The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-19 00:00:00

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REMARKS.
Yester lay the winds were strong and squally on our western
coasts, this morning they are north-westerly and westerly, light
to fresh. Barometers are rising, hut are still much lower In the
north of Scotland than in the south of the British isles. Tempe-
rature gener-•fly has declined, and on our northern coasts it has
decreased from 10 to 15 degrees.

The borough members, Mr. J. White and Pro-
fessor Fawcett, will meet and address their constituents
on Monday, the 14th of January, at the Town-hall,
Brighton.
A correspondent of the Manchester Guardian
says ;—" I hear that Mr. Pope Hennessy will be gazetted
to a valuable appointment early in the new year."
Mr. J. W. Madura was yesterday presented with
a silver salver and a sum of s,oool.—the proceeds of a
general subscription in Lancashire and Cheshire—" in
grateful acknowledgment of the gr►tuitous services ren-
dered by him as the honorary secretary to the Central
Executive Relief Committee during the whole period of
the cotton famine." The presentation took place at the
Town Hall, Manchester. The Lord-Lieutenant of the
county presided ; and among those who took part in the
proceedings were Lord Hartington, Mr. W. R. Wood,
Major Egerton Leigh, and the Mayor of Manchester. Mr.
Macioce was at the same time presented with a silver ink-
stand and an address by " the employes of the Central
Relief Committee."
The Hants Advertiser records the finding another
ancient ooin in the neighbourhood of Winchester, viz., a
silver coin of the Roman Emperor Gratian.
At the West Riding gaol delivery yesterday
Henry Gabbites, aged 16, was indicted for the murder of
his fellow-apprentice, Arthur Allen, at Sheffield, on the
22nd ult. The circumstances of the case will be fresh in
the recollection of our readers. The defence set up was
that of insanity, but the jury found the prisoner guilty,
recommending him to mercy on account of his youth. Mr.
Justice Lush passed sentence of de►th upon the unhappy
boy, but it is probable that the capital punishment will not
be inflicted.
It is understood to have been decided by the
directors of the Royal Mail Steampacket Company, with
the view of avoiding the necessity of the Atlantic steamers
remaining in St. Thomas harbour exposed to the dangers
of yellow fever during their stay in the West Indies, to
send them on to Jamaic'. By adopting this course it will
be unnecessary for the Atlantic ships to enter St. Thomas
harbour at all.
Some Prussian officers will be shortly sent to
America to acquaint themselves with the latest improve-
ments in the naval department of the United States.
The Prussian government has caused thirty young
Hanoverians to be arrested at Hamburg. They had ar.
rived in that city to embark for America in order to avoid
the military service.
Accounts from Berlin mention the formation of
an influential committee for establishing, under the
auspices of the Prussian government, an important
line of steam communication between Germany and
the United States, rid Southampton. A weekly
line of fast steamships carrying the Prussian and other
continental mails is to depart from Geeatemunde (the
Hanoverian port close to Bremerhafen, recently acquired
by Prussia), and, calling at Southampton, proceed to New
York and rice versa. Each of the seven ships, to be con-
tracted for in England and France, is to be capable of
carrying 100 first-class, 100 second-class, and 600 third-
class passengers, and 1,000 tons freight.
It is expected that in Austria shortly military
service will be made compulsory for all, with the excep-
tion of such of the clergy as shall have been ordained, and
only sons who have to support their parents. Liability to
service will but from the age of 17 to 45 ; the that three
years in the Landsturm for home service, the next three
years in the regular army, then three years on furlough,
three years in the First Reserve, and three years in the
Second Reserve. From the age of 32 to 45 the men will
belong to the Landaturm, or Militia.
The horses of the King of Hanover are being
sold by auction to cover, to some extent, the amount of
cash removed by King George. Though among the finest
animals to be found in Germany, they fetch marvellously
little, from the hurry with which the sale is conducted. A
fine stallion, for instance, the property of the Crown
Prince, was bought by an agent of 51. de Rothschild for
the trifle of 500 thalers ; another, equally valuable, was
knocked down to the Emperor Napoleon for the like sum.
The holders of Italian bonds complain (says the
Times) that, although it is stipulated that the coupons
shall be payable in London, this condition is not complied
with, and they are compelled to send their coupons,
accompanied by the bonds, to Paris at their own risk.
In the Province of Nelson, New Zealand, every
householder, rich or poor, pays a tax of U. towards the
Government Free Schools, and sa. per head for each child
who does not go to some school. An inspector is appointed,
who reports periodically to a board of management on the
progress and attendance of the pupils ; thus, the system is
persu►sive rather than compulsory, and answers very well.
The education is secular, with 'serials times set apart for
religdons instruction, which the pupils can availthemselves
of or not at the discretion of the parents.
A New York paper states that General Robert
UM is to be nominated for the next governor of Virginia..