The Express. — London, England, 1862-02-24 00:00:00

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Vinin ard Hir Herbert. —MLitt's AND ANDROMEDA. Mr. Y. ao' MIAs lirrtwrt —MO THE 'WARDING lICROGL Ines Ityrbert., LW ItAlnforth. awl Mrs. V. MatUaews.—Commesce at Tl. .1111TAN/lIIA. Tin Itricm4, TIM LAW 6W111.140.-11CZNIII IN VII ellti'Lß Van flares Watiortel Lieralilme.—And Till KING OF T II! .3.11J01. L Lir : Meass. Roby, !ay* . Mwbam C.lMagkes. lin. (Imolai& —Oommosaciiai M. MOH WA AT LONDON NAIDOIL. TIN CAr-11uriliTt;iisila.77.7AfionerrarlOb. Ica To4llannun —Montan, 11L .... Afternoon, 06. On. LONDON, MONDAY, FEB. 24. Tee Board of Trade Returns for the past year, which have at last made their appearance, throw a useful light on the condition and prospects of trade. First, as regards the month's export business : we find that the exports in December were 9,760,1291., against 12,128,5411. in December, 1860, and 10,827,2421. in Decem ber, 1859. Compared with the corresponding month of 1860, a decline of 2,368,4121., or 19 per cent., is shown, and, compared with 1859, a decline of 1,067,113/., or nearly 10 percent From this it It dl be seen that the check to our foreign trade is real, arid not imaginary. We are doing a considerably diminished business—di minished at this moment by nearly one-fifth—and are doubtless making much less profit than usual. The falling off in the internal trade of the country is probably quite as marked as in the external. We have bore an explanation of the diminution in the supply of bills, and of the consequent low rate of discount. Glancing from the export returns for the single month of December to those for the whole year, we may swirly Mid reason to congratulate ourselves that, taking the year together, and considering tbe American war and other adverse circumstances, we have done so well. The total shipments of home produce and manufactures in all 1861 were 125,115,1331., against 135,891,2271. in 1860, and 130,411,5291. in 1859. The decrease, on comparison with 1860, is 10,776,0945., or nearly 8 per cent., while on comparison with 1850 it is 5,296,3941., or only 4 per cent. It 10 1 1 be per ceived that, al compared with 1860, the ratio of decrease on the month was much larger than the ratio of decreese on the whole year. This goes to abow that the general colonic, of trade is still de clining. instead of reviving, and is of course a dis couraging cone!itsion. As the 1:011 , 1161.41 of the cotton trade attracts at present so much attention, let us see what new light the present figures talon'. The total exports of " cotton " in 1861 were 36, 0 90,7931.—c0rtain1y, from their magnitude, • marvellous contribution to thu export lid ; yet this sum was 4,255,5491. Ps/ than in 1860, and 947,, 45/. b'u than in 1859. True, this is not • very heavy falling off, but tbs evil is that the depression in the cotton trade seems to be as yet only beginning. Each month will pro bably cause it to be more severely felt. Thus, in December, 1861, the total exports of cottons were but 2,674,2661., aga;mit 4,240,138/. in the same month of the previous year, and 3,304,3741. in 1839. Thu decrease on the single mouth was 1,565,8%!1., which is at the rate of no less than 18,790,4641. a year. The reduction in the quan tal,s of goods exported is much larger than in the value, prices having risen considerably, iu conic quotes of the enormous advance in the value of the raw material. The decre.ise in our export trade is mainly due to the trouble in America, and to the unfavour able Amerie.in tariff. The total exports of " cottons " to the United States, for example, were only 47,235 1 . in December, 1861, against 553,2371. in December, 1860, and 550,4741. in December, 1659. Of iron in bars, kc., the States took in the whole of 1861 only 176,598!., against 735,1211. in 1860, and 798,652/. in 1859; while of railway iron they took in the twelve months but 176,8071.; whereas in 1860 we supplied them with 916,361/., and in 1861 with 901,3771. In another important item, designated "hard wares and cutlery," the falling off is less marked, the total shipments for the year to the United States having been 628,8191., against 1,347,2681. and 1,512,993/. respectively in the two previous years, war e.tuiprnenta required by the Federal army,baving been sought to some extent from our manufac turers. Some a the seats of textile manufacture have derived benefit from the same circumstance. Taking the figures altogether, nevertheless, they afford additional proof that the American war, in spite of all the compensations we derive from other quarters, has been, and as long as it lasts will con tinue to be, a grievous discouragement to our trade. The hard, di evidence pre sented in those figures, that our Transatlantic commerce has expo- ienced a complete col lapse, contrasts strangely with the mu -urances wh-eh were persisten4 reiterated at the outset of the civil war, that the intensal trouules of America would cause a great revival of trade with that country. With an audacious self-complacency or a fatuous blindness, it was urged again and again that the Americans must come to us for every thing they wanted for the war, and probably for many other purposes, and we were exhorted to look forward with glee to the roaring trade we should drive and the profit we should extract out of the misfortune and self-sacrifice of our kinsmen. These prophets are silent now that we have practical proof how small a compensation war can possibly give for the interruption of the thousand beneficent works of peace. There are none so blind as those who will not see. It is a strange delusion to imagine that a community like ours, interested in the commerce, and therefore in the welfare of every country in the world, could possibly derive benefit from the misfortunes of any nation, least of all of one with which we have had such close and cherished mercantile relations as America. It is well that the fact is so. We can hardly gloat over, or feel or affect a cynic indifference to our neighbour's troubles, when we know that we must ourselves suffer until they are happily terminated. The fitting supplement to the figures already given is the complete statement of the exports of all articles to the United States for the last quar. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 24, 1862. be of 1861 and for the whole year. For the wieder the total wan : Qtuirter ended Dec. 31, 1f3.71 „.„ C5,044.1,11kt 1880 .... 8,25:154 8 6 1861 .... 2,187,218 For the year the figures stand as under : Whole of 11459 £22.116,372 z1,mz,61 „ .. .., 1861 8,639,971 The absolute net decrease in this branch of our American trade, as compared with 1860, was, therefore, 12,432,6887., and we will only remark, further, that this sum corresponds very nearly with the amount of the deficiency in the year's exports to all parts. It is thus proved that the dulness experienced in our export trade during the past year was almost wholly occasioned by the condition of affairs in America. Cbt Court. - OSBORNE. F. 23, The Duke of Argyll arrived yesterday, and had an audience of bee Majesty. The Duke remains on selsit. Toe Crown Princess of Prank, Princess Helena, and Prince Arthur, attended Divine Service at Wbippinghant Church this morning. The Rev. G. Prather° officiated. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the official rtsidence of the First Lord of the Trftsury in Downing-street. The ministers present were Vieoount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, Sir George Grey, Earl Russell, the Duke of Newcastle, Sir G. Cornewall Lewis, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. Thomas Milner Gibson, the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and the Right Hou. C. P. Villiers. A deputation from ratepayers of the parish of &thinl y:roan had an interview on Sitarday with the Poordew Baud at their office in Whitehall. Despatches were remised on Saturday at the Colonial office from the Governors of Canada, the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, and St. Helena. Despatches were sent to of the lowan Islam& sad to the 00•1111107,11 ot the North American Provinces sad Bermuda. UM; Lord High DEPARTURE OP THE PRINCESS HOHENLOBE. Her Serene Highness Princess Hohenlohe left Osborne on Friday, socompaaied by Prince Victor Holum lobe and suite, caber return to the Cominent on Saturday, travelling in the South Eastern Railway Company's royal saloon carriage to Folkestone. Before embarkation, the Primes@ Hohenlobe and Prince Victor lunched at Doridant's Royal Pavilion Hotel. Shortly after 2 o'clock they went on board the Admiralty steam. yacht Vivid, Captain Allen, which bad arrived from Wool wich early that morning, and sailed out of the harbour for Boulogne. There were but few persoos present at the de parture besides the authorities of the railway company. The Priocess Hohenlobe has been in England since the 20th of December lad. The Vivid arrived at Boulogne about 4.20 p.m., and at 5.15 the Prioress Hohenlohe proceeded to Par. by the Northern of Frame Railway. The Prince Victor Hohenlohe returned to Folkestone on Sunday evening, by the South Eastern Railway Company's steamboat Princess Maude, Captain E. Dane, and proceeded to London by the 7.30 tidal train. The Chrimel was yea/ fuggy during the voyage. THE PRINcE or WALC4.—It wan dated a few days since in this journal that his Royal Highness the Prince el Wales had purchaaed Mr. Spencer Cowper's estate at Sandringham, Norfolk, for a:10,0001. It now appears that the actual sum agreed on as the purchase money is 220,0001., boat as the estate is of very considerable extent, the terms on which it ha passed into the Prince's hands must be regarded as easy. The land, however, is not of the highest order, and the estate derives Its chief value from its shooting attract *ma. We (Aberdeen Herald) understand that, u pro udly intended, the Queee will come to Balmoral this m oos on or shoot the Ist of May, sod make a 'My of a month. Arraugemeote to this cod will very soon be made at the biablaail Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge boa quite recovered from her recent cold, and has been able to take carriage airingduriog the latter part of the week. The Marquis and blarchioneas of Salisbury ar rived at Folkestose on Saturday, from vkiting the Earl and Coaster Cowley at Parii, sad are expected in town to-day. _ . _ The Marquis of Hartingtou, M.P., leartss tuw❑ to. ay for Maass Moebsay. The Eirl sod Countess of Carnarvon have left ►own for their eat, High Cleve, Somersetsti , re, where they iuteutl to receive a succession of visitors. The Earl and Countesa of Craven and the Ladies Craeen left town oil grturilay for Ashdown. Park, Berke. The Earl and Coonteas Stanhope left town on Saturday. op a visit to the Earl aad Countess of Oaraszvoo, at Hick aro, Boatiesslshint Viscount and Viscounteas Grey Ile Wilton have left Melton Monkey for Ashdown, Park, Berke, on a visit to the k rl and Coaster at Craven. Viscount Camplen has left town for Paris for a few Jays. A marriage is arranged between Lord South ampton and Mies Jamey Nugent. daughter of Mr. Walter Nu4eut, and graniklaughter of the late Sir Cl3arl:a Jetakinion. Lund and Lady Colchester entertained at dinner on Saturday erasing, at their residenoe in Berkeleysepearo, the Earl and Countess of Derby, the Earl and Comatose Delaware, the Earl sod Countess of Hardwick", the Earl of Lanford, Lord sod Lady Burghley, Lord and Lady Colville, Lord Slovaks', Sir George sod Lady Seymour, Mn.- Diqnsii, ha ft The Starner gave Lis second parliamentary tull es= dinner es Saturday evening to the following members o' the House of Commons :—Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, Right lion. Speiser Walpole, Right Hon. J. W. Henley, Right Hoe. SotheromEdrourt, Right Hon. Sir Bulwer Lytton, Right Hon. Sir John Pakiogtoo, Right Hon. C. B. Adderley, Right Hon. J. N. Mowbray, Right Hon. H. T. Lowry Corry, Lord Stanley, Lord John Manners. Laird Na.., Lord Newport, Lord Hotham, Lord Claud Hamilton, Sir Stafford Narthex* Sr William Jolliffe, Sir Fitzroy Keay. Sir High Cairn., Mr. Seymour Fitzgerald, Mr. Wlotroore, Mr. Henry Bailie., Hoe. Gerald Noel, Hon. F. Lygoo, Colossi O. W. Forester, Colonel Duane, Hr. Black burn, Mr. George. Mr. Beresford, Admiral Walcott, Mr. Alfred theism (Speaker's secretary), Rev. Harry Drury. The following were unavoidably prevented attending :—Lord Loraine, General Peel. Colonel Taylor, Mr. Knight, Mr. Gatborne Hardy, Mr. Whiteside, Mr. Grimsby Gore, aud Mr. Mure. A return which, on the motion of Mr. Caird, has just been male to the House of Commons, describing the GUMS finally decided in the Court of Session, in Scotland, shows that some of them had been in dependence for 16, 17, 19, dl, 24, and one for 21 years ! Mice Wyndham, the well-known actress, was, on Saturday last, married at Kensington church to (Uphill' Henry Baring, son of lieury Suing, Esq., M.P. for Marl borough. The Rev. James Sherman, the distinguished dim seating minister, whose death we recently announced, was buried at Abney-park Cemetery on Satutday. Previous to the performance of the last ceremony, the Rev. Newtons Hall pronounced a funeral oration on the deceased. OFFICIAL APPOINTMENT& —MI. StintonEsat, Mr. Louis Fullerton Mackinnon. Mr. William Gardner Frew man, Mr. George Lygon Phillips, sad lir. Charles have been appointed privy councihlen of the I Jamaica ; Mr. Alexander Heslnp sad Mr. GMT, lowa Phillips hays been appointed legislative ammoillors ef Jamaica; Mr. Richard soothey has been appoioted trea surer and senountaategeneral at the Cape of Good Rope; Mr. Francis Russell (W. S.) has beau appointed sheriff depute of Roxburghshire ; Mr. Stair Andrew Agnew, advo cate. w appointed private secretary to the Lord Advocate of Scotland.—Oesereer. Tnr. POI'LTISR ERA' CnMPANY.—Notiovn have been posted at Oniklball, signed by one of her Majesty's charity oommirelooen. intimating the intuition of the inspector of charities to hold a court of inquiry in the amine of a few dap, bete the coustitution, charities, and other properties hell le trust by the master, wardens. and livery ef the said company under their charter. This company welled was originally incorporated in the 19th year of Hoary VII. moo ea " Poulton." and a renewal of the &miter took Owe is the hick year of queen Elizabeth. LATEST INTELLIOZDTON. THE SCENE IN THE FRENCH SENATE. The Dant' of to-day, in reference to the speech of Prince Napoleon, says : The discussion of the address in the Senate continues, and, we arecompelled to my, it continues in the midst of storms. M. Troplong hided opened the debate, by iuvitiug the amembly to calm and moderation, but the wise counsel' of the president were thrown to the Cads, and Saturday's sitting, even more so than those of the two preceding days, presented the spectacle of a contest and personal 'alb., in which the real question was lost sight of in the midst of tumultuous incidents and violent scenes, which brought to mind the most stormy sittings of our last republican as semblies. The incident which agitated with so much vio lence the venerable assembly, and caused it to depart from its natural character and temperament, was the speech of Prince Napoleon. The Prince, in reply to the Marquis de la Roctiejagnelia, opposed to the flag of the counter-revolution the gag of the revolution—the flag of modern society, and he frankly and completely fulfilled his programme. The illustrious orator asserted and defended the principles of the revolution with • warmth, an energy, and a talent which our known convictions and sympathies compel us to recognise ; for, as far as we are concerned, the principles of the revolution are above all other considera tion', and we are pomaded that all other consideration' are comprised and included in the principles of the revolu tion. It was only after a long interruption, and a cross fire ef interpellations from all sides of the assembly, that the misunderstanding which gave rise to so much violence was explained ; and that the explanation given by Prince Napo- Ism with a candour which caenot honestly be called in doubt calmed in some degree the emotion of ;the assembly, and terminated this incident, which is perhaps unique in the annals of our deliberative usembliee. The Independance Beige says : Prince Napoleon spoke yesterday, and his speech—a legitimate glorification of all the principles which had been mocked at and insulted by the legitimist and clerical orators who preceded him—threw the assembly into the greatest emotion, and produced on the beaches where the oouoter•revolution site enthroned, a parliamentary tempest altogether unparalleled. It required all the ability of U. Billault to calm it down, and yet we would not be bold enough to my that he succeeded, en significant, in oar opinion, is the language of Priam Napoleon, which was meant to find en echo outside of an assembly in which it galled so many suspected attachments and secret antagon. inns. As the prince plainly showed, the attacks upon the liberal pram end the principal ministers of the Emperor struck higher than they were in appearance intended to strike. They affected not only the government of Napoleon 111., but all the greet principles which constitute the fore° and dignity of civilised nations. We shall not reproach Prince Napoleon on account of his language, and the part be took pleases us ►ll the more, because it is the most striking condemnation of the policy long fol. lowed and still persisted in by the French government policy which consists in disavowing the principles of its origin whilst pretending to proclaim them incessantly, and in endeavouring to conciliate the good will of those who from their convictions are naturally its moat ardent amnia The Indelpenciance Beige says that a duel was very near taking place between M. Pietri and M. de Heckeren, in consequence of the personalities which were exchanged betweeu them in the French Senate. SPEECH OF PRINCE NAPOLEON. PARIS, FEE. 23. Yesterday in the Senate, M. Baroche, minister without portfolio, replied to the attacks spinet the laws and the government made by certain jour orb. Prince NAPOLEON said he could not be silent after the speech of the Marquis de la Rochejacquelein. In this piece (said the Prince) we all speak out before France and Europe. I maunder the speech of the hon. marquis as more than • discourse—it is the programme of the counter-revolution. Since, Urea, the revolution is attacked, it is my part to declare that I am its sincere defender. The Empire is founded on the principles of the revolution, correctly under stood. Noticing the animadversions of the marvinis upon the democratic preen, the Prince quoted as • set-off • very violent article from the Journal de Ferone, in which a war with the "de facto government " of France was contemplated, and Austria put forward as the power which was to suppress the revolution everywhere. While making these references the Prince was inter. rupted by the Count de Bourqueney, who observed that the Austrian government did not exercise a preventive censure. He replied that the Journal de Krone was written by • mercenary Italian, who was lodged in a case mate, with • sentry over him to protect him from the ma gesuce of his countrymen. He added that the ruticie was published while the EmperorFr•neis Joseph was at Verona. A sure instinct, said the Prince, impels you to attack M. de Persigny. You know him as the ardent and faithful defender of liberal and popular Napoleoniam. The Prime then referred to the banquet given by the democratic press to H. Batumi, and explained the arrangement of the toasts, and quoted from the speech of that statesman words in honour of the Emperor. The bust of the Emperor, he added, was in the room. But, mid the speaker, do you know where they bse•k the baste of the Emperor, and tread them underfoot' It is in the army of tho so-called soldiers of the Pope, commanded by H. de Merode. H. de la Rochejacquelein must needs be well informed by Lis friend, General Coyon, on these matters. He knows what took place when nothing but the priest's soutane restrained a French general and au aide-de-camp of the Em peror from avenging an insult offered to his sovereign. It Is at Rome, and not in the French democratic press, that you must look for the most bitter hatred of all that bears the name of Napoleon. The hen. marquis has spoken of the principle of hereditary right. True, the government of France is hereditary, but it is that it may apply the great principles of the revolution. It is not hereditary according to the principles of divine right which you honour. Here the Prince quoted the answer of Napoleon in Itlol to the Senate which brought him the senatus.consulte declaring his dynasty hereditary :—" I hope France will never be sorry for having surrounded my family with honours. In any case my spirit will be with my descendants no longer than they continue to deserve the love ►nd confidence of this great natiou." This is how the Emperor understood the hereditary succession. And what happened subs quently ? When, after immense disasters, • my of light seemed to break ea France, and the Emperor returned from the Lde of Film, to overthrow the government of the Restore- I tics, we know in what eloquent words he threw himself upon the nation, and identified himself with its interests, • its honour, its glory. And what cries (lid he hear as he advanced from the Mediterranean to Paris, eat.ied on the arms of the people and the army " Down with the nobles ! Down with the emigrants ! Down with the traitors !" (The latter word, "mitre." was powally mistaken for " patrol.") Immense confusion followed these words, and several senators called out,'" We have had enough of the revolution!" The Marquis de la Roehejaquelein —Bravo, bravo ! we are now in full sail. This franlinses will be useful. Priors Napoleou—Yee ; I defend the revolution ; I glory la It. We are revolutionists—upright revolutioniete. A Senator—No upright revolutionist cries " Down with society." Another Senator—lt is not revolutionise', it is demagogy. The Mauna's de la Rochejacquelein—lt is instinctive ; It will out. Count Begur d'Aguesseau—cat him to order, IL. lo The President—Monseigneur, you have called some sad scenes to mind, and I do not think your history in quite souml. Numerous Voices—Order, order. Prince Napoleon —I do not accept this WI to order. In the Senate of France I sin entitled to ay that the return front Elba was not a led remembrance but a glory to our country. . . . . The President—The return was glorious ; the sad part of it was the manifestations with which, as' you allege, It was accompanied. The Duke de Is Force—lt is not true that the people and army in bringing Napoleon back clamoured against all that makes the glory of modern society. He came back by desire of the whole nation—nobility, people, and clergy. Baron de Lacrosse—Let au eye-witness just state the fact. Prime Napoleon—l have stated a feet. Several voioes—lt is untrue ; it is ao insult to all the world. Count de la Marra —1 wee there ; nothing of the kind was raid; the people shouted " Vies I'En3pereur." (leoeral Lawmatiaa-1 hoard what people raid at that lino, sad I protest-- Bares Lamome-1 demand leave to bear es testimony. I was appalled to escort the Emperor on his tsiumphasie march to NEIL The Emperor would never bare allowed anybody to *around him with these anarchical, odious sad anti-seoiel arias. We canard have the cry of " Down with the nobles—down with the priests," raised here to-day under the pretence of an historical citation. Prince Napoleon—Do you pretend to deprive me of the right to continue my speech! I neither approve nor die approve ; I cite the testimony of many historians. In my opinion the empire signifies the destruction of the treaties of 1815, within the limits of the force and the in. tenet of Francs—it is the maintenance of the grand unity of Italy, in future our indispensable ally. At home, it is that order which has no more ardent defender than myself, combined with wise and serious liberties, foremost among them the liberty of the press ; it is popular instruction dif fused without limits, but not given by religions congrep- Mous ; it is the well-being of the messes ; it is the destruo tiosi of the bigotry of the middle are which some would impose on us. Cardinal Doonet—Pray do not use such expreesions. Who thinks of imposing bigotry on you! Prince Napoleon, resuming, read an extract from the works of Victor Cousin, in which that writer said that France was not fickle or difficult to govern, but fixed in its desires and very easy to govern, and that it wished merely the regular and peaceable development of the principles of the revolution. The prince said that those also were his opinions. Referring, then, to the speech of the Marquis de Rochejacquelein, thetprince said the policy of the marquis bad for one of its consequences en alliance with Austria and the destruction of Italian unity, the recoostitution of the temporal power of the Pope, end the restoration of the deposed princes. At home he would proscribe the whole democratic and liberal press, from the Bieck to the Debate. This is the spectacle of society which the hon. marquis would prepare for us at home and abroad. We know his system ; it is not new. It is la terreur blanche, sup ported by foreign bayonets. We will never endure it. When you had made a clean sweep of what you call revolts tionary principles, and the present government bad no rational ground to stand on, the Duke of Bordeaux would be called by the force of things to the throne of the Emperor. For my part I say boldly that I have no fear for • government which is rooted in the hearts of the people ; and while it remains true to the principle of natioasli ties abroad, and to the liberal and popular sentiment at home, it may defy all, even the agitation of the clergy. I tell the bom marquis that our principles are different. Neither of as is ashamed of his origin. Our antecedents, our families are different. Whereas his hoooureble ancestors fell on the battle fields of civil war under French arms, our fathers fell at Waterloo under English bullets. (Immense inter ruption.) Count de 84nr d'Agnersean—M. President, we shall be drawing the sword presently, if you don't take care. Prince Napoleon—l fear I have infused more animation than I desired into this debate. I may have expressed my conviction with too much energy. Permit me to appeal to your moderation. _ _ _ &not de &Tor d'Agneeseati—Our framer moderation was erricif4, and we can't be taken in a second time. Prince Napoleon said he would read a short pamage from Thiele, which exactly summed up hie opinions :--" I be keg to the pasty of the revolution, as well in Francs am in Europe. I desire that the government of France may remain in the hands of moderate men. I will do all that I can that it may continue there ; but although the govern ment should peas into the bands of men leas moderate than myself—ardent men, radicals—l would not abandon my course on that account ; I should still be of the party of the revolution." (This dins:sum was succeeded by lose agitation, and the suspension of the sitting.) When the Senate resumed the president said it was the turn of the Marquis de la Rochejacquelin to speak ; but it was remarked that the Prince Napoleon had not returned. The marquis commenced by saying that a great event had taken place ; but the expression was objected to. He complained that when they had come there loyally and f►ithfully upon the invitation of the Emperor they should be accused of setting forth a programme of counter revolu- tion ; that any one should say to them, " I am the revo• lutiou—you ere the counter revolution." The hon. marquis continued has speech amidst the interruption of both friends and opponents, and great confusion ensued. The Duke de la Force exclaimed, " We are all attacked ; we, and our fathom." The senate loudly called for a termination of the debate. M. Billault (minister without portfolio) said it was not proper under the circumstances that the government should remain silent, and permit its character for moderation and foresight, and the respect whirls it always paid to whet ever was worthy in the past, to be endangered. It was true the empire was both of the revolution, but its duty was to direct and moderate it. Difficulties, he said, bad been raised, and much disquietude had been produced. The Emperor knew, however, that one of the most powerful of the forces of society was religion, which be seconded, and neither vin. lance, nor injustice, nor alarms would make him forget that it is one of the great social bases on which civilisation re poses. The Emperor would never deny the revolution, but it was the revolution conciliatory end honest, at once prudent and progressive, which he sought to maintain. M. Billault developed this principle at some length, sod at the close of his speech the Senate rose. (seam's ruma MEXICO. The following Mexican news is contained in a letter dated Havannah, Jan. 25: The Spanish steamer Alan came in on the 20th, having left Vera Cruz on the 15th. Thera were in all of the allied powers 16,000 men, but there were already before that city and the capital 50,000 Mexicana, principally between Puebla and Chiquihuite. There bad been several insults and outrages committed on the Spanish residents of Puebla. The Mexican government has increased the taxes 25 per cont., and established au income tax of 2 per cent. The three allied powers addreseeda note to trraga, asking permiasion to encamp at Tejeria and Medellin, which was granted. On the 11th the French Zouaves and other troops were quartered at Tejeria, about nine miles from the city. They marched along the railroad, accompanied by Prim and the English admirals, and saw but few troops of the enemy, being the advance of General Zaragoza's force. On the 13th one Swinish battalion, three French compa nies, and one English company west to Medellin. • On the 14th Brigadier-General Milano del Beech was lest with despatches to Juarez, accompanied by a naval officer from the French fleet, and one from the English. They bore to Juarez the ultimatum of the allied powers. They went on horseback to Jalapa, where they were to take the diligence to Mexico. Their return was anxiously awaited. The Medellin Railroad was to be converted into a mili tary road. The locomotives have been run by engineers from the Spanish fleet, as those formerly employed ref used to drive them. The following telegram has been received at Mr. Renter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Feb. 24 : CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. The Massilia, with the above mails, arrived at Marseilles at 7. a.m. this day. The mails were to leave for London at 10 a.m. The Indus, with the heavy portion of the mails, left Malta for Southampton at midnight on the 22nd instant. OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL. The Delta (from Southampton on the 12th) arrived at Malta at noon on the 22nd, and con tinned her voyage at 4 the same afternoon. The Yantis (from Marseilles on the 20th) arrived at Malta on the 22nd at 7 p.lll, and sailed again at 11 p.m. A letter from Byeres of the 18th inst. says that the famous Confederate steam privateer Sumter will cer tainly because a legendary vessel. She has reappeared in the reads of Hyires at the moment it was thought site was ball way across the Atlantic. Her presence bra canoed great alarm among the ships of the Federal government which are loading salt in the neighbourhood. The Sumter deliberately hoista the Confederate flag. "She evidently feels confident," says the writer of the letter, " in the good faith with which the French government observes the neu trality, for a single breads' le from one of the ships at anchor in the roads of Ilyiirea would be sufficient to sink her." The Goldsmiths' Company have presented to the OrpWin Working School, Hareistock-hill. SW. in aid of the exits expanses arising oat of the enlargement of the school building for 400 poor orphaa eiDires. MR. DIOBY 811710e1a, Q.O. Af.P., AND rffs wpm,' rkithz. The following judgment was affixed to the great seam in Middle Teaipleilall—the ordinary means of pub lisping notificatioes addressed to the members of the uni— on Saturday last. Copies of it were also, we are informed, sent to the other inns of court : •' The Masters of the Bench have carefully considered the voluminous evidence and documents which have been brought before them, and have come to the conclusion that the charges in the cases of 'Parker,' Centta,' and 'Robert son,' respectively, are not proved, and that the charge as to a proposal to hold briefs for au attorney, in liquidation of his costa payable by you, is proved. " The facts and circumstances which are disclosed fully satisfy the Masters of the Bench of the necessity for this inquiry, and they regret to add that they cannot accompany their intimation to you of their decision on the three charges first named with any declaration that your conduct is not liable to repairs ; on the contr►ry, they have the painful duty to perform of stating to you that they find much worthy of severe condemnation, even on the most favour able construction of your actions ; that in Parker's case, on your own statement of your conduct, evidence appears of • want of open dealing towards and of oonosalment from Mr. Parker. Mr. Parker's agreement with you, on your own version of it, was inconsistent with your substitution of your credit for the money you undertook to add to his own, and with the use of his money for any purple.) unconnected with the printing scheme. The breach of your agreement in these two respects sem not conunnnioated to Mr. Parker, whose consent alone could have justified the conies to which you actually resorted. "The Masters of the Bench are also under the painful aeolesity of declaring their opinion that the settlement of Mr. Parker's action, while the charges of fraud included in it were, in the opinion of the Bench, not only not withdrawn, but were strongly re-asserted, as it was conduct calculated to destroy character by exciting suspicions that charges which were not boldly met could not be gainsaid, was an arrangement to which a right-minded man, even in the hour of heavy pecuniary distress, would not have sub mitted. " They are compelled to add that no solid ground pre senta itself on the evidence in justification of the affidavit which was made by you for the purpose of postponing the trial of the action in question. " With respect to Captain Robertson's case there is found in your statementa at various times, in relation to that case, a want of consistency which indicates some recklessness of asser tion. Your assertion, so often repeated, that you had gen► rawly taken upon yourself very large liabilities which did not in any way belong to you, as you assert yourself to have been totally unconnected with and innocent of the transaction termed rigging the market,' is at variance with the state. ment in your letter to Mr. Lefroy, that the debt was as much Captain Robertson's as your own. The Masters of the Bench are unable to reconcile an act which, according to your Tendon of it, would have been one of romantic generosity and self -devotion (scarcely consistent with your duties to others and 'with the reasonable claims of justice), with other portions of the evidence, and with the ordinary presumptions which aria from your conduct, as disclosed throughout these painful transactions. "The fourth charge relates to a matter of • different character. The Masters of the Bench are glad to find that it is not justified by you ; bat the grounds on which you attempted to palliate your conduct are not satidactory to them. Your proposal was one most improper from a herrieter to an attorney, and invited a breach of duty on the part of the attorney ; a client would never be likely to suspect that his attorney, from secret motives of interest, was selecting an advocate for him whom otherwise he might not have chosen. It is conduct, therefore, promoting deception, and likely to generate suspicion where confidence should prevail. If such a practice were tolerated it would lower the cha racter and honour of both branches of the profeesion, and would be injurious to the public, not only by reason of such debasement, but also by its tendency to introduce into, or maintain in the practice of, their profession, men more dis. tioguished by the pliancy of their principles than by the gifts of nature improved by an industrious and honest pur suit of eminence by honourable means." The Ti mes observes that nothing remains now to the butchers of the Middle Temple but to accept Mr. Sey mom's challenge, and to publish the whole of the evidence. " When they do this we shall be better able to judge how far Mr. Seymour has been unjustly treated, and also how far the 'Muters of the Bench' have performed their dutle as guardians of the honour of their profession and the in tercets of the public." Mr. Seymour's late speech at Southampton contained the following :—" Now, I answer to the questions of my anonymous interceptor, that the printed evidence of every thing which took place during an eight months' investiga tion, with closed doors, is open for his inspection, or for the gratification of 1•v curiosity, at any hour or place he chooses to appoint." THE BISHOP OP EXETER AND THE REV. JULIAN YOUNG. A correspondence between the Bishop of Exeter and the Rev. J. Young, relative to the inhibition of the latter from the use of the pulpits in the diocese of Exeter, has just been issued. The letter of the bishop, after re ceiving Mr. Young's explanation, was as follows : ANOTHER CALAMITOUS TIRE AND LOSS Op LITE-(THIS DAY.) This morning the densely populated neighbour hood of Bermondsey was painfully excited by the outbreak of a fire in the premiere numbered 43, WestonAtreet, near the new leather market. The house was only three floors high, and was let out in tenements to several families and medical student.. At an early hour in the inoitimg student named Griffith noticed a strong smell of burning, and at once gave an alarm A mail named Treavershorne, having a wife and family living at Bromley, connected with one of the City whole sale houses, lodged in the house, going to his family only on the Saturday night and returning on the Sunday evening. He returned yesterday at his usual time, and retired to bed. Upon the fire being discovered, one of the inmates went three times into the unfortunate man's room, and begged of him to escape. He, however, would in ! snit upon remaining to dress himself. While so doing, one of the lower doors gave way, cod the heated smoke and fire rushed up the staircase, and filled the whole of the rooms on the two upper' floors Mrs. Lowder, a lodger, who, after bringing her children down, returned again to save some of her property, wss so bully buried that oho was obliged to be removed to the hospital. The Royal Society's escape from Tool.y-street attended, when the conductor having entered the room which Mr. Treavershorne was occupying, searched for him, and called to him, but not seeing or bearing him, naturally concluded he had made his escape. Engines were at once called into operation, but the flames could not be extin. gabled until the whole of the upper portions of the build ing were destroyed, including the furniture, wearing ap. pare], tie., of the various residents. About two hours after the outbreak, upon one of the fire men entering an upper room, he discovered to his asto nishment the legs of a man projecting from under the bedstead. Upon closer inspection he found that it was the man who had been so frequently warred to escape. Remain. lug to dress himself he must have been overpowered by the heated smoke, and in order if possible to avoid suffocation bad crawled under the bedstead, and in that position became suf focated. The body was forthwith removed to await an in quest. The origin of the calamity is unknown. Not one of the sufferers was insured. GREAT NORTHERN AND WESTERN OF IRELAND RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.) This day the half-yearly meeting of ehareholdere was held at the company's office; Parliament-street ; the Earl of !.nosis in the chair. . . The following ie the directors' report : " The pees receipts of the line to Cutlers* during ten weeks, and to Ballyhaunis during the remainder of the half-year, have amounted to 7,881/. fie. 10d. ; 3,6921. 18s. 7d. having been expended in working and general charges, and 1,1121. 12s. being required for payment of de benture and other interest, there is a balance of 3,082/. thi. 3d., secluding 61. Is. brought forward, disposable for dividend. Your directors therefore propose a dividend at the rate of 24 per cent. per annum. free of income tax, upon the called-up capital, which will leave 178/. 9s. 53. to be carried forward. The traffic during the pest half-year must be considered satisfactory, and it is worthy of obser. ration that the mileage receipts have hitherto always increased on the opening of every extension of the line. It has been a disappointment to your directors that the line to Claremorris should not have been completed; the weather his undoubtedly been most unfavourable for the progress of the works, but thyy hope confidently that it will be opened for public traffic during the next month. It is stall intended to commence the construction of the Westport extension, so soon as the line is completed to Quatiebar, and preparations are about to be made at once toeffect that object. impressed as your directors are with the great importance to the interests of the company to extend your system to the town of Bettina, and encouraged by a considerable local sub. scitiptioo, they determined upon applying to parliament in the present session to authorise this, probably the last ex tension • and further the agreement between the (Great Northern sad Western (ot Ireland) Railway Company, and the Midland Great Western Railway Company of Ireland, =de it essential that such an application should not be longer delayed." The enamour; moved its adoption. Mr. Born said that he had been deputed by the Midland Company to attend the meeting, and to express their die satiafaction at the manner in which the business of the company was managed. They alai complained that this company had not subscribed one third of the capital according to the agreement made with the Midland Company; asum of 276,0001 had been received on the share capital, and, as far as he could make out, thin company bad ciely paid 90,000/. of the contractor's !money, and 70,00 X, which they received from the public. The Midland Company, therefore, had as objection to going to Westport WI this company equalised the scale of contribution. There was a still stronger feeling on the part of the Midland Company to go on to Bailie', and if the directors of this company gave up that branch, the shereholden of the Mid. land Company might be dispined to assist the corn. piny in =mug out the Westport branch. In order to put himself in order, he begged leave to move the omis sion from the report of the paragraph relating to the Bab line branch. The amendment had no seconder. . . . . Mr.Stvr:wv thought it would be suicidal to this com pany if they did not continue the line to Westport. lie doubted whether it was permissive to the Midland to decide whether they would support that line or not. The CHAIRMAN remarked that though Mr. Boyd had enid his company were not satisfied with the management of this company, he had not pointed out in what respect it failed. With regard to the subscription list it was precisely that which the Midland Company ought to have anticipated when they became partners. The Midland Company would have known very little of their interests indeed if they were not opposed to the Bathos line; but just in proportion as that line was injurious to the interests of the Midland Company, it was essential to the Great Northern and Western, as it would form part of an independent line if the Midland Company broke with them. (Hear, hear.) The report was then agreed to, and the proceedings were brought to I C 1066. WEATHER REPORT.-(THD3 DAY.) MONDAY, FIZZVAILT 28, 8 /L B. IL u.l IP. .. u. . 1. •Z. I Emu . 30.81 40 30 S.E. • 2 b 1 issimii SOW 41 40 6.12. I 5 81 I Lattli Musics AP.D6066411 P91TlO6B . GALwAr 81122.64 . 44?alui 0110001 1• Illnia•Lum LIVIlIIIVOI. ViongsrowL 30.03 61 60 ILE. ' 4 0 I Val urns P 42111041 LONDON 310.12 ,44 41 N.Y 1 4 DOVILIL I'o61[899e= PorrLA M 11.. 1i.14 4 1 I 436 1 a PLTl4ouTal oSacr AWM .. "To THE R:KV. JULIAN C. YOUNG . lir, Cliffoad•attest, Feb. 22. " Rev. Elir,—A few days before the 17th ult. I received a handbill (by the post, I think) announcing your intention to read the tragedy of Hamlet (admission in the room In which bells, concerts, performances of ever) amusement are exhibited. Thinking it incongruous that a clergyman making such a public exhibition of himself to all who would pay for admission shouleact clerically in the same place, I thought fit to write to the incumbents of the several parishes of Torquay, desiring them not to invite or permit (I forget which) you to officiate in any of the churches. I have pleasure in saying that I have since received so very favourable reports of your clinical character generally, that I was sorry that you bad made it necessary—as I still think it was—for me to make such a request to the clergy of Tor. quay.—l am. rev. sir, your faithful servant, Rey. Julian Young. " H. Fawn& "I did not publish my letter to the clergy, nor have kept a copy of it ; its terms were not the same In all." Mr. Young, as the rector of Ilmington, is in the diocese of Worcester, and a high testimonial in his favour was for warded on the I:ith by twenty-five members of the some rural deanery to the )iiehop of Worcester. " That your lordship (they say) may be put in possession of the entire facts of the case, we feel called upon to beer witness that for the last five years, during which Mr. Young has had the cure of souls amongst us at Ilmington, he has been diligent and successful in his ministry. We believe that no small measure of this success is to be traced to the practice he has sot on foot of holding school-room meetings for secular readings, calculated to interest and instruct the minds of a class which has few resources of innocent or intellectual enjoyment. The result has been a marked improvement in the habits of the people. greater attach ment to their spiritual guide. end increased attendance on the services of the church. The giving of secular as well as more directly religious lectures has been, in his hands, a singularly powerful instrument towards the civilising and evangelising of a parish standing much in need of batiste tion and pastoral care." The Bishop of Worcester writes in reply :—" I was quite prepared to believe the statement which you make of the beneficial effects to his parishioners of the lectures and readings which Mr. Young has been accustomed to bold - and I do not see any objection to has extending the benefit of such lectures and readings, in a private way, at the request of friend.. to different places in the neighbourhood. But I cannot refrain from expressing my regret that he should have allowed himself to read in public one of the plays of Bliakepeare to an audience gathered by public advertisement, and who, as I underst►nd, were to pay money for the privi lege of hearing him." It should be understood that the " money," upon which so much strew is laid by both bishops, was in aid of the fail. ing funds of the Torbay Infirmary, by the committee of which institution Mr. Young was saressily requceted to give the reeding referred to. APPREHENSION OF a. ABSILDEZNIMIRZ FORGICR. About ten days ago ioformation wureogved at the police. office here that a farmer and cattle dealer, in an extensive way of business, near Aberdeen, had absconded. he being charged with a numerous and systematic series of forgeries. The name of the culprit was given as James Low, and it was stated that he was believed to have proceeded to Liverpool, fur the purpose of emigrating. A minute description of the fugitive was given, and Eaton, the detective officer, was entrusted with the flummery inqui. ries. After a careful investigaticn, a man answering the description of Low, but who gave the name of James Wil son, was discovered in a hoarding. house, in Union-street, and taken into custody on Saturday. On marching him documents of various kinds, including bills for different amounts, were found en him which clearly identified him as the runaway cattle dealer from Aberdeen. He bad been residing at the boarding house where he was found for better than a week, and had paid for his passage to Austra lia. Relied only 121. or 14/, on him when taken. A tele yea meslege was immediately despatched to Aberdeen intimating his capture, and an officer from that city is ex ' pected here in the comae of this morning for the purpose at taking him back to the North. It appears that after his arrival in Liverpool Low went to London ►o embark, but not finding a ship there he returned to this port, whore, as already stated, he wan captured.—Liverpool Albion. ITTSDAT, N. Britaln.::ll.l7to fresh, with some snow. Irelands -A.B. to N.L sod N NAV., moderate. Centrat—E.S.E. to N.N.Y, fresh to moderate. Coast.—E.S.E. to N.L. fresh to moderate. S. England.—E.S.E. to N.L and N., fresh to light, One. WEON E. to , moderate. ELL to N.L. and N.N.W., moderate. variable. L to N. and N.N.W., mods rate to NAL E. to N., fresh. IS.E. to N. N. E., fresh to mode• rate, tine. IXPL..NATIOti, B.—Barometer corrected and reduced to 12 deg. at mean sea level : each 10 feet, of vertical rise, causlug about oue.bandreeith of au leech diminution : and each 10 deg.. above 32 dog., e.nutmg nearly throe hundredths increase. E.—girpoael thermometer In shade. M.—Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dew point). D.—Direction of wind (true—two points kit 01 Mag . Mak). 7.—Force 3to 10--estlinated,. C.—Cloud (1 to 9). I. b, blue sky c. clouds (detached): f, fog: h, hall: 1. illitaMug; m. minty MAU) o, overcast (dull) r, rain: s. snow: t, thunder. 8., rain -fall, or snow, ..rll4lll, store last report. In Indies sod decimal& 9.-Bea. disturbance 11 to 9). E—Cabe• SUICIDE OP • FRENCH BARRDITER.—INQUILNY-.. (Tina Dar.)—This forenoon at 10 o'clock Mr. Brent, deputy: coroner, and a respectable jury, assembled at the L or d Wellington, University-street, Tottenham-court.road, to inquire into the circumstances attending the death of Mr. Jetta Augustus Lebat, aged SG, • French barrister, who committed suicide at his late residence, 172, Eustotrroad, by inflicting a most determined wound in his stomach. The particulars appeared in the Exprewl a few evenings since. Policenuin 8 167 produced several memoranda, with some printed papers ? one of which was a publication called the Democrat, in Fresh. Some rethinks were written in French on a pamphlet. Mr. A. Southey, house surgeon at the University College Hospital, stated that the wound in the stomach was five and • half inches long, and that • portico of his (deceased's) bowels had been cut ed. Deceased died the day following his admission. Another wittier observed that a few days ago deceased stated to him that he wan always being pursued by 'viol.. Wreath spies). He, whams, asked him on what aoonunt. He replied that they wanted to implicate him In another Orsini plot to assassinate the SO2 r. It was further shown that the deceased had formed an attachment to • young woman with money, which cones:km was recently broken off. Verdict, " Temporary insanity." CRYKTAL PALACE. /ALP-A-CROWN DAY. SATURDAY, FRP. 24.—Adraisaioaa no payment, 598; ditto by •eison ticks* 2,637; total, 3,2,10. I