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The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-29

MINES.--(THIS DAY.)

ONE o'Cwoi.
In the mining market to-day there is a demand
for North Treskerby, Chiverton Moor, and Great
Vor shares, bat the amount of business generally
is limited, owing to the settlement. North Tres-
kerby are now quoted 31. 3s. 9d. to 31. GR. 3d. ;
Chiverton Moor, 61 to ; Great Vor, 32 to 33
Prince of Wales, 6s. 6d. to 7s. 6d. ; Caldbeck
Fells, to 1 prem. ; Esst Lovell, 14 to 15 ; and
East Rosewarne, lk to 2.
At Hingeton Downs two-monthly general meet-
ing, held yesterday, the accounts showed a cask
balance of 5251. 3e. 101., and an estimated balance
in favour of the mine at the meeting to be held is
April next, of 1,8861. 18s. 9d. A dividend of se.
per share was declared. The lode in Bailey's
engine shaft is still worth 1001. per fathom for
Ilength of the shaft. Our next sampling (says the
agent) will be about 600 tons of fair quality ore.

THE BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS.
(THIS DAY.)

The Baird of Trade returns for the month of
November were issued this morning. We subjoin a
statement of the total declared value of the
exports of British and Irish produce and manu-
factures for the mouth and eleven months of• the
last three years :

1863
1864
1863

Month of November.
£12.758.323
12.065,213 .
15,567,742 ..

Veva': mooths.
.£132,135,368
. 148,340,R65
.. 150.832,314
London, England, 1865-12-29

TEE CATTLE PLAGUE.

Despite our multiplied precautions, the cattle
sinrrain, observes the Tines, continues to spread. Our
measures have been adopted too late, and oor systems of
treatment have been diverse, and seldom applied with any
confidence. The results of the experiment which was
made three years ago by the Russian government with
inoculation simply showed that the rate of mortality de-
pended upon the coostituten►l peculiarities of the diffe-
rent races of cattle, and if that is the case when the disease
is artificially produced, the rale probably holds good in
the ease of the natural plague. Homceopithy has
been tried with no better effect, It is the impression in
the north, and, indeed, in other parts also. that we have
by no means felt the worst either of the plague itself or the
general premium which it may produce. The spring will be
the trying time. In some districts, what with the disease and
slaughter together cattle seem almost disappearing. Ulti-
mately, no doubt, we shill get that uniformity of action
throughout the country which is indispensable to
success ; but before that time comes the losses will
have been very heavy. To three precautions, how-
ever, of isolation and qsarentine, our experience still
points almostexclusively. We have discovered no cure, no
preventive, no distinctly superior method of treatment.
Our only chance, so far as we know, is to keep uninfected
cattle from infection, and it appears daily more difficult to
do even that.
The Post says the last orders in council have greatly
disappointed the agricultural community, inasmuch as
they do not announce the prohibition of all fairs and
markets for a time throughout Croat Britain, as well as
the adoption of decisive measures by the government
itself for the thorough isolation of all neat cattle except
those meant for the butcher. The chief responsibility
still continues to fall on the local authorities, but the
utmost power of the iterative is required in a crisis like
the present.
London, England, 1865-12-29

MONEY MARKET.

ONE o'Clhozz.
The stock markets retain a dull appearance,
and the transactions in the aggregate are small.
The dealers are still occupied with the settlement
of the fortnightly account, which will be
completed this afternoon. The English
funds show depression, and have experienced
a fresh decline of 4to t per cent. British railways
are quiet, with the exception of South Eastern
stock, which has further improved It per cent.
Foreign bonds are mostly unchanged.
There is a strong demand for money to-day, as
usual at the close of the year ; and the supply has !
further diminished. The quotation for choice bills
is 7 per cent. The charge in the Stock Exchange
for loans on Government securities till to-morrow
is also 7 per cent.
The changes in the weekly return of the Bank of
France are of a rather unfavourable character, in-
cluding an increase of 1,260,0001. in the bills dia.
counted, and a decrease of 172,0001. in the coin
and bullion.
Consols are now quoted 864 to 87, ex div.,
for money, and 874 to 4, for January 9.
There is little business in foreign stocks, and
prices show no change, with the exception of a
fresh decline of per cent. in Brazilian scrip. Some
of the present quotations are subjoined,
viz. :—Greek, 154 to 16 ; Turkish Five per Cents.
of 1865, 424 to 1 ; Spanish Passive, 274 ;
ditto Certificates, 15 to ; Confederate, 64 to 74 ;
Brazilian scrip, 14 to 1 prem. ; and Mexican, 24
to t.
American securities are steady. The 5.20 bonds
are now quoted 65 to t ; Erie Railway shares, 574
to 4 ; and Illinois. 78 to t, ex div.
International Financial shares are now quoted
to 14 prem. ; General Credit, 24 to
prem. ; London Financial, 44 to 4 prem. ; Impe-
rial Mercantile, 21 to 4 prem. ; Credit Fourier
and Mobilier of England, 34 to i prem.,
ex all; Overend, Gurney, and Company, 64 to
prem.
The shares of Charles Lafitte and Co. are
quoted 2 to 4 prem. ; English and American Bank,
14 to 2 prem. ; and London Steam Towing, 14 to 2

prem.
Since the 23rd ult., when a reduction from 7 to
6 per cent. waa decided upon, the coin and bul-
lion have declined from 14,465,032/. to 13,403,102/
London, England, 1865-12-29

AMERICA.

(swarm's warm)
(Per the Nova Bastian.)
NEW YORK, Dzc. 16, Emma.

Governor Jenkins was inaugurated as Governor
of Georgia on the 14th December. In his address
to the legislature he says there is no conflict
between the constitution of the United
States and the constitution of the State of
Georgia. The laws of the United States are
supreme. The Governor then pays a handsome
tribute to the conduct of the negroes during the
war. He says that they must be thoroughly prc.
tooted in their persons and property, and have the
right to enter the courts. They should be
encouraged to work, and then they would
be the best working class, and their late
owners the best employers in the world. The
Governor then reviews the condition of the
State institutions, and, says for a time even the
lightest taxes will prove burdensome, but he
thinks that in the end the people will not suffer.
He concludes his address with an earnest prayer
that God will help us all.
At the close of the address provisional Governor
Johnson banded the great seal of the State of
Georgia to Governor Jenkins, who took the oath
of office, and was then declared by the President of
the Senate, the Governor of the State. The senti-
ments of the address were most cordially endorsed
by the members of the State legislature, which
adjourns to-morrow.
The Fenian senate has adjourned ; four of the
senators have gone home ; the rest are awaiting
with Roberts the arrival of Stephens.
London, England, 1865-12-29

Northers District of the Poplar Beard of Works, said he
visited the dsteadasts' works on the 12th of the present
month. The effluvia wan very noxious. lie considered the
gmufactory to be a nuisance and injurious to the health
of the initants of the neighbourhood. If the offensive
rahalations were confined to the interior of the premises
the mediatory would no longer be at nuisance.
Mr. Partridge said he had heard enough to justify him in
pang upon the defendants to find bail themselves in 300/.
Yd two sureties of 1001. each to appear and answer any
greosediege to be taken by the Beard of Works.
The sureties were entered into, and the defendants left
the coact.
yr, Charles Young said the Board of Works would decide
eg Tuesday whether they should apply for an injunction in
she Court of Chancery, or proceed by indictment.

WANDSWORTH.
IMMO/MCCAW oliAM:c OF BFAaCcio MMUS.
William Rule and John Hayden, carmen, in the service
of Mr. James Mayo, coa tractor, of the Brighton-road,
Lambeth, were finally examined on the charge of stealing
tiro bushels of home provender.
The prow:vitae stated that he had Dearly 100 man in
his employ, and each carmen had a daily allowance of fodder
site imSdiant to keep the horses in good condition.
land generally during the long and dark sights,
be soda:a that his horses looked is if they had bees haff-
delued, lank, wore, and hollow. Harlon had not been
hog with him ; but Rule's horses he noticed particularly as
Wog hollow.
Other evidence au produced to the effect that on the
sight of the 12th inst. the prisosers were seen to draw up
at the Rupsrt Arms beer shop in the New.reed, with their
hones end eerie, and empty the =teats of two nom begs
into a sack which was carried to the shop of a man named
James Diamond, a greengrocer, in Charlasotroat. Police
Coastable Syrwi went to the shop, where he found a
each containing two bushels of horse provender. Diamond
was not at home at the time, but the conatable met him
with his horse and Cart. He went back to the
Irsahrar iva him, and took possession of three other sacks,
each containing hone provender. It also appeared that the
daily allowance for each horse was a bushel and a half of
provender, and that what remained after the day's OCOWIMP.
vial should he returned to the yard. On the day is ques-
tion the prisoners should have returned home by 5 o'clock,
but they did sot, and it was their practice to dawdle about
to make out full time, so as to justify their having coosumed
all the fodder supplied to them.
James Mayo, the prosecutor's eon, who assists him in his
balsas, identified the provender in the first sack fated by
and said the other fodder in each of the three sacks
wee she same description.
The ore of Diamoed was disposed of some days ago, and
he was committed to the House of Correction for two
=maths for the unlawful poression of the three sacks of
fodder, the other case not being proved against him.
The prisoners in this case denied the charge, and Mr.
Ingham fully committed them for trial.
London, England, 1865-12-29

SE. I COMPANIES.

Mils DA y,) 1 The amount of gold withdrawn from the Bank for
exportation (luring tLe week was about 198,0001.,
and as the decrease in the coin and bullion shown
above is as much as 469,3071., it is to be inferred
that there has been a renewed absorption of coin in
the provinces. The large addition (1,169,4881.) to
the government deposits is usual at the close of the
year, but has been accompanied by a diminution of
private deposits to the amount of 864,2961., and as
the Bank's advances on private securities have at
the same time increased 879,4611., the reserve has
been trenched upon to the extent of 569,11321.
Upon these changes the Bank directors have to-day
raised the rate of discount.

710.
BANK OF ENGLAND. —Aa Account pennant to the Aet
and Nth Vic.. r. St, for the week ending on Wednesday.
December 47, DM.

1.8177 !IMMUNE
Notes issued LT ;.$,51,875, 1 Govenument debt.. Z 11,016,100
Other securities . SCUPS
Gold coin and bit'-
, lien 12689,0111
Silver bullion .... -
---
At7,339,67S I
BANKING I:OII4JeTNIINT.
Proprietors' Capital L14,5/1.000 Government Sees-
Best 3,254,0; Titles (including
Public Deposits (ui- Dead Weight An-
eluding Erchey., Ility__,)
Sr". Banks, Coin- Other oecenties
inis. of National Notes
Debt, sad Div. Gold and Slue
Accounts)
Other Deposits. 13,236,938
Seven day sad other
Bills

L 27,339,171

01,126

Z 39,919.661

A 39.989,01

W. MILLER. Chid (uWa•
London, England, 1865-12-29

MUSIC.

THE " CONCORDIA" SOCIETY.
A few days ago we gave some account of the
slaters and pupae* of this newly-formed arrociatioe. Last
Wining we were present at a rehearsal rustier, prepara-
tory to.the performances about to commence. There was
• choir of. nearly two hundred voices,
*which, together
with a number of members and visitors, completely
Idled the lower hall. The rehouse' was under the di-
rection of Mr. Yolckmann, who sowed himself an
able conductor, and very happy h manner of
giving instructions and correcting errors ; and the
choristers were a body of promising troops. The pieces
rehearsed included Mozart's celebrated motet, " Splendeute
Te, Deus," and some of the finestichoruses in The Seasons of
Haydn, particularly "Come, gentle Spring," "Lord, be
gracious," and the grand choral fugue in the first part. The
voices produced a rich and full volume cf tone, anddisployad
very creditable firmness end precision. In the course of the
evening a paper was read, drawn up by the Executive Com.
asittee, explaining, at coesiderable tenth, and with great
ability, the motives of the founders of the society in setting
Hoe foot, its objects, orpalizatioo, and the manner in which
it is intended to be carried on. This paper was listened to
with much interest end warmly applauded. It gave a de.
tailed view of the plan of which we have already given the
outline, and showed with peat force of statement and rea-
soning the feasibility as well as importune of the scheme.
We hope that the society will print and circulate this
paper largely among the musical public, as we conceive that
it would materially ooaduce to the sauces of the under-
London, England, 1865-03-30

MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT DAVIS TO THE

CONFEDERA.Td DONOR SS.

The following message from President Jefferson
Davis was transmitted to the Confederate Congress
on the 15th inst. :

To Tam Burrs Aso Holm or RIPIIIMITATIVZIS or 71111

CONFZDIZATI 5i.7211 or AltniCA.

When informed on Sunday last that ft was the intentiou
of Camerae to &drum sine die on the ensuing Saturday, I
deemed it my duty to request a postponement of the adjourn-
meat, in order that I might submit for your residers-
rim 'strain matters of public interest which are uow
laid before you. When that request was made the most
important measures that bad occupied your attention
during the session had Dot bees so far admired as to
be submitted for executive 'dim, and the state of the
country bad been so materially affected by the events of
the last four months se to evince the necessity of further
and more energetic legislation than was contemplated in
November last. Our country is now enviromd with perils
which it le our duty calmly to oceetemptate. Thus alone
ma the measure necessary to avert threatened calamities
be wisely devised and efficiently enforced. Recent mill.
tary operations of the enemy have been suocesaful in the
capture of some of our emporia, and in devastating large
districts of our country. These events have had the natural
effect of encouraging our foes and dispithing many at oar
people. The capital of the Confederate steles is now
thretteeed, and it is in greater danger than it has hereto-
fore bees daring the war. The fact is stated without re
men or rimosahnent, as doe to the people, whose servants
we are, and in whose courage and constaney entire trust is
reposed ; as la due to you, in whose wisdom cud resolute
spirit the people have coafided for the adoption of the
manures minird to guard them from threatened perils.
While stating to you that our country is in danger, I
aloe desire to state my deliberate conviction that it is within
our power to avert the calamities which menace us, and to
secure the triumph of the sacred cause for which so much
sacrifice has bees made, so much suffering endued, so
many precious lives been lost. This result is to be obtained
by fortitude, by courage, by constancy in enduring the
sacrifices still needed ; in a wad, by the prompt and row
lute devotion ol the whole MOWN* of =ea and money in
the Confederacy to the achievement of our liberties and
independence. The mesa:tree now required to be emcees.
fel should be prompt. Long deliberation and pro-
tracted debate over importaut MIMING are set only
uteri. but laudable, in r•Fermastative saeseablise ender
ovilliesay eirouseekinene ; het is inamenle of danger, when

mike bosomse urgent, the daisy thee siessd sew
mare" et peril. Thus It her tuiforteusitely !imposed that
some et the mesieres mind lip ma I. persumos a/ the
moommeadatious &Madill' is lay Immo, et November
bet hey' hem se retested se to less mes► et their vats,
se have, for thew rano boa absolves& deo being
London, England, 1865-03-30

OPINING OP THS MAIN DRAINAGE.

A great number of noblemen and gentlemen,
Including the principal members of both houses of parlia-
meet, have accepted the invitaties of the Miaow°litan
Baud of Works (says the Tins, to be prosiest at the
opening of the Male Braise(' Works by his Royal Highness
the Priam of Wales, es Tuesday seat.
Invitations have also been seat to his Majesty the King
of the Belgians, and his Royal Highness Prism) Alfred,
but so reply his yet been received. The guests will go
by special train from Ohariegarose at 11.15 to Plumetead,
lame a junction will be made with the imatractor's railway,
so that the speoialeasia will go right on to the works at the
cattail at GOSISINS Paint. Tie Prince of Wales, with about
30 or 40 of the most distinguished guests, will leave the
House of Commons stairs at 11 o'clock, and will go direct
to Barklag, where they will impost the (natal at that
point, and shoo the great reservoir. Thaws the royal party
will take the steamer spin to Oresrsse• They are expected
to roach the latter place at about 1 o'clock, so that t►e
guests will have a user hour to !aspect the works there
before the arrival of his royal highest, and his party.
The chairman sod Mr. Basalgette are to attend the Priem.
0a arriving at Orompaese, Mr. Basalgette is to give the
company a brief outline of the main drainage scheme, is
• large workshop, which will have plans illustrating his
deseription on the walla The company will then
proceed to the sogine-boase, while the Prince is inspect-
' ing the reservoir and aesiergroned works, valves, and
pampa, and on entering the imagine-hoes, the Prince will
start the four eagle's, which will be the opening of the
works. Up to that time the sewage will be stored in the
main outtell sewer (as it has hitherto been in the tide-
locked sewers In the low districts), and from which it coo
discharge only at the time of low water, flowing hook to
London with the flood tide. Bat on starting the engines
the sewage in the mails sews will be henceforth lifted into
the reservoir, into which there will be a continuous flow
from the main sewer at all times, and thenceforth an sad of
stagnant sewage or deposit. The reservoir will !maintained
through pipes at the bottom of the river during the first
two hours after high water only, whoa the river in full and
the tide flowing towards the ma.
London, England, 1865-03-30

THE FATAL PALL OP 4 BRIDGE 4T CROYDON.

INQUISST.—(TRIS DAY.)
This morning Mr. W. J. Payne, the deputy
°armor, bold as inquiry in the Lootrure- of Gays Boa.
Ell 4 iato tba eireamateuree of an accident ea the Leedom
ide!'
zrittieu, and South Comet Radars,. at Croydon, by w
tine mm 'n lost tboir lives and three others were eariewely

-
The facts eounested with this 00011117•00111 WON fully re- I
ported in our impotence of yethlwlnv. Thom= to-day
28
..s taken on view of the body of Jeoch , aged
years, a railway labourer.
Mr. Aroold. solicitor. attended to waseh the peoesediegs
and Mr.
ea the part of the frieedie of the deceased ; Oar-
pouter represented the Lando'. Brighton. sad South Onot
Boiler', Company.
After the exemoostion of five witnesses,
The Coroner summed op the in devee taken, sad the jury
ndind to consider their verdict at 20 minutes peat o'ckth
this theme°.
Upon their return into court,
The foreman mid that the jury bad decided "That the
deceased lost his life by the accidentel falling in of a
"dui° railway bridge at Croy don,* sad six of the jury
eseommend that greater CAM be takes by the railway
sompaoy in the future pulling dove of bridges.
Tbs proceedings thee terminated.

Private intelligence received about the epidemic
prevailing at Elt. Palembang le eoettedietery. Seth'
represent it as the worst !dad oi *bolero pat whammed in
Europe ; others ascribe • typhoidal character to the dunes%
The But symptom te a cramp is the saps of the seek.
which exteedina to ties owebeitese is meet same moults
rapid death. The number of cams &gab asemmte le MOO.
London, England, 1865-01-02

EXTRAORDINARY DEATH IN SOUTHWARK.

INQUEST.—(IIID3 DAY.)
This morning Mr. Payne, Coroner for the t,'
and Southwark, resumed Is the board-room of St.
Workhouse, Borough,
aan inquiry respecting the death et
Thomas Jams, 44 years, who was found lying dead in
in his roomwith throat cut.
It appeared that the demand had been 23 years in the
employ of a cricket-bat maker. He was much addicted to
drink, and was exalted from liquor the eveniog before the
discovery of hie death was made. According to the medial
evidence the wounds cook! have been seltiediated, eat
death mast have been inessateneous. It was dated by
*es witness that the deceased bad just lost Si., and that
the idea of having so money to " spend Christmas" will
led him to commit suicide.
The jury were unanimous in opinion that the demeNd
bed committed the crime of suicide.
Tim Coroner then directed a verdict of " Polo de m"
be reoorded.
The warrant for the burial of the body of the deemed
by torchlight at 12 o'clock to-night in Woking Cemetery wtt
then leaned by the Coroner.
London, England, 1865-01-02

Burbridge has retreated from before t3altville.

A resolution has been introduced into the Con-
federate Congress to send commissioners to confer
with commissioners appointed by the Federal

government upon the restoration of peace.
Foote made a speech in the Confederate Senate
urging the passing of a currency bill as the
South was on the verge of ruin, and
Congress was building up an irresponsible despotism.
The interference of the President was the cause
lof the present unfavourable military situation.
Savannah was about to fall and the fate of
Charleston seemed only deferred a few days later.
Mr. Foote refused to support the measures passed
by the Secretary duriog the session, and announced
his withdrawal from Congress.
London, England, 1865-01-02

COMILERCI&L INTELLIGENOZ.

NEW YORK. Dim El, Almasoom.
Money easy. Gold, 224.
Stocks declining. New York Centrals, 114
Illinois, 122; Erie, 871; 5.20 Bonds, 1061.

The Illinois °antral Railroad lima declared a
dividend of 5 per cent.

NEW YOBS, Dom 22, EVIIIISG.

Advioes from Savannah, to the 18th inst., an-
nounce that General Sherman was still actively
engaged in operations to compel the surrender of
that city. . . .

The New Turk Berald marts that he had de-
stroyed 40,000,000 dols. worth of cotton, and cap-
tured 1,000 nagroes, 4,000 prisoners, and 30 guns.
His loss only amounted to 1,500 men.
General Hood has crossed the Duck River.
Thomas is in pursuit. The headquarters of the
latter are near Columbia.

Hood's losses are estimated at 12,000 men and
SO guns. A portion of Lyons' forma have been
defeated in Kentucky with the loss of all their
artillery.
London, England, 1865-01-02

Itsol i
io.sol s

ITALY.

TURIN JA3r. 2.

Last night the King visited the Royal Theatre in
state. He was received with enthusiastic applause.
The Minister of Commerce has issued a circular
in which he urges the Chamber of Commerce to
caution merchants in their transactions with the
United States on account of the constant Midas-
thins in the value of the American paper money,
caused by a forced currency.

THE PASSIVE DEBT.

MADRID, SATVIDLT.

The usual monthly auction for the sinking fund
of the Pamirs Debt took place to-day. The prima
fixed by the government were—For the Lt class
interior, 4L 51 ; 2nd interior, 25 ; and 2nd ex-
terior, 34.50.
The tenders sent in ranged from 39.90 to 4L90
for the first description, and from 25 to 25.34 foe
the second. No offers were made for the Sad
class exterior.
London, England, 1865-01-02

EXPEDITION TO WILMINGTON.

The New York Commercial Advertiser of the 19th
says :

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Wilmington is 'apposed to be the destination of the peat
expedition which sailed from Hampton Roads on the
13th instant. The plan of Admiral Porter will be to
effect first the reduction of Fort Fitlicr, which will be
shelled at long range, and as soon as the fire of the fort
slackens the light-draft gunboats sod mortars will
pass the fart end ensounter t►e obstructions la
the river above, to aid in the reducible et the feet.
Admiral Porter will have recourse to the enplane' of
powder close under the wells, demolishing them by the
esacassioa. The powder will be esnied there by an old
London, England, 1865-01-02

gbt Cum

- ossonarg, Dzc. 31.
The Queen, Prinoees Helens, and Prince Arthur
walked oat scads,.

JANI 1.

The Quest, essootapanled by Prisons Bekaa, dro►e I
he (made yesterday.
Mao* Arthur and Prime Leopold, attended by Mujur
Elphinatooe, walked out.
Hu Serene Highness Priam Leiningen le expected to-day
on a viait to her Majesty.

Despatches were received on Saturday at the
aim from the Govantore oI How Koog, Ceiba, and

Despatches were met to the Governors of the West
Indian Islands, Berland% British Ookunble, sod Moeda.

The Duke and Duchess of Somerset and Lady
0 treadoline St. Maur an exported to arCve at hts ie.. at's
andel reside's* at the Admiralty on Saturday neat Iron
Stover Howie. Deem.

Visootuat CourteDay, M.P.. nturned to town ow
Thursday ban veiling the Fad tut count.. of Centipe
at Deese Put. and has Waco left for rowctertuun Clesthe.
&Wee.

lAdy Londeaborough and her infant son are pro-
posies favourably.

The marriage of the Hon. George Wentworth
Pitswi'Ham and Min Amon, daughter of General the Hon.
George and Mts. Assoc. and meter of the Marchioness of
Bristol, will take plain shortly. The day is not dedwitivelc
decided epos. _ _ .

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The Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Emily Peel
ere is tows, is asticipatios of her ladyship's early as-
oosobormsot.

The Right Hon. Sir Edward Lytton Bulwer, who
has been staying at }fastlop, is in better health, and there
is away prospect that he will be able to resume his place in
the House of °melons as the meeting of parliament.

Lady Robert Montagu ga•e birth to a daughter,
at 72. lavarsawtorran, as eatarday.

The third lecture, "On the Chemistry of a
waa delivered at the Royal lutilation by Professor
Frankland cc Saturday. The principal point to which be
directed attention was the .planation of the difference
betwoee what he timed powerful and powerless matter;
or, is other words, the differs's*, between isoesbustibles and
the products of rembastiori. _ .

It is stated that the Emperor Napoleon is about
to deprive the Imperial Guard of the monopoly they have
hitherto mijoyed of prrieoning the capital. They are
henceforth to take their tura with the line. eel become
inured to the dreariness of country quarts .

'HIS DAT.)

$ Mt.
London, England, 1865-12-16

JLIIAICA.-GIOTILNAL NZLSON'S KVIDENCL

The Timcs publishes the opinions of General Nslsms, who
comes home, it appears, without any reference to the late
events. He states that whoa be took the commix' the
country for miles was in op,a revolt, sod wherever the
news of the rising arrived it was followed by an outbreak
of the maloonteuta on the spot. The maps of so many ad
the residents is to be attributed to the fidelity of individual
London, England, 1865-12-16

rule laid down by Sir C. CRESSWILL web more
reasonable and more convenient then that laid down
by Sir Limn Wrism. According to the late judge,
it is sufficient if a testator is a person of sound
mind, if he has acted of his own free will, and if he has
executed his will according to the forms prescribed
by law. A will executed under such circumstances
is valid. According to his successor, it is not
sufficient that the testator should be a person of
sound mind, acting of his own free will, and that
he should execute the will according to the
forms of law. A will made under such circum-
stances would be invalid unless, moreover, the
testator actually knew and approved of all the
contents of the instrument. If this decision be
maintained, it will place an additional burden upon
testators which hitherto they have not had to
bear. Besides the necessity of proving that
they were of sound mental capacity, it will
be necessary to show that the various provi-
sions of the will have been fully explained
to them, and that they have fury understood
those explanations. Such a doctrine opens the
door to infinite litigation, and places testators and
legatees at a serious disadvantage. Henceforth a
disputatious executor or a disappointed relation
will have no difficulty in casting any dead man's
property into the Malebolge of litigation.
London, England, 1865-12-16

FRANCE.

PARIS, DEC. 15.
The Emperor Napoleon will return to this city

to-morrow.
The Potrie of this evening publishes the following
news from South America :—" The American
minister at Buenos Ayres has visited Lopez, the
Paraguayan President, whom he found willing to
come to au arrangement with the allies. Hopes are
entertained that Braziland the Argentine Republic,
who had at first decided never to treat with Lopez,
will shortly be animated by different sentiments."
London, England, 1865-12-16

ALGERIA.

PARIS. Dec. 15.
Official news from Algeria states that Colonel
Colomb, reiuforced by the tribes recently subjected,
had on several occasions beaten the tribes still iu
insurrection, who were seeking refuge iu the desert
of Sahara. The tribes who had been defeated had
asked fur pardon.
Colouel Sonis had cut off the retreat towards the
east of Si Sala, who wet being actively pursued.
The health of the troops was excellent, and they
wers in good spirits.

AUSTRI A. •
BREGENZ. Dec. 15.

...... _
The draft of the address to the Emperor proposed
by the committee of the Diet of Dregenz energetically
complains of the suspension of the Reicharath. It
demands that this susp, usion should cease, and that
the Reicharath should be mturLd to its constitu-
tional activity.
The debate on the address will commence to-
morrow.

THE LA PLATA STATES.
MADRID, Dxc. 14.

The Madrid papers publish a telegram from
Lisbou a.ssertitig that a revolution had broken out
at Buenos Ayres against the President Mitre.

CALCUTTA, CHINA, ANDILS AUSTRALIAN
MA .
MARSEILLES. DEC. 15.
The Tanjore, with the above mails, arrived here
at 9.30 a.m. to-day.
The mails left for Louden at. 11.30 a.m.
Free Fatigue.
London, England, 1865-12-16

MS. BLIGHT.

The Timer tells Mr. Bright that nothing could have kept
him out of ofiloe bat hie deliberate preference of the
inferior position of a popular leader to that of a states-
man. Feeling himself on the winning aids, he has become
more moderate and hopeful and speaks with a more
evident sense of responsibility than ie too often his prac-
tioe, but the Times does not agree with him in his
programme of the remedial measures which a reformed
parliament would carry, especially the comprehensive
plan of national education, which the Times believes a
Reform Bill would retard. Admitting with him, that a
" transfer of power " is a bugbear, sod that "as the
people pow in wisdom, independence, and intelligent*,
there must be a gradual transfer of power," the Times
asks that it be gradual in the true sense, and that we do
not shut our eyes to the danger of conferring political
functions on persons who have not, ►nd cannot have, cul-
ltivated the most elementary political virtues.
The Ilcralit accu.ee Mr. Bright of dwelling as passion.
ately, and as falsely aa any pothouse demagogue, on
the unequal distribution of land, the difference be-
tween the condition of the rich and the poor;
and with continually, and with deliberate untruth,
accusing his opponents of depreciating, distrusting,
and insulting the operative classes. Calumny and min.
statement are the indispeumble tools of his trade. When
he affects indignation ■t being called a. republican, and
anxiously repudiates the epithet of revolutionist, the
St raid does sot credit him with sincerity, but it does credit
him with a perception of the feelings of those whose repos-
@optative and leader he aspires to be thought. Be is at
heart a republican ; he would fain be a revolutionist ; but
they are not.
London, England, 1865-12-16

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.

RAMSGATE, FRIDAY NIGHT.
Captain Shaw, the harbour master, reports that
the lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution on this
station, in conjunction with the steam-tug Aid, rendered
importanteervios this morning, is rescuing the crew of Noma
men of the Dutch brig Zeeploeg, of Hoopes, which was
wrecked on the Godwin Sands during& gale f rom E. N. E. and
heavy swelL lam of opinion that the poor fellows would
' undoubtedly have been lost had it not been for the skill and
judgment shows by the orownlof the lifeboatand steam tog,
as no other assistance was near at the time. The ship-
wrecked men have expressed their unbounded gratitude for
being rescued from their exceedingly perilous position.
The coxswain of the lifeboat states his opinion that had it
not been for the loaded cane need for throwing a long line
to the wreck they could not have eucomided in throwing the
line over the jib boom to the crow, the lifeboat being at
the time immediately to leeward of wreck.
WINTERTON, NORFOLK, FRIDAY.
The Rev. John Nelson reports : " The Amphitrite, of
Shields, came on shore bore this morning, and afterwards
went entirely to pieces. The lifeboat pat off in= iiately
to the scene of danger, but nose of the crew were found on
board. It is earnestly hoped that they escaped in their
own boat, and that they have safely landed at Yarmouth."
London, England, 1865-12-16

THE CATTLE PLAGUE.

There is, as yet, no abatement of the frightful
distemper either in York city or the adjoining district.
Mr. Holiday, of the Royal Station Hotel, has lost eight
beasts since last week, making a total of 40. There has
been a total of 76 deaths in this district.—Yorkshire
Ga:ette.
The martian is raging in the neighbourhood of Market
Drayton to as extent it is believed unparalleled in any agri-
cultural district in the kingdom. It is estimated that up.
wards of 700 head of cattle have been swept away oat of the
immediate neighbourhood, and it is believed that the
noint3r is every day more rapidly increasing. If the dia.
ease continues to propene with the same fatality as it has
done in the past few weeks there will be scarcely a bead of
cattle left in this neighbourhood in a month from this
present time. In South Cheshire the disease is sweeping
all before it, and since the date of our last report at least
II couple of score of fresh stocks have been attacked.—
Staffordshire Advertiser.
The disease is now in existence on no less than nineteen
different premien in the parish of Cottenham. At Dry
Drayton, all Mr. Reynolds's (24) are dead, but we do not
hear that Mr. Phyphers has sustained any farther lass, or
that the animals of any other person have been attacked.
The loss of Mr. Linton, of Westwick, up to this time is 36
oat of 40. In the Newmarket district, it does not extend
at the same ratio that it does DearerCeimbridge,but we have
heard that it has got biChippenham. Numerous.reports have
reached us of the advance of the disease in Cambridge, bat
we have ascertained they are quite unfounded. In Hun-
tiogdonshire, in the neighbourhood of Peterborough, the
hopes have rather increased ; but os the western part of
the county adjoining Northamptonshire, we hear the disease
has almost disappeared, and in the neighbourhood of Kim-
bottom we hope matters are somewhat improving.—Cara-
bridge Independent.
We (Western. Tinier) are glad to hear that one half of the
bullocks of Mr. James Lee, of Ideford, which we reported
last week am plague struck have since reopened. It is
to be hoped that Mr. Lee will publish the mode of treat.
mint. The doctor was a country farrier.
London, England, 1865-10-24

FOREIGN ♦FVATRS.

The Times contends that tho news forwarded by its Amy.
can irrrespocideet rel►tive to a communication from the
government of the United States to that of Frewe on the
sable/Not Mexioo, is substantially correct. The Patric says
in effect that, as there is no intention of sending Africans to
Mexico, the despatch of Mr. Seward may be considered as
withdrawn. If this be so, the Times thinks it • happy
thing for both ceventries and for Mexico also. The scheme
of employing these Massulman Africans to keep the
peace in Spanish and Catholic Merle° reflects no credit on
whoever olsoceived it. There can be little doubt that the
presence of MuesuLman gal moos would alienate the popular
feeling in Mexico mitirely from the Emperor. Nor can it
be doubted that the Americans, in spite of their raising of
negro regiments during the war, would be irritated to the
utmost by the presence of these barbarians on their con-
tinent. But, putting aside this Mussulman contingent,
there is nothing in the present temporary occapatios of
Mexico by the French which can give the smallest cause of
complaint to the United States.
The Dailp Neter treats with inceedulity of a supposed
design to extend the northern frontier of France after
the demise of the King of the Belgi►ns, At the head of
a most unsettled empire, nothing could be more unwise on
the part of the Emperor of the French than the trouble
which the acquisition of Belgium would bring even into
its domestic policy. Neither the liberal party nor the
priestly party of that country could for any long time
welcome their abs.rption in silent and rigidly.compreseed
France. The discontent compriaed would be far greater
than the resources acquired. This would be so even were
the enterprise successful. But the result of another gen•rsl
European w►r is what no sovereign or dynasty could cake.
late.
The Post details the steps which have been taken with
regard to the French proposition for convening a es-inference
to ascertain if any measure can he taken t s pre►ent the in.
vision of cholera from the East, and assume+ that this great
&sitar), commission will meet ere long at Constantinople.
London, England, 1865-10-24

TRH POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.
Mr. George Wir" a shipowner, carrying os his Weber
at No. 48, Lim►stteet. City, was summoned before the
Lord mayor by . nusehw m ....... who bad shipped 0. [Adwertiamnent.)--Houow.Y's Pula—The Lat.
on which health hingee All Impeeltres
board noes of his steamers craned the Virago, to show muse ei_ins—Tlis Premed to a Olden opportunity for drawing allow
why he neglected end refused to my • wortaie 'monist ei tiup to the few Points
oust be evened from the system immediately Ask is
wages to which they conddered themselves eatitled for their ei,K.orerect weer ~,,d oar must be compensated by weals
eervioes on board that Tenth 1 food, which, when thoroughly directed, molt enrich die blood
An order was made for the payment of the MOMS, With Its nutritive elements. TM eltresieve virtues alerted by
claimed by the several parties, ethers% in those can where . Hoitowsys partiting pills erectly meet tames irolloiliellotribk end
they had edged • Means who they were paid their wiles they further exercise distinctive sad Weal" the..
0,..h II etristrith•
at Rio de Janeiro. suing the nerves and regulating the circulation, whereby secretion
Alfred Stearn, an upholsterer, ot No. 9, Victoria:reed! speedily
CLERKENW ELL. ' and excretion me accurately adjusted. These excellent pills keep
subdue. headache, direirt.ta. names, Whims saleths.
all the natural functions so fairly balanced that they prevent, or
Sollowm. enneadered Mt kb ltriegninenoll4 and was 'barged Were, Maritima, dyeastay. sad similar maladies.
London, England, 1865-10-24

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Before the Ansisteet-Jndge.)
Hobert .10 ries was indicted for stealing • quantity of
lead pipe and bras. tape, the property of John Hawkins.
Mr. Warner Sleigh prosecuted ; Mr. Cooper defended the
prisoner.
The prisoner bad been in the employ of Mr. Hawkins, •
builder. of No. 16, King's College-road, St. John's-wood,
at some houses belonging to biur. On the 6th of October
the lead pipe and taps, which had been safe at • house No. 1
5, Albert-place, Kilburn, were toned in the possession of
the prisoner, and not being able to give • satisfactory as
of them be was given into custody.
The prisoner wee found Guilty, and sentenced to be im-
prisoned and kept to bard labour for six months.
Daniel Healey, 43, described u • labourer, was indicted
for stealing a pair of trousers, value Ss., the property of
Edward Lambert and another.
James Maidment deposed to the prisoner having stolen the
property from the door of his master's shop, No. 40. High-
street, Bow, on the 23rd of September.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, but recommended him
to mercy on account of the temptation laid open to him by
people exposing their goods at the shop doom.
The court then sentenced him to be imprisoned, with hard
labour, for three months.
joetp4 Wilma. 17, Joh* Dean, 19, Sarah Duggan, 16,
sod Mary Ann Hudson, were indicted for stealing • watch
and the sum of 41., the property and moneys of Joesph
1101:0011.
Mr. J. E. Palmer prosecuted; Mr. r. Harris defended
Dean ; the other prisoners were undefended.
The prosecutor, a fishmonger, living at Massa-plies,
Hing-street, Stepney, deposed that all the prisoners had
been in his service, and on the 28th of September he found
that • cupboard had been broken epee sad the money and
his watc
ad h eau. Harlem subsequently admitted that
she h had some of the money, and implicated the other
prism:wire.
Mr. B. Hartle briefly addressed the jury en the pert of
' Dear

AD.
The Assistant-Judge summed up the evidence.
The jury found Wilson and Dean Malty, and Hodson and
Duggan Not Guilty.
The prosecutor recommended Wilson and Dean to mercy.
Tye Assistant...fudge eeeteoced Wilson and Dean sea W
three months' imprisonment and hard labour.
London, England, 1865-10-24

RUSSIA AND THE CATTLE PLAuLT.

The St. Petersburg Journal contains the follow-
ing :—"3lany journals. and indeed some official documents,
have spread and maintained abroad, that the epizootic
diaesse which is mow raging iu England sou introduced there
by beasts exported from Revel. An ioquiry having been
ordered by his Excellency the Minister of Finances, with
the view of ascertaining the sanitary state of the cattle in
Eithoeia, and the number exported to England in 1863, we
are enabled to give a positive contradiction to the erroneous
assertions of foreign journals. Since 1859—a period when
there were in Esthonia some isolated exam of disease intro-
duced by bullocks coming from the Ukraine—them has
been no distemper iu that provinc., and the sanitary condi-
tion of the animals there has been excellent. In the wane of
the month of Mar, 186.), the steamboat Tonoing exported
from Revel to England 321 bullock', 331 sheep, and three
horse*, which were not affected with any malady."

THE ABYSSINIAN PRISONERS. -- ALEXANDRIA,
Ocr. 14.—The Commercio publishes a letter from Jelda,
dated the 27th ult., of which the following is the substance:
—hibernation has bean received from Mageowah, @Wing
that Mr. Cameron, the English consul, ban sot yet obtained
his freedom ; ha even suffers much. Is two years his hair
hu turned from black to perfect white. His legs are
swollen, and be is altogether in a very bad way. It is said
that Kiog Theodorus has written to Mr. Eastern to come
and take Cameron away, his Majesty's object being to
imprison Bassani also, as Raggam is believed to have formed
improper relations with certain enemies of the Erspeter."—
Reuter's Express.
The mortal remains of the unfortunate Ott,
who died at Bonn of the wounds he had received from
Count d'Eulenburg, have been transferred from be
plane
where they were deposited to a piece of ground purchased
with the runty omit from Alsace, Bodes, des. A moos•
meet is to be raised over the tomb of the defunct with the
surplus of the mosey added to the produce of collection to
be made amongst the population.
SHEEP AND THE CATTLE PLAGLIE.--011 Saturday
the sheep were removed from theffanatorium at Edinburgh,
after • three weeks' confinement, far en hour daily, along
with the diseased cattle, besides which they were also shut
hp in the Sanatorium all night. To all appearance they
were to perfect health. Two of them were, we understood.
sent to Dr. Smart for farther experiment, by iooeulotion
or otherwise, as the doctor may think fit ; sod the others
were put under lock and key, to a field opposite Liaising-
ton-tervace. in the neighboorbOod of thersonaL le order to
test whether she sheep can convey contagion in their fleeces,
' it ig intended to place alongside of them four or live healthy
cattle. This, we have num to believe, will Dodoes in the
maw it the week.---Scanutpt.
London, England, 1865-10-24

EITJUORDINAIIr SUICIDE.

Last evening (Monday) the Brighton borough
mow (D. held terinquest at the tap of the
Bedford Hotel. Brighto*, as the body al John Lumley. a
who had been the cham-
married sae with three children,
berlain of that establisiamest. From the evident* celled
it appeared that within the poet month there bad been
four robbrelem ia the hotel, the articles stolen being three
aced Mae, two siege, sod seem mosey. The police were
mosamsbiated with, sad visits by members of the farce were
made for the purpose d inquiry, to. Oa one of these
oesseloas the deemed was istarrogated by flaperinteedent
&radon, but so esapisiee whatever attached to him, for
he had bow sight years la the hotel. sad bore ea ersallent
ebaraoke. As he bad but indifferent health, he was
allowed to lie down for a short time each forenoon. About
half-pest 10 yesterday meanies George Beard, the wider-
chemberlaie at the botel *resulted demised about repairing
a broken window. sad he then appeared quits well, though
the eanvereatioa was held from -adjoining rooms, end not
fees to Leon About midday Superiateodeet Sweden
was is the office of the hotel, maktog renewed
Inquiries as to the robberies, when Beard Caine in aad ox-
ide fear that Leask, was dead or dying. Not
teare7nd
g or seeing him Ines the oorivermaion about the
wieder, Beard had goes to deceseed's bedroom,
etcould
not get as sewer. Saperistandeat Hamden went bim
there ma* sad, heels* forced ea estrum*, the body of
Langley was found laid cm the agile, his feet claw to the
door end his bead under the bed. The things in the room
were disarranged, end linger marts were on the walls, as if
• pause bad st area about. Medical assistance was
summoned, and the body basin been stripped, a wound
was foiled au the left arm above the bead, whereby ea artery
and vein bad been severed, sad the unfortunate man bed bled
to death. A bloody reser wherewith he had Whetted the
wound was found by his side, sad also a dirty envelope,
coatainieg five pawn duplicates for wearing apparel. On
the envelope were there words, ~I alone guilty
of the
things you have lost, but I never saw the pins or nag.
Misr b the band." Beard said that deceased was a butting
man, bat bad sot bet so mach latterly as he used to do, sad
was not knows to ban bad way heavy loser.
After bearing the coroner's summing up, the Puy re-
turned a cordite ~That deceased had committed suicide
while in a state of unsound mind."