The Express. — London, England, 1861-12-27 00:00:00

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MOM WATIIII AT LAMM, BRUM. 111611 e...— Attensoon. eft 50Ii. licwasasow-INulm IQ. Ms..— Monaca, UL Yom. LONDON, FRIDAY, DEC. 27. Tut Lest wary of Opposition journals in France has been betrayed into comments which have drawn down upon its head a " first warning" from the Minister of the Interior. Had the substance of its observations been packed up less neatly than in the portable shape of an mot, they might possibly have escaped the sinister notice of the political police. But Imperialism in the hours of its coquetries with Constitutionalism is peculiarly susceptible to the arrows of wit. The Ju.trnal Alai. is the most discreet organ of disaffec tion that wee ever known. Its criticisms on Napoleonic policy are like iced wine, so cool when tasted that one doss not at once perceive how much liquid tire they really contain. It is the well-bred way of the Jennie! des /Mails, hardly ever to deign to be point-blank or palpable in its purport to careless readers, though its reactionary purpose and undying resentment against the 'occasion of the House of I)ftLicass, are plain enough to than who are most concerned. For once, however, the temptation of a happy phrase has proved too strong for its habitual continence, and it has committed the strange indecency of laying bare a political truth. It might have dallied with the drapery of the Imperial system without official rebuke, and in sinuated any variety of possible or impossible ble mishes with impunity, so long as it was easy to deny the justice of the imputations, or to set people debating whether they were true or not. But to say compendiously and caustically that it is the present EllrEitoK who keeps the Empire together, not the strength or greatness of the Empire that sustains him in his high place of power, this is an allegation which even M. Priem:for cannot afford tope's over—it is so true. For what does it amount tot Let us rather ask—what does it otif amount to 1 There is no rude protest against things as they are ; no unwillingness to acknow ledge merits and designs to do better. The writer of the offending article reviews calmly the fretful play of factions about the advances of Imperialism towards the adoption of Parliamentary forms of government, and seems to be almost inclined to sympathise with its hindrances and difficulties in trying to come out of itself, and to be something better than the doubtful heir of the former empire, or the offspring of the cualictitei. His tone is con temptuous towards " the indit:erentists" who look on unmoved, contumelious towards " the MI " patients" who want to have a whole consti tutional regime restored at once, and almost com passionate towards " the credulous and amiable " believers in official promises, that the to-morrow of concession will be even u yesterday, and yet more abundant. Its only harsh words are spoken in rebuke of the ultraimperialists, who hamper the progress their master would make in the right direction, and whose selfish contentment with what they have enjoyed for ten years makes them selfishly fearful of any change, which, though it might suit the country better, might not answer for them so well. All this sounds plea sant and almost loyal. But then comes the ameri 4:liquid. With an ineffable air of supe riority to the paltry passions and perversities of the hour, the writer lets fall, as if involuntarily, the little catch-words —" it is the Emerson. " who sustains the empire, not the empire the " Ewritaiiii." Every merrymaker in tho balls of Imperialism flushes with anger or turns deadly pale at the ominous words, which, harmless as they look to us at a distance, are taken to mean a menace and a warning of Lability and of revolutions to come, too distressing to think of. Freely translated by the hopes and terrors of men as they are oppositely moved, it bears the too obvious implication that the present phase of poli tical society in France is not merely, or in the ordinary sense, one of transition, but that its duration depends upon the breath of a single man ; that if it serves to familiarize men's minthi once more with Parlianientaiy forms, the worshippers in secret of the yet unrisen sun of constitutional monarchy ought rather to be glad than sorry• ; and that should the obstructions which now hinder improvement prove too strong for the temporizing tendencies of their master, they will nevertheless be easily brushed aside like so many rootless brambles the day after he ceases to protect them. No molder, then, that the whole official and semiofficial world of Imperialism is cut to the heart by words like these. Letter accuse them one and all of cor ruption, cruelty, incapacity—everything nameable or unnameable in the shape of political or social crime, than thus in broad noontide to dig their graves and that of the whole system wherein alone the> have a place. Swirr tells of a man who was made so ill by pertinacious repetitions of the assertion that ho was dead, that the wretched fellow actually died of them at last. Nobody suspects MM. Teorisisi. or De Moamv of any such weakness. Life, as the lot has fallen to them, is far too pleasant an affair to leave them leisure for fatal chagrin at ill-natured anticipative rehearsals of their political funerals. But around and about them are an unsatisfied crowd whose fort I mpertalissn has not yet made, and an other !unhand° whose fortunes it has only half made. With what feelings must these regard the utterance of antithetical prophecies like these of M. ST. Mean OIRAYADIM t How urgently will they not seek to impress upon the MINIATER of the INTOKnoIt that before all things he must stifle such forebodings while there is time. Life in the palace, as elsewhere, hangs on a frail and inscrutable thread. What chance can there be for the stability of Im perialism in France, after its author, or repub holier in its present shape, is called away, if the conminaity shall, beforehand, be accustomed to hear it said that on his individual genital and skill it depends for existence even now' It is not for us to speculate on contingencies that may be retook.. Our function is to deal with the realities and reasons of the day. At no period of Lam_ - _ THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER his reign has NsroixoN 111. acted at home and abroad so much in accordance with our ideas of sound and elevated policy as he has recently done. The mode in which the Commercial Treaty has been steadily worked out, regardless of cla mour on his side of the Channel, and misrepce• sentation on ours ; the gradual concession of con stitutional forms and financial rights, coupled with the avowal of a necessity for retrenchment in armaments ; and finally, the honourable and far-sighted course pursued in reference to America —all these render us less disposed than ever to dwell on its grave faults and still worse nature and origin. But we cannot witness the exhibition of such an act of weakness as " the warning" sent to the Jo ,, rtial des Dihats without regret. NAPOLFA)N 111. owes everything he has, or hopes his son may have hereafter, to the manifestation of high courage and of imperturbable &immunity in the midst of enemies. How is it that he does not make up his mind not to be afraid of the press ? THE REPLY FROM AMERICA. - 0--- It is now pretty certain that the despatches for Lord Lyons on the affair of the Trent cannot have reecho' Washington before the lfith, as the Europa, which took them out, passed Cape Race on the 13th inst. Mr. !lowan', it is understood, would have notice of those despstches for a couple or three days before they were delivered to him in due form, and then a week was to be allowed before the final answer of the Federal government was required. This would bring the time ap to the 24th or 25th, on which latter flay the Europa was to leave Boston, to arrive in England on the tith proximo. The Africa, which will be due on Monday, will bring news from New York op to the 18th inst. ; that is, two or three days after the Europa would be almost certain to arrive nut. The Iles patch of M. Thuuvenel on the affair of the Trent, dated the 3rd nod. was probably sent out by the Teutonis or the day of Washington, which left England on the 4th inst., and would reach New York on the 18th inst. General Scott, who left England in the Arago on the 11th, would reach New York just about the time for the final answer of the Federal government to be given to Lord Lyons. The steamers New York, Anglo-Saxon, and the Glasgow will be due the latter end of next week, and will bring news up to the 21st inst. The Hausa took out the London journals of the 27th ult., the day after the news of the Trent affair ar rived in England. INTELLIGENCE. THE DESPATCH TO LORD LYONS. A Hamburg letter of Tuesday says : " Yesterday the English merchants held a meet ing in the Assurance Saloon of the Bourse ; Mr. John Ward, the English charge' d'affaires, in the chair, fur the purpose of voting an address of con dolence to the Queen. At this meeting Mr. John Ward, after giving sonic explanations about the Nashville, read Earl Russell's note to Lord Lyons on the affair of the Trent. This despatch is worded with great moderation. It describes the seizure of the Southern couuniassioners in the terms of Captain Williams's report to the Admiralty. It makes no mention of the opinions of the law officers of the crown, of which so much has been said in the newspapers, but simply and explicitly characterises the capture of the commis sioners as au infraction of the law of nations, and an insult to the English flag. It de clams that the cabinet of St. James's, con sidering the friendly and cordial character of its relations with the United States, cannot doubt for an instant that the captain of the Situ Jacinto must have acted without authority from hi, govern ment, and feels confident that the latter will not husitate to take the only step possible under the circumstances—namely, to release the prisoners without delay, awl to make suitable reparation for the insult offered to the British flag. STUTTOARD. It has been mentioned that the Fint Chamber at Btuttgard had adopted the Catholic Church Bill in the form definitively adopted by the Chamber of Deputies. The article relating to the jesuits ran thus : " Nevertheless the government shall not in any case have the right to permit the order of the jeauits, or any order or congregation allied to it, to settle in the country without being authorised thereto by a law." In the same sitting the bill providing that ci%il rights are independent of religious persuasion was passed by 24 votes to 14. The effect of this bill is to emancipate the Jews. AMERICA. NEW YORE, Dec. 14. (Per City of Baltimore, vii Queenstown and Liverpool.) The New York Herald of to-day, in reviewing the situation, says : The official report of General Harvey Brown relative to the late brilliant fight et Fort Pickens is given in full is our columns to-day. It is a plain, succinct, and soldierly statement of the whole affair, and confirms it an an un doubted victory for the Union arms. Fort Pickens remains unhurt. Fort IPltaii was sadly shattered by our fire, and the town of Warrington and part of the Pensacola navy yard were burned. Intelligence from Frankfort, Kentucky, reached Cincin nati yesterday that the Union men were in hourly expecta tion of an attack by a Confederate force, numbering from 8,000 to 15,000 men, while only 5,000 Union troops' were there to resist them. General Thomas was pressing on to take Zollicoffer in the rear, but from reports just received that the letter was re treating, after some short picket fighting, it was feared that General Thomas would not nucceed in outflanking him. General Crittenden was said to be at Cumberland Gap with 15,000 men. Twelve of the mortar boats attached to the Mississippi Union squadron left St. Louis for Cairo on the morning of the 10th. The commerce of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers has been plead under strict military surveillance, and no boat will be allowed to take freight or passengers unless commis- sioned by the military authorities. All owners of boats sod officers thereof must take the oath of allegiance to the United States gavernmenß This measure has been adopted by Gee. Hillock, in order to prevent aid or communication of aay kind being carried out with the vessels. The latest news from General Price places him still at Osceola, with from 10,000 to 15,000 men, intending in a few days to move northward. General Slack's division has crossed the Osage river, sod another division was crossing on Friday last. Prom Bt. Joseph (Mo.), Dec. 12, intelligence iv received that General Prentis'a command was to move from Platte City to Richfield on the 11th inst. "A rumour reaches us (New York Herald) that thet Confederate government had decided to send to Europe Messrs. J. C. Breckenridge and Hunter, of Virginia, but that our government having been informed of this intention, warned the agents of the line against conveying the rebel emissaries, and that passage for those individuals was accord ingly refused." This report comes from Halifax, and it is stated that Mr. Cunard denies that he has received any such warning. Referring to the Trent affsir, the New York Herald considers that, after the first burst of pas sion, England will look at the case atluily, and see that the Federal government bas only been acting on a law established by England herself. The Herold anticipates also that France, from her jealousy of England, will view the act of Commander Wilkes with satisfaction. The New Turk Timm of the 14th inst. argues that the earliest and most irritating impression was produced in England by the error that Captain Wilkes acted upon direct instructions from the Federal government. " When, however, the British government and people learn that the act of Captain Wilkes was only approved in the United States after it was shown to have been done on his own responsibility, and with every reservation of re spect and observance towards the English ;" the New Turk Times considers that the matter will be placed in a very different and much milder light. The New Turk Tinos also has an article stating that the accounts of the capture of Messrs. Mason and Slidell were exaggerated, and says : A of what was said by the " Parser of the Treat at Sea," and what by the officers of the La Plata ashore, shows that beyond an unverified and improbable story of Captain Wilkes having after the seizure ordered Captain Moir to go aboard the San Jacinto, and lay his vessel closer to that audacious man-of-war, there is no distinct allegation that the right of search was not exercised with the utmost conceivable delicacy. And it is enough to disprove the single charge referred to that almost in the same breath with which Lieutenant Fairfax is said to have communicated the arbitrary com mands of his superior, that officer is stAted by the same report to have authorised Captain Moir to proceed on his voyage, a liberty he could not have exercised had he been charged with the preceding but apocryphal instructions. The eame journal quotes from Lieutenant Fair fax's report in reference to the conduct of Com mander Williams. Lieutenant Fairfax sap : The mail agent, who is a retired commander in the British navy, seemed to have • great deal to say as to the propriety of my course, but I purposely avoided all official intercourse with him. When I finally was leaving the steamer be made some apology for his rude conduct, and expreseed personally hie approval of the manner in which I had carried out my instructions. The journal is of opinion that the above consider ation will exercise a powerful sedative influence in England, and says, in conclusion : It is only seoweery that John Bull, after admitting our literal adherence to law, should know bow anxiously the very appearance of insult or outrage was avoided by the American commanders, to have the last vestige of angry feeling quieted. Th►t is no outrage which was not only legally executed but not discourteously designed. GREAT FIRE IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. FORTRESS MONROE, Dec. 13. (vii Baltimore, Deo. 14.) By the arrival of a flag of truce it is ascertained that a telegraphic despatch to the Norfolk Day book, from Charleston, South Carolina, states that a fire broke out in that place on Wednesday night, which wax supposed to have been the work of an incendiary. At the date of the last dispatch, o'clock Thursday afternoon, the fire was still burn ing. The theatre in Broad-street, the Institute, and other public buildings are stated to have been destroyed. The fire swept across Broad-street. Assistance was sent from Augusta. LIVERPOOL, Tx ItRADA T. The steamer North American, Captain Borland, which left Portland on the 14th inst., and called off Londonderry last night, has arrived here. The Richmond "Acquirer says that the Southern Congress, while in session, passed a bill admitting Kentucky into the Confederacy. The admission is complete, as commissionera were appointed at Russellville ; and empowered to act iu behalf of Kentucky. A bill has been introduced into the Confederate Congress, prohibiting the importation of negroes from Africa. The Alabama House of Representatives has passed • bill legalising the suspension of specie payment by the Chartered Banks of the State. The report of the superseding of General Price by General Heath is denied. The Governor of Mississippi has made a call upon the inhabitants for arms. A Cincinnati despatch states that the town of Nashville, Tennessee, was in a high state of ex. eiteinent on the fith and 7th inst., owing to an attempt being made to draft citizens into the army. The indignation of the people was intense. A riot broke out in the Fourth Ward, and four police men who attempted to quell the mob were shot dead. The mob rushed to the capitol to attack Governor Harris, who fled to Memphis. The papers on the next day announced that he bad gone thither ou business. The hospitals at Nashville are filled with the sick. The number was estimated at from 8,000 to 10,000. The prevailing diseases were small-pox and pneumonia. The troops front Texan, Louisiana, and Mississippi suffered most. 27, 1861. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. Ivor ou. owl, PARIS, TIMADAT Evmac. The Cm•ruporulamee Bet'her speaks of a rumour that an attempt had been made to assassinate General de Goyon at Rome, and that one of his aides-de-camp had received two poniaril wounds. It is curious, if this news is true, that the tele graph should have said nothing about it—but sometimes telegrams are suppressed. Prince Napoleon, whose journey to London has been repeatedly delayed by various circumstances, will, it is now amid, positively go early in January. IL Le Play, the president of the French commit tee, cannot make his arrangements for the Universal Nahibition until the prince arrives. The rise in Consols, occasioned on Tuesday by M. Thouveners despatch, has not been reflected on this Bourse, which shows great weakness. The Rent: opened with a rise of about 10c., but lost it when Consols came I lower, and closed at 67fr. 15c. both for cash and account, with a fall of 10c. and be. Mobilier fell bfr., and the Italian Loan 35c. In railways there was scarcely any change ; Lyons fell 2fr. 60c. The weather yesterday and to-day has beeu more favourable to the vendors of toys and ,Itrennes on the Boulevards, than they have had for many years past. There is a cheerful dry frost, not intensely cold, with a blue sky, and little wind. But, although a great many people are out, com plaints of the dulness of business are general. The stalls where cheap articles are sold do better than the shops. There is skating in the basins of the Tuileries. A banker of Rennes, M. T—, committed suicide in a bath on Friday last. According to despatches received to-day in Paris the Spanish force before Vera Cruz consists of 36 ships, and 8,000 troops fur landing. It continues to be supposed that Marshal Serrano suddenly quitted Havannah in ignorance of the convention by virtue of which France, England, and Spain were to act together. The Corriere Mereantik of Genoa announces the rare occurrence that all along the coast of that province the fruit-trees, having previously blos somed for the second time this year, are now laden with a second crop of fruit. As the country people, however, do not expect to see it ripen, they are now gathering it for the purpose of selling it to the confectioners for candying. I Apples and pears have attained the size of a walnut, and plums h►lf or a third of their usual size. Under the mild climate of Genoa the cir cumstance of fruit-trees blossoming a second time is of frequent occurrence ; but there are a few instances on record of such second blossoms becoming fruit Ebe Court. OSBORNE, Dec. Bt. The Queen had some bourn' sleep last night, and calm this morning. The Duke of Brabant and the Count of Mailers, attended by Count de Lannoy and Major Burnell, left Osborne this atoning. Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell will attend their Royal Mahoganies to Dover. The Duke of Saxe Coburg left at the gimme time for Lon doe. His Royal Higbee's will return to Dillon's to- ZIWITOIV. The King of the Belgians is exported to arrive at Osborn to-morrow. Ors Friday and Saturday in the past week her Majesty's moot gracious bounty to aged sad deserving poor in the metropolis and its vicinity, who had been reoomeesded by the clergy in the varies' punishes and districts, was distributed at the Almonrpoffice in f3ootlandiard, and on Monday sod Tuesday in the current week the distribution was resumed, it not being possible to postpone the pay ment to the numerous applicants for the customary relief. Meet of the paw wore some emblem of mourning for the great national lose, and for the bereavement which has fallen on the Queen. These distributions were made, under the directing are a the Lord Bishop of Oxford, Lord High Almoner, the Rev. lir. Jell, D.D., Sub-Almoner, by Mr. Joseph Hanby, Secretary and Yeoman of the Almonry in Onlinen. Drpstehe■ were sent yesterday from the Coloniatoffioe to the Governors of Camel% Malta, the Mauritius, Ceylon, liceag•K (mg, Lbws; sad the Ault:than colour. ARRIVAL OP MB KING OP THE BELGIANS. His Majesty the King of the Belgians arrived at Dever last evening, in the South Emden Railway Compsey's .team•yacht Topa:, from Ostend. His Majesty, who was attended by Coast de Miserkerke, wee met on lathier; by their Royal Highesseas the Duke of Brabant and the Count of Flaodere, who had arrived from Osborne during the day. The King slept last night at the Lord Warden Hotel, and will proceed to Osborne this morning on • to her Majesty. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Brabant and the Count of Flanders will sail this morning for Ostend, os their return to Brunel,. Tni CNANCELLOZIOIIP OF YES UNIVERNITY Or CAMBRIDOIL—CAIIIIIIIDet, Dom 26 —lt in an nounced this evening that the Duke of Northum berland has withdrawn, so the Duke of Devonshire wall come in without opposition. His Royal Highnesa the Duke of Cambridge, who has been tumble to Mend at the Hone °used' since Thursday, the 19th last., owing to a very seven cold and slight rheumatic attack, was nisch better yesterday, but is still unable to leave the house. VIAL OUNT PALMER/MIN.—We are pleased to &lI WSW* that the noble premier was able to leave his bed. morn for the library yeaterday, with the aid a crutches. The noble viseaust has during his attach at put bees able' , " discharge Lis odicial business without iuterruptios. _ _ _ The Duke of Devonshire and Lad y Louw Cavesdish have left Chatsworth, Derbyshire, where his pews be. been receiving • distinguished party, fee Holkar Ha. near Milnetborpe. His Exceliency the French Ambaaaador and Genstar Flehault left Coventry House on Tuesday, to pass the holidays with the Marquis of Lansdowne at Homed, whim the Elf! and Countess of Shelburne, the Hoe. Mr. aad Lady Louisa Howard, and • select family circle have rambled. The Marquis of Abcrcorn has left Chesterfield Hose, Mayfair, to join the Marchioeeea of Abercont and family circle at Heroes Court, county Tyrone. The Marquis of Bartingtou, M.P., has arrived Melton Mowbray, hem Chatsworth, for the busting blase& The Earl and Countess Spencer left Spencer Hones, St. James's, on Tuesday, for Althorp Hall. In con supseace of the Immolated death of the Prince Consort the intended festivity at the Hall has been postponed. The Karl and Countess of Cheaterfield hays, ar rived at Highclere, Wilts , on a visit to the Earl and l'oura.. tr. of Carnarvos, from Hrstby Park, Derbyshire. Thu Earl of Wilton and Viscount and Vis countess Grey de Wilts. are passing the season a► Melton Mowbray. Lord and Lady Blantyre have arrived at Cleve den, MST Maidenhead, an a visit to the Duchene (Dowager) of Sathirlead. fee= Erskine Hoses, N.B. Dr. Babingtoo, President, has summoned a special postal mantis( of the Royal Medical and Chinn gam] &slaty of Lemke, to he held on Tuesday, the 31st instant, at half-past four p.m., at 5:1, Herron-street, the eoeimy's house, for the purpose of determining upon the preemitation of an address of eoadoletsee to her Majesty the Qoare,upon the esseasios of the death of his Royal Highness Use Prince Consort. PROPOSEIO METEOR* AL TO PRIN.'S ALRERT. —We have beam informed that it is Um intention of Thomas Geodeby, Faq., Mayor of Mitarbeiter, to coswene a meet ing, immediately after the Christmas holidays, for the pur pose of taking the ineraary steps to secure the erection, within this eity, of • Maine or other public memorial in plipetatatioei of the orsomesy of his late Royal Highoese the /Vitro Comport.-- if awarder Guardian. - NATIONAL CIIOIIAL --- AP:IATT7EIZTAZ HALL— TM Christina perform/we of the Messiah, which weapon'. pawl in coosequeee of the dentii of hie Royal Higbee. the Prime Usenet, is to he gives on Monday next. The hall will on tile oossios he hong is black. The "Ned March" is Said mad Handers Funeral Anthem " Be de beefed the Poor that cried." will precede the oratorio a. • tribute of reamt to the memory of hi. late lb.ral High. nese. ?mono! encalista : Dike Eleanor* Wilkinson, Madan.. Saint.° Dolby, and Meure. Wilbye Cooper &ad Lewis Thutuu. Conductor, Mr. G. W. Martin. ROME. ROME, Der. 21. The police has prohibited the performance which was announced at the Apollo Theatre, of I Due Foecari, fearing, and not without reason, that the representation on the stage of the Piazza San Marco and the Palace of the Doges would give rise to a DENMARK, The session of the Danish Diet, which was opened on the sth of October, has just closed. It termi nated its labours on the 21st inst., when a royal message was read declaring the 13th ordinary Session of the Rigsdag over. All the members of the two Chambers were asked by the King ou the following Sunday to a gala banquet at his country seat of Fridensborg, situate about five Danish miles from Copenhagen. (aUM% TUZGRAMS.) FRENCH NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. PA R 18, Wainer. The Moailcur of this morning announces the ap pointment of two vice -admirals, three rear-admirals, ten captains, and forty lieutenants of men-of-wat, and fourteen captains of frigates. PORTUGAL. LISBON, D. 26, 10.5 p.m. Kiug Luiz 1. has takeu up bin residence at the palace of Caxiaa. The body of the late King is to be disinterred and analysed. The public is greatly excited. Detachments of troops are parading the duets'. LISBON, Dm. 25. A decree, appointing a medical commission to examine the royal palaces and report on their sanitary condition, has been passed in a special ses sion of the Cortes. The King is urged by the Municipal Chamber and the people to leave the palace. A council of Ministers is sitting. Prince Joau's couditiou becomes worse. SPECIE FOR BOMBAY. SOUTHAMPTON, Dir. 27. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Delta, sailing Ileum to-day, takes out for Bombay 251,0501. in bar silver, 495/. in dollars. 2,5001. in sovereigns, and 1531. in gold leaf .uid watches, kc. HUNGARY. A communication from Peeth, in the Oaf Deutsche Punt, says that Oount Forgach ha addressed a cir cular to the chiefs; of the Comitats, of which the following in the tenor : Having bees informed that in some countries of the king dom individuals have been brought to justice or imprisoned for not having paid the local taxes, arbitratily coUected by the Comitats, I request you to have the kindness, to eon mine with the greatest attention the list of the prisoners who have been condemned in your Comitat, or who are now the subject of judicial inquiries, and in the event of such individuals being in the prisons of your Comitet, I beg you to sand me the documents connected wit► the proceedings against them. The American steamer Canada, it seems, appre headedas attack like that made on the Treat. oa her home ward voyage. The Cork Examiner says :—" Considerable nassaisess was felt on beard the Canada, which arrived here on Saturday night, lest they might be overhauled by an American war ship aad hare to undergo a repetition of the affsir of the Trent. Two days before they started from Boston a rumour was afloat that Mr. Brscheuridge, the Southern sen►tor expelled from Congress, was to premed to Europe upon a special mission, such as that of Means. Mason and Slidell. As it was believed, though untruly, that be would leave in the Canada, sad as it was said • Federal steamer had, therefore, been despatched in pursuit, there was • pretty strong expectation that somewhere in the Irish Channel the mail host would be stopped. This eircuinstaace created a disposal.° among some of the Fag liah passengers to avail themselves of the severity afforded by getting out at Queenstown. One certainly acted upon the apprehension." A letter front Rome of the 17th nays :—"The Homan medical moo are interested iii the descriptions of Prince Albert's fatal roulade, because that form of gastric fever, originating in sold, is one of the commonest diseases here, and is generally detected at its outset and combated enremsfully, the favourable crisis usually taking place at the seventh; fourteenth, or twenty-first day." A petition, and virtually a complaint, from the students of the University of Kt. Petersburg, as a body, has been given in at the Winter Palace. Three students bed volunteered to be the bearers of the document in qua.- tine to St. Petersburg. One went by the lint chi" OS9 by the second, and me by the thirst. All were more or less disguised, and each, on arriving at the end of the journey, went to a different hotel. Thanks to these precautions, they were enabled to meet the neat morning in frost of the Winter Palace without the police, either of Moscow or Si, Petersburg, knowing anything about their movements. They asked for the sidede-camp on duty, sod, after a little parleying, were referred to Prince I)olgorouki, the chief of the gendarmes, and proceeded to bin official residence. The princequestioned theni as to the object of their visit, which was simple and intelligible enough, and ultimately the petition was forwarded to the Emperor. The answer transmitted to the three deputies was to the following effect, and almost in the following words: —" Your repre settatione are false, and your conduct illegal, but you are forgiven is consideration of your youth." WHAT Is TO BE DONE WITH THE SLAVES? (Eras the New York Tines, Dec. 14.) Among our Washington despatches this morning will be toured two orders, Bated by General Wool, at Fortress Monroe, some weeks since, which touch precisely the most important question with whizh we have to deal in regard to slavery. General Wool found some thousands of negroes collected about his camp—some of them aban doned by their masters, others fugitives from ' them—all practically enfranchised by the simple presence of • Union army in their neighbourhood— all destitute, without employment or relations of any kind to society and the state. General Butler had styled them contraband of war—but this did nothing towards providing for their government or welfare. General Wool found them vagrants, and provided for them accordingly. HO directed that they should be set to work, upon system and under supervision, and that their wagee should be de- voted to their own support and that of the women and children, the sick and disabled who could not work. What ever they earn over and above the allowance for their food and clothing constitutes a fund, which is expended by the quartermaster for the support of the helpless. In this way the practical sagacity and common sense of the veteran general of our army has solved a problem which everybody else seems afraid to touch. He leaves the whole question of title in abeyance. T►king these people just as he finds them, he provides, in the most practical and effective manner, for their own welfare, present and prospective, while he protects the government from being' burdened and the camps from being demoralised by their pre sence. They are trained to work for themselves. They are not allowed to fall into habits of thieving and vagabond age. They are educated to support the young and help less of their own households. Their labour being far cheaper than that of whites, government profits by employ ing them. They are thus prepared for freedom, subjected to authority, and made useful to the country. MAIM we have been misinformed, the result of the plan adopted by General Wool up to the present time, has been that these people have paid for their own support, saved very large sums to the government, and accumulated a fund of over 3,000 dollars now in the quartermaster's hands. Yoder the operation of such a plan as this we need not fear the constant accession of negroes to our camps. That such accessions will take place, wherever our armies advance into the Southern States, is absolutely certain. Thousands and thousands of slaves will dock to the protection of our flag and to the friendly shelter of our camps. They cannot anti will not be sent back into slavery, for this is a service which our armies cannot be made to perform. Whatever Congress may do, whatever laws may be enacted, slavery will disappear under the silent influence of our advancing armies, just as certainly as the snow-drift melts under the constant best of the sun. We shall have these people on our hand. in large and increasing numbers. And the question of paramount importance is how to dispose of theni. Without some system, steadily and vigorously enforced, they sink into idlenses, into habits of theft, and become a pest to the country in which they ought to earn their own aupport. And the more there are of them, the more gigantic and unmanageable will this nuisance become. General Wool, it seems to us, has hit upon a plan, per• fectly simple and easy of execution, which is worthy of adoption wherever the necessity for any plau may aria*. We respectfully commend it to the attention of Congress. They will find some system on this subject an indispensable preliminary to any action they may take for the enfran chisement of slaves, whether by emancipation or confisca tion ; and we are sot aware of any objection to which this plan is fairly obnoxious. THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA. The following is au extract from a private letter, dated Philadelplik, December 7 : Until now public affairs have looked so very gloomy that I could not bear to speak of them, and to omit what amnia§ all ones thouibta awned most unnatural. Now, however, when everything appears to be going right and loyally, is resuming thoughts and courage iu many portions of the seceded States, I feel that "the uprising of a great people" way bespoken of with pride and hope, sod that this most un righteous rebellion may be put down and a pesos conquered. There is great anxiety felt as to the course England will take in the matter of Macon and Slidell. We cannot afford to talcs another quarrel on hand just now. To ine a war with England is the next worst thing to a civil war at home, for I believe I stn more than h►lf English is my feeling' ; but the folks who profess to know say that there are so many precedents of the British lion taking the prey out of the claws of the eagle, or attempting to do so, that the prole bility is that the whole matter will be dielocnatically settled. We all feel however that the New York Herald and the London Times will do all in their power to cause war. In consequence of the epidemic sometime since amongst silkworms in France, Lombardy, and other places in Europe, large numbers of silkworm eggs hare been im. ported these places f rom th e M ores, Adrianople, Persia, and China. The eggs from China are sent rid Sao Francisco. A consignment of 1,800165. of these ergo—which would contain upwards of 860,000,000 in num ber—vim expected at the above•narned port a sheet time since. Silkworm egg, am worth about 13s. per lh. in China, and from two or three guineas per lb. in Europe. France yearly consumes the product of 64,000161. of silkworm eggs, and Lombardy the product of 140,00011n.—Coliforaian paper. THE HI.VDHAM LUNACY CAXIC. EIGHTH DAY. The inquiry was resumed this 100114/10. Thomas Atkin, a boa-maker, of the Opera-arcade, de pped—l have known Mr. Windham since the Leith of May last. Between that and November, when 1 ceased to make for him, I made for him seventeen or eighteen pairs of boots. On one occasion he ordered two sets of boat trees for every pair of boots I made him. I did not execute the order because it appeared to me so unreasonable. His conduct when he came to me was rather of a random cliaraaer. He would scream, shout, and halloo, and use bad language. When 1 remonstrated with him about the order of two pairs of trees to every pair of boots, he said, " Why you b— old fool, have not I a right to order what I lihe r On one occasion Mr. Windham, when I went to his lodgings in Duke-street, said to me, " If you don't stand a bottle of sham (chain pope), I will shoot you." There were two pistols on the table, and he presented one of th em to my breast, but it was merely as a frolic. I know that he meant me no harm. lo October I took home a pair of boots to Mr. Windham, at Mr. Roberts's, in Piccadilly, and he flew iota a violent parka, called me bad names, and Mr. Roberta then came out and behaved worse than Mr. Windham. The offence was, that I had, according to Mr. Windham's order, brought his account. A few minutes after Mr. Windham burst out into a laugh, and said, " All right, Bob ;he has only broughthome my boots." I believe that lie is incapable of managing his own affair• Oross-examused by Mr. Kerslake— Mr. Windham was re. oorumseded tame as a customer by Mr. Lewellyn, but I had known of him before through Mrs, Martin, the house keeper at Falbrigg. The first boot. I made for him were "Balmoral'," for which I charged him 11. 18s., I made 17 or 18 pairs of boots for him, and when I took in my account, amounting to 371. 14s. after his mar riage, he referred me to his solicitor in Golden-square. I went there and the solicitor produced my amount and paid me. I had made three oe four pairs of boots for him before he gave use soy orders about trees. I made him altogether four psirs al true, one for top boots, one for Napoleon, one for Weltingtoes, and one for Belmont* I don't remember who it was that asked me to swear the affidavit in title cue but it might have been Mr. Lewellyn. I think I went to the solicitor, for that purpose in consequence of a letter I received from them. The affi davit states in referenoe to the threat of shooting me, that he burst out into a violent rage, swore at me violently, and present:a three different pistols at my breast, and swore he would shoot me. But the account I have given to-day is correct. The other statement is a mistake as regards the pistols. Mr. Lewellyn was with Mr. Windham at the time. They were drinking champagne together. I had some chain. Pofilm _ _ - Resxamined by Mr. Chambers—The affidavit was written down by the attorney's clerk from my own statement. I was frightened when he presented the pistol at me, because I thought it might be loaded and Mr. Windham not know it. 1 stood• bottle of champagne, and paid Mr. Lewellyn ss. for it. We all drank together, - but I did not sit down at all. I was there only about a quarter of an hour. By the Master—l should think it strange in any young man of wealth and fashion to order two pairs of trees to each pair of boot a, and it was more so iu Mr. Windham's one. 1 , a young nobleman came to me and pee an order for these or four pears of boots and halfs-dosem pairs of tree*, and 1 knew he had an establishment in London and soother in the country, I should not hesitate to make them, nor think the order extraordinary. By the jury —The snot words he used wee " make me two pairs of trees to one pair of boota." Richard Robins, gardener at relbrigg Hall, was the next wines ; but hie evidence was wholly unimportant, the only point to which he spoke being Mr. Windham's fami liarity with his servants on one occasion, in the pantry at Felbeia Int October. Mr. Bream, landlord of the Black Boy, at Haddam, de posed to seeing Mr. Windham driving • post cart into a show cart at Hai bare, and his fighting with the showman; but added that Mr. Windham did not appear to have any intention of fighting, as he merely put up hie hands to guard himself, and retreated back wards. Mr. Windham bad occasionsilly hired hones of wit ness, but drove so furiously and whipped the hones m much that be refused to let him any more. On the occa sion of the assembly bell saw Mr. Windham on the top of a hackney carriage, haying an altercation with the police, because he insisted on droving the contrary way the car riage' were ordered to go. On one occasion Mr. Windham drove against the doorpost of the hotel. Mr. Horrocks was thrown out, and Mr. Windham jumped out of the cart and bast the bone unmercifully. Winne' don't consider Mr. Windham capable of managing himself or his affairs. Cross-examined by Sir H. Cairns--I have art account against Mr. Windham for the hire of horses in 1859 and 1860. It has not yet been paid. Mr. Windham *lime drove furiously. (The case was proceeding when our report left.) WEATHER REPORT. -(THIS DAY.) FRIDAY. DECIIXIIII 27, 2 AA. b. L Al. D. 1. 11.1 8. ---- I— —..- '^ .. NAM 731854 1 W. 2 b 2 6381MNIN 27 36 &W. 9 at 2 UM MI U U N.W. 8 I 1 8899402 .. 41 Aidame64 3O.W' 23 W Z.N.I. 1 t 3 PORTIO3II 06.06 112 110 8. 2 b 1 61111J4 MN, 87 36 N.W. 2 El 4 GALWAY - 1 BVAR3ON96N . PUN 42 40 6.1. II e 2 lavearoaa VALB9TIA QUIZZIITOWM VAILIWOTT LONDON 20.57 34 32 171.1 - t - DoViill 410.53 11 41 N. 1 b 1 3 irrai YuOtreil * 11111.62 ild 36 E. 8 w 1 3 PuTTLAND 110.47 37 56 N.E. 1 It i 4 WARN= 31135 40 33 E. 1 0 3 MILTON 130.40 44 42 8.0. 3 a! 5 1.31181003 TO THIT REPORT. PBO/ANA 369081 MONDAY. N. Britain Violable, light, Violable, light to moderate ira - aiOl- 7 -Vorlable to N.E. ant pi t tTiloilio,7eriiiatTti: Central—Similar. Similar, but chiefly easterh ; moderate, flue. iira;;;;sii;it. to N.E. and 8. K ; light to moderate, floe. 8. Saarland—N.Y. to B.L ; mo derato to fnsah, fine. iTriatole to N.E. and s.E.: light to fresh, one. N.E to B.E.—Moderate to fresh, tine. KXPL4NATIOrf. B.—Barometer corrected mid redoes.' to 112 dee. at mean ma level ; each 10 feet, of verdc.d rlan, catenug about (medal:W*4h of all tuck diminution cud each 10 deg., above 32 dog., gaming uearly threc.hundredthe increase. B.—Lipered thermometer In shade. M.—Mulstaisint bulb (for evaporation and dew point). D.—Direction of wind (true—two point. tot of ma& oetic). F.—Force (I to 19--estlmatech. C.—Cloud (I to 9). 1.-. : b, blue : e. clouds (detached) ; f, fog; h , hall ; I. Ihrtnulug so, misty (hazy) o, overcast (dull) r, rain 1.990 W 1. thunder. e.-41siontitstarhanto (I to 9). W.—Wet. rata-tall. or (mow, or hall, (dace lam report, in inches and decimals. Z.— udm. COMMODORE MAURY. TO TIM EDITOR OF THII RIMLESS. Sir,—ln Comutodore Afaury'is speciotu! letter Co Admiral Fitzroy, published in the Aar ?MUM last week, is vindication of the Confederate States, the commodore c"m• plains that the South has Leen over-ridden and oppressed by the North by protective bounties and tariffs, and by the expenditure of public monies in favour of Northern inte rests to the prejudice and neglect of the intonate of the slave states ; but the commodore does cot explain how it hes happened that, with the overpowering interests of the South in congress and the cabinet, ever since the indepes deuce of the United States, the slave state' could have bees so put upon end injured. Mr. Bright, in one of ho speeches, declared that Southern men voted for protective tariffs as well as Northern men. 1 ant, d.c., Dec. 26. INQUIRER. THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL MAIL STEAMER NORTH BRITON. Captain Grange , of the Royal M a il steamer North Briton, whi c h was meetly lost is the Gulf of SL Lawrence, yesterday waited upon Hr. Rattles, the Liver pool stipendiary magistrate, to hear the decision of the Privy Council of Trade upon the report of the lose of the vessel drawn up by Hr. Raffles, and Captain Harris, nauti cal assessor to the Baud of Trade. The substance of the following letter was communicated to Captain Grange . - - - " Offices of the Privy Council of Trade, Whitehall, Dec. lb, Wel. " Sir,—l am directed by the Lords of the Privy Council of Trade to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the ith lost, transmitting the report of the proceedings iu the natter of the inveatigatiou held by you touching the loss of the stearnshik North Briton. lam to convey to you their lordships thanks fur the care you have taken in investigating this case, and to aequaint you that my lords agree with you 'DJ Captain Hams that great blame attaches to Mr. Grange , Had Mr. Orange continued fur a short time looser to haw used that care and attention in the navigation of the North Briton which he appeared to have used up to the time of his soles below on the night of the 4th November, his ‘ ll, f would have probed the most dangerous portion of the Clue• net, and her toes might not probably have metaled. Mr. Orange also appears to have greatly erre I iu stims.iug he last took soundings that the depth moved that the ship was in mid.charinel, so by a reference to his chart he would have seen that the depth of water is tbat part of the channel extends to witl.in a short distance of the north shore. As, however the court have re.:ocr metaled that a lenient view would be token of the mster! default, my lord s , ac ti ng un d er t h e i r recom m endation, eri 3 not suspeed his certificate as master, us they might other. wise have done. 1 am therefore to return the maateif certificate with a request that in delivering it to Mr. timer you will communicate to him the substauce of the shoed remarks, and admonish him as to the necessity of ere. claims due visitation in the navigation of his ship, especallf when danger may be apprehended—l am. he. " T. S. Rallies, Esq." " S. H. Finns Sourasurrosi, Dut. 96.—The Peninsula sod Orisota coal lisay's steamer Tagus, whieb put into Plymouth yesterday nawnieg, to land her mails end take In Nei. arrived here this weeping. She *ill take out the retell; snails fur Lisbon, to-morrow at 2 p.m. as co .1a dil toe the hay, yen the was Lion we give or • dr Mot. were adm gOOC TI USW 3f choi, foTi and pries wen luau • pc of U goes the that Lew. Mr. Mr. ' atret Mr and 8 !L!. •mou • mil priva Devel The re.t o cooßk Thi