The Express. — London, England, 1861-12-04 00:00:00

K s M. sum AND CO.'S pIIIII EXTRACT ci CALVES' FEET, Pie lambi mod OmErg re& Ildi 1141 a, ba. 'basin. by ell ebookbk poem. Ae- MASVFAVIOaIr. urns asr., w. PICOND-HAND PIANOFORTES. mom awa. um WOOD lisve a largo amorDmias ............ rardiessik br I r wad cokvs...4 mama% W gm* surbsed prisa—Wl. Biesol4treet_ ght erpreoo. disrllmmalm toliidm;d for "Tis6;ll - yrams " Unties Draft Ye mum do s6 of pabi *b. lammlo 010011, 10, sou nrirgu•sk 1 1 1 Teo Vert as mi. IL-YX4RF Et Tu YANILi JAW " Mr. Compere. —OCR AMIULICAN MANNA likAttere, evelisicies ; Mr% C. Wipe awl Mhos Mine.— XV AUNTS AUVICL Mr. Mothers. SAW A Kl4n 121 lIIR IMUUL —Cannesce al 7. /1111WWIPs. TMS ITMINIO.JUNSITTITS MEDDING.—Aid °TWILL°. Mews treater. Wrier. Jordaa. Potter. Um*, owl Cathcart Mow V. Loamy, Les:Ww. sad Ilworlks. R. JAMIMIL TIN ETTAI7OO, A WIFIN JiIt:ANAL Mr. 0. Vial's and Mir Kett. T..rry —THE POOR NOBLEMAN. Yr. A. Whoa. —Awl THE lar %RHINO telloOL Mews. 0. Vining. Charlet, balsouce . Mint Herbert sad Mica V. MaUlaws.--Comata boa at •IlT* u. Thu Emma, THY. BlEgiii;s PLTITION. Mn. F. Vunol.l. —jimipe of I an I Muokeyt— Malls. C. %septum—Mr. J. Plimpton. -THE MANIA i Qum. mos E. Cla)ton.—And UNCLK TON'S ..4111117I.—tkmairase Mel Mill AT mow INUMIL Ts Dar- If.,Was S. NIL.— Allsesse SA WM. To washoe —lllemba, is. aka.— Nisswash. Y. les. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DSC 4. Tux newspapers and correspondence brought by the steam-ship Persia exhibit a state of Amoebas opinion and sentiment by no means shupla or unanimous. The news that two enemies of the public cause so conspicuous as Mews. 3fasom and veers prisoners, naturally diffused • satis faction which was universal until the circumstances under which their capture had been effected and I the probable illegality of their seizure became known. From this point •divergence corresponding to the variety of habits and interests of various classes is apparent. The thoughtless flippancy which sport" with public obligation, is of course abundantly reflected in the New York prom, and, unfortunately, by journals to which it is customary in England to attnbuto a representative character. It is not, of course, in these journals that we are to look for any serious discussion of the question ✓ained by the boarding of the Trent. The men who represent the legal science for which the ' United States are eminent, instinctively shrink from intercommunion with the rowdyism which rules in the N•or Yort Herald, and which, while admitting that the act of Captain WILILIM was evidently illegal, calls for a new levy of soldiers and seamen to defend it As little will they join with the New York Tines in ' giving thanks that a sea captain has decided, by " the dictates of common sense," a question on which the most luminous minds in the United States would be unwilling to give an off-hand opinion. There is, however, a responsible and thoughtful press in the United States, which, if it does not furnish the sensational articles that, transferred to our papers, make a reputation for in ferior American journals in this country, nevertheless exercises considerable influence in America. The highly respectable &tutu(' Post, and the Commercial Advertiser in New York, on receipt of the news, said and acknowledged that British rights had been violated, and, in the heat of excitement, had the courage to pronounce the word reparation. The Boston Journal and the l'rurieknos Journal, esteemed for their talent and character, although inclined to believe the seizure justifiable, discuss it in a spirit of strict legality which his only to become the animating spirit of the United States Government to ensure the prompt settle mentof the present dispute. Letters from New York and Boston also show that among the commercial classes there the seizure, accompanied ae it was by a violation of British righte, had excited uni versal regret, and was regarded as more than countervailing the distinguished success of the naval expedition at Port Royal. The correspon dent of our contemporary, the Morning Peat, writ ing from Boston, says :—" Almost every one con " demned the act, and hoped that it had bee " done without orders, and that Government " would instantly disavow it, and allow Meese. " Buena. and Mians to depart in peace. The " worst that could follow front their labours in " Europe would not be so bad as might come from " a falling out with England." We have no thought of extorting from these various expreasions of opinion any inference as to the course which Mr. Lisrcour's Government is likely to take. We know that among a people of better regulated feeling than the best friends of the American' will declare them to be, the menet accident m..y iu times of excitement unchain the furious and uncontrollable passions which drive men on to war. The burning of the Haney Birch, for instance, an event which is likely to make a strong impression, was nut known in America at the date of our latest news. But it is clear, from what we have just seen, that there is in American society and opinion a sense of justice and a peroeption of the true interests of the United States, upon which the Government can throw Bard if it has the courage to do so. Until we know whether the act of Captain WILL E 4 will be adopted we can only wonder what single tin of United States policy can be advanced by a quarrel with this country. England has been after all the best friend of the North. If we have not been able to satisfy all the requirements of a vanity sometimes puerile and always wearisome, if we have not been ready to had disastrous expeditious as brilliant achieve manta, and undignified retreats as signal victories, we have at least made great sacrifices in order to preserve a rigonius and impartial neutrality. The motormen of .ttuerica know that they could reckon on the strict observance of this rule by our Go vernment as lung as they should not force us by injustice into an attitude of hostility. Let them compare our conduct with that of Imperial Ir.uice--that country which we have often been told nobly scorned dis honourable courses of action, from which we were only restrained by fear. We pitied heartily the delud••d politicians of the Union who six months 4.gs, Olt t ire Paris to rave against English inaligurty, and extol the mag nanimity of Franco. Let theiu roruark the eager ness of its tliivernuieut to take up arms against the I nited Stttua, with which they have no ground of quarrel, and say what they think now. " France," say, the P•al rie, " cannot remain an " idle spectator of a struggle between North Ame " rim and England. The recognition of the " South by &Gland, which would imply a final " separation from the United States, could not be " regarded as an isolated act, and would impose " upon Fruice the necessity of assuming a deci " sive attitude on the question. The result " would to that two great maritime Powers of " Europe might be drawn into a common action " with the sane identical political object." Heaven knows we want no common action with France ; we sluill strenuously repudiate such ac- THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4, 1861. tion, should we be driven by a deplorable noose sity to take up arms to obtain justice from a people one with us in language, religion, and blood. When France has had a vessel boarded as the Trent was boarded, she will doubtless know how to obtain satisfaction, but this is a family quarrel, and we don't want any other Power to avenge our wrongs. But if, until lately, the American Govern ment knew less than the rest of the world of the leanings of the Government of France, it is now at length fairly warned, and perhaps may be better able to appreciate the plain honesty which has constituted our simple policy. It is indeed time that the Washington Govern ment made up its mind and spoke frankly as to the relations it wishes to sustain towards this country. Much more depends on the spirit it . displays in this grave conjuncture than upon the terms it may be ready to offer as a settlement of the special question in hand. Peace cannot be maintained while a policy of irritation is pursued on either aide. It is time to come to a full and clear under standing. We cannot have our markets deranged and our public securities deranged by alarms and armed visitations of our ships. The course of our Government towards that of the United States has been clear, consistent, and friendly. It rests with the Government of that country to decide whether those dtspositions shall be confirmed or their con tinuance rendered impossible. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nom on OWN PARIS, TOISIDAT EVICIIITIL The Opinion Nationale ventures to express an opinion that the divisions or sections into which the ffenatus Consultum proposes to divide the budget are so large that it is doubtful whether the control of the Corps Legislatif will be more effec tive than when it voted by ministries. The following "latest news" in the Pays, touch ing the Austrian intervention in Herzegowine, seems to me highly improbable : A correspondent, usually well informed, states that France and Austria have agreed to interpose their mediation, with a view to put an end to the conflict between Turkey and the lierzsgosine insurgents. This step, which we announce with all reserve, is said not to be unconnected with the Venetian question, the settlement of which may depend on a territorial indemnity. Another paragraph in the Pays will be read with a certain interesit : We lately called attention to the taking possession of the isle of Lagos by the English. This act is now explained in the following nanner :—The commandant of the English maritime forces bad prepared • treaty of oesaion, to which the King of Lagos was asked to affix his signature within three days. The King, wishing to escape this treaty, orga nised a conspiracy with • view to the assassination of Captain Bedingfeld and the English officers. But the con spiracy being discovered, Captain Bedingfeld effected • landing, and pointed his guns against the town. It was under this threat that the King voluntarily signed the treaty. The Pays, whose anger, as distinguished from the mild tone of the Constitutions, /, in regard to the Jules et Marie, I noticed yesterday, now says : —"lt appears that this affair is not altogether so important as the account we published may have led our readers to suppose." The Jules et Marie then may be fairly struck out from the list of causes of quarrel in the world—the San Jacinto has enough to answer for without her. The Patric says the news of the arrest of Joseph Karam in Syria is confirmed, and, without adopt ing the opinion of the Monde--that it is quite as important as that of Messrs. Mason and Slidell— it opines that France cannot learn this intelligence without "painful emotion." The Patrie confines itself, however, to the not unreasonable desire that France should know "what Karam is accused of." The Temps is informed that in case the govern ment of the United States shall refuse satisfaction in the affair of the Trent, the English cabinet has resolved to recall Lord Lyons, to recognise the Southern states, and to raise the blockade of their porta. England would not then declare war, but leave the United States to do so if they pleased. The Temps adds that the French Emperor is said to have intimated to the cabinet of London that he is quite disposed to offer his " good (Acme for a friendly settlement between England and the United States ; but the Temps, evidently sensible of the importance of such news, is careful to add that it only accepts it under reserve. I observe that the New York papers bout that the San Jacinto got possession of Messrs. Mason and Slidell's despatches. There must be some mistake about this, at least so far as Mr. Slidell's despatches are concerned. For I learn from a private source, which can hardly be erroneous, that at the last moment,when Mr. Slidell took leave of his wife on board the Trent, he placed his despatches in her hand in a box loaded with shot, told her to go to her cabin and sit at the porthole, and if any at tempt were made to take the box away from her to drop it into the sea. Mrs. Slidell obeyed these in structions, and consequently deprived herself of taking a last look at her husband on deck. She was not molested, and brought her despatches safely to England. At the Bourse confidence is far from returning. The fall in Consols affected the Rente, which left off at 69fr. and 69fr. 20c., with a decline of 30c. and sc. Mubilier fell 10fr. The railway settle ment went off with difficulty : Orleans fell 16fr. 25c., Lyons 6fr. 25c., and Northern 3fr. 75c. ; in other lines not much change. There is a great probability that the unexampled event of an independent candidate being returned for a provincial constituency will occur on Sunday next, in the department of the Aude. Out of 38,000 registered electors, and 33,000 actual voters, only 12,000 polled for the government candidate, who, as already stated, was not returned, for want of the "absolute" majority. The clerical candidate, M. de Vaudeuvre, who pulled between 3,000 and 4,000 votes, now announces that he retires in favour of "liberty." If, as seems probable, the various liberal candidates who were very low down on the poll, follow this example, there can be no doubt (barring, of course, official tampering with the ballot-box, which does not seem to be apprehended) that M. Lignier, the leading liberal, will be elected. An example of this sort is very likely to prove con tagious. The celebrated composer Verdi has (according to a theatrical contemporary) mind in Praia, and proposes to remain a few weak& M. Alexandre Dumas has just paid a flying visit to Pori., sad read hi. new drama, Les A:shim*. de Paris, to*. Mare Fournier. This is intended to be the drama—the COUCCR Bairn of the winter IMMO in Paris. The writer his already set out, it is said, on hie return to Naples. _ M. Victor Hugo, juu., bus, it is stated, drama tised the romance of La Macrahla, announced from the pen of his father, and it is likely to be represented at Paris in the course of the seism Les Huguenots, lung barred out by censure, has at last got into the Papal States, having been recently given at Bologna, with great cua, under the direction of the Chevalier Mariani. Three of the principal singers were French—Mmes. Bizhot sod De Joly, and M. Juno i. M. Rubinetein's Children of the Moorland is to be performed nt Berlin. Fuur concerts, directed by MSnbeer Von Bree the younger, have been organised at Amsterdam, with the purpose of bringing forward the works of Dutch composers, many of which are of real solid merit. _ _ A now ulnas, by Myulteer Verhulat, has been bitoly an object of attention aml tliacuaaion in the German journals. _ _ From the Deutxhe 3fitsik Z•itung we learn that Hatlnes Oratorio, The Return of To Uri', has been per formed at Munich ; Cherubim's " Requiem" and Handers ''Dettingen Ts Daum" (an odd choice!) are to be per fonLed at Leipzig; that bf. Gounod's Fume has travelled into Coburg; and that the prize for the best pianoforte trio, offered by the "Deutschen Tuoballe," has been awarded by Hansa David, F. Hiller, and F. Lehner (the appointed umpires) to Herr Julius Schepder. . . The Ust-Deutsche Post says :—" The celebrated historian Schlosser has refused to give anything to the subscriptions which are being made for the construction of a German fleet. 'I have nut,' he said, 'studied the history of nations and states for sixty years without learn ing that a fleet cannot be created by charitable donations.'" A St. Petersburg letter of tbe 20th ult. nays : "The winter has set in here with extreme severity. The Neva is already passable on foot, and will soon bear sledges. A merchant, N. Solodovnikov, has applied steam power to drawing sledges, and purposes establishing regular trains for pamengers and goods between St. Petersburg and Cronstadt." Iu the Madrid journals of the 29th ult. it is stated that in one respect the Emperor of Morooco has already faithfully executed the treaty with Spain—namely, io giving up to the Spanish authorities in Africa several criminals who had sought nine in his territory. fie was also allowing Spaniards who had abjured the Christian religion in order to be allowed to reside in Morocco to re turn to their former faith. ebt Court. wnassos OARTLE. Dec. 3. Her Majesty's dinner porgy yesterday included the Princess Alias, the Prbowie of humps, the Priem of lord Meths," the Hon. Mn. T. M. Bicklo!ph, Air James Clark, Wood Seymour, C. 8., and the following visitors who arrived in the attieseas :—the Duke of New castle, Viscount Pelmition, Vlsesont Bury, and Sir Alan Memel), But. Her Ifejesty's private band perforated in the drawing men the following etieelies : °vertu*, Ray Mae' Menclelmohn. 11 , brcean A'Enarmble, " La Domino Naar"- Triumphal March The Queen, acoompanicd b Priam. Alice and the Princess of Leeman's, drove out this mornisi in a carriage and loan attended by Major-Cetera' Seymour. Primer Helena rode in the Siding-house. Viscount Palmerston returned to London. Lord Midissa and Colonel Seymour, U. 8., have left the Cards. Sir Are lnv Buchanan, her Majesty's Minister at the Hague, was presented at an audience to her Majesty by Earl Russell, Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, on returning to his post. Earl Reseal had an audience of the Queen. The Fad of °Lithium and Lieutenant• Colonel Cavendish wore the Lewd and Groom in Waiting. Mr Primes Oisasort has been suffering for tbe kat three daydream a fereriah cold, which hes confined his Royal High- NM Isi his nom. Vlasseust Palmenrtos arrived is tows yesterday, from a vita ter the Quest at Wide. Orlin. Earl Reseal left his mediae; Pembroke-lodge, Rich - imood.park, yesterday, fur Wisdom (Mello Mr. Purace, chiorman of the OOMISAge• of Spanish obeli- Seale holders, had an Wavier with Mr. Ly rd,) esterday, at the Foreepi-oMoe. Her Majesty's Cosedmiseirs for the Internaticere hibitios of 11162 held • nesting at their offices in the Strand yesterday. Be, Majesty's Ccesmissioaers have requeitzd the Earl of OaSlums, E. /Later, Eaq., F.R.S., and Hugh Diamond Esq., M.D., to act as a committee in connexion with the Yhotographio Department. It has been intimated to her Majesty's Commiasioners that a commission has been appointed in Rome. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester day. ha lipped from Madras, Naregnaty Lutchmedava. malt V. Venoms Naidoss,* wax commenced. The lords preside were—Lord King down, the Lords Justices Knight Dress mediums., Sir J. Coleridge, Sir L. Peel, and Sir J. Oolvile. Deepakese were received yesterday at the Colonial-office hem the Lard High Ceacmisokeer of the lonian Wands, sad front the Goma°, of Wanda Deepetches were sent $o the Goverson et Gitealavr, Naha, Ceylon, Hoag Kong, sad Labuen. A Cabinet Council was bald this afternoon. Tax Niw SCHOOL AT ETON COLLE4II. --Her Majesty the Queen has been pleased to subscribe the hand some sum of 100 f., and his Royal Highness the Priam Oossort 501., to the feed for Wilda( new school-races is coaaatioa with Eton College. The building is already cow niseced, and is expected to be completed in the seam al seat year, the oast of which is estimated at upwards of 10,0001.. 7,0001. of this sum hat already been subscribed. Meer. Lammas% of Whits Waltham, Berke, are the con trutors, sad the architect is Mr. Wood...sr, under whom deigns the Whigs hell has recestly been embellished. The Earl and Countess of Derby leave Knowsley tomorrow, es a visit to her Majesty, at WWIOr 011 The Earl and Counted,' Spencer are about to entertain a succession of victors at Althorsie Park, North amptonshire. The Earl of Sefton has left town on a visit to As Oxman@ of Craves, at Aalaclos JO Park, Barks. The Kul and Camino of Elk/mere and family have Elridgowster Ram to-day for Burwood Hoe" Surrey. The Countess of Craven and the Ladies Craven arrived in tows on Ilistarday from isitiog the Dirt and Countess of Virulent, At likehambury. The countess and the Ladies Craven have Ware left town for Aandowne Park, Dark& Lord end Lady Aveland have been entertaining • 'occasion of visitors at Normanton Park during the peat week. The visitor" hays included ha EleaHaney Baron Mastiark. the Earl aed Counter of Canipsrdows, Vissout Cloplen, Lord sad Lady Wensleydale, Lord mad Lady William Powleak Lard Gatlin, Ms. and Lady Louisa Fisch, Mr. dykes, Mr. Valdes, ke. The gentlemen of the party have had apitid sport in his lordship's well•atocked praserra. The Ron. Octavine and Lady Caroline Duooombo ere &b of to ootatoili s sttocastioo of visiton at Wares ley Park, Cambridgeghire. Sewn. Doi; Murillo, Eavoy Extraordinary and Nisister Plesipoteetiary of New Orem& to the Courts of France eo.I Rale, arrived in the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyu street, last night, from Perk. Thu new indica, Mr. Mellor, woos yeetarday sworn ia Wore the Lord &lamella in his loraahip's print. room at Lisoolo's•ine. Mr. Mellor was called to the bar by the Society of the laser Temple is June, 1833, sad subs.- quietly joined the Ali.lhutcl Circuit, of which several years ago ke becalm owe of the lamina. Mr. Dirraeli was at Durham on Monday, and took part in the coreemsar of ioaat,ustiag the statue at the labs Marquis of Loadooderry, which has been greeted in that city. right boo. gentleman was peewit at the luncheou which followed, and responded to the toad of the "Rouse of Commons;" bat in his speech be esrefully avoided allusion to the great topic whit., is at the present moment eugrosaMg the attmatios of the smutty. At a large meeting of the liberal electors of Not tingham hat night, it was resolved to Invite Mr. Jobs Chadians, cots:aluminise, of fitaleybridge, to become • madidate for the parliamentary seat ?meet by the dews. ties of Yr. Yeller, ll c., to • judgeship is the Court of Qa t e s e's Beech. Yr. Cbeetham is a gentleman of thoroughly liberal Aiwa and, hewing large busineei premier* in Notting. hem, is suit without lead irittursos Prize.' were hint night diAtributed to the runnel's fed competitors of the Roelisle Workiag Metes Institute, by Mr. Bright, M.P. The Vicar of Rochdale delivered ea addrvu, ale' Mr. Bright followed with a speedi oo popalar educatioo. General Knoll's, presideut of the special com mittee now sitting for the tension of the regulations affecting the gui.htoce et the Royal Military Academy ►t Woolwich, yesterday paid an official visit to the utablish• Amt. unattended. Tl•e excitement in the naval circles respecting the American difficulty lacesmea hourly. Officers of all Tanks, and some of UNn holding high dockyard appoint menta, are ',nil to have eagerly amid tibiWr swim to the Admiralty should matters tare net for the wont. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE AND AMERICA. La Patric ham the following under the head of " Latest Intelligence :" "We learn from recent advices by sea that the steam-frigate San Jacinto had already, early in November, searched the French vessel Jules-et- Marie, and two other foreign vessels. The first of those vessels was a Danish trader called the Jut land. She was on her way from the Havannah to Santa Cruz ; the other was a Portuguese vessel. These facts have some importance, because they prove that the cabinet of Washington fancies it has the power to exercise the right of search to its full extent." ITALY. The following is the text of the bill presented to the Chamber of Deputies at Turin, in favour of the followers of Garibaldi at Marsala : Art. 1. A pension for life of I,ooofr. a year is assigned on the budget of war and the navy by way of national re compense to sachet the 1,C:0 men who took part in theexpe dition of Gen. Garibaldi to Hands ; and, in cue of deith, to their widows ; and, in default of them, to their orphan children during their minority. Art. 2. The pension for the widows and children dull be regolated on the hues de. termined by the law of the 27th of June, 18.59, relative to army peneioe& Art. 3. Each of the pensioners shall have the power of ceding the enjoyment of a part or of the whole of his pension for a determinate period or for ever, to one or several of his comrades in the expedition, or to their families. (urrea's TZSGRAMS.) GENERAL SCOTT ON THE AFFAIR OF VIZ TRENT. PARIS, Dec. 4. The United States Consul has communicated to the French papers a letter of General Scott, in which he declares there is no truth in the report that the cabinet of Washington bad ordered the seizure of the Southern Commissioners, even if under the protection of a neutral flag. He is quite ignorant of the decision of his government, but he says it is necessary to preserve good relations be tween America and England. " I hope," con tinues General Scott, "that Earl Russell and Mr. Seward will agree on a solution of the question whether the persons who were arrested on board the Trent were contraband of war or not. If they were agents of the rebels it will be difficult to con vince even impartial minds that they were less Con traband of war than rebel soldiers or cannons." In conclusion, General Scott expresses a conviction that a war between America and England cannot take place without more serious provocations than those at present given. FRANCE PARIS, Die. 4. The Moniteur of to-day denies the statement made by some Frencfl papers, that the Empress would go to Nice. The ifoniteur also announces that the Porte has communicated to the powers the firman establish ing the legislative union of Moldavia. and Wal lachia for the life of the present Hospodar. ITALY. NAPLES, Dm. 3. The /rpino of to-day announces that 700 brigands have been surrounded by the royal troops at Ro magnano, h the Principato Citra. TURIN, Dsc. 3. The debate on the Roman question was con. tinned to-day in the Chamber of Deputies. Signor Musalino was called to order by the President for declaring that the French alliance was not • sincere one. GENOA. DEC. 3. Garibaldi, in reply to an address — from the Italian inhabitants of the Tyrol, said that he hoped for the early deliverance of Italy, for which the people should prepare. Garibaldi will not go to Turin, but will return to-morrow to Caprera. MADEIRA. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 4. The Union Company's mail steamer Celt, Cap tain Ladds, has arrived here. She left Madeira on the 27th ultimo. Among her passengers are Sir Robert Gore, Bart, and Captain Marcos. The Celt also brings eight seamen of the British bark Ocean, of South Shields, which was abandoned in let. 42 N., long. 15 W., on the 215th ultimo. The crew were taken into Madeira by the Danish brig Charlotte, of the Hague. The Goan was bound to Cork with corn from the Danube. Her Majesty's line-of•battle ship Donegal left Madeira on the 25th, and the gunboat Doggerill on the 27th ultimo. Yesterday, off Ushant, the Celt spoke her Majesty's gunboat Reaper and the British ship Lady Ann. EXPORT OF SPECIE. BOUTHAKPrON, Dr 4. The Hamburg American Company's steamer Teuton* sailing to-day for New York, takes 1.6,000 fr. from Havre, and 0,000?. in specie front England. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ceylon, sailing to-day, takes out in specie bar silver, 72,7001. ; sovereigns, 7,0001. ; gold coin, 1,6301. ; dollars, 2,4001. ; bar silver and dollars, 17,2261. The following telegram has been received at Mr. Reutar's dace from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company : THE BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS. The Valetta, with the above mails, arrived at Marseilles at 8 a.m. to-day. The mails were to leave for London at 10 a.m. The Delta, with the heavy portion of the mails, left Malta on the 2nd at noon, and ma) be ex pected at Southampton about the 11th instant, The Orissa, from Bombay, and the Norna, from Mauritius, reached Suez on the 26th and 27th ult. respectively. OUTWARD MAILS. The Sultan, from Marseilles on the 28th ult., with the outward Calcutta, China, and Australian mails, reached Malta on the 30th at 9 p.m. , and left at noon on the following day for Alexandria. The Xing of Italy has appointed the Commen dater, Buono , mpagni to be lecturer on constitutional law to the Priooe of Piedmont, heir to the throne, and be has also placed the prince under the tuition of the advocate and Deputy klanoini for the study of internatiooal law. This Prince, Humbert, is praised by his instructors both for in telligence sad scrupulous attention to hie duties. His lemons last eight hours, sad his daily task begins at 6 o'clock in the morning. He is now 17 years and • half old, and will be of age on his 18th. He has lately been mad. President of the National Rifle Amoriation, an honour be OW./ so lem to his rank than te kis skill with the weapon. His brother, Amadeas, Duke of Aosta, now more than 16 years 01.1, is said to be of • livelier disposition and to ex hibit uncommon talent. The youngest *on, Odo, Duke of Illoatferrat. is rapidly recovering from the infirmities which alit-tad his boyhood. He is now 15, and has rid himself 'of his slight deformity. He generally resides at Genoa, and lis beiag educated for the naval service. The only princess who remains at home still nowedded, ILaria Pia, is • fair, stately, graceful young lady of 14. DESTRUCTION OF THE AMERICAN SHIP LADY 71,ANZLIN BY FIBS. (Frew the Elwood Edition of the rinses.) PLYMOUTH, WZDNISDAY, 10 A.N. The ship Lady Franklin, Captain Jordan, 1,280 tons, from London, in ballast, for New York, belonging to Messrs. S. Thompson and Nephew, of that city, anchored in the Sound yesterday, osten sibly to inquire the whereabouts of the Confederate war steamship Nashville. At midnight a fire broke out in her fore hold, and she was removed to Jenny Cliff Bay, and at this time efforts are making to scuttle her. Several holes have been cut in her port side and bow, and the revenue cutter Hamilton has fired three six-pounders into her. Sling chains are fitted. At high tide the water is eight fathoms deep. The floating fire-engines Lave, up to 10 o'clock, kept the fire between decks. As the Lady Franklin fills she has a strong list to starboard. It is strongly suspected that the ship was fired purposely by the crew, some of whom are alleged to be Southerners. Several were sent yesterday into the fore peak, where there is a quan tity of damage and lumber, and eight absconded early this morning. The spirit room has been broken into, and one man, in a state of intoxica tion, was dragged from his berth just in time to prevent him from being suffocated. (ssona's micaux.) PLYMOUTH, D. 4. At 1 o'clock this morning the American ship Lady Franklin, 1,300 tons, bound from London to New York, in ballast, which put into the Sound yesterday, was discovered to be on fire. The port authorities rendered every assistance. The fire continuing, the vessel was towed ashore and scuttled. The cause of the fire is unknown, but the crew are suspected, as seven of them have run away. DOUBLE MURDER ON AN AMERICAN SHIP AT BEA. ABSENT OF THE CREW AT CARDIFF. From iuformation received by the American Con sul at Cardiff, the superintesideetalpolice, with ea effec tive staff of cessehles, repaired to the West Bute Doak at an early hour oil Tuesday morning to await the arrival of an American ship, Playede on which a horrible murder had been reportol. Thousands were present to await the arrival of the ship, and the police had no easy teak to fie comphsh to keep the people at bay. At about 10 o'clock the long-looked for came at last, and eight foreigners (asthma, Americans, Germans, and Austrians) who com prised the crew, were immediately arrested on the charge. There names were Peter Storey, Peter Manor, Bach Joey ulna, Martin fisedoemrfeto Balsa, Joeeph Mesa, John Maria!, and Peter From the captai=the ship lb. followings partioahirs wars afforded :—lt appears that for seem aaoidarable time the craw had manifested very bitter feelings against the mate of the ship for his repeated hard moduli towards the men, and accordingly it had at length been decided in council to murder him on a favourable opportunity present ing itself. The 12th of last Inonth proved the fatal day not only for him, but for another poor fellow, who is supposed to have been an unwilling accesnplies. The mate (WhOIM name we have, as yet, been noels to ascertain) went, as usual, at an early hour in the morning to call the men frorn their sleeping apart mete, when he was immediately attacked with staves, knives, and other daugerous weapons. The captain, bearing the noise, rushed on deck and fired on the men, and then by persuasion and force combed, succeeded in rescuing the victim, but she injuries were of too severe • character to give the reasoner any faith in entertaining the slightest of = his recovery. His body presented • frightfully pr4=sad the wounds caused him the greatest agony. by the aid of stimulants, not many hours, after which he wax, according to the custom, thrown over board. This other poor fellow, whose name also we bee not learnt, was the interpreter, sad was despetched into the ocean with little or no ceremony, at least so is supposed by the captain, for he missed him without s e ei ng an y strug gle or hearing any disturbance. The villains, however, were ass content to stop in the execution of their deadly work after causing the death of two, but they afterwards attacked the seed mate, upon whom, fortunately, they determined to exercise • little mere, and he was 'abject to no further moleehtion, after having rooted severe wounds on his left arm. The captain appears to have enjoyed the general confidence of the crew, and was not hurt. The prisoners are at present confined in the Cardiff gaol, awaiting the arrangements of the Americas Consul to ' transfer them to the American pollee authorities for the administration of the laws of that country. The greatest excitement is manifested in the ease at Cardiff, and the vicinity of the polies setae has been crowded throughout the day with people anxious to glean every particular. The IndEpen(lante Beige says that the Belgian sugar refinery at Antwerp and other great commercial es tablishments were reduced to cinders by the fire on Moo day, which has almady been noticed in • telegram. It seems, moreover, that seven or eight lives were lost amongst the firemen sad the milituy. Fortunately the vessels in the basin hurried out to sea at the oommenorsient of the dissater, or they must have shared the same fate. It is stated that the sugar refinery was insured for nearly 1,000,000 fr., anti the other great establishments for 2,000,000 fr. All the insuranoe companies are severely affected. An extraordinary event has just taken place in the commune of Offagne, in the canton of PaLend, Bel gium. Two well-dressed travellers, • young woman from 25 to 30 years of age, and • man apparently shoat 40, strangers to Offagne sod its neighbourhood, but supposed to be French, bad lodged at Olfagoe, in the house of the widow Philippe. In the morning, after taking their breakfast, they said to their hostess, " Adieu, madame, you will soon have news from us." A few minutes after • sportsman heard, at a short distance from °degas, a double report. Having approached the place whence the sounds proceeded, he found two corpses, horribly mutilated and utterly unrecognisable. These were the two strangers, who had put an end to their existence by suicide. All inquiries have failed to discover their names or origin. A singular wager was decided at Paris a few nights since, and, notwithstanding the lateness of the hour, was witnessed by • considerable number of persona. Y. I.— having betted 10,000 fr. with Y. K— that he would walk blindfold from the Am de Triomphe de 1 Etolle to the Place de la Madeleine, it was agreed that the wager should be decided at 11 o'clock that night, and M. L— accordingly started precisely at that hour, attended by witnesses chosen to see all fair. After conaiderable wan dering about, M. L— reached the Place de la Madeleine about a quarter to 3 o'clock, and won the bet. The boa constrictor at the Garden of Planta, Paris, which swallowed its blanket some time ago, and disgorged it about a mouth afterwards, has just died, owing, as sup posed, to its having retained so indigestible • mass such a length of time in its body. It is known that a large proportion of the vessels sailing for New York carry quantities of rides sod other arms for the Federal government. It is believed, indeed, that a considerable comber are in the course of shipment during the present week. From statements which appear to have been cor net at New York, it seems that as application hes been, or is about to be, made to the leading eapitaliste of London end Paris with a view of ascertaining how much they would be willing to advance to the American 'conks on • deposit of United States **entities. The Rev. C. N. Wodehouse, lath canon of Nor wich, has just issued a second edition of his pamphlet, mai. tled " The Claims of Truth." Tills edition contains a letter from the Bishop of London, repudiating in strong though affectionate term the charge against him in the first pamphlet that he spoke slightingly in the House of Lords of the "scrupulous." His lordship further says :-• "As to my 'holding up' yourself 'to contempt or ridi cule,' Inch a thing, with the feelings I entertain towards you, was altogether impossible." Mr. W odeho use observes in this edition of his pamphlet, that on resigning his prefer ment he met with little outward sympathy. " The High Church party viewed my retirement with complacency, as a testimony to some of their views, forgetful, perhaps, of their own difficulties as to the Thirty-nine Articles and Homilies. The Evangelical party stood aloof, though many of them carrying their objections to the Prayer Book much farther than myself. A third party only censured me for being dissatisfied with the latitude which they assume to be justifiable in subscribing. Dissenters expressed little interest about a person who, along with his resignation, declared his unaltered preference for the national church. My firm and fearless friend, Bishop Stanley, was gone to his rest, and, as I fully believe, to his reward ; sod friends like him, who will give an open and generous support to a falling man, are not to be much looked for in this world." THE REPRESENTATION OP FINSBURY. -..- lent evening a crowded meeting of the elector' of Finsbury usembled at thentritish School-room, Cowper. West, City-road, on the invitation of Mr. Cox, the late member for the borough, to helm that gentleman's opinio n on th stood. e position in which the representation of the bo roug h now Mr. WALCII was called to the chair. Mr. Cox, on corning forward, was loudly cheered. He mid he had invited the electors to meet him that eveumg t o ascertain if they were satisfied with the only candidate at present before them. He, for one, was not. He looked on Mr. Mills se the nondoele of a clique—of ► section of the electors who had does their best to damage Mr. bun combe, and who have already one member to re. present them. He thought they should be satisfied with that one, and leave bard working men and tradesmen to select the man to till the present vacancy. He thought there was honesty enough, ink& ligence enough, and pluck enough amongst the electors to return a man without calling upon him to spend 3,000 f. or 4,001.11. If they were prepared to return a man without callow upon him to pay more than the legitimate election expenses, they would have several ready to come forward, but if no one better offered, and they were satisfied with his pest services, he was ready again to come forward ; but to induce him to do so, however, the opinion of the aketon must be unequivocally expressed. If they could find a better man he would week for him. He considered Mr. Mille nothing more than a whit, and that be did not come up to the mark required by Finsbury. He need not detail to them his political opinions ; they were the same that be had always held, and which he would never swerve from. Whoever their choice might fan upon, he trusted that the electors would wipe away that reproach now east upon the borough, that it was necessary to spend a small fortune to become their representative. He now left the subject in their hands. If they wanted him let them say so, and he was ready to serve them, aa he had done before, to the best of bin ability. The hon. gentleman concluded a long address amidst loud cheering. Mr. lirOmmuusr said he was au old supporter of Hr. Cox, and should be glad to see him again as their member. He would test the opinion of the meeting by a resolution, as follows :—" Th►t this meeting, in consideration of the past services of Mr. Cox, consider him • fitting candidate for the representation of the borough of Finsbury." The resolution was seconded by an elector in the body of the meeting, and on being put from the chair was carried almost unanimously. Mr. Cox thanked the meeting for their expression of opi nion. Upon the strength of that opinion be would still further test the opinion of the electors at other district meeting, and if with the same result he would most y come forward. (Cheers.) A great number of electors handed up their DAMS as willing to serve on the committee._ Mr. Mills met the electors of the Islington district last evening at the Myddelton.liall, Upper-street, Islington, and spoke at some length, recapitulating the opinions he had expressed on Monday evening at the meeting in the fields School-room. There was • large attendance, and at the conclusion of Mr. Mills's speaks resolution was agreed to derlariug that gentleman • fitting candidate to represent the borough. CsowN-orncz, Dzczmus 3.—The Queen Las been pleased by lettere patent ander the Great Seal of the United Kingdom to constitute John Mellor, serjeant,t law, one of her Majesty's justices assigned to hold plass before the Queea benelf. —Gazette. DRAM or BM CUAWNJZ R. OGLE, BART.—We ream to record the death of Sir Cludoner Roe Majeudie WI, Bart, which occurred on the 29th ultimo, at With. dean Court, Sussex. The late baronet succeeded his father, Sir Chaloner ' in 1859, and bad only attained his 18th y ear at the time of his &onus. _ RIIIEENNEADELECTION.—The writ arrived yes terday learning, sad Mr. Richard Bryana, the returning officer, has fixed Monday next for the nomination and Tues day for the election. GALLANT Raisers PROM SHIPNRECIL —The fol lowin; extracts are from • letter, dated the 26th Nov., from Captain Westkeley of the steamship Ward Jackson, plying between' West Hirtlepool and Hamburg :—" I armad borne yesterday morning, after • very severe pump ; not, however, to be compared to the outward one, of which I give you a brief account. I sailed from here at midnight on Wednesday, the lath inst., and was due at Hamburg on Friday evening, the 15th. I did not, however, put in my race until the Sunday evening. After 1 got to sea, • came on from N.E., which by daylight on Thur s d a y increased to a perfect hurricane, with a most terrific sea. At coca I was compelled to heave the ship to, under • close-reefed mainsail. I lay to all that night, and at 9 a.m. as Friday saw • vessel with mainmast gone and signal of distress flying. I bore down to her, and found her to be the Nord Star, Captain Allwords, from Mend to New castle, with timber, waterlogged, and the sea running mountains high over her. I succeeded in getting her crew of seven men on bawd the Ward Jackson. At 11.30 a.m. I saw another ship, with signals of distress flying on the stump of her mainmast. Bore away to her, and found her to be the Norwegian brig Vesta, about 4(3 tons, Captain 11R0100, of Grinatadt, timber laden, for Houfleur, waterlogged, diemasted, rudder gone, and sea making a clean breach over her; took off her crow of ten men. Again, at 3.30 p.m., saw another wreck to leeward, and ran down to her. She to he the Dutch galliot schooner Thee, Captain proved ia, timber laden, from Frederickstadt to Harlingen, totally dismasted, waterlogged, and decks blown up. Took off her crew of six men, maki ng in all twenty-three souls, from these three vessels, in six and a half hours. Lamb them all at Hamburg on the Sunday night, and I need not say how happy I felt in being the instrument under God of saving all ise_poor fellows from a watery grave." THI SHIP ELIZA or LPIERFOOL.—A Calais letter says :—" A three-muted ship, measuring from 400 to 500 tons, was moored last evening at oor quays. She is an English ship, called the Eliot, of Liverpool. She wu abandoned at sea, and found by three French fishing boats fourteen miles north of the port of Calais, without any body on beard. She is a magnificent ship, quite new, and would require • crew of twenty men to navigate her. The abandonment of the ship can only be accoeu ted for by the had weather which prevailed on Tuesday last. when she may have struck upon some of the sandbanks in thig neighbourhood. Her log-book, which was found on board, was written up to the 26th ult., so that she was not abandoned previous to that dsy. No tidings have bees heard of the crew, and it is feared they were drowned, as a boat was seen by the fisher men near the ship, and which bad capsizal. The Eliza came from London, and was bound for Carthagena and Con stantinople. She is Laws with bar iron. The ship is valued at about 10,000 t., and her ergo at as much. According to maritime law, the fishermen who brought her into port have • right to • third of the value of the ship and cargo. This is a magnificent prise for the fishermen, who will have thus gained as much in one day as they could have earned during the course of their lives by catching flab." TEM REAL ABEFFOKE or AM EItWAN SLAVERY.— For thirty years then, at least, the women of public opinion have been emitting warnings respecting the precariousness of the supplies of raw cotton. Eleven years ago—in 1850— writing earnestly on the necessity of tho English cotton interests looking farther for sources of supply than America, we said, " War with America, a hurricane in Georgia, a blight in Alabama, continued rain in New Orleans, are me and all death-cries to the mill-spinner and power-loom weaver ; for when the cotton fields of the sou th ern States yield less t han their average quantity of cotton, the Man chester operative eats less than his average quantity of food. lie fianrishes or decoys with the cotton-Pod. Cheap bread is to him a less important question than cheap cotton. When his blood boils at the indignities and cruelties heaped upon the coloured race in `the land of the free.' he does not always remember that to the Slave States of America he owes his all, that it is to his advantage that these states should renudo untroubled — that the negro should weer his chains in peace. It is for his gain that slavers dare the perils of Wave-dean, sines his loom is furnished with the produce of the Degrees' forced exertions. While one, and one only source exists for the support of his loon, lie is dependent upon slavery." The chief abettor, therefore, of the slave triole hen been the Lancashire cotton-dealer, because having insufficient thought for the future, be sought nut no !relit fields whence to obtain his staple, and gave no encouragement to pastures new in other parte of the tropics.— Dirkcia's "Alf thc Round." THE MURDER NEAR CARLIALE —The naljounied inquest on the body of Jame Emmersan, the old Comm who was barbarowily murdered at the I)urrauhill cros sing of the Newcastle and Carlisle Ilailway, on the night of Thursday, November 21, was hnld on Monday at the Plough Inn, Botcherby, before W. Carrick, EA . wiener. Mr. Dunne was present duriug meet part of the inquiry. and suggested several questions to be put to the witnesses concerning the missing articles and also the persons who weregenerallyin the habit of essociatiog with the old womur. During the last fortnight the police have used every moms in their power to obtain n clue to the whermihoute of the murderer, and are still doing so, but uufortoniately with• out success. So far as the prompt evidence goes, notlre; has yet transpired to connect anyone with the commission of the minder, and the perpetrator of it is ) - et as far foam the hands of justice as ever. One new feature in the cos is that Inspector Taylor has discovered spots of blood on a large iron pan used for steadying the gates. This pia was found lying the railway, and the fact of blood beim; found upon it confines the supposition that it was the iustrument with which the first blew was iutlicted, the murderer mer pleting him work with the hedge-slasher. The old women , daughter gave evidence at great length as to the animist articles and 'money, and it will probably be through the recovery of these that the murderer will be discovered. — Carlisle Juurnal. A Nova TRAP. —On Friday lnat a line deer was turned off for the hounds at WaWingfield. zed tout the 'direction of Sudbury. It ran over the Mils nest Gallow'sdiill, and down the W " onto," across tl.e 3fd ford-road, to the Croft, where it took to the ender. ~v v huntemen and the hounds in full cry closely pursuiag. The poor deer plunged in the river near the briare, and g.i.but!lf swam down the stream to the water-mill. The cratu 4 before the wheel is broken, and the deer squeezed Orevgb and took refuge under the mill near the wheel. Forteuatelt for the hunted refugee the mill had just stoonot• had never oome maxima The workman came to th , and, having soared the affrighted creature, tied ler and carried hat to the stable, where she remained till rte deer-ran was sent to convey her to heatl-quatters.—B'' and Norwich Post. 6 Web that for L se; ma gi press Judg girl refer J u 111113 1 ill tl abeam Mr H►ys some and s of MN lie k Durk See at the ataadi after kaoci4 powee thiogi Mr. priwm as the the in M r: Pulbr, Frig tumuli thing' Police, and fr Mr. kWh,' Prim amen