The Express. — London, England, 1861-11-19 00:00:00

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Garda' : C. awl Inekinsa.—A•4l MI MI JACIIITIL Noma Raymond sod Cithcart : Mhos Z. Li:ken NIEL IbrmarL _ST. JANNIS,. Tam Imam A W 11,11; -- JaliffaL NA 0. Vining awl Kals Tem.—TUß /WA 111101LIMAX. Mr. A. %lima. KILL OS CUM 111•611,1. 111110111, Bobbins, Cockerell, 7.11 a limns; Jlea, 7. Mdeava—Omeiriesal7l. 11111TAISIfti. TIM h>•Ou TEI WIDOW'S lON. Mr. June HoMows, rd lin. S. bum -Treys of Dogs sad Moakey.-11. Zink ...Wilk. C. nsiesa.-Till CV lUSIM Of DIBOBLuIENCIL TMX MlniCIL W TEI OOLDIIN MAZY. -Cowman N GI. NIGH VA AT lIANDON BRIDAL Ts DAY —l6welm IA Us— A/Imoms. 7R 9a Taasabow—/Aersts& AA Allesses. 411. 41m. LONDON, TUNSDAr, NOV. 19. TO OUR READERS. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. A late edition of the Express is published every evening during the racing season, containing the results of the day's ram. Tee practice of issuing an Annual Report on the Administrative Departments of the Government, although one of recent introduction, is recommended by manifold and obvious utility. Adopted at first and primarily as a means of realising the responsibility of the public service to public opinion, it has a natural reflex action, and engages the good feeling of the public towards bodies of men of whose meritorious activity most of us were imperfectly aware. And so far as it does this, it destroys pre judice, associates the departments with objects in which we feel an interest, and thus facilitates that willing co-operation of the community with ofbcial persons by which the general convenience is greatly promoted. Of none of the departments is this so true as of the Poirt-office. Its employs are never out of sight and hearing. And while the sphere of other departments —es, for simple, the Cuatoras—bs; been wisely contracted and may even be destroyed, the organi zation of the Postoffice has been extended, and its functions have been multiplied at a prodigious rate in proportion with that progress of society which it stimulates while it obeys. In respect of this progress the annual reports of the Post-office possess a certain social interest akin to that which attends the reportsof the Committee of Council on Education. From the Seventh Annual Report of the roar Nam - ma-Gen mut, just issued, we learn that we a» making steady progress in reading and writing. The number of letters delivered through the Post-office in England in 1860 was 462 millions, which is at the rate of 22 letters for every man, woman, and child. In Ireland the number was 48 millions, being at the rate of eight to each per son ; and in Scotland 54 millions, being at the relatively high rate of 17 to each person. Taking the United Kingdom, the total number of letters delivered was 564 millions, which is 19 millions more than were delivered in the previous year. This increase is at the rata of 31 per cent, for the United Kingdom, and it is pleasing to observe that Ireland participates iu it to the extent of S per cent. The rate of increase for the United Kingdom is, however, below the average of the last live yeare,which was 41 per cent. In Liverpool the proportion is as high as 27 letters to each person ; in Birmingham and Manchester, 2s; in Dublin, 34 ; in Edinburgh, 36 ; and in London, 43. The enormous development of postal com munication iu our great towns contributes power fully to enhance these figures. Thus, of the 19 millions of additional letters delivered in 1860, 31 millions were London local letters. The establishment and increase of district posts in tho metropolis has supplied a mesas of rapid communication that makes the Post-office the medium of • class of correspondence winch formerly found other channels. Thus, of the 31, millions of additional London local letters de livered last year, 2 millions were delivered in the name district in which they were posted. The whole number of letters now delivered in the same district in which they are peaked is as high ea 11} millions. Nearly 71,000,000 newspapers were delivered last year, and about 11,700,000 book packets. The increase in book packets was 700,000, being in a much greater proportion than that of newspapers, which was 450,000. But of the former increase, by far the greater part, 500,000, took place in London alone. _ . These results might have been larger had the labours of the department not been invalidated by the luches of the public. Nearly 2 millions of letters, or one is 286 of the whole number, were returned to the writers last year owing to failure in the attempts to deliver them. Three out of four of these failures were owing to the letters being addressed insufficiently or incorrectly, and more than 10,000 were posted without any address at all. In connexion with this branch of the subject may be mentioned the loose practice which some persons adopt of addressing letters to persons with out adding the number of the house or even the name of the street. Many persons will learn with surprise, on the authority of Lord BTANLIT Of ALOKILIT, that " more than 20,000 letters now a arrive daily bearing ouly the name of an ad " dresses, with the simple addition of London,'" a prat:nos which, besides retarding the sorting, not unfrequently ceases delay in delivery. For the distribution of this WWI of correspond ence over the United Kingdom we Ind that the mails are conveyed every week-day over about 144,000 miles, viz., 39,047mileaby railway, 32,297 miles by mail coaches and mail carts, 69,994 miles on foot, and 2,838 miles by packets and boats. The total gives an increase of about 4,000 miles over 1859, chiefly in railway conveyance. The stud of officers in the British Isles is 25,192, of whom 11,428 are postmasters, and 11,889 carriers and meessegers. The gross revenue of the Post-ollee in 1860 was 3,267,6621. from postage, and 121,6931. from concsimions on money orders. 1,066,9201. was disbursed in salaries and pensions. The net re venue of the year was 1,102,47 W. being 31,41111. less than that of the previous year, a diminution THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 19, 188 L owing to increased expematare. Nerdy the whole of this net revenue wee derived from inland letters. Foe the sake of trade, and for political and other Imperial pur poses, it is thought well to carry the foreign sad colonial correspondence of the country at a loss. If the letters composing it were charged with the whole of the cost they entail, not only would the sea-postage be absorbed, but tho operation would show a loos such as amounted last year to 410,0001. We are told that on each letter between this country and the Cape of Good Hope there appears • loss of about 9d. ; on each letter to the West Indies a loss of about Is. ; on each letter to the West Coast of Africa a loss of about Is. Sd. ; and on each letter to the United States, via Galway, a loss of about 6s. As usual, the year has been marked by the introduction of improvements calculated to in crease the efficiency and extend the range of the postal service. In London and its environs de liveries have been both increased and accelerated. Thirty-three places in various parte of the country have been provided with day mails. More than a thousand places have for the first time the advan tage of a free delivery. Accelerations have been numerous, including that of the Irish mails. 110 new money-order offices have been opened, and the money-order system, which, though yielding a profit in England, was carried on in Ire land at a loss, has been made self-supporting. The changes in the postal communication between London and Paris have been such as to give a gain in many cases of 24 hours in the single transit be- I tween the provincial towns of France and those of the United Kingdom. Negotiations are also in progress for admitting trade patterns to the privi lege of the book-post between the two countries. Tho care which has for a long series of years been bestowed on the development of the service of the Post-office precludes the repetition of the startling organic reforms which for many years attracted public attention. But, without claiming for the Post-office exemption from that criticism by which every part of the public service may profit, we may acknowledge on behalf of the public that we have in it a department distin guished for vigilance, foresight, and a deter mination to meet to the uttermost the wants of the community. PROJECTED DISMEMBERMENT OF ITALY. --•--- (nook ♦ oosaam The project of an Italian Confederation is by no means given up. The plan is to divide Italy into three parts; the one a Northern kingdom, with Victor Emmanuel at its head ; the second, a Papal state, including Umbria and the Marches; the third, a Neapolitan kingdom, under Francis 11. Venice would then be given to the Northern kingdom. The great obstacle to the realisation of this plan is Baron Ricasoli. But every kind of intrigue is at work to displace him ; and it is thought if Farini could be brought in, with Ratazzi ea nominal head, the tripartite Italy might be formed, the Pope satisfied, and the phantom of one Italy sunk in the Red Sea for ever.—Daily Netts. of cargo. Sixteen of her Majesty's ships were lying at Malta. At Gibraltar on the 14th instant exchange on London was quoted 49t1 for 90 days sight ; on Paris, 5.28 ; oil Madrid, I discount. Freights unaltered. be Court. WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 18. The Queen and Prince Consort walked in the Hemeierk Ws lawsvisg. Prime Helens Is& In the Riding-Muss. . - . . . _ Ness= Looks teak eyries delve. . _ _ Levi flearsta,Lonl IS Welting to the Queen, and Colonel beynisnr, CA.. alma is Waiting to the Prince Cooaort, left flatilmemits• to•dq far Lisboa, with letters of eondo• Isere f►om her Majesty sod hie Royal Rieman to the Liss sal Royal Family of Portsgsl. IS the death of the late Vag• Th• Qum wig held a Privy Council to-morrow (Wanes day) at Waller Castle. Deopalehee were sent yortatlay from the Colonial-office M the Uareraor of Malta. The Prince Consort has subscribed 1001. to the National Shakaperian Fund. We (Times) believe it is intended that the Prince d Wales shall visit the lonian leLuids shortly atter Christ sad Own proessd to Syria mad Egypt. His Royal Wiliam will rotors to England Woes the opening el the Great Exhibition. The Duke of Nowcutle arrived in town yester day haw Brightee. The Dueliele of Atholl has arrived at the St George's Hotel from Scotland. The Earl of Winchilsea has left the St. George's Hotel. Lord Methuen has left the St. George's Hotel, charged with mission from the gam sod the Primo Con sort to his Majesty the reigning King of PortnpL Lord de Lisle and Dudley has left the St. (cap's Hanel. Si; John and Lady Bowring have arrived at Studley Villa. Clifton. We regret to have to announce the death of Mr. J. R. Godley, Aoriatsot Crider-Sr:Mary for War Marl took place yastardar mars* at his nekton°, at GloOppaaaa. place, Portman-square. We regret to learn of the death at Florence of Arthur Hugh Clough. Eng., one of the 01.1.01iDOTS in the Educational Department of ties Privy Comacil, aged 42. Lord Brougham hae just presented his works, is eleven volumes, to the Wort.* Men's Society of Las castsr. Mr. Thomas D. O'Farrell, solicitor, Loughrea, has been appointed crown nominator for the county of Gal way, in the room of Mr. Jobs Blakeaq , &mead. The appointment is worth 7501. a for. &today Let having bee. fixed foe the annual whaeriptice throughout Imbed is sewn of the Catholic Univeisity, collection@ were ands in all the chapels ie Dublin. The suns costnbaled, the Preenam after* were mail larger than on any former year. The returns frurn the several parishes of the diocese will, it says, be made in a few days, after which the list of contributions will be published. The Lord Bishop of Meath has retired from the Rayel Dublin Society is comesquessa, it is mild, of that body haring opened the Olinnevis Gordian as %edam. The Liverpool Philharmonic Society have en sconced their last smbeseipMem comsat for 1861 for Tuesday, the 10th of oast meth. Jassy Lad, Mies Palmer, Mr. Mica Herron, awl Sipsor Basta are engaged ; Mr. Otto Ooldachmidt °ldeating as 'enactor. The oratorio el The Mealinh_73l be performed. The Worshipful Company of Mercers have voted a liberal donation el fifty 'dome to the NsWeal Lifeboat helitatioo, to moist the moiety to meet the present heavy damsels on its hada On Friday evening the commissioners for the In tersatienel iskilition opened the Mader for the rehear nest damerreat There were eighties la all, his the red 'vainest berms is Ileglsmd aid Frame. The weees• ha competitor will act, beerever, be burr for Nue days. A commercial correspondent a few days back suggested that it would be a service to trade if ear new sours could be pustule.' all ter Dreier/ spirits of turpen tine, the supply at white is isterniptol by the blockade of the state of Sorb Oarellar were it Ms hitherto bees chiefly inspor'sd. Is reply it is rid thee any (parity may to procured fress the Or ries sad from Greece, the gelidity bora the femur being wpm' to that of the Aoseri caa. Mother writer says WA it &bows& io the Mosquito territory et Osaka Animiss, lima' Quail, it is Mated ia the New Teak jernale, aid by the parties interested in the Albert sad Orr Wester Railway, that the a now sistalsol in eserrese quantities from the wells ia Penesyl- TIM* with which that Use sormanicates, hes a large arnonot of this qiirit areaohie waste ite ether sow uutlioeuta. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE PRUSSIAN RUCTIONS. "Ths primary elections, which take place to-day," says the Nerd, " have an exceptional importance. Parties are greatly divided, and the two shades of the liberal party, the ministerial constitutionalists and the men of progress and of the national move ment, are equally so amongst themselves. The ministry cannot rely with confidence upon its own party, as the latter declares war to the knife on the military budget, to which the cabinet pledges its existence. This divergence of opinion tends evidently to reinforce the advanced liberals, and in spite of the efforts of reaction and of moderate opinion, we can foresee that the former will come to the Chamber with more imposing strength than was expected. It is one of those supreme momenta in the life of nations on which their destinies depend." HUNGARY. Count de Hochberg, the Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs, has, it is said, addressed to all the representatives of Austria abroad a communication intended to inform the various courts that the measures at this moment in force in Hungary are essentially provisional until that country consents to accept the liberties granted to her by the crown, instead of those which belonged to her before the revolution of 1849. GENERAL BIXIOI3 DUEL A telegram from Turin states that General Bixio has been wounded in the band by a pistol shot in a dueL A letter from Turin gives the following :—" There is much excitement here re specting a duel between General Bixio and a Garibaldian officer from Sicily. It appears that at the time of the Neapolitan campaign a violent quarrel took place between these two gentlemen, and General Milo was so excited as to deal his adversary a blow. A commission of officers, assembled by order of Garibaldi, decided for the adjournment of the reparation due to the Sicilian officer until after the campaign. At the close of the war the officer claimed from General Bixio the execution of the decision of the commission, but the general refused to give him satisfaction, ] saying that he could not fight with anyone whose moral conduct was unworthy of a man of honour. The Sicilian, as you may guess, was not contented with such a reason. He published in the journals that he regarded the general's refusal as a bad pretext for not fighting. He acknowledged that M. Bixio had shown courage and had exposed his life, during the campaign ; but that, he added, was when the general possessed nothing, and had no reason to feel attached to this world ; while now that he had a high position in the army, and 15,000 fr. pay, he did not like to risk his days in a duel. You may imagine that after such an accusation a duel was inevitable. It will take place to-day (November 15). General Bixio's second is Colonel Deua." SPAIN AND MEXICO. The staff of General Print, as commander of the expedition to Mexico, has been formed ; ite chief is Major-General Torres Jurado, and it consists of seventeen other persons, military and civil. Orders had been given to the general and the staff to hold themselves in readiness to leave for Mexico without delay, instead of at the end of the month, as originally intended. The Esparta says :—" In political circles the project of forming, h America, a confederation of all the republics of Spanish origin, with Spain at the head of it, is now being discussed. Such ► measure, it is affirmed, would possess great advantages, both for Spain and for those little Mks." THZ CAUCASUS. The Coterrier &Orient of Conetaatinople ears : We have received news from the Comma In the Dag hectic, the populations of the mountainous districts have risen in insurrection against the Aariene, and have defeated the latter in several combats, taking from them, in the last affair, eight pieces of cannon. In Circamis, the different tribes are animated with ► warlike spirit, and are up is mum When the Emperor Alexander was at Amps, be summoned several members of the Circassian council, and made to them propoeitions of arrangement, and also asked them U they would consent to the opening of a road through the district of the Chapeoughs. The chiefs re plied, "We desire nothing more than to live in pesos. Re nate in your limits and respect our territory ; on cur part we will not place foot on Russian soiL As to the road, we will not consent to the making of it, and if you begin one we will reply to each blow of a pickaxe by the discharge of • wasket." (asvnies minium) FRANCE. PARIS, Nov. 19. Judgment has been given in the ease of M. Mirila and Count Pontalbe by the Tribunal of Commerce. Count Pontalba was ordered to repay to the shareholders the sum of 1,700,000 fr., which he had received from M. Mitt's. He was also condemned in the mats. TbeConstitutionne/ of to-day, in an article signed by Dr. VtlTOll, says :—" If we are well informed, Count Persigny, Minister of the Interior, has sub mitted to the Emperor a project for a disarmament, which would, however, maintain the regimental lista (cadres)." The same paper says :—" The Emperor will pay a visit to her Majesty Queen Victoria, during the International Exhibition, at London." SPAIN. MADRID, Nov. 1& The address of the Congress has been read. It approves all the points of the Queen's speech. The Brinell vessels which were recently at Lis bon have left that port. POLAND. BRESLAU, Nov. 19. The Administrator of the Archbishopric of Warsaw was arrested in pursuance of orders from St. Pe tersburg. The Prelate, who is ill, has been conducted to the citadel, and will be tried before acourt-martial. The government demands from the Chapter the election of another Administrator. The Chapter, however, refused to comply with this demand, and has appealed to Rome. ITALY. TURIN, Nov.lB. The Opinions and the Gasetta del Popok of to day publish articles, advising Baron Ricasoli to retain the portfolio of the Interior, and await the assembling of the Italian parliament. General Cialdini has postponed his intended journey to Paris. Bilio fought a duel yesterday, in which it is said he was wounded in the hand by a pistol shot. CALCUTTA AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. sounwerox. Nov. 19. The Penintular and Oriental Company's steamer Ceylon has arrived here with the heavy portion of the above mails. She Wisp gold dust to the value of 117,3001. ; 2,0001. in specie, precious stones to the value of 2,500 rupees; 3,0001. worth of valuables, and upwards of 3,000 packages AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, TONADLT. The Royal Mail steamship Africa, Captain Shan non, which left New York on the 6th inst., arrived in the Mersey at 11 o'clock last night. Full telegraphic summaries of the news has al ready been published. The New York Herald of [the 6th instant gives the following details of the situation of affairs to the morning of that day : All doubts as to the malty of the great naval expe dition are set at rest by the intelligence received here yesterday from Fortress Monroe that the whole 'quadrat, ',Rape exoeptioa of two or three small reseals, which bad been mattered by the gale, and two of which, the Belvidere and the Florida, had put back to Hampton Roads, had sailed into Bull's Bay, twenty-five miles north of Charleston, South Carolina, on Saturday night in good order. This intelligence reaches us by the steamer Monticello, one of the blockading squadron, which passed them on her way from Savannah to Fatima Monroe. The opinion of her officers was that the form would land at Bull's Bay, on Sunday morning. The captain of the Florida reports, that when he wee compelled to leave the fleet, owing to some damage to his machinery, the war ramie were leading on steadily, and be could distinctly hear the drums beating on board. It is probable that the object of the fleet in entering Bull's Bay may have been to obtain • safe place of rendezvous as • bane of operations for some further movement, as there is • convenient sachoe•p of 25 feet deep inside, sad • depth of water at high tide at the bar at the en trance of fully 18 feet, sufficient for the passage of the squadron. But it is not at all unlikely that • por tion of the expedition may remain there, and the rest make • landing further south—proba bly Port Royal, 50 miles below Charleston—thus planting an armed force on both flanks of that city. Thus looated,•nds•fely entrenched, reinforcements may sully swell the 20,000 men in the presentexpedition to 40,000 or 50,000, and more if necessary. The effect of such an army Oa the e nemy's seaboard, with the prospect of opening the ports to the shipment of cotton by the Union men of South Gaso line and Georgia, will bo • wholesome step towards re storing the disaffected to loyalty, and breaking the fares of the rebellion. The news from Western Virginia is most satisfactory. The War Department smeivel news yesterday con firming the statement of the repulse of General Floyd, by General Ronne:an; at Gantley Bridge, cm Friday. The latest dispatches stated that the brigades of Generals Benham and %ken& hadgot to the rear of Floyd on the new road, and that the capture of his entire force —said to be seven thousand strong—was hourly expected. Reports reached Fortran Monroe on Monday that a num bar of rebel troops have been withdrawn from Big Bethel, Yorktown, sod the neighbourhood of Norfolk. It was men tioned In the Norfolk Doi Book that General Beauregard had resigned, and despatches from Richmond state that a rumour to the same effect was prevalent there. The rebel batteries on the L,wsr Palm a° were silent all day Saturday and Sunday. Not • sae was and from Shipping Point, Aqui& Creek, or Evansport. It ie said that the government intends to open the river this week by driving the rebels from their batteries. No pickets of the rebels have apposed for the pest ten days opposite Washington. They have been ascertained, however, by the pickets of General Smith's division, in the direction of Fairfax Court Howe, to have advanced within a mile and a half of Vienna. A considerable number of them occupied Fairfax, and many of them were moving towards Leesburg. A smut jun returned from Virginia dates that Beau rapid's army, lying between Fairfax and Centreville, is 100,000 strong, with 200 pieces, the guns being iodiffer• ently manned, the men undisciplined and is bed condition. The soldiers are said to be dispirited ; frequent desertions are taking place. It 'would appear from the Military movements going oil in Washington that Cleasral 3relellan assumed the supreme command, that a decisive battle was in contemplation, sad may come off in a few days. despatch from Springflekl, Missouri, dated Monday, Midas that General Fremont had just received orders from the War Department, removiog him from command at the western military district. It is said that the greatest exclemneet and indignation was manifested among the troops at the intelligenee ; that many officers expressed their intention of resigning ; and that several companies had laid down their more declaring that they would not serve eider say other commander. This mutinous spirit was suppreesed by General Fremoot, who expostulated with the men. He immediately Mined a farewell address to the army, in which he 000jured them to remain faithful to his soccemor, and carry out the career they had .o bravely begoa. The following is General Fremont'; farewell ad dress to the troops : Spring66l4 .. Missouri, Nov. 2. Soldiers of the XimissipplAntiy,—Agresably to orders received this day, I take leave of you. Although our army ham been of sudden growth, we have grown up together, and I have become familiar with the bravo and generous spirits which you bring to the defence el your country, and which make me anticipate for you • brilliant career. Continue se you have begun, and give to my successor the same cor dial and enthusiastic support with which you have en couraged tom Emulate the splendid ex ample which you have already before you, and let me remain as I am, proud el the noble army which I have thus far laboured to bring together• Soldier., I regret to leave you. Most sincerely I thank you for the reprd and oesfidenos you have in variably shown me. I deeply regret that I shall not have the honour to, lead you to the vietory which you are just about to win; but 1 shall claim the right to share with you in the joy of every triumph, and trust always to be personally remembered by my companions in arms. JOHN C. Fgamorrr, Major-General. The gale on the 2nd lust., already reported, ap pears to have been severely felt on the New England coast. The ship Maritana, of Providence, from Liver pool to Boston, struck on Egg Rocks, near Bos ton Light at midnight, and at eight the next morning went to pieces. The captain, mate, and 25 of the passengers and Grew were drowned. (The oaannercial intelligence bee bees putdiated.) SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 19. The Teutonia, from New York on the 3rd Mat., has arrived here. She brings 90 passengers for Hamburgh, 2 for Southampton, and 13 for Havre. On the 16th inst. she spoke the English schooner Pride of the Seas, all well. The Teutonia encountered strong north-muderly gales throughout the voyage. THE OUTWARD WEST INDIA, PACIFIC, AND PENINSULAR MAIL& --0— SOUTHAMPTON, Nor. 18. The Royal Mail Company's steamship Shannon, Captain Abbott, sailed hence to-6y, at 3 p.m., with Hie fortnightly mails for the West ladies, Maxim, the Nei*, California, Central America, ko., together with 149 puma me, amonpt whom are Dr. Nic h olson, for Antigna ; Rev. J. Willis, for Honduras; Captain Pupe, for Jamaica; Rev. J. L Oilborne and Captain the Hon. R. de Mont morency, for 13arbadoss The Shannon took on freight silver cola, 8001. ; gold coin, 3,500 L ; jewellery, 1,430/. F renc h jewellery, 7,1081. ; and a fall cargo of Iran& aed English merchandise. The Peoinsular sad Oriental Caen es 1611111111 t Captain Hall, also riled banes this sfiessoeawith the mails for Vigo, Oporto, and Lisb sad aeweeboaa pounders, amoopt a hom are Lord issa sad Colonel Seymour, who proceed to Lisbon as the retatives of kar Mee jtety at the funeral of the late • of Portugal, to take place on the 21st or 22nd lastest. Mr. Harbert sad Colas enernbery likewise go oat by this mail. The Taps takes on freight 20.0001. in wrangles, and a penal aergo. The Official Casette of Turin publishes a royal decree. lastitatiag a oommiasion for the purpose of afford, tog relief to political ref MGM in the provisos of Turin. The commission is specially fastroetei to collect minute inform tie* regardieg the real elate of the applimats, so that the sums granted by goverment, or received by public cha rity, may not be Wows sway upon worthless iadividuala EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (Mit OCR OWN PARIS, MONDAY EVNIONNI. The Pakie, which, it must be borne in mind, is "inspired "by M. de la Guerronnibre, speaks as follows this evening of M. Fould's financial plans : M. Fould's first care on taking possession of the finance dap atment was to examine the budget of 1863. The problem to be resolved is to augment the receipts, diminish the expenditure, and at the same time provide sufficiently for the public service. if we are well informed, the first reform, and one at this moment coder considera tion, is the reduction of the army without injury to the system now so happily in operation, that is to say, without breaking up the present cadres. By this method [qy.—what method !j the military power of France will remain in all its vigour, and will secure the indiume already conquered by our policy, while at the earns time the charges in the war budget will be considerably dimi nished. The creation of new remoras, rendered necessary by the suppression of supplemental credits, is a delicate question, which the new finance minister will certainly study with the consideration and reserve due to such great interests. We believe we know that he especially intends not to make any increase of taxation of a nature to fetter agriculture, manufactures, or trade, or to press in a special manner upon the labouring classes. A tax upon lucifer matches has been spoken of, and we can elate that such • measure is, in point of fact, under consideration, but it will be so arranged as to be scarcely felt by the consumer. There is also an idea of augmenting the stamp duties. We do not know what may be M. Fould's views with rapnl to the transfer stamp on nego tiable securities, but, insomuch as it produces very little— only 6 millions—and, as we do know IL Fould's liberal opinions, it is permissible to 'appose that • modification of the law of June 23,1857, is not impossible. This change, should it be made, will also, we trust, be accompanied by the abolition of the entrance fee to the Bourse. There were great fluctuations at the Bourse. The Rente, after opening heavily and declining to 69fr. 40c., jumped up towards the close of busi ness, and left off at 69fr. 65c. and 69fr. 800., with • rise of 30c. and 35c. It is supposed that some important resolutions have been taken at a council at Compiegne. Mobilier rose 11 fr. 25c. Rail ways are only about 2fr. 50c. higher. It will be remembered by those who followed the complex ramifications of the great Mires trial that one of his partners, the Baron de Pontalba, who was included in the indictment, had the good for tune to be acquitted. He was the person who originally informed against Mires and procured his arrest. While Mires was under durance he signed a release to the Baron de Pon talba for the sum of 1,500,000 fr. (secured by a mortgage of the baron's chateau), and which the latter owed to the Cause des Chemins de Per, of which Mires was manager, and also paid him a sum of 200,000 fr., it being alleged in the deed that the enormous sum of 1,700,000 fr. (68,000&) was due to Pontalba for services ren dered in the course of a few months at Rome and Marseilles, to which cities he was despatched by Mires on special missions. Mires asserted strenu ously that he only signed the preposterous deed in question in the belief that the prosecution against him would be withdrawn, while the public prosecutor indignantly denied the existence of any such understanding. Mires, as all the world knows, was found guilty of swindling, and the Baron de Pontalba, acquitted on the criminal ',barge, was left apparently in the tranquil enjoyment of his marvellously good pay. But now the assignees in blir4s' bank ruptcy have brought an action against Pon talba before the Tribunal of Commerce demanding restitution of the 1,700,000fr.,0n the ground that the alleged consideration for the deed of release was fraudulent and altogether fictitious, the real motive for it being the belief on the part of Mires that Pontalba had the power to compound the criminal charge against him. Pontalba demurred to the jurisdiction of the Tribunal of Commerce, on the ground that he was not a trader, and that the 1,700,000 fr. was the consideration for the compro mise of a civil action brought by him against Mires, and that the deed, therefore, had the force of a judgment of the ordinary courts of law. The demurrer, after a lengthened argument, was over-ruled to-day by the Tribunal of Commerce, which orders Baron de Pontalba to plead to the merits, and, in default, decrees against him for the whole amount asked for, with costs. No doubt there will be an appeal, but whatever may be the result of it,there is small likelihood of the creditor• getting their money. The value of the Infernal, lost at Valparaiso, ap pears to have been much exaggerated. The jour nals now pay that instead of being a first-class vessel she was a worn-out coal-transport, and nut worth, with all bee cargo, more than 200,000 fr. NASSAU-WIESBADEN. GOVERNMENT HOSTILITY TO THE PRESS. At a meeting of the National Verein, composed of about 500 members, which was hold on Nov. 10, at Niederwallutl; a discussion arose on the violent measures employed by the government of Nassau against the press. Amongst the speakers was M. Maximilian Wirth, editor of the Arbeitgeber, and he was loudly applauded whet. he compared the government to the silly countryman who smashed his barometer for announcing fair weather when he wanted rain, and to the coquette who broke her looking-glass because it showed her wrinkles. He made the following motion : Considering that the pindple, "Property is esered," is the motto of all rivaled countries, sad the imam of law 000sitts in the inviolability of personal liberty and of pro perty ; but in consequence of the system of Wawa, mid of the arbitrary maintemoos of this system by goverment' and by the police, the rights of property ham often been violated in Germany ; and coosideruig that the right al establishing printing establehmenta, libraries, the sale of newspapers, the keeping of public•li ouses, and other industrial pursuits, has been often arbitrarily suppressed, for no other cause than because the owners were of a different religious or political faith from the police ; whilst, moreover, forthe mine reseoc, persons have been frequently expelled from plates where they exercised their professions without having been condemned for illegal conduct, and thus they have bees deprival of thalamus of subsistence, stripped of their y, and reduced to Weary: ' that suck insecurity of personal liberty and property is the mom insupportable, inasmuch as the partite injured are denied all appeal to the law for their protection, this assembly resolves : That it is the duty ci all the deputies of the nation to take care that the rights of property sod personal liberty are protected against the arbitrary attacks of the go vernment and of the police, and that the withdrawal of licenses and the expulsion of individuals ought only to take place by virtue of a judicial sentence. This motion was supported by M. Trabert, editor of the Rhein-land Zsitung, which has been sup pressed contrary to existing right. M. Trabert remarked that everybody knew what his paper had effected for the rights and interests of the country, but they had little idea how many truths he had been compelled to suppress by the arbitrary power of the government. EGYPT. The Nord states that a letter dated Alexandria, Nov. 7, furnisher' the following information. On the 15th October the Nile commenced to fall, and since Nov. 5 the river has returned to its natural channel. Active measures are being taken to repair the railroad, but there seems little hope of the resumption of traffic upon it before the end of December. The Viceroy has ordered the chiefs of provinces to furnish a circumstantial report of the nature and extent of the disasters occasioned by the overflow of the river, and has commissioned a French engineer to prepare a plan for the future prevention, as far as possible, of similar disasters. THE GALES. GREAT YARMOUTH, Scsfar Ninny. Of the fleet of fishing needs caught in the gale on Wednesday and Thursday last, the a bs ence of which had caused serious apprehension, the greater number came in yesterday and to-day. Intelligence has been received of others, so that at present, of the 200 or 300 vessels at se a , there re not more than about 30 l og gers and smacks unac- counted for. It need scarcely be said that their appearance is now hourly looked for with mush anxiety. The effects of the gale are reported ea having been disastrous. Most of the boats which had aka UMW net. had to cut adrift from them when the wind shifted suddenly on Tuesday morning, so jeopardised were they by being entangled in them by the cross seas, which an with terrific violence in the height of the gale. The destruction of nets from this cause has been unprecedented, as scarcely a boat was out which has not suffered more or less. Other bode have in addition had span carried away, bulwarks washed in, or been driven from their mooring. ground with loss of anchors sad chains. As a set of nets alone costs 2001., it is feared that the fishing interest will suffer considerably, especially as the season has been till now anything but remunerative. The rends which had lain to were more fortunate, as next day they had a very successful had, nearly 100 taste (1,000,000 fish) having been delivered at the quay on Saturday. The violence of the storm scattered the fleet In all direc tions. Some d the smacks which are engaged in the fresh fishing have not been able to get in until what they had taken had become worthless; others have been canted to tllgraite coast, where several lugger' have also dis e A to has been received here today of a Yarmouth smack having been towed into the Texel, with a kw• of all heads, seed a master reports having fallen in with a derelict at sea, of the crew of which nothing is known. The crew of the brig John, of Shields, from Hartlepool for London, with coda, Williams master, were received yester day into the Sailors' Home, having been landed here by the hark Pearl, of Whitby, from Hartlepool for Dieppe with coals. The roaster reports that in the to ter of Thiusday afternoon, while off the Handier, the wind blowing a hurricane from the N.N.E., and weather thick, with rain, he was struck by a tremendous sea, which carried away bulwarks, stanchions, ko., and made a clean sweep of the main deck, which was stove in. The brig began to maks water rapidly, and the men, being exhausted at the pump, were to quit her in the longboat, and were afterwards picked up by the Pearl. She was 144 tons register, and the estimated value of vessel and cargo was 1,050/. Since Thursday the weather here has been Sae, with sharp frosts during the last two nights, and this morning the ground is covered with snow. A frost has also set In this evening. IRT.-(THIS DAY.) 19, 8 A.ll. xbua uee 10.16 BaWOll san ARDEONIMI „lan Posen= 40.13 8111112.16 ,110.16 0/1111.IT I KL4I Bauman .110.0 num* 10.(4 wi 30.62 , Lona! 130.69' Dovra Pontatorril -130.68 Pirmourz P 31111.1100 &W. &II W. &W. WAW. W.B.W. W.N.N. XL ic.ii:w. WLLWATION. /I..7Boartooter comotoct educed to r at man u level ; ends 10 feet, of vertical rkm, naming about ---. of as lack diminution and seek 10 deg., above id deg., cawing nearly thrsehundredths Increase. I. —ltspoesd thermometer In shade. M.—Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dew point). D.—lasection of wind (true—two points Left of mag. netts). I.—lrorce (1 to 19—estimated). C.—Cloud (1 to 9). I.— : b, blue sky . c. clouds (detached) ; t, tog ; 4lat ; 1. hibtning , u 4 misty (hazy) 0, overcast (dell) :t, rain; a, anew thunder. 8.-Bes, disturbance 11 to 9). Z.—Calm. PRIMUS TO MS 111.02 T. PIOUS= 11111012 THIMIDAT. N. Britain—N. to B.W.—Vari- W. to B.—Strong. rainy. able to strong, with rain. Ireland—N. to S.W.—Variable N.W. to IL—Fresh to strew& to trash, ammo rain. with rain. Z. Coast—N. to W. and vast N.W. to &n.W.—lProah, snowy. able—Fine, then snow or rain. & England—Northerly. rug. N.W. to &—lreets, sane snow log, very fine. or rain. RETIREMENT OF GENZZLL SCOTT.—In ptusuanoo of a purpose announced by us some ten days since, and for reasons which we than assigned, Lieutenant-General Scott has withdrawn from active service, and, upon his own application, been placed on the retired list of the army of the United States. The incident is one of universal interest, and was very properly made the 0001111011 of a simple but impressive ceremony. Upon re ceiving the general's application for leave to retire, the President, attended by the cabinet, waited upon hiss at his reiddence, and with every demonstration of respect and honour, informed him that his request was granted. The general replied in some unpremeditated remarks, full et grateful emotion, expressing his ardent love of the Unica, and his prayers for its preservation, and his cordial confi dence in the patriotism ani wisdom 6f the administratica. It is understood that General Scott will return at once to this city. General lit'Clellan takes the command of the army by appointment of the President.—New York Tinue. In a letter from London, in the Paris Moniker, we read :—" The value and importance of the Elaperor'e letter to the Minister of State appear greater in public opinion than at first. The English press is unanimous is applauding the policy adopted by his Majesty, and in pre dicting the best results from it. This satisfaction is is creased by a national interest The affairs of France are so closely connected with those of England, that the hump. ration of a system of economy in the former country is regarded es the commencement of a similar one in thid. The party of English economists will derive new force five the example set by France, and, no doubt, the enorm.es budget of England can no longer be defended with sums by any minister." _ Prince Napoleon gave a dinner on Saturday in honour of IL Fold. The prince will shortly, it is said. leave Paris for London, to preside at the organisation of the Imperial Commission of the Universal Exhibit's, the members of which are already in England. The prince sill probably stay some time in London, as be will be actom• peeled by two secretaries and several other persons attached to hie household. The Boulogne Messenger says :—" It is with BM- We regret we record the dreadful effects of the storm on Thunday night last, by which no lees than five boats be• longing to Barak were lost, and upwards of 35 men and boys. da may naturally be supposed, the whole neighbour• hood of Bonk and Etaples are plunged into mourn• ing. The details of the melancholy event have not yet reached us." Galignani states that among the paper. of 3. wealthy old gentleman, who died very suddenly in the gardens of the Tuileries on Saturday, the ("flowing note, dated so far back as 1845, was found :—" When I am dead. I desire that my face shall be covered with a pitch plaster, dosing entirely the nostrils so as to prevent a return to life in Um grave ; and that afterwards a deep incision shall be made in my heart. I wish to be buried without any coffin, and I also desire that the earth shell be carefully trodden down on my body." The Correspotutanciu, a semi-official organ, hi , aooounte from Lisbon, which state that among the common people the report was propagated that the Infante D.l Fernando and the serious illness of the King (at the date tie letters were written his Majesty was not dead) had We occasioned by foul means, and that this belief had camel much agitation in the capital. The populace of Lilian bad even accused the Spaniards employed by the railway ems• pang of being concerned in the matter, and had marked the doors of their homes with red mosses. The Correenowfas , s aids that the father of the King of Poetugal and owner persons connected with the royal household had Wei seriously ill. A later addressed by Cardinal Rauscher to the St. Severin Society has made some sensation A Via" , from the boldness of ite language against the French gover'' meat. " That the flame of revolution be raised," la" bu eminence, amongst other things, " there must not Mil be combustibles—there must also be the spark. The isir bastibles were amused in 1848—eepecially the secret societies, openly supported by Sardinia, ri'a secretly encouraged by a much greater power, made pew even in the yeses of exte rna l p eace . B u t th e s p a rk routs from the throne which the 2 n d D ecem b er Ina nand •it Paris." in Italy, where On Thursday last Mr. Lothrop Motley, the bit": rillll, had an interview with the Emperor of Austria, " a presented his letters of credence se the euvoy of the Calla States. Oa the 12th instant four men, named Depil Bohan, Charlie Ireerthy, Denial and Deals Maborq. "" smell farmers, were accidentally drowned while takolii° their bets, by the upsetting of their boat io Bastr!,___ oo alma flow ekes. None of the babes hare YO foot& I ate' a gl net in t ling coat Imp the i mime I hal have Yart Po Mold Bay id Mr moral day, loth to ch MI get p shall Mi Miis4