The Express. — London, England, 1861-01-28 00:00:00

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Jean fad., Ruby. and Newham MIME: C 'Mapfun, Miss A Distal/es. Mein W. Cranford... And A MI:••••Mil. FRI Of Tat IEA. Maws. ltoporills and smytlison. Mr. E. l'-trnol.L LOU MATS AT moos BRIDGE. r am ir= now nini. Afternoon. Mt. rim Atknock 411. 30. LONDON, MONDAY, JAN. 28. IMF. more favourable conclusions which we ventured to draw with regard to the probable course of the foreign drain upon the money market have boon justified by the result. The position of the demand for America is summed up in the fact that the packet which left Liverpool on Saturday took only 53,130/. in specie, being about one tenth of the amount shipped by a single steamer during the height of the demand, and one-fifth of that sent by the packet of the previous Saturday. The improvement in the American money market continues. According to the latest letters, specie is accumulating rapidly in the banks of New York —the American commercial centre ; the de mand for loans is decreasing ; the rate of discount for first-clam short bills has fallen to 6 or 7 per cent. ; and the exchange on London maintains its improved rate of 105 to j, with a tendency in our favour. The position of the drain upon us for France is, in like manner, epitomised in the fact that the banks and houses which received a sum of 300,000/. in Australian gold during the past week experience considerable difficulty in disposing of it for exportation. So much is this the ease that 20,0001. of it was carried to the Hank of England on Friday, sad more is likely to be purchased by that astablidb ment. Yet, although foreign affairs in their financial aspect have improved, our money market is very tight, mid a feeling of increased watchful ness and prevails. This arises to some 'stunt, perhaps, from the numerous failures which are reported from day to day, parti cularly in the Levant trade. It would be wrong to attach much importance to the Indian Loan, for the amount is not large, and will be principally spent at home. The chief cause of the existing drill. gency in the money market is evidently the attitude taken by the Bank of England, the managers of which for some days past have been draining the market of money, by selling government securities or by borrowing upon them. The Bank are not satisfied with the position of their reserve. The draughts which have been made upon the notes in their till during the last Ave weeks are shown below : _ Idworve, of A Nate fres NoUs. praviou• Week. Dn. 26 .126,224,075 Decrease .. 1e,432,496 .tin. 3 . 6,g99,g15 Demos J O .. 9 . 5,5101.115 Ihcreess ..Ilio. 16 . k0P11,1115 Memos MOO J,,0 ?A . 5.22/VLID lacrosse The total thismase within the period referred to is as much as 1,696,776/., and the aggregate of notes held is new only 5,228,300/. This is but a small sum, emidiering the magnitude of the Bank's liabdilles, yet it forms the while of the funds at the disposal of the Bank to meet 19,333,651/. of deposits, and to satisfy the de mand of the commercial public for discounts. Were the Bank to stop discounting there would be a panic. As they cannot refuse, then, to take in private escurities, they are rightly turning their attention to the means of reducing the amount of their government securities. This course wee the more requisite because the return, dated the 9th inst., showed that they had been called upon to increase their stock of government securities by 631,5531., owing, no doubt, to ad- VISION on deficiency bills for the temporary as of Government. The returns since issued show that the Bank had succeeded in re ducing their stock of government securities on the 16th inst. by 1,236,0001., and on the 23rd by an additional sum of 336,2911. The fact that this heavy daemons in the government securities has been accompanied by a net (let r. dm. of 289,8151. in the reserve of notes (after allowing for the in maw of 146,6751. shown in the reserve in the last return) proves to how large an extent the Bank are paid for their government securities by means of drafts through bankers and others upon the private deposits in the Bank. It is very difficult for them to work up their reserve by these means. Their chief gain is that, although their reserve has not increased, their liabilities to their private depositors have decreased 2,347,1321. within the last fortnight. The following glance at the result of the bat four weeks' changes in the Bank returns may be useful : Doe. 92 Jaw Imresae Dec,. C Inert, of N. 4 MIMI MKS* ,6116,776 4:..isa sad 9•1119912.114119 moms. Deporns Unial %MUT 4,411.919 4bn IMP.IIa ALAMOS 1113ilkin 1,167,014 al Digooft Wis.ist Kent.fts 00....5.. Si. keens kaa.ao Otheresewillas *..m 111.1/110110 Total of ammiltise We 11,1114 /8"416 1,379.165 It will be seen from this statement, which °ashrams the dividend period, that, whilst there has been a total decrease of 3,254,9211. in the deposits of all kinds, the stun accruing to the Bank from the redemption or sale of government or private securities which they held has been only 1,379,155/. ; hence the decresee of 1,695,7751. in the reserve ; hence, also, the desire of the Bank to relieve themselves of a por tke of the government securities which they still hold. Meanwhile, amid the inconvenience which these operations on the part of the Bank occasion, we must remember that the present tightness of the money market is calculated to put the conti nental exchanges still more in our favour. We regret to observe that the reports of the condition of trade in many districts are becoming decidedly less favourable. There is leas enter prise, less actual business, and less employment for the labouring classes. The complaints are as yet more local than general, but some interests are suffering rather severely. The cotton and woollen trades are relatively in the best, and the iron, silk, and hosiery in tie worst position. It is not to be denied that, what with the state of the American THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 28, left. and Eastern markets, and the condition of the money market, a check has been given to trade. Public attention is directed to the collapse of a large number of homes, principally Greek, in the Levant trade. The failures within the last few days have been very numerous. To say that fur ther embarrassments are looked for in the same quarter is merely to echo the feeling in com mercial circles, and the remark therefore cannot be considered invidious. There is no doubt what ' ever that a number of firms in this department of business have embarked in engagements to an extent out of proportion to their capital. The existing em barraniments furnish, consequently, a fresh warning which it may be well for the commercial public to digest. They show that when the practice of relying ' upon paper credit takes too firma hold of any branch of trade, there is a worm at the root of its apPo ' rent prosperity. Its operations may be based upon shrewd calculations ; its profits may be large and legitimate ; but a mere accident may affect the pillar of credit upon which the entire superstruc ture reposes, and its collapse becomes then certain. The present distrust of all Greek paper is scarcely justified by the statements of accounts put forward on behalf of sonic of the houses that have lately stopped. It is to be observed, too, in mere fair ness, that the financial and other establishments which have transactions with Greek houses speak highly of their business-like and straightforward conduct. This u a subject which it would perhaps be hardly judicious to pursue further in the pre sent disturbed state of the public mind, yet which cannot be altogether ignored in any record profess ing to deal with prominent commercial topics. Mit Court. WINDSOR CASTLE, JAW. 26. The royal Ilinner party yesterday included the Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Alice, Prioress Mary el Cambridge, the Heights Minister, M. Van de Weyer, Lady Geraldioe Somerset, Lori Waterpark, the Dean of Windsor, Captain Patsy l'u•t, awl Major Elphinstone, R. E. The band of the Scots Fusilier Guarda played during dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards performed in the drawing•raom. The Queen with Princess Alice drove out in an open car riage and four this morning, attended by Lady Macdonald and Lard Alfred Paget. no Prime Consort went oat shooting, attended by Lord Evora, Colonel the lion. Sir C. Phipps, and Colonel Pun sesby. Tie Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Mary took leave at ►ass Majesty, and left Windsor for Kew, attended by Lady Geraldine Somerset and Captain l'urey Cut. Lord Watiwpark also quitted the Cartle. 11ns was so addition to the royal dinner party. BeNo.tt, J AN. 27. Divine 'orrice was performed this morningin the private chapel of the Castle. There were present the Queen and Prince Consort, the Prisms Alice, Prince Arthur, Printer Helena, Prism= lacks, and Prince Leopold, the Ladies sad Wetloess of the Coed, sod the domestic household. Ms How and Very Row. this Dena of Windsor officiated, and administered the Holy Sacrament. Woad the Hon t Ni Hood has succeeded Lord Alfred Paget as Equerry in Waiting to her IlLsjesty. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the official residence of Viscount Palmerston in Do t. The ministers present were Vis count Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Aral!, Sir G. Cornwa ll Lewis, Lord John Russell, th e Duke of Newcastle, Lord Herbert, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Doke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, Sir George Grey, and the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell. The inribies of the laternstional Exkibitioe of 1862 met at the Ossareolice en Satinilay. hewed : Feel Ursa. vine. Mr. C. W. Dna, and Mr. Thom. Fakiwini. Mr. Joke Emirs and Mr. O..rp Mater bed as inter view on Saturday with Lard Jahn R.awO , as rho rob*V. et the intim levied on the export al rep from the Cot. time& IleaMtebea wen Teethed at the Ooloaialotlke on Baur. day lain the Gomm et ts Cape of Good Hope, Natal, and lid Helena. Deapatelise were sent to the Governors of the North Amorican Provisoes, Bermuda, Australian Osioniee, Ceylon, Haag Zan& labaam Mauritius, Malta, and Gibraltar. His Excellency the Austrian Ambassador and tke Omantem Appenyi will leave town ternorrow on a visit to Sir Anthony tad lady Rothschild, is Buckinghamshire. The Duke and Duchess of Manchester will enter taia a aelmteirde at Kinaboltes Castle, Hants, dunug the week. The dab mid decline are expected to coon to tows owl, in tie amiss weak. The Duke et Argyll left town after the Cabinet °wawa ea Ihkearday to icia the &wheel sad gamily circle do*. with the Doane of Satherland at Treutham. 11Carebiooess of Ely will leave town to-mor row ter Whim Omaha to take her tura aa lady-in-waitiag M bar Naltaby. The Ear! and Countess Spencer entertained the following party at Althorp Park last week :—Tbe Countess of Whoa wad lodp Openta MoVieux, the Earl aacrCouagess of Lola:kW Countess Dowager Spenser ad Lady Sarah Ilpraiestr. Lard ad lady Charles Braes, Hoe. Gerald and Lady Maria ad Mies B. Ponsoaby, Mr. sad Mrs. John LA* the Marquis of Hartington, the Earl Jerilyn, the Karl of LiAowel, Mr. Knightly, Mr. Joke Lumley, Mr. Fdasead Mildmay, Hoe. Spencer Lytteltoa, Mr. Henry GrevMs, Lady Augusta Seymour and Miss Seymour, Captain T. Seymour, kc. Os Wednesday the countess pre a eseaty ball. The Earl and Countess of Dutton hare left town for Wskaleld Lodge, Stony Stratford. The Lord Ch i ef Justice, Sir Alexander Cock bare, has during the put week been compelled to absent himself haus the Court of Queen's Bench by indisposition. We me plod to And that his lordship is now convalescent aad will probably resume his judicial functions in his court today, or to-momm. Tits Ailtlrimi in the House of Commons, in reply to the Spaeth from the Throes, to be moved by Sir E. Oakbrook,, will be seconded by Mr. Charles Paget, M.P. Is, Nottingham The Tiipsrary Free Press says :—" It is reported that the Let of Doeougbasore, decanted at the breach of faith einemitted by the government towanhi his regiment, his resigned the lieutenaut-coloneley of the Tipperary Ar tillery. We believe th► report is premature, but the noble earl, in his place in the House of Lords, intends, on the lint opportunity after the series shall have opened, to sunk* a therciegii expos" of the entire transaction, which will be looked for with great anxiety, not merely in this county, bat is linked, where red•tapeism is not in the best pm ibis *doer.• At the meeting of members of the Royal Insti tution. ce Friday evening, a lecture waa delivered by Dr. C. C. Wsßich, "On the nature of the deep.sea bed, sad the preemies of animal life at vast depths in the ocean." Dr. Welch aonsuipasied the expedition last wormer in her Majesty's ship Bulldog to escertais the depth of the Northern AUstatic Ocean, preparatory to the laying down of the cable for the North Atlantic Telegraph, and the soundings made on that wad= have led to the din ' messy of living creatures at depths below the surface far greater than it was supposed =bud life could be supported. The rectory of St. Mary-le-Strand, London, has become vacant by the death of the Rev. Joshua Frederick Denham, M.A. The benefice, which is worth 3151. a year, is in the gift of the Lord Owletllor. Mr. Denham w►s a fellow of the Royal Society, and the author of many educa tional works. The office of Lord Cleric Register of Sootland, vacant by the death of the Marquis of Dalhoune, hem been abolished. Tins DEAN OF ST. PAI:L'A.—We regret to hear that the Rev. Dr. Imam Ikea of St. Paul's, has been suf fering from severe molt•iweitioo during the last few dave. Chs inquiry lent eveniog et the Deanery we were gratified to her. that the Rev. gentleman was much better than on the el ik lnvi6us lt BaSjAMIN BRODIE. —nix diAtillgtliAlled cur ious (we lean from the AfedirnlTill4l4 amd Ga:ettr) eider. went the 41504.6 , ra for extmetion of cataract from the right eye oil Moodily last. Favourable reports were giver) of the program of Su Benjamin up to Batarlay afternoon. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE "CABUI BELLI." The indipendatite Belge of yesterday evening hays :—" We have received confirmation of our statement of a day or two ago that a verbal com munication had been made by Prince Metternich to M. Thouvenel, in which Austria declared that she should consider as a cases belli with Piedmont an attack by Garibaldi upon any point whatsoever of the Austrian territory. It is added that Austria in this communication expressed the wish to respect Lombardy, and that M. Thouvenel, in taking note of this declaration, observed that if in an eventu ality such as that which Prince Metternich had referred to, the Austrian government employed German federal contingents, France would con sider that fact a violation of the principle of non intervention." THE BOMBARDMENT OF GAETA. The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa of the 25th, publishes the following from Gaeta : " The Italian fleet, under the command of Vice- Admiral Persano, formed itself in line of battle at midnight on the 21st. The fire, commenced against all the sea batteries, continued with great vigour and with the greatest precision throughout the day of the 22nd and the night of the 23rd. In the morning the fleet, having silenced some of the batteries, withdrew to repair some damages, and to prepare to recommence the fire at nightfall. The damages it received are but slight, excepting the gun-boat Confienza, which, in addition to damage from the enemy's projectiles, suffered from the explosion of a rifled cannon. We have four or five killed, and one-and-twenty wounded ; • small number for an attack under such formidable batteries. It was observed that the enemy's fire was not so active and precise on the side of the sea as on the land side ; either because the besieged have not a sufficient number of artillerymen to direct all the batteries, or that they concentrated all their force on the side whence was the greatest danger. On the land side we lost twenty dead and about as many wounded. Amongst the killed we have to deplore the loss of Captain Salvio, brother of the officer killed before Ancona." • The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : NAPLES, JAL 26. The bombardment of Gaeta continues. A trea sonable oorrespondesoe of high importance, which bad been entertained with Gaeta, has been thsoo vered. MARSEILLES, JAN. 26. A Russian frigate has left Toulon, but has not proceeded to Gaeta. Her destination is ViUafranca, where tho commander will await fresh orders. GAETA, JAN. 21. The Spanish frigates left this place simultaneously with the French fleet. THE ITALIAN ELECTIONS. TURIN, Jay. 28."" The elections to the Italian Parliament have been conducted with order and tranquillity. The members for Turin are Cavour, Miglietti, and Caasinim. Among the deputies elected in the provinces are General Cialdini, Admiral Fenian°, General Sirtori, Signori Malenchini, Fabrizii, Ribetti, General La Marmora, Signor Ratazzi, and other satisfactory names. The result of the elections in Southern Italy are still expected. FLORENCE. MONDAY. The deputies elected to the Italian parliament at Florence are Baron Rican)li and Signori Peruzzi and (lined. At Bologna, Signori Mingbetti, Pepoli, Berti, and Pichat. The result of the elections is generally favourable to the ministry. HUNGARY. PESTH, Jam. 28. The assembly of the comitat of Stuhlweisaen burg has voted an address energetically demanding the restitution of the property of Count Bathyani, whip the comas! says has been illegally confis cated. The same oomitat has also demanded the recall of the heirs of Count Bathyani, who are abroad as refugees. AUSTRIA. VIENNA. Jam. 28. The Ostskutsche Post says :—" There is no doubt that the convocation of the Imperial As sembly of Representatives, elected by direct popular vote in the German and Sciavonian provinces, will take place at an early period, most probably in April." DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, &XDAT. A ministerial ordinance has been addremed to all the functionaries whose duties are in any way connected with the calling out of the soldiers for the army, ordering them to take such a term as will enable them to execute as speedily as possible the orders for the military convocation already pro claimed, or for any other which may yet be made. AND ITALY. BERNE, SUNDAY. The journals of this city, which had previously dated that the Swiss minister at Turin had re ceived leave of abeenoe for an indefinite period, &inbound to-day that M. Tourte's leave of abeam was but for a short period, and that be has already returned to his post at Turin. The following curious fact is mentioned by the Broods lade penda nee —A vessel of the ex-royal Neapolitan aavy—the tionnita—undergoing repairs at Toulon, was . . . _ _ *Wined simultaneously by Piedmont and Francis 11. 7 The Fres& government decided that it should be given up to the Wier. Francis 11., it seems, not being able to take possweion of it himself, has entrusted it to Russia, who will receive it at Toulon inthe name of the King of Naples. Mississippi declares herself out of the tuion, and proposes to mewl her constitution so that she can borrow mosey. Perhaps she had better betiin by paying back that which she Escrowed years ago, and out of which she has ever since been swindling her creditors. —New York Tribune. A letter from Tieu-tain say. :—" The peaceful citizens of Tien•tain do not appear in the least put out by our troops being quartered in their town, but, on the contrary, show a determination to make the barbarians' sojourn as profitable sa thy can to themselves ; and profitable it is likely to be, judging from the anxiety of the soldier to invest all his spare cash in eatables, and unfortunately in drinkables too, for his rapidly acquired tests for ' samshoo' affords plenty of employment to the provost•ounhal The Chinese tinders are, however, not to have it all their own way, as some enterprising storekeeper from Hongkong end sham. hai have established themselves here f)r the winter with supplies of European necessaries and luxuries at not more than four or five times their value ; and one man, of more ndventurous spirit than the rest, is actually going to open a billiard•room. So who can say that European civilisation is not making progress in China 1" AMERICA. (DT 111. RIUTZR'S 21111111 S.) LIVERPOOL, fiwinAY. The Royal Mail steamship Australsaian, Captain Hockley, which left New York on the 16th inst., arrived in the Mersey at 2 o'clock this afternoon. A telegraphic summary of the news—received via Queenstown—has already been published. There is but little news of itnportanoe from Charleston. The South Carolina legislature has declared that any attempt by the federal govern ment to reinforce Fort Sumter will be regarded as au act of open hostility and a declaration of war. The legislature has approved of the attack upon the Star of the West, and decided to support the governor in all measures of defence. Military com panies were arriving at Charleston from all parts of the state. Governor Pickens has telegraphed to the President of the Bank of the Republic, of this city, that no vessel will be disturbed or prevented from entering the harbour of Charleston, unless bearing hostile troops or munitions of war for Fort Sumter. The South Carolina Secretaries of War and State went on the 11th to Fort Sumter under a flag of truce. There is great excitement, and all aorta of rumours are afloat as to their object, but nothing certain is publicly known. The secretaries remained two hours at Fort Sumter. It is believed the visit was not hostile. Mr. Cour din, a member of the South Carolina Convention, went to Fort Sumter this morning, and held a private parley with Major Anderson. All kinds of rumours prevail as to the cause of the sending of a flag of truce by South Carolina last night. Some say that disaffection exists among Major Anderson's men, and others that a surrender of the fort is contemplated, and that it will be evacuated. It is believed that negotiations with Washington are going on for a peaceful surrender of the fort, and for the cessation of a warlike attitude. Colonel Mayne, ou the part of South Carolina, and Lieutenant Hall, on the part of Major Ander son, have left for Washington with proposals, and to obtain further instructions. A Charleston despatch of the 13th says : Eight working men came away last night in a boat from Fort Sumter. They report the soldiers on short allowance. LA night was quiet. The excitement of the people has subsided, and there are great hopes that the ultimatum of South Carolina sent to Washington by Hewn. Hayne and Hall will give peace. Nothing of importance transpired at Charleston on the 15th. The largest crowd that ever assembled inside the United States senate house assembled on the 12th to hear the speech of Hon. W. H. Seward on the national crisis. The full diplomatic corps were in attendance, the galleries were crammed almost to suffocation, and numbers went away unable to ob tain admission. Mr. Seward's remarks were lis tened to with the moat profound attention. No business of special importance was done by the Senate. On the 14th, Mr. Bigler, of Pennsylvania, pre sented in the Senate a bill proposing amendments to the constitution, to be voted on by the people on the 12th of February. This bill carries out substantially the ideas of Mr. Crittenden, though with some varia tion of detail. In the absence of Mr. Critten den and other senators, Mr. Bigler preferred to postpone its consideration and reference. During a brief discussion relating to it, Mr. Brown, of Mississippi, announced the secession of his state from the Union, and said that although he and his colleague had not yet received official notice of the states' action, they should decline hereafter to take part in the Senate's proceedings. Mr. Grimes, of lowa, offered a resolution, which was laid over, calling upon the President for information relative to the alleged intention of certain men, or bodies of men, to obstruct the free navigation of the Mississippi. Consideration of the Crittenden resolutions was postponed. Mr. Polk, of Missouri, then addressed the Senate on the subject under consideration, being the resolu tion offered by Mr. Hunter, of Virginia, calling for information regarding the attempt to reinforce the garrison at Fort Sumter. He found the re publican party answerable for all the ills which now afflict the country, and insisted that the only means by which the Onion could be saved was through such guarantees from the North to the South as would assure the latter equal rights and facilities in it. In the Senate, on the 15th, a number of me morials were presented, urging the passage of the Crittenden resolutions, and they were taken up as the special order. After a short discussion, however, they were laid over to make way for the Pacific Railroad Bill, which had also been appointed as a special order. A motion to postpone its considera tion was defeated ; ayes, 12 ; noes, 39. Subse quently two other motions to postpone it—one of them made by Mr. Crittenden—were defeated, and after considerable debate the Senate adjourned, pending a motion by Mr. Benjamin, of Louisiana, to amend the section relating to guarantees. In the House of Representatives, on the 12th, Mr. Clark, of Missouri, asked leave to offer a resolu tion in reference to the reported occupation of the government buildings at St. Louis by United Staten troops, and moved a suspension of the rules ; but übjectionrwere made, and the resoln tiou was not entertained. The Speaker laid before the house a letter from the Mississippi delegation, announcing their withdrawal from Congress. Au attempt was made by the southern members to have their names and those of the South Carolina delegation stricken from the roll from the house, but it did not succeed. The Navy Appropriation was then taken up, and a long debate followed a motion to strike out all appropriations, on the ground that the navy was to be used to make war upon the seceding states. The southern members announced their intention to defeat appropriations for the army and navy by the usual parliamentary expedients, and a full debate could be had. A compromise, however, was finally effected on an agreement that a three days' debate should take place on the Army and Navy Appro priations, and the Navy Bill was allowed to On the 14th, in the house, Mr. Eng lish, of Indiana, asked leave to offer a reso lution, instructing the Committee of Thirty three to report the proposition of Mr. Crittenden for the pacification of the country, but objections were made when Mr. English gave notice that at the proper time he should move a suspension of the rules, and subsequently did so, but without suc cesr measures were introduced bearing on the present condition of affairs, which were re ferred to the Select Committee of Five on the Pre sident's Message. A resolution was adopted, in structing that committee to consider and report as soon as possible upon that portion of the mes sage which recommends that a vote of the ' people be taken upon the great question at issue between the north and south. Mr. Stanton, of Ohio, made an effort to appoint for the consideration of the bill providing for the organisation and discipline of the militia of the district of Columbia, but he failed by one vote. The horse then went into committee of the whole on the Army Appropriation Bill, and the general debate, which was on Saturday agreed to, was commenced by Mr. McClernard, of Illinois, who took strong ground against the right of Pecossion, and closed with an appeal to all conservative men to rally to the support of the constitution and the Union. Mr. Corivin, of Ohio, presented the majority report of the Committee of Thirty three. Mr. Taylor, of Louisiana, obtained leave to have the minority report printed. On the 15th, in the house, Mr. Harris, of Mary land, presented a petition, signed by 12,000 citi zens of Baltimore, irrespective of party, praying for the adoption of Mr. Crittenden's Compromise Resolutions. The house then went into committee of the whole on the Army Bill, and the general debate on the condition of the country was con tinued. A Washington telegram of the 15th says " The resolution of the New York bankers, at their meeting on the 12th, to sustain the government with money, is hailed here as a most encouraging token of confidence in its stability, and chills the movers for the Southern Confederacy, for they foresee that the two republics cannot borrow in the same market." Private advicea from Texas just received indi cate the probability that the disunionists will be badly beaten there. Letters from Louisiana express the opinion that the co-operationists will give the immediate se cessionists a close race, if the former do not indeed control the convention. The New York Times says : The programme for the establishment of the southern confederacy is understood to he already perfected. Georgia it is expected will have declared herself out of the ulnae by the 19th. When this event shall have happened, delegates from South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Missis sippi, and Georgia, will assemble at Milledgeville, in the latter state, to take steps to establish a provisional govern. anent, and elect a president and vice-president pro Comport, provide fur an army, and initiate other defensive measures. It is the intention, also, to dispatch ministers immediately to foreign powers to negotiate treaties. It is possible that the states mentioned may be left slots in this movement, as indications are not wanting that their precipitute action will not be followed by either Louisiana or Texan, upon both of which states the secessionists have counted. Judge Smelly delivered au important charge to the grand jury in the United States Circuit Court at New York, on the 14th, on the law of high treason. He told them that the seizure of United States property and firing on the United States flag by persons owing allegiance to the United Staten, corurtituted high treason by levying war ; that no state could absolve citizens from the allegiance to the general government ; and that neither South Carolina nor any other state could legally protect citizens of the other states in waging war against their government. He laid down the legal definition of treason, and declared it to be the duty of all good and true citizens to do everything in their power to suppress rebellion, expose treason, and bring traitors to justice. The services of the whole of the first division of the New York State Militia had been tendered to the Commander-ia-Chief. The steamship Star of the West, with 200 United States troops and four officers, which had been despatched hence for the reinforcement of the garrison of Fort Sumter, returned to New York on the 12th, after an ineffectual effort to land troops at their place of destination. It was with great difficulty that an entrance was effected into the harbour of Charleston, on account of the removal of the coast lights and ranges, and the displacement of buoys, but when the steamer had penetrated to within two mike of the fort, she was fired upon from a masked bat tery on Morris Island. Seventeen shots were discharged, apparently from an eighteen and from a forty-four pounder, two of which shots struck the vessel, while others passed over her near the heads of the captain and pilot, and others caine near, hitting the machinery and disabling her. The captain then put about and escaped from the harbour without sustaining other serious injury, the ship touching twice in recrossing the bar. The troops have been relanded at their original quarters on Governor's Island. Havannah advices are to the Bth instant, but they are quite unimportant. A destructive conflagration at Halifax, Nova Scotia, had destroyed 59 of the principal esta blishments of the town, including the American Consulate, the Exchange Rooms, Odd Fellows' Hall, several newspaper offices, stores, &c. One man was known to have been killed. Many were injured. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Jag. 15, Evn - nra. The money market is unchanged, and quotations remain unaltered. F..xcharip on London : Bankers' bills, 11:64 to 106. Stocks are firm to-day, and • general advance wee realised. New York Courtrai were quoted Tig ; Erie, 39 to 304 ; Illinois, 814 to 84 Cotton was less buoyant, and rates were in favour of purchasers. Sales to-day, 1,500 bales ; middling upland, 121 c. Flour heavy. Sales to-day, 9,000 barrels. Wheat heavy. Corn lower. Pork firm. Freight steady and better, with moderate engagements. QUEENSTOWN, SUNDAY. The Royal Mail steamship Canada arrived here at 4.15 p.m., embarked the mails, and proceeded for Halifax and Boston at 4.30 p.m. All well. THE FUGITIVE ANDERSON. Yesterday the fugitive Anderson was given into the custody of Sheriff Smith, of the county of Brant, by Sheriff Jervis, for the purpose of being conveyed to Brant ford gaol to await the action of the courts. He left by the train in the forenoon. Sheriff Jarvis has had the order to hand Anderson over to the Brant authorities in his pos session for corns three weeks past, but delayed putting it in force in case Anderson might be required toattend before the courts in Toronto. It is probable, we are told, that bin case will not be brought before the court of appeal till sum mer, and it comes to be a question whether bail should not be offered. If he has committed no crime, which we en• tinily believe, it is hard that be should bo shut up for so many months, and his family deprived of their means of support. We throw out the suggestion for the considers. tion of Anderson's counseL The bail could be had in To ronto at once. —7 oroofo Otale, Jan. 11. INTEREsTING ANTIQUARIAN DISCOVERY. —Tbe ex cavations now in in the streets of Melton for drain age, have ex a section of the Roman reed, leading from Demotic , to Eboracum (Mahon to York). The road hoe been traced • distance of 140 yards, and is at a uniform depth of 3 feet below the present surface, and hes close upon the oolite rock. It does not appear to have been paved, but seems more like Use modern system of Macadam, and is formed of water-rounded gravel or shingle of the secondary rocks, apparently obtained at some point of the nest. Except • small fragment resembling the &mien were, no pottery has yet been found. At two feet below the present surface an upper and more recent road was oleo cut through. On this the soil was nearly black, and some beds of ashes were found, and the stones bore numerous traces of fire. It is supposed that this marks the level of the street previous to the destruction of the town by the Scots, in Archbishop Thuretan's time, whin it wee burnt down. As the excavation. pogrom it is thought other evi denced of the past may be met with. TLITIMONIAL To OrriRAL Peer., M. P.—A sub scription is in progress among General Peel's constituents at Huntingd'n, to secure a public portrait of the hon. end gallant member. About 300 f. has been already collected, teeny of the poor hash,g contributed sal mixpeuees The cost of the portrait, which is to be painted by Mr. Grant, R.A., is estimated at 400 guineas. 3.U4.921 I,IIMLSO 2/4312 EXPRESS FROM PARIS. PATERSON v. BONAPARTE. (nom on OWN coanueonsmj PARIS, SUNDAY EVENINU. _ M. Allou's speech for Prince Napoleon, in the must ce/ibre of Paterson v. Bonaparte, occupies fourteen column,' in the Gazette des Tritotnaqr. It is very interesting, but like that of IL Berryer, and like the memorials published on both sides, is overlaid with matter extraneous to the legal points at issue. The argument which strikes me as most worthy of attention is that the direct aotiee of the state of the French law, fixed upon Jerome Bona parte and the Paterson family by the remonstrances of M. Pichon, the French charge d'affaires in the United States, stamped the marriage made in the face of those remonstrances with that character of clandestinity and (in the legal acceptation of the term of "bad faith") with that deliberate intention to commit a fraud upon the law, which the courts regard as a cause of nullity ah With regard to what barn taken place under the present reign, M. Allou stated some very curious circumstances. The decree of Napoleon 111., call. ing Madame Paterson's son by the name of Bona parte, and restoring to him his nationality as a French subject, and also the nomination of his sou as an officer in the French army, were acts meow pliahed behind the back of Prince Napoleon, and at which he was very much astonished. M. Allou himself was one day at the ministry of state, and heard the plaintiff,M. Jerome Bonaparte, announced DA Prince Napoleon Bonaparte. This was no doubt, ho said, a " footman's mistake," but the late Prince Jerome became very uneasy at the turn things were taking since the American Bonapartes had been admitted to the imperial favour, and wrote the following very remarkable letter to his nephew : Sire,—A year bas now elapsed since, as soon as I became acquainted with the decrees issued in favour of the sou and grandson of Mina Paterson, I gave a note to your Majesty, representing the painful position in which these decrees bad placed me. In fact, they dispose of my name without my consent . • they introduce into my family, without even my being consulted, persons that have never belonged to it. They render doubtful in the eyes of France the legitimacy of my children, and prepare for them • scandalous lawsuit for my micceision. They constitute an attack against my honour, and that of the Emperor my brother, by annulling the solemn engagement entered into by us with the King of Wurtemberg and the Emperor of Russia, as a condition of my marriage with Princess Catherine. Your Majesty appeared struck with the justice of my objections, and disposed to attend to them. You recant. mended me to wait.. I conformed myself to your will ; but time passes, the state quo established for the benefit of IC Jerome Paterson and his son a notoriety of states whick favours their pretensions, and even constitutes on my pert • tacit acknowledgment. Moreover lam drawing close to the end of my career, and I look upon it as a sacred duty to see that a question which compromises my dearest ie. tenets should be settled in my lifetime. I therefore venture to solicit from your Majesty's sense of justices final decision. If I were but a private 'nth. vidnal I might have legal recourse against the decrees, end demand their repeal, for decrees are only valid in so far as they do not intefere with the rights of third parties. _ , Your Majesty will not refuse your old uncle that which nowt be denied to the least of your subjects. I suppli. cats you to summon a Council of State, over which you will preside, and before which I may be permitted to offer my own defence ; and I am convinced that, acquainted with the facts, you will hasten to stifle a commencement of du. onion introduced without any motive into the bosom of our family, and the results of which could not but be pre. judicial. ST. PETERS PENCE. The Roman Journal of the 20th says : The product of the collection of Peter's Pence, amount• ing as Monday to 2,300,000 crowns, continues to pour in at Borne in aid of the pontifical treasure, and W casuals the soul of the Holy Father by the evidence it gives of the ardent zeal of his children and their love for the cause of truth and justice. France, Spain, ' Belgium, Germany, the British isles, and the other states of Europe vie with each other in giving proof of their devotion to the holy see. Donations come also from the different countries of Italy, where religion and its ministers are rudely treated, and especially from the pro. winces of the States of the Church, at present oppressed by sacrilegious invaders. The Holy Father has been pro• foundly touched and his heart has rejoiced at the gift from Imola, his former episcopal seat. This city, where he left suoh tender regrets, although net rich, has sent the sum of 3,500 crowns. The example of this noble and religions ;s. nerosity is given by the whole catholic world, and besides the significance which it has in itself, it is often accompanied by addresses revealing the sentiments of the donors The inhabitants of America are not behind the rest. Ths catholic" of St. John, in New Brunswick, in the United States of America WO, invited by their bishop, assembled last December in their cathedral after vespers, to unite their voices to those of the great catholic family of the universe, and to demonstrate publicly their respect and veneration for the Holy Father, and their indignation at the conduct of his enemies, and to contribute out of their means to assuage the miseries of the pontiii,al govern. meat." Mr. Roupell, M.P., addresses his constituents at the Horns Tavern, Kennington, this evening. Dr. Stevenson, of South Leith, has been ap pointed to the alai:- of Ecclesiastical History in the Fairer. city of Edinburgh, in the room of the late Dr. Itobertion. Mr. Frederic Bernal, her Majesty's consul at Carthagem (New Grenada), is appointed her Majesty's consul at Balti more. Mr. Bentiock Doyle, now riceeonsul at Santa Marta, is appointed her Majesty's consul at Carthage". Mr. Stacey, late rico-consul at Puerto Cabello, is to be vice' consul at dant& Marta. The office at Puerto Cabello will be abolished. Mr. Ensile and Mr. M. Flowers are appointed interpreters in Japan, and Mr. A. d'Ettlioger, consular sa *Want. WESTMINSTER ASSET SUNDAY EVEN'S': SER. VICES.—Last evening the abbey was again opened for a eau vice in which it had been expected that the Bishop of Loo don would take the leading part. His lordship, however. was not able on this OCC•1111011 to attend. The nave and sae's, were filled with a respectable and attentive cungregs• tine, but nu part of the building was inconveniently crowded. The Rev. Mr. Jones, one of the minor canons of Westminster Abbey, read prayers, and the lesson was read by the Very Rev. the Dean. The sermon was preached by the 11ev. T. H. Mirehouse, who took his teat from the 12th chapter of John, verse 32 : " And 1, if I be lifted up, shall draw all men unto me." It was as eloquent and pressive discourse. ME RAILWAY CHANGELING.—By mail tr.tin there arrived one night at a certain station in the north of Eng. land, a large hamper, booked as containing a live dog, awl addressed to a clergyman in Lincolnshire. The hamper wse taken into the parcel? office, to await the departure of the train by which it was to go forward. The clerks, an soon as they had ten minutes to sure, being curious. as it became them to be, concerning the bred and culture of dogs,. u n fastened the hamper, which was merely tied with a of thick string. No sooner was the lid fairly o than the specimen, with a loud marl. and a yell of as much terror as anger, sprang clean out the hamper, cleared the °Rice in two bowids, and sped away down the platform at his swiftest. Chase wan immediately given, joined in by all the guards and porters about, but the dog arm i ne eeiev ably gone—swallovred up by darkness—far away in two minutes anion; sidings, and waggons, and dead engines, where pursuit was useless. What wan to be done The dog had certainly been received, and it would not do to send the hamper forward empty. Blank despair over• whelmed the clerks, till a whisper of suggestion came at length from one of them: "'Why not send Nipper!" Nipper was a rough and venerable animal , of - aorta of breed, who lived by prowling round the station, taking all the kicks he got in hope of victuals. He was a desperate old thief, and he looked as direputable he was. But the case was an extreme one, and Nipper was accordingly hunted up front his swore in the cloakroom, was feasted sumptuously, and was decorated with a pink ribbon futened round his neck, and tied in a bow under his chic, to *bow that be was out for holidays. Thus prepared for travel, he was carefully packed up in the hamper, which was forwarded to its ad. drew, by the nest train. Xo complaint, we believe, was ever mails to the railway, and we hope that, for the sake of the friend who did not stud him, Nipper died in clver, a ft e r having won, as the elergymau's dog, respect through. out big parch.—Dietenes "AU the Year Resod."