The Express. — London, England, 1861-01-03 00:00:00

I ,: ~ rt 5 • 4 ' Y r' . . LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1861. No. 4,491.] (Stamped, ld. Additional.) IT WOPENCE. t., SYDNEY Dirrt, MONTHLY. 1/ ILL LINE of (*LIPPE/1 PACK rrq. (root' ••••1 0. lotoo.k. oe the leth, n,l from I;ra,liwtot with uuthe I.9,•tuality ou 1,*(11 of each mouth, rroritlng gouda tanks, ter .I.,tuay Captiabis. • To :tan I,tohtllluntaek.. 'Jan. 10 1."- 4 10 Vtgo. 19 rnl 1.500 ealtuvrous Muth 1) .:hers) 1.:441 :Atartry • , 4 elt 111,11 V, 1 000 !Brown .. 10 1,000, Milton .n . Jute 1.) • 1•4 1,500 Wytitecome July 10 1.1 •.1 Nottl. 1.'.:00 Atter 1 J4lO Nutlet I •••erst•or new clipper 1.440 Martin 411 le 1...h0et0• 1.200 Jnnet Nor. 10 HE MIDDLE SCHOOL, Peckham, London, F.., for ilrat.ctais BlLlitatilo Pursuits, will Azorz.si a• NW( DA V, .1 aut 14 Fur pruspectuara apply to the Principal, J. YEATS, LLD., lit. MR. 11011SM4N, ALP., AID NIS CONSTITUENTS. ITALY. (not otra mew, COI 'low nUCKLEYS' ARRANGEMENTS for the :LP CHRIATiI is Illikk4 -AWE'S EkEltir xieur at And Tiro Day Performances on V. ednesky sad istarilay Atter 3.—St Jamess,luell. Pkeniilly. . area, tale t lery odes, Arabi Piccadilly. ean be secured at all tbe Libraries, and at this Lb ~: ' ISlgt -7 14 - 16 Dec. 10 • y , ...‘r high .1 lintiahLiuilt clipper. biro part of the I Kai I:111 Line of British and Alistritoul Poi ri lot% •ho h have. by their pooetnality and rapid • Init ., ' • ...rid known reputate•ii Anil ah.ose pa.seie," r 1 1 , I. Ull•lll\XLMed 11 any show ‘;‘ , h t.. rASIES 1141.• LS aa.l Liverpool. to rr • * Htarir H tl I.lne STNI. In ',O&M. tor. M. XACLAV an.l lbsuriste-streiet. LC. LI'ESSRS. MONEY WIGRAM and 80N8' (of J. Risckwall yant. lon,lon LINE .4 PACK F:T RHI►N to •rilLIA.—Vor ILN L. tort Phillip. Owed Is lone MoNiotl Jatathity at Ply. oh . the aphorlal rlapn-r Pl'lrVtarti a I I Inn toot. r pill N MARTIN, ernonan,lrr • lying In Inc rao loha t•• &kip firm. ow .4 Mosi7 Vl . l4Tara and ,Jays -.teal Ilse od pa arta. whaa h coroprires the Lincolawhire. Sumer,. 'LAO, nt. Norfolk. and .pther Lat. favountr. and roll . wn shoo lout and !Rte., rspreisly tor thr paarralgrr trade to Jla 11, r hoe all Clag•t• paarrnyera arc ,I • air! Oar will elrry an eviler', need r. .1.144) ALLPLikI . , an 4 ‘il.lti; A N • •14 %Ione) w 4:ram Lesdanhall.str....l Pas• . atilt lane of pa, krt. arc conveyed ken Pacidiugion .• • • t!: !Irst•claaa toe actuair.ladm far" sad issood-claro for • • a.. I..res. 11VEEKLI" STBAM COMMUNICATION to NEW IfOltlC.—The LI V ERPIEL, NEW rottE, and 9,I.II.ELPHIA MEAL .411 P I'OM PA N Y loSend drairichind , I al p....nslinss acre% steam 'Lips, rallies at tiorsaskorn da'solt paawninrs and drsratebea, as follows : Ils ELELV 101011 LI VEX POOL FOR NEW YIA.K. %link Wrdoetlas. Jan 9 ETNA, Waslorwlay, Jan PI. And even sorsordsmai Wednesday. 1 vin parawn:, IS, 17, and :1 noniron aorordlnit In the aetage• a dotaas. 1 *sward paasize. S guineas. :Lorna:Ling all provision p. 4.4 Pasw oilsra for rouada and the Western ;states hooked 9e agn oi, soy) &Pinata/eons Mina —For further particulars ion to WILLIAM . 1N SIAN, V, Maier strews, Liverpool; or la Al Cs sal lIACEI, a, I bag William streak illy. rIOTHENBURG. —Regular weekly Steam COM- O aisielitine.—Tlar Nl* nr.t arm, otesaser la IN 041 N. ISLIIPBC ea. will , leer autwarda We the abort, part Ala I horwi4l: . and anctaut actossoadailas k. ..were. bonslakeel, ct as waned dim, t 2 11.—Frq :at. pereeee. • , leply to ritaurru, GRAVIK sad mu. N. I. I , 444aart, reackeitt.street, EC. VOTIVE of DIVIDEND.—BANK of DEP( CT hatabhobed • h. thie , h, railhead* Bask Levine, O.W. 11 WARRA'eIa ha the KALP.YISAIILY INTERLST, at the eh .4 5 tor cell( prr opium, as law& Aecoonts, to the 31.1 t ed. urn he It KADY tor &beery .01 awl after the 10th aury, aad PAYABLY daft/ adages the heats of 10 and 4. PULS Ittllll3ol l t, llaseging INm•Wr. ivecwAsse. MINK - 14 - 4;itiirs sod Forms rig tree on apptkall.a. IL PSRIOR PIANOFORTES.—Mount. 3 KNOLL di OP, talbses. Grand, Cotter., end Pnvokt trelorta draelbeedues. L 7, Tottenham Lourt nod, London, ot to eLI the 'Odom ed nobil ty. gentry. protestor', &c hir OBLIQUI PIA ‘Ull/RIE, comps.* • new, . tot hls admitted to be equal to on hada:total tad planot.rie offered Se do pekes It 6. bast with boa ▪ ortello plate. susperld Odd estioe, and liseredst ma set oho+ olds lb. Adds of do ortiost, so lid de Wes, kW* eon. 1e set 1. b 3.. Thee bolo le are or = sserecto,., sad -o diked sal *OM beds{ mil so bl they may bo demi to due emote se le my pod et de iselee.rods id stereo bestsmosels depend Italobei w snows eitseeles liordedo. dippers, sod do Ind imp. W. Lid or prime. di leddeelele Krems de nod magmas ✓ecta, dot tree se appbantiss. LVATRIREITON and BROODEN'S GOLD , v CHAINS in" .feisht. at resthoble value. mild the 11:1111111110hip at isawataelurers wires. The m,hl chohes reanmimet, sod eepeeelimed at the Wee charted. maws the mote, How much your chafe weigh% to the rtmoM carat The Anemia of the sad, sad Asir for foottlon " , !snofactury, No. II ~. ana gory' made of chili= and jewellery for Is. earn. s II ml. eatatdiahment camas a$ *la tko evening sad 1141 • ado' at I Deluca. $ g r Isi, W.C., GNE GUINEA THE DRESB.—We are DOW main 4.30 nein oin FANCY SIM from on 354 W. the dmo, and • large parents of rich Motto NUM la black, ante, an all colon., from 4tic In to Se • Inc full other, usual prim 4 auburn to Si ramie We 4ree lot of beautiful Mogan Dresses, at let Id., worn ad, o Al.ve WY bang man sadsc lndim to the country bare pattern ten tree in GRANT abed GAME. 7 1 1414 7 t MOUSE, lb& SS, OS, SI, St. OXFORD-STRIZY, 3. 4, med a, Welliotreet, Laude.. WINTIR BOWERY of every description, en oh* NEWEST EATPLEIS In warm Woollen laddagr a at d ls4 aderttollang tar tonally nee and Invalids aprnor coloured Emmen for &frau dreeetnityowaa, dc., In rrat rarkty POPE and PLANT; Manatartarena e, Water ..place, Pall man, London. Ellf. ANEW CAPE, the OMEGA, to be had only at HAMILTON sad LIMPTON*M. Tailors, 106. Struid P m Hob Was sin a sisal Stook of Morning Lcsinglog and set costs always on bind Serrault Liveries 1.1 best qualities 2 —HAMILTON and KIM/TON, 106, Strand, opposite taster- CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR'S GIFTS. What call be mere acceptable than something tooth useful ornamental and what mon asetal and ornamental than tarownts made by E. 110469 and NON, M EarllA NT TA !WM, WOOLLEN DEA PEEN HAMM, 1100116101, BOOT and MHOE sod Of.NX&AL OUTTITTMAS. London Houses : comer of Winorles and Abigail/. New ozawdstreet, comer al Martstreel. turner et Tottembus coust-rood sod tuston.rood. Oasis, Katandin's% '— Moreton's- lrldwaYrsL Yorkstdre. L bleald wads be anproved of, It be st ar.l lbe wow I ribermiL 11 1 TI 1 4 0/ 1 1 WI sows ICUS ter 6111J.YZARUlttlf.LIT and Mel prisms with pemblet on the Roobrimade Pp " 1.4 "."172gibma64.116.111.. poet kg& The ISTAILteII are Y LIMY 'TEC. SO st unmet wild estanias enenol. vim boats/as le rammed mul 11 o'clock. DRIBB FOR JIIVINILIB. ivory ikeerkpliea, la the teat sad latest Ogles, meg be reeled et s memeage white, a. d. d. Lakkerbeeker BO* fate 19 6 Spanish Dram frees 7 0 re !kilts . Mulls Stem Seinq U 0 1 Osborne Wrappers T 6 IN suit. 12 Cambridge ditto see s „ 10 6 11. man ?Mita 1: MOBEII AND SON. If nr.0.11 ANT TAILORS, WDOLLEN DRAPERS. HATTEitti, 9ONIEIL4, BOOT AND oHOE iLtICYJIS, AND ORNILItAL OUTFITTELL Loudon Hooves: Comer of Maoris, aad eldest,. New inford street, center el Hariltrest. t unser of Tottesham.eourt-reed and dastawresiL Country Establishments : rtionaterisaballdtage. Bridge-street, Bradford, Yorkshire. lamas, Sbellteld. QEWING MACHINES .— WHEELER and kJ w ILIIOI4II BMW "WC[-STITCH' FIRMING MACIIIND. 1 , 0 , ed haul LIM to eAle mtnals—eals lona" 41111. Deocrlptive vale. AN IFFECTUAL REMEDY.-LANLBERTS ARTIMATIC BALSAM, without walla*, the bowels er ate<l3444 the head, my elk sawn sad plearat, Is &dilated to la dr bud farectaa inaaol=3:llwilag asaglis, colds. 4 4Seusd eon al Mink and coamissilisa. 14 tow 4 1NsUy sins mum .Ism Ueissalty prasseasse Wel/ably also ihs Waft isldsk Plowsks• &squall.= Is sppressitsts scorimpllos Ms ~Ss Mrs truly Ponoas re daVal dem ad wee Wag don fur kor of solbes• ‘ co bllst to a flew adaates a ft rr taklin 14, aa4 sold by lir LAW BKRT, chemist, to , J 11/. 4 4, issrsoriss. sod by all &oodles, to beadle, 1344., .11 . 2 * , sad 4a. sol. sect gastirslar head elk , be laishesi's YUuslb lerasa 11, seas sal Maio Is mimed al Ow slaw. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, High Dothont.—The most elegant 4.o.4We:talent In the world. The DANCING AKE.% is nsot extenoive. The trading and smoking rooms on either side of the 'pintail. galleries are replete with every einifutt, aail the ri freahment n.,ms snitched to the boll room are tint', ailed uea Ii) orients, beauty. The band, conducted by Dr. l'Acker, stands alum fur its exiollisoce. Admission, ls. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-xtreet, Picea 411ty. the handsomest and beat proportioned rooms in Europe. are OPEN for CON rEitTa and DA MIND. Candected by the wellanown artist Mons. Anthony Lamotte. of Parisian celebrity. M. Bouleourt, the gnatest cornet player In this plays aoloa Mainly Doers omen at haU•paat 7. Dancing at II oaincis. Admlasion. to N —A masmitiesat atunkini: aid resding.reoa la added to this eatabliehrecot BRIDE CAKES, Oue to Twenty °nines& each— it Mannino Cake for five groin's' . Dundee. Madeira, and School Cakes, tress is. In 10e each ..large assortment of Almond Cam for dessert, is. lid. per lb.. Sou" Jellies, Crams. and fancy Tartlets. Ban Suppers An.l Wedding Breakfasts provided. —PCIUSSELL. Cook and Confeetioner, Regrotatreet. PEMARTIN'S SHERRIES, at the Reduced Duty.—Rill paid to any station in England —TllOs. NUNN and 9033 strongly rassminsend the WI ISLA of the above eminent shippers sound dinner Wine. 245. and SOL per dos./ : superior. x . 404 44e., and 44: Amontillado, Ow, 54a.. and Vds obi East Indian, Oes.. and ditto Madvira,ties. tiaridemana Porta, V. 4 ; adv. Wimps, 414., 4vs , and 54a : very old and high awe. 43a, 7/L, 41a.. to lii.. Clarets—good Bordeaux. tee.. St Julien, Sas.. 44 Eetephe. 91. and 34. ; higher class ranging frown 414 to 104 Champagne. good, very good, : superior. 34, SOL, and 74. Supplied by NUNN and :M INS, wine, spirit, and Ihnivar menhants upwards of 41/ year purveyors to the tin Society of Lincoln'sdno , 21, Lamb's linedullealreet. W.C. /444 414 oD aPtgliwilum STEVENS and SON, Wine and Spirit Merchants. roainoN eIIII.ITS of high qualify at advantssecess prices. 'ow Drsadies. very =pen. r, , 2.1 s per gallon choice ' l,l Pak Coale. 17a. 110 s. per ration , finest kehlerlaat 801-1-04 s. 1 -04s. 17s. per gaßag. of SI, per case tune .I..ren'. Foreign Liqueurs el all prier lists tree as applieatluo. Terms, csat IllsitsPOlPAretreet mut& SEASONABLE PRESENTS, for the promotion of /*Tweet Atiractlou.—ROWLANDff MAC . OIL, a ',restore a n d heautol.r of the hale beyond all precedent. flooelands• Kalplor. for imparting a radiant bloom to the conj. plush's'. and • softness and delicacy to the hands, arms, and iseck Rowlands' Wont.. or Pearl isoitifrb.c. for giving a pearl like whiteness to the teeth, and fragrance to the breath. The patrunage of Royalty thnt-ihut Europe. their general use by rank and fashion, and the irover-ally know, rflbacy of these articles 1•1•41 then. a rebbrity nsinaralleled, and render them peculiarly elsiant and siassoiable presents.—or I 4 by A ROW. LAID sadel/\g, TO. Hatton ear ilen. and by chemist, and per. Nam. ••• Mt foe 4 . Rowlands" articled. THE LONDON BOOK SOCIETY, in count:c line with K I'D! es SELTAT LIBRARY . The *tie In which hooks are exchanged weekly at the mi. deuce of seherribers Is now extended to the following places:— Acton, Barnes, Blackheath. Bow, Beentford, Bromley last', lieptford, Dulwich. EOM. Edmonton, Porest•bill, I ircenwieb, Hammerannth, Highgate. Row, Lee. Leiriahara, Le) ionatonc. SI ortiake. Muswell.luil. Norwood. Peckham. Poplar, rota. y. Richmond, lbspherif abash. Streatham, Stratford, chow Thttelltuun owl laniohledo., Terms .ot •nl.acriptluo tot throe volumes at one time, two oultwoo put amnia?. The end parcel will be seat Immediately ou receipt of the amount of euheeription. CIIP Lk. , ELAVAID NUDIA, bIT New Word street. THE WARRIOR.—The pages of Engravings of thls new indeplided steatretrigate will be given in the ILLrr thArklie TIMIS of Jan 5. accompanied by the amplest descriptive dried~ lgoilkor with full particulars of the Launch .‘s tiaturdey ism& Prise of the Illustrated Times, =j4 : tree by poet, four atempa.—ollice, 2. Catherine street, Strand, W.C. INTIRKLY ORIGINAL TALL to No. cot of THE WlLLeelltE GI EST, prier 24 , weekly, com. atenees a new end powerful Romance of Real Life on the halite. entitled THE INDIAN SCOUT. fly GliVfAlli AlM•rk Author of - The halite hower,"&e. Leedom iloalstou nod Wright. a, Pseoracater-row. VLCOLLEEN BAWN QUADRILLE, for , Moiled oa Irish Ain, sad dedicated to Mn. Ma Dowciesult. timely illestrated. Is. 1.0t401:1 : lobstt Cocks sad Co., New Burlington street, ierristritrest, A. POST MAGAZINE ALMANACK for etiroodoth year of pubileatloo., aalre7 Word to Imo the sort useful Almauack la the kl oat: col:t -hink.' 144 pope royal eft), mostly covered. MOS . Oa the 10th halant, nue Tot. post Oro. 10s td ., with Map, T HE PRINCE of WALES in CANADA and the UNITID STATE& By N. A. WoOPI, lag ma -Timer Bps/4W Correspondent Bradbury and tram U. lionvorksoireed, reel-street, Le. This dor, Mos fs.. fcp. Svo, fancy hoards, THE GOLDSKEKERS. By Grruvi 'MUSD. As s nartutivs of thrilling Adventures, nod of Events through which the author has pow& this work will anapl, PIM Perim'. London : Wird and Lock. MA Ifirat4droot. LIST et New reedy, peelege trek the PRINCIPAL NEW and A CHOICE 1001% In circulation at ximuri SELECt LIBRAZT. Abe, plait, and postage tree, a LIM of Sendai Copse t no wt Weeks withdrawn tram cireulation,and offered at j=nedneed prier for cult litaramil Medi*, New ihitordetreet, London . Crab- Week Ilserheater ; sad New .stmt, Birmingham. nth Litter, Jost published, by post 5:1 stamps, DI B ILITYand IRRITABILITY (Mental and Paysicall. Induced by Spermatorrhota ; Sympionia, Ueeta, and Rational Treatment. By T. M. Tnoius, N.D., Physician to the General Post-ollioe Lettw-Carehre Provident planation. tc. London : By post only, from the Author, TS, Lloydomuire, W.C. Just published, D ISEASES of the SKIN, with Photographic no,Woo, 5112 1101288124 and their 112, : by post, Ps 10d. By 11. J Joents, St D Liestetieto el lbe by ut PhYst. ideas, itdinboro, Member et the Boni Coltsge od Surgeons, =ikur de. MB. by by Jetts Cliezobill. to be bad from the . only. Consultations drily, b II to 2 aad trees 5t08,0r by oppointment.-29. Oscepeotrosit Ilemoverequare. Just publisbad. = dy e hirda 14 DaBRIGHT'S on Nervounnens and Premature Deane, aid the means to be employed in order effecinelly to Main or regalia primitive rigour and health Is every Map of We and under rD eirensaMances. Each cause and effect hoe been carefully stnitied and analysed by per sonal oteensties In the various &intimate' and Ladish hoe =s• alto to private practice. By Lars SMUT. H.D. oao:Sate of the College of Physicians, Member et the Roya l ge of Barra : n ~ and, de. J. Ansa, lb, arandek-Ina. IM ermitted. palm la.josat tem teem Mr AMU, ke II Mama, A IMMOAL FASAY ea the OM= aim AM. CV= at !IMMATURE DICUNI. wt Maim Meadlane kr laded realiesSen to health and Arm. Me moat at twarly env yams' asessmeal In Me leadmonal et Mom wane" norvane Dr .J wadi had le malatMer and Malmo • Ity Dr. J. L COMM 1.6. Albassfaritiel, Premolar. lades. "Mb la Ms bait book on neronsamme—Modleal Raced. Sold by Kam. 10. Piper and Cm. U. Pllifffesloraw. 1 DRBUCHAN'S DOMIIITIC MIDICINIS.— iATRATSVII•I4:IO,III2D VIIIIMILII PIUS: • r= Oval!". kw re= 4 :1 6.. k•••11, rifting OM k•brikii vlillsisd Him ••• war omigkal" *ow .rte audbasees. 14. //WNW m- a km asdliselog ail AIM sem 41 .. ez smell dm% , es. Onsokeled V llkeima elimailburr at maw • be Os dellosile. bar=4l wolf ram •••••••/17 solos &maks a slerlle,_ , mornsmak wiewillf a 0110 igiNus• a ii : IN all abed assolaali. laalilhaa Ida Oa ranks bon Meals. rod t• Ike air•••• el cilstakr, • •ftmikrai sal meisidia. almilles WI son • raw res. at lb I* all Cum pima skiniem betas Ail .e•• lialamm, 't 1.. idl ONIM•II. welkin Os =an N mil O as w lftlA SA. ta. Now Lake. tad et 114 / Balk= . isish IR N..nsmared. 0•11•••• best, W. ••• mu ••••••• ill Mw weary. Prim: Mine 144 W 1111., IL Id.,•••11• : 'Mel. pm psi, ts. to. sot is. at : Imam M. GC IL r 6,,,u. • roll= a4insi or Om a.. risorr. 11s, Aipe Is . 1 "pl. 74 : J. Imp,. 1/4 Odowldisol ; ~ eakrlaleys... . ..,,Re/Ist 4. Ckl•j4i•. la•••• 4 r. -•• us•••-anagp , It. women. 111. Onk•- st"4"l."- -. 2 "" kegs* ; GI cr ilinad tt iso M li tersimat ilaillialmi r a , Ikhdra le". 4 11 11•11, isoliftles kt vow dims• Thu CASS or 111111 BOT MORTAIU.—A prelimi nary meeting of Jews and Christians wee recently held at the Mansion-house, to receive a depetatioe of the Universal Israelite Alliance from Paris. be eresequenoe of the abeeoce on official business of the Lord Mayor, Sir Culling Eirdley took the chair. The subject haring been introduced by the chairman, the meeting was addressed by MM. S. Carralho (ligenieor des Ponta et Clem:seem), S. Caber (Preferment de Eeule Normale), N. Leven (Avocat ala Coax Imperial de Paris), constituting the deputation from Preece ; b M. Imam (member of the Board of Deputies of British Jews) arid Hart (member of the Board of Delegates of Armada Jews), end by Signor Fermodes, on the part of tJews of Italy. It was stated that the Board Deputies cd the British Jews had met on the peerioes X i to maim the French clop-- U MW, bet thmd , to the absence from illness of the Eitg"Sir Mem d ontefiore, the decision on the sub .l Mortara had been deferred for • few days. After a cenvereatios, characterised by harmony of feeling, it was manimously resolved —" I. That we, Christian and Jews el England, Prance, Italy, and America, having heard the rises entertained by the Universal Israelite Alliance mecieraieg new Worts to be made for the restoration of the child Adger MONISM to his parents, take this the earliest aity of meting urea record our united c o n v iction awe canes is me which, at the right tune, and in the nes af the right means, it is our duty to resume. 2. That mime as the Heard of Deputies of the British Jews shall have CMG lea eseciatioe neon their line of duty the Pre sident el the Dad at Deputies sad the chairman of the pies Ham be lerteelett to obtain the cement of the teed Mayer for a firdermeeting, to be held in the Ma e sierheme. 3. That owe beat Urals be offered to the Lord Maser tee Its kindness I. *Bowleg the use of the Messina, home he the peoleat needs i." STROUD, WIDYEIDAT. The Right Hon. I. Borman, the niewber for this borough, met a huge body of the electors and non elector, this afternoon, in the Subecriptiosa Rooms, for the of giving an areourit of his stewardship, tie - tending L u nTirg himself against the yarrows charges of •te which Gave been br•oegbt spinet ham lF ca m.a in come - eon with the coarse pursued by bits during the last magnum. Captain H.eihrwer.c presided, and briefly ope ned the pro ceedings by requesting that a fair bearing s hould be given to the hon. member, as well es to say other gentleman who might desire to address the meeting. Mr. Hommas onnumeemed bie speech by obser v ing that since he last hail the honour of meeeing hie con , stitnenta political events of Inman:a importance had occupied the public mind, and events of still greater impeet ante might occur before the lapse of soother year. At home we had many %/resettled qnestiota to deal wide—finale cial dmlHcultics , itiereesal talatim, a disorganised latha . meat, a ministry entire') divided against itself, and, as a consequence, every great qUenbion of principle it policy was degraded into a compromise. (Haar, hear.) Abroad we had every cause for thankfulness that we had just exiled the calemittaus Chinese war. But there was another war, nearer home, for which the note of preparation had already been sounded, and when that war should break out, the interests of England in the Adriatic would take her into the thickest of the fray. Never did he remember a parliamentary recess in which it bad been more the duty of represesdatives to meet and take council with their con stituents, not only as to the past, but with regard to the future, in order that we might re-affirm the principles on which our administration should be conducted at home, and what was not less important, declare unmistakably the policy which in the face of Europe every elector should support to discharge England's high responsibilities abroad. (Hear, hear.) In reviewing the business of the last session, it was his intention to notice the events in the order in which they had occurred. When he last bad the pleasure of meeting the electors the all-absorbing question was that of parliamentary reform. That was a question on which candidates and cabinets were alike to be tented. On parliamentary reform the ministry of Lord Derby was defeated and expelled. On parliamen- tary reform the House of Commons was dissolved. On puha mastery reform the new cabinet was constructed. Parlia mentary reform was their special mission—a comprehensive reform bill, that was the slang phrase. A large and com prehensive reform bill that should throw into the shade the lilliputian measure of Lord Derby was the one pledge and purpose of its creation, and the condition and end of its ex istence. Two serious had now passed away, but where was the reform bill ° In what corner of the constitution were the promised thousands of new electors to be found What service to the cause of reform had been rendered by Lord John Russell's legislation ? The unscrupulous machi nations and successful mateeuvres by which the public inte rests had been sacrificed to personal and private ends we're fresh in the recollection of all present. Perhaps some of them might be still weeping over the grave of their buried hopes, and their feeling' he desired to spare as much as possible. (Cries of "Oh. oh," and laughter.) The second question of importauce in the session was the commercial treaty with France, and on that subject be had exercised I , the same independent judgment as he had done I on the question of reform, and with the mane results, for many of those who at the outset most strongly s condemned his opinions had since seen reason to modify their own—(laughter)--aml he (Mr. Homan) need not make any apology for alluding to that treaty' already although he believed that marry of his constituents tit constituents had forgot ten all about it. (No, no.) He was certain that a large number of them remembered it with perfect indifference, but as he was addressing a commercial community with whom the treaty bad been a matter of some interest, he would endeavour to point this moral, that in questions of I trade as well as of reform it was very dangerous to rush too I impulsively into action on first impressions. (Hear, bear.) I . That treaty was recommended on two grounds— first, as a commercial transaction in the interests of free trade; and next, as a political trans-' action in the interests of peace. Now, he had , objected to it on both these grounds. As a treaty j of reciprocity he held it to be a departure from the principles of free trade, and therefore an abandonment of our national policy—(" no, no," and "hear. hear")--and as a means of strengthening the alliance with Frazier, and winning that great military power over to a policy of peace instead of war, he held it to be • practical delusion. He did , ' not intend to fight the battle of the treaty with any arms of his own, but would cite as witnesses the ministers of the crows by whom the treaty had been negotiated. Mr. Mil see Gibing, in speaking to his ocauditueate, said that the alTrat the commereial treaty were animated by the allieen spirit of the last century ; but be forget that if that spirit did exist, it was first caused and first evoked by Lord Palmerston and Lord John Rumen. (Oh, ob.) It was • matter of history that at the end of the session of 1859, Mr. Bright made the moderate suggestion ; that wefshould enter into some arrangement with France ' respecting the wine duties, but both the noble lords whom he had named scouted the proposal. And on what grounds? They said it was a treaty of reciprocity that was asked fur, and it was inadmissible, because it was at variance with the ; lir e - Iles of free trade, and they were indignant in their to the House of Commons to vindicate the princi- • es of tree trade against the Manchester apostacy. (" Oh, oh," sod laughter.) But in January, 1860, • great change bad come over the opinions of those two noble lords, and they announced that they had concluded that very treaty which they had previously objected to, and called upon putiament to ratify it, end he was sorry to say that the liberal party, who - cheered the government when they said that reciprocity was inconsistent with free trade, cheered them more lustily still when they declared that free trade was founded on reciprocity. ("Hear, hear," and laughter.) He found himself unable to follow the govern meat or their party in that coulee of apostatising. On the first occasion theyoke the language of truth,- on the second, that of ex pedi ency . (A Yews— , ' Ain't that your own picture "—( Laughter.)] And what was that expe diency ? There was an impreesion in the House of Com mons that it was the noble lord's pledge with regard to the Reform Bill that caused the conversion of members to the treaty. It was supposed to have been found that the reform ministry was about to be brought to an untimely end by its own inability to grapple with reform ; for when in the ream the cabinet amembled to frame their measure, such ardent re formers were they that it was said the 15 members of the council held no less than 15 different opinons on reform ; and that such unflinching and uncompromising reformers were they that they did not agree on a single principle, and they differed upon every detail until the fragmentary bill became • confused mass of useless statistics. (Laughter.) But then something must be done to continue ito the coustry the blowup of a reform ministry, even with out the blessing of reform. It was stated that the wiles of secret diplomacy were set to work, and it wasdiscovere d that although the most ardent reformers were sincere and determined on reform, they were reach more ardent wor shippers of peace, and of commerce as a blessed instrument of peace, and it was advised that if • bad reform bill could be supplemented by a good French treaty the government might stillri g n end the liberal oopartnery kept out of the (Janette. ( hter.) The treaty was rapidly negotiated, and they cord say , " We struck in time, the bargain was agreed, We still have shafts against • time of need. The rats that always trust to one poor hole, They never can be rata of any soul." (Laughter.) As he had been no party to the reform pledge neither had he any motive to escape from it by supp orting the treaty. He cheered the minister as loudly as any man when the minister solemnly declared that black was black. But be declined to cheer when the minister said equally solemnly that black was white. ("Oh, oh," and groans.) [A Wks—This is • wholesale abuse of the Maud party.] He wee merely stating facts. (Hear, hear.) Facts ware truths, sad truths ought to work conviction. If the facts were not palatable he was not responsible for then.. (laughter.) He s tated at the time that the treaty, so far as related to bringing about a policy of peac , would prove a delusion . Was be wrong there ? (" Yes. ") Why, the ink was hardly dry on the treaty before Lord John Russell declared the alliance to be at an end. But he was seeking for other alliances on the continent as against France, and in the very last week of the session Lord Pal merston spoke of the Emperor of the French in language more personally offensive than was ever before in a time of peace employed by a Prime Minister towards the ally of his Bovereigu. (Hear, hear.) These were two facts. He would mention smother in connexion with the treaty. At the beginning of the session the treaty was announced in the Queens Speeches a matter of immense importance, and espe clay intended to strengthen our relations with France. That arguer was repeated in the middle of the session, in the reply to the address ; but at the close of the session , when the Queen prorogued pediment, the treaty was never mentioned at all. And why was that! It had been found • concession barren of results Every in ' significant measure that had been passed was premed into ! the service in order to swell out the speech ; but instead of taking credit for the treaty, the ministers were afraid, they were ashamed to mention it. ("Oh, oh," and " Hear, hear.") His opinion respecting that treaty remained un cheesed, or, if it had changed at all, he was only . the more steam& convinced of the justice of his first opinions. He had watched the prop ens of Mr. Cobden's negotiations—had perused the proc eed ings of the various chambers of coin , mere, and had studied the new tariff, and the very qualified and guarded approval by which the ° chambers of commerce endeavoured to conceal their disappointment folly convinced him that the ministers . of England were not justified in sacrificing a very large amount of revenue and imposing on our own peooe a very , large additional taxation in order to bribe the French na. tem to benefit themselves by becoming free traders—)" oh, oh," and hisses)— especially when their Emperor was a free trader already, and, as everyone knew, had ample means for ; the conversion of his people. (laughter.) These were his objections to the treaty. The Emperor must in two or there years have granted • more free commercial inter- ' oyes, sad we had paid him twenty millioas of money to induce him to do that which be would have *me without ay. (Crime of " No, no • you're wrong in your reckon leg.") But be had a still s tronger objection to am treaty. It was a humiliating triumph of the peareatra`.7 - Prie• party, and he would rata how it was achieved. There. liii• raiddle-clara party—happil &very mall portico of the hitii. lit andmoralaideolind ("oh, oh,"sod hires,— ' Eaglish middle thaii—sio omen that be hoped it had So dinciplee in Shroud—whose pined* of action is, trade at any price—(" Oh, eh "); and there me enthroned in high places a more andwerrehe party, whom principle had been place and parader at any price. (Laughter.) Now, these two parties had again in common except an inability to see or hear anything GA did not tell in favour of their own views. He hared that they despised each other most cordially, but they audited oath other mod effectually. He would not piece them es the erne mousy level ; for Mr. Cobden, Mr. Oladraam and Mr. Bright had this very high title ho ear rimeetvre might deem them =mond in apiaries Meal in tSetr coeclusione, bat we felt them to be strong bemuse they were known to be einem, and at times eves fanatical in their belief. Me would net degrade than bye comps thee with mere puree- worshipping per' poetess= aeither the lire of patriotism we the pride of statesmanship )—ruen who made nierchteadire of the coustitution and miry of Enghnd by sudden oonerendons, not veiled even in the decent *pommy of converted einem, but either exhibiting the profligate audacity femme mot, calculating, skilful gamester, whose characters so well imown that he surprises nobody. whilst he ricks at nothings (Oh, oh, as ke d uprose.) Next in importaoce te the hooey was the Isudget. Now the faults of the budget were en all sides i= arreeriedged. It was the first principle • • b odge income th at the e shonbl halance the e ; but the budget of Let year did it no such thin . li listened to find an ramie of 71,000,000/. to an expenditure of 71, 1 1 111 .• but they managed to Orb by borrow i ng 4,1100 1i i . from the income of 1861, • deficiency to that extent. Be aides that they ti an insufficient estimate for the Chinese war, and nothing ai all far our new fertilisations. With this unusual deli= they proposed to repeal the paper duty, and make tip that deficiency by adding to the income tax. To that proposal he objected on two grounds. First, that the revenue could not 'pre the paper duty ; and next. that it was a lees objectionable tax than the income tax. And be should be surprised if his =natl. Omuta did not agree with him in that conclu sion. (No, no.) On the first point there could be no difference o f opinion. Taxes ought to be repealed when there was • surplus, but that there was none was proved by the fact that the government had to impose new taxes, and also to raise a loan. It was obvious then that the revenue could not bear the repeal of the paper duty. Then with respect to the second point. It was said that the paper duty wan • more objectionable tax than the income tax. To that he entirely objected, ad on • gronod also that te inrested his constituent.. Putting aside the moral and constitutional growth', be would assert that merely upon a fiscal comparison of their merits the income tax was much more odious, oppressive, and objectionable than the paper duty. (Hear, hear.) It was said that the income tax wee • direct tax, and that as all direct taxes fell on the rich, the income tax . ought to be a tax. Now, there Dever was l'ii greater financial I =7. The returns which had been published showed that the tax fell with a cruel rid crushing weight upon the poor man whose income was 150/., whilst the person who paid on an income of 30,0001. a year hardly felt the pressure at all. The tax was to be judged of not by the amount paid but by the severity of its effect on the payers, sod this specially affected the poorer classes. [A - Voice.—What have you done to relieve them 'l] Voted =Moist the income tax last session, and had always done so. (Hear, hear.) If any of those income-tax philanthropists whom bowels were always yearning for the poor said that the repeal of the paper tax —which in reality would principally benefit the paper makers, the booksellers, and the newspaper proprietor —was a boon to the poor and struggling class, he would tell them they were experimenting on the credulity of their auditors to an extent which their intelligence wooMdetectanddefeot. But before leaving that point he wished to make one more remark. There were some persona who thought they were doing the public good service by setting class against clam, and exciting the poor against the rich, stating that the upper . classes are the natural enemies of the poor, and meaning by the upper classes the landed gentry. But the returns showed that there were 150 individuals of the corn mewll clam who by their own endeavours had raised in wines averaging close upon 100,0001. Now there were not 50 noblemen who had that or half that income. Would any one tell him that these oommerelal =gears were not a portion of the upper closes! There was an 'Arco eery of mi ll owires se well as an tniabxmo7 of lan&wners. Therms= equally eligible to be treed to die taries, and it sWealpt As ether day that the raised to the peerage the son of • poor shephs& s ‘ rar, hear.) [The right hon. gentlemen then proceeded, at con siderable length, to answer the charges of inconsistency which had been brought against him by Mr. Bernard, in having expressed opinions since his election for Stroud in direct opposition to those which he enunciated when be re presented Cockermouth ; and in his own justification cited several passages from his former speeches, pointing out cer tain portions which had been imperfectly quoted, and mentioning one instance in which a purge con tained in a private letter had been represented as part of a speech delivered by him in the House of Commas.] These who have read and attended to his speeches would tell them that he never bad belonged to that political school to which they were attached. (A voice : " What school's that TO They would tell them that in 1835 he braved un popularity in refusing to give any pledge through which be could not see his way about the extension of the suffrage, and he said that he would not be • party to any clap-trap plan order it would have the effect intended. (laughter.) When he first entered parliament the radical party had leaders of whom any party might be proud. They were men of high character, great eminence, and vast political knowledge, with mot of whom he was verb well acquainted. They had their councils and their organisation, but he never was directly or indirectly emaciated with them, cad for this reason, that there were from the first differences of i principlebetween them and him. They were for organic change as an instrument of improved administrative government, whereas from the first day be entered parliament he avowed his principle to be improved administrative government in every department as the best means of effecting organic change; whether in the army, the navy, the church, or the law, colonial or foreign administra tion at home or abroad, he had voted in favour of those im provement' whatever might be the ministry. There wan not • single question in which he had been in advance of the liberal gemenment themselves when they were out of office. He had always protested against that blind and suicidal pal* of the whigs by which they refused conces sion after ethersioo until they had disgusted and broken 7 ..." . " .. e1s part,. The y . aimed at resuscitating and re-oon thenuedves in office by promising • reform bill. illeThi moped to the question of the national defences. Lad year it was charged against him that he had submitted a proposal to the government which shocked the friends of ersomy as well an the sincere advocates of pesos. When he said that the Emperor might mean invasion, it was said It was • provocation to war. When he stated that the ex peediture for the defence of the country would be eight millions, it was said that he was extravagant. When he went further, and said the sum should be raised by loan, some persons thought he was labouring under insanity. It was upon that occasion that Lord Palmerstoe sneered at what be called " the rile fever." During the recess, the rifle fever began to spread. The Prime Minister caught it, and became a rifleman and the vice-president of • ride association. Next session the Queen con gratulated parliament on the progress of the rifle fever, and • few months afterwards she reviewed sonic 22,000 rifle patients. (Hear.) But to crown all, in July, 18511, his proposition having been defeated, Lord Pal merston, in July, 1860, came forward, reprodeced his (Mr. Horseman's) arguments and hie proposal, pointed to the Emperor of the French much more strongly than he (Mr. Herman) had done, took the sum of ten millions, and even the most novel and boldest part of his scheme—namely, that the turn should be raised by way of loan . (Chasm.) Of course a large majority having followed Lord Palmerston into the lobby when he opposed his (Mr. !foreman's) plan, a still larger majority followed him when he accepted it. With respect to foreign affairs, they knew how often he had ventured to warn them as to the dangers into which they might turn from their special alliance with France, and Let session when the eyes of the eceernmen t l a werl ' try sho ned W uld wi the li tr a rat v f e ro P in li ge o t f e F rance, xclueive and special alli ance, and cultivate a better understanding for their common security with all the other cebinete of Europe. He was blamed for the boldness of his counsel on that occasion, but • very little time afterwards Lord J. Russell said the go vernment had adopted those views, and amidst the plaudit. of the House of Commons added that England wan seeking other Orson, and was ore more, prepared, if the noose. city should erase, to lead Europa against any further air puska. (Cheers.) The right hos. gentleman next referred to the eft peat questions which were brought under the coneiderstor of parliament last seedoo, and proceeded to ask if it was possible to point out one on which he had any came to regret the course he had adopted. (A Voice : " Yee, you have. Upon every one, " and laughter.) There wag not one of those questions on which at the commencement of the discussion he was not at issue, and at painful issue, with the government and the liberal party ; but there was not one of these questions on which the government and the liberal party, before the close of the discuadon, did not come round to his views. (Laughter.) There was no vote, or sentiment, or speech of which be had the smallest cause to feel regret. He was sensible of the geoeral kindness and courtesy he ex perienced from his constituents, although he knew that some of them differed from him, and he was afraid would always do so; yet they were frank and manly opponent.. He did not ask any one for their clemency, mercy, or even for their forbearance. He stood there for justice ; and not to him ghee, but justice to themselves. They had sent him to per liament to represent their principles. (Derisive cheering • and greet laughter.) He would ask them to which of the 1 l himself they sent (ne him to o repreve T every haul laughter, and rndviedn terruption.) He hoped he should nut be met by an evasio_n i like that, but that they would tell which specific principle • had he been false to. (A Yoke—" To reform," followed • by cries of "Hear , bear.") They sent him to • parliament charged with their political interests Which one • bad he abandoned? They did not send him to parliament like a mongrel spaniel or a lackey. (Criss of "We sent you to be a watchdog.") (Laughter.) But • one of their complaints was that he barked too much. (Lughku.) He did ace torte there as the ally or nominee of particular party but if the constituency would hold a and publi c meeting Mil " ow him to express his sentiments,they thought r oo t urthr y to represent them, be should feel it a pride and to undertake that service. On that understanding , he went into parliament, and he now stood before them bold and strong in the conviction that he had dote his duty to them—that their parliamentary good sine, t a ti o tr o ph Chu' racter, their ® s lied honour, had not been in the tifit have d b o cc i lz d it , saTi t cl hi them,gi o rha ny pl, as h lb Las on t Ly he had :sod them industriously , ind ' e a pendsutly, and feilidtillyto the' best of the ability that God had given his, (Mews, midst which the right hoe. pntleman resoled Ss seat.) Ms. BOwn moved the following resolution :—"That this meeting, having listened to the addrest of Ms. Hum ana, smote that he has felt it his duty to parse 5 course of pariianlentscry conduct driving the past session of which it cannot bun record its disapprobation —a course whisk, in their opium le ealeviated neither to ponnote paws or liberty %diarist, nor the true honour of this empire. ibis meeting desires to expos ita confidence iw her Halway's goers/est, cad heir disappefated that, dicing the ble sows of nadianwat, instead of ii eening the support el Mr. Hermon, to which it was entitled, it was subjected to repeated attacks, which this meeting smiths un , desesad." Thu resolution, on being put to the vote, wee tarried almost unanimously. Mr. HOBSM/25 said that, sotwitb,tandiag the vale, he hoped is be for many years the liberal representative of the liberal constituemey of Stroud. THE DISTRESS IN COVENTRY. --•--- BIRMINGHAM, WiDNISDAY, A parochial meeting was held in St. Martin's, Birmingham, today (convened by the Rev. Dr. Miller, the , rector), the object being to 'Himont., the movement already commenced for the obtaining subscriptions to aid the die teemed ribmid weavers of Coventry. The attendance wan' numerous. Dr. Krum presided. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, made a few introductory remarks, and said there were two things which. might stay the flood of charity in the town. The one was that some persona might be inclined to throw blame on the ' Coventry people themselves ; bet if some blame might be ' laid on them, it could only be a small proportion of the cause which had produced such dire distress. When it came to such estate of destitution and even stervation,it did not be come them to inquire minutely into the cause. The ant thing to do was to feed the hungry and clothe the naked. and endea vour, if possible, to prevent the breaking-up of so many homes. They were sometimes disposed to visit somewhat severely the improvidence of the working classes ; while nobility, gentry, and clergy were not altogether free from improvidence ; and if they were to be dealt with, either by God or man, as some horn their own improvidence de served, hard measure would be their lot. He believed provi dence was ' groat advances among the working chimes ; and instancing ham, be noticed the gratifying fact that therein upwards a 55,M01. had the savings bank. With regard to the other reason that had actuated some gentlemen of position and influence in abstaining from this movement, namely, that there might be distress in Birmingham if the late severe weather should continue, Dr. Miller said he could nut understand that two or three weeks of severe weather could bring upon this town anything approaching to the destitution now prevailing at Coventry ; and he was sure the employers in Birmingham would never suffer their workpeople to starve. Without wishing to cast any slur on those who did not come forward he thought it poor reason. ing, when a man was starving, to let him starve under the idea that what would relieve him might next week be wanted for somebody else. They should do what they could for the urgent oases at present under hand and though the appeal Game at an awkward time for the ministers of religion, the cam was so urgent as to over-ride all minor considerations. Dr. Miller then read the following extracts from a letter he had received from the Rev. Mr. Eaaage, of Nuneaton, adding that if gosh • letter did sea evoke a hearty response in Sir ... ha *mid be y mistaken : here than in Coventry. The re ' il eotte ja itt r lifehost to save us when wrecked, and ready to mink, with everything gone but life itself. The distress has existed for twelve or fourteen month., so that credit is gone at the shops, cloth ing Fawned, furniture sold, in some cases looms sacrificed to buy bread, the lead weights taken from others and odd to buy food, rents accumulated, clubs not paid up, and the privileges forfeited after years of payments, blankets and bedding sold, and this not the condition of a few improvi dent and idle people, but of sober industrious people, many of these ratepayers and persons who have never till now asked for relief . The suffering is intense, and I fear the fruits of it will be a fearful amount of those diseases which are induced b 7 want and cold in those unused to such suffering. Then, too, the distress is not i m m a2 most intense , it is wide spread. It affects the shopkeepers, shoemakers, and others who depend on the weavers wages, till some of them are as badly off as the weavers themselves. We have really not had work for fourteen mouths, and now the climax is reached. I know more than two or three cases where respedable mar ried women have as a last effort sold their we ddi ng rings. I know a case of a man in his maddened feeling taking his wife's ring to sell it, but as he approached the door of the shop his better feelings, or rather his love, prevailed over his hunger, and he took it back. We have been battling with this state of things for many months. A few weeks since we heard of a family is great need. Mn. B. sent a person with relief. As he approached the door all was dark within, but he heard the ch il dren crying. He opened ' the door and called • the mother answered, came down stairs, and then told th e sad tale that the children had not bad food all day, and she was putting them to bed, hoping that they would go to sleep, but hunger would not let them, and their cries became more and more piteous—noire, no candle, no food in the house. The poor mother, half antic, wished to get bread for her little ones with what we had sent ; yet these are honest, sober, steady people, and good workers. I could tell many such sad tales, for or history now is written within and without with woe and want. May God in His mercy bless those a thou sand fold who help us in our present need !" A conversation ensued which resulted in the adoption of resolutions favourable to the system of house-to-house can. Taming by a committee, consisting of the ministers and councillors resident in the parch, aided by several gentle men who volunteered their servion. The ladies were also requested to give at last one article of clothing, suitable for children or adult., to be forwarded to St. Martin's Rectory • and it was announced that receptions for cast-o ff clothing Lad been:opened by Mr. Page, in Wrotteeley-street, and by Mr. Councillor Walsh in Paradise-street, auxiliaries from which useful results were anticipated. About lOW. was promised in the room. THE EXETER-HALL SERvices.—The Church of England Sunday evening services, out of which the special Sunday evening services at St. Paul's and Westminster Abbey arose, will be recommenced neat Sunday evening. The service will be conducted by the Rev. Edward Gladwm Arnold, M.A.. of Exeter College, Oxford, rector of Staple ton, near Hertford ; and the services of the three follow ing Sunday evenings will be taken an follows :—Jantiary 13th, the Rev. Archibald Boyd, Y.A., of Trinity College, Cambridge, incumbent of Saint James'. Church, Padding ton ; January 20, the Rev. Aubrey Charles Price, K A., of New Oxford, chaplain to the Lock Hospital January 27, th College, e Rev. William Pennetather, K A., of Trinity College, Dublin, incumbent of Christ Church, Barnet ; Feb. 3, the Rev. etudes %amble, M.A., of Wadham College, Oxford, rector of Bath. The chief promoters of the services are the Earl of Shaftesburv, the Hon. Arthur %inward, M.P., Admiral Sir Henry Hope, Dr. R. Craw. ford, Messrs. R. Baxter, A. Haldane, and Wilbraham Taylor. Tux EASTIM Draa QCESTION. —The Vicar of Whalley having issued threatening notices against parties who declined to pay the Easter dues, considerable excite. meet has reunited, and many persons have decided that whatever be the consequences they will not pay the tax. On Monday evening hat a crowded meeting took place in Holly Mount School, Rawteratall, and the strong feeling which was exhibited evinced a most decided determination t:;;;; no re g ard to the threat which had been held out that legal proceedings would be instituted. J. B. Whitehead, Esq., occupied the chair, and the meeting was addressed by the Rev. B. Macfarlane and the Rev. C. Crabtree, of Raw tenstall ; the Rev. C. Williams, of Aecriugton ; the Rev. 0. W. Clapham, of Haalingden ; the Rev. W. C. Manson, of Clough Fold ; the Rev. T. Lawson, of Bacup, and other gentlemen. The following resolutions were carried unani mously : " That regarding the compulsory exaction of Easter dues as contrary to the principles of religious liberty, and alien to the spirit of the times, this meeting considers it desirable to form a society, to be called the Rossendale Anti-Easter Dues Association."—" That the conditions of membership in the Rossendale Anti-Easter Dues Association shall be subscription to the pledge not to pay Foster dues, and to sasiat in defraying the expenses incurred by any of the members in resisting the compulsory exaction of this odious tax." A soldier named James Mearra, of the 47th Foot, who was travelling from Manchester to Liverpool, was found dead in the railway carriage, yesterday on the ar. rival of the traits at Edge-hill. NAPLES, Doc. 25. As nothing worthy of remark is likely to oceur at the Piedmontese camp for ten days to come, I thought it as well to leave Mole di Gaeta and come here to see how matters are going on in the capital of the newly annexed provinces. Christmas-eve, which, as you know, is a great day, or rat h er evening for the Italians, tempted me the more be cause I had often heard of the peculiar features of each a solemnity in this city. At every season of the year, indeed, Naples is the most noisy city of Europe, and perhaps of the world ; but as Christmas-eve approaches the lungs of the Neapolitans seem to acquire such power, and their voices such strength, that one must have good ears and a great amount d patience to bear the infernal noise which the half million of people who throng the wide street of Toledo and the narrow lanes of Santa Lucia and Piuo tacos/ inahe durfeg the whole of the blessed night. Of course, lungs and voices are kept in goad condition ' by copious Ebadons to help the dimstiosof a heavy llappw, in which the traditional cyclone, a !ergo eel caught in the sea about here, plays a prominent Peret. - After cappermen and women start for thrnearest chinch to hear midnight mass. As you follow them you may bear merry corazoni sung will that sweet voice which seems to be theexclinfre privilege of this spleadid country of Vesuvius arid an ever smiling sky. Parties aye going about the streets or entering the coffee houses of the city till midnight, and then they enter the chu rc h. Here, of course, the setae changes, but it is still marked by some features peculiarly Neapolitan. ft is not a congre gation of Christians qinetfy listening to the-sermon of a clergyman, but a set of people who, to the more sober-minded spectator hum the North, appear as if they were theilimater of a mad-house. Some are kneeling on the pavement beating their breasts; some are making crosses willi•dieir tongues on the marble staircase of the altar Here is a, woman, who, lifting up her arms, bud* invokes . all the saints in Heaven ; there is a m a n wh o ki sses , , the feet of a wooden , crucifix as maw times as he can during the half hour that the maas lbsts. lb is the most curious scene that a. Arangercian see, and • lof itself even worth the journey to Naples. On • witnessing a Christmas midnight mass in this country one can fatly understand Paganism. When the mass is over the dimes derly noise is re— sumed in the streets, sad a number of petards are fired from all parts, making the passage of the streets anything but pleasant or safe. The pecu liarity of last evening was increased thin year by the concourse of the Giribaldiass who—Bdo not know whether from religious feeling or for the sake of amusement—were present at the , midnight per formance in the cathedral. To-day the apotieraries of the city are busy, capitone being a very indi gestible and heavy affair. The King will leave this city for Minn on Thurs day morning, after having been present at the/great ball which the national guard of Naples is to give to the regular many. A battalion of this civic militia the other day gave a great dinner to a company of the Brescia na tional guard, which having been 'mobilised, hag beeu sent here for garrison purp oses. After dinner the party proceeded to the Ro il Palace, and gave Victor Emmanuel a most hearty and enthusiastic cheer. You see, therefore, that the new King is po pular in this country ; and that if there exist symp toms of discontent, they are not to be attributed to any want of affection on the part of the Neapo- Mena towards the dynasty of Savoy. Even the nobility, who till now have carefully kept aloof, have boldly faced and accepted the new rigime. The moot illustrious representatives of the ancient nobility were presented to Victor Emmanuel on Sunday morning, and some of them dined with his Majesty in the evening. Your aristocracy and navy were also represented on that occasion. Amongst the moat distinguished English guests were the Marquis of Downahire, Indy Ely, and some officers of the Hannibal and of the Renown. (MOM ONE OWN COI TURIN, Dec. 30. The King returned to Turin last night at 7 o'clock. The journey lasted 72 hours, a wonderfully short one considering the wretched roads in the Neapoli tan provinces and the Roniagnas, especially so after heavy rains. The Ministers Fanti and Cassini& accompanied him. The former was knocked up, and keeps +his bed to-day. The other ministers went as far as Alessandiia to meet the King, not even excepting Cavour, who being still an invalid was not authorised by his physician to venture out. The King is in perfect health, and crowds were waiting for his arrival ; the city was illuminated ; the students and operatives escorted him with torches and banners to the palate, where the people collected in such masses and cheered with such a will that the King ap frpeared a window to allow them how gratified he al their demonstration of devotedness and affection. This arrival at that particular hour was injurious to your countryman, Mr. Lumley, who has brought an operatic company here to the little theatre of Angennes, at which, by the way, the prices of entrance are quite disproportionate to our resources. They are necessary for him, however, as the edifice is on so snail a scale. The prima donna, Titiens, who played Lucrezia Borgia, is overpowering in so confined a space, and the bass voice of Vialetti finds no room for its volume of sound. The King imparted to-day to Rattarsi the wish of the government to send him and General La Marmora to Naples in order to assist Prime Carignan in his viceregal government of those pro vinces until the Parliament shall have discussed the measunn necessary for effecting administrative unity, in gofer as this can be done without detriment to the freedom and interests of one and aIL Rattazzi has taken time to consider. His more turbulent friends prefer that he should remain here and hoist the flag of opposition. We hope he will look at things in another light, and be persuaded to benefit the King and the national cause instead of joining the ranks of the maloontenta. At 4 o'clock this afternoon the ministers went to receive the Duchess of Genoa, to whom they will present the compliments of the season. On Tues day morning there will be a reception at court. The King dispenses the representatives of the clergy from making their accustomed speeches, and thus frees himself from the tiresome annoyance, not to I say danger, of making replies, which if they were given would be sure to be criticised in a hostile spirit. Will the Emperor Napoleon say a few words this year to shadow forth the programme or to be the incubus of the new year, 1861 1 This is the question which every one here is asking, and to which the telegraph will surely have replied by the time I indite to you my first letter of the coming year. Meanwhile permit me, and indeed all Italians, to wish you and your country milk, annoy et takes. Commander R. Williams, KN. hay beeen "ap pointed isaval mail agent on the Southampton sham. Commander Keeney, 1t..N., naval mail agent on the South ampton station ' has boon promoted to the rank of post captain, and has retired from the naval mail service. CAW/TILL—Ora SHILLING DAT. —• WIDNEADAT, JAN. 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