The Express. — London, England, 1861-11-26 00:00:00

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Tue difficulty in procuring suitable Liberal can- didates for metropolitan boroughs, such as we have just witnessed in Finsbury, and the depreciation in the quality of the parliamen tary representation of the metropolis generally„ which, although much exaggerated, is real, ought to prove very instructive to its electoral bodies. Twenty years ago there was no higher honour than to represent those great constituencies. Then Dr. LUAHINGTUN, Sir HENRY SULWEIt, Sir W. MULLKwU•TH, Mr. TENN% rioN D'EYNcolity, Sir W. CLAY, Sir B. and other men of politi cal and social eminence, illustrated the metropolis , in the House of Commons, and made the cultivated liberality of London felt in the Legislature of the nation. Now, a great part of its representation is in • the hands of inferior and second-rate politicians ; and gradually as the older parliamentary notabili ties who sit for it disappear or are removed from political life, its representation becomes worse and worse, until at last it threatens to be a serious reproach to the Liberal cause and party. The I causes of this decline are, of course, various ; but I there is one predominating reason so notorious, 1 that it behoves the more enlightened portion of the constituencies to take it seriously to heart, , and make a resolute effort for its abatement. We allude, of course, to the excessive cost of a contest It is not many years since • defeated can didate for the City of Westminster was saluted by bills amounting to nearly, if not quite, 7,0001. When Lord Femme was elected for Marylebons, he had to pay upwards of 3,0001. for his election ; at the last contest for that borough nearly 5,0001. i was spent by the candidates. Mr. Josue Loci• I had, it is notorious, to pay very heavily for his seat in Southwark. Sir MORTON Pero's audited accounts reached a total, if we recollect aright, of some 5,0001.; and it is generally understood that • sharply contested election for Finsbury cannot be carried on for much lees than 4,0001. a side. Expenditure like this very properly makes public men of acknowledged competency and high character reluctant to present them selves to constituencies which require such heavy draughts on their pockets, and limits the field of @election. It drives the leading electors, when a vacancy occurs, into • corner in which there is no alternative but to make a choice that inspires uo enthusiasm, and by the delay which it begets it produces • struggle which creates no general interest, but oftener general disgust. Neither is this all, or, perhaps, the worst. The largeness of the cost has • tendency to prolong and perpetuate an inferior representation ; and thus that representation is rapidly becoming a very hope less discredit to our parliamentary system. The causes of this expenditure are equally noto rious. It does not arise from any venality or cor ruption in the main body of the metropolitan con stituencies ; it is much rather connected with their helplessness to act with knowledge, promptitude, and spirit when the emergency arises, with the absence of general organisation, and with the fact of electioneering agency in London having fallen into lower hands than those who were formerly entrusted with it. A recent contest has reminded the public of the existence of a set at extortionate persons, Wiio insist on employ ment on these ocessiona—who affect to have influence and power they do not in reality possess, and who have a set of inferior tools and instniments quite as rapacious, ready to be let loose on the electoral body and on the candidates. The cost of these agents and of their followers, the paid canvassers, constitutes one of the heaviest items of the expendi.ure in metropolitan elections. Next to it in enormity and scandal is the public-house system, than which not'ing can be worse. It is the fashion among many of the smaller tradesmen of London to assemble in taverns in the evenings after business for such refreshment and recreation as they furnish, and the con •equence is that publicans aro supposed to exercise very oonaide-able influence over their customers as to wl.'ch of the Liberal candidates ought to be supported. To conciliate the publicans, candidates are induced by the electioneering agents to take committee rooms at probably 100 taverns, each at the expense of some 101. Thus an expenditure of probably anotl•or 1,0001. is impel d on the candidates. Then, there is a vast amount of unnecessary printing, a good deal of drinking, which appears as stationery in the auditor's ac counts, a paid clerk and messenger attached to each committee room, and a host of small petty charges, which easily aggregate into • substantial sum by the time the contest is over. And on the day of polling comes the abominable cab system; for on that day electors who probably never ride in • cab on any other occasion during the year, have the meanness to insist on being conveyed at the candidate's cost to the polling-booths. It is because of this accumulation of expenditure that election agents are able to warn would-be candidates for Marylebone that a contested election there costs each from 2,000/. to 3,0001., and to I tell those who aspire to Finsbury that they must have at least 4,000/. in their pockets to throw away. It was but the other day a gentleman de sirous of submitting his pretensions to the electors of Finsbury was plainly told that the 1,5001. to which he proposed to limit his expenses would not do, and that he must more than double that num to have any chance of success. Now, the real constituencies of the metropolitan boroughs have nothing at all to do with this ex cessive expenditure at elections. It simply re presents the cost that certain combinations of interested parties inflict on candidates, inter posing between them and the electors. It is these combinations to fleece candidates which lie at the bottom of the depreciation in the qua lity of metropolitan representation ; and unless the constituencies will take elections more and more out of such hands and into their own safe keeping, the excessive expenditure will be main tained to their injury and discredit. The remedy obviously consists in a sound and in dependent organization of the Liberal electors amongst theme& res ; one which will relieve them from this dependence on agents when a vacancy occurs, and on public-houses when a contest is going on. Look at Finsbury just now; there all is confu sion, discord, perplexity, and waste of strength, because of the absence of any central organization, because of the want of concert; because every man who wishes to represent the borough consults an agent in the lack of any Liberal Society. The Liberal Registration Association of London has hitherto saved the City from the evils we now witness in Finsbury ; and such an organization properly constituted would rescue that borough from the plight into which Mr. DuNcomsz's death has plunged it. Vitt Court. WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. ES. The Queen, accompanied by the Prince and Priories@ of Leiniogen, drum, out this morning, attended by Major-Osseral Seymour. The Prince Coeeort, attended by the Hoe. Colonel A. Hardinge, weal to Mullenley-hall, to visit the Prime of Wales. The Duke and Duchess of Somerset, the Right Hoe. W. Cowper, ead Major-General Trollops, C.R, have left the Castle. Governor Wodeliouse had an interview with the Duke of Newcastle, yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial•offce from the Governors of the North American Provinces aad Bermuda. VISIT OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE CONSORT TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES. CAMBRIINIE, Nov. 25. His Royal Highness the Prince Consort, Chan cellor of the University, arrived here at mid-day on a visit to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. The Prince Consort, who was attended by Colonel the Hun. A. Harding., travelled '• threegh* from Windsor in the saloon menage built for the nee of her Majesty by the South Western Railway Company, sod reached Cambridge et thirty-seven minutes past one. The Prince of Wales, attended by the Hon. General Bruce sod Major Teesdale, met his august father at the station. The royal train pulled up is the arcade on the Cam bridge side of the station, and thence the royal party proceeded through • passage brilliantly festooned with red cloth (by a doorway broken out for the purpose) to one of the Royal carriages which was in waiting, and drove straight to Madingley-kall. Mr. Love, the chairman of the Eastern Counties Railway Company ; Mr. Robert son, general superintendent ; and Mr. Sinclair, locomotive superintendent, accompanied the Royal train over the Eastern Counties system, as did also Inspector Darwin, of the South Western line. Mr. Sinclair had the control of the engine. The arrangements at Cambridge went under the direction of Mr. Sproele, district super. intendent. and Mr. Fisher, station master. The visit of the Primes Cessort is understood to be distinctly private, mud ocainquently there will be no addi tions to the tEenee party at 1110;ogley this evening, but there are indications that the royal party will honour the performance of the Fitswillisai Musleal Society with their presence at Sidney College Lodge in the evening. The Prince Consort, attended as before, will leave Cambridge for Windsor at eleven o'clock on Tuesday morning, and shortly after his departure the Prince of Wales will set out on a.nit to his Grace the Duke of Manchester, at Kimboltoo Castle, returning on or before Friday, when he will honour the Reverend the Master of Trinity with him company to dieser. THE Rit♦IOAATION OF Ma. JUrflell HILL— This morning the fact of the resignation of Mr. Justice Hill reached the members of the bar assembled is West. minster Hall. Sir William At/rectors. the Attorney-Ge neral, has not, as it is generally supposed, as absolute right to the judicial seat. Aa a matter of courtesy, the Lord Chanoelke will, it Is supposed, offer the judgeship to Sir William Atherton, who was the Solicitor- Garnered while he (ea Sir Richanl Bothell) was Attoreey- Gummi, and with whom he worked heartily daring the pro. gross of the Bankruptcy Bill and other legal measures of re form. It is the opinion in Westminster Hall, that in mese. queer* of the evenly balanced state of political parties and the possibility of a miaisterial disruption nest session, Sir William Atherton will swept the puisne judgeship in the Court el Queue Bem►, sad that as a matter of course be will Ds sesessisd is the Attorney-Geoendship by Sir R. Palos; Q.C., M.P., ths present Solicitor-General, who will her. te gs bast be his constituents at Richmond for re-else • Mom For the MIN of Solicitor-Generol there will probably be army spinets, prominently amongst them being Mr• fferjsant Pigott. M.P. for Reading ; Mr. Collier, M. P. for Plymouth ; and Mr. Make, M. P. for Nottingham. As the meiection to psrliameat of either of these gentlemen would he tolerably certain, no difficulty ma be raised to any of them in that respect. Mr. Lush, Q.C., a leading member of the her, who has not a seat in the home, is also spoken of. Thu Queen has been graciously pleased to present her portrait to the head-quarters of the Royal Artillery at Woolwich. The picture was yesterday moroing hung in the mes•ruom. In commemoration of the event a banquet on an appropriate scale will be given this evening by the officer*, at which his Royal Highness the General Coro. mandi rig •i n •Chid, as colonel of the regiment, a :ll be peewit. The picture, which represents her Majesty in coronation rubes, is after the celebrated painting of Winterhalter, and has been executed by Mr. Melville with admirable taste and judgment. le order to adapt the features of the portrait to the present day. her Majesty honoured the artist with three sittings. Mr. Melville's picture differs from the original in that adaptations only. Their Royal ifigheemee the Duchese of Cam bridge and the Princess Mary arrived in town yesterday trom Brighton. The Earl awl Counter of Crayon and the Ladies Craven arrived is to,, yesterday from Ashdown Park, Bork,. The Countess sad the Indies Craven leave to-day on a visit to t h e Earl sad Countess of Verulam at Gorham bar) Park, Harts. His lordship remains in town. The Earl of Dudley arrived at hie mansion in Park-Los cm flatarday from a tour on the Oominent. The Earl Howe left Curzon House yeetertlay to Joie his family at Gelman Hall, Leicestershire. _ Lord and Lady Rendlesham have arrived at the Clarendon hotel from Headleeham I.IaII, Woodbridge, Suffolk. Lord and Lady Clarence Paget have loft town for their seat is aitzleses. Lord and Lady William Osborne leave Hill 'Meet tacky ea a tear of viola. Lady riufferin has loft town for her villa resi dence at Highgate. The Right Hon. Sir Edmund Head, Lady Head, and the Misses Head have loft 111M210ell Hotel for Tbd marsh HOWICS Sending. On Sunday, at 1, Grafton-street, the Countess of Cork gave birth to twins, a son and heir and daughter. The " Ahnanach de Gotha" for 1862 gives to Victor Emmanuel the title of King of Italy. We read in Gaiipiaiii .7- 7 ` The Emperor three dare back reviewed the prelims of CompVgne, emitting of the regiment of Gull*, • battalion of Zooaves, the Cent Gerdes, and Use Imperial Gendarmery. His Majesty, accompanied by the Prince Imperial, in the uniform of a Grenadier of the Guard, and mounted on a pony, rode along the lines attended by a brilliant staff. The Empress was also present, and the Scotch gentlemen who are now their Majesties' guest. appeared in their national costume. The Emperor distributed nineteen decorations of the Legion of Honour, and forty military 'militia." THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 26, 1861. CANADA. From Canada we learn that on the 30th October the following address was presented by the Quebec Board of Trade to the newly-arrived Governor, Viscount Moak We, the Council of the Quebec Board of Trade, on our own behalf and on that of the body we represent, beg re spectfully to tender to your Excellency • cordial welcome to Canada. Your Excellency's administration of the govern ment commences at • period when events are occurring which cannot fail to have great influence on the prosperity of Canada, and to confer still ggrroea•tiesrr importance upon the noble river by which your Excellency has reached our shores. The Increasing demand for the means of convey. ante of the bountifulharvests of the West, and the un happy state of affairs in the neighbouring republic, must necessarily give • fresh impetus to the trade of the St. Lawrence. Deeply interested as we are in the com mercial prosperity of Canada, we bail with plea sure the progress of that enlightened legislation which has already done so much to develop the resources of the coun try and to improve our highway to the ocean, and we look forward hopefully to the time when, by a direct railway communicatioo with the Atlantic through British terri tory, another important step in advanoe will have been effected, which we trust will be only the precursor to the extension of similar facilities to the Pacific. We feel con fident that your Excellency will favourably receive Inch suggestions as in the interests of commerce we may feel it our duty from time to time to make; and we beg to congra tulate you, Lady Houck, and family, on your safe arrival in Quebec, where we hope you may long enjoy health and happiness. - - His Excellency replied a, follows : I receive with much gratification your address of welcome on my arrival in Canada. The great natural resources of your province, and the facilities which nature has provided 111 your magnificent river for the transmission of your pro duce to the best markets, afford an inexhaustible field for the application of the enterprise and industry of your people ; and the progress which your trade has made within the last few years gives proof that you do not fall behind your fellow-citizens in other parts of the British empire in the . possession of those qualities. I had a strong illustration of the strength of Canadian self-reli ance and energy in the magnificent vessel which conveyed me acmes the Atlantic to your shores. I am deeply impressed with the importance, both in an Imperial and provincial point of view, of securing, as soon as possible, a line of railway through British territory to a port accessible to shipping during the entire year, and no effort shall be wanting on my part to effect so desirable an object. It will be at all times a plaints to me to confer with you unreservedly on all questions affecting the trade of the province. On behalf of lady Moock cud the other members of my family, I beg to thank you for your kind expressions of welcome, sod your good wishes for their health and happiness during our sojourn amongst you. .. _ . The eteamebip John Bell, Scott, of the Anchor line, from Glasgow on the 11th October, arrived at Quebec on the 30th. She brought 85 passengers and three of the crew of the schooner John Silvan, of Halifax, picked up in the Strait., of Belleiale. THE CONFEDERATE STEAMER NASHVILLE. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 25. An application of a somewhat novel character, in connexion with this case, was made to the borough magis trates sitting in petty sessions at the Guildhall this morn ing. The magistrates on the bench were Captain Engledus (who acted as chairman in the absence of the mayor, who had gone to London on public business), Colonel Stretton, Mews. J. Lobb, E. Palk, and J. H. Cooksey. Captain Nel son, of the late Harvey Birch, who was accompanied by Mr. Pearcey, jun., of the firm of Oliverson, Lane, and Purer!, solicitors, of London, applied for a search warrant, with the view of recovering from the Nashville steamer his chro nometer, barometer, and ship's papers, which were taken on board that vessel at the time of the capture, and before his ship was set on fire. Previous to the formal application being made, Hr. Pearcey handed to the chairman a letter from the Lord Mayor of London, stating that a similar ap plication had been made to him at the Mansion-house, but that he bad thought it his duty to pans the matter over to the authorities at Southampton, at which port the Nash ville had called and still remained. His lordship informed Captain Nelson that had the Nashville been lying in any of the London docks he should have granted the application. Mr. Pearcey, for the captain, questioned the legality of the commission under which Captain Pegram, the com mander of the Nashville, bad acted. The Ch►irman said he had aeon the comrniasion, which was that of a lieutenant in the navy, and it was quite cor rect. Mr. J. S. Eldridge, the magistrate's clerk, pointed out that a warrant could only be granted in a case where goods were supposed to be kept from felonious intent. The Chairman said the applicant know very well what the Nashville was when he hoisted the Federal flag on board his ship. Captain Nelson admitted this to be true. The Chairman said it was a reoognimed fact that an opponent had a right to take anything be chose under such circumstances sa existed in this case. After a very brief conversation between the parties, the whole proceedings not occupy ing many minutes, the Chairman said that the magistrates were unanimously of opinion that the applica tion could not be granted, and Captain Nelson was referred to the Secretary of State. MONDAY Mawr. tisptain Pegram returned from London this evening, ao companied by Mr. Yancey, one of the Southern commis sioners, and the latter gentleman returns to London again to-morrow. Mr. Yancey states that it has been intimated to him through a third party that the Nashville is recog nised by the British government as a national vessel, and that she will be allowed the right to refit and repair, as was the case with the James Adger, so as to exercise a per fect neutrality between the two contending parties. It is said that the necessary arrangements are made for the Nash ville to go into graving dock on Wednesday, in consequence of her having been ashore. LOSS OF ANOTHER HULL BALTIC STEAMER. - Scarcely has Hull recovered from the shuck con sequent on the report of the loss of its first screw steamer, the Lion, together with another, the Enchantress, with sixteen lives, than it is again thrown into a state of great excitement by the arrival of telegrams an nouncing the stranding of Messrs. T. Wilson, Suns. and Co.'s hue new steamier the Hobe, Captain Mason, which was only launched this summer, and has ouly made two voymor. She was built by Messrs. Earles, of Hull, for the Baltic trade, and constructed so as to be incapable of carrying deck cargo, a practice which has been very much deprecated of late. She was about LW° tons Walton ; her dimensions were 235 feet long, 29 feet bread, and 21 feet deep; her engines were capable of working up to WO horse power, and she wee reckoned one of the strongest built vessels that Messrs. Fades have ever built. The tele grams announcing her Ices state that "The Hebe, Captain Masan, from Cronstadt, Lao stranded at Feblund, near to Gothland (the scene of the wreck of the Lieu) ; part cargo thrown overboard ; will probably go to pieces. No mention whatever is made of her mew, which numbers over twenty hoods. but hopes are entertained that they are all saved. With regard to the steamer Lion, whose loss we recorded a few days ago, the follow ing telegram has been received by the owners, Messrs. Brownlow, Lumsdeo and Co. :—" Wisby, Nov. 23.—Part of cargo saved. Fla x damaged. Tallow could be reshipped. Messrs. Earl and Woodall 's Hull and London trader the Charge left the latter plasm as Tuesday, the 12th inst., and has out sins been heard of. Grave doubts are entertained as to her safety." The Hobe makes the total number of Hull steamers lost in about 13 months 16 or 17, five at which were the property of ooe arm —viz., Mesas. Wilson, Soon, and Co. These serious disasters are causing a deal of excitement in the town, and many families have during the year been thrown into greet cl'etrees by them. The famous Gicquel, whose panegyric by the Bishop of Poitiers was so rapidly followed by his condemna tion fur swindling, has now found a rival who does quite as much honour to the Pontifical army. Etude Dial, a Pon tifical Zoller*, a native of Bittbourg ( Traces ), has /kilt bean condemned, at Bar-le-Due, to two months' imprisonment for swindling. Diet bad come to France on a three months' furlough, and ought to have rejoined his regiment on the 2sith ult., but has been prevented by this unfortunate OCCUITOOM ------ DARING ROBBERY OF FIFTY POUNDA --CAPTURE OF THE Tuae.—The magistrates of Scarborough have com mitted for trial a man named John Wilkinson, on the charge of stealing a cashbox from the shop of Mr. John Bradley, leather cutter, on Friday afternoon. Mr. Bradley had left his shop to post a letter, the post-office being but a few yards distant, and on his return he was delayed at a neighbouring shop by the melancholy circumetence of the owner of Mr. Thomas Young, cabinet-maker, having just at the moment d►opped down dead. In the meantime—the interval being not more than three or four minutes—the man Wilkinson had entered prosecutor's shop, and had stolen the cash-box, containing in money and bills above filth. He was met at the door by Bradley, who asked him what he wanted. His answer not being satisfactory, Bradley suspected him of stealing leather from the shop, and at once followed him. Medley's suspicions were increased by observing a protuberance under the man's coat ; but be still did not think that it was his cashbox that had been stolen. He took hold of the man, and insisted on hie return to the shop, on spin entering which, the thief slid the cashbox to the Boor, but too clumsily to render the act of any service to himself. He was given into custody nt once, and now the inugistratee have committed him as above stated. Wilkinson cornea from Beverley, and appears to be nothing more than an idle vagabond. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. ITALY. The Doha of yesterday states that General CiaMini was to leave Turin yesterday evening fur Bologna, where ho will resume the command of the 4th corps d'arm4e. The Italian Gazette of Saturday announces that on December 111 next the members of the Com mittee of Provedimento will meet at Genoa, under the presidency of Garibaldi, who will afterwards leave for Turin to assume his post as deputy. In the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies at Turin on the 22nd, the Minister of Marine pre sented a bill for raining sailors for the navy ; and the Minister of Finance three bills one relative to commerce in corn, another for the establishment of a Court of Accounts, and the third regulating the manner of keeping the financial accounts of the state. The Minister of Finance begged that these measures might be taken into consideration without delay, as of urgent importance. A Turin letter nays : The extraordinary budget of 1862, which chiefly consists of the expenses for armaments and public works, will amount to 170,000,000 fr., and that sum is to be paid out of the balance at 180,000,000 fr. in hand from the loan of 500,000,000 fr As to the ordinary budget of 1862, it will be presented and voted in equilibrium, owing to the Ministry !proposing to extend to all Italy the Piedmontese duties on registration and domains, and to impose a new tax on transferable secu rities, which is expected to yield 50,000,000 fr. It is, there fore, certain that Italy will not make any loan in 1862, though arming extensively, and carrying on public works with great activity. It is well to remark that in this country the floating debt is far from being equ►l to what it is in France. It consists almost exclusively of treasury bills, the circulation of which is limited to 50,030,000(r. In Italy, moreover, there is a wide field for taxation, and there is also a mass of national property, by the sale of which 25,000,000 fr. or 30,000,000 fr. may be raised annually without causing any perturbation. On the whole, the financial situation of the country is infinitely better than was generally supposed. (ILEITIS'S TELZGRAMIL) TURIN, Nov. X. _ _ - The Opinion of to-day contains the following : " In consequence of the military levy which ham been ordered, the Italian army will consist in future of 90 regiments of infantry, 7 brigades of bersaglieri, and 22 regiments of cavalry." SPAIN. MADRID, Nov. 25, Evionsa. The Correspetelenciadutograftsof to-dayannounces that Baron Teooo, the Sardinian Minister, has de manded his passports, and will leave Madrid to morrow. The same journal says that the Spanish government consented to deliver up to the Italian government these documents of the Neapolitan archives which do not relate to political affairs, on condition that King Victor Emmanuel withdrew his first note. The Italian government, on their side, demanded that Spain should withdraw the note in which she declared herself the legitimate depository of the Neapolitan archives. RUSSIA. THORN, Nov. 25. M. Vidal, President of the Committee for Public Worship at Warsaw, who was forbidden by General Suchosanett, former Governor of Poland, to obey the orders of Marquis Wielopoliki, has been sum moned by the Emperor to St. Petersburg, and placed at the Marquis Wielopolski's disposal. SWITZERLAND. BERNE, Nov. 25. The Federal Council has demanded satisfaction from the French Government for the fresh viola tion of Swiss territory by French gendarmes near Geneva. GENEVA, Nov. 25. The election of members for the Council of State of the canton of Geneva took platy to-day. M. Fobbry was elected President by 4,673 votes, against 2,912 obtained by M. James Fasy, the un- AUSTRIA. PESTII, Nov. 25. It is asserted that Count Appouy has tendered his resignation as Judas Curiae, and will be re placed by Count Almassy. TURKEY AND MONTENEGRO. RAGUSA, Nov. 23. In consequence of the defeat of the iusurgenta by the Turkish troops at Piva the European consuls have proposed an armistice. Omar i'acha has received fresh reinforcements. PORTUGAL LISBON, Nov. 25. The King has presided at a Council of Ministers. The ministry will continue to follow a constitn t;onal policy. The following telegram has been received at Mr. Renter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Nov. 26 : CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. The 141Wiilia, with the above mails, arrived at Marseilles at 7 a.m. this day. The mails were to leave fur London at 10 a.m. THE BOMBAY AND MEDITERRANEAN SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 25. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's steamer Moulton has arrived here with the heavy portion of the above mails. She brings 2,5251. in specie, pearls to the value of 27,C00 rupees, premien stones so the value of 7,000 rupees, 2,000 sacks of wheat, 700 barrels of dates, 78'.1 packages of general cargo, and 40 passengers. . _ The Moo Han experienced heavy easterly gales from Gibraltar sod across the Bay of Biscay. The Delta left Gibraltar for Alexandria ou the 18th inst The ship Sebastopol, from London fur New Zealand, has been spoken by the Vision, 22 days out. All well At Gibraltar, on the 2lst iust., exchange on London, 90 days' sight, was quoted 491 ; on Paris, 3.26 ; on Marseilles, 5.• J; ;on Genoa, 5.28 ;on Madrid, discount. Freights unaltered. " A representative of the new King of Elada gawsz, Madams II.," says the Journal du Harry, is ex. pasted shortly to arrive in Europe. This envoy is M. Lambert, who has been created Prince of Tanannarive. He has been engaged for ten years in trying to establish commercial relations between France and Mulagsesr. The secession of his friend and protector, Madams IL, will probably ensure the success of his enterprise. Hitherto, however, they have had no other result than to absorb several considerable fortunes ; his own, in the first instance, that of MM. Millie,,, his wife's sons, and lastly that of M. James (Mier, the banker, whose failure caused so much soy prise. M. Lambert% friends hope that the f tvour of the King of the Ova. will compensate him for the past, and I repair the ruin which his undertakings had caused." The journals of Mulhausen announce the death of M. Jean Koschlio, the last brother of the twelve known formerly as "Nicolas Hamblin et Frives." The Epoca, a semi-otticial organ at Madrid, in reply to some remarks of an opposition journal, declares that the Spanish government, in intervening in Mexico, doe not intend to support the preteosiooa of Miramon, Marques• and Santana, but means to allow the MOIIIOIIII people to give themselves a government in conformity with their traditions and wants. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN PARIS, Mosnar Emma. The Tempo has reason to believe that M. Fould's plans of financial reform are nut likely to appear shortly in the lifoniteur, as was expected, but will be reserved for the report which the Finance Minis ter is in the habit of addressing to the Emperor every year in the course of the month of December. The same journal says there is no authority what ever for the new taxes announced by the Coasfita- Gunnel, meaning those projects affecting lucifer matches and pianofortes, which have obtained a grand suers de rire in Paris. The Opinion Nationak thinks it most desirable that M. Fonld should lose as little time as possible before lotting the public know what his measures are. The " devotedly independent " journals seem to have no other work to do but to contradict in detail every confession made in M. Fould's memorable report. What with the Patrie's protest, that " disarma ment is impossible," the Conatitutionnd's asser tion that the "floating debt is a phantom," and the Pays' continual barking back to the doc trine that the resources of France are "inexhaus tible," the great demonstration of November 14 is in danger of being pared away to nothing. The Temps, last night, said very plainly that in a reduc tion of the army alone consisted the possibility of any true economy. The Patrie replies that the government and the Corps Legialatif must know better than the Temps—an argument which, while it goes to ignore the interference of the press in public affairs altogether, would also be a rebuke to I the Patrie (if, indeed, it were not inspired) for talk ing about the impossibility of disarming. 1 It is said that when the Senate meets on Decem ber 2, Count Casablanca, an old Napoleonist long out of favour, means to propose that amendments of the Corps Legislatif, rejected by the Council of State, may be revised by the Senate. This would no doubt be a degree better than the present sys tem, although it would not harmonise with the imperial constitution, which does not recognise the Senate as a legislative body, but merely as a kind of supreme court of caseation. I look with some suspicion upon Count Casabianca's plan. I saw it stated lately in Bullier's Currespundence that he meant to propose that any chapter of the budget ' rejected by the Corps Legislatif might be voted by the Senate. That proposition would be so mons trous, that I do not wonder at it having been with drawn for the moment, if it be true that it was ever entertained. But the present announcement looks like an encroachment of jurisdiction. The liberal party would do better to battle with the Council of State, whose interference with the representa tives of the people is too anomalous to last long, than recognise a court of appeal in the Senate. At the opening of the Bourse the brokers set up a cry of " Viva l'Empereur l" and " Viva M. Fould !" I hear that they have voted a bronze statue to the Emperor, to be placed in the Bourse. There can be no doubt of the sincerity of their expressions of gratitude, for the abolition of the turnstiles will certainly bring them more busi ness. The crowd to-day was not so great as might be expected, bat still considerable. As iu other gambling houses, people go in not intending to play, but are tempted when they get there. No great influence of the change was perceptible to day. The Rente rose 15c. and 10c., closing at 70fr. 15c. and 70fr. 25c. Mobilier rose Mr. 25c. The Orleans Railway rose 10fr., and the other lines from 2fr. 50c. to bfr. The Postmaster-General has deprived a great many public officers of the privilege they en joyed of franking letters, which is hereafter to be confined to the heads of great departments only. This is the first instalment of M. Fould's retrenchment. The Opinion Nationale says that a powerful re actionary committee has been formed in Italy, with Prince Petrulla, Francis IL's ambassador at Vienna, for president, and of which the ex-king himself and all the dethroned dukes are leading members. They propose to set up newspapers to advocate the reactionary cause at Rome, Vienna, Paris, and Verona. It is in the latter city that the central legitimist committee will have its head quarters. The Verona journal will be the official Moniteur of the gang ; the first number is expected to appear on January l. The Arai de Ls Religion is to prosecuted for an infraction of the law of signatures— the imputed offence being merely the pub lication of a foreign correspondent with the words "for extract," attested by the signature of an editor residing in Paris. The government has not been slow to take advantage of the opening, which, as I pointed out the other day, was afforded by the special grounds on which the tribunal of Niort based a verdict of acquittal. A heavy blow will be struck at the press if foreign correspondence is to be signed by the "true writer thereof." I have not the least doubt that government has the law on its side. The law is no doubt a very abominable ono, but it is quite plain that "pour extrait," which has been hitherto winked at, is, instead of being a legal signature, the admission that the name of the writer, which the legislature in its hostility to the press meant to get at, is withheld. The Memorial de Lilk says :—" Two days ar a young girl, named Maria H—, who was shut up it. the Convent of the Bon Pasteur, resolved to make her escape from the place, but which she could only do by scaling a wall. On reaching the top of it, she was preparing herself to drop on the other side, a depth of about 18 feet, and wee already hanging by her hand■, when a man who we. passing rushed forward and attempted to catch her in hie arms. The shock to him was, however, so great that he was knocked down and rather severely shaken, and before he had recovered himself the young girl had gad. She has, it is thought, taken refuge with her family.* A Toronto letter says :—" Our tall weather has been beautiful. The leaves of the trees are beginning to darken, however, and slight frosts for some nighty past in dicate the approach of winter. Further north there has been a heavy shower of snow, and in the course of a few weeks we shall have a visit front this northern product also. Cold weather, however, does not come in earliest till January or February." Some more shipping dis listen have been an nounced from the Baltic. The Era, steamer, was stranded on the Faro reef, but, after throwing overboard part of her cargo, got into Gothenburg. The Deptford, screw steamer, had also been stranded, and got off, but sunk after en tering Pillau harbour. The Confederate war steamer Sumter, which has doom such damage to Federal merchant shipping, was built at Montreal. She was first called the Colon and afterwards the Mar iuis de Habana. She is • screw steamer, 437 tons burden. 100 font' long, and 30 feet beam. She is armed with eight 3.!-pounder ritle cannon, and one 82. pounder rifled. Her bulwarks are so constructed that her armament cannot be perceived by rz Mg vessels. She ran the blockade o f N ew or on the 30th of June last, although the Federal inanmf•war Brooklyn was watching her. The follow ing are amongst the Federal ships which have been captured by the Sumter, via., the Golden Rocket, the Cuba, the Machias°, the Bel 3 Dunning, the Albert Adams, the West Wind, the Louisa Heiman. the Naiad and the Abby Bradford. The Federal men-of•war Crusader, Nia gara, Keystone State, Powhattan, and Iroquois have been sent in pursuit of her. The Sumter, it Is reported, was captured off Barbadoes by the Powhattan or Iroquois about the lit of October. Her commander was Captain Raphael SWUM& LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Sittings at Nisi Pries at Westminster.—(Before Lord Clad Justice Cockburn and a Common Jury.) This was the first day of the sittings after term. The list contains 116 wee, of which 68 us new cases and the rest remanets. There are eighteen cases set down for special juries. JACK V. SHER% 00D. Thin was an action to recover the amount of ► solicitor's bill. The defendant pleaded never indebted and a set-off. Mr. Serjeant Shee and Mr. Francis apreared for the plain. tiff ; and Mr. Dowdeswell conducted the cue for the de fence. The plaintiff, Dr. Beck, was a plijsiran? residing in Langham-place, and the defendant, Mr. fredenckiiherwood, earned on the business of a cheesemouger in Ludgateddll. In 1854 they ware the promoter' of a joint-stock company, called the Australian General Investment Society, which wee completely registered on 10th July, 1835. in Loam. ber, 1854, Mr. Dean was appointed solicitor for the corn- I puny, and his bill of costs for work done for the ' promoters amounted to 2221. 14s. Si., which he recovered from Dr. Beck. The other promoters were equally liable for the amount, and there being altogether nine, Dr. Beck now sought to recover a ninth part of the sum, 241. 135., from the defendant. The claim of Mr. Dean was for work done before the complete registration, that for what was done subsequently being recoverable against the company. Mr. Dowdeswell said the defendant admitted his liability to contribute, but he had paid considerably more than the plaintiff for debts incurred in the promotion of the cols. parry. The matter, therefore, resolved itself entirely into one of account, as it would have to be ascertained what was the due proportion each ought to pay. Mr. Serjeant Shee—l have no objection to the cue 'being referred to the master, on the understanding that any waits of law which may arisi4shall be reserved for the court. A verdict was then returned for the plaintiff, subject to a reference to the muter. QUEEN V. PEARCE. The indictment charged the defendant, Benjamin Work- man Pearce, with wilful and corrupt perjury, committed in the Sheriffs' Court of the City of London. The defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr. Giffard sad Mr. Harrison were for the plaintiff, and Mr. Henry Jtimas for the defendant. It appeared from the opening statement that the prose matrix, Mrs. Grundy, kept a lodging-house at Gravesend, and that the defendant and a Mrs. Titterton came to her and engaged lodgings, giving the name of Titterton and paying a deposit. They passed as man and wife and, after remaining for some time, left without paying the debt incurred. Mrs. Grundy sued the defendant in the County Court at Gravesend for the amount. The defendant, who ap , did not deny hie liability, and judgment being against him, he agreed to pay the sum by two instalments. The defendant, however, never paid the money, and Mrs. Gru nd y lost sight of him for a considerable but she eventually traced him to the Blue Pig public.house, in St. Mau-axe. She then summoned the defendant before the Judge of the Sherds' Court, who, ander act of parliament. had power to inquire into the circumstances under which the jment debt was in. caned. The defendant again appeare but denied that he had ever lived with Mrs. Titterton as her husband or slept with her at Mrs. Grundy 's house • but be admitted that he had passedone night in the apartiiienta, when he slept on the sofa. This was the alleged perjury. When Mrs. Grundy saw hint at the Blue Pig, his statement was, however, dif. ferent. He first denied that he was the same person, but afterwards acknowledged he was, but said he knew nothing about the woman until he met her on the Terrace pier at Gravesend, and that be went home with her as he would with any other female he picked up in the streets, and next morning paid her, and went away. The evidence of the landlady and her servant went to show that the defendant and Mrs. Titterton came together when the lodgings were taken, that the defendant paid half-a-sovereign as deposit, and that they slept in the same bed, and passed as man and wife. [The use wag proceeding when our report left.] COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Sittings at Nisi Prins at Westminster, alter Term.—(Belere Mr. Baron Martin and a Special Jury.) This was the first day of the sittings for Westminster after term. The list contains 65 causes, of which 11 are warnings. Then an 15 marked u special juries. WITLIT v. BRADY.-LXTRAORDISiAIa LiBIL CALM This wee an action for libel, brought by the plaintiff, Mr. Joseph Bentley, against the defendant, • partner in the firm of Brady, Son, and Scott, solicitors, of King William•street, City, chargin him with getting up for hit own beosfit • society called "The Society for Promoting National Education." The libels were contained in a eerie. of letters addressed to 'trims persons, and the first de. dared on is a sample of the others charged in the different oonnta of the declaration : "'JO, King Willlarmstreet, City, London, Dec. 3, 1858. "Sir,—There is • named Joseph Bentley going about lecturing and acting subscriptions for the benefit of the Society for Promoting National Education. He has lately lectured at Nottingham, and has advertised your name as one of the committee of reference. ' " I have been at scale pains to make inquiries and cannot find that any such society as that shove mentioned exists, and I think Bentley most be himself the' Society' in qua. tiou. He occupies a small office in Paternoster-row, and makes no mention of any office of the society ice the various notices he publishes. It would appear that tinder colour of your name and those of other gentlemen this per son is getting donations from the public really to put into his own pocket alone. " Under the full impression that such is the fact, I Leg to enclose you a slip, which, if my surmise be correct, 1 shall to obliged by your returning to me signed.-1 am, sir, your obedient servant, " GEOliqg W. BRADY. " P.S. Several gentlemen to whom I bane made a similar application have returned me signed documents similar to that I now enclose." (The slip in question was a repudia tion of all connexion with the society.) One of the letters charged as libellous was addressed to William Cox, Esq., and the other to Col. Sykes, M.P. The defendant pleaded not guilty and a justification. Mr. Montagu Chambers and Mr. l)owdeswell were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Coleridge, and Mr. Aspland represented the defendant. Mr. Chambers stated the case for the plaintiff, as sup ported by the following evidence : Mr. George Price, pkintiff's solicitor, proved the defend ant's admission of the alleged libels, and that he had stated he bad sent out upwards of 1,01.1 u lithographed circulars to the same effect. _ _ Ia his cr os s-examination he said that the offices of the society were on the top floor of No. 13. Paternoster-row, and he bad seen • lady there who acted se secretary. (Laughter.) Mr. Joseph Bentley, the 'plaintiff, was then called sad unedited. He said-1 formerly resided in Manchester. I was engaged in getting up " Pigott's Directory" from 1832 to 1848. I published a number of works connected with education and statistics. In 1850 our first Penny Savings Bank was formed in a chapel I bought in Vineentaquare. I aided in opening two hundred savings banks in various parts of the kingdom, going down and giving lectures at my own expense. 1 was connected with the National Savings Bank, which was established in 1855, and which I left in 18.56. One of my reasons was that it was proposed to make italimited company, and after I left Mr. Brady took the place of solicitor, end is called clerk of the board. I bad sover.,l applications about that bank. In 1857 I commenced the undertaking of the "Society for the Promotion of National Educatiou.' first had communication with Lord Ashburton, and afterwards with Lord Ebuty, but the business persons were Mr. John Dalton, of Hilburn -hill, and Mr. Hey wad. of Manchester. There was • meeting at Manchester, sod I conferred with Sir John Pekington and the bishop, who • advised me to see Lord Granville. I saw Lord Grenville in March, 1857, and in consequence I prepared petitions to parliament. It was first intended to be • oompenr. but iu June, 1857, it was changed into a society. At that time Lord Ashburton and Lord Elul were the only persons who found money besides myself. I roe ived 6/. se. from Lord Ebury, and Lord AsVourton had given me 20f. io May, 1855, and I carried it to the account of the object. I employed poems to obtain subscriptions at • guinea and a half • week, and at the end of the month the subscriptions amounted to 5/. lees than I had paid out of my own pocket. In August. 1857, a deputation of the society waited on Lord G r ant ilk " In 1858 thesociety'soffkos wereadvertmed iu the"DirmierY The name was put ou the door in 1857, and his been up ever since. We had committee and &nutlet meetings of the society which were duly advertised. Tire accounts were duly audited. We had a meeting at Exeter )I.X. in July, 1850, when Mr. Cobden volunteered attend. Colonel Sykes, and Mr. Paget, P., for Nottingham, promised to attend. Colonel Sykes csuie. but did not remain, and as we hail no eleornma, I moot the adjournment of the meeting. A very dirty unwashol man was then moved to the chair—(laughter)—and there was a great uproar created by persona ahem I knew were paid by Mr. Brady. In oonsequeoce of that meeting meeting was called at Radler* Hotel, when, on the sugge tion of Mr. Sotheron Eatoourt, professional aocountants were appointed. Cross•examined by Mr. Hawkins—Do you mean to flow there was ever any member of the National Education Cow' patty except yourself ? Witness— Mr. Heywood and Mr. Dorton had given me as ' assurance that they would join me commercially. to be iD• vested in books. Mr. Hawkins—ln books that you had published or woo then engaged on! Witness—Yes, partly. It was Sir John I'skingtoe wh° suggested the name should be clikoged from cotuinOYW Mr. Hawkins—Who formed the society in June. 14 571 Ohs me the Demme. Watnees—Well, begin with my bumble self. Mr. Hawkins—Oh, of course. (Laughter.) Witness—Then there wu Mr. William Cox. Mr. Hawkins—Who is be? Witness—Mr. William Cox, of Cox's Hotel, in Jerl33,D . street. The witness was subjected to • long and severe co* examination, which had just concluded when we •ecc to Wan. COURT This ease, w Benitlrma dii jury. The deceane . Metis, in a rec and both were _ On the tnoti of administrat doomed. (131 El RE THE A winding•u and this was th Mr. Bagley a petitioners are ltshall Mining land Counties allegations as ti No one apnea for winding up company are at to be of trifling Di RE PE In conneytnini papers that a Wand Mr. Pe crowded with pe called Deposit B Mr. Lin ter, gaged up-stairs bops; but up to cation had been t IMPORTANT QUI A deed had bee 15th of October, being an assign to two trustees, exPired, and the stamped ; and i received in avid rtiptcy, notwithat section, •` and in received in evidei Mr. Reed, who Lion, contended tl act of bankrupt (8 _L. I'. Ex. had been all notwithstanding t awiinnincld94:e. parli ament, ti tfn n ' t o gr a f ew ua te ac :. vfnil : ' ded that the deed registered, could actmeot of the pose whatever. The m i with the view of setting it and mai think it must 1 admitting • for forgery, though CLU go to prevent same thing over ru deuce which were ciple. It is not n, transfer of proper) by . which the prop this particular pus evidence. Those must necessarily ai be put in evidence document ; and th to put in evidence it an act of bankrn great deal of misch bankruptcy would hand opinion, but the passing of the The adjudication cation of Mr. Link) prated, the advertiu names in our repor CENTRA Edwin Haven, 1 to a mast It steal his master. It appeared that prosecutor, but he availed himself of hl to get into his house He was sentenced Julia Aging, 15, 51. note from the til al Barking Church. Mr. °fridge appal It appeared that t Mr. Thomas as err Mr. Thomas went of other money, a 10/. return on the 10th lie iueetioned the 11 all knowledge of el much, he sail be ha who is a neighbour, sailor, and afterwa pence and put the hill ; but ultimo in the cellar of Mr. Thomas at the prisoner, and in sovereigns and two asked him what he first said that he ba he had bidden it in was nearly emptied the note ; and then the dog brought him The prisoner, in I out the shop when 1 athlr. Bentley' s , full Mr. Thomas did not but asked for a 10/. and he told him he I and put the money i on Ma return. _ _......,....... The prisoner was 1 The prosecutor mai some bad influence, s shop, and maid to the after which the grit. note. Sentence was 'wet] quiriee mi g ht b e ma. o, '"Yle Enlist Snit , charge of bigamy. Elizabeth Susanna answer to questions courted her as a ai og l him four mot,ths, sh of his ill-usage. He was scow:wed t Alfred B.wlary inn rendered to take his t the monies of tho Ea muter,. Serjeaot Ballantioo prosecution, with Mr Thu prisoner had In tho soryico of sums of mono), the offence imput ith of February, sum of 2,710/.. t company, and that sum. In the ca arose that certain the exact amount he_paul in were not pi The Roomier rule Charge could not be returned a verdict of THE P THE ROBBERTAND; In.pector Braddiek. of constable House, 97 D, in hand, applied to his Inspector Braddick PuseY. Reeves, sod co the robbery from the I lady residing at 5, Fill with intent to mord witness for the prosect attend without being his worship to mot Mr. Yardley—you I Inspector Itmd.lick Mr. Yardley—Then L the lady, Mr. Braid still in a spectorvery Braddick bsd sth Mr. rarMey obser a ve flO and take her deposi that it must be in though the lady 'nig] as to Identity, still l ed Tory material e