The Sun. — London, England, 1863-11-06 00:00:00

PIRAT: ES IN THE CHINESE SEAS. The folk )wing letter has been received in Liver pool Ann° . anciars the fate of the ship Parana and her crew :, " Hongkong, Sept. 24, 1863. "Dear Sirs, —Referring you to enclosed press copy of our last respects under date of the 10th inst., it is now with most sincere regret that we have to announce to you the reported loss of your bark Parana, and the still more melancholy fact of the murder of Capt. Morrish and the entire crew. The following are the fullest particulars regarding this; most unfortunate affair. si As We wrote you on the 12th inst., Captain )lorrish started on his homeward voyage from hence .on the 2d inst. On Saturday morning, the 12th inst., news arrived from Macao (about 40 miles from this), where the Parana loaded, that some mandarin boats had had an engagement with piratical junks, - which ended in the former capturing one or more of the junks, as also 20 prisoners. These they brought over to Macao. On reaching the junk it was found to contain about 300 cases of cassia, - which the agent of the Parana found to be marked ' O. and Ca., Parana,' and a portion of the cargo he had shipped by that vessel. On an examination of the pirates by the mandarins, one of them stated that 103 en close by Latai they attacked and boarded a foreif;n vessel, plundered her, and then set fire to her, after having killed the captain and crew. '` Oar senior, with one of th e firm of Oxford and Co., the charterers, waited on the senior naval officer inar aediately after the receipt of the news and corn . - intenicated the facts of the case to him, upon w h ic h he ordered the Opossum gun-boat out with orders to procure any tidings they might bs able to gain of Capt. Morrish and the crew, or any other parti .culars of the unfortunate event. The gunboat re turned on the 21st inst. They had twice visited the piratical haunt, destroyed 13 prisoners, a small l in all five of their junks., and brought with th e m qaant ity of cassia, a timepiece, and some ship's gear, which has been. proved to have belonged to the Parana. Tbe examination of these 13 men took place on M.onday, the 21st, at the Police-court, in the preser.ce of our senior, when it was proved by the Chin a pilot of the gunboat that one of the 13 men ac'S .Howledged to at least being cognizant of the w hf ) 1e circumstances attending th e a ff a i r. His story v /as that five boats had attacked a foreign vessel, taken all her valuables out of her, put the crew b Blow, battened down the hatches and set fire to the vessel. This, if true—which we have little doubt of—is in its result the most barbarous pira• tical attack s we have ever heard of, even in China. We regret, to say that after the conclusion of the exe.mlna',ion the magistrate thought there was hardty sufficient evidence to convict them of mur der. He could only there enema them for Piracy, but gave us the option of a remand for farther evidence, of which we have availed, and have addressed her Britannic Majesty's Consul, 31r. D. B. Robertson, at Canton, with full de tails of the case, requesting that he would lay the matter before the proper Chinese authorities, ih Whose custody is the first batch of the pri soners taken by the mandarin boats, in order that they might, it possible, aid us with any evidence tending to convict the above 13 men of murder. To this we have not as yet received any official reply, but from a private source we gather that six of the 20 taken by the mandarins have confessed to having been in the piratical attack ; that the vessel'was boarded out at sea in the night, pillaged, and burnt, all the Europeans on board doubtless perishing; ' bat of this there is no Actual certainty. We shall hope to hand you the official report per Peninsular and Oriental steamer, which will, we trust, be of such a nature es will enable the authorities here without any difficulty to convict the whole of them of murder, as also of piracy. " The arrival of the English mail yesterday, so close on the departure of the French steamer, pre vents our writing you at greater length, and trust ing to be able to give you farther intelligence per Peninsular and Oriental steamer on the 27th inst. —We are, dear sirs, in haste, yours faithfully . " WALKER, BOKRODAILE, and Co. " Messrs. James Poole and Co., Tower-buildings, Liverpool." CiIINS AND SHIPS. Captain Cowper P. Coles, in a letter to a con temporary, says :—The question of heavy guns and the preparations to be made to enable our ships to cirry them having been reopened in your columns, I 'beg the favour of a small space for some remarks. 1. Although we have not yet produced a heavy gun to stand the tests required by our authorities, the late reports from Russia leave no doubt that Mr. Krupp has completed one that satisfies the Russian Government, and which can send shot and shell at 700 yards through a Warrior target. There can, therefore, be no doubt that we must prepare ourselves to use similar or superior weapans, and that they can only be of equal or greater weight than Mr. Krupp's gun, viz., 12 tons. 2. I believe I have already shown that on my system of a revolving turret a heavier broadside can be thrown than from ships armed on the broadside; but it possesses this further advantage, that my turrets can be adapted to the heaviest description of ordnance; indeed, no other plan has yet been put in practice, while it is impossible to adapt the broad side ships to them, without the enlargement of the which would destructively weaken the ships, and leave the guns' crew exposed to rifles, grape shot, shell s . * F or in s tan ce , th e armamen t origi nally Proposed for the Prince Albert was 12 110- Pound, have a, have in six cupolas, which would given „ tooi her, a vessel of 2,500 tons, a broad side Of 1,3a1) --11b for 1.88 tons. The Warrior, a ship of 60 .00 t ° llB , carries a broadside of 8841 b only from pr o j ected , llb for 31 tonsand 7401 b from unprotected guns— , increased by the and though this may be nominally 110 -pounders, it would throughout in her of leg her battering power diminish instead of increas ing as against other armour clad ships. Being convinced that it was the heavy gun, and not the numbe r eetio light ones, which would determine future naval stintatt,lobtained permission from the Admiralty to sub on:eaoin the Prince Albert three turrets,each carryin g - pounder, an d one cupola carrying two 100- for the original 100-pounders six cupolas. It is true that her a l; :e_ t eci . Of the War nally reduced to 1,1201 b, (din in bro adside is nomi nally if compared with tonnag e ), it gives this great advantage, that whereas late ea e . e Can bnments have d e monstrated that 41-inch pl ates 68-pounder and 110 -pounder shot,riathy de to resist have also shown that the 300 pounder smashes them e when formed into a " Warrior target" with t h e greatest ease. The Prince Albert, therefore, can carries smash the Warrior , thou g h the Warrior car • -s no gun that can injure her ; nor can she, as a broadside ship, be altered to carry heavier guns. s hi, 3. The Admiralty see m to believe .that the tur ret cannot be carried in a sea-going p and the un. seaworthiness of the Monitor has occa sionally been quoted as bearing against my invention. But the Monitors are not ships at all; they are merely flat : . bottomed rafts nearly flush with the water, designed for coast and river warfare, and not intended for sea going vessels. In support of my vie ws I would quote, first, the opinion of the present Construcust tor of the Navy, who wrote in the Engine et of Au g 2, 1861, showing the advantages my system must have over the old one in strength, height out of water and stability, and consequent adaptation for sea goingt.. ships ; and, secondly, I would add the con v' "oo of one whom the country acknowledges as a mong her ablest shipbuilders, who writes thus : " -l'ear Captain C.)les,— . . I beg to say that in the sp „ o. I intended to I made at Birkenhead on Friday last that, unless therveyto the public ray conviction are tittin Admiralty allow the vessels they g 7it t t i l le and rigged your cupolas to be properly masted your invention. iy would not be doing justice to dou'AL whatever than:" add that I have myself no vessels properly d e si g n e d and fi.ted with y cleat sea.going our shi co p ,, Pas will prove most effi• world. The American service in any p art o f th e rive M onitors h ave hi'herto been built for rir regruiand coast service, and are not adapted for country with the nty c'tnnot, therefore, he la j i r _ S ,ea - going work. y. you been urging this ,-ne to vdopt.—.7 ouri truly, try tor so long following e 13! rzenheed, Oct . '29." ,g URN LAIRD , 4, I would point out the fact that the 112 the late action of Japan it is repo r t e d that no le then seven men we re killed, besides others wou n d ed, by thBb,, - 01 , 211 in the face of an open port. - r. n! turret ships are building for foreign Governments, — one vessel by the Millwall Ironworks Company, 2,500 tons, to have a speed of 17 knots ; Mr. Laird's two vessels at Birkenhead, 1,800 tons, of which I have heard but one opinion as to their sea-going and formidable qualities; Mr. Samuda, one vessel of 1,200 tons; Mr. Mitchell, one of 1,200 tons, and the Rolfe Krake, a vessel of only 1,200 tons, but carry ing two turrets, has been designed, built, and sent to sea by Messrs. Napier, of Glasgow, and has been so approved by her purchasers—the Danish Govern ment—that they are about to order another of the same °lnstruction. In presence of these facts, I ask, why is a sea-going turret vessel not to be designed and built to try the experiment against the numerous broadside ships building ani built for our own country ? It cannot be said that the Royal Sovereign and Prince Albert will try it. The Admiralty have declared that they do not intend them for sea-going ships, and, from their not being designed for masts (contrary to my wishes), they must necessarily be unsteady ships i n a sea way. The former has, by a scratch of an °fa. cial pen, been deprived of the bulwarks that I had designed for her. I submit these remarks for consideration because I see the public money spent to build ships which cannot be adapted, without infinite cost of money and time, to the new guns that are fast coming upon us, and because it is only by public discussion and trial that we can arrive at the right conclusion. Guy Fawkes' Day at Guildford, GUILDFORD, Thursday. A representation was recently made to Sir George Grey, hoping that some steps would be taken to prevent a recurrence of the riotous proceedings which have annually taken place at Guildford on the sth, and one ground for the prayer was alleged inefficiency of the local authorities to suppress such disturbances. Sir George accordingly placed himself in communication with the mayor, Mr. H. Piper, and as a result of such conference, measures were at once taken to aid the police. This was the more ne cessary as up to the last moment it was announced that, whatever opposition might be offered by the local authorities, the " guys " had resolved not to be deprived of their accus tomed bonfire and procession. The announce ment caused great excitement, which was in some sort kept up by a defence of the rioters, which ap peared in one of the local papers. The rumours which have been current daring the last few days have, of course, been mightily exag gerated, but the surprise of nearly everybody was complete to see on Wednesday morning not fewer than 50 Dragoons and 150 men of the 37th Regi ment marching to their quarters at the various publichouses in the town. The former had come in by road on the previous night, under the com mand of Captain Robertson, and tha latter arrived by a special train from Aldershott, via Tongham, under' Lieutenant-Coionel Gray. Upwards of 160 special constables had also been sworn in, and the two local corps of Rifle Volunteers, the 13th and 24th, were also ordered to be ready to assist in preserving the public peace. The county consta bulary, under Mr. Superintendent Parr and Mr. Inspector Barker, have had supplementary forces to prevent any outbreak beyond the jurisdiction of the borough authorities. It was at first intended to have a number of the metropolitan A re serve police, but these have not yet arrived. The " guys" had determined to anticipate the authorities by holding their " lark" on Tuesday night. But their purpose was discovered. The authorities at once ordered into the town the mili tary, who had indeed been in readiness ever since Sunday to come away from Alderahott at any moment. The soldiers were kept for an hour on the Farnham-road, near the New County Hospital, not knowing if they should be ordered to actual service immediately on their arrival. The rumour that the soldiers were within a few yards of the entrance to the town had the effect of preventing any attempt to form a procession; but, as it was, the military were received with yells and other cries similar to those in which the "guys" usually enter the town. A number of squibs and crackers were thrown among them, but no personal injury was sustained. 1 To-day the town seems to be in a state of great excitement. The special constables are under orders. The whole of the High-street, from the Ham Inn, at the top of the town, to the bridge leading to the railway station, is to be kept by military, and every avenue leading from other parts of the town into High-street is to be guarded, so that the " guys" are this year prevented making, as usual, a bonfire opposite Trinity Church. Mr. Superinten dent Vickers and the borough police force are under orders to take into custody every person either shouting, letting off squibs, or in any other way inciting to a breach of the peace. While we are writing (8 o'clock) it is reported that the " guys" have pitched upon three spots, close to but outside the borough, where they intend to have their usual bonfire, if possible ; and this evening a number of names have transpired of respectable townsmen who are " marked" as victims on the first possible opportunity. Some of these have wisely barricaded their houses, t' preserve their windows from destruction ; and few of the peaceable inhabi tants are disregarding the Mayor's published cau tion to remain within doors. A large number of " rough!'" are about, but as yet (8 o'clock) no cases of serious damage or injury have been reported to the police authorities. The rumour still runs afloat that as soon as the military are withdrawn the rioters will " come out stronger than ever," but it is doubtless competent for the local authorities to retain the police and military force now at their command so long as any fear of an outbreak is apprehended. THE STATE OF BETHNAL-GREEN, At a meeting of the Vestry of Bethnal-green held yesterday, communications were laid before the board from Sir George Grey and Sir Richard Mayne respecting the sanitary condition of the parish. A report was enlosed by the former from Mr. Joseph Price, inspector of police, on the dwellings of the poorer classes. The inspector stated that in the parish of St. Matthew's there are eight registered lodging-houses, which accommodate 204 single men. In the parish it is the general practice to let rooms to families. The parish is very large and densely populated. Costermongers, labourers, weavers, and persons who obtain their livelihood by precarious means elsewhere reside there. The inspector could not of his own knowledge state that an extraordinary mortality existed at the present time among children in rooms occupied by families ‘a the parish. On the 21st ult. an inquest was held andgruen , t he body of Sarah Ward , an infant 12 months old, who, • • the °Pi:. parents i tt with four other children, resided with its outer room at No. 10, Holy bush-place, and the jury," The statement made by the father, given by Dr. Moore to the coroner poisoni ng the infant's death proceeded from blood brought the pre ' s : l % ll ElW by the inhaling impure air, noetastate of Bethnal-green under public notice, area ,: ellings of the poorer classes oubdeerrsgLfutnhde in the parish are are I:l 3' m n . eglected by the owners, several of whom basements of houses rooms vestry. are The let and occupied by families, a l tho not fit for human air, an d regard lesst' Occupy them u ce ili ngs are filth y, ditapi,a:ltturate' The d habitations, deficient in light a n d pd of the numbers tha t are with ea , damp, and Paved wa lls and s t a gnant water, un wholesorne,th a a nd y h a e r a d p a s unpa ved putrifi_ Rub _ g e and unpro v id ed g I with a scanty wate r s u pp l y , hold it. The with vess e l s , tanks, or butts t o AO remedies anm gested by the inspector are an independent super_ vision, visitation of the houses, powers to Compel owners, lessees, &e,, to thoroughly cleanse, repair, and supply sufficient Wolf constructed water-closets, with good and sufficient water and covered dust bins. In the second letter from the Home-office were certain reports from Dr. Pearce relative to the condition of various parts of Bethnal -gre en . After Dr. Pce referring to the state of Thorold-t-muare, ear suggests " that the dustbins be covered With doors and the gutters relaid, and every house be tho roughly cleansed, limewashed, and repainted, ces pools abolished, the drains trapped, proper clo3o' made, and water supplied to every h ous e." He re commended ttnlt ia lielybulh-Oace the n0)391'1001 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER, 6, 1863. should be filled up, and the new closets be effectu ally drained and the gutters improved, and the house No. 10, in which the Ward family resided, should be thoroughly limewashed and cleansed, and all the other houses should have a separate water supply. Among other reports were the following : —46 There are eight pigs kept at Mr. Brown's rag shop, Green-street, and an order is necessary for their removal ; the copper where he melts fat— which two nuisances constitute the great stench at the back of 11, North-place, requires heading, and a shaft built therefrom. In two of the back rooms in John -street a pony and a donkey have been kept, but are said to be now not kept." A letter from Sir Richard Mayne to the vestry clerk, inclosing a voluminous report from Inspector Price as to the state of several houses in Nicholl-street, Bethnal green, was read. The report stated that the back walls were damp and unwholesome, the ceilings rotten and dilapidated, the stairs and passages filthy, and the yards unpaved. There was no water supply or vessel to hold water, and in one instance (No. 55) the water-closet had neither seat nor riser. At 55 there were four families, or 16 inhabitants, paying 12s. 6d. a week rent. No. 59 was unfit for human occupation but was occupied by four families, paying a rent of 12s. a week. The general state of the street may be inferred from these facts. Mr. Cook moved and Mr. Ashford seconded a resolution that the communications from the Home office and Scotland-yard should be considered by a committee of the whole vestry. The resolution was carried. On the motion of Mr. Webb, seconded by Mr. Robinson, it was resolved that it be ascertained what houses in those parts of the parish where there are sewers have not proper communication with the sewers, and that in all such cases the necessary steps for compelling such communications to be made be taken. Mr. Vass stated that until within the last six weeks such steps could not have been taken, as the Metropolitan Board of Works had not until then given permission. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Nov, 5, (Before the Assistant-Judge.) Henry Palmer appealed against a conviction by Mr. Leigh under which bo was sentenced to three months' hard labour as a rogue and vagabond, under the Vagrant Act, 5 Geo. IV., c. 83. Mr. Besley appeared for the appellant—Mr. Poland was counsel in support of the conviction. Mr. Poland, in opening the case, said the facts lay in a very narrow compass, and were substantially these—On July 2C last the prisoner was in the City-road with another person about 9 in the evening, when ho was watched by two officers in plain clothes, who knew him as a reputed thief. They saw him go up to the door of 17, City-road, and try the door with a key or something similar, and failing in his evident object, he went back from the door, and looked up at the windows, as if to see if there were any lights, and then re-crossed the road and walked to Finsbury-square, and then he again:crossed the road, joined a companion, and was taken into custody. In his possession were found a number of filed keys, which were, or were intended to be, used as skeleton ones. The prisoner was known as a reputed thief, and evidence was given before the convicting magis trate of his being a reputed thief, which was necessary ac cording to the statute. lie (the learned counsel) should submit to the Court that he could now adduce evidence as to the prisoner's antecedents. Mr. Bealey here objected to such evidence being put in on appeal against a conviction founded upon evidence which did not prove that the appellant was in the terms of the act, "a reputed thief," and submitted that, before the magistrate could convict, such evidence should have been before him. After some discussion. His Lordship said he thought he could not exclude the proffered evidence, and that they could and ought to receive evidence of the police as to the prisoner being a reputed thief, and why they watched him. Harry Short was then called, and deposed that he was a constable of the N division of police, and on the evening of the 20th July he was in the City-road, in plain clothes, with another constable named Miller, also in plain clothes, when he saw the appellant with another man, and knowing him he watched his movements. He deliberately wont up to the door of No. 17 and triad the door with a key, or something like one, and failing, he re- crossed the road and joined the other man. They were followed to Finsbury , square and then turned back, when the appellant and the person he was with were taken, and a dozen keys were found on Palmer of different shapes and patterns, and some filed out of their original forms, so that they might fit different locks. In 1819 the prisoner was sentenced to ten years' transportation, but he escaped, and witness took him in 1355, when he was sentenced at the Old Bailey to four years' penal servitude ; and since his discharge he has been a constant associate of thieves, both convicted and unconvicted, and that was the reason he was taken when he was seen trying the door in company with the other man. Cross -examined—He knew the other man. Ho pushed against a gentleman and lady. There was a crowd, and Miller showed his warrant card as a police officer. That was an accidental push, caused by his following Palmer, and Miller showed his card to satisfy them that they were police constables. No one was examined at the police court but himself; but a statement was made in reference to the primer by Sergeant Evans, 22 G. The constable Miller said he was with Short, and saw the appellant try the door of 17, City-road. Having corrobo rated the evidence of Short, he said that when he took the other one he said he did not know " Harry Palmer." Wit ness asked him if he had anything in his pockets, and he said he had not. He had nothing about hint, and the wit ness said if he was a respectable person he would not object to follow him to the station, and he did so. He was dis charged, and did not object to give his address. He did not know Palmer before. Mr. Besley addressed the Court in support of the appeal, and admitting that in former years the appellant had been no doubt properly convicted of criminal offences, for which he had suffered his punishment, there was not, he sub mitted, such evidence before the Court to justify his con viction. The appellant had come into possession of £4OO since his release, he had for four years been earning an honest living as a cabinetmaker, lived in his own house, and it was scarcely likely he would risk his restored cha racter by an offence of this kind. In 1855, when the appel lant was apprehended, there was an order made for the de livery to his brother of a watch and chain ; the watch was given up but not the chain, and there had ever since been an animosity against Palmer because he had asserted that the policeman had it, though that had been denied. In such a case he hoped the Court would adopt a clement and lenient view, and not consign this man to a punishment for an offence of which the evidence did not clearly prove. Evidence was then given as to the appellant's character since his release, and to the effect that he was by accident in the City-road at the time ; that the person he was with was a stranger ; and that the keys were ordinary ones, not skeleton. After some consideration the Court said the conviction must be confirmed, as the evidence could leave no doubt that the appellant was a reputed thief, and had tried the door in question. Conviction affirmed with costs. The appellant was then removed in custody to undergo the punishment adjudicated. James Hayes, 21, seaman, was indicted for feloniously assaulting and stealing from the person of Charles Selland, a watch, value £5, his property. Charles Jelland, the prosecutor, said he lived at No. 37, Pelham-street, Spitalfields, and was a bricklayer. On Saturday evening, the 24th of October, he was in White chapel, when two labourers knocked his hat off. He turned round and saw his watch in the prisoner's hand. He seized him, when the prisoner struck him a violent blow in the mouth and knocked him to the ground. A crowd collected, and some of them held his arms, while the prisoner kicked him several times. Two gentlemen came to his assistance while he was on the ground. The watch was broken from the guard, and was worth £5. Samuel Gibbons said he lived at No. 12, William-terrace, Globe-street, Poplar. On the Saturday night in question, at about nine:o'clock h e w a s bathe Whitech a p e l- rea d, w h en he saw two men knock the,_ prosecutor's hat off. The pro secutor turned round as if to look for a policeman, and at that moment the prisoner snatched his watch. He saw it in his hand, and when the prosecutor seized him he tried very hard to get him down. He saw the !prisoner pull him down, and he heard the guard snap. Police-constable John Panther, 19 C, said on Saturday night, about nine o'clock, he saw a mob of people in the Whitechapel-road , The prisoner was there, being held by the prosecutor and others. The prisoner was kicking and trying to get away. He seized the prisoner, the prosecutor saying, " I charge him with taking my watch," to which he said nothing, and was taken to the station-house. The prisoner was found guilty. Mr. Lockyer, officer of the House of Correction, Cold bath- fields, recognised him as an old offender. The Assistant-Judge sentenced him to be kept in penal servitude for tour years. Elizabeth Hensley, 30, servant, was indicted for fraudu lent by obtaining, by false pretences, from George Hub bard, 305., his money, with intent to defraud. prisoner sa T ia he shead bee p n leaded guilty. s The prisoner iu this case went to the shop of Messrs. and ewell and Cross, 44, Old Compton-street, on the 9th of June, and said she was the housekeeper of Mr. Spade, of Rugeley, and was desired to look out some curtains. She which were asked robbed of her purse in the railway car riage,and they wars returned. and afterwards em to advance her £l . The sum of Ll was given, efrwards 10a. more. She selected 14 cur tains,Thomas Sharratt saide\vdar f orwarded at was herste steward request e s t t o i‘ t r7r Spode,. Spode, o f Hautyard Park, Armitage years in of allowing irregularities June last the prisoner was near Sha in housekeeper to Mr. Spode. Rugeley, and on the 9th s employ as housekeeper, but wza cwiz!norr:,Llhitny amongst the servants. Had they not occurred she might have remained in that service for life. Charles Butcher, police-constable 137 C, said he appre prehended the prisoner at Birmingham, when he told her he was an officer from London. He told her the charge, and she said she was very sorry for what she had done, that she had no money, and nowhere to go to. The Assistant Judge sentenced her to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for 12 months. John Roberts, alias Benjamin, pleaded guilty to an is dictment, charging him with stealing 19 cigars, value 35., the property of Fredk. Everett. The prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. Lockyor, prison officer of the House of Correction, Coldbath- fields, proved eight convictions against the pri soner, ranging from August, 1860, to 1863, and amongst his offences were burglary and uttering counterfeit coin. The Assistant-Judge sentenced him to be kept in penal servitude for four years. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The Emperor's Speech, TIMES.—The Emperor of the French has opened the Chambers in an address which is more like a Parliamentary speech than the measured utterance of a Constitutional Sovereign. His sentences seem to be uttered from the tribune rather than the throne. More than ever he descends into the lists, anticipates the arguments of his adversaries, takes credit for his achievements, holds out promises for the future, appeals, menaces, and concludes by leav ing on his hearers the desired impression that in every matter of peace or war, in the construction of a railway or the establishment of an empire, there is only one master in France, and that is Napoleon 111, On this occasion the Emperor places domestic before foreign affairs, perhaps because the former represent a more complete and finished success, while his international policy may appear to many uncertain, adventurous, and not free from danger. The Polish question, the Emperor reserved to the last. In this part of the speech he rose to eloquence, yet it was a guarded language that he used, and no man can say that he has startled the financiers of Europe by a single ominous expression. Those who remember the tone of the French press, and know the real impulses of the French people and the strength of the Polish tradition among them, will rather be surprised at the candour with which the Emperor admits the fact that something like a Rus sian alliance existed with France from the close of the Crimean war to the present year. We knew that it was so, but we had never been told the truth from so high a quarter. " When the Polish insurrection burst out the Governments of France and of Russia were on the most friendly footing. Since the con clusion of peace they were always agreed upon the great European questions, and I do not hesitate to declare so." These words gave the interpreta tion to the Emperor's subsequent remarks. The Power which supported him during the Italian campaign, and when he incurred the resentment even of England by the annexation of Savoy and Nice, he will not wantonly wrong or insult. But, on the other hand, Poland has its indefeasible claims both as a historical people and as a people whom France has so long been studious to avenge. That he is in a difficulty, and hesitates between breaking up the Russian alliance and leaving the Poles to perish unaided, is what the Emperor would wish us to be lieve. He laments the insurrection, the excesses both of the rulers and the rebels, and the un happy circumstance that the struggle has been made more bitter and cruel by the well-meant interference of the three Powers. But he does not believe that there is but one alternative—war or silence. In language studiously courteous to the whole of Enrolee he declares his opinion that the Treaties of Vienna have, through the lapse of time and the numbers of political changes, lost their value, and might be advantageous!) , remodelled in another General Congress. if Russia would submit the question of Poland to such an assembly, other questions might also be submitted, and a reorganisa tion of Europe might take place, leading in time to that general disarmament which philanthropists and statesmen have so long looked for in vain. It is with much skill that the Emperor, in proposing this great council of nations, holds out the hope that:the burdens of Europe will be made lighter by the event, and in a manner promises that he will take the lead in the reform. Assent to this scheme will, according to the Emperor, be the test of political honesty, and Russia is warned that if she refuses the way of peace she may enter on another which, sooner or later, conducts to war. The contingent threat of the conclusion does not, however, take away from the conciliatory tone which pervades the sp , ech, and we may look upon it as probebie that the French Emperor really de sires to avoid an European contest if his own posi tion and the impulses of France will allow him to remain at peace. POST.—The Emperor has addressed to the French Chambers words of comfort and of peace. After 11 years of prosperity, the empire is so rich, thanks to an increasing revenue, that the expenses of two wars at the extremities of the globe, in Mexico and in Cochin China, can be met without recourse to loans or to extraordinary resources. The exports have increased by upwards of 1,9,000,000, while 136,000 tons have been added to the mercantile ma rine of France. The harvest is abundant, and 1,000 more kilometers of railway have been opened. France revels in prosperity, and her rulers have only to basy themselves with new improvements. Sugardutiesand the laws regulating the baking trade, the maritime inscription, the law on strikes, and that on the pri vileges of theatres, are pointed to as subjects for legislation; whilst the Emperor also wishes to pro secute the task of decentralisation, to simplify the administration, and to improve those laws which, in the course of last year, have given rise to much scandal by their undue pressure on the aecused. But foreign policy steps in like an evil genius, and forbids a happy selfishn ess . F ra n ce , lik e England, would gladly be quiet. The Emperor does not hesitate to say that the Czar has been one of his best friends and has done him good service on several occasions ; but he could not shut his eyes to the po pular feeling of France, aad he acknowledges that the Poles are the " heirs of a right inscribed in history and in treaties." " The treaties of 1815 no longer exist." Such are the words of a Napoleon. That he utters truth is proved by his own position on the throne of France, no less than by the flagrant violation of the stipulations of the Congress of Vienna in every country of Europe, The Emperor has shown no anxiety for war; on the contrary, he persists in accompanying England even in her retrogressions. We wrote notes for Poland strongly worded. Those notes were met with partial acceptance. An identical note was proposed, which, coming from three Powers determined to back it up, must have attained its object without any war. But "I dare not" proved stronger in counsel than " 1 would." Lord Rus sell announced that we would never go to war. Three notes, instead of one, were sent, and we re ceived is answer three slaps in the face smartly applied. Why can we not after that satisfaction leave Poland alone ? Why not, strictly follow ing a real policy of non-intervention, let the Poles be massacred, or sent to Siberia ? No! Lord Russell has not yet written enough notes. He con tinues to prod at the bear 'with a pointless goad, shouting all the while in the name of the Liberals of Eogland, and echoed by Lord Malmesbury on be half of the Tories, that he means positively nothing by it. Months ago we were able to say that three great Powers were acting as one. Northern diplomacy has triumphed, and the quondam allies now act as three. The Emperor makes no allusion to united action, and in much bewilderment as to what course to pursue, suggests a European Con gress to settle all difficult questions, and accom panies this proposal by a bold project for a general disarmament. This last notion, coming from France, is worthy of attention, and may possibly lead to some result when the time shall come for entertaining it seriously. Mean while, the Polish question itself renders disarmament impossible. The main question we have to deal with therefore is that of a Congress. What would a Congress effect, even supposing that Russia gave her assent to it? Had England, France, and Aus tria determined on what was fair and lawful for Poland, and asked it at the head of half a million of men and a hundred vessels of war, they would no doubt have obtained what they wished. B ut they could not agree and they did . not act. What hope, then, is there of their bringing their divided coun sels to any better result across a green Laize table ? The Emperor's words are words of peace and con ci iation ; but, though well.intentioned, we fear they will prove of little avail. " The past," which in the words of Napoleon, " is crumbling away," will continue to crumble, and the sub sidence of its ruins will give us shocks of which we may bitterly rue the consequences, the more so that by observance of a duo precaution and a bold policy we might have obviated both the im mediate danger and its remoter contingencies. DAILY NEWS.—The Emperor's speech concludes with words of generous liberality, such as in former years have kindled admiration, and almost made us believe that a new era for humanity had dawned. Distrust, jealousy, self-interest, and every cause of international discord are to be laid aside, and all in future is to be goodwill, confidence, and peace. It is a pity that so much good exhortation is fore doomed to disregard, but there are some artifices which cannot be practised twice, and we know the Emperor's parable about " peace of the world," " ideas of the epoch," " conscience of the age," by heart as familiarly as Solomon Flamborough knew Mr. Ephraim Jenkinson's story of Manetho, Sanchoniathan and Berosus, and the cosmogony. A vague wonder, a passing thought on the liberties which potentates can take with the understanding of mankind, is all that the public will bestow on the generous sentiments aboat " exaggerated armaments" and " legitimate aspira tions of the people," for which it pleased the Em peror to find a place in his speech. We know who said, more than ten years ago at Bordeaux, that the " Empire was peace," and then opened an era of European wars which is not yet closed. No Con ference will ever meet at his invitation to certify that the fundamental European pact has ceased to exist. The alarm which he sounds will not terricy. Europe is not " agitated by the elements of dis solution." In Austria, in Italy, in Germany,io fl is and in other countries, a process of c pro going on, and the way to hasten it is not re a onsol o i t da t t o claim that " the fermentations of a ready to break out on all If the European treaties have lost their sides,heirvta diditya. to promote the Emperor wants to show his a so nx b 7t Withdrawing the good work, he can easily d French army from Rome. ° F . or the E e r o r* . s sage . it nv,..y be hoped that his Polley Imly 111,, V) a bet-ter figure in the speeches of his talking Ministers than it does in his own, the most bewildered, ineffectual harangue he has yet delivered. HERALD.—We are not paying an idle compliment to France or her Emperor when we assert that Europe will breathe more freely now that the oracle has spoken. Like all oracular utterances, the Imperial Speech is couched in somewhat ambiguous terms, and. there are plenty of sanguine spirits who will find in it grounds for their wildest enthusiasm or their deepest dejection. But taken as a whole, as an Imperial manifesto delivered at an hour of more than ordinary complications, it may be regarded as pacific and satisfactory. It may disappoint some of the prophets who, diving deep into the Imperial confidence, pointed out yesterday as the day from which France would date a wonder ous era of constitutional development. It will not fulfil all the hopes of the Czartoryskis and their friends. It will, perhaps, for a time, scare thosecon tinental powers which have an " oppressed nationa lity" to please, or a disputed frontier to rectify, or, as the Emperor of the French phrases it, " secret projects which shun the light of day." But for all that there is a good substratum of satisfactory promise in it, all the more valuable perhaps that it is not prided with an undue flourish of trumpets. Napoleon 111. has plainly declared that it is not the duty of France to go to war on behalf of the Polish insurgents, and France and Europe are spared a great calamity. Before the Congess meets we trust at least one great ques tion will be eliminated from the topics for universal discussion by the pacification of Poland. Upon mat ters of policy proper to France the Emperor speaks hopefully and wisely. The great country over which he rules has a right to look forward to the time when she will take her place amongst the great commercial and colonising nations. We should be the last to wish to diminish her influence in the New World, or to exclude her flag from distant seas. The speech points plainly to the acceptance of the Mexican throne by the Austrian Archduke, and alludes modestly to the great results achieved in Cochin China and Mexico by the valour of French soldiers. In the re-establishment of settled government in Mexico, and the opening up of her vast resources to the world, in the development of the internal wealth of France, and the fostering of her commerce, let us hope the Emperor will find, however, a profit sufficient to compensate him for any disappointment he may . have to put up with in his project of an European Congress. ADVERTISER.—The most important and the most exciting topic to which Louis Napoleon referred is that of Poland. Here, again, our darkness is not enlightened in the slightest degree as to what Im perialism means to do with respect to the Polish insurrection. The only thing worthy of note in what he said on the subject is, that while Russia calls the Poles rebels, and certainly acts towards them with a vengeance as such, he speaks of them as the " inheritors of rights written in history and in treaties." Ho does not blame either Austria or England for not going to war with Russia on be half of Poland, but simply contents himself by saying that the question being a Euro pean one, France is not called on to go alone to war on behalf of Poland. All that he proposes to do is to call a Congress of European Powers to settle the Polish question. This he must know is a mere subterfuge,—an ingenious device for shelving the question. Resale would never consent to any Congress for such a purpose • and no one knows this better than the occupant of the Tuileries. We repeat, therefore, that the proposal of a Congress for such a purpose, is the veriest mockery. If, indeed, all the parties constituting such a Congress were to pledge themselves to carry out by a resort to physical force, the conclusions to which such a Congress would come, in the event of Russia refusing to acquiesce in them,—there might be at least the semblance of something in the pro posal ; but Louis Napoleon knows from experience as well as from open and explicit avowals, that neither Austria nor this country will go to war for Poland. The proposal, theretore, is no better than a delusive and discreditable expedient, having covertly for its object, to play into the hands of Russia, and destroy the cause of Poland. The speech altogether is a dull and pointless document. It reads more like a funeral oration over the death of the Empire, than an address instinct with gratification in the retrospect of the past, and buoyancy for the future. There is not one brilliant conception, nor a single felicitous expression in it. It. i 8 80 unlike anything which ever before, on similar occasions, proceeded from the Imperial pen, that we have some difficulty in regarding it as really an emanation from the Napoleonic mind. It will produce a profound end universal feeling of dissatisfaction in France; and will, if we are not greatly mistaken, give a heavier blow and greater diteouragement to Im perialism than anything that has occurred since the notable 2d of December, 1852. Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Yesterday a meeting of the institution was held at its house, John-s treet, Ad elphi—Thes. Chapman, Esq ,F. R. S., V.P., in the chair. There were also present Admiral Sir Wm. Bowles, K.C.8., Capt. Sir Edward Perrott, B4rt,, V. P., Montagu..) Gore, Esq., Ad m i ra l Bullock, Alex. Boete feur, Esq., W. H. Ilarton, Esq., Capt. De St. Croix, John Griffith, Esq., Admiral Gordon, Capt. Ward, R.N., inspee tor of lifeboats of the institution, and Richard Lewis, Esq., the secretary. Payments amounting to £3O were voted to the crew of the Fleetwood lifeboat, in admiration of their noble conduct on two occasions. First, on rescuing on Thursday night last, during a terrific gale of Wind, the crew of four men from the schooner Northern Light, of Preston, which had k on one sandbanks in the vicinity of Fleetwood. outlyinghad been towed out by the steam tug stru W e yre The e , and of the t h hl e ie n t n o e a a t r the w rec k t h e b oat was cast adrift. She was at once lost sight of in the intensely dark night, and she in her turn lost sight of the wreck. But the cries of heard even above the howl ingwaves which were ready to en gt huel fof fu poortenmem. storme n w e However,arned fortunatelyth the big r touch skilful manoeuvring, the wreck was at last fetched, and her crew snatched from a watery grave, amidst the hearty cheers of the lifeboat crew, who afterwards safely brought them ashore. On the following night (Friday) this same valuable life boat again went out in tow of the same steamtug, in reply to signals of distress from the ship Lillias, of St. John, N.B. which had also struck on a sandbank off Fleetwood, but this time her services were of no avail, the crew of the ship having been rescued by two steamers. A payment of £l3 was also made to the crew of the Southport lifeboat of the institution, in acknowledgment of their intrepid conduct in rescuing, o n Saturday night last, during a hurricane, the crew of 17 men of the Norwegian barque Tamworth, of Skion, which had struck and after wards became totally wrecked on Trunk Hill Sande, about five miles from Southport. This was another gallant rescue, the captain of the ship expressing his admiration of it, and stating that he and his crew must have met with a watery grave but for the services of the lifeboat. The lifeboat atter leaving the vessel, was filled by a heavy sea, but she in stantly cleared herself of the same. These poor foreigners, when they return to their own country, are often lost in admiration of the means provided on the English coast to save their lives in case of shipwreck; and sometimes contri butions are received from them by the National Lifeboat Institution as an acknowledgment of their gratitude. Rewards amounting to 133 were also voted to the crews of the society's lifeboats stationed at Dundalk, Drogheda, Campbal town, Fraserburgh, and Tramore, for rescuing, dur ing recent heavy gales, the following shipwrecked persona : Four from the schooner Anion, of Workington; 4 from the schooner G ipsy, of Drogheda; 7 from the barque Providence, of Dantzic ; 4 from the smack Saucy Jack, of Inverness; and 1 from the brig Marietta, of Lisbon ; making a total of 210 lives saved by the lifeboats of the institution during the current year, and a grand total of nearly 14,000 lives saved by the society's lifeboats, or by special exertions for which it has granted rewards, since its commencement. While performing these noble services, some of which were accomplished during the dark hours of the night, the lifeboats in every ins , ance were reported to have behaved admirably, and it was said that their gallant crews never flinched for a moment under the most perilous circumstances. Sometimes, indeed, the men's situations were truly awful. Lost in the darkness of the night, and the sea rolling mountain's high, the danger of the lifeboat men—many of whom had left behind them, on quitting their beds to pur sue their mission of mercy, wives and children—can be better iin zgined than described. But this is some of the kind of work, be he high or low, in which an Englishman has ever delighted to perform noble feats of daring; and the lifeboat work develops it in its grandest form—to snatch from a watery grave poor fellows that have long to live,and that have to live for ever. Rewards to the amount of £2O were also granted to the lifeboats of the institution at Holyhead, Rye, Budden Ness (Dundee), and Waltner, for assisting to bring safely into port the Italian brit Comoglino, schooner Sir Colin Camp bell (of Whitby), schooner Giullia (of Palermo), and the ketch Snip, of Amsterdam. These vessels must have gone to pieces in the absence of the services of the lifeboats. The society's lifeboats at Seaton Carew, Rhyl, Kings town, Silloth, 'Fleetwood, Holyhead, Cemlyn, New Brighton, Kingsg,ate, and Peuarth had also gone off in reply to a sig nal of distress, with the view of saving life ; but the vessel had subsequently got out of danger, or their crew hed been rescued by other means. For these services £7O were voted by the institutions. A reward was also granted to two coastguard men at Southerness, near Dumfries, in testimony of their having rushed into the surf and rescued 10 men from a boat belong ing to the brig Antigua Packet, of Liverpool, which during a gale of wind had become a total wreck through the mis conduct of the master, at the entrance of the Solway Firth. The brig's boat had drifted on to the Scotch coast on the other side of the Channel. Various other rewards were likewise voted to the crews of shore boats for their laudable exertions in saving life from wrecks on our coasts. Capt. Ward, R.N., the inspector of lifeboats of the Na tional Lifeboat Institution, read a report on his recent visit to the lifeboats of the society from Berwick-on-Tweed to the Humber. ele found the boats everywhere in excellent order, possessing the confidence of their crews, and reflect ing much credit on the superintendence of the local com mittees, who everywhere work so cordially with the Lifeboat Institution. New lifeboats had been sent during the past month by the institution to Teignmouth, Devon, and to Swansea. Capt. D. Robertson, R.N., the assistant-inspector of life boats of the society, had accompanied them to their stations. The boats had, as usual, been conveyed free, by the kind permission of the directors, over the Great Western and the other connecting lines of railway. It was reported that an erainenG Parsee mercantile &in in the city of London had recently presented to the insti tution the sum of £2,000, to establish a lifeboat on the English coast, and to permanently keep it up. The com mittee expressed their highest appreciation of this munifi cent gift, and decided upon calling the new lifeboat the Parsee. A communication was read from the Controller of the Royal Navy stating it that was proposed to supply all the vessels of war with a lifeboat in lieu of one of the boats usually carried, and asking the institution for all the in formation in its power on the subject of ships' lifeboats. A letter was also read from the Rev. E. Hewlett, of St, Paul's, Manchester, stating that he was establishing an association in connexion with his church on behalf of the institution, in order that they might raise the cost of a life boat. Lady Maxwell, of Monreith, N. 8., had sent the society a kind contribution of £2 25., which had been put in a contribution-box, on behalf of the institution, in the entrance-hall of her mansion. Payments amouting to upwards of £l,lOO were ordered to be made on various lifeboat establishments. The com mittee gave instructions for some of the funded capital of the institution to bo sold to meet the heavy demands upon it, The proceedings then terminated. THE FEDERAL GENERALS.—It has been observed that not many Federal Generals have been killed in this war. Burnside, butting the heads of his rank and file against the ramparts of F r edericksburg, and ensconcing himself in a snug covert three miles from the roar of battle, is a fair specimen of the military discretion of the Com mander-in-Chief of the Federal forces. It is a rare thing to hear of one of them who is unmindful of the great law of self-preservation. Such slaughter as has been among the common soldiers of the Yankee army has not often been witnessed, nor such exemption from peril as their leaders have enjoyed. Scott, N.'Clellan, M'Dowell, Buel, Pope Burnside, Hooker, all live, and not even a scar to testify that they have ever been engaged in a battle of this war- And yet, though successful in escaping Confederate bullets they are as dead to all intents and purposes as if they had shared the fate of the thousands whom they have driven to the slaughter. The Confederates have killed them one and all, as effectually as if they had perforated their carcases with Minie bullets. Better would it have been for their reputa tion to have perished in the smoke and din of battle than to go down to posterity not only defeated but disgraced. They have purchased a few years of life at the expense of all that makes life desirable to a soldier. With them the pro cess of decomposition has begun before death, and they are masses of living putrefaction—a stench in the nostrils of all mandkind and of themselves. Our people, therefore, need feel no discouragement if the loss of the enemy in generals is so much lees apparently than our own. In reality it is greater.—.Ricknond Dispatch. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's PlllB. Nervous Do bility.—No part of the human machine requires more watching than the nervous system—upon it hang health and life itself. These pills are the best regulators and strengtheners of the nerves, and the safest general purifiers. Nausea, headache, giddiness, numbness, and mental apathy yield to them. They despatch, in a summary manner, those distressing dyspeptic symptoms, stomachic pains, fulness at the pit of the s t o mach, abdominal distension, an d capr icious bcth caicious appetite and confined bowels— the commonly accompanying signs of defective or deranged nervous power. Holloway's pills are particularly recom • mended to persons of studious and sedentary habits, who gradually sink into a nervous and debilitated state un l ess eoirt , ris'orative, such as his pill, be occasionally taker. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. A special Court of Common Council was holden yester day, in consequence of a requisition to the Lord Mayor, for the purpose of considering a petition presented by Mr. Lawley, of the committee representing the vestries, boards of works, and boards of guardians of parishes on the south side of the Thames, for the assistance of the Corporation, independently or in co-operation with them, in their op position to the Court of Chancery, to the site in Stangate, selected for the erection of St. Thomas's Hospital, and also to aid them gratuitously with the needful witnesses and documents. The Lord Mayor presided at the Council, which was held in the Egyptian Hall at the Mansion-house, and there was a full attendance of members of the Court. ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL. Deputy SCAMELL, before the business for which the Court was specially convened was proceeded with, brought up a report having reference to the appointment of the late Mr. Cubitt as Governor of St. Bartholomew's Hospital. It will be remembered that at the last Court of Common Council a motion was agreed to that the City Solicitor should at once, by applying for a writ of quo warranto, take steps to test the validity of the election of Mr. Cubitt as one of the Governors of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the ground that not being an alderman of the city of London at the time of his election he was not eligible. The death of Mr. Cubitt of course entirely altered the position of affairs, and the General Purposes Committee, to whom the matter was referred, and of which Mr. Deputy Scaruell is chairman, now brought up a report, in which they recommended that the election of Mr. Cubitt should be treated as altogether void, and that a writ of mandamus should be applied for, calling on the governors of St. Bartholomew's Hospital to elect the Lord Mayor, who would have been entitled to the office of governor upon the original vacancy, if Mr. Cubitt had not been appointed. The report was agreed to, and instructions will be given to the City Solicitor immediately to proceed in the matter, ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL. Mr. LAWLEY then moved that the petition and memorial of the parishes opposing the scheme of the Governors of St. Thomas's Hospital for the erection of the new building at Stangate should be read. It was signed by Mr. Rendell on behalf of the delegates of the different petitioning districts, which comprise the whole of the parishes, boards of guardians, and boards of works in Southwark, Lambeth, Clapham, Camberwell, and Newington, containing a population of nearly 400,000 souls. They objected to Stangate as a site for the proposed new hospital on several grounds, the principal of which were, that they believed that it was not a healthy position, and that it would be very inconvenient for the poorer classes, who had for 300 years enjoyed the advantages of the hospital at a spot close to their own residences, to go to such a dis tance as Stangate. Upon these and other important grounds they asked the Corporation of London, who, they said, had been such great benefactors to the different Royal hospitals, and who had always taken such deep interest in endeavour ing to render them fully available for the important objects for which they were founded, to render them assistance in opposing in the Court of Chancery the proposed scheme for the erection of the new hospital at Stangate. Mr. H. L, Taylor, Deputy Elliott, Dr. Saunders, and one or two other gentlemen, put some questions to Mr. Rendell, in answer to which he stated that the parishes and districts he represented on the present occasion had not agreed upon the advisability of any other site for the erection of the hos pital; but the obj ect they now principally sought to obtain was to prevent it from being erected at Stangate, which they con sidered a most objectionable spot for the reasons they re ferred to in their petition, and particularly on the ground of its unhealthiness, and he referred to the Registrar-General's reports in support of this assertion. He also stated that they considered Bethlehem Hospital, the Surrey Gardens, or the piece of land at Newington, that had been suggestoefdtohne former occasions, were all better sites for the erection new hospital than Stangate, and they were undoubtedly more more central. He added, in answer to a question put to him, that he believed it would be nec essar y to apply . for an act of Parliament in order to obtain possession of either of the sites he had referred to ; but h e said he a ap dpre that the hended that this would not create any dilty, n Legislature would readily a ssist in o btaining a healthy and a p i r o r . p i a A t i e v pßoyt thenf o r s u a c d b. d addressed a n s o e b d l e i the n s c t l o t u u r t i t o i n n . a ( f p l p e o a r r t , h o e f a t r h . e ) petition, and he explained t h a t unless something was d one at the present mo ment it might be too late, and •the noble hospital which for 300 years had rendered such important benefits to a large mass of the poorer classes would be erected at an inconvenient spot, and they would be deprived of the a dvantages they had heretofore enjoyed, and to which they had an undoubted right. (Hreeadr,tohear.) 6 we nt on to say that the Corporation of Lo n d on h ad contri butedtaken l g a r r e g a e t l yt interest r e e l ! tin thesenoble the ; institutions , and and had him always that it was the duty of the Corporati on to endeavour what he believed to be an imp en di ng evil, as affectingto avert this important institution. The hon. member went into some ' details into connexion with the subject, and concluded by moving; Committee,th t the petitionfor them betoretfaekrro suchetlthe General Pur posessteps in the matter as they might deem advisable. Mr. U. TAYLOR Secondca the' ?notion, and thought with Mr. Lawley that the site of Stangate was not the place for an hospital to be built, and if it were possible to find a site more suitable, he certainly thought it would be ad visable. Mr. Deputy BOWER asked if the Court, in agreeing to the motion, pledged itself to incur any expense. Mr. ILAWLEY said, merely in producing the necessary witnesses, and to be represented by counsel. Mr. Deputy ELLIOTT supported the motion, and thought that any money would be well spent in such an object. He thought the site proposed was a very undesirable one, and for his part thought there was no spot like his old favourite, the Surrey Gardens. He hoped the Court would unani mously send the matter to the General Purposes Committee. The motion WE,S put and carried unanimously, and the Court adjourned. The Lady and the Mayor. The Correctional Tribunal of Provins (Seine-et- Marne) has just tried Mme. Rollin, the wife of a notary of Troyes, who has a country seat at Champcenest, on a charge of assaulting M. Tenths, the mayor of the last-mentioned place, on the 15th of August last, while in the execution of his duties. It appeared from the evidence that the young men of Champcenest had determined to celebrate the Emperor's fete with a display of fireworks. They accordingly raised the necessary funds, purchased a number of rockets, Roman candles, &c., and made preparations for firing them at a place where they could do no harm, and could be best seen by their friends and neighbours. All the principal inhabi tants of the village assembled on the occasion, among whom were the cure, and Mme. Rollin with her family. The fireworks were lighted, and alt present were peaceably enjoying the spectacle, when M. Tartoisi the mayor, who had been jovially pass ing the evening in company with his six firemen and their captain, suddenly appeared on the scene, and imperiously ordered the spectators to fall back to a greater distance. As Madame Rollin and her party did not see any occasion for this interference, they declined to obey the order, and the mayor so far forgot himself as to give that lady a push on the breast, to which she instantly re sponded by a ringing slap on the face. At the same time, one of the firemen, in attempting to force back Mine. Charron, the mother of Mme. Rollin, pushed her down, and she broke her thigh in the fall. The mayor felt his dignity so much lowered by the affront thus offered him in the presence of his towns men that he lodged a complaint against Mme. Rollin. When the cause came on for trial a great number of witnesses were beard, and the Tribunal decided that the mayor and his subordinates had acted with unnecessary violence ; that the blow received by the mayor was only a just retort for an outrageous assault, which could not be considered as belonging to the exercise of his fanctiona ; and that, consequently, he had been slapped as a private individual and not as a mayor. For these reasons the Tribunal acquitted Mme. Rollin, and ordered all expenses to be paid by the prosecution. Mme. Charrcn, who was the greatest sufferer by the mayor's conduct, has since applied to the Council of State for an authorisation to sue for damages. COUNTRY MARKETS. -irt , MANCHESTER-THURSDAY. At our market this morning the attendance was good, and wheat, both English and foreign, was firmly held for the prices of this day se'nnight, with a moderate consumptive demand. Flour was steady in value, but the inquiry was limited. Oats and oatmeal firm, but dull, Beaus about stationary. Indian corn the turn dearer. BIRMINGHAM-THURSDAY. Wheat was in fair supply to-day, and all dry samples found buyers at fully last week's rates. Barley is lower. English wheat was sold at 44s to 48s for white, and 40s to 44s per 36 stone for red. Barley, new malting, 36s to 42s per qr ; grinding, 26s to 30s Oats, old, 24s to 30s per 30 stone ; Irish, 21s to 255. Beans, 40s to 44s per qr. Peas, 36s to 44s per 36 stone. BRISTOL-THURSDAY. We had a good supply of English wheat to-day, and sales were steady, last Thursday's prices being supported. Foreign in moderate demand at rather more money. Malt ing barley in good supply, but slow sale; grinding sorts in fair demand. Other articles;were unchanged. EDINBURGH GRAIN—Nov. 4. A good supply of farmers' wheat to-day, which met a fair sale at about the prices of last week. Barley met a slow sale, and prices unaltered. Beans were a better sale. Oats very dull. Wheat on the top 6s Od up average 2s 4d down. Barley on the top Os 6d down average Os 5d up. Oats on the top Os 6d down ....average Os 3d down. Beans on the top Os 6d up ..average Os 3d down. Total Supply and Sales. Wheat ...1159 qrs Sold E 32 qrs 8ar1ey........ 2393 qrs Sold 2090 qrs Oats Beans 6B qrs Sold 67 qrs _ - Flour sells as follows :—Whites, 38s Od; extras, 36a Od ; superfine,.34.s Od; fine, 32s Od. DERBY SMIT. .FIELD—Nov. 3. Beet Mutton .. Lamb Bd to —d Rough fat, 3s 9d per stouc. Hides, 3d to 41 - d; calf skins, 5d to 6d. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Nov. 18 ,, via Marseilles Nov. 12. Jrazil and Cape Verds, by British packet Nov. 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Nov. 30. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Nov. 18. via Marseilles Nov. 12. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton Nov. 11. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Nov. 18. via Marseilles Nov. 12. India (Bombay), via Southampton ...... Nov.ll. via Marseilles Nov. 5. Portuga1.... Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Nev. 1 1 . via Marseilles Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. A mer i ca, b y B r i t. packet.... Nov. ;72: by U.S. packet by Canadian packet Nov. 7. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Nov. 10. Bahamas, via New York Nov. 19. Mexico. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, California. and British Columbia.. Nov. 13. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—COMIUMptiOII, all nervous, bilious, liver, and stemach complaints, in every stage, are only ag gravatea and accelerated by drugs of every description, but perfecay curable by Du Barry's health restoring Revalenta Arabica Food, as proved by thousands of cases which had been considered hopeless. We quote a few.—Cure No. 62,91 4 • Miss Lange, 18 years of age, cured after the medical men had abandoned all hopes of her recovery from the last st a ge of pulmonary consumption, with fearful cough, expectoration , exhaustion, spitting of blood, perspirations, hollow cheeks , emaciated to a skeleton. She is now, thank God, a perfectly healthy, blooming, fleshy girl.—N. Lange, Commissaire do Police. Cure, No. 46,270. Mr. James Roberts, of Fernley Surrey, of ihirty years' diseased lungs, spitting, of blood, live r derangement, and partial deafness.—Cure, No. 47,121. bliss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervousfancies.—Cure, No. of indigestion and torpidity of the liver, wh ich h t d 54,816. the Rev. James P. Campbell, Fakenham,adNreosrifsolek, all medical treatment. In tins, 11b, 21 b ; 121 b, 225; 241 b, 40s. Barry du B arr y and Ca., No . 77, Regent-street, London; also Fortnum and Mason; and all town of the United Ki ng d o m. grocers and chemists in every to 2O 9d; 48 6d; 51b , Births. CREASY.—On the tat Wt., at Icicle Lodge, Colpetty, Co lombo, Ceylon, Lady Creasy, of a eon. MENZIES.—On the 3d inst., at Tarleya, Lady Menzies, Of a SOIL - - - OTOTT._On the 3d inst., at Edi nburgh, the wife of CaP t ' Gibson Stott, late 92d Highlanders, of a daughter. s r ALDING.—On the 4th inst., at Shire Hall, Hendon, the wire of Thomas Spalding, Esq., of a son. Marriages. GA.TTON—PARKER.—On the 4th inst., at St. Paul% Herne-hill, Wrn. Pitcairn Gatton, of Foo-chow, Chinn , second son of Edmund John Gatton, Esq., Brixton-ris e, Surrey, to Georgians, youngest daughter of William Parker, E sq . , of Browell, Dulwich, Surrey. LAMPEN— DURHAM.—On the 4th inst., at St. George.t Hanover -square, Robert Lam en Esq., 87th Royal Iv' Fusiliers, to Mary Coralie, widow of William J. Durban' , Esq. Deaths. BOSTOCK.—On the sth inst.,at Horsham, Susses, Jobs S. Rostock, Esq., aged 77. BROOMAN.—Od the Ist inst., Mr. John Brooman, of IrauV hall, aged 47. CooKE.--0a the 3l inst., at Clifton-road, E., St. John'e wood, Robert Cooke, Esq., aged 65. DAvas.—On the 4th inst., at 2, Princes-place, Senniogi ton-park, S., John Davies, Captain Royal Navy, og'' 8. HAY. —On the 4th inst., at Amisfield, Haddington, Robe rt Hay, Esq., of Linplura. LLOYD.-0a the 4th inst., at Wake-green, near Birmisg' ham, Sarah, relict of the late James Lloyd, aged 92. SIDENHAM.—On the sth inst , at the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood, George de Sidenham, Esq., aged 78. SCANNELL.—On the Ist inst., Daniel Scannell, P.R.C.S'' L.S.A., of 22, Chapel-street, Belgrave-square. London : Printed and Published by WILLIAM ANDRE of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TIM Surt Office No. 1 11 ' Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, ;it the county ° t Middlesex,- Frtiay, November 6, 1863, Thy Ikt , 1;c1 gra ate Yo fin( a la stil k hi the' Cot tra( Wax for obt offii beg of ki A ri St, St, Ti