The Express. — London, England, 1865-02-01 00:00:00

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Mr. G. taproot —Co: PsotooMmlsio —And TILE 1 1 1, 011./L.MIRLS 01 LOlNDOS.—Comomsoo hall-paat HIGH WATER AT LO' DON-EItIDOL Tim DAY Morels& 6d ths.....Aftertwoo, Sh. 49m. Lo moiuwilr Wags& LON DUN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1. THa present pantomimic season, if it has not been so fruitful in deaths from fire on the stage as the season of 1864, has been far more fatal to London and country theatres. A short time back we were called upon to chronicle the total destruc tion of the Theatre Royal Edinburgh, and yester day the news came tons that the Surrey Theatre —a house associated with the DAVIDUE% JERROLD% 08BALDISTONS and others for more than half a century—was burnt down at the hour when the audience usually leave the building. Partly owing to the fact that the audience, originally scanty, bad begun to leave the house before the alarm of fire was raised, and partly owing to the admirable conduct of a few pantomimists and labourers on the stage, the whole of the theatre, before and behind the curtain, was cleared with out the slightest accident. The Clown, according to the moat trustworthy ac counts, tint observed the fire, and behaved with courage and coolness ; the stage-manager addressed a few sensible words to the audience ; the audience listened to the stage-manager, and acted with praiseworthy calmness ; and the few members of the company who knew the danger which threa tened the many women and children engaged in the pantomime were left to assist their fellow workers. How well they performed their task has been recorded in numerous reports, and many instances of personal bravery and thoughtfulness have doubtless escaped the reporters. We have beard of one man who went back amongst the flame", and cut three children out of the machi nery in which they were fastened as cherubs to assist in the final fairy scene. Hundreds of ballet girls, imps, and sprites were hurried shrieking in their flimsy dresses to a place of safety, and the theatre had hardly been cleared when the roof fell with the chandelier, and the whole place was a gaping, smoking ruin. Amongst the twenty-five licensed theatres, in cluding the two great Opera-houses, which London possessed before this fire, the Surrey Theatre has played an important part. It never adopted the system so generally practised by what we may call the local theatres, of lowering the admission fee of the pit to sixpence, the gallery to three pence, and the boxes to one shilling, but reso lutely maintained the old tariff of prices which used to regulate the so-called " minor" houses. In po sition, it occupied a place half-way between the Victoria and the Adelphi, subsisting mainly on French melodiama, with an occasional season of legitimate plays. The house just de stroyed, though altered in many respects by OSBALDISTON and SHEPHERD about seven teen years ago, was substantially built in 1806, replacing the old Royal Circus, started by Hunan and DIRDIN, in 1782, in opposition to AsiLey, which was burnt down in 1805. Sixty years is a long life for a London theatre, if we are to believe in the premiums charged by the insurance offices, and the Surrey Theatre was, of course, far from being a model of construction. It was broad and flat, and preserved many of the characteristics of the circus from which it sprang : its stage-front before the curtain was embellished with doors and windows—an old-fashioned peculiarity which is now confined to Sadler's Wells ; its ceiling was a mess of lath and plaster, in the midst of which was embedded a heavy chandelier ; and above this was a " painting-room"— a fruitful source of fires in theatres—in which was stored a stock of inflammable materials. The floor of this room, if we are to believe those who were very familiar with the place, was thin end inse cure, and the constant heat from the chandelier was enough to bake a much thicker substance. The origin of the fire will, we suppose, form the "abject of a legal investigation, but we shall probably only anticipate the verdict of a jury if we state that it arose from a red-hot ceiling. That sense of op pression which an audience often feels at a central theatre, and that feeling of sickness which a stray visitor more often feels at a local theatre, are always caused by bad ventilation, and bad ventila tion allows the generation of extreme heat in a part of the building which is least constructed to withstand it. A heavy, costly chandelier, which often interferes with the view of the stage and after all only provid4 traction, is always a great disc sad I often nearly the ruin catastrophe at Edinburgh stage ; the destruction of the _ from a red-hot ceiling. It the Surrey Theatre `had an escape for the heat at the upper part of t the house, or if it had been lighted upon some plan less antiquated and equally brilliant, Mr. Salm 1111D would not now have been bewailing the loss of 10,0001., and three hundred people would not have been suddenly thrown out of employment. A manager who oonsulta the oomfort of his patrons is one of the best insurers which the fire-Aloes can have; and though few complaints can be justly urged against the outlets of the old Surrey Theatre, which were far superior to those of many fashion able central houses, there still remains the fact that the theatre was burnt down by • clumsy chandelier embedded in an inflammable ceiling. en. Grimes/W.) NSW YORK, Jas. 20, Evionoo. Advises from Port Royal confirm the news of the capture of Pocataligo Bridge with 12 guns on the 14th inst. The Federal loss was small. The ConteJe nks evacuated Pocataligo during the night and retreated to Asheroo, in the direction of Charleston. It was expected that they would make a steed at Asheroo. The monitor Patapooo has been destroyed off Charleston while on picket duty by several torpe does. Fifty of the crew were drowned. Richmond papers reiterate the report that Breckenridge has been appointed Secretary of War. Contradictory reports are current at Washington concerning Mr. Blair's movements. Some owes pondents still assert that he hes returned to Rich- mood. Mr. Stanton announces that the cotton captured at Savannah has been transferred to a Tresaury agent for shipment. The Richmond Ernminer thinks that the capture of Wilmington is not a necessary but a probable consequence of the fall of Fort Fisher, and urges the burning of all cotton in Wilmington. The same paper, in criticising the fall of Fort Fisher, assails President Davie's management of affairs, and declares that the struggle must continue, neither Northern compromise nor Southern sub mission being possible. A change of men has be come a public necessity. It further urges the call of a convention in Virginia, the reform of military and civil affairs in the south and an end of the present misrule. The tone of the Southern reports, although re garding the situation unfavourably, shows no dis position to relinquish the struggle. In the Couf Worst. Congress Mr. Orr, of Mississippi, complained of an article iu the Richmond Sentinel, denouncing as treasonable the resolution* said to have been passed by Congress in secret session, to send commissioners to Washington. Mr. Orr denied that treasonable resolutions had been passed. The ' , pates movement was not in the hands of time serving men, but of men determined that in some form the statesmanship of the country should be invoked to end the carnival of death by negotiation. No one is authorised to say that terms could not be made with the North without abolition or re construction. The South could make it the interest of the Federal government to recognise the South as an independent people without involving either slavery or re-construction. It was not tree unable to resort to efforts to restore peace by negotiation. The Federal naval department designs establish ing a European squadron, under the oomtnaud of Admiral Goldsborough. The Brazil and East India squadrons are to be largely increased. The Tennessee State Convention has unanimously passed a resolution declaring slavery for ever abo lished, and prohibiting it throughout the State. The Convention also adopted a resolution prohi biting the legislature from recogni►ing property in man and forbidding it requiring compensation to be made to owners of slaves. A resolutionlwasalso adopted abrogating the declaration of State inde pendence and military league made with the South ern Confederacy in 1861, and all laws awl, ordi nances passed in pursuance thereof. All officers appointed by the acting governor since his accession to office were confirmed. The propositions of the convention are to be submitted to the people for ratification on the 22nd February, and on the 4th of March an election will be held for governor and members of the legislature. Nearly 300 delegates participated in the proceed ings, and the greatest harmony prevailed. Parson Brownlow was unanimously chosen for governor. LAW INTELLIGENCE (THIS DAY.) COURT 07 QUERN% BENCH. After Term NI Pries Meade at Wertrabaskr.-06„ Lid Oldie Jostles Oceithara sad a epeeist j in . l This was the find day of the alter term Atkins. a g oost ,i u 113 cows. ; Ce them 53 are rewermaa, esd woes ; 31 age marked node *I". - in QM= 0. ItniCILLZ-Tig aumunoot. lids, It will be meelleolek was ea leftmost rik s defardent, aa *Seer I. ler Majesty's Mimed et for aeSiftto _Wm equirlio" aad liaming of tg77 - 4 Airs rairea from the goverment aad afters* s ai to the Oosfedemote Meta, to be seed aa a yang c 4 aphid the relleral goverestest, It WIS port Mod sa d au shamed to this day to enable the th. linnet to modem two whams, as cm of the whams ter the 'remotion made a Metement that abs ad a y s , mike Solder as beis oostainsd for the Osifedurats sil o " in Sea memos. Thh morals 11 lemma eel) mpwered le the m ask minered that a Mr. Thome mummy. d Trdforit sa s wee summoned es the Jury os the former oceasime, Tomes elembiag, o Oloodeoley4treet, Lglagtak rte yes solenennind es the trial le =Make, easoteel nem el elobbleg, mad was swore es the pay. la simian the jury, Mr. Thomas theirbiag wee m aalsl mod it the. berme &poorest that a SAM iss be.. made, and as this is a wishful m ast . seeding. theme mold not be tried with iemm Use t mom i au l ay . The me wee Sea allowed to stand over mweemier was Nut to Mr. iitsbod . e s elsos belies Walton& to NIMMOO• him ead Mar with him is ma. Os the Mors of abs orromor 1, Mr. Stoobbi66 ost of tows, it was maned that the are ebeelds s id - S; until to-morrow. Quell v. IMAM This was as iodicMrWe for as Mime smelt ft lag, Liles. Her ere has been twice before is the list Ice e a t but had om sack occasion to be postposed is coesecromax • the Meese el the proesouteix. my. B. .1.1.111, IS the abeam of Mr. earjaint perm, plied on behalf el the promoters for a feller mat of the trial es the potted of the pcasessYia s segi. sued abeam, and as his affidavit stated the *eh. • estigatios. Blues the last Melee ll= r her younger Meter bad bee traced hp a Newhaven to Dieppe is the mem of s Wilson. The you're sister had Mee bees bring% w e , by Mr. Wilma, sad she was pissed in a cab with intreass to the ogees to drive to • cerise eddies, but the pesa mark had sot rearmed ; is bat, a letter had meells been reeled from bey dated from Roes. Tbrs spt every neon to believe that Ifs. Wilson bad preeldope bar to breve the country. The Lad Chief Justice said be thought it es mockery of Jethro to have a joy summoned Meg idler sitter to try this am, wee thies err Dot the remotest Mem of the proesentr i ls ing to rapport the chugs against the They most all regret that juries should be se far no doubt she bad been indeed to leave the emisymi keep out of reach of the court for some pay es mei tie prceecutrix was sot a child, and bad a mind dhesb exercise ; and it we melees to continue sessembe a jay time after time for the mere purpose of seefeg the coq. There was no chance of going on with the mars *that sad is ker absence the charge falls to the pound. Me, H. James said from his affidavit it certainly anew that she was keeping away of her own fres will. llama so Maim that she was forcibly kept away. The Lord Chief Justice said that in that ems he ms afraid she would act be brought Mk to a tease of brill. Mr. H. James asked his lordship to deluge the acne. seam. instead of threads' an acquittal. Mr. Pere (who with Mr. Begjeaat Mantes spared for tbe prosecution) said the riefendet was in Wen miy and willies to salornit to his triaL He bed set san s way of the affidavit referred to by his leered fried. The Lord Chief Justice said he should be dhpasel assist the prosecution every way is hie pewit, bat he he IN had no jurisdiction. Mr. Pearce said there was nothing to show that the is. (*Meat we imlioated with Mn. Wien. The Lord Chad Jimmie said be supposed the ddeeliefa masa would say that Ws. Wilma acted from a used public interest tad judies is Mein the pewee& mes It was a trial that ought to take place, and it asp er teletext of the defendant that it should result ia es iso be Justices, however, we frustrated by some one, aedtt only disposed to sane the dehrdant in so fare miss there ought to be an sad of the n ease, as there apseasi be no hope that the peneoutri would appear st Isms fears day. Mr. Pere mid eat en Ike last occasion the prowl* was spoken of as a child, but it afterwards appeared tilt she was 30 years of age. The Lord Chief Justice said that being • grows ma and bevies a mind of her own she could at come ma it as she plowed. Kr. Heavy James said he was afraid she was seem Wm Hrs. Wiest's beams, or she would see the mete rf aP itt rin aid Chief Justice maid but even should she sec after her past Deduct in the matter what jury would eal say weight it to be we t r o eLide d n ep ri. His l ored uomtrdship, the =ad: 'slice bad been so tampered with aad frustrated, he is rule was that where no evidence was give es ea kefhi meat the defendant was accented. The jury then formally reamed a verdict of Rai Biala COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE (Wore the Jades Ordinary.) ISLA° T. ISAAC. . . .„ THE I.l* :- • • J 1 ;4 1 1 . 1 1 4 SValg LA.7.• — '•ti - ENGICS, we fr"sl ' , • . rii _.„, rovidee v , . ' tt- ; 7: ~,, — e. • , ....i.-41.!;-• .-. t discomfort to playgoers, mum% missal.) i ruin of managers. The gh arose from • red-hot AMERICA.. the Sumer Theatre arose It the tha Surrey Mastro bed ARRIVAL OF Tlli NOVA 800TIAN. Ut eattrt. The Queen, the Prinoees of Wales, and Princess Louise, drove out yesterday afternoon in a parlay:a four, attended by Oohed Ponseaby. Prince Leopold and Prineem Bookie, also drove out. The Right Row. W. Gladstone arrived, and had the h mom of dinh:g with the Queen sod Royal Family. Despatches were received yesterday al the Colonial•offim from the Governors al the North American provinces. Despatches were mat to the Governors of the Settlements on the West Coast of Africa. THIL PRINCIT AND PILINORNI or WAITS AND TEI 1411010 AT.—The following emernenleation has been resolved by the National Lifeboat Imtitation from Genesi Keays relative to an important service performed a few days ago by the Albert Victor lifeboat, stationed at Bererkk-oe- Tweed :—" Marlborough House, Jan. Having had the honour of commanioating te be Prince of Wales the contests of your letter of the 26th inst., with the le formation of the Albert Victor lifeboat having been recently inetnumetal is reserving six Albano= from drowning, I am desired by hie Royal Highness to sang to the committee of the National Lifeboat Institution the extreme satisfaction the Priers sad Primer have received from such a happy:inures:nos beiegaseociated with the MON which they authorned at the request of the people of Man chester. lam further directed by his Royal Highness to thank you for the communteatke, sad have the honour to be, goon, In., W. T. KNOLLTlL—itiobard Lewis, EN., secretary." The Duke and Duchess of Newcastle have arrived in town from Brighton, on their way to thou seat at Clamber. The Marchioness of Downshire will give • series of dancing parties during the present month at her residence is Belgraveequare. Lord Robt. Montagu, IL P.,writes to • contempo rary to say that as the meeting of the Society for the Amend. meet of the Law bespoke realest " the popish teasel:des" of the movement for a Court of Final Appeal. "no fact," writer' his lordship, " that the bishops ar• ealnura bored by the laity on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Connell I regarded as ',guaranies for the freedom of church. mss from the thrsidoni of dogtooth's' sealesiastioL" It appears that the Hon. J. W. Strutt is the first nobleman's son who has ever become senior wrangler at Carob/ides. A fellow of Trinity writes :—" Mr. Strati had not when he came up to the university received es mush special training for the mathematical tripos as usually falls to the lot of senior wranglers, and was indeed in knowledge behind many of his contemporaries ; moreover, although his industry has been unremitting, his delicate health has per vetted him from attempting any of those feats of intelleateel exertion which are frequently undertaken by candidates tee the highest bosoms. I believe no one who hasiexaminsl him has any doubt shoat his singular ability." The government, it is understood, contemplate putting Mr. Dolma, M.P. for East Sumer, is norninatise for the chairmanship of the Committee of Ways and Meths, 1 1 vacant by the appointment of Mr. Massey to the Smashl seerstuyship of lodia. In 1843 the name and opinions of the Pate Mr. Everett attracted very great attention la the then he I religions atmosphere of Oxford and the country generally. At the Commemoration at Oxford, held June 28, it weal proposed to confer the honorary degree of D.O.L. epos Mr. Everett. After the undergraduates had nearly exhaastad themselves by shouting against Yr. Jelf, of Christ Church, the unpopular proctor, the booting was renewed on the per sentatioa of Mr. Everett, "formerly a Uniterisa egoistic" The minister's degree was loudly non.pleceted, amid shouts, groans, sad hems ; and the dissenting members of Convo cation (Dr. W. Seven, Mr. W. C. Lake, Father R. G. 31Lacmullen, Father T. I). Dalgainis, Mr. A. J. Christie. &c.) drew up a protest spinet the degree, most of than at the same time signing an address to Mr. Everett, exprenelug their regret that their consciences could not permit them to sanction his degree, and praising his virtues and talents." Mr. T. E. Chitty, of the Northern Circuit, and Clerk of Assize for the Western Circuit, has been appointed Clerk of Assize and Clerk of the Crown for the meaty of the city of Bristol. Mr. Roe's attempt to arrest judgment has failed ; he is to present himself in April next before the Dublin Queen's Bench for judgment. Ia the meantime, however, he is to be allowed to Ills affidavits in mitigation of punish ment. The tomb of William Button, a bishop of Bath and Wells, famous for his sanctity in the 13th °eatery, has just been discovered by some workmen in Was Cathedral. The new steam ferry between Southampton and Woolatnn, at the mouth of the Itches, which has been pro. jetted, is to cross the river just below the southern estrum to the Southampton Docks. A road at the southern boundary of the docks will lead to it. The road will tour mono nearly opposite the new Railway Terminus Hotel which is now building. A journal which bears the lugubrious title of the Necrolwirt, or Register of Deaths, has just made its appear ance at Parte. The Piparo-Programme expresses the hope that its new tonfrire will fail to be supplied with oopy, thus responding to the general wish. The Zoological Garden in the Bois de Boulogne, besides being as agreeable promenade for the Parisians, has proved to be a remunerative specelation. The sale of ambush and birds bred there produced 105,000 fr. 85c. last year, and the eggs 10,000 fr. Amour the birds sold was TN OW mos phesesats, 389 gold ditto, 288 silver, and 214 another breeds, 425 wild ducks, 548 tame ditto, 301 white swans, 87 black ditto, 73 white storks, 358 bleak Greve-Gana casks sad bees, 356 ditto of the Bowles breed, 250 parroquelne 1 deer from Japan, I from Borneo, 11 from Russia, 15 French, 23 frees Cochin China, 12 from Paraguay, sad 26 from other countries. The Prase states that the pictures and curious objects of art, forming the collection of the Count of Chew bard, will shortly be sold in Park. The Club reports an incident connected with the , 1 late duel which recently took place between Duke de' Larochstoneauld and Count de Talley rand-Perigord. Be fore wounding his adversary in the right breast, M. de Larochefoncauld exclaimed : "Ah you are covered !" which eigoiSed, " You are protected by your sword, I shall not be able to touch you." The other, mistakirig the seises of the observation, suddenly tors open his shirt and showed the naked skis. "Oh ! sir," said IL de Laroche foucauld, " there is a misinterpretation of my word, and I am sorry for it. The idea which you attribute to me could never have entered my Wad." The combat then con tinued with the result known. A significant incident occurred the other day in the American Senate. Au Appropriation Bill, for the pay ment of the salaries of ambassadors and other expenses of the !optima In Great &dais, Fresco, Spain, the European powers generally, and Mexico, was brought up In the usual manner, and was about to pass without discussion, when Senator Wade, of Ohio, suddenly moved to amend the bill by inserting before " Mexico" the wards "the Republic of." The amendment was adopted new. con., and the bill passed amid aorlimatiess. Fodmod-orrics, Jtcly. 31.—The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Julius &gent as mead at Brisbane, Queassland, for the Free 'bedside City of Bremen. The Queen has been pleased to views of Mt. Theodore Ressabesh as consul at Sierra Leone, of Mr. J 'mph Atkinson as tassel at Hull. and of Mr. W. D. Mathews as Consul at BMW, aid St. Ivor, for the Re public of Liberia—Gonna. sniG, FEB RU, gert . fs deelinhig. MidcUbig LI ti, 98. Flour, whoa, WM, awl peovisio Wing. Coffee heavy. Buser quiet. Molama vy. Petroleum very dull ; crude, 47 ; relined, 67. CANADA. OPENINGPAR OF THE CANADIAN LI QUEBEC, Jul. 20. The Canadian parliament agembled yesterday. The governor's message gates that a bill to arm the executive with further powers to deal with political refugees who abuse the Canadian asylum, by committing outrages on the border, will be pre• minted to parliament. Regarding the confedera tion of the provinces, he says that circum stances afford the opportunity not only for the settlement of the question of provincial republics, but also for the simultaneous creation of a new nationality. A plan for the constitution of the confederation will be presented to the parliament, which plan has been approved and sanctioned by the imperial government. The Toronto Court has declared Burleigb, the Lake Erie raider, guilty of robbery, and that he must be given up under the extradition treaty. His counsel has applied for a writ of habeas corpus. THE PRUSSIAN CHAMBERS. BERLIN, Fn. 1. The bill, regulating the strength of the army in time of peace, and the length of military service, has been submitted to the King by the Ministry, and approved by his Majesty. It will be brought forward in the Chamber of Deputies twit week. REFORM MEETING AT LEEDS. SPEECH OF VISCOUNT AMBERLEY. A densely crowded meeting of reformers was held last night in the Victoria Hell, Leeds, the MAYOR in the chair, to consider the question of parliamentary reform. Mr. Bantu, M.P., and Mr. W. E. Fourth, M.P., sup ported resolution condemnatory of the conduct of the Hones of Commons in negating reform, and calling upon her Majesty's ministers to halal the pledges they had no solemnly given to the country. Viscount AmataLET, the eldest son of Earl Russell, and who ft is understood will be the second liberal candidate for Leeds at the nut election, made a speech in support of the resolution. He said he might be cousidered to have a special historical connexion with the reform question, and he than proceeded to advocate in • very enlightened and liberal strain the claims of a large propor tion of the working classes to political enfranchisement. It had been said the people were apathetic about reform ; but if this were so, the cocelusion he should draw from that theurestance was directly opposite to what the conservatives drew from it. Is seemed to him that if people did sot oars about reform, sod if they were in differed to the possession of votes, it ought to be re prded as a national misfortune. His lordship pro ceeded as follows : -Representative institutions require that, so far as meals, the people should be admitted to the dada of members- (leer, hear)-ead the ultimate aim of representative inalltutioas is not fulfilled when a considerable proportion of the people are still debarred from the exercise of the privilege. ("Hear," and applause.) It is objected sometimes that by the admission of the people you would place the whole power in the hands of a siegle class. Ilium very violent or sweeping MiaalitiS were pro- posed, this would no doabt be • serious objection, and would demand serious coasidaration. it is so objection to the moderate measures that are now proposed-them, hear)-but even if we were to go math further with reform, if we were to propose • much wider measure than this, I don't think it would be an entirely conclusive argument- I do not wish to place power in the bands of a single clam, but at the MAW time it is exceedingly unjust tare account of this 'Make as Important ea should be deprived of the power altogether. And when I see Mr. F. Peel is his recent speech alai that all clam and all interests are at peewit fairly represented in the House of Commons, sad defending the present constitution of the House of Com ma on that proved, I must calm that I am astonished at the beldame of his language. (Hear, bear.) I quite I presume that land sod capital are represented in that house, but lam unable to perceive that there is • fair I I representation of War. (Cheers.) Now it is extremely difficult to my how far we ought to go in repressating labour is the House of Commons. There are great dith anis la the way of sudden changes ; sod therefore it may be more desirable, and lam iodised to think it is, 1 that we should proceed in this direction by gradual sod i aucasive steps ; bet I cannot think that the task of reformers has been entirely accomplished until something more has been done than even the moderate measure of COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. reform sow proposed. (Loud cheers.) I hope the day may NEW YORK, JAN. RI, Errant°. comm-I do not flow when it may acme-but still I treat Money easy. Gold and stooks excited. Gold the day may come when It will be possible that every intel. declined this morning to 199, but subsequently rose ligent sod honest man, whatever the class to which he be to 206. Exchange on London, 2254 ;on Paris, le !ne , " whet."' the "FleFeseet he Purim' , may be admitted to the exercise of the franchise. (Renewed and 2124. Stocks depressed. New York Centrals, still louder cheers.) Then we are told that if such extreme 106 ; Illinois, 114 4, ex di , ; Erie, 711; 5-2 0 measures as this are to be allowed we shall be making • United States Bonds, 1084. violent dam la e the character of the constitution. (Before Baron Martin.) NEW YORK . JAL 21, Notiaiii , (Laughter.) For my ea per/, then . I hare no objection to 4 4 Joseph Jolts Mitchuon White, marker, and Bat a 4 S tom mariner, woe tried epos an indictment abusing th Admiral Porter reports from Wilmington on the violent ` bas t" is the character of the emetltetiee. Pr°' I 5 with having wilfully and feloniously on Me luck ad vided only that they were changes for the better. (Hear.) t e 1 16th that the rebels destroyed the works on Smith's ; _ _ away • British veal galled the Soowdrop, with tea The great Reform Bill might, I 'appro., be described as s Island. He says that "if they do not destroy Fort violent change, although effected by legal and peaceable 4 2 prejudice divers peaces who had nedirmittas ewe t t policies of auras on the said ship ; and them ems Of Cassie.% as it is of no use to them, we shall get it mesas. Bat it was urged at that time, and I think justly, 2 2 orate which charged the prawn with hong desire after a little while." He declares that the Malakoff that the object of that bill was not to overthrow the con- - - - the ship. Serjeast Ballantins, Mr. latffard, and Mr. Left • would not compare in size and strength to Fort etitution, but to remedy anomalies which had crept into the esosams. Fisher. cionstitntion. (Hear, hear.) And I think the same argil. TiarrADAT. ON Nonage-4 ralimr. x. E. to N. W.and S.W., Coasts. N.W. to S.W., gales to were ontinael for the prisoner White; OW Ar. 0 .." woad for the preaeoution ; Berleant Parry . and_Mr. a.. . Si meat my be applied sew. It was urged then that it the • moderate strong moderate, squally, appeared on behalf of button. The New York Tribune asserts that the Confede pest sod marvellous anomaly 'hotline towns such as your . . , sn , . i 3. .„, with rain. tierbant Balance in *peeing tbe case said it mg; rates are contemplating another extensive raid from own, and such to as Manchester, Birmingham , and SW- '''''s .4, l ;,:,"' o 'i t h - ' ranal— stn wirriart sly. to N•w•lnd bank of the greatest importances to the commercial comma Canada. field, should be entirely unrepresented in parliament. That °ree f', iside „Te e l rota, vessel The per White was spade and Settee was ma , called the Snowdrop, which maned from &Mt Hardee, with 20,000 men, is reported to be in no doubt was • soda anomaly, bat it is •also a serious I` . 2 e't '', l l',;% nd W., a strong position 20 miles above Herderville on anomaly that • Imp sad importaat ohm of the inhabitants moderato to heavy gam to rash, with he. The brother of the prisoner bito, be believed.i S ie..2 ".. S. next above. ve 'd N.W., Lake ia September laat, bound f or Cana in MB ea relay. rain. the owner of t a... mignon of White di e d sai the Savannah River. Federal transports have et these towns should be entirely without rePreeent•tion- Nattier wwoo v oo d. wiwore „u o l,„d, W a ss , end 010 . ti . i is ..• ' bat the . asur white dia eat so ascended the river, carrying troops in that direction. Meer, hoer.) There is some Math, is effecting a large eaucle4 Southern.Englieh Channel and Bay of Biscay. r b .,„:„ i„,-,,,,.... Th e new having ,il o a a 80 area is the representation, because it is supposed that Eastern otheward England and North sea. Augusta papers assert that Johnston has been Cautionary lan d cm Monday for three days. her , and proceeded on a voyme, &Midair eat,,, la this way an naistelligent class of voters would come in until the morning el the 4th October. Daring the Mu reinstated in the command of the army of the who might be particularly liable to the influence of bribery. replan had given amnia directime far the ve RESIGNATION OF Mr,. JUSTICE WILLIAMS . —The West- I will sot attempt to disguise from you that on the subject Wok as it happened, amend them dustily as se a Mons. I consider rumour rereading Hr. Judie* Williams mentioned in our Lad Stine Boar Reef, situate in the Bahia • finis M President Davis has written a letter to the Pre- el bribery I entertain the strongest opi impression of yesterday turns out to be correct, sad be has east of Bevil. Serjesat Ballanthis explained to the iti t l i sident of the Georgia Senate, opposing separate is"tutter th ely"nwho unworthy ,9444'B4 b.ribeitin(eClimechudraje fo r hie voted ceased b° : taemb ilf. go of the • Court °f it, but found that be a Cammfo Plie s. He d had . 't i l e thi ree l light and i t l ier ra" li: l l l o t, , h and 011; - il ise State action for peace. He says that the Con-mood. is Lilie the Ist: d kn es . f Justics am Pa a t i t o rt h M t ri s Jus a tt about w 4 o'clock in in the :aorn e tt a l k ii, on si o nd d i t he n then: ossorive thbt it would be of the utmost importance that in was ha re s ' b e 10 0 0 l the asemsery fatigue, and, therefore, the thews to all marinas. The vend mak ova Ms • ums ds the oods federate constitution provided the only practicable admitting the labouring classes to the franchise we should mode for the negotiation of peace. The difficulty endeavour, by every means in our power, to impress this capacity for b u i mes i s still unimp aired, he found it Lam_ close by, mid s egortly afterwards the goods of Mn is not to find au agency to negotiate peace, the truth upon them. It would be necessary, as far as possible, rimiest with the strict discharge - of his duty to 'tamale n ari a l the men themselves was pot upon the islawli 0 obstacle is that the enemy will not traat at ell or to flee -1 do not my exactly in what way-but you against his initgmity, evidence pron . :s ea ted him very cites wasße let they remained , •some of them A d t ro t:: end r ..:: Mn ' ri entertain other propositions than that the South m i ght teseli l them where h they d oh ° set know it, but I see that who mesa. F s. a sta r da e waiatinein to the efore Dim Beach is Inc T w i te she entirely to puma and boom. a taw wish should submit to acknowledge themselves criminals you k now ' pe rf ec tly ( • " re/ S the lllaa public by his retirement have lost the services of a strictly teemed ouiass t. b otauas , did mo t think the 0 accepts • bribe violas a public trust. (Hear.) It would honest and upright man, a wad lawyer, and one devotedsuch as to establish the fact shat the Mg and sue for pardon. be necessary to teach them that it is as criminal and to his tuna He was valued by all the members of the was u didly out up= the mst, waver aw ed". it 1 The Confederate House of Representatives have dishonest as the tended ef the man who being sw. Beach aa a gat assistance sod almost an authority to appear. The charge which he should enamor_ le ee appointed a committee to prepare an address to the trusted with a sum of money by another makes nee of it for those lii , hieteet asy of d y leP th etti a r i , a ewilete a l ewonoultdslonotiohaw that tof deroutyieg the the ma, essel .sire Southern people, assuring them of the unalterable himself. This, I say, it would be necessary to do, but Ido with him, and he carries into private life the sincere wishes the carpenter t o go sa d m us h a hale in beff - 1 0 0 11 determination of the Congress to continue the not imagine that is that way we could mimed entirely is o f all his professional friends that he may live for many s h a wou ld sot su b any aster , The , era I getting rid of bribery. On the contrary, I believe that years in as he repose ; and in the enjoyment of the re- mainly rest on th e evidence of the ship e dile struggle for independence. there would still onfortately be many w h o would h e air thing psosion he has em earned.-Times. a Tam sen d Craig, which he acknowledged motet The House of Representatives have passed an I worthy the privilege of voting. That is an unfortunate elm * Tim LATE Rev. H. V. Etticrrr.—We regret to dared very e with rsgesd arally. This stamen ho The amendatory loan bill, reported from the committee cumstance , but I cannot look upon it as a conclusive objet- th meo ncrnr an te deph ,ro ll ia ti l m e lte l T. Henry Ve . tut El a l a io d tk at f i t o o: zrzi on olicsa • state ment ted the vemel W et e r 'e uct on Vie Sties See of ways and means, to WIG/ legal tenders restricted ties to the enfranchisement of the working dames. ti to s i o( his w dalth, which followed • short bat severe ill- at t 4 o'clock on the morning of the 4th of oe to the amount authorised by the previous act. (Cheers.) Nor le it an objection that could be made with nets, the valued ineumbent of St. Mark's, Brighton, • She struck twice, and be afterwards sounded t, The City of Baltimore has arrived out. very good pace by the upper classes, unless they could say chapel built end endowed by his father, the late Charles but fogad she was not making any_ _ • - their own political morality Wei immaculately pure. (Much that fact to the attic "it • fer'krEsZer en d s E e lli o . ot Chan k cellar e ii =tt= = .1 16 dog to the cabin and ed Is The following are the heeds of the news brought cheering.) Really , to hear the way in which some persona 15th Wrangler, also • Trinity man, being the senior as have glass of gram and after lie Mates i by the Nova Scotian : talk aphid the enfranchisement Of the poor, we might &Mist. Among his private pupils was the late Marquis of told him that mow Si. vial was Uwe be did sot r NEW YORK, Jas. 21, 2 P . Y. suppose that the rich Mr. Blair has proceeded to City Point in a illegal influences at eleetions. (Laughter.) We might hie nerds in Italy spa °mere. Thu ronimitielithiP woe coeM be prole) make her do so. Cod; the commencement of a bating friendship, to which we are the asked him how, end be mkt by boring I' government steamer for another visit to Richmond. suppose that they never employed money for imposes of indebted for the coaling and interesting sketch of the life of = teut i her. The cap4ain told him le it Admiral Porter reports that his gunboats at Wil- ceraptioa-(hear, hear )- that they am voted, or In. of the lamented noblemen, contained Ina sermon preached do it, and e he would me him all rigke_ s el dad others to vote, except upon the loftiest and most by the rev. gentleman is lokworth Church, on the ilsada_y be and his brother were both Toon; wet, ef 3 mington have hermetically sealed the river against gat • t" grounds • but since this Is a the case, I think following the funeral. Mr. Elliott was brown to the reit- did mot get air aurae they moue l o blockade runners. - no 1° • ' • world as • cons is tent minister and able preacher of and he would beep the an emploYed t ssat teln e L7' is sodesvonring to reform the poor upon this subject 0 It is rumoured that the Confederates have blown -in endeavouring tee each them that they are not entitled Co e milieal v i ews, en d as oripnal interpreter of Apoodypele out estate while he male the be les. proplam.-Bwry and Norwich Poet. augurs, • chisel, and a hammer frees the tod ekle rep Fort Caswell, at the entrance of the Cape Fear to cell their votes, we should imam lemons of the same - er. Pexrt's CATIODRAL. —The following are the thee on deck, and threw them down the lifter ..lier_, River. The gunboate are preparing to advance kind upon the rich also. (Cheers aad laughter.) But then la appealed by the Bishop of Lades to preach of Us ballast, sad afterwerds west clews br i :: T o against Wilmington. it Is said there are many, if you go low down among the la the Cathedral os &say mornings in the month of of boles in tie side ed the _ pepalation and admit • lower class than you have at pm- ; February i--finaday, Feb. 5, the Bev. Edward Hayes We the had be was fo ll OWed VA . ', The anticipations of early peace, together with went, who am ninety without min ca tion , and wad be ! Plercaptre, ILA., al Breams Collage, Oxford, Profane NW him if he aid not "Start vele, and Inlaid him he read not, ease; the successful military oPerations, have osused a led away by any demagogue who ha ppened to win their iel Divinity in King's College, London ; S eaday, Feb. 12, ef the ehlF* amid * by tee oils • sympathy I do not deny that the abscises of edesation I the Rev. Thomas Fraser Stooks, ILA.. of Teak bored the boles Batton was heavy decline in gold and stocks. --a• the ore Wire met Is a serious objedias to the pomeerion of the rota. It is, I College, Cambridge. imiembent of St. Athe's Gash, When Craig came ea dent - 0 1 1 T bat rosofo rill NEW YORK, Jar. 21, Ammo*. ImitZiat great " 3 :f t ilque r at the u se . I baliprecede t J W . H. lam VI ' 6" e. illr ei , A F n eb. 19, tie Rev ; alishprit I° Pt ten lainue". VS. imuldial hliti Money nay ; gold, 2034. Exchange on London, that enfranchisement endues to eduatios. (11014 ba.) . Oxford. rector of St. Peter-le-Pner, Broadeteeol4 be found twenty limbos of wates,..! .bt. es 2264 ;on Paris, 2.124. Stocks lower. New York ' But I meat pretend to say it would be advimble to , priest in ordinary to the Queen ; Sunday, Fela Si. the te the estitelMdwrao tell hi s :l d he 6117 11 b. Central, 101 ; Illinois, 1134, ex dividend ; Erie, admit is san are no tt rine who br:oritt.k.. air ter, ...._owu Rev. Thomas Grape od Hal l i a tt i a g tgdalea: re a ls ei hm make more If he oboes, and 6 1_1 1 4 nothing , hear.) B t 70f ; 6-20 United States Bonds, 101331. Cotton when we soi told that they are Godly led away by dons- London. directions he bated two holes la the haw Paw Yr. G. Browne for the poeticism. The marriage win 1863, the respondent kW Imo in the west of Eagland ; hat atter several years' iithMtili he lett his wife and same to London is sear of mew meat, his business in the country having ',roved a Yawl After this he was guilty of adultery with Him Mail. pnelic singer. Evidence of cruelty as well assailes Nivea, bat The Gond nide a decree nisi on the former Fri coupled with that of adultery. 5.1. 6.8. W. o l ull I GO &VI I oe 0.75, 1 6 lire 'l.llll to :1.1 6 - It - ro I. 4 O. To '4 S ro r L K 4 ro it CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. 6 f 6'f 4 f W:b.W. W.S.W. &W. 8. 8.8. Z. S. &W. (THIS DAY.) 1 ~ A•. ~, ,y re Vika usie [o tided lhoolooice. tbaS their Waimea am AN two modes of tau- I Are method is employed • Alter method is employed Mae bead that the me of __,..ermaer sometimertisalsely soomesta -and they lad their power pe of perespion very oar the minds el their tenants. Mad lialibtor lad ehrows.) Now, I °Gahm if I had to choose bassos them two ways of influsedeg people to vote &molding to my °genies'', 1 should way dm method employed by the demagogue is inamitsly the more eoestitutimeal sod more straightforward ass of the two. (Loa cheers.) Then we hive a enabler the quotation, what am web do with those who, is socoust of educoloo, or want of Ware* in political mattees, are as yet 'matted far die attendee of the trembles? That is a difficult question, sad I have not disguised from you my opinion that it might be was to deice their amides to the el Wear, hear.) Tbst I semesive to bon far of a couesevative ss of radical deseriptisu ; for if it woos ni ps to a logical oosolndos tt would lead to strap meats ; and I should be iodised to warn emenensikee how they amept it. Let me ask you to fix your attention for embeds as that is and respected bay, the Bowe of Lords. If you look at the Rouse of Lords you will find some, so doubt, who am able rasa sad admirably for the seats Wry have in that body, but I am assured you will lad others who come into their sesta simply by hareditaiy right Ida are not so fi tted. (" Roar," and laughter.) Yoe will lad moon who have so political amotios worthy el the nem —who moot be said to have an political essvietiems, be came they simply adopt the opiates el the family, ami cannot be aid either from their talents or from say er reason to be fit for the exercise of the great privilepe el sitting la the Roues of Lords. Yet tame ma, whose ramp of political ideas is oonfieed withia narrow limits are per ailed to sit and von in the bap, and obstruct the ails kilos of the dandy. (Cheat.) Gentlemen, you will have been able to gather from the remarks I have now addressed to you tied I am not ose of those who roma the lasso* of democratical opinions with partioslar alarm. That them are dasgas in democrstio govesument, as there are in every form of goverment devised by man, I am willing to allow. Nor do - I say that it will be possible to dispose with , every kind of safeguard spinet the errors or enomess into which a democratic poveranseut may fa ; but I mama look os the abolitioe of those diedmakas al the lam of densarosike which hitherto have subsisted W- I twelve the arias clams of men—l say I cameo' look ape 1 them with displeasure or regret. I believe you will find that those didactics. which demaaraisy teas to gets are not real sod ward distinctions, but atlas's' tions created by easety. You may pt rid of that dis tinction which subsists bateau different men solely as account of birth, bat you menet get rid of those differences which spring from character, talon or education. cos would yourselves perceive it to be a false and unnatural condition of society which asserted Idleness to be on a level with industry, folly to be on a level with wisdom, or igno rance and incapacity on a level with knowledge and ability. (Hear, hear.) Now it is my opinion that distitielleas will act be got rid of by one form of government, but will still subsist. A Wes distiactioo, and one which prances aerial rather than benefit, will, I hops ad believe, gradually diappear and vanish from among us,but one of those evil didiadioos which I trust Imo disappearing in the course of tins* is that shish is still eituirt in than country between the governing chews sad the classes which are goateed. It is a course absolutely essential that we should have men set apart for the work of the executive government, and to conduct the busie' of the public oases, but when I say I dislike the distinction hearses the governing clue sad the class to la governed—l mean that Ido ea believe in that date of society which gives some OHO facilities for entering epos a political career and makes it more difecult for dims to walk in the same line, although perhaps the ability al those who are panda may be pater than that of many who ere eerily admitted. It is desirable that there should ofsome facilitiee for all to exercise their talents. The idsel a representative government requires that every elms of the community should be equally intended, and • equally concerned in the maintenance of order, in the proservation of freedom, ad in the adoption of such laws as may be amt conducive to the welfare of the community at lama. Pr. lament to be a repreentative institution should always tend to such an ideal as I have described. And this is an ideal towards which you especially may combine with us in bringing this country parer sad NAM, for although it may be possible to prove by theo- retical arguments that the working claws of this country should be admitted to the exercise of the suffrage, it is Nab!, for you, you who belong to that class, you which have hitherto been unropreeesta, to add an argunisat more cowhides still—the argumeat of your own wand (Chan.) It is for you especially to refute the error that you are unfit for the exerose of that implant and responsible duty. It is for you to prove, both that you are earnestly and truly dames to be admitted to that trust, and that you saW if admitted, edema it wisely and well, and with a due and serious sense of the responsi bility it brings. It is for you, in furtherance of those ob jects, to combine tangy with pada" neolutioa with disoretion, and a are and uoswervlog adherence to Jour demands with *nary and charity to thole who still re gard them with =spades and dislike. (Loud cheers.) Thus, although you may eddy leave it to the eloquesoe aid talents of others to urge your claims upon the Renee of Comma and tics country, it is for you to add the final sad crowning proof of the juatise of your cause. (Repaid cheeA petition to parliament is favour of the further en franchisement of the peoPle was then unsaimously adopted, ad the praise dings closed. WEATHER REPORT. WIDIIIIMAT, PiaIIYAll Nein 111.111117 Lll.l. ilLbirdoni RI I. ..... Aramaic— —I— Greirscaetle ILO d 5.11. W. Odor) •• Vaketla C. a_ D_•_9_, • I Unmoor s. - Unmoor . 28.77 40 11.1. Relessad 15.65 441 Feszaace 18.92 68 W.N W. Brest 19.10 48 W. 8.11. Wriest.-- 19.06.8 W. Rochefort S.IS 50 Diutb 28.91 66 W. r i eltatb 18.90 49 W. Portsrloash 28.81 66 S.W. London 28.68 40 W.S.W. Dover — Yarmouth Scarborough 28.11 61 8.5.8. -(THIS DAY.) $ 4./L .... B.w. I•~! i I