The Express.
London, England, 1858-11-13 00:00:00

NORTH GERMANY.

HAMBURG, Nov. 10.
I have to-dav to reports cue that seldom happens
anywhere, ..a never took place here before. The
Hammonia Life Insurance Company has declared
itself insolvent before the usual court, with liabilities
for 88,200 marks beano for policies already fallen due,
and 15,900 for current policies in Hamburg, and
1,700,000 to persons imbued residing abroad.
The underwriters of this city have been sorely
visited of late by numerous disasters at sea. Before
ties losses arising from the Austria and Hudson have
had time to be finally settled, intelligence has jut
been received of the total loss of the Hamburg
barque Francisca, Captain Tiedemann, from this
pert to the Prince de Joinville's German colony of
Donna Franciaca, in South Brasil, with emigrants.
The crew were all saved, and most of the emigrants,
only three of the latter having been drowned.
The Maritime Assurance Company of 1864 has
suffered such severe losses of late, that they us
on the point of winding up their affairs and
dating.
General Baron von Stutterheim has received
orders to repair immediately to England. It is
stated here that he has been commissioned by the
British government to re-organise the German
Legion at the Cape of Good Hope, and complete it
to an effective force of 10,000 men for active service
in India, being himself placed in command of the
corps. This change cannot but be highly gratifying
to the legionaries now settled in British Caffraria,
whose situation and circumstances sa military colo-
nists are anything but favourable, and, indeed, if
the letters they write home to their friends in Ger-
many may be credited, they are not without good
grounds of complaint.

The Freeman's Journal announces positively that
it is the intention of the Pops to Mae Archbishop Cullen to
the dignity of cardinal.
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The Weekly Regider of to-day reports the
essemblege of a larger member of Roman catholic bishops is
London tam hes ever taken place in England at any patiod
sloes the Eskensatiaa. On Tuesday no Ices than meaty.
one erebbishope end bishops wore entertained at a gm/
banquet given by Oledimal Wimenen, at his reekison
York-place. Then were English, Scotch, Arnericea,
Canadian, and lodise piglet:se present.
WILLS, &C.—The will of Thomas Anaheim' Smith,
Seq., of Tedworth House, Southampton, and of Vll.llllOl,
near Bangor Cameroon, formerly M.P. for Carnarvoashim
and who died et Vateol in September, was proved in the
London Court of Probate on the tad mat., by his widow, the
sole executrix; the personalty was sworn under 200,6001.
The will is extremely abort, is not proteadonally drams, sad
bears date the Wad of July, 1867. The bequests consist el
annuities, to be charged ppm his Talworth estate., sad en
as follow—namely, to his wife's mother an annuity of 4001.;
to his valet, Atwell, sad gardener, &under*, 601. a yearbook;
to his huntsman, Carter, his groom, Lees, his undo...grooms,
Rau and Pricker, 301. a yew to each; end to his boon-
' keeper, hire linner &btu 301. a year. The reddes ti his
mines, both real and
is.7ral. he leaves to his relict ana-
-1 lately.—The will of air e Rich, of Lourdes-street, Bel.
grave-square, dated September last, wan proved by Cap&
James Evelyn Rich, the brother and sole executor. Hs hea
bequeathed his property amongst his four children.—The
will of Daemon Tamer, Esq., of Old Broran, was proved
under 70.0001. personslly.-111estrafed
BIZ HINIIT &DADDY ON THE BALLOT.-8i
Hoary Sonny, Bart., the oonserrative candidata for End
Norfolk, who recently astonished the Eldon Clab by de-
claring his conversion to the ballot, bein invited to become
• member of the council of the Ballot Society, thus annum
tie invitation:—" Sir,—Although it is sometimes thought
nameoessary to reply to lithographed letters,l thisk it right to
give you some risen for &climbed the Um* the executive
committee of the Ballot Society eat ass d being one of
the council. My object is 'the independene of the voter.'
If any other means or ammo tonna( to tleat object he(
been before the oozy, I possibly goad not have in. •
stewed the ballot ; boa it*slag the only men as yet pe ii
-
pounded, I stated in my spook at the Eiden Club dime xi
that if the expected Rehm Bill introduoed the belles sand
that if I were In parlistment, I would win** vote M . ••,
but Iby no mesas pledge myself ea the bolls* if iqeke - -
means, in my view, squally eflicnidens abash be died id
the country. This, without awing any aka
with all respect to the easentive osemasittes, andvelaua
sew of the honour Mired ins, present rafisient °Wads Is
me to being on the oouncil.—l have the bosom to be, dee
your obedient servant, HT. eT/LACET.'
THE EAST INDIA CIVIL tidgvidtd.--Colosid H.
Bates, military secretary to Lord
kit
Omer=
of Bombay, has been appointed *
marenuy, in the place of Mr. W. P. Adm. To cilia.
Y. Ydook, W.A., chaplain on the Bowl esembileirmate
and Mr. W. J. Hay, Bengal Civil Isevisy haws be per-
mined to retire from the arnica. The undermendenni
demon having their examinacieee me burl
for bar Me s Civil Service at the Presiding of t
Mr. Hoary Le Poor Wynne, of Oriel College, Wind • .
Hugh Morris, Edinburgh University ; and Mr. Alliandir
Brown, Queen's College, Oxford. Messrs. C. W. SOK la
C. A. Middleton, junior civil servants, Bombay Pmeldlengi
have paned their examinations in )(Annie • wed Ilsesn
N. M. W. Daniel and J. Hunter in Hiadlidansb—awl
&miss Ommts.

NEW CHURCH AT ALVANLET, CITESHIRL—Be.
twee 400 sad 600 years ago a lady, Catherine Ardm, meal
ths Ott el a noble nice, built • church at bar solo imam at
Alvaaley, gad cm Moody Ism the Hon. Cathodes Emma
Aram, Ile lest of bar rem bearing the same name, laid die
fonalatisa moos of • new aural, immediately ballad the
firmer edifies, which eba Is erecting at bar sole expire, M
pageleste the memory of her two brothers, the late Lade
Alwalay. The church will cost 2,0001.
Tee New Dtwoncg Cousg.—Thero has Mall
been a peg souse= of badness la the sew Divorce Com,
sad ea the fret day at the present tena there were se may
a• lad oases far divorce and judicial uparatlats, Is Adler
at whisk the Wirt has meat ty had to admileter • arm set
of yarameZmiteem width • person con have a domes dr
Marla' the el his father and mother's meeker ilir
as le stela& his ems legitimacy. Fortharreere view the
oIoSOWX, • poem ilendelkd in the United Hicedolr
chamber to be deadened, ran obtain • decree debase Met
ha is • natural tees pigs% of the Queen. Both objects tea
be magaplished by ea, pakten.
One THE Taamta.--A Signor Derain has been
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rest is • d Noah me, bat Is very ciewirlw,
THE CRINOLINE ASSAULT IN LIVIIIIYOOL.—Mr.
'Psalm* solicitor to Mr. Huntingdon (who ha bee ear
milted for the smolt apes Miss Hayes), ended 'weft
the Liverpool police court that the perms whet really Mir
es
mined the mamas was en Irish lunatic (from Nom), mil a
that he had been secured.
THE OUTWARD AUSTRALIAN MAILS.—Tbe obll2
lered sesearship Niirs, Captain Aadere_oN bulb-
roar raeri..tv,i
an above arils,
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among wham was Commander the Hos. A. C. H
MN, Paymaster Aldridge, R.N., the ay. Dr. Km.
Had. J. L. &ea (lioror-or MetweraaL Cid*
sad lhadly, Omni D'Orgael nod faelinCeTho
otestied Grin bona sad bogs at haturo mad eseagarld._
lewaite Matta.—Tho easterly winds are sespoir ,
book the Bombay sad Apnea= mail OssYstr. the dam
asti Twist Wag sow overdue. The Ceylon
Camila mil, we egootod to arrive bona on the I=7
is le heed ere eedtveasablo winds will prevent ler
to iledy. art will IN* bs due according to eastrea time
sad Ile Ma. .
Tale Lan Moans By A MANIAC IN Burma.
Mr. litaton, the esietemat Mamie who recently murdered
W agna sal Miner at near 'Arnhem, WA. Ma
Men reamed ken Berg gt Edmund'. county poi at
Hanes Lim dapiena Theo are now two lumM our
Mews main trial la BaSAlt.
Carr AL Palma.— °Xi BIiILUNO
riroay, Nev. l2.—Admiedoes on paymmt, ; dRM is
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maw tickets, 348. Total visitors, LO3O.