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The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-08

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(lEUTZII.3 TELEG&III'J.)
ITALY.

FLORENCE, JAN. 7.

The Nazione of this evening says The Ita-
lian government has been accused of having
failed in its engagements by not paying the over-
due interest on the obligations of the Cavour Canal
Company. This accusation is based upon the sup-
position that the government has directly guaran-
teed the payment of the interest to the holders of
the shares in question, which supposition is
entirely erroneous, inasmuch AS the go-
vernment has contracted no other engagement
towards the shareholders than that of paying them
the interest and sinking fund out of the govern-
ment funds as soon as the sum promised as
guarantee is properly due to the company. As,
however, the guarantee only commences when the
canal is in working order, and as this condition is
as yet unfulfilled, the government is, up to the
present, neither liable for the amount of the
guarantee, nor, consequently, for the payment of
the interest on the bonds."

REDUCTIONS LN THE MILITARY BUDGET.
FLORENCE, JAN. 7.

The Minister of War has addressed a report to
the King, proposing certain reductions in the mili-
tary expenditure, which will diminish the budget of
the War Department for 1867 to about 140 million
lire.

THE EASTERN QUESTION.

VIENNA, JAN. 7.

The Evening Post (evening edition of the official
Vienna Gmette) declares certain statements con-
tained in a recent article of the Mgmoria/ Digo-
tnativite to be false, and says:—" Austria has made
no proposal to the signitary Powers of the treaty
of Paris, but has only addressed a confidential
despatch to the Austrian ambassador in Paris, in-
structing him to open the way for an exchange of
views between the French and Austrian cabinets
on the questions at issue in the East. The suppo-
sition that the despatch made reference to an in-
tention to provide against eventualities calculated
to give one or other Power a one-aided advantage
is unfounded."

" The Austrian government," remarks the
Evening Poet, in conclusion, " has by no means in
view the partition of the Turkish empire, but
rather the maintenance of the status quo, by the
satisfaction of the just demands of the Turkish
populations."

THE CANDIAN INSURRECTION.
(OFFICIAL.)
CONSTANTINOPLE, JAN. 5.

To-day the whole of the isbad of Candia is again
subject to the authority of the Sultan. There only
remains to clear the island of a few foreign adven-
turers who have taken refuge in the mountains.

THE NORTH GERMAN PARLIAMENT.
BERLIN, JAx. 7, EVENING.

A proclamation has been issued by the Minister
of the Interior ordering the electoral lists for the
North German Parliament to be drawn up by the
lbth January, and the elections throughout the
entire monarchy to take place on the 12th of
Februari.
London, England, 1867-01-08

TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

The market is steady. Town tallow is quoted 44c ;
Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 44e. 9d. ; January to March,
44e. 9d. ; March, 455. 3d. ; April to June, 45e. 3d.
October to December, 45e. 9d. to 46..

HAY MARHET.-{THIS DAY.)

Mr. Charles James Burton reports trade at the follow:
lag prices :—Prime clover, from 100 a. to 115 a. ;
ferior ditto, 90a. to 955. ; prime second cut clover, 90P.
to 100 a. ; inferior ditto, 365. to 70a. ; prime meadow bay
80a. to 955. ; inferior ditto, Me. to 70a.; straw, 38a. to 46a.
London, England, 1867-01-08

BIRIIINOHAW BANKDIG CO PANT.

In the mat;;;;;ltbeiiir;;;ingban Bank, Mr. Dale (Dale
and Stretton), for the official liquidators, applied for the
sanction of the Court to a contract for the sale of some
portion of the property of the bank.
The Chief Clerk granted the required order.

EARNED 'S BANNING COMPANY.

In the matter of Harried's Banking Company, 'even
summonses were in the paper, invoicing in all of them ap-
plications to vary the chief clerk's certificate, by striking
names out of the list of contributories.
. .

Mr. Lording (Freshfield and Newman), appearing for
the official liquidator, said that in the summonses taken
out by Messrs. Linklater, on behalf Wells, Osborne, and
Chappell, there were no affidavits, and they bad stood over
since the 20th of June last for an affidavit. But if the
chief clerk chose to make any order he would not oppose it.
The Chief Clerk said that all the summonses would
stand over generally until after the discussion on
the 401. call which was to come before the Master
of the Rolls on Saturday. But it would be on.
derstood that if the leading case, which was selected,
was decided in favour of the shareholders, many of then
summonses would not be resided.

Mr. Loriling said most certainly.
The matter stood over accordingly.

ENOLISH AND FOREIGN CREDIT COMPANY
( LIMITED).-( THIS DAY.)

A special meeting of the shareholders was held
at 1 o'clock ; Mr. GEORGE SHEWARD in the chair ; for the
confirmation of the resolution passed on the 13th of De.
cember, for the winding up of the old company volun.
hazily, and the formation of a new company in its place. I
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the confirmation of the
resolution, observed that of course the old company
would indemnify the new one; adding that the
creditors of the concern were perfectly satisfied
with the arrangement, and if necessary there would he a
written declaration to that effect, and further that care
would be taken to avoid the liability of 42/. per share.
In reply to a question from Mr. Mowarr,
The CHAIRMAN stated that the actual number of shares
at present was 11,24().
Mr. Mowarr thought the directors could hardly desire
to divide the remuneration of 3,000/. per annum, pro.
vided for with such a small capital as 70,000/. or 80,000/.
The CHAIRMAN, is reply, observed that he had staled
at the previous meeting that the directors did not intend
to take in the first year more than _,05N4.
The resolution was adopted unanimously.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

TVISDAT, JA7II-,,ila 8, 8 L.

LAW INTELLITIENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

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(Ilvfou e Itolrvytl.)

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Amor sr.r• a NI11•• wrn home, of King
I •roi. the iiitting fur C•.iniina-

M • d' appeared fol Vie wheial assignee, Mr.
••: haidupt.
It q .1..1 tl.at the balik. opt La.: given a dill of sal, to
c 001.1., of lOW., and Ida .ou
had •••. ..• h, en In possession 1•1 his itn•fliture.
Mr. N11.1.....1 opposed for eleditors on the ground that
th ',:pt had Inv uned. deldb isithuut probdb!... means
11......ue .li.l nut think the case wade out. awl
F.:I:. order.
London, England, 1867-01-08

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE PONTIFICAL. DEBT.

" Count Sartigea," says the Journal du Havre,
" in leaving for Rome took with him from Paris
two millions of francs for the Vatican, and within
the last few days four millions additional have been
added. When the pontifical debt was being
arranged for, the cabinet of Florence declared
that it could not constitutionally execute the
pecuniary part of the convention until after the
latter should have been laid before the cham-
bers and received their sanction. The French
government took notice of this promise of
Italy to pay, subsequently to the vote in March
next, the sums falling due at that period, and at
once offered spontaneously to the Pope six millions
in hard cash, which the Italian government could
not possibly pay op in December. Pius IX. gratefully
accepted. The French government will reimburse
itself out of the sums which Italy has to pay to
the Holy See in March ; these payments, according
to the convention, having to be made through
France, since the angry relations between the
cabinet of Florence and the Vatican do not permit
' them to hold any communication on subjects of a
political kind."
London, England, 1867-01-08

Ix BE WHZKLEIt.

The bankrupt, adraper at Salisbury, sought his dis-
charge from debts of 1,035/. ; assets about 40/.
Mr. Bagley opposed for the assignees. The bankrupt,
after executing a deed of assignment, had removed his
stock, worth 4001., from Salisbury to Southampton, where
it was sold for about 2001.—the bankrupt receiving the
money and disposing of it as he thought proper
ce, one pay-
ment being made to his father. Legal proceedings had
since been taken against the auctioneers, and 1501. had
been recovered to the estate. A further charge against the
bankrupt was that after he had executed the deed ho bad
bought goods of Messrs. Ramsdale to a large amount, and
had disposed of them by auction. The assignees now
asked for an order to prosecute the bankrupt under the
150th section. In the meantime it was desirable that the
bankrupt should be examined at a private sitting.
His Honour did not think that the bankrupt should be
examined so as to criminate himself.

Mr. Bagley said there were other witnesses who would
have to be examined.

Mr. Heed, for the bankrupt, characterised the proceed-
ings of the assignee as monstrous, scandalous, and
audacious. The case had been before the court for twelve
months, and the idea of a prosecution was now first heard
of. The bankrupt had disposed of his goods at a sacrifice
in order to meet the payments under his composition deed,
and the proceeds had been applied for that purpose. The
assignee who was thus persecuting the bankrupt had not
filed any account of his receipts since the bankruptcy, nor
had there been any audit sitting.
Mr. Treheme, on the part of the assignee, denied this.
His Honour said it was essential that something should
be done to enforce the quarterly audits required by the
act.

kr. Bagley said the auignee had already paid 170/. into
the Bank of England. . . . .

His Honour said he should not proceed with the cue
until there had been a regular audit, and adjourned the
sitting for that purpose. He proposed to bring these
irregularities on the part of assignees before the Lord
Chancellor. As to a prosecution his Honour was of opinion
that too long a time had been allowed to elapse, and there
was no ground for such a proceeding.
(Before Mr. Registrar Murray.)
IN RE WM. HOWARD GLOVER.
- - -

The bankrupt, commonly known es Howard Glover, is
described as a teacher of music and contributor to the
daily press, of Eton-street, Primrose-hill. The debts are
2111. He ascribes his failure to having lost his appoint-
ment as musical critic for one of the morning papers. This
was the first sitting, but the proceethngs were only of a
formal character.
London, England, 1867-01-08

lICNEVoLENCE.

Mr. Woolrych received a Post-office order for
10s. CA., being a distributive share of certain
funds bequeathed by the wife of the late William
Charles NI atts, and onlerel to be paid by the Court
of Chancery in a suit " Eaton r. The Attorney.
General." The testator gave the clear residue of
his property to the various police-courts in the
metropolis in equal proportions, to be applied by
the presiding magistrates to the relief of the poor and
destitute who came before them. l'ufortunattly, the
greater part of the testator's property was of the nature of
realty, and his bequests thereof have been declared void
under the Statutes of Mortmain.

WANDSWORTH.

THE HOSPITAL NURSE. ANT) HER ',UGC AGIL-Cl*RlOlll AFFAIR.

. -
A young man, who gave the name of FranciA JoAn
(Whom, and his address at Fountain-court, Strand, was
placed at the dock on a charge of stealing two bags, OM-
taming wearing apparel and other articles, the property of
Mary Ford, who described herself as an hospital nurse.
The prosecutrir, on being sworn, stated that she bad
obtained a situation at the Royal Hospital for Incurables
at Putney. She came by a train from Waterloo-station
to Putney, having with her a dark leather bag and a carpet
bag containing her clothes. She saw the prisoner at the
station, and he asked her whether he should carry her
luggage and call a cab for her, She said " Yes," and be
went away with her bags. He returned in about ten
minutes, but she did not think that he intended to steal
them.

The magistrate. however, elicited from her that before
the prisoner returned she had informed a constable that a
man had run away with her bags.
Inspector Egerton said the prosecutris had not told the
whole truth of the matter, for only one bag had been
found. _ _

The prodiecutrix was again questioned, and she said the
constable waa with her when the prisoner returned. He
threw the black bag over • hedge. She denied that she
had lost another bag.
The prisoner told the magistrate that he came from
London with her.

The prosecutrix—We rode in the same carriage.
Prisoner—We had v. little conversation in London.
Prosecutrix—Only at Waterloo station. Ho asked me
if he should carry the parcel for me.
Police-constable Knight said he was on duty at Putney-
hill at 1 o'clock at night, when he beard the prosecutrix
screaming out " Police !" He went over to her, when she
said a man had run away with her two bags and hidden
himself. While he was obtaining the description of the
man from her he saw the prisoner coming down with some-
thing under his coat. He ran away and threw the black bag
on a hedge. The prosecutrix charged him with stealing
two bags, but only one was recovered.
The prisoner denied running away.
Mr. Ingham decided upon remanding the prisoner for
inquiries.
London, England, 1867-01-08

TRAFFIC RETURNS.

ILATLWAT!‘ Mlle. Par Mr. Total. Total,
OM lenges% ehatigise. 1468. 1066.
Week ending Nov. 4. t 6 L t
But Indian 1194 15,118 27,150 42,288 41,;04
Week ending use. 8.
Ninthern of Canada
Week ending Dec. 20.
Detroit and Milwaukee—. 180
Week ending Dee. 21.
Great Western of Canada . 343
Week ending Dec. 28.
Belfast and N. Counties
Londonderry it Coleraine
Week ending Den. 30.
Brecon and Merthyr ..
Wed' ending Jan. 5.
Booth Bantam..

4,823 4,611

11,45 T 13,263

~. G 8 314 428 1.118 1.14

. 330 13.972 4,393 18,163 19,610

CRIME IN SeFFOLK.—The proceedings at the
Ipswich county quarter sessions on Friday brought out •
remarkable fact. There were seventeen prisoners for trial,
and of these nine were old offenders. One had been three
times convicted of felony, and for one of his offences see.
tenced to three years' pemd servitude, and eight tines in
gaol, under sentences for night and day poaching and
assaulting a gamekeeper ; another had been four times in
gaol, sad had undergone two sentences of four years' penal
servitude. Both these men were sentenced to seven years'
penal servitude, and the other old offenders to long periods
of inirsonnient. From the fact that the majority of the
prisoners had been previously convicted, two oondicting
inferences might be drawn ; on the one band it might be
said that there is not much new blood in our criminal
population ; and on the other, that the discipline of oar
prisons is not severe enough to deter those who have had
one taste of it from returning to their old ways. To the
latter inference we might, however, add that there is no
accounting for taste.—Suffolk Chronic.
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VALENTA ARARIER
Fool' cures dyspepsia, indigestion, cough, asthma, oonsumpdom
debility, constipation, diairhan, palpitation, nervous, bWous,
liver, and stomach complaints. Cure Nu. WM& —" Rome, Jab
ii, Ib66.—The health of the Poly Father is excießent,
since, abandoning all other remedies, be has confined=
entirely to Ira harry's Food, and his Holiness Mme praise
this excellent food too hlehly."—iewette du blidL Ira harry and
co., No. 77, Regent-street. Lonilin, W. In tine, at le. 104
lib., a• Yd. lfdba, ?ft.
London, England, 1867-01-08

BATH AND SOMERSET MEETING.

WEDNEnDAV.
NOMINATIONS FOR THY SoiILIMETSHIRE STARES.
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Bedouin
llischief
Steamboat
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Ilessetio
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Honeymoon 4 Yeecnus in
ebyliousulus—.3t. Serinicapatam .... 3 Pintail
tack
Peppeen Moat .. 4 Stud
Tribune 4 Densany
NI iralla
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llsweuvre .... S Tormoitor
&Annus* 4 Sea Mew

Lord H. Thynne is a subscriber, but did not name.
Thom horses marked thus haring been entered with-
out the knowledge of their owners, will be struck out at
the time prescribed, unless, specially ordered to remain in.

MANCHESTER MEETING.
These races, which were postponed on account of the
frost, are fixed for Friday and Saturday next, the 11th and
12th inst.

PEDESTRIAN MATCH IN THE STRAND.—Yesterday
morning a singular feat of pedestrianism was performed
by Mr. Hemmings, a me-lied student, who undertook for
a wager of 101. to run four times round outside the rail-
ings of St. Clement's Church, in the Strand, during the
time the church clock struck the hour of twelve, and
chimed the usual " Lass o' Cowrie." At the first stroke
of the bell he commenced his task at a brisk pace, and is-
creased the speed, finally accomplishing the feat before
the clock bad concluded, and won the stakes. The dis-
tance round the railings is 170 yards, and the four laps
made the distance actually travelled over one-third of •
mile. The church clock occupied three minutes' time in
striking the hour and completing the subsequent chimes ;
and the pedestrian had nearly 20 seconds to spare when he
finished the race.
London, England, 1867-01-08

THEATRE.

A respectable-looking young man named Martin Welds
was charged with am:totting Hobert Anclilfe, a private
constable employed at the Olympic Theatre.
It appeared that on the previous evening the prisoner
drove up to the theatre in a Hansom cab, and without wait-
ing to pay the fare, entered the house and proceeded up
the box stairs. The cabman followed him up the stairs
demanding payment of his fare. Ancliffe remonstrated
with the prisoner, advising (inn to pay the cabman, to
which he replied by striking Anelitfe as hard as he could
with his fist. He was at this time entering the corridor
of the boxes, but the manager and the box keeper refused
to admit him, and on his forcibly pressing forward they
pushed Lim out. He then turned upon Anclitfe, axd
showered about a Boren blows upon 1 with his welk-
in* cane. A constable Ili) was called in, and the
pnsoner was given in custody.
This was corroborated by Edward Thomas, the check-
taker, and by the constable.
The prisoner said he did not think he was capable of
behaving in the violent manner described. He was too
drunk. He mentioned that he hail a situation which he
should lose if he were not :it his business at a certain time.
The magistrate commented very severely on the conduct
of the prisoner, whom he should have sentenced to im-
prisonment without the option of a fine, but that he was
unwilling to cause the loss of his situation. He must pay
403. or be imprisoned 21 days.
The fine was paid.

CLERK EN WELL.
A NEW sTVLE oF TIINF.ATENING LANGUAGE.
.1,.m.,. .11. In of Ever-cottage, Albion-road,
Newington, was eb irged with using threatening
tAd menacing language to Mr. Robert Mason, of Laurel-
tottazes, Albion-road, whereby be apprehended bodily

The complainant said that the defendant was a tenant
of his. arol as he had not paid his rent, he was compelled to
Pita distraint on his goal-. This seemed to annoy him very
4"1,1,..,nd as soon as he arrived home the defendant
rapped at his door, awl when he was told to go away be
said he would rip bim lip and do for him, and he also said
that he would whitewash him. This annoyance continued
fond I, apast I: to a quarter to 10, and although he con.
tiaudlly seut for a police constable not one could be
found during that perie.L In consequence of the de-
fendant', violent conduct he went in fear of his life.
Mr. I: ulcer said that he had heard of a man being white-
washed ..f his debts but he had Dever heard of a threat of
shit, w.,-hing a man. Did the complainant know what it
was the defendant meant he that.
The defendant said he did not. All be knew was that he
eas afraid that the defendant would do him some bodily
I Lam.

If ,rriet Palmer, servant to the complainant, said that
the heard the defendant say he would whitewash her
'caster, and that Wail all the threat that she had heard him
the
The defendant denied tint he had said that he would rip
L'teninpLinant up, but he could not deny that he had
London, England, 1867-01-08

SERIOUS GALE IN THE DIETROPOLIS.

DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AND LOSS OF LIFE.

The gale of last night and this morning has
occasioned, not only destruction of property, but we
regret to add, loss of life. Between 5 and 6 o'clock this
morning, the gale was at its height. The wind was
chiefly from S.W. and S.S.W., but it frequently blew
with sudden squall. from all points of the compass, and
it was then that the most damage was done. So strong
was the wind that on the Brighton and South Coast, the
South Eastern, and the London, Chatham, and Dover
railways, it was with difficulty the drivers of
trains during the night could make bead against it, and
they were necessarily late in reaching their various
termini. The guards state that for at least 60 miles
on the south coast the wind for three hours blew
with the force of a hurricane, tearing up small
trees by the roots, and in many places strewing
the lines with broken branches, so that great caution was
rendered necessary in running the trains. Indeed, their
statements are fully borne out by the appearance of one
or two of the parka.
Below bridge, near Deptford, two men belonging to • yea
eel from Goole were drowned by a boat, in which they had
been ashore, being capsized by a sudden squall. Ons
belonged to London, and the other to Goole.

PUBLIC COMPANIES IN CHANCERY.
(THIS DAY.)

ThM morning at the chambers of the Master of
the Rolls, Chancery-lane, • number of summonses in
public companies were taken. The first was in the

CONTRACT CORPORATION COMPANY.

The question involved here was whether or not General
Seeger, ore Mr. De Rosa, should stand liable on the list
of contributories, in respect of an alleged transfer of
shares in this now defunct concern.

Kr. Linklater, jun., appeared for the official liquidator,
and asked leave to examine and cross-examine the appli•
cant and others concerned in the so-called transfer. It
was, he alleged, a fiction from beginning to end.
Mr. Hope, of Ely-place, for General Seeger, denied this
last assertion.
The Chief Clerk (Mr. E. E. Church) granted the order,
the question of costs to be decided when the cause was
disposed of.
London, England, 1867-01-08

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London, England, 1867-01-08

THE pßoroszn 116111,,N9TRATION AT WEATIMISTKR.

The Dual/ we deprecates the resolution of the council
of the nefurui League to bring about a demonstration at
Westminster, and says such advice would lead those who
might follow it into a position in which their best
friends would find it impossible to stand by them.
Not only would the people be unconsciously playing into
the hands of their enemies, but the proposal is in itself
repugnant to morality and common sense, and is a descent
to chicanery and charlatanism. The working classes of
this country have a great and just cause ; they have no-
thing either to affirm or to ask which may not be pro-
claimed on the housetops. Why, then, are they naked to
stoop to a trick, anti present themselves at the House of
Commons under false pretences! The House of Com-
mons should be treated, not according to the merits of its
members who conic anal go, but according to its institu-
tional rank and value. There should then be no un-
seemly thronging about its gates, nothing which the
enemies of the people can interpret as an attempt to over-
bear its deliberations.

MR. GARTH, M.P., AND MR. BRIUHT,
The following letter from Mr. Garth, M.P., closes the
correspondence:—" Temple. Jan. s.—Sir, —ln acknow-
ledging your letter of the 4th inst., I only think it neces-
nary to observe that the conclusion at which you say you
have arrived, and which you are pleased to express in
such elegant phrase, is to me a matter of the most perfect
indifference. Whether your opinion of me is correct or
not I shall leave to those who know me better to deter-
mine. lam quite aware that I am not your match in the
use of disc nirteous and insulting language, and therefore,
instead of concluding my letter in the agreeable form
which you have thought proper to adopt, I beg to sub-
scribe myself, with conventional courtesy, your obedient
servant, RICHARD GARTH.—John Bright, Esq., M.P."

The Tefrgrapit Bays :—" It is stated that Sir
Morton Peto is about to retire from the representation of
Bristol ; the candidate fu: the vacant seat is expected to
be Sir Hairy Hosre."
London, England, 1867-01-08

ITALY AND ROME.

The Liberti publishes the following letter, dated
Fl"rence, January 4 :
Professor Dominique Berti, Minister of Public Instruc-
tion, left this place yesterday evening for Rome, under
the pretence of a journey to Naples, to which place
he will indeed go in a few days. The object of
M. Bern is this : He is commissioned to offer

an Italian garrison to the Pope as the only certain means
of preventing • revolution in Rome. The moderating
influence of the Roman Committee, which sits here,
is every day becoming less powerful, and the only
mode of supporting the Pope is evidently that
which M. Berti proposes. Moreover, the King is
resolved to finish with the Roman question. On
New Year's-day, after his address to the deputation of the
Chambers, he spoke to Visconti Venosta, the Minister of Fo-
reign Affairs. He insisted on the necessity of maintaining
the army, and added that he was weary of the tergiversa-
tion and slowness of the court of Rome ; that if some
result was not come to soon, he would mount his horse
and go to Rome, if Rome would not come to Italy.
Although these words have not been reported
they are nevertheless the subject of conversation, and have
produced a profound impression, the more so, as it is
known that Victor Emmanuel, though he is sometimes
indiscreet, does not speak at random, and that his language
has always been justified by events.

THE UNITED STATES.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS AGAINST
PRESIDENT JOHNSON.

The Tinws has received the following telegram
(by the Atlantic cable) from its correspondent at
Washington.
" The House has passed a resolution directing a
committee to inquire into offences (committed by)
the President by a hundred and eight Ayes to
thirty-eight Noes. This is the first step to an
impeachment. The Radicals are determined to
press it. The President has vetoed the Negro
Suffrage Bill."
_r_

(RITTZIOI TELEORAMS.)
THE FRENCH IN COCHIN CHINA.
PARIS, lAN. 8.

Official despatches have been received from
Admiral Roze, to the 17th of November. After
several exploring expeditions, in which the French
were always successful, the admiral seeing that the
King of Corea took no further steps in the nego-
tiations already opened, and fearing that winter
might interrupt navigation in the river, decided
upon leaving Kanghea, after destroying all the
government establishments and the royal 'palace.
" The destruction of the Kanghoa," continues the
despatch, " will have proved to the Corean govern-
ment that the murder of the French missionaries
was not to remain unpunished."

General Montebell o has been nominated a
senator.

The subscription to the loan recently contracted
by the Spanish government with French bankers
will be open from the 12th to the 14th inst.

ANOTHER SHOCK OF EARTHQUAKE IN
ALGERIA.
MARSEILLES, J•x. 8.

Intelligence received here from Algeria an-
nounces that another shock of earthquake was felt
there on the morning of the 4th inst. during the
prevalence of a very heavy rain. No mishaps had
occurred.
London, England, 1867-01-08

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(FROM Ova OWN COIRIGIVIDWIT.)
PARIS, MONDAY EVENING.

The verdict and sentences in the terrible affair of
the Levant Island mutiny were pronounced at
Draguignan yesterday (Sunday) afternoon. There
are discrepancies in the telegrams which make it
impossible to understand the precise nature of the
verdict. According to the Muniteur du Svir the jury
found that there was no " premeditation " in the
burning to death of the 13 lads in the buttery. But
inasmuch as without premeditation there can
be no murder, and the indictment alleged no
case of murder except the burning of the 13,
one cannot understand how it can be that four
of the prisoners deemed the most guilty were,
although they obtained extenuating circumstances,
sentenced to a punishment only one degree below
death, namely, perpetual imprisonment with hard
labour. I think it will turn out that the Muniteur
is mistaken in reporting that the jury eliminated
premeditation. M. Lecoudray, the lighthouse
keeper, the only man in the colony who showed
courage, distinctly deposed that he, while going
with a wet blanket around him to try
to rescue at least some of the burning children,
was prevented, pelted, beaten, and thrown into a
ditch, where his leg was broken. This M. Le-
coudray was highly complimented by the presiding
judge and the Procureur-Imperial. He was
brought from Toulon to Draguignan by a special
order of the court in a railway bed-carriage, at-
tended by four hospital dressers, and was brought
into court to give his evidence in a litter.
Ho was an old sailor, and was vehemently ap-
plauded when he said he never remembered shed-
ding tears in his life till he saw those poor children
burning to death at the windows, and was able to
do nothing to save them. He declared he did
not at the titre feel the pain of his broken
thigh, so deep was his emotion at the
horrors he witnessed. In the course of the trial
the presiding judge and the Procureur-Imperial
repeatedly made sarcastic remarks upon the
governor of the colony, M. Fauveau, and most
of the officers under him, and very clearly
reiterated their opinion that the mutiny
might have been crushed in the beginning, but for
culpable weakness on the part of the authorities.
Several of the young villains are found to have
acted " without discernment," and will conse-
quently be kept in a house of correction till the age
of 21. Two, named Lecoy and Gueneau, were
acquitted. They, with remarkable presence of
mind, at once told the judge that they were with-
London, England, 1867-03-05

AM EH ICA.

(BY ATLANTIC MEC /LtPN.)
NEW YORK, M.%RCH 4, 5 p.in.
The fortieth Congress met for the first time this
afternoon.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Closing prices :—G'old, 1384. Sterling exchange
on London, 1081. Five-Twenty United States
Bonds, 1104 ; Illinois, 1151 ; Erie, 511. Cotten:
Middling Upland, 32.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

Mem oue OWN coalmen:mama
PAIUS, MONDAY EVNNINO.

The carnival f;tes having adjourned tiU Thurs-
day next the debates on the public Public Instruc-
tion Bill—which, if the truth must be told, were
considered a great bore by the vast majority of the
chamber, and are only read by a very small section
of dilettanti public—the "Eastern question," to
which people try in vain to shut their eyes, stands
out as the most interesting topic of the day. M.
Saint Marc Girardin, the academician and re-
dretero• of the Dibats, is now in Venice, where he
is fi•ted in consequence of his known philheUcnism.
A deputation of Greeks residing at Trieste lately
came to Venice to present an address to him. In
his reply to the deputation he said:
You, by a happy privilege which you have inherited
from your ancestors, are at once the most cosmopolitan of
men, and the most patriotic of citizens. Your intelligence
permeates everywhere, but your heart is in Athens, that
dear little old country which you would see greater, more
glorious, and more prosperous. Believe me, gentlemen,
this übiquity of Grecian commerce and Grecian shipping
contains the germ of Grecian emancipation and Grecian
independence in the East. Greece has in every part of
the world defenders, advocates, and auxiliaries who are
her own citizens. Ah ! I have often heard it said that if
Greece were shut up in Athens she would then be as small
and weak as diplomacy desired to make her. But her
strength and greatness resides in the active universality of
her citizens, in their cosmopolitanism which extends
through the whole world, and their patriotism which is
centered in Athens. This cosmopolitanism creates for
you a force all the greater, because of the tendency of the
world in these days to become cosmopolitan by trade and
industry and rapid travel. Allow me to propose as a toast,
" Prosperity to the Greeks of Trieste, the aggrandisement
of independent Greece, and the enfranchisement of en-
slaved Greece."

The Arcnir Natiumal thinks the toast which, ac-
cording to a St. Petersburg telegram of March 3,
was proposed by the Grand Duke Nicholas at a
dinner of volunteers, as almost tantamount to a
declaration of war. To wish long life to the revo-
lutionists is the same thing as wishing short life
to the Turkish government, against which they
have risen. It is curious that when the Mundellr
lately assured France that the intentions of
Russia were most conciliatory, it at the same time
stigmatised as adventurous these Cretan insur-
gents whom the Grand Duke Nicholas now calls
• • heroes.••
The Bourse was firm. Rento rose sc. for cash
and Vic. for account, closing at 711 fr. 25e. and
71/fr. Mobilier rose 3fr. nc., and Credit
loneier2fr. 30c. Italian fcU Ilk.
London, England, 1867-03-05

SER V 1.!

VIENNA, Trace b.

The PI 14 to-day I.oldishes r.dvice+ ;poll Con-
stantinople :t Orlin; to Prince Mieliael of
Syria has been incited by the Sultan to prthavil
to Constantinople in order to settle verbally the
question of the evacuation of the tiervian fortresses
by the Turkish troops. it is expected that the
intervention of the European cabinets will deter-
mine the Prince to a conciliatory attitude. The
decision of the Prince is not yet known.

THE BRAZIL MAIL.
ARRIVAL OF THE RHONE.
SOUTHA3IPTON, li.utot 5.

The Royal Mail steamship Rhone, with the above
mail, has arrived here. She brings 84 passengers,
44,3701 of which 41,3651. is gold, and the re-
mainder silver ; 4 packages of diamonds, value not
stated ; and 4,161 packages of cargo, consisting
chiefly of tobacco and cotton.
She experienced heavy north-easterly winds and
a head sea across the Bay of Biscay and up the
Channel.

On the 13th ult., when off Bahia, she passed the
English ship Melbourne, bound for Pernambuco ;
on the 17th, the brig Clothilde,bound for Bremen;
on the 20th, spoke the ships Benefactor and
Croydon ; on the 2aith, the Jane Porter ; and on
the lst inst., the steamier Una, off Vigo.
The mail steamer Celt, for the Cape, arrived at
St. Vincent on the 21st ult.

At Bahia sugar was more active, and prices had
improved. The sales of coffee were unimportant.
Cocoa scarce. Exchange on London, 2&1. to 24d.

At Pernambuco sugar sales were small. Entries,
40,000 bags. Exchange on London, 23,N. to 24d.
The sheep-farming interest at Buenos Ayres was
improving. Wool, good Mestizo, sold at 92 dols.
per snobs. The railways were prosperous. The
Saladerus were in full operation. National bonds
had fallen to 401, and discount from S 3 per mut.
per month to 10 per cent. per annum. Exchange
on London, bol.
At Rio the elections occupied public attention,
but had passed off quietly.
Munitions of war were being continually sent to
Par►guay. The Brazilian army minds:red 33,000
men.

The British ironclad Zealous arrived at Rio on
the 26th ult. Business was restricted in imports
and exports. The arrivals of produce were scanty.
The stock of coffee was small. Exchange on Lon-
don firm at 231 to 231.

INDIA, CHINA, AND JAPAN MAILS.

MARSEILLES, MARVII 4.

The Messageries Imperiales steamer Said arrived
heru at 7 p.m. to-day with thu India, China, and
Japan mail.

MALTA,

MALTA, MAncii I.
Her Majesty's ship Royal Oak has arrived hero
front Ca'phalonia.
The French frigate Eldoratt. has arrived from
Toulon and Algiers with 800 troops and 61 horses
for Alexandria.
London, England, 1867-03-05

SURREY SESSIONS.

The March sessions of the peace for the county of Sur
rey commenced yesterday at the Sessions-house, Mewing-
ton-causeway.
The calendar contained the names of 70 pri,-cmers for
trial, 64 for felony and 6 for misdemeanour. The status
of education is as follows:-1$ can neither read nor write,
9 can only read, 42 can read or write imperfectly, and only
one could read and write well.

Several jurymen were fined for non-attendance, ard the
chairman observed that all such fines would be enforced.

On the grand jury being sworn,
The Chairman observed that, as they had so recently
performed the duties on two ocoaqions as grand jury-
men at these sessions with satisfaction to the county,
it would be uniuseasary fur him to address them
at any length. It was satisfactory to state that
although the calendar was rather heavy, the of-
fences were of a slight character. There were alto-
gether 70 prisoners for trial ; among them were four for
Lousebrmking, one for horse stealing, four for embezzle-
ment, two for robbing employers, four for assault with
intent to rob, one for committing malicious injury to pro-
perty, two for cutting and wounding, and HI for simple
larceny. Although many of the offences appeared to be
very trivial, he regretted to say that the offenders were
old convicted thieves. He bad • long list before him,
showing that many heal suffered penal servitude on several
occasions, and it would be the duty of the court on their
conviction again to pass very severe sentences. It was
lamentable to see so many return to their old habits, but
they would find by a recent act of parliament that their
punishment would be of a severe nature. He had no
doubt that in the working of that act the return of old
offenders would soon be much reduced, and would Lave a
most salutary effect.
London, England, 1867-03-05

MONDAY POPULAR CONCERTS.

The novelty of last night's programme uas • f
far greater interest Ana importance than that rf
preceding concert.

PART I
Utter, for two violins, %iota, tioleutwlle, double
bask ebtrinet. French horn. and bassoon
And time at the Monde) Popular concert...
HST Joachim, L. Ries, Healy Itlagno e,
Matti. Reynolds, Lazarus, V. harper, land
%into bottom Schubert.
Song, The Fiehermaiden.- Ml.s I:dith Wynne He) erhe. r.
Yantasia, in sharp minor, for plr.nolorte
alone tirtt time at the Monday [`ovular
concert... Herr Paws
_

PART 11.
Chaconne, for vlulln alo,c, Herr Lack
Bongo. "A Widow '• Pock. clouds,
away."—Miss Edith Mynac. tlaainot °LW-
_Kato, Mr. Warns

G. A. Matf.aren.

Trio, i, E flat, Op. I. N... 1, for pianoforte,
slob . Uld•loloDetilu. —till Inner, Joachim,
and Piaui Beethoven.
Like aU Schubert's works which are cast in the spa-
phonic form, the Ottet exhibits s tendency towards the
abstract style of Beethoven, rather than the distinct out-
lines and regularly moulded proportions fixed by Haydn
and Mozart. The whole work is redolent of genius and
exhaustless imagination- an aerial and poetic grace rather
than passion or profundity being the prevailing charac-
teristic. Of Herr Joachim's admirable performances
of Bach's solo violin pieces we have so often spoken
in terms of the highest eulogy, that it is unneces-
sary new to soy tome than that be played the
" Chaconne "with his usual mechanical power and grand
style, and responded to the encore which be received by
giving another movement from Bash's solo sonatas.
Miss Wynne gave her songs with that refinement of style
which has placed her among the hest interpreters of ex-
pressive music. Her excellent appreciation of the cha-
racter of what she sings was exemplified alike in Meyer-
beer's quaint song, and in Mr. Madmen's two pieces—the
first, a very doleful, dirge-like ditty ; the second, full of
genial brightness, with a touch, too, of the old English
style. This song was encored, a reception due to its
merits :IA its execution, and partly perhaps owing to the
exquisite clarinet obbligato of Mr. Lamm. Beethoven's
well-known pianoforte trio closed a concert of general, as
well as special, interest.

Oranu.

DRURY-LANE

The .Shad for Scandal, with Mr. Phelps and
Mrs. Hermann Vesin as Sir Peter and Lady Teazle, was
ravived ..t this house last night, and will be played during
the week. The two Surfaces, Charles and Joseph, are
represented by Mr. Barry Sullivan and Mr. Swinbourne.
London, England, 1867-03-05

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.

Abraham Isaacs, a low-looking young Jew, was brought
up in custody by detective officer Hawks, and charged
before Mr. Alderman Alltn, who sat for the Lord Mayor,
with exposing fur sale indecent and obscene prints in
Petticoat-lane. _ _ _

From the evidence of the officer it appeared that the
accused was in Petticoat-lane on Sunday, at noon, when
he said the prisoner, with another youth nut in
custody, surrounded by • mob of from 40 to Al 4
men and boys. He was holding out the obscene
cards, inviting an inspection of them by the by-
standers, end offering them for sale at one penny each,
and for one of thew he found a customer, and at this
time the officer noticed that in his other hand the prisoner
had a few ordinary playing cards. On the officer approach-
ing, the prisoner and Ilia confederate made a rush through
the crowd, among whom they threw away the cards of
both descriptions, some of which, however, were afterwards
picked up from the ground by the officer, and the prisoner
was secured, but his confederate effected his escape.
The prisoner, when taken into custody, denied, and be
now repeated the denial, that he was offering the objec-
tionable cards for sale, and that his business was the dis-
posal of some rings which were found upon him.
The officer Hawks said that this was a subterfuge,
for that when the police approached the rings were exhi-
bited aa a notice to the gang of confederates that they
were watched. In like manner, when the police were ob-
served, the obscene cards were handed to one of the con-
federates, and thecommon playing cards only were exposed.
The officer added that the prisoner was one of a gang
which infested Petticoat-Line every Sunday, carrying on
the same nefarious and disgusting traffic.
In reply to the alderman, the officer stated that the
prisoner bad never yet been convicted.
Mr. Alderman Allen said that but for that circumstance
he should unquestionably have visited the prisoner with a
severe sentence ; as it was, he must be imprisoned with hard
labour in the House of Correction for twenty-one days,
with a caution that if he was again convicted of a like
offence, lie would be rent fur three months' hard labour.
London, England, 1867-03-05

MINCING-DANE.-(THIS DAY.)

St:GAL—The market has opened steadily at the
full currency of last Friday. The private sales
include 1,61.10 bags of Matuitius, at 30s. to 3.5 a.
for brown to good yellow. Refined also sells steadily ;
common to fair lumps, 413. 6.1. to 425. 9.1.
Comer_—There is still a fair demand at full prim.
Tneat, .tau Rica am
henrket privately
a we.
ivtealycontinues very quiet.
PEPPEIL—A parcel of good West Coast Penang sold at
2 15.114.
nice.—The quarterly public sales of Guatemala have
comn,enced steadily at List mile's rates for parcels up to
; the finer kinds being rather cheaper.
Corros.—The market has been rather quiet, but steady,
at the previous currency.
RE3IP.—St. Petersburg clean firm, at 31/. to 32/.
London, England, 1867-03-05

tits Irsurt.

WINDSOR CASTLE, MARCH 4.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise,
walked and drove in the Home-park this morning.
Prince and Princess Christian went out walking.
Princess Beatrice rode in the grounds.
Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, has left
the Castle for Greenwich-park.
The Queen held a council this afternoon at a quarter
before three o'clock.

The Duke of Buckingham, the Earl of Devon, and the
Right Hon. Henry T. Lowry Corry, were present.
Previous to the council the Duke of Buckingham had an
audience of the Queen.
The Lord and Groom in Waiting were in attendance.
Mr. Edmund Harrison was Clerk of the CounciL

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governon of the Settlements on the West
Coast of Africa, Ceylon, and Hong Kong. Despatches were
sent to the Governor of Malta.
London, England, 1867-03-05

MIDDLESEX SESSION&

The March general sessions for the county of Middlesex
commenced yesterday, at the Sessions•house, Clerkenwell-
peen, before Mr. Bodkin, Assistant Judge, Mr. Payne,
Deputy Assistant Judge, and the following magistrates :
Mr. Joseph Townley, Mr. Loveland, Mr. Henry Edwards,
Mr. Figguis, Mr. Wyatt, Mr. Woolley, Admiral llosanquet,
Mr. Charles White, Mr. Gould, Mr. TwontyiniFt,
The calendar contains the names of 104 prisoners coin•
'flitted for trial, of whom 93 were indicted for felony and
11 for misdemeanour.

Roars Edicards and Thomas Simmnps, who were con-
victed last session for stealing a pocket handkerchief,
value Co. tal., the property of George Henry Lamb, from
his person, at the tune the procession wan passing on the
occasion of her Majesty going to open parliament, were
brought up fur judgment.

Ur. Lockyer stated the results of his inquiries ns to pre-
vious convictions of the prisoners, and
The A.sistant-Judgo sentenced Edwards to two mouths'
imprisonment, commencing from last session, and Sim-
mons to be imprisoned and kept to bard labour for twelve
months.

At the sitting of the court!it was stated by the Aasistant-
Judge that with respect to. linear Alma, whose sen-
tence was deferred at the last session for stealing dia-
monds, he should postpone passing sentence upon her until
next session.
London, England, 1867-03-05

COMMERCIAL AND MARKET&

LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS.
(THIS DAY.)
(RY ELECTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH.)

PION 001 OWN CORNINPONDINT. ).

Conn'. —The market unchanged ; sales about 7,000
bales. _ _

iRS.—The market well attended. Wheat in good de-
man,l at best prices of last Friday. Flour in better re-
queat and rather dearer. Beans, oats, and oatmeal
unchanged. Indian corn steady, at Is. to Is. 3d. advance.
London, England, 1867-03-05

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

WESTERN CIRCUIT. —WINCHESTER, MARCH 4.
(Before Mr. Justice Byles.)
THE SENTENCE ON CAPTAIN STEW %RT.

Mr. Justice Ryles said the proper sentence to pass upon
the prisoner had been an anxious deliberation for him.
The prisoner's father had been a general in the army, and
the prisoner himself had been an officer in the line, and he
(the judge) knew the terrible effect of aconvictionforfelony
in such a family. He should pay respect to the finding of
time jury. The prisoner had not stolen the book from the
prosecutor's person, but haul obtained it some manner. If
he took the pocketbook from the prosecutor his name, in
more places than one, would show whose book it was, and
bills of parcels the same. His offence was therefore felony,
and the punishment he should inflict on him was 12
months' imprisonment and hard labour.