The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-17 00:00:00

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'RE4S. MONDAY EVYSING, DECEMBER, 17ii.1866.

nary cost widip tibe Uppcserhames in left lo be polluted
still amounts to absurdity.
Mentioning the fact Vat the sublet* al seem in the
mercantile marine is now engaging the attintion of the ,
Board of Trade, the Daily News observes that if that
body wishes to do good service, it must commence by
arranging a strict and systematic inspection of ships'
stores by competent officials, both when a ship sails and
when it comes into port. And as there is no more real
occasion for a death from scurvy than there is for one
from poison, let the same legal responsibility attach to the
reckless owner of an ill-provided ship as to any designing
miscreant who by adulteration. of the linielnice not more
certainly brings about his fellow•creature's suffering or
death.
A committee, consisting of the Archbishop of York, the
Bishop of London, Lord J. Hay, M.P., Sir John Lubbock,
Sir John Bowring, and a large number of members of par.
lisment and other influential gentlemen, have undertaken
to set on foot a subscription for the relief of the Candian
refugees, 10,000 of whom it is said—women, children, and
infirm old men—have been driven by the devastation of
civil war from house, and home, and compelled to sack a
precarious shelter upon what to them is after all little
more than a foreign shore. The Daily News supports the
appeal, and erprerses `ha conviction that it will meet
with a prompt and generous response.

Eta Qaurt.

WINDSOR CANTLE, Du. 15.

The Queen, with Prince and Princess Christian,
Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, Princess Beatrice, and
Prince Henry of Prussin,left the Castle this morning at five
minutes past eleven o'clock for Osborne.
The suite consisted of the Marchioness of Ely, Lady
Susan Melville, Indy Caroline 800 .ington, the Hon.
Caroline Cavendish, Lieuterant-General the Hon. C.
Grey, Major•Ger.eral Sernou.”, Captain Von Schroetter,
in attendance on Prince Henry of Prussi4, Dr. Jvn ner, Mr.
Bahl, Mr. Legg, and the Master of the Household.
Prince Arthur left the Castle last evening for Greenwich-

pack, attended by 3lajor Elphinstene.
Sir James Clark has also kft the Castle.
OSBOItNE, DEC. 15.

The Queen, Prince and Pri•.cees Chria;.ian, Princess
Louise, Prince Leopold. Plineees Beatri.e, and Prince
Henry of Prussia, arrived at Osborne, at t...n minutes
before 3 o'clock.
Her Majesty crossed over from Gosport in the royal
yacht Alberta, Captain the Prince of LeinMgen.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat
on Saturday. The lords prevent were—Sir E. V. 'WiLiams,
Sir R. T. Kiuderaley, and Sir J. Culvile.
Despatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial-
office from the governors of the West India Islands.
Despatches were sent to the governors of Canada, the
Lemmas, the West India Islands, British Columbia, Van-
couver's Island, and British Huthlunts.
The Chancel/ n- of the Exchequer and Mrs. Disraeli Ir-,ve
left Grosvenor-gate for Flnghenden Manor.
General tLe Hon. Sir Edward Cust bad the honour of
an audience of her Majesty at Windsor Castle last week,
and presented a co 'y of " Lives of the Warriors of the
Civil Wars of France and England," which her Majesty
was graciously pleased to accept.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
d'Aumale will entertain a elect party this week at their
seat in Worcestershire.
The Earl de Grey has gone to Studley Royal,
near Ripon, where the noble earl will entertain a shooting
party during the week.
On Saturday last the marriage of the Ilou. W. C.
Evans-Freke, second brother of Lord Carbcry,and the Lady
Victoria Cecil, the y oungeat daughter of the Marquis and
Marchioness of E::etcr, was solemnised at St. Martin's
Church, Stamford, iu the preser ce of a large family party.
The Rev. Dr. Moberly, late head master of
Winchester College, has been presented with the rectory
of Brightstone, in the Isle of Wight, by the Bishop of
Winchester. A former rector of Erightstone was the pre-
sent Bishop of Oxford, to whom the hviag was given by
Lord Brougham when Lord Chancellor.
It is definitely announced that Mr. Ruskin,
M.A., and Honorary Student of Christ Church, Oxford,
is a candidate fer the Professorship of Poetry, which will
be vacant next Easter Term.
It appears from the annual report of the Ameri-
-01111 Secretary of the Navy, that the North Atlantic squad.
ron, under Rear-Admiral Palmer, has had a pleasant
summer's cruising at and around the fishing grounds on
the northeastern coast, after having taken a survey of
events at the Antilles and other tropical latitude!. The
fishery question, which it was feared might give rise to
collisions on what has been claimed as British maritime
ground, mused Admiral Palmer no anxiety whatever, for
the secretary says, " The liberal and conciliatory policy of
the British government dissipated all apprehended diffi-
culties."
The Tamar, troop ship, which arrived in Cork
Harbour on Thursday with the 71st Highlanders, has
grounded outside Hanlbowline. The troops and baggage
were landed, when efforts were made on Friday and Satur-
day with tug steamers to get her off, but ineffectually.
No further att,.mpt will be made for some days until
apriLg tide.
Mr. W. Stanley Jevons points out to the readers
of the Times that the present position of the iron trade is
partially explained by the great fluctuations which the
home demand undergoes according to the amount of capital
which is being invested in railways, brikzes, factories, and
other large permanent erections, and that the sudden ces-
sation of railway schemes and iron shipbuilding, and the
general absence of all speculative undertahings, snake it
probable that the home demand will be reduced too fast
for several years to come. With the fall in this demand,
we shall be enabled, he believes, to compete on something
like our old tennis with continental producers, though he
is far from denying, at the same time, that continental
iron and steel tuckers are advancing upon us in a manner
which should mako us look round very carefully. A
seasonable reduction of wages alone can enable us to
recover our position in the foreipt trade. Mr. Jevons
adds that the secret system of trade is the cause of most
of the difficalti,!s with the n.cu, and that if publicity of
profits, as in joint-stock concerns, is resorted to, it will
then be practicable to combine the interest of masters and
men by the edvision of all profits exceeding a certain fixed
mount—say 10 per cent. This arrangement, which has
worked so well in the case of the Messrs. Briggs's collieries,
seems to him the only panacea for the unreasonable con-
test between capital and labour.
The French Chambers will meet in Febriary. The
Emperor's speech is es.peoted to be highly pacific, indus-
trial, and commercial in tone, out of compliment to the
great Exhibition of lbf7.
A Vicksburg paper publishes a statement of a
contract recently made by Joseph E. Davis, brother of Jef-
ferson Davis, by which he leases to R. T. Montgomery, a
negro, and an sae:dation of coloured people, for a term of
years, his Hurricane and Brierfield plantations, which
have .4,a4 been restored to him by the United States

• -`iibtodi s.
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.. LATE&

goveniu::'nt.
The New York Tribune says of President J,
son's message :—" We have no hem t to dwell upon this
draary, lifeless document. There is nothing that any loyal
man can read with any comfort or hope. Andrew Johnson
is as n.uch an enemy as when he menaced the nation from
his White House steps ten months ago. He does not
mean to aid us in the work of reconstruction. The I
duty devolving upon Congress becomes more solemn and
responsible, and we look to Congress with infinite yearn-
ing. Let there be kindness and patience, charity toward
all, malice toward none, firmness, and devotion ; but above
all, a single-hearted determination, come well or ill, despite
Presidents or Cabinets, to labour without ceasing, until
over this land there shall be peace and rest, liberty and
protection. and all sights for aIL"
The Vice-Consul at Zanzibar sends to the
Geogrr.phical Society the substslice of some statements
from four of the sepoys who have returned there from
Quiloa, and from whose accounts it appears that when
last seen Dr. Livingstone had set out from the village of
Mataka (where he had abundance of food, including rice
and beef, for the people have large herds), en route foe
Lake Nyassa, distant four days' journey. " This is •
Propitious time," adds Dr. Kirk, " for African travel.
The road to ljnyamweri and Nyasa, is quite open—traders
have arrived here, and report that anyone may go alona
all the way without molestation. Therefore, if any of
I your friends, despairing of novelty in Europe, wish to
enjoy a new sensation, send them otit at once to Central
Africa."

DENCII6

ITALY.
THE PROPOSEDARRANGEMENT BETWEEN
THE KING OF ITALY AND THE POPE.
The following are believed in Italy to be the
bases of the arrangement which the Italian govern-
ment has proposed to the Pope :
1. The Italian government will bring in a bill declaring
Florence to be the definitive capital of the kingdom of
Italy.
2. The cardinals will be declared princes of the ILli.ll
dons, and will get from the Italian Treasury double the
3. y they now receive.
The The inhabitants of the Pontifical territory, with the
exception of Rome, to declare by a plebiscite whether they
will remain subjects of the Pope, or unite themselves with
the rest of Italy.
4. Rome to be declared a religious city sui oceeris, in
which the Pope is to have absolute controL The muni-
cipal council, however, will be elected by the citizens
and will have the disposal of several administrative
offices. Moreover, the lay element will be substituted for
the religions element, especially if in the course of the
negotiations a small territory should be added to Rome.
5. The pontifical troops to be discharged, and the fo-
reign soldiers to be sent away. The inhabitants to be
allowed to enlist in the Italian army.
6. The treaty to be binding only during the pontificate
of Pins IX.
7. Pius IX. to acknowledge Victor Emmanuel as King
of Italy, and, instead of going into exile, the Pope to
come to Florence to crown the King as sovereign of Italy.
8. Italy will contribute its quota, as a catholic power,
to the civil list which other catholic states will bestow on
the Pope.
The Ratio says :—" The Pope intends to pro-
need shortly to Civita Vecchia, but all idea of a
flight has been abandoned."
The Opiniene compares the Court of Borne to
a child who has been taken away from its nurse.
"To listen to its sobs," it says, " one would
suppose that it would never eat again, and would
die of hunger. But don't be afraid, the child will
eat again, and eat well. Its ill-humonr is legiti-
mate, and deserves to be respected, and generous
minds will understand the necessity for this

respect."
It is stated in a telegram from Berlin that the
Washington government has incited the Pope to
America, where he would be more independent
than in Europe ; that one American frigate is at
Civita Vecchia, and another is expected. The
same telegram adds that Maximilian is a prisoner.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, Dec. 17.
The King of Prussia went yesterday to Gross-
beeren, a station on the line of railway between
Berlin and Dresden, where a most cordial meeting
took place between his Majesty and the King of
Saxony. At the Berlin terminus the King of
Saxony was received by the royal princes, Count
Bismarck, the principal functionaries, and M.
Benedetti. The guard of honour to the King was
taken from the Alexander regiment. The military
bands played the Saxon Hymn.
The President of the Council and the Minister
of 'War have sent in their reply to the Hanoverian
officers, who have applied to the Prussian govern-
ment to assure their future position. The
ministers state in their reply that the King in his
indulgence will consider their position, and inform
them that the Governor-General of Hanover will
communicate fin:her with them in conformity with
the instructions he has already received.

THE BRAZILS.
(By Telegraph from Lisbon.)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 25.
Exchange on London, 24 to 241 ; on Paris,
382 to 395. Coffee, 6.200 reis. Total shipments
since the departure of the last mail, 108,419
bags, of which 10,437 were for the Channel, 16,983
for the north of Europe, 11,597 for the Mediter-
ranean, and 2,600 for the Baltic. Sales, 96,750
bags. Stock, 85,000 bags. Freights, 408. to 54e.
The Messageries Imperiales steam-ship Guienne
arrived at Bahia on the Gth December. The Royal
Mail Company's steam-ship Douro was spoken
between Pernambuco and Bahia on the 29th
November.

MAURITIUS AND REUNION MAILS.
mAitsEILLBS, Dsc.. 16.

The Messageries lmperiales steamer Moeris ar-
rived here yesterday morning at 3 o'clock with the
Mauritius and Reunion mails.

TIM AMERICAN CRIMINAL SURRATT.
VALEITA,•Thic. 16, 2.10 r.w.

An American sloop-of-war has arrived here,
bound to Alexandria, to receive the supposed cul-
prit Surratt. The reason why that person was not
arrested at Malta was the total absence of evi-
-1 dence.—(Times, Second Edition.)

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A PB.ENCH OPINION OF PRESIDENT
JOHNSON'S MESaAGE.

The Journal des Nimes of to-day says:
The message of the President of the United States is
not very conspicuous for the qualities of tact and modera-
tion. It is the production not of a statesman penetrated
with the grave responsibilities which his high office
should impose upon him, but of a vulgar aspirant
who thinks mare of his own position than of
the interests of his country ; for Mr. Johnson's aim
seems to be to flatter the popular passions, in order
to regain that influence which is slipping from him. For
example, he speaks of the relations of the United States
with England in a manner that is calculated rather to
revive old jealousies than to allay them. He does not
hesitate, for example, in allusion to the Alabama claims,
to say that, " whatever might be the swishes of the two
governments, it is manifest that good will and friendship
between the two countries cannot be established until
a reciprocity in the practice of good faith and
neutrality shall be restored between the respective nations."
Is this the language which the President of the United I
States should use at a moment when the Alabama affair is
the subject of negotiations with the English government?
Mr. Johnson even goes so far as to express his sympathy
, with Fenianism. With regard to internal politics, the
pro-Southern tendencies of the President are manifested
OA they were in the previous message. We cannot criticise
the passages relating to Mexico, because they have not
been sent to us by the telegraph, from an idea, no doubt,
that they would be of little interest to French readers.

A French firm sent a message on Saturday to
Mama Firth, Barber, and Co., the lessees of the Barnsley
Colliery, saying that they were ready to send over i staff of
men equipped with safety dresses and acccutrements, who,
however dangerous the mine to ordinary explorers, would
venture to its inmost recesses.
General Sheridan, in his report to the United
States War Department, speaks warmly of the disgraceful
state of civil affairs in Texas, where he declares it to be
his opinion " that the trial of a white man for the murder
of a freedman would be a farce." Ile calls the French
invasion of Mexico " a part of the Rebellion ;" and
regrets that the United States government did not long
ago compel the imperial troops to evacuate the conutry.
It seems from the report of the American Post-
master-General that the number of letters exchanged with
foreign communities during the year was 9,430,540, giving
an increase, in the exchanges with Great Britain alone. of
25 per cent. in the business of the twelve months reviewed
in the report. The labour of the Dead Letter-office would
be alarmingly large—four and a half millions being regis-
tered and remailed during the year—but for the fact that
77 per cent. find their way back to the senders, while 90
per cent. of those containing sums of money of a dollar
and upward are returned to their owners by the care and
laborious effort of the officers employed. The progress of
the money:order branch of the department, financially and
otherwise, is satisfactory.

, LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF CHANCERY,
Bastrip's Barreora COMPANY.
To-day, before Mr. Church, the chief clerk of theldeater
of the lolls, several matters oonnected with Barned's
Banking Company were discussed preliminary to the
great question which stands for to-morrow on an applica-
tion by the official liquidators for "cars of 40/. on the
shareholders." On the present occasion, Mr. Emanuel,
who represents a large body of shareholders,reneed
an application to pat interrogatodee to the liquids
_tors,
or as Mr. Handford (Freshfield and Newman) Orssed it,
to obtain a "duplicate" examinatioe of them. Mr. Emanuel
said the question was important, and the chief clerk
proceeded to consider the matter.
Mr. Emanuel then applied to remove three shareholders
from the list of contributories. The question was 'rending
over in numerous other cases.
The Chief Clerk adjourned the application for the
decision in the other cases.
Mr. Handford applied that the liquidators might settle
a matter with a -large debtor. The offer made was
alarmed beneficial to accept. He produced an affidavit.
Mr. Church, having perused the affidavit, did not con-
sider it sufficient. He must have the theme
pjite
whether it would be advisable to enter i
arrangement.
The Chief Clerk disposed of the several matters before
him relating to this great case.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
Sittings at Nisi Prius at Guildhall—(Before the Lord '
Chief Baron and a Special Jury.)
BACH V. TIM ZARL OP oorrEthaa.
This was an action to recover 1871., being the amount
alleged to be due to the plaintiff on quitting a farm called
Teloourt-house and park in Surrey, belonging to the Earl
of Cottenham.
Mr. Charles Pollock, Q.C., and Mr. Grantham appmra
for the plaintiff ; Sir IL Collier for the defendant.
The plaintiff, who is a gentleman of fortune, residing
at Bucirsteep Manor, Sussex, took the farm in January,
1863, chietly fur shooting purposes, and remained in occu-
pation of it for about two years. lie claimed the aim now
sought to be recovered on the ground that according to
the custom in that part of the country in wirich the farm
was situated, he shean a proper valuation, entitled to
it for improvements had effected, and for manure, =Pot
and other things.
After the opening statement of Mr. Pollock,
The Lord Chief Baron suggested the advisability of the
parties coming to some arrangement.
Sir R. Collie: said Lord Cottenham had not yet arrived
in court, but on his behalf he would agree to a reference
on the understanding that the evidence of the witnesses
in attendance should be taken by a gentleman of the bar
at 00011.
`This arrangement was ultimately agreed to.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) 1
IN RE mom stemmas.
The bankrupt was a merchant, of King William-street,
City. This was an adjourned sitting for examination and
discharge. The aggregate liabilities are 56,085/., against
property held as security, 7,983/. ' • ditto given up to
asaig-nees, 252/. ; consignments to Bombay, 545/. ; and
doubtful debts, 44,9771.
Mr. Jemmett appeared for the assignees, and examined
the bankrupt. He stated that he had been carrying on
business in London as Moira Maclean and Co. since 1858,
and before that as a partner in the firm of Cooper, Fisher,
and Maclean. Had been bankrupt 20 years ago, and had
since executed a deed of composition. A debt of 1,0001. to
Mr. N. C. 31nclean was for cash lent, for which he
gave a promissory note, and had paid uaterest on it up
to his brother's death in 1864. He had banked with Agra
and Mastertnan's Bank. His brother had guaranteed the
account fur 3,000/. This brother left Inns • legacy of
2,0001., but it had never been paid on account of the
guarantee. There was a balance due to tho bank, but
they held security. He bad settled the legacy of 2,000 L
on his wife and family. This was in February, 1865, when
he was perfectly solvent. Did not know whether any
claim had been made by the bankrupt on the executors of
A. C. Maclean, in respect of the guarantee of 3,000/.
lie bad an interest in the settlement after the death of his

wife.
[The ease was proceeding when our report left.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY.)

The December sessions (the second of the present
mayoralty) of the Central Criminal Court commenced
this morning at Justice Hall, Old Bailey, before the Right
Hon. the Lord Mayor (Mr. Alderman Gabriel), the Re-
corder (Russell Gurney, Esq., M.P.), Mr. Alderman W.
Lawrence, M.P., Mr. Alderman J. C. Lawrence, Mr. Alder-
man Lusk, Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Waterloo,
Mr. Sheriff Lycett, the under-sheriffs, and the usual civic

authorities.
The first edition of the calendar contains the names of
80 persons for trial, and of these 25 stand committed from
London, 39 from Middlesex, 3 from Essex, 1 under the
Sjurisdiction of the Admiralty, 3 from Kent, and 9 from
urrey. The subjoined is a summary statement of the
offences with which the prisoners stand charged :—Mur-
der, 1 ; wounding with intent to murder, 3 ; feloniously
poisoning with intent to murder, 1 • manslaughter, 2 ;
arson, 1 ; burglary, 4 ; forgery, 3 ; honestealing, 2 ; letter
stealing, 4 ; larceny, 8 ; larceny from the person, 10 ;
larceny by servants, 3 ; uttering counterfeit coin, 11 ;
embezzlement, 7 robbery, 6 ; feloniously rociving stolen
goods, 4 ; and misdemeanour, 7.
The Recorder, in charging the grand jury, commenced
by alluding to the nee of • female charged with the
murder of a newly-born child, and said it was one of those
cases which bad latterly been on the increase, and in
which there were no convictions, nor, indeed, was
it likely there would be so long as the law
remained in its present state. In this case the evidence
was very slight, for, singular to say, the prisoner had not
been examined, and there was no evidence to show that
she had recently been delivered of a child. There were
two charges of manslaughter, which, according to the
depositions, it would be well should be sent for
further inquiry in this court. The same remark applied
to the case of Samuel ltickwood, charged under peculiar
circumstances with cutting his wife's throat. There was a
charge against a female for administering poison to
her illegitimate child. It appeared that she at-
tempted to force the child to drink some liquid, that
the child refused, and screaming, attracted the notice
of some strangers. A glass was found in the prisoner's
r esnesaion, but being empty, its contents had not
ascertained, but on examining the child's frock
there were discovered stains, which being tested,
were found to have been caused by oxalic acid.
There was a charge of arson against a person of
the name of Frederick Bicknell, which rested on
circumstantial evidence which would justify the return of
a true bill. There was also in the calendar a charge against
a Mr. Wilkinson, late managing director of the Joint Stock
Banking Company, for applying to his own use two cheques
for the payment respectively of 4,0001. and of 8601., the
property of the Land Company. In this case there was a
masa of documentary evidence which would better explain
the facts in the case than he could dofrom the depositions,
and it would be for the grand jury to say whether on that
evidence they would send the case for inquiry before the
court and a petty jury. There was no other case which
called for any remark, and he herenppoon remitted the grand
jury to the commencement of their
THE CASK OF ARSON.
On the application of Mr. Sleigh, as counsel for the
prisoner, the trial of Frederick Biclmell, for arson, was
postponed until the next sessions.
THE WHOLESALI DEPOT OF STOLEN GOODS IN THE CITT.
The case of Moses Moses, late of Black Hone-yard,
Aldgate, and of Gravel-lane, Houndstliteh, charged with
the receiving, with • guilty knowledge, an immense
quantity of stolen goods, and John Blake charged
with having stolen a portion of the property, which head
been adjourned from the last session, came on for trial to-
day. There were no less than eight indictments against
Moles, in two of which Blake was joined, and to all of
these the prisoners severally pleaded not guilty.
The prisoners were given in charge to the jury on an in-
dictment charging Blake with stealing two military saddles
and equipments and a portmanteau containing books and
• large quantity of fancy soaps and soenta ; and Moses
with receiving the same, well knowing them to have been
stolen.
Mr. Metcalfe conducted the prosecution • Mr. Ribton
defended Moen ; and Mr. Montagu Williams appeared
for the prisoner Blake.
The facts of the nee have been so frequently before the
public that it will be remembered that in October
last the prisoner Moses gave information to the
police that his warehouse had been broken into
and a quantity of woollen cloths stolen therefrom,
and in consequence Detective Sergeant John Moss, aided
by Detective/Brown, Obee, and others went to examine the
premises, and while so engaged they discovered two
military saddles and equipments entirely new, and also
a new portmanteau, containing a variety of articles, con-
cealed under a large quantity of old rags and in conse-
quence Moses was taken into custody. The re-
sult of the inquiries made by the officers was
that the property in question had been stolen from
certain oases entrusted to the prisoner Blake, • car-
man, to convey to the docks, for shipment to China, by the
firm of Smith, Elder, and Co., of CornhilL
[The case is still proceeding.]

Forty-eight offenders were tried at the Win-
chester arises a few days ago; 12 of them were from
Southampton, S from Portsmouth, 6 from litchfleld, 4
from Alton and neighbourhood, 3 from Alverstoke, 2 each
from Aldershot, Andover, Fareham, Isle of Wight, and
Odiham, and 1 each from Eling, Ringwood, Ramey, and
Winchester. One of the criminals had received a superior
education, 3 could read and write well, 3 could read only,
8 could neither read nor write, and 33 could read and
write imperfectly.