The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-24 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24, • 1868

selves, and to that understanding, if not organiser
tioa, which can best take advantage of the cbaptijiki
of accidents.
His Highness is, howorerenot yet el Its
may reckon upon Russia as • decided op
nnt
England, nevertheless, has now a predominating
voice in Greek affairs. And both Austria and
France would gladly see the Duke of Seza-Co-
DOURO, hie influence and his ideas, removed from
Germany for a time. The Russians might like
to see • notoriously English candidate ascend
the throne of Greece, in order merely to fail
in contenting that mettlesome people. There
is, however, such an eventuality as success.
Of late years the influence and the money of
Russia have been chiefly spent upon the work
of calumniating and discrediting all other influence
1 than its own. In this task it was greatly helped
by the lonian Islands, being independent of
Greece, and by their inhabitants and their press
enjoying the freedom inseparable from English
rule. Russia thus kept up secret societies and
Waned agents to vilify England, as well as all
those who were truly patriotic and liberal in
Greece. Tue union of the lonian Islands with
Greece will greatly restrict, if not totally remove,
these facilities for playing off one country or region
against another. And an intelligent Prince at
Athens would soon root out these intrigues, of
which Russia herself must by this time be weary
and ashamed.

lATEBT lti I.
OREM
RUSEgiff OBJECTIONS TO !HE DUKE OF
SAIII-00BURO-OCTE.A.
The Temps of to-day sari
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Russia regards the Duke of Coburg as allied to the royal
family of England in the degree prohibited by the protocols;
and she hu expressed herself in this sense ; not, however,
in the form of official protest, which would have been pre-
mature, since the candidature itself has not yet soy official
existence. Moreover, it is affirmed that Austria also offers
objections. We do not believe that these difficulties
are unwelcome to the Duke of Coburg, who can-
not be anxious to quit Germany, to which he is
attached by patriotism, and perhaps also by a very legiti-
mate ambition. He has not yet refused, because it is dif-
ficult for him to resist the Queen of England, who has made
urgent requests to him ; but he has attached to his eventual
assent conditions which render it unacceptable. Ceder
these conditions, if he were to accept the crown of Greece,
he would at the same time remain Duke of Cobourg ; this
being contrary to the fundamental law of the duchy, which
expressly requires the residence of the sovereign.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.
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PARIS, ihnax Evian.

The Tampico packet from Vera Cruz, whidleris
several days behind time, arrived at St. Nazaire‘ to-
day, but brings no confirmation of the news of the
taking of Puebla. The Patrie mounts for this
by the assertion that her dates are nine dip an-
terior to the telegram lately received from America.
This is quite a mistake ; the Tampico was detained
by adverse winds at Vera Cruz, which place she
did not leave till Dec. 19—not the 16th, as the
Patrie gives ont—and her news is now the latest
from Mexico. It is, therefore, safe to conclude that
the news of the fall of Puebla placarded in Boston,
although as the Moniteur very reasonably said,
credible, because coming from a source unfavoura-
ble to the French expedition, was not in point of
fact true. The France has Mexican news from
New York to December 11 only. At that date
General Forey had decided to attack Peyote, a for-
tress beyond Jalapa, in which the Mexican troop
had stored up provisions. His intention was after-
wards to effect a junction with General Berthier at
Amozoc, and then to go forward. But there was a
rumour that having heard that Puebla contained
a great quantity of provisions and waggons
besides 5,000 mules, and that Juarez had
given orders to burn all the wisteria and kill the
animals, but that the inhabitants had hitherto
refrained from executing the order--General Forey
had resolved to attack Puebla sooner than at first
intended, in order to save this precions treasure.
No doubt the will has been hitherto mistaken for
the deed. It is perfectly clear to me that Puebla
is yet to be taken.
At the opening of the Bourse the news of the
arrival of the Tampico was placarded, and, no
doubt, the intention was to have it believed that
Puebla was taken. When it became known that
this was not the fact, all kinds of securities became
very heavy. Bente fell 15c. for cash, and 20c. for
money, closing in each case at 69fe. 85c.
The first chamber of the Civil Tribunal gave
judgment to-day in the extraordinary case of De
Nod v. De Villemesaant. It will be remembered
that at the trial at Versailles of the Duke de Gra-
mont-Caderouese and others, for the duel in which

the unfortunate Mr. Dillon lost his life, a very
painful scene occurred. Colonel de Nod, Mr. Dil-
lon's second, and M. de Villemessant, the editor of
the Figaro, publicly gave each other the lie. It
had been stated in several newspapers—and the
opinion was adopted by the presiding judge and the
Procureur-Imperial—that the very foolish quarrel
would have been arranged bat for an irritating para-
graph in the Figaro, which represented that the Duke
de Gramont-Caderousae had hesitated to meet Mr.
Dillon on account of his being a plebeian (comae
Rant de retain). Kde Villemeesant being severely
reproved by the President (M.. Flandrin) for pub-
lishing this paragraph, said that he had done it on
information furnished by Colonel de Nod said at
his request. Thereupon the latter rose, and in the
clearest terms, and with vehement indignation,
declared that so far from having asked M. de
Villemessant to publish the news of the duel being
on the tapir he had begged him to say nothing
about it ; and in particular Colonel de Nod denied
that he had ever told M. de Villemessant that the
Duke de Caderousse scrupled to give satisfaction to
Mr. Dillon on account of his inferior rank, The
impression at Versailles was altogether favour-
able to Colonel de Noe. Everybody took
part with the grey-haired colonel of noble family
against the scurrilous journalist. But two days
later the Figaro published the astounding statement
(noticed in this correspondence at the time) that
Colonel de Nod had not only furnished the matter
of the paragraph, but had actually gone into the
printing-office and corrected the proof in his own
handwriting. That he did so was attested by the
Viscount de Bragelonne, M. de Villemessant's secre-
tary, and several other persons, printers, readers,
or compositors of the Figaro. Colonel de Nod
thereupon wrote a letter to the papers protesting
that the story of M. de Villemessant and his
witnesses was a pure fabrication, and he
brought au action for libel, laying his damages
,at 100,000 fr. The case has been argued on three
successive Fridays by M.Jules Favre for Colonel de
Nod, and by K Lachand for M. de Ville-
moment. The Procureur-Imperial pronounced in
favour of M. de Villemessant. No report of these
speeches has yet been published. But to-day the
Paris court, in a judgment terrible indeed for
Colonel de Nod, has dismissed his action with costa,
declaring that the statement of the Figaro was in
all respects true, that Colonel de Nod did not only
suggest the paragraph, but corrected the proof in
his own handwriting, and that "after having with
deplorable heedlessness sought • dangerous pub-
licity for facto which the most ordinary prudence
commanded to be kept secret, he, Colonel Viscount
de Nod, attempted by a false affirmation to shift •
part of the responsibility upon the defendant De
Villemessant."

If this judgment shall not be reversed what
corner of the world will be dark enough for Colonel
de NOff to hide his head in 1
"The Duke d'Otrante, who has just died at
Paris," says the Constitutionael, "has left by will
the portrait of his father to the Museum of
Versailles. There is, however, every probability
that the portrait of the former Minister of Police
will not receive that destination."
This means, I suppose, that the Emperor will
not allow Fouchi's portrait to appear in the
national collection.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 16.—The Queen hes been
graciously pleased to appoint Edward Robert Lytton, Foci.,
now a second secretory in her Majesty'. diplomatic service
employed in her Majesty's embassy at Vienna, to be sewer
lazy to her Majestys legation at Copenhagen.—Gazette.
BOARD OP TRADE, WHITEHALL, JAN. 23.—Tbe
Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council
for Trade have received from the Secretary of State for
F'n Affairs a copy of • despatch from her Majesty's
C-Gsberal in Norway, enclosing • translation of a
Swedish Royal decree, prohibiting the importation of corn
brandy, and fixing the duties upon other kinds of brandies
imported into Sweden.—Gazette.
LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, JAN. 20.—The
QllO9O has beao pleased to appoint the Rev. Arthur Pen -
rhyn Stanley, D. D., to be one of the deputy clerks of the
closet to her Majesty, in the room of the Rev. John Vane,
gern,Owle-46"414-011,K4 JAN. 21. —MEMBER RETURNED
TO mums IE THE PRESENT PatuANENr.—Alfred Sly-
moor, of Knoyle House, in the county of Wilts, Esq., for
the borough of Tolosa, io the room of Gimp Hay (corn.
mealy celled Earl of Gifford), dirosued.—Gesette.
THE DAY AFTER TRAFALGAR.—Among Mr.
Rteafiehi's contributions to the forthcoming Royal Academy
Exhibition will be a picture representing the coedition of
some part of the fleets on the day after Trafolgar— a subject
that has been In the mind of the artiat for many years.
The scene is near the locality of the battle, the weather •
fresh mile, such as took effect at the time ; aloog the die-
' sumo( the picture is the low coast of Spahr, • watch-tower,
presumably of Cadiz, marking a point of lead. Near the
foreground rides a demisted and capturedSpaniat war-ship,
the Union-Jack hoisted above her taff rail sormosatiog the Sag
of Spain ; she has two anchors out by the bow, NA roll,
heavily, seeming to drag them, showing her decks to us
loaded►with wreckage and lumber from aloft as she lies heel-
ing over to starboard ; • wave has struck her on the port-
bow. Between this capture and the land, sou to be
handy to prevent her going ashore if the anchors do not
hold, lies au English ship of lightrr draught. In the mid-
detains some other craft are seen making their way towards
Gibralter.—Afßeacrum.

THE DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE.

The following is the variation in the amount of
pauperism in the undermentioned twenty-one
unions, on a eantparbion of the third with the second
week of the prevent month. The total number of
paupers in the second week of January in the section
of unions marked (a) was 86,130 ; in the section (b),
4,070 ; and in the section (c), 161,030 ; together,
251,230. The aggregate population of these unions
is 2,0e0,000.
(s) Nine Unions bays morn: Peeples.
Bolton
Chariton
Glow, BO
Liverpool 2BO
Noe4esileid
so
Proem
Seddlewarth
Warrington 2O
Wigan

Total 1,090
(b) One Union in, in romped of the amount of pauperism,
the same u in the promises mooch :
Chorley.
(c) Eleven Unions haw ler : Paupen.
A shton•tuoder-Lyma B4O
Blackburn
Burnley
Bury 2OO
Haslingden l3O
Manchester 550
Oldham
Rochdale 3BO
Salford 560
Stockpot t
Todmorden l6O

Total

Nat demise in the pauperism of the whole diarict :
2nd week December, 1862
3rd week December, 1862
4th week December, 1862 ..
Ist week January, 1863
2nd week Jaouary, 1863
3rd week January, 1863

Total

weeks. 2. Amount
nary. a Total ex.

£16.941

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3.15
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214376

Ictuoir

With reference to the decrease in the pauperism In the
Blackburn Calm u shown by the return of Let Saturday, the
Poor•Lw Board are informed that according to an agreement
made between the Relief Committee and the Guardians of the
Union, the former took 6.000 persona °lithe union books, thereby
raising the number of recipient. of voluntary charity to 00,000,
while the number dependent on the rates was dlnuntahed to
14,000. . .

FftEDK. PURDY, &Militia.' Department.
Poor-law Board, Jan. 23, 1863.

THE MANSION-HOUSE COMMITTEE.

This body held their weekly aretinss yesterday
at the Mansion Hones ; Mr. Cubitt . The Lord
Mayor, and Marrs. Cotton, Morley, bar, and Armitage
were present. The total amount entiscribsd up to the even-
ing of Thursday was reported by Mr. Pickering, the cashier,
to be 406,783/. 12s. tid., of which the sum of 292,1451.
Da. Id. has already been remitted to the affected districts,
archon,* of the grants made yesterday. The total sum
subscribed since lest Friday is 12,9161. 16.. 11d., of which
8,909/. 7s. 2d. was from home, and 4,007/.91.9d. from colonial
resources. The total number of
_parcels received at the
Bridewell establishment was NM, of which 113 cur in
during the week. 39 large assorted bales have been trans-
mitted to the distressed districts during the week, making
a total number of 1,624. The committee, after considering
the applications, which ware not so numerous as usual,
made the followleg greats :—Parworth and Kearsley, 1501.;
Whalley, 251. ; Clinger, 501. • tlitimmerseet, ; Denton
and Haughtoa, 10&. • Macclesfield,e 5001. • Cromp-
ton, 150 L • St. James 'Heywood, 25/. ; Chorley, 5001.
Rubton, 501. • Ashton manager' and overlook's'', 4501. • ;
Parriogtoo, 1101, ; Halms township, 1,0001. • Deatta;
Hewing-class, rd. • Miles Platting, 1501. ; Lees, 5001. ;
Royton, 25/. •, Stem), 7001. ; Witten. 2501. ' • Kootman,
1001. ; Btrawfortb, 2001. • Leyland, 2001. • ' Itarrowford;
2001. ; overlookers, Blackburn. 1501 • Little Hayfield, 751.;
Oppeashaw, 1501. ; Twiton, 1001. ; Heaney and Phaeton,
751.--total, 6,0541. . . . .

iheiinO.un'tirkich came to hand in the course of yester-
day was about 3,120/. Amongst the amounts subscribed
were 740 i. 13s„ being the balance of a subscription from the
merchants and broken of Mincing-lane, and I,JOOI. of which
was sent to the Manchester committee ; Brighton. fourth in-
stalment, including 92/. from St. Andrew's Church, 1,0001. ;
proceeds of two amateur concern at Camberwell.hall, 56/.9a;
collected at the factory, and subscribed by the British resi-
dents of St. Petersburg, and the priecipal cotton mills in
the neighbourhood, 816/. 34. 2d. ; officers and men of her
Majesty's ships Marlborough, Revenge, Amphion, and
Medea, 2051. 10s. 9d

The Manchester Guardian states that negotia-
tions are pending between George Parr and Mr. George
Marshall respecting the visit of another Eleven to Aus-
kalia at the end of the 1863 SllllllOll, and that the Eleven may
probably eomprise G. Parr (captain), Daft, Jackson,
Grundy, Carpenter, Hayward, Tarrant, Anderson, Willsher.
Caffyn, and H. H. Stephenson.

On and from the let inst. a severer discipline
and a ler generous diet were introduced into the convict
prison at Portland. The convict' are dissatisfied, and a dis-
turbance is anticipated. The utmost vigilance ia observed,
to prevent any combined plan of acting amongst the cri-
minals.

Last night a public meeting was held at the
Middlesex &hook, Ceeuon•stceet-road, St. George's in the
East, to minaugurate the School of Art onginally estab-
lished in the same district in 18158. Lord Elmry occupied
the chair.

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Ttu PRINCZ CONSORT MENORLAL.—Within the
last few days Sir Charles Eastlake, President of the Royal
Academy, and Mr. Cutritt, two of the committee of advice
appointed last year to assist her Majesty in the choice of •
design for the national memorial of the Prince Consort,
have been engaged at Windsor Castle in making arrange-
ments for the queen's inspection of the designs, seven in
number, which have recently been furnished by so many
architecla of known repute. St. Geogree.hall has been
selected as the part of the castle best adapted for the pur-
pose. This apartment is 300 feet in length by 30 feet in
width, and 30 feet high ; and the desire will be arranged
on screens, so as to admit of their being seen in the best
light, and to the greatest advantage. The seven competing
architects, placing their names alphabetically. are—Mr.
Charles Barry, Mr. Edward Barry, Professor Donaldson,
Mr. P. C. Hardwick, Mr. Pennenorne, Yr. Soon, and Mr.
Rigby Wyatt. After the designs shall have been impacted
by her Majesty, probably ao opportunity will be afforded
for their being sees by the public.
DEATH ow LADY MoNSON. —Lady Monson died
on Thursday last at Canoe Park, near Reigate, Surrey,
having only survived her huskatui a few weeks. The
lamented lady, who was the youngest daughter of the late
Mr. Edward Laken, married William John, the 6th Lord
Mormon, Bth May, 1828, by whom she leaves surviving issue
the present LordMonson sod three other sons, and au only
daughter.
WILLS AND BRQUISTS. —The will of the late
James Howard, Esq., of Park-hill, near Snaleybridge,
which was proved at Chester. contains the following
charitable bequests, payable on the devise of the testator's
relict :—To the British and Foreign Blble Societ , 1,0001. ;
Loudon Missionary Society, 1,0001. ; Church
Society, 1,0001. ; Religious Tract Society, 5001. • Home
and Schools for the Sons of Miesiooariei, 500/. ; Manchester
Royal lefirmary, 1,0001. ; lnhmary at Aston-under-Lyle,l,oool. ; Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Old Trafford, 1,0001. ;
Manchester City Mission, 1,0001. ; Methodist New Conoco.
ties Minims. 1.0001. ; Wesleysu Methodist Missionary
Society (foreign missions), 1,000/. The trustees under the will
are the testator's widow, together with Mr. W. Vanden,
Mr. Aaron Andrew, and Mr. Frank Andrew. By the will,
just proved, of • wealthy gentleman lately deceased, Wil-
liam Taylor Req., of Dorset-square, the followieg charities
will be benefited free of legacy duty—viz., the Society for
the ' of the Gospel, 1,0001. ; Ragged School
Union, Fns Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital, Ortho-
pedic Hospital, Samaritan Hospital, Asylum for Lints,
Society for Teaching the Blind, and the Clergy Orphan
Schools, each 5001. With the exception of a few other
legacie to personal friends, the remainder of the
falls to a near relative of the testator, Hilary
Nissen, En., who is appointed residuary legatee. —MlN-
(rated Imam Nor,.

Since the opesiut of the Salisbury Post-office
Saviap•baak 649 depositors bare put into the bank 2,6431.