The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-25 00:00:00

AMERICA.

IN, JAN. 25,

The North German Lloyd's steamer Hansa,
from New York, passed the Needles at 19.55 a.m.
to-day.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

.IANO•RY 25, 8 LEL

Asa,
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nr. s—r•ir.% I W. I H. 11to
9.
Nairn .. - 29.23,351 8.8. W. 1. 1 &&W. err Ito; 3
Aberdeen 20.23901 S.S.E.I , 1 9. m 10.20; 2
Leith 20.9642 W.B.W. 2' 1 W. mr 10.23, 1
Ardrosean _12033'441 W.N.W. 61 4 S. oe 10.93' 4
Gresocaatle 129.45441 W.N W. 3, 4 W. 949. rc .0.10 2
V4leatia 129. 7646, N.W. 4 4 W. oc 0.14 2
Cape elear 29.7264 i N.W. 4 6 &W. mb —' 4
liverpool I 1-1 - -
Holyhead —119.49 40 W.N.W. 01 4 S.B.W. 0 601.6
Penzanoe ,29.71 I 47i N.N.W. 4 7 &W. 7. 0.19 2
Lortent '29.63 48' W.N.W. 13 t 6 S. o OAS 4
Itochefor4 '29.61 621 W. 6• 4 S.W. x0'0.32 6
I Plymouth. 129.00 4d N.W. 6 2 1 S.W. ,ro .0.14 2
Weymouth 20.6648 N.W. . 2 5 , B.W. /DO 10.37 3
Portemouth 29.50 46 ?W.N.W. 2 2 ' W.S.W. I rf 0.49 2
Loudon 24.46 43 W. 1, 4 , &W. 0 11.62 -
Yarmouth 29.46 44 W. 2 6 W. 2 1 —. 2
Scorbereogi 29.37 43 S.W. 1 1 . R.S.W. int
,002 2
Melds
1— 29.33 41 S.W.W. .2 1 • 3 B.W. I o 1 2
Helder 1 i -

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REMARKS.

In the west of Ireland barometers have risen rapidly, and are
now about half an loch higher there than in the north of Scot-
land. Temperature has declined on our southern coasts. Mode-
rate northwesterly winds chictly prevsil on our southern and
western coasts, and light southerly winds on our other coasts.
Bain has fallen very generally.

Preparations are being made in New York to
give the members of the yacht squadron, when they return
from Europe, a grand reception. An escort up the bay, a
banquet, and a ball are among the features proposed.

The Pacific Mail Steamship Company have
appointed Captain Samuels, of the successful yacht
Henrietta, to the command of one of their new steamers
now building in New York to ply between San Franciaeo
and China.

The celebrated breeding establishment of Prince
Esterhazy, at °sore, in Hungary, after having flourished
for nearly two centuries, has been brought to the hammer.
It had been very much reduced two years ago, but circum-
stances made its entire discontinuance necessary, and the
last 2 horses were sold a week ago. The ',Hoes obtained
were satisfactory.

The Emperor of Austria, although still King of
Jerusalem, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Duke of Lorraine,
Parma, Modena, &a, has laid aside his title of King of
Lombardy and Venetia, and it appeess no more at the
head of his decrees. He still, however, retains the right
of conferring the Order of the Iron Crown of Milan, an
order instituted by Napoleon when he was crowned King
of Italy.

A book collector at Lille purchased, two days
back, at • stall, a volume at least • century old, but on
afterwards examining his purchase some of the leaves
appeared to be wanting. A closer inspection, however,
showed that in three places the edges of the opposite
pages had been pasted together, and in each pocket thus
formed a 100 fr. note was concealed. The amateur, on
inquiry, learned that the book had been purchased at the
sale of a man recently deceased, and the finder immediately
restored the notes to his son, • carpenter, in straightened
circumstances, who had just been obliged to sell a part of
his furniture to pay for his father's funeral.
_ _

The marriage of M. Le Play, eon of the Coun-
cillor of State and CommissarpOeneral of the Universal
Exhibition, with Madlle. Marie, daughter of M. Michel
Chevalier, senator, took place the day before yesterday.
M. Rouher was one of the bride's witnesses, and a great
number of senators and high functionaries were present at
the ceremony. _ _ .

Such is the activity in the Prussian gun manu-
factories that by the beginning of May the whole of the
North German troops will, it is hoped, be armed with
needle-guns. With equal zeal the neweast-steel 4-pounders,
which are to entirely supersede the &pounders, are being
manufactured in the foundries. At Krupp's, at Essen, no
less than 2,370 cast-steel cannon have been ordered by
this and other governments.

A Paris letter says :—" Some Russian peasants
have recently arrived in Paris, and are now daily occupied
in the building of huts in the park surrounding the palace
of the Exhibition, after the fashion of thew adopted in
their own country. These poor people are far from
being pleased with their new mode of life. They
seem to look back with regret to their immense
forests, and long to hear the wind whistling through the
tall pines, and contemplate their clear winter nights. The
gaiety and brilliancy of the French capital have apparently
no charms for them. Our theatres, monuments, and pro-
menades, to which they have been conducted, have utterly
failed to dissipate the ennui that weighs upon them."
The Japanese embassy now staying at the
Grand Hotel, Paris, occupy a suite of elegant rooms, for
which they pay 3.30 fr. a day. The arms they wear consist
of long dagger and short sabres, richly ornamented,
and are beautifully finished and formidable weapons.
The chief of the embassy dresses in European costume,
with trousers and black frock coat. His name is
Ko-Tole, and he bears the title of Yamato-no-Kami.
He is a Minister of Foreign Affairs at Japan, grand
officer of the Taicoon, and governor of a province as
large as the whole of France. Before returning to
Paris he will pay a visit to St. Petersburg, and afterwards
to America, The Japanese ambassadors appear to be
much pleased with the cookery of the Grand Hotel. " They
take five meals a day, and appear to have an excellent sp.
petite. Of wines they seem to prefer Madeira and cham-
pagne, but they have a strong predilection for beer, and
are sufficiently good judges of malt and hops to give the
preference to the English beverage."
SKATING AT PARIS. —The long talked-of fate
in the Bois do Boulogne cams off the night before the
thaw came on. From 9 o'clock till 11 the reserved lake
was thronged by skaters and sla, the lanterns of
which gleamed like so many will-o'-the-wisps. The
enclosure was brilliantly illuminated with coloured
lamps, and in addition with a number of electric lights.
The pavilions of the clubs formed quite a fairy scene
of light and flowers? while a band of music played over.
tures and popular airs. The thee of Paris high life was
present at this aristocratic scene ; the Emperor. Empress,
and Prince Imperial, however, not attending. A •srret
with all the delicacies of the season was provided, to
which the guests, stimulated by the exercise, did ample
justice. The fete terminated at 11 by a display of fire-
works, and some hours after the thaw set in. Many
stated on the thawing ioe till 1 in the morning, and then
a shower of rain occasioned a general snow peal.

PRESENTATION OF A MEDAL TO MRS. LINCOLN.—
CHICAGO. JAN. 9.—Last Monday morning arrived a gentle-
man from France, who quietly proceeded to the residence
of Mrs. Lincoln, and without pomp or speech, presented
her with a medal in behalf of .10,000 French people, in
token of their respect for Abraham Lincoln.—New York
Tribune, Jan. 10.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Sittings in Banco.—(Before Lord Chief Justice Bovill and
Justices Wilk., Harting, and Smith.)

IN THE MATTER OF THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
Mr. D. Keane, Q.C., said that he was instructed by Mr.
Barwell, a wine merchant, living at Norwich, to apply for
• rule calling upon the Great Eastern Railway Company
to show cause why an injunction should not issue
against them, commanding them, as fairly and efficiently
to keep up and maintain the Victoria station at Norwich
and the line running therefrom to London as they were
kept up and maintained at the time of the pasoog of the
Company's Amalgamation Act. The learned counsel said
that the railway company bad two stations at Norwich,
one called the Thorp and the other the Victoria station,
and that the latter was by far the most convenient one.
The 178th section of the Company's Amalgamation Act
said that the company should not close or discontinue the
Victoria station, nor do anything to prejudice or
impair the use of the same by the public, and that the
Eastern Union Railway should be as fairly and efficiently
kept up and worked as the route between London and
Norwich as the same was kept up and worked prior to
the passing of that act ; and there was a proviso
that the company might, with the consent of the
'corporation of Norwich, make such alterations as they
thought fit in the arrangements respecting the use
of the Victoria station and the railway in con-
nexion therewith. The 180th section said that
if the company did anything contrary to this enactment
it should be lawful for the Board of Trade to make such
order as they should think proper; and the party com-
plaining might apply to this court under the Railway and
Canal Traffic Act. The affidavit stated that for several
months past the company had discontinued running the
2.20 up train and the 3 o'clock down train, and no other
trains had been substituted for them, and that this ar-
rengement had caused great inconvenience.
The Lord Chief Justice, after some discussion, said that
he did not think that the affidavits were sufficient, espe-
cially in this that they did not show that there had been
any demand for • remedy upon the company. He added
that it would be extremely difficult for this court to go
into the traffic arrangements of the company, and
probably they could not do so at all without refer-
ring the matter to the master, or to some engineer.
The Board of Trade, however, had all the necessary
machinery for such an inquiry to hand, and he suggested
that the learned counsel should consider whether it would
not be prudent in the first instance to apply to the Board
of Trade. _ _

Mr. lEtane thought it probable that the facts would be
so far admitted that it would not be necessary to have any
inquiry ; but still it appeared that there had been no suffi-
cient demand upon the company T therefore he would for
the present withdraw his application, to take time to con-
sider the course which he should advise.

Application withdrawn.