The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-25 00:00:00

THE CAPE MAIL.

PLYMOUTH, FIIDAY.
The Harbinger, Cape mail steamer, arrived here
at eleven a.m. Her dates are : Calcutta, October
15; Madras, 21; Ceylon, 25; Mauritius, Novem-
ber 6; Cape of Good Hope, 20; St. Helena, 21;
Ascension, I)ee. 2 ; St. Vincent, 12. The Mauritius
arrived at St. Vincent, Dec. 12; spoke the Lady
Jocelyn, Oct. 22.
The news from the frontier is of an improved cha-
racter. The enemy has no where rallied in any force.
General Cathcart with 2,000 troops, has crossed the
Orange River. Seyrol Ambie, chief, was sentenced
to death by court martial. The general opinion is
that the Kaffir war is drawing to a cleft. The eon-
catalog' question is still under discussion.
The Australian steamer had not arrived at the
Cape when the Harbinger left.

EMIGRATION.—SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY. In
antieipation of the government emigration to Australis,
which is to commence from this port In January neat, sod
for while two ships of nespoLtively 600 sad 1,200 tons hays
been chart• rod by the commisuonen, the Southampton
Dock Company are prepariag a depot ow their premises for
the reception sad accommodation of emigrants prier to
their embarkation. For this purpose a large and substan-
tial warehouse is being fitted up, with sleeping berths for
460 emigrants; to this will be sttsehed eooking-hoese,
bathe and weak-booms, meas. rooms, &large space of Around
for amusement and recreation, together with commissionen.
Mikes, end other conveniences for the emigrants. The
building will be lighted thriughoot with gas, end every de-
scription of comfort will be provided fur the benefit of
tea
the emignuats during their transient stay in the Soutttsmp-
depot.

A T 1111?" TRIGHTENED Be A 131108?.—On Sunday
sdght the shop of Mrs. Cross, eanteetleaer, Hank-top, was
Wein into, but luckily the thief was fnutrated in his
bigot by the sudden add swill apperldsu Ma 'boot. An
euthethe was effeeted late the preabst tbreagb • windew
la as bete hitches, • parties of tibia had beam removed.
The thief thaw appears is have emelt the back-door. in
order, prelabb, b seem his free erne in ease of inter-
ruptive. Me dm seem be have eautimmly spprosched the
door leading into the shop, bet whether bent en securing
the contents of the till, or anticipating a rich hermit of
giagerbread and lollypeps, is. only be a matter of coajee.
tare. Rs stealthily lifted the latch of the shop door, and
was just on the point of reaching the scene or his contem-
plated depredations, when, behold! clime to the door stood
a figure in white, which caused all his courage to
I ems oat at his finger ends. Without waiting for
a closer onnferenee with the napernatural apparition
before him, or apostrophising it in the language of
Hamlet—. Angels and ministers of grace defene us !"
• @nada' scream of alarm, darted through the
bu , and Membered over the yard wall, without daring
to east • shells gleam behind, and evidently dreading the
=of lie *her by which his atoms to the toffee
had hese Itherdleted. It sow only remains fur us
to state OM rare the vellum was making his way to-
wards thatelealaorCeeste 'ming down stairs for the
roma of some water for her mother, for which
Mirlffie paw through the shop into the kitchen.
a* el& ladammation of the eyes at the time, she
had • white Mmiffierchief tied over her temples, which,
with a white shawl thrown over her bead, and a long
white nightdress, gave her a sufficiently ghost-Mks appear-
ance to frighten any man of superstitious Inclinations.
How far the thief raa before he considered himself in
safe y (rem " the ghost" we cannot telt, but we have so
doubt that be has gives a Weide maim of the affair to
he " pals." It is to be hoped that afar such an unearthly
ethenter he will grave " a wiser sad a better man."
After the thief had semped on alarm wee gleamy sad polies-
maelabie Fashions was immediately ea teebat
far had made the bests of the fugitive We afmble ter plat.-
emit, awl Ile War et west isle both ithersteed. Mrs.
Crouse& bur aditheray mush thermal by the inci-
dent.— Blestioni firsudard.

SALLE Rontn.—lddlle. Prodding Bernard, who
some year and a half ago, exhibited at the Hungerfoid
Bomar the wooden of clairvoyance and mesmerism, gave
• private " weenie " last night at the " Salle Robin," in
Tichborno-West, Haymarket, preparatory to the opening
of her public performances on Monday next. The lady is
now under the mesmeric guardianship of Professor Roux,
with whom it is stated she has made • successful bar in
Francs and Germany. The experiments are conducted in
this wise. After Iddlle. Prudence Bernard Ins bean placed
in a magnetic sleep, the wishes of any of the audience era
commusicated secretly to M. Roux, who, by a series of
passes, compels her to fetch and carry to a wonderful ex.
teat; and next, to distinguish in • glass of water the
testa of any liquid which may be desired by any
of the spectators. The first experiment in this
department though finally successful was rendered some-
what didlcult to the mesmeric patient, in consequence of the
interrogator being an Irish gentleman whose mind nat..
rally reverted to" whiskey."a liquor with which thelady was
evidently net familiar. Mdlle. Bernard then played cards
with her eyes tightly hound, still being in a state ofcorna,snd
concluded by • sense of dramatic posturing., the whole of
which were privately suggested by different members of the
audience. The experiments of the evening were all quite
successful, and one or two sceptical gentlemen who wen
allowed every latitude in testing the boosafides of the exhi-
biting, &eland themselves perfectly satisfied. The enter-
tainment was varied by the performanese of the " Parisian
Orpheonistes," a sort of chorus comprising twenty mole
voices. There can be so doubt as to the perfect training
and considerable taste of the singers.

ORGANISED ROBBERIES BY A GANG OF SWELL
tdowiNsw.—During the present week•series of daring and
well-srreaged robberies have been committed by a gang of
accomplished thieves who, there is reason to believe, are
attached to a well-organised gang of planderen, and who
travel in their own carriage. On the evening of Wednesday
a phaeton drew up at the Mendip Inn, situate on the high
rand to Sheptaa Mallet, Somerset, and three well dressed
persons alighted from it, entered the hone, and called tor
refreshment. It was supplied to them, and two of them re-
maimed drinking and engrossing the attention of the per-
sons in the bar, while the third withdrew, as was supposed,
for some temporary purpose. After a little time he again
joined hie companions, when all three of them re-entered
the carriage and drove off. At first no suspicions of them
were entertained. but it was soon discovered that one of
them had contrived to go up stairs to the landlord's bed-
room, from • drawer in which he had abstracted two silver
tankards, a number of silver spoons, and a considerable
sum in cub. The neat day a robbery was committed either
by the same parties or by some eonfederives acting in con-
cert with them at the inn, Temple Cloud, Somerset. The
parties in that instance also were in a carriage, but, instead
of entering the house and calling for refreshment, two re-
mained on the outside while the third got in through some
back door or window. They were seen, to drive off in the
direction if Bristol, and very soon afterwards it was ascer-
tained that the landlord's bedroom had beets entered, the
lock of a drawer picked, and some silver spoons, 121. or 131.
in gold and silver moneys, a watah, and other property
abstracted. Fortunately the scoancreb overlooked a ega-
d Ivelds amount which the landlord had put away in
error. m part of the Teem for the pu of paying his reat.
The seems ofjortios hare waomdad In treeing the parties
to Bristol, and esall4sat hopes aro eatoetalaed that they
will yet be brought *Jobs*.

862.

A

ITALY.

SUFFERINGS OF TILE MADIAL
FLORENCE. nee. 8.
Sin.—ln Galiynans's Meisenyer of the let of
December appears a letter addressed to the editor of
the Tab'et, which refers to the copy of the memorial
to the Queen of England on the Madiai emir, dived so
far hack u the beginning of October, and supposed
to be from the pen of his Grace the Archbishop of
Dublin. The introductory remarks of Mr. Luau,
the editor of the Tablet, are, I think It will be
allowed, not in the best taste, or calculated to ad-
vance the cause he espouses. The tone of his corres-
pondent's letter, which is dated Lucca, November
16, is, on the contrary, particularly. praise-
worthy and free from sectarian spirit, and
evidently emanates from the pen of a conscientious,
upright and liberal-minded man. There are, how-
ever, two or three errors in the letter in question,
and these material ones; and is they are calculated',
to injure the cause of "truth and justice," to which
the writer of the letter alludes, and which I am fully
convinced he sincerely wished and intended to be-
friend, I take upon myself to correct those errors,
pledging my honour for the veracity of all I assert,
and, free from party feeling or prejudice, having no
other object in view than that of preventing sta+e•
mental not founded on facts from gaining publicity
oncontradicted, unintentional as may have been the
error of the publisher of them.
The Lucca correspondent of the Tablet, speaking
of Rosa Medial, says :—" She is allowed her Bible,
and the use of any other book she pleases, and the
visits of an ecclesiastic and medical man us often as
she wishes for or requires such." Now lam sorry
to say that this is not the cue.
When Madame Madiai was confined in the Bar.
geilo at Florence, the governor of tho prison, a
humane man, allowed her to have her Bible ; but
when her trial was concluded, and the order was
received for her removal to the Ergastalo, at Lucca,
he took the Bible (rota her, telling her he
did so with regret, knowing the pain its loss
would cause her; but that as she was going to
another prison, and out of his jurisdiction, he felt he
could not allow her to take it, as he did not know
whether the authorities of the prison at Lucca would
approve of her retaining it. Noono can justly blame
his conduct, his course of duty was plain, and like an
upright man he followed it. Madame Medial did,
however, succeed in obtaining another Bible, and fur
a short period it was her solace in her new abode. As
soon as her possession of it came to the knowledge
of thote in power, she was deprived of it, and the
reason assigned fur taking i• away was, that as she
was there a prisoner for heresy, tkey could not
allow her to retain a book which would so essentially
tend to confirm her in her heretical ideas and senti-
ments ; she was offered the Mortini, the Roman
catholic version of the Bible, with notes and com-
mentaries ; but for her that is not the Bible—the
pure, unadulterated, inspired writings. With diffi-
culty some chosen parts of the Mortini Bible have
been conveyed to her.
With regard to the expression, " she has an eccle-
siastic," it is necessary from its ambiguity to ex-
plain hat the ecclesiastic is a Roman catholic priest,
whose conversation and teaching cannot be either
very edifying or consoling to one who is under-
going severe punishment for differing from the very
tenets which it is his duty and privilege to inculcate.
She is never allowed to see a protestant clergyman,',
and the only visit she receives is that of an English
gentleman, who has ever taken the deepest interest
in her case and that of her husband, and who is'
allowed to visit each of them once • month, this
favour having been grudgingly accorded to him
through the kind intercession of Sir Henry Bulwer.
Doubtless she has many visits from those of the
Roman catholic faith—indeed, the ])owager Grand
Duchess his been to her cell, and I believe the
clergy, high and low, of the Roman church evince
great anxiety for her conversion, as such they would
naturally call her return to her former creed. It is
right to state that criminals in tho Tuscan dominions
—whether Jews or of any other religious denomina-
tions—are permitted to receive the visits of their
respective pastors and teachers; but this otherwise
universal privilege has not been accorded to the
Madiais. Francesco Madiai's cell has been searched
three times, and a copy of the New Testament wnich
was found was taken from him.

The Lucca correspondent is quite correct in stating
that Rasa Medial is not " condemned to the degrad-
ing company of the worst criminals;" but she can
hear, and does frequently hear, the fearful impreca-
tions and obscene jests of the fallen of her sex, her
fellow prisoners; and such is no slight aggravation
of her punishment ; they are not, it is true, in her
cell, but they surround her; and although silence is
inculcated and commanded, the rules arc frequently
broken, and the wretched criminals often give free
expression to their depraved feelings and ide4s. I
say not, mind, that this fearful companionship is
wilfully and knowingly inflicted upon Madame
Madiai,—perhaps the avoidance of it might entail
considerable local difficulties, but I do say it exists,
and that therefore virtually " she is surrounded by
the lowest and most degraded class of her own sex;"
though not literally so.
I have now, I hope, clearly and satisfactorily cor-
rected the misstatements contained in the letter of
the Lucca correspondent of the Talet.
I have felt it my duty to do so, as, from peculiar
circumstances, few are so intimately acquainted with
all the details as myself, and the case of the Madiais
is one of European and universal interest.
It grieves me to have to add, in conclusion, that I
learn from the English gentleman I have already
alluded to, and who yesterday returned from his
monthly visit to the Madiais, that Francesco Medial
is seriously ill, wasted, and debilitated, and unable to
stand for more than an instant. His vigorous frame
and robust constitution have at length succumbed
under the continued influence of prolonged confine-
ment, anxiety of mind, separation from his wife, and
the hopeless prospect of imprisonment for years,
uncheered, unalleviated, at the close of life, and
without the solace of the prayers and exhortations of
a minister of the creed he professes, glories in, and
suffers for. It is, however, most cheering to be able
to add, that he remains "steadfast in the faith,"
calmly beholds his approaching end, which, humanly
speaking, cannot be far distant; and though feeling
acutely his position, imprisoned as a felon, treated
with scorn and contumely, he remembers with joy
and gratitude that he has been thought worthy to
suffer in so good a cause, and piIICOS his hope and
reliance in that future where " the wicked cease from
troubling and the weary are at rest." CIVIS.

ROME, Die. 18.
THE POPE VERSUS THE CRYSTAL PALACE

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The new Crystal Palace has received a rebuff
at the hands of his Holiness. Permission has been
refused by the papal govenment for casts to be taken
of many of the most interesting monuments of art
and antiquity which had been selected by the com-
missioners of the fine art department during their
visit to (tome, three months ago, as worthy of a
place in the splendid series destined to embellish the
Sydenham Exhibition. As Messrs. Owen Jones
and Digby Wyatt had made large purchases of
plaster casts at Paris, where moulds of the most
celebrated statues exist, previous to visiting Italy,
'tome was not so much called upon to contribute fac
similes of her Laocoon, Gladiator, and other well-
known chtfa dcrurres, to the grand collection provid-
ing for the Crystal Palace Coinpauy, us to furnish
specimens of thou treasures, the knowledge of which
has hitherto been limited to the Eternal City. 1)r.
Braun, the learned antiquarian, a man profoundly
acquainted with Rome and the tine arts, to whom
Messrs. Jones and Wyatt entrusted the execution
of their extensive commissions, was anxious
to obtain casts of several monuments and statues
of the highest interest, both historically and artisti-
cally speaking, and for this purpose requested M.
dThedoin, the Prussian Ambassador, to apply to the
government of his Holiness fur the necessary per-
mission. The obelisks of St. John Lateran ; the
equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius ; the bansi-
reliesi of the Arch of Titus, respecting the triumph of
that Emperor, with the seven branched candlestick
and other spoils of the temple borne by the captive
Jews ; the Mena of Michael Angelo, in the Church
of San Pietro in Vincoli ; the Pieta, by the same
great master, in the Vatican Basilica ; and many-
other masterßieees in different churches of the cite,
required special permission, besides the works in the
Vatican sad Capitoline Museums. This permission
was granted to M. d'Usedom in writing, and Dr.
Braun made a model for the scaffolding necessary for
taking casts of the Lateran Obelisk, and had entered

into contracts for the execution of the work,
when he was taken aback by an intimation from the
Minister of Commerce and Fiue Arts, that upon
second consideration the government had detetm.ned
to withdraw the permission, and that therefore he
must suspend his operations. The pretext,. tidtlueed
were various, as that some of the wotks had oever
been cast before, others, like the arch of Titus had
been injured by fire and would not bear handling,
whilst others were in consecrated places and could
nut be made use of for profane purposes; bat ec
strong a spirit of opposition pervaded these flimsy ex.
cute*, that hostility to the whole undertaking mast
rather be assigned as the real motive. 'thus if Father
Mac Hale declaims against the Crystal Palace, Fati.er
Macilule's master does more.

This hostility on the port of his Holiness is the
more deplorable, when we reflect that the return of
the treasures of the Vatican to Morrie arc owing to
British valour and justice, that British soldiers
packed them up in Paris, that British generosity fur-
nished the means of transport, and that Lord Chen-
cellor Herries signed the cheque for 10,000 e es a
free gift to the Pope to enable him to meet the ex.
ponies. The museum in the pontifical palace of the
Lateran, also contains, amongst other masterpieces,
casts of our Elgiu marbles, and we might surely
have expected a little more gratitude in return.
1 Dr. Braun's activity has, however, surmounted
many obstacles. The Ccanmendatore Visconti and
the fine arts commissioners have granted everything
in their power, as have also the Chevalier Febbris,
director of the Vatican Gallery, and the Marquis
Melchiorri, director of the Capitoline Museum. In.
deed it is feared that the latter will incur the dis-
pleasure of the government for the ample concessions
he has made in favour of the Crystal Palace. The
Capitol will furnish a beautiful series of historical
busts, portraits of eminent men, as interesting to the
artist as to the biographer. To these we may add
the !grand antique collection of eniperors and philo-
sophers, and several very tine statues. The Vatican
also contributes many works,but there prohibition has
prevented the collection from being rendered at, rich as
could be desired. Still, few of the classical aubjects
will be wanting, and many pieces have been secured
which never appeared before in a similar series.
Amongst these are the Guistiniani Vesta ; the Pieta
of Michael Angelo, which, although prohibited from
casting from the original in St. Peter's, Dr. Braun
was fortunate enough to obtain from an unique
i mould taken many years ago, and still n existence
in this city; the group of lierniiii in the Corsini
Chapel at St. John Lateran; the St. Sebastian by
Giorgetti; Michael Angelo's Christ, in the Minerva
church, through the indulgenie of the Dominican
Superior; and Itaphaers Jonah, in the church of
Santa Maria del Popolo, through the complaisame
of Prince Chigi, the proprietor of the chapel in
which the statue ataxia. Many noble works have
been obtained from private collections not generally
known, and some interesting architectural sprci-
wens will be reproduced in plaster, such as a
whole set of arches from the cloister of :it.
John Lateran, enriched with mosaic ornaments.
Fifty large cases of casts have been already sent
off, and fifty more are now packing up, thanks to the
indefatigable energy of Dr. Braun, and the abund-
ance of skilful modellers in plaster, to be found in
Home. In this series modern art will be repre-
sented, not only by the works of Canova and Thor-
waldsen, but also by selections from those of living
artists of all nations who make the Eternal City their
residence. These gentlemen have very liberally re-
nounced all idea of remuneration for themselves, and
have gratuitously superintended the. Nesting of their
respective statues. Mr. Gibson, MA., sends his
Venus, Hunter, Actreon, Hours, and other coble
works. About twenty of the late Mr. Wyatt's
statues have been selected, amongst which are his
beautiful groups of leo and Bacchus, Flora and
Zephyr, the Penelope, originally executed for
the Queen, and several exquisitely graceful nymphs.
The casting of these works is going on under the
inspection of Mr. Speuce, who will likewise contri-
bute from his own studio the " Highland Mary,"
exhibited at the Crystal Palace last year, which he is
now repeating for Prince Albert, u well as the
statue of Lavinia, and an extremely beautiful series
of female figures, with appropriate attributes, repre-
senting the four seasons. Mr. Macdonald sends his
Ulysses, Andromeda, and ten busts selected from
his admirable gallery of eminent men. Mr. Cardwell
will have a large group of great merit and vigour in
the collection, which will also comprise the great
Washington monument by the American sculptor,
Mr. Crawford, and several well selected works from
the chisels of Wulff, Tcnerani, Gnaccherini, Bientsime,
and other artists of distinction, which will do
full honour to the inventive talent of the day. The
casts are finally submitted to ia hardening wash,
which imparts, as much as possible to such a mates
rial, the hardness and consistency of marble.
Dr. Braun provided Messrs. Jones and Wyatt
with letters to influential men at Berlin, his native
city, which greatly facilitated their researches there,
and the liberality of the King of l'russia forms a
striking contrast to the petty hostility shown by the
government of his Holiness to an establishment of
such splendour, utility, and universal interest, as
the new Crystal Palace.

AMERICA.

(By ELECTRIC TELEGRAM)
ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC.

LIVERPOOL, MIDNIMIT, FRIDAY.
The American steam-ship Baltic, Capt. Comstock,
which has been most anxiously looked for during the
last day or two, has just arrived. Instead of sailing
on her usual day, Saturday, the 11th instant, she
did not leave until the following day, the 12th. She
brings GO passengers, and 230,000 dole. in specie
She met the out•going reamer Arctic, on the 13th
instant, at half-past 2 in the afternoon.
The news from California by this arrival is 14
days later than the previous advices. The City of
Sacramento had been again laid in ashes, and many
lives were lost. The mining reports cont d good-
From Mexico we learn that Sonora had been de-
dared independent and annexed to France.
The business reports do not differ very much from
the previous accounts. The rate of exchange con-
tinued the same.
The cotton market was steady.

How TIME GOES AT NAPLES.--A correspondent
at Naples writes, Dec. 18 Alter four years of languor
Naples has resumed its former gaiety. Strangers, howeaer,
are not so numerous as in past tiring ; and, except among
the Russians there are few of title. During Advent We
have hut routs and assemblies, which, alter Christmas', are
to be some. &umlaute,. M. de Barrot, the French minis-
ter, gives a grand ball in honour of the reestablishment of
the empire, at which the King and Queen, and all the
I court, are expected to be present. Lady Holland onus
Palazzo &wean& on Thursdays during the season, and the
balls of the Real Accademia begin en the 27th, and ran-
tinue every Monday till the end of the Can:teal.
The King • brother, the Count d'Aquils, hunts ',Lb
his fax hounds at Carditollo once a week, and gives
a splendid dinner afterwards to the party invited,
usually from twenty-four to thirty guests. Upon the Corso J 1
Ching° are to be seen a hundred equipages, rivalling them
of. Hyde•park, arid several of them teams of four hemitifal
English horses. Their It.ll. Counts de Syracuse and Aquila
drive each teams of bays and cheanuts ; Lady Strachan has
a barouche and four greys; the I)uc de Fifth, bees ; Dee
de Psomnies, hays and chesnuts; Marquis de Seise, hays;
and Count de Noeiglia Treensa, roans. Whist parties re-
gularly follow the dinners, and the Amphytroins whew
chefs are in most activity are Sir William Temple, Coast
Creptowich, Baron Adolphe de Rothschild, Lady Strachant
l'rince Cimitala, Count de Tdontesantangelo, ano. chess:am
Meurierfe ; and though last, nut least, Lied Ilolland'•,
veritable cordon bleu. To this agreeable picture, the dal/
drawback is the arrival, for the season, of SW beggars. hor-
rid objects, who distribute themselves daily along the sese-
?Al promenades to annoy strangers more particularly,"
CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS IN Noßw.tT.—At Chrurifilla
and in other Norwegian towns them is a delicate Christmst
way of offering to a lady a brooch, or a pair of ear ni r, la
a truss of hay. The house door of the person comp:smioted
is pushed open, and there is thrown Into the house a trust
of hay or a raw,_ a sheaf of corn, or bag of chaff. In time
part of this " bottle of hay " envelope there is a "needle"
of a present to be hunted for. A friend ut miuc volved
from her betrothed, according to this Christmas ratan."'
exceedingly large brown paper parcel, which, on Isaig
opened, ri sealed a second parcel with a losing matzo on the
cover. And so on, parcel within parcel, motto wall'',
motto, till the kernel of this paper husk—which WO at
length discovered to be a delicate piece of minute jeavehi
—was arrived at. One of the prettiest of Chrrtmas
toms is the Norwegian practice of giving, on Chrrtinsr-
day, a dinner to the birds. On Christmas morning.
gable, gateway, or barn-door, is decorated with a 'hist or
corn,
that the birds shall make their Claristma dinner. Fro do
fixed on the top of a tall p,le, wherofrom it is int( laded
peasant will contrive to have a handful set by for this pur-
pose, and what the birds do not eat on ehriatnneoday, re`
mains for them to finish at their leisure through the ewer.
The carolling of birds about these poles made a Norare,
Christmas in the fields quite holy to me.— Diiksass
"Household Words."

Vbe Court.

WINDSOR,

Thc dinner party yesterday ootteisted of the
hear, the Vnam of Lriaiairra, the Primmer
:• Ilehenlhe, tbo I.arly is Weitimp te the
o. go. the buckram de Spetb, mad Calmed the
B.
lb, %vet) 'e pricAte bead !atm led is tie Castle the
evorielt, sold performed the Wowing Weed's—
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••••• • ••••• Lamar

s, R.M. 11. laglis, M.P., had as interview with Sir
j,hy r ,Istagrea yesterday at the Coloeial office.
~-re rat ysster-ay from the Colonial•ofget
tobe Governors 1.1 the North American Province,, the
(~,amore of l'eslon and Ilong Kong. the Lord High Con-
ut etv lowan Islands, kind the Governor of Malls
ltopsubta rue revetsul yosterdoy from the (lutecium of
u.attitur. _

!IL O. CoRmiwALL Lewis has been appointed
of the Fdthbategh fierier r.

(rum LAST AIIONT.• osaaTeu.)
la,voitNt: Of NEXT, DIX% 23.—The Queen ban been
iduoil to appoint Captain George Edward Wade to be
Custunahotter and Cunt-tun of Team tor the Seychelles
Veal., depend. neles 01 the Island of Mauritius; also
his pleased to appoint Thomas Kelly, Esq., M.D., to be
sA Assistant Magistrate fur the dutrict of Natal, is South
Amt I.

WAR OFFICE, Dec. 24.
rth Regiment of Dragoon Gusida—Captain Jobe Digby
Murray, from half-pay Unattached, to be captate. vice
Beset Major Abraham Bolton, who exchanges; Lieu-
t, omit Adolphus William newel Burton to be captain
hr perches., vice Murray, who retim ; Cornet Henry
Hugh McNeil. to be lieutenant, by purchne, vies
Burton ; Coast Richard U. Rumford Bolton, from the
lot Dragoon Guards, to be cornet, rice McNeil,.
„ad Dragoono—l'aptain William Boyd, front the nth Foot,
to be captain, vice Robe rtson, who ezehaegt a.
Ilth Light Dragoomi.—Br. rot II our John Douglas to be
major, by purchase, vice Jones. promoted in 3rd West
Isms Iteariniest ; Lieutenant Arthur Briscoe to be *sp-
ivs, by purchase. vice Douglas.
7th Rerineent of Foot.—Captaio It :Fined Yonge Shipley,
from the Ssth Foot, to be rapt do. rice Verner, who ea-
rlosoges.
bob Foot.—Enoien Henry Henderson to be lieutenant, by
purchase, rice Haler, who retires
1:01 root.—Lieutenant William Edward Crofton to he
“ptain. without purchase, vice Ilearn, deceased ;
Thomas rationed Miller to he lieutensat, without
jun haw, me eirent-laseir George Gibson
ensign. without purchase, rite Miller.
toot —Acting Awistant•Surzeun John Meanie to be
nostant-surgem, vice Cole, promoted in the let West
Indian gireent.
11th F.•.'.—Captain John Donovan V ' from the 7th
to be captain. rice Shipley, who eachanges.
79th loot.—Brevet Coloun lion*. Walpole, from half-pay
Jith Foot, to he lieuteuntwolont, vice lion. Lauderdale
Haul,. who cachous 's; Major Edmund James Elliot to
Ix lieutenant, by porches% eke Walpole, who retiree
!Nee Matto John Douglas to he mayor, by purchase,
cry Lieutenant Keith Ramsay Maitland to be
*loam, by purchase, vice Douglae ; Ensign Henry Hol-
t T
!S•evrown to bet mitenant,by purebaseorice Maitland.
loot—Captain Andrew Robertson, from the 2nd Dra-
gons, to be captain, •ice Boyd. who *schemes.
sea loot.—Cantata Tobias Purcell, from half-pay un-
attached. to be captain (repaying the difference), me
Brew. t Major John Moonier, Mann, woo esthetes,.;
Lieutenant Tboosa Jame. Mire-dins to be captain, by
punka*, vice Farrell, who retires; Emilia Henry Hops
te.eleels to be lieutesaat, by purchase, vice Meredith.
oith Foot —Meyer James Webber Smith to he lieutessat-
mlent I, by perches,. vise Walter, who reties; Captain
Beery Hem to he major. by purchase, vice smith;
LieetenantJanses George Eddington to be septets, by
rents**, rice flume. Ensign Frederick James Taylor
to he lisatessat, by purchase. vier Eddii.gton.
Itt Wird India Regiment.—Assistant Surgeon Robert John
Cole, M D from the 20th Fort, to be surgeon, Mee Jobe
linoestoes Stewart. M.D.. who retires upon half-Psi.
:sit West lodise R. gimat.—Serjeant- Major Milner Bar
hub, from the Ist Nest India Regiment, to be twigs,
without purchase, vice Thompaon, deceased.
3rd West India Regiment.—Major Inigo Willies Jeers,
from the 11th Light Dragoons, to he lieutenant-colonel,
by purchase, vire Findlay. who retires.
Leto at —Calomel John Dilly Murray, of the sth Dragoon
',oar*, to be major in the army ; Brevet Major John
1,,,,hy Murray. of the sth Dragoon Guards, to be lies-
t. mateelonel on the army ; Captain Tobias Purcell, of
*he ttOth root, to be major in the army; Brevet-major
1: ban Purcell, of the 90th root, to he lieutemetwolosel
is the army.
7be Inn mutinied cadets of the East laths Company's
essence, t 4) have the local end temporary reek of eneagn.
dating the period of their being placed under the am-
mead of Colonel Harry D. Joan. of the Royal
ratio**, at Chatham, for Mid tenement's in
the art of lopping and mining : Saluthery Thar
nes Trevor, gent. ; George Newmareh, gent. ;
Theme Beekley, nat. ; Cuthbert Walter Fisch, gent. ;
Jae Lamm Vfatta, gent.; Irwin Meetgenfery (ireig,
net.; John Norris Hunter, gent.; Joseph Bealtv, gent.
MaXiillettOr u.—The Christian names of Captain Meehan,
tithe Ist West India Regiment, are "George Walter,'
sad not " Wolter," a previously stated.
ADMIRALTY, Dec. 17.
The following promotions have this day taken plan come-
quest ce the death, on the 11th inst., 01 Admiral of the
Blue Sir Thomas Briggs, fi.o M G.; Vice Admiral John
Wight, on the retereed half-ply list, to he admiral on the
aims list; TM Admiral William Henry B. Trenton, on
the risers's' half-pay list, to be admiral on the same list;
Vow Admiral M the Red Sir Samuel Pym, K.O B , to be
admiral of the blue: Vin Admiral of the White Thomas
Bross to be vice admiral of the red ; Vice Admire/ of the
Blue the Hon. doweline Percy, C.B.' to hl vice admiral
if the white; Rear Admiral of the Red James Whitley
lasso Dundee, C 8., to be vice admiral of the Mae; Rear
Admiral of the White Barrington Reynolds, C. 8., to be
rear admiral of the red ; Rear Admiral of the Blue
Irani' Erskine Loch to he rear admiral of the white ;
Captain Sir George Richard Brooke Pechell, Bart., to be
rear-admiral on reserved half pay; Captain Herbert
Brace Powell to be rear admiral on reserved half-pay;
Captain the Hoe. Henry John ltous to be rear admiral of
the blue.
ASil the following Captains on the Retired List to be
li:hred Rear-Admirals on the terms proposed in the
tosdoe Gimerfe. of lit Sept., 1846, without lacrosse of
pip Captain Henry Theodosius Brow Collier, Cop-
ia,. J.ihn Brection, Captain William Remedios, Captain
Beaty Stanhope, Captain John To vetoed Coma, Cap-
tain Edward Corson, C. 8., Captain &pinatas Arabia.

NEW DEPUTY LIEUTENANTS.
PansansssMlas
George Dunn, Esq., soil Williams Thomas, Esq.
Laiteirraaanisia.
Sr Frederick William Ileygate, Bert-
Miuntarigh.
It Newlin Bond Cahbell, E. 1., M.P., Captain Debrille
Floyd Duckett, Major Easy, Hoary Morrie Inse-
tted, E.. 1 . Charles Mills, Ent., Sir John Musgrove, Bart,
Lodge Murray Prior, Bp., Jason Roe, Esq., Joeeph
%inky, Eq , and Robert Cronk Watford,
WINITMOSZLAND.
!sass Gaudy, Esq.
THE MILITIA.
The following commissions have been signed :
111ta Elton Prover, Esq., to be captain, in the Royal
W.;ultire Militia.
liodeison Wayte, gent to be ensign, in ditto.
kuilan Alexander William Adair to be captain in the
ht&unersetshire Iteginseat of Milt* vies Jones, resigned.
Ike lion. Amiss Poulett to be ensign its ditto, vies Adair,
Leetessat Herbert Butler Bitten to be captain in ditto,
vet Feed, resigned.
Faints Edsraril Clarke to be lieutenant ia ditto, vies
Bette, promoted.

A WEI.UING 0/1 TIM a beautiful village,
!ea males floes Prates. eel shaved far its club day aud ate
"ttim." a young eoupfebal reelprocated each other's love
F.r 03111, ties., but the (rimiest the fair one bad some (A-
rm% to the 41/1111, which neither time. nor argument, tier
Inmtoo, h.d bee. able to remove. As the prospect of
"Wire with parental consent was very remote, it wee
aletanamot by tie two most interested that the nuptial knot
sbesid be tied lint, sad the forgivesem, instead of the
'most, of the o'd folks should be asked afterward,.
hemntifigly. ma Monday tut a license wee procured, sad se
neither of the parties admired the mere romance of
muses wedding, they determined to plight their troth
mar ;their ow% home, at their owe old church,
where they hod worship- ell for years, and which was
ttdeand to them by so many meoeiatious. The
l'Ntaft lady lift home to *prod a short time with a
Itsraltsur, from where* she rent word that she would
I' • It Itrottathtoo to speed the night with a fries", and
retort, boo, to strop. Whether the latter
rot el the journey was sodertakeu we de sot determine,
bet hymen o'clork--ortually before daylight—the follow.
eiguorvionar, she sod ber loved else obtained admittance
the rhumb, and by eight the minister arrived, and
I!"' !RI p.rtoat rite wee performed. The pariah
tart, it vi NW, sympathisiog with the lovers, and afraid
of mrise as imitation to the villagers et amythiatt heat(
now, a• nosh, have hems judged by hi. tarrying vestments
aa4 a, he ordinarily does Into the church, placed
!htie as • hasher mad canted then ea his head, rif he
lore ww• law important burden. The irresolvable yews
hhat retailed, the news sum spread through the village el
ohs' bed taliwt Owe, end many mad hearty were the re-
Attars denim the day smug the (made of the yeses
t Irk. me their taiaton so hold a map eaM mean dna
e*,tt • keplenne Preens Chronic e.
1 "11.W.ST Taarrie.—Amordists to the Munn of
.t
i 41.17 lospesies which are tulwded is ear must lid,
at eei• that the week's tragic eatemete to 206.5041.
17,4;19 11,1”. et en. 4s. Id. per mile ; whilst the Menu
t.rt•rmitheig week in 1441 went 2046144 ow 11,467
mil
..77. "e 04.ei N. a mile; sad flawlliO, 1141,91/K. eta
ir Vials. Of 311. 11.. 10d. • mile; @Wiwi,. w i•oreal• el
74. ear 1610.—rt ogle pe anent r week one 1161, and of 21. 76. 211..
Railatap

IRELAND

Die.l4.
PROSECUTION OF THE "ANOLO-CELT."
CONVICTION OF NE. Z. WALLACE.
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

The cue of the Queen v. Mr. Z. Visllsos, the pro-
prietor of the Anglo-Celt, was resumed at the sitting of the
court yesterday, cod the interest is the proeeedisgs evinced
ow the preceding day was evident/y increased rather them
abated.

After some discussion on technical matters'
Mr. Fitzgibbon, Q C., sauteed spout this defence of his
client. Having undo some introduetoey observatiemik thei
Manta counsel said that the Attorney•Ovagral, I. *pals,'
the saes to the jury, bad told them that one of his inativer
for instituting the prosecution was that he felt it to be his
duty to preserve for every man in that county the right of
having • fair and impartial trial. That the learned
gentleman should imagiae that goy each duty devolved
I upon kis shoulders when her Majesty elected him to the
office, was just about as rational es it would be is a fly
non a coach wheel to cry out that it was Ida duty. to
drag the coach at the rate of :0 miles ea hour. Having
stated that the jury were the persoas who were to
form an opinion as to whether the article wElch had been
published in the defendant's newspaper was or was not a
malignant and mischievous libel, the learned counsel ob-
served that it was sixty years since the greatest lawyer of
that day declared that he could della' what • libel
was, eacept this—that it we. what • jury fiend to be •
Lbel; and in eonaideriug the question they should look to
the publication in all the circumstances under which it
was published, the station in life of the person by whom it
bad ben. published, and the CifCll6llltalln a under which it
had been pub'asheil. The defendant was not bound to de-
monstrate that is every sentence the document to which
objections hail been taken was quite &cormus and unexcep-
tionable, but that it did not bear the construction put upon
it of being a malicious libel. It was the bounden duty of
the Attorney-Heneral to forbear from prosecutions like the
present unless they were lou it y ea/led for by some serious
'ulnae:mu, nt of the laws of the land; and any one who
was in the habit of reading newspapers could aot fail to see
that intemperate language was used from time to time by
the advocates of different ponies. And would it not he •
monstrous thing if an Anomie y-Heneral should fancy him-
self placed in such • position as to seise upon the pub-
lishers, and drag them into a seam of justice to
undergo a state prosecatiou ? The learned colonel
then 1021 the alleged libel, headed The Sie-
stas Bridge Tragedy," and commented upon it, ob.
*orris' that the writer had not charged the military with
wilful and delib rata murder, but merely gave • report of •
portion of the evidence brought forward at the trial horn
which that conclusion was to be drawu. No one in the
community would more sincerely rejoice than he would if
each soldier who fired • shut on the day in queatiou and
killed a man, would be enabled to establish to the satisfee-
tom of ajury diet in ao doing he bad done an act fur which
he was not criminally responsible ; nor had his client given
him instructions Warty anything that would be calculated to
prejudge the se:dicta the jury as regarded the guilt or in•
aceence of the men who might be on their trials. Having
drawn attention to the circumstances of the transaction at
Six-mile Briars the learned gentleman intimated to the
jury that the defendant had no repine" at the inquest, and
that what Lad appeared in his newspaper had been copied
from other papers. Did th ry not all lower that every news.
paper in the land teemed neat morning with the proceedings
which had taken place at the legate', and what evidence
was there that any steps bad been taken by the crows to
put an end to such articles ? And how could the Attorney-
6. neral allow others to act illegally, us he said, for one
fortnight, and then presume to come into that court and
impute malignant crime to a young ion because he in his
paper bad published secondhand report of the inquest—
published too in a remote country town situated at more
that 100 miles from where the inquest had been held ?
Where was the evidence that this libel, which was sup
posed to have lad smell the minds of the jury, had been
read by a single pews la the neighboutUud in which
the inquest had his bell ? Did it appear that anyone of
the seventeen janareby wham the eau had been tried had
'see the paper, sad bed ems of them begs peoduced to show
that bee wad had been ialkeased by its osatints What
peed Ird bees glees (Mt say sae of the military gentle-
men abate homeaded lbeliegs had begs as much described
had seen the smospaper ? Would it ha= become a really
public document bet foe the Attorney.fasseral himself i
He (Mr. Fitzgibbon) believed that since the year 1817 there
had wt been • state prosemitioe for libel. it was • weapon
with which every prudent Attorney Deseret would meddle
with caution. A state prosecution was an Instrument of
torture. He did imagine, seeing that the ease was is some
wieuste a military one that • little military diseretioa
I would have born es. reiseel, and that all the eloquence, and
turbulence, sod even the pathos would have hoes kept for
the reply ; but he was sever more disappoiated in his life
as soon as he heard the vehemence and the fleeted pathos
with which • fact was dragged into the case by the seek
and shoulder, whoa he beard it stated that this valiant
regiment (the 31st) bid never lost its solemn, be was •
little surprised. Who ever 1144 that it hod tut
ite valuing ? It might :have bees a mistake, and
facings," and not colours, might hive been
meant ; sad when was it that these colours were lost i
Why, in the year 1823, before any one in the regiment
who considered himself aggrieved bed teetered it,
The Kent East Indiums took Ore is the Bay of &may,
upon which occasion the regiment was rescued from the
wreck, but its colours were destroyed. What bad this feat to
do with the presen. case? Now let him retain to the publ:-
cation, te say if it should be designated • wicked and ma-
tinees% libel, and whether the jury would sewage his client
to be brought up before the Court of Queen's Beach, to be
there addressed by hie lordship as a wicked and malignant
libeller. Such • prosecution was not tO be endured. Wbea
• miserable bookseller was dragged out of • dark lane in
Lambdas to stand his trial at the bar of justiec for having
wri tea • political parody upon the Lord's Prayer, the
' Creed, sad the Litaay, • jury of Englishmen acquitted
him : and twice more was he arraigned upon the same
charge before other juries, and also acquitted—not because
they did not disapprove of his profane parody, but because
the press teemed with such parodies, and they thought it
unfair to victimise this poor bookseller, and he was eve.
allowed to justify hie act by 'bowing that the Chief Justice
who bevel the trial was the sea of a bishop who had pub-
lished • parody upon the Lord's Prayer. Why in the
name of C01:120012 sense—why, in the name of political and
party prudence—ha/ the present miserable nee been
I dragged before that court at such a time ? They had heard
the Attorney-General on the previous day lauding
'the courage of the valiant 31st; bet he wondered
when be was so addressing the jury if it oe-
tarred to his mind that if in Match neat he would
continue in office, and it would be his duty to go down
to prosecute tho ten oddities for murder, he was placing
himself in the position of being suspected of a predeter-
mination to get them acquitted. The dafendeat was no
priest's man; he is a plain Presbyterian; his paper was
in the north of Irelsad, and ha eensiderevl that he was
making a fair and honest commentary upon • shocking
treaseetion in which somebody meet be =said/red to be
to blame, sod be made his remarks sosordingly. Was
there anything wrong is the coucludiag observations of
the documeat, that the writer trusted the government
would act temperately. Did It suggest • factious Jelling
with the case? Did it do more than express • wish that
the guilty party, whether dressed In black, red or grey,
sad whether he was a clergyman, • soldier, a farmer,
and wore a black, • red, or a bless oast, should be
punished, hut punished temperately? Was it to be ex-
pected that there would be • fair trial of the accused by
prejudging their cases by sash an ill-timed investigation
as the present ? and was his client to be punished for
stating that certain evidence led to • certain result, when
117 men empanelled on • jury had returned • verdict of
wilful murder ? Let the Solicitor-Hengist by and bye, in
the plenitude of his imagination, venture to tell them
that the publication in question had led to that verdict.
Would he believe that they were each galls as to swallow
the assertion ? If he intended to resort to each an ergo-
' meet he should have produced some of the 17 jurors to
prove that they had read the article, and that they had bees
I influeaced by it.
The Chief Julies said he could not have received any
such evidence. . .

. --.............—.
Mr. Flizsdibon asked, if this were so, upon what founds-
ties bad the Attoruey.General reaeoneckthat the publication
had a tendency to warp the minds of the jury who bad tried
the ease at the inquest? But was it to be conceived that a
jury who were acting under the obligation of an oath would
be influenced by what was said in an ',title ? They were
called upon to say in that ease, in the language of the in-
' 'Lament, that the defeadant, being a person of wicked
mind and dispoitioo, published a scandalous and malicious
libel. The learned counsel then went on to comment apes
this ease, the frets of which have been &freed, so fully
before the public in various fdrms and articles, and then
asked the Attorney-O,mM if he had seen in the defen-
dant's paper, a few days after the pub:it:atlas of the
alleged libel, a full apology for the reflections which had
been east upon the officers sod privates of th- 31st Regi-
meat ? Ilia client would sot have published whet had
appeared in reference es the fleinblot It he did not be-
lieve that what be on wawa ans ewe 1 awl he (Mr. F.)
would besairprused if • de & geatleenka la the regiment
would say that he regarded for a sternest the imputation
relative to their fee ings or their having acted as cowards ;
' end if he did nut, why should the money of the state be
spent in such a proem taboo ?
• The Attorney, General stated that he had never heard o
the apology alio& d to by the learned counsel.
Mr. liter lb/ on replied that the Attorney.O I sea
now 1114 king for himself, and he was gaits sure that if he
had heard of the sr ()logy, he would have mentioned it in his
opening statement; but it was quite a different thing when
he spoke from his brief. Its. learned friend (Mr. 1111'llo-
sough) had suggested to him that the fact ref the Attorney-
Gene eel's not saving heard of the apology was • proof that
the eircelation of tl,• newspaper was very small, and it was
quite plain that somebody had called hi. attention to the
alleged libel; somebody who had not the vaanleese and
osecloor to 1.101 out to him what would tend to mitigate
what was cowl .erect to be his offence. Having made some
further observations on the GM, the learned couseel left the
tineetios se to the construction of the document with the
Val. B. J. Mousy was examined, and stated that by yea
foOloa be was a reporter, and had furnished the Fr eassait' a
Allinsil w it\ a note of the evidence given at the Mit-mile-
kip Midge ant. In took a coseunent note of the proceed-
. 4est ttheseldom* as it wee given, in order to
WOMMiI It As nue pat, obi taking In al;orth tad the
ut
ativaleals, er alenesdeseatlemels. Wit.... bed look. d
at the polka of the evidesee /*Ma la the Aaelo- rot,
sad eeeeklend that it vas s Ws squi of se sea of the
peeemalage at the Lease.