The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-05 00:00:00

MA. FOOTE'S SPEECH IN THE CONFEDERATE
CONGRESS.

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In the Confederate Congress the Hon. Henry B.
Foote delivered a speech which has been ezinadvely copied
from the Richt:reed papers by the Northern prem. Mr.
Foote said :—" I see much pound for epprehandos
and despondency in every warier. U the Sean-
oil bill is defeated in both houses, so ethoisibly
adjusted—eo Imposingly !wombed mad sustained as it
is—l shall despair of our canes If the men= shall
be defeated I shall regard the war ea civically at an led,
sad ell the dateeaus hopes of our patriotic countrymen as
cruelly end criminally blasted. The honourable palletises
here suppose it h rah to indulge at this patio= moment
of our history, in vain and visionary experiments
upon the earreacy. What ie our shucks.? Let
ns look denier in the Lee, end provide far
it while It is possible to do so. Sir, we are
upon the rem of min. Oar financial affairs are seriously
&wasp& Abroad, owing to the most criminal mis-
management of every kind, no reopectful comrade-
ratio's has yet bean accorded to us, or seem
Likely to be accorded hereafter. At home a series
of legislative seta have bees 'sectioned which must
be inevitably fate! to date rights and popular freedom, if
sot speedily modified. Compose Is 'spit* abeegatieg all
importent powers, and bulking up an irrespoestble
despotism, the like of which bee *ever before been sem.
Other acts are is progress here, eothich. should they pass,
most produce popular cows clones which will pet oar
whole governmental system in eerioas jeopardy. The
policy of this home seems to be to crush oat
dissatisfaction by armed violence elem. Ten days heath
freedom of deliberation will lave bees effectually
extinguished in this body by meths which I may sod
specify. The freedom of the pram will probably come to
an end about the .me time by the operation of eases
which I have heretofore dimmed fu this hail. Is the
midst of these alarming occuoniese, sad while senspilms
is brown to be diffoidng itself along all the seimmein
official intercourse, what is the eneditin of our armies
Hr. Foote then reviews the military eituatios, admits the
repent disaster' to Hood's army, predicts the fall of Savan-
nah and Chalon°, and attributes the peat sad premed's,
disasters to the " unjust, unwise, and Medea' divineness*
of the gallaat Johnston," awl to presidential intelfthenee.
The speech ooecludes :—" Sir,—lt h sutler sash sissur
stances that it is deemed wise to throw enesessly sham.
noel in the way of pang ea efleisat dement bill. Is
this a proper time to talk about repudiation! le this a
time to refuse to netertain a preposition looking to an
honourable pesos! So think many of this hoses,
who perhaps eeeetltute a majerity, but m do not
I think. Sir. I have spoken my views freckly and explicitly,
and, now. I wish to say to this lose% that the course of
events here sod enewbere bets recently bees each that I
deem it a duty which I owe to my earetreer and to my pie-
noire to withdraw from this body altogether. lam a
freeman, and the firmament's' of freemen, and I knew
not how to legislate in abates. I win no longer
be responsible for measeres adopted in swat seesions of this
body which my whole lad abase, and my whole wider-
standing °oedemas. This is nobs,' the lest time that I
will address thw body. I shall withdrew to soar sumer
tired spot where I can enjoy a little repose, and if disturbed
in my retreat by the hand of oppramies, I will seek ie
foreign climes that freedom sad happiness which I seseider
is denied me here."

Mr. Charles Buxton, M.P., addressed his °Kati-
tame at MakMese as Temday (madly. In the enures of
his speech he alluded to the plan of reform which he pro-
mulgated a short tiros ago, end frankly ovoid that it met
with general disapproval. With Wieser* to the royal
ociasmissies for loquirieg into the subscriptions and declare•
tiara required of the clergy, he mid that he believed, when
its report became known, it would meet with mead ap-
proval, sad if acted epos would do much towards peseerving
the intellsetual vigour of the church.
We (Birmingham Post) have much pleasure in
stating that Messrs. ficholefield end Bright w;;I address
their constituents in the Town Hall in about three weeks
from this time.
Mr. Somerset Beaumont, one of the members for
Newcastle-on-Tyse, has goo* to Visions to represent the
Associated Chambers of Commerce during the segotiatioes
that may take place with a view to the coachmen% of a once.
avoid treaty Wessel Englaad sad Austria. In a letter
which has been removed is Newcastle, the hoe. gentleman
says he has "every reason" for stating that " our expecte-
boas will not be disappointed."
Dr. Livingstone addressed a Mechanics' Insti-
tute meeting at Mansfield, on Tuesday night, telly' fee
his subject his experisociss of African traveL Dr. Kirk, the
naturalist of the Zazabssi expedition, also addressed**
meeting. Them geatlereen have for some time peat hose
the guards of Mr. Webb. of Newsteed Abbey.
On the occasion of the New Year the Emperor
presented to the sot of Priem Napoleon an automaton toy
representing a gerdesser with • barrow. The figure walks
backwards and forwerde, sad tares its heed In the moot
natural manner, at the same time wheeling before it what
ever may be pot in the bei.ow.
Hen von Bismarck and General von Boon have
just left Balls together for Pomerania, to spend part of
the Christmas vacation in bunting on the game preserves of
the former.
The oelebrated violin virtuoso Ole Bull is giving
a series of commie in the Royal Opera Home, Berlin. It
is Dearly a quarter of a century since this soled Norwegies
musician visited the city, his first appearance there bevies
mooned In the year 1832.
Mdlle. Lucca, the prima donna of the Berlin
Opera, is reported to have been just betrothed to a hew-
tenant in the le assign army.
Mdlle. Charlotte iDekner, an Hungarian lady,
whose performances on the violin have excited great atten-
tion in Bruise and Vienna, has just arrived in Berlin. It
is her intestion to give a series of ormosets at the commence-
ment of the mew year in the half of the Society of Friends. COLLIERY AOCIDE,NT NEAR WIGAN.-BIGHT MIN
It has recently been determined by the Prussian
Berm) ALITL-A colliery accident, involving, it is feared.
authorities that marriages concluded simply by dissenting „_ less
of
eight lives, took _,___ ___c_ yesterday ___,__
'brans's, and not by the miaistere of the eviller/1;ml or
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catholic church, have no official validity. All the children 7.:'_!!7__-7-....-.k ,=-7hee";teee rwit'e
__,_,_r__ Wigan. The
.•••_
of such marriage' are declared illsithimate, and are to have a''"ear'ea7aodomhs-zrzty of Mr. yonr,;"gocra= I;
noes of the rights moored by the law to legitimate obit. lame.ts of a oeople"-Orej.fte oily a few dowse "if.as-aiiiirt.
dies. In all official Fab (se the census, the polios eats- sad both of which run through • valuabbi mem cit coal
the chief of which are the Pemberton Flys Fast,
lagmem, he.), and In ell judWiti Prwmewilefe. the
mmther
to le
Itr:Preabertou Four Feet, sad the Cassel. This latter lies
to beer only her maiden aims, and the same /I be the
sheet 500
yards from the mum,
sod in ace of two two
cans with her children. This decision is heard with much shafts-that in which the snidest seemed-the sinking
indigoatioss in Prussia. haa progressed so favourably that bat some half-dome yards
Ten million cigars were landed at Southampton of rubbish remind to be Met Sp, sad the labours of the
sinkers would be ended. This heavy teak had, till aster.
lad week, the valise of which was about 200,0001.
gil.
day, been accomplished without any occainveos to
Efforts were being made at Washington to canoe serious aouoyanos or to cheek the of week.
' secure the ambassadorship to Frame to &sake Hale. mil, &twee eight and nine o'clock yasderday a
party of
I President had expressed himself In no haste to fill the 0 doe;:ether
necessary ayt 'mt. blastktpreett theefetelth acme threewhoest
which they were passe& Two-thirds of the number were
RECATTURE OE THE LEADER AND DERMA OF hoisted to the surfs" where they were joined in a few mo-
THZ Sr. ALBANS RAIDER& -L WON; 0.E., Dec. 21.- Mentz by their compasion, as soon ea they had set fire to the
Your g and two other, se the St mime nidere were pa fuse which was to light the powder. The blasting seemed to
take place in a proper manner below, sad at 10 minutes
captured to-day at St. Francois, 16 Mile" from Riviera, do to 9 a party, of eight men were again lowered. The
Loop, on their way east. It is thought that all will be hoppett oostasing the moo, however, stepped in the shah,
arrested. It is evident that they are making for New 1 when it wee still • few yards from the bottom, and • shoat
Brunswick by different route'. down the pit elicited so resposiee. Another holiest& herb's
, been attached to the new rope, the foremen of the sinkers
CARDINAL D'ANDREA. -A letter frnra Naples and • couple of assistants descended the pit, and it was re-
lays :-" Cardinal d'Andrea miergetkally defends himself ported that the whole of the het made of brickwork-13
against the imputation of wishing to mete a rehire, ; "Ter' yards deep, and reside' edirely need the shaft 16 yards
theism his adhesion to liberal teodevaiss end to conciliatory . . diameter-badfake to the bottom., hero"; oorapjetriy
' ideas is well known. He receives the seolesiastics of both : the first hoppett and its human cargo. Voices, however,
mops, but the sole fact of frequently giving audience to ' were heard, It was thought, of three or four uses, and it
musks well known for their ultra opinions, each a. Father " was hoped that in a short time the awe would be reached.
Prots, a Dominican, and Chief of the Society for EMlltei- Eight active workless were at gees met dove, sad load
patine the Italian Priesthood, "efficiently characterises the after load of debris forwarded to the mem. The in.
' state of his feelings. Persons of consideration are men- ; meant exertions of the workmen were last night sea
boned to whom the cardinal has openly expressed himself medal in rescuing alive three of the eight mein and in re-
relative to the coovention of the 15th September, sod on covering the dead bodies of the remaining five. The
the urgency and propriety of a friendly understanding be hoopett, itsiman mi. morta, shim the bricking fell,
I ewe and Turin, before the period
osseation of French occupation." I
fixed [or the and ape-half iii the- debris wee at the bottom before the
men arrived there. The other half unfortunately followed,
Diocese or Caerree..-Buntoe's Seciteranize.- knocking the hoppett on its side and throwing five of the
Charles J. R. Parry. Req.. and John GAMS, E•II.• of men out. The other three happily kept their position,
Chester, solicitors, have been appointed joist ethrtherses to and the hoppett proved sufficient to protect them till help
the Lord NACHO( Chester, upon the rerigaithios of Charles arrived. Their saves are Kinsse,y. li'Quan, and Jordan.
T. W. Parry, Beit . his lordsbie's late rearrearf. Online- , The first-mentioned wasresoled before his companions,
tine-The Lord Bisbee of Mather intends to bold his next and his injuries are the most serious, though it is sot feared
orithatine. es sees], Ge the MOO" Sunday in Loot, theme they will prove fatal. N'tfusa hes ecstasies' not of much
12. Candidate" for erdistitioe on that day are required to moment, and Jordan has escaped without Wary of import-
forward all their elder Perm complete on or before sacs. The dead bodies were removed to the IlAbind Bridge
Mesdar, Feb. 6, to .1
C. J. R. ran/ aid OHMIcHe Ise, to await the inquest, which will probably he °
hither, • thwerrethea Chester, froth whom au iterether7 in- today, before Mr. Hiltoo, the borough °Drover. Mt
streetiorie sad isformatios may be obtained. 1 seems to have resulted in most isetanoss from suffocatioo,
A WAR PRIBONEE'II LETTER.-The rule. of Libby or from Wilma injuries ; for few severe tinder are to be
Prison, Rialesoad, allowed hut six lime to the Wean of addend. Ore of the five. it is believed, died while the
our soldiers reallsed there to their friends at home. Hem weeleare were labouring bard for his daliverenee. The
is • eschew° written within the limit r-" My dear Wife- manses of the met killed are :-Doctor Entwistle (45) HMI'
Yours reosived ; no hops' of exelmage ; seed eons Mane ; ried and six children, striker (sinker's labourer) ; James
want soaks ; so moosy ; rheumatism Le left shoulder ; Marrow (30), married and two children, striker ; Lawmen
pickles very good ; send OZONSIOL God bless you! Kim Carney (23), married, no children, striker ; Thome Dada%
the baby. Hail Columbia! Your devoted husband, —." , (30),_married and ore child, striker; William Hardy (23),
-Asseriosa paper. I e*i, striker.