The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-05 00:00:00

Iv to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies
the Minister of Finance made his statement,
according to which 200 million lire were required
for the public expenditure to the end of 1864. The
Minister did not intend to propose any fresh
loans until the financial position of Italy
had considerably improved. lie announced an
immediate reduction of 60 millions of lire
in the public expenditure, 42 millions of which will
be introduced in the naval department.
The minister further stated that still greater re-
ductions will be effected by means of the funda-
mental li—ws of the kingdom. To cover the deficit
of 200 millions the minister proposed a bill to come
into force prior to the 25th November, from which
he expects an increase of 40 millions of lire iu the
proceeds of the tobacco, salt, and other indirect
taxes. The minister also asks for the approval
of the Chamber to certain contracts in reference
to the crown property, whereby at least 40 millions
will at once accrue to the Treasury. lie also re-
quested that the landed property tax, to the amount
of 124 millions, payable either in silver or coupons
of the public debt, should be anticipated, and that
authorisation to issue Treasury bonds to the amount
of 56 millions of lire should be granted to Lim.
Finally, the minister announce I theta bill would
be communicated to the Chambers by which the
King spontaneously renounces three millions of his
civil list. (General applause from all parts of the
house.)
The following bills were brought before the
Chamber of Deputies by the ministry to-day :
A bill for the transfer in the public accounts of
the sum of 1,007,000 lire of reutes to the credit of
the town of Turin, as indemnity for the change of
the capital from there to Florence ; for the transfer
of the Court of Cessation from Milan to Turin in
1805 ; awl also one to permit public companies to
establish their head offices in other places besides
the capital.

The Minister of Justice stated that he will with-
draw the bill on ecclesiastical property, and briug
it before the house iu another form.

Signor Sella declared that the contract for the
sale of the State railways had been accepted by the
ministry ; but that it would be difficult imme-
diately to submit the bill to the Chamber for ap-
proval, obstacles having been raised by the con-
tractors, on account .•f the transfer of the capital.
To-morrow the Chamber will resolve itself into a
committee fur the examination of financial bills.

DENMARK.

COPENHAGEN, Nov. 4, 4.23 tat.

The Folkething, iu its witting of to-day, approved
of the government indicting M. de Bille, editor of
the Alblaci and member of the Bigaraati, for high
treanon, ou account of the article published iu that
journal under the title "The King's Hereditary
Rights."

SPANISH ULTIMATUM TO PERU.
MADRID, Nov. 4.
..The Pelige:oaf-to-day statee4hat eleeerwPaeoja
is the bearer of an ultimatum to Peru, demanding
from the Peruvian government prompt and full
satisfaction, and that if he dues not obtain it the
Spanish squadron is at once to take possession of
the principal ports of the repuolic, sod to destroy
its fleet.

The municipal elections have terminated. They
have resulted in the election of half of the candi-
dates of the progressist and half of those of the
moderate party.

THE TRANSPORT OF BRITISII TROOPS
TO INDIA.

TRIESTE, Nov. 4.
' The Trieste papers publish advices from Coustau.
tioople statiug that all difficulties respectiug :he
transport through Egypt of British troops have
beet' removed.

Tim Eatrutoz MAZIKILIAN.—The Mewls of the
Emperor Maximilian in Austria sod in this country receive
from Mexico the gratifying iofrumation that he is firmly
establishing himself in his new doniioioes. The magnificent
body of troops, denominated the Foreign Legioo, &elected
with great care duriog the last three mouths, and perfectly
org►nised, with their war material, will leave Trieste for
Vera Crux on the 20th instant. The arrangements foe
giving brilliancy to his court are &leo going forward. The
silver services are now is progress at the house .IChristoile,
of Paris, and the msgiiiiiceot services of Sheba china,
from the well-known house of Goods ►od Co., of London,
were forwarded by fast steamer from Smatbamptou lad
week.

DE PATCH or THE INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.
HOUTHAIIPION, Nov. 4.—The Peninsular and Oriental
Company's steamship Dolts, Csptaiu Leckie, sailed hewn
to-day at 2 pm. with the mails for Gibraltar, the Medium..
noose, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India (except liotabsy). and
China. She took out Si first, and 32 mooed claps pameogers;
and on freight specie value 103,741/. jlr. 8.1. for the follow.
log porta, : Madras, sovereigns, 1,545/. 10...; gold thread
and jewellery, 3,15)1. ; Calcutta, jewellery and watc.h.m.
3,1831. ; Penang, watches and chains, 1071. ; Singapore.,
jjewellery,2,lol. ; Hoog Kong, dollars, XJ,76:31. ris.Al.;
jewellery, lac., 3,01111. ; Shane,hai, dollar', 50,i351. ; bar
silver, 5551. ; watches sod coral beads, ; and for
Alezaadria, sovereigns, 1.000!.

THE VICTORIA CIRO:S.—WAR OFFICE, Nov. 4.
The Queen has Leen graciously pleased to signify bar in-
teotiou to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cons on
the under-mimuoned officer and nootonimireioned officer
of her Majesty's army, when claims to toe same have been
submitted for her Majesty's approval, on socouut of acts of
bravery performed by them in New Zoilacd, as slated
against their tames ; Frederick Auguetus
Smith. 43rd regiment; fur his distinguished conduct during
the engagement at novena, oo the 21st of June. He is
stated to have 1.-d on his corupeuy is the moat gallant mari-
ner at the attack on the tlrorirr possum, sad, although
wonoded previously to re:ichiog the rifle pits, to bare
jumped down into them, whets be commenced a hand to
baud encounter with the enemy, thereby giving his men
great encouragement, and setting them a fine example.
Sergeant John Murray, 681 b Regiment. for his Maim-
guisherl condoct during the engagement at Taumriga, on the
'2lst of June, when the eneoly'a position was Indus st.srmetl,
in running up to • rifle pit cootaioing from eight to ten of
the enemy, and without any assistance killing or wounding
every one of them. He is stated to have afterwards pro-
ceeded up the works, fighting desperately, and still con-
tinuing to bayonet the enemy.
METRoPOLITAN EIoARTS or WORK:S.—The ordi-
nary weekly meeting of the Board of Works was held yes-
terday at their offices, Sorusg•ssraeos; Mr. Julio Tbwaites
presiding. Major Lyon wished to know who bore the ex-
peon of the deputation to Carlisle and Ediuourgh, to is-
spect the drainage works of those places, and whether the
board paid for those members who stayed down there for
their own pleasure. The Chairman said that the expenses
of the deputation down and tack were borne by the board.
but the arrangement that was made was, that there
should be just sufficient time allowed to inspect the works
and return, and that those who chase to stay longer were
to pay all extra expeosea Several members bad availed
themselves of the opportunity to take a little pleasure
and had paid the extra money (or it. Mr. Crelha aid
Mr. H. Lowman Taylor, who were tumble to go, expressed
their satisfaction at the arrangements. The Chairman said
that a report of their inspection would be drawn up xt d laid
before the board. Mr. Besalgette presented his usual
monthly report oe the program of the Main Drainage and
Them e@ Embankment Works, and after some other business
of oo particular public interest had been transacted the
board adjourned.

The remains of the late Mr. John Leech were
buried yesterday afternoon shortly before two
o'clock. The grave selected irabout midway down
the southern path of Keneal-green Cemetery, sod is
divided from that of Mr. Thackeray only by a single
vault. This contiguity, combined with the close
friendship known to have existed between the two
men, from their oldscbool-daysat the Charterbowie,
through manhood, to the end—tbe sad rapidity
wherewith they have followed each other to the
tomb—the marked emotiou of the one burl d yea.
tenley at the funeral of the other but ten short I
months ago—and the fact of the same knot of per-
sonal friends being se woe re-assewbled for the same
mournful purpose--makes comparison between the
two ceremonials almost inevitable. There were
fewer people present yesterday than when Mr.
Thackeray was buried, those versed in such matters
estimating the proportion to be one to four ; but
there has, perhaps, never been greater evidence of
heartfelt grief at personal loss than was yesterday
manifested at Leech's grave. The day wan lovely
—the sun shining through the autumnal haze with
a warmth and force seldom known in November,
and the road to the cemetery seemed full of
that busy, smiling, active life, which he who
has gone so loved to paint. In all heavy
trouble, the bitter contrast between the placid in-
difference of the out-door world and the consuming
sorrow within, jars against the sufferer's sense of
them. That tire °amides should ply as usual, or
the cabman demand his fare, or the sun shine, or
the brook flow on for ever, whether the nearest and
dearest, or the brightest and best, go or stay, is a
lesson hard to learn—but it gains iu intensity
when the man mourned Las given up his life's
blood to make our life cheerier and better,
when we hear that it has been at the sacrifice
of health and strength that we have been amused,
and when we know the labourer to have so literally
fallen in harness that the latest product of Lin
kettles was necessarily issued while he was lying
dead. In the tearful eyes of men disciplined by
worldly experience into the habitual exercise of
self-control--and in the reverent bearing of hundreds
of self-constituted mourners who persisted (in spite
of a whispered assurance that it was uut customary)
in walking barehe ided from the chapel to the grave
—might be recognised some such feelings as these.
And among the men present were some of the foremost
of their time. Not a branch of art or letters but had
sent some of its most distinguished representatives
to do honour to the dead. And it was remarked
that this conjunction of genius was the more note-
worthy from the comparatively swell number of the
unknown public present. There were perhaps iu
all about a thousand spectators and mourners, and
out of these the features of almost every other
man were familiar through photograph or print.
Shortly before half-past ooe some twenty or thirty
' gentlemen were admitted into the chapel, there to
await the arrival of the procession, while to prevent
a rush the doors wereguarded by a couple of police-
men, who, acting up to instructions, refused admin.
siuu to all comers with inflexible rigour. Before
many minutes had elapsed the carriages arrived,
the coffin was slowly placed on its resting place in the
centre of the chapel, while the proprietors of Punch
awl some of the best known of its contributors were
I
ranged round it as pall-bearers. Mr. Mark Lemon,
Mr. Shirley Brooks, Mr. Toni Taylor, Mr. J. K.
Millais, R.A., and Mr. Horace Mayhew, held one
side of the pall ' • and Mr. P. M. Evans, Mr. P.C.
Rummel, Mr. John Tenniel, Mr. S. Lucas, and
Mr. H. Silver the other. The most beautiful
portion of ;the most beautiful ritual in the world
was read wkh considerable feeling by the Rev. C.
Stuart, duriug which there wee scarcely a dry eye
iu the Buhr chapel. du additiou to the mourners,
mid the gentlemen alreadated, about a hundre already'
other people were admitted by the police before
they closed the doors. Amongst these, the scarlet
uniforms of two life-guardsmen shone out conspi-
cuously amid the mass of black wherein they were
embedded, and again recalled the numberless grace-
ful fancies wherewith the departed artist irra-
diated our common London life. At the grave
the Rev. S. R. Hole, understood to be a personal
friend of Mr. Leech's, with evident difficulty,
and in a voice broken by emotion, ren-
dered the last sad offices, amid the bitter
tears of mourners and friends. Some cont-
inents were made on the crowding which occurred
at Mr. Thackeray's funeral ; and the admirable ar-
rangements made yesterday seem worthy of adop-
tion in all cases of a similar kind. To the under-
! taker, Mr. IV. Gareth', belongs the credit of erect-
, ieg • black cloth covered barricade and stand,
which not only preserved the mourning party from
possible pushing and inconvenience, but would
have formed au efficient protection from the rain had
the weather been less favourable than it was yester-
day. The immorfelles which each pall-bearer had
brought with Lim from the cemetery chapel
were cast reverently upon the coffin at the end
of the ceremony, and after the coaches bad
driven off the bystanders took a last look into
the grave, sod read in the simplest
eha-
ractere the name, age (46), and date of death.
Those who were left awn sadly grouped themselves
in little knots near the grave or about the cemetery
entrances, softly comparing notes as to their last
interview with the friend just buried, and the
amount of suffering he had borne. It was singular
to learn bow frequently and how despondently
Leech had alluded to his own condition ; and re- ,
warkable to find how closely the testimony tallied
as to Lis overwrought, sensitive frame. At the
words, " lie rests from his labours," just before the
close of the ceremony, meu looked wournfully at
each other as if they read • special fitness in their
utterance by this too early grave ; and the thought
that tie busy worker had only now obtained the
peace he craved was painfully prominent iu many
a mind.

There were seven mourning coaches and several
private carriages present at the funeral. In the
first coach were Mr. John Leech (the late
artist's father), Mr. T. Eaton, and Captain Charles
Eaton, his brothers-in-law, and W. H. Hayward ;
in the second, Messrs. Charles Adams and Samuel
Denton ; in the third, Drs. Quain and Walsh%
and Mr. W. B. Hutchinson. In the last four
carriages were 16 gentlemen, all more or leas, with
one exception, associated with Mr. Leech in his
relation to Punch, the exception bring the Rev. S.
R. Hole. The find of these four carriages was occu-
pied by Mr. Shirley Brooks, Mr. Evans, seu., Mr.
J. E. Millais, R.A., and the ltev. S. R. Hole;
the second by Mr. Tom Taylor, Mr. S. Lucas,
Mr. John Teilidel, and Mr. Horace Mayhew ; the
third by Mr. H. Silver, Mr. Charles Keene, Mr. F.
C. Humana, Mr. W. Bradbury, juo., and Mr.
George Du Maurier ; the fourth by Mr. Mark
Lemon, Mr. R. H. Howard, Mr. Evans, jun., and
Mr. Felix Joyce. On the ground among the spec-
tators were Mr. Charles Dickens, Mr. Dallas, Dr.
W. H. Russell, Mr. Must-pray Morris, Mr. Percival
Leigh, Mr. W. Tophatn, Mr. Edinuti.l Yates, Mr.
German Reed, Mr. H. K. Browne (Pliix), Mr. J.
C. Parkinson, Mr. A. Hallidsy, Mr. W. P. Frith,
R./L., Mr. T. Landseer, Mr. M. Halliday, the Rev.
Mr. Lyte, Mr. Gruneh,eu, Mr. George Cruiksbank,
Mr. Creswick (the tragedian), Mr. Richard Doyle,
Mr. Mucus Stoue, and many other men well known
in literature and art. The hearse, which it should be
mentioned was of a much lighter construction than
the hideous caravan COM mouly used, was the same
in which the remains of the late Douglas Jerrold
were conveyed to the grave.

THE RZPRMENTATION or MEILIONETHISHIRIC
The literals have determieed to contest the »presentation
of this county at the neat election, sod u the twopolltioal
parties are nearly evesly balanced, the coated is likely to
las • keen one. Mr. David Williams, of Dmatheeth C
the liberal candidate at the last election, was only defeated
them by • small majority, sod this has stimulated the libe-
rals to inereased activity, and the register has since been
carol ully watched. Unless Mr. Williams weasels to come
forward again, it is understool that a Mr. Morgan Lloyd, of
the North Wain bar, will bio the Lineal modidats.