The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-19 00:00:00

BRUSSELS, SUNDAY.
The new King formally assumed the responsibi-
lities of his high station to-day, iu the Senate-
chamber of the city, in the presence of the Senate,
the members of the Representative Assembly, the
various diplomatic representatives from foreign
coutltrio, and a brilliant assemblage of royal
guests. Nothing could be more harmonious and
satisfactory than the entire proceedings, and if
tbete were any here who doubt the loyalty of this
people, their attachment to their constitutiou, and
their devotion to the reigning family, the scene of
to-day must have nonpluased them surprisingly.
From an early hour this morning the streets were
alive with soldiers, holiday makers, and arrivals
from the neighhonring towns. The black flags
and ghastly black and white festoons had all
melted away in the night like snow beneath a
summer sun, and in their place the Belgian tri-
eolour hung from every available window and
vantage point. The many coloured military, which
make the city seem occupied in a different sense to
the true one, were early abroad, and the heavy
'clank of armed men, the tramp of horses, and the
' hoarse words of command, roused many a sleeper
who was vainly endeavouring to recruit himself
after the fatigues of yesterday. Loose detachments
of the civic guard had kept the streets alive until
long after decent bedtime over-night, and the
praises of liberty and the virtues of loyalty made
up the burden of many a roysterliag song. A few
hours later these convivial patriots were armed and
drilled, aud taking up their stations in the streets
and squares through or near which the King would
pass on his way from Laeken to the Chambers.
Down at the Porte Laken the mass of plumed hel-
mets and mounted °dicers, as well as the demeanour
of the dense crowd which kept flocking with unlit-
termittent regularity down the Rue Royale and the
Boulevard Botanique to the spot where the Burgo-
master of Brussels was to formally deliver the keys
of the city to the King, all spoke of the intensity
of the interest and the unanimity of their
loyalty. Here at the corner of the road leading to
Laeken a brilliant staff of plumed and decorated
offioers were assembled to wait the arrival of the
King. The Queen preceded her royal spouse by
some half an hour, and was loudly cheered, and
when his Majesty came, and, easily leaning forward
on his horse, spoke feelingly and unaffectedly of the
gratitude he felt for his welcome, caps were thrown
up, cheers given, and congratulations interchanged
with an enthusiasm and vigour that went far to
prove that the received notions as to Flemish
phlegm are no better founded than many other
popular conventionalities. Just as the absence of
Roman catholic clergy in the streets was remark-
able yesterday so their presence was noteworthy to-
day, and at many a window, amid the festoons
of amber, black, and red, might be seen a
shaven face and trim tonsure, whose owner was
benevolently yielding to the pleasures of the hour,
and beaming blandly upon the ladies near and the
,world at large.
Half-past eleven had been the hour named by
the palace authorities as the proper one fed by
wishing to see the ceremony of inauguration to pre-
sent their tickets at the Senate-house. Before this
time, however, moat of the reserved seats in the
tribunes were occupied by ladies and gentlemen
auttious to secure the most favourable points of
view. Here the scene was memorable on many
grounds, and presented in small compass the most
ieteresting features of royal pageants and court
ceremonials. Semicircular in shape, lofty and well
proportioned, this chamber of the Senate or Upper
House, seemed admirably adapted for the purpose
to which it was put to-day. In the centre of the
division-wall stood the throne, beneath a gorgeous
state canopy, and with a chair of honour on either
hand. The lion of Belgium and the King's
cipher, surmounted by a crown in gilt upon
crimson velvet, were the only ornaments upon
the draperies, and the throne itself stood
upon a raised dais, which, with the steps
leading to it were covered with crimson velvet. To
the right of the throne, looking from the house,
was another canopy similarly adorned, and a kind
of State pen, also with three crimson and gilt
chairs in it, and enclosed in a railing of the height
and formation of those seen round communion
tables in our churches. This was for the Queen,her
children, and the royal and distinguished guests
who are at present at the Belgian court. The House
itself was thus arranged and subdivided. Immediately
opposite the throne stood the table of the President
of the Senate. To his right and immediately below
the place set apart for the Queen, the ambassadors
and envoys from foreign courts were seated.
Foremost among these was the Russian Prince
Orloff, whose spotless Ukraine horses and mourn-
fully draped carriage caused so much sensation
yesterday, and whose patch-covered eye and mar-
tial bearing made him among the most closely
observed of those present to-day. The number
of the wuunds he had received in battle, his wealth,
pomp, and magnificence, were subjects upon which
the Belgian ladies, never tired of commenting,
and, conjointly with the Cardinal Archbishop of
Malines,'in scarlet cloak, gloves, stockings, and skull
cap, be was in the intervals bet ween arrivals
the hero of the hour. The legal dignitaries of
Belgium in their crimson and ermine robes, the
catholic archbishop and bishops in full violet, the
profusion of gold and silver shoulder-knots, of
ribbons and decorations on the blue, white, and
scarlet:uniforms of the other representatives, made
up a dazzling mass of colour which was but slightly
toned down by the sec:ion of the chamber appro-
priated to the members of the Senate, who, in the
gold and blue semi-naval, semi-diplomatic uni-
form described yesterday, sat neat the diplomatists,
each one with plumed cocked hat on the ledge
before him. Beyond these the eye rested upon
the plain black and white gloves of the mem-
bers of the Lower House with a sense of
positive relief. These reached f rum the
members of the Senate to the door of the chamber,
and filled up, with those already mentioned, the
body of the House. Of the three galltuies, one was
appropriated to ladies, who, in the gayest and
brightest of morning costumes, made a brilliant
fringe to the rest ; another to representatives of
the Belgian press, and to privileged strangers
while the third and loftiest was set apart for the
people, who; at a given signal, rushed in pell-mell
until theguardian sentry closed the door and warned
all struggling, perspiring applicants that the place
was fulL

In these smooth days of steam and rail to the
uttermost corners of the earth, 'Whipstock Craws-like ad-
venture does lot them to be very easy of attainment
even
in • man who may have • fancy for such experience.
Nevertheless, some few desert islands still rumba to us,
and the Auckland Islands, about 400 miles to the south of
New Zealand, are among the number. We had meetly
a visit (writes the Melbourne correspondent of the Times)
from a mariner named Musgrove, whose published diary
of his &early twenty months stay on one of these islands
is almost as interesting am Daniel Defoe, besides being` as
the children say, " all true."
Early in the January of last year, Musgrove, commanding
a mall Marini vowel called the Oodles, out of the port of
Sydney, was driven is a gels of wind on to one of these
islands, and his ship became a wreck. With difficulty he
and his crew contrived to reach the shore in • boat. The
severity of the weather preveated them frem getting many
things Irons the vessel, and the only tools they had were •
hammer, an axe, an due, and • gimlet, with which they
eoatirived to make, after long sod persevering labour, &thin
they called • house, with • fireplace and whimsey to it. For
provisions they were dependent on seals, widgeons, muscles,
and • sort of saccharine root found on the island, which
served for bread and potatoes, and which after some
time they learnt to brew into some stuff, which, although
Dot beer, the captain says was better than cold water. The
seals were in prodigious number", sad Captain Musgrove's
diary le interesting in its notices of these curious creatures.
After some mouths of this wretched struggle against
starvation. some of the men grew insubordinate. On Sun.
day, the 7th of February, Musgreve's log has • misanthropic
tinge about it. He says :
•Up to the present time the men have worked well and
conducted themselves in • very obedient and reepectfal
manner towards me, but I Had that there is somewhat of •
spirit of obstinacy and independence creeping in among
them. It Mcrae, Ine longer hold any command over them,
bat I share everything that has been saved from the wreck
in common with them, and I have worked as bard is any
of them in trying to make them comfortable, and I think
gratitude ought to prompt them to still ooetinue
wil
and obedient ; but you might as well look for the grace of
God Ma Ilighlruilinan's log book as gratitude in a sailor.
This is a well-knewe fact."
By • subsequent entry of the Ist of May he shows how
he bad successfully dealt with this disaffected spirit :
" I have adopted • measure for keeping the men ie order
and suijectton, which I fled to work admirably, and it also
acts beneficially on my own mind. This is teaching school
in the ereoley, and reading prayers, and reading and ex-
pounding the Scriptures oo Sunday to the best of my
poor ability. We have done this for some time sow,
and I am happy to say with much greater success than I
at first expected. They are all getting particularly fond
of reading and hearing the Bible read. Some of them
cannot read yet, but they are learning very fast, and I have
not heard • profane word spoken for a long time. So much
for moral suasion. 1 trust that the result will be beneficial
to all parties."
In another mood, this poor sea captain's entry shows us
a &tape of his inner sofferiog
" My argent prayer to Heaven is that I may be permitted
to retain my health and reason through this distressing
trial,"
And eo on the diary proceeds—a little desultory, of
course, as most diaries are—occupying nearly two pages of
the dqc newspaper, with the daily warfare on the seals ;
with an account of the murder of • fine, phlegmatic, ever-
present, immovable old seal they celled "Royal Tom ;"
the plagues of sand flies and blow flies, and boils
breaking out on the faces of the sufferers, until at
last some of them determine oo attempting an escape
from the felted. Their only craft was the little dingy
in which they bad escaped from the wreck. The nearest
inhabited :and was NW, Zealand, 400 miles off. To tra-
verse such a tract of stormy ocean ia au.th • boat, Captain
Musgrove knew was little other than • form of suicide •
but, grown desperate, be determined on the attempt. A;
well perish quickly at see as slowly on shore, he said.
Prudence or consideration for others peed not restrain him,
for his wife and mother in Sydney must long since have
given him up for lost. He and his men raised the sides
of the boat and otherwise made her fitter for a sea-
way, and, when ready, question aroee who should accom-
pany the captain. Some flatly refused, two consented.
Tuley sezared as large a store of seal and other food in tae
bat batt as she would tarry, put forth to sea, and arrived a
Invercargill. in New Zealand, on the 27th of July. This
is the most wonderful part of the whole narrative, as p
bably such soother voyage in such a boat was never before
made. The captain sad his men were treated with the
greatest kindness at Invercareed gill, and a smalllaed craft
f was
the
at
once chartered to proc to the was
at
other meu. They were recovered and brought away ;
but as smoke was seen on another pert of the
island, it was thought that there were probably other
shipwrecked persons there who were unable to cacaos, more
especially as several vessels have been lost, or given ups.
lost, which have lately sailed from Australian ports
Captain Musgrove therefore came on to Melbourne and
applied to the Victorian government for further assistlece,
which has been granted. The colonial steam sloop Victoria
has been despatched with • numerous crew, and with
Musgrove on board as pilot, and the captain of the Vienna
has particular met
reios to make • careful search over
the island', before returns to Melbourne.

P.EPP.EsErTATION OF DEMEARTONSIHRE.—The
donb:c return made for Dumbartonshire at the recent elec-
tion will not be made matter of parliamentary contest, Mr.
Stirling, the liberal candidate, having resigned his claim
nuder =rums:Antes which do him the highest onwir.
Mr. Stirling basing tetrad that, by mistake, a voble bed
been given in his favour which ought to have bean withheld
as paired off. has deducted that vote from his own number,
and fiudiog that a scrutiny would be likely to leave the
' numbers much as they are, has resolved not to put Mr.
Smollett to the coat of a contest the result of which must
depend on a kind of chance.—So•tshian.
THE BRITISH DirsEr ss.—lt is understood that
the government has decided to bring forward n measure
to reform the constitution of the British Museum, and
that Mr. Partial has been induced to remain in his
office until the beginning of March. Mr. Panizzi re
, signed fart summer, and obtained a ruperannuation
allowance of a special character. He was to have left
the Museum at Christmas. What the nature of the reform
lis to be—whether there is to be a small conned, as maim-
mended by Lord Ellesmere's commission iu 185 S, or a
i director, as recommended by Lord Laes
Henry ale, or
Lenno a
x—i pullss
mint ary minister, as advocated by Lord
I not vet known. Many different kinds of inocemors to Mr.
Panizzi have been named—some of them obviously =likely.
, We have heard the names of Sir Edmund Head, Sir Francis
Sandford, Sir Frederick Madden, Mr. Winter Jones, Mr.
Newton, end other. mentioned.
THE EARL OF HARRINGTON w. THE lIETRO-
FOLITAH DISTRICT RaTLWAT COSPART.—We are requested
to state, with reference to the report of this case before
the VireChascellor Stuart, that the bill in the cause was
filed by the Conntsisa of Harrington, the mother and next
friend, mid sole testamentary guardian of her eon, the Earl
of Harrington, as infant, and not by the Dowager Countess
of Harrington, as incorrectly stated.
SOUTH KENSINGTON Mt-SEEL—During the week
ending December IG, the visitors have been as follows :
1 Oo Monday. Tuesday, and Saturday. free days, open from
10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 9,268 • on Wednesday, Thursday,
and Fr,day, studeete days 4dmisaion to tad)
i open from .10 am. till 4 p.m., 1,709. Total, 10,977. From
the opening of the museum, 5,694,301.

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Every few minutes the place became fuller, and • hand. Very pale, and evi; entiy suffering from the
when the Prince de Ligne, as President of the ewracistesunpiepurest lsiejullt;a:iloizdteirf.d.Kei and the emotions b•
.tl4, _Il _ull utiforsa
vacant. The
tookn ehispristeliciet_,
Prince—who,
wdeser;tebutanfewatsefiaietka ;
and
with cocked hat in Laid, advanced slowly in,
of gout, walked by the funeral car yesterday bowing at what may be caned the royal box and to
from Brussels to Laeken as pall-bearer—limped., the Senate at every step. Tail, thin, with dark
in painfully, as if the unwonted exercise had done
beard and whiskers, and a pain and sad, but far
him harm, and promptly ringing what Hounded from unintellectual face, his Majesty's appearauce
marvellously like a muffin bell, enjoined silence is strongly prepossessing. He halts slightly in his
on the gossiping chatty crowd. For the recogni- gait, partly, it is said, front constitutional weak-
tione and salutations were so frequent, itheeommu- need, and partly, yesterday, from the nervousness
nity of interest was so strong, and the desire to arising from the trying cactunrtances of the shim-
render homage to the King and Queen, and to tion. Slowly and alot.e ascending the stairs
show welcome to their royal guests so keen, that to the throne, and at every step ac snow-
this assemblage of effulgent celebrities became at 'edging the ringing cheers by a
times somewhat demonstrative in its sociality, and bow, the King stood up directly the dais was
turbulent in its joyousness. Silence, however, en- reached. and repeated slowly and with much
sued upon the president's tinkle, and the win- emphasis and feeling the words from the oonstittp-
dows of the private rooms or boxes in the wall tion of Belgium :—" Je jure d'observar la constitu-
above the throne were at once filled with the ladies tion et les lois du psuple Beige. De maintenie l'indd-
and staff of the several ambassadors, to whom these pendance uationale et I integrite do territuire."
points of observation were Embassies, and who Nothing could be more effective than the scene
had been looking from the windows opposite for the here; The King had neither book nor table before
1 arrival of the King. Soon after' balf-paet eleven, him, and his figure stoosi out unrelieved, with the
• whisper went. round the hones, an
eager looked velvet canopy for background, the marked and
exPeotationsuperseded the gossip and chat. All eyes prominest object upon whom all eyes and hopes
were turned towards the door leading to the were centered. Stretching out his right arts ea if be
Queen's chair, and after a slight delay, every man pledge his honour to the words he "poke, his
1 —prelate, prince, soldier, statesman, peer, and Majesty, with deliberation and a certain tremulous
commoner—was on his feet, huzzaing and shouting modulation of the voice, which was unintentionally
"Vive la Reine !" with all his might and main. effective, repeated the words which again aroused
Handkerchiefs waved, plumed hats described circles the almost tumultuous enthusiasm of the
in the air, white gloves, swords, feathers, and cloaks assembly. This done, be sank back upon the
of honour seemed for the moment to be welded throne, evidently with agitation, and resuming his
together in an indescriable medley of demonstrative self-command with difficulty, while the cheering
enthusiasm. Advancing slowly to her chair, with and bat and handkerchief waving were renewed, he
the little Count de Elainault and the youthful produced the paper upon which his speech was
princess, hereon and daughter, at either hand, her written, and, without rising, read it with admirable
Majesty repeated her acknowledgments, bowing elocution to the house. Had Leopold 11. studied
more and more deeply as the rounds of cheering the art of reading aloud under the most appr
went on. She was in the deepest mourning, instructors, or were he perfect masterolthedramatie
without a scrap of white in cap or bonnet art, and bad the occasion of this crowning been the
to relieve the sombre heaviness of her black most favourable for its display, be could not have
dress and shawl ; and though manifestly affected by thrown more feeling into the words be used, or gohe
ne
the warmth of her reception, was self-possessed more thoroughly to the hearts of those whom
1 enough directly.she was seated to divest her little addressed.
boy of his white muffler with her own hands, much When his Majesty thanked the royal personages
as careful mothers may be seen doing in any public present in the same of Belgium for their sympathy
place. Some half-dozen ladies of the court, also in with his country, the formal bow he made to taw
the deepest black, stood behind the Queen and her Queen's box was returned by all amid %be plaudits
children, until another whisper of anticipation went of the house ; when Le expressed his honest loss
round the house, and the massive curtains were for his dear Belgium, when he alluded to his duty
lifted once more to admit the young King of Por- to the constitution, and Lis firm intention to up-
tugal and his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. hold it, and when he alluded to the Queen, the
The King of Portugal, in blue military coat, buck- whole place became alive with delighted excitement;
akin breeches, and heavy jack-boots, looked timid and the speech concluded, as it began, with
and shy when the Queen insisted on his seating cheering and enthusiasm, the King leaving tho
himself at her side ;sod his fair young faoe rouged chamber for the palace with never-ceasing plaudits,
up naturallyand prepossessingly when his taking it blessings, and gratulation' greeting him on the
provoked a cheer from the assembly. The way.
Prince of Wales never looked better than to-day. Here the troops defiled past until past three is
Over his field-marshal's uniform be wore the order the afternoon, and the King's fatiguing day winds
ef King Leopold, and the smiling good up with a diplomatic levee to-night.
nature with which he bowed in acknowledgment of
the, prolonged and vociferous applause greeting
him won encomiums far and near. The distin-
guished people arrived so rapidly now, and were so
numerous, that the gilded enclosure was soon full,
and the ladies in waiting were compelled to take up
their station beyond its limits. Prince Frederick
William of Prussia, the Duke of Cambridge, the
Archduke of Austria, His Royal Highness Prince
Arthur, in Highland dress as yesterday, Prince
Nicholas of Nassau, Prince Auguste de Saxe
Coburg, Prince George de Saxe, the Prince of Vs'nr-
temburg, General Symons, General Hood, and the
rest of those in the royal carriages, yesterday, except
the Orleans princes, who were absent, took up the
whole of the vacant space, and this little enclosure
now held some twenty figures, each of which repre-
sented, or was allied with, one of the reigning
families of Europe. Light hair and faircomplexions
arenamsoedfharadththeeruml,eanamdointgawaat thauesffie,cithenautyalclu:oeuspajiatyt
I neither a dark brown or black hair or beard could
be seen in the circle about the Queen.
' The Queen, who by this time had recovered her
composure, ordered chairs for some of the party,
1 and the Prince of Wales, Prince Frederick William
1 of Prussia, and Prince Louis of Hesse, sat Mme-
diately behind her Majesty and children, the former
• directing their attention to the different diplomatists
and functionaries in the chamber below. The
arrival of the Papal Nuncio, in coloured stockings
and what looked like a silken pinafore, was one
little incident which seemed to interest the royal
party, and on his taking, as is his right, a chair in
front of the other ambassadors, whispered questions
as to the court he represented were manifestly asked.
After the Queen and party had been installed in
their places for nearly an hour, and after every one
in the chamber bad so far mastered the
personnel of all, as to no longer mistake the Duke of
Cambridge for the Prince of Wales, as one gentle-
man in the gallery did in my hearing—another
novement in the house told us the King was draw-
ing near. Soon after this the hoarse murmur of
many distant voices was b eard, and this deepened,
first into a roar, and finally into cheers and
shouts, amid the confused noise of which some-
thing sounding like "Vive le Roil" could
be faintly distinguished. By this time there
was profound silence in the Senate-house, and
every face was directed to the door op-
posite the Queen's seat, anticipating the arrival of
the King. A little stir among the princes and
nobles behind her Majesty, and the King's brother, •
the Count of Flanders, came in amid another round ,
of cheering. He had accompanied his Majesty on
horseback through the city, and his advent now told
us that his royal brother was in the House. Prince
Frederick William, the Prince of \Vales, and Prince
Louis o Hesse, all insisted upon giving up their
chairs to the Count, and finally he availed himself
of that occupied by the latter, who joined the
nobles in the rear. Mew minutes of intense silence,
and one of the ushers—they had lost no opportunity
of distinguishing themselves and proving their
affinity to our beadles at home, now by passing the
Queen without bowing, now by unceremoniously
inducting a decorated stranger to his wrong place—
announced simply "Le Roi " All the furious
cheering seemed pale and feeble to the burst in
which the house indulged now.
From the excited senators below, to the equally
excited populace in the gallery above, by shout,
gesticulation, smiles, and in more than one instance
by tears, did they all try to demonstrate their affec-
tion and loyalty. The poor Queen was so touched
that the tears welled up and would n
on
be checked, while the Princess Louise, in
her affectionate sympathy for her father, turned and
twisted the large bouquet she held until its plain
white paper covering was presented to the company,
while the flowers composing it were grasped in her

Dtocnin or PEERBOROUGH. —At an ordinate's
held by the Lord Bishop of Ptrborough, in the cathedral
thumb of Peterborough, on Suraday,tho Cl Depanher„
1865, the following gentlemen were admitted into holy
orders, viz. :—Deseons—Behert Wm. Banaby, ILA., Nes
College, Oxford—Frauds Jas. Calibres LA., Batorß.A..
Ha-
field's Hall, Durham—Jas. Herbert Limeeds,
Trinity College, Cambridge—Adolphus Ifilamborowski.
8.A., University of London—Fred. Hwy Ratiardson,
8.A.. St. Johns College, Oxford—Geo. Studdiert„ ILA..
Trion, Hall, Cambridge—Arthur Wright L , B.A. Clare
College, Cambridge. ;tints—Alm. Walter ao&
8.A.. Triady C,ohoge, Cambridge—Jam Briggs, SR Bees'
College, Cumberlaa—m.:. Chao. West Dusan, 8.A..
Downing College, Cambridge—Thos. Thornely Taylor.
8.A., Trinity Gallego, Cambridge—Riad. Allen White.
8.A., Trinity College, Dahlia. Aid immediately after-
wards his lordship Snowed the following gentlemen to
curacies within the diocese, viz. :—Mr. Bursary to St.
George's, Leiceeter—Mr. Calderon to Welliegboyough—]ls.
Edmonds to Hungarton—Mr. Klareborowski to Hinrichs—
Mr. Richardson to Appintham--Ifr. Studdert to Sakai
Overton—Mr. Wright to St. Bari's. Peterborongh—Mr.
Armond to Roade—Mr. Briggs to Wollastoe.
Tar Bisnor OP GRAHAMSTOWN ON DR. eoLinend.
—The Bishop of Grahamstown (Dr. Cotten)), it apposes.
supports the Bishop of Capstown in the coaxes he leres
taken towards Bishop Colon so. and is in favour of the dee-
tiou end consecration of another bishop foe the diocese+ of
Natal. "Whatever impoliteness there are imagined to
be, or rally were, in the tribunal which deprived him
(Dr Colegeo), it was the only tribunal competent, either ow
principles of equity, or according to the order of the
church, to pronounce that sentence. We, the bishops el
South Afrios—for here I know I may speak for every oar
of my brethren—call upon the church of Egghead formally
and publicly to mows* this &polities, and ti declares
not merely that we have the sympathies of Christ's people
in our efforts to mantels) His truth—this we cannot doubt
—but also that an act, performed accordisr to the laws al
the church, for the maintenance of that truth, is acassias.
tically
TEE STATE OF THE THAMES. —The river commie:
siooera intend holding a public inquiry this morning at the
Petty Sessions Cart, B.iehmond, omeerning the state of
the river Thames. They propose to take evidence on the
navigation of the river as affected by locks, web;
and milli, the contamination of the river by town 'swage.
and refuse from paper mills and other manufsetories ; the
flooding of adjoining lands, and water supply. Tae incoiry
will be cioatinued de die in diem until all the evidence that
can be obtained bearing upon there points Is exhausted.
THE ANGLO-AESTRIaIi TRELTY.—A privates
letter front Vieana states that the preliminary treaty was
signed on Saturday, the arrangement being for a animas'
duty of 25 per east, ad reforest to be runineed to A) per
amt. :t 1370, Austria reserving liberty to make a further
liberal reduction wheel the definitive treaty is completed in
March next, if the eoncetslon she seeks on corn and wiz*
are yielded by our government. A gentleman well ieforaie&
upon the subject writes to the Liverpool Chamber of Com-
mittee :—" have every reasoa to believe that if the pre-
sect duty of Is. per quarter on core be given up, far •
greater advantages to our country will be obtained from
Austria."
PF.IT.ATE BILLS IN THE HOrtin or OR
—•
Saturd.y was the last day this year for Albs copies of nil.
way sad other bills in the House of Lords, and Saturday
next is the last day is the Commies. The money or security
deposits in the Court of Chancery must homed* by the 15th
January, and it is anticipated that the " Eight per Cent."
on the estimates will exceed ten minions. Until the eni-
mates are filed by the 31st instant the amount required
annot be esentaiea.
FATAL AcCIDENT AT THE H.ACYNILY RAILWAY
STATICAL—Yesterday morning an inquest WY held if, Gray-
ham.roed. Dalston, on the body of Charles Peirce, aged .18
years. On the let inn. the .4eoremed, who wee s pods
the North R
age WM shunting a find
class railway carriers at the Heektaey-station, when he
Hipped and fell under the carriage, the wheels passiree over
his left leg, which was cat off. He wee takes to the German
Hospital, where he expired from the effects of his injuries.
The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death."
PROPOSED AUSTRALIAN OPERA ARSCO-lATION.--
Apropos of music, mention may be made of the prorated.
now before the public to establish an Australian Opera
Assoc tins. The object of the promoters is, as appeals
from the orospecitue, to take advantage of the progress
made by the Australian public in their knowledge of ad
love for the lyric drams, and to raise 4,0001. AB an iostal-
inert of a total capital of 1u,0001., represented by 2,000
shares of 5.. encb, for the: ntraectioe of an opera corps.
The estimate of receipts, vowedly based en the name of
the Lyster Company, is put down at 1501. ter night, or
6,(0(i1. for forte nights.—.lfdliourne Arens, Oot. 25.
IN NEW ZEALAND.—The quantity of goil
exported from the province of Otago during the current
year to this date is 200,01naza. The qusotitv previously
ex porta al is u follows : -1861, 187,695 on. ; 18t2., 397,802;
1063, 5°U,233 ; I&i4, 455,977—t0ta1, 1,821.457 ems. ' • ...shims
a trend total since the discovery of the gold tads Cl
1,1321,475 ova—Otago Daily Times,. Oct 16.
Meson. Geo. Thompaon inn. and Co.'s ship
Quart of the Nations, floes Sydow Siptaaabse 22, wink
passe; gen and general cargo for London, passed up etas,
sal, off Plymouth, on Moreday. Poor of her pessengene
Laded at that port by a plot miner and the ship was ales
Provided with fresh provoicur from there by the atter.
The (peen of the Nations spoke Yews. Wigram's say
Rent. from Lantos far Meltionnes. ea Deeember 8, is
42 N., 26 W.—Bends Express.