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HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. rHIS DAY.—Morning, sh. 20m.—Afternoon, sh. 40m. r}-Moßßow.-31erning, 6h. 3m.—Afternoon, 6h. 22m. niE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25 1867. 7 34111 t. e.,44 LONDON, FRIDAY, JAN. 25, 1867. On Wednesday evening a Working Men's Asso ciation of some importance was inaugurated at Huddersfield. The association itself was set on foot last October, and has since then flourished in an unexpected manner, about fifty new mem bers being added to it weekly. It partakes of a political character, styling itself the Huddersfield Working Men's Conservative Association," and, although belonging to a part of the country not usually considered very favourable to Conservative opinions, it has, as we have seen, prospered surprisingly. This is a hopeful sign of the times, and one which is encouraging to all disinterested politicians, whatever their particu lar bi as . We want the labouring classes to have a mind of their own to form definite opinions on the questions of the day, and to be able to judge for themselves between different lines of policy and rival principles of administration. It has been often argued by Reformers that the increased representa tion of the working classes would not really greatly affect the balance of political parties, because they are just as much divided in opinion as those above them. No doubt as a general rule certain trades and occupations do more or less affect the political sentiments. The agriculturists are averse to change, the city mechanics are eager for political progress. But there is a wide class who, once they have gained the vote for which they are now an xious,willin reality incline more to the Tory than to the Whig party. Political economy is not a science which comes by instinct, as we see among the intelligent and partly educated members of the Trades Unions, who are even now but dimly beginning to perceive that the interests of capital and labour are identical, and that the principle of combination, however good within certain limits, may be employed to the ruin of their trades. One of the great objects of Reformers is to encourage an intelligent interest in the affairs of the day among men who hitherto have been too much under the influence — we might almost [say the dominion—of par ticular individual leaders, against whose assertions and declarations there is no appeal. Those who have assumed the position of spokesmen for the working-men may indeed be disappointed at any division in their ranks, thinking it may weaken their political weight and influence ; but what we want is not so much to effect a great change in the character of Parliament, or in the manner of con ducting the business of the nation, as to give the working classes a voice in the matter, to enable them to feel that they have a stake in the nation, and that their wishes and opinions are not wholly disregarded in the administration of public affairs. The most noteworthy incident of the Hud dersfield assembly was the reading of a letter from Lord STANLEY, in which that nobleman's usual clear sense and sound judgment on social matters were especially shown. The Foreign Sec retary had been invited to attend the inauguration, but found himself compelled, from the pressure of public business, to decline the invitation, coupling his refusal, however, with the complimentary in timation that he had taken a day to think it over, and endeavour to find time. " I see with great pleasure," wrote the noble lord, " the growth of Conservative associations among working men. The more we have of them the better. Everybody, as far as I know, desires that the best of the working-class should be ad mitted to the franchise ; and it is the interest of these quite as much as it is that of capitalists or landowners that the right of voting should not be rendered practically valueless in their hands by being extended to others who, from (perhaps) inevitable ignorance, are unfitted for so grave and responsible a trust." No one probably is so anxious to main tain the distinction existing between members of the working-classes as between all other classes than what Lord STANLEY calls " the best of the working men" themselves. No one can better appreciate the shortcomings and errors of the ignorant, the illiterate, and the idle artisan, than his intelligent and industrious fellow, and so far from being grati fied by the possession of a vote shared with his less worthy neighbour he would probably be incensed and disgusted by the want of discrimination which classed all alike. Lord STANLEY'S letter might be quoted in support of Mr. CLAY'S Educational Franchise, and we are not without hopes of seeing that test superadded to the other qualifications. It is a signifiant sign of the times that, at the Hundersfield meeting, there was no attempt to pass over the great question of Reform. On the contrary, it was distinctly understood that some change in our representative sys tem was inevitable. Major WATERHOUSE, M.P., one of the chief speakers, observed that they were not met to repudiate any reform in Parliament. " He was a great advocate for increasing the privi leges of those who were outside the pale of the con stitution, and he trusted the present Government would introduce a measure that would meet with the approbation of the country at large, and he should be deeply disappointed if the spirit of inac tion prevented their doing so." The same speaker touched briefly on the other reforms which he believed were at hand, and which all must admit to be necessary. The remodelling of the army, the improvement of the navy, the confederation of our American colonies, the amendment of the Poor Laws and the Factory Acts were, iu his opinion, as obligatory upon the Government as a measure of Parliamentary Reform. In fact, the latter question has blocked the way for so many years that unless it is speedily disposed of we shall come to a political deadlock. Sir C. BRIGHT last night addressed his con stituents, and rendered an account of his steward ship. He regretted the distress that prevailed in the place ; and, in proceeding to take a retrospect of affairs, declared that the Liberal party being driven from office was just what might have been expected from the loss of such men as Mr. COBDEN, Sir G. C. LEWIS, and Lord HERBERT. As for the Bill of last Session he had given it his support, be lieving it to be as good as any likely to appear. The hon. member was more liberal in his views than some, however, for he gave those who opposed the measure brought forward last year credit for sincerity; besides he wisely said it was more profitable to dwell upon the future than the past. If all those who make it their business to scan public events would oftener adopt this view it would be much better for all concerned, and the time and energy that are wasted in profitless abuse and con sumed in suppositious reflections on the action of others might with advantage be given to the consi deration of the actual wants of the present. Sir C. BRIGHT was not very tolerant to the present Govern ' went, and said that if they brought in a Reform Bill he did not think 'it would be done with a bona fide intention of carrying it. We really do not think that such remarks are fair, and, judging from the course pursued by the Liberal Ministers when in office, we do not think it at all suitable or consistent that such disparaging remarks should be so constantly made as to the sincerity of their opponents. It is. this jumping at conclusions that goes a long way to cause the evil that the various critics on the matter profess to deplore. If the present Government bring in a Reform Bill, we think that they have a right to demand a fair hearing for it, and should they meet with a factious opposition it will be a crowning proof of the real insincerity of their op ponents. It is high time that the matter of reform was settled one way or the other ; it may perhaps be advantageous to delay its consideration a little longer, but one thing is imperatively necessary, and that is that whenever it does engage the attention of Parliament it should cease to be a party question, and be elevated to the height that is due, namely, that of being a subject of vital importance and of national interest. It is to be hoped that, after all, there will be some chance of affairs being so arranged in Hun gary that a better understanding may prevail be tween that kingdom and Austria. Yesterday the EMPEROR received the deputation which was charged to present to , him the address of the Hun garian Diet respecting the Imperial patent on the organisation of the army, and the reply was so far satisfactory that his MAJESTY said he hoped that the apprehensions that had been expressed in the address would be speedily removed by an Im perial rescript to be promulgated shortly. He added that he was willing to give satis faction to the wishes expressed by Hungary so soon as mutual confidence should render it possible to remove the difficulties still oppming the formation of a responsible Ministry. No doubt this answer may afford satisfaction to those whom it concerned, and we earnestly hope that the Em- PEROR will keep up to his promises, and not think that nothing need be done, because the disturbances are over. It has been too much the plan of late to make no provision for future emergency, and there fore every now and then difficulties start up which are not easy to get over. It ap pears to us that a bolder and a more compre hensive policy might be better and safer for Hungary than a more tame and timorous one. What with one thing and another, things have been left too much to chance in all that relates to the internal arrangements of Hungary, and we are not surprised at the misunderstandings that have arisen in consequence, although they afford ample cause for regret and apprehension. The mistake seems to be principally in this, that the EMPEROR and his Government seem to be wait ing for things to be settled before they commence the work of reformation, and the task of conciliat ing differences of opinion, whereas these should form the prelude to the affair instead of coming afterwards. It is rather too much to expect that those who are impatiently awaiting the fulfilment of their long-cherished wishes and the realisation of their schemes should become more willing than they have been to bear annoyances and suffer from various evils. On the other hand the Hungarians themselves have been much to blame, because they have hindered the work of ad justment by their irritation and impatience, thus giving rise, whether justly or unjustly, to fears as to their steadiness and self-control. At any rate, we hope that both sides will now profit by past experience, and exhibit more mutual con fidence and reliance on each other. The EMPEROR could not do a wiser thing than strengthen hii posi tion in Hungary, and he may rest assured that such a course would be the wisest way of acting, while it would materially tend to diminish, in some degree, the overweening influence of Prussia. It would be a great vexation to the Berlin Government if they were to find that a really good understanding had been come to by the Hungarians and their rulers, and this fact alone ought to induce the Imperial Government at Vienna to do all in their power to hasten the solution of difficulties and to bring for ward the dawn of a more prosperous day. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROXI OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PAras, Thursday Evening. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the Tuileries, at which the Emperor presided. The four new Ministers, having previously taken their usual oaths to the Emperor, were present at the Council, viz.—M. Rouher, Minister of Finance, Marshal Niel, Minister of War, Admiral Rigault de Genoa illy, Minister of Marine, and M. Forcade de la Roquette, Minister of Agriculture and Commerce. The Moniteur says :—" The prejudices almost for so long a time prevented relations between the ex treme East and the other countries of the world be come weaker every day. The Japanese Govern ment appears to perfectly understand the benefits of the new situation. The new Taikonn, since his ac cession, has addressed several letters to the represen tative of France at Jeddo, and he appears to be animated with the most conciliatory intentions to wards foreign Powers. Conferences have taken place at Kioto between that Prince, the Mikado, or Spiritual Sovereign, and the Feudal Chief of the country. The question is the establishment of the administrative system upon new bases. Japan, like the greater portion of the European States, is actually engaged in the reorganisation of its army." ''"The Austrian Minister of Finance, Count Larisch, has resigned his post. Ills successor has not yet been appointed. The Saxon Government has just advanced from the establishment of M. Krupp, at Essen, 100 can non of cast iron, similar to those of the Prussian artillery. Some very successful experiments have been made at Versailles with the Chassepot gun. At a range of 1,000 metres it will hit with unexampled preci sion. It has a kind of plug of caoutchouc, which hermetically closes the barrel. It may be fired 15 times in a minute, but in the recent experiments the officers only fired eight times in that period. The gun is very light ; it only weighs about Blbs. English. The gun can be placed with great preci sion to the shoulder. A bayonet is easily fitted to it. This gun is very superior to the Prussian gun, which only carries 400 metres, and has too long a needle, which often breaks. Some of the French clzasseurs exhibited great skill, and at a distance' of 1,000 metres obtained extraordinary results. At that distance they hit the target thirty times out of a hundred. The Moniteur contains a long report making various :suggestions for the improvement in the maritime service, to which the Emperor gives his assent. In its bulletin the official paper says : " We hear from Florence that Commander Tonello and the Cardinal Secretary of State of his Holiness are entirely agreed upon the various questions which they discussed together, and that the concessions of the Italian Government as regards the oath and the exequatur have overcome the greater portion of the obstacles which had hitherto existed to the nomination and installation of the new bishops in the vacant dioceses. o d e a a y b a o , t a l n e ads the t . Tr su h n e h a a i s la as S p h r e i o n n g s h o f a s t In come, ld, a n f o d r a t g o r shone during most part of the day. The official meteorological table says that the rapid rise ef the barometer has been succeeded by a fall equally rapid in the Channel and the British Islands. The barometer has risen in the south of France, the Alps, and Italy. The south-west winds are rather violent, but there has been a remarkable rise in the temperature. It rained yesterday morning throughout the north of France. The Augsburg Gazette states that negotiations have taken place between the Governments of Bavaria, IVurtemburg, Hesse, and, perhaps, Baden also, having for their object the greatest possible uniformity in their system of military organisation, and it is not improbable that the presentation of the proposed project of law to the Bavarian Chamber may be postponed until the conclusion of these negotiations, which will soon be effected. A letter from Berlin to the Gazette du Weser says :—" There are various indications which prove indubitably that the Prussian Government is silently making its warlike preparations, so as to be ready for any warlike event to which the Eastern ques tion may give rise. Orders have just been given that the working companies of the various corps of troops shall preserve their utmost effective state on the peace footing until the Ist of April next, so as to fill the magazines. There is very great activity in the manufactories of arms, so as to arm with the least possible delay the Prussian Army and the Army of the Confederation with needle guns; and it is thought that a sufficient quantity of arms will be ready by the commencement of May to supply the regiments of the Landwher, which are not already provided with them. There is also great exertion to provide the artillery with a new species of rifled cannon, as in hi - tura the other cannon will only be employed in the fortresses. An eminent lawyer, M. Pinard, of the Imperial Court of Paris, has just died rather suddenly. He wrote a celebrated work, the " Etudes" upon the modern bar. Miss Marie Michael Chevallie, daughter of M. Chevallie, Senator, has just been married to M. Albat Le Play, Councillor of State and Commis sary General to the Universal Exhibition. There was a novel night skating fete on the lake in the Bois de Boulogne on Monday night, which was as magnificent as it was rare. The temperature had become warm, but the ice was tolerably firm. The skating commenced at eight o'clock, not only by the aid of torches, but by splendid illuminations. There was a grand display of fireworks at eleven o'clock. At midnight the thaw became rather too pronounced for the continuation of the fete, and so the skaters reluctantly left the ice. No unpleasant incident occurred to neutralise the pleasures of one of the most curious public entertainments of modern times. THE DISTRESS IN THE EAST OF LONDON. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'STELEGRAMS.) PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Jan. 23. A grand banquet will take place to-day at the Palace of the Crown Prince to celebrate the anni versary of his Royal Highness's marriage. The British Ambassador and Lady Loftus are among the distinguished personages invited. ENGLAND AND EGYPT. MALTA, Jan. 24. Lord Clarence Paget has left for Alexandria, in the Psyche, in order to invest the Viceroy of Egypt with the Order of the Bath. 11.M.5. Caradoc, with the Naval Staff on board, has preceded his lord ship. The Arethusa, Endyinion, and Racer are olready waiting at Alexandria in order to assist at the cere- monial. AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. (By Telegraph from Galle.) MELBOURNE, Dec. 26. Intelligence received here from New Zealand announces that the Maori King has signified his submission to the English authorities. The shipments of gold from Australia since the departure of the last mail are B,ooooi. (?) for Eng land, and 20,5000 z. for Galle. THE FENIAN PRISONERS 1N CANADA. The sentences of those condemned to death have been commuted to twenty years' penal servitude. SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 25. The North German Lloyd steamer Hansa, from New York, passed the Needles at 10.55 a.m. to day. MANSION-HOUSE RELIEF FUND. The fund now being raised at the Mansion-house by a committee, of which the Lord Mayor is chair man, for the relief of the prevailing distress, amounted last evening to about £3,500, as the re sult of three days' subscriptions, and money has continued to flow in. They have already made grants to the amount in the whole of £2,000 and upwards, for distribution by local committees, so that the relief is being promptly applied where it is most wanted. At 2 o'c!ock the General Committee held a meeting at the Mansion-house. On the assembling of the committee, the Rev. W. ROGERS took occasion to ask what was to be the area over which the committee was to work. They were surely not there to relieve the destitution of the whole of London ? He had understood that the committee was called into existence to relieve the distress in the east of London, and especially in the neighbourhood of the river. Was there any thing exceptional in the present state of things in the metropolis? He knew there was, as far as the East of London was concerned. As regarded ship building capital was not at present thrown into that line to the extent it used to be, and there was a great deal of distress in consequence ; but was the committee to attempt to cope with the destitution incidental to an aggregation of 3,000,000 people ? The LORD MAYOR said doubtless the distress pre vailed more generally in the eastern districts than anywhere else in the metropolis. He quite agreed that they were not a committee for any but the relief of exceptional as contradistinguished from ordinary distress, and that as a rule they could not entertain any application for relief which was not exceptional. They must keep that in mind. Later in the day the Lord Mayor told a deputation, which had the appearance of being somewhat sectarian in its constitution, that the committee had laid down as a rule, from which they would not swerve, that they would not recognise a local committee which did not afford from its composition a guarantee that the relief they gave would be dispensed regard less of all sectarian considerations. He said they had also determined to distribute their funds, wherever practicable, through one general com mittee in each district, believing that these funds, so far as the poor were concerned, would in that way be more satisfactorily dispensed. The Committee made the following grants, namely—To Bethnal-green, including nine of the parishes there, £5OO ; Deptford, £200 . ; Kilburn (under exceptional circumstances), £5O ; St. George's-in-the-East, £3OO ; Shadwell, £l5O ; Ratcliff, £l5O ; a Soup Kitchen in that district, £25 ; the District of St. George the Martyr, South wark, £250, making the amount dispensed by the Committee yesterday in in all £1,625. Attempted Murder at Surbiton. Yesterday at Kingston-on-Thames Cornelius Kane, a private in the 3d Hussars, stationed at Aldershott, was charged on remand with attempting to murder Agnes Adams at Surbiton. Agnes Adams, a Scotchwoman, 23 years of age, said she was engaged to marry the prisoner, and the banns had been twice published. On the night of the 9th January, while she was staying at her sister's at Surbiton, the prisoner came there from Aldershot. She and her sister were then washing. He appeared the worse for liquor, and said they did not appear to make him very welcome. Ile had conic to know why she wished to postpone the marriage. They wished to get him away from the house, but he would not go. He was then told that he could sleep with her brother-in•law, and if he did so, they would tell him in the morning why they wished the marriage postponed, as he was then not in a fit state to be told. 'They induced him to go into his room, but he came out again, and kept asking the reason. She then told him that her sister did not wish her to marry him while he remained in the army, and that she advised her to wait till he came out. He again went into his bedroom and remained about ten minutes, and then her sister opened the door and took the key out to lock the door from the sitting room upon him ; her sister then began to undress but she remained sitting in a chair. He shortly afterwards knocked at the door again, and on her sister asking what he wanted, he said to light his pipe. Her sister took the candle to the door to pre vent his coming into the room again, and he rushed past her, and stood in front of the fire-place. After smacking his forehead he threw her down on the floor, anti began to cut her with a razor. He made a severe wound on her forehead, and then tried to cut her throat, but she held his hand and struggled with him for some time, but the razor cut her band and went through. She could not tell when he cut her on the left side of the nose, or inflicted the other wounds she had received. Her sister was by, but she did not know that he had a razor till she screamed out, "He is cutting my throat." Her sister then came to her assistance, and her brother-in-law, who knocked him down and knelt upon him. The hands of the complainant, her brother-in-law, and the pri soner were frightfully cut with the razor in the struggle. The evidence of the witness given at the previous hearing was then read over, from which it appeared that the prisoner first formed the acquain tance of the complainant about four years ago at Hamilton, in Scotland, but on the regiment beingre moved the acquaintance ceased. The complainant came to London, and then to her sister, in search of a situa tion, and on hearing that prisoner's regiment was so near a correspondence ensued, and the engagement was renewed. In the same regiment there is also a cousin of the complainant named William Moore, and the object of the cross-examination. of Moore by the prisoner was to show that he had boasted of an intimacy with his cousin to the prisoner, and that a correspondence had taken place lately between them in order to set the marriage between her and the prisoner on one side and make up a match between her and her cousin. The com plainant and the cousin denied any cause for the jealousy of the prisoner.; but the prisoner when arrested told the police that Moore in the regiment had driven him almost to madness. William Russell, a comrade in the same regiment, said that the prisoner told him he would cut the complainant's throat. John Moore, brother-in-law to the com plainant, said that the prisoner told him he had brought the razor purposely to cut Agnes's throat, and that his int en ti on was a l s o to kill him and his wife and then d estroy h i mse lf. Dr. Price Jones said the complainant must have bled to death in a few minutes had he not been so quickly fetched, one of the arteries having been divided. The prisoner, who said he had nothing to say, was then fully committed to take his trial at the next assizes at Kingston on the charge of attempted murder. THE LATE V ICTOR C OUS IN. —The following ac count of Victo r C ous i n ' s last h our s, from the pen of his attached disciple a n d f a i t hf u l friend M. Barthelemy St. Hilaire, was add resse d to a la d y in England :---" Madame, —I have the paidf u l task o f anno uncing that we have lost our excellent friend, Cousin. whilst taking his second breakfast with me he was seized with an invincible drowsi ness, and fell asleep, never again to recover his conscious ness. Ail that the doctors could do was not able to reani mate him one instant. He struggled, without appearing to suffer, till fi ve next morn i ng . I did not quit him, and received his last si g h. W e h a d lately spoken much of you, and his affecti on f or you an d your s was as lively as ever. On the Saturday even i ng wo had dined with one of our neighbours, and M. Cousin had all his hab i t ual amiabilit y for the ladies pr esen t. W e l e ft a t a quarter past nine. In morning he to o k hi s the first meal about eight with good appetite. At one he ate apparently with relish our com mon repast, and at the end he was struck !" ROUGHING HORSES.—The following suggestion has been made for roughing horses in cases of sudden frost :—With an ordinary hammer, and a short, stout cast steel chisel, such as might be carried in the waistcoat pocket, you may rough a horse so Its to carry him firm and safe on the ice. Take up the horse's foot precisely as would the farrier, and of course direct the point of the chisel towards the toe of the shoe, and you may make pro jecting barbs or teeth larger and deeper cut than you see on the face of the farrier's rasp. FRANCE. BOURSE, Jan. 24, Two o'clock.—The Bourse opened with generally higher quotations and much firmer. Threes are doing at 69f. sc.—an advance of 10c. Credit Mobilier shares at 503 f. 75c., only a fractional advance, and Italian Fives are unvaried at 54f. 90c., but Credit Foncier have risen 7f. 50c., at 1,4121. 50c., and Comptoir d'Escompte 5f., at 757 f. 50c. Numerous transactions continue to take place in Mexican funds ; the 6 per cent. Loan re mains at 21i, but the Bonds have further advanced to 145 f.—a rise of 6f. 25c. Hardly any business in Railway shares, which remain at previous prices. Each of the London telegrams announce a rise on Consols of I. Three o'clock.—lmmediately after 2 o'clock the market became very heavy, and has closed with the following lower quotations Bank Shares 3585 Italian Loan 54 75 Do. end month 54 75 Mexican Loan Do. Bonds Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred 'lath For Account. Orleans 905 Northern llBO Lyons and Mediterranean 907 50 Southern 563 25 Western 5BO Eastern — Sardinian 95 390 Austrian — Lombard 3BB 75 North of Spain — 135 Saragosra Ditto to Barcelona — Roman II per Cents - 98 90 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 6B 80 Do. end month 6B 77i Credit Mobilier Do. end month Credit Fonder — Do. end month 1430 - RAIL' BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, Jan. 24. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : Jan. 17. LAN INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings in Nisi Prius, before Mr. Justice Byles and a Common Jury.) HISCOCK V. BATCHELOR. This Is as an action brought by the plaintiff, an adver- tising agent, to recover a sum of £5 2s. for commission on advertisements supplied to the defendant, as proprietor of the Glozczcorm newspaper. There was a set-off of over £3, and there was also a plea that the engagement with the aintiff was terminated with a month's notice. Mr. Sergeant Parry and Mr. Joyce 'were counsel for the aintiff, and ➢lr. E. James, Q.C., and Mr. Thrupp for the defendant. The plaintiff's case was that in October last he euterod into a written agreement with the defendant to receive 15 per cent. commission on all the advertisements that ap- peared in the paper. On the other side it was alleged that ho had received all the commission to which he was justly entitled, and that ho had failed to bring in advertisem‘ents to the extent he led the defendant to believe he could procure. The case turned chiefly on accounts between the parties and the wages of the trade in respect to advertising agents and canvassers. The jury found for the defendant on the first count, which was in effect that the notice had been sufficient, and for the plaintiff on the second for £1 45., leaving both parties to pay their respective costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A WIPE BEATER PROPERLY . PUNISHED.—Thos. Dennis O'Brady, residing in Hunt's-court, Castle-street, Leicester square, was charged, before Mr. Knox, with assaulting his wife, Mary Elizabeth. The wife, whose face bore marks of ill-usage, said— About half-past one o'clock this morning my husband came home drunk and knocked awl kicked me about. lie then seized me by the hair and swung me down. Mr. Knox—Has he ever assaulted you before? Complainant --Yes, sir; and he was once here before. He took up a knife and threatened to stab me. Mr. Knox—Has he ever attempted to use a knife on you ? Complainant—Yes, sir. Police-constable Shrive, 82 o—About half-past one this morning I was called to a house in Hunt's-court, and the complainant gave the prisoner into custody for assaulting her and threatening to stab her. The prisoner denied doing so, but afterwards admitted that he took up a knife and threatened to run it into his wife. The complainant had a bruise on her eyo, and her hair was hanging down. 1 took the prisoner into custody. Prisoner—l had had a drop to drink, and if I take a couple of glasses you know, I don't know what I'm about. if you'll look over it this time I'll not offend again. The complainant, in answer to Mr. Knox, said the last time I charged him he was committed for a month—that is 9 months ago—and ever since his conduct has been very bad. Mr. Knox—He will be committed for two months. BREAKING INTO A BUILDER'S COUNTING HOUSE.—John Cavanagh, a young mau, was charged before Mr. Knot with breaking into a counting-house at Argyle House, Argyle-street, belonging to Mr. Owen Lewis, builder, of Great Portland-street. _ _ . It appeared from the evidence that Lewis has a portable counting-house in the enclosure of Argyle House, and that about five o'clock yesterday afternoon a cellarman in the employ of Mr. Haig, wine merchant, who has cellars under the ground, found the prisoner in Mr. Lewis's Counting-house, which had been broken open. He secured the prisoner, who resisted violently, and handed him over to Solomon Peisley, 69 0, and he was taken to the station; and on searching him Peisley found he was wearing a coat which turned out to be the property of Mr. Lewis, and which had been taken out of the counting-house, and in the prisoner's possession 19 duplicates (13 relating to coats) were found. It further appeared that on a former occasion some one had entered the same counting-house and stolen some valuable drawing instruments. The prisoner, who stated that he was in great distress, was remanded for a few days. WESTMINSTER. CHARGE OF ROBBING VISCOUNT DESPUILL.—Margarot Griffin was charged with robbing Viscount Despuill of various sums of money with which she had boon entrusted to pay his tradesmen's bills. The' Viscount said that he was a member of the French embassy, and had lately lived at 24, Montpelier-square, Brompton, with a friend. The prisoner was cook in his service, and paid the bills. She was in the habit of bring ing the bills to him every week, when ho gave her the respective amounts. She left on the 2Gth of December last, and after that, when he considered everything paid, he found a further demand made upon him by the trades , men. Mr. Belie asked if any book was kept. The Viscount said he kept a book in French, and tho prisoner had one in English. Mr. Selfe inquired where prisoner's book was. The police replied that it was not to be found. There were three tradesmen who had not been paid. Charles Andrews, 56, Harker-street, cowkeeper, said ho had supplied the viscount with milk and cream from June to December. He sent in his bills weekly, and was paid up to July, but had had none since. David Ramsay, of Raphael-street, baker, stated that he had supplied bread from July to December. On the 3d of October prisoner paid him 10s. off 13s. 11d., and he did not have any afterwards. A great many questions wer e put respecting different items of the account, and then it transpired that the Vis count paid no money from the middle of September to the end of December, as he was out of town. He did not pay for anything ho had while away. Mr. Solfe said that there was nothing to sustain the charge of misapplying the money. It seemed that goods had been supplied to the prisoner which tradesmen thought were for the master. Prisoner said she honestly owed the money for the bread, but she did not owe the milkman above 2d. or 3d. She did not know the bills were of any consequence, and did not keep them after she paid them. She was on board wages while the Viscount was away. Mr. Selfe—She had no right to have had the bread under those circumstances. She was, however, now discharged, and if anything further was ascertained she could bo again taken into custody. DEBTOR. Jan. 24. fr. c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 2 7044,776 2 Reserve of the Bank and its branches Reserve in landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation 1,053,765,724 1,053,450,425 Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight Treasury account cur rent creditor Current accounts, Paris 201,536,402 88 196,714,054 40 Do. branch banks 27,215,115 27,696,918 Di v idends payable 3,806,275 5,148,633 75 Discounts and sundry .nterests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries 182,500,000 - 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 14,460,999 12 13,532,616 8 1,574,256 34 1,574,256 34 10,182,820 73 12,086,322 40 Total CREDITOR. Jan. 24. Jan. 17. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c. Branch banks . 666,998,006 98 654,510,027 43 Commercial bills over- 131,112 9 229,073 3 due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet duo 330,539,986 10 322,368,891 87 Do. branch banks 337,853,248 -- 356,024,723 Advances on deposit of bullion 34,039,900 33,801,200 Do. branch banks 8,031,500 8,277,600 Do. on French Public Securities 13,653,800 13,782,300 Do. by branch banks 7,259,600 7,420,400 Do. on railway shares and debentures . 37,121,400 37,256,300 D. branch banks 25,905,10 0. 25,798,600 Do. on Credit Foncior Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (C o n- . vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Government StAck re serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Routes Inunobalis6es (Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 otel and furniture of the 13z.nk and landed property branches Expenses of. manage ment 71,695 81 41,076 24 Sundries Total 1,689,980,370 46 1,688,445,047 9 Certified by the Governor of the Bank of Franco. (Signed) ROULAND, Senator. Was Stephens a Spy ? (From the New York Times,) The desertion of the Fenian cause by the great C.0.1.R., James Stephens, has cast a gloom over the brotherhood and caused a disaffecticn among its members which is not likely to be healed speedily. The impression gains ground that Stephens was sent here by the British Government for the express pur pose of sowing discord in the Fenian ranks and plundering the treasury to the extent of his ability. If such was his mission, a more competent agent could not have been selected, for in both particulars he has been eminently successful. Of all the Irish revolutionists who have come to this country to steal the earnings of their hard-working countrymen and women, Mr. Stephens has been the most brazen and persistent. From the very first he refused to be ac countable to anybody for funds he received, de clined the services of a treasurer, and insisted that all moneys should be paid to him personally. How many thousands of dollars he obtained it is impos sible to say, but the probability is that his pockets are sufficiently well lined to enable him to " seek some sequestered spot," and there end his days in luxury. Great indign'ation is manifested among the rank and file towards the deserting leader, and the terms " traitor," " coward," and" thief" are as freely ' applied to him as he so recently bestowed them upon others. Efforts are being made to hold the organi sation together, but confidence in Irish leaders seems altogether fled, and naught but denunciation is found. Indignation meetings are announced to be held immediately, and an encouraging address is to be put forth at an early day. An attempt will be made to unite what is left of the Stephens' Fenians to the Roberts' wing, but it is doubtful if it will suc ceed. On the whole, Fenianism in i this country at the present time is, as it always has.been here and in Ireland also, in a most delightful muddle. THAMES. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.—Several men were charged, at the instance of the officers of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with cruelty to horses. George Petitt, greengrocer, Bow, was charged with wil fully torturing a horse by working it in an unfit state. An officer of the Royal Society, named Joseph Doboe, saw the defendant driving a horse and cart in the Coborn-road, Bow. The horse was in a low weekly condition, and was attached to a van laden with coke. There was a wound on its back three and a half inches long and one inch in breadth. Matter was running from the wound, and a piece of carpet was placed under the saddle. The _horse had been in the same condition a week. Mr. Partridge looked at the horse, in the yard behind the court, and on his return to the bench said it was most disgraceful to work his horse in the condition it was in. The prisoner said he would attend to his horse, and it would bo well in two days. Mr. Partridge' (indignantly) — Two days, man ! You have no idea of the sufferings of that poor dumb animal. It will take at least a fortnight to get that horse well. I will allow you to go at large on entering into recognisances to appear here this day fortnight with the horse, and it depends on your conduct for the next 14 days, and your treatment of the horse, what punishment will be inflicted. Alexander Sutherland, a waggoner, who was discovered by Young and Dobie, of the Royal Society, with a horse yoked to a cart with dreadful sores on its back and shoul ders, next appeared. The officers said the hotse had been killed since the first investigation last, week. Mr. Partridge discharged the prisoner, and warned hint that if he worked any horse in a similar condition again he would be severely punished. Elias Abrahams, a tradesman in, The City, and George Rensby, a boy in his employ, were, charged with cruelty to a horse. Tobutt, a police-constable, No. 660 H, stated that on the 15th of the present month ho saw the boy in charge of a horse and cart. There was a large sore under the saddle, running with offensive matter. The prisoner said his master, Mr. Abrahams, sent hit& •out with the horse and cart. The cart was laden with packing cases. Dobie said he accompanied another officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the last witness to the stables of Mr. Abrahams, where he saw a horse in very poor condition, and -with a sore on its back, in a state of great suffering. Abrahams pleaded ignorance of the condition of the horse, and said it was now well. H e commissioned another person to buy a horse and was deceived. Mr. Partridge ordered Abraha ms to pay 25., and dis charged the boy. He was very glad the Royal Society were LecTing a sharp look-out fo.• the prevention of cruelty to that useful animal the horse. STRANGE ACCIDENT.—A fata 1 accident occurred at Paignton on Wednesday. _Mrs. Petherbridge, wife of a respectable farmer of Marldon, finding her hus band late on his return from Newton market, feared that something had happened to him. she directed the man servant to put the horse in the trap, and drove off with him in the direction of Newton. ghe had not proceede 1 above a couple of miles when she met her husband on horseback. The horses, knowing each other, stopped sud denly, and Mr.Petherbridge being,as i t; is supposed, drowsy, and not on the alert, was pitched over the head of the horse by the sudden and unexpected t eloppage, and killed on the ispot.--Slterborm 'faunal. 4 ef z-----7,...„, ,__„,,,„ 0 t „,,,,„,..-4, . __ . 4 .41 11- 7, 1 -- entear. RER MAJESTY, &c• -4-- OSBORNE, Jan. 24. The Queen drove out yesterday, afternoon, at tended by the Dowager Duchess of Athole and Miss M‘Gregor, and her Majesty walked in the grounds this morning, attended by Miss M‘Gregor. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale, attended by Madlle. Clinchamp, arrived at Osborne yesterday on a visit to her Majesty. Princess Christian drove out this morning with the Duchess d'Aumale. Prince Christian and the Duke d'Auinale walked in the grounds. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, Princ ss Beatrice, and Prince Henry of Prussia went out also. - a The Prince and Princess of Wales. SANDRINGHAM, Jan. 24. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Prince de Teck returned to Sandringham last night by the five o'clock train from London. Major Grey was in attendance. The Prince of Wales and the Prince de Teck left Sandringham this afternoon for a couple of days' shooting at General Hall's box, near Newmarket. The Prince and Princess of Wales and suite will leave Sandringham for town for the season in the course of the ensuing week. Tll7, r"17, 1 :37.1):171'L RECEPTION ON NEW YEAR'S 1);. Y. The President of the United States received the members of the Diplomatic Corps at 11 o'clock, Ist January. They were in full court costume, and some of them were accompanied by the ladies of their families. Sir Frederick Bruce,lM. Berthemy , Senor Tassara and Baron Von Gerolt, representing respectively England, France, Spain, and Prussia, first paid their respects, and were followed by A.I. Waldemar De Bodisco, Charge d'Affaires of Russia, and lady ; Baron N. G. Weteasledt, the Swedish Minister ; Senor Esequeel Gurterrez, Charge d'Affaires of Costa Rica ; J. M. Vela, Secretary of Legation of Guatemala ; Senor F. S. Asta Burnaga , Charge d'Affaires of Chili, lady and son ; Senor Romero, the Mexican Minister; General Euste rijo Sulgar, Minister from the United States of Columbia; D. Brun, Esq., Haytien Secretary of Legation ; M. Roest Von Limburg, Minister of Holland; Mr. Cantagalli, Charge d'Affaires of Italy; together with a large number of attaches to the various legations. Next came Secretaries Stanton and Browning, Postmaster-General Randall and Attorney-General Stanberry, each accompanied by his wife. Following them were Chief Justice Chase and Associate Justices Wayne, _Nelson, Grier, Clifford, Swayne, Miller, Davis, and Field, with D. W. Middleton, Clerk of the United States Supreme Court ; Ass oc i a t e J us ti c e s Fi s h e r, Wylie , and Olin, of the District Supreme Court, and the members of the Levy Court of the District of Co lumbia, followed by a number of Senators and Representatives of diff e r en t p o liti ca l p ar ties, and several of the Assistant Secretaries and heads 0 1 executive bureaus. Next came the officers of the navy and 3 13 " rine Corps, in uniform, who were preceded by Admiral Radford. Among these were Admirals C. H. Davis, Stribling, and Smith, Colonel Zeilin, Majors Nicholson and Graham, of the Marino Corps. Then followed the officers of the arm)" , in uniform, headed by General Grant, who, With General Thomas, presented the officers to the President, among whom were General Canby ana, Staff-General Rucker, General Ekin, Genera' Townsend, Surgeon-General Barnes, Quarter master-General Meigs, Paymaster-General Brice, General Ricketts, General Delafield, and a large number of officers of lower rank. The reception group was composed of the Presi dent and his private Secretary, Colonel Robe rt Johnson, Mrs. Senator Patterson and Mrs. Stover' the President's daughter, Colonel W. G. Moore , COlonel Lang and wife, Colonel Rives and Wi le ' and Colonel Morrow. The President occupied a position near the ell" trance to the blue parlour, with Marshal Gooding and Deputy Marshal Phillips on his left, who pre sented the visitors. ,Illrs. Patterson and Mrs. Stover occupied pcoi tions near the centre of the room, with 13. French, Esq., Commissioner of Public Buildings, o u their left, who presented the visitors. The reception of the Diplomatic Corps and others above mentioned ended at noon. According to the programme the door was opened to the pub -d o without distinction. One coloured man ale s visited the Executive, and he, with all the ot her guests, shook hands with and was courteously re ceived by the President. DEATH 'OF THE PROVOST OF TRINITY COLLEO7, DUBLIN.—The Rev. R. M'Donnell, D.D., the Provost c'sc; Trinity Colleg e , di e d y es t er d a y m orning. He was appointed in 1851, and was originally called to the bar. Decease was suffering from - paralysis, but the immediate caused death was bronchitis. ARTEMUS WARD.--Mr. Artemus Ward is r ic3vl labouring under so much irritation of the mucous r a i lli i ; brane of the vocal and respiratory organs as to wli unfit him for public speaking, and has consequently b ° t urged to suspend, for a few w ee k s , hi s en t er tainmen t 3 the Egyptian Hall, to afford him an opportunity of recover' ing his health. THE ATLANTIC CABLE.—A statement issued 131 , 1 Reuter's Company, to the effect that no messages had bec- 0 received by the Atlantic Cable from New York since th.s 21st, may give rise to unnecessary anxiety. The delayltt solely owing to the stoppage of tho communication betW°°o i N n e ju u r i e o d un by dla h n e d av a y nd st N orm ew s. Y oN rk, um t e h ro e u l s an ra d e l s in sa e s s e h s a a v r i e ng b oil e i e t; ing at Newfoundland to be forwarded to various rt a ,,,, of the American continent. There has not been sl i ghtes t s uspension of the Atlantic cable communicatio: s i n ce it was first effected. Great e ff or t s are being O lci a t o repair the damage to the land lines, and it is expe cte l th a t the through communication with New York Wici speedily be resumed. Upon this subject we have rocei'l°,, the following letter from the Anglo-American Telegral7° Company :— ,t 26, Old Br oa d- s t ree t, E.O , Jan. 26.--1 the Editor of The S un —Si r, —A s t a t ement. having peared in the papers of this day to the effect that the c c ;.• munication with N ew Y or k was i n t errup t e d , I have t(3 + 1 10 form you that in consequence of a heavy fall of snout land line in Cape Breton appears to have broken de" is The cables of this company are, as they ever have DO' perfect order.—l am, &c., JOHN C. DEANE, Sec. T h° THE REFORM LEAGUE AND IIYDE-PAIL.- --- • following is the resolution relative to the "Park" Cr ie6t ; l l) ° 9 which was proposed by Mr. Joseph Guodalla, seconded Mr. Charles Bradlaugh, and unanimously adopted 1 1 meeting of delegates on Wednesday evening : —"Tb f "'„fet tUi s delegate meeting wishes it to be understood that its r . p sent determination to call a meeting in the Agricultil.:io hall is dictated solely by motives of convenience, and oi l of no sense intended to prejudice any future action that be taken in vindication of the inalienable right of th° r ple to meet in the Royal Parks." o 0 ,ord, WOLVES ON A RAILWAY.—" A cattle - the Luxembourg Railway 'was 'stopped," says th ° t he "two nights back, between Libramont and Poix, 'of snow. The breaksman was sent forward for aid to c soc l the line, and while the guard, fireman, engine-drivel.'froo a Customs officer were engaged in getting the sn° l° ,bie l3 under the engines they were alarmed by wolves, 1: 4 there were five, and which were attracted, no doulmear• scent of the oxen and sheep cooped up in railed-i%OlO riages. The men had no weapons save the fire u t A e- ot ai' belonging to the engine. The wolves remained in circle a few yards distant, looking keenly on. Th e i eli r r ll4 driver let off the steam and blew the whistle, and ' 3 ,.:ov e. were waved to and fro, but the savage brutes did a°,,,.1 t ° The men then made their way, followed by the ly°';oo'o3 the guard's carriage. Three got in safe; while 0 0 ' t oe was on the step one of the animals sprang on hiro , ceeded only in tearing his coat. They all then /I.lil'e' 7 lo vi attack, but were beaten off, one being killed by the head. Two hours elapsed before assiA a nce a to pt and during that timo the wolves made several at o f t l/e upon the sheep trucks, but failed to get in. I° l3° cattle weroinjured." cl o' THE WEATHER IN THE ATLANTI to t/le f patch which has been received in Liverpool tostine" extreme severity of the weather on the western. .° Ireland, and shqut Tnskar and Cape Clear there , L ' e l a :114 111 t ; of inward bound vessels, totally unable to mak e 11 1 : 0 ,Ve a t i , 11 5 1 and just holding on by "tacks." Seldom or ov er a - 10 American mail steamers been so long overdue. -; -0 5 '; of the mid-week steamer of last week—the City °`„ 5 11 ° 1. 4 ington—reached the Shannon on Monday aftera°°:l,sto of coal, having experienced a succession of heavi. 0 0 0 ' gales for 12 days previous to her reaching the Itis,oo/,1; The ship, however, sustained no damage, a nd the ; ILS tP ef gors, to the number of 150, are quite well. AS o ,oc l 11 „ f cl Irish Channel pilot had reached the steaalc% 000; , " bunkers supplied, she left for the Mersey. Tebotelli/a steamer Australasian, also detained by al° rea ched Liverpool early on Wednesday moraLqr;'' v tio touched at Queenstown on Tuesday. Tb o ele` :0(1 of Ottawa and Louisiana are also seve ral day 5 from America. th L'