The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-01 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY- EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1851.

• -FRANCE.

ADJUDICATION OF THE FRENCH RENTE.

PARIS TIIIISDAT MOIXTVO

The adjoareed adjudication of the 1,343,6471. of 1
Relates, Five per Cents., and 493,2171. Relates, Three
per Cents., proceeding from the savings bank and
Lyons Railway, took place 0 12 o'clock to-day at
the hotel of the Minister of Finance. There were
five sealed tenders handed in, which were opened
by the minister in presence 61 the bankers and capi-
talist. assembled in the hall.
The course of proceeding was the same as that wit-
nessed lad week. The crowd was, if anything,
greater and more interest appeared to be excited.
The Minister.of Finance having taken his place, and
the conditions of the sale having been read over, the
following tenders were presented :
Five per Cents. Throe per Celts.
Iteeetvere-giseral
. „....

94t. 59..

FemPtel;7l'Eseo septa .... 93( 26e.
The tender of the receivers-general for both kinds
of rento being the highest, and superior to the mini-
mum of the minister, were declared to be accepted.

PARIS FUNDS, DEC. 31.
Three per Cents.
Five per Cents. 94E 70c.
Bank Shares 2 237f. boe.

Oar Paris despatches of last evening had not ar-
rived when we went to press.

PARIS. MONDAY EYIANTNO,

Yesterday, at the conclusion of the Bitting of the
Assembly, M. Dupin charged the questor on duty,
M. Beze, to repair to the pri-on of the Rue de Clichy
with the order of the Assembly tp set M. Mauguin at
liberty. M. Base encountered no resistance on the
part of the prison authorities, who caused the Assem-
bly's order to be inserted is the books, and 'c-
lewed M. Mauguin before eight o'clock. This
summary solution of ■n affair, which threat-
eued to open a serious conflict between the legis-
lative and judicial powers, hes rather cut the knot
than untied it. It is maintained by many that the
Assembly has incurred the blame of using arbitrary
means for the vindication of ite privileges, where it
might have resorted to a course strictly legal, by
passing a law clearieg up the doubt left by the terms
of the constitution. As the matter stands, the prero-
gative of the judicial power to be the interpreter of
the law has been invaded. Oa ..he other hand, few
will think the interpretation of the tribunals in this
instance correct, u the general affirmation of the
inviolability of representatives was evidently
intended to apply as much in civil as in
criminal cares. Meanwhile it is probable that
the affair will not end here. The creditor
is expected to bring an action for damiges ; the tri-
bunals will protest against the violation of their right
to interpret and apply the laws; and perhaps in the
, end the Assembly, in order to avoid serious difficulties,
will be driven to adopt the means to which it might
have resorted with more prudence in the first
instance. . .

To-morrow a meeting will take place in order to
repair the failure experienced on the 23rd inst., to
adjudicate the two millions proceeding from the
savisgs-banka and the Lyons Railway. This
failure is taken as an indication of the imprac-
ticability in France of the scheme to turn to 'menet
for loans and other pecuniary enterprises an aggre-
gate of small capitals, so as to enjoy a certain inde-
pendence of the magnates of the money market, or,
as they say here, to democratise credit. It may be
true that a crowd of small shareholders, embarked in
any speculation, are more liablo to be influenced by
unfounded rumours inducing panics, and that an en-
terpriae, to be conducted steadily, needs the guarantee
of well known reputations; still the tendency of our
day is to organise credit as well as labour, and the
attempt to throw ridicule upon such endeavours, and
to cry up the indispensable necessity of resorting to
old method.. is shallow and illiberal.
To-day the proceedings of the Assembly began by
the announcement of the President that M. Mauguin
had been set at liberty on the preceding evening. The
chamber preser.ted an animated spectacle in conse-
quence of the decision of the bureau yesterday rela-
tive to the You affair, and numerous groups were
occupied in discussing the vote which had given so
severe a shock to the government. General Lahitte
and M. Dumas remained long alone on the ministerial
bench, and were surrounded by a crowd of representa-
tives. MM. Baroche and Boiler on their arrival were
the object of equal attention. The former was long
engaged in convc•saation with M. Mole. It was re-
ported in the chamber that the government would
make the dismissal of M. Yon a cabioet quektion. M.
Leon Faucher and the other members of the bureau
who voted for the dismissal of M. Yon were observed

in close conference with General Changarnier and
other leading men of the majority. The house then
proceeded to discuss the bilt restive to the ratifica-
tion of the treaties concluded wits Sardinia.
After speeches from M. Maioaist and Gen. Lahitte
the Assembly voted urgency for the bill, and passed
it. The bill relative to the rati&-ation of the treaty
with Sardinia against literary piracy was also adopted.
The Assembly then adjourned •,o Thursday. The
motive assigned for this adjournment was the immi-
nence of New Year's-day. 'Free would thus also be
gained for arranging the dispute tient M. Yon.
The decision of the bureau of tie Assembly in the
matter of M. Yon has tended to depress securities at
the Bourse. The Fives closed at 95f., with a fall of
50c. on Saturday; the Threes fell also 50c. It was
generally thought that the boom of Rothschild would
carry the day to-morrow in the adjudication of the loan.
The exhibition of modern pictures was opened
this morning at the Palais National. An eager
crowd of bearded and long-haired men, visibly
votaries of art, were besieging the doers of
the temporary structure from an early hone;
at 10 o'clock they rushed in to behold their
labour., and satisfy themselves with regard to the
hanging thereof. But great was the disappointment
of many, when it was found that only :the ground
floor bad been arranged, and the upper storey still
presented naked walls. The sculpture occupies the
alleries, which precede the three rooms kV) which
the Court of Honour of the Pattie National is divided,

and several pieces are introduced into the rooms of
paintings. There are more than 4,000 works of
painting, sculpture, architecture, engraving, and litho-
graphy. Much attention was attracted by the
Appeal of the Last Victims of the Reign of
Terror," a work by M. Muller. Two other subjects
from the revolution, " The departure of the
volunteers in 1i92," by M. Vinchon, and " The I
last banquet of the dironclans," by M. Philippoteaux,
were also surrounded by groups of critics. " A
Country Funeral," by M. Conbert, possesses much
original merit. On the whole, the imeresmon pro-
<laced by a first glance at the exhibition is favourable.
IThe great scarcity of drapery observable in the works
of students ambitions of exhibiting their knowledge
11 of the human form divine makes the general effect of
the exhibition lees pleasing and decorous than it
I might be with a reasonable distribution of clothing.

GERMANY.

DRESDEN, Dec. 27.
To-day flee committees were formed to deliberate
on the fundamental principles of the German Diet
(Baud). The first committee is to deliberate on the
organisation of the highest authorities of the Diet, and
on the ex•ent of the Diet's boundaries (amfang dts
Bundes gebietes). The articles of the Diet (Bun-
des-acte) which here come into question are : Arts.
1,4, 5,8, 7,8, 9; and of the treaty (Schluss-acte)
Arts. 6, 7,11, 9, 10. In this committee Austria has the
pnesidency ; it is composed of Prussia, Bavaria,
Srxony, Wurtemburg, Hanover, Oroesberg, Hesse,
Electoral Hesse, Frankfort, and Saxe Wiemar. The
subjr-et before the committee is the sphere of opera-
tion of the highest organs of the Diet, and the rela-
tions of the Diet and the separate states to each
other. The articles of the Diet (Bandes-see) here
to be referred to are : Art. 7, 10, 11, 13, and of the
treaty (Schlase-acts) 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 65,
and also the execution edict of August 3rd,
1820. Prussia bathe presidency in this committee,
and its members are Austria, Bavaria, Saxony, Wir-
temberg, B iden, Mecklenburg-Schwerin Mecklen-
burg-Sirelbz, Holstein, and Anhalt-Bernberg. The
third committee is to take under its conside-
ration the material interests, commerce, customs,
duties, shipping, &c. The articles of the Diet
they will have to consider will be 11 and 19, and
of the treaty, 64. Bavaria has here the presidency,
and the committee is composed of Austria, Prussia,
Saxony, Hanover,Wartemburg,Baden, Saxe Cubourg,
Hamburg, Oldenburg. The fourth committe will
deliberate on the Diet's juritclictioe, according to the
20 h and 19th Articles of the treaty, also according to
the 29.32 of the same, in connection with the Aus-
trier' edict of June 16, 1817. Saxony has here the
presidency, while the members are Hanover, Nassau,
Brunswick, Bremen, and Schaumberg-Lippe. The
fifth committee will consult upon the manner in
which protocols are to be drawn up (protocol fiehr bog).
Hanover is here president, and Prussia, Saxony, and
Saxe-'sleiningen are the members.
DRESDEN, Dec.
.28..

The reporting et the ministerial conferences is, it
is said, to be committed to DL Thiery. The Minister
Eisendeeher, from Oldenburg; Messrs. Lauer and
Strauss, from ticbsumbarg-Lippe ; and M. Schuma-
cher, from Walbeck, have arrived here u plenipoten-
tiaries.

STUTGARDT, Dec. 28.

In to-day's number of the Sttagarde it,,-.:eiger there
is a royal ordinance against the abuse of the press.
The chief clauses of this ordinance are : Every paper
or publication must be signed by the editor, who must
be a citizen, of 25 years of age at least, and have his
permanent residence in the country. Any one who
has been condemned to any punishment cannot be an
editor. And, after any penal sentence has been
,passed on an editor as such, he cannot again
I assume editorial functions before the expiration
of six months. The editor, as well as the author,
is is all eases respected.
Oar government, we hear, are perfectly agreed
with that of Munich with respect to the demand for
a German representation at Frankfort. The assertion
that Bavaria and Wurtemburg will act in concert at
the conferences, is not true. Each of these govern-
ments will act independently ; but it is true that
there are many important points on which they are
agreed.
_ FUL DA, Drc. 27.

The first remittarcs from the Frankfort committee
in aid of this sorely-tried province was distributed
here to-day.
The Elberfelder Zeitung gives an account of a
serious attack having been made in Cassel, on the
201 h, by the Hessian troops oa the Bavarians. The
latter were not only forcibly, according to this
account, ejected from several public-houses, but were
thrown out of the windows, when many of them, re-
verely injured, were carried to the hospitals. The
street patrols had been doubled.
The Bavarian garrison, so long stationed here, left
us this morning.
FRANKFORT, Dec. 27.
The Elector has declared that the most perfect un-
derstanding ex ate between him and the Prussian
government.

DAItMSTADT, DEC. 28.

To-day'snumberof the Regier ungs Blatt summonses
the deputies to extraordinary Lantags on the 15th
January next.
BERLIN, Dec 30.—Voluntary Loan, 105; New Man,
Four.and a-Halt per Cent•., 991; National I)cht, 844; Com-
mercial Marine Society's Premium, 120; Bonk Snares, 95/.
VIENNA, DEC. 28.—Five par Cent. Metalliques, 951 ;
Four-and-a-Half per Colts., ditto, 821. Bank Shares,
11100. Exchange oa Leaden, 12.26.

SPAIN.

MADRID, DEC.

Yesterday the Chamber of Deputies held a sitting
in which tke estimates were diecussed. Several
amendments were brought forward by the opposition.
At the beginning of the sitting Num y Lastra asked
the Minister of Foreign Affairs whether it was true
that the concordat was all but agreed upon as it has
been rumoured. The Minister Pidal replied is the
negative, but refused to enter into any details upon
the state of the negotiations. Puiz, ono of the Cate-
, lonian deputies, inquired why the new theatre was
called the Royal Theatre, and whether the govern-
ment had anything to do with the management of it.
The Minister of the Home Department said
that everything relative to the theatre would
be explained when the estimates fur the home
department were examined. General Prim then
brought forward an amendment equivalent to a
vote of want of confidence in the ministry. His
speech was remarkable for its moderation. General
Narvaez replied, and the amendment was rejected,
the opposition only mustering 31 votes. The other
amendments, supported by Senor Orobio and others,
shared the some fate. The house was but thinly
attended, and the speeches little attended to. On
Friday there will be a great field day; the celebrated
mysticamoso Cortes will speak in opposition to the go-
vernment. The young wife of the King Consort's bro-
ther (Don Henry) has arrived in Madrid, and has
been very kindly received by the royal family. The
object of her coming is to induce the government to
permit her husband's return to Madrid, now that
all political difficulties concerning him are put an end
to. Don Henry is residing at Toulouse, where he is
doing the Lothario in public with a " fair mischief,"
a native of that city. It is with a view of getting
her faithless husband out of French temptations that
his wife has applied to the ministry to authorise his
'return. Gen.Roneali,the late Captain-General ot Cuba,
has fallen dangerously ill in a little village on his way
to Madrid. Here there is a great deal of sickness.
San Martin, the eub-secretary for the Home Depart-
cent, died yesterday. Several 'peflitical oharac•ers
(among others the Minister of War, General Figu-
ra) are suffering from head attacks, caused by the
erre= dryness and cold of the atmosphere. The Queen
hoe put 40,00) dollars of her private property at the
divosal of the Home Department for the expenses of
theopera, an act which has been much censured both
by the King Consort and the Queen Christine. A
masriage is talked of between General P— and one
of the King Consort's sisters.
aisriftrn, Dac. 24 —Three per Cents., 3.5 7.16; after
8010, 351 cub, 35 7.16 paper. Four per Cents., 121. Five
per Gnu, 121; after Boles, 12 916 paper, 121 cash. Cou-
pons, 11 ; after Boles, 61; paper. Passives, 31 paper ; after
'Boles, 3 13 16 cub. Bank of St. Ferdinand, 93 cub.
Eschew en London, 50.60 paper.

DEATH OF MR. WILLIAM SEW:IN.—Ws regret to
annourre the death of this eminent singer, which took place
on Sunday last, after a short glows. Mr. Seguin's pro-
(mien& attainments are well known to this musical world.
Posseuel of a fine bass voice, he was a sound musician, of
pure and cultivated taste, and especially distinguished as •
performer of sacred mimic. His untimely death at the age
of only a x and thirty, will be much telt, as the lose of an
annompligted artist, and a worthy and amiable man.
REDUCTION OF INCOME TAX—IMPORTANT TO
TeNANT FARXIRS.—An application has been made by the
Income Tax Commissioners for the Yeovil division to the
Board of Inland Revenue, to ascertain whether they ought
to make any reduction in the amoaut of income tax anened
on tenant farmers in eases where their rents had been re-
duced ; and the answer received from the Board is to the
effect that, in all cases where there his been a bona fat
reduction of rent, there might be • redastion of the income
tax in the same relative proportion. The tax must be
assessed on the net amount of rent 'actually pail, or for
which the tenant is really liable, awl not on the nominal
amounts at which the farm is rested. It is highly important
to the tenant farmers of the kingdom that this should be
widely known, for that which is done in one district is of
course applicable to the country at loge ; we hope, there-
fore, that our contemporaries generally will take cognisance
of this circumstance and make ft known to then readers.—
Sherborne Journal.

INDIA.
THE OVERLAND MAIL.

By special express we have received our despatches
in anticipation of the overland mail. The dates are :
Bombay, Dec. 3; Calcutta, Nov. 21; Malts, Dec. 25.
In our last despatch we noticed the case of Major
Bartlemao, of the 44th Regiment of Bengal Native
Infantry, who had been recently tried by a court
martial, on charges arising out of his conduct towards
Lieut. and Mrs. Shelton. We have tow to state,
that, as was anticipated on the publication of the
proceedings at Calcutta, the result of the trial has been
fatal to Major Bartleman's commission.
egseitunteenntcedßombbya Bombay
from rank, pay, and allowances, for having spoken
la a disparaging and disrespectful manner of his
NaCv
general pets
eoinLuriCg.thlmi.aBlryntmifinliybc:fe hstashasepseb:Rend for six menthol
eommandiog officer, Major R. A. Mayly.
Sir Charles Napier presented new colours the other
day to her Majesty's 22nd regiment, of which he is
the colonel. The regiment was then at Dugshai.
Lieut.-Colosel 'Williams, 38:h N. 1,, shot himself on
the 21st November, at Barrackpore.
The directors of the N. W. Bank have removed
MajorAimimpoelro fromnt de the
deficiencies.
ieCalcutta branch, having
appoint-
mentdie-
covered
to Benaree, by the lieutenant-aovernor of
Agra, who states that he is altogether unable either
important
in the late affair of marked cards, and that his rene.val
to investigate or punish Mr. M'Chlery's participation
is therefore only intended as a punishment for his
notorious habit of gambling.
The following is tho letter of our Bombay corre-
spondent:
BOMBAY, DEC. 3.
The news by the present mail is not of much im-
portance. The Governor-General was to have reached
Lahore on the 26th ult. A meeting betwixt him and
the Maharajah of Casbmeer, our old and faithful ally
Goolaub Singh, takes place at Wuzeerabad, it not
being considered safe to allow such a tumasha to come
off at the capital, for fear of a disturbance, as neither
the Jamoo ruler nor his troops are held in over high
estimation ,by the Lahoreans, who look on them as
traitors to the old Khalsa rule, in that they did not
join with them against us in the late campaigns. The
reasons for the meeting betwixt the two rulers have
not transpired. Some years hence aßlue-book will dis-
close them. The" gathering" at Lahore consequent on
the advent of tho Governor-General and the Races,
was considerable, and a great deal of gaiety prevailed
amongst the upper ranks of society ; but it is painful
to say that the soldiery, Europeans esrecially, were
still suffering from sickness—levers in particular.
The last published return shows that on the 15th
Nov. there were 1,122 on the sick list oat of a force
of 7,262 men. Of these 97 belonged to the 14th
Dragoons, and 295 to the let European Fusiliers.
The latter had lost eight men during the week, six
from dysentery, which in dozens of cases supervenes
on fever. In three weeks they had lost 22 men;
since their arrival at Lahore, 97. At Wuzeerabad
and Peshawar a good deal of sickness still prevailed,
but it was abating somewhat—as also at Mooltan.
Mr. H. B. E. Frere, now commissioner at Sattara, is
to succeed Mr. Pringle as commissioner in Scinde, Mr.
T. Ogilvy. political agent in Catch, takime Mr. Frere's
place at Sitters. The steamer Nimrod, which was
run ashore on the coasi of Kattiawar, on the 26thof
October, to escape sinking, has been got off and
brought to Bombay for repairs: she has suffered but
little damage. The Lord Bishop of Madre., and the
Nepsul Ambassador, hare left Bombay on their way
io Madras and Calcutta, respectively. The conduct
of the former while here gavo great satisfaction; he
is an able preacher and active and energetic man—
seeing and judging for himself. The latter was little
amongst us, and was comparatively unknown. The
governor of Bombay has returned to the pre.sidency
in good health. Sir W. Cotton is also here, waiting
the arrival of Sir John Grey, his successor: he will
quit India in January. Sir G. Berkeley, commander-
in-chief of Madras, has resigned. He will not serve
under Sir W. Gomm, a junior. Sir C. Napier will be
here in the end of this month ; he goes home early
in January. He has not refunded the Scinde prize
money. The government order says all officers
wishing to go home must pay before they can do so.
Major Bartleman, 44-h Bengal N. 1., bee &ea dis-
missed, or rather cashiered the service: and serve
him right; Sir C. Napier would not listen to the
court's recommendation to mercy. Colonel `De
Riozy, 86th Foot, is, it is expected, about
to go home; he now commands in Upper &lade.
Brigadier James has been removed from the
northern to thesouthern divisiou Bombay army. Cal.
W. J. Browne, C. 11., 29th N. 1., has been appointed
a second class brigadier. Sir J. Jejeebhoy has
given Its. 15,000, and land valued at as much more,
to the Bombay Obstetric Institution. Mr. Josiah
Napier, H. M. Consul at Johannn, died at Zanz.bar
on the 23rd September.—The Calcutta Chamber of
Commerce have recommended to government that
Mr. Bennett, Deputy Postmaster, be appointed Post-
master-General in the room of Mr. Tayler, about to
vacate that office. Mr. B. is an ancovenanted servant,
so there is little chance of the Chamber's recom-
mendation being attended to, although better fitted
for the poet than any covenanted officer. The Hon.
Mr. Devereux will it is believed succeed Mr. Tayler.
Colonel Boileau. Bengal Engineers, has gone down to
Mooltan, from Feroz..pore, on special duty. Captain
Bracken, Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General Bengal
army, died at Simla on the 10th November. Her
Majesty's 86th have arrived from Deese, and are on
their way to Poona. Major-General Auchmuty,
commanding Poona division, is, it is believed, about
to return home, to be succeeded by Major-General
Staveley, from Hong Kong. The criminal sessions
opened to-day before Sir W. Yardley. There are 25
cases down for trial, no less than six of which are for
murder, all of the most diabolical nature, which have
been perpetrated within the past three months. The
deaths in Bombay during November were 1,018, of
which 58 were from cholera, and 19 from violence.
P.S.—The My'assilite of the 26th ult., received
this morning, announces the death of Major 1). C.
Keiller, 6th Native Infantry, commanding 2nd Pun-
jaub Cavalry, which occurred at Peshawar, on the
17‘h Nov.—The death of Major M. P. Itabhine, 17th
Irregular Cavalry, reported by that paper, on the
191 ult., as having taken place at Lahore, turns out
to be unfounded : the gallant major had been danger-
ously ill, but was by last reports (22nd) out of danger.
Major Ramsay, military secretary to the Governor-
General, just returned from Europe, and Major Little
9th Lancers, had reached Meerut about the 23rd Nov.,
in progress to the Punjaub. The Lieutenant-Gover-
nor of the North-Western Provinces was expected at
Laharunpore on the 27th ult., on his way back to
Agra from Simla.
I have just heard for certain that Dr. G. Buist has
been appointed Sheriff of Bombay for the emitting
year; the berth is worth, 1 believe, 1,0001. a year.
This year It' is believed it will be something nearer
2,0001. than 1,0001. It has been conferred on him as
a reward for his exertions in bringing the School of
Industry—now prospering under his charge—into
existence. I believe this is the first instance in
which the shrievalty has ever been conferred on any
Burst,r.
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editor of the Bombay Times.
on the has
itehbyei deserved
experiments

The following is from the summary of the Bombay
Times :
The home community have of late Seated to look for a
chronicle of exploits on the battle field, such as was wont to
be sent them by each mail from ladle, and we trust that
many a long year will elapse before on this head xpectation
be again awakened. But peace has its triumphs ae well as
war, and of there we have at present tome of the most
splendid that can be achieved to record. 'The laying:of the
foundation stone of the Oirls' School at Calcutta—an insti-
tution brought into existence by the Hon. Mr. Driskwater
Bethune, legislative member of council, and specially patho-
s lied by government—may be regarded as the in augurs-
tine of female education in India; henceforth it is to
be hoped
destined to form a matter of public con-
cern. Mr. Bethune, besides bestowing on the mat-
-1 ter an unbounded amount of attention and care, has sub-
scribed no less than 10,0001. from his own p'ivate purse to
the establishment. At Bombay the cause of native female
education is progressing quite as promisingly as at Calcutti,
though under widely &Recent auspices. Here gir:s' schools I
have been established in numbers by the members ;of the
Students' Literary Society, themselves all natives, stimu-
lated alone by the counsel of their instructors, and their own
anxiety for the improvement of their countrywomen. A