The Express. — London, England, 1862-03-15 00:00:00

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MUNCIE'S. rats Mania CAI T. ctiniC Ma w& Widdlessib sad %It ifieeee a..ward sad lassfa—dad OTILBLIA. id•ara ra 14 Ser. aria ledSsr, asses Me Clekildi Les k toe aeisi alss mew. ST. JAKIWIL_ 1114 !Timm. Mali UR Alt llNina 941.1.• ire. +i,ph,l•. Wan, Ilsoirme r •n•I -AM MOM 411111 ASNIONSOL MAtthews aMMANI SIUTANNIA. Two amass, =sir lir is aIICLIL Tea Mao Needelner. -TTi SIM OP 001.1111111 LL—AM TRY 41%1111111r11 WIK llwalgwdiWbwrwd; lam S. LIMO. K. ■lOO w file AT 110110011 Meet -3 ii:11/71 1101111;1;11: 2.. Ism TPMYOf 11.raloss. /010.1 . .... Mime" LONDON, adrusDAr. MARCH 15. effect. But, according to the accounts which have just been received, General Bases has crossed the Potomac from Sandy Hook on the northern bank to Harper's Ferry on the southern bank, and has taken possession of both banks of the Shenan doah and the surrounding country. Now it must be observed that General Balms commands the extreme right of General Dilemmas's army, and that the Shenandoah flows into the Potomac from the south. Along the Shenandoah runs • ridge of mountains which protects the left flank of the Confederates. But these mountains are pierced in various places by roads and even by railways. It is obvious, therefore, that if General BANKS can obtain possession 'of one or two panes he may be able to place a force on the flank, and even in the rear of the Confederates, so that they will be compeUed to re treat in order to save themselves. It is scarcely requisite to add that, if they do retreat, they will be speedily followed by General Dilemmas at the head of the great army, 1111 MASSZSA was fol lowed by the Duke of W6LLINUTON when the French army retired from before the linos of Torres Vedras. It is not to be doubted that if General BANKS succeeds in placing himself in the rear of the Confederate army by crossing the moun tains which border tho Shenandoah, it will be better ties an advance from any point further south ; bemuse the country in the rear of Gene ral Bums will be in the pomession of the Federalists, and the base of operations will be Washington, so that the whole army will, in the possible case of diester, be abbe to unite its various columns. It is clear that the movement of General BANKS implies an advance of the army on the Potomac, sad therefore the time has probably come when the great battle is to be fought. According to the newspaper accounts, there is an expectation at Washington that some great movement is immi sent ; nor is it probable that our patience will be tried much longer before the important result is made evident. IT is certainly time that the prophets who so coonileutly predicted the defeat of the Northern troops in advancing southward, should change their parable. The war, which was declared to be so utterly wicked because it must be so utterly fruitless, seems to be proving • remarkable we aves. Even Mr. Jarreaaox Davis admits that the fortune of war is "for the moment" against him ; but at the same time it is obvious that he regards Kentucky and Tameness as finally look and his appeal to the ALRIONTT at the ens* elusion of los address really means that M he does not " despOr of the Republic," he is allied oniewhist desponding as to its prospect,. Lam meantime it nay be interesting to glance at the military position of the sonbatants. Mare are All three peat lines by Ada the Northern ensile are advancing into the Southern States. Beginning at the West, there is the army under GOORTRI HALL/NIL, which, according to the last accounts, has cleared the State of Missouri on the western side of the Mississippi; and whilst the Confederate I lesieral Puce has retired still further westward into the Indian territory, the Federal Gomel Ct art. has occupied Fayetteville within the State of Arkansas. Although this city is • considerable distance from the Mississippi, still, having regard to the fact that the Federalists have advanced on the eastern bank of that river to a latitude even further South than that of Fayette ville, it is clear that some progress has been made towards the success of the expedition to New Orleans. It is said, indeed, that the Confederates are about to abandon Columbus, on the Mississippi, fifty miles below Cairo, where the Ohio joins the Great River • but that they intend to make • stand upon an :island forty miles below. What the object of holding such a position would be it is difficult to imagine,lunless, indeed, the Confederates hope to regain Kentucky within • short period ; for if they do not regain it, the troops left must infallibly surrender. Proceeding eastward, it appears that the army under General I ;KANT has now taken possession of Nashville. The result of this success is, that the whole of Tennessee is probably now in the hands of the North. It was generally thought that Nashville was strongly fortified, and that evens preparation had been node fora vigorous defence. It now seems that this is a mistake, and that the Southern generals confidently expected they would be able to defeat the Union troops in their attack on the entrenched camp of Fort Donelson. In this they were grievously disappointed, although, from the number engaged ou either aide, the extent of the entrenchments, and the length of time during which the contest lasted, it is clear that the re sistance must have been obstinate, and that the Federal troops are not only well commanded, but have acquired habits of discipline and the power of acting in large bodies. Moreover, the fact that the occupation of Nashville took platy scarcely a week after the capture of Fort Donelson, shows that the means of transport of the Federal army must be well organised. Even previous to this lame Federal success the Confederates were ready to confess that they must confine themselves to the Slave States which border the Mexican Gulf ; and it may be doubted whether they can still entertain any confident hope that they will be able to retain even so much ; nor are their hopes likely to be revived, if it be true that General Ilext.t. has surrounded the Confederates at Mur freesboro, an important town more than fifty miles south-east of Nashville, and given them two days to surrender unconditionally. At all events, it is clear that the Confaderate army on the Potomac must not expect any reinforcements from the West and South, since at present the rebel leaders in those Stet** will have enough to do to prevent the further advance of General GRANT and has victorious army. It is certain that Mr. Dives finds it difficult to obtain recruits in the place of those whone term of service has expired, and it may be doubted whether there is errs anflioisnt number of disciplined soldiers to auk* head against the advancing Northerners in the West. But, as has been said more than once, the Potomac is the real field of battle which will de termine this great struggle. Mr. Davis himself declares that the numbers of the Southern army are uncertain, and certainly there are no eletuousta from which they can be calculated. Nor is the precise position of the Confederates on the Potomac known to the public. This, however, is certain, that the Confederate army occup'es a line opposite to I% mliiiigton, having its left protected by the Blue hello Mountains, and ita right by the Potomac—the direction of the line being from north-west to south east. The army, in fact, bars the way to Richmond. No doubt if General felt himself strong enough, or if there were no other means of forcing his opAirent bac', he would advance against him and try the fortune of war. But there is no mama, for so reckless an a tt ac k, and General M'Ctnktrin is quite pre pared to bide his time. Sense days ago the sug gestion was made that by threatening Biehinend be might oompel the Confederates to rebel* ha order to save that city ' • and the position of Far tress Monroe on the north side of the James river, and that of I/risers' BrIVIBIDR, who has effected a landing some So/ or 80 miles south of Norfolk, mid who might easily reach the south mils of the James rivet, gave ground to hope that 03: 1 1 • plan might be successful. As yet, how ever, oo stet , ' have been taken to carry this into THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 15, 1862. EXPII (nom ous owl, FROM PARIS. PARIS, FRIDAY Rsiumgo._ Although M. Billault said, yesterday, that the French troops must be by this time in the city of Mexico, the Patrie publishes a note suggesting the probability that they will not be there till the 1 "second fortnight" in March. It says that Ad sniral Jurien de la. Gravii,re received the news at Vera Cruz on February 11, that General de Loren- Ices was coming out with reinforcements, and that be then decided, in concert with the allied com manders, to advance to Jalapa, encamp there, and wait for General de Lorenoez (expected at Mexico on February 28) to march on with him to Mexico. Nevertheless, the Patric thinks that, inasmuch as the admiral did not calculate upon being ready to march before the 25th, he would wait three days for General de Lorencez rather than leave Vera Cruz without him. It appears from the debate of yesterday that M. Roques Salvaza's exhortations to the majority to defend their own address, and not allow the go vernment speakers to do all the work, produced no practical effect. Broad-shouldered M. Billault had to sustain the weight alone of combating all amend ments about America, Mexico, Cochin-China, &c. Certainly M. de Moray's sensitiveness about the address of the deputies being called "official," is not borne out by the course which the debates have taken. The committee supposed to have drawn it up have not a word to say for themselves. M. Amigo% de Cessna, who, ever since the cowp &Mat, has been a writer in government journals, has a pamphlet on the stocks entitled, " Italy and the Address," in which he advocates the evacuation of Rome. Bullier's Correspondence observes that such • manifesto from such a man, after M. Billault's speeches, is a striking symptom of the formation of a " left " party in the imperialist ranks. The Bourse was better to-day, in consequence of she favourable construction put upon the Bank of France returns, which denote an abundance of capital likely to seek investment. The Rents rose to 69fr. 95c., and, although this quotation was not maintained, closed with an advance on yesterday of 16c. and 10c., the latest prima being 69fr. 80c. and 69fr. 85c. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. rose 25c., closing at 68fr. 90c. )(obilier was without change, as was the Italian Loan. The Western Railway rose 151 r., and Rutern, 3fr. 75c., but in the other lines there was no change of any moment. A considerable rise has taken place at Marseilles in the price of silks. Orders for purchases sent from Lyons are said to have produced this move ment, the last news from America leading to the hope of an early resumption of business. The Pays, although generally a supporter of all governments, especially when they are bad and despotic publishes disastrous news for King Otherlt says that the insurrection of Nauplia has spread to Arta, Proves., and Larissa, in all which places revolutionary committees are openly sitting, with- I out the least fear of molestation. Tripo- I litra has driven out the royal authorities, and replaced them by a military junta, and, which is more serious still, the insurgents have cut off all communication between the firms and the western ports of the Peloponnesus. The amnesty pro claimed by the King is a failure. Not a corporal or a soldier left Nauplia in consequence of it, although the document was read to the insurgent troops by their commanders. The insurgents have taken a fresh oath to stand firm to their cause. It is thought that the Senate will call upon the King to make concessions. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) be court. WINDSOR CASTLE, Ileac* 14. Her Majesty, attended by the Countess Blusher, walked mei drove is the Hens Park this MOllllllll. Ifs Crows Pamir ad Pawls (Priam@ Itapd), macs• paid by Prises Alfred, west to Leadaa, sad Mused is tb sheraooa. _ Mom Arthur, stimuli' by War Elphbobase, arrived at Wisdom Oastbi from Wane. The Prises Osneset 1111meseid Onemittee held meeting yeinseds, diIMICOS, at the Rime al Westminster. Present the TM M Derby, t►e led et Clareedoe, the Lord Mayer, sad fir Charles L. Isedelle. A derstation napsolis‘ th. Bristol and Clifton liallwey had as Worries, with th. litht Boa T. Maw. Gibson sad tho Right Haw W. Hatt, yallisloy, at th. .m.. d the Beard of node. Descotsbm were received yeslooday et thee Oakedskildee, from the Lord Iliede Oessoleelemer et the Lain Ward% sad from tb• Gomm= fit tb. Sollbessis ea lb* Wait cams of Atria. r, Mani 14. His Royal Ilighasas Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphisslion• (gewerwor), landed is the docks, at ardor before three, front the royal yacht Ms, Maalox Commander lielleston, from Osborne for Windom His Royal Highness was n'oeived by Mr. P. Hedger and Mr. Joke Lowy, principal *Moire of the docks, and Mr. R. Beach was in mikado:ice on the part of the South Weston Railway Man posy. The Prince left by the three ealook tan* and impound in the enjoyment of excellent health. His Royal Higbee., Mures to Osborne, via Southampton, on Monday. the 17th. COURT MOURNING. —LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S °Trim MARCH 14.—Orders for the Court's going Into mooning ea Mandy next, the lath Mutant, for her late Royal Highness the Grand Duchies of Mecklenburg- Schwerin, Ms. :—The ladies to wear black drums, white gloves, black or while oboes, feethin% sad has, peels, diamonds, or plain gold or silver momenta. The pail*. men to wear black court dress, with black swards sad buckles. The Court to change the mourning on Wednesday, the 19th instant, rir.:—The ladies to wear black dresses with coloured ribbons, Bowen, feathers, and ernanteete, or grey, or white dresses, with black ribbons, Bowers, feathers, and orrietneets. The gentlemen to continue the mune mourning ; and on Sunday, the Zed instant, the Court to go out of menreleg.—Gazerfe. The Marquis of Hartington, M.P., hen arrived at Melton liewbray, treat visiting the Comatose ol Menem, at Crestetk Perk, Liverpool. The Marquis and Marchioness Pisani di Stefano have arrived M the Braminck Hotel, Jerramekreet, hem Italy. . . . The Earl and Countess of Yarborough have left calama-sciaare for their. mat, Broakiaeby Park, Liaaak- The Earl of Wilton comes to town to-day from geltas Meirbray. The Earl of Coventry has left town for his seat Lady Egerton of Tattoo has issued cards for an 'trembly oa Monday, the 24th inst., at the family mansion is fit. Jaasse's-pear. Lord and Lady Ashburton come to Bath House on Morley seat from the Orange, Haste, for the mess. We (Brietol Mercury) regret to learn that a tele gram semesming the serious Mises of Sir Ivor Coed, Bost, of Canted Hew, of typhoid fever, has been received by his Isether, whose immediate presence his consequently bosom:mired abroad. Sir Ivor is high sheriff of Glamor giesbite, sad his ditties at the Mille this week have been preformed by deputy. The will of Lieutenant-General Sir James Holmes fichoidde, K.C.8., AillbrdwCamp to her Majesty, late of Lyndhorrt, Haar, proved the other day, eoutained the following simian, bequest:—" I wish to restore to my muscly a portion of es tame I have received for my public services, sad leave to the bad fur the liquidation of the normal debt the era el 1001." We (United Berrie: Garetge) hear that a project is es foot, to establish a Dew club, to be called the Navy sad Army Club. A divisional field-day took place yesterday at Abirehott. The troops were formed on Hungry-bill at 11 can. The manmuvres were unusually complex, and eakiteited great ingenuity on the part of Lieut.-General ffk J. L. Pennefather, K.C.B. The troops returned to amp at 1 o'clock. The Artillery only ware furnished with swinuotion es the ocoasioe. Another day has been occupied by the Robertson easel-martial; sad it was ace of more than usual interest. Major Jones and Lieutenant Ristoul were re-examined, and their outmode, oedema by seines in &men which they ■wore to have tees made at the time, went directly to ows tradict the testimony ef Colossi Bentinck, Adjured Harms, awl Corset Wright. If we are to believe the last wit suers the Miss with the backboard did take place L August, awl sot ia April ; Oolosel Rentiock did know of and encouraged the " round robin" before it was actually prepared ; and Major Jones never drove from an archery meeting with the adjutant, document, but constantly advised the young officers to have nothing to do with it, and Dever expressed any other dissorietoetioe with Captain Robertson than was connected with ►is sluggishness is the Dickson affair. The adjutant rise esrared by the prescient for an incorrect extract he bed beaded is from the orderly book. Tbie Master of the Rolls has appointed the Rev. J. alermeon, of University College, Durham, awl vicar of Leighton Riimard, to encased Mr. Turnbull as Wends:et of Foreign State Papas. All works of art iatended for Exhibition at the i Royal Academy this year must be sent is on or before Tuesday realm April A. The executive of the Royal Horticultural Society, whom oveoshoro faro a list of early every poems of oda is the laud, have Wool so moist of the anew. waft for the prosiest year. The lost pest show day is went Wedreday, wises the hysistbe and samellise will form, it is expected. a spierdid BATOILDAT, YAWN li, • wt. XL ILL 11.3.1. ILL 111 THE PRINCE CONSORT MEMORIAL Yesterday, at three o'clock, the Earl of Derby, the Farl of aarendon, Mr. Cubitt, the Lord Mayo►, and Sir Chula Eastlake, the President of the Royal Academy, who were recently nominated by the Queen to advise her Majesty in the choice and mode of execution of a design for the proposed national memorial of the lamented Prince Consort, held another conference on the subject, ie the Ormsell-chamber of the Fine Arts Commis ion at the Palace of Westminster. Mr. Marshall, the chairman of the Ross of Mull Granite Company, attended before the committee, and gave addi• Howl information respecting the block of red granite about 106 feet in length, and some 12 feet square on an avenge, which had been discovered in an unleased quarry there belonging to the Duke of Argyll, and to which the attention of the committee bad been previously directed as suitable for the intended naseaoriaL He produced a diagram of the stone and plans prepared by Captain Moor tom, the company's engineer, showing its position and outline, and that it is about 500 yards distant from the sea. He explained that it had been un covered to the extent of about 106 feet, and that as both its ends are still embedded, it may be found to be of even a greater available huge than that mentioned. Upon the whole,the information be gave went to impress the committee that this block of (melee affords greater promise of grandeur and aptitude for the purpose of a monolithic obelisk than at first they bad been led to imagine. For the present therefore their atten tion is coccentrated upon it, though they have received communications upon the subject from the owners and lemmas of other granite quarries in the kingdom, especially one from Lord Falmouth, who has made a generous offer in the event of his quarries of serpentine being found to con tain a single stone of sufficient dimensions. It is under stood that the Duke of Argyll ban intimated to the corn. mittee his desire to pelmet them with the atone to which reference has been made, on his property in the Island of Mull, if eventually it should be thought to fulfil the conditioe on which her Majesty decided in favour of an obelisk as a fitting memorial of her illustrious coeeort. On the aseumption of such a gift by his grace, the Granite Company, who lease erne of the adjacent quarries to that in which it lies, have given in two estimates—one of 35,000 i., u the probable cut of quarrying the stone, idiaplagand polishing 16 on the spot, and removing it to the watar's edge ; the our d 15,0001., for then operations, lens the polishing, wit& in that case would be dose in Lou den. Mr. Marsha esimited that the interval required for the operations mewed by the ant estimate would extend from the gement time to the rummer of 1863. It remains teie Mated that the Memorial Fund sow being raised at the Manisa-brium amounted last maim to 4500 t. Assam tile doesre yesterday with Lord Redst dile, 1001., sad the theme Ceetpsay, ROL MEMORIAL STATUS OP THI LAT): MR JOSEPH LOCZZ 0.1. A meeting of gentlemen who had agreed to form • general 000mittee for origimatiag • memorial to the late Ka Joseph Locks, civil =emir and H.P., was held is the theatre el the lertitation of Civil Eagineen, Great sprat, Weekender, on the 12th instant, fo e ; " re parries d eonsiderlag the ken of the proposed momoritd. Lord Avon Pacer. Y.P., took the chair, sad Hr. Hope Johnston, Mr. Ald er s = Salami" Hr. H.But ler Johnstone, Kr. Buda, Bk Morns Pen, Bart., Sir I ,7 l =t ra Peaton, Cobilum, Mr. Moffatt. sad Mr Tito, of parliamon Mr. t, won prepent. together with Mr. Hawionew, President of the lodinate, Mr. Heenee, Mr. Mr. Brusey, Mr. Ethanol', Yr. Bidder, kte of the Inothete ; Hr. Thos. E. Harriave, Beierten, Mr. Weeds, Mr. J. Scott Russell, Mr. Swift, and many edam . It rme agreed to appoint a oommittoi. BELIGIOUE SERF:OM FOR FOREIGNERS DURING THE mummy. There was a numerous gathering of ladies and gentlemen yesterday evening at the residence of Sir Culling Eirdly iu Upper Grosvenoretreet, to meet the Bishop of London and " other promoters of the religious welfare of foreigners dunog the forthcoming Exhibitiou." Mr. Wilbraham Taylor, Mr. Burgess, Dr. Davis, the Rev. W. Arthur, Mr. E. BM's, M.P., end other gentlemen sid elined the meeting, some of whom explained the results et the efforts that had been made dories the former Exhibition to give religious inetruction to the foreigners, who, it was stated, were particularly ietereited with metro. venial tracts. The Bishop of London expressed the grafg. ration he felt at seeing before him so many clergymen ad ministers who, though diversified in their religious teethe, were thus united together is promoting the spiritual welters of their foreign Christian brethren. Though divessfiled t io n ib ton they were all united in their belief of the dOetrince of the Christian religion ; and be looked forward to the time when their differences would dis appar, and all Christians would be gathered together Igo me fold. His lordship thee alluded to the obstacle width the Art of Uniformity presented to the preaching at foreign ministers in our churches, which point bad been by some of the previous speakers, and be observed that if the Act of Uniformity were objected to on that ground, it should be borne in mind that the ecclesiastical authorities were not to blame, for it was the act of the legislature. There were, however, 00010T0A114 ways in which they might promote the religiose good of foreigners without interfering with the Act of Uniformity, and he trusted they would all unite their efforts for that pm- His lordship then explained thecircumstances whichClL the atabliehment of the Royal German Chapel, and to the gracious permission given by her Majesty for its appropriation, at times not regrind for the regular persica, to two special services, one in Garman and one in French. He concluded by alluding to the lea the nation had sus tained by the death of the Prince Consort as an additional motive for sympathy and spiritual aid to the forei gturs, especially the Germans, who would come to London duurninegg tM ensuim seism A mood hymn was then sung, , and after a benediction from the Bishop of London the company separsted. FOREION-OFTICR, Doc. 20.—The Queen han been graciously pleased to appoint William Raymond Dingell, Fair., now her Majesty's Consul at Amoy, to he her Ma lesty's Cones! at Hankow. The Quiet loss also hew least nasty pleased to sppoint James Mown, Seq., to he tar laamiey's Commit at Tientsin. Tail " Puttee CoNsoar's Faxiss."—lt is satis factory to kora that, hereafter and for Farms the future to bear the seam of " the Priem Consort's" , they will cove Simi eider the same immediate managers to illustrate' the public spirit, enterprise, and perseverauce of their former tenant ; end to furnish the lame examples to land lord. tenant, and labourer, is when in the late Prince Con ✓an's hands. For owners of laud the examples will be still maintroed which he had given of the permanent improve. meet and efficient equipment of states—in all the par tkulars of buildings, drainage, roads, and fences. Tenant farmers will see in continued operation, year by year, both the systems of steam cultivation he had adopted ; and they will witoess the progress of herds of shorthorns, Devon., and Herefords which the Prince bad established with such ability and maintained with so much perseve rance. The management of the Home and Shaw Farms remaining as heretofore under the immediate superinten dence of Sir C. B. Phipps, K.C.B.—that of the Norfolk and Flemish Farms under the direction of the Has. Colonel A. N. Hood—and the management of Windsor Park re maining is the hands of Major-General Seymour and to• deputyeurveyor, Mr. Menzies—there is all the guarantee which devotion to the memory of their chief, knowledge of his intentions, and personal ability and meal can give, that the public value and utility of these forms mod the public interest in them will be maintained.—Gardeners' Chronicle. DAILLYBURY Cottr,ns. —To the announcement made in thee, columns tut week, we have to add that the Haileyhury estate will be cooveyed to the trustees of the new college in the course of a few days, and that they will enter into possession of it on the Zith March. Next weak we hope to publish a list of the counciL Steps are being taken to procure a principal, or head master, aid arrangements will be immediately made for the reception of pupils. We have already intimated that a considerable number of pupils have been promised ; but as it is desirable the college should open with am large a number as possibte, we moot earnestly invite pereuts to make their applications as early as possible. This is important, as it will be more convenient to make arrangements for the recepten of slugs number before the college opens in September, then to adapt it aftenvards. We also Invite those who inte nd to become governors, with the privilege of always having a boy in the college—or donors, with the right of rioruioating one — to send es their names to the secretaries at once. in order that the labours of the council may be facilitated, and a vod start made by this great educational institution.— I Hertford Memory, FITNZELAL OF THE LATE MIL DUNCAN DUNBAR, BtIiPOWNIR.—The funeral of the late Mr. Duncan Mahar, the eminent shipowner. took plans yesterday at Highpte agostery. The mournful eort4e which oomprsed ion moureingeoscheeaori several private cayenne'', left the de eased gent/gum s residence, Po/cheater-terrace. Bayswater. at 12 o clock, and reached the cemetery shortly after 1 o'clock. The mourners comprised a number of gentlemen of high standing in the commercial world. At Poplar and Liniehouse much respect was shown. Nearly all the ship. =the ERA and West India Docks had their colours bell meat high, as also the Saga on the pier head saleasas at the ducks, the lofty mast home at Blackwell, and 'Amebae's church, the bells at which tolled during the hems waisted for the mournful osseumer. Cava: t. Palaces,—Herr Joachim will make hie bet agpmeseese at the Saturday Concerts this day, and win =llendahnolia's Oencerto for the violin. Madame Viewing earl NW Eleanor Viilkinson will also take I me t the eemoart. which will consist entirely of selections from Mardenseines NAIL LATEST INTELLIGENCE. ROME. The Correspondence Bullier says that the French government has received very important despatches from Rome touching th, discoveries made after the arrest of Venanri, the secretary general and keeper of the rolls of the famous "National Committee." It is asserted that among the papers seized is a list of five thousand affiliated members of the committee, together with the organic statutes of the association. The members are divided into centuries, each commanded by a centurion. Every centurion has a special section of Rome marked out for his administration, so that in case of • revolution a word from the committee would at once call into existence an organised municipal government. It is also alleged that a list of persons condemned to death or banishment by the committee has been found, and that the number is very considerable. The key of a corres pondence in cypher is said to have been discovered. THE PRUSSIAN QUESTION.-ADDRESS OF THE DEPUTIES TO THE PEOPLE. The Notional Gazette contains the following address, which is signed by several deputise who belonged to the majority of the late chamber, and is dated the 11th : When we entered the Chamber of Deputies we resolved to avoid with gnat can any prooesdinp which might lead to divisions in the ranks of the lintel majority, or between the representatives of the people mid the government of the King ; but, faithful to the charge committed to us by the Prussian pecple,we also determined to maintain the oonstitu tionl right of their repreeentativn, and to shriek from no conflict in 'which we might be Involved on this head. We believe that we have fulfilled this mission. The mode in which the budget bas been framed hitherto rendered nearly worthier the moot essential right of the repre @optative body—the right of agreeing to and watching over the receipt& and expenses of the state ; for by the custom of let* years and the view which the government took, as indicated in the project of law on the Conn of Accounts, the executive was only responsible to the chamber in the employment of the public mousy under general heads. But those heads ere so vast, and imbrue so many objects in the most costly departmeate of the administration, especially in the war budget, that the chamber has namely any control over the expenditure. la order to give anal precision to the budget we proposed • resolution which would not only establish in future the necessity of greater particularity in the budget, but which aimed at fixing in the budget of the current year debits sums, because this was indispensable in order that the chamber may turas the control which wee expostel fees it. All addles& that fee the future a delediol eletement of the eased budget was indispensable, oil the pees men lionealves promised an amendoseet of the WO ht Ws roped in future, but not in the peanut year. Sol Ira, who Ind nel to regulate the forme of future belipiti who had to ems to a determination 'Dowding to ear eaby sod our oneosionso respecting the contents of the pnolat sae, could sot wean ennielves to the expression of wiise which might not be properly carried out if the people did not active* urge the government thereto, and were obliged not to grant the ways and means of the 'tete except in • form which would give us that control which was our right. We could not allow the constitutional right of the people to become a sham. In order to fulfil the duty imposed on is by the constitution, we were obliged to use the means we had in order to insure is complete survey of the budget to be voted. It is easy to understand, moreover, how essential it was that at the present time the items of the war budget should be particularised. The government of the King has replied to this resolution, without waiting till it was put into practical operation in the elaboration of the different parte of the budget, by the dissolution of the chamber. We have exercised our dear and incontestable right, while assenting to the indispensable expenditure of the year, and have in no manner encroached on the rights of the executive. We have not !need • fruiting opposition, or sought fora miserable quarrel. In • great and important mention we desired to give reality to the constitutional right of the representatives of the people, and await, with a quiet aseseicace, the judgment of the country. ouvrza's Tasoiuml THE PRINCE OF WALES'S TOUR IN THE EAST. XAsce 14. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wake arrived on the 13th instant at &out, on his way up the Nile. The following telegram bee been received at Mr. Renter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, March 16: BOMBAY MAIL. The 'Valetta and Ellora, with the above mail, left Alexandria on the 13th inst., at sunset, for Marseilles and Southampton respectively. The Malta brought the mail to Sues, arriving there on the 12th. OUTWARD CALCUTTA AND CHINA HAILS. The Ceylon arrived at Gibraltar and left for Alexandria yesterday morning (14th), all well. At the numerous Cabinet Councils held of late at Berlin, in consequence of the ministerial crisis, the Gown Prince has almost invariably been present, notwith standing that his royal highness has been suffering from eight indisposition. The King of Prussia was present a few evenings dues et • biters given by Professor Ludwig Oseist, the sableat being "The Political Importance of the House of Lords in England." In his speech on Mexican affairs, delivered before the French Legislative Corps on Thursday, M. Jules Fevre observed :—" Prince Maximilian might be endowed with all the virtues of his house, but in his (the speaker's) opinion, they would be much bettor employed at home. The archduke would appear to have accepted the candidate. ship offered him, and had seriously entertained the question with a political man, who was no other than a teacher of the Spanish language. (Laughter.) Such were the pretensions on which the blood and treasure of Frame were lavished, under the pretence of avenging the wrongs of French subjects! If the candidateabip of the Austrian prince bad been brought forward under the flag of France, she would be obliged to support it, but at present nothing obliged her to do so. What has taken pima at Rome would occur in Mexico. A garrison must be kept there ; and when the members of a chamber should ask the government when. the troops wield be withdrawn, the answer given would be, 'We see waiting.'" Gem( WI/mg.—The society of wine-growers at Patna appears, according to the latest accouLta, to be pros pering. Having obtained the services of two experienced win e-makers from Bourgogne and Bordeaux, it his been enabled to produce great improvements in the art of vini6. cation. The nominal capital of the society is 3 millions of drachmas (2,703,000fe.), of which 700,000 have been paid up. A sum of 150,000 drachmas has been expended in the construction of wine cellars, capable of contain. ig 8,000 barrels of wine. At present the society makes effervescent wines iChampagee) at 3fr. 24c. per bottle, delivered on the spot ; red table wine, imitating claret, at 90c.; white wine having the taste of Sauterne, and red wine made of Corinthian grapes (currants), at Hr. Bc. both sorts. In 1861 the vintage was so abundant that wine had been sold from the vat at 6fr. per hectolitre. These wines con tain from 12 to 13 per cent. of 614)401. The society has also built a distillery with the best apparatus imported from Frame, so that it expects to be able to get excellent bandy from Corinthian and other growths. CANNIBALISM AT BONNY.—By the arrival of the Armenia° mail steamer at Liverpool on Thursday night, we learn that when the vessel was in the Bonny River, on the Illth January last, a report was circulated to the effect that • conchal feast was about to be made in the town, but no ewe pve the rumour credeoce. However, a party went on slime en the Ist of February sod were horrified to see, Whoa walking through the pines, no lees than bye human lurk plead in the most systematic order on the grass,with a age dm by and a tarp pot reedy for cooking. At another get gime by lay arms, legs, be., in the course of being pin psgaidstrtaepet, while an old black woman was engaged is Ask' • ammo liver for the " stew." It appears that to Me retain of King Pepple to Benny, after his M ibus susam Na agithrad, the population was divided into a' N z z e redial meths, me of which was to to the sollent bet latileri7 both parties a tr eaty that raps= eimoddl leartlamd withou t being brought be bis Ilrajokr kie Wale NABS . I LEEN BIBIIIIIIC iteillilllll...- commas Lammas YUMMY= LONDON DOTER iin - iiiri::..:l 10.IIS 40 MS 42 ISIS 44 se 66 KU I 42 Wel 66 MM 42 SUS 141 42 SLID Mill as I lam 46 I sem 66 INM 61 10.17 44 10.12 41 Ina 46 : 1 woe ss .11010 se .55,91 64 .110.07 46 ILL ILL Joni^. icrirDaT. N. —N.N.L to ELL, moderato to troth. this. 8.8.8., light Osslall.-- . N.Z. to Et.Z.,llght to N.L &NAL LN.L MONDAY. N.N.W. to r, - ir - o;it to near to E.E.Z. to IL mid N., maddest., Ens. told., fresh toilet., tam swims* foe. toot—N.N.L to SILK, r.. 9.& to &, fresh. flee. moderato to trio& Or. L la,glood.—N.L to ILL, frith LB .& to 8.&W., strong to zoo. to Moo& Oak to 61 . 11 iga =PLANATION. 11.—fasremakat eimeelel asi vaissin la N level :..at 10 Sea% el vertMal rles, mein Mast nth M an Welt Mailmeas; awl ea 10 day, above St gas., Gamine ,11.17Isiesaaa. 1-11Moneei Ibissemater in shads. 11.--1161111 med bulb (for anomalies and dani "aD.-11ratiles el yawl (true—t.. Oats ifl el mat ct 7.—reres (1 to 19—malinand). C.--Cioad (1 to 9). I.— lalual. Wee ano ; clouds (detaeltel): t, ball : Oltdoblif ; 111 , 1 • 101 7 Mug) ;o, overcast (doll) r, rein ; snow ; thrlndrer. n., or snow, or hall, obeli last report, to imam mid decimals. 8.-Beadteturbance (1 to 9). Z.—Calm. M.SATINGS of SCIIINTIFIO Hocurrfin Fog. TEI Ensunso Wisc.—Monday : Royal Academy, 8—" Scalp- Wm" Mr. Wsetmacott. Architects, 8. United Service Institution, 81—" War in New Z(11:111.14" Capt. Paisley. Tuesday : Royal Institution, 3 ' Physiology of the Senses," Mr. 14rahalL Ethnological, 7—" Ancient Tombs, Chiriqui, lathinus of Darien," Mr. Bollaert ; " Stone Celts Chiriqui," Mr. Blake. Statistical, 8—" Statistics of Mogi tinsacy,"Mr. Lumley ; " Prison Statistics Lower Beop.1" Dr. Mouatt. Engineers, 8—" Lower Danube," Mr. Hair, ley ; " Works at Swansea, ks, " Mr. Abernethy. Weduseday•. Horticultural, I—Hyacinth and Camellia Show. Meteorological, 7—General and Council. So eiet of . Arts, 8—" Sewerage of Towns," Mr. Rawlineon. 8—" Perlman Beds, Westmorehnd, hc.," Pro fessor H ; " Data of last Elevation of Central Scot land," Mr. Grath. Thursday: Reyal Institution, 3—"Hest." Professor TyndalL Zoological, 4—General. Royal Aca demy, B—' Painting," Mr. Hart. Numismatic, 7. Lin- DPW, 8—" Skulls from Ceylon." Mr. Bask. Chemical, 8— " Isolation of Phenyl," Mr. Church. Royal, 81. Anti. queries, 81. Friday : Royal Institution, 8—" Explosions," Mr. Abel. Horticultural, 2—Election of Fellows. United Service Institution, 3—" Geidesy— Trigonometrical Survey, India," Major Strange. Saturday : Asiatic, 8. Royal Insti tution, 3—" National Music," Mr. Chorley. MIMILOPOLITAN BOARD Or WORKR—The weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Board way held yesterday— Mr. J. Thwaites in the chair. Mr. Biked brought up . a report from the Works and Improvements Committee, to which they recommended that the board do contribute one I third of the cost of effecting a public improvement in i Throgmorton-street. Lobe earned out by the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London, by setting back the house No. 39 in that street, as shown upon the plan prodooed to the committee, estimated at 916/., exclusive of professional charges. such contribution not to exceed 3054 6s. &1., and . that such amount be paid to the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London on • oerti6cate from the architect of the board of the completion of the work. The recommendation of the oommittee was adopted The Works, he., Committee also noommended that the ' board do contribute one-half of the cost of effecting a public improvement in High-street, Kensington, to be car ried out by the vestry of Kensington, by widening the rams, . as shown on the plan produced to the committee, estimated at 800!.. such contribution not to exceed 2304 . and that such amount be paid to the vestry of Kensington; on • oerd j hate from the architect of this board of the completion of the work. This recommendation gave rise to Dome dhow:- idea, but was ultimately carried by • large majority. . I St ODIN DZATH 07 AN ACTIONS—Mrs gtodtinet 1 1 woe seized ea Wednesday night, shortly after performing two heavy charm:tem with • severe pan in the side. She noshed every medical sasistance. but dad the following aboniag. The stage has lost an accomplished metros, bee borne as exemplary wife and mother. She bee lan tent lovely yang children to mils and mourn her. —Beek THE REPORT OP rms CIVIL SERVICE COMMI3SIONEZ9. The 7th report of her Majesty's Civil Service Commissioners, just issued, give the following statistics of the commission, to the close of last year : "The total number of nominations, from the 21st May, 1865, to the close of 1858 (three years and seven months), was 7,942 ; and for the three years 1859,1800, and 1861, taken together, it was 10,416 ; those of last year being 4,867. In 1856 the provincial clerks of the Post-office, and the letterearriers employed by that department, altogether about 5,000 in number, were brought under the operation of the order in council. In 1859 arraogetuents were made for the grant of certificates to rural messengers, of whom there are more than 4,500, and since the Superannuation Act of 1859, we have also granted certificates for Admiralty artificers, on admission to the several dockyards. The total of this class is about 12,000. Certificates have since the coin. mencement been greeted for the artificers employed under the War-office. In further explanation of the great increase in the number of nominations, we may mention that 729 candidates have presented themselves for the preliminary examination which, u above mentioned, bee been eiteb. Halted by the Treasury. The examination of candidates for admission to the Admiralty factories and dockyards was first intruded to us at the beginning of 1860, and 449 candidates were nominated in 1861. The numbers of persona nominated u competitors and of the situations fur which they com- peted, have been as follows : Competitor' Situations nominated. competed for, 458 109 351 106 203 258 1,179 259 705 242 794 239 1855-6 (19 months) .. 1857 .. 1858 .. 1859 .. • • 1860 .. 1861 .. 4,320 1,233 01 the 964 competitors in 1861, it appears that 41 obtained phoss sallkiently high to bring them within the number of situatioas competed for, and would have received appoint ments if they had not failed in particular subjecte, these subjects being, except in fifteen COWIN of immediate practical utility for the discharge of their official duties. These failures have, of coune, been much diminished in number by the institution of preliminary test examinations. The certificates and rejections in non•competitive examinations have been : Certificate'. Rejections. 1,686 880 1,354 490 1,154 292 1, 511 310 1,675 317 2,982 444 18554 (19 mouths) .. 1867 .. 1868 .. • . 1859 .. 1860 .. 1861 .. 10,362 2,733 Oat of the total number rejected (2,7 3 3), all but 145 have failed in arithmetic, in spelling, or in ' reading the addresses of letters,' a test to which candidates for the situation d lettermarrier and rural messenger are subjected. It will, however, be understood that of those who have failed is one or more of the qualifications specified, some have failed In others also. The cases in which candidates have been con /deed as ineligible in respect of age, health, or character, have been ea follows : Age. Health. Character. 218 42 35 59 2,5 20 66 16 21 42 30 31 113 22 47 1835.7 .. 1858 .. 1850 .. 1880 .. 1861 .. 498 as 154 The number of honorary eertilloates granted in 1003.11dVS years hu been :-1855-6, 228; 1857, 159 ,• 1858,174 ; 1859,, 1 182 ; 1860, 149 ; 1861, 136 ; total. ,028." From America there are good accounts of Cruiser, who has " run out in an open lot all winter." His owner is at present giving expositions of horse-taming is Cabo. _ . Madame Rixtori is now performing at Berlin. Oa Tuesday the Italian drama of Elkabett+3, Regina d'bigkilterra, by Paolo Giaoometti, was performed, when his Majesty was present. The Gazette Musicale announces that the Darm stadt Opera, in a body, intends to come to London daring the Exhibition, to give performances to which Herren Ander and Nieman (it is mid) will contribute. The Maassergessep Yuen of Vienna, too, we are told by the lame authority, will visit England during the same time, and give three ormerats. The Glasgow Musical Society is about to per form the Stabat of Signor Rossini. The Athererses says "What if the ghosts of some of the harsh Calvinists who, be Bob Boy's time, gathered in the ' Barony Leigh Kirk were to step in and protest! " The Illustrated Times says that Mr. C. Kean will probably shortly give a series of Shakespearean readings at the Egyptian Half. Sadler's Wells Theatre will close for the season this (Saturday) evening, when the performances will be fee the bear& of Mr. Phelps. The Amity and logy Gazette says :—" We are phi M lad a general tendency on the part of the Rifle Velewasee Corps to ammo the rational oolpur, scarlet, mpea their mit renewal of clothing. The clothing depart ment of the War-office is ready to supply one shade of psy—a kind of elver grey like that worn by Lord Elcho's Beettish Volunteen—to those who may choose it ; but we Wien there is not likely to be • great demand for thin cam in the fees of the general leaning towards scarlet." Tan Vouraysen Revaw. —Some controversy =rto be raised as to the best locality for the great isee review on Heater Monday. Not without reason it is said that Brighton is, after all, far more convenient for the numbers of the metropolitan corps, and Emma and Aldenhott have been suggested as eligible substitutes. No doubt there is • good deal to be said in favour 04 and very little against Epsom, on considerations both of it, geographical convenience, the space available foe communes on • large scale, and the facilities for • show afforded by the appliances for the accommodation of the hundreds of thousands of spectators who annually look to see the great national race on the Derby-day. It is not, however, likely that, this year at least, any change will be made in the locality of the review. It is hard to know whet new heartburning might be created in the breasts of susceptible commanding officers if Brighton were slighted, and at present the arrangement, are being made for Brighten with, we are happy to say, every . prospect of • gathering worthy of the distinguished officer in continand.—Army Nary Gazette, ST, BARTHOLOMEW EJECTMENT OF 1882.—A public meeting is to_ be held on Tuesday evening next, in St. Jarnees.hall, Piccadilly and Regent-street, when a state meat of facts and principles connected with the ejectment of 2,000 clergymen from the established church in 1662, is to be made. Mr. Remington Mills is to take the chair, and &ionic , . R. Vaughan, D. 1)., the Rev. J. Spence, D.D., _the Bey. Dr. Edmonds, the Rev. J. Stoughton, and Alfred Rooker, Eq., of Plymouth, are to speak. THE WORKING MEN'a COLLEOE AND SCIENCE Islamic-rim—Oa Thursday evening • general meeting of the members and friends took place, in the large room of the college, for the purpose of transacting the usual businem, and hearing from Mr. Buckmaster, of the science and art department, ao explanatory statement of the recent minute of the department for aiding instruction in elementary science. F. J. Minivan, Pam., occupied the chair, and gave an interesting account of the origin and progress of the college, which is now in • very satisfactory elate. Mr. Buckmaster then explained the nature and coodition of the ail rendered by the science and art department to classes in elementary science. The address was listened to with meat attention, and gave great satisfaction. The subject wW be referred to the council for their consideration, when it is thought that at the commencement of the aut umn session several new claims will be eatableihed. COFFEE AND KATING-110IISEKEEPERS' BENEVO LENT AIISOCIATION.—Th• annual festival of this institution is ap pointed to tal e placeat the Freemasons Tavern on the =led of April, and the sheriffs of London, we under stand, have kindly consented to preside. The last annual report gave a very favourable statement of the position of the moiety, the financial balance-sheet showing a total of 3,9441. Bs. 9cl. sifter all demands were paid up. The last annual celebration bad produced a considerable addition to the funds, and there had been a steady increase of new subscribers. The report also stated that no application had been made during the year for the benefits of the insti -1 lotion. EAST ANGLIAN Mamma. —Yesterday the half. yearly meeting of this company was held, at which the terms conceded to the East Anglian were mentioned. After • long and arduous contention between the Eastern Counties and the East Anglian boards, running over several months, it has been at length arranged that the East Anglian shall re ceive a minimum guaranteed dividend of 1 per cent, per am. with • two-fifths part of any excess of Eastern Counties dividend above • rate of 3 per cent. per annum calculeted for each half year separately, from lot January, 1863. The Eastern Counties of course are to take upon themselves the debenture debt and payment of the preference dividends. These terms, though not those which many East Anglian shareholders expected, and what they are fairly entitled to, were yesterday accepted in proferenos to contention, and, perhaps, expensive litigation. Viewed in this light they are fair for the East Anglian, and certainly the Eastern Counties will find them good for themselves by the use they eau make of the line and the unassailable territory it will give them. Tbe feeling of the meeting was very grateful to them (the East Anshan directors) for their peat labour and their mom in the up-hill battle they had fought.— Jfferwpatk 011 TOTAL PAL►GH. ONS SHILLING !m•v Y•goe 14.—Admissions on payment, 537 ; ditto by mesa WWI, 426—totel. 962. I'