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Ir is now pretty well understood that the high words and the truly German quarrel got up between Prussia, Austria, and the two minor Sovereigns of Saxony and Hanover, were scenes in a comedy of 3L DE BISMARCK'S, imagined to cover his defeat. The natural supposition in every ingenuous mind at first was, that the peremptory summons issued from Berlin to Saxons and Ilanoverians, accompaniedby the hostile posting of military divisions upon the frontiers, meant that this " moral" coercion would be followed by Prussia's violently annexing the Duchies, de fying Austria, and running counter to every wish and decision of the Frankfort Diet. Such fears and surmises were unfounded, for however vio lent the mode of proceeding, it was, it seems, accompanied by the assurance that Prussia was prepared to accept and carry out that solution which both Austria and the Diet considered to be the most natural and most just. On the other hand, it is probable enough that Austria has waived several of its objections to the arrangement by which Prussia was to exercise a certain degree of maritime control in the Duchies, in the name of the Confederation. After all, if North Germany is to be de fended, especially against an attack by sea, that defence can best be undertaken and carried on by Prussia. And for that purpose it must have naval means at its disposaL It would be costly and in vidious for Austria to seek to be übiquitous in Germany, and to pretend to equal authority and influence with Prairie on the shores of the Baltic. There are but 6,000 Austrian soldiers in the Duchies, whilst there are 20,000 Prussians, 10,000 more having recently arrived there. Prussia must naturally be strongest on the Elbe, as Austria must be upon the Danube. Prince SCHWARTZENDERG, to be sure, thought otherwise, and determined to give the law to North as well as to South Germany. He did so, however, with Russia at his back, and France in a state of collapse. Now, neither Russia nor France will interfere in German affairs, unless under favourable and profitable cir cumstances. To avoid giving them the oppor tunity Austria and Prussia must to a certain ex tent agree, and this they can only do by mutual concessions. Thin, indeed, is not what the more ardent Ger mans aim at. They aspire to unity, and we sincerely wish them the realization of all their legitimate desires. But we cannot help observing, that late events do not seem to further the scheme of Ger man unity. lin the contrary, the establishment and development of Prussia as a maritime power in the North-West creates a rivalry with the maritime position of Austria in the South-East, which must tend rather to divide than to amalga mate those Powers. Frankfort was the only link capable of holding them together. But in this Danish war and this Sleswig•llolsteio settlement, the policy of the two stateinnen who governed Austria and Prussia was to thrust Frankfort altogether aside, to make the union of Germany consist of the junction of Austria and Prussia in council and on the field, ignoring German opinion and the Diet altogether. But there is another power to be consulted, an other element of force to be taken into considera tion, and that is the sentiment of the German people themselves, which is strongly opposed to partition between any two Powers ; so strongly, that we doubt whether the separatist tendencies of the two great German military monarchies can long prevail against it. The political opinions of Germans, however, are not always remark able for their sanity. Their enjoyment of poli tical freedom in thought or act has been too limited to supply that good sense which is gathered from experience. Thus, they think the acquisition of Sleawig and Holstein a great gain to German unity and greatness. They are far from thinking that it does but swell the local grandeur of Prussia, arid create a fresh cause of separation between North and South. Another tendency displayed by even liberal Germans of late has been to applaud M. Da Bts- THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 1884; manes, as if he could by his vigour and audacity contribute to the unity of Germany. Indeed of contributing to the unity of Germany, he seems to all but German eyes marching to the enslave ment of the North. He has just pleated the Prussian flag over Rendsburg. Why should he not amuse and gratify Germany, as well as profit Prussia, by another Federal execution, to which Austria is not opposed Y The victim this time should be the Elector of Huss. That Prince certainly deserves expropriation ; and if Prussian troops should occupy his capital and his Electorate after Christmas, doubtless it will be with the cordial applause of the poor Hessians in par ticnlar, and of the great German people in general. M. DE BISMARCK will gather fresh popularity and strength from the crusade, dazzle with it the eyes of the people as well as of his own Sovereign, flatter the liberals under the pretence of doing their work, and at the same time gratify the na tional party by reducing Hesse to that state of political subordination which forms M. DE BIS MARCIE'S ideal of a new northern empire. If the Sleswig campaign was to M. DE BISMARrE what the Crimea was to his French prototype, the conquest of Hesse is to be his Solferino. And it is evident that the German public is ready to applaud the employment of military force in putting down old oppression, without caring much whether it is followed or not by the substitution of new. After having begged the Senate to consider that he was speaking for the first time, General Cial dini proceeded to say that, though the orations of so many eloquent senators had made him uncertain as to the desirableness of speaking, yet his position as a soldier and citizen, and his capacity as a general and a senator, had persuaded him at last to speak freely his mind on the question. As Count Msmiani eloquently remarked (proceeded General Cialdini), after the long debates of both bonne of parliament and the endless comments of the European press, there is scarcely anything new to be said about the Franco-Italian treaty. I think, however, that a clear ex position in a military point of view has not as yet been made—such au exposition as would at once demonstrate that the transfer of the capital would be advisable for the military defence of Italy, were it not justified by stringent political considerations. In my quality of • military man, to whom has been entrusted one of the great commands of this country, and with my aptitude for military studies as well as affection to Italy, the question of the military defence of the country has naturally pre occupied my mind. Since the beginning of 1862 my constant thought, my constant preoccupation, has been this. I was always repeating to my self—We have • powerful enemy permanently este ; Wilted In one of the most formidable positions—an enemy which is powerful by the effect of large and well-organised forces and by military traditions. With such ►n minatory I no transaction is possible so long as it is the master of as inch of Italian pound. War must, therefore, decide between Austria and Italy. The only question to be considered between these two irreconcileable enemies is the question when the fight shall begin l I also said to myself, " We can undoubtedly reckon upon the alliance of France as long as Napoleon 111. rules the destinies of that peat, nation. But if the Emperor were to die he would leave the French troops master of Mount Coils, and of all thaw other military positions which the valour of the Pied montage have illustrated in former times, and which through the canon of Savoy and Nice and by the new delimitation of the French frontiers have become a part of France. If in such • contingency the policy of France were to change—if the traditional hostility against the unity of Italy, and which was shown even by the republican governments of Lamartine and Cavaignac, were to prevail again in the French Council—if, in one word, the ally should become an enemy, what would be the position of Turin! And if Austria, taking advantage of this new political situation, should suddenly fall upon us, bow many would be our embarrammenta ?" And whilst speaking thus to myself, I said, " Why do we not make up our mind to strive for • serious and general sys tem of military defence which would shield our country against the danger of • surprise, a European re action, or a coalition! To abut our eyes in order not to see the danger, I need to reflect, is not the conduct of wise men ; to remain with folded arms is an act of cowardice ; it is necessary to look at the danger and provide spinet it !" Whilst I was thus repeatedly speaking to myself I received a letter from the Minister of War, by which I and other generals were called to give our opinion as to the beet places on which a certain number of tits de pont and fortresses could be erected to protect the country in case of • war with Austria. I answered at once that the project of • partial defence did not appear to me the proper one, but that one of large compass, including the general defence of Italy, was demanded. I replied to the despatch of the Minister of War on the 4th of June, 1862, and therefore • loot time before the present convention could have been thought of, and even before it seemed likely to be entered into. I answered at • time when I could not have been suspected either of undue proclivity to the cabi net presided by Minghetti, or of servility to France. My reply was as follows:—" We are to-day the allies of France and the avowed enemies of Austria. But who knows what may happen to-morrow ? The Eastern, the Roman, and the Rhine questions may in one moment change the European alliance ; our interests may even com pel us to be the allies of Austria. The transfer of the capi tal from Turin either to Naples or to Florence may become at any moment, not only a political, but a military neces sity. The cession of Savoy and Nice, and the rectification of the French frontier, render Turin no longer • safe place for the capital of the new kingdom. The defence of the state can no longer be considered under • Piedmootese point of view, nor can the ideas expressed on the defence cf Italy by Napoleon the Great any longer guide the men to whom the destinies of Italy are confided. Since our nation became a community of 22,000,000 it has returned to the very condition in which the Romans were —that is, we have returned to the reverse of the military condition in which we were before the new kingdom was established. Oar arsenals, our reserves, and our magazines ' must be u soon as possible transferred to a place lying be tween the two seas which akin our peninsula. The Loci bard and Piedmoatess plains will still remain the theatre of our wan, but we must ban in mind that our great and real defences are the two slopes of the Appenines. I should, therefore, wish to see • serious and large system of general national defence discussed which should answer to the wants of the present as well as to those which the future may bring about for us. Whilst Austria is our enemy, endorse with Napoleon 111. as our friend, it is dangerous to have Turin for the capital of Italy." Thus did I write on the 4th of June, of 1862. Two years and alien h►ve since elapsed, and that opinion instead of being changed has become firmer than ever. I do not lonia to turn the Senate into an assembly of generals, or into • council of war, destined to discus ► system of military defence. I son, however, desirous of showing bow a well-intended system of general defame implies the transfer of the capital behind the Appenines. As the system I wish to develop is very simple, no special knowledge or technical terms being required to explain it, but only general notions of the topographic coofiguration of Italy, I shall briefly address the Senate upon it. Italy is for two-thirds of her surface skirted by her two seas ; the other third attaches itself to the Continent by the circle of the Alps, at the foot of which lay the plains of Lombardy and Piedmont. The Appe nines turn their chain towards the Adriatic, forming • great curtain, which extends itself from Genoa to Calabria. Opposite the magnificent curtain of the Appenines and facing it lies the beautiful valley of the Po, in which stands Austria, shut up within the formidable positions of her quadrilateral. The defiles of this valley are sot in our power, sot can we provide for their defence by building fortresses. " The valley of the re means the enemy dwelling in join homes with the door wide open for him to enter at his pleasure. And in each &position you still persist in having your capital in this city. Senator Parini, I am sorry to say, expressed the desire of retaining the capitol at Turin, because it would thus be under the perpetual protection of France. He is desirous of having the capital under the protection of France. I, on the entrary, desire it to be where it will have for its only protection the arm and the valour of the, Italians. The honourable senator has cited the opinion ex• praised by Napoleon at St. Helena in support of his opposition to the bill, and said that the great captain wrote that " Florence is not enough central to become the capital of Italy." I know it, and for this reason I desire to have Rome; but is Turin more; central than Florence? Behind the Appealing you will have • country quite surrounded by the sea, and shut up by the Appenines themselves, and that will be the safest spot for your capital, at least if you are not afraid of the army of mercenaries which the Pope may organise in your rear. All hesitation on this subject would be fatal. Let us remove our military stores, our arsenals, our reserves—in a word, all our re. sources—behind the Appenines ; let us at the same time fortify its defiles from Genoa te Cattolica. Once let those seven or sight defiles be fortified, and you may depend upon it they will become for Italy so many Thermopyl a, which it will be impossible for our enemies to force. Let , us also prepare easy means to effect the crossing of the Po ; and, when this system of general de-' feet* shall have bees adopted, the future lot of Italy shall no longer be decided by the result of one great battle. All armies may loss • battle, but were we to lose one is the valley of the Po after the system which I suggest was adopted, we should retire slowly behind the Po and the Appeoines, where we should be able to reorganise ou r armies. and we should come out split to the valley of the Po to deliver nether battle. With the evils' behind the Meantime, what is Austria about ? Listening complacently to the noble sentiments expressed by a few eloquent and isolated members of its Reichsrath. Justice to Hungary, justice to Gal licia, and justice, as far as it can be meted, to Venetia, are the recommendations and demands of these amiable enthusiasts. M. DB SCHNER LING'S replies are somewhat mystical, and his promises a little vague. It was said that he had plans not only for uniting and regenerating Austria, but for reforming the German Diet. His speeches, however, afford no inklings of this. Neither his nor Count MENsnour's discourses indicate any new, bold, or decisive policy. gbt ecntrt. WINDSOR CASTLE. DEC. 8. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Helena, walked and drove in the grounds of the Oastle this morning, attended by Lady Augusta Stanley. Princess Louise went out driving. The Earl and Countess Russell arrived at the Castle and had the honour of dining with her Majesty yesterday. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office, from the Governor of Canada. Despatches were sent to the Governors of Canada and the Falkland Islands. VISIT OF THE QUEEN TO CLEW= CHURCH...-011 Tuesday afternoon her Majesty, accompanied by the Prin cess Helena and attended by Major-General Seymour, paid an unexpected visit to the ancient church at Clews,, dis tant about • mile from Windsor. The Rev. T. T. Carter being absent, the Rev. W. T. Grieve, one of the curates, repaired to the church to receive her Majesty. The chief object of her visit was to inspect the grave of a faithtid servant, of the name of Glover, who died about four months ago, it being her Majeety's intention to erect • tablet to his memory. After the Queen bad strewed some dowers on the grave she was conducted over the interior of the church, which has been recently repaired and embel lished with beautiful stained slaw windows. There the Queen remained for some time, and afterwards inspected some of the monuments ie the ancient churchyard. Her Majesty was much interested with all she bad sees, and re marked that she was not aware of there being so interest ing • spot in the neighbourhood of Windsor. The church, which is of Saxon and early Norman architecture, is dedi cated to St. Andrew, and is chiefly built on the original site and where a portion of the ancient building still re. mains. The workpeople employed at the time of William the Conqueror in erecting his hunting box at Windsor went to this church to hear mass, and ancient reoords show that their wages were a penny a day. The original stained glass windows of this interesting old church, one of which was dedicated to the patron saint, were all demolished at the time of the revolution. THE. PRINCE CONsoRT MEMORIAL IN EDINBURGH. —We understand that the council of the Architectural Insti tute of Sootleod are of opinion that the proposal for the erection of the Prince Consort Memorial on Arthur's Seat should Dot be entertained.—Scotrotats. Last eveniug the Marquis of Salisbury enter tained upwards of 200 of his tenantry at dinner in the magnificent baronial hall of Hatfield House, which was ap propriately decorated for the occasion. - On Wednesday Lady Wodehouse visited the Queen's Institute for the employment of Blunted Women, Molesworth-street, Dublin. Her ladyship arrived at a ilia:ler-past 3 o'clock, accompanied by the Very Rev. Doan Greases. She was received by the ladies of the committee, who conducted her through the institution, with which she expressed howl, much pleased. _ _ Mr. Seymour Fitzgerald has been addressing his constituents at Horsham. In the mum of his speech he expressed his total dissent from the doctrine of non-inter vention as he mamma it was laid down by Mr. Cobden. He defended the wares the opposition took in respect to Denmark'and Germany, and expressed his regret that affairs in Germany were left in their present state. He approved of a redaction in the expenditure on the army, bat did not believe that that on the navy could safely be lessened. With respect to reform, he said it was for the government which had been elected to carry a reform bill to show how it could be safely done, bat he denied most strenuously that the higher classes were interested in holding back from the woriing classes any privileges to which they were entitled. TIM PRINCE AND PRINCEti O► WALCA—SAND IU7RIA.II. THCILIDAT.-06 Monday last the Prince of Wales, attended by Captain Grey and Mr. Fisher. went out with the West Norfolk hounds. The Princess of Wales, attended by the empties of Macclesfield, drove to the inset at Houghton. Lord Hamilton sod Colonel the Hon. and ' Mrs. Byug left Sandringham from visiting their Royal High. oases. In the afternoon Prince Edward of S►xe-Weimar, Lord Granville, Lord Sefton, Lord Hartangtoo, Colonel the ' Hoo. H. Percy, and Admiral Seymour arrived at Sand ringham on a visit to their royal highness,,.. On Tues day the royal party had ► successful day's shooting in the Commodore and Derringharn Woods. On Wednesday the Priem of Wale■, attended by Captain Grey lied Mr. H. Fisher, and accompanied by Prince Edward of Saxe.Weimar, Lord Sefton, Lord Hartiegtoe, Colonel the Hon. H. Percy, and Admiral Seymour, drove to Westacre, the appointed "meet" for the West Norfolk bounds. The members of the hunt mortared in great force to evince their respect for the royal sportsman. The day was not a good hunting day. but two short rues were obtained, the first fox losing his brash. Lord Granville Married from Sandriogham to town. The Marchioness of Carmarthen has relieved the C4untess of Macclesfield in attendance upon the Princess of Wales. THE LATE FESTIVAL OF THE THREE CHOIRS.— HEREFORD, THCRRDAT.—A deputation of the .towards of the late Festival of tbeChoirs at Hereford waited yes terday upon the conductor, Mr. G. Townehead Smith. and pm/booted him with a very handsome silver salver, as an acknowledgrneet of his indefatigable exer ti ons in pr omoting the success of these festivals. The salver bore the follow. ing inscription :—" Presented by the stewards of the Here ford Musical Festival to George Townshend Smith, Esq., 1864." Mr. Smith feelingly acknowledged t h e honour done him, and in a circular issued to those of the stewards who were not prompt, says :—" It H satisfactory to possess an evidence that you deem me worthy of the position of con. doctor to one of the principal musical institutioos i• Ber land." The total collecting for the clergy widows and *mime charity at this festival was 1.1007. 14s, THE CONFEDERATION OF THE BRITISH NORTH AMERICAN PROST:WM—We understand that it is not the intention of the Hon. Mr. Galt or the Hon. Mr. Macdonald to visit England at present, the Hon. George Brown having consented to take charge of the several matters which otherwise would have brought these gentlemen to this country. The Hon. George Brown returns to Canada on the 31st inst., to be in time for the anticipated opening of the Canadian legislature, about the middle of January. While in England he will confer with the imperial authorities on the subject of defeoce, and also os th e North-west question. A local contemporary says " that be is commissioned by the Canadian cabiset (if sot the delegates beeides) to see what favour the new scheme will have at the Court of St. James. If such is the case, a better man could not have been chosen for this object, as be has the whole detail/ of the movement Wobbly impressed upon his memory, and there are few am who ere wore able to luridly and explicitly impart to Wows what he knows himaelf.—Cenadioa Nowa Dia 8. LATZBT INTELLIQUOIL ' Aggeninea, the action of the government will be mere felt, bemuse the government will be ablate Initiate a more useful —..-..--. policy when It has the 00111C1OUSIMIIII at &sty. Those THII ITALIAN OfIAMBEIL matins via spoke so much of the valley of the Po as the Named *sake of Italian battles—forget that the battle REMARKABLE SPEECH OF GENERAL CIALDINL Irma by Hannibal on the Trebia did not decide the fats In the sitting of the Italiiin Senate on Tuesday a of Rome, but though he had conquered on Thrasymene and very remarkable speech was delivered by the cele- at Canna, the greatest captain of the world was obliged at but brated General Cialdini. This speech has caused to give up the sstelPsies* I insisted on these facts 14 a great sensation throughout Italy, and we subjoin order to move how wrong is the opinion that there is not safety for Italy out of the valley of the Po. And if such a full translation : was the military condition of Italy at the time of Hannibal, what win be her strength, now that we have railways and telegraphs at our disposal, and when the nation, united as it is, has the consciousness of her strength and of her future greatness ? Let foreign writers say that Italy is the land of the dead. Yes, but the dead have at last risen from their tombs in the I shape of 350,000 armed men, and of 200 battalions of mobilised national guards. The dead have strong and well manned fortresses to defend their fatherland ; they have a fine fleet to moist their rights over the waters of their national sue. Those very Hallooed whom it was said, "Les Italians nos se battent pas," have already won many battles, and whether, under the grey coats of the regular soldier, or under the red shirt of the volunteer, have taught the illus trious general who, in • moment of bad humour, uttered those words, that they know how to fight and conquer. (General and repeated enthusiastic cheers.) Had Napoleon the Great (continued the orator) foreseen that Italy would become what she is now he would have modified his opinion as to the best place for the establishment of her capital. By transferring our capital to Florence we do not renounce the valley of the Po. Who could think of it We shall enter the valley and there fight our battles whenever it shall be required ; and we shall enter it with this difference, that, instead of turning our back to the enemy, we shall face him ; and, in case of disaster, we shall not have the Alpe in our rear, but shall slowly retire behind our natural defence of the Apps. nines. Some orators have said that the transfer of the capital will weaken our defence on the Po ; but they have forgotten that the consequence of the transfer will be • freer action, because we shall not have the capital to de fend. The mitersl affection which these orators have for Turin, and their grief at seeing it dispossessed of its crown, make them develop the most strange and singular opinions. I have heard also most respectable and learned men assert that both the Po and the Appenioee are no obstacles, and that the minor rivers are of more importance. These ergo meets, however, are so strange that it would be totally melees to refute them. Let us speak clearly. I also have • heart which is keen to feel great sorrows as wall as great affections ; and God forbid I should say even a word which could offend this noble city, those sorrow s, and those affec tions. Bat when the future of the country is at stake, it is necessary to impose silence upon the heart, and let logic speak loudly. The eye moistened by teen cannot see clearly ; the heart broken and the mind pre-oocupied by sorrow cannot judge aright. Ought we to stop because the gloomiest forebodings have been uttered? Had we listened to the prophets of misfortune we certainly should not have done all that we have accomplished. Let us recognise that • mysterious force pushes Italy along a determined way, and that our revolution follows its slow, peaceful, but irre sistible course. I sincerely deplore the losses Turin is des tined to sustain, u on the field of battle I deplored the losses of soldiers and of friends. But because dear friends and soldiers fall ought a general not to fight any more? Turin cannot be the capital of Italy—l say it with sor row—because it ia placed at the foot of the Alps, at the extremity of the kingdom. Let us proclaim it, as it has already been proclaimed, the most magnanimous city of Italy, and let the Torino'. remember the noble word. once uttered by Baron Ricaaoli, "The greatest fortune, which may happen to • man, to which • citizen may aspire, is that of rendering a great service to his country." I, there fore, vote in favour of • bill which transfers the capital behind the Appenines, because, above all, I desire my country to be strong enough to defy foreign insolence. I vote for it because my country once strong will exercise the influ ence to which she is entitled. As for the convention, I can understand that to some people it does not appear clear enough to satisfy them of its necessity. It is more • qua Wm of trust, but for my part I vote it, because by it we get rid at least of one foreign occupation. Those foreigners, though our allies, are still foreigners, and noble France will, lam sure, understand and appreciate the meaning of the words. I vote for the bill because it rouses Italy from that apathy in which she has remained during the last two years, sod be cause we assert once more the fact of our glorious revolution by transplanting our capital to one of the annexed pro vinces. Allow me to conclude with one deeply-felt cowl. deration. The debates, to which I have attentively listened, leave in my mind • painful impression —the fear of seeing civil dissensions arias. But instead of speaking of the interests of such and such town or pro vino", would it not be better to speak of the intonate of our fatherland? Instead of talking of sacrifices, would it not be better to comfort those who have the duty of making them? Were you, honourable senators, to say that these sacrifices are ;claimed by the glory, the welfare of Italy, the people would believe you. Were you to tell your countrymen that liberty and independence are blessings which are never purchased too dearly, your fellow oountrymen would believe you. The school of sacrifice makes the soul of • people stronger. Prometheus had the power of making a man out of clay, sacrifice alone has the power of turning men into heroes. (Prolonged applause.) At the close of the above speech several senators hastened to General Cialdini's seat, and compli mented him eagerly on his eloquence. THE AUSTRIAN PARLIAMENT. " The relations," says the Indlpendence Beige, "between the Austrian government and the Reich.- rath will soon have to undergo a new trial in the discussion of the financial budget. The armed peace consumes the resources of the empire, while the only things in which considerable reductions can be effected are the sums which the army and navy absorb, and which alone constitute a fifth of the entire budget. The chamber will take at its word the speech from the throne declaring that Austria will make efforts to preserve the general peace and to maintain amicable relations with the other Powers. The discussion of the budget will make foreign policy again the order of the day, and if the ministers, as may be foreseen, refuse to allow any reductions in the war budget, they will be com pelled to justify that refusal by reasons snore expli cit and more imperious than the vague and laconic declarations which the chamber heard on the occa aion of the address." THE DI:CHIES. A letter from Kiel gives some details of the late resignation of the members of the Holstein government : That act (it nye) wee caused bye serious dispute which has broken oat between the government of the Duchy and the Federal Commissioners on the subject of the tioancee of the country. The latter demand that all the fresh surplus receipts shall be banded over to thew., in order to leave to the Prussians only empty coffers, while the former wishes to preserve that money to the canary, in order to have it at the period of its indepeodeeee. The amount now in question is 800,000 waxes (3,000,000 fr.), which are in the public treasury at Reodsburg. Some time since a sum of 1,600,000 mares (more than 5,600,00010 was removed to fiamberg. (1107ZIen TZLIGRAM.) THE OVERLAND MAILS. CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. MALTA. DAc. 8. The Euxine will leave for MareeWes at midnight. The Delhi left for Southampton to-day at 7a. m. THZ BANK OF FRANCE. Mursal unari.) PARIS, Du. 8. The following is the return of the Bank of Franoe for the week ending today, together with the cor respending figures of the previous amount : _ Dee. 8. Doc 1. Minos. - r. Capital of the Bank Pro4ta in addition to capital (Art. 8, law of lass it, MD 6,063,421 6 9,542,216 98 Reserve of the Bank and its branchte 22,106,760 14 11,106,750 14 Reserve in landed property Notes in circulation Bank notes to order and reselple payable at sight. Treasury accounts—:stirrent dltor Current accounts, Paris 163,0118,937 48 131,081.164 72 Ditto branch banks Dividends payable Discounts and sundry interests 20,177,964 6 19,10,711 18 Rediscounted the lank ilk months LUAUS 17 2,618.721 17 Sundries ustoramo 67 1,212,149,454 91 Dec. & Dec. 1. CRIDITOR. it. Fr. 4t Cash in hand and In branch banks Commercial bilbi overdue Commercial bills discounted, not yet due Ditto branch banks Advances on deposits of bunion 14820,058 96 19,812,758 96 Ditto branch banks 4,951,910 0 4,004500 0 Advances on French public se cantles 14.790,900 0 14,473900 0 Ditto branch beaks Advances on railway shares and debentures Ditto branch banks 17,804.050 II 17,000.00 0 0 Advances on Credit Fonder Bonds Ditto ban ks branch . 1117,500 0 414,400 0 , . Advances to the State (conven tion 10th June, 14571 Government stock Keene 11.000,750 14 10,005,750 II Ditto disposable 118,040,787 SG 36.088.707 01 &mites Immobiliefes (law Ind June, 1857) Hotel aml furniture of the bank* 8,34485 8 8,455,181 Expenses of management &menu 1,299,070.195 67 1,232,329,636 92 Certified by the Senator, Governor of the Bank of France, (ShiDad) ROOLASD. THE INCENDIARY ATTEMPT AT NEW YORK. The New York cor.espondent of the Tinto, writing on the 26th ult., says New York was thrown into • stets of panic last night by the discovery of • horrible attempt to burn down the city. Between 9 and 10 o'clock fires were discovered in eight of the principal hotels, to two of which theatres were atteched, and also in Barrinm's Museum, which was crowded at the time with women and children. The means adopted by the incendiaries were the same in each instance. Some person or persons unknown en gaged a room at the hotels, placed phosphorus and other combustibles under the beds or in the bed-clothes, and set fire to them, and then retired, locking the doors after them. These attempts were, oo doubt, intended to be simultaneona, but from some cause not explained an interval of an hoar or an hour sod a half elapsed between the earliest and the latest. A great hotel was the worst building in the world for the purposes of an incen diary, inasmuch as the constant liability to fire in such crowded edifices renders extra care and caution iodis pet:amble. And such care and caution are invariably em ployed, each establishment of any note maintaining its own fire engines and other appliances for extinguishing • conflagration. Fortunately, in every instance, the tire was subdued before much damage was done. The question as to who are the coospirstort—for a conspiracy it must be —is generally answered this morning by the sasertion that they are Southern emissaries. In my letter of the 21st of last mouth I drew atteation to an article in a Richmond journal, which specially recommended that New York and Boston should be set on fire in 20 places on • windy night, in retaliation for the atrocities committed by General Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley, and by other Federal generals in other places. It is probable that Confederates in the city acted upon the advice, though not impossible that • gang of thieves seized hold of the idea, and endeavoured to carry it into effect with the sole object of plunder. Bat neither Sheridan's seta in the Shenandoah Valley nor the burning of New York by political incendiaries, if inch they be, can be coo. sidered legitimate modes of warfare, or anything but a shame, a scandal, and • disgrace to the cause on behalf of which they are committed." WEATHER RKPORT.-CrHIS DAY.) itIDAY, DICCUUNI 9,, $ LK L L W. &this . TRU U LW. 5.60 39 cir. Leith Ardrossan 34.60 46 W. Greencastle 29 61 97 W. 8.1. Galway 516 40 && W. Velentla 24.65 1 B.L 2 Cape Clear 494 40 L QUeellologn% 49.6641 Z.N.L Liverpool 29.73 41 6.5. c ac 6 76•66 29.65 44 B.S. W. Pembroke— 49.7141 3. Pensumi /9.72 47 3. Brest 46 &&W. L'Orieut.. 89.71 46 8.1. Rochefort MSS 43; & Plymouth 79.73 641 N. 17 Weymouth 20.77 43 &W. Portsmouth 51.79 42 5.3. W. Loodoo lila 36 Z. orver .. 2997 66 W. 6.97. iatrawr 56 76 41! sairtarova ,29.7$ 39 W.11.W. /hid& 19.73 40' W.S.W. liellornlai %St 37 cc W. 0.14 OAS 0.41 .06 o.ot OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL. The Ripon, from Southampton, Nov. 27, reached Malta on the 6th inst. at 10 p.m., and left on the 7th at 4 p.m. for Alexandria. The Delta, from Marseilles, sth inst., arrived on the 7th at 9 p.m., and left on the Bth at 7 a.m. for Alexandria. PLYMOUTH, Dec. B.—The oourt-martial on Com needs' Breed closed te-oight. The mart coseidered the charges partly proud , sad Dente:wed the primes, to lot admosiobstL raosasia SAITRDAY. 011 NOSTEMBII SCIMAY. S.W. to N.W., and GLIM 8.8. W. to N.N.W.,freeh back. moderate to to moderate. fresh. unsettled. &E. to d. W. and S.W., waproa Lw. to N.W. and N., moderate to strong, fresh to moderate, with rain. some rain. 8.8. W. to N.N.W., etnnitNalt. As nest above. strong to nooler.de, some rein in places W.N.W. to A.N. W., LIMB. W. to N., leader/A.: to fresh to moderate, fresh. some rain In places. NeeLsen=floottand. Western= Ireland, Weise, and *Or eewles. Lateen:min/11A Channel and Bey of &sear. LAW* =Leeward England and Nmth Bes. The Rev. J. liable, in a letter to a friend printed in the t; ,, ,rdion, makes Mr. Gladitone's adhesion to the project for reforming the Court of Appeal • reseal why he should not be opposed at the next election for the Oxford University, and he enumerates Mr. Oladetone's service, to the church. He opposes the abolition of church rates. "la regard to academical subscription, his line is, as in other things, to do the most that can be dose for dissenters with safety to church privileges.' , He fought on the right side in the campaign on the max, nags and divorce laws, and as to the Burials Bill, Mr. iiladstone's consent to its principle " wee but on condition of relief to the clergy, which he thought would far outweigh the commenee." Shall Oxford, thee, "discard aid disable one of the church's most faithful and gifted children just on the eve of a momentous struggle, of which to man can say how many generations it may endure, and bow many realms it may spread over r Mr. liable answen, "No ; a a thousand times, no." We (Patriot) regret to learn that the Rev. T. Ilinney has thee laid aside by severe ieclispoeition ter the last ten days, and that a 004t1141 of Sunday evening lectures to the young, which from a feeling of recovered etrangth he had begun, and of which two were delivered last month, will be interrupted by his inability to preach nest Sunday. It is hoped by his friends th►t he will be able to resume them on the evening of the 18th. A curie wiz flambeaux was held last Monday males in tb• court of the Chateau de Compiigoa. There was shunting party is the forest a few hours earlier, at which the Emperor aad Empress appeared ia a char-a-Lane. The Priam Imperial, scoorapsaied by M. Etechou and • jursuile ens of Geoeml Fleury, was mounted oe • pony. Le Point de Mire, by MM. Lalache sod Delacrou, was played as Saaday sassing. The Empress on this oxeriors wore • grey satin skirt and garnet-coloured tunic, a neck lace of two rows of peer* and a eoronct of garnet-coloured velvet intensparsed with disincisd leaves. VALE Or NEATH RAILWAY.—Tbe negotiations which have for some time pant been pending between the curieon of the Great Western and Vale of Naath Railway Companies have terminated in an arrangement that the Vale of Meath Company are to receive 51625 parts of 100 O f the net earnings of the united companies, with a Said minimum of 85,0001. per seam. THE SMITHFIELD CLUE CATTLE Snow. On Weds/day the number of persons who visited the show was 39,214 . • on Tuesday, 26,d36 ; and ois Monday, the la. day, nearly 1,900. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (TRIO DAY.) COTJRT OF COMMON PLEA,:. (Sittings at Nisi Prins in London.—Be.fo l e Jim** Erie and • Special Jury.) CRAY= V. Tlll SOUTH 'ASTMS RAIL% AT FALSE IMPELSONNEET. The plaintiff, a young man, had been in the erc the defendants as a porter, indite claimed to rec . upon the ground that he bad bees wrongfully I, and maliciously prosecuted upon a charge of II a purse. There was also a count for wroogf from the defendant.' service. The defend.uit, amongst other things, that a felony bad been and that they bad reasonable and probable came ' prating the plaintiff of being guilty of it. Mr. Serjeant Parry end Mr. Worledge appear, d ! plaintiff, and Mr. Lush, Q.C., and Mr. Pol“ul defendants. plaintiff's lOCKKIDt of the affair was that "a the company's service in May, 1863, be being the:: . .., 18 and 19 years old. His twee were 164. a week. addition he received gratuities ; as much as 3i, c r day. He was placed at Folkestone, sod on the 31nE 1863, a train arrived at the platform at William He picked up a blue leather purse on the platform • was taken some luggage in a barrow to the v.o. !! • gentleman who was standing by if it were Lis, 4.: ing it was not, he went to the trio and rete, , .. inquiry. A gentleman with • hat on said it a , and witness gave it to him. At this time he did ov. that it was his duty to give the purse to the static:, Half an hour afterwards the station-master b. • before him, and ashen if anyone of .• parish und a purse, and witness said that he had, given it to a gentleman. Mr. Nazar, whose lost a purse, afterwards received a deicti; the purse from witness, and said that it a,, his wife's, se her's was a brown one. Mr. • went to witness the day after, and sail that h, - 7 .. witness had the purse, for Mr. Minter, 4 solicita;, . him pick it up. Mr. Nazar said he would give quarter of an hour ; at amend of that time he said L. give him ball an hour, and afterwards that give him a night to sleep on it. The day Mr. Nazar cams again and spoke country polioeman on the platform. The came to witoess, and said, " 1 want you, . . know what it is for," and added that witness w-. him as soon as the train had gone. Witness went the constable said that he wes going to advise brother that if witness had the pane he was t, into his (the constable's) pocket, and he would hand to Nazar and say no more about it. (Laughte: the 7,th October Sergeant Strickland, a po!. • stable engaged by the company, came to , on the Folkestone junction platform and took L• the waiting room and tried to lock the door, hot was broken. He said he had come to try and piece of business about the purse. He naked wit...• he bad done with the old guinea. Witness said tt not had nor seen any old guinea. Strieklisod sail • is Met the answer I want you to give me, tall • you up." Witness put on his hat to go with Strickland told him to sit down• and asked if be to go with him to any pawnshop in Dover or Witness replied that she wee, end Strickland " Come along with me to the statioo." About there Strickland stopped and asked him if he bad : .- with that old gu inea anywhere, and what be had . Witness denied all koowledge of the guinea. in the course of saying what things be had Strickland mid he should lock him up. de leer.... place where witness lodged and was shown into t• e t. room. He took a boa from the m*utelpiece, wt. tamed the bill of a watch which witness bal 21. Ss.,and also 17s. 9d. He said, "Oh, I shall taae cart this." He asked where the watch was, and ait pointed it out hanging against the wall. witness a shilling of the money to go on with. Ile:: witness to the station, saying that he was not sure the company would go into it, but he did not they would. He left witness at the station, Whin; L_ go on with his work. The next morning whines was , Ettl, and be went to the residence of his p.a .• !. y, near Bow. Oo the 14th October StrickL..l to the house of witness'efisther and inquired for saying that he wanted him for stealing the purse to Mr. Nazar containing au old guinea, 2j soreness 7s. 6d., three five-franc pieces, and a pearl ring. Wit mother asked if be had a warrant, and he mid be had t.- She asked him to go with witness to Mr. Freeman, eitor's clerk, who had been consulted, but he " Woman, if you interrupt me in my I shall treat you with severity," and etaz.; with hie foot. He took whams is a to Mr. Freeman's office, end afterwards to the toe . station. At the station Strickland said, "If I was a F . chap like you, expecting 18 months, I should bolt" • A ness said he had nothing to bolt for ; and thee * together in the train to London. At Loodon.heidge •ttn. land went into two offices, leaving witness alone outole f three minutes. They went down to Folkestone, end on way down Strickland got out at Tunbridge, leaving s.• by himself in the carriage. Going down Strieklati that if be toned out these sort of things it was f • in his cap. At Folkestone witness was charged who ing the puree and locked up all night. He had tiothc; eat from the time he left Bromley until the • morning, except that Strickland bought • pet: worth of walnuts in London and gave witness tit (Laughter.) He was remanded by the magetrat, bail, and afterwards committed ; but the grand jury on fah January throw out the bill. For the defendants it was said, in answer to the count improper dismissal, that the porters were liatJe to be missed on a fortnight's notice, and that the oompaty paid three weeks' salary into court. Mrs. Nazar said that she had lost a brown leather pt with steel clasp, and containing the property which had mentioned. . _ Mr. Minter, a solicitor, said that he had seen the plainP pick up a pure of this description on the platform, i to a gentleman, and af onwards make inquiries of perinea i the train. He then went to the luggage vaa, and mei his hand as though putting the purse into his breech pocket. Yr. Nazar said that having heard from Mr. Hinter the pure was found, he went to the porters at the auto' and asked twit", " Who was the fortunate man that pvis up my wife's purr r but got no rimer. A porter she wards said. " I think that man (abs plaintiff) has." Wire said to the plaintiff " You have got my wife's pure bet the plainti ff said he had gives it up to a Iry ft claimed it. Wirer said, " What colour was tit" ia plaintiff said, " Blue." Wirers replied, " Theo the sat stir as all." The porters were afterwards called ben the nation master. Oo another 00CIIi011 the plaintiff as that he had givea the purse up to • tall gelitlemeo wit moustache*. . W ------. James Strickland, a metropolitan polioseermeek is th employ of the compare y u a detective, said that he wu t:J played to investigate the matter, and saw the phoot.d ti the platform at Folkestone. After hearing the platat..ll account of the matter valises said it was run.rubli straightforward, and sated if plaintiff had say ob,l , Lot witness going to his lodgings to see whether there wu thing there to alter it. Plaintiff said be had noes. and tt went over; previously theplaint,ff told hint that the oc , l things he had purchseed since August were a pair of trot seen sad a waitionat. Witco's found on the mantel Om of the lodgiags a hill dated Sept. 21, for a watch pr.v . 1'.. 1 Plaintiff said ha had changed it, away for another cel price 41. 45., which was hanging against the wall. Thin wu also a silver chain, which cost We.. and a new to d boots, which plaintiff said he had bought a mouth pre , Witness said he must take charge of the timPii:Y. ' plaintiff replied, „ Yon may take me too, if you He added that he would pay the amount of t contents of Mn. Naues puree by iestalmenta be knew he had due wrong in giving puree up to a gentleman. Down to this time witness nothing about taking plaintiff into custody. Witoes himself in communiettion with Mr. NIZU* and Mr. and heard frosts them their impression that the plaincl the purse ; and having reported these Mecum 111•001... 60 cried instructions from Mr. Freelaud, the comps* sitar, to apply to the magistrates fora summons egatnit plaintiff, and he saw Mr. Hart, the clerk to the justice Folkestone, who said that there was no medium c' and witness could take him Mt • custody. The Lord Chief Justice said that it was very much to regretted that Mr. Hart had put any obstacle in the va of a summons or a warrant being granted by a m agigratt because such a course would have been a her to Pre cealings, if the parties had acted without malice. Wawa', in continuation, said that it was not true flail when he had the plaintiff ill custody he advised hinfftci bolts nor that he said anything about it being a feather it el nese'. cap. At Logsdon-bridge witness looked into an otA but he never took his eye off the plaintiff. Cruet-euratined—lf the plaiutdf was not in uric& of the sth October how was it you took possession of th;fve petty and his money ? Witness—Because he coneuted. Witness gave biu It from the box, and the plaintiff pat it into his purse. ' 24 Witaflu saw that there was a helf.erown is the puree. Payne a porter, was called to gi.e evidence io rep..l cud he reet . raducted what Mr. Nazar said as to Whit tool place bet Ween him and the porters on the aftentooe of tl. l loss. Mr. Nana, spoke to eriteess alone about the put* cod witnees referred him to the station-master. Mr. N.:14 did not ace the other porters until they were called WWI the station-master. Some other similar evidence was given, and it w 11 , stated that the plaintiff bad ant said that be had 0 12 " pane to a lady, but always said it was to • goottamss a white hat sad a moustache. fitnckland was recalled, and said that there was A Aly scriptioo list for the defence of the plaintiff from the rbs:4 of felony stack up at the Railway Tavern. Folkestoba witness seeing that it was written upon the con i paper ordered it to be taken down, and it was removal gives to him. Kr. fieriemit Parry drew attention to a clause io • ill Police Act which directed that any policecoostablr obi took a person into custody should remove him to the veto police statics., is order that he might he taken Wore magistrate, and submitted that the plaintiff mat damages at all sweat. for being taken to Folkston e Mt* he was locked up. The Lord Chief Justice said he would take a Dote of points; tb and subsequently, in summing LW. ha sta o t 4. though then were lowssul counts in the declaratioe it imam