The Express. — London, England, 1862-11-10 00:00:00

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Lanca shire and Cheshire have for some time put been exceedingly anxious to learn the real condition and extent of the stocks of cotton in the Southern States of America. How much cotton exists there ? How far has cotton-growing and planting been interfered with by the disorganization of affairs in the South, and by the food require ments of the population, now cut off from their accustomed supplies in the North t Above all, in the event of the American ports being opened, what quantity of cotton would be at once available for exportation to England and other foreign countries ? These are questions of the utmost importance, because they have a direct influence upon the exertions which are being made to grow cotton in every part of the world. Were it cer tain that there is no available supply in the Southern States—that cotton has not been planted, or that, if planted, it has been destroyed —even the very cotton interest which suffers so severely from the loss of its staple would instantly feel relieved, because uncertainty would then be at an end. Merchants, importers, agents, and growers would alike have the assurance that they could not be overwhelmed, nor have their calculations put out of joint, by the sudden influx of the American crop ; and the immediate and beneficial effect would be that a vast impulse would be given to cotton grow ing in every suitable region. The prospects for the future would be as clear as they are now murky, for the filling of the Liverpool warehouses would be accomplished in precisely that period of time which is required by Nature's processes for Vie planting and gathering of the crop. Impressed, no doubt, with considerations of this kind, Government have hastened to throw the light of their exclusive knowledge upon the matter. Have they not agents—consuls and others—in every part of America, both North and South — agents well placed, and enjoying peculiar opportu nities of acquiring solid information? They have ; and yet the only result of the well-meant action they have taken has been to confuse the mercantile world and to make it feel more uncertain than it did before. For the communications made under Government sanction are utterly contra dictory. On the 28th ult. we published a copy of a despatch from Mr. R. Brace, the British Consul at Charleston, addressed to the Foreign-office, sad which the Foreign-office had immediately transmitted to the Cotton Supply Association of Manchester for their especial information. It con tained " observations on the cotton crops in the " Southern States of America during the years " 1860, 1861, and 1862, together with informs- " tion as to the stock of cotton now on hand." • Mr. BUNCH commenced by referring to the pains he bad taken to collect the information, and en dorsed it with the assurance that " it may be de " pended upon." His remarks, as contained in the more important paragraphs, were as follows : There can be but little doubt th►t the crop of 1862 would, under ordinary circumstances, have reached 4,500,000 bales ; bat in consequence of the civil war not more than 1,500,000 have been planted. It is thought by some that the present crop will not exceed one million bales, bat I have lesson to believe that the supply from Texas has been under-estimated. The crop of 1860 was disposed of, and in a considerable measure exported, before the blockade of the Southern ports was established ; but it is calculated that 750,000 bales still remain on hand. The crop of 1861 amounted to about 2,750,000 bales. Of these ►bout one million bales have been destroyed at various places, to prevent their falling into the bands of the Federala ; the rest is stored in the in terior of the different States. Much of it has been bought by foreigners, who hope to preserve it as neutral property through all the dangers of the war. About 50,000 bake have run the blockade succesefully, chiefly to Nassau. The summary of Mr. BUNCH'S information was therefore as under : The amount, therefore, of cotton remaioiog in the Southern States at this date, which might be available to foreign commerce as soon u the blockade is removed, may be said to stand thus : Bales. Remainder of crop of 1860 . 750,000 Undeetroyed crop of 1861 Crop of 1862 (not yet picked) 4,000,000 50,000 Shipped through the blockade Remaioirig in the South It mast, of course, be remembered that aportioc, or the whole, of this accumulation may be destroyed at any mo. meet by the Souther° people. The caution impressed by Mr. BuNca in the THE -TEXPRESg, MONDAY -)EVENING,tI NOVEMBER 10, 1862. final paragraph was slightly superfluous tWrire do not require to be told what a multitude mi 7 do when they are in • sufficiently wnsoulia-Trame of mind to set fire to their own houses and other property. The grand assurance which the British Consul at Charleston impresses upon our home interest is, that there are at this moment in the South close upon four mil lions of &du of cotton " available to foreign corn " merce as soon as the blockade is removed." Now if this be • fact, it is • very weighty one. Invested with official authority, the assurance produced considerable sensation in many parts of the country, and the more so because our merchants and manufacturers had arrived at the conclusion that the quantity of available cotton in the South was not by any means so large as repre sented by Mr. Bum'''. The information fur nished by that gentleman thus not only contributed to occasion a significant pause in the cotton market, but has been transmitted, with accompanying cau tions, to India and other countries where cotton production is being spurred on, and from which, if from any quarter, relief must come to our suf fering population. Within ten days after the publication of these very explicit statements, however, the mercantile public have been equally astonished and per plexed by the issue of some totally contradictory " information" from the Foreign-office, addressed, like that already referred to, to the Cotton Supply Association. It is given in the form of a letter from Mr. G. lIA.MMON D, and was published in our impression of the ith inst. Mr. HAMMOND is " directed by Earl Ennui. to state, for the infor- " motion of the Manchester Cotton Supply Asia " elation, that his lordship has received a report " from the United States to the following effect, " viz. :—That at the commencement of the civil " war the whole amount of cotton in the South " was about 4,200,000 bales ; that about " 1,000,000 bales are supposed to have been " destroyed, and that another million will have " been irreparablyinjured from nothaving been pro " perly ginned, baled, and stored ; and that cone " quently, when allowance is made for the small " portion which, by one means or other, has " found its way into the market, the quantity " that wonld be forthcoming if the ports were to be " opened immediately would not exceed 2,000,000 " bales." Here, at one fell swoop, is lopped off a clear half of the supply which ten days previously was affirmed, on the autho rity of her MAJFAIT'S Consul at Charleston, to be available on the removal of the blockade. Mr. Ilammorm, as directed, goes on to say that "as regards the crop of 1862, which is not " yet picked, it is not estimated at more than " 1,000,000 bales, and even this small amount " will probably be so reduced, from the difficulty " of obtaining labour for picking and hemp, and " other necessary materials for baling and storing, " that the supply fur the market will be trifling. " It is stated that, if the war should continue, the " land in 1863 will be cultivated for corn and not " for cotton, and that under any circumstances "it would take the cultivators of cotton some " time to recover from the state of disorganize,- " tion into which that cultivation has been " thrown." The prospects for the future are thus depicted as increasingly gloomy. Now, which of these statements are our cotton interest to receive and act upon f The one which says that there are close upon four millions of bales available, or that which cats the total down to two millions, and points to the virtual with drawal of the South as a cotton-growing country t One of the statements must be egregiously wrong. As to which of them is so, the public must form their own conclusions. It would appear that the impression entertained amongst the most intelli gent members of the cotton trade accords much more nearly with the second and reduced than with the first and larger estimate. Mr. BUNCHN information was calculated to have the effect of checking the cultivation of cotton elsewhere than in America, while the later communication from the Foreign office tends to reassure the minds of those who have thrown themselves into the gap, and are working with might and main to limit the duration of the existing crisis. The mere difference be tween the two statements to which we have called attention probably represents at present prices a money value of little less than forty millions sterling, and this is certainly no unimportant element in the great question of the cotton supply. Passing from this conflicting official testimony to that furnished in the mercantile reports and circulars, we are glad to find some reason to be lieve that the worst of the cotton crisis is now being reached, and that gleams of hope are be coming observable in the future. Referring, for example, to the circular of Means. GEORGE Fuser's, Son, and Co., of Manchester—en intelligent au thority—we find that whereas in October the anticipations expressed were all of a gloomy cha racter, the tone now is more hopefuL In October this firm gave a sketch of the probable supply of cotton for the four months ending Feb. 1, 1863, sad remarked : Giving the most favourable state of the case, it will appear therefrom that it will not be passible to keep all our mills at work for more than taco days per west at their usual average up to that period, even if every bale of cotton in Liverpool, and that comes, allowing for what will be pur chased for export, be worked up. And we may now predict this as an actual and unassailable fact, even should the next month see an end of the war and the release of the cotton in America. Attempts have been mule in various quarters, and from rations motives, to impugn such statements as these. It has been urged that because temporarily the imports of cotton into Liverpool are larger than the consump tion, the cotton crisis is being tided over, and that our way can now dimly be seen through the existing difficulty. What may be in store for us after the next four months have passed, we will not venture to prophesy ; but if the statement made by Mr. Laing is worthy of attention— and we know of no authority whose dictum is entitled to greater, or to so great respect as to the present capabilities of India—that we must not look for a larger export thence during the next season than Ii million of bales, the hope for the succeeding spring is little better than the certainty for the present winter. The only way out of the present crisis is through the American crop. This view was gloomy enough, but although we cannot but agree with Messrs. FRASER and Co.'s remark, as expressed in their circular for the pre sent month, that " the operatives are suffering " more severely each succeeding week, and the " heaviest pressure upon them seems likely to " come from October to February," it is impossible to overlook the element of hope involved in the recent recovery in the stock of cotton at Liver pool. The fact is, speculation in cotton has been rather too impetuous, and has pushed up the price to a point which, as the Man cheater authority referred to admits, has precluded the trade from buying for the purpose of spinning. "It has for some time been evident," it is re marked, "that cotton must decline to a price at " which mills would cease to be closed, such as to " induce spinners to purchase and work up what " the actual supply would admit of." Now, the present supply is adequate to an average consump tion up to the end of January of about two days per week, whereas the actual consumption during the last few weeks is stated to have little exceeded that of one day per week, by reason of the exces ve ilisproportiom: which the price of tic raw material bears to tile price of goods. No aronder tVe my of distress amongst the opera es tj loud. The English of the matter is, that the mills might be at work now two days in each week, but that, on the average, they are actually at work only one day, simply on account of the impetuo sity with which the speculator has flung himself upon the stock of cotton. It is highly probable' that he will be forced to quit the position he has taken, as he sees the pile of unused cotton grow ing higher and higher through fresh arrivals from India and elsewhere. Moreover, looking farther a-head, the circular from which we have quoted concludes with the encouraging remark : "After " January we trust matters will look a little " brighter for the operatives, and that sufficient " cotton will be obtained from other quer " term, America excluded, to admit of an " average of three days' work per week." Pending the arrival of this welcome time every town and village in the country ought to put its shoulder to the wheel and co-operate to assist those who so sadly need relief. The magistrates, rectors, and other leading men in each locality ought to call public meetings and organize an effective ma chinery in aid, and the reponse of the general public will not be doubtful. Meanwhile the specu lator in cotton may be counselled not to be too greedy, or he may miss his game entirely. be (Faun. OSBORNE. Nov. 8. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Alexandra of Denmark and Primer Louise, drove out yesterday after noon. The Hon. Mn. Bruce and Lord Charles Fitzroy were in itendarice. The Counter of Crushorough has succeeded lady Churchill as lady in waiting. Nov. 9. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Alexandra, Princess Louise and Prinowe Beatrice, drove out yesterday morning. Lord C. Fitzroy was in attendance. Her Majesty, Princess Alexandra, Princess Helena, Princess Louise, and Prince Leopold, attended Divine service this morning at Osborne. The Rev. O. Prothro officiated. The adjourned meeting of the council of the Duchy of Cornwall was continued on Saturday at the Duchy. office, Buckingham-gate, St. James's-park. Despatches were sent on Saturday front the Colonial-office to the Governors of Canada and the Falkland lalstuds, and to the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. The royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain G. H. Sey mour, C. 8., sailed from Portsmouth on Saturday for Antwerp, to embark her Royal Highness the Princess Louis of Hew, for conveyance to Lod . The yawl is ex pected to arrive at Woolwich oa LATlger liti TAILIAIIik424 UK 'ROM THE PAPAL BISHOPS 'UPON NON-INTER VENTION. During the meeting of the Papal bishops at Rome in June a series of 61 propositions, treating of variout. kinds of heterodoxy, were considered by them, and were subsequently sent to the prelates who remained in their dioceses. A correspondent of the Temps of to-day says that the replies have now nearly all readied the Pope. One proposition upon which the opinion of the bishops was asked was as follows :—"The evangelical doctrine of mutual aid between brethren concerns only private individuals, and does nut apply to political relations in favour of legitimate sove reigns unjustly assailed by external or internal enemies." Upon this proposition, supposed to be heterodox, the opinion of the whole catholic epis copacy was asked. The replies are said to be, unanimously, such as Rome desires. All the bishops write that in the opinion of their beat authorised theologians non-intervention is a pure abomina tion. Several of the propositions treat of the separation of the temporal , and spiritual, the toleration of different religions, kc. The whole of this theological consultation is intended to re suit in a declaration of general hostility to all modern institutions and theories. It is especially declared to be heterodox to believe that govern ments, in their legislation and administration, can hold themeelves indifferent between catholicism, which is the truth, and other creeds, which are error. LEITH MIRWIOX ARDROSSMS GALWAY VALinuru GUSZPUITOWS MOJA I BURY W TYR. .0/11 PORTSMOUTH WV= LONDON YARMOUTH ICAB.IOIWVON &W. &W. N.W. aw. N.W. W. W.R.W. B.W. W.B.W. W.B. W. B.W. H. - - 9 0.60 4 3 0.11 4 - - 1 6 6.6 7 6 6 6 LlO , 7 2 L 36 8 0 0.76 4 0.60 4 0.46 3 0.47 6 0.2.1 6 0.43 6 0.17 ,0 6 0.36 3 O. 1 0.13 - LPA 6 0.11 1 , 3 i Ili b I 3 MIDDAY. IVIDNINDAT. g.W. to n.W.. gale, SCOTLAND. N.W. to t.&, gale, rain or snow. snow or rain. S.S.W.to N.N.W., laziaND. As above. gale, rainy. B.& W. to N.N.W., W. CurriAL. NW. to N.E., strong, strong to a gale. squalls. &W. to N.W., a gale. &W.EnolatiD. W.N.W. to E.N.E., strong, unsettled. 8.5.& to W.8.W., ENGLAND. W.B.W. to N.N.W., strong, to a gale. strong, to fresh. W.N.W. to N.N.L. E. MLR. N.N.W. to E.N.E., a gals, strong, squally. N.B. Drum on Saturday and Cone on Tuesday. A new English church was opened on Wednes day last at St. Pierre, Calais, by authority of the Bishop of London. Sermons were preached on the occasion by the Rev. R. Burgess, prebendary of St. Paul's, and the Rev. F. Forbes, chaplain to the English church, Rue d'Aguesseau, Paris. The church stands in the midst of a manufacturing population of about 1,500 English. A letter from Naples states that the Padre Pantsleo, General Garibaldi's chaplain, has been engaged by an English speculator, and was to leave Naples for Lon don on Monday last. He is to recount the life and cam paigns of General Garibaldi to an English audience. The padre accompanied General Garibaldi from Genoa to Mar sala, from Marsala to Palermo, Malawi, Messina, Reggio, throughout the Calabria', and to the siege of Capua. He never quitted General Garibaldi during his first campaign, ' and he followed his fortunes until after the affair of Aspro monte. A letter from Jerusalem states that, at length, the grand cupola of the Holy Sepulchre, which had all the appearance of falling to pieces, is about to be repaired. M. Eppinger, the Russian architect, has received orders to that effect. The River Plate ad vices state that the National Club of Montevideo are making extraordinary exertions to introduce into European consumption the preserved beef, of which the supplies in that region are immense. A commis sion has been named to receive and dispose of experimental cargoes about to be shipped. There is every appearance that the French intend occupying Mexico for some time to come. Locomotives, carriages, and trucks have been ordered for a railroad be tween Vera Cruz and Orizaba, and it is said these carriages will be ready for delivery in the course of January next. The average cost of sendins an adult emigrant to Australia is 161. ; to Canada it is only 2/. The first municipal election at Victoria, Vancou • vets Island, purled off quietly. A Mr. Harris was elected mayor. A coloured man named Gibbs last his election for a common councilman by fear votes only. In 1860 the amount of wheat raised in 17p Canada was 24,620,425 bushels ; in 1852 12,682,650 only were raised. The population has lammed 46 per coot, and the production of wheat 100 per act. The wheat product in Lower Canada in 1960 was 2,563,114 lambi& In 1861 it was 3,046,600 bushels. The population has inereued 25 per cent. and the growth of wheat has decreased 15 per cent. FRANCE. PROM OUR owl PARIS, SATURDAY Eviwnra. There has been less uneasiness at the Bourse to day about the affairs of Greece than there was yes terday, owing to the rumours which are embodied in the following paragraph published by the Paine this evening : It is positively skated that Prance, packed, and Russia have definitely agreed to hold to the peuthple of non-inter vention in Greece, subject to 'removes in the following C tingencies :—I. If the national assembly of Athens shall elect a prince excluded by the London protoool of 1830. 2. If anarchy should appear likely to take the place of a regular government. 3. If Greece should be so far carried filmy m to attack the bordering prminces belonging to the Turidelt empire. Letters from Athens, which do not come down to a later date than November 1, say that General Grivas, who, it was feared yesterday at the Bourse, was beading a republican party on his own responsibility, has been appointed by the Provisional Government Commander-in-Chief of the Greek army. So far it might be hoped that the leading men of all parties were pulling together, more especially as the veteran Admiral Canaris who at first stood aloof, has con sented to form part of the ProvisionallGovernment. But it is to be observed that a telegram from Trieste, of yesterday's date—consequently a week later than the letters alluded to—speak of Grivaa as having rallied most of the leaders of the insurrection of Nauplia, and of meditating the proclamation of a republic. His son who was at the head of the Nauplia affair, was expected from Paris to join him. It was no doubt the news embodied in this telegram which scared the Bonne yesterday ; and I repeat, without expressing any personal opinion, that the impres sion to-day is better. The OpetiOn Nationale and Tempi both say that exaggerated statements have been made as to the disposition of Orivas to oppose the government presided over by Bulgaria. Colonel Botsaris, who was the Greek Minister at War at the time of the insurrection of Nauplia, has just arrived in Paris. A story is told of Otho having received a full wanting of what was to happen to him, and that he disregarded it with true Cassar-like disdain. On the eve of his leaving Athens for the tour which pre ceded his downfall, the President of the Council, M. Colocotroni, brought him a letter (as is said), in which the whole plan of the insurrection was betrayed. The minister beseeched the King to give up his journey, and to take measures against the conspirators ; but his Majesty thought the fears of his adviser chimerical, and started for his projected trip. What follows is now history. The Court of Caseation to-day gave judgment in one of M. Mires' many lawsuits. It will be remem bered that after his condemnation to five years' im prisonment as a swindler by the Assize Court of Paris, the conviction was quashed for a vice of form by the Court of Cessation, which sent him to be tried de novo before the Court of Douai. That court acquitted him. The acquittal was irreversible, but the government, thinking it wrong, preferred an appeal in a special form known to French jurisprudence "in the interest of the law ; " and the Court of Cessation declared the judg ment of acquittal bad in law for reasons which went to show that Mirbs ought to have been convicted. In this state of things Mires made a very special and, under the circumstances, unpre ced ented application to the Court of Douai, praying it to " interpret its judgment," his object being to provoke that court to refute the reasons prejudicial to him which had been put on record by the Court of Caseation. At Dowd the public prosecutor de murred to Mires' application. The Court of Douai overruled the demurrer. But before any hearing upon the merits, the present appeal of the public prosecutor against the overruling of the demurrer came before the Court of Cessation. This court has now quashed the interlocutory judgment of the Court of Douai, and, without referring the question to any other imperial court, has decided finally that Mires was not entitled to call upon the Court of Douai for any interpretation of its judg ment of acquittal, it not being possible under any circumstances that the executory part of the judg ment of which he has accepted the benefit can be altered. _ _ . The Bourse was firm, but the amount of business done was very restricted, owing in great measure to the recent interference with the supplementary agents called " assessors," whose business is for the present almost entirely broken up. Rente rose 150. both for cash and account, closing at 71 and 7LIO. Mobilier rose 3.75. The Italian loan fell 15c. The Lyons Railway rose sf. ; most of the other lines were a shade higher. ITALY. (TROY OUB OWN TURIN, Nov. 5. A failure to a very large amount which has taken place at Parma, and a suspension of payment by the house of Prosperini, of Bologna, have caused great consternation among the speculators. The Parma house is that of the rich banker Laurent,who amassed great wealth in the time of the Duchess Maria Lomas, and continued afterwards to carry on a very prosperous business until he made one great mistake, and became connected with a person named larattelli at Ferrara, who failed last sum mer. Laurent's liabilities amount to a very Ilarge sum : the national bank is a creditor to the extent of 300,000 francs (about 12,0001.), but it expects not to be a serious loser, as it holds some securities which it considers very good. The weather for two days past has been very fine, and no further mischief has been caused by the rains. Large districts were in great danger from the Po and the Ticino, and considerable damage was actually done ; but we hope we may now pro mise ourselves a permanent change for the better. Political life is reviving: diplomatists, senators, and deputies have returned, and are meeting together to make preparations for the coining strug gle. Some deputies belonging to the minis terial party assemble this evening at the Cari gnano Palace, to consult about the plan to be adopted for defending the ministry before parlia ment. Attempts continue to be made to induce certain influential persons to join the ministry ; but those who, in the morning, seem disposed to take office, make some excuse or other in the afternoon. They apprehend trouble from M. de Sartiges, who is expected to-day, and take time to consider whether they will accept a portfolio or not. Some of the medical men are anxious to perform the operation suggested by Dr. /idle ton, with the view of examining Garibaldi's wound, and Extracting the ball if there be one ; but others are of opinion that it should be poned for some time longer. In the meanwhile, the accounts given of his health became more and more encouraging. It is mentioned to-day, as a great secret, that Count Persano is in a few days to leave the Ministry of Marine, for the purpose of taking the command of a squadron of eight ships of war, which are to be sent to Greece. But my opinion is that nothing is yet decided on the point, and that nothing will be done until M. de Sartiges makes his appearance. Probably Signor Rattazzi would wish to assume an appearance of resolution before the opening of parliament. OFFICIAL Arroncrrazzas.—Tbe Solicitor-General I of Scotland, Mr. Edward Francis Maitland, has been op pointed to the vacant seat on the bench, in sumessiom to Lord Ivory. Mr. George Young (Advocate, IMO), sheriff and commissary of Haddiugton and Berwickshire, has been appointed Solkitor-General in the room of Mr. Maitland. Antonio Matbf, Eel, has been appointed a member of the Executive Council of the colony of British Honduras. D. W. Gibbs, Fag., and the Bev. C. A. Newsom have beam appointed members of the Council of the Island of Grenada. Thomas Berkeley Hardtman, the Venerable Archdeacon George Made Gibbs, M.A., sad Joseph Henry Boom, Fag.. M.D., have been appointed members of the Executive Council of the Island of St. Christopher. J. A. Iles, FA., and G. W. Daniell, req., have been appointed inembres the Executive Council of the bland of Nene. R. J. Corbet, Eaq., has been appointed a member of the Legislative Connell of the Island of Ceylon. QI7IIII2IffrOWN, SUNDAY, Nov. 9.—The Royal Mail Steamship Persia arrived here at 3.90 p.m. embarked imam, passengers, and the latest telegrams , and proceeded at 4.30 p.m., for New York. All we ll GREECE. (nor • onamiroinw.) ATHENS, Ocr. 31. Since I wrote to you last M. Rados, one of the members of the Provisions,: Government, has arrived from Patras ; the veteran Kanaris, too, who at first would not accept the high office to which his countrymen had raised him, bas now accepted his nomination. It is M. Roufoa who has succeeded in overcoming the old sailor's reluctance. They have now both taken the oath of fidelity to the country and to the established laws, and they have, in concert with the President, M. Bulgaria, assumed the supreme government of Greece. The first measures of the Provisional Government thus constituted have been to appoint new gover norstosome of the provinces, and to make such other changes in the personnel of the civil and military services as were deemed necessary for ensuring the tranquillity of the country under the present state of things ; this has been done sparingly and judiciously. In fact, the Provisional Government have proved themselves up to the moment to be equal to the emergency. They are strong in the en. thnsiasm of the population generally, and in the serious support of the higher classes. Adhesions from the provinces come in every day ; the govern ment invite them from all parts of the kingdom, in order to convoke the National Assembly. Some people are a little impatient at this slowness of pro ceeding with the elections ; but, under the existing difficulties, I believe they are right in wishing first to allay the general excitement. In the capital the excitement has abated, and the random firing of muskets in the air has ceased. The first night or two a few robberies were com mitted, but perfect order has prevailed since, thanks in a great degree to the students of the University and to a body of citizens who have or ganised themselves as a civic guard, with the sanc tion of the government, for the protection of public order. By day and by night their devoted and patriotic services have been almost indispen sable until military discipline regains a firm hold on the soldiers, who, having from the first fraternised with the people, have not yet wholly recovered from the effects of the first days' relaxation of military duty. Now, thanks to the incessant endeavours of the officers, the barracks are filled again. In order to do away with a feeling of uneasiness, and with the constant difficulties; occasioned to the government by their presence, the late ministers of the king have been prevailed upon to leave the country temporarily, and they have already gone away. The foreign ministers have as yet received no instructions, and they hold no official intercourse with the government. Some of them express their satisfaction at the present course of events ; others, of course, do not participate in such feelings of satisfaction ; the ministers of France and of England have, however, taken a measure which is neither justified nor very judicious. A French and an English marine are posted as sentries at the doors of the French and of the English em bassies respectively. People stop at these doors a: i c c i r rie on the foreign uniforms with surprise, and r them as a sign of unmerited distrust in the really efficient means taken for public safety. On the whole, we have every reason to be satis fied for the present. The revolution is accomplished; Otho is all but forgotten ; the Provisional Government and the ministry are unanimous in the measures they have adopted ; the people are satisfied and orderly, both in the capital and in the provinces, and everybody is full of hope for the future, although this general hope is not wholly free from anxiety. There is, however, a little cloud which darkens this fair and pleasant prospect : General Grives has not yet sent his adhesion to the government. It is suspected that he is dissatisfied at not being one of the members of the government, after having been the first to raise in Vonitra the standard of the revolution andto organise the means of powerful resistance to the late King. M. Roufos, as soon as he assumed power, sent to him conciliatory proposals, with the offer to appoint him general-in-chief of the laud forces of the kingdom, and it is expected that he will accept. His adhesion will be the only thing wanting now to disperse any sinister apprehensions as to the strength of this Provisional Government The next difficulty is the election of the King. Who is to be elected ? Should the Great Powers agree on this head, and propose to the Greeks a prince having no connexion of any kind with Bava ria, and affording the guarantees of a constitutional government, the Greeks would be most happy to elect him at once, and have done with this diffi culty; but if every Power begins to foster, either secretly or openly, the pretensions of a separate cau -1 didate of its own, we may see interminable intrigues having the most pernicious effects on the welfare of the country. The conclusion of my letter is, that this is a most critical period in the history of Greece. Up to the present, everything has been as well as could be desired; but on the turn which events will take in the following three orfonr weeks depends the future of the country ; and the Powers who are interested in the happiness of Greece should take care out to exercise any but a kindly and encouraging influence on the action of our Provisional Government, and on the forthcoming deliberations of our National Assembly. A thoroughly anti-slavery paper, in the French language, has just been started in New Orleans. It iscalled L' Union. and addresses itself, in particular, to the French people of colour, to whom it appeal. in stining articles to join the Union troops and aid them in the establishment of a " Republican system without stain, of a democracy with out fetters." The first number reproduces a letter, ad deemed two years ago by Victor Hugo to a Haytien poet. A Washington letter of the 27tli ult. nays " Mrs. Eliza Gurney, widow of the late John Jos. Gurney, the eminent English Friend, and herself an eloquent preacher, had an interesting interview with the President to-day. She assured him at some length of the sympathy which Friends on both sides of the Atlantic felt in him, and of the prayers which they offered up on his behalf, and closed her remarks with an earnest appeal to bin to trust in Divine power. The President was sensibly affected, and replied in few bar fit words, to the effect that in the unhappy events amid which his lot was cast, be acknowledged the Divine hand. as controlling all things, and considered himself only as an humble instrument to work out the designs of Providence, being sure that what• ever might happen He who made the world still governed it.' Edwin James has " pronounced " iu favour 0! Mr. Seymour, the demeeratic candidate at New York, and speaks for that gentleman at electoral meetings. Mr. James is very severe upon the abolitionists. bfali.tere ANNA 1118110 P BVIINT TO DEATH.—TiIe St. Louis Ikp ul.l icon of October 25 states that 31ademe Anna Bishop, the well-known vocalist, was burnt to death at St. Paul, an October 15, through her clothing icon*. Madame Bishop was born in London in 1814, and in 141 became the ascend wife of Sir Henry Bishop, the compact. In 1858 she re-married M. Sobel*, a gentlemen residing is New York. She was in England during the season of lfikt Nosertranow or Suunineu.—The nomination of sheriffs for the year 1883 will take place on Wedlitkis , next, the 12th November, in the Court of Exchequer, upon which occasion Mr. Gladstone will sit in the colut wearing his gold embroidered robe of office, as Chancellor. Tag SLIMY/01D Mamas.--On Friday morning the Governor of the Glasgow Primo received the following communication retarding Mn.. ]`Lachlan :—"Crowooffeer Edinburgh, Nov. 6, 1862.—Sir,—I beg to inform you that I have received her Majesty's conditional pardon in faroar of Jessie Whited, or IPLachlan, who was, at Circuit Court of Justiciary, holden at Glasgow in September, 1862, ece" vieted of murder and sentenced to death for the we, pardoning the said Jessie 31•Intosh or fil•Lachhin of the said crime and sentence passed upon her for the same, upon con dition of her being kept in penal servitude for the term other natural life. I have, therefore, to request that you intimate such conditional pardon to the said Jessie fil'lntosb or IrLschlao, and acknowledge receipt of this letter. —I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, (Signed) And. Murray, Crows Agent." Upon receiving the above oommonicston , the Governor at once proceeded to the convict's cell, where, in premium of Baillie• Gray and Brown, and Mr. .A 1 °wig, Clerk to the Prison Board, he reed to her her final senteuee The cooviet received the intelligence with great composure , but seemed somewhat disappointed at the decision. The latter part of the letter was read to her twice before eh , seemed properly to comprehend its fall meaning. The °e l , remark she made was, " Then am 1 tee be kept in my days ?" The convict will probably be removed to Penh Penitentiary in the course of a few days, that being the, prison whined for all flootob convicts sentenced to fa" servitude for life. CHINA. The &vine du Nord of St. Petersburg pub lishes au article on the internal affairs of China. It appears from the facts stated in the Russian paper that, notwithstanding the assist ance afforded by the British and French troops to suppress the insurrection, the insurgents do not appear to dread the European allies of the Emperor of China. The insurgents have penetrated on one side as far as the Pacific Ocean, and on the other side to the desert of Thibet. They have obtained possession of several towns in the province of Shen-Si, situated in the north-west of China, and the numerous Mussulman population in that province have made common cause with them. The imperial manifesto addressed to the Mug ' sulmans proves how much the government of Pekin dreads the Mussulman population, which in the province of Yun-Nan alone have caused them insurmountable obstacles. The Mussulman popu lation in China have always been hostile to the reigning dynasty. It is true that this dynasty has never consented to place them on an equality with the other subjects of the Chinese Empire. The Mussulmaus are very numerous in China ; they are scattered from the most remote districts of Koch genet and the steppes of the Kirghiva, to the pro vince of Yun-Nan, on the frontiers of the Birman Empire. If, consequently, the insurgents obtain the support of the Mussulman population, nobody can predict the conclusion of the existing disturb ances. (asurza's TIIZSILLX.) AUSTRALIA. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 10. The Roxburgh Castle, from Australia, passed off here at midnight, yesterday, landing, by means of the pilot-boat, a small mail and fourteen passengers. She brings about 170 passengers, 64,0000 z. gold, and a cargo principally consisting of copper ore and wooL She left Melbourne on the 29th July, experiencing frequent easterly winds, rounded Cape Horn September 15, and crossed the line October 15. The:Moravian, from Melbourne on August 9, with 49,200 oz. gold, has arrived off Penzance. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) MONDLY, NOTIMIIiII 10. 0 A.M. THE PRINCE OF WALES AT MALTA. (TIOX OUR OWX CORIXBPDXIIXIT.) MALTA, Nov. 2. On the Ist, their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Prince and Princess of Prussia, with their suites, visited St. John's Church, and after wards several objects of interest in the town. At 11 a.m. there was a sham attack ou the fortifica tions by two steam gunboats. All the gnus were manned,and the regiments lined the sea front, and fired on the vessels as they entered the ports--one in the quarantine, the other in the great harbour. The royal party were stationed, with the Governor, in the turret of the palace, which commands a fine view of both harbours, and from whence the Go vernor conducted the sham defence. There is a telegraph communication from the palace to the various forts. The weather was charming, and the sight of the attack and defence was very fine and exciting. In the afternoon the 22nd Regiment was exer cised on the Floriana Parade, in the presence of the Prince of Prussia, who had previously seen the whole of the regiments acting in a body. The 22nd did great credit to their officers, and executed many difficult manceuvres in a masterly manner. The soldiers appeared pleased with having an opportu nity of showing how perfect they were in their drill. The royal party drove and walked freely about during their stay, without in any way being incom moded by the populace. There appeared a general disposition to respect the request they had made that their visit might be considered rigidly private. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales frequently drove out with Mr. Fitz-George, of the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers. The band was playing at the palace the whole evening, so that the promenaders could enjoy it' equally with the royal party. A selection of old English tunes was given, and about 9 p.m., as the royal party was about to leave, the band played "Home, sweet Home," and as they left the palace, " God save the Queen." At the place of embarkation another band played " God save the Queen ; and at about 10 p.m. the whole party was on board the yacht, when in an instant, at a signal given, and as if by magic, the whole harbour was brilliantly illuminated. The men-of-war, before hidden, showed lights in their rigging and on their yards, and their boats formed from the yacht to the mouth of the harbour, and showed blue lights as the royal party passed through ; at the same time skyrockets and other fireworks filled the air. It was a beautiful moonlight night, the air warm and delicious—you could almost taste it, it was so sweet. The music from the bands of the men-of-war and of the regiments came softly over the water, while the harbour was crowded with boats, which, with lights in them, looked like so many fireflies flitting about. If was more like a scene from the Arabian Nights than the prose reality of experience. All classes appeared to be carried away by enthusiasm, and loudly cheered as the yacht passed from the harbour. The Governor has been unremitting in his atten tions to his royal guests, and did all that was possi ble to make their abort sojourn at Malta agreeable. Their Royal Highnesses expressed themselves de. lighted with their stay at Malta, and presented Lady Le Merchant with a necklace ; and Captain Butt, the private secretary, received presents from all three of their Royal 'Highnesses. On the Ist, her Majesty's ship Neptune arrived from Naples, and to-day her Majesty's ships Amphion and Algiers are to leave for England. The Duke and Duchess of Atholl and Ws; WOregor leave London today for Paris, on their way to pay a visit to their Imperial Majesties the Emperor and Empress of the French at Compiegne. The Earl of Coventry has during the past week entertained a large circle of friends at Coombe Court, Wor cestershire. The Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury and Lady Victoria Ashby arrived in Grosvenor-equare on Saturday, from St. Giles's, Dorset. The Earl and Countess of Rosebery, Lady Louisa Primrose, and Mir Franks have arrived at the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood. The Countess Dowager of Lichfield and Lady 0 wendobms Amon have arrived at their residence in Hill- Argot, from a tour of visits. Viscount Palmerston is engaged to dine at the civic banquet to-night at the Guildhall. Viscountess Jocelyn and family arrived in town on Saturday from visiting Viscount and Viscountess Pal merston at Broadlanda The marriage was celebrated on Saturday, by special license, at St. James's Church, of Colonel the Bight Hon. G. C. W. Forester, M.P., brother to Lord Forester, to the Hon. Mary Anne Dyne Sombre, daughter of the second Viscount St. Vincent, and widow of Mr. David Ochterlony Dyes Sombre, who died ia 11351. DEATH OF THE MARQUIS OF BRIADALSANE..—The Marquis of Breadelbene died at five o'clock on Friday arm ing. at the Hotel Beau River, Lausanne, Switzerland. He was the second marquis of the title, and was born in 1796 By his death the lord-lieutenancy of Argyleshire is vacant. The deceased nobleman entertained her Majesty and the late Prince Consort when they first visited Scotland, and be wy always regarded as a liberal and a popular nobleman. rIKINIE