The Express.
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LONDON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27.

Tams is no appeal which to the ordinary
apprehension appears at once so fair and so deci-
sive as the appeal to figures. Let us come to
facts, say the men who delight to call themselves
practical ; let us have no evasions, or explanations,
or interpretations—the figures are there ; let them
tell their tale, and we will abide by it. But those
who are beat acquainted with statistics know best
what may be made of them—how they are now
the sharp sword of fact with which logic cuts a
fallacy in twain, and now the cloud of ink in
which the discomfited propounder of fallacies hopes
to swim unharmed away. So, as in this matter
of Lancashire rates, it is the easiest thing in the
world to make the appeal to figures in such a ,
way that, while it seems absolutely simple
and decisive to the unthinking reader, it is
quite impossible to answer it. We may indeed say,
as Mr. FARNALL shows in his report of Monday
last, that the township of Ashton is spending on
its poor at the rate of lls. 9d. in the pound ;
that within a few days Oldham will have laid rates
to the amount of Si. since last March ; that Stock-
port has already collected, as far as collection is
still possible, 7s. 6d. on the rateable property of
the town. These are facts, but not the facts that
are wanted. They are powerful evidence, but not
evidence on the right side. The exigencies of the
case demand that the average rates of Lancashire
should be compared with the average rates of
Wessex, wherever that may be. So we are asked
what the average rates of Lancashire have been at
various periods within the last 17 years.
The first element of deceptiveness in this state-
ment is the use of the word average. For it in-
sinuates into the argument the assumption that
Wessex and Lancashire are each of them so far
homogeneous wholes, that the average of rates
throughout the district may be taken as a fair re-
presentation of the amount expended in the
maintenance of the poor in any particular part of
it. This may be the case in a county, or group of
counties, which is mainly agricultural, where the
conditions of labouring life vary but little even
from village to market town ; where no great city
interposes a disturbing influence ; where no pre-
vailing manufacture raises a section of the popu-
lation above, or depresses it below the level of the
farm labourer. It is possible enough that
any parish in Wiltshire, or Dorsetehire,
or Somersetsh ire may—within limits —be
taken as a fair sample of all the rest, and that
to strike an average would be unjust to no one of
the three counties, or to any special district of
them. But this is certainly not the case with
Lancashire. It is the third largest county in Eng-
land, and, with the exception of Yorkshire, is by
far the most various of any in character and in-
dustry. Rash theorists talk of it as of a clayey
level, covered with a perpetual canopy of smoke
rising from innumerable cotton-mills and coal-pits ;
and when they speak of Lancashire they really mean
the manufacturing districts only. They forget
that it includes the greatest seaport of England ;
that by far the largest part of its acreage is in
profitable agricultural occupation ; that it stretches
northwards beyond the pastures of the Fylde and the
treacherous sands of Morecambe Bay, to the Fells
of Furness and the banks of Windermere itself.
The same is snore emphatically true of Cheshire—
a county which, with the exception of a strip of
land at its north-eastern extremity, is wholly agri-
cultural. And to ask for the average rates of
Lancashire, is simply to ask, that against the high
amounts paid in the manufacturing towns should
be set the lower rates paid in a thousand agricul-
tural parishes, which have directly shared in the
prosperity of the towns, but which cannot yet be
compelled to contribute to the mitigation of their
distress. The average rates of Lancashire, and
the rates paid in those parishes of Lancashire
which are now suffering from the cotton famine,
are, as the most careless observer must admit, two
quite different things. And not the former, but
the latter only, can be useful for the purposes of
true statistical inquiry.
Still, it may well he urged, that land, which
benefited by the prosperity of manufactures, ought
to participate in the burdens thrown upon the
county by their compulsory intermission. What
but this is the practical object of the Rate-in-Aid
Act? Rates must be assessed and laid accord. ,
ing to law ; they have in them nothing of the
nature of a free gift : and without some legal pro-
viaion such as has been made in this case,noparish
even in Wessex, could make a voluntary offering to
the necessities of another. A contribution to a
'Mid Committee is at present all that a Lance-
ahire landowner can do in aid of the common
misfortune of the county ; even if he
would he cannot pay rates until his over-
seers choose to lay them. All this is so
obvious that we should be almost ashamed to
draw our readers' attention to it, were it not that
statements and arguments which take no account
of these simple facts seem to lay a firm grasp on
the credulity of the public. Let us call to mind
the provisions of the Rate-in-Aid Act, and mark
by how many precautions the burden is kept
from agricultural shoulders, and how long a period
must elapse before the whole county is rated to
the relief of the county's misfortune. When the
amount expended in any township on the actual
relief of the poor exceeds 9d. in the pound in
the last three months preceding, or is after •
greater rate than 3s. in the pound for the year,

the township in which this is the casemay transfer P
the excess to the common fund el the Union.
The sum thus spread over the townships composing
the Union may, if the guardians so please,
be borrowed, with permisakin of the Poor-Law
Board ; or when the amount expended exceeds
Is. 3d. quarterly, or os. yearly, on the net rate-
able value of the Union, they may apply to the
same Board to issue an order, apportioning the
excess over those unions of the county that are in
a less unenviable position. For a time the squires
of Cheshire, the great lords of South Lancashire,
the owners of Windermere villas, are safe enough.
The distressed towns must first come upon the
half-manufacturing, half-agricultural townships
which gird them round, and are united with them
in Poor-Law Administration. Only when these

have been raised to 15s. in the pound can any
appeal be made to the agricultural parishes,
which cover far more than half of Lancashire and
Cheshire. We do not complain of the law, except
that in our opinion it does not provide for distri-
buting the burden widely enough or soon enough.
But it is somewhat hard that the character of the
county should be impeached because the great
landowners do not pay rates, which the law does
not yet permit to be laid upon them, or that
those who are heavily taxed to support the starving
poor about their own doors, should be twitted with
the light rates of a county which sustains a more
changeful industry, and is the seat of more various
interests, than any other district in the world of
similar extent.

Cbe Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 26.

The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Alexan-
dre, Princess Louis of Hasse, and attended by the Hon•
Mrs. Bruce, walked and drove this morning.
Prince Christian (of Denmark) arrived at the Castle yes.
terday, attended by General d'asholm.
The Duke of 'Nemours, Primes@ Marguerite, the Count
d'Eu, and the Duke of Aleneon, visited her Majesty.
Madame d'Ozholm, the Danish Minister, and Earl Rus-
sell, also arrived at the Castle.
The Danish Minister and Earl Rtliffell left to-day.

The Queen proceeded yesterday morning to the Flemish
Farm, for the purpose of planting an oak in memorial
of the Prince Consort, to be called " The Prince Consort's
Oak." Her Majesty was accompanied by the Prince and
Princess Louis of Hesse. Princess Alexandra, Princess
Louise, end Prince Leopold, and Count Gleichen ; and ass
attended by the Countess of Caledoa, Baroness von Bchenk,
Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. D.
de Roe (Equerries in Waiting), Lieutenant-Generulthe Hon.
C. Grey, and Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell.
Major-General Seymour and Major• General the Hon. A.
N. Hood were in attendance on the ground, as were also
Mr. Menzies, deputy surveyor; Mr. Cole, the head park.
keeper ; and ethers employed in Windsor Park and the
Royal Household.
The site wu selected in consequence of its having been
that upon which the Prince Consort left off shooting upon
his last visit to the park.

The Hon. Messieurs Sicotte, Howland, Howe, and Tilly
had an interview with the Duke of Newcastle yesterday at
the Colonial-office.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council eat yester-
day, and heard a petition for a prolongation of Burn's
patent for improved cotton gin. Lord Chelmsford, on the
part of their lordships, stated that no sufficient case for the
extension of the patent had been shown. A petition for a
prolongation of Haswell's patent for electric telegraphs
was heard. Lord Chelmsford, on the part of their lord-
ships, refused the extension. The Lords present were Lord
Chelmsford, the Lords Justices Knight Bruce and Turner,
and Sir J. Coleridge.
Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-office
to the Governors of Malta, the Manritits, Ceylon, Hong
Kong, Liman, the Australian colonies, and Gibraltar.

Calms= Corxcik—Summonses have been issued
for s Cabinet Council on Turnday nut, the 2nd Fox.. at the
First Lord of the Tremor y's official residence in Downing-

street.
Taeir Excellencies the Count and Countess de
Torre Diaz and fernily have left London for Madrid for the

winter.
The Count and Countess de Flahault will return
to Albert-gate House to-day from visiting the Countess
Cowper, at Wrest Park, Hods. His Ems*Honey and family
will leave Albert-gate early nest week for Coventry Howie,
' the family mansion, in Piccadilly.
The Marquis of Waterford left Charles-street,
St. James's, yesterday morning, for Onersghmore, his oast

, .
in the county Waterford.
Viscount and Viscountess Campden are expected
io town to-day from Carat:deo House, Gloncesterabire, on

their way to the Continent.
Viscount Powerscourt arrived in town on Tues-
day evening from Scotland. His lordship sm leave in a
few days for his seat, Poweneourt, Ireland.
Lord and Lady Proby have left toad on a visit
to the Earl and Countess of Cork at Manton House, Fronts.
Lord and Lady Forester were to arrive yesterday
at Diatom Lodge, Leicestershire, from Wiley Park, Shrop-
shire, with the intention of residing there till the close of

TaiT

the bunt;og sawn.
Lord and Lady Westmoreland have arrived at
the Hotel Bristol, Paris, from England. L
oad a
Lady
Anne*ley and the Dowager Lady Armesley bare left the
sense hotel for Nice.
The foundation stone of the Victoria and Albert
Museum at Bombay wee to be formally laid on the 19th
inst., by his Excellency Sir Bartle Frere, K.C.B. The
building, which bee been some time in progress, promisee to
be one of the finest structures in Bombay. lady From
would at the same time declare the new gardens ot the
AgriMortiemisural Society of Western Lelia, which sur-
round the Museum, to be open to the public.
The government of India has issued an order
authorising the local governments to grant pensions to fami-
lies of government servants killed in the execution of their
duty.
One Syud Ahmed, a learned Mussulman of Glia-
zeepore, announces that he has written, on the principles
of the Mohammedan faith, a commentary entitled "The
Mohammedan Commentary of the Holy Bible," and has
begun to publish the work at his own press. As it is 'rely
large it is to be supplied periodically to " ardent purchasers"
at l'.*; pages for one rupee. The work consists at present
of English and Oordoo in parallel columns.
The Kotree correspondent of the Friend of indite I
gives an account of two clouds of locusts overshadowing the
station. They appeared at first to be thick dust storm',
but on their nearer approach were discovered to be dense
masses of locusts flying towards the sea, about eight miles
in length, preceded by flocks of kites briefly feasting upon
them. They left anything but a pleasant odour in the air,
and were in each case followed by dust storms which ren-
dered the rest of the day very sultry. During the flight
and the storm the thermometer roe from 84 to iki degrees,
and within half an hour returned to 88.
A letter from Berlin states that while Mdlle.
Trebelli was, on Sunday last, singing at a concert given at
the Victoria Theatre. for the benefit of an actress who had
lately lost all she possessed by a fire, the theatre in which
the eoooert was being given caught fire. The large calo-
rifiZve baring been overheated, one of the pipes became
red-hot, and, communicating to a wooden partition, set it
on fire. The flames were, however, extinguished before
any great mischief was done, and the performance was
cautioned-
The Dards publishes the first of a series of
letters by M. Michel Chevalier on the international Exhi-
bition of London.
General Spiro Millo, ex-Greek Minister of War,
has left Paris for Mnuich to join King Otbo.
WHITWORTH GUIOI.—It is understood that the
result of the repeat trial of the Whitworth gun at Shoe-
barrens is that the Duke of Somerset has directed the gun
to be further examined and reported upon by a co.nmittee
specially appointed for that subject. The gun which will
be tried is, we hear, one that is now nearly completed at
Mr. Whitworth's factory, and constructedwith the homo-
geneous iron, upon which alone Mr. Whitworth relies for
producing a strong gun, in preference to the welded coil
plan said at Woolwich and Elzwlok.

IRBT nenuzumum
Mansvirmanaluo
APthICAr• . •

NEW YORK, Nov. 14, Emma.
(Par Bohemian.)

The unfavourable rumours which were current
at the departure of the Arabia have not been
confirmed. . _ .

Large numbers of persons have gone to Trenton
to pay their respects to General M'Clellan. At a
serenade given in his honour he made a speech, in
which he said that whilst the army was fighting
the citizens should see that the war was prosecuted
for the preservation of the union, the constitution,
and the nationality and rights of the citizens.
Two of General M'Clellan's staff officers have
been arrested and sent to Washington. The
charges against them are unknown.
The advance of General Burnside's army has oc-
cupied Fayetteaville, four miles from Rappahan-
nock Station.

General Stonewall Jackson is repotted to be
moving along the turnpike-road towards Cumber-
land, Maryland.
The Confederates, under Generals Floyd and
Bragg, are concentrating at Gordonsville.
A large Confederate force is still reported to be
at Murfreesboro, near Nashville.
The reports of iron-clad vessels being built in
England for the Confederates have aroused appre-
hensions for the safety of New York Harbour.
Measures are being taken for its security.
The steamer which recently entered Charleston
is reported not to have been iron plated, but
shots tired from a Federal cruiser did not hit her.

It is again reported from Washington that the
French minister Las demanded redress for General
Butler's treatment of Frenchmen at New Orleans.

Spain has also made demands against the Federal
government. It is supposed that the demands in
both cases will be complied with.
It is announced from South America that General
Mosquera has captured Antioquia, and gained other
successes.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, Nov. 14, EvruNo.
Money easier. Gold, S 2 premium. Exchange,
Bankers' Bills, 146 i. Stocks improving ; New
York Central, 1021 ; Illinois, 76 ; Erie, 611. Cot-
ton very firm ; middling upland, 641. Breadstuffs
heavy. Provisions quiet. Coffee advancing. Sugar
very firm. Molasses steady.

have conveyed to the latter an erroneous im-
pression of our force and intentions, for the
Taepinge began to move about the country more
freely, and burn down the hamlets as usual,
plundering and murdering on all sides. They came
to the town of Taze-hee, but were completely re-
pulsed by the shells from the Confucius and the
Hardy, and by Ward's Legion. On this occasion
the Taepingz left 700 killed on the field and all
their flags. Ward was viewing the fugitives
through his glass when a bullet struck him in the
stomach ; he was brought down in the Hardy, and
died the following day in Dr. Parkes's Hospital.
He retained his senses to the last, and made his
will, leaving Sir James Hope and the Hon. Mr.
Burlingame as his executors.
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From the Yang-tare, the only news we notice is
contained in the following paragraph from the
North-China Herald :
The difficulties attendant on the navigation of the Yang-
tam have been painfully exemplified during the past fort-
night, in the first Instance by the total loss of the new
steamship Kate, Messrs. Harkort and Co. It is reported
that, whilst steaming up to Hankow, she took the ground
near Plover Point ; when backing off • strong tide took
the vessel on her broadside, she [ell over, filled with water,
' and went down. Five Chinamen (paassagers) are miming,
but the captain and crew were picked up and brought to
Shanghai by the Shantung. And in the second, by the strand-
ing of the American steamship Hu-Qaang, on her second trip
up the rivor, abeut2smilesfrom Hankow, on her upward voy-
ago. Several attempts have been made by steamers on the river
to haul her off, but, as yet, without success. The J. T.
Wright arrived with the above information, but she br;ngs
nothing new in the state of trade at Hankow.
At Canton, three officers and 42 men of her Ma-
jesty's 99th and Royal Artillery are at present quar-
tered at the heights ; their business in Canton is to
drill Chinese troops for the protection of the city
against the Taepings, who were lately found to
have conspirators at work to produce disaffection
and internal disorder in Canton, and so, probably,
prepare it for easier capture. The Chinese troops
are said to take kindly to their drill.
It was mentioned some time ago that intelligence
bad been received of the murder by the governor of
the province of Kwei-chow (in the south-west of
the empire) of two Roman catholic missionaries and
some of their "converts ;" and we now learn that
the Pekin Gazette contains an imperial edict, re-
moving the governor, Tien-Ring-shoo, from his
post. General arbitrariness of conduct is alleged,
in this manifesto, against the official in question,
in addition to his persecution of the Christians, as
a reason for removing him, and directing tho supe-
rior boards to decide upon an appropriate punish-
ment

JAPAN.

ASSASSINATION OF AN ENGLISHMAN.
Hong-Kong journals of October 15 report a Barl-
ow incident at Yokohama, where one of our coun-
trymen has been murdered in oold blood and two
others wounded while riding along the high road
from Yedo to Miako. The chief facts of the case
are these. A party of three gentlemen and one
lady rode out from Yokohama on the afternoon of
the 14th September. They had proceeded seven
miles, when they were met by a large party of
Prince Satsuma's retainers. Some of the
latter made signals for the Europeans to
turn back ; they halted and stood aside, part
of the procession in the meantime passing
them ; fresh signals were made for the small party
to turn back, and they were in the act of obeying
when a murderous assault was made upon them by
the Japanese. The lady escaped by a miracle, her
little hat being cut by a sword-stroke ; she rode to
Yokohama, a distance of seven miles, and gave the
alarm. A party was at once formed to move to the
scene of the disaster. Captain Howard Vyse, her
Majesty's consul at Yokohama, went promptly to
the assistance of the sufferers, accompanied by
Lieutenant Applin and part of the Legation Guard.
It was found that one of the gentlemen, Mr.
Richardson, of Shanghai, was dead, and that the
other two were badly wounded, although strong
hopes are entertained of their recovery.
The Japan Erpress says :
This unprovoked attack must be atoned for. The blood
of foreigners cannot be shed with impunity. It is folly to
talk of moderation. The entire community is up in arms,
ready to assist the authorities in avenging this diabolical
deed.
Mrs. Borradaile was struck at with a sabre, which took
with it the front of her hat and • portion of the hair from
the front of her head. She fortunately received no serious
injury. Mr. Marshall told Mrs. Borradaile to save herself
by riding off at the greatest speed, which she did, not
knowing for • long time after that the entire party was not
killed. She rode for the American consulate, but when
she reached the entrance her horse shied sod no towards
Yokohama at his utmost speed. Mn. Borradaile reached
the residence of Mr. S. J. Gower, exhausted, having ridden
seven miles without anything on her head.
This was indeed a trying ordeal for the lady, whose pre-
sence of mind and courage probably saved her life. A
Japanese boy, who says that he witnessed the whole affair,
saw Richardson sitting on the around and begging for a
drink of water. At this moment a norinnui stopped, and
the occupant asked " what was the difficulty." He was
answered " Only a foreigner," R'yo-zin bakers. This man
got out of the noriman and inflict.l several wounds. It is
possible that he received the fatal wounds at the time.
At four p.m. (Sept. 15), the remains of Mr. Richardson
were taken to the grave, followed by a large cortive, led by
the band of the Le Mouge ; then followed a number of
armed soldiers ; the episcopal minister, the Rev. Mr. Buck-
worth Bailey, then the corpse borne on • litter with four
pall-bearers—Captain F. Howard Vyse, Mr. S. J. Gower,
and Messrs. &spinal' and J. H. Bell. Instead of the pall.
bearers, as • guard of honour to the corpse were film of
French and English soldiers under arms. Then followed
the French minister, the English charge d'affaires, he
Count D'Hanourt, English admiral, Commodore Buyst, of
the Vice-Admiral Koopman, and other officers, consul',
kc., then the residents of all nationalities ; the rear was
brought up by the English guard, the whole forming an
imposing and solemn procession. At the grave the burial
service of the English church was impressively read by the
Rev. Mr. Buckworth Bailey.

A St. Petersburg letter of the 20th in the Nord
says :—" The winter has at length regularly set in.
The rivers and the canals are covered with ice, but
no snow has yet fallen, or, at least, not enough to
allow of our wretched droskies being replaced by
sledges. The winter season will be short this
year, for Lent commences on the '2ged of February. The
first muted tell takes place to-day at the Assembly of the
Nobility, and great activity prevails at all the theatres. La
Fore del Destino of Verdi has been already performed five
times in ten days, and attracts crowded bonzes. Two nights
ago their Majesties went and united their applause to that
of the public. At the close of the performance Verdi wag
called to the imperial box, and complimented by the
Emperor awl Empress."
A slight shock of an earthquake was experienced
• few days since at Nice, which lured several seconds. The
oscillations came from the north, and were directed towards
the south. The sky at the
Luretif the shock was cloudy,
the sir calm, and the temperavery cold. The weather
has been lately wet and cold in the south of France. Tor-
rents of cold rain fell at Marseilles on Saturday, and the
peerless of flocks of wild docks and geese from the north to
the south appears to announce an early and • severe winter.
The president of the Uited States Sanitary
Coramission reported that on tire 28th October last there
were 120,000 Federal soldiers sick and wounded in hospitals
and coeval's:eat carepa.
The following is the proportion of naval war
guns for every 1,000 tons of mercantile shipping amongst the
maritime powers, viz. ;—Portugal bee 3.17 gam ; Denmark,
2.70; Holland, 2.15 ; Austria, 2.10; France, 2 ; England,
1.40; Spain, 1.29 ; Prussia, 0.99; Greece, 0.58.

FROM PARIS.

(now oux owx

PARIS, WEDNI6DAT Emma.
I was struck yesterday by a certain subdued tone
cin the semi-official journals on the subject of Greece
which seemed to me evidence that the govern-
ment had thought it prudent to "cave in." The
fullest confirmation of this view is afforded to-day.
The Conditutionstei, which, only two days ago, was
inspired to say, with suppressed indignation, that
there could be no truth in the story of Prince
Alfred being likely to be elected King of Greece,
because be was absolutely ineligible by treaty, is
now (wonderful is the mutability of sublunary
things !) instructed to announce that France will
not oppose his election.
The Pays, following on the same side, is still
more explicit. "France," it says, "will never
oppose the free manifestation of universal suffrage.
She cannot envy England the embarrassment,
complications, and dangers of all aorta which the
success of Prince Alfred's candidature would give
rise to. Still less would she see in this success a
cause for any change in the friendly relations
which exist between France and England." All
this is really quite delightful. But the France,
which represents not the diplomatic necessities of
the French government but the real feelings of
Compiigne, continues to grumble, though not so
loudly as it did a few days ago. It hears from
St. Petersburg that the Russian government
now seems disposed (only "seems," observe)
not to countenance, either directly or indirectly,
the candidature of the Duke de Leuchtenberg, and
adds that in order to be quite out of the way, and
not to be accused of exercising any influence what-
ever upon Greece, the Princess Marie de Leuchten-
berg and her son will go to Warsaw, and remain
there till January, when the elections will be over.
The France coolly observes that " this attitude will
deprive the partisans of Prince Alfred's candida-
ture of every pretext." I really don't think so.
The " attitude " is only assumed because it has
been demonstrated that the Duke de Leuchtenberg
has not the least chance. He makes a virtue of

That really honest journal the Opinion Nationale,
which has been warmly opposed to Prince Alfred's
candidature, now throws up the game on the ground
that the French and Russian governments have
by their conduct estopped themselves from ob-
jecting. It admits on the strength of • body of
converging evidence that France and Russia, mean-
ing to support the Duke de Leuchtenberg, stand
committed to the opinion that the exclusion pro-
nounced by the treaty of 1831 applied only to the
then situation, and not to subsequent eventualities.
Prince Alfred, if he should become King of
Greece, will have merely got over the treaty diffi-
culty by means of a breach made by France and
Russia for their own views. That is M. Gue-
ronit's candid and creditable admission.
The Temps says :
The language of the Colutitutionred seems to us most
sensible
She will not be an obstacle to the expression of the national
desires of the Greeks, even although they should lead
to the triumph of English influence ; and, on the other hand,
she cannot abdicate her position in the Mediterranean.
What should she do? She should secure the sympathy of
the Italians as decisively ss England would secure the
sympathy of the Greeks by the cession of the lonian
Islands. She should allow Italy to constitute herself a
nation's fully as it is now admitted the Greeks have • sight
to do. In this point of view the election M Prince Mired
would be • new argument fur the evacuation of Rome.
Baron Gros will probably not take possession of
the London embassy before the end of next month.
The Marquis de Cadore, his first secretary, has gone
to London, and will act as charg6 d'Affaires in the
ambassador's absence.
The second edition of M. Michelet's "Sorciere"
(the first edition was exhausted in a few days) will
not be published in France, owing to an intimation
that it would be prosecuted. The public will be a
gainer by this transplantation, as M. Michelet will
now restore a great many suppressed passages
which M. Dentu'a caution, sharpened by much
bitter experience, was afraid of.
The Bourse has been firmer, the article of the
Constiturioanel having removed all apprehension of
any immediate disturbance of the peace of Europe
arising out of the affairs of Greece. Rente rose
15c. for cash and Sc. for account, closing at
70fr. 35c. and 70fr. 30c. Mobilier rose Bfe. 75c.
The Italian Loan fell sc. The Southern Railway
rose 7fr. 50c., and Lyons 3fr. 7 dc. The other lines
were rather lower.
The Daily News is seized.
In yesterday's sitting of the Court of Assizes of
the Seine-et-Oise, the president delivered the judg-
ment of the court in the case of Dillon v.
Gramont-Caderousse. After alluding to the ac-
quittal of the defendant on the criminal charge, the
judgment declares him still civilly responsible for
the result of the duel as regards the injury dune to
third parties. The judgment next asserts that
duelling, even when conducted fairly, is contrary
to religion, morality, and public order, and a vio-
lation of the grand principle, the basis of all civilised
society, that no man has a right to take the law
into his own hands in order to avenge himself.
The original cause of the duel was the aggressive ,
letter published by the defendant, without the
changes which he had at one time consented to
make in it ; and he bad further aggravated his
offence by forcing Dillon to fight with a weapon
to which he (Dillon) was unaccustomed. On the
ground, indeed, he generously waived his right to
the most favourable position, but that act did not
efface the previous wrong. The court, therefore,
taking into consideration the circumstances of all
the parties concerned, condemned the defendant
to pay to the plaintiff the sum of 3,000 fr. for the
expenses of the funeral, and an annuity of 3,600 fr.
for life, two-thirds of which, in case of the plain-
tiff's decease, should be continued to her two sons
in equal shares. The annuity to date from the
22nd October last, and the defendant to pay all
costa of suit.
The

A Mowroourtin BALLOON.—The new Montgol-
tier balloon invented by M. Godard, the aeronaut, has •
capacity of 4,3C0 metres. The car is provided with en ap-
pavans which enables the aeronaut to emend without either
gas or ballast, and to descend or go higher up at pleasure.
This apparatus consists of a kind of stove formed by three
cylinders separated from each other by insulating sub-
stances, whereby all danger of fire is averted. The time
is completely under the control of the aerial traveller,
and is prevented from rising too high by • asp of wire-
pure. M. Godard asserts that he ran inflate his balloon
to 30 minutes, and load it with from 600 to 900 kilo-
grammes over and above the weight of his person and his
accessories ; and moreover that his balloon may be pierced
with • bomb-shell without endangering the aeronaut, who
can hinuelf rasa projectiles of any kind with impunity.
Should this new invention succeed, the balloon may be at
considerable service in time of war.—Galignasi.
THE COAL THADIL--In consequence of the de-
tention of light collier vessels on their peerage down to the
North from London, tonnage is extremely scarce in the
Tyne and north-eastern rivers, and some of the pits have
been working short time. On Newcastle quay on Monday
and Tuesday igs. 6d. per ton was shoat the average freight
offend for gas coals to deliver afloat. red in some instances
on Monday Es. 9d. was offered for delivery at wharves. BM
no doubt if • fleet of light ships were arriving there would
be away oonsiderable fill is these high rates.
From the let of January to the 28th of October
there were exported from New York 8,791 barrels of pot
and pout askew.