The Express. — London, England, 1861-12-21 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1861. increased his difficulties by the proposal of trying a national Colonization Society, after a sectional one had failed (as to its professed objects) during forty years of expensive and toilsome efforts. The case is no doubt a perplexing one to deal with, but some decision must be made—some avowal of a policy must now be offered ; and the old hopeless method of compromise has been again resorted to, under a perfect cer tainty of failure. Mr. la N I 'OLN is well aware that the Northern citizens will not acquire territory—buy a province outside their own bounds—for the growers of cotton, rice, and tobacco to be banished to ; that nobody wants to send them away ; and that they do not want to go. It is a known sham—the whole proposal ; but it may gain time, till events leave no option, or room for talk of an option how to proceed. That time must be very near at hand. Before us, in the columns of Southern journals, lie state ments of the duties of good Confederate citizens, and of the grounds of their duty. They must drive into the heart of their territory all their slaves, castle, and pigs, and everything that goes upon legs ; and they must carry such food as they have transport for ; but all else must be destroyed. As the banks in the seaports would sink their gold in the sea rather than let the invaders have it, so the planters must destroy their crops and burn their cotton. But to carry out this scheme, it is necessary that the negroes should be either beasts to be driven, in company with the oxen, mules, hogs, and horses, or people capable of patriotism and of political guidance. They happen to be neither. They escape the goad of the cattle-driver, or run back at night to the starting place. They come with vast quantities of provisions for sale ; and they show the invaders the way to the stores and the granaries. These people are increasing in numbers largely and rapidly. The Federal officers must have orders what to do with them, or must be held harmless for doing wh►t they think best ; and what they do not think best is returning them into slavery. The Paratezirr shows his sense of the need of a policy by proposing a new scheme. Ho shows his embarrassment by proposing a scheme which ix monstrous. He shows by his courting of both parties that he leaves the matter to be settled by the strongest. Thus the people of the North have now the opportunity they have long waited for, and can prove to the world that they are really fighting for freedom, and aiming at the abolition of Slavery. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE INDIA MAIL. We have received Bombay journals dated Nov. 27, and Calcutta journals dated Nov. 18. There are also telegraphic advice; from Calcutta to Nov. 25. The Cakatta Englishman of Nov. 18 announces in the following terms the mournful intelligence of the death of Lady Canning : it is with the deepest sorrow that we have to announce the death of Lady Craning, which occurred about half-past two o'clock this morning. On the day of her arrival from Darjeeling her ladyship felt symptoms of ill ness, which rapidly developed into jungle fever, contracted it is presumed in her journey through the inalarious swamps of Purneali. Fears were entertained for her misty, but on Saturday there was some improvement, and it was hoped that the danger was passed. But yesterday a relapse put an end to all hope, and this morning the sad event occurred which will cause sorrow throughout India, where no lady has ever secured a deeper respect for her high character, or a stronger personal regard than that inspired by her graceful urbanity and amiable disposition. In England, and espe cially at the court,which she so long adorned, and where she was more intimately known, her sad death just on the point of her intended return will cause deep grief ; and the sudden and unexpected stroke will not tend to lessen the disinclin►tion already felt among the governing class to tempt the climate of India, which has been so fatal of late among our greatest men, and has net spared the best, the brightest, and the dearest of their treasures. Her Excellency Charlotte Stuart, Countess Canning, was the eldest daughter of Charles Lard Stuart de Rothesay, was born in 1817, and at the period of her marriage in 1835 was lady of the bedchamber to her Majesty. The Bombay Times says of the same event "It is now no longer to be concealed that Lord Canning occupies a high position in the respect of this country. The home public will hardly be sur prised to learn that the Indian community, official and non-official, has gone into mourning for three weeks, in testimony of their sympathy with his lordship in this distressing bereavement." The Order of the Star of India was bestowed on his Highness the Maharajah of Cashmere in full durbar at Jammoo on the let November. The cotton crop of Raepore is estimated at 36 millions of lbs. for the present season, or 90,000 bales. Mr. Cecil Beadon will snowed Mr. J. P. Grant as Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal ; and Mr. Ha rington will succeed Mr. Bdinonstone in tho North Western Provinces, if the latter resign. Railway operations are being pushed forward with great energy in different parts of the country. The country is everywhere yielding a plentiful harvest. Mogal Beg, one of the sons of the ox-Emperor of Delhi, who cut down Mr. Fraser, the resident, and afterwards took an active part in the general massacre of Christians at Delhi iu May, 1867, has been arrested in Scinde, and sent to Delhi to stand his trial. Major Patrick Stewart, of the Bengal Engineers, will succeed Sir William B. O'Shaughoonay as super intendent of the new line of telegraphs through Persia. The total number of deaths from cholera at Cabool is reckoned at 7,000. Loni Canning has expressly declared that, before leaving India, he will permanently fix the assess ment of land revenue m the North Western Pro vinces, as each thirty years' settlement falls in , and is revised. The Maharajah of Reivah has abolished the duty ou cotton within his territory, and has issued a proclamation for the purpose of promoting the growth of cotton by his subjects. The Caksitta Englishman reports the markets during the previous week to have been more than usually dull, and chiefly characterised by an incli nation on the part of some English houses to re purchase in the bazaar Manchester cotton goods, in anticipation of a rise. The continued rain caused much anxiety, both on account of the rice crop of Lower Bengal, which should now be fast ripening under the influence of a genial sun, and for the cold weather crops of tho upper and lower provinces. Freights still continued high, and shipments had, in coneequenee, been greatly curtailed. It is now anticipated that the indigo crop will yield fully 64,000 manilas, which is a slight advance on former calculations. The news from the interior as to the prospects of an abundant cotton crop is very enoouragingl; there is no longer any doubt that a greatly in creased area is under cultivation, and that strenu ous efforts are being made to provide for more at tention being paid to the picking and cleaning of the staple. G o ld eaul, NS/. 10s. ; silver ditto, 6s. td. ; jeweller!, watches, Ace., 3171. 3s. 6d. For Melbourne and Sydney— Sundries, 1,4331. And for Alexandra—Gold coin, 3,00 W. The lodus took out a moral cargo. FILETIOOS TO TIM UPON! !SOMME 'MOM TOMMY. N. Bettelra—W. to N. mad L— W. to N. and 2.—lrlae, light. Moderate to light. moderate, or troth. Irelaad—N.W. to W. and R.— N.M. to N. sad Z.-111milar to Moderate, light. W. above. Coatml—N.N.K. to R. and &N. Variable, light bram. chiefly —Moderate, WA to calm. N.& to N. I Coest—N. N. I. to L —Pre& NA to &B.F.—Fresh to straw, to strong, W. W. B. D]rilaad—liballer. NICK to Z.—Floe, moderate to trash. Cbt Court. OSBORNE. Dec. SO. Her Majesty arrived at Osborne yesterday after image st Issil• poet fear Asks*. Aires Alice, Primer Helena, aced Prisoner Louisa, sod Prier Louie of Here, arrived with her Majesty. The Priam of Wale, accompanied the Queen am far am Gosport. The queen slept several hours during the night, and is salrn in niind this morning. The Crnwa Hoye of Prussia sod the Princess Hohenlohe arrived at Osborn* this morning front the Continent. . . The suite is attendees* at Osborne consisis of the Duchess of Athol, Lady Auguste Bruce, Lord A. Paget, sad Colonel the Hoe. Sir C. B. Phipps. Lord Cantoya, Lord•ia-Waitiel to her Majesty, remains in attendance at Windsor Otitis. We are authorized to state that the Privy Council °Bice will be closed on Monday next, the ttird inst. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial Of Ike from the Governors of the Australian Colonies, Ceylon, Moog Kong, Gibraltar, sad Malta. Deepetebee were sent to the Governors of Canada and the Bahamas. PORTSMOUTH, Dtc. 20. Her Royal Highness the Princess Hobanlobe and his Royal Highness the Prime Frederick William of Fromisarrived at Portsmouth this morning, en route to Osborne. They were met at the landiag stage of the dock yard, whither they proceeded from the Leadport Railway viatica. by Vies-Admiral R. W. Brom, mad embarked on board the Fairy, la which they proseeded to Osborne. ARRIVAL OF THE PRINCESS HOHENLOHE AND PRINCE FREDERICK WILLIAM OF PRUSSIA. DOVER, FamAY. Her Royal Higheem the PrisonsHobanlobe arrived here early this morning vet Boulogne, on a visit of mindoleoce to her Majesty the Quoin. Her Royal High- NOS was conveyed across the Osumi by the royal and im perial mail packet Prince Frederick William, which was specially employed for the service, sad was attended by Colonel F. Seymour, C. 8., of ►is late Royal Matson the Prince Consort's household, who had proceeded to Boulogne for the purpose of attending her Royal Higlisers upon her 'mournful visit to these eons. Os Lading at 12.26, tie Priocess proceeded to Birmingham's Lord Warden Hotel, sod expressed her in. tentioo of remaining there WI the arrival of his Royal High ' nese Prince Frederick William of Prussia, who it had been telegraphed might be expected to land during the night from Cal►is, where the Admiralty steam yacht Vivid, Commander .11100, bed been In readiness for some days to reedye him on his arrival at that port from Berlin. Pnekely at half-put 4 o'clock the Vivid was sig nalled, sod shortly afterwards the Crown Prince of Pram& disembarked at the Admiralty pier, where he was received by Colonel the Hoe. A. N. Hood, and conducted to the Lord Warden Hotel. His Royal Highness was aecostssoled by Count de Illoetkerkh Count Brandenburg, Colonel Von Chervil; and Count Fuerstenstein. After • very brief period of repose at the Lord Warden his Royal Itigheens joined the PriliColll Hobeolohe, and at 7 o'clock the illustrious visitors (who were both clad in the deepest mourning) left for Osborne, vi► Hastings and Portsmouth, by special train of the South Eastern Railway. The time at which their Royal High names respectively arrived and the early hour for which the special train was or.lered prevented the indulgence of any unseenily curiosity, sad the arrival and departure of the royal viaiton were both Wailed with the utmost privacy. The King of the Belgians is expected to arrive is this country to-day, is the Victoria and Albert royal yacht. which has proceeded to Antwerp for the 86,6110 of hie Majesty and the younger members of the Belem royal fondly, who will attend the funeral of the hate heisted Prises Consort oo Moods,. seat. Hie Exedlency General Bamn Moltke, accom panied by Lieutenant-Colonel von Obereits. the Count luretenstein. and Ceptain von Loueedon, ham arrived at Masuigy's Hotel from Berlin. The Ltaxonees de Bowen (widow of the late hessian Minister in thee January) is paring the winter with her family at St. Leostanieri-Sea. The Baron de &Adieu, Lord Chamberlain to the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg, arrived at the Brew vice Hotel, Jennynutroet, hut night, front Germany, to eland the fuse& of the late Priam Consort on Monday mt. Mr. Corbel Q.C., has resigned the chairman ship et the county Hilkeany. This makes the third piece of valuable patronage at the present moment is the bends of governmeet. The Ereeieq Post states that the muse of Mr. Corbellis's retirement la defec tiv e hearing. _ . During the Christmas holidays Pruf. Tyndall will delivers mom of six lectures on Light, adapted to a Nomads audience, at the Royal Institution. They will ematosnesen the 26th and be eoelioued on the 2dth and 31st inst., and January god, 4th, and 7th. Tho friends of Mr. Turnbull, bite Calenderer of State Papers in the ROCOTJ Office, who was reme►e+i from his situation at the Mitigation of the Protestant are preparing to present him with • pecuniary testimonial of their esteem. We unclaratind that 12 captains bare been ordered to bold themselves is radiuses for immediate em. *passe, awl the liesslessate sad other °Moen os the emirs lista, sow ois half•pq, have bees • arnol that their services will be immediakly required.—United &erica Gazette. A low fever is prevalent iu Reading, Berkabire. WAR RUMOURS. In the present state, of the public mind the craving for news from America is naturally so great that every word that comes with any authority from the other aide of the Atlantic is invested with an undue importance. "Thus it happens," says the Peal, "that because Mr. Adams has re ceived a despatch from Mr. Seward which is of a friendly character to this country, and discusses in fair and pleasant terms the matters with which it deals, exaggeration is swift to lay hold of the circumstance, and puff it up to the largest dimensions. People whispered yesterday, and then said openly, that the American government bad written to disavow the act of Capt. Wilkes, that Mr. Lincoln was ready to apologise, and that the whole difficulty was settled. We are sorry to have to dissipate these too easily raised illusions. They are quite ungrounded, for, if we are not misinformed, the despatch in question does not, in any way whatever, refer to the outrage on our mail steamer. It deals only with sonic of the current business between the two governments." The Press of to-day—a paper which can scarcely be said to be celebrated for the correctness of its "special information"—has another commusisqui on the subject of America. We read : We are in a position to state that her Majesty's govern ment, apprehensive of an unfavourable answer from the li cabinet of Washington, and deeply impressed with the necessity, should war occur, of immediate action in order to prevent losses in our com mercial marine from the war-ships and privateers of the Federal government, have taken measures to com mence hostilities the moment the retain of Lord Lyons shall announce the rupture of diplomatic relations. The in structions given to our ambassador are imperative—he has no discretion left—he most either immediately seed us the commissioners or come back himself. So that by the and of the month we shall have at Liverpool either Messrs, Slidell and Mason, or Lord Lyons—and war. In order to be ready for immediate hostilities, we under. stand that all the mammary proclamations and other papers have bees prepared, and only await signature. A Coastal of War—if we may um the term—has also been in session, consisting of the Premise, the Ministers for Foreign Affairs, for the Colonies, for War, and for the Admiralty, aided by the legal advice of the Solicitor-General. Instructioas have bees despatched to our various colonial authorities, and to our naval sod military commanders abroad, preparing them for what may follow. A great muster of all our ships of war is the Mediterranean is already taking plan at Gibraltar. And there cannot be *doubt that, despite his recent attack of gout—which we sincerely rejoice to know was not severe, sad has now passed off —tiro veteran Premier is displaying his characteristic energy with unabated sprat. ITALY. The Official oa:ctie of Turin publishes a royal decree granting a full amnesty to all those who have absconded in order to avoid the conscription, provided they surrender within the present month. The municipality of Naples has issued an appeal to public charity in favour of the inhabitants of Torre del Greco. It adds that 100 beds have been prepared far those who have taken refuge in Naples from the calamity, and that, notwithstanding the impoverished state of the municipal exchequer, 12,000 duvets (50,000 fr.) have been voted for the immediate relief of the sufferers. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. 1 nom 01J1 OWN PARIS, FRIDAY EVLKING. The Tribunal of Correctional Police has had a field day with the prow The editor of the paper called the Revue Mumicipale was sentenced this morning to a month's imprisonment and a fine of 100 fr. for an article held to be political, whereas the journal in question was not authorised to talk politics. The Revue Municipale is, moreover, suppressed; I am afraid there must be scandal about M. Ilaussmann and the City funds. After this M. Poulet-Malassis, the author or translator, and M. Jouaust, the printer of tho pamphlet called " L'Empereur Napoleon et le Roi Guillaume," which contained a letter mistakenly attributed to the Emperor, were severally fined 500 fr. and 200 fr., a lenient sentence, in consideration of their being the innocent victims of a hoax. The next case called, and the conclusion of which I do not yet know, was that of the Courrier du Dimanche and M. Eugene Pelletan, prosecuted for an article 1 1 desiring for Fromm, in some respects, "Liberty as is Austria." Something must be out of order to-day in M. Imhaus' bureau of guidauce for public opinion, since neither the Pays nor the Pattie have any " latest news." I hear that M. Imbaus met with • rebuff the other day from the Consiitutionnel to which he and his predecessors have been little accustomed. He was instructed to furnish the Constitute/mid with au article ready cut and dried, which was expected to be signed by some man of 'draw, and inserted as a matter of course. Dr. Verou, however, showing the " independence" which he put In the foreground (together with "devotion") when he lately assumed the direotiuu of the paper, positively refused to be dictated to, and so the matter stands for the present. The Bourse was very calm. Rente roes 10c. for cash and sc. fur account, closing at 67fr. 20e. in each case. 3lobilier rose 3fr. 750. IJA railways there was little change. The only security in which there was much activity was the Italian Loan, which rose 550., malicious rumours that no interest would be paid having been contradicted. Bellisr's Correspondeseesays, thu evening : At Tombs all the ships of the squadron have been rw pahred and inn ready to put to ewe at a inornent's notion. The nee may be sail of Brest and Cherbourg, so that if tweets should suddenly main France to assume an Wu posiog attitude, she will be read:. The Emperor yestenlay honoured the Count and Countess de Persigny with a visit at their oonntry house at Chatuaraude. When M. de Laprade delivered his last lecture at the Lyons College,sthe ball was unusually crowded, the report of the professor's dismissal having spread rapidly through the town. The person most inter ested was the only one who did not know the news. M. de Laprade walked down to the college with a newspaper under his arm, which be had not opened. It was only on the steps of the hall, on going out, that be learned from a friend the un pleasant fact that his lampoon on the government had oust him 6,000 fr. a year. The mail-cart which runs between Baint-Germer and Beauvais was attacked on the 17th by one or more highwaymen, who ransacked the letter-bags and murdered the driver. The horse came through the streets of Beauvais with a loose rein, and stopped of himself at the door of the post-office. A porter, supposing the driver to be asleep, got into the cart, and found him lying dead iu a pool of blood. His brains were blown out by a charge of shot, which must have been fired close to Lim, as it made a round hole in the skull like one from a bullet, and be had another wound in the back. The letters found in the bags had been out open, and, no doubt, whatever money they contained was stolen. Au individual has been arrested on suspicion of beihg concerned iu the murder. OBITUAitY. MAJOR H. 0. MAYNK.—We regret to See the announce ment of the death of Major H. 0. MAyno, of the 6th Madras Cavalry and of Mayne's Horse, at Government Hones, Al'lambed, on the 2nd instant. SIR WILLIA itictuaws, ICC.B.—This gallant and dis tinguished officer, almost the father of the Indian army, died, we learn, at Nynee Tal on the Ist instant, after au uninterrupted residence (if we mistake noti in India of nearly seventy years. The Late General Richards was nominated • cadet on the 3rd of March, 1794, at the early age of fifteen, landed in Calcutta on the 26th of October of the same year, and Immediately after joined his corps at Dinapore, where he obtained his lieutenancy in January, 1796. Ile was nominated • K.C.B. in Novem ber, 1838, •nd in Dsomber following his tour on the staff terminated, and he went to live at Agra, at his well-known 'cotes there, on the banks of the river Jumna. He went up to Nynee Tal, when that s•natarium was in its infancy, and lived then till his death the other day. Not more than one or two officers who were present at the fall of Tippoo Sultan survive General Richards. Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Smith, C. 8., Commandant of H.M. 90th Regiment Light Infantry. Captain C. Fullerton, Ist Regiment Madras NJ. Lieutenant P. K. Smith. of the 4th battalion Military Police, N. W. Provinces. Burgeon G. M. Ogilvie, Bombay army, Inspector Genoral of Prisons. Asaistant.Surgeon J. E. Freeman, M.D., 18th Bombay N.I. Late snot Parsons Wall, H.M. 64th Rai. James A. Gardner, formerly a lieutenant in the 7th Itoyal Fusiliers. THE OUTWARD INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 20. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Indus, Captain Weeks, sailed hence to-day at 3 p.m., with the mail. for Gibraltar, the Mediterranean, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India, China, Australia, New Zealand, &e. She took out 70 Ent and 25 second class passengers from the, port ; 68 passingers will also proceed rid Marseilles. Amongst those embarked to-day are Lisctenaot•Colonsl Temple, Colonels Scudamore and Danford, Captains For. teems, Knatchbull, Pedlar, Scott, and Johnson ; Lieu tenants Woodcock and Clark, Surgeons Laing and HAI. dinge, Ensign Omagh, Rev. E. C. Reyealt, Dr. J. C. Barton, Rev. W. Mathieu, Ensigns Healy and Daly, and Commander Moresby, R.V. Amongst those passengers proceedieg ri.l Marseilles an Captain Graham, Major Agg, Major Peel, Dr. Miller, Lieutenant Stens, and Lieutenant Shepherd. The ludus took on freight 159 bore, specie, value 45,618/. lle. 6,1. ; of which, for Ceylon—Sovereigns, 2,000/. ; jewellery, 401. ; bar silver, 9,5001. For Madras-- Soversigna, 851. ; gold win, 3,2231. ; gold thread, jewel lery, ke., 1,98131. For Calcutta—Jewellery, Ira, 4561. 17s. 6d. For Singapore—Do lars, 4181. sa. ; gold thread, &c., 1551. For Hong Kong—Dollars, 13,4611. For Foo• chow—Dollar', Gig/. For Shasglud—Dollars, 8,0111. ; bss silver, 3,9361. 9s. ; jewellery, 1711. For Hobson's Bay— r. MURDER OF 4 LIEUTENANT IN INDIA BY 1118 SZAVANT. The Bombay Times of November 27 publishes the following in s postscript : " Nuneerabod. Nov. 19 " A terrible tragedy was enacted here this morning. Lieutenant Steward, 28th Regiment, was deliberately shot whilst asleep by his native servant. The miscreant almost immediately after shot himself. The act was most premeditated. Lieutenant Steward's soldier servant yesterday cleaned his master's fowling-piece and revolver, which he placed in their cases. Poor Steward attended early parade this morning, and the native took advantage of his absence to load both the fowling.pieca and revolver—the former with two bullets. He then evi• dently waited till Steward was asleep, when he shot him as I have described. The only cause that can be as signed for this act is that Steward, while at Ajmere, accused the servant of having stolen fifteen rupees, and mentioned the circumstance to the Bazaar master here, and threatened to prosecute him. An inquest was held, but no further light has been thrown on the matter. Steward had only rejoined the regiment a short time since, from Ajmere, where he was second iu command of the Mhair regiment. He was a most estimable young fellow, and his untimely end is much deplored by all his brother officers. He had just passed the interpreter's examination in Hindustani." VIZATHICR REPORT.- (THIS DAY.) eLTVIIIIAT, Dooimasa It, II Lis. gam &mouse -. Lam ILIWIIOOI/11 , PORTIOSII Munro GALWAT WA11.101116011.11 Layman VALTU - . W.N.W. N.N.Z. 11. N. !CNA. 40111131114311111 YAMIOO2II 1 Loloom Donn Ponarovra reIIIAIID ..... PLTNOIIIIII ... 2041 13.3.37 42 ULM 40 20.0 40 20.34 40 UM ft w: N.N.W. W. W.N.W. N.N.I. KKK N.K N.K N.Z. Z.N.K 30.33 SO ... 30.36 ST ... KU 66 43 ... 30.41 31 .. 410 4 37 . 30.43 37 -. 1 30.46 43 ..130.61 147 w ALLEN'S PATENT PORTMANTEAUS and IMILATELLING SAGS with suture opentn LAME WARDROBE TBUYIVS, DILIMINCA RAW% with dbl. 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P RCM LAST LINCOLN has now added his authority to the weight of the general conviction that some decision must be taken—some measure resolved on, respecting the thousands of negroes who are now throwing themselves into the hands of the Federal officers, or making their own way to the Northern cities. It has been understood for some time that this negro question was to be left an open question as long as possible, in order that events might decide where rulers could not agree. Four members of the Cabinet, sustained by a large proportion of the commercial class in the great cities, and by many lawyers and preachers (among whom no ono has been more loud and emphatic than the Rev. FUNKY Wain Realise, Mrs. Srows's brother), have insisted that the North was pledged to abide by the exist ing Constitution, which recognises and sustains slavery. The other three members of the Cabinet, backed by nearly the whole rural population of the Free States, all the Abolitionists, nearly all the army, and the more ardent patriots every where, have for some time felt and said that this question—what mast be done with the negroesl— be the turning point of the Federal case. There must be an end of the recognition of slavery, or all was lost ; and preparation must be made for the necessary alteration of the Constitution, by treating as men, and not as chattels, the negroes who should repair to the Federal camps or ships. It was confidently believed on the one part, and faintly denied on the other, that the Partiiiiser agreed with tFe minority of the Cabinet. He must say something on the subject iu the Message which would con firm or close up the schism which has been the real cause of Northern weakness up to this time. The PRESIDENT has spoken. What he says might easily be read here without any notion of its sig nificance; but it would be scarcely second in in terest at Washington to the news, just then arriv ing, of the English view of Captain WILKES'S exploit. Once more, the attempt is to compromise, or temporise, or please opposite parties more or less ; and once more, the device will fail. Thu Abo litionist& may justly think that much ground is pined by tho admission that the negroes must be received and employed, instead of being sent back under guard to their owners, or at least forbidden to enter the camps. But the whole principle on which the great anti-slavery party are acting and insisting is given up, in an attempt to conciliate the other party. As far as the Pia ainewr's sentences are intelligible, they seem to show that he is willing to get rid of the negroes altogether, instead of sanctioning the State and society in doing its duty by them. He lapels into that state of mind io which the Colonization scheme originated—the iniquity and mischief of which we have often had occasion to expose. The inventors and managers of the scheme were slave holders, exerting themselves in behalf of slavery, and saying so in the Slave States, while proposing their plan in England and in the Hollis= States as a method of eventually getting rid of slavery. The one clear mark which. under all shifts and disguises, proves the pro-slavery advocate, is the assumption that the negroes must go away some where. The negro°s are determined not to go away, and all thorough-going Republicans are de termined that they shell do as they please about staying or going. Mr. Ltareoim now tries to compromise matters between irreconcilable parties by proposing to receive the negroes into a sort of freedom, to please the one party, and to banish, under the name of colonizing them, to gratify the other. It can be only to propitiate opponents that Mr. LINCOLN talks of climate, and acquisition of territory, and coloniz ing not only the slaves raw from the plantations, but the free blacks of the North. It is perfectly well understood all round that the climate of the United States suits the negroes very well, and that there is not only plenty of land within the bounds of the Republic, but that the four millions of dark-skinned Americana are actually and ex tremely wanted in the very places where they are found. It is quite understood that there can be no sincerity in any attempt to remove four mil lions of persons front a !territory where they are wanted, t ) another where they are not wanted, and where no preparation is made for them. As for the free blacks, all that is said about theta in regard to the scheme is simply wasted breath. They will not leave their country. Year by year for forty years they have said so, when they had far less social weight than they have now. They have acquired property by their industry, and they choose to live upon it. They have their own houses, are surrounded by rela tives and friends, have built churches and esta blished charities, have obtained, as in blames chusetts, equality in the public schools for their children ; they are American; and they intend to remain so. The proposal to associate them with raw negroes fresh from the yoke is so absurd as well as offensive, that we may see in it a confession of the perplexity of a ruler in dealing with a critical divisimi between parties whose disunion lie will ignore ►s loiet as possible. To all imnartial observers it is clear that Mr. LINCOLN has greatly ip.L4IfATIO:f. B.—Barometer corrected and isiciO - s . sl to It deg. at roam Na level ; each 10 fest, of vertical rise, causing about one-hundredth of an Inch dintlentlan : sad each 10 deg., above 32 deg., casing nearly three-Imadredthe tncreses. IL—Mtpmed thermometer In shade. 11.—Iffelitened bulb (for evaporation sad dew point). D.—Direction of wind (true—two points WI of mew netic). P.—lrotros (1 to 11—estimated). 13.--Clond (1 to 0). _L — Initials : b, blue sky : c. clouds (detrital) : 1. fog: h. bail 1. lightning es, tidily (buy) overcast (dull) : r, rain : 5,5110 W ; t. thunder. P.—geodlsturhanos (1 tot s. W.—Wet, ran-fall, or snow, or hail, Inc. last report, la inches and decimals. & Cabs. It is, we (Atheneum) believe, the (apnea desire of her bereaved Majesty that everything shall be done which the Prises had projected, and, wet of all, that the works at South Kendal/ton shall not suffer interruption. The dress to be worn by all who will attend the funeral of the late Prince Cornea will be a blank even ing coat, with trousers and book, white cravat. and round bat. Stan end ribose& will be worn. Mourning mark ge.,,f will be provided in Welsey's Chapel. A special train will leave the Paddington dation of the Great Western Railway for Windsor at 10.15 on Monday morning, and will return after the ceremony. Carriages will be provided for the conveyance of mourners between the Windsor terminus and St George's Chapel. The B battery, Royal Horse Artillery, in com mand of Captain Williams, was yesterday ordered to march from Woolwich to Windsor, to be present on Monday next and fire the salute of 21 minute guns on the solemn occa sion of the funeral of hie itoyal Highness the late Prince Consort. Orders have been issued that no firing of guns shall take place by the military or naval authorities at Portsmouth, under any circumstances, whether it be arrival of royal personages, or from any other cause, however im• portant, prior to the funeral of his Royal Highness the late Prince Consort. The following letter from Sir Charles Phipps to the 'ssaistent secretary of the Royal Horticultural Society will sow be read with a melancholy interest :—" Windsor Castle, Deo. 2, 1.861.—1 am sorry to may that his Royal Highness is very unwell, and I do not see much proba bility of his being able to go to London by Friday neat ; indeed, my own impression is that his medical advisers would consider it very imprudent in him to attempt it. I know that his Royal Highness will he very ;sorry to give up bis intention of being present, but I think it only Alit to tell you that my own impression is that it is out a the question." A few weeks ago, in a provincial town, very far from Loadan, we ( Alltentrun) heard of an orphan who, at one of the schools of design, displayed a noticeable taste for drawing. By an accident the boy's case became known to the Prince Consort., who, after careful inquiries into the orphan's character and talents, charged himself with his education, and placed him, at a considerable expense, under an eminent artist for instnaction. It is observed by the dthejurum that the know ledge of the Prince Consort was very great, and it lay in many unexpected nooks and corners. Of music he knew far more than an average man—played on more than one instrument—eang well—and wrote down his thoughts in musical works of some length—if not with high creative power, yet with a steadinm and sensibility not to be found in the works of ordinary gentlemen who write. It is known to the public that he was a very good etcher. "We have heard an engineer declare that the prince kuew more of for tification then any non.profeasioaal person he had ever met; and the secretary of the Photographic Society assures us he was a very admirable photographer." Most of the Madrid journals of the 16th speak with regent of the lamentable death of the Prime Consort. The Sporn, after referring to the affliction of the Queen, says :—" The love of her Lundy and religion are the sole consolations which remain to this affectionate spouse." Advicos from Warsaw state that orders of the day of the most ridiculous kind summed each other with ex traordinary rapidity. One forbids priests to christen, marry, or bury, without authoriaation. Any inhabitant who wishes to celebrate the anniversary of his birthday most also provide himself with a permission from the mili tary authorities. A Vienna letter states that the news concerning the health of the Empress of Austria is most satisfactory. Her Majesty takes frequent excursions in a gondola, and is often seen walking in the imperial gardens, always accom panied by her two children. No doubt is now entertained that her Majesty's health will be completely re-established by the spring, when the is to return to Vienna. The Athentrunt of to-day publishes a letter, occupying three of its pages, addressed from Richmond, Virginia, by Captain Maury to Rear-Admiral Filmy, pur porting to give an impartial history of the secession. The language need is of the strongest possible character, and instinct with the very spirit of bitterness towards the North. The great offence of the North is, that it bad threatened to overturn the institution of slavery. "Though," he says, " not so mighty in numbers nor so rich in war like supplies as the enemy, we are eight millions of people thrice armed, in that our quarrel Is just. Fighting for our homes, we are mighty in battle. In mere lust the enemy is fighting for power and conquest ; ws, for fire-sides, the graves of oar fathers, dear life, and all that is precious to the heart and to civilisation. Our cause is holy ; theirs, hellish. We cannot, we will not, be subjugated. ' • In the week the clergy are, of their own free will, drilling and being drilled to arms : their churches are given up to the women, who, with needles and sewing machines, congregate there to make clothing fur the soldiers. On Sundays, from the pal pit, the hulloes of the war and the righteousness of our cause are preached to the people. In battles, you find clergymen among the foremost of the fight. We have on our side a bishop fen a general, holy divines for camels, majors, captains, amp soldiers in the ranks. Never was a people more united and in earnest than the people of the Confederate States are at this moment." THE WARDMOTES.-(THIS DAY.) This being St. Thomas's Day, the usual muni cipal elections teak Owe in each of the wards of the City of London. The pnaeipal topic of discussion was the gas question, the widening of the streets in the City, the pro posed new market, Am ALDGATE. The annual meeting of t he inhabitants of this ward was held in the Ward-school Committee Room, Mitre-street. Mr. Alderman Humphau7 presided. There was noopposi tion in the ward, the following gentlemen being unanimously re-elected: Mr. Robert Whiteside (deputy), Messrs. Turuley, Bicknell, Osmond. Bennett, Hudson, Hill, and Lusk. Mr. Deputy WHITESIDE, in returning thanks for his re election, said the question of the price of gas was mood hardly to any other. Gas had, especially to the city, Demme a positive necessity. They paid at least half • mil lion of money for the supply, and it was now sought to put an extra sixpence upon the thousand feet, making four and sixpence instead of four shillings. He would, however, not dwell upon the question, as • gentleman who was highly qualified to fully mutilate the question, he meant Dr. Abrahams, had given • notice of motion upon the matter. (Hear, hear.) The other members having briefly acknowledged the re newed mark of confidence of the inhabitants of the ward by their reelection. Dr. ABILAHANK, in a speech of considerable length, moved a resolution commending the course the City Com missioeen of Sewers had taken on the gas question. Mr. DRiallsLß ROOMS seconded the motion. Mr. Hiu.didnothigblyapprove of the conduct of the Conirsisaiooers, for he did not think they had taken the active steps they might have done to avert the evil. The motion having been carried, the usual routine busi ness was disposed of, and votes of thanks to the deput , his colleagues, and the worthy alderman, closed the proceedings. CHEAP. nia wardmote took place at 12 o'clock, at Guildhall Coffeehouse, the alderman of the ward, F. ALLEN, Esq., in the chair. Then was DO opposition, the old members being re elected, via.:—][ern Yenning (deputy), Thorp, Houghton, Tegg, Cowe ll , Steward, Gibbing, and Bennett. Votes of thanks having been pared to the chairman, the proceedings terminated. VINTRY. This ward meeting took plate at 12 o'clock, under the presidency of the alderman of the ward, Thomas Gabriel, FN., at the Ward School•hotim, Brick-hill•lane, for the election of ward °Moen, he. Previous to the election a somewhat lengthy discussion took place with reference to the great gas question, which has occupied so much of the attention of the different wards. The worthy alderman then put the following names as proposed and seconded for the approval of the meeting: Mr. Q. Gammon (deputy) ; Mr. W. D. White, Mr. G. Kama, Mr. B. Tress, Mr. B. Field, and Mr. Edmond Burke, in the room of Mr. Sprague, reaped. Them gen tlemen were elected. The proosedings concluded with the usual remarks com plimentary to the Alderman for presiding. BASI3ISHAW. Alderman CONDIR Mews. Deputy Fuller, Lister, Locke, and Btudbury were realeotd. OOLE*AN-8111.g.ET. In this ward Yr. lieetallresigned his mat in the Common Council, and Mr. Edwin Fox and Mr. Jame Hobson were candidates. The show of bands was in favour of Mr. Fox, sod a poll was demanded by Mr. Hanes, one of the old members. WALBROOK WARD. This windmill* was had as usual, at No. 3, Oxford-court, Cannon-street, Mr. JAW= OLABLII Lawmen's, the alder throughman, presiding. The usual preliminary proosediup baviog been gone Mr. H. WATKINS proposed the re-election of Mr. Deputy Fry, Mr. Murrell, and Mr. Pullen; while Mr. Lintott and Mr. Rowley were propoeed. There being • vacancy by the resignation of Mr. H. L. Bunn, Mr. LUCK proposed, and Mr. HOWSLL seconded, the nomination of Mr . F. Cotton.. Mr. WATILLIth then moved a proposition for the return bee al Mr. George Pollard for the vacant seat, which having n seconded, and The several members having eddremed the wardmote, the Alderman put the several names, when the following were returned : —Mr. Fry (deputy), Mr. Murrell, Mr. Pulletat.Lintott, Mr. Rowley, and for the vacancy Mr. J. A.. Some routine business having been transacted, thanks were accorded to the worthy alderman, and the wartlmote broke up. DOW94TE Sir R. WALT= CARD,, (alderman) ) presided over this ward:note, which was held in the vestry of Allhallows Church, Upw Thamesetreet, and to the surprise of the inhabitants than was a most unexpected opposition. After the wasal preliminaries the following members of the Court of Common Council were proposed for re election, via :—Mr. Thomas White (deputy). Mr. H. Keb bell, Mr. George Hacks, Mr. J. Colman, Mr. F. W. Trus oott, and Mr. J. Kearns. Mr. Joan A. LLOYD then proposed Mr. Barnes (firm at Barnes, Morgan, and Co., Upper Themes-street), as a candidate to represent the ward Mr. Annacw hi'leanest seconded the motion. A show of hands was taken, and Mr. Deputy White was declared to be in the minority. A poll was demanded after a number of speeches from the various candidates, and the wardmote adjourned. BRIDGE. This wardmote was held at St. Magnus Church, London bitunder the preeklestry of Mr. Alderman Abbia. ' followitig old members of tbeCourt of Common Coun cil were re-elected, Ns., Messrs. Pewtress (Deputy), H. Matthew, J. Low, C. Whetham, J. Arnold, Thomas John son, C. Good, and J. J. Blake. Mr. Covrtan was re-elected ward beadle, after which some discussion took places matters of local interest, and votes of thanks were passed to the alderman and Common Coun cilmen for their past services. p9RNRILL, This warthnote wan heir of St. Chinch, Cores hill, Mr. Aldertnan CA&TEB presiding. The precept having been read, Mr. Deputy Harrison, Mr. J. Waterloo.. Mr. If. Hoppe, Mr. I). Shrewsbury, Mr. C. Gahm*, cod Mr. A. J. Water low, were re-elected to repellent the ward iu the Court of Common Couucil. Atter the usual vote of thanks, Mr. Deputy HARRISON. In a most effective speech. pm posed a remlutiou for the presentation of an address of con dolence to her Majesty on her great less by the death of his Royal Highness the Prime Consort. Mr. it. G. DODD seconded the motion, which was at once agreed to. The Common Councilmen having acknowledged their re election, the resolutions were ordered to be advertised, it'd the meeting broke up. CRIPPLEQATE WITHOUT. There was so opposition in this ward to the re-election of the old members of the Court of Common Council. Some discussion on local matters having taken place, • vote of thanks was named to Alderman Challis for pre siding. .11..././-9.1 ISLE. I. This wardmote was held at Cordwainers' Hall, the Alder. man, W. LAWRENCE, Haq., presiding. The following were unanimously re-elected to serve the °Moe of Common Councilmen for the ensuing year : Meows. W. Hawtrey (Deputy), N. Manahan, W. Alcuck, J. Smith, J. M. Cutcheon, M. M'Onorge, F. Maynard, A. CANDLEWICK. The proceedings of this wardmote took place at the White Hart Tavern, Abchurch-lane, the Alderman of the ward, T. DAKIN, FAq., in the chair. The old member, of the COllllllOO Council were unani mously re-elected to mine for the ensuing year :—Mesirs. J. H. Elliott, deputy; F. R. Frinneby, R. Rowe, J. Symonds Marratt, J. R. Barlow, J. C. Evans. Some references were made in this as well as other wards to the gas question, as also to public affairs generally ; but there were hut few contests for the reprosentatiuu of Cow mon Council. The British Indian Association of Oudh, at a general meeting held in Lucknow on the:loth October, nee nimously passed a resolution that "every talookdar shall take a solemn covenant from his tenants, binding them selves never to commit or countenance, directly or indi• reedy, female infanticide, in say wise whatever ; and that in the event of any one violating the covenant, be his rank or condition in life what it may, he shall forthwith be handed over to the laws and excommunicated for ever from the pale of Medea society as a felon and outlaw " News of the death of Colonel Laughton, of the Bengal Engineer', at &n la, was received in Calcutta ca Saturday, the 16th ult. EAST WORCZOTIMHII.3 ELII4,7ION.—Tho election of a member to serve in the House of Cameos for the Eastern Division of the county of Worcester, in the placed the late J. H. H. Foley, Fag., took place at I)roitwich yee krday. At about half-past 10 o'clock the High Sheriff of the county, James Hoillet, Esq., with the Under-Sherd , Mr. Arthur Ryland, made their appearance on the huAinge, tied were soma afterwards followed by Mr. Harry Foley 1° eon, attended by the Hon. W. F. Calthorpe, `a Thomas Thomas Winnington, M.P., Sir Charles Hastings, Mr. W. 0. Foster, M.P., Mr. J. H. Galton, Mr. W. Ackroyd, tea About fifty tenant-farmers followed on horseback. but nth this exception very few electors were present, the kwv ledge that the election would be unopposed tending to d° away entirely with any of the feelings of esritemeet that are usually awakened on such occasions. The writ for the election having been read, Mr. J. H. Dalton nominated. and Mr. W. 0. Foster, if P., seconded. Harry Foley Vernon" a fit and proper pertain to represent then, in the Howe Commons, and as no other person nominated, the . 1141 Sheriff declared him to be duly elected, and lie wat , P 44 with a sword as knight of the shire. Mr. li. P. ‘..tae briefly aildruwed the meeting, and a vote of thank' to no Nigh Stiertti concluded the proccodings. hi Si re th ler El ou di of eh cr H. th a no- of roe ur ee pc G, all wl di or- of lot O a- di ice od on fa , a sla ere it Y r• he ba ra. of eL c e, L ins nt e.• on be dr e Ott jug bol ID( tho 1111.11 Jai tai tor at i the ..• Yea o do are tie aft Fa dis