The Express. — London, England, 1864-02-03 00:00:00

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A MORE serious or more difficult task was never mposed upon a Government than that which has for the last few days occupied the British Cabinet. It is no less than to convey to Parliament and the country the sentiments, and by consequence the intentions, of the Crown and the Government with regard to the dispute which, after having smouldered so long, has now burst into the flame of war in the Danish peninsula. How express the universal feeling excited by the breach of a solemn treaty without outraging or offending Governments, an understanding with which is indispensable in order to maintain the peace of Europe? A due sense of the conduct of Austria and Prussia may indeed be expressed in forcible and significant, if not in absolutely menacing words. But how are other Governments to be mentioned, which, after having signed the Treaty of 1832, still profess a certain adherence to it, but avow a disinclination to act upon and enforce it ? The omission of all mention of France, or allusion to its Government, would suggest itself as the moat obvious way of meeting the diffi culty. Silence itself, however, under certain circumstances, is significant. When it was ob served that the Emperor NAPOLLON, on the occasion of his solemn reception on New Year's Day, did not address a word or a look to the Ambassador of England, the inference was at once drawn that there no longer existed the desirable accord be tween the two Governments. Were the Speech from the English Throne to be equally silent with regard to our great neighbour, lately our ally, the very reticence would be regarded as ominous. There is one thing which the Speech might, and probably wir:l, express. It is, that if even three of the Governments which signed the Treaty of 1832 had come forward iu time with a frank and solemn declaration of their full adhesion to that treaty, and of their determination to uphold it by all the military and naval means at their disposal, that declaration must have stopped the march, and even the formation, of that German army which has now crossed the Eider. The Euiperor NarotzoN affects to wash his hands of all complicity in the oppression of Poland, and to meet all accusations of supineness in the cause, by adducing his proposal for a Congress, and pleading that England's backwardness to join in, that scheme utterly marred his designs for the regeneration of Poland. How • Congress in which the three partitioning Powers of Poland were to take part could be expected to further or fulfil Polish aspiration; is a question which we will not discuss. But to make reprisals for our re fusal to join in a crusade for Poland, with which we had no treaty engagement, by another refusal to join in the maintenance of the Danish kingdom, provided for by treaty, is as irrational and as in defensible a line of conduct as any potentate, however proud, might avow. We perceive that the official French press, no doubt from Imperial suggestion, rallies the English nation and Government for showing no more action, and for not sending at once a military expedition to Sleswig. Tao employment of military force was, however, not contemplated by the Treaty of 1852. Comprising, as it did, all the military Power' of Europe, in the view of that treaty the common engagement of its siguataries was quite sufficient. Had but a few of them remained faithful not a musket shot need have been fired, nor a battalion advanced. A Grua resolution on the part of Eng land, France, and Russia—perhaps even of the two Powers alone, would have been quite sufficient. But France would not join in any useful common action. It, on the contrary, chose the mo ment to pat forward in a diplomatic circular its profound sympathy for nationalities. And that circular was the signal for the advance of the Austro-Prussian forces. The Sleswig-Holstein question was, we may say, not discussed in the debate on the Address, which has just closed in the French Chamber. The feeling of even the Opposition was to leave the hands of the Government completely free upon a question which it may be able to turn to ac count. A British Government is not in the same position, and cannot expect the same indulgence. England cannot use the Danish dispute as a means to any *shish ends. Pesos and the maintenance of the balance of power are our sole objects. But, of course, a Ministry is open to Parlia mentary attacks, directed against the measures it has adopted, and the steps it has taken for attain ing these great ends. We shall thus have warm debates about Sleswig-Holstein. And both the QUEEN and the Ministers mast speak to a British Parliament with much more frankness than is expected of a French ruler, or the bench of official orators that adorn a French Chamber. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 1864. There are shades of difference, very natu rally, in the British Cabinet. Some of its members are so completely prepossessed with the necessity of peace to the financial and commercial interests of this country that they are unwilling to do anything at all calculated to disturb it; others, however, whose thoughts and care are more concentrated on our foreign relations, and who feel the necessity of preserving the honour and dignity of the country as a necessary con dition and foundation of a secure peace, cannot consent to slur over such acts as flagrant breaches of recent treaties, and wars directly leading to the violent severance and dissolution of ancient States. By whatever expedient these differences of opinion have been conciliated, we believe that the Queen of ENGLAND will hold a language worthy of the country upon the opening of Parliament. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (noir 001 Owl PARIS. TOZSDAT Emma. The Emperor's speech, as reported by the Moni teur, did not contain the remarkable phrase which the Temps and other journals of yesterday even ing—including even the Pays (Journal de l'Empire) —put into his mouth ; i e., " Quaut aux affaires extirieures, is politique du gouvernement imperial est touts tracee; c'est une politique de reserve, de pail, et de conciliation." The Emperor did not say that or anything like it. He did not speak of foreign policy at all. It is a curious illustration of the working of institutions in which harsh laws against "false news " occupy a prominent place, that it should be possible for journals which may be harassed by almost any functionary, for any statement which he may choose to consider inaccurate, should venture to impute to the sovereign himself words which he never pronounced, and even to print them in italics. Such lamentable mistakes might be prevented by the simple and obvious expedient of furnishing the evening papers with a true copy of the speech. As the speech was made at 1 o'clock, and the evening papers are not published till be tween 4 and 5, nothing would have been more easy. Why was it not done 1 The wretched answer is that the monopoly of such documents helps the circulation of the Mettifeur. Nevertheless it is thought desirable, while withholding the text, to enable the evening papers to give some hints of the contents of an imperial speech, just to whet the appetite of readers and make them rush upon the Moniteur when it comes out. In this way it happens that &certain official bureau which, as events have often proved, is not exempt from error, furnishes the journals with a little raw material which they are at liberty to manipulate within certain limits, as if it was the result of private and exclusive in formation. There is little doubt that the signifi cant phrase—which happens not to have been spoken—was in the mind of the government, and that it was let out by mistake. A policy of peace "with reserve "—meaning a determination to cut in to any game of war that may turn up, and that with objects at present undisclosed, would be quite in harmony with all the indications that we have as to the designs of the ruler of France. As to the speech itself, it seems to me that the liberal party may read it with a certain degree of negative satisfaction. The imperial vexation at the serious demonstrations in favour of liberty is less crudely manifested than in the speech to the Cardinal Bonnechoee. It is fair to assume that the reactionary counsels which have assailed the imperial ear are wisely rejected. Of course it is not to be expected that any sovereign, much less such a sovereign as Napoleon 111., will confess from the throne that be has been in the wrong. But it is to be noted that his Majesty speaks of "ameliorations " as to be looked for, though with patience, in time coming. True, he sticks by his own initiative ; but when he admits the right of the chamber to "en lighten" and "control" him, be implicitly allows that the deputies have an initiative too. It would be contradiction to say that they have a mission to "enlighten," if it were meant to say that they can not condemn what they think wrong or propose what they think right. The momentous news that the war io Denmark has actually begun does not cause the sensation here which might be expected. People bug them selves with the idea that England is so hampered by peace notions and love of trade that she will after all do nothing, and that Denmark will be crushed at once. In this I believe they are mis taken. I have never before in my life written in favour of war. But now I think England must, if she would maintain her rank in the world, support Denmark against the lawless aggression of Ger many. Mobilier has fallen 21fr., and the railways are again from sfr. to lOfr. lower. Rente is little affected. The following is the latest news about the Arch duke Maximilian and his Mexican adventure : The deputation commissioned to lay before the Archduke Maximilian the ratification, by 19 states oat of M, of the vote of the Assembly of Notables of Mexico are expected at St. Neat's, ly the packet Vera Cruz, on Feb. 15. The deputation will immediately proceed to Miramar. The archduke will leave his residence towards the end of February or the beginning of March ; he will then pay successive visits to the King of the Belgians, the Emperor of the French, and the Queen of England ; arid afterwards he will embark for Mexico, where be may be expected to arrive early in April. The archduke has already selected the officers of his staff. It is very positively stated that his principal aide.cle-eamp will ba General Well, a veteran of the Mexican army, who is universally esteemed. 1 This is a paragraph emanating from a source in spired by the Almonte committee in Europe. The archduke does, I believe, intend to go out, but I observe that the time for his departure is constantly deferred, and new preliminaries are continually turning up. Of one moat indispensable prelimi nary, however—the raising the wind to get funds to start with—we hear nothing. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) WZDNISDAY, FIBRCART 3, 8 A.Y. LONDON AND PROVINCIAL MARINE IN SURANCE COMPANY.-( THIS DAY.) The ordinary general meeting of shareholders was held at noon at the London Tavern ; Mr. J. NUGENT Dasmit,la the chair. The following repeat was taken as read : " These accounts, for the year ending Dec. 31, 1863, show, after payment of losses and claims upon previous mom* as well as upon that of the last year, together with all expenses and charges, and the half-year's interest to the shareholders, a balance to the credit of income and expenditure of 70,0931. 4e. Bd. The shareholders were informed at the last general meeting, that the first year of the company's business (namely, the 1860 and 1861 account) has resulted in a loss ; it may, how ever, be satisfactory to them to know that this lose occurred on the first few months of the company's operations in 1860, that it has been paid out of income, and that the account of that year is now closed. The business of the successive years promises a favourable return. As it is esti mated that the balance in hand i s su ffi c i en t no t on ly t o reinsure every outstanding liability of the compsoy butt* leave consi derable profit, the directors will recommend to the meeting the payment of a dividend for the half year at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum upon the capital of the company, and they propose to place any surplus that may remain, after the settlemeat of claims arising upon oatataeding liabilities, to the credit of a reserve fund. They will also recommend that the balance of the preliminaryexpensee beat once written off. Notwithstanding the increased facilities for effecting Marine Insurance, afforded by the introduction of several new com paniss, the business of this company shows a steady in crease. While MI liollll to obtain as much as possible, it has always been the desire of the company to maintain the character of its business, rather than enter into tions entailing an increased amoun t o f risk. The reert if !oi the last year's operations confirms the polity of this course ; for while 70 per cent. of the year's liabilities have ran off, the claims for that period do not amount to 27 per cent. of the net premiums. " Statement of income and expenditure, Let January to 31st December, 1863 :—Dr.: To net premiums on Izmir asciis and balance from last account, 161,3701. 2+ 3d. ; to interest on investments and transfer fess, 4,1821. 16s. 11d. ; total, 165,3521. 19+ 2d. Or.: By claims paid, Wag all amounts of claims ascertained and settled to this date, 79,3241. 16e. 9d. ; by interest as paid-up capital to 31st December, 1862, 2,6 W. 16s. 6d. • by ditto to 30th June. 1863, 2,1241, 13s. ; together, 4,78 0 1. 9a. 6d. • by directors' and auditors' remuneration and office selarie ' s and charges, 7,5141. 7a. 4d. ; by law charges, 3911. 6+ 2d. by rent, ad vertising, podium, aim all incidental charges, 2,4451. 2t Id. ; by income tax, 4711. Os. 2d. • by lease of premmes, 102 f. 12s. 6d. ; total, 95,4391.13 d. ; by balance tobalsoce sheet, 70,0631. 4s. B . d. ; total, 165,5521.. 19e. 2d. "Balance sheet, 31st DeetembU, 186:J.—Liabilities—Dr. : To paid-up capital, 71,0001.; sundry creditors, 1,2701. 18s. 4d. ; balance of income and expenditure, u per statement, 70,0931. 4s. Bd. ; total, 142,3641. 3s. Assts—Cr.: By sundry investments and each at bankers', 112,7811. 19a. Bd. ; outataridieg accounts due by debtors, 24,4471. 19e. 7d. ; office foreiture (value), 3754; preliminary expenses. 3.6751.; lease of premises, 1,084/. 3s. 9d.; total, 142, 3641. 3a." The CHAIRMAN said that at the last meeting the condi tion of their account. had been explained up to that period, and although in the first year of the company's vs-rations they met with lenses they showed that their affairs were then progre sing satisfactorily, and that they had good grounds for being hopeful as to the future. He was happy now to be enabled to say that there hopes had not been dis appointed. The character of their business was exceed iogly good, and bad brought to them parties of the highest respectability in the City, amongst them some of the largest shippers of the port of London, so that they were not likely to be injurious)) affected by that oppositioo which marine insu rance as wall as all other trading companies were at present experienciog. The amount for which the company had become liable in the course of the year was upwards of 10,000,0001.—en amount which, though small when com pared with the busmen of some of the largest insurance companies, wasseUl considerable, He did not mean that they had had 10,0C3,C301. of liabilities in the books at any one time, bet that during the year they had effected insur ances to that attest. Of this sum, 70 per cent. had been ran off during the year, reducing it to 2.811,0031., • consider. able portico of which had been run off since, leaving them with • balance of more than 70,0001. to meet any losses that might aria upon what remained. The amount actually peid off was 26 per cent., and a trifle over, so that they could have afforded to sell their underwriting accoant, and still have left in their hands a very large balance. In • com pany such as theirs, working with • small capital, this, he submitted., was, as the result of three years' operation., a very satisfactory result, and not only justified, but rendered it imperative on the directors to offer the shareholders a return in the shape of dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum for the half-year. A considerable proportion of the 10 per cent. was represented by interest on capital at 5 per cent. and only • very small portion of the 70,0001. would go to make up the other 5 per cent. In °occlusion be moved that the report and accounts be received and adopted. Mr. CHAPHAW seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. On the motion of the chairmao, the dividend at the rate of 10 per out. per annum payable on and after the 9th Feb., free of income tax was resolved upon. The CHAIRMAN then moved that the balance *Ostend* for preliminary expenses be paid off, which Wag agreed to. The election of Kr. Campbell, who had been appointed by the board to a esat in the direction in the room of Yr. Whit well, retired, was coufirmed. Sir H. Leeks, ILP., and Yemen Daniell. Cotterell, and Margetaon, the directors retiring by rotation, were re elected. Mesers. Cloves and Dawson were reelected audi tors, and the proceedings terminated with the usual coin. pliment to the chairman and directors. rbt Court. OSBORNE, T. 2. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena, walked and drove yesterday morning and afternoon. FROGMORE, Fin. 2. The Princess of Wake, attended by the Hoe. Yrs. Coke, went this morning to the chapel in Windsor Castle, to re turn thanks for her reoorery. The service wee performed by the Dean of Windsor. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester day. A petition from India for leave to appeal, "Wilms v. Eduljee Corns*," was heard and dismissed. As appeal from Victoria, " Dill v. Murphy and soother," was also beard and dismissed. The lords present were—Lord Crsa. worth, Lord Chelmsford, sad the Lords Justices Knight Bruce and Turner. THE PRINCESS or WALES.—WINDSOB, TUESDAY. —The morning, shortly before twelve o'clock, her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, accompanied by the Hoe. Mm. Edw. Coke, left Frogmore House and drove in a close carriage and pair to her Majesty's private chapel, Windsor Castle, when her royal highness was " churched," the religions service being performed by the Very Rev, the Dean of Windsor. The ceremony was strictly private, and oa its 000clusion the Princess of Wales returned to Prog ram*. Her royal highness is looking as well as ma be en. pected under the circumstances. The infant princes pro gressing f►vourably. The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of COOIOOOII arrived at his official residence at the Sew Palace, Westminster, yesterday evening. The Countess Russell's evening parties will take place every Friday in the present month. Princess Louisa-Charlotte, wife of the Landgrave William of Hesse, and mother-in-law of the King of Den mark, ia dangerously ill, and her recovery is considered doubtful. She is 74 years of age. DEATH OF THE DUCHESS OF PARMA. The telegraph brings us intelligence of the death, at Venice, on Monday last, of the Duchess Louise Marie ' Therese of Bourbon, daughter of the late Prince Charles. Ferduisod of Artois, Duke of Berri. The duchess minted, in November, 1845, Prince Ferdinand Charles 111. of Bourbon, Duke of Parma, who succeeded to the dukedom of Parma, Plaisance, and the states annexed, on the abdication of his father, Charles Lords, in March, 1849. His royal highness did nut long reign over his duchy, nor was his short reign by any means peaceful or happy. His career was cut short by an assassin who stabbed him in the abdomen with a dagger in the streets of Parma, on the afternoon of March 26, IAI4, and after liopring for two days he expired. Immediately on his death the late duchess, his consort, was proclaimed rennet during the minority of her son, Prince Robert ; the ministry of Parma was dia. waived, and Baron Ward, a protige of the Austrian govern ment, was ordered to leave the country, never to return. He had rendered good service to the Austrians during the Italian revolution, and afterwards in the matter of the customs onion, and received, as reward, the Commander's Cross of the Iron Crown and the dignity of Baron of the Austrian empire. It will be remembered that one of the results of the late war in Italy was that the ducheseregeot found it neces sary to quit her states, which were annexed to Piedmont at the end of the year, notwithstanding a protest sent by her from Zurich, and the clauses in her favour inserted in the treaty of Vdlafrancs. The young duke, Robert 1., the present claimant to the duchy, who wee born in July, 1848, end was consequeetly six years old at the death of his father, hat been living in retirement with his mother since their withdrawal from Parma in 1860. He bu one brother and two sisters, viz., the Princess Marguerite, Imo in 1847 ; the Princess Alice, born in 1849 ; and Prince Henri, born in 18M. The government, it is said, has determined upon Miming, with the satire approbation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, who will preside over it, a royal commission of inquiry touching the expediency of retaining "Subscrip tion to the Articles" in the form and manner in which it now exi.t•. RTYRTALNTATTOIf or BRIOBTON.—MT. H. Moor, who annouoced himself as the conservative candidate for the seat to be rendered vacant by the resigaatioo of Mr. Coningham, and who some days since retired from the con test, has reappeared in the field, prompted no doubt by the detertninatioo of two liberal candidates to go to the poll, and has jutted an address. in which he says :—" Whoa Ileac had the honour of addressing you it was to express my great regret that circumstances compelled me to resign my pretensions to the seat about to be vacated. Since then I have received a deputation from an itdoential body of electors, which has cooTineed me that those circumstances no longer exist, and requesting me to come forward again, with the assurance that I shall receive a vary large measure of support at your hands. I therefore gladly comply with that request, and u an independent candidate 1 address you SO independent electors. I pledge myself under any and all circumstances to go to the poll, aad keep it open until the list moment." Tug YILTERTON CASE —Yesterday Major the Hon. William Charles, Yelverton presented a petition, through his agents, Meson. Tippetta and Son, to the House of Lords, and which was served the same day on the Hon. Mrs. Yelvertou's agent, stating that on the 10th of February, 1863, he submitted • petition of appeal to' their lordship' house, complaining of an interlocutor pp maimed by the first division of the Court of Session Souland on the 19th December, 1862, in conjoined actions of declarator of marriage at the respondent's in stance against the appellant, of putting to silence at the instance of the appellant against her. That the respondeut duly entered an appearance en the above petition of appeal, and lodged her answer on the 29th of June. 1863. The petitioner on the said 29th day of June, 186.4, lodged his printed case with the clerk of the parliaments, and the said petiti,n of appeal was on the 30th of June, 1863, set down for hearing before the House of toed,. The peti tioner goes on to state that the "only" question for the consideration of their lordships upon this appeal was whether the respondent was the lawful wife of the amid last. The petitioner c - ineludes by asking that their lord ships will be pleased to Sr an early day for the bearing of the said appeal. THE gm. Tsx.—The Farmer's Club held a meeting, at 3. Robert-street, Adelphi, on Monday evening, when a discussion took place reapecting the malt tax. The chair was occupied by Mr. T. Coegreve, of Leemiogtoe, Mishap; Red Mr. J. Williams, of Bsydoo, Hungerford, read a paper showing the unjust and oppressive character of the impost bearing upon the various sections of the community. To the working classes, who comprise the bulk of the consumers of beer, and to the coltivator of the soil, and the breeders and feeders of cattle, it was • positive injustice, whilst to the mess of the popelatios it enhanced the price of the national beverage and of the animal food they consumed. He contended that the perpetuation of the tax was a violation of the principles of free trade, inasmuch as it shut out the farmer from using his own produce in the manner most profitable to him—namely, the feeding of stock with malted barley—and by meats of the drawback encouraging the foreign cattlodealer at the expense of the English breeder. Mr. Williams also read several letters from gen tlemen who bad fed horses, beast; and sheep upon malt, in onler to thew the value of its feeding properties in fatten. log rapidly, promoting early maturity, and producing abut, floe-grained, and nutrition' quality of meet. Several genia -1 men expressed similar °prairies. Mr. Fisher Hobbs ethy -1 rated the use of malt for &Miming cattle, on which the tax scud I as a prohibition ; and Mr. Fullest!, the chairman of the Central Malt-tax Repeal Amor:ration, tithing a leaf out of the Liberation Society's book, urged that the farmers should east aside all political feslisg, sad rate only fur those who would advocate total repeal. Some of she members of the club opposed the agitation, bat times so vote was alien it was evident the Wong feeling of the meeting was in &emir of the repeal The President's amnesty proclamation will won be presented to all the rebel prisoners now is our custody. Their number is over 40.000. It is estimated that 30 per • ,, t ,t. will bike the prescribed oath.— Washington ( United States) paper. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE DANISH TROOPS. A letter from Sleawig of the 29th ult., in the Patrie, Bays : The frost recommenced last night, and appears likely to continue. In consequence all the Danish army has this morning set to work to complete the fortifications. A strong redoubt has just been erected, as if by enchantment, at the entrance of Slam wig on the side of Ekernfords, but that work will not be of any great use if the frost increanes, for unless surrounded by an im mense ditch, which is • thing materially impcs 'ibis, it could not resist an assault. The truth, however, is that Prussian soldiers will be the at tacking parties, and, equipped as they are with their heavy boots and close dress, they cannot show much ardour in en umiak The Danish troops have jut been installed in a hut camp, and field ovens are to be erected for supplying them with bread, but I much doubt whether that French idea will succeed, for in order to do so there ought to be • good adminintration, which does not exist. The troops are, however, very well supplied with provisions, and it is only forage for the horses that is wanting. Requisitions are made, bat they do not produce much. From what I heard when I was in Hol stein I was led to suppose that every inhabitant of Bleserig WAS an enemy to the Danes. I now perceive the contrary to be the case. The people of Slsswig thowmuch patriotism in assisting the Danish army, and I have been told the names of • number of proprietors who have placed their horses and carriages at the disposal of the Danes. The obligation to lodge the troops is doubtless heavy, but, as it principally falls on the richer classes and on the landed proprietors, it is horns without objection. I have clearly seen from the way in which the soldiers are treated in the families, that they are not considered am oppressors, as I had been told in Holstein, but as dames' of the country. (nom's rizzazaws.) THE WAR IN BLESIVIG. DETAILS OF THE BATTLE. PRUSSIAN R RAD-QUARTERS, WIDNEIIDAY MOILSMO. Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia employed 74 guns in the attack upon Misaunde yesterday. His royal highness was convinced that the Danes will oppose serious resistance to the Austrian and Prussian advance. There were nearly 100 killed and wounded in yesterday's engagement. The troops behaved with great valour. The vanguard and the I lth Infantry brigade were under fire. Misaunde was in flames. RMWSBITRO. Fn. 3. The Danish prisoners taken in the attack upon Missunde were brought in here yesterday afternoon. The Times publishes the following from its own correspondent: " SLESWIG, Fita. 2, 9.30 Ex. " This morning at 10 o'clock the Germans drove the Danes from their outposts before the strong position of Missunde, and attacked Missunde itself, but were repulsed, and the Danes retook their positions. " The engagement lasted six hours. " The Danes had one officer killed and four wounded." THE BOMBAY MAIL. The following telegram has been received at Mr. Reuter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company . . MALTA, Fn. 2. The Valetta and Syria will leave Malta to morrow evening with the Bombay mail The former may be expected at Marseilles about the sth, and the latter at Southampton about the 12th instant. The SaLett° brought the mail to Suez, arriving there on the 28th ult. (iirilled EXPRESS.) THE SLESWIG-HOLSTEIN QUESTION. VIENNA, Jix. 31. The debates upon the Sleswig question in the Lower House are not yet ended. The oppo sition has spared no pains to open the eyes of ministers to the danger of their policy, but without effect. The Presse of this morning gives the key of the position when it states that no longer men, but events, are now charged with the regulation of the great Sleswig-Holstein question. It is a mistake to imagine that a vote of the majority in the Lower House would bring about an immediate change of policy, or a resignation of 'he ministry. Constitu tionalism in Austria has in. advanced far enough for such results. Neither t. , Lower House, nor public opinion have ye,. es much in fluence as they will some day unt,- estionahly attain. The notabilities of the op, "sition know full well that the Emperor will never 10.-u a new cabinet from these ranks. The supposition of the Presse is, thsrefore, probably correct, that should his Majesty do so, a ministry thus put together would not last three days, opposed upon the one aide by purely German liberalism, and on ' the other by the anti-centralist liberalism of the Poles, Bohemians, Transylvanians, &c. The list-Deutsche Post does not credit the news of a Dano-Swedish alliance. Private letters from Stockholm, coming from a reliable source, how ever, confirm the existence of considerable agita tion in that capital for active steps favouring the integrity of the Danish monarchy. Rumours are even current of preparations being already set on foot to place Swedish troops at the disposition of the Danes. Nearly all the German papers are unanimous in thinking that neither Count Rechberg nor Herr von Bismark have arranged their future plans in the case of a general conflagration, and that they have not foreseen the consequences of their present policy and the grave eventualities to which it may give rise. "It is a game at hazard," cried one of the speakers recently in the Lower House of the Reichsrath, and the applause which greeted the remark showed the direction of the general opinion. It is believed that Count Rechberg or Herr von Schmerling will speak to-morrow, with the view of obliterating as much as possible the great impression produced upon the public mind by the arguments of the opposition, but it is very doubtful whether they will succeed in dissipating the growing uneasiness. Attention should be drawn to a statement of one of the best informed opposition speakers, warning the house that the government would de mand another supplementary credit, alleging the recessity of increasing the force in Venetia and upon the Gallician frontier. " Ws are informed," says the Echo du Luxem bourg, "that Major de Loqueyssie, of the Freoch Regi men, is examining this country on a mission from the Emperor Napoleon. to determine the situation of the fanner Romeo camps, and the trams which still exist of the occupation by the Romani. These researchea are mostected with the publication of the map of Gaul, and the 'Life of Julius Caesar.'" The Marseilles journals announce that a large theatre has been bnilt in that city by M. Pereira, in the purge beerier his name, and is to be celled the Bouffes Marseillaia. The pit will accommodate 2,000 spectators, and the boxes and galleries as maul more. The manage ment of this new theatre has been confided to M. Helen- Kier, director of the theatres of Mantillas. 1., fresh le, *mil TEMBJIDAY. 01 NORTIMUI FRIDAY. W. to N. and back, Coign. W. to N. and strong, unsettled, to moderat some fall in places. rain or snow N.W. to S.W., strong IVE , TERN. W.Y.W. to to moderate, rata in fresh to ma laces. W. to N. and back, SOUTHIIILN. W. to N. and NE, fresh. unsettled, rain fresh to moderate, In pudic generally One. W.S.W. to N.N.W., Loring. W.S.W. to N.N.W. and strong to moderate, and N.N.L, fresh to with some rain moderate. - it it W : •• Neetberu=Scothurt. Weetern.lrelaatr:Wilia aad ad jacencies. gnsthen.=English Channel sad Biscay By. Eitstero =Eastward Essitand and Heligoland. South Cone on Monday. " Tbe operations of Messrs. Teliatnokoff and Dolgoleoko to clear the mouth of the port of Sebastopol," eats the Inralide Recur, " are going oe. At the first bar rier have been removed the corvette Pylades, the frigate Flora, and the ships Gewrid and Silistria, as well as in part the ships Warm and Ouriel. At the wood harrier have been removed the ships Twelve Apostles, Tollgate*, Swiatoe law, Empress Marie, the Ysgoudil, sod the frigate Es' gout but all of them more or less damaged. The works are ere. uted by meam of eight large boats and a stammer of 55 horse-power, and of several engines purchased at Paris. Our Russian workmen pursue and achieve the work with wonderful intelligence and succors." A Philadelphia paper says the receipts of petro leum duriag this year will reach warty 500,000 barrels. B. lg. D. W. Y. Q. L , *. 8. —l Naha 29.34,112 1 W. 917 18 •oc 026 3 Aberdes• .6135' 2 W. 4 7 16 Irb 0.10 2 Leith .8938 2 &W. I 6 M • to 0.33 2 Argrossan 29.73 40 2 W. N. VP, 5 7 24 so Greencastle 29.77.36 1 W. 3 7 /2 ile tag 2 Galway Yaleutia • Cape Clear clemeedeen 29.93 47 8. W. 2 8 ID Cse 1 Liverpool Holyhead Pembrote teneneco . 49 W.N.W. 6 7 18, oe 0.15 4 Brest L'Orient .32 &W. 6 6 18 t o Rochefort ...- .43 36 N.N.W S 4 14 bf 6 Plymouth Weymouth Portsmouth Loudon - Dover 30.11.48 1 W.S.W. 66 st• m— 4 Yarmouth ... 90.01 44 0 N.W. 3 5 K' ro 0.35 3 learnorough 211.41141 2 W.S.W. 3 7 ' cob 0. 4 HMI& .'n.Bo 41 3 W.N. W. 1 2 36 b— 2 Heligoland 1 29.9034, 0 B.W. 6 s flO fr 0.1- 6 EXTRAORDINARY SCENE IN A CHURCH. For a oonsiderable time past an unhappy state of matters ham existed in the Free Church enegregithon of Hopeman. On Thw sday a presbyterial visitation of the congregation was held thaa. It was appointed that the Bev. Mr. Heinle, of A 1,., the moderator, should preach to the oongregatioc at 1 o'clock. At that hour • goodly company were aseenibled, and Mr. Gentle entered the pulpit to conduct the usual services. During the time the first psalm was being sung, the Rev. Mr. Corbel, (the minister) mitered the chu rl, and went at once into the pulpit to stop Mr. Gentle from preaching. In order to ac °mallets this more effectually, he thresteued to eject that gentleman by force from the place. As • hint of the course he should follow, we believe he pitched Mr, Goalie's hat mid manuscript to the foot of the stairs, and seised the pulpit bible. declaring that it was his property. This strange proesedieg was followed by a prayer of oonsiderable length, he having beforehand sum moned the promoter to stop singing. After prayer ha opened the Bible, and commenced to read the 12th chap ter of the Epistle to the Romans ; but before going ove r !okay sense, he was interrupted by the hubbub which by this time had bees excited, as may well be supposed, among the audience. He exhorted the people to dismiss Ia quietness, and to respect the authority of her Majesty's representatives. This allusion of Mr. Corbet bad reference to the presence of three pOliC•• men who were in atteadance and did their best to maintain I order. After Mr. Gentle had left the pulpit, Mr. Corbel, standing in his place. demanded of rim of the poliormers he would Dot help him to clear the church. The 0160 et re byteried that he took no orders from any roe except the Pres y . ."But," exclaimed Mr. Carlin, "do you not respect private property!" "Ye ,"added the other, " bat I regard this church as the property of the Free Presbytery of Elgin." The scene of excitement and coofasion pre sented by the oongrmption during such altercations ma these may be well imagined. Soon after this Mr. Corbel retired, and the Presbytery having reassembled to recall what had occurred, they adjourned, to meet in Elgin on Tuesday, to consider further this painful cent—Elgin Cburier. The Bordeanz journals mention a report to the effect that the Ages& family have sold their Chateau Margaim w►ses to Malmo Cleric sad Sons, of Leedom, for a term of ten pore. --- - . Adrian from the Sandwich Islands, by the way of San Francisco, announce the death of King Kamehameha, at the age of 29 years. Having no children, he will be ear °aided by his brother Prince Lot. DEATH OF THE DUCHESS OF GORDON.—The Duchess of Gordon died at Huntly Lodge, Aberdeenshire, on Sunday evening, the immediate came of death being gout in the stomach. The deceased was in her 70th year. She we the daughter of Hr. Brodie. of the Burn, ' cardieeshire, and was married to the fifth Duke of Gordon ' in 1813. The duke died in IEO6, and, as he left no lime, the title became estioct. The Duke of Richmond now suc ceeds to the Aberdeenshire estates. The Duchess of Gordon has for some years past lived in a very retired manner at Huntly Lodge, doing a great deal of good among the poor, promoting education, sod otherwise working for the goad of the district. She was the main founder sad a great sup porter of the outdoor religious meetings that have taken place duds; the last few years is fluidly. —Scotsman. THI RECENT DTEAPITZES TO THE AMERICAN SHIPS HONE, SEA DEIST, AND LIZZIE Hogaz.—A letter was received in Liverpool yesterday from Cork,oonieborating the stetemset that the American ship Lizzie Homo, Capt. Draper, bound from Liverpool to New York , which put late Qi;essatown on the 21st January with redder carried away, and adds that a large portion of ' her cargo bed been thrown overboard. The vessel was being repaired, and would sail in a fee days. The same letter abo states the Americas ship Home, Capt. Taffy, bound from Liverpool to Bodo, and which was aleo obliged to put into Queer). town leaky, and with rudder split, had been surveyed end would be obliged to discharge. Another letter, dated Fayal, January 12, informs us that the ship Sea Crest, booed from Liverpool to Philadelphia, had put into that port In a damaged state. A portion of her cargo was leaded, mid a large leak discovered and repaired. She wouldat once re-bid end proceed on her voyage. The competition of vinedressere of the BEE. Nide; instituted for the purposes of abeertaieing the men Most worthy to prune the vines of that celebrated district, took place on Sunday last, in the views:lie of M. Ctoniant, at C.hateauneuf. Deer Impure (Girecide). Eighteen candi dates presented theasaelms, and satisfied the lodges of their proficiency, some receiving premiums. A similar conipstitios is to take place nest Sunday for the Haut,. Make. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. SECOND COURT._ _ Sittings at Nisi Priusirilliddiessz(Before Mr. Justice Keating and a Common Jury.) CLEVELAND r. SPICE.—THE LOSS OF ♦N EYE. This was an action to recover damages upon the ground that the plaintiff had lost the sight of an eye through the negligeoce of the defendant's servant. Mr. Iffawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Matthews appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Price. Q.C., and Mr. Baylisfor thedefendant. The defendant was a gas engieeer at Wandsworth, and he had a contract with the gas company serving the district, to "tap" mains, and do other work. In March last h ajood deal of tapping had to be done for persons who to illuminate in honour of the marriage of the Prince of Wales ; and a man named Johnson, who was in the employ of the defendant was, on the 3rd March. stoat to tap the main in front of the shop of Mr. Etherington, a pianoforte manu facturer at Richmond. Johnson had uncovered a pipe, but be was doubtful whether or not it was the gas main ; and seeing the plaintiff, who had been a labourer in the employ of the gas company, coming along, be called to him to ask if he had got the right pipe. The plaintiff said he thought that he had, and whilst the plaintiff was standing there Johnson struck his gouge and cut oat of the pipe • piece of metal, which flew up and struck the plaintiff in the eye with such violence as to destroy the sight.. The question in the cease was whether the accident had been awned by the negligence of the defendant's servant. For the plaintiff it was said that the proper way was to drill the hole in the pipe instead of cutting it out with a gouge; but, on the other hand, it was said that to drill in a narrow road like this would be inconvenient, because it would require such a large quant of earth to be moved. For the plaintiff it was sa id that the gouge had been struck without an, warning, and that the plaintiff re- ceived the injury whilst standing upright, but, on the other side, the statement was that the plaintiff had been cautioned, had retired in accordance with it, and had re turned again ; and furthei that he had lowered his head over the work. 'lheiuriltasing in vain tried to learn from the judge what stun would awry coots, found for the plaintiff damages Mr. Prioe applied for leave to move the full court upon the ground that there was no evidence of negligence on the part of the defendant's servant. His lordship said that he thought on the conclusion of the plaintiff's ease that it might be a question whether there was evidence of negligence ; but since then a witness for the defendant bad said that the work we. not done in the usual mode. After some discussion his lordship declined to reserve leave to move, but he stayed execution upon the defendant paying the damages and 50/. into court. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) CAVELL r. CAVELL. This awe came before the court upon a demurrer, raising • questioa which is incapable of being reported in a public weal. COURT OF ADMIRALTY. (Before Dr. Loshiogton Rod two Trinity Marten.) THE ACTION AGAINST THE GREAT EASTERN. The long-peeling easel;Y the c;iruererTitlii;lMe ship Jane, of the port of Liverpol, against the Great Ship Company, to recover damages for • collision by the Great Fasten in the Atlantic Ocean on the 18th September, came on to-day far the oral examination of wituesme. The vessel had been arrested on the pert of the late ship for 6,0001. Mr. Brett, Q. 0., with Mr. Vernon Lushingtoo, appeared for the ovraire of the late ship Jane ; and Mr. Edward James, Q.C., with whom were Mr. Heinen and Mr. Pritchard, reoriented the Great Ship Company. Several witnesses were examined. The Jane was oo her vome from Liverpool to Quebecin ballast, when she encoun tered the Great Eastern. That vessel was on her homeward Tangshan New York to Liverpool. The collision happened about a quarter-past 2 o'clock in the morning of the 18th of September. It was alleged that the Great Eastern struck the port bows of the Jane, and did enormous damage. The whole of the crew of the Jan* (22 is number when all told), except two who were killed by the cabin, succeeded in getting on board the Great Eastern. The Great Eaters laid by until daylight, and then, seeing that the Jape could not be saved, proceeded on her voyage to Liverpool The Jane was totally lost. The pleadings alleged improper navigation of the part of those in charge of the Great Eastern, and on the part of the Great Eastern, improper navigation on the part of the Jane. A paper had been Maned by the parties in charge of the Jane that everything was done to avert the collision, which would cot have hap pened bad the weather been clear. William Phillips, the mate of the Jane, was examined at considerable length. He Lad signed the paper alluded to as exneratiog the Great Eastern. Captain Daft, of the Jane, had signed the document. The question before the court was, whether the collision ' which the Jane was lost was through the negligence of the Great Eastern or through the negligence of the Jane. The donate cannot be given on the present hearing of the evident*. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioser Genlburnd APPLICATIONS TOR MEARS FROM CUSTODY. His Hower took the opportunity of an implication for release to state that in the case of tif arsball, which had come before him on Saturday last, be bad been represented as saying that Moos the decision of the Lord Chancellor in Colossi Waugh's case this court had no discretion to »lame from custody in any owe. His remark was not of that several eater% hut referred only to cases where the debtors wire in custody on a rapim coders judge's order, twirling them to bail. IN Y LOUIS LINZBILII4. The bankrupt, a cornicoliole manufacturer, of Oxford street, has been before the court eine March last. The liabilities amount to 5,624/. against assets and property held as securit of about 1,11101. At the last sitting the beak. /opt tto account for a large portico of his deficiency big that his name had been forged to ascent acceptthoes. Mr. C. E. Lewis opposed for the andgnen, and Mr. E. Reed for creditors ; Sargood supported. Mr. Joseph Hart, accountant, to whom it had been re (erred to report ou the bankrupt's accounts, reported that the signatures to many of the acoeptances were evidently not in the bankrupt's handwriting. Kr. Lewis drew attention to the fact that in the beak rupt's cash account payments to the amount of 4371. were entered without any names to them. All those payments had ben made within three months of the bankruptcy ; and the bankrupt profaned himself unable to give any explana tion of them, though he admitted having missed the obliques ' himself. He alleged that the payments bad been made by I one Smith, • clerk, who had the management of his bui -1 ass, and had thin absoooded. The bankrupt's nary was not at all corroborated, and the assignees countered that he ought not to pan. Mr. Reed also submitted that the bankrupt's eaeount was unworthy of credit, and that he ought to be required to produoe Smith, who, for eight that appeared, might be heaping out of the way till the bankrupt got this noon. Mr. &Mood contended that the bankrupt, baring been tubbed, was not likely to be able to produce the thief. He proposed calling evidence to show that Smith had been convicted foe roWng a former employer, sad that a done. tin Meer had made diligent search for him without effect. Sergeant Lambert, of the H division of polies, was called rob that the bankrupt had given informatics of the by Smith, and that the moult of his inquiries wan ihatlfee man's real name was Nye, and that he was the son of • maa livinagg at South Lambeth, and passing under the name of Mr. Rupert Rains, of the Craneat, Black f Aare, deposed that Chapin had been in his employ as cashier, that he had pro secuted him for embezzlement, and beard him sentenced to • year's imprisonment. He described Choppin ; and Ssenemit Lambert, being recalled, gave • oorrespandbeg description of him. [The can was proceeding when our report left.] N•kaow &CAM—The Swedish ship Sverige, Oaptain Rodin, which arrived at Singapore on the 10th alt. from the Clyde, had • very narrow escape from destruction daring the voyage. While crossing the Atlantic smoke was observed miming from the bold, and, as there was • great quantity of gunpowder on board, the crew noshed to the boat, with the view of proceeding to a vessel about two miles off. With much difficulty Captain Rodin succeeded in inducing them to remain on board and try to put out the fire. The Ware were then owned, water poured down, and about 2 000 kegs of gunpowder were thrown overboard. TM fire was found to have originated in • case of prints, and to have communicated to a bele of felt which was next it Not coatest with putting out the Sr., the crew wished to throw overboard a large quantity of gunpowder that still remained. This Captain Rodin prevented them from doing, and the voyage weg prosecuted without further tan- ImE—Grentock Adrertiser. EXTZDEOIt OF THE UNDEBAROCND RAILWAY.— Lent *Folio; • meeting, to take into easeideratioe the best means of opposing the proposed esteriaima of the Under ground Railway from Bakeratreet to Finchley-rod, wan held in the Eyre Arms Assembly Rooms, St. Johe's-wood. Mr. Todd occupied the chair. The following resolution r e se s zpoeed by Mr. Shaw : " That in the opinion of this the contemplated line of railway from the Mary klreste-road to St. John's-woad will, if permitted to be carried oat, entail serious loss, great depreciation of pro perty, and in malty tams rail to the inhabitant' of Finch ley-road, Park-road, and Upper Baker-street." An amend ment was moved by , Mr. Freeth : "That the proposed eadermemad railway from Baker4trest to • station in the Finebley-road would be • great public advantage, and • great public oonveeieese." After • lengthy discussion the amendment was carried by • large majority, end the pro. medley terminated. The entire specie product of the Pacific slope for 1843, is probably ahead of the previous year from 10 =la gold to 20 per cent. In elver, sad a further is looked for la 1864.—Amt Francisco paper. CRYwrAL PALACE. —ONE SHILLINO Day. —TtrED DAT, Fan. 2.—Admission, on payment, 580 ; ditto by season tickets, 413 ; total, 993. D aard [ apt