The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-28 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, DEC. 27.

The Pattie of this evening says :—" 1,700 volun- I
teens have been sent to Candia by the committee at
Ancona."
The Patrie and Etendard concur in stating that
the number of foreign adventurers in the island of
Candia is 6,000.

THE BANK OF FRANCE.

PARIS, Dec. 27.

The return of the Bank of France fur the week
ending to-day shows the following changes com-
pared with that of last week :
INCREASE.

4,110,000
Cash in hand

Bills discounted . . . . 9,800,000

Private accounts . . . . 8,600,000
Treasury balance . . . . 14,660,000

DECREASE.

Notes
advances . . .

11,500,000
Stationary

ADMIRAL SEMMES AND TAB ALABAMA CLAIMS.
Admiral Semmes is about to lecture on his own exploits,
and upon the " international law" bearing on them, at
Galveston, Texas. We have indulged in some pleasantry
about this personage, but he is really becoming too serious
to joke about. We submit, in all gravity, for the consider-
ation of Congress, whether there be not some truth in the
suggestion of a writer in the New York Tinus a few days
ago, that the spectacle of Semmes parading the country un-
whipped of justice, and teaching " mural " and political
philosophy to the youth of the South, is not an unpleasant
and damaging commentary upon the diplomatic attitude
we have maimed in London. If the Alabama was a pirate
ship, and the British government he liable for all damage
done by her, Semmes was a buccaneer, and deserves
legal punishment. If, as Mr. Johnson has been pleased
to hold, be is exempt from punishment by reason of the
parole which he gave, and which ought never to have been
accepted, then we ask that be receive the treatment of a
paroled prisoner, and be at least condemned to silence until
our claims on Great Britain are settled. We may add
that there an be no question that the impunity accorded
to worthies like this admiral increases every day the diffi-
culties in the way of settling the South. What Southerner
can believe in the earnestness or determination of a go-
vernment which permits unparduned traitors to parade
the country, justifying their exploits on high moral
grounds" Semmes is clearly an irrepressible dunderhead
of the Cornell Jewett and George Francis Train order, who
has lost his reckoning and is wandering about in utter igno-
rance of all his bearings, both moral, social, and political,
and it would be a kindness to him to relegate him to his
home and the cultivation of some harmless vegetable.—
New York Native, Dec. 13.
WILLS AND BEQUESTS.—The will of Mr. Daniel
Norton. of the firm of Norton, Hoggest, and Trist, auc-
tioneers, Old Broad-street, who died at his residence, Re-
gency-square, Brighton, was proved in London by George
Trist (his partner) and Frederick and Arthur Garrard,
both of Kennington, the executors and trustees. The per-
sonalty was sworn under 30,000/. The will is dated
He
2Co-
vember, 1865, with two codicils May and July, 1666.
has made a liberal provision for his widow, who is also en-
titled to an annuity from the business under the terres of
the partnership deed. He leaves to his daughter, besides
other bequests, the interest of 5,000/., andbe thequeaths the principal
to her children at her decease ; and also
sum of 1501. • year for their education. Ho leaves
the ultimate reversion of the residue of his property
to his daughter for her life, and afteds to her
children. To his brother Robert he leavesrwar a legacy of
gustus G
1,000/.—Tbe will of Mr. Thomas Auibb, of St.
Helen's-place, East India and China merchant, formerly
residing at Oxford-square, Hyde-park, and late at 90,
Laneaster-gate, was sworn under 400,0001. personalty.
The trustees and executors are Thomas Jones Gibb and
Edward Ford Duncanson, and his nephews, John Darby
Gibb and Hugh Bold Gibb. The will is dated in June,
1860, with four codicils, the last in 1866. He has left liberal
legacies to his brother, nephews, nieces, and
tives. To his brother, Lieutenant-ColonelGib!),
10,0001. He has left legacies to all his servants ; to his
coachman an annuity of 501., to be continued to his wife
if she survives ; to his houeekeeper 60/. • year, and to •
servant of his late mother 20/. a year. lie bequeaths to
his godson. William Edward Gee, 50,0001., and to his god-
daughter, Margaret Gee, 20,0001., on their attaining the
age of twenty-three, and that they shall assume by royal
licenee the name of Gibb. His estate at Marsh= will
ultimately revert to the children of George Gibb. All the
rest of his property, whether in Great Britain, Hong
Kong, Canton, or elsewhere, he leaves to Thomas Jones
Gibb said his bona—City Press.