thereat or supine fund at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum (6,7304 lls. 6d.) has been added to such f which now amounts to 275,9634 4s. 7d. The directors now declare a dividend to the shareholders at the rate of 6 pet cent, per annum, and by way of further dividend oat of the profits, a beau of 12 per pent. on the paid-up capital. After the payments are made there will remain a bathos of 18,8441. 12s. 9d. to be canted to profit apt; less amnia for the current year. Moos the last meeting of proprietors the directors have had to regret the death of their colleague, James William Gilbert, Esq., F.R.S. Mr. Gilbert wee appointed by the direciten to the office of gemmed manager immediately after the foundation of the bank in 1834, and by his seal and unimpeach• able integrity he greatly contributed to its surxer. The vacancy the 'direction the been filled up by the aominetiom Frederick Joseph Edlmson,__En, subject to the coofimation of the present meeting. The ftectme who retire by rotation are Thome' Chapman, Esq., _ F.E.S., John Peter Game*, F.B.S. and Henry Buckle, Esq., all of whom 'oeizg eligible for re-election offer thematic. acoor,and Westminster Bank, 3lUDeostaber, 18G3.- Dr.: To proprietors for paid-np capital, 1,000,0004 ; to amount doe by the bank on deposits, circular notes, divi. death and other monies payable on demand, 15,629,0944 lls. sd. ; to met or surplus fund, 269,222/. 13s. ld. ; to balance of profit and foe account, 30th June, 1963, 27,739/. Is. 9d, ; to net profile of the put half-year 147,8151. 18a. 6d. ; total, 17,073,892/. th. Or.: By governmeet stock, Exchequer bills, and India booth, 2,492,4124 9s. ; by bills disoounted, loans to cue sad o th er murkier', 13,273,3151. is. 9d. ; by mob ro 3 =, 1,308,1611. 15a. ; total, 17,073.8924 Bs. 9d. • ' Profit and log.-Dr .: To total expenditure of the eight eitablishmente, including rent, taxes, @e odes, stationery, ha., with a gratuity of 10 ppeerr cent. on their salaries to the officers of the stebl ehmsat, 50,151/. 4s. 2d. ; to amount set apart towards the buildinp of the bank, 2,0001. ; to amount added to rest or surplus fond by interest thereon at 5 per cent per annum, 6,7301. lls. 6d. ; to payment of the dividend now declared, at the rate of 6 per cent per annum, far the lad half. year on the paid-up capital of 1,000,0004, 30,030/. ;to bonus of 12 per cent oa the capital, 120,000/. ; to balance of pro fi t and scoondt, 18,8441. 12s. 9d. ; toted, 227,726/. Bs. AL Or.: By bateau of profit and loss account, June .10, 1863, 27,759/. se. 9d. ; by grams profits of the last half-year, after goyim. the income tax, and making provision for all bail and doubtful debta, 199,9671. 3 Bd. ; total, 227,7261.8.. sd. " Best of surplus fond.-Dr .: Present amount, 275,953/. 4s. 7d. Cr.: Amount on let July, 1863, 269,2224 Lis. Id. ; by interest on ditto, at five per cent per annum, 6,730/. Us. ; total, 273,953/. 48.7 d. The dividend and bonus (without deductioa of income tax which is paid by the bank), will be payable on Monday, the 25th init. The Miamians, in moving the adoption of the report and amounts, said the board bad the pleasure of lath before the proprietors a very retithebery st•tement. The deposits were 1,000,0001. in excess over the amount in July. Indeed the bushier was larger than ever, and the profits were pro portionateli increased. During the lest a l t ear een they had then almost (manly free from bad debts; partly in Dome quas of this state of things, 5,0001 , had presented to the managers. The dividend of the past year was at the rite of 26 per cent. per annum, or one-fourth of the capital ; so that the old Westminster Bank was not so bad a concern after all. The reserve now amounted to 275,0004, while nearly 19,0001. was carried forward to the issuing half year. lie then adverted in terms of regret to the decease of Mr. Gilbert, formerly manager of the bank, on whom he paned • high eulogium• add ing that Mr. Eallmann, who was proposed as Mr. Gilbart'a successor, was an eminent merchant and an ex osllent man of bonne's. In coosequisee, he said, of the continued therein of business, it was necessary to e n large the premises in which thee were asiembled, alepsi n Zo r Z be taken for that pnepoee. The Lambeth branch, which had been recently adoptd, would, he believed, prove remunerative. That establishment was no longer an infant sue ; in March oast it would have been established thirty years, and be trusted it would exist for centuries to come. They would not attempt to take away any of the customers of other establishments, though some ether companies bad. be regretted to say, made efforts of that kind. (Hear, hear.) It was not by such means that that institution had risen to its present grastaim, and he deprecated such conduct on the part of others. The business having goo* on focussing he thought the directors, who had the responsibility of it, should have increased remuneration, and he should propene on that occasion that it be augmented by the sum of 2,0004 The report was then adopted, and Mr. FAlmann elected a director, in the room of Mr. Gilbert. doomed. A sum of 2,0001. was voted for the remuneration of the directors, in addition to the amount which they already re ceived. The Cithlall•2l said the effect of the vote would be to raise the remuneration of the directors from 400/. to 500/. a year each, and that of the trustee's from 500/. to 600/Auger. The proceedings terminated with votes of thanks to the directors and to Mr. Ewinp, the general manager, and the other managers and °Mane( the bank. NATIONAL DISCOUNT COMPANY (LIMITED). (TErd DAT.) The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was held et noon at the London Tavern, Mr. F. W. Roassu., M.P., in the chair. The report of the directors appeared in the /rpmr of last fiaturday. The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, congratulated the meeting on the steady progress towards that high degree et prosperity which the beard believed the concern woad 74 Wean ; for, prosperous as the coopers was, he thought it would be 401 more so in tir future. The business of the company had been in no degree diminished by the high rates of interest ; and the easomure were not disfigured by bad debts. The capital at 43,00/. was, in his odors, now worth, with the good will of the couture, not low than 1,000,0001. ; sad, rider such circumstances, he certainly claimed for the board the continued confidence of the proprietors, (Cheers.) The report was adopted sod a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum delLmred, payable en the 28th instant. The retiring directors and auditors were afterwards re erred unanimously. The mediae was made special, when • resolution wee proposed to increase the capital by Gee million, the new shares to be trued pro rata to the existing shareholders is tie proportion of one share to every two shares now held, sad at • premium of 51. "soh. After oonsidemble discussion this alp was carted emesimendy, ea 'amendment moved by Mr. Russell, a shareholder, aid seconded by Mr. Braith waite, that the new shares be issued to the preempt pro prietors at a premium of 21. 103. per share, having been withdrawn. A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors concluded the promeediess. LW DON FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION (LIMITED). (THIS DAY). An extraordinaryleneritl meeting of the share bolder. was held at ball-put one o'clock at the Baltic, South Sea Hones, Mr. Racirmoca is the chair, to confirm the spaded rieolutioss passed at the extraordisar, general rosaries held ea the Mt of Deoemberlast. The Iftchrftant having reed the resolutions passed at the previous meeting. The Qumran first moved the oonfirmatios of the alts. rations made is the whales of association. The resolution wee passed snasissonely. The Outlaw, then moved the confirmation of the reso lutions relating to the raisin of sew capital. Mr. PAIIIIIXTIM aossidrd that this matter ought to be regarded solely as a pecuniary one affecting the existing shareholders, and on that ground wished to move as an amendment that the sew shares be rimed to them without any premium. The CEL&IIMAI mid it:wes not competent to the pro prietor to MOT* an amendment ; all he could do was to pro pose the rejection of the rescdutiooe of the board. Mr. Partway= would then take that course. He con demned the ides of establishing a reserve fond, such funds bring a source of creational dispute and unsound in principle. It wee unjust to existing shareholders to set aside money for the benefit of future shareholders. The Ceinimax believed. on the contrary, that a reserve feud wee &Ilia:portant. in order that three who were invited to become depositors of money might have coatidence in the security of the concern. Mr. A LEXANDICII Monmeas thought the shareholders would do well to kayo this matter in the heeds of the directors, who bad so well deserved their confidence by their pest management. (Cheer. The Crusnutan, in answer to. a questing, remarked that if the resolution were passed, it would be entirely at the discretion of the board is what manner or at what pre- Ulla the sew shares should be issued. After some further discussion, the resolution was carried ussirimenely. SHOCKING OCCURRYNCIL Dar.)—The fa mily of Mr. Gordon, residing at Olifton.villas, Upper Hollo way, were this morning thrown into considerable excitement by the discovery that Min Wells, a young lady, 22 years of age (sister to 'Mn. Gordon), bad been burnt in a dreadful meaner. It appears that the unfortunate young lady was In the set of reaching over the mantel-piece of the parlour finti for the pinpoint of taking down a picture ; while thus engaged her dress caught fire, and she was enveloped in tames, She no from the room to the ball, screandog for aeostasom, sad the foot-boy, with great presence of mind r mined a greatcoat that woe hanging in the ball, sod roc oseited is extinguishing the dames; but Dot before the young lady wee no burnt that there is little hope of her recovery. ail liffl tiff ast I E IMO I. Ids 121? .I del tbs irk iv!