The Express. — London, England, 1860-11-09 00:00:00

AU, 111A8 at MIACHANTIV PROFITS. Tie MIST 1000MONG, ipoimitsgt, 61. per lb. 11001111 I& U TMW and OL, 311. ImmisHeldige. l:0:ND-H•ND PIANOTORTIB. C1LA11111 4 221.4 aad Os. km a large reerlasid of inia,. .... 4.6...... . n. b7 iewaiiiest alp mei eulessrad skaires. al Sl'. JANZS'S HALL RESTAURANT, Isseetairest Flossiftßy. Luarbonus. Dinaank %UK Wpm &A for halals. 1 / 411 4 WM. DONALD, Propvtallait. Sbt erPreaL iftedlisimes 131;igisi " Tiro '11=i 0.4...4. 1.00d0e Waft Paw. moot be o• Obi slim 714 by Two oblook ow Qs day al ywhilmilwo. rATnARtsn Tin Iv=so. TIM SUN AND 711 WIND. TM Leelereqs DOC 4 HZ WYI aselisloo• IL Villiers. Howe, and tbippeadals . N AnyZediwiek.—THZ IRISH • NISAVIADOL Nr. J.lnsaglior. —AM All If PORT IS A MM. RINCIIIIII. Tins Wixom SULIJI 'MITI. Mr. t llatibews and Ma Murray —MN ILA& MOMS. R. Ley, Meolows, Graham, asta Irecitler Ms& mod lass lecienq —And THE OAIUSALDI ILICUMIONIATIL HT..7I\MIIIC Tom UP AT TI HILL& Messrs Alfred Wigan, . O. Team. Itesames Alfred Mims. Herbert. rirc'erm. —AM TRI .ILING Of TEM MIOCITS. Mesdames IL WNW, at. Came. lelmers. and Dame. —Commeme atl past 7. lIBITANDLA. TIE IMMO, IBILY (100NDOIL Yours. Reynolds and Drummond : & Yamada mid Mrs n. We. —The Mo. brulod Dlkonwre fwallg....Aall GUT FAMCIDS . or, The (lo p • powder Nil —Cormisse a• biltipest & VIM WATER AT =MOII =IDOL TAN Ma —Maules 111. 57=. 7 o . noamor—Mandls&ULlllla....Mlbores. lib. LONDON, FRIDAY, NOV. 9. lts►oas the Electors of Southwark have made up their minds as to which of the candidates claim ing their suffrages is most worthy their confi dence and support, we, who have no concern in the personal competition, and no separate interest which can be served or disserved by its issue, claim a hear ing on behalf of the public at large, whose welfare or injury may be affected by their decision. The community in general has a direct interest in the choice of an upright, experienced, and able repre sentative for a great constituency hits Southwark ; but as the duty of making that choice is reposed by the constitution in the 101. householders resident in that borough, any interference with them in the exercise of their exclusive rights in that behalf would be alike unseemly and unwise. We need hardly say that we disclaim anything of the kind. lint the public in general have another interest in this matter, regarding which no such delicacy or abstinence ought to be observed. The utage and custom of elections is a thing moulded by example and formed by precedent. No one election, especially no election for any great and influential county or borough, eau be considered as standing alone. It may constitute an example pregnant with admonition to other constituencies, or an example full of infectious evil. Of late we have had too many of the latter sort. We have had signal and manifold instances of scandalous cor niption, both in large and small constituencies. Corruption, se every right-minded man omit feel, is not limited to the were buying of voters like sheep at a fair ; it is equally hideous and grow when it assumes a more sinuous character, and embraces a wider section within its folds. Let nobody pretend that an election is pure or honest, no matter how much money is lavishly spent, provided no " Man in the moon " has been employed to chaffer with individual electors for their votes. We shall not mince matters. We say plainly that whoever spends two or three thousand pounds to be returned for a borough like Southwark owes his seat to the use of corrupt means. There is no legitimate expenditure which can absorb such sums. We know well the excuses and pretexts that may be set up to warrant their exaction ; and we know how gradually a candidate who begins by vowing that he will not spend anything beyond what is legally requisite is drawn on, step by step, till at last his outlay be comes a gambling investment, which he persuades himself it is imprudent, after having gone so far, to abandon. It would be easy to name one metropolitan seat which cad its present holder a guinea a bead for every vote he polled. The un thinking may say that that was his own doing : the constituency did not demand it, and they were not purchased thereby. But what would they say if they were told thatthis prodigal member deliberately owned that he had upon calculation rendered the contest thus costly in order that he might in this manner prevent opposition in future, in other words, that he might buy the seat as a free hold for late 1 Is this election, or is it purchase ? Let the conscience of any impartial and honest man say. Then look at the matter in another point of view. We could name a case in which a man of high character and ability was led to become a candidate for another metropolitan seat. Re canvassed for eleven days, and each day cost him one hundred pounds, for he luckily in sisted on paying his way as he went on ; and se the canvass was likely to last another fortnight, be wisely made up his mind to be coutent with his lose and to retire. Now we ask plainly, was this man robbed or not ; and if not, then we beg to know what constitutes the offence of obtaining money under false pretences 1 To tell us that any man dealing honestly by a constituency ought to be lured or bullied into this kind of expendi ture is mere absurdity. Value for his money ho gets none ; we say it advisedly, none ; for useless printing, sham agency, and the hiring of ten times as many committee rooms as are needed, are not merely instances of doubtful or bad value, but are literally and truly instances of no value at all. It is of course the interest of opulent incapacity, or prethgate recklessness, to keep up the scale of ex penditure ; and we are quite aware that this being so, it is perfectly idle to tnist to the voluntary forbearance or frugality of candidates purposely relying on length of purse. Somehow or other inch men must steal, crimp, or job a large number of suf frages, or it won't do. In London votes are not bought, like herrings at a fishmonger's, at so much a•piece; but they are bought like herrings at Billingsgate, at so much a hundred, or so much a score. The implied condition of nine out of every ten local agents employed, of nine out of every ten com mittee-moms taken, notoriously is that the money thus spout will recur* a certain amount of in• fluent*, or, in plain English, a certain number of votes. There is no use in people being angry with us for saying this ; uit not true I Is it not miserably, literally, infamously true f And what is the remedy, and with whom dues it lief Plainly not with the candidates, who are for the most pert kept in a perpetual whirl and mist of delusive fear, hope, and doubting' between ; but with the constituents themselves, and more espe cially with the leading and influential men, who, if they had but the pluck and the principle, le.glit easily trample ender their feet the whole eefarious system. These men must know and feel tins. by that syntem, which is neither more nor less setting: up the representation to auction, they are practically divtutted of all power or weight in the consultations that candidates. What does majority of them, are quiry made on the subject the right man, and that ' more than he can afford ha will be a real addition nit the 41 14 ", and M reliable representath people t Their reasoning and recommet 'go for little or nothing, because they submit to be out-talked and out-walked by well-paid, hard-faced agency. In reality, our highly respectable friends either don't mean what they say, or don't act up to their words; and one of two things happens—either they suffer the man who they believe ought to be their representative to be disgracefully beaten by some well-varnished scamp or some wealthy blockhead, or they permit the man of their choice to disgrace himself and disgrace them by waving kis real pretensions, and consenting to bid like the rest for support in return for senseless and shameful expenditure. Now, we say, on behalf el all that is honest, intelligent, and pare in the community at large, that if the present 10L con stituencies cannot rescue themselves from the &ugh of corruption in which they have too long lain, they cannot expect to retain the constitu tional privileges which they possess. In very sickness of sorel a country will insist upon trying some other system than one which is its shame. LORD DUNDONALD. (11111011 • The great man whose death it has recently been our painful duty to record was, of all men, the sailor's best friend, and it was to him that they were indebted for many of the advantages enjoyed by them at the present moment. He strenuously complained, in his wet in the House of Commons, when representing the electors of Westminster, of the hardships of unlimited service in the navy —of the cruelty of harbour duty—of the uncertain system of rewards—of the exactions for discharge, even from wounded, disabled, and pensioned sea men—of withholding from thessamen their pay until their return home, and their consequent privations abroad, and of keeping ships abroad until their crews had perished. He complained of the custom of imposing upon the seamen the performance of unnecessary and vexatious labour, which was a con stant source of discontent, and the cause of more depilation than the violation of all the articles of war. He complained of the total absence of neces sary comforts is naval hospitals such as were allowed in the army ; of the refusal to admit into those hos pitals certain diseases which, during the winter session, could not be cured at sea ; of the inadequate supply of medicines to the s hip s of war. He vo ted the system of retaining invalids for har ur duty, of which the hardships were greater than those of activ e s er vi ce ; and of permitting them, aud even compelling them, by means of those hardships, to reenter the navy when their physical powers and constitution were wholly decayed ; and be was ever unremitting, while in public life, in exposing innumerable other abuses in connexion with the service, and in improving the condition of the sailor. He might well be called the sailor's friend. FUNERAL OE THE LATE KARL Or DIINDONALD.— The funeral of the late Earl of Dundonald will take place in Westminster Abbey on Wednesday mut, the 14th inst., at half-past twelve. Tickets of admission to the Abbey will be issued on appli cation, by letter only, to Richard Bentley, Esq., New Burlington-street, and to X., 2, Eldon-road, Kensington. Naval officers and gentlemen wishing to attend the remains of the noble earl to the grave will apply to the latter address. No person can be admitted to the Abbey unless in mourning. but without . summand with bone but old generals at their head. To fill up the vacancies occasioned by the defection of the subaltern officers, common soldiers have been pro moted item the ranks and honoured with the epaulet." The Na.vione of Florence states that at Capna 10,500 men and 6 generals have been taken pri soners, and that besides the Piedmonts° got pos session of 290 brass guns, 100 Fin-carriages, 20,000 muskets, 10,000 sabres, 80 military waggons, pon toons for a bridge 240 metres in length, 500 horses and mules, a large quantity of stores and ammu nition, and several thousand articles of clothing. NAPLES, Nov. 7. King Victor Emmannel arrived here this morn ing m company with Garibaldi They proceeded together to the cathedral, and afterwards to the Palace. There are great festivities in spite of the bad weather. IMPLNDING FLIGHT OF FRANCIS IL TURIN, Nov. 8. A despateh from Naples states that the depar ture of Francis IL from Gaeta is imminent, in con sequence of the advise given to his Majesty by the commanders of the foreign fleeta. TURIN, Nor. R. The Turin journals announce that the invading of Gaeta on the laed side continues. The Opinion publishes a proclamation of King Victor Emmanuel to the Neapolitan and Sicilian peoples. His Majesty accepts the sovereign authority of the Two Siciliea transferred to him by anivereal !suffrage. THICVOTING IN THE PAPAL STATE& • The Natialitie of Turin publishes several dee patches from Perugia and Ancona, giving an ac count of the manner in which the voting has been carried on. At the former place the enthusiasm was extreme, and the people en incase proceeded to the polling booths to give their affirmative votes. The country people came in headed by their mayors and curs, and scoompanied by their wives, all dressed out in their holiday attire. At Ancona the same animation and eagerness prevails. The town is completely dressed out in flags and garlands. Out of 10,000 voters in scribed, about 8,000 have come forward, and the ayes are unanimous. As the women and young men cannot vote, they have got up ad dresses of adhesion, that of the females having already received 3,000 signatur.s. In the province of Viterbo, although occupied by the French, the voting has taken place at the municipal office. At Orvieto a column has been erected surmounted by • figure representing Italy, and ornamented with portraits of the Emperor, the King of Piedmont, Cavour, and Garibaldi. At Cotta della Piave, Pe giro, 'Urbino, Osimo, Jesie, Recanati, Loreto, Ma (firsts, San Benedeto, Pergola, and Sinigaglia, the same enthusiasm prevailed. The clergy every where took a leading part in the proceediugs. "S DAY. long characterised on his civic functions numbers who aseembled this procession of Sir W. were fully equal to any no one professes great admiration for the sight, yet from some cause or other, chiefly perhaps the influence of association, the day is still a popular holiday. For a November morning the weather was more favourable than could be expected. A few rain drops fell at an early period, sad still more about noon, but u the procession passed on its way there was nothing to damp the smart attire of the actors in the pageant. To the greet inconvenience of men of business Cheapside was crowded at quite an early hour, and neither omnibuses nor cabs could find a ready passage. Men and boys laden with ricketty forms, miss: nied stands, were preparing at every ' corner, and groups of country people, intermingled with many foreigners, were seen gazing abstractedly around them. Mr. Punch was pursuing his disgraceful career at advantageous points. Sham Ethiopians and ballad singers of every degree of whine or yell, cheap Jacks In abundance (there was one in St. Paul's-churchyard who seemed to be doing a thriving business), hun dreds of vendors of the penny coloured pictures of the show, which have never varied within the recollection of anyone of the present generation ; and in short the whole tribe of those who seize such an occasion as one to be tamed to profitable account, were most whiner's in plying their respective vocations. The chief feature of the procession was perhaps the pre. sence and participation of a large proportion of the 20th Middlesex Rifle Corps and of the Bloomsbury corps. The former comprises a companyof men engaged in the extensive establishment of the new Lord Mayor, and one of the heads of the firms the captain of that company. The Bloomsbury corps being united with the 20th for battalion drill, naturally joined in this mark of respect to his lordship. The presence of the volun teers in the procession appeared to gratify the crowd, who often greeted them with hearty cheers. Of the remainder of the procession it may be remarked that many of the flags appear a good deal the worse for their long service ; 1 that the mon in armour, although brilliant with polished steel, and riding on horses caparisoned in variegated colours, caused more amusement than respect, as some of them appeared to feel ; and that the music of the bands, which was really first-rate, greatly enlivened what would otherwise, after all, have proved a tedious spectacle. The Lord Mayor was well received throughout the route, and acknowledged the public demonstrations of respect by frequently bowing to the spectators. One of the "six ancient knights" rendered himself 101111 r what oonapicuous on his way to Guildhall to join the pro cession. He bad reached the City side of Blackfriane bridge in safety, when by some mishap his horse slipped, and be was dismounted. Happily he sus tained no personal injury, but in hie descent his beardless chin became bereft of the sham whiskers used in " nuking up " for the occasion. This caused considerable amusement among the pedestrians who were wending their way to sec the " sight." Tee following was the color observed by the procession : Police Constables to clear the way. Drums sod Fifes of the Royal London If ditia. The Band of the Honourable Artillery Company. Three Trumpeters. Bends of the Limy Companies. Royal Standard. Banner of Arms of late _ . _ Clockmakers' Lord Mayor. Clockmakers Company. Banner of Arms of the Company. Company. Banner of Arms of the late Sir W. Rawlins. Lf=l" Banner of Arms of the City tipboldent of London. Comely. Banner of thepa Arms of the Comny. Royal Stan&rd. Blaekarniths' Banner of Arms of the Blacksmiths' Company. Company. Company. Coopers' Banner of Arms of Ald. Salomon. Coopers' Company. Banner of Company's Arms. Company. Painters' Banner of Arms of the Painters' Cog Tar y. Compare Compa ny. l w Banner of Arms of Ald. Hale. low Chandlers' Banner of Arms of Ald. Humphery. Chandlers* Company. Banner of the Company's Arms. Company. Royal Standard. Union Jack. Wax Banner of Arms of the City of London. Wax Chandlers' Banner of Arms of late Ald. Cowan. Chandlers' Company. Banner of Arms of the Company. Company. 1 Royal Standard. Union Jack. .; Banuner of Arms of Alderman Hnmphery. 0 2 Banner of Arms of Sir John Musgrave, Bart. 2 15, Banner of Arms of the late Countess of Kent. 1 1 0 ' Banner of Arms of the late W. Thwaltes, Eq. ; t.) Banner of Arms of the late W. Lambs, Esq. - 1 1 Banner of Arms of the Company. The Wardens of the Blacksmiths' Company in their Carriages. Banner of the Arms of the Fishmongers' Company. The Bargeniasters' Mate of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers. The Band of the Royal Artillery. Watermen bearing the following Banners : Royal Staodrrd. Union Jack. Banner of James Hulbert, Req., Prime Warden 1718. e:, Banner of Sir Thomas Knoseworth, Lord Mayor in 1506. V I. Banner of Harvey Chris ti ' " Combs Bay., ill Lord in Mayor 1799. Banner of Sir Willi am Leighton, - i! Lord Mayor in 1806. o o Banner of Sir Matthew Wood, Bari, , Lord Mayor _in_ 1815 and 1816. E Banner of his Royal Highneas the Prince Consort. ' b si Union Jack. 5, Banner of his Royal Higgs hness the Prince of Wales. ...a Uni Jack. 4 Banner of the Right Honourable Zi The LORD MAYOR, WILLIAM CUBITT, M.P. Banner of Arms of the Fishmongers' Company. Banner of Arms of the City of London. The master's Assistant. Twenty Winners of Donett's Coat and Badge between the years 1801 to 1860. ,The Bargemmter of the Company, supported by his Assistant. The BtsEmen of the Company. The Beadle of the Company. The Clerk of the Company in his Chariot. The (Awe and Livery in their Carriages. The Prime Warden, with the Chaplain, in a Chariot. Three Trumpeters. The Under City Marshal, The Lord Mayor's on Bombe*. Beadle. Waterman bearing the following banners: Royal Standard. Banner of England. Union Jack. Banner of Scotland_ Banner of Ireland. sz City of City Arms. London. The Band of the Coldstream Guards. Six Ancient Knights, Wanted, in Steel Armour, attended by two Esquires each bearing Blittle•Azes and Maces. The 20th Middlesex Bilk Volunteer& Brass Band. Drums and Fifes. Lieut.-Colonel Biggs, F.G.S., Commanding Officer. Sergeant•Msjjor Box. Six Companies of the 20th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers. 37th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers. G.G.B. Captain Jeakes, Commandant. Two Companies of the 37th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers. The two Under• Sheriffs. The Officers of the Corporation of London. The Brad of the London Ride Volunteer Brigade. Three Trumpeters. Mr. Sheriff Lusk, in his State Chariot, attended by his Chaplain. Three Trumpeters. Mr. Sheriff Alibis', in his State Chariot, attended by his Chaplain. The Aldermen who have not passed the Chair. The Recorder. The Aldermen who have passed the Chair. The late Lord Mayor. The Lady Mayoress, in her State Carriage, Will join the Procession on its return from West minster. The Lord Meyer'. Servants in State Liveries. The Band of the Life Guards Mounted. The Upper City Messina on Horseback. Gentlemen of the Lard Mayer'. Household. THE RIGHT HON. THE LORD MAYOR, Iu Itts !Mate Oaring% draw? by Mx Horses, Atteo - dad by the Chap'aro.' Sword Bearer, and COmmon Crier. Guard of Honour, on Horseback. The procession left Guildhall at h4l-past 11 o'clock, and wooed tenni& Gre■ham-street, Princes-street, Lombard street, Orisceehurchetreet, Lewlenhallatreet, Femchurch street, Griaxchundstreet, Cannon-street Esst and West, St. Paul's-churchyard, Ludgate-hill, Fleet-street, Strand, to Westminster ; and returned from Westminsterby way of the Strand, Fleet-street, Ludgate-hill, St. Faure-churchyard, Cheepside, King-street, to Guildhall. The London Rise Brigade formed a guard of honour in Guildhall-yard and King-etreet,and received the Lord Mayor on his return from Westminster. . The proceemon, on its return, nu Joined by , the am bmeadots, her Majesty's ministers of state, the nobility, judges, members of parliament, end other persons of distinc tion invited to the banquet et Guildhall. , TEE viTPREss, FRIDAY EVE s• :',\NOVEMBER ! ' 1 • _ A.. , it .a.a.:._ precede the ... 1";n of . lai',E, t _,,Gre,,, , . of Dr. G. " Buisli t at Calcutta, on 4 •.•.- . i .ot W I WI a itsignify 1114 , eatisd iii t cm carefutr ‘ . • ' r, A some time, trovelOysentery, and left hat, Po' ....1:.? so ,ct t, „lilt eyd S r• •,,, .4 • ? I n_ ' tt ih . . 1. 2., iinkinionkkee• rea -voyage might reagfiiklim • - Mayor o Our mast advices from t though he will not spend ' "Y a "'' health. The journey down, however, seems . , a undiminished: The number Toilonnai3, " r epresen t the Neapoli to get into Parliament,army " have completely exhausted him, as lie died a few • .... to witness the prop reduced to about twenty thousand men, good m 3ri to the working strength tsafter his arrival in Calcutta. Cubitt to Westminster Hall was troops, but without officers to coonnand them, and / that we remember, and although able tatire of the :..- ___, _ . .•--.- with none lent old cranarahs at tiusiv. 1,...1 , r... all . ...__• .• _ . .. -' .. _ . ._ _ the Court. WINDSOR CASTLE, Nor. 8. There w. is no addition to the Royal dinner party yooknlay. The Queen, aoromp•ied by Princess Mke, drove oat in • e•rrige-and.tonr this morning, and honoured lady Emily Seymour with a visit at Holly -grove. ' • Is attenduice were duly it:cdould and Major-Cowry Seymour. The Prince Consort rode oat on horseback, attended by Colonel the Hon. A. Herdinge. Mr. ..Latina Le Bally, Praddent of the Chamber of Caw memo of Jersey, had ea interview with Sir G. C. Lew* Secretary of State for the Home Department, yesterday, at the Home-office, on the matter of the new Treety Commerce with France. Micros Dja►fer Khan, the Mnaheer ed Dowleb, Persian Ambassador, accompanied by Mr. Thomson, transacted badmen at the Foreign-office yesterday. A deputation oo the subject of Sir John Shelley 's pro posed bill to reform the corporation of Westminster had an interview with Sir G. C. Lewis yesterday, at the Home office. The deputation consisted of Sir John Shelley, Bait, M.P., the Hon. F. Byag, Maim. Westerton, Robinson, rod Francis Iketoloni (St. George's), Mews. Potter and Deltas (St Martin's), Mr. Hughes (St. Margaret and St. John's), sad Messes. Bidgood, Harrison, Crane, Chinnock, Navin, Beal, and Donald Nicoll (et. James's). Despatches were received at the Colouial-office yesterday from the governors of Hong Kong and Ceylon. Despatches were sent to the Governor of Canada and the Falkland Islands. ARRIVAL OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ,ALPRED. PLYMOUTH, Pransr. Her Majesty's ship Miry/.los, having on board Prime Alfred, arrived here this morning. Two vends, ■apposed to be the Hero and Arisdne, were seem passing up off the Hal of Porthiad during the *ht. The Prince of Walee completes his nineteenth year this day. He waa born at Buckingham Palace on the Ith of November, 1841, and was created by patent Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester on the 4th of December in the awe year. The Catlike% Orloff Davidoff, accompanied by her eon aad daughter, the Count Serge and the Countes s Mar* hes left the Clarendon Hotel for the Coatinent. His Highnwr Prince Beloaw<•laky, accompa n i e d by N. de Behivitch, has arrived at the Chtreadoa Hotta been Paris. Yesterday morning Sir John Bowring was mar ried, at the Unitarian Chapel, Bristol, to Miss Deboish Castle, daughter of the late Mr. Michael Hinton Castle, of that city. The ceretoesy was performed by the Rev. B. Apslatid, of Hackney, assisted by the Rev. W. James, of Bristol. The chapel was crowded on the ecstasies. The patent continuing Lord Brongham's peerage to his lordship's brother, Mr. William Brougham. has at length plumed t►e peat seal. The words of the patent are a. follows :—That " in oonsiderstion of the eminent public services of our right hasty and wefl•beloved councillor, Henry. Baron Brougham and Van:, more especially in the diffu.ion of knowledge, the spread of education. and the abolition of the slave trade and slavery, we, of oew emesta Ism, certain knowledge, and mere motion, have advised tad created him to the dignity. ko., sad the heirs sale of hie body, sod, in default of snob issue, to our trusty and treß•belowl William Brongbani, Peg., brother of the odd fiew7, and the heirs male of his body," &c., ke. A flarollicres good service pension haa become In the gift of the Lords of the Admiralty by the demise of Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.B. We have reason to believe that there is no foun dation for the report that the Commander•is.Chief or the Secretary for War are pronotin; the plan of Kr. Rowsell for *mpg* the Landon volnuteers in an excursion to Paris. THE PAPAL WAR BUDGET. MILAN, No►. 8. The Perseeeromo will publish to-morrow the Papal war budget for 1881, in which the expenses of the war department are stated at 4,182,000 Roman dollars for an army of 34,000 men. THE BANK OF FRANCE. PARK FRIDAY Noftwuro. The .Vonittur publishes the usual monthly re turn of the Bank of France, which shows the following results as compared with the October account : Cash 25 1-3 millions. Current nooounts INCEILAEL Bank notes 9 ~ Treasury balance .14 3-5 „ Bills diseounted, not yet clue 43 2-5 „ Advances -7 „ The principal features are the further decline of one million sterling in the bullion, and the increase of 1,800,0001. in the bills discounted. THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. untarooL, TIMIRDAY. The Montreal Ocean Mail Steamship Company's screw steamer Nova Scotian, Captain Ml)fester, which left Quebec on the 27th ult., arrived in the Mersey at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The Nova Sootian called at Londonderry yester day (Wednesday) evening to land mails and de spatches, and a short summary of her oummereial news has already been published by us. THE BOMBAY MAIL Bombay journals of the 12th ult. speak of au intended journey of the Governor-General through Central India. "The times are favourable," says the Bombay Gazetk, " for this long-deferred expe dition. All the financial measures of the govern ment, with the exception of the Currency Bill, have become law, and are working quietly. The excite ment lately so general has completely died away, and the ludicrous failure of the attempt made in Oudh to perpetuate the popular hatred of the income-tax, by fabricating most ehamefal libels against officers of government, is a heavy blow and I sore discouragement, from which the disloyal party is not likely to recover. The breakdown of the defence of Unjore Tewarry—the chief conspirator in the Lucknow libel case—was recorded in our last. This man was sentenced by the court to three years' imprisonment in irons, and the subordinate false witnesses to lesser punishments." The volunteer movement extends itaelf every day. h Calcutta, Madras, Agra, Lahore, and Bombay rifle corps are already either formed, or in course of formation. Rifle clubs are, however, more in favour with the English resident; in India, " most of whom," says the Bombay Gazette, "shrink from the severe duties of drill in this climate, even if they have time enough on their hands to do anything beyond their professional work ; and, unless war break out, it seems likely that corps will ere long be transformed into clubs." The death of Major-General A. Woodburn, C,B, Colonel of the 25th Regiment Native Light Infantry, and in command of the northern division of the Bombay Army, occurred at Ahmedabad. on the evening of the 28th of September. He bad been ailing for some time, and sans from° sheer exhaustion, not from the effects of any organic disease. General Woodburn was of the season of 1830, and had seen a good deal of active service. The papers also record the demise EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (DION On owe The French PARA TIMMY Engin. • : • _ _ government journals, which at first flatly denied the fact that there was any difference of opinion between Sir Hope Grant and General Montauban concerning the attack upon the great Peiho fort, now adopt with their usual consistency and regard for the memory and understanding of their readers, the opinion of the Times that the French general's plan was " much the best," be cause it would have placed the Tartar army between European bayonets and the sea, and consequently would have cut off their retreat. The Patrie has not appeared thin evening, in con• sequence of en accident to the engine. There is nothing important in the Pays. The flea r aphore of Marseilles, while noticing the transit of General Bosco on his way to Gaeta, think, itself authorised to state that he is not going, m was reported, to pleas his sword once more at the service of Francis H., but merely to oonfer with the King on private business, and that he will embark at Civita Vecchia to return to France on the 14th instant. It is stated positively to-day that final orders have been given by the Minister of Marine for the formation of a " Squadron of Reserve "--a project which has been on the tapir for the last six months; the new squadron will, it is said, be organised and ready to put to ass by next spring. The Bourse was extremely animated. The figure of 70fr. in the Rente, which was attained the other day and has since been lost, is now surpassed. The closing price for account wad 70fr. 10c., with a rise of 30c. For money the movement was much less marked, the last price being 69fr. 95c., and the rise only sc. Mobilier rose 13fr. 75c.-e greater ad vance than we have seen for many weeks. The Northern Railway rose Bfr. 75c. ; Lyons, Mr. ; Eastern, Ur. 75c.; Orisons and Southern, 2fr. 50c. each, and Western lfr. 250. The rumour that the Emperor of Austria is about to grant a constitution to Venice was favourably received, although it is impossible to suppose that any such measure will re candle either the Venetians or their brother Italians to a separation ; but the main ground of the confidence felt is the coming off of the Lord Mayor's dinner and the speeches expected to be made thereat. I read in Onlignani : The Yiniskw of Commerce and Mme. Rooker gave a grand dinner two days ego oa the occasion of the close of the labours of the Superior Council of Inquiry, ewe. nected with the commercial treaty with England. Among the numerous guests present were Lord Cowley and Mr. Cobden, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Algeria, the President and Vice-President of the Council of State, ht. We avail ourselves of this opportunity to correct an error which has appeared in some of the London journals relative to the state of Mr. Cobdeo's health. We are happy to say that the bon. gentleman is not in any way indisposed or prevented from attending to business or enjoying himself in social intercourse. Haying only yesterday made particular inquiries about Mr. Oobdim's health, I must correct this cor rection. It is true that his great energy has hitherto enabled him to attemd to hilliness, and he is happily not debarred from enjoying social inter course, but it is quite inoonect to say that he is not in "any way indisposed." He suffers con siderably from the premature winter,and his friends think it moult desirable that be should go to a warmer climate without Ices of time. The para graph referred to rightly stated that it would not be prudent for him at the present time to go either to London or Rochdale. A paragraph is going the round of the depart mental journals to the effect that the government thinks seriously of the abolition of passports. Several of the councils-general have expressed a strong opinion that in these days of railways they are useless and worse than useless. The example of Sweden gives ground to hope that whenever the subject is taken up the reform will be sweeping and complete, and not rendered nugatory by any attempt to palliate the annoying system by a play upon words, such as the substitution of "passes" or " permits" for " passports." Madame George Sand, who was dangerously ill, hi now out of danger ; her convalescence is said to be complete, and it is confidently hoped that with care and rest she will shortly be restored to perfect health. An alarming accident happened two or three days since to M. Dufaure, the illustrious advocate. On his return to Paris after the vacation he was sbanding too near the railway line at a Paris ter minus, when he was struck in the breast and knocked dawn by the buffer of an engine. Although he suffers a good 'deal of pain, the medical men say that the injury is not serious, and it is hoped that he will be able to resume his place in the Palais de Justice next week. At Pont-en-Royals, near Lyons, there has been • revival, in real life, of the tragedy of Virginias. The Tarquin was a government functionary, the re ceiver of stamp duties for the district. The injured father fired a pistol' at the seducer, killed his daughter, and attempted suicide. HUNGARY. Several of the gentlemen recently nominated by the Austrian government chiefs of Comitats iu Hungary, have declined to accept the office. Among them are Counts Andrasy, Lonyay, and Tisza, and they have published the following declaration on the subject. dated Peeth, Nov. 2 : Is our wham our ocerstry he. entered on en epoch at which it is the duty of every patriot to take the place is which be entertains the convictioa that he may be most useful to his oountry. Alter careful redaction the under signed are persuaded that, if the on/deuce of the country should consider us worthy of it, we could only fulfil this patriotic duty by raising our voices in the Sexed Chamber for the defence of the legitimate rights of the country and the consolidation of its future prosperity. This is otm of the motives which muse us not to accept the dimity of Obersgespenn, to which we have been nominated. We feel besides that nothing is more importaut at this remarkable epoch then by tho restoration of the f3oniitets to brim about the early re-establishment of self-goverment iu Hungary, which is the basis and the bulwark of our ancient anzetitation. " The normal diaPaaon," writes M. Berlioz, iu lie fruiffefoa, "is now established at the Opera, but its adoption has not been brought about without effort. It was necessary to bay all the wind instruments of the or chestra in a body ; theme arose a crowd of difficulties which had not been foreseen. Every musician wished that his instrument should come from the maker chosen by himself, and refused the an offered to him. At last as understanding in the matter was arrived at, but many defects in just tune, which by and by may disappear, still impair the concerted effect of these new instruments." X. Berlioz goes on to point out how all rack meanie appliances as bells, clacks, rags, by tieing left in their old state at the opera, produce a hideous effort. This is not very,encourqing testimony from one of the Diapason Committee. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (TSB DAY.) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings in Banoo.—(Before Lord Chief Justice Erie and ' Justices Bylee end Keating.) &ANIL AND ANOMIE' V. GREEN AND ANOTHER.--CKMII RATIO.. In thin ease proceedingikad been taken in the Arches Court of Canterbury by the plaintiffs, who are chur.h. wardens of the parish of Hadley, in Suffolk, to recover frum the defendants their portico of a church rate. Mr. Philbeick, however, now moved for a writ of prohi bition to stay the prommilisp, upon the ground that the notice calling the vestry meeting to make the rate was net sufficient. The substantial parry of the notice were as : Noticsis hereby , given, that tin churchwardens, over seers, and other principal inhabitants of this parish, Are re. quested to meet to examine the churchwardens' scoonote and to grant them a rate." The grimed' upon which this notice was submitted to be bad were that no parish was named, that it was noqeddressed to ell the ratepayers, and that it did not vecificsally appoint a vestry meeting, but only " _requested" the persons to whom the notice w as adblesed to meet. The wart held that the notice was sufficient. Bale refined. COURT OF DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAIII9S. (Before the Judge-Ordinary, Mr. Justice Wightman, and Mr. Justice Williams.) SITEDDILN AND SHEDD= r. 191 AITOILYET-GENESAL (PATRICE CITED TO 14EI PIOCISDENOB.)--DICLAIATION Or LEG!. MULCT. this,llie first case under the Legitimacy Declaration Act, was a suit to determine the legitimacy of William Patrick Balaton Shedden, now a prisoner in the Queen's Bench. At the sitting of the Court, Mr. Macaulay, Q.C., applied for an adjournment on the ground that neither be nor Sir Hugh Cairns (who was with him) had been enabled to give that attention to the papers which the complicated and very peculiar nature of the ease r to ui l ei , r t I Mr. Q.C. (with whom were Mr. Bovill, Q.C., Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Mr. Power), appeared for the defendan t Patrick, and objected to any delay. Mr. Macaulay thought it right to add that his application was made, not at the request, but against the desire of his clients, who had even prayed him to retire rather than there should be an adjournment. Sir C. Oveswell stated that, before the long vacation, he had given notice that this case would be the first that would be taken this term. Great public inconvenience would arise If it were postponed. It must therefore go on. Mr. Macaulay regretted to say that, under the circum stances, it must go on without the aid of himself and his invited friends. The learned gentleman and his colleagues then withdrew. Miss Madden accordingly stood forward, and in a very lengthened, but exceedingly lucid, and even eloquent speech, stated the case in support of her father's petition. The Sheddens were an Ayrshire Kr. Shedden had married the daughter of • neigh. boar named Ralston, and by her had had three children, one of whom—a son William—was the father of the petitioner. He had also a daughter, who was married to another Ayrshire gentleman, named Patrick, sad who had bad Rues eons—Rober t, born in 1764; John, born in 1768 ; and William (who was still living), born in 1770. Re bad also bad two daughters, Jane and Elizabeth. In 1764 William Shedden went out to Virginia, and after having traded with some success, he was ruined by the revolution, he having always adhered to the royalist cause. After the peace be went to New York, where he commenced a new business, and where, as was alleged by the petitioner, he married a Miss Annie Wilson the daughter of a Scotch farmer in the neighbourh ood. This manage was stated to have taken place in 1791, end to have been followed by a matrimonial i cohabitation n • house adjoining his place of business in Waterstreet, New York. In 1792 his first child, Jane Ralston Skeddeu was born, • lady still living, who would be produced in the COlllllO of the cause. • His next child born 1794, was the petitioner whom he had baptised by the family names of William Pa trick: Ralston. Miss Shedden contended that by the law of New York no religious ceremony was necessary to constitute • valid marriage • but • marriage might be proved by the Parties acknowledging themselves to be husband and wife , by living openly together as such ; and by doing those acts which were commonly done by respectable married people. She (Miss Shedden) hoped to be able to prove, first, the actual fact of the marriage, but certainly a marriage by habit and repute. It was true, that shortly before Mr. Shedden's death, the eery). mony of his marriage was formally repeated ; but what thecourtwonldbe asked tobelieve by the other side was that Mrs. Shedden was an abandoned woman, who till then bad only maximally cohabited with her husband. She I (Miss Shedden) hoped however to be able to show that this was a moss calumny upon the fair fame of her mother, and that those honourable ladies and gentlemen n who had deposed to the married status of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Shedden had not wilfully perjured themselves. She trusted that she should have the sympathy of the court in the painful position in which she was placed, --sympathy, not for her case, but for herself. She feltthct some prejudice might arise against her for having thus condi forward to defend the character of her grandmother; and an apprehension might be entertained lest in an age when so much was said of woman's rights, other ladies might be in. dueed by her example to plead their causes in penon. But she felt it was impossible that her example could ever have many imitator.. In the But place, she was conscious her ewe was a wholly unprecedented use ; and she felt also that the appalling difficulties which she had to face and the painful position in which she found herself were such, that few of the great sisterhood of Englishwomen would venture upon so arduous • task. Sir C. Gresswell said there was • preliminary question which it would be desirable to dispose of at once, namely, whether if the court were to make • decree in favour of the petition it would not be contravening decisions of the House of Lords and the Court lof Sessions in Scotland.? If that were so, it would be fatal 1 to the petition, unless the decision of this court on that pre liminary question were overruled by the House of Lorda. The objection might have been taken at an earlier stage but he had thought proper not to allow it sooner, lest the evidence of mane of the witnesses proposed to be examined. should in the mean time have been lost. It became, how. ever, now neomeary to raise and determine the point. Miss Shedden submitted that the JudgeOrlinary had decided that the question of resj udicatn might be treated merely as part of the case , and that it might stand over for decision till the end of the whole argument. The court (after retiring to deliberate) said the question. must be argued tomorrow morning, and if Mies Shedden wished she might have the assistance of her counsel, not withstanding that for general purposes they had withdrawn from the case, and she hail herself addressed the court. Mus Shedden then resumes her statement, end warn pro. reeding when we went to prem. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) COMMITTAL OF ♦ NOTOZIOCS SHOFLIFITR. Margaret Wrgley, aged 26, who described herself as a French polisher, residing at 11, Mount Zion, Islington, wee charged before Mr. D'Eyocourt with stealing a cloth caps from the shop of Mr. Benjamin Read, a draper, 303, Yen• tonville•rnad. The prisoner, who has not long educe returned from penal sem Rude, yesterday afternoon entered the prosecutoesshop and wished to be served with some articles. The prosecutor, not liking the •appearance of the prisoner , said he would serve her him=lf. The prisoner Will shown several capes, to which she made several frivolous objections. While the pro• secutor turned his back to sign a hill the prisoner pulled a cape from a nail and placed it under her clothes. The saw a part of the rope hanging, and when he tog ° l e e s p t ; loner that she had some of his property in her possession she dropped the cape, and asked to be forgiven. The prisoner said she was guilty and hoped that the magic• trate would settle the case at once. Mr. IYEencourt said he should commit the prisoner for trial, but the will be brought up on a future day fur the purpose of proving the former conviction. PAINFUL CASZ Or BHOPLIITI/G. A genteeblooking young woman, named /Were Patter. so”, who was stated to be the wife of a reapextable mecha nic in the employ of a ecsachmaker at the West-end, was brought up on remand before Mr. Dayman, charged with stealing a roll of ribbon and a piece of velvet from the shop of Mi. Joseph Ppm, a linendraper, of the Broadway, Ham. meronith. The evidence against the prisoner was very eimple and clear. She entered Mr. Pyne's shop to purchase some trifling articles, and while the attention of the shopman was en. Piped she purloined the ribbon and velvet from the counter. Wee was suspected and followed round into King-street, where she entered the shop of Mr. Jennings, a hatter, and inquired for a child's hat. While the son of the shopkeeper was looking round to see if there was such a hat left for re pair she placed the stolen property under a hat upon the emitter. She went away upon being told that the hat could not be found, and she was then taken into custody. Mr. Martin now attended for the prisoner, and made a pathetic appeal on behalf of the accused, who pleaded guilty. Ile stated that it was a very painful case, as she had hitherto tome an excellent character, and was not in want. She was the wife of a very respect able man, and had every comfort for one in her station in life. It was one of those cases which were altogether unaccountable, and he referred to a celebrated CAAe to show that parsons is higher ibons in society were even guilty of those strange acts. Ili. client was enceinte, and he could not tell whedeer that had anything to do with it. He, however, hoped his worship would deal as lenicutl as he could, consistent with his duty. Mr. Pyne said he hail no desire to press the case against the prisoner. • Mr. Martin then called a witness to prove tho prisoner's previous good character. Mr. Dayman mid it was very shocking to aec a person like the prisoner placed in such a position. He remanded her for another week, but nose of the parties n0...1 attend egsin. The prisoner was removed, crying bitterly. ... - S