The Express. — London, England, 1861-12-13 00:00:00

p Fr 2 010. MIITM AND (x) puss EXTRACT of CALVES' FEET, for havalid• sod Cullman tee. MY la GIL, U., fa. awl 4. pockets. by al dwoll'es. We. LIMN FoILTLANDST , tesout.st., W. EZOOND-HAND PIANOFORTES. CRAWIM. BRAM bed WOOD laws a lari• boortiroll isom4bsed nilMl4oll4llll. by Ohs rest widorbod noble. ab Wetly yeebbod prima—Wl. libmtwoloL the erprelSO. 10 0011118PONDIDITS. aweellemesk Ineeeeled for "Tao Uproar London rverdrat /awe, am. be at Oa 10. louhrl►street. by Tim Wes* oil Use egg el A4n!A!kgir, TII Nyman, 01'6 ANatICAN COUSIN. Mosira Backstops . Sin C. Vows' and Illar M. other.—MY AUNT A ADa"P'C Mr. *Alma —DOI AND VOL Mr. DarluAres.— And FAMILY JAYS. Mr. Complora.—Cemosoor at T. Pal NC/Mk TI! EviNrms,JEANNITTITS WIDDINO.—AwI °TWILL). Vechtar, kraal., Jordan, Patter. elbarv, sad Cathcart; Mama C. I....clercq. it. Leclereq, aMd litswarlhy. RT. JAIMIII. Tart Emma, A WIMA J./CANAL. Mc G. 'flatly mod Mae Kato Torry.—TUE FOOlll 210111.1131 AN. Kr. A. Mme. —AIA. IN [BOARDING tialukg.. Yawn 0. Viols& Belson, Mu Norbert sod Mts. Y. MatOregru—Commeseir stn. 1111UTARN lA. TIM RITMO. TVS BANDIT QtUN. Wu It, Clap... IL Malt. te.—A Bff or THY 11111 LAST. Mts. J. I. —.lad THE !WAWA& s ricrinus.—essresoce at aa. MON 'OAT'S AT cowpox WOOL T DAT—Minn.la4, I lA. Aftirestak 11h. U. TO-INIMOW Üb. um ai11.111114 Ob. lin. - - - - -- --- LONDON, IRIDAY, DEC. 13. Ws cannot think it either politic or decorous to cry out for French aid in every war that we may undertake. The chief value of a French alliance is that it tend. to preclude war, and that since two such countries could not unite in a policy of violence or wrong, their alliance for any given object gives to war the character of a simple execution of the behests of justice. The war with the Federal States of America, should it unfortu nately take place, is one where there is no object to obtain beyond a moral effect, the vindication of abstract right, and the maintenance of honour. We trust that at the worst there is a possibility of confining the conduct of the war to this object, and of speedily obtaining it. To involve France in the quarrel would merely envenom the wound. The French public, we may rest assured, has very little feeling in the matter. Notwithstanding the idea so prevalent in America, that the country men of LA FA...ism entertain strong and un bounded sympathies towards them, the truth is that the repugnance of the French to the English race extends across the Atlantic quite as much as over the Channel. In despite of all that may be written or discussed, an American in the streets of Liver pool is amongst his kin, whilst in Havre he is amongst strangers, and at least social foes. And, although the money-spending class of Americans crowd in pleasurable Paris, it is because they find and enjoy there • country which offers • stronger contrast to their own than England, and one in which they fuel the exclusion from society less. A rich traveller, or stranger, can lord it in Paris, whilst in London he is bat one of the two millions. The part which the French journals have taken with respect to the American quarrel cannot have been caused, or influenced, by • public opinion which dose not exist. The Orleanist pr'•ds, which in their recent legitimist tendencies were given to denounce Democracy, have, indeek changed their tone since three of their Princes have thought fit to take service under General WULSxx•x. The Prince usJoinvnza would like to show at Washington that he can still command some respect in France for the con etryand the government he may adopt. Adhesion won by such influeaos and given for such • cause is mean and worthless. What the Orleanists and the thaws connected with them think of North America can be gleaned from the pages of Ds Tom:Writs much better than from the columns of the Daate. They do not think that Democracy hoe life in it. Nor do they approve of princes who take service in its ranks. In truth, there is but ono don of opinions much worth consulting in Irene at present— those of the Imperialists—and they have not words strong enough to express their ocodem nation of such acts so that of Oimptain Waims. Military and naval forme are the basis of every thing in Franos--of tranquillity at home, of pesos abroad—of dynastic as well as popular security. If an officer of that force oars take upon himself to cut through grave questions of international policy, and precipitate war, to suit his own individual ardour or caprice, the ermemneme must be poli tical chaos. No country could reckon on main taining peace for a twelvemonth. No govern ment could disarm, or follow a settled line of con duct, or even dare to choose allies, without con sulting the mob and their officers. The French Euro:nos feels that what is England's case to day may be that of France to-morrow ; and that the first thing requisite to maintain relations with America, is to make it a sine qua mu that the WILICISID4 and the HAILNZYS be put down. The Americans may practise Lynch-law in their woods, say the French, but if they extend it to the ocean and to the globe, all the other Powers of the globe must unite in a crusade to put down them and the form of government which harbours men and principles so incompatible with general security and peace. Such is the view of the case taken by the mass of Imperial functionaries, and which is reflected in the columns of L the Imperial press. Such journals as the Constitutierusel and the Patric, connected with the great State bodies, dio cese the question in this spirit, and look upon England as conferring a benefit upon Eu rope and mankind, by standing resolutely fast in such a quarrel. The current of politics in France, it may be remarked, had, previous to Wuses'is error, taken • strong impulse towards England and a renewal of the alliance, those statesmen who were strongest in favour of the alliance having re ceived increased influence. We by no means say that had events in Europe taken another colour— had Russia remained powerful, under a sovereign able to hold the reins and direct the policy of so great and powerful a state, and had the seeds of confusion and insurrection in Germany been more ripe and advanced, France might not have been prepared to take advantage of such confusion in the centre of Europe, and in that came she would see with pleasure England sending her Guards to Canada, and her fleet to the other side of the Atlantic. Rut in the present state of European affairs there is no opening for ambition. And the truest, the only sensible policy is to be quiet, to recover financial prosperity, to disarm • little for the sake of softening enmity and soothing an tagonism. We are fortunate, therefore, in these prospects of peace and amity, and in the fair appreciation if not approval of our moat recent acts on the part of the principal European powers. And the Govern ment of Washington certainly could not have chosen a time, whether the state of America or that of Europe be considered, more unfavourable to a war with England. Nothing less, indeed,. than madness could dictate it. With us, we need • THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER not add, the duty is as strong to 'Livid it, if avoid it we can with honour. For nano., and our European rivala, however unprepared to take advantage at the present moment of a breach between us and the Federal States of America, could not but feel England weakened and them selves strengthened for the future by the anta gonism and permanent animosity to which such a war, however shortly terminated, must give rise. Great aims will be marred or fatally thrust back should the war break out ; while not one great purpose can be answered even by its most suc cessful prosecution. LATEST INTELLIGENCE ITALY. TURIN, Dir. t Duels continue to be on the order of the day. M. Spaventa has sent a challenge to M. Bertani, the leader of the Maasinist party in Genoa. Ber tani declines the meeting, but M. Crispi, the deputy, who was Garibaldi's alter ego in Sicily,takes up the quarreL M. Niooters desires to fight Spa yenta sitar Crispi, and it is said that several other people insist upon having a shot at him in turn, so that he had need to have a great many lives. r OF FRANCE. PAR. Dsc. U. The Mowikur of to-day publishes the usual monthly return of the Bank of France, whist' shows the following results as compared with the November return : _ Incases& Cash in band Bills discounted, not yet due 7i If Treasury balance Demean. Bank notes l2l „ Current accounts Advances -5 „ The amount of Government Stock held by the Bank remains unchanged. INDIA. CALCUTTA, Nov. 17. (By Telegraph to Pent de Balla.) Grey shirtings active, but prices unchanged. Mule twist dull and unchanged. Raw silk active. Indigo unchanged. Copper sheathing, 1 higher. Tile advancing. Sugar active. Saltpetre dull and unchanged. Linseed active, and prices advancing. Jute unchanged. Hides, advancing tendency. Shellac declining. Rios active, and prices de clining. Exchange unaltered. Government securities Four per Cents., 16 dis. ; Five per Cents., 3 dis. Freights active and advancing. BOMBAY, Nov. 15. (By Telegraph to Point de Guns.) Cotton in demand at higher rates. Piece goods advancing. Twist higher, and in excellent demand. Government Securities—rive par Cents., Kt Freights steady. CHINA AND JAPAN. CANTON, OCT. N. The date of affairs in Japan continues 11131111Abl =tory. The European representatives are await ng instructions from their respective governments. The headquarters of the British minister are still at Yokuhama. The reports from the foreign legations at Pekin are satisfactory. The English and French troops assisted the Chinese to hold Chefoo against the rebels, who ultimately retreated. Shanghai is in a state of alarm, on account of the proximity of the rebels. Mr. Henry Parkes has been ordered to proceed to Shanghai Canton we:. evacuated on the 21at inst. Grey shirting" active and prices advancing. Water-twist active. Tea unchanged. Total export, 30,781,000 lbs. Exchange on London I higher. FOOCHOW. Ocr. N. Tea active, but prices declining. SHANGHAI, Ocr. 24. Grey shirting. active. Tea : Congou active, and prices declining. Silk : No. 3Taatlee active but prices declining. Settlements in fortnight, 450 bales. Export to date, 23,000 bales. Exchange on London } higher; on India vn changed. Frei,ghts for silk and tea unaltered. I, Dia 11. News received here from Pekin, to the 13th October, states that the apprehensions that the change in the Chineee government would disturb the friendly relations between China and the European power. appeared to be unfounded. Prince Knng, chief of the party favourable to intercourse with Europe, had visited the Emperor at Bebe, notwithstanding that ho had resolved ware not to leave Pekin. Prince Kung returned to Pekin highly gratified with the results obtained by his journey. The court would return to Pekin shortly. AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, Oor. 26. Sir George Grey leaded here on the 26th ult. The accounts from New Zealand are unsatisfactory. The Kent has sailed with 106,603 oz. of gold. Martell's brandies unchanged. Hennes y's un changed. Geneva sixpence lower. Oats active ' but unchanged. Butter twopence lower. Hams unchanged. Bass's ale dull. Flour dull and de clining. Rice dull and unchanged. Sugar declining. Exchange unaltered. _ ADELAIDE, Ocr. 26. Trade dull. Exchange li per cent. lower. SYDNEY, Ocr. 22. Trade dull. Exchange i per oent. lower. COCHIN CHINA. POINT DE OALLE, Nov. 17. Aeoording to the latest advises from Cochin China hostilities were likely to be meowed at Saigon. CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN Mr. Reuter has received the following telegram from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company Dec. 12. The Sultan, with the above mails, arrived here at 7 p.m. to-day. The mails left for London at 10 p.m. It is stated that 6,000 barrels, of about 40 pilaw each, et t►e ail lien the Pennsylvania springs ere sow oe their way to Looks. This will be the tint large arrival in England. The following is a list of the newly-elected deputies in Prrvaia arranged according to rank and prefer,. aka in life :—Landed proprietors, 76 ; smaller proprietors, 7 ; district jodzsa, 53 ; chiefs of district courts, public prosecutors, and high officials generally, 40 ; lawyers, 13 ; honorary county magistrates, 12 ; government officials, 25 ; retired officials. 18 ; town councillors, 13; clergymen sod university professors, 37 ; physicians, 10 ; ministers, 4; ex.minister, 1 ; military officer, 1 ; merchants, 21; journalists, 8; tradesman, 1; gentlemen without profes sion, 11. A score or so of election returns are yet wanting. Of the 351 here detailed, no more than 154 were members of the former house. "There are every year manufactured iu this capital," says the 0s: Deutsche Poet of Vicuna, " 2,600 pianos, representing a value of about $00,C)0 florins. The export, which had decreed during the yews of war, now begins to recover. The total number of pianos annually furnished by Europe wed America represents a capital of 30 millions of florins (75 minims of francs)." The French Minister of Marine has announced, In • ream& circular, that the written examinations of such persons as wish to obtain certificates qualifying them for the ocieunand of merchant vessels fur long voyages, will henceforth begin with a composition in the French lan. gimp, sad all who fail is that respect will not be allowed to proceed with the other parte of the examination. Profeeeor Podesti, by order of the Pope, painted in the Saloon of Honour, at the Vatkaa, a w t. o f 0046 regimenting the ceremonies of the promulgation of the dogma of the Immaculate Coos:option. In one of them, Paths, Peaesgiim karma prominently. But since thee, by attacking the temporal power, be has fallen Mt* dis credit at the court of Bane, mad orders wore in conse quence given to have his portrait ransomed from the painting. This order wee exmated fa an egroordreary way, so a stone-masow cat oat the heed of the merged father. But the artist, indignant et this laularoue mutilation of his work, has brought an action against the mason to obtain 20,000 aroma so damages. The man's defence is that he acted according to orden,but he oaouot produce any written order. Cbc Court. WINDSOR cAsni, Drc. 12. The Queen, accompanied by Prince's Alice and the Prisons of Leiningeo, drove out this morning. Lord Alfred Paget attended on honebeek. Prince Arthur rode out yesWrday, attended by Major Elphinaterie. The following bulletin of the health of the Prism Consort was issued this day : "His Royal Highness the Prince Consort has passed a quiet night. The symptoms have undergone little change. "JAMES CLAW M.D. " TI10111•1 WATOOS, M.D. " Wu.uar hunaz, M.D. " Win4Lor Castle, Dee. 12, 1881." A deputation raspretieg the Thames Conservancy, ate stating of Admiral James Staplord, the Deputy-Master of Trinity House, Mr. W. Bathbana, Captain E. BaniaL ILN., racristary, sad Mr. Stephen W. Leach, seglassr, bad as iatsivisw with the Buhl Hon. W. Cowper, M.P., yes terday, at b Majestys Offlos of Works, in Whitehall. plays. Despatches wore resolved yesterday at the Colooisl•o®w from the Goversen of Use Mauritius, Garda, the Settle ments on the West Ocala of Africa, and Gibraltar. De twitches were Milli to the Governor of Maeda. We understand that the Queen has expressed to' Miss Emily FaithfoU bar approbation of the work which has just Lem published at the Victoria Press, 9, Great Comm-street. "TV Vietada Bowie (a royal Ryo) is a volume of contributions, in prose and verso, by some of the most animist anthem of the day, such as Tennyson, Tbacksray, Trollops, Venable. &c., edited by Miss Ade laide Prods; who is well known as the authoress of " Livens sad Lyrics." Her Majesty wishes Miss Faithfull every success in the landable endietaking by which a new branch of industry in opened to the female portion of her eabjecta. The Duke of Blontroee, who returned a few days thee from Park, has hit tows for Buchanan Castle, 80-linphire, aatompanied by Lord William Graham. The deehees end lair Violet Murray ars at present stiying in Pat:it The Duke and Duchess of Manchester Lave left their residence, in Stanhope-qtrs.!, no a visit to the Kral and Countess of Derby, at Knowsley Park, Lancashire. The Earl and Countess Delaware have left town at a viait to the Marquis sad Marekkeess of Balisbc-y, at Hatfield Rouge, Berta. The Countess (Dowager) of Jersey will leave town early ia the ensuing week for Middleton Park, new /Mortar. Lord and Lady George Lennox and Mre. Lane Fez have arrived at BrieMee. Lord West ham &mired at Bathe Abbey, Sun; as a visit to Lard sad lady Harry Tue. General Buckley, )LP., and Lady Catherine Dee* have arrived at Criesltill Hoe" Darasithirs, am a visit to Mr. sad Lady O. Siert. Sir Robert and Pigot returned yesterday to their residence. Banebas Peek, Newmarket, from UM• amrshire, where Sh Rebert led szesliont sport. Immediately on the announcement of a probable we, with Atestios, all the seems of the restate emir halm !bask Park. MU* veheiteard for active on, wiesinCimasia At the eocunessammt of the Crimea& war they did Unwise, and 18 of them were at ono' ttgoiMwitirimPriltat Post& Mien Marsh, of Beckenham, whose " Memorials al Captain Hadley Vicars" attained a large circulation, has hi the per metier military-religious biography of the late Major /AIM Vandelsar, of the hovel Artillery. Mho Maio& will publish her new novel, corn waseingin Jemmy and motioned through the year, in Geed Were. an Edinburgh magazio., edleil by the Err. Norman Waked. AD., el Waggon. Ds tale Is "Mixtress and Maid : a Benneehl Beery," and it will be ilbeeiented by Mr. 'Mak The Critic states that Primmer Quttkett's sudden red '-used death has left • widow and tour her' very poorly provided ter. !revises le Ws appointment to the Hasterisa Mama, his slesder ream led not enabled him to amps a provides few kis feedly by way of ; aid wire the roam VIM bIISOSki ISOM within his power, kh Math was es bad that so sire would assert the repeal The fellow:ng gearessis have formed themeless into • aormittee for colleatiog a 'men for the fruity :—Pielearer Owes, 7.1/.8., the Roe. sad Bev, Lard 8.0. Onbase, Dr. Berm Jesse, F. 8.5., Professor Omega Beek, sold Freak Beelriaed, Fag., ILA., 11ILLO.B. ; Dr. Lissel B. Beale, 7.11.8., of King's Oollep, Loam. is baartary eserstery. Tan Ogasawara:ran —Yesterday there was • Imp alisediese of Oirthesime at the Otarterbouse for the CC"of adeleaties the NOM aasiversery of the foes . Than we. • fell senior is tie shaped at 4 o'clock, MY • seines by tie moms, the Venerable Willies Hal. Bale, ILA., Areleinces el Lesdas. Acoording to arm es Tessier's Day, as wares was delivered, the realm this year lig Creep Lissa, who Y aboot leaving ebertesteuse fir re enhossity. Is the erring a large number of aid Orthissisas dime* toesther is their splendid ball , whir the prokkrasy of lie Arehisesom of Leaden. The faileiring perinea' seed es the rewards of tke day :—Thu But et Martiaries„ Mr. O. Du Orr, IL P., Bishop p , is t i ts of Malna; the km. Dr. realm el • ;Me 8.,. J. 0. Hale, M.A.= Kr. B. Alessedar, O.R; Dr. Obevollier, stdV. H. W. Taa Pal mMoans op RP. 0101101'11-11t-11111-EVOT AND THE Rip. ALTIMD OAT.—lalli evening • piddle meeting of the parishkmen of the parish of St. Ourge in-the•Past was held is the Newly-Greeted vastly-ball of the parish, for the pupae, of eassidering the hest means of acknowledging th e nukes of the Rev. Alfred City, the minister in charge of the pariah church, on the maims of his leaving at the end of the year. Thee was • large number of the most Indeential of the pariaisiooers present, and the mestiag wee presided over by Mr. Churchwarden Compton. - Dr. Davy, the senior church warden, passed • glow's( atleshem upon the ministerial lahoors of the gentleman desist the past year, and said be felt satisfied that the good he had effected would have • luting and abiding effect. Not even the bishop knew who Mr. Cafe successor would he, and they were naturally very anxious on that point. The right reverend prelate, however, gave them plainly to understand that Le would not license any one to the charge of the parish who would not follow m Mr. Clay's seeps, and preach to them evangelical truth. flood chance.) He concluded by moving the following TEPOOktiioll :—" That the meet lag desire to express the deep feeling of regret with which they have received the announcement that the services of the Rev. Alfred Cu, minister is charge of the parish church, will terminate at the close of the present year, after he has faithfully, zealously, and affectionately performed the sacred arid important duties of his office for the last twelve months, daring the absence of tho Rev. Bryan King, the rector." lie. W. J. Thompson, the put churchwarden, having seconded the resolution, it was put from the chair and cordially adopted. Mr. Littlejohn next moved "That • committee be appointed to consider and determine upon • suitable tes timonial to be presented to Mr. City, and to receive dona tions from meek parishioners as might be desirous of con tributing thereto." Mr. Burrell having seconded the reso lution, it was nuaimonsly agreed to, and • committee, eon siting of the churchwardens and • Lags number of the in fluential pans/timers, appointed is terms of it. le the wane of the proceedings seven) subeeriptions were banded in, the present oharchwardeas and the past churchwardens leading off with a guises sash. A vote of thanks to the chairman clued the Loci DOM Rims l i Z i atr—The Regimental Com mittee, acting at the lamest request of large number of the members of ell make, have mound the ounaandieg Ulcer to leader the swim ot the regiment to her Mr jolty, ia seder to relieve Utorophat troops Irma all pules dolls within the eity at Lomita at the present jousters. Th. Erna is sot Mended to Wisdom with say more active dear is whisk the regiment might participate should it be *Mei est emir the paean which goverment pommel in ere of war or leeneism. In sea nervier the brigade is telly prepared to Übe Me proper position, but the offer bent maatiosal is purely •• voluntary ate in advisee of any each "milling out, " is the MU of thie drsripiioa that hu been tendered, and there is over! reams to hope it will be accepted, or, at the least, it will certuiuly be entertaitud alai seriously considered. POLAND. The course of conduct adopted by the authorities of Warsaw against the venerable M. Bialobreeski, administrator of the archiepiscopal diocese of that place, is denounced by the Dekaa as disgraceful to the Russian government, which has, it declare+, by its attitude in the matter, established • conflict between Russian despotism and the rights of the Polish church. We have already narrated as they occurred the incidents connected with the treatmeut of the unfortunate ecclesiastic named above, but we extract from the Debate the follow ing consecutive account of the whole affair : The Rastas government could not pardon X. Melo braeski for the measure which, as director of the diocese, be bad thought it his duty to adopt in ordering the churches to be closed after the nests of the 16th of October. In order to avenge Reef cm the prelate, gu'lty in its opinion of having exceeded his right. in the affair, he was first arrested and throw a into prison, where he wee subjected to the shameful tnst•ent which we have already made known. Those rivers nob having appeared sof6eiset, • project was formed of removing Y. Bialabraseld from the functions he exercised in virtue of the laws ; acid the archiepiscopal chapter, is cone. queen, was requested to nominate mother director. The chapter replied by a ;waive rimed, ea the ground that the canonical laws did sot allow it to proceed to the election of soother diameter, so long as the fermi one had wit freely resigsed his powers- We may moreover remark that, according to the canoni cal laws, say act of authority executed by a bishop while in pries is radically son and void. Under these cir cumstances the chapter decided es rehrriag to the Pope, begets; his Whams to intoned* for the release of K. Ris kin/ski, or be Wien name a director. The government, however, rimed to commankste the application of the chapter to the cowl of Rome, and purely and simply re newed its order for the decries of anew director. F.:Asper aid by a fresh refuel on the past of the chapter, the go veramiset, is ceder to get out of the embemssmeet into whisk it bad Mee, did sot besitete in adopting • still man violist meccas., and bad H. Bielobrzeski brought 1 before a military tribesaL The result is already known. A venerable prelate, as old Mill —llll3lola an ortogenazian— infirm, and in ill heal* has been condemned by that court to ten years' tniamporiAion to Siberia I And it is for an act done is the mph, exercise of his functions that the un fortunate prelate has bed Wined on him this tonible puniskmeot, which, i his date of physical infirmity, may ban for him the same effect as • sentence of death. Thus from progress to propose, from arbitrary conduct to We llies despotism, bishops have been brought before the mili tary tribunals, and all the Centre of a state of siege ap t plied to them. When will the government stop on the fatal precipirie, down which it allows itself to be led from day to day? SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the Bth have arrived• One of the journals gives an account of an un pleasant incident which occurred a few days back at Valencia. The Duke de Malakoff, on his way in a French frigate from Algiers to France, put in there, and made the vessel fire a salute of 21 guns ; but the port, not being a military one, had no battery to return the salute. The Captain- General (General Orosco) sent a telegraphic des patch to Madrid, asking what be was to do, and «at two of his aids-de-camp to preseat his re spects to the marshal. The civil governor also seat a funetionsry to the marshal to offer him every facility for seeing the town. But the duke was much offended at the salute not being re turned, and be sent for the French Oon mil to confer with him on the subject. An order came from Madrid to fire a ,salute as well u he could, and the captain-general went personally to the duke to inform him of the real facts of the ease. He presented himself in the costume which captains-general wear on ordinary occasions, but the marshal received him in what the journal describes as "a not very regular atti tude," asked him why he did not appear in full uniform,and complained of the salute not being re turned. Several persons were so offended at this conduct that they withdrew, and General Orozco did the same. (uITIZMI TZLIKOWEL) MADRID, Dec. 11. The Emperor Napoleon has charged M. Barra, French Ambassador, to express to the Queen his profound regret on account of what passed between the Duke of Magenta and the Captain-General of Valencia, at the town of that name, and at the same time to assure her Majesty of his friendly sentiments. ITALY. TURIN, Dic. 12. To-day the Chamber of Deputies t oo k into con sideration the bill presented by Signor Lamar re lative to the reougnition of the military grades and pensions conferred by the Sicilian government in 1848. A bill for extending the application of the Sar dinian penal code to Lombardy was passed by the Chamber. THE ERUPTION OF VISIIVII7B. NAZI" Doc. 11, EVIZING. The village of Torre del Greco is in imminent danger of being destroyed by the burning lava. Shocks of earthquake continue to be felt, and chasms have opened in the earth forming perfect gulfs. The houses are 'falling in Torre del Greco, and all communication between the places in the vici nity of the mountain in interrupted. In the Ray of Naples the sea has receded to a distance of 50 metres. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, Die. 11. The Turkish I;ra has risen from 200 piastres to 370 piastres. Paper money is generally refused. OONSTANTINOPLE, Drc. 12. Yesterday morning some stockjobbers combined with a few intriguers of Galata and pushed specu lations for a rise to such an exteet as to cause a general panic. The govern ment immediately took the nemesery mea sures to reassure the public mind, and to anent the further prosecution of this nefarious attempt. The panic is completely allayed, and perfect calm prevails to-day in the capital. The government has received moat satisfactory news from Omer Pacha. PARIS, Dac. 12. The Penis of this evening publishes a despatch dated Constantinople, Ilth inst., stating that the panic on the Bourse of that city was caused by fraudulent speculations in the mnaltiques market, but that in consequence of the energetic measures taken by the authorities, order WWI not disturbed in any part of Constantinople. 13, 161. FIPRFJ3B FROM PAItIS. (now ova ows PARD3, TEUUD&Y EVF-1130. The appearance in the Moniteur of a decree de claring that in future none of the ministers shall ask the Emperor's signature to any decree autho rising any works or measures which may add to the public expenses, unless such decree be accom panied by a report in its favour from the Minister of Finance, is an event of first-rate importance. The date, "Compiegne, Dec. 1," is a pregnant con firmation of reports of violent ministerial struggles for power and influence within the last fortnight. The publication of the decree, which has been bot tled up since the first of the month, is a triumphant victory for M. Fould. And the victory is the more signal because the decree is countersigned by himself alone, whereas it ought regularly to have borne the signature of the Minister of State, who is the recognised intermediary be tween the Emperor and all the other ministers. M. Fould has now shown himself to be, to all intents and purposes, " Controller-General of the Finances of the Empire." Although the title which it is understood he asked for from the first is not formally accorded him at present, Count Walewski, I have no doubt, refused to sign this decree, and the only consequence is that M. Fould supersedes him in one of the highest functions of his office. This is the first time that a decree imposing orders upon all the ministers has been countersigned simply by one of them not being the Minister of State. A paragraph in the "latest news" of the Patrie contains the following explanation of the reports —s;uce contradicted by General Scott's letter and Captain Wilkes' speech—that the Southern oommis &Loners were taken out of the Trent by the express orders of the United States government. The Patrie aye : It manna, from New York Dews of November 28, that the cabbie' of Washington despatched several ship with orders to search the Trent, and to mhos the °Skirl de spatches and the Southern made of which she was the bearer ; bat that the captain of the Saa Jacinto took upon himself to arrest AM Slidell cad Kum, about whom nothing was maid in his insareaticas. If this information be authentic, it is very strange that Captain Wilkes should have forgotten —as he certainly did—to ask for despatches. Allow me hero to guard myself against being thought, even inferentially, to approve the doc trine that the San Jacinto would have bad any right to seize despatches on board the Trent, or to capture her on amount of despatches. Because de spatches may, under certain circumstances, be con traband of war ' it is loosely assumed by many writers that the San Jacinto would have been in the right had she merely searched for despatches. I have not seen any precedent cited, and do not be lieve that one can be found, in which it has been I judicially decided by any court of admiralty that despatches from a belligerent to a neutral were con traband of war on board a neutral ship " bound from one neutral port to another." In a second paragraph the Potrie says : It is anted that the Costederated Motes of the South are penparieg a monomials= for Europe, is which it wig be shown conclusively that the North has uodertaken a war which mane* possibly lead to any result, since the Worth is unable to swegair the seesenonist sales; the Smith will Nimbi, propose • friendly aspiration, offering, at the same time, to make such conoeuions am the state of mama Girl- Iliad= demands. The Bourse remains without any marked feature. Rents left off at yesterday's price for account, and with a fall of be. for cash, the hat prices being 67fr. 500. and 67fr. 75c. Mobilier fell Mr. 7,c. The Italian Loan fell 550. in oonsequenoe of a re port that a heavy speculator was " executed." The Orleans Railway fell 6f r. 25c., and the other lines about 2fr. 50c. It is said that bank notes of 50fr. will be issuel on January 1. It is reported that the Emperor of Russia has sent a pressing message to the Grand Duke Con stantine, now at Hanover, to repair to St. Peters burg without delay. A.ocortling to a paragraph now going the round of the French papers, the heir to the imperial throne is a brilliant specimen of the forcing system of education. Although only five years and a half old, be alre►dy speaks four languages " fluently"— French, English, German, and Italian. I wonder that his mother should not have taught him her native tongue—Spanish. The news of General Scott's departure for the United States, with further particulars than were known here yesterday, is telegraphed to-day from the Daily News. There is another vacancy on the episcopal bench, occasioned by the death of the Bishop of Gap, who has occupied that see since 1844. M. Fagnani, whose portrait of Mr. Cobden was placed in the sal& d'howneur at the last Paris Exhi bition, has received a commission from the muni cipality of Naples to execute a portrait of King Victor Emmanuel for the Cam Comunale of that city, and will shortly set out for Turin to paint it. REPRESENTATION OP NOTTINGHAM. The health of Lord Lincoln is so far improved that he is expected in Nottingham daily. Ward meetings are being held by his lordship's supporters, and his candi dature is pretty well received, many gentlemen of influence having undertaken to canvass for him during his absence. A considerable number of the dissenters, however are anxious to know his lordship's opinion respecting the:Non conformist Buil Bill, and a meeting was held last night for that object Ties* is also sans difference of opinion amongst thee relative to the earl's opinions on church rates, and the more advanced section of them have signed the following protest : . . . " A statement having been generally circulated that tho opinions of Lord Lincoln on the subject of church rates, as contained in his address to the electors, and explsined by his letter to Mr. Close, of the Bth isms., are satisfactory to the liberals sod oonoonformiste of this town, we, the undersigned, feel bound publicly sad emphatically to pro. teat spinet such an assertion, because—l. So far from to support the entire and unconditional abolition of uroh rates, the said letter expressly declares that Lord Lincoln desires a compromise, and only in a certain contingency, of the occurrence of which he aloof will be the judge, will be vote for' their abolition. 2. From past experomos we believe all attempts at campmates to be delusive ; their only tendency is to em. bitter the discumion, and to delay the settlement of a qua. tion already too long deferred, and the justice and necessity of which are universally felt. 3. The aniertion of Lord Lincoln that church rates are the last remaining grievance of dissenters implies either lamentable ignorance or a deli berate rejection of the just end long-standing claims of this summons body to—l. Full admission to all the advan. Sages sled honours of our public schools and universities. IL Eqsal participation in the management of public trusts. 111. Abolition of the degrading oath, required upon &Mire sloe to municipal offices. IV. Limitation of the power of refusing the right of burial in public burying grounds. V. And . generally, entire equality in the eye of the law for all relous denominations. 4. Considering these paints as of vital importance to the great body of nonconformists in this estuntry sad regarding Lord Lincoln's letter of the Bth bac as the expression of his matured opinion upon them, we feel it is impassible to -give our eupport to him at the present election.—Nottingham, Dec U." hero follow a number of signatures. 81e Rebut Clifton addressed a large number of his sup. last =Vito he meta adhere to mir ,i t hearty present po li tical pled op e ili gi a d ad so unanimous vote of con s fitl ' ence n wu po pated cal to him. — lt is sow beyond doubt that Yr. H. Twointrose will not come forward ' s. be has Unwed an address in which he de. clines the pressing invitations of his fries& in Nottingham, " on account of a rumouredprobable vacancy in the repro. seatatlon of the Tower which borough he is pledged to contest if the anticipated vacancy should occur.' ADULTERY ADD SUICIDE. The Court of Assizes of the Seine yesterday trial • rain, named Pau lie, on the charge of mur d er . The circumstances of the ate were envier. In 1858, Paulin, who is • workman, formed, though married sod the father of a child, an intimate connexion with a widow named Thomas, and they both en tertained a strong attachment for each other. After their intimacy bad continued for some time, the woman's conscience reproached her, end she frequently de clared to her friends that so she could not be united in mar riage to her lover she would commit suicide. In June last, she andonoced to a Mdlle. Favin, one of her Irian* that she and Paulin had resolved to die together, and that she meant to leave 3,oC)fr. which she possessed to her lover's son. Mdlle. Pavia paid no great attention to this 0011101001. cation, but in the evening of the 3rd of July, Paulin, in • state of great agitation, appeared before her, and stated that he and Mme. Thomas had attempted to suffocate themselves with the fumes of charcoal, and that the latter bad alone succeeded. Mdlle. Fawns hnnied to the residence • Mme. Thomas, in the Rue Si. Antoine, and there found the dead body of that woman lying On the floor. In the room was a pen still heated, in which charms' had ap parently been burned ; end on a table were two glasses, an empty bottle, and • set of dominoes. In the bedroom was a will made by the woman, leaving 3,000 fr. to Paulin's son, as likewise five letters addressed to different peewee, signed by him andjimr, and announcing the intention to put an end to their existences. Paulin having amoinpanied Mdlle. Pavia to the house, declared to the commissary of frolic., who was called in, that he and Mme. Thomas bad formed the design of dying together, and had, accordingly, in the evening of the 2W retired to bed, and lighted • pan of char. coal, but that in the evening they both awoke with no thing more than dreadful headaches and ardent thirst. Mme. Thomas then went out and bought a bottle of wine, and on his proposition they lighted a pan of charcoal in the dining room, which was smaller than the bedroom, and whilst the charcoal was burning, they took the wine and played at dominoes Before long they both began to feel • strange sensation, and thinking that death was approach ing, they bade each other adieu. In • minute or two Mae. Thomas, being overcome by the fumes of charcoal, fell 011 the floor, and a little after he also became somalitia, lie remained so for a time, but consciousness having at last returned, he crawled into the bedroom, and as the windows ware open he after a while recovered. He then perceived that Mine. Thomas was dead, and he went at once to Mdlle. Pavia, and related to her what had happened. When he fell, it appeared that he rolled close to the paa containing the burning charcoal. and 'no severely burned in the shoulder, but he d ec l ar ed that he felt no pain at the time. The jury, thinking that the man really had intended committing /Made with the woman, and that consequently he bad had no deign of murdering her, returned a verdict of aoquittaL—Orilignani. WILLS AND DZQUZSTS. The will of the late Right Hon. Anne, Dowager Countess of Newburgh, of Minden House, Mandel, Sussex, relict of the fifth Earl of Newburgh, was administered to by Sir Henry Webb, Bart., her lady. ship's nephew, the residuary legatee, the executors, P. H. Howard, Faq., and Sir Thames R. Gage, Bart., haying renoauced probate. The personalty was sworn under 14,001. The will bears date Oct. 6, 18158, and the grunt was issued from the emit at Chichester. The testatrix, who married the Earl of Newburgh in 1769,and attained to a very venerable age, died possessed of a lame fortune, the prin cipal of it coonskins of valuable landed property and free hold estates. The d;reetioes conteited in the will are numerous. To Viscount Kintaird, Marquis Bandini, and heir to the earldom, are devised the estates in Gloucester and Northumberland; and to Robert Blount, Esq., the estates in Sumer. All other the reai estates, including the moor of Ferthani. Swim, together with the residue of the persoaalty, are bequeathed to her ladyship's nephew, Sir Henry Webb, Bart. The pecuniary dispositions are legacies to personal friends ; sad the annuities and bequests to her ladyship's servants, some of them being old and faithful domestics of her establishment, are most liberal. The charities are of a religious character, embracing schools for oducatlonthet The Will otiiir John Forbes, M.D., D.0.L., F.R.8., PhyMelia to km Mainly% Household and to his Royal Mishima the Prises Oonmet, was proved in London on the rtal ult., by his son, Alexander Clark Forbes, Faq., of Wbßerbiruh, Oxford, the sole executor; and the per. sonalty sworn order 8,0001. The will wee executed in 18118, and a codicil in the year following ; and air John died on the 13th of November last, in his seventy-fourth year. This well-known physician has left his property, real and personal, to his only son, after making a few bequests, some pecuniary, and others consisting of books and various effects. To the Mediae! Benevolent Fund and the Royal Medical Benevolent College. legacies of ICX each; to the medical library, Mariachal College, Aberdeen, his books on medical subjects such as may not be selected by hie son ; his leasehold school cottage to the present occu pier for life, and afterwards to the minister of Fordyce and the schoolmaster of the parish school, to approprute the annual rent in the machos of suiisblu books as prizes to the three best bop of that school. There see a few legacies to friends and liberal bigamies to servants.—/Uustratut Londou New, DIM 14. MIXTINOA or Solorrrurio SOCIETIES FOR THE usuixo Weem—Monday—Royal Institute of British Architects, & Royal Medical, Bj. Mr. Maunder. Tue. da —Civil Engineers, & Annual general meeting. SYaeiogiaal 8. Profemor Owen " On the Wee. =omi,std Dentition of the Andaman Islanders." sta. & Mr. Frederick Hendricks, "On the Vital Searistacs of Sweden." Wednesday—Society of Arta, 8. Mr. F. Orson Calvert, F.R.S., "On the Improvement and in and °alio° Printing since 1851." Geolo. reioror Morris, V.P.G.S., and Mr. George Roberta, "On the Carbouiferous Limestone of (trim! and °Moo, Cl.. Hills, Shropshire." 2. Mr. E. W. Matey, "On some Fossil Plante, showing Structure, from the Lower Coal-measures of Lancashire.' Thursday—Aoti ' 114. Chemical, 8. I. Dr. Bence Jones; 2. Mr. . F. Rodwell. Liamean, 8. 1. Dr. Hooker, "On Welwitschia R Mr. Bentham, "On Inn. earpus." 3. Profaner Oliver , "On Haniamelideas." mismatic, 7. Royal, Si. The Rey. C. P. olightly has (says the Patriot) published a very damaging statement respecting the middle class schools, got up by the Rev. Mr. Woodard. at Hurd pierpoint, which Mr. Gladstone eulogised so highly the other day. He brings forward • number of facts and affidavits to prove that the practice of coutewion, and other Ronash rites, are taught in the schools. Crucifixes and crosses are 000tiuually given to the boys. THE ANTI-SLAVERY MOVEMENT IN AMERIC.L— The special correspondent of the Times at Wanhingtoo, writing on the 20th ult., says :—" The North LI now three lased with • aril war in which speeches and newspaper articles may lead to bloodshed, or at all eveuta to • mat serious quarrel names the Unionists. Months ago I wrote to you that the struggle was surely coming. and that there would be • contest to turn the war for the Union, or, as Earl Russell said, for power —iota • war for the abolitions of slavery. Read the speeches at the New York meeting of the Hon. Charles Sumner sod his friends—teed the proceedings when the St. LOW , sword was presented to Fremont, cud the tedimouill addressed to him, which dedicates the weawto to his use 'in the re-organisation of a great and free country.' A sword, an actual weapon of steel, to be wielded in battle for what was styled at the Cincinnati de monstration • higher standard than the 'stars and strips.: This contest is !already denominated the' abolition vv against the government, and it is assuming formidable proper tions. The Secesaice organs denounee it with effectediniii,za , tion, and the government is urged to seize Mr. Sumnerand suppress the anti-slavery journal/ in New York, . 4 the ground that they are more dangerous than Mr. Jefferson Davis, or the Secessionist papers whirr were' t down by mob law or the United State Paetollce. The government is accused in Bust meeting, amid immense cheering, of 'an iefaniero. ! sneaking, crawling policy which replaces the eta ., watchword sounded by Fremont for this great nati n. Assuredly, if be be thus encouraged, the General is not de man to remain quiet or to bear his temporary disgrace equanimity." CLOSING OF THE EXHIBITION AT FLORENeL-' The ceremony in the palace today, from which I is just returned, was not very striking, though it attrao:A • large native audience. The new prefect, Err] Torrearse, took the chair, in face of which a table, at which the Prince and the Royal e! minioners sat. The president, Marquis Cosimo opened the proceedings by reading a speech. which be spoke highly of the industry and fnollC emulation of the Italians, and predicted a great fide for themselves and their country. In alluding to VI London Exhibition, he said that even in 1&51. while 0 . , • slave, Italy had not disgraced herself in England, 1!:3 that next year alie would show what freedom does for arts and sciences. The secretary then read the list of exhibitors who were to receive medals, and they pm ~1 in classes to the sable, where the Prince remotest spokesman of each class with the certificate, and new him a short speech. The proceeding, truth to tell. yr somewhat dull to the mere spectators, sod it was rather , relief when an old " coutadino," in his working dm"' who had got • medal for "oil," insisted on shaking ho s with the whole board, from his royal higlinese duvi the secretary. At the conclusion, tine Prince c-"' an apprommte speech • and thus terminated the mony. The reap d'iril in the throne-room war effial , "' Crowds of well-dreemd women ; • brilliant staff, gb o6• log behind the Prince and the veteran Piedmi General di Sans:, who was in waiting ; a rOODlth'it. Eoglish, much better dressed and Letter-luoking tkall neighbours ; • Turkish oldest, in full dress ; two mall' , bands, twiny dowers, and plenty of Bags made 1 4 4 1 • pretty picture, mad the same ea *Agee of the last the exhibition was quite as striking as the opening- '- body of the mhos was filled with • crowd of Floreeti'!" who were admitted by payment of a Brae to take leave; the show. I should may there were W.OOO roes" final rite is to be celebrated at six o'clock, when Cartage presidesat a farewell dinner, and then the co n s will drop over the Italian Exhibition. —LOW ." Florence, Dec. 8. att., a Th, Bee. OO r atte Lim! Lim told such a; mot Zit, char in ti