The Express. — London, England, 1861-03-23 00:00:00

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Haydna.—And LADVIIIILD AND Mal CHlLDLL'ir.—Oeurornee at 7. PSI woofs. Tn. Vann, ii.A.N.—The ant Three A. 9 of HAMLET. Meetly Pechter. (harm Shore, !tat.% Meed... 9. and Putter . . Cif Mho Ilsworthy. Mies Mitith—ko Adam. by Mr. Hants.—And Cl. TO bit KIND. ST. WM& MI MINIM MY MIMS JOVILNAL—THE ISLE OW T. MOM Mama A.ll/Ipes sod Backirsaitant White. ILNDYMION. Yam C. Yam and 111.1mort , Mama M. Ciase.Mastast. 68d Baran—Csamans• at halt past 7. Thu enomes. TRY. VICTIM OF DIMIPATION. Mews. J. arkisanal ermined. MW IL Clay less and Donning. —LVIL t. or. The Mae and Maw Mks Jae..ha, Mrs. Lane. , As.lo.llilL3l LANUS A3D SUM WAITJLn. Mn. liarnskL Wel 'AM AT LOXDON as UN DU —Menke ..41111insk. Ilk. 571 h. ToAKsmov—Mantsis As.....Abormay. OIL 27m LONDON. aeruaDAr, MARCH 23. Ili ()ogre= the truth is coming out. Last night the House of Commons got to know how Sir RI. NASD MAVNS became pommeled of the stolen " K.,VICTS note." "ft was brought to him by a " policeman." We guessed as much. A zealous and active officer, we'll warrant ; not one of your dun•eyed, laggard crew, who must have their precise comminute and minute instructions, but amen who und..rstands what is wanted, one who not only does the dirty work, but so does it that his superiors may state " in the most distinct and explicit man " ner," m Sir (hoses Lewis stated last night on behalf of Sir It. Yarm that they "never cm " ployed any palletise= or any other person to " obtain inforatation,"sed so forth. Sir It. MAYS* unhesitatingly adopted the clandestine doings of his underling. The clandestine act, we say ; for although Sir Gr.tiaue Lewis took pains last night to show that sines Mr. D•v WAX acting openly and in good faith in printing these notes, there could he nothing suspicious in the possession of one of the notes by a stranger to his establish meat, it would be easy for the Home Seca-- ?ARV to convince himself that a very different opinion is entertained by the proprietors of print- 1 ing establishments. There is nothing illegal in the printing of the E.iiiiber!ih lieriew or Punch; but • policeman who happened to have in his poe session • copy of those periodicals before they i were issued by the publishers would do wisely to keep the fact to himself. It is needless to say that whatever interest the policeman took in the note ; arose entirely from his supposition that it was a paper that might be impeached. This little inci dent shows us under what conditions we Engliah men live and pursue our callings. It is popularly supposed that the peculiar advantagesof a paternal government are incompatible with our glorious ficipptitution, and that the low of delicate Aiwa• tions like these is the inevitable price we pay for freedom. This is now seen to be a vulgar error. We have seen the policeman, having returned from going to and fro in the City, and from walk ing up and down in it, present himself before i his master. The latter knew no more what the I prize was than the policeman, but he took it to Sir 0. Lewis, who from this period forward must be considered answerable for all that was done re specting the notes. The Howe Secaarssi states that, as soon as ho read the translation, it became evident to him that " the paper related to a pre " paration of notes to be issued by a government " to be established in place of the existing Go " vernment of Hungary." This was undoubtedly their character ; Sir G. Lewis saw it at a glance, and it is inconceivable how one of our Conservative contemporaries, and even others that have not the excuse of mental obtuseness, could have adopted the absurd representation of the Austrian Mobile s/der, and pretended that they were prepared as • means of exciting revolution in Hungary. Until the moment when the flag of an independent and natioual government waves in Hungary, sur rounded by the armed children of the soil, these notes are merely so much waste paper. No promise, no assumption appearing on their face, can give them any value or import ance until that event occurs. A dozen lines to the population of Hungary, such as M. KOSSUTH might write, and our newspapers print any day without the leave either of Sir R. MATHS or Sir Groans Lewis, would have • thousand-fold more effect than the multiplication of these notes. The opinion of the ATTOILNzv-GwireAL, quoted by the Hoes Seearrsav, that all subjects of the realm are bound to abstain from any inter ference tending to excite the subjects of another country against their lawful authority, has no application in this case. We do not stop to ask where in Hungary lawful authority is to be found, but simply observe that these notes cannot be used to stir up • single village in that country. Sir Geosoe Lawns argues that because the subscrip tion of money for the purpose of aiding a people in revolt is illegal, the making of these notes must be. But everybody must see that there would he all the difference between collecting English move- Tejon, which have • value of their own, and speak all languages, to make • Hungarian revolution, and preparing paper notes, to which nothing but the rumens of a revolution could give the least value. Having satisfied himself of the nature of the nous, Sir 13. I.zwis thought it his duty to take the opinion of the law officers of the Crown on the enhjecit. With what object f Did the Lions SE CIISTAILT or the Government ever seriously coo template the prosecution of Mews. Dar T The tion is preposterous. The law officers did not affirm the legality of the proceedings of Messrs. Dee, bat they did not recommend the Govern ment to take any active steps in the way of indict ment or otherwise. Whatever their opinion might have been, the Ministry was po litically precluded from any such prosecution, and the opinion obtained was only useful as a cover for that more secret assistance which it was thought safe to render to the Austrian Govern ment. Ministers, it appears, " felt bound to fur " nish the Austrian Ambassador with the evidence" be wanted for the contemplated proceedings in Chancery ; &nil so Mir G. Lewis tells us that be " gave his distinct authority" for handing it over to the Austrian lEuileasy. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 23, 1861; There must be very few countries where it can happen that men who cannot with any chance of a conviction be charged with breaking the laws of the land see the Government, which exists for their protection, procuring through ita baser agents evi dence to be banded over to the representative of a foreign power to their molestation and damage. Having been advised to leave the Emperor of Arnim to that civil remedy which our courts offer to the meanest of his subjects, it might in decency have preserved • neutral attitude. Of course, the stereotyped excuse is that our Government is in amicable relations with the Austrian Go vernment ; but is it not also in amicable rela tions with her MAJP>ITY'S loyal subject, Mr. DAY? It seems impossible for our Government to pursue an independent and national course wherever any Anstrian interest is concerned. Until lately, however, it was commonly supposed that only our diplomacy was perverted by this bias. The recent discussions show that the Home office is equally subservient. It is something, however, that both these departments are repre sented in Parliament. At present that Canna be said of another important service. We have had a Minister of Police without knowing it—by all means let us have him in the House of Commons. FUNERAL OF THE LATE DUCHESS OF KENT. THE CEREMONIAL On the morning of Monday, March 25, 1801, the remains of her late Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and Strathern, daughter of his late Serene Highness Fran cis Frederick Anthony Duke of Saxe Coburg Saalfeld, mother of her Majesty the Queen, and widow of his late Royal Highness Edward Duke of Kent and Stratheru, will be privately removed from Frogmore House to the nave io St. George's Chapel, Windsor, near to the tomb of her late Royal Highness the Princes Charlotte, in the choir of which chapel they will be deposited, until the completion and consecration of the mausoleum now in the course of construction in the grounds at Frogmore. In strict accordance with the understood wishes of her late royal highness, the funeral will be conducted in the most private manner, and the following limited ceremonial will be obser►ed: The body having been previoualy conveyed, in the strictest privacy, from Frogmore House to St. George's Chapel, where it will be' received by the Vice-Chamberlain of her Majesty's household, will there remain under the charge of the officers appointed by the Lord Chamberlain until the hour fixed for the funeral service. At half-past 10 o'clock, those who have had the honour to receive the queee's commands to attend the ceremony, but who do not lake part in the procession, will b• admitted to St. George's Chapel, and will be at once conducted to mate in the choir. At 11 o'clock, the royal family and other royal personages will assemble in the Chapter Room of St. George's Chapel, from which they will be conducted to their places in the procession by the Lord Chamberlain. The dean and canons of Windsor, attended by the choir, will receive the body at the ►utrchapel, and then join the procession. The remainder of those appointed to take part in the pro cession, having previously assembled in Wolsey's Chapel, will form in the following order in the nave of St. George's Chapel: Pages of her late Royal Highness. Dressers of her late Royal Highness. Home Steward of her late Royal Highness. lledkel attendants upon her late Royal Highness. Chaplains to her late Royal Highness. Equerries to her late Royal Highness. Gentlemen in waiting upon the various members of the royal family, and representatives of absent royal personages. Equerry in Waiting to the Equerry in Waiting to Priam Consort. the Queen. Groom of the Bedchamber to Groom in Waiting to the Prince Consort. the Queen. - . _ Lord of the Bedchamber to Lord in Waiting to the the Prises Coesort. Queen. The Choir of Windsor. The Canon, of Windsor. The Dean of Windsor. THE CORONET of her late Royal Rightism, borne by Lord James Murray, Equerry to her late Royal Highness. Cootroller in the The Vice Lord Chamberlain's The Lord Chamberlain. Chamberlain. Department. Supporters of the Pall. Supporters of the Pall. Lady Fanoy HowariL THE Lady Katherine Ver. Lady Augusta Bruce. 11012 Harcourt. Lady Susan Lush. Mel- B°D. Lady Gardiner. vine. Garter King of Aram THE CHIEF MOURNER, HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE CONSORT, supported by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, and attended by This WI Spencer, Groom of the Stole to his Royal Highness. His Royal Highness Prince Arthur. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. His Royal Highness the Comet de Paris. His Royal Higheese the Duke de Nemours. His Royal Highness the Duke de Chartres. His Royal Highness the Doke d'Alencou. His Royal Highness Duke Philip of Wurtemburg. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Sale-Weimar. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, SATURDAY. An imperial decree published to-day convokes a Berrien National Congress, to be composed of 25 clerical and 50 lay members. It is also ordered that, in place of the govern ment chancellery for the administration of Croatia and Sclavonia, now located in Agram, a royal go vernment council shall be established in that city for the administration of the kingdoms of Dalma tia, Croatia, and Sc.'avoid*. ITALY. THE NEW MINISTRY. TURIN, FIIDAT. It is asserted that Count Cavour will this even ing submit for the approval of the King the follow. ing list of members of the new ministry : Count Oavour, President of the Council and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Marine ; General Fanti, War ; Casainis, Grace and Justice ; Minghetti, Interior ; Desanctis, Public Instruction ; Natoli, Agriculture and Commerce ; Bastogi, Finances ; Peruzzi, Pub lic Works ; Niutta, Minister without portfolio. CU court. WINDSOR CASTLE, 3IARcs 22. The Prince :e.emort, attended by Col o nel the Hue. A. Hanling.-, went to Buckingham Palace this morn ing, and returned to Windsor early in the afternoon. A deputation .4 paper mandacturen bad to interview yesterday with Viscount Palmerston. The Building Committee of the Exhibition of DM met yeetenday at the offices of her Majoirty's Commissioners, in the Mtrand. A dSlZiStion oo the subject of the Llandaff and Cantos District Markets had an 'rearview yesterday with Sir U. Verona Low's, at the HonsitolDos. The deputation cow mated al Mr. Wyndham Lewis, Mr. John Bakhalor, Mr. R. W. Williams, and Mr. R. H. Wyatt. Despatches were met yesterday from the Colonial-office to the i:overnois of the North American Provinces, Her muds, cad the Lord High Ocenseimiceser of the lonian Use& The Earl and Countess of Warwick bave arrived lie tows for the memos. Lord and Lady Skelmeradale have arrived in lowa. His lortlahip has table Lady Marisa Alford's house, Primes•pte. for the seseen. The Count and Countem de Laneaborough and tamaily have left the' Bruanwielt Hotel. Jermytmareet, for Pan& Lieutenant-General Baron Hammerstein, Corn- Raadar tithe let Hanoverian Brigade of Cavalry, accom panied by Captain von Dinklache, have arrived at the mai dams of the Hanoverian Legation, in order to be present at the fnmand of her late Royal Highness the Duchies of Kent. The Right Hon. Sir W. M. Somerville, M.P., and Lily Somerville have left Pureness Hotel for Somer ville, Ireland. Among the arrivals M Torquay this week have been Sir L Palk, Bart., Lord and Lady de Roe, Hoe. Miss de Ros, Lady 01111111111 Fortescue, Le Ramona Oroeuno: de Zech% FIE D. Dacia, K.C.8., Admiral Sir H. Hope, Lieut.-Col. Robertson, General Campbell, Sir Arthur and Lady Haltom, ke. The Lord Bishop of London left town yesterday to preach owe cl the ammo el Listen Friday evening sermons, at St. Mir 's, Oxferd, loot musing. His lordship tad Mrs. Tato an to he dm pools el the Rex. Profaner Stanley, moos el Christ Church, until Monday morning, when the Wallop return to Load= to amid the Arch bishop of Oantoriloy in the enumworatioci of the Rev. Dr. Philpots to the bishopric ci Worcester. The ceremony is fixed to take plane in the chapel of Lambeth Palace, on Monday next (being Luirday), at 11 o'clock. The Bishops el Ely sod Norwich will he assisting bishops. Letters patent have passed the great seal of Ire- Lad, granting a supplemental charter to the Commiasioners of National Bilocaiiim in Ireland, and appointing the fol lowing irs hs additional cemirainneears :—Farl of Dunraven, (W Amities Monahan, Chief BIM Pot, Janus A. Liv ens, Rey. Jain Ball, Mr. Laurence Waldron, ILP., Mr. John Lentaires, and Mr. John O'Hagan. The Dover Chronicle of to-day has the follow ing : "The noble premier, Viscount Palinersicm, has accepted the ancient and honourable office of Lord Warden of the Claque Ports and Cannabis of Dover Castle. The telegram was received by the Mayor from the Hon. Leslie Waklegrave, se we were going to pram, and we are glad to announce the good news to our readers. A more popukr Lord Warden could not have been appointed, awl we trust that the corporation and inhabitant& of Dover will inaugurate his lordship in hie office with a grand banquet (in which all the Cinque Porta may unite) in their newly renovated sod splendid town-hall." The Britiat Mercury of to-day says :—" 111 re. Gurney, the lady who hoe lately been divorced from her husband, has purchaasd Harpteesoourt, flomereetahire, the seat of the late Lord Waltlegrave, which abs intends for Mr future residence." The Wesol7l Times states that Sir John Bowring has been indisposed at Rome, but that his family have received recent intelligence that he is much better. Sadler's Wells Theatre has been taken by Mr. Josephs, for a spring season, to commence on Hater- Monday._ The Lord Chief Baron, as President of the Photo-1 graphic Society, has leaned cards for an evening reception at King's College on the 4th of ApriL The time for proposing candidates for election let* the Royal Society hes now passed. The lista closed on the 7th of March. The number of aindialstes is grater this is any previous year. The ordinary meetiuge of the Society of Anti gen:ice of May 2 and June 6 will be devoted to special eshi• hitless of matrices of seals and of illuminated manuscripts. The fellows of the society are invited to send contributioes for this object. The annual general meeting of the Palreonto graphical Society will be held at the apartmenta of the Geological Society, Somerset House, at 3 o'clock on Monday afternoon. Among a great number And variety of interesting objects in *clew* and art exhibited at the merle if the President of the Royal Society on Saturday In* was • small portrait of Fox, making his maiden speech in the Home of Commons. The history of this work of art (ob- serves the A elarwrina) is thus told by Lord J. Russell in by " Memorials of C. J. Fox":—"A young artist, and, I believe, $ reporter of debates, a Mr. Sorties of Maniforth, in the coast, of Durham, happened to be in the gallery when he first spoke. At that period (Ikk Mareh, 1769) no atrauger wax allowed to make notes, or take any paper or note into the gallery for that wpm*. But this gentleman, struck with the applarance of the youthful orator, tore off part of his shirt, end sketched on it with a pencil or burnt Mick, a likeness of him, which be afterwards tried to finish at kis end whirls, owing to the rare of Mr. Sharps and kindness of Mr. Fletcher, is still preserved in my posassake at Holland Home." The Bombay Gazoik of the 27th u:t. Kaye "An Indian University will in • few days confer for the first time on • Hindu the honourable degree of Master of Au." The Malta Times of the 14th mentions the arrival there of Mr. Barry, ►he distinguished architect of Covent. garden Theatre. Thee any% of this gentlemen's visit to Malta is to saperietoed the construction of the sew theatre about to he built in the Mined. Tits Reliozasour or Orrionyter Pass.—At a meeting of the member of the Drisicwich District Board of Weeks, as Thursday eves*, it was stated by the chair men, Quititia Routh, that a probability existed of the Primula Nary of Cambridge succeeding to the niagership of thessiwieh•park, rendered recast by the death of the late lad of Aberdeen. A few days sines hie Royal Highness Priem Albert paid an unexpected vwt wad minutely in somnia the house and grounds. thus plealag it almost be red doubt that Greenwich will again he favoured with the premnim et a member of the royal family among ilea residrists, which has not been the ease mince the death of the bbs Primer Sophia Matilda of Oloureeter, who for. merty bete the rangershia of the *obis park. CIMAL Loniaa Pyre appears for As ant time this woos at the flatus:lay Concerts, this isr. His `Serape Highness Prices Frederic of Sleswig-Holstsia• Augustenburg. His Serene Highness Prince Victor of Hobenlobe• istageuburg. Upon arrival within the choir, the coronet and cushion will be placed upon the coffin. His royal highness the chief mourner will sit at the head of the corpse. His 'Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and his Serene High ness the Prince of Leiningen will sit on each side of his royal highness. The ladies who support the pall will occupy stools on either side of the coffin. The Lord Cham berlain will stand at the foot of the coffin. The other royal personages in the procession will be non. ducted to stalls in the chapel. The attendants upon their royal highnesses will also be seated. The rest of the procession, hiving previously ad vanced towards the centre of the choir, will remain there during the ceremony in the same order in which they entered the chapel. " The Dead March in Saul" will be played while the pro cession moves up the chapel. The first part of the service and the anthem having been performed, the corpse will be lowered into the entrance to the royal vault, and the dean will conclude the burial swine, upon which G►rter King of Arms will proclaim the style of her late royal highness. After which the royal family and other royal personages will be conducted out of the chapel, and the others com posing the procession will retire. A award of Honour of the Soots Fusilier Guertin will mount during the ceremony at the entrance to St. George 'm Chapel. THE LATE DUCHESS OF KENT. GENERAL ORDER. HORSE GUARDS, S.W., MARCH 22. Her Majesty does not require that the officers of the army shall wear any other mourning on the present melancholy works of the death of her late Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, than a black crape round the left arm, with their uniforms.—By command of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, General Comm►nding•in. Chief, JArris Yearn ScAurrr, Adjutant-General. ADMIRALTY, ItiacH 22. Her Majesty does not require that the ofßoers of the Beet or Royal Marines should weer any other mourning, on the present melancholy OCCSAiOII of the death of her late Roygl Highness the Duchess of Kent, than a black crape round the pft arm vritletheir uniforms. C. PAOIT. THE WILL or Da. BALT. —The will of Dr. Baly, M.D., F.R.S„ physician extraordinary to her Majesty, of Queen Anne-street, (Uvendish.square, has just been proved in the principal registry, by the executors, Robert Nattier, Feq., M.D., of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and Charles St. Clare Bedford, Req., solicitor, the lianctosirv, Westminster. The personalty was sworn limier 7,000 i. This gentleman's death, which arose from a frightful accident whilst travel ling by railway, is no doubt fresh in the recollection of oar readers. He was unmarried, sod in the flower of his age at the time of this dreadful occurrence. Dr. Baly made hie will an the 29th of November, 18.59, which was attested by Choir B. C. Bedford, Req., solicitor, and H. Dutton, ha clerk. The dispositious are as follow :—He bequeaths to his eau* Marie Josephine Fauvell, a policy on his own life in the deem Insuraoce.orfice, so recently effected as the Bth at AlwIL 1859, directing that the amount arising there. from should be invested, and the dividends applied to her educates and maintenance, and the principal sum handed over to her ea larattaining maturity. The doctor bequeaths any other _pills, that he may have effected to his sister, E2ixabeth Daly. The deceased premised a third part of • freehold estate hit to him by the will of his late father ; this he has rival between his two Maters Mrs. Shipp and Mew Hely, Mrs. Shipp to hold her portion for life, with the power of disposition by will, and, should she fail in doing, it is to devolve upon her sister, Mies Baly, if living, but if deceased it is then to revert to the testator's cousin, the before•oamel Mies Fauvell. The residue of his propMy is to be divided in the mine manner for the be.dt of his sisters as the freehold property is left. There is no other disposition in the will.-M•streved London News. DIOCERI ur CHVITEIL—ORDIxArvoit.—Tbe Lord Bishop of Cheddar purposes bolding his next ordination at Chester, on Trinity Sunday, May 211. Candidates for ordination on that day are required to forward all their papers, complete on or before Monday, April 22, to Charles T. W. Pony, Esq., Chester, his lordship's secretary, from whom all necemary information may be obtained. Plartairarr. —The Rev. Philip Paulin Robin, N.A., hos been instituted by the Lord Bishop of Cheater to the rectory of Woodchorch, in the county of Cheater, on his own petition, as patron. THE BOMBAY MAIL. THE FAMINE. We have received Bombay advice to Feb. 27. The faminel and the philanthropic measures taken to alleviate its terrible consequences, are the chief subject of conversation in India. The area afflicted by the famine appears to comprise most parts of the country, and we gather from a letter in the Delhi Gazette that it even reaches to CabooL The following terrible account of misery around Nusseerabad reaches us in a correspondent's letter : " The accounts that I have heard of the distress round about here are truly most awful. Those who have the means of migrating are all doing so from their famine-cursed country ; and my military in formants told me that on the line of march they had passed many camps of these unfortunate refugees from hunger hurrying on in search of a new Canaan. Everywhere was exhibited the tragedy of the deserted village. The aged and the infirm could be hardly said to be tenants where the jackal and the dog had undisputed sway. Human beings were seen grubbing up the ant-hills and robbing the occu pants of their tiny hoards of precious grains of corn. This, I assure you, is no fancied picture—it is a fearful tragedy of real life." Not a drop of rain has fallen eastward of the Ganges from Cawn pore to Saharanpore this season, and the spring crop is wholly lost except where irrigation exists. As far south as Patna has the drought been felt, and a short opium crop will be the result there. Meetings in all parts of the country are being held to raise subscriptions. The supreme govern ment has also contributed largely to the Famine Relief Fund. In Bombay alone nearly a lac and a quarter of rupees (12,5001.) are expected to be raised by the voluntary contributions of its in habitants, and the sum of 85,000 rupees has been already paid in relief of suffering huma nity. Government and private enterprise are sending vast supplies of grain into the famine stricken districts ; and every possible facility is afforded by them for the transport of provisions. The Calcutta Committee of the Famine Relief Fund have addressed a letter to the Lord Mayor of London, begging his kind co-operation in obtain ing assistance for the starving people of the North west. Mr. Zing's speech in Council on the 16th ult. upon presenting the report of the select committee on "The Bill for providing a Government Paper Currency," is printed in the Bombay papers. Mr. Laing shows much anxiety to do justice to the character of his predecessor, and to find an apology for the abandonment of his scheme in the change of principle already made therein by the Secretary of State. We gather from the report that the notes first issued are to be legal tender only within the presidency towns; and the general nature of his plan seems to be as follows : The issues of the presidency beaks to be called in, in favour of government notes made legal tender. The banks will manage the circulation of the presidencies, and it is proposed that they shall establish branches for the same purpose in the MotursiL The notes will be legal tender in each presidency town. Twenty rupees will be the lowest denominatim of note issued. The banks will issue notes to any amount against bullion, ono fourth of which may be gold, which will be receivable at a fixed price, liable to alteration only upon six mooths notice. The banks will be allowed beyond this to issue four crores of notes against novernment Securities in their bands. In return for this privilege, the banks will utulertake the duties now devolving upon the presidency treasuries—lamely, the custody of the cash balance and the payment of all accounts, dividends, kc. The measure to come into operation as soon as the sanction of the Secretary of State is received. The Commander-in-Chief of the Indian forces is expected shortly to leave Bimla for Calcutta. His Excellency Sir William Thomas Denison, K.C.8., arrived at Madras by the steamer Arracan, on the 18th ult., and was received with the usual honours. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. FEB. 27. The money market of Bombay has been very tight for some time, and during the last few days the Bank of Bom bay has refused to give any accommodation to the public, not even advancing on Mint certificates payable at twenty days date, their reserve of cash being only just sufficient to meet the requirements of their charter and of sound banking, namely, one-fourth reserve for notes issued, and, as is considered safe, one-third for deposita. Seeing that the cashing of Mint certificates would at once give relief—for ► large quantity of bullion was received by the last mail from Europe—we bear that the Mercantile Bank, and we believe also the Bank of Bombay, applied to government stating bow things were, and asking them to cosh those certificates under discount. Government, we are happy to say, has acceded to this request, a circular having been sent round, on the 22nd inst., to all the banks, informing them that government will, until further notice, make such advances at the current rate of discount of the Bank of Bombay. Tbia has given comparative relief to the money market. Since our last advice., very little business has been done in our export market. Our import market, for cotton, remains unchanged since last advice'. We now quote for Dimßorah old, rupees 130 ; new, napes' 14B; broach new, rupees 160 to 162; and Oomrawuttee new, rupees 140 to 147. FREIGHT/S.—To Liverpool, 31. ss. ; London, 34 ; and China, rupees 13 to 14 per candy. THE UNITED STATES. QUEENSTOWN, SATURDAY. - The United States mail steamer Adriatic, Cap tain Jefferson, from New York on the 13th instant, has arrived. The Niagara, from Liverpool, had arrived out. President Lincoln had declined to hold any.in tercourse with the Southern Commissioners. Colonel Bachus was reported to be en route to take the command of Fort Brown. The New York vessels seized by Georgia bad been advertised for sale, at Savannah, by way of reprisal. Nothing decisive had yet been done in the Vir ginia and Missouri state conventions. The constitution of the confederate states had been published under it ; no foreigners, or aoy per son not a citizen of the confederate states, are allowed to rote for civil or political state and federal officers. The President and Vim-President are to bold office for six years. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGIOICE. Exehangs.—Baukers' bills, 1064 to 108; ecenniereial 1044 to 1065. Stocks higher. New York Central, 794 ; Eris, 334 ; Illinois, 82. Cotton more active. S►les, 4,000 bales middling upland, 11g. Flour brisk, but s trite lower. Wheat sad oorn firm. Pork and beef quiet. Coffee sad moles= isselive. Suzan steady. Freights higher. (I...4TkNT NEWS.) NEW YOWL Masai 13. The following appointments have, been made : Mr. Cassius Kelaiz, Minister to Spain ; Mr. Thomas Corwin, Minister to Mexico ; Mr. Little john, to be Consul at Liverpool. The cotton market ia firm. Midland upland, 111 to llic. Other markets unchanged. NEW ORLEANS, liAwu 12. The cotton market is firm mkidling, llie; to 12e. Salem at the week, 25,000 bales ; receipts of the week, 15,000 bales. The brig Kroosta, bound from Neweeatle for New York, has foundered. The crew have arrived at Bantam. LIVERPOOL, itarcaoax. The Royal Mail steam-ship America, which sailed to-day for Halifax and Boston, took 80,7001. in specie. FRANCE. PARIS, FRm►T. The debate on the amendment of M. Jules Fevre was resumed to-day in the Corps Legislatif. M. Lemercier spoke in favour of the temporal power of the Pope, and insisted upon knowing the views of the government. K Billault said—The situation is complicated. On the one side a great political success has been obtained in Italy, and on the other side the tem poral power of the Pope is uudennined and menaced. The government will neither sacrifice the Pope to the unity of Italy, nor the unity of Italy to the Pope. The aim of the government is to reconcile these two interests. The combination proposed at Villafranca was the true solution of the problem, but it was not accepted. Other solutions have also been rejected. We must negociate with the Pope and the King of Piedmont. We have to consider the populations, and we have also to consider England and Austria. Difficulties present themselves everywhere. France cannot impose her will upon the peoples by violence. The Pope repels all negotiations. The Court of Rome is a prey to intrigues. A French party and an anti-French party are there face to face. The Minister then entered into details respecting the despatch of the Duke de Grammont and other in cidents, and concluded as follows :—" We are the sons of the crusaders. Our soldiers are in Syria, in China, in Japan, and wherever the interest of the catholic faith has to be defended. But we are also the children of 1789. The flag of France pro tects faith and liberty." The amendment was rejected by 246 against 5 votes. 11. Oquin then brought forward his amendment in favour of the temporal power of the Pope. Count Morny, in the name of the Committee, opposed the amendment, and explained the para graph "declaring that the conduct of the Govern ment during the past is a guarantee for the future." We have (he said) confidence in the Emperor, and we consign to his care the solution of this delicate question. I hope that the majority of the Cham ber will not refuse the Emperor an unqualified vote of confidence for such is the character of the paragraph. M. Oquin then withdrew his amendment ; the amendment of K Lascases was also withdrawn. Paragraph 25, with the omission of the words " opposition to the wise counsels," was agreed to. The words, "opposition to the wise counsels,' were then adopted by 161 against 90 votes, the re maining paragraphs having been voted, the entire address was agreed to by 213 against 13 votes. To-morrow, at two o'clock, a deputation from the Corps Legislatif will present the Address to the Emperor. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, liescii 16. The Banshee arrived yesterday from the Mare with 10,000 stand of sequestered Sardinian arms. Great excitement prevailed at Galata whilst they were being shipped. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (fllOll OM 01111 PARIS, FRIDAY EVILNING, The adjourned debate ou the Roman questiOn was opened to-day by Viscount Anatole Lemercier, • gentleman of the Keller and Plichon His first duty as a catholic was to thank M. Granier de Cassagnac for his eloquent defence of the temporal power of the Holy See. His next duty as • conservative was to thank him for his opposition to Italian unity, but he did not agree in his conclusions that the barque of St. Peter might safely rely upon the bee-studded mantle of Napoleon for its sail. The logic of events in poli tics was inflexible. The speech of M. Jules Favre had been foreshadowed by that of Prince Napoleon in the Senate, only the Prince Napoleon had stopped short three parte of the way in his road, and M. Bil lault (in the Senate) had stopped ►bout half way, but M. J. Favre had carried their arguments to their legitimate conclusion. He proceeded to de fend Austria, and to eulogise Lamoriciere, and was left speaking. The great success of M. Jules Favre's speech yesterday is a theme dwelt upon by several journals. The Petrie says that be spoke the " true parliamen tary language--a language never finer than when it is moderate. The chamber may be proud at seeing the debates on great questions raised to such a noble elevation." Even the Pays records the applause which greeted M. Jules Favre, but it naturally awards the palm to its own editor, M. Granier de Cassagnac, who it flatters itself has hit upon the very plan wanted to reconcile Italian liberty with " the imprescriptible rights of the Papacy." I rather think that this fond delusion will be dissipated by M. Billaalt's speech, in which, however, I have no very great confidence on the score of frankness. He will, however, I believe, speak more strongly against M. Grassier de Cassagnac than against M. Jules Favre. The Roman question, according to political talk here, appears to be terribly embrangled. Although the Moniteur, in its bulletin, ..explained the minis terial modification at Turin, as being necessitated by the creation of the kingdom of Italy, it is as serted in many quarters that Cavour broke up his ministryto evade interpellationa, because Napoleon HI. persists in remaining at Rome. The Bourse was languid,and the lowering of the discount both in London and Paris having failed to impart animation to the market, it is now said by those who must have a reason for everything, that people are waiting to see what effect the relative cheapness of money will produce upon trade. The Rente fell be. for cash and 10c. for account, closing at 68fr. 15c. in each case. Mobilier fell 2fr. 50c. The Orleans and Western railways fell Mr. each, and Northern, 2fr. 50c. Southern rose 2fr. 50c. ; and Eastern, lfr. 23fr. Lyons was without change. The Caisse Mirbs rose to 9bfr., being an improvement of 7fr. 50c. The Roman railways and the Port of Marseilles rose Mr. each. lawsmrom. Assizza.—Tho spring assizes com menced yesterday, Mr. Justice Hill tekiog the crown, and Mr. Justice Keeling the Med side. There are about sixty ponere for trial, two osty being charged with murder. The judge, in charging the jury, said that there were seem cases of stabbing —an offence which must be put down by the strong arm of the law. DEPUTATION OP PAPER MANUFACTURERS To LORD PALMERSTON. A deputation of persons connected with the paper manufacturing trade of England and Scotland, consisting of about sixty in number, yesterday waited .0 Lot Palmeri. ton, for the purpose of representing to his lordship the great injury done to their trade by the Chancellor of the Exchequer's measure of last session. They represented that while by that measure the foreign manufacturer of paper wee placed on a footing of equality with the English manufacturer in our market, the exportation of rap from Tproce and other continental countries was virtually pr o . hibited, and that consequently it WAS impoidble for English manufacturers to compete successfully with thaw of continental countries. A memorial was presented to Lord Palmerston praying for the appointment of a com mittee to inquire into the operation of the measure of last session. 7'he noble lord, who listened with greet and intelligent attention to the statements and r e . presentations of the deputation, said the subject was one of so much importance that he would bring it under the special attention of his cabinet. Although no reference was made by the deputation to the paper duties question, Lord Palmerston remarked that the rap question was the major question, and the paper duties the minor one, and then expressed himself to the effect that no alteration would be made this year in the Excise laws as regarded the duties on r. The interview lasted about an hour and • half. —Morning etdrertiaer. CONFERENCE ON THE BANKRUPTCY BILL. A largo and influential meeting of representatives from the Chambers of Commerce of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield, and from the Manchester Association fur the ' Protection of Trade, was held at the Palatine Hotel, Man chester, yesterday, for the consideration of the Bankruptcy Bill. The meeting was convened at the instance of the Man. charter Association, and was attended by the following gen. Hemet' : —Messrs. P. E. Gillibrand, F. Taylor, James Wat son Booth, and H. Fleming, for the Manchester Association for the Protection of Trade ; Wm. Butterfield, D. H. Whit worth, Manchester Guardian Society ; R. 11. Shipman, Manchester; Jowett, vise -President, Leeds Chamber of Commerce ; Williams, president, and Matinees, Rudders. field Chamber; Messrs. Dodds, W. E. Huth, G. Gelder, Huddersfield: Mr. John Rayner, secretary, Huddersfield Chamber; Mr. John Darlington, secretary, Bradford Chain. ber, &c. Ita sitting occupied several hours, in which the important clauses of the bill were discussed in detail, and the meeting was unanimous in resolving to recommtnd modifications in the clauses referring to the duties and re. spousibilities of the creditors' assignee, and expressed a strong i ppinion that those clauses, as they now stand, would defeat 'the object of the bill, and prevent any merchant under. taking the office of creditors' assignee. A deputation to London, with a view of promoting amendment in these clauses when it reaches the House of Lords, was 11011111. mously resolved upon. THE VOLUNTEER REVIEW. Lord Bury writes to the Times :—" As my name is mentioned in your article on the proposed review at Bright ma, in the Times of to-day, perhaps you will allow me to say a few words in reply. Yon argue justly that if all the metropolitan sommanding offkerspnll different ways the result must be prejudicial to the volunteer force. I answer that there is no antagonism between us. We have the beet possible understanding among ourselves. lam very sorry that any should fancy they see disunion where none ems* and for my own part I meet emphati‘Ally say there is no . opposition' intended between Brighton and Wimbledon. The circumstances of each corps are different. Many end it inooovenient to go so far as 13;ightou. But Easter Monday is a holiday, and it would be hard to say that because we do not go to Brighton we are to stay at home, or to infer disunion because we go somewhere else. Of the names you mention this morning as opposing the Brighton sham fight, Lord Echo is not going out at all on Easter Monday ; Lord Grosvenor is to march out inde pendently with the Queen's ; part of Lord Truro's corps go with him to Wimbledon and part go to Brighton ; the City Rifle Brigade have their parade on Easter Saturday Sir John Shelley marches on Easter Monday to Richmond. It has been long agreed that we should thus move inde pendently for the very purpose of avoiding even the appear ance of opposition to Lord Ranelagh. The Civil Service and others whose destination is Wimbledon go together, and, of coulee, in proper military formation, because large bodies of men must do so to avoid confusion. Our princi pal object is, however, a march out ; and although we shall after reaching Wimbledon perform a few brigade move ments, we shall not, I assure you, sir, attempt a rival review. Your anticipations of the ineoovenience of Wimbledon station will not be felt, ea we are going to march." THREE INCENDIARY PIRES_BY A FARMER'S SUN IN EAST KENT. SANDWICH, FRIDAY. The little village of Stourmoutli, situate on the south side of the river Stour, at a distance of about five miles from Sandwich, was the scene last evening of three incendiary fires, involving the destruction of considerable property, and the work of a young man named Sherry, about 22 Yews of age, the son of a small fanner, whose entire pre mises have beets razed to the ground. The premises fired were occupied respectively by Mr. Dowker, Mr. Harrison, and Mr. Sherry (the father of the author of the mischief), and consisted of the ordinary description of farm build ings. About 9 o'clock, Miss Elua Sherry observed portion of the thatch of the barn on fire, but which she sue oreded in extinguishing, and then went indoors. On ootning out in a few momenta she found the barn again fired, and it had got too strong a hold for her to attempt to put it out. At this moment, the premises of Mr. Harrison and Mr. Dowker were also observed to he on fire, and had not the labourers rendered prompt and energetic assistance, there is very little doubt but that nearly the enure vil lage would have been destroyed. As it was, Mr. Sherry's house, barn, stabling, and the fodder stacks, were consumed, and Mr. Harrison's barn, stabling, cow-house, waggon lodges, and offices, entirely sa crificed. Mr. Dowker's premises were fortunately saved, owing to the promptitude and presence of mind displayed by bin neighbours and their servants, nod by this means t h e flames prevented from extending to the other houses of the village, which consist chiefly of wood and thatch. The constables attached to the Kent county force were soon on the spot, and rendered material aid, and the engines arrived from Canterbury just as the fire beam to succumb. As soon as it was quite got under, John Sherry was apprehended oo the charge of setting fire to the premises. He was then uouler the influence of drink. This morning Superintendent Stokes told him the nature of the charge, and he replied, " I did set them on fire—at least I helped—but I won't tell who was with Joe. I shall tell at some future time." He was then quite sober. This afternoon the prisoner was taken before the county justices at Canterbury, when the facts of the case having been deposed to, The prisoner, in answer to the three distinct charges pre ferred against him, said—" I can say the reason I did it. Yesterday I went to my father's to dinner. He maid, You don't do any work at all. You come and get your food, and that is all you care for. You shall never come into this house again. Words ensued, arid he added, that I might go to h— if I liked. My father turned me out of doors. I bad no trade nor money, and what was I to do? I have nothing more to say." The prisoner was then fully committed for trial on each charge at the next Kent mires. It is stated that the prisoner broke the pump on his father's promisee, sou to prevent any water being obtained, and endeavoured to thrust the old gentleman into the flames. He has been in the army, and twice in the police force. The only reason that can be assigned for the pri soner's infamous attempt to fire Mr. Dowker's premises is the fact that that gentleman refused to testify to the pri soner's moral character when he was desirous of getting into the Kent county constabulary some time since. The Algiers journals give an account of a grand wild-bear hunt which took place last week at a place called Arba, at a short distance from that city. In addition to a number of French and Arabs, about 100 foreigners, a great many of them English, and among them Mr. Cobden, were present. Si-Teher, the Atm of the district, who got up the hunt, showed great attention to the foreign visitors, and gave them an entertainment. both in Arab and European style, in a vast tent, pitched on a height commanding a splendid view. The visitors, of whom 25 were English ladies, took great interest in seeing the Arab part of the feast pre- pared, consisting, among other things, of six sheep roasted whole, of immense mgouts, and of the indispensable roes coamou. Al to the bunt itself, it was Dot very splendid, though as many as 600 men were employed to prevent the bears escaping from the two ravines in which it took place, only two animals having been killed. A letter from Jaffa (Syria) states that all Palestine was deluged with torrents of rain in the corn• mincemeat of the present mouth. Several villages were inundated, and a number of houses thrown down, burying the inhabitants under the ruins. On the mountain' of Judea the olive plantations have suffered severely, both the trees sail the soil having been washed away in many places. At Jerusalem rain and snow fell in such abundance as to Ell all the cisterns of the Holy Cite, to the great joy of the inhabitants, who say that there kis not been such • supply of water for more than 200 years. A FLYING Lasr.—thi Thumlay evening a horse belonging to Mr. R. Bourne, of Totnes, perfermed a very extraordinary feat. The horse in question had been ridden by Mr. Bourse's clerk to Ilmadhempston. and, on its ws7 home, ran away. Coming down Bridgetown at a great pace without the rider, it made a flying leap over the Toupee Bridge turnpike-gate, clearing a distance of eighteen feet eight inches, and • height of something over Eve feet six inches.— Western Time.. SOMITHING LIKI A RAILWAY DIVIDENIL.—Foe the past year the Paris end Orleans Railway pave dividend at the rate of 20 per cent. per annum, and this is but • mall increase, namely 12e. Gd. per cent, over the previous year.— lierapark.