The Express. — London, England, 1865-04-14 00:00:00

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HAMANN.= On pet, Mr. &Ahern In the new sensation. THI OMAN IN lIALIVIL lir. Buclitowe u Mie. Mary Anne Beetles.—Wlik (by Aware) LORD DUNDRNARY tRIED AND DO= FOR. Kr. anthem —And ZANY SHAVING. LYCZOIL ON Libor Monday April 11, sad daring the weak. DiMPiION AND CO. Ilaries. kiss& sad Norman : Mir Ilswarthy and Yrs. Hortwors.—And T MOUNTIBANI. Yr. lrechter and Master IrsebtAr, Mr.Wlekliotratb : Mir Ledereq, lUDs. Destrioe. HIGH WATS" ♦T LONDON-BILIDGII. TIM DAT Mond's& Sh. 61m.....Attarsoce. 10-11011011 Wanda& NA Um.....Aftersoon. 4. MA LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 14. THI intelligence from British North America is once more such as to command the serious attention' of our statesmen. The great scheme of • Con federation of all the provinces, on which so many of us were building hopes for the future of that coun try, has failed. The scheme has not been simply shorn of its proportions, but it has altogether become a thing of the past or of the uncertain future. This is • view which we do not find strongly stated in the Canadian papers for reasons which will appear. The limited scheme of Confederation, originally proposed by the present advisers of Lord MOWCX, was a device for extricating the two Canadas from difficulties which had grown out of their legislative union ; it was, in fact, an expedient for dissolving that union. But would a measure which promised to effect nothing but the disin tegration of a colony commend itself to English statesmen at the very moment when they must ardently desire the consolidation of all the elements of Br►tish power on that con tinent I Certainly not. This the statesmen of Canada foresaw, and hence the eagerness with which they grasped at the project of a wider Con federation, is the grandeur of which the dissolution of the existing union of the two Canadas would be forgotten. Thus, when the Canadian Ministers learned that a conference was being held for the purpose of bringing about a separate union of the Lower Provinces, they sought admission to it, and made those proposals which subsequently led to the Convention of Delegates held at Quebec, where the comprehensive scheme with which the public are 1 , familiar was elaborated. Our information respecting the state of opinion in the maritime provinces is tow large an extent derived through Canadian channels, that it is no wonder there is much that is indispen sable to a proper estimate of that opinion of which we have been only imperfectly informed. We have known for some weeks that in New Brunswick the plan of Confederation was regarded with disfavour, bat we were not prepared for an event that is now reported—the election of • new Parliament in that colony, three-fourths of the members of which are opposed to Confederation. New Brunswick exer cises considerable influence over Nova Scotia, and we have not bad to wait long for an opportunity of observing its operation, According to information published at Toronto by the organ of the principal member of the Canadian Cabinet, the Government of Nova Scotia have taken steps which indicate that they have abandoned the hope of an immediate union of all the provinzes, and are about to submit to the Legislature a scheme for the union of the mari time provinces. The semi-official Canadian jour nal puts the best face on the matter when it says:— " It is impossible to conceal from ourselves that " this action on the part of Nova Scotia is a fresh " indication that the larger union is a thing of " the future, not of the present, and it seems to " us that our Government will speedily be called " upon to adopt a new policy on the whole sub• " ject. It is impossible that Canada can delay " its constitutional reforms for an indefinite " period, while New Brunswick and Nova Scotia " are going on with their smaller union, building " their railways, and speaking and thinking of a " junction with Canada as a thing of the future. " The present Government was formed to carry " the larger Confederation if it was found prised " cold.), but, if not, the smaller federal arrange " ment of Upper and Lower Canada. If the " former cannot be had, the latter must, of course, " be proceeded with, care being taken to leave an " open door for the Lower Provinces whenever " they choose to come in." The Canadian Cabinet may fall back without difficulty upon its original plan of federating the two Canadas; but from the Imperial point of view this plan is an essentially different one from that which we have been discussing and approving in England for the last six months. The difference is not one of dimensions, but of kind. To federate the two Caned as without the Lower Provinces would be to destroy an existing union in place of calling • new one into being. It may be wise, or even ne cessary, to repeal the legislative Union between the two Canada. ; but the measure will have to be justified by arguments of a totally different order from those with which we have lately been made familiar. We have been led to suppose that there is not at present enough union in Bri tish North America. The Canadian Ministers will have to show the Imperial Government that there is already too much. It is not sur prising that in these circumstances Canadian ate men are not anxious to be chosen members of t. deputation which is to proceed to England for the purpose of negotiating an adjustment of the shares which the Imperial and Home Governments are respectively to bear in the defence of the province. Recent discussions in the House of Commons and in the Canadian Parliament have shown that the two governments are very far indeed from having formed the basis of an agreement on this subject. Mr. GALT, in his recent speech in the Colonial Legislature, assumed throughout that the Imperial guarantee for any sums which the Canadians might have to borrow on account of their expen diture in fortifications could not in decency be re fused. " Canada," he said, " had • right to ask " that for such purposes the credit of the colony " should be sustained by the empire." Now, on financial grounds, this is not so clear as Mr. GALT suppcaee. The QUILN'S Government is much 41 Ay' *raise& ' . 4 : more directly responsible for v. where the people have no voice in the government, than foe that of Canada, which is actually independent, and the government of which taxes our merchants without justice or mercy. Nevertheless, we Bonilla, immense sums an nually rather then guarantee the Indian debt. Politically, however, the arguments by which Mr. GALT shows we ought to give the Imperial gus antes for the loans spent on the permanent defences for Canada would be equally valid to show that we ought to assumerthe burden of that expenditure in the first instance. There are re asons why these argument& are not pushed home just now, but we may be sure that whenever any difficulty arises between the Colony and the Mother Country we shall hear of them again, and be reminded that the money, however, borrowed, was spent on our aooount, in the cause of England, and for Imperial works. The financial difficulties of Canada are returning, the revenues from Cus toms duties thisyear have disappointed the Govern ment, and if the interest on new debts to be contracted for fortifications is to be punctually paid, the money will be raised, as taxes are now raised, out of additional duties levied on English merchandise. If we are actually to find the money to defend a country which has assumed its inde pendence, we may as well hams the honour of doing so. But perhaps a straightforward proposi tion to this effect would disclose too clearly the nature of the only tie that remains to bind Canada to England. Owes more General GRANT has become the centre of attraction in the American campaign. &menus having effected his junction with his I lieutenant at Goldshorough, is now resting for a season and recruiting his army. How long this pause may continue it is needless to discuss, for it is quite certain that SlizaßAN is not likely to halt longer than is absolutely necessaryln the mean time General GaAra has resumed the offensive. For many months the Confederate army has been massed near Petersburg, which lies on the south bank of the Apomattox, a few miles westward of City Point, where that river joins the James. The object of General GRANT has been to seize the railroads by which Petersburg and Richmond are supplied, and thus to compel the evacuation of those towns. On the north, Richmond is supplied by • railroad and by a canal ; through the daring activity of SHERI DAN the bridges on that railroad have been broken down, much of the road itself has been rendered impracticable, and the canal has been practically destroyed. It is said that the Confederates are now busily engaged in repairing the damage, but this is not the work of a few hours. On the south, however, the railroads by which Rich mond and Petersburg communicate with the west and south-west are still unin jured. At Lynchburg, which lies more than a hundred miles west of Richmond and Petersburg, vast supplies are said to have been accumulated, and, indeed, this is the place to which it is suppoeed the Confederates would re treat in case they were compelled to abandon their present position. It is obvious, therefore, that General Lzz must guard with the utmost jealousy the coeds connecting Lynchburg with Richmond or with Petersburg. Now there is only one rail road which connects these towns, and, as might be expected, it is the work of seizing this line, on the one hand, and of protecting it on the other, which is now employing all the energies of the rival commanders in Virginia. But even assuming that the force under General GRANT is much larger than that under General Lax, the task of the former is by no means easy. It must be remembered that the rail road between Petersburg and Lynchburg rune east and west. By what means is General GRANT to establish himself upon it ? On Wednesday, the 29th of March, the movement designed to accom plish this object was begun, but at the date of the latest accounts we have it cannot be said to have succeeded. Withdrawing his troops from the north aide of the James River, and placing them in the works about City Point to protect his depots at that place, General GRANT marched with the bulk of his army westward. On Thursday he had advanced • few miles, but was still some distance south of the coveted railroad. On Friday, General GRANT admits that much hard fighting took place, and that his left was driven back. But, the same day, GRANT says that be resumed the offensive, and at the close 'drove the enemy back in turn and occupied the I ground which they occupied in the morning. Still he was many miles from the railroad. In the meantime General SHRRIDAN, with the cavalry, had made a sweep further to the southward and had arrived near Burkesville. This is about fifty miles west of Petersburg and half-way to Lynch burg. It is the point of junction of all the rail ways north, south, east, and west. The army which holds Burkesville holds every approach to Lynchburg, Richmond, and Petersburg. But, according to the telegrams, Burkesville is strongly fortified, and the Confede rates occupy their works in force. Thus it appears that so far General GRANT has his work still before him. It is impossible not to admire the skill with which the Confederate commander attains great ends with small means. It is true, the defender of Richmond has the immense advan tage of interior lines ; but this would not suffice if he had not besides the art of disposing of his men to the best advantage. Ilia troops always happen to be in the right place. General GRANT has never yet succeeded in effectually out flanking his great adversary, or in penetrat ing the line which he holds round Richmond and Petersburg. And yet that line is not less than 60 or 70 miles. The army of his rival is, and always has been, greatly superior in numbers, but the skill with which the smaller army is handled has been such that whenever a vital point has been assailed • sufficient force has been ready to protect it. GRANT has circled round and round his adversary—he baa dashed himself furiously against entrenchments, but has never yet succeeded in seizing and permanently occupy ing any of the great arteries by which Richmond land Petersburg are supplied. states- REPREMENTAIIO/1 OF FINSVNIT.—A meeting of the electors of the Old-street district of St. Luke's wee bald on Wednesday evening, at the Prieto el Wales, Beam , Mout, to promote the return of Mr. Toffees. The chair was occupied by Dr. Bros, who, in aomplimentary terms, loczataleted these preeset oe the prayer their cause bad . After an address from the hoseerable emadMath which touched on many of the leading topics of the day, woes especia ll y those connested wi th foreign and colonial policy, a vote of neelideoce, moved by Mr. Mired Walker and wooded by Mr. Bilby, was paned uessimusly. A nu merous committee was thee appointed, eoroprieing the names of most of the leading persons in the locality ; and thanks having been voted to the ethirmaa the routing Srated. STRIKE AMONG RAILWAY OPWLATIVEB AT PAD =scam—About 120 of the men employed in the locomo tive department of the Great Wagers Railway at Paddlop ton, struck for an Incteese of oe Woodsy, an increue, it is said, having been promid sl some time eek bet not greeted. The employs refused to resume their work eon ra j usibt Is. As. abse:,72 to, kse AAA' two atal6 Lad elapsed it wee decided by the anthasities to give the higher rate of immeshed, and therefore theme have returned to ' their work. 17, - -• • ~• s WINIISOIt CAIITLI. Azim 13. The Queen, with Princess Louise went out &Mau yenerday afternoon, Warted by Lady amnia tad walked sad drove in the rounds this weesing. Mane Boatels* also went out &Mg. Princess Helena rode In the Howe-perk. Prince Lifted sad Palmas Heber went to London last freeing, attended by Lady Osrolins Burble." Lieutenant- Colonel Du Plat, sad Dr. Bernhardt, and honoured the performance of the Sewed Humionio Society, Exeter-ball, with their promos ; and returned to Windsor shortly be fore 12 o'clock. Viscouot and Visoottobsos Palmerton have WI Our bridge-bows for Brookoti-bap, Hai& THE QUEEN'S EASTER BOUNTY. ROYAL MAUNDY. These ancient and royal charities were, as men- Bowed briefly in yesteeday's Expresx, distributed yesterday in Whitehall Chapel, with the customary formalities, to 46 aged men and 46 aged women. the number of each am corresponding with the age of her Most Gracious Majesty. At two eV** a proosesiou, consisting of a detachment of the Yeoman of the Guard, under the command of a Impala maim (ono of the poorness carrying the royal sluts in a gold salver of the reign of Ring William and Queen Mary); the Rev., Dr. Jell, D.D., sub-almoner ; Joseph Hanby, Faq., secretary end yeoman of the almoory, end his einietent acoompeniad by sir children from the parishes of Bt. John the Evangelist and lit. Margaret, Westminster, who bad bee. selected for participation in this privilege for their good conduct, proceeded from the Almourpollee, La Boot land-yard. The arrival of the prooessiou having base signified to the Lord Bishop of Orford, Lord High Almoner, and to the Sub-Dean of the Chapels Royal (the Rev. Francis Gerdes, M.A.), they, .preosded by Mr. Linprd, upset of the vestry.) met at the entrance, and took their places imme diately altar the yeoman with the elms. The whole procession then advanced in the following order : Boys of the Chapel Royal. The Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal. The Priest. of the Chapel Royal. The Sergeant-Major of the Yeomen of the Guard. The Sergeant of th• Vestry. The Lord High Almoner. The Sub-Almoner and the Sub-Dean. The Children of the National Schools. The Yeoman of the Almoory, and his Assistant. The Yeoman of the Guard. The procession having passed up the centre aisle to the steps of the altar, the Lord High Almoner, the Sub-Almoner, sad the Sub-Deso, and those forming the procession, having Oakes their assigned places on either aide of the chapel, the royal ahns being deposited in front of the royal eked, the attarthott service (a special service for the cocasion) was herseethely Nod by the Rev. Dr. Vivian, senior priest in waiting, commencing with the Rxbortatios, do. Theo followed the 41st Prim (the grand cheat). Firth lesson, St. Matthew, Chap. xxv., from verse 14 to 31. First anthem (41st Psalm), " Blessed is he that othisldereth the poor sad needy : the Lord shall deliver him in the time of trouble." (Sir George Smart.) 11. Its. distributed to each woman. To each man shoes sad stockings. Snood anthem (a prayer) :—" Hide not Thou Thy face from us 0 Lord, and cast not off Thy servant. is Thy di.- pleasure : for we confess our sins unto Thee, and bide Dot our unrighteonanese. For Thy mercy's sake deliver us from all'oar sine." (Farrant.) Woollen ad linen cloths distributed. Third anthem (alit Psalm)-6th verse, " 0 Lord, groat the Queen • long life, that her years may endure through out all generations ;" 7th verse, "She shall dwell before Clod for ever : 0 prepare Thy loving mercy and faithfuls'sa that they may preserve her." 132nd Psalm, 18th verse, " As for her enemies, clothe them with shame : but upon herself let her crown flourish." (Nano) Purses distributed. Second Immo, St. Matthew, 23011 chap., begin v. 31 to the sad. Fourth anthem, Isaiah 63rd, Ist vet.: "Who is this that cometh from Mom. that ie glorious in his apparel, sravellios in the platoon' of his streoph? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save." 16th Ter.: "Doubtless Thou art oar Father, our Redeemer; Thy name is from everlasting." Matthew 21st, 9th Ter.: " }IMMO& to the Son of David : Bared is he that oometh is the name of the Lord ; Hossana th the highest! Amen."—Arnold. Then two prayers com. posed for the occasion. The prayer for the Queen followed , and so the office for the Royal Maundy closed. Each red purse contained the usual gold sovereign, and a further sum of N. 10s. as a commutation in lieu of provi sions formerly leaned from the Lord Steward's department of the Queen's household. Each white puree contaised the Maundy coin, consisting of fourpenco, threepsoth, twopence, and pennies in silver, amounting to 46, the age of her most gracious Majesty the Queen. The clergymen from her Majesty's Chapel Royal who attended os this occasion were the Sub-Dean (the Ray. Francis Garden), and the Revs. Dr. Vivian, Noah, Haden, and Helmore. The gentlemen from her Majesty 's Chapel Royal were Messrs. Benson, Wynn, Barnby, Thomas, Smith, Cum mings, Baxter, and Carter. Mr. Cooper presided at the organ. On Friday and Saturday in the pest week, sad on Mon day and Tuesday in the current week, her most potion. Majesty's royal bounty of 6e. loch and the royal alms (in ancient time. distributed at the gate of the royal palace) were paid to aged and deserving poor who had been pre viously selected by the Lord High Almoner and the Sub- Almoner, from those who had been recommended by various clergymen ad other persons in London and it. vicinity. The number relieved exceeded 1,000 persons, amongst whom were many blind. The distribution was arranged and conducted by Mr. Joseph Hanby, Secretary and Yeoman of her Majesty's Almoory in Ordinary. Tax COI:RT.—Her Majesty, accompanied by the junior numbs!. of the royal family, acid attended by the ladies and gentlemen of the court, is expected to leave Windsor Castle on or about Thursday, the 20th inst., and proceed to Osborne, whets the Queen will reside for a few weeks. It is not anticipated that the King of the Belgians will accompany her Majesty. The Duke and Duchess of Manchester have left town for Klmboltos Castle, Hunts. The noble duke and dachas are expected to Fey several visits Were they return to town for the mason the week after sit. The Marquis of Bute has left the St. George's Hotel. Lady de Lisle and Dudley has left the St. Geotge'm Hotel. It is stated that the marriage of Lady Gwendolena Ammo, at., of the Earl of Lichfield, and Mr. O'Shea is to take place on the 19th Met. Count Wimpffen has left the Austrian Embassy fee Germany, on leave of shames for two months. The Right lion. Sir George Grey, Bart., M. P., hes goes to Falloden, his met in Northomberbutd, for the Heater ramie. The Right Hon. Thomas Miner Gibson, M.P., is expected to return to town to-morrow from Cowes, Isle of Major-General Stuart and the Hon. Mrs. Stuart have left the St. George's Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Naylor have left Farrance's Hotel, for Cozeold Hall, Linooloalike. Sir William Wake, Bart., of Courteenhall, Noethamptoushire, died suddenly on board his yacht in Southampton Water yesterday. BROTHER TOWATIIIIL—It win reported yesterday (Thorsda7) at Norwich %bat Brother Ignatius was in serious difficulties with his third ceder. Some have sad Wien do not please him, ea that the order la in rather a bed way. The Feast of St. B ene di c t has bees celebrated with great pomp is the monastery. The Mother Abbess. the celebrated Mies Salton, twisted at tbe marries in her foll robes as an abbess, an acolyte berried her hand some pastoral staff. Tbo Mother Abbess is on a Ala to Norwich to inaugurate a °surrey tioo of Benedkniae awes, sod she wore the Benedictine frock, soapnlar, rid headdress. , Two writers have =de their profession as monks of the Bai -1 fish Order of St. Beeedict they will be known in the order as Brother Insulate= sad Brother Augustine. The festival lof St. William, is wh lbs, lsose hooour another order ham bens enalgiebed by Buoatins, hu also been celebrated with guat pomp. Oa use day is the 40 bongs' rem w i t ? ecw i nc ia Ey Broths, Ignatius, us of dis boys tills* Order of St. William knelt before the altar 13 hours. The infant Samuel also knell four boors at ens time and three at aebother.—MorrietkPoet. RIMMING, APRIL LATifillt; INTELLIGENOZ. • (sxuass's arms.) TILIC BANK OF FRANCK. AAL% The following is the return of the Bulk of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DisToi. AVI . IA 0. A i ken IL 0. Capita of the Hank Mete to addition to (an. ii, low of Jane 9. 21), 1 . 7, 042 , 004 27 7 . 54171 IS Imam of the Dusk and Ile brunches gfaeffe in landed answeta . • Notes in drooled= Bank notes to ode/rend receipts payable et eight ... . ',news 75 9.061.7 84 44 Trfnaury ammo - _ 9069,131 97 94.9911.911 Tk __ __... ---- Current 'neonate, Pula 100.107:161 21 111,711.111 11 Ditto branch banks Dividends pueblo Disoomits and sundry Interests 11,017,11. DI SAMOS 11 Re-discolusted the last els months 1,710,446 6 %MAW , 6 0.121r4 1,278,10,011 a I,ta.ciaksa it '~ L i'.v C 2161101. a A r 6. 4. Cesh ln band and In branch banks Commerotal bills overdo* ... 716,76 69 5, 191 . 119 6 Commends! bills dismonted not yet due 1 t 121,1119,611 110 Dittobranch banks Advances on deposits of bullion 80,516,400 56 19,110, 6 6 15 DOW branch bank' LWOW 0 1,170,196 0 Advances on French public se. mitre 14,416,100 0 14,601,700 01 Ditto branch banks 9,110,100 0 41113,1110 0 Advances on railway shares and debentans 61,211,101 0 29,1414190 • Ditto branch banks 17,011, 60 0 17,919.1911 9 Advances cm Credit Pansies loads Ditto branch banks . ... . 1696 9 116160 0 Advances to the Mate (oarren- Goa 10th Jane, 1671 Government stook mem 1;9110,760 14 mown° 14 Ditto Rentee d = ble abilleks par and Jane, 167) Hotel and furniture of the bank& landed property, branches Lemma of manesproent al flandries Apra rr . UL AMERICA. (nom otra sracrul. NEW YORK, Aria L. The proofs that not only is the end certain and near, but that the Southern people and their friends at the North are conscious of it, accumulate every hour. The game is clearly up, and everybody acknowledges it, either privately if not publicly, and there are strong reasons for be lieving that the Richmond chiefs are now using the military force at their disposal simply with the view of securing favourable terms, or, to use an expressive colloquialism, "to let themselves down easy," and without any expectation whatever of preserving the fabric which they have sought to cement by such lavish expenditure of blood. One of the devices—and, I think, the prin cipal one—to which they seem likely to resort for their own security after the wreck of the Confede racy was partially revealed in the Hampton-roads conference, by the suggestion of the Confederate commissioners, that the North and South should unite in an "extrinsic policy," or in plain English, in making war on some foreign power as a means of healing their differences. The refusal of Mr. Lincoln to entertain this proposal has clearly not by any means banished it from their minds, and although there it not the ghost of a chance that the North will ever consent to adopt any such atrocious plan of restoring harmonious feeling between the two sections, yet there are many signs that the scheme has not been abandoned ; and I have little hesitation in predicting that, whenever negotiations are opened by the Confederate authorities for a surrender, if they ever are, a very strong effort will be made to induce the Federal government to amnesty the chiefs, and to take the Confederate army as it stands and its officers into its service, to be employed in an attack on the French in Mexico. The military chiefs and Davis are all ruined men if they are beaten into submission. They have lost their property, their grades in the old army, and if forced to lay down their arms by the fortune of war, have nothingbetter tolook forward to than lives of poverty and idleness in Paris or London. They know perfectly well that the Federals would concede much to induce their forces to surrender, as they are now, at once, instead of breaking up into guerilla bands, and thus postponing indefinitely the pacification of the country, while they know equally well that if the contest once degenerates into a guerilla war, as there will be nothing left for them to do, they will cease to be worth conciliating or pardoning. The plan of getting out of the scrape would seem to be, therefore, to offer a bold front, to resist stoutly without risking anything that might prove decisive, and in the meantime make it well understood that they are open to proposals, and that the employment of them on foreign ser vice, the officers preserving their rank and pay, is something that might tempt them. Paragraphs of this purport are finding their way into the news papers, such as the following, which appeared yesterday : 1,176,176,441 d 1, R 299,096.1146 61 ned) OULAND, ISesitor. Mi Governer el the Back of FTSIICO. mi ta shatly afterward, algal sew wet lemmata sersam. . posal will be entertained by the Northern m em Mogi the* ohm Via ing7 0117 83 Asia hams& !au or scent, receive any sanction from the Northern to Mae way that you an 'mow. Is all this Us" is I public. Ido not believe that any arrangement s• renal toe aselabluasat Sr lime. NOW bib. lid I will eves be entered i n t o w ith them w hi c h will see created are sot mated to be slaves, but to to Wipes- Igive Mt ;it is sot the less s mistake to set ourselves to yea th em t he s li g hted influence over the Federal policy is seise curious (A s ee [Lett grades.] either at home or abroad. Almost every feeling lam curious too see how, from the very general by which men's hearts are most deeply stirred premises laid down in the beginning of his s p eech, would combine in opposition to it, and in making M. Thiere means to come to the practical conclusion ; it abhorrent to the Northern public. that it is for the interest of France at this time of 1 day to undo Italian unity. I hear that M. Emile Clavier has been speaking to-day, and that the expectation that the address would be voted this evening is not realised. The debate is adjourned till Saturday. The statement made in the Corps Legislatif by M. Nogent Saint Laurens, that the Italian Senate bad thrown out the bill for the abolition of the punishment of death was incorrect ; the Senate has not yet voted upon the question, and it is doubtful whether the bill will oome before it this session. It cannot, however, be denied that there is a very strong feeling in the Senate against this radical reform. The Bourse was rather dull. The Easter hol-i days check speculation. Bente fell 10c. for cash, and 50. for account, closing at 67fr. 650. and 67fr. 90c. Mobilier fell Ur. 25c. M. Picard's speech has somewhat cooled the ardour of buyers of the 1 Mexican stock, which fell to-day I per cent. THZ DEAN/WE IN THE CASE OF THE T. ALBANS RAIDERS. The Canada papers publish the decision given by Judge Smith in the ease of the St. Alban's riders. The following is a summary : The ledge admitted that the farts proved were meant M Ossify the eztesditisa cd the prima, is orthesey ck aaresmaoek hot held that their mein under • emu*e tam the Conederate governmeat mos • feet ef inth h was lawful for kiss to take copious& sad minted them. It was sot • sere quietism lOr mi lt i r r wr il a the country where the offices wee ommaitted: The ' smuniption of respeadbliity by the Oosfedmate purr meet entirely relined the ual. If Finer, were string without say authority whatever, yet if Ogg were sating far one of the Whore* 'ph* tb• other, they were not entitled to be treated ill pat% murderers, sad robbers if imagist in th e enemy's turitery Had not Gamed Di i said to " shoot them down" is Albans? Was nth as order ever gives except in the CM of those urged in *Men operstioos ? The order sherry what the idesof the American noversment were. If they as were to treat the pitmen arery *minds they wawa sever have gives nolt sa order. So far m the recognits, al their ohmmeter weat, th ere could be nothing strew than this. It might have been • stank* on the part of the onion who pee the order, bat the superior autharifir never *snowed It. Be &Wed that the riddle" d wiz neutrality by the seinen altered the ens. Ss would swum that the violation of our imam! twiny was umpire, sad la the largest senee— that Geserel with 75,000 men, tosk ressesslos of our railroad Ham fir the purpose ot lnvs dl se Verstoot—Leis ocromierica ode it the ad of the Confeaste government, end la the nos way Tosses made his sot also the act of that government Judge Smith dm agreed that, if the primers rem te be treated se belligerents is a war between two rival purees, they were p o litical canders, and be cited from Twin le show that it was the rale not to deliver up polities' oliendee. It wee reloaded that they had committed crimes, sad they were claimed cm this gnus& To recognise It would**, the aboard propositivo that saint ared mudded matehed coescurreatjanalictios. The government wen sot • party is cans of extreditios—such were determined by the courts Se would suppose that after extradition for • cringed cameo the prisoner should be tried for erne*, dream the who thea was to judge of the enure of theotClearly tribuel sad before which axtradttlos eau demanded. Hamilton others maintained that it wee theright of a nation to charm the "riding state of thisgs, but not to involve /MOWS patios in the eenesqueaces. Monody moulded have ben reties& if one nation ignored the principle on which it wee bend. Had the United States, therefore, violated the coated entered into in the treaty ? He cited the am d the officers and Grew of the *vassals, before Judge Nelms. It was co pt in did, is defence, that they were commissiood as privateers by the Confedente government, whirl wee de facto • reernment, sad that they were carrying oat outer& Nolen had that sub • defence be. lona to the legislative and executive deport mass, and not to the court. Be ref need to ache* ledge the defeaes, and the primroses would not be slimed to plead the act of their governors* io their defense. Be (the learned judge) maistaised that this was • violates d law, which destroyed the force of the treaty, had that the state of things bad begs elmaged so as to reader it Imr► able to carry out the prevision of the treaty. The trusty, therefore, did net cover such cams as the one before Ma The treaty having bees violated by one of the ecetzsateg pewees seamed to be binding upon the other. Far ell the menu adveseed be believed that no authority rested I dm to grant the extradition et the prisosers, sad they was, therefore, entitled to their discharge. Aooording to the Leader, a burst of applause in the crowded court followed the announcement of the decision. The cheering could not be restrained, and it was taken up enthusiastically by the crowds on the staircase and outside the court. After the cheering in the court bad ceased, the Hon. Mr. Abbott asked what was the intention of the counsel for the prosecution in relation to the other charges against the prisoners. Mr. Delvin stated that be intended to proceed in every case. Judge Smith said that, this being the determination, the prisoners were remanded until Saturday au the second charge—assault with intent to murder. The court then adjourned. An immense crowd gathered outside of the Court-house after the deci sion was given, numbering between two and three thousand persons. They received the raiders, when they came out on their way back to gaol, with loud and repeated cheers, and enthusiastic cheers were also giver, for Judge Smith, the Southern Confe deracy, cto. When the prisoners were driven off to gaol the crowd accompanied them some distance, cheering heartily and congratulating them upon the favourable decision of the court. The New York Times, of March 30, writes Ili follows upon the decision : Another Candies justice has decided that the St. Albano buglers wen guiltless of the mime laid to their charea More strictly speak*. Justice Smith, of Modred, deem* that the sonnet were Confederate soldiers, seed that es Both they did sot come within the extraditioa treaty. To better clinch the matter, in his own Dog berry way, Justice Saudi farther holds that the extradition treaty is so longer bit* ing on the ceoetrathiag parties. And the muss of this Lem In the contract is, that the " United States courts rebut. recognise the belligerent character of the Occident* r Judge Smith is also made to my (b) the telegram) that "he held that Geoeral Dix's cedar to shoot them down meet aims the raiders as belligerent', and note robber'!" Several 'autos ago, when the case of these bangle" ear transferred from the bawls of the notniceue Coarse 1 to then of Smith, an eminent Canadian judge, on a visit to New York, remarked that the St. Albans raiders bads; berg tried before • knave, wen new to go before a fool. The telegram may do injustice to Justice Smith's lousier eel lade, for it is exceedingly bard of belief that even a mod due provincial justice can have declared the extradite& treaty at an net, by the fact of the United States court having "refund to nowise the benison :A cia ratter of tbe Coutederatee" This is Donuts* me bearably dull that that J usti ce sot even amulet. One must either meow that Justice Smith was Warmth that the o f the treaty wee put in active force the instance of the British ad that only a few moors age, is the can of Moller, sad that it wee in operation at he instance of oar own government still more reoestly, in the case of Barley; or it must be concluded that Smith NW constituted himself tba supreme authority is the matter Si terminating or annulling international enemas es_ be pleases. We bad supposed that the opesing or cloaM e treaties were matters of purely executive ie. M Degherry tells no that it is • judicial matter ant g ther, sad that he himself is the judge. There la s omething more sprightly lathe stern* WO follows is regard to General Dix's order. It is lively enough to bear that that order conetitated the St. Albers thieves belligerents ! By panty of reasoning—if a pig Manitoulin Indians crossed over to Northern Michire, comatoresd plagiariser and numeerekag in that Stale, * would prove that they wen tellisereats if Gess& rope, ir anyone in command at the north-west, ordered them to be punned amour the border and shot wherever foes& TIM !trees the on use would Sbe quite as werful es is the other. It its application bySouth in this name fails to sent bins a same we can a n massive what can parobou Morehead City, N. C., March 26,1865. The member of the North Carolina Legislature from Pas quotank County, Mr. Grundy, has just reached his home from Raleigh, for the purpose of taking the oath of alle giance to the United States. He says that Johnston's forces, all told, will not number more than one-half of Sher man's army, and that the combined armies of Lee and John ston will not outnumber the joint armies of Sherman and Schofield. He also states that the present legislature of this State openly admit that there is so possible hope for the Confederacy to emceed, arid that they have met under rebel auspioes for the last time. He thinks that U 'Johnston makes a stand it will be at Itolesville, six miles north-test of Raleigh, ma that place, though it doss aot cover Raleigh, is a polities of great natural strewth. The people from all sections of North Carolina were bring* a great presaure to bear woo the State authorities's favour of immediate submiarion and return to the Unica, whisk • majority of the legislature west to. if Gowns, Vases can be brought ow, who new manifests a disparities to yield, Raleigh is to be surrendered by him to Sharman with this understanding. Mr. Grundy ways the legislature and the people are reconciled to the abandonment of slavery, and that the first act of the legislature will be to ratify the constitutional amendment abolishing that inatitutioe. The proposition of Les sad Davie to arm the slaves, thereby demoralising them and making them • dangerous element, has made slavery odious to its former supporters, who generally cowed., that they must be made free is order to be made soldiers. It now appear that the rebel President is serleavoarieg to obtain peace through the State authorities of North Carolina. A general pardon and restoration of property by President Lincoln is the offset Davis requires for the abandonment of slavery. Oa them conditions be is willing to unite with the North in a foreign war wider one flag. The Raleigh (N.C.) Standard intimates that teems will offered, which both parties mu accept with honour, which will being them under one flag in • foreign war of conquest engaging the joint injuries both parties have received. The Raleigh Standard, it must be remembered, is Mr. Holden's paper, which has for so long been latterly - the Confederate government, Stumm% DIATUL—Frosn a return just made by and it would surprise no one to find that this plan tba Be w d T o & r a mmi to. wpm , thee WA do. ot healing old sores met with general favour, both pr. tweet trailed/gibe Met wadi .sties Tao: /am ressived ar fr o : from the Southern Unionists and from the Con- mars of 3.620 . federate sympathisers at the North. In fact, one Oa the masts osil the moo British Isloo Wilms aro placed asooollf hears from democrat& here now, and one sees in 15 21, 0 0 1 a l e e l e r ° 0,:rol eeked h, pr iP e r el ow i n w t h e m oot owl the democratic newspapers, hints and allusions j a ";; Be i ng exer tj oes is sa. by our jimmy oe d raker see" which are plainly intended to prepare the public ea oesiolows isal of shiskiwriLskt,eithe eat ced z i a o l lee e 2 wbhe life he; is tm: mind for the consideration of an arrangement of mem b er ." = r o e ci i i me vi rgi eure gi eis this kind, which would at once save the Southern coast a= 700 year, erry Meld ef eeeseg lems= le ties erig and 4/1". frill° the penal eeeeegeenees of their se * rec t ONsr esealries are unfortunately wit Dot se well foo political in- I aided with stellar ammo to taw We holm ship al 17.. and preserve to them • fair share of Lifeboat femme. The French in Mexico are marked out as , own, bat lifeboats osthe at s ib. Niak sal eur j. siltation we gaidoally wspplisa ter the object of attack , for several reasons , the ' time countries. Lest west ci than woo rat to rips' of which are of course the violation of the I ! Bsssla• as sa nor, sad 410: 11 ._had toravirtil IteLse e Monroe doctrine—which is undoubtedly dear to ; Limegoladine. fee mss this ee msbg Z ek es eep u e rj — rda te the mass of the public—manifested in the mere the royal siml mermistils navies cd Itoshiatt. Lifeboat to sow. 1101.11.11, lift MOMa of their army that country, and the tongeos t=h is ly mak pro ,, a l to bet 1 . nature of the goveramsat they have underhdren aim fir r le say mbergeocy. It is baba ft° to set up. I have not the least fear, that any such p ro- p arties. im assiceatile m.ll"M martes er. ims by ii;rovidlataken gt°tl=Thwithth.litlelissbostilelo'ler fame. The set Cl the Canadian executive in following up this extraordinary *went by wernoting the buglers es the double sharp Cl se mu d s violation of the o het fYa laws of the esiroy, prodisat regard to 'Btles demands.demands. lt in sesd for us to mot that the us people of the United States will only that thill gownsman* al the provisos men to est is geed faith is Ws matter when the cider for the extradition el these ari is missed by Lard Monk. They will steadily WWI i 0 ear rider it possible that the Ceursols sad Smiths are boost Is' terpoters of tribe, sir it is ordinarily administered miler British laws. Mil they will, therefore, expect le hiro that the scow. pMIIIIIIII6III is nay exerting himself have a *WWI decides rendered to this ram which neither be iinnitimb asoinsoo aisas, nor &mad, I variance with lidoeuslicsal essigestm. ROCHDLI • fly nomination of c tiso a this horooyth i s thi , tisk ploth so Wady may Kers" loamaer moro. 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Mow Kiwi NSW, d liaashisass asieselat elniiiiessay those Kra[ . s l i tg ;d G. L. Ammon that Issrsoost Ike by the cosescvst d Yr. Estwishi said es Osstesl Ballot C. 1. if Ihs &Pow thew i that if Load Derbv (Lord Oaks) bat t, ses7 hsebtiol whai bps ogled st all. 1 IS KIS Moo, but it I bin (Kr. bib oath) 64 Kw nalimitad ossalsessaisat of wtsaeld **enjoy this 0 : 1. 1 ' ookt ,, Thin Wog so *I Mr. Pm mit be aadorstoor 3 3 an th. Waken try shot ss bh rasa 11 moor is with& s Ks rid that sow I Ms d is bosom " as V "h im i° et silky ths racycyy I" the obormiXellei he Mr"r before bed bat of c u thy $e semPlsia a r 7.:: was the kw& HO west that b. A , _elms," sad * A t u Tam= may ady kw =II. mold Kr. A i ly ‘ A oat tbs moßsst p le most tall him iii !s .eksleosso—lario am Ist to Iwo $6, slosttals. He woe semi Orator who ibe last weak. (" sight to cheer ta/ bor.) Bat no on meld haus failed Bright bad teed 1 sad tiny trout tl eleetkia. Mr. Br yoke had not kw of twenty for ressonablenese 1 vole, was not heart sad the Reform A , that Mr. Bright 0.1 owe clings later Mated bine with roue, because be I everybo actually sr ually tl to be And Patin pat tbsi Mr. Bright when I Whatever Mr. Bri Meyer of Lord 11 to follow wharfs God {bat be had t asked always epos lust fee all. Bet Laserater Mr. Lestio—(" three o be alely es es u r e s ki c i seemebress made a eed hie et they= weetiog. 21:ret UM . eelt . esedidal widle lir. Patter be Mr. Brett) w elMe wed the es 4 Owe, and of tit where thiry 1s t ..d he mead a Ce2 o rtisit be tier perm who I Re mind his op de with the metal de away with it. the Ism Som. h be w. as favour! , wade ap hie aria be (Nr. b linters that ßrett) laglagel,.-418, EWA NUM ibml V be tool 4 rivaltos did • isite it .as, set ban the tit Sot they 16011111 dlososead. agol_soi tie wo no los et4o w. 3 Ydbs b los, that 1 list to they W s t"himod et Na tomer Owe the trawl toad Nos* b Woof eloto Ohm lt loam to vas mei Ono oraotor—ol th 4 loft ? A sulfa bac Es ssis as souk i dNia u ▪ 14, - ; wadd *hada rataar Ph* a ▪ s atishaal 10, 411*_, sow "ma. whoa= alum to Rog = 14 41% 1 1 1144‘ 4141 er• 406) flay - aim. airess- alio Am** alia* al Um * veal Ll** a* sob ies Mawr dm lima laid* leer *n os . aftdoellanil Pease—(" Paatir were los** (A k_ EXPRESS FROM PARIS M. THIERS ON THE ITALIAN QUESTION. (nom ma own oozzaeresaw.) PARIS. THURSDAY EVINHIG. In the Corps Legislatif today M. Thiers spoke on the Italian question. I sin able to send you the beginning of his speech, the most important in public estimation of the whole debate on the address. 11. THUMB said :—The serious subject new before you is divisible into two questions the ltelise question sod the Roman questioa. This dividers is perfectly abed. be muse the one produced the other. It is early sines our expeditious to Italy that you were led impossibly first to middy then to th eourage, sad ultimately to espouse alt ogether the idea of Italian unity. You were constrained, in spite of yourselves, to give up first the Grand Duke of Tuscany, then the t o of Naples, and then the Pops himself, whose provinces slipped from him one after the other, and who will lees the last of them eighteen months hence. It is, therefore, impossible to separate the two question'. To do se would be to separate the effect from the cause. I propose to treat of them both as shortly es I can. I have always been eonvineed that Italian unity was a political coocoptimi, which would sooner or Inter 1 3 regrettable for Francs. I am persuaded that a collision with the church must ever be a peril and a misfortune for any rege'ar government. [Here the official report interpolates the word "Approbation."] I have always been of opinion that any change in the government of the catholic church would be considered by esthetics as a violation of the mod precious of el liberties. the liberty of cooscience. This has been my oonvictioo at all times quite independently of religious feeling ; I sit here on the opposition benches with no other desire, with no aertire pone e, but that of promoting the restoration of the liber ties of my country. When • great end is pursued by a political patty secondary differwees are easily sacrificed, but this difference is not one of those. To-day I eta neither s peak nor vote with my °disarm of the opposition whose convictions I depot as they respect mine. (Arent on the benches near the speaker.) The frankness with which we avow our separate opinions upon questions on which we ere divided thould give us credit for sincerity as to those on which we are united. I shall i first 'peek of the Italian question, and then, following like the government the natural order of thing", I shall come to the Ronan question. Without wishing to make any ostentatious profession' of my affection fur Italy, I may my that next to France it is the country with which I am most I acquainted and that I most love. I was writing the history l of Italy when the desire to writs a chapter of the history of my own country diverted my attention from other literary labour. I quite feel that Italy is well sotitled to be free. But I have always felt that after the Crimean war, the good will of the Western Powers, without any other aid than that of time, would have refaced to ammo the liberty of Italy. What rendered the Italian princes hoes& to the liberty of their peoples was that they were sup ported by Austria, and that Austria was beck* up by Europe. But the result of the war in the Crimea was to deprive Austria of this support, sod the pennant/ of the Italian princes was changed by time. The Kiegof Boohooing dead, leaving • sou very innocent of his fault*, end who could mover have been strong enough to resist the legitimate de. mend of his people. The Greed Duke of Tusesoy—who meant well, bat wasted to do wall despotical y— in disgust in favour of his eon. Constitutional government was therefore on the point of being established in the two most important Italian states—at Naples and Florence. It existed slew ly at Turin. If, ta addition to these favourable circumstances, the Western Powers had taken upon themselves to enlarge Midmost when a fitting opportunity occurred, Italy oonstitutiou ally governed, with an augmented Piedmont, would have marched on towards her destiains more surely than in the path in which she is engaged to-day. But there was a quicker way of proceeding towards what is called "the regeneration of Italy," and that was war. What lam about to say is no opinion improvised for the present oda. eon, and I beg leave to repeat what I thought at the time when the Italian war was undertaken. I was to altogether spinet it, and I had an accidental opportunity express say opinion before some great personages who must now well remember what I mid. I was spied the war be cause I was convinced that it would immediately lead to an attempt at miiiiintion, and I thought that unity wee not desirable for France, nor even for Italy herself. I bath said that Italian unity wee not desirable for Filmes ; sod I must say flock in vain through th e page of history fat an instead d a power laying itself up to raise up upon its frontier, at its very doors, another power almost equal to itself, and with which it must miner or later struggle o r come to terms. Oa the other hard, I find exaniptes to the contrary in all directions. When Prussia expired to take • great position in Europe, it was Sweden, her nearest neighbour, that opposed her, and you all remember the heroic resides* of iaries XII. The foundation of Prussia. by the great Prided*, wee append by Austria sod all the continental powers. You know what efforts were made by England to prevent Spain hem taking Portugal sad Frame from exteeding her heeds, in the direction of the Low Countries. Examples, therefore, &bond. Bbt I shall be told that this is the aid sotto et policy. I laugh when I hem people talk of old and new systems. When hones attain are in question I under stood the theory of • new policy ; it wee necessary to force kings to share their authority with notices, sod to throe the superior classes to share their lailsance with the middle and lower classes. That was sew policy. But ghee ferries affairs are in question, I see that from the earliest them the prudent policy of vigilant states has been to prevent their 'mall neighbours from thoorniag greet and mesecing. innovators who wanted war in Poland sad war in Italy declared that it was seconmy to restore Palma ta order to pa woken s and to take Nilo away haw Arabia La redo It to t ia, Austria hither hem oar frodene. Bat all that was the " old policy.' Ormsouvr—l claim to speak. Y. Tmans—l shall be told that Italy will be for us westul and devoted ally. I believe nothing of the kb& ' 1 Italy has now Deed of as, and ono! *id without us ; she IN bifida! to a ; Vat her Ibletity will cell list as keg re bar "Nakao'. As son as she shall be string she will with to be indepesdeet, and rightly so. Nobody so much contd. hated to the ladopedsoo•of Hollaodea Faso. Hollandees l&