The Express. — London, England, 1861-04-22 00:00:00

.01 . 811:8 HYDROSTATIC TEA awl COFFEE PIULCOLATUR —1 to 100.000 ma, areas wed bright. le a mansii. Gnat eaviwg. 55.000 e. 4.1 Ines es. Everywhere. I•nweeetie end tree.—J. OULLIS, awns, ted, theowestreet, LC. SECOND-HAND PIANOFORTES. MOM BULL sod Oa brie Imp merellirsa• el ne0.n..1-basd rbrokieft Ity the Ease Wes. si greatly Mood polsse.-01. fie •rpresic. SO ODLIMIPOIDENTS. lOWA bit "As 11 Labe pi dig S im =rbs si ftsfigeb.offyys. b y T wo le HAY MAIM. 11114 Ersmen, ALArK SHEEP. Messrs Backstair. Campion. sad delft Mn C. Young, Drs. Wilkins. Mrs. DAIWA, Mn. said kiss lam& —And TUN 3111AJUL AND tIN MlN.—Osmosse at 7. PRINCIOWII. Title Erloll,lo. TllRlefilitiaLD. Mr. ghee., and MN; C. (Mere, —And II %MUT. Main. Yachter, Ryder. Shore, liersaus %rain, Meadows, awl Peeler; Miss Elsworthy . aad Mr Heath. T. JAMMIM. This Morass, LAW FOR LADIFA. Mews Emery. Ashky. Arbour* . Mr K. Tefry.—A ACILAP OF PAPER.. Mn.e A. Moo aid Eatery: Mies Herbert sad Mr. A. Mips. —Ad TIM PUH 31LI A OP 11C0.—Coamemedpai 7. BRITANNIA. TIM ITtma. THE DIVIL/1 CORPACT. Mom J. lisp sat. and T. Drummood M R. Clayto• sad Um P. Lime. —1111: 11/:ARE 111+ A TAUS BMW' BAILOR. TM LADD Wouder. - %Lid ROBIN HOOD. Mass E. Jacobs sad Down's& HIGH Wl2 AT LONDON INIDOZ. Tens DAT —Norio& Ilh. tan Atternoou. OIL. O. Toseasow —Nanks. ob. .m... Alteruoog OIL TAIL Lop DON, Mu_ DAY, APRIL 22. ArrEtt a week's reflection, the House of Com mons, which Nat Monday was enthralled by the simplicity and cheerfulness of Mr. Gtsterrows's financial scheme, is about to discuss deliberately its provisions. As our Conservative friends appear to be aware that they will be unable to make any effective assault upon Mr. GLADMTUNZ'S scheme without the aid of some deserters from tho Ministerial camp, and openly implore the aid of • few "moderate "and constitutional" Liberals to help them just this once, wo may point out that the disintegra. tion of the Budget is politically impossible. The ambiguous and vacillating language of the Oppo sition press does not permit us to ascertainwhether their party in Parliament is likely to object to the repeal of the Paper Duty because the financial prospects of the year do not justify the expecta tion of the estimated surplus, or because that surplus ought to be differently appropriated ; but in either case tho Government, having all the facts before it, has taken a supreme decision, from which it cannot recede. Men who cannot judge how much money they will want in oiler to meet the national ex penditure are not fit to govern the country. It is very likely, however, that in the coming debates we shall hear much of the Tea and Sugar Duties, and of the hardship of continuing them while any other tax is repealed. As • matter of senti ment much might be said on this point in which we should be compelled to agree. In any case, however, nothing but the date of repeal could be doubtful. The time has come for taking a practical view of the question. " Moderate and constitutional Liberals" may believe, if they will, that the party whose leader last year persuaded the House of Lords to add to the burdens of the country of its own good pleasure, and which incessantly stimulates the most lavish expenditure, is the party that has earned a right to be believed when it professes milpathy for the poor tax-payer. Not, how what tho Tories would do if by some accident they came into office to-morrow t Does anyoody believe that they would resolve to stand or fall by a tax which a Chancellor of the Exchequer hes twice proposed to repeal, and which the House of Commons has twice condemned, a tax which is odiously identified in the eyes of the nation with an audacious stretch of power by the privileged branch of the Legislature 1 It is most certain that they would do nothing of the kind. Thu first care of • Tory Government would be to secure its own continued existence, and its first duty to shun a course which would lead to certain destruc tion. Thu repeal of the Paper Duty cannot be discussed practically as if it were a thing now heard of fur the first time. After all that has passed no government can make it permanent, and this is the conclusive answer to those who pretend that its repeal would be the destruction of a part of the permanent revenue of the country. Its life is gone, and everybody knows it is gone. Let, then, its remains no longer obstruct the path of industry and enterprise. WE arc glad to notice a slight improvement in the accounts from some of the seats of manufac ture. .t good effect has been produced by the re lapse iii the value of money, and by the improvement in the weather. The chief cloud now overhangingour home trade prospects rests with the unsettled con dition of politica, both on the Continent and in America. The probability being that in these respects no real encouragement will be presented for sonic time to come, merchants and manufac turers are alike cautious. Meanwhile it is satia. factory to notice an impression that trade has passed through its dullest stage for the present, and to witness the favourable progress of railway traffic. The investment which has been made in the funds during the past week to the extent of 550,000/. by the London and Westminster Bank has attracted some attention. In the first place, it is an indication of the increased difficulty which is experienced by bankers in finding eligible chan nels of employment for their balances, now that trade has become more contracted. This may well be the case, in an eminent degree, with the Lon don joint-stock banks, which are the depositaries of very large sums of money, attracted by the rate of interest allowed. During the recent disturbance in the money market, the joint stock-banks and other financial establishment& very prudently came to an agreement to fix the maxim?' in rate for deposits at 5 per cent. Accordingly, when the charge fordis counting the best bills both at the Bank of England and in other quarters was 8 per cent. and upwards, the joint-stock banks had the advantage of an unusually large margin between the price which they paid for money and that at which they lent it out. They could, therefore, afford to hold a considerable reserve idle. It was their policy to keep themselves strong; and we have no doubt that in this way the arrangement between the TO- rimis banks contributed to render the money market steadier than it would otherwise have been. But now that the Bank rate of discount has fallen again to t per cent., the joint-stock bani.s have reverted to the old practice of allowing for ckpnsits a rate of I per cent. below the Bank Of England minims'''. Their increased margin is thus cut away, and they will probably be found more anxious to employ their money, and lens willing to hold a larger re serve than is necessary. It is partly upon this presumption that the recent important investment by the London and Westminster Bank THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, is generally explained. It is said by some : " This must be a bad time for the joint-stock " banks, or we should not see the largest of them " purchasing to the extent of more than half a " million in the English Three per Cents., at prices " which show a return of scarcely more than 3/ "per cent, per annum, at the very time when " they are themselves allowing 4 per cent. for " deposits." But we have little doubt the next half-yearly report of the directors of the London and Westminster Bank will prove that this view is erroneous. No bank pays interest for the whole of the balances lodged with it. It always obtains the use of a large sum gratis. The London and Westminster Bank are probably in even a better position than their competitors, for such is the magnitude of the concern that the management does not care to be troubled with small amounts of individual deposits, unless upon reduced terms. Accordingly, an abatement of I per cent. is always made in the interest given on deposits below 5001. The investment just made is an indication not of financial weakness, but of strength. As banking securities, none can com pete for a moment with the English Three per Cents. A reserve accumulated in this form is always available, almost at a moment's notice. It must he borne in mind, too, that there is no class of property upon which money may be borrowed with equal facility or with equal economy. English Government securities are at all times convertible into cash without the necessity of a sale. Bank shareholders may rest assured that the larger the proportion of Government securities in their possession, in relation to the amount of commercial and other securities, the more inde pendent will be their position, and the better will they command the confidence of customers. APRIL 22, AMERICA. QUKENSTOWN, SUNDAY., The Royal mail steamship Africa, Captain Cook, from New York, on the 10th inst., arrived here at 8.45 a.m., landed the Irish and • portion of the English mails and 12 paasengers, and proceeded for Liverpool at 9 a.m. ; all well. She brings 97 pas sengers and 75,135 dole. in specie for England. The steamships Edinburgh, Canadian, and Persia had arrived out. NEW YORK, Area 10, 3 Ea. (via germserowir). No official statement has yet been made with respect to the intentions of the federal government. The chartered transports Baltic and Illinois, with 500 troops and a quantity of war material on board, and the cutter Harriet Lane, sailed on the Bth inst. under sealed orders. It is currently rumoured that their destination is Fort Sumter. The envoy of the federal government arrived at Charleston on the Bth inst., but was refused ad mission to Fort Sumter. He has since returned to Washington. The New York Herald publishes despatches from Charleston stating that the federal envoy informed the state authorities that the federal government would supply provisions to Fort Sumter, and if any resistance were offered it would employ force. The despatches add that, in consequence of this, large numbers of military companies and rifled cannon were arriving from the interior, and very warlike preparations were being made theist any attempt to enter Charleston Harbour. Reliable private despatches, however, declare these reports to be exaggerated. President Davis has made a requisition to the Governor of Alabama for 3,000 troops. The Massachusetts legislature has abolished ca pital punishment. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Stooks closed rather statelier. The final quotations were : —New York Central, 741: Erie, 25i; thinois Central, 721. Exchange on London, 10 . 71 to 106. Cotton heavy. Fl our and corn lower. Bredstuffs brisk. Freights easier. NEW ORLEANS, Aran 9. Sales of *Atom during the last three days, 5,000 bales ; middling, 121 to 13. HAVANA, APRIL 4. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred is expected here on the Vith inst. Sugar is dull, at 6i realm. . QUEENSTOWN, &MAT. The Royal Mail steamship Arabia arrived here at 3 p.m., embarked mails, passengers, and latest telegrams, and proceeded for Halifax and Boston at 5.30 p.m. All well. OPPOSITIO.V TO THE BUDGET. The herald of thin morning Kays :—" We have reason to believe that an amendment to Mr. Gladstone's resolution on the income tax will be moved this evening by Mr. T. Hazing, M.P. for Huntingdon." The Post hears that the cooservativee are making a strong whip to oppose Mr. Gladstone's budget. It will h►ve been observed that in the debate in the House of Lords on Fri day Lord Derby cleared his decks for action, by throwing overboard his heavy lumber, such as his Austrian sod anti- Italian tendencies. This was, of course, a bid for office. As matters now stand, it is clear that the great fight of the minion will be on the Chancellor of the Exchequer's finan cial measures. Cu Court. OSBORNFAimt. 20. The Prince Consort., attended by Lieutenant- General the Hem C. Orry sad Major Du Plat, returned to Osborn last eight front Learkaa Major Du Hat has staismdad Caked H. Yemeni:ly as Equerry in Waiting to t►e Priam Camort. APRIL 21. The Queen, Prince Consort, Princess Alice, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, Priocess Helena, and Princess Louise, attended divine service this morning at Osborne. The ladies and gentlemen, anal the domestic household were also prompt. The llov. G. Prothero officiated. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasur7, in Downing-street. The ministers present were Vis count Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Gran ville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir G. Cornwall Lewis, Lord John Russell, tile Duke of Newcastle, Lord Heroert, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, Sir George Grey, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, and the Hon. Edward Qinbredl. A deputation of barge end smack owoats of the Ritter Thames had an interview on Saturday with the Right How. T. Milner Gibson and the Right Hoe. W. Hutt, at the Ofßee of !lie Board of Trade. Her Majesty's Commissioners for the International Ex hibition of Isb2 held a meeting at their offices in the Strand on Saturday. Mr. B. Matthews, Town Clerk of Cardiff, had an interview with the Right Hoe. T. Milner Gibson, on Saturday, at the owes of the Board of Treas. Despatchm were seat on Saturday from the Colonial office to the Governors of the North American Previews' and Bermuda. Her Majesty the Queen has, we are informed, been pleased to appoint the Duchene of Welliegke to be af litres.; of the Robes, in wionewion to the Duchess Dowager of Sutherland. The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury enter tained at dinner, on Saturday hot, at the family residence in Asiingtorpstreet, the Earl of Hardwick. and Lady Assets Yorke, Visconet and Viscountess Stratford de Rideliffe, Vimoonst and Viscountess legeetre and Lady Gertrude Talbot, Viscount Crankcase. Viscount Chelsea, Lard Edwin Hill, Lord sad Lady Eunice Cecil, General and Lady Alice Peel and Miss Peel, liou. Frederick Lygoo, 11. P., Mr. E. C. Johnson, &c. The Earl Howe, who has been staying at Curzon Wan for a few days, left tows cm Saturday for (3°140 Ha The Earl and Counter; of Errol and family have left their residence in Grafton-street, for Plaines Castle, Abenleenshire. The Earl of Malmesbury was obliged to *beent himself from his place in the Howse of Lards during the last few days of the past week by an Minsk of pat. The noble earl was much better yesterday. The eireatess saw to town ea Saturday lent from Heron Court, war Christ church ; and to-day the earl sad countess remove to their new residence (the late Earl of Wenayas's) in Stratford• - The Comte/is of Derby will have an aaaembly on Wednesday next, at the family 1011/laoll in St. Jamie's square. Viscount and Viscountess Grey de Wilton come to town to-marrow from whiting the Dart ►nd C3112i11111 Craven at Ashdown., Park, Berks. Lady Lmdeaborough and family have arrived at their residence in Ossiton-honse-terrace for the news. On Wednesday last the marriage of Mr. Alfred Joseph 11c.hborne, only sou of Sir James Francis Doughty ilchborne, Bert., of Tichborne Park, with the Hon. Teresa Mary, daughter of Lord sad Lady AmuleU of Wanioar, wee celebrated in the chapel at Wardour House by the Hon. and Right Rev. Bishop Clifford. Sir Authony and lastly de Rothschild entertained at diaper on Saturday sender, at their residence in .._ Orosrenor•place, the Duchess of St. Albans and Lady Diana Beanelark ►nd Viscount Falkland, the Earl sad Countess of Cork, Baron and Baroness Meyer de Rothschild, Lord and Lady Stanley of Alderley, the Right Hon. Sir Hamilton awl Ludy Seymour, Chief Justice Pollock, Mr. Justice Williams, Lady Molesnorth, the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, Mr. Bernal Osborne, Mr. Ferdinand Rothschild, Mr. sad lfrs JoespisMuntellore, Re. Viscountess Palmerston had an assembly on Saturday evening at Cambridge Rouse, which was nume rously attended. Previously to the assembly Viscount and Viscountess Palseemthe ethertained at dinner the Duchess of leverages and Miss Gore, the Duke and Duchess of Sornereet, the Marquis sad Marchioness of Clanricarde, the Marquis of flertington. M.P., the Earl and Countess of Tankerrille, the Earl Cowper, the Earl of Shaftesbury and Lady Victoria Ashley, Cosat Brandenburg, Lord Seymour, Lord sad Lady Harry Vane, Baron Lima de Rothschild and Miss Rothschild, Sir Robert Peel, M.P., sad Lady Emily Peel, Hon. Evelyn Ashley, he. Lady Stanley of iiiderley will hays a dancing party on Tuesday, 7th May, at the family mambo la Dover street. Lady Emily Heeketh's ball will take place on Wednesday, May 15. Mrs. Waahington Hibbert's first ball at Dover street, Piccadilly, is axed for Wednesday, the let of May. The state banquet to be given by the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress to the Earl of Derby and the rest of the leading members of the conservative party is fixed for Wedosalay, the let of May. By mistake the day was stated in our impression of Saturday to be Wednesday neat. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. POLAND. (astrrois mumsmut.) POSEN, Amu. 22. The Minister of Public Womhip has strictly pro hibited national prayers in the churches of Warsaw, otherwise the military will interfere. Two higher classes of the Radom school have been closed. THORN, APRIL 21. At the present moment the Russian troops in Poland are concentrated at Warsaw•. The provinces are divested of soldiers. The Cossacks set fire to the city of Cheim for the purpose of plundering it. The fire was, however, extinguished. It is said that the Emperor himself will de signate the persons who are to be called to official functions. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, MONDAY. The official Wiener Zeitung of to-day publishes a decree appointing the hereditary representatives of the non-Hungarian provinces in the Upper House. The decree reserves the appointment of the mem bers for Croatia, Hungary, Sclavotua, and Transyl vania, until thequestion as to in what manner these provinces should be represented has been settled. Among the members appointed are the Protestant Superintendent, the three poets Francis Grill pantzer, Anastasius Orlin, and Frederick Holm, and Baron Rothschild. ITALY. TURIN, Ann. 72. Signor Ratazzi, the president of the Chamber of Deputies, is indisposed. It is believed that he will not preside for some days. The Ita.ha says Garibaldi will not attend the sittings of the Chamber of Deputies for some days, as his health requires that he should remain quiet. It is said that he will go to Treochi, near Cre mona. TURIN, S.triliaAy. The discussion on the reorganisation of the Southern army was continued to-day in the Cham ber of Deputies. Signor Conforti supported the order of the day proposed by Garibaldi. Count Cavour defended General Fanti's project of law, and declared that the Minister of War had no intention of wounding the feelings of the Garibal dian generals, whom the ministry highly esteemed, Their resignation would, he said, be productive of regrettable consequences. Count Cavour then defended the decree of April ordering the formation of three divisions of volunteers. He examined the orders of the day proposed by Garibaldi and Baron Ricasoli, and showed the difficulties in the way of imme diately placing the volunteers on active service. Count Cavour continued as follows, " If, after the speech of General Bixio, the government were to give him the command of the volunteers, it would be a kind of declaration of war. (Marks of disapprobation.) The government has frequently declared to Europe that the aim of the Italians is to complete the Kingdom of Italy by the annexa tion of Rome, but that this will be done peacefully and with the consent of Franoe. The government has likewise declared that it will not take the initia tive in a war for the recovery of Venetia. A spark may set all Europe in a blase. England has posi tively declared that she will be against those who shall provoke such a conflagration. It is therefore •mwu w WO qua WO so/ a v • meats, in order to avoid a conflict between Italy and another power. The ministry cannot agree to the order of the day proposed by Garibaldi." Count Cavour admitted the possibility of following a con trary policy, " but then (he said) it would be necessary to declare it openly. In such a case the members of the cabinet, as Italians, would co operate by every possible means." General Bixio gave explanations respecting the resignation of the Garibaldian officers, which were received with applause. General Fanti also gave some satisfactory ex planations, and it was then stated that the resig nation would, in consequence, be withdrawn. General Garibaldi declared loudly that he owed nearly all his successes to his brave companions in arms. He then put a question to Count Cavour relative to the analog of the nation. Count Cavour, in reply, said—As far as the regular army is concerned, we have made two levies in Central Italy, and um levy has beep ordered in Southern Italy. A levy in Sicily is also under the consideration of the government. The quantity of war material required is almost com pleted. We possess 100 batteries of artillery, and, thanks to the kindness of a friendly power, we have also a great quantity of rifles. With regard to the volunteers, the government will maintain their lists (cadres), in order to make use of them at any opportune moment. In cue of danger of war the volunteers would be reorganised, and Garibaldi would be requested to take the command. Garibaldi said ho was not satisfied with these de clarations, as all the news from the interior and the exterior was alarming. He insisted, therefore, on the reorganisation of the Southern army. The Chamber then adopted the following order of the day, proposed by Baron Rioasoli, by 197 , against 77 votes :—" The Chamber, having heard the declarations of the ministry, and being con vinced that the decree for the formation of three ' divisions of volunteers will be faithfully executed, and that the government will suitably provide for the brave Southern army, and that the government will know how to increase and arrange our forces in l an efficacious manner, and, finally, being convinced that the government of the King will actively occupy itself with the armaments for the defence of the country, a duty which appertains to the government alone, pumas to the order of the day." NAPLES, Aram 20, 4.15 r.x. The reactionary movements in the provinces have been completely suppressed. Rionegro, Melfi, Barile and Vico, the last retreats of the insurgenta, have been occupied by Pied maltase troops. The disturbances at Cosenza are over. The de puty governor, having quitted his post, has been dismiased. The city of Naples is tranquil. SPAIN. MADRID, Ariuc 22. The Correspondencia Antograja gives a denial to the statement that the Spanish government in tends to reject the offer of re-incorporation of St. Domingo with Spain. The Minister for Foreign Affairs has had another conference with the Ambassador of Hayti. It is said that he requested, in the name of his govern ment, a Spanish protectorate over Hayti. The Cologne Gazette announces that passports in the name of the King of Italy have obtained the Prussian vim both at Berlin and Tunn, but that the Prussian go. view:tient, before granting it, declared that its sole object was to facilitate commercial relations, and that it did not mean thereby to recognise the new title of King Victor EnuaanueL EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nor our OWN PARIS, SUNDAY Ensin. A new journal, which was to 'have been called La France Liberate, has been strangled in the bud in a very curious manner, before publishing a single number, and, oonaequently, one would sup pose, before incurring any guilt. The immense difficulties which, as shown by M. 011ivier's case and many others, stand in the way of founding a newspaper even under the comparatively liberal administration of M. de Persigny, were sur mounted in the case of La France Liberale, which a short time ago received an authorisation in due form granted to Count d'Angles, as manager, and M. Victor Bonnet, as editor. Before the journal could be brought out M. d'Angles died, and now M. de Persigny,without cause assigned, revokes his permission. It can hardly be doubted that the minister has the law on his side, for the terrible decree of February 17, 1852, says that the previous authorisation of the government shall be ne cessary for every change in the management, editorship, or proprietorship of a journal. There is no exception. If the proprietor of a jour nal dies, it depends upon the good pleasure of the government whether the valuable property which he had passed his life to acquire, and to beneath to his children, shall be a property or not. It is no answer to say that a law which pro duces such consequences is inconceivably , tyran nical ; dura lex sed lee. I suppose the moving cause of the exercise of M. de Persigny's discretion in the present case is the report that M. de Mouta lembert, M. Thiers, and M. Odillon Barrot were to be contributors to La France Liberate. It is a pity that the public should be deprived of such a pretty ode podride as these three retired statesmen, whose opinions are so full of conflicting elements, would have been likely to have concocted. I should have thought that the government, which cannot prevent them from writing in anonymous or avowed pam phlets, or in newspapers under fictitious signatures, would have had everything to gain by their coming ostensibly before the public and signing their own articles. M. de Persigny's faith in liberal principles and in the popularity of the empire must be mar vellously weak if he is afraid of the influence of these leaders of " old parties" in France. The Pays announces as " latest news" that, after the fetes which inaugurated the opening of the bridge across the Rhine, at Kehl, the Baden government determined not to allow tile bridge to be used for traffic until the military measures which had been stipulated for by way of pre caution should be completely carried into effect. A Kehl letter in the Cowrie,- du Bas Blau says that a detachment of Baden artillery left Carlsruhe on the 15th, with four guns, to arm the Mu de pont established on the right bank of the river, near Kehl, and that four more 12-pounders were to follow immediately. The French are greatly annoyed by these armaments, which they consider as symptomatic of puerile distrust on the part of Germany. A letter from Coblentz says that Prussian officers are now tracing out a reviewing ground in the neighbourhood of that town for military manoeuvres on a large scale, which are to take place in the month of September. The 75 or 80 battalions forming the garrison of the Rhenish provinces are to take part in the evolutions, under the command of the King in person. This news, if true, has a reassuring aspect rather than other wise. If the King of Prussia is preparing for a sham fight at Coblenta in the autumn, he cannot expect real war on the Rhine this year. A great contest is going on in the French Academy, respecting the award of a prize of 20,000 fr., given by the Emperor to the author of the most "remarkable work" of recent times. M. Saint Beuve, in a very eloquent and energetic speech, urged the claims of Madame George Sand, and astonished his audience by the warmth with which he defended the morality of her works. One of his arguments in her favour was, that being a woman, she was not eligible for a seat in the Aca dewy, whereas if they gave the prize to a man they would almost commit themselves to a promise to elect him on the next vacancy. Notwithstanding, or, rather, perhaps, in consequence of M. Saint Beuve'a advocacy, the name of George Saud was rejected by 18 votes against 0., M. Henry Martin, the historian, is now the favourite for this prize. A great many of the academicians are very old and in failing health, and there will probably be several vacancies before long. The aged Duke Pasquier is in a very weak state. M. Meyerbeer's long-talked-of opera, L'Africaine, is positively to be brought out at the Grand Opera this year, and in anticipation of the event M. Faure has been engaged for three years. M. Blaze's drama, Gat he, for which Meyerbeer is composing choruses, will probably be produced at the Odeon, instead of the Porte St. Martin. The performance of Charles VI. has been inter dicted at Bordeaux in consequence of the anti- 1861. English, or, to speak more correctly, the Legitimist and Ultramontanist, demonstrations, for which the old song, " darnels en France PAnglais ne regnera" furnished a pretext. You see I was quite right in saying that the Prefect, who it was alleged had taken a conspicuous part in these demonstrations, would meet with no encouragement from head-quarters. BRUTAL ATTEMPT TO MURDER A ~ALE BY BURGLARS. --4-- This morning the neighbourhood of Islington was greatly excited by an announcement that a female servant, named Mary Ann Reddison, had been brutally murdered by bmglan• From inquiries made on the spot it appears that last night Mr. George Higgins, a butcher, carrying on bud. nese at 47, Chapeletreet, Islington, went out with hie family to church, leaving the servant alone in the house. A young man of the name of Frederick Strugnell, a butcher, residing at 1, Alm►•terrace, Thornhill-road, Langton, who had formerly been in the prosecutor's employ, called upon the injured woman, and was admitted to the house by her. When he had been there some time, he left and fetched some gin, and it is suspected that he then admitted some thieves. into the house. On his return, and when he and the servant had partaken of some gin, she went up stairs, but at onoe returned in a state of great trepidation, said the house had been robbed, and that she should at tom apprise the police. This he asked her not to do, but she persisted, on which Strugnell became very violent and struck her a heavy blow. Finding that she still persisted in her endeavours to get out of the house and to tell the police, he took tip a heavy chopper and struck her several violent blows over the head and face. She called out, "Do not hurt me, Fred," and "Murder; and this being heard by some of the pumas by, they broke open the door and found the unfortunate female lying insensible on the ground, her head cut in several places, her fingers cut, and her nose hanging only by • small piece of skin. Information was given to the police, and the matter being placed in the hands of Inspector Judge, N division, assisted by policeeonstable Tompkins, 395 N, and Waters, 56 N, they apprehended the prisoner, and when they told him the charge he said he knew nothing of the transaction. When Mr. Higgins returned home he found that an iron safe, containing a large sum of money, had been stolen, and that the thieves had effected their escape by getting out of the back windows sad over the walls. The prisoner, who is slim built fellow, was brought up and remanded for further inquiries. The unfortunate female, who was taken to the Boyal Free Hospital, Gray's Inn-road, now lies there in au insensible state and she is not expected to recover. DIOCZAUP OP LONDON. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS.-APPEALS. BUXOM r. BEAMISII.-MARRIAGE OF HIMSELF DT A CLIFIGYMAN. This was an appeal from the Court of Exchequer Cham ber, in Ireland, affirming • judgment of the Court of Queen's Bench. Dr. John Samuel Beamish, grandfather of the defendant in error, Henry Albert Beamish, had two sons, the eldest, the late Rev. Samuel Sway.. Beamish, and the second, Mr. Benjamin Swayne Beamish, the pre sent plaintiff in error. Henry Albert Beamish is the only son of the Rev. Samuel Swayne Beamieh, who died in him father's lifetime, and Henry Albert Beamish was therefore entitled to succeed to certain lands as heir-at-law of his grandfather. His title, however, is disputed by him uncle, Benjamin Swarm Beamish, the second son of his grandfather, on the ground that he is not the legitimate son of the Rev. Samuel Swayne Beamish. That gentleman, in 1831, went through the ceremony of a marriage in a private room in a house in Cork, without witnesses, with a Miss Labelle Fraser, reading the service himself. On the death of Dr. John Samuel Beamish, his second son, Benjamin Swayne Beamish, entered into possession of his estates as his heir at law. On this an action of ejectment was brought on behalf of Henry Albert Beamish, the son of the late Rev. Samuel Swayne Beamish, by the marriage aforesaid, and the question was whether such a marriage was valid, his uncle, Benjamin Swayne Beamish, contending that it was not— that he was illegitimate, and therefore not entitled to inherit his grandfather's estates as heir at law in right of his father. A special verdict was returned at the trial, sod the opinion of the Court of Queen's Bench in Ireland was taken. It was therelecided that the marriage of the Rev. Samuel Swayne Beamish was valid, that his sou was legiti mate, and entitled to the estates. This decision was affirmed, on writ of error to the Court of Exchequer Chamber in Ire land, by a majority of the judges of six to nve,and the present appeal was then brought. The question, as has been stated, is whether the plaintiff below, Henry Albert Beamish, was the legitimate son of the late Rev. Samuel Swayne Beamish, and the point involved is whether after the Refor mation and before Lord Hardvticke's Marriage Act in Eng land, or 7 and 8 Vic., c. 81, in Ireland, a clergy. man in orders can effectually contract marriage without the presence of another clergyman ; in abort., whether a clergyman can many himself. This question was submitted to several of the common law judges who assisted at the hearing last session ; and on the 21st of February last Mr. Justice Willes delivered the unanimous opinion of their lordship in the negative. v ered. The judgment of their lordships' h ouse was now deli- The Lord Chancellor said that had the present case been t before the house previously to the decision of their l b o ro rd u gps in the year 1844, in the case of "Regina v. Millis," he should not have hesitated to advise their lordships to affirm the judgment in favour of the validity of the mar riage, and the legitimacy of the respondent. The special verdict set out proved contract of marriage per verbs de presents," intended and believed by the parties to make them husband and wife, without any further ceremony. The effect of such a contract would have depended on the common law of Eng land respecting the constitution of marriage before Lord Hardwicke's Act, which passed in 1753, sad according to that law, he should have said that, without any rerud being had to the fact of the husband being a priest episcopally oidained, this was, " ipsum matrimonium, " conferring on the parties and ensuring to their children all the civil rights flowing from a valid marriage. This was founded on the maxim " consensus tacit matrimonium," and understood to be the universal law of Christendom. It must now, however, be considered as having been determined by this house that there never could have been a valid marriage in England before the Reformation without the presence of a priest, 'spina. pally ordained, or afterwards without the presence of a priest or of a deacon. If it were competent to him, he would now have asked their lordships to remember the I doctrine in " Regina v. Millis," as he considered it most unjust and tyrannical that an invariable form of oelebrsting a valid marriage should be indis pensably required, which might be contrary to the reli gious feeling of any class in the community ; but be had always been of opinion that to consUtute this the most im portant of coutracta, on which society itself depends, there ought to be a public form of celebration, the addition of a religious ceremony being highly desirable, although not abso- lutely necemary. Bathe was boned by that case; and signaling that by the common law of England there must have been present a clergyman in orders, the question now to be de. terrnined was whether the bridegroom being such a clergyman, and there being no other clergyman present, a valid marriage was contracted. No authority had been found to show that one individual could represent the two character of btidsgroom end priest, who are both to be on the scene at the same time... either on principle or au thority could he fi nd anything to support the judgment ap pealed against. It was always exceedingly disagreeable to him to advise their lordships to reverse any judgment, and he felt peculiar reluctance to do so where the judgment in a case of this sort is io favour of legitimacy. But being of opinion, after mach deliberation, that this judgment could not stand with their lordship.' decision in " Re gina v. Millis," he must not only in the discharge of his duty, according to their lordships standing order, as Speaker, put the question that "the judgment be reversed," but if there was a division be must for himself say "content." Lord Cranworth, Lord Wensleydale, and Lord Chelmsford, having delivered elaborate judgments, concurring with the Lord Chancellor, The judgment of the court below was reversed. VISITATION OF THE ABOHDE/ . .09N8Y OF MD- DLESEL—(THIS DAY.) -- This morning the Venerable Archdeacon Sinclair, LA., Archdeaoon of Middlesex, commenced the visitation of that portion of the diocese of Loudon. The clergy and churchwardens were cited to appear at St. Paul's Church, Covent.garden and there was • very large assembly . The ordinary business with the church wardens having been disposed of service was performed in the church, prayers being read by the Rev. Henry Hutton, A. of %Ahem College, Oxford, rector of the parish. The Archdeacon having taken hi, seat within the rails of the communion table proceeded to the delivery of his charge, of which • condemnation of the " Essays and Reviews" formed the chief part. Mr. Francis Cavendish, of the Foreign-office, son of General the Hon. Henry Cavendish, who met with such a severe accident on Tuesday last, is recovering. The improvement, though slow, is satisfactory, considering the serious nature of the injuries he sustained. A letter fromYokuhama, Japan, after describing the murder at Yeddo of the secretary of the American minister, says :—" After this murder, after the repeated 'warnings of danger given to the ministers by the Japanese government, and after the most convincing proofs of the utter inadequacy of the means adopted for our security, the foreign ministers, with the exception of the one who ought to have been, or rather was most concerned in the matter, the American, determined to leave Yeddo, sea to reside at Yokohama (near Kanagawa), until matters could be saustactonly settled. Her Majesty's ship Encounter brought us down to this place, about 18 miles from Yeddo, on Saturday, the 26th of January, and we have taken up our quarten at what was formerly the Yokohama Hotel, but now her Britannic Majesty's Legation. A guard of a dozen marines has been pLused es the premises. We are thus, thank Heaven, rid of those Yakeuins, who are not of the slightest use in case of emergency. They do remarkably well for clearing the road of little urchins and old women, but in no single instance have they defended a foreigner when assaulted ; to may that they are cowards is to use too mild an expres. sion. The French Chargé d'Affaires came down with us. The Dutch Consul.Geoeral left several days before us in a Dutch war brig. The American Minister remained at Yeddo, Imagining that, by his conduct, he will impress upon us his own belief that the murder of his secretary was an accident." Mr. West, of the Northern Circuit, has been appointed attorney-general for the Duchy of Lancaster. A meeting, very numerously attended, was held at Willie's Rooms on Saturday, for the purpose of bearing an address from the Rev. Mr. Mooyratt on the subject of Ceylon, and for assisting in rising the funds necessary for the construction of a church at Point de Galls. The Bishop of Oxford presided, and there were present Lord Lyttelton, Bishop Jackson, of Colombo, the Rev. Daniel Moore, and several ether clergymen. DEATH OT GENERAL SIR CHARLEN W. PARLEY, K.o.ll.—We regret to announce the death of General Sir Charles W. Raley, K.C.8., colonel commandant of the Royal Engineers, who died on Friday last at Norfolk-enn ead, Oxford-square, at an advanced age, and after 64 years' service in the army. The venerable general had been in in firm health for some time past, but his friends were unpro. pared for the mournful occurrence. Tas ROYAL YACHT Faist•.—As the Fairy was proceeding down the Southampton Water on Friday even. ing, between 7 and 8 o'clock, on her way to Osborne, with the Prince Consort on board, on his return from London, to m en ut to c rtion of her machinery gave way and the yacht was tto standstill. One of her boats was immediately seat kto the Southampton Docks to obtain the assist speed a steam-tug, but meanwhile a revenue cruiser came up, and the Prince and his attendants having entered the date barge belonging to the Fairy, the revenue vessel took the barge in Lew and proodded to Osborne. The Fairy wee r enbeequently towed down by a steamer which was sent afte _ CA111•03 ACCIDILNT.—A melancholy and fatal event occurred at Teamster, between York and Leeds. on Friday last. On that day Mr. and Mra. John Worma ld were returning in their own carriage, drawn by • pair of spirited horses, from Skelton Hall, sear York, the residence of Mr. W. W. Bettye ; and the coachman drove on all right for • distance of nine miles. until he got to the bottom of the hill leading into Tadeester, when he overbalanced himself in trying to ease the break. He fell off, and was pitched on to the ground with great violence, and the horses taking fright galloped madly through the town. Onward the furious animals dashed, spreading surprise and alarm on every side ; but on reaching the first tollgate in the direction of Leeds. it seems they bated • little, and Mr. Wormald determined to seize the opportunity of leaping out, fearing that to re. main would be inevitable death. He did no, and sustained • few bruises about his face. Usfer t unately, Mrs. Wormald tried to follow her husband's example, but in endeavouring to do so she fell heavily upon the ground, fractured her skull, and expired almost immediately. The coachman was a good deal injured by his fall, but not seri ously. The death of Mrs. Wormald, under the painful circumstances just narrated, has excited great sympathy, the more so as she and her husband were returning from the celebration of the marriage of her brother (Mr. Thomas Hague Cook) to Miss Mary Elizabeth Bettye, which bad taken place at Skelton on the previous day. Kelley's Island, in Lake Erie, in America, has become famous, for its grape vineyards now extend over about T.lO acres there. An acre of vines in full bearing will yield 60 tons of capes, worth nearly 1.001. The Catawba is the principal variety. About one.sixth of the grape crop is made into wine. __ The Echo de Visone says :—" The information which reaches us from every part of Francs represents the aspect of the country as most satiefscfory. The corn looks well, and the vines, about which some alarm had been felt on account of the late cold, have the most flourishing ap pearance in Champagne, Burgundy, °Weems, Languedoc, and Bouillon. The num certainly is not sufficiently ad vanced for any decided opinion to be formed as to the next crop ; but it is a great thing to have already gone safely through the month of March, a period always so critical for the productions of the earth." The city of Nantes is now engaged in preparing • National Exhibition, which will open on the Ist July next. Industrial productions of all kinds, works of art. and the agricultural and horticultural produce of the whole et news and the colonies will be admitted. The city of Nantes will pay the expense of the carriage of all articles intended for the Exhibition, and also for the return charge for such as may not be sold and which shall have obtained a medal. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings in Banoo.—(Befare Lard Chief Justice Ede, and Justices Willem end Myles.) FREMANTLR. BART., T. THE LONDON AND NORTH WERTVILY RAILWAY CONPANT.-LIABILITY OP RAILWAY CONPANIWS FOR MR CAOSIRD BY TBBIB 101011(R8. This was an action to recover damages for a fire which occurred upon a farm belonging to Sir Thomas Fremantle, in Buckinghamshire, and in consequence, it was contended by the plaintiff, of a lighted cinder being emittedfrom the fun nel of a railway engine. The jury found for the plaintiff, but subsequently Mr. Borkll applied for a new final, con tending that upon the question whether the fire was caused by the engine the verdict was against the evidence ; and he further submitted that the company having used the' beat kind of engines were not responsible to do anything further, and that the judge should have told the jury that if they thought that the best engines had been used there should be a verdict for the defendants, instead of telling them that even if the best engines had been used they should then consider whether the company had been guilty of negligenee in not using a "bonnet, " Venetian blinds," or a "spark catcher," to prevent the emission of sparks. The Lord Chief Justice, in giving judgment, said there was evidence on both sides for the jury, and the learned judge was not dissatisfied with the verdict. There would therefore be no rule upon the ground that the verdict was against the evidence; and as to alleged misdirection, it tagrl, upon reading- the whole summing up, that Vlge did not express any opinion as to whether the company should have adopted auy pre caution beyond that of using the beet engines known at the time ; but that, on the contrary, the whole matter on both sides had been fairly laid before the jury by the judge. The court was fully aware of the great importance of the ques tion to railway companies, and they should have granted the rule if they thought that there was any doubt about the correctness of the summing up. Rule refused. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordi ud sary, Mr. Justice Wightnian, and Mr. Json Williams.) snronce ARD SHEDDER V. THE AITONNIZT-OLTERAL. Miss Shedden applied to the court for leave to postpone bar motion for a re-heariog before a jury. Sir C. Creswell said the court had no need to give any leave. If the petitioner chose to bring in her application they were ready to hear it. If not, they could make no order about it, nor could they protect her against any con sequences that might follow from such postponement. Miss Shedden was anxious to state the reason why she had not made the application earlier. Their lordships would not be surprised to hear that she had been suffering from such mental and physical indisposition that it was really impossible for her to avail herself of the first oppor tunity that had occurred of coming again before the court. Sir C. Creswell said that when the case was brought before them, if the court found fault with the petitionerfor being late in her application, she would have an opportunity of stating why she had not appeared sooner ; and then they would be able to judge whether the reasons given were or were not satisfactory. Mire Sheridan next asked that the papers which hail been proved in the cause might be placed under the direction of the court where they might be open to the inspection of both parties. The fact was that papers had been produced by the other side, the tenor and very existence of which had previously been denied on oath and otherwise by them. The result had been at woe a surprise upon the petitioners and a deception upon the court. At the close of the trial the court had ordered the papers produced on behalf of Mr. Patrick to be returned to them, observing that the elder petitioner bad surreptitiously obtained documents from the Court of Session in Scotland. That statement, which of course the court could only have learned from what it had been told, was utterly untrue. Her father had left Scotland io March, NU, and bad never been there since. In ISM she had herself " borrowed up * —to use the technical term—the pawn from the registres and she had only detained them because Mr. Carment would not on behalf of Mr. Patrick give an undertaking not to destroy them. An action for detenoe had been brought against her father on account of those papers, but no one had ever in that suit dared to charge him • ith feloniously abstracting them from the Scotch registry. She might be peemitted to say that it was a horrible thing to feel that her father's reputation had suffered through the weakness of her advocacy. Hut it was a great comfort to know that his character bad not suffered with those who knew him. Sir James Matheson had written to say that, if neoessarys he would corn, forward and state upon oath that he (Mr. Shedden) Lad always been known in India and Chula Pr ( • king haraeti • not • tier° • s. 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