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(40itiot-4 news front China! Pekin in OW
hands, and the Eisrzsoa's stammer palace taken and
sacked. Was there ever such a thing known be-
fore—the capital city of a third part of the human
race captured by a little army of six thousand men t
These are the dramatic and patriotic aspects of
the news given in the Foreign-office Telegram, and
let them be taken at their full value. The valour
of our armies has a worth of its own not depend-
ing on the wisdom of its direction. Ina day or
two our Special Correspondent will probably
be describing the feats of skill and courage
by which these great results have been
achieved, and as we read of them we shall remem•
ber that it is only by accident that one in a thou-
sand of the heroic doings of our soldier can gain
commemoration. But now for the consequences.
That which some have been so long clamouring
for, and which so many others have dreaded, has
at length happened. We have been drawn on by
a train of circumstances to enter Pekin by force.
We had only to resolve it end it was done. Let
us, then, see what we have gained. A Ministerial
contemporary, summing up the results with no
disposition to under-estimate them, says :—" We
" have at length pursued our unscrupulous enemy
"to his last imperial lair. We have taken the
" gates of his capital (with four millions of inha-
" bitants), and we have sacked his palm*, with
"an incredible amount of spoil." And this is
really about the truth ; certainly the most that
can be made of it. The spoil of the palace will of
course be the reward of the army as prize money,
the gates and the empty " lair" remaining for
the nation. Thin is at present what we have got
in return for the enormous expenses of the expe-
dition.

We have got into Pekin ; that was always
possible, and even easy; but how are we to get
out ? That is the practical question for England—
a question of taxes on income, taxes on tea, taxes
on sugar, taxes on paper. We sent out an
army to support our diplomatist in making
peace, and it has driven peace further off than
ever. The central principle of all our policy
since the appointment of Lord ELGIN as
plenipotentiary in 1837 was the assumed
necessity of getting access to the central power in
China. We would no longer be put off with Com-

missioners at Canton, Comminioners at Shanghai,
or Commiasioners even at Tientsin. An Ambas-
sador at Pekin, in direct oummunication with the
imperial Government, was the rim, pal /MI6 of the
peace of 188. To that we have been, as we
dreamed, steadily working up. At the date of
the last mail we seemed to have almost touched
it. This mail was to have brought us word that
Lord Ell:1S had been received by the &dreams,
when to ! the &wawa disappears from his capitol
He is gone nobody knows whither, and left us the
gilt throne and the peacock's feathers.

We have taken Pekin—we may say we have taken
China. But we don't want Pekin, and we can't
afford to keep China. We wanted to find a govern-
ment that would make a treaty and keep it, and
the only govenunent there washes taken fright and
run away. That government his been frightened
at us from the first. Fear made it refuse so long
to have us at Pekin ; nothing but fear, u Lord
Eton( wrote home after signing the treaty of
Tientain, made it consent to receive us there.
Fear made it resist when Mr. Bauce was about to
take • formidable flotilla up to Tientsin, and
knowing all the we have managed so well that now
we have compelled the government from fear to
abandon its capital. What rational man would
believe that our only interest with this timid,
home keeping nation was trade
The flight of the Etrrrtn• leaves us with China
on our hands. What can we du with it 1 There is
nobody to fight us, nobody to make peace with
us--unless the rebels will be good enough to un-
dertake that duty. Until somebody does it we
cannot come away without being ridiculous. We
have lost our enemy, and if we cannot find one
we must invent bins. We are well aware that there
will he plenty of advisers in this awkward conjunc-
ture. If the country would only open ita eyes,
and consent to see in the consequences of
its own errors • " wonderful leading of Pro-
videntx," what hundreds of younger eons
in the three kingdoms would cheerfully sacrifice
their prospects in Canada and Australia to go out
and govern China for England. Residents, col-
lectors, magistrates, anything you please, if they
may hut he permitted to serve the dear old country.
Investment in China is not a favourite speculation
just now, when we are sending regiments from Cal-
cutta to keep the peace threatened at Bombay. Rut
let them not he discouraged ; things do not always
happen as the nation intends. if wishes are against
them, the stream of events is in their favour. We
are in China, hut when we shall get out, and how
large and costly our establuhusenta may become
before we get out, the wisest statesman cannot
imagine. Already it is announced that the forces
winter at Pekin and Tientsin. We have been
helped out of so many embarrassment• by •
wisdom higher than our own that we cannot but
hope to be helped out of this ; but certainly we
have contrived to get into a pretty slough !

Tu►. niiniaterial papers announce that the awn-
tents, .4 death passa..l on Anne Padfield has been
commuted to penal servitude for life. The Aserrer
adds thst thin extanoion t 4 mercy has been granted
upon a careful vs.uselerstion of all the facts .4 the
vase as diaclomeal at the trial, and is in no degree
um:l...L.lde to the mad.. by the prianter
*MCC her conviction. This is well. It was the

facts proved in evidentx that made the prospect of '
the poor woman's execution so dreadful to con-
template, and on them the commutation has
very properly taken place. We record it to the
honour of Sir George Lewis that he has not
roluirol the signature of memorials and petitions
before procuring the mitig►tion of the sentence. He
has done his duty. Anne Padfield goes into penal
servitude, and we shall probably not again hear her
name. We hope that, delivered from fear of death,
she will learn in her prison what was the source of
the pity felt for her by a humane and Christian
public, and that by the recent manifestation of
public feeling she may be taught anew the sacred-
ness of human life. But will the public, delivered
from the threat of a great shock and scandal, now
settle down comfortably under a state of the law
which tempts to, and almost compels, infanticide,
until the "indiscretion" of a jury again plunges it
into embarrassment

trbe Court.

WINDSOR cents., Duo. 8.

There was no addition to the royal dinner party
yesterday. is the evening her Majesty and the Prism
Consort, accompanied by Prism Alfred, Princess Alice, and
Prince Louis of Here, visited the Duchess of Kent at
Promote.

The Queen, with the Princess Alice, walked in the
grounds of the Castle this morning.
Princess Beatrice took a carriage drive.
The Duchess of Kent and Prince and Princess Leiningen
visited her Majesty from Fromm*, and took luncheon.
In the afternoon Count Apponyi was presented to her
Majesty, at an audience, by Lord John Russell, Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs, to deliver his credentials as Am.
bassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiiry from
the Emperor of Austria.
Countess Appouyi was also presented to her Majesty.
The Prince of Wales arrived from Oxford, attended by
Major•Gecenl the Hon. B. Bruce and Lientenaut-Colonel
Keppel.
The following visitors also arrived at the Castle. The
Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Frederick
Peel, the Hon. Henry George Elliot, the Hon. Captain
J. Denman, of her Majesty's royal yacht Victoria and
Albert, and the Rev. Dr. Phdpott, Masterof St. Catherine's
College, Cambridge.
Mr. Thomas Earle has had the honour of submitting (for
inspection) to the Queen and the Prince Consort his model
sketch of a sitting figure which he is going to execute in
marble for "The People's Park" at Kingeton•upou-HalL
In the evening the royal dinner party included the Prises
of Wales, the Prince Allred, the Princess Mice, Prince
Louis of Hesse, the Princess of Leiningeu, Major-General
the Hon. R. Bruce, the Hon. Mrs. T. M. Biddulph, Baron
von Westerweller, Lieutenant-Colonel Keppel, and the
above viaitors.

The band of the Royal Hone Guards played during
dinner.

Her Majesty's private band afterwards performed in the
drawing-mom. _ _

SUNDAY, Dec. 9.

The Queen and Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales,
Prince Alfred, Princess Alice, Prince Arthur, Prince..
Belem, Primers Louise, and Prince Louis of He..., the
Indio and gentlemen of the Court, the visitors staying at
the Castle, and the domestic household, attended divine
service this morning in the private chapel. The Rev. Dr.
Philpott preached the sermon.
Captain the Hon. J. Denman has left the Castle.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Couocil eat on
Saturday. An appeal from Bengal " Arethoot v. Coch•
rano " (part her ra4 worn concluded. Judgment warn post-
poned.

2HII EMPRESS OP THE FRENCH.

Tile Empress of the French paid an unexpected
visit to the British Museum oe tkiturdey &Hermon, and was
conducted throceili the various apartments appropriated to
the extensive collection of books by Mr. Yanizzi, the principal
librarian. Her Majesty expressed her admiration of the
noble proportions of the magnificent new reeding room,
and appeared to be highly interested in the details of the
arrangements for facilitating the supply of books of refer-
ence to the numerous readers. After inspecting the other
departments of the national collection the Emmen de-
parted, the visit being of so private a nature that may of
the students in the reading room were not even aware it
had been made. The Empress also visited the cattle show
on Saturday, accompanied by the Duke of Atholl and her
suite, and the stewards, Mr. B. T. Brandreth Gibbs and
Mr. Bouillon. On Friday evening the Eloper, attended by
her usual suite, honoured Madame Tnasaud with a length'
coed visit of two hours, and made a complete inspection of
the numerous effigies and other objects contained in the pl.
lery, with which she appeared much gratified. Her Ma-
jesty's. arrival being totally unexpected no preparations
had been made fur her visit. She preserved a strict ince'.
site, end was scarcely recognised by the company assembled
in the rooms.

Yesterday the Empress attended divine serviee in the
Farm-street chapel, and afterwards lunched with the
Duchess of Sutherland at Stafford House, where hie Ex-
eelleacy the French Ambaiirdor and the Countess Flabault
and lUDs. De Flahault, the Earl Granville, Viscount and
Visecuntees Palmerston, and Lady Victoria Ashley end the
Mimes Lamellas had the honour of meeting her Imperial
Majesty.
We sincerely taunt her Majesty's health ban been
improved by bar visit to this country, and that she wil
carry back with her none but phasing recollections et her
short stay amongst us.

There will be a Chapter of the Garter at Windsor
on the 17th instant, when the Nuke of Newcastle will be
elected one of the knights ut that illustrious order.

His Highness the Mah►rajah Duleep Singh has
arrival at Claridge's Hotel from a tour of visit.. The
highass leaves town to-day for Windsor Castle, on a visit
to her Yajasty.
The Duke and Duchess of Manchester will leave
town is a kw days fur Kimbulton Castle, Huntingdonshire.
_ .

Lady Georgians Fano, who has boon on s tour
in the United Mites, was at New York when her Let
lettere were despatched to this country. Her ladyship is
expected home by Christmas.

Sir John and Lady Pakington are surrounded by
a largo party stWastwood Park, Druittrieb.

Tlia-Cotintedui of Egliuton gave birth to a daugh-
tor, at Edinburgh, on Friday.

We (Times) have remain to believe that Lord Na-
pier, at present envoy extraordinary and minister plenipo•
tentiary at the Hague, will shortly proceed to St. Peters-
burg, at which court he has been appointed ambassador.
The Count Apponyi hu been appointed ambassador of
Austria at this court, and it ia understood that, as soon as
the fall of Gaeta has !eft the continent of Italy free from
the Bourbon srmy, the C.unt d'Areglio will present his
credentials as ontliewnelor of Italy.

A new plan is about to be adopted to increase the
facilities afforded to the business public by the various corps

of, commissionaires now established in Loudon and the
principal provincial towns. Om and after the let of January
they will thatributo gniteitoualy a printed monthly paper
to be called the Cwainissionairve Circular, containing full
particulars of the several stations of the corps, their au.
thorised scale of charge', the principles on which the body
is ounstitnted, kc., accompanied by • sheet of advertise-
ments, which will ho inserted on terms similar to those of
other publications. Twenty dimmed copies are to be
given out, of which 16,000 will be far London, and the re-
mainder for Diddiu, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Manzhester,
Birmlagham, kt.
Primus ALWARD IN AFRICA. —Prince Alfred
somas to carry • friendly memory of Aberdeen and the
Scottish north slag with hint eves to the oat-of-the.way
world of South Mites. While at Natal is the end of
September, he paid a visit to the little village of liarramitk,
which is called se, we presume, in honour of the lately
deceased veteran, whim nears it so closely rumbles.
The prima was &Healed by Sir IL Grey, Governor el
the Colony, and Major Cowell, the young prince's Go-
velour. An address was very 'ritually prorated to
the royal youth, not the leas heartfelt for the datum
from home. The gentleman appointed to present the ad-
dres wee • geotlensan tram Mienlesen, Mr. N. J.M'Kechnie,
sou of the /ate Rev. Mr. Illteehnie, Woodside. Combea
tamers are not to be met with at every tows is Natal, and
Mrs. %whole had prepared cartels case, sot, we pre-
sume, such as are most char.icteristio of tie "land of cakes,"
for the prince's refreshment. (in his royal highness being
informed that they had been made by an Aberdeen lady, he
said, brightening up with even • more sunny look than
that he knew Aberdeen well, and fur the sake of
• and the lady together, he asked permission to put
tin am of the cake* in has pocket. —Aliere Breve/4
MATH or LADY AIieLAIDI MUZIAY.—This be-
*evolved lady, whose married life has been • series of bias-
!acacia to the district where she has fur many yeas
resided, died at Ochtertyre House, Perthshire, on the earn-
lag of Thursday Lat. The proximate muse of her decease
was • very painful organic effsetioe, cweasioisiug
ezesesive debility ; sad which was likewise the
malady of which the Maiehiooess of Bate, Leidy
Adelaide's sister, dial so recently. Both these wean.
pintail ladies were daughters of the Bret Marquis of Bata
Lady Adelaide was the second wife of Sir Wiliam Keith
Murray, Hart., of Ocbtortyre Hy her kindness of heart
mud domestic virtues she had endeereil herself not only to
her own circle, but to the whole of Strathearm where the
memory of her frequent seta of barivoleuee will long
sorrier. Her romann will, we underataud, be intoned in
the nmusoleuni of the Murray. Ochtertyre. —Edinburgh
Courant.

THE MAIL VI OF SALINBCRY. —lt afforill us
novel pleasure to learn that the Marquis of delishury, up to
yester&y afternoon, was proirrenitog as favourably ow could
be desired after his accident ou Friday. The noble marquis,
itr.amrs e, had shot a rabbit, and was taking it up WIN
a rabbit passed. (Allows! Taylor, M.P., who was was
of the 'arty, not seeing hi* lordship, bred at the passiug
rabbit, when 4 p0(14110 4of the shots struck the left leg of the
moonlit.. After the accident the 'mu-quill was conveyed to
listrield Hu AIM, with the ussist.ouce of Lu friends, iu A
Vilalae•

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THE EtPitESS, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMntift IfWet

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.'

-, fed *other cerreepond- enta, have said all this
dame of times within the last ten years, but it is
a great thing to find the folly of seizing foreign
journals ronotatie in France by a newspaper of such
large circulation as the .Sickle.
The Emperor yesterday paid a visit to M. Fould
at his private residence, and remained closeted with
him for upwards of an hour. As the aide-de-camp
who accompanied his Majesty remained all this
while iu the ante-chamber, attention was directed
to the fact, which has occasioned no little excite-
ment in certain quarters. I do not, however,
apprehend that M. Fould is about to return to
office, at least for the present. He has made his
arrangements for passing the winter at his country
seat near Tarbes, and proposes to leave Paris
immediately.
It is confirmed that the Phase has changed
hands. The new proprietors are M. Emile de
Girardin, M. Armen. Boum:aye, and M. Rouy.
M. Nefftzer retires.

PARIS, SATURDAY Evixnic.

You in England are in a better position than I
am to judge whether M. de Persigny's long lecture
on English law merits the encomium of the Patrie,
that it reads like a chapter of Montesquieu. I can
only say for the moment, with the same candour
with which I spoke well of the new Minister of the
Interior's first circular, that this one is a woeful dis-
appointment. Unless explained away from its ob-
vious sense it will go far to obliterate the good and
conciliatory effect produced by the original mani-
festo. Even M. P. Limayrac, in the Patric, admits
that though it is " very fine in words," the pro-
gramme of the sort of liberty which it proffers is
open to objection on the score of more than one
practical difficulty. The Opinion Nationale, feeling
the difficulty of criticism, reserves its opinion. But
M. Nefftzer, in the Preset, says at once that the cir-
cular "does not realise the hopes indulged," and
declares that he would not have dared to say so
frankly as M. de Persigny does that lie, the Minis-
ter of the Interior, possesses a " discretionary "
power over the press. The best thing in
the letter is the declaration that M. de
Persigny submits every act of his own to public
criticism, and desires the prefecte not to shrink
from the like test. If this doctrine is to be acted
upon the practice will be undoubtedly a novelty,
but the misfortune is that it is not put forward as
anything new. The main scope of M. de Persigny's
argument is to justify the imperial mode of deal-
ing with the press hitherto, and to show that the
time has not yet come for any substantial change.
If he really means to be more liberal than his pre-
decessors, the style and composition of his pro-
olamation is decidedly not happy. He does not
give sufficient relief to his good intentions.

The collegians of Paris had a gala day yesterday
at the Sorbonne. The announcement that M.
Saint Marc Girardin was to lecture on the French
poetry of the eighteenth century, and especially on
that of Voltaire, filled the great room to over-
flowing. Although the terms of the programme
held out small promise of any allusion to the poli-
tical events of the hour there was a general feeling
that the professor would contrive to bring them in,
and before he took the chair the closely packed stu-
dents manifested their expectations by calling out
" Canstiiationnel ! Pays rill a peculiar tone, which
betrsyed little respect for those journals, and pro-
voked great laughter. The hopes of the auditory
were not disappointed. Adopting the criticism of
Boileau and Voltaire, that all Racine's heroes were
French courtiers, M. Saint Marc Girardin by an
easy transition, observed that the great misfortune
of LOWS XlV.'s reign was that lie had no opposi-
tion. Many adroit allusions to the present state of
things followed, and, alluding to the satisfaction
given or at least promised, to the lovers of parlia-
mentary government by the decree of Nov. 24,
the veteran professor said, with untran- '
slatable wit, " I have been called a rectaant,
but now I find myself a ream/rift" I am
afraid that one of the Home-office runners, whose
peculiar functions M. de Persigny has not yet
found time to take iuto consideration, must have
been round to the papers, to order them to say
nothing about this remarkable lecture ; at all events
I cannot find a word about it in print—not even
in the Debati, which is in the habit of noting all
M. St. Marc Uirartliu's sayings and doings.
Pamphlets are again the order of the day.
M. Proutlhon has been inspired to write one on the
new political phase, and the Press makes favour-
able mention of another, entitled, " Couronnement
de l'Edifitsi—Libertti Demucratique," the author of
which is M. Clement Duvorno4, the lately impri-
soned editor of the Courrier tie Paris, in which it is
particularly insisted that so long as the French
government retains the arbitrary and dictatorial
power over the press which it now exercises, so long
will it be hold responsible in foreign countries for
every phrase published in France which by even the
most far-fetched inference maybe thought menacing
to the peace of the world. M. Prevost Paradol
has also brought out a pamphlet entitled " Parlia-
mentary Government," which reproduces the mas-
terly article that appeared iu the Debuts a few
days ago.
The very probable report is circulated to-day that
Prince Napoleon will succeed his father as Presi-
dent of the Senate.

SOUTHWARK zucrIoN.—(THIS DAY.)
-•-
THE NOMINATION.

The nomination of candidates for the vacancy in
the representation of the borough of Southwark took platy
at 11 o'clock this morning, in one of the galleries of Taylor'.
South London Repository, opposite the Elephant
and Castle. The interest attached to the proceed.
inp was rather increased than diminished by
the previous retirement of Mr. Fawcett, narrowing
the contest to Mr. Layard and Mr. ficovell,
and a vast crowd assembled. The former was the drat
candidate to arrive at the hustings, and he was greeted with
tremendous plaudits. The reception of Mr. &oven, who
came there immediately after Mr. Layard, was scarcely
less enthusiastic. In fact, the partisans of the two eau.
dilutes appeared at first pretty aqually balanced in numbers
and power of lungs, the remarkable fineness of the weather
having no doubt a stimulating and invigorating effect.
Mr. W. (ADMAN, high bailiff, presided over the pro.
The usual formalities having been posse' through amid
• continued uproar, which reduced them to a perfect farce.
Dr. EVAN JONDI proposed Mr. Scovell. They had, he
said, to decide between the two smiling applicants for
their suffrages. (Loud cries of "The Bull.") Let then'
examine the qualities and antecedents of the gentleman
whom be proposed. [These words were scarmly uttered
when a person in a gallery opposite that where the
hustings was, exhibited • whip with several thong*,
and twirled it round in • vigorous manner. This
pantomimic proceeding led to his being violently bustkl
by some of the more zealous members of the Sweet! party ;
a regular mei& ensued, in the midst which the whip was
captured ; the police were called in ; and it was ilveral
minutes before anything like order was restored.]

Mr. Joan Hiitflis seconded the nomination of Mr.
Scored, not a word that be said being audible at a
distance of two yards. By this time it was manifest that
the contending parties had come with a determination that
the opposite aide should not be heard, sod the place of
speaking was supplied by the rival exhibitions of placards
and pictures bearing upon the supposed merits or de.
merits of the candidates. Tremendous cheers were
elicited against Mr. Leyard by the spectacle of • brick.
bat, having reference to • plumage in his " Nineveh,"
in which he describes himself as assisting with that
missile in urging on the Arabs to draw the bull out of the
sand in which it was embedded.

It is rumoured to-day that the Duke of Malakoff,
who was lately gazetted cc Governor-General of

Mr. G. NEWMAN proposed, and Mr. WILSHIRE seconded,
Mr. Layard ; both were judiciously brief.
Mr. Scovabt, who was vociferously cheered, then ad-
dressed the meeting, but the noiaa was so great that only
• few seutences of his speech could be heard, though Mr.
Liyard, with others, exerted themselves to obtain silence.
A fight on the hustings behind him, and again the mapped.
ance of the whip, were circumstances very =devour-
able to the effective delivery of Mr. Steven re-
marks. He began, however, by cautioning the electors of
Southwark not to be led away by what they would hear
(if they could hear it) from his hon. opponent, who would
no doubt say d great many things calculated to delude
them. Although lie regarded Mr. Layiud as one of the
remarkable men of our time, and would not speak a word
against his personal character, he did think Mr. Liyard,
if he wished now to get into pediment, might
fiod • constituency for which he would be more
eligible than for the borough of Southwark. Fur his own
part, be (Mr. Scovell) came forward not only as an indepen.
dent candidate, but as one who would be the local represem
Wive. He would do all he could, if he were returned, to
defend the privileges aad to promote the interests of the
borough, for he stood before the men of Southwark as
one of themselves, living amongst them and iden-
tified with them in every way. In the House of
Commons, he would always be found ready to advocate the
cause of the working classes ; he was in favour of vote by
ballot, of triennial parliaments, and of household suffrage.
Any well-considered plan fur settling disputes between
masters and men should obtain his support, with a
view to obviate the evil of strike*. He was •
sincere churchman, and he would, for the sake of
the church itself, be in favour of any plan for the satis-
factory settlement of the church-rate (lunation. With
regard to our foreign policy, be agreed entirely with Lord
John Russell on the principle of non-intervention. At the
same time, he should be prepared to support the present
government iu vigorously carrying on the war with Chins
to its utmoist legitimate result. He hoped now that the
electors of Southwark would exercise their own judgment
upon this occasion, and they might be well assured that, if
he were elected to represent them, he would have sufficient
courage to defend the rights of the people in par
'lament. Mr. Scovell concluded amidst touch cheering.
Mr. LATAILD then presented himself, and was received by
them immediately iu front of the hustiugs with such a roar
of hisses, groans, and whistling that he was unable to pro-
ceed for a long time. In the more distant perts of the as.
semblage, however, the reception of the hon. candidate was
of a very different character. His friends wens numerous,
and cheered him most vigorously. He at length proceeded
to say that he appeared before them on that occasion as a
candidate for their auffrages. He had not one weed to
say in disparagement of the personal character of his
bon. oppouent Mr. Scovell. Mr. Seovell appeared before
them as the local candidate, and he asked for the suf-
frages of the large borough of Southwark on local
grounds. The question was not whether Mr. Stovall
was worthy of their respect on local considera-
tions, but whether he was the fittest person to repre-
sent so large a borough as that of Southwark in parliament.
He hoped the electors would not be swayed by any such
considerations dA that of local interests. Local interests
meant the influence of money and of petty motives.
Local interests were the nark of barbarous times, and if
they ware to prevail they could never have a great and
united national party. He asked them, therefore,
to put aside the silly consideration of local interest,
and to select their candidate on the broader
and better grounds of general principles. Ile had
been charged by his hon. opponent with importing
personalities into this contest. He denied the chaise alto-
gether, but his opponent could not so mealy deny it on
his part. He had heard that Mr. Fawoutt had
mole over his supporters to Mr. Scovell. He was
sorry to hear that became he thought that Mr. Fawcett, to
whom he wished well, and who be believed would do them
honour if elected, ought to have retired without
leaning to either party. It hail been reported
that he was opposed to the puldicaus. That was
a charge got up by his opponents. He was not
against the publicans, from whom, on the contrary, he got
considerable support. He hot been in parliament before,
and they knew that he had always taken an independent
course, and he should do so again if returned by
the great constituency of Southwark. He called upon them
therefore, to come early to the poll, laid to show by their
votes that they considered him the beat representative.
The hon. gentleman then retired in the midst of groans and
cheers, which, indeed, had never ceased during the brief
period he was @peeking.
The Ilmit BAILIFF then took the show of hands, which
was very decidedly in ,favour of Mr. Layard, and so de-
dared by the High Caitiff. A poll was then demanded on
behalf of Mr. Soovell, which was fixed fur to-morrow.
Mr. SCOVELL proposed, and Mr. LATAND secouilod, a vote
of thanks to the High Bailiff, which terminated the
procealiutp.

Algeria, has so stronglyexpreaaed his diainclinatiou
to leave the snug quarters at the Chancery of the
Legion of Honour, in which according to all prece-
dent he had good reason to suppose himself installed
for life, that the Emperor is obliged to cast about to
find some other berth for Admiral Hamelin, who
was removed from the Ministry of Marine, on the
supposition that the man of Sebastopol would make
way for him.
The Bourse was a little more animated than yes-
terday, but still very dull. The Route for account
left off at 09.15, with a rise of sc. Mubilier rose
1.25. The Orleans Railway rose 2.50, and all the
other principal lines were exactly 1.25 higher.
Shares iu the Dfirisi Bank are iu wonderful demand,
and rise every day.
Judge Poinsot was buried to-day. An immense
array of legal celebrities appeared at the funeral.
The pall-bearers were the President Devienne and
M. Procureur-Oeueral Choix d'Este Ange. M.
Poinsot, who rose to be one of the most eminent
magistrates at the Palais de Justice, was in 1830
au attorney's clerk at Troyes. M. Casimir Perier,
who was a landed proprietor in the department,
first brought ban into notice by giving him a judi-
cial appointment.
Yesterday a man was arrested at Bar le Due on
suspicion of being the murderer, but after au in-
quiry he was discharged.

The celebrated French dramatist M. Scribe has
just retired from autlionhip on an inoonie of more than
7,000/. • year, the fruit of his literary labours. (her the
portico of his country seat, the chateau of Merincourt, is
the following inscription :
Le theatre a poyt cet sayls champkre,
VDUs qui passes saint! Je sous le duel peutttre.

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EARTEIt DOLS AT AveßlNGTON.—Another scene in
this drama (says the .Vandtester Examiner) took place un
Thursday, about twelve o'clock. The sergeant of police,
along with a Dumber of his staff, emue in plain clothes and
others in uniform, presehted themselves at Mr. John New.
too's, and made a seizure of six pairs of bouts fur the Easter
dues with WM. The boots wen, valued at 41. Mr. New.
ton offered act the least resistance, but allowed the officers
to make their own selection of goods. They then proceeded
to Mr. William Crenshaw's, auctioneer, and took three
watches, valued at N., without any other process than a
mere verbal ontiniunication of the nature of their bushier.
The warrant spe'cifies that if the Easter dues, together with
costa, are not paid before the expiration of three days, the
goods will ho publicly sold to realise the amount, and from
niformatiln which we have received, we understand that
the goods will be sold by public auction atthe Court House,
On iiigsday smut. Much escitenieut prevails in the town,
sod, no doubt, the sale on Monday next will be well
attended. We understand that no Accrington auctioneer
could lo eursted. Lut the *olleitor for the vicar of Whalley
has the services of Mr. koehuck, of bleckburn, to
officiate.

OVERCROWDING IN Oort.tous.-111.r. H. Tucker,
magistrate for the county of Berke, has lately employe!
two persists -the relieving office,* of the Faring,loul'uion—
to visit every town and village in the uuion, in order to
obtain easel information as to the acceionsodation and lit 1111•
her of inmates in every cottage. Their reports are rather
voluminous, embracing the name, of the tenants ut the
various cottages, with tabular statistics, extending over
wore than eighty pages of manuscript, but Mr. Tucker !us,
published a digest including some of the worst el.sus
ietarted. The story is full of liorry-is. In no fewer
than ten of the 0111.611 ties occupiers of these wretched
hovels made mull worse by taking lodgers. In one ins
i•taiice a man with thine children, awl wily one Buell wont
to live in, actually takes three lodger.- two men and
woman ; in another, a turn and his a ifs with fits, children
receive a supernumerary inmate into their miserable also t-
weet, while of one village it is said generally that, though
the families are all huge, idol the single lisdrooms all own,
"the majority take lodgers." The °sample postures!
seeing to pass the limits of credibility. one small sleeping
room was all that a labourer laid fur himself, his site,
null five children ; and )et in this t Ken his wit. punitively
receiving five ludgeis, two men and tlu u %ulae. Of souse
cottages of which it is reported that •' they are scanals rat
to live in," the words are added, " said to he exteriestiral
property."
DONALD •N D THE etwliNEVe.-I'wo sparks front
London, while isejuying Moonset% es *mow; the heather in
Anoleshire, last autuuta, twine upon a deer it
shepherd reading ou the top ut the hill. nes avoided
him by reinarldnr—" You have a tine view hero; You will
eve a greet way." "Ou s)e, on aye, ferry gloat way_"
"Ali! Ali ! You will see America irons here " Farrar that
that," said Donald. "Ah ! hose t!s t so, jukt s .$1
till the must Lungs ass, au' you'!. • ;le • mune !" b;s!i
aefGalf.

LAW INTELLIGUCE.

(MD DAT.)

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EQUITY CotRT.
( before Übe Lord Cirrocaor

• a•t•..rwe JtII4i)IILTT. /MI II or ux

•RV DlluNct VOIR •11l LTIRI.

T' • if .• in alipftil free Vice-CIIADOPUOT Wood The
- : s.. in.tteuted for the purple* of setting Mile a mar.
• g. ...tamest and • deed of separatios, os the pound of
~. 1.....1nti0e of the marriage by the Court of Divorce pad
u ,tru..ocial Cams. The phoned!, }lr. Evans, was warned
e. t. 311. earfinirkin. row me of the defendants is
t rase. By a marriage settlement a sum of WIC was
..., urea to Mrs Carrington by way of jointure alter the
math •4 her husband, if she werrieed him. Very shortly
!kr the marriage the plaintiff had reasoti to helices that
I. aid nut puma, the affeetiess of his wile, and in March,
I .t,l„ she left his home, and refused say Wager to cohabit
..t„ hem. In May, 141.1,. deed ed esperatiem was emoted.
I . with as annuity of 2.10 f. ma secured to Mem
Lisa. for her separate use, with a pre/1M that
41ersii
.: idiould be Mammal to on a yam the death
t .orr imabenera mother. and he mailed against all
"sum or debts by the wife, mid is use of being
• hall'. obliged to my any future debt otatracted by her
t . relate the amount, out of the enmity secure! the
,iorid of separatiou. Is July, 11454, the plaintiff tan
s. tam for eruninal committee against a Mr. }totems,
`lll' w1"40. It 1. *Hared. Mrs. Erase had not rely cm-
e.itted Wolter.. after, but had kept up an improper utter-
, sir before her marriage. A verdict was (mad in the
• rat instxuee fur the defendant, bat is a new trim' a verdict
.... found for the phuntiff with 1001. damage.. Is Fe-
husrr, ls.-,, the phonedff petitioned the Court of Diem*
41,1 liatmionial I Allai•ii for a ilmulutitio of the marriage ;
“.1 in .Iwiliary, I a:es, t he marriage was diswilved, Robinson,
eh.. Lui been made a csampondent, being onkred to pay
al: the cut•. The court. however, declined to give the plain•
tiff any relief iti MP:in:l of the marriage settlement or the
deed of wparatioti, Lin the ground of want of )uriadiction.
Besides the rust. in the I neorce Court, which he had been
unable to 'wooer loan Rsilmison, the plaintiff had incurred
cuts in the actions for trim. Ci.n., and in suing for a separa-
tion in the Arches Court, to the amount in full of 5,11.101.
The plaiiitiff had not paid the &Lowey nutlet the deed of
winnitiou after the dine...dim, of n rage, and au adios
for the arrears Sam the hot payment so. brought by the
trustee. By his bill the plaintiff urged that he had no ike
fence to this action, and that he could only obtain relief in
n led of the deed of aepewition in this court. The bill
Alleged. as a ground for the relief sought, that the marriage
as well as the settlement wee procured by fraud and collar-'
"•.0 .1 the plaintiff'. late wife and Robinson ; that previous
L. her marriage she had, unknown to the plaintiff, ear-
ned on an improper intercourse with Robinson, and the'
i ounitlien thus funned previously to the niarrage was, en-
known to the plaintiff. renewed after themarriage ; that elle
he:; the plaintiff in Man-b, 1001, in order the mere readily
to. ondinne her adulterous intercourse with Robinson ; that
'be Lad fruudulently procured the plaintiff to execute the
Mel of wparatiu, for the purpose of name securely carry
is_ ou that intetceur.e ; that at the time of the marriage
the plantitf Moo wholly ignorant of any improper
ettiyourre haring taken place between the then
tbs. Carriu,;.;ton awl kolittilim, or any other person ; that
he was Helm od to imiti-Ve at the time of the marriage, and
up to the tune of the eat.• _Amu of the deed of separation,
owl sula.equeutly, until he discovered the adultery, that
.I,e was a person of good i haracter and unimpeachable
ion"... rood that unless. lie had entertained this belief he
~..0 nut Lave married her. The bill prayed, besides the
.ettin,.: snide of the setthmeut, that if this court was of
~pti.ion tort it had uu poralictouu in the matter, out
that the I avorte Court watt the proper court to deal
with it. then that some proceedings should be di-
reted in that court for the purpose. It was also
prayed that if the separation deed eras held to be
tidal it should Le declared that the oasts matured
hi the plaintiff were costs incurred by him un account of
tie Adultery of hi. late wife auloopsently to the eascetirs
of Lo. duel, and that. Le should be 'Damnified Maim'
such ousts out of the annuity panted by the deed. To this
i..iia demurrer was entered• on the pound of want of
equity; awl after are the Vioe.Chancellor held
ti,.: the dem irrer was maintainable, on the ground of the
.loets•.- . f 41v distinct averment of adultery between the
tusir,,te and the deed of separation. The bill was cub.
...lien:iv amended and ue the use maim on foe beer-
tug, lot llonour held that the Court of Chancery had no
...r0d,..ti..., to deel with the marriage settlement, and se to
the di ..ai of separation, that the evidence failed, and lie
ilooloarei the till.
...

Mi. Roll and Mr. Ifs'lett appeared for the appeal ; Mir
Mrus and Mt. Freeland; supported the decree.
The case We. argued seine lotto time Mace.
Tile Lord Chair,Hue now delivered judgment, and said
!tad he was ai.-,.rh of opinion that m far as the asarrime
eettlemeut ito comerued the decree of the court below
must he arfirinod. On this point he had made up his Mind
•t the rota-fusion of the srgoniente of the counsel for the
..mellebt, and if had not bees so much mixed
~p with the other part ef the imsle he would not bate re-
,imed to hear the defendant's coaeraL The cam, iu Una
...pest, was not to Le decoded amoeding to the Levitical
Lw, or the Cade Napoleon or any other foreign law, bat
...thug to thole+ of England, which was dear and ens
I•cit !'here was so ground far npmettiag the enarriege
ttlemeut ..n the ground of fraud. This could only
b. ,ustitied Ly the tyranuical Lw of Henry VIII., which
4.4ideemed a woman who Lad beee guilty of immitineum
1.1 ne murroge, and did not come to the arms cof her has-
law! • toroth sod act aside the marriage. There was MO
oranisse to comider what :night Le the effect on marriage
.ettlr.r.rtat rhea an nuchmte waxen totuipilel to ;mho her •
olf on her husband as a virgin, bermes, m this Rolm,
OA sirs the sole conspirator, sad it would be mouth. out to
prove tinit he, in oisnahruation with the wife, plumed and
'relight •leut the marriage. .t marridge settlement heiug
•.••l. oti • wife could not prima facie Le dune aino, and lo
meant lemon 1.1.4 t tilt feet iu this use of a divot,. on Lim
4 adultery of the wife amide no dateritte.
is Os,• sedutry, wail lately. the protection .4 marriage
•••11.1 ,sly le obtained a• • privilegiuns, and Ly mama of •
•pecird art of parliament ; mel the rights of women with re•
pt.! to noirriege settlers/mote were not altered by the recent
I•%eee• Art ; there was no difference in this leaped
whether • divuros was brought about legislatively by parlia-
i .vat Jtele.lalls let tkr thvorce ("mud. The law as re.
pti• nisinsge asle-timeat* applied with equal form now as
.err ; wither had any sew power been onriterrod on the
4 our( of 1 haucery to Limier* by say of the retest acL of
1.411...riwbt which regulated the power of the court is rye-
to .1 elle, with marriage mettle/rotate • and,
r therefore,
be isadietina of the engirt remain:id as it existed
151.... the Iterate A.A. &a mach fur the marriage
oleo/sell. With respect to the deed of separation,
the Yaw war clearly of opitituo that it
• • •
'ld i 0 •uppo,te-1. LW OW Lard l'isaurelluo b...l bet
• t .1•11trult in 4- to • cos.-Maim. lie *pt.! that
n might be .11.1 the dead could sot Le set
male if it wad we proved that Itobiama earned
ea adulterous tutervourse with the wife at the
tam .4 it. • secutrou Kit although the behaviour
thr •tir was tin • .....414104 esti imprudent he.
team the time of bar return to l'hiro sad
Ile tone when the i1c..l wad cowgirl, sad die
.h.•••-. 1 great attariummt to Robseasm, and a desire to
oleos her illicit interessarse with lose ; yet there was au
at •4 say act .4 adultery en that interval, and the new
t. •4 Ault.) .t that time istr.slused into the Lill could
e. o. 4 eupsorted. Nee did he (Mutt that the deed
wieration, if vat! when it was ezerouni, could be
•'..idattes! Icy solasspent seta of adultery. Hut
I. 44 opium* that the deed 44 separators'
• slot. nt sad void in it. inception on the ground that
the yule Ns. mg cstned ea Illicit tetrertNattr.e with kr.biaa-
-13 1.4..0 1,. r efutT.,v, i0dt5,....1 her lowland to execute
.1.-vd In ..nier that our mie•lit ...alien* to .and on that
:nt.t• ours- With idatpuoits If the deal was obtained with
•,,. I a t•er Met toe eleh an onnt-sal porno.. Would any
I .01.11•0 ••r tiihmsal ...hit a wife IL enforcing it '?
44.141.11. theta oral with wane atiuutenees thiough
%Wrest to the use, stain* hie *pinks that
-Ito•o•I thatt Len- we. a women who had been gradually
lor her reducer iis • rutin' of IthAvisatthess until
••••• I...awe lost to all •elue of docility. It was fully
• • that aate•aupttrl iatercouree had taken
lateens her and ftuionom. anal he (the Lord
o ....elle., had e.eae to the cenclasion at which be
...veletal. not relying on the relaellet Sehi••li he
n•rel ii.• wove in • trial on wish h he tat,dtk.l tat another
al. in which the tummy was 1a4.1,- tun,, but commies
If to the written evidence whirl, was pole before
' I. oUug to the evidence as to what occurred

•• ' te• n the wuusiviisie and the seistnitiou, h.: wit
in the rouel.ict of Mr. Lean.. the hus•
l• which complaint could he node except that
e.,••.,•1 hie wife t live with I. is coattail,
' •; • -las, Made het .re the ma e. 4111 the. taut
• t hom,se.o., el,. showed dudike to her himlimail,
l• •'i• with hie., awl • strong licsire to
• I V.l6initiloll WIN OMB 411 her

•-
*ls*le ;t was dear tl;st, sulassieeetb to the
o -I the gleeil of separatem, her tut.rrourse sat
rv10.11...d. 10 in, r holm vane of her 00r

rr,•tt. rit Ir.. clear that ft.obiaton —l‘;r

•• Tale Vkr said that it was not U 111.11•
.• !..4l a 1111.1ITIOI wan, all old friend of
.11.,u1d. tAke th!t part: But tlua

~• •I I. fimutl of the tangy was the perrma who
• m0..-.1 ot. loave hone guilty of indecent faitulianty and
I • .4,14.1 l•••V•tr lu•fure her :manage ; who
' ....mar for bsr m the FAiguware.r.wil, where be netted
I. •e mg the pritilege of a Litchi key—sod carried uu
• •' t• intuit uree with her there. This was all
• '• .atiato torily to a jury, if not at the butt
,• f"c •1111110.161 .011Ver.41.41, •ertaml_y at the itenetid
•• 4.11 .6.1. the• attiafa,:tion of the judge sail jury
.•1 .4 the ease u. the Thrums l'ourt. He
• 1,...1 I•haacehbor) was of 400100 that there was
! . oldommt to io•:alalate the dvell of teeparatioa
that no t,ne should he permitted
' .•Irantage of II deed which a vereou was
I • 'I •....er•ute to .ed. r that times who so inducts' its
" C•4ll,llit set. 01 ineniutrality with impunity.
te - • t!no that the deed of separation must he set
t ',l the de`•reo so far as the 111.1371:14V aet•
• • • n.. 1. 1111toi hr revered as re:.rdr.l the
•: I -0, r. it %Amu.. rost °la either eml.,
••e to the

COURT OF BANIERUPTC).
(Moe lb. Oardishair Glsolhoni)
IX Xi
The asakrapt am @leakage, al Qemarkeet, Cheep-
ed. This wee a dredged siWat
Mr. Loketer appeared for the eriesees. A few proofs
weer piked on the ale.
It we Petal that the ar►lenJ (a anal gm) will be abewt
is. in the pound.