The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-02 00:00:00

THE NEWS BY THE AFRICA.

The despatch of the British government sent out in the
EuropatoLced Lyons relative to the capture of Neon. Slidell
and Mama was, no doubt, presented formally to the Federal
government about the 21st or 22nd ult. It should be
collected that the utmost confusion and anxiety prevailed
in America as to how the outrage on the Trent would be
viewed by the British government until the City of Wash-
ington 'mired at New York, on the 17th or 18th ult. At
times it was believed that the latter would not seriously
complain of it. At length the English journals of the
28th of November, the day after the news of the Trent
affair reached England, arrived at New York in the Hansa.
These journals could not convey soy information
as to the determination of the English govern-

ment on the Trent business. When, however, the
City of Washington and Jura arrived est, there could
be no mistake as to the seriousness with which the outrage
ea the royal mail packet was viewed by Lewd Palmerston
and his colleagues ; and it would appear that this informa-
tine caused most serious deliberations by the Federal
cabinet, although at that time they had not received any
communication on the subject from Lord Lyme.
Soon after this his lordship received his despatches,
and there can be no doubt but that the Federal government
was informally made acquainted with them on the ,litth
or 20th ult., and the result was an impression in American
political circles that the Trent affair would pies off without
• war between England and the Federal /Mates.
The Hansa, Glasgow, and Anglo-Saxon will only bring''
one day's later intelligence than the Africa, velar
they call at Cape Race. It has been stated that the
Hanes, which left England on the 28th of November, the
day after the news of the Trent affair arrived
bete, was chartered by Mr. Adams, the American
Minister in London, to °poesy out despatches
respecting the Trent to the Federal government. This
must be an error. The Hama went out as far back as the
'Lath of November in due course, with • Bremen cargo and
an English mail, and Mr. Adams could not have sent any-
thing of importance relative to the Trent by that steamer.
It is advisable to state this, because it is of importance to
know at the present juncture, not only what intelligence
reaches the Federal government, but when it reached. It
is probable that Mr. Adams sent out despatches
by the Hansa relative to the Nashville. The Europa may
possibly bring news from Cape Bete up to the 223 th ult.,
sod this news will be of the greatest interest. When
the Europa's dispatch was me& public in America and the
worst was known, reason sad dienamism 'would succeed to
violence and bravado, and it would not be offensive to Ame-
rican pride aid power to submit to the united opinion at
England, France, Austria, and Prussia, four of the greatest
powers in Europe, on a question of international law, ears.
chilly when that submission wouldnot assist the South, brat,
on the contrary, would enable the North to concentrate all
its energies in crushing out a rebellion that is menacing the
very existence of the United Steak

MEMORIALS IN FAVOUR OF ARBITRATION.

We understand that memorials very numerously
signed have been sent to teed Palmerston from many of the
principal metropolit►n oongregations. Amongst these are
the Bloomsbury Baptist congregation (Rev. W. Brock's) ;
the Kingsland Congregational church (Rev.T.W. Aveling) ;
the Rev. Newman Hall and friends; theWeideyan church,St.
George's East ; the Baptist church, Battersea ; the Baptist
church, Deptford ; the C3ngregational church, Mansion
House, Camberwell ; the Baptist church. Dalston ; the
Baptist church, Borough-road ; and the Wesleyan church,
Battersea. All the memorials pray for • settlement of the
American difticuhy by arbitration. _ _

Memorials on the same effect have also been sent to Lord
Palmerton from the following plans:—From the Baptist
.lion at Pembroke ; tram the Independents and
aelfultlo methodists of LlaneUtyd, 'onethalire ; from
the protestaat climatal of Peaveysys4n AngleM ; frau
the protestant disasters of Amlwah. Anglaise ; team the
protestant dieestess et Ma lire, Amiens ; from the bap-
tist oongrelption at Haverfordweet.

A telegraphic despatch states that, on 29th Dec.,
• train passed over the whole tine front Rome to Ceprano
on the Neapolitan frontier, through a great aneemblege of
the population on every point.

A Frankfort letter states that Mr. Murphy, the
American Canal in that city, recently reeeired a letter,
apparently from the two burgomasters, informing him that
. _ _

his purport was ready, as the Germanic Confederation had
recoguised the Confederation of the Southern States. Mr.
Murphy, suspecting some trick, sent the document to the
burgomasters, who at oboe declared that their signatures
had been rather cleverly imitated.

HANDEL IN PAUL —We read in Ociiignani
"The conoert of the Camille° Venvin at the Salle Hera, on
Saturday, was chiefly remarkable as one more feeble attempt
to bring Handers colossal music fairly before the Parisian
mit The magnificent Messiah choruses, 'Lift up your
" All we like sheep,' and the maiahless
•fl albelvfah; were feebly sung by same seventy
ill-trained roadie* with an orchestra to 1:0179•
spoil and ware received with the coldness such
an mention well deserved. In the mood chorus
the baui west sabindy 'astral' broke down, and hope
again. The wrier vocal part of Beetlioven'a Meal Pha-
taxis was better mug, and with the inishaakel wafts. of
M. Lubeck% playing, obtained coesiderable applause. A
pale and IssMietive resider* of Meadelesorme's Wai-
mea Night' followed and roaoleded this coseerk which,
we trust, will aid the poor Germans for whom it wee even,
though it certainly will not add to the reputed's of their
choral smistiss."
DiSPATCH OF MAII" &O. —Livinvoin, WU/IMF
DAL-110 City of Manche ter, as. (lumen line), sailed
to-day for New York, with a full &cargo, pammgera. and
1,77b1. in gold. To-morrow the Quebec sad Montreal Com-
pany's steamer Hibernian will sail for St. John's, New
Brunswick, with the Canadian and United States mails,
troops, stores, ko. The box at the Liverpool office will be
closed at 10.30 a.m. today, but late despatches via Lae-
donderry will be forwarded up to 8.30 p.m. without, sad
9.30 with, late fee of Id.

THE WINDHAM LUNACY COMMISSIo.

(27118 DAY.)

This morning the inquiry was resumed for the thireeeen
time. _ •

Si; H. Cairns, in resuming hie address me behalf of Ow
alleged lunatic, observed that this was the fiat time i.
whisk an attempt had been nude to introduce into
this country that terror of domestic life abroad, • come]
de bailie. If Mr. Windham's (needs had been &Ghoul a
eb"im the opinion of the court upon the state of
tbdrtatlve's mint they aufht have
tented themselves with sulardttem to it the well.
opinions of his medical attendants cod the
sridiaoe of his intimate friends, instead of • raking
together as they bad does the ridiculous and disagreeable
headsets which had been detailed with such minuteen. .
' The learned counsel complained of the untwistsa
of this wane. Many peruses who would ha,,
been willing to come forward on Mr. Windharii
behalf, bed no doubt been deterred from doing
on account of the odium which after the *bleu.
given in the case they felt would attach itself to the
mere fact of being mixed up in such • case. The learned
counsel mid he would divide Mr. Windham's history into
four parta-1. His life up to the time he went to lodge ie
Dukeetreet ; 2. The interval from that date to the time
of his marriage ; 3. The time of his man*.
iteelf ; and 4. The period subsegoset to that event
He would epee that Mr. Windham had had the misfortune
to be not only an only but a spoilt child. He had ice.
most injudiciously brought op—most capriciously
dulged and most capriciously checked. He was pro.
sionately food of outdoor sports, and having had
the roe of the stables, it was not remarkable
that he should have learned habit of easociatiog
with grooms and stable lads. HS was a verypaesionate boy,
and a boy rustic in manner and speech ; nor bad the
smallest care been token to give him scything like a
tug ululated to counteract his rusticity of speech and man.
nor. He had, moreover, had so opportunity of enjoying
the advantages of ladies'society. He was no doubt slovenly La
dram though io that respect he had latterly improved. He had
a peculiar voice and *ugh, as from the structure of his
palate ha could not well avoid having. He had considerable
powsn of imitation, and no doubt he was • person of very
boisterous, disegruably boisterous perhaps, spirits.
All this be (the learned counsel) was perfectly
ready to admit ; and he wee also willing to con-
cede that if there was any mode of attaining an
standard of the mind se there was of the body
licejaCindham might fall below rather than rise above
1 the middle line. He was, lastly, a boy of a very
sensitive disposition, and so doubt notch of his tin-
nily conduct to his teams was tunable to a
feeling that they did not treat him fairly. The
eccentricities attributed to Mr. Windham had been but
two. Oae was a taste for associating with railway guarda ;
but it turned out that bathing wee thought a finer tnignlbz
Eton boys than to form an intimacy with railway
and engine drivers-4o get into the guard's van and, if pee
siblerou the engine itmdf. He bed been much amused with
Dr. cibm's melons as this subject. The learned doctor said
it was red a proof of folly for a gentleman to drive a dais
each; but that it was to drive an engine, because an
accident in the one case would probably be lees formidable
than in the other. A taste for =wheeled arta
was by no means uncommon in the most exalted Ra-
mie. There was once a sovereign in • neighbouring
weary netnarbible for his wisdom, who had a fancy for
making looks and aasociaing with smiths. He (Sir Hgh)
submitted that the mere fact that Mr. Windham was able
to drive an nein% and to drive it well, wee no small proof
of his mental capecity. As to his other eccentricity, that of
a-Ung as a policeman, it might have been abed joke, but ajoke
it lionlitedly had been. Having unfortunately been lead-
tog a diedpated life in London and frequenting the noisiest
part
at the town. he had professed rather to help
polies than *obstruct them as some gentlemen 14
He (the learned comma) had been much struck with the
onapionous &Dna)e of most of the petitioners. lo this di.
lemma all thole gentlemen sod ladies were placed—either
it must be presumed that they knew their evidence would
be favourable to Mr. Windham, or else
they
would have bad to confess that they had paid so
atteatioe to the doings of their relative till they thought
his property was at 'take. His learned friend bad told them
that- General Windham had no interest in hie nephew's
meats, because, being an older man, he had no chance of
outliving him. But if his nephew were declared
a lunatic, and his marriage set aside, his reel
estate of 12,0004. • year would be transferred* the general,
or to his family. Either General Wiodhant himself, or his
eldest sou, would hereafter be squire of Felbiigg
Hall. Agiio, the rents of the property would go on
accumulating till Mr. Windhams death, at which
period they might amount to 300,0001. or 400,0v0f.
—a pleasant thing to be divided amongst the
next of kia. And who were they? Why, the petitioners.
He untended, thereto's, that they did sot come before the
court tree from suspicion, and they must not think it hard
if their oriednet in not 'limning forward and submitting to
arses examination was sharply criticised. Was it infant tobs
tolanitedthat these ladies and gentlemen should make affide
vita before the Lords Justices about *estate of their relative'.
mind, and then abstain from repeating their oedemas*
public ? He should have liked to ask Mr. Hook a good
many thiop. He should have liked to know whether be
thought it judicious to let him come up to Load=
addled the dissipated life he had. He should
have liked to have known, too, when Mr. Hook Ord
formed the idea that his ward was of unsound
mind? Did he think him so when In allowed him to °ems
to town and throw himself into the vortex of London dimi.
potion ? If he did it was clear that he had neglected his duty.
In the summer of 1861 Mr. Hook bad sold his nephew
a horse. Now, only conceive • gentleman selling
a horse to his ard, whom he believed to be insane.
Was that the reason why Mr. Hook had kept out of the
witneeebox? He did not for one moment eay that Mr. Wind-
ham was eat perfectly able to judge of the hone's vales, se
that Mr. Hook had taken any advantage of him; bet
why did Mr. Hook not come forward and say what hie
opinion ot his nephew's mild at that time was! Apia
it was in evidence that Mr. Hook was aware of the in-
tended marriage with Miss Agnes. Willoughby—why than
had he not prevented it from native place, as he might
easily have done, at any rate while his nephew remained
a weld in Chancery! So much for Mr. Hook. Now fa
General Windham, the guardian appointed by the
alleged lunatic's father. Why had he not pet
himself in the box! Was he out of town? Cs
the contrary, he had eat by his learned feud
during the whole case, and the present morning was the
first that they had been deprived of his presence in the
court. But General Windham dared not come forward sad
repeat in open court before a British jury that
which he had dared to state in four affidavits betas
the Lords Justice.. He (the beamed counsel) should lan
to know when General Virindbani first formed the ides
that his nephew was insane. He should like to know why
he had allowed bim to come to town and speed the Mal
of 1861 by himself in London ; and when he accused him
of • taste for low society, what bettor society bad
he ever given him an opportunity of frequent*
He should have liked to know why he had not produced
the letters he bed received from his nephew. There could
not possibly be better evidence than written documents,
which could neither be forgotten nor falsified ; and yet a
that had been suppressed. Or nein, it had been proved
that the general thought he could get his nephew
• commission in the Guards if he would read
for it ; sad he should have liked to know bow Cr
moral Windham supposed a young MS of imbecile mind
could possibly have read for a commissioo. He should
have liked to ask him what daps he had taken to prevent
his nephew's marriage. He should have liked to ask bin
whether there had not been negotiations between him and
his nephew about the purchase of an interest in SS
estate. They had heard a good deal about the timber on.
tract,- bat ha should like to know what explanatioes Gee*
sal Windham had received about that. Was it to be tali'
rated in a free ociuntry that members of a family aboold
band themselves together, should go in private to the
Clout of Chancery, should obtain • commission of lunch
and should then simile out two of their number to
be examined is open court, upon whose evideuce alone it
would have boa impossible to find the inue against their
Belem? In a ward, these affectionate relatives lid
condoeted their ease in exactly the same spied
as the paltriest running-down case at Nisi Pries.
It was cruel in these uncle and aunts to rake
up the childish faults of their nephew as they bed
done, and he trusted the son of no one in court would ever
be treated in such • manner. (The learned untied then
proceeded to comment at great length upon the indices,
and was speaking when we went to prow.)

Tun BALLOT Soolirr.—Tbe weekly meeting of
the emotive committee was held at the °Mem, in Guild-
bell-chambers, a Tuesday, Mr. elyilenham Nodes in the
chair. Mr. Whitabset, Mr. Bontenis, Mr. Eli. Mr. IA
Maitre, Mr. (Bowes, Mr. Man, Mr. M. E. Marsden, Us
wen present. Wm. Jones Williams, Es q., of Manchester,
chairman of the Salford Ballot and Reform Association,
was elected on the council. With reference to the Neaten.
ham election, the committee agreed on the following resole-
tioa
:—" This committee congratulates the friends of the
ballot in Nottingham on the triumphaot return of the ballot
candidate, and trusts that the defeat of the ants-ballot whig
candidate will have a salutary effect upon other caodidatee
and constituencies." The committee gave directions for
calling the attention of the electors of Oxfordshire to the
ballot, in redeem°, to the coming election, sod ale for
secertaining by mesas of correapoudence through elector.
the views of Sh• W. H. Daahwood on the question.
Sr. Ellouts'irne-rerrACerr.--A public meeting
was held on Monday evening at the vestry-hall, Mr. Church.
wards. Oecepeos is the chair, far the purpose of presenting
a testimosiel to the Bev. Alfred Gay, as a mark of the re-
aped and esteem which be hes woo during the twelve menthe
he has been asinieter in charge of the perish church, io the
ahem* of the Bar. Bryan Ring. Mr. F. Cory, M.D., the
junior churchwarden, presented the rev. millennia wits
testimonials from the vestry and from the parishioners.
The testimonial from the parishioners consisted of a very
beadsman dock, richly gilt on breeze, a model of en atieff
chunk which strikes the hours on e .leepdoned gong. Or
iglu, with a puss of fifty guineas. The testimonial from
ties vestry waseegronsed on parchment and framed, end cre-
dited to the regret of the vestry at the annouleemeotot
Mr. 'Ong s_ from the pariah. The Rev. A. esl
ackao In en earnest address, the honour widened
ea him, spoke in the warmest and moat affectionate
teems of the periebiooem and of their zealous co.operstios
with him be every goad work.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner (lodMt•,)
IR RI A. D. RIDD, ALIAS AIICRISALD DOME.
bankrapt ins a Mew hat umendacheer. d Yates•
This was the adjourned eartilleano mining. The
sem rendered romarkahls, at a forme sit-
" ndosal of • witness, Mr. Hoot. dinPrr.
be swore. He we. net allowed to make tits
tar the recent act, sod stated that on the
had gives the haskrupt • cheque, whisk
stated he should put is his pocket.
t Mr. Bagley null Mr. Lewis us oppoutiol,
the baokrupt, his Honour taloned his

'Before Mr. Registrar Miller.)
IN RE NOWLI.IIIV ANI, TATTON.—DIVIORNO.
was a meeting a creditors nader the ITlth SWUM
new act, for the purpee of Ileelariog a dividewd, to.
taltrupte were tranera and Bilk-mannns, of Rqpist's•
Oxford.street After hearing the statement at Mr.
',emanate.' manager of the estate, the cream
a a dirtdewl of 2a. in the pound. The I.
about 43,000 i.
(Bofors Mr. Commissioner rase.)
IN HE HENRI' FHANKA, .

bankrupt wasowaribedasaa iniporter, of Manchester.
4 sow the first sitting. Debts, 2,5001.; mewls *boat suf.
lent to yiekl a dividend of 6s. in the pound.
Mr. Hecht, of Little faster-Leue, and Yr. Mayor, el
dens, Tower-bill, were chosen trade assigessa.
,oinklaters and Hackwood are the solicitous sander
inkruptry.

LW
COURT
(Before Mi
IN RE A. D. Ki
The bankrupt was
L This was the
was maitre
by the refuse
aiding, to be ewi
laration cutler thi
Ith of June be hail
litekrupt stated I
.tfter hearing Mr.
Mr. Sargood for
meat.
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This was a meetio
the sew act, forth
bankrupt. were
Oxford-street.
ooey. the appetite.,
.lied on a dirklonl,
ire are about 43,001(
(Before
IN
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lent to yield a dirii
Mr. Hecht, of Lit
rage-gardens, Toe
awe. Idoklaters at
•e bankruptcy.
The bankrupt WM
sitting for last ,
Lout 8001. Ttie btu
old law would hal
mpie adjournment
Mr. Sharp appoul
er was mule.
SHERIFFS' CO
(Before Mr. rai.
THOIIPsOS T. ALLY.
This vs. an action I
Ai false impnsounie,
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Mr. Shaw wan room
the other side.
The plaintiff is a
the defendant,
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blinds with the
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plaintiff.
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Mr. Jew* lrearel
Jahn MVazthy, pawn
Calednian-road, apt"
the following counts
di December, being
and take of and from
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all such tamp