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The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-23

This day, stalform with the ..111ustrateit !Info Orra Triattury,'
price Ss . Mt. full of limgravlngs.
THE ILLUSTRATED GIRL'S OWN TREA-
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Improvement and entertainment of the female mind. It Is •
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Ward and Lc* us, PlodAttnet.
London, England, 1861-04-23

TO THE EDITOR OP' TIM IMPRESS.

SlR,—May I request you will do me tie favour to
date that the European and Colonial Wine Company, of
which I am manager, is in no way connected with " The
European Wine G rowers' Association," now being wound up.
Having been greatly annoyed to find that many of our
customers, from the similarity of names, have confounded
that nssociation with our establishment, I take the liberty of
troubling yon with these lines, hoping you will do me the
favour of meeting the same.—l am, &c.,
WM. REID TIPPING, Manager.
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London, England, 1861-04-23

MLAVE TRADE

Mr. W. E. FOliffiai asiteatie Secretary of State for
Ferris" Affairs whether the cooference of the ambassadors
and ministers of the courts of France, the United States,
Main. Portapl, sad Brazil, which iu his circular despatch
t her Moiety's Ministers at these courts, dated February
11, IrttA, he proposed should he held in London in the
moths of May or dune of that veer, to consider what mea-
sures could he taken to cheek the increase ~f the slave trade,
and fatally provide for its total abolition, was held, and if
not hell in consequence of the refusal to attend such con.
forence any of the shore-mentioned liowers, whether he
had any objection to state which powers so refused, and on
what rew,ons they hosed their refusal.
..... . . . .

Lonl J. laliiBELl, said that the government of the
United States bad refused to he Rue parties to a conference,
awl the course which the other powers had taken would be
Mated in the papers which would he laid on the table is a
few days. Those papen would contain all necessary in-
tornados.
London, England, 1861-04-23

COLONIAL NARRIACFLA.

Mr. 3uLxris asked whether :may correspondence had
taken place between the Colonial-office and Australia with
reference to marriages in that colony, and whether there
would be any objection to lay such correspondence on the
table.

Mr. FORTE3MM said that two bills had been sent
home from the colo.ay marriage with a dummied
wife's sister, and they had lain in the Colonial-offioe waiting
the decision of the House of Lords in "Brook v. Brook," for
two year.. That decision having been adverse to moth mar-
-1 111;M. t!, r government had declined to give ita meant to the
two
London, England, 1861-04-23

NEW WRIT.

Ou the Ulf Lionel Mr. i3ILAND, a sew writ was ordered for
Dauffshire, in the room of Mr. Gordon Dutf, who had ac-
cepted the 4`hiltern Hacdreds.
WAYS AND MEANS—THE PAPER. DUTIES.

On the rootios of the CHANCELLOR of the Etcus,surn.
that the house receive Woolf into a committee of wnys sod

Mir. T. BA 111 NO said he should recommend the Chancellor
of tl:e Exchequer to take off a portion of the income Mx and
leave the paper duties as they were. He must say, without
touching upon the constitutional part of the question, he
thou,;ht the decision in another 'dace last cession upon the
pore uties had been a godsend to the Exchequer.
hear.)
Our difficulties, which were now great, would
Lave been otherwise increased by 1,400,0'10/. What dot
the right hon. gentleman Pay now! He maid we were quite
safe bek-ause we bad • large surplus in the Exchequer, and
therefore he could repeal the paper duty. But, as he (Yr.
Miring) said before, this duty could not be put nu immin—
ence it was off it remained off. (Hear, bear.) Upon what
grounds del the right hoe. gentlemen pmpeee to take off
the paper duty
_—was it upon the ground that it was oppres-
sive? He (sr. Buries) admitted the iIICOUIMOSOIDCOS
that sight Wee on the collection of excise duties
levied upon maims articles; but what were the
teats which showed that this duty was oppressive?
Either the revenue diminished, or did sot iecrease in pro.
portion to the increseed consuraptioe. But in the case of
the paper duties, no such thing occurred. A return which
bed been presented in another place showed that the amount
of the paper duty in 185'4 was 1.1at.0110t., in l'ts9 it was
1,25,4,000/.. and in 1860 it was 1,321,0te1/. This was aot •
tax which premed upon the resources of the country. It
bad been maid that the house was pledgoil to repeal this
deity, and that they promised to do so. But had
there been no other pledges given or promises made?
(Hear, bear.) Yee ; bis acquaintance with flnesiiial
Whim led him to the conclusion that pledge after
and promise after promise, had been gives
r the removal, not by resolutions merely, but
roedg' •
by act of parliament, for the gradual reductio• and tow
removal of the income ter ; and when were them pledgee
and peewits@ over! (Hear, hear.) Use act wee passed
for the establishment of a stoking feed foe the reduction of
the oath mal debt ; but where was that sinking fund now!
There was also as act pared providing for the due payment
London, England, 1861-04-23

JAPAN.

We understand that letters have been received
in London, stating that the Government at Yeddo
have given to the Foreign Consuls the requisite
assurances of safety, and that they will forthwith
return to the capital.

THE BOMBAY MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, TUZsDAY.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Pera, Captain Jamieson, with the heavy portion
of the Bombay mail, has arrived.
She brings 144 passengers, and 3001. in specie.
On the 19th inst. she spoke the steamer Olympus.
The Ellora left Gibraltar for Alexandria on the
16th inst.

At Gibraltar., exchange on London, 90 days, was
quoted 50k. Paris, Marseilles, and Genoa, 5.31.
Freight to outports in the United Kingdom,
Mexico, and Havannah, unaltered.

PENINSULAR MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, Tursear.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Alhambra, with the Peninsular mails, from Lisbon
on the 17th inst., arrived off the Needles at 9.20
a.m. to-day.
London, England, 1861-04-23

A MAN DEVOURED BY RATS.

last evening, Mr. Johnlicnnphreyn, the coroner,
held an inquest at the Black Horse pablio•house, High-
'treat, Poplar, on view of the remains of a male person un-
known, found in the well of the ship Result, at present
1412. in the dry dock of Green's shipbuilding-yard, Black-

Weasel& George Good, a seaman, saki he wee employed
on board the vessel on Thursday lut, and had to take down
the board over the pump-well. He descended, and die.
covered the skeleton of a human being. There were like•
wise portions of a male person's dregs, a pair of boots, and
other articles. He searched the pockets, and found 12a. in
silver and three half-pence in copper. He gave information
to other persons on beard, and the remains were collected
and put into a shell, when they were conveyed to the Poplar
dead-house.

George Evans, boatswain on board the Result, add that
the vessel loft Part Phillip, Melbourne, with a general map
and panniers. There bad been no one missing during the
voyage. He fully believed that the deceased must haw,
secreted himself in the pump-well in order to obtain a free
pamige to England. Believed that be had been devoured
by the rats, as upwards of 1,000 large animals were in the
well-hole, the wester number of them being dead.
Dr. Bain, of Poplar, said that he was called on Friday
morales last to see the remain., which were those of a
male person, apparently between the age of 25 mad 30 years,
and about 5 feet 9 inches in height. The deceased might
have died from starvation, or probably he had been suffo-
cated, and then the flesh had been eaten and gnawed by the
vermin iu the well-hole.

The Coroner said that this case was a very shocking one,
and the clothes of the deceased, which evidently belonged
to a person of the middle class, had better be preserved at
the workhouse, in ease any one might make Inquiry, and
also to assist in the identity of the deceased.
The jury concurred, and returned a verdict, "That the
remains of a male person unknown were found in the pimp-
well of the ship Result, lying in Green's dry dock, but
how or by what means the deceased came by his death they
bad no legal evidence to prove."
London, England, 1861-04-23

RIVER GAMMA.

Mr. BUXTON asked the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs what the object was of the recent expedition front
thimble against a neigbbouriog chief ; whether the expe-
dition ems antisaeleed by her Majesty's government, and if
Not. whether it had their approval.
Mr. FORTEICUE said that the chief referred to ruled
OM ewe of the Mationtetan tribes of the Gambia, and his
piratical course; bad indieted severe loss and injury on the
traders frequenting the river. Rearm, having been de-
nianded and refused, the governor ref the Cambia had
blockaded the river, and this measure being also without
result. he had subaequently fitted out an expedition,
invaded the chief's dominions, and after strong resistance
tool ciatipelled him to sue for mercy and promise re.
parat:ou. The conduct of the go: error had been deemed
worthy of the approval of the government.

_
LACE FACTORIES.
Lonl H. LENNOX asked the Secretary of State for the
Howe Depiittmeat whether it was the intention of the
government to introduce during the present session any
measure to ram out the recommendations of Mr. Tremen-
breve. contained in his report on "the expediency of sub-
jecting the lace manufacture to the regulations of the
racts.ry Acts."
Sir G. C. LEWIS said that government approved of the
recommerdations of Mr. Tremenheere, and intended to
bring in a bill founded on his recommendations.
Viscount HA YNHAM asked the Chancellor of the Ex-
ch quer whether, in onler to extend the useful employ-
ment of womeo, it would in his opinion be advisable to
levy a to upon all n•en employed in linendrapers' and other
sl•otes of that descriptiou.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHFAXER said that the
relative employment of men and women was one of the
moot important social questions with which they had to
deal. Flo di:approved of the hostility which our operatives
exhibited to theemployment of women, but he did not
think it would be advisable tolevy a tax in promotion of
thitt, object. (A laugh.)

CASE OF HENRY DEN HAM.
Viscount RAYNHAM akkeil the Se,retary of State for
the Home Deportment if Ileum. Denham. who was coo-
ic.ed at tlio Central Criminal Court in l$ of a garotte
rofibers, sal sentenced to 21) yowl' trAorrortatino, ie the
was honed., the name of Charles Turner, alias Henry
Miller, alias Henry Denham, was courkted at the Lam-
beth police court, on the ith instant, of being found lurk-
ing about with intent to commit a burglary, and of vie-
I.utly &smutting a police-constable, And was sentenced to
impnsonnient for four months ; awl, if en, under what
c circumstanes the said Henry Denham was at that time at
liberty ;and if under a letter of license, whether it was the
intentieu of the Secretary of State to withdraw such
letter.
Sir 11. LEWIS said that the license had been with-
dra O.
London, England, 1861-04-23

SPAIN.

The Madrid journals of the 10th are chiefly occu-
pied with details of and comments ou the procla-
mation by the Dominicans of annexation to Spain.
It appears that a General Santana is at the head of
the movement, and that he has issued a series of
decrees and proclamations "in the name of her
Majesty Queen Dona Isabella II." It further ap-
pears that the Captain-General of Cuba, though he
had entered into communication with the annexe-
tiouists, had expressly reserved to the home go-
vernment the power of sanctioning or repudiating
their act.

MADRID, Aram 23.
The Empress of Austria is shortly expected at
Cadiz, on her return from Madeira.
In yesterday's sitting of the Cortes, the Ministry,
in replying to an interpellation, said :—" We have
not permitted the publication of the pamphlet of
the Duke d'Aumsle in Spain, as we dehire to
remain on good terms with a friendly country."
The Duke of Montpensier has renounced his
intended voyage to England.

MONTENEGRO.
VIENNA, Ann 22.

The consuls of the different European powers re,
sident at Mostar have, in pursuance of instructions
from Constantinople, summoned the Montenegrins
and insurgents to raise the siege of Niksiki.
This town, which contains a population of 4,000,
is reduced to the last extremity, and fears are en-
tertained that cruelties may be exercised upon the
inhabitants.
London, England, 1861-04-23

MUGAR AND HOP DUTIES.

Mr. DOIM4ON asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer
what lom be estimated would ensue to the reveuua of the
haaacial year likil-412 if the duties on sugar were renewed,
from the let at July next, at the rates at which they stood
in Seiaember, 186 C ender the Act 17 and Viet., cap. Mk
initesd of at the rates at which they pow stand; awl
whether he would skis at what amount he estimated the
meow to be derived from the excise du.y on the growing
crop of hops sad from the customs duty upon hops in the
current firan-ial year!
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQI' ER said it was
not the custom of the house to ask the government for •
probable estimate of the produce of a tax, and he did not
think it expedient that such a practice should be intro-
duced. With regard to the hop duty, it had been estimated
oe • moderate crop and not on a total lose. If the govern-
ment were to propose any such measure as the reduction of
the tee and sugar duties it would not be arranged to take
date from July, as such an arrangement would entail • lose
of a million sad • quarter on the year's reveisue.
London, England, 1861-04-23

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, APRIL 22. —AProarrlnoTlL —Pay-
imam J. T. Wells, to the kenown ; and W. G. WHintre,
to the Amphion.
Clark A. H. Riddell, to be etoretary's clerk in the Vic-
et
la Third Class Assistant-Engineer P. Erskine, to the
Camberland.

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 22.
The Cruiser, 17, screw corvette, Commander
John Bythessa, V.C., arrived at Spithead from China. Let
from Falmouth. She arrived at the latter port on Wednes-
day last for coal, bat was unable to leave for more than two
days owing to the prevalence of strong east winds, and to
the dimbled state of her engines. The Cruiser made a
rapid portage from Hong Kong, having been at sea only
between 80 and 90 days, anal arriving at Falmouth but a
few hours after the Magic.ienne, which left China a fortnight
before her. She has brought home supernumeraries from
the gunboat, paid off at Hong Kong, and will come into
this harbour to pay of, having teen in commission upwards
of four years, and taken api ominent part in the capture of
Canton and other events of the two lust China ware.
London, England, 1861-04-23

AUSTRIAN ITALY.

A letter from Venice, of April 17, in the
Sodinella Breseiaisa, mays :—" Yesterday the Duke
of Modena arrived at Verona with 1,500 Modenese
soldiers. This morning General Benedek passed a
grand review at Porta Nuova. Four new forts
are traced out in the neighbourhood of Verona, and
workmen are already breaking up the ground for
their formation."
London, England, 1861-04-23

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.

Yesterday the bill of the Vale of Clwyd Railway
for an extension of railway communication in that district
was pawed by the committee, subject to the consent of the
promoters to the insertion of clauses giving running powers
and other facilities to the London and North iVentern.
Subsequently the committee also passed the Rhyl Harbour,
Bridge and Railway, for making a junction with the Vale of
Clwyd Railway, together with • tidal harbour in and •
bridge over the river. The case of the South Yorkshire
Railway for an extension at Headby, across the river Trent,
to in the Trent, Ancholme, and Grimsby Railway, at an
estimated coat of 160,000 E., was opened by Mr. Ser.
jeant Wraogium, the meagere being opposed by the
Trent Commissioners. The clauses of the Oswadry,
Ellesmere, and Whitchurch Railway havingbeen settled,
committee proceeded with the consideration of the Stock-
port, Timperley, and Altrincbam Junction Railway, which
will connect those places, at a cost of 200,090/., with the
Manchester South Junction, and Cheshire Midland Railways,
the Greet Northern and other companies subscribing their
quota to the cost. The case of the promoters for the Ban-
bridge Extension Railway for an extension of the Banbridge,
Lisburn, and Belfast line to the town of flutlewellan, and
sundry branches, at an estimated not of 200,0C3(., occupied
the consideration of that committee all day. The promoters
of the Pensrth Harbour, Dock sud Harbour Bill, with
bridges over the Taff and the Glamorganshire Canal,
and • telegraph between Penarth and Cardiff, brought
their cane to • conclusion, and the opposing case of the
Marquis of Bute and other landowners succeeded. The
cumbrous case of the l'aledonian Central Amalgamation
Committee will terminate, it is expected, either to-day or
to-morrow, together with the consideration of the clauses in
the bill for the Westminster Improvements.
In the committee of the Peers, of which the Duke of
Richmond Is chairman, the bill of the Rummy Railway was
=!:in that of Lord Llanover, the bill of the Duni:lane,
and (Allender Railway was remitted to Lord Radar
dale making way fur the consideration of the Edinburgh,
Perth, and Dundee Railway ; and in the committee of
which Lord Cork is chairman, the consideration of clauses
upon Scottish bills occupied the sitting.
London, England, 1861-04-23

AGRICULTURAL lITATISTICIA

Mr. LAIRD eked the Secretary of State for the Rome
Department whether, considering the deaciency of the last
harvest, and the importance of definite information on the
borne 'apply of own, her Majesty's government would en-
deavour to asesetahi, with as much accuracy as possible,
the acreage under the various agricultural crops en Great
Britain, for the present year.
Sir G. LEWIS said that he had written to the magis-
trates in the various counties to know whether the county
polbn could be made available in the collection of agricul-
tural statistics the same as the constabulary in Ireland. The
batter, it should he remembered, were paid out of the Conso-
lidated Fund, and the former out of the county rate. The
worse of the government would be determined by the an-
swers of the magistrates.
lie, eM RD would, after this answer, withdraw the no-
tice which he had placed on the paper.
London, England, 1861-04-23

PRIZES FOR GOOD SHOOTING.

A circular has just been loaned from the War-
office on this subject, of which the following is an extract :
" As it would be quite impossible for a regiment of militia
during the abort period it is usually assembled for training
to go through the entire course of practice prescribed in the
musketry instructions for the army, when the various other
drills which have to be performed by the volunteers are
taken into consideration, arid m target practice is attended
with little good result unless preceded by a careful course of
prelimioary drill, the period to be devoted to musketry in-
struction should not exceed six days, which will only admit
of 20 rounds being fired in the third clam, with a small
proportion of preliminary drilL As an incentive to M-
aimed attention 00 the part of the volunteers, Lord
Herbed has decided to grant prizes in money for good
shooting, to be awarded to the successful competitors
before the dismissal of the regiment. These prizes
will be at the rate of 2.35. for every ten men
who obtain 24 points, according to the course Lid down in
the annexed table ; and the sum so realised will be
equally distributed at the rate of 10 per cent. upon the
number of men who obtain the above number of points.
Thus, if 100 men get 24 points and upwards, the Sum
Mailed would he 121. 101., which would be equally distri-
hated to the 10 best shots out of the 100. To determine
wbo are the best shots, every man who obtains 24 points
and upwards should be required to fire five rounds at a single
target at ZSO rants, and a similar number at 300, and the
best shot of these man will receive an extra prize of lt. in
addition. The competition is to be confined solely to the
volunteers, and the modified course is not applicable to the
members of the permanent staff, who will annually be put
through the entire course of preliminary drilla with so
much target practice as the range may admit of.

THE SOMEESETSHIHZ CONSTASIILAILT. Several
munlerous assaults having been recently committed on
members of the Somerset County Constabulary, Mr.
Valentine Gould, the chief countable, has obtained tie MEC-
UM of the inagiatratce to arming the officers with cutlasses
when on duty by night in the neighbourhood of large towns
or cities. The constables are instructed that these wespoas
are only to be used in defence of their lives, and that any
breech of this rule will render them liable to dismissid and
paaikaant.
London, England, 1861-04-23

P ‘Pr.,R DUTY.

Sir N. YETI) asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if
it w.O contemplated to allow the drawback ut duty 00
parer, ea propoard hut seem an?
The CHANCELLOR of tie EXCHEQUER said that
the same amine would be adopted as in kit seesion.
London, England, 1861-04-23

PAUPER CHILDREN.

V....count ItAYNHAM asked the President of the Poor-
leer ftstrd what steps he proposed to take with reference to
the condition of pewees children In workhouses, as stated
in the report of the commissio ten on education.
Mr. VILLIERS mid that the subject was under the con-
sideration of the department, and would most probably be
referred to the committee up-stairs.
London, England, 1861-08-10

THE ITALIAN PROTEST.

The Natioualttes publishes the text of the Ita-
liwn protest against the occupation of Rowe, as
follows :
The undersigned Italian citizen., in the name of that
duty which imposes upon them the obligation of endeavour-
ing, by pacific means and the manifestation of public
opinion, to obtain that independence which they would be
justified In asserting by arms in the ogee of any other foreign
power, and in tho name of that right which all have, to win
—the unity of their country soil capital, solemoly pro-
test against the occupation of Rome by the French
troops : Because by the traditions of the nation
and the opinion of all Europe, Rome is designed
to be the capital of Italy; because, as long as the
French troops shall be in the occupation of Rome, the
national right of Italy is not recognised, the Italian ques-
tion remains based on a fact half accomplished, and no olio
can oppose, by external force, the efforts of Italy aed
other foreign powers against the liberated provinces of
Italy ; because Rome now is, and will continue to be, while
the occupation lasts, the centre of every reactionary con-
spiracy which gives life to the civil war in the south of
Italy, and tends to give birth to anarchy where
the enthusiasm of liberty and of unity tied give°
birth to concord ; because at Rome alone, from
the memory of its magical assosiatioss and the reaped
of all for them, we can only finally appease those petty dim-
pates which are kept up to the detriment of unity, and put
an end to the pretensions of every other city; because I
twenty-two millions of Italians ought not and cannot allow
Rome to remain severed and in servitude whilst they are
London, England, 1861-08-10

OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL.

The Delta, from Southampton on the 27th of
July, reached Malta on the sth, at 7 Lin., and
left at midnight for Alexandria.
The Manilla, from Marseilles on the sth,
reached Malta on the 7th, at 9 p.m., and left on
the Bth, at 46. m., for Alexandria.

THE WEST AFRICAN MAILS.
LIVERPOOL, AOGINT 10.
The Royal Mail steamship Ethiope, with the
above mails, arrived here this morning. Her dates are, Old
Calabar, Juoe TJ ; etmensons, July 1; Fernando Po, 2;
BODO 0 ; Bran, 7 ; NUB. ; 130111 D, 8 ; I l goa, 10 ; Aosta,
12 ; Caps Coot Castle, 14 ; Cape Palmas, 1 ; Sierra Leone,
21; Bathurst, 25 i Tenerife, 31 ; Madeira, August 2.
The Ethiope brings 2.500 ounces of gold dust. In the
attack on Porto Novo, the Eoglish lost one man killed and
Ave wounded._

The palm oil trade on the mast was brisk. The natives
said that the ammo for oil had bees the best ever knows.
Her Majesty's ship Prometheus had captured throe slavers,
of which one was the Spanish ■hip Jacinto. Her Majesty's
ship Wrangler also captured the American bark Ardennes,
with 495 slams on bawd.

-The ioutlieoLi wasi;ery unhealthy, and the Europeans
were dying fad.
The 'Live trade was brisk, but legal trade was dull.

HUNGARY.

A letter from Pestb, of August 4, save :—" I
have just learnt that the person named Turitz, who,
as I informed you, was arrested in consequence of
the resemblance of his name to that of General
Turr, was sbot yesterday in the fortress of Komori).
It is not known of what crime he was found guilty,
but people are indignant at the way in which he
has been condemned and executed in three days,
and without any publication of the judgment. The
comitat of Gran has rent an address to the Emperor
to complain of the forced collection of the taxes, and
of the excesses committed by the soldiers. In some
places the collectors are made use of to ascertain
the political opinions of the inhabitants. Disturb.
Ana:* have broken out at Szerenes. Those who
choose to pay into the comitat treasury are threat-
ened with imprisonment. There is talk of a reoon-
ciliation which has been recently effected between
Kossuth and the members of the Diet who had
long resisted his anti-dynastic projects. This is
very significant, for Kossuth is the most irrecon-
cileable enemy of the House of Hapsburg."
London, England, 1861-08-10

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

A sppeeccial Court of Common Council was holden
yesterday, in the Council Chamber, Guildhall, the LORD
MAYOR in the chair, for the purpose of fixing the City's seal
to commissions for the union of benefices under the act of
parliament, 23 and 24 Vic., c. 142 and for amending several
commissions, sealed on the 7th of March last. The proposed
revised unions are as follows, viz. :—The perpetual curacy
of Allhallows Staining and the rectory of St. Catherine
Coleman ; the perpetual curacy of St. Catharine Cree, and
the donative perpetual curacy of St. James, Duke's•place
the rectory of St. Stools Backchurch, and the rectory of
St. Margaret Patten, with St. Gabriel Fenchurch ; the
rectory of St. George, Botolph-lane, with St. Botolph,
Billingsgate, and the rectory of St. Mary-stela, with St.
Andrew Hubbard ; the rectory of Allhallows, Lombard.
street. anal the rectory of St. Benet, Gracechurch-street,
with St. Leonard's, F•stcheap.
The Loan MAYOR, on taking the chair, said that some
months back the Bishop of London issued commissions for
the unity of certain beneficing in the City, 21 in number.
Two or three meetings bad been held during a week at
the Mansion House, and the work was proceeding in a satis-
factory manner, and there were already Mee° ripe for re.
porting favourably upon. With regard to five, however,
there were certain difficulties in the way, and the Bishop
of London had been recommended to issue fresh commis.
sions, which be had consented to do. He said it was neon.
tory to lose no time, as the bishop was about leaving town,
and he himself should like to see the work finished when
be went out of office. Therefore the court had been called
specially to affix the City seal to the commission.
The seal was affixed accordingly, and the court adjourned.
London, England, 1861-08-10

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
ITALY AND SWITZERLAND.

BERNE, iccurr 9.
The Italian government has informed the Federal
Council that the decision in reference to the ex-
pulsion from Naples of the Swiss soldiers formerly
belonging to the Swiss regiments, iu the service of
Francis 11., has been cancelled.
The note of the Italian government regrets, how-
ever, that the Swiss government had caused the
publication of the despatches of M. Tourte, Swim
Minister at Turin, on this subject.

AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY.
9119TH, AUGUST 9.
The Upper House of the Hungarian Diet will
nut hold a sitting until Monday next.
Many deputies, expecting a dissolution of the
Diet, are already preparing for departure.

PEEITH, AUGUST 9, &MM.
Deputations from the magistrates and the elector;
have to-day congratulated M. Desk on his late con-
duct. M. Desk refused a serenade which they
offered him.

The reply of the Diet to the Imperial Rescript
will be despatched on Monday to Vienna.
A dissolution of the Diet is expected. The mo-
derate party and the party of action are now
united.

MONTENEGRO.
PARIS, Aucurr 9.
The Pairie of this evening says :—" Reports are
current that the Prince of Montenegro had de-
manded that the Porte should recognise his inde-
pendence and the right of inheritance iu his
family. He also demanded the concession of a
port on the Adriatic sca, and a fresh settlement of
the frontiers."

According to the same reports, the Porte had
refused to accede to these demands, and had declared
that it would re-commence hostilities.

FRANCE.

PARIS, Aucuirr 9.
The review in the Champ de Man to-day was a
brilliaut affair. The weather was fine and the heat
very great.

PARIS, Janus? 10.
The Moniteur of to-day announces that the Em-
peror has bestowed the Military Medal on. the
King of Sweden and Prince Oscar.
London, England, 1861-08-10

BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS.

The Veetis, with the above mails, left Malta on
the 7th, at 6 p.m., for Marseilles.
The Enxine, with the heavy portion of the
mails, left Malta on the 7th, at 8 p.m., and may
therefore be expected at Southampton about the
16th inst.

Thu China, from Bombay, reached Suez on the
3rd.
London, England, 1861-08-10

METROPOLITAN BOARD OP WORKS.

The ordinary meeting of the board Was held
yesterday at the offices of the board, Spring-gardens;
Mr. THWAITER in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN opened tenders for making sewers and
subways in connexion with the Southwark and Westminster
communication. The tender of Mr. Down (7,8631.) was
accepted.
Tenders were also opened for constructing sewer and
making up the road along Victoria-park approach. The
tender of Mr. Thomas Pearson, namely, 2,481/., was ac-
cepted, subject to the usual inquiries.
A report was brought up from the sub-architect,
in which be proposes for the accomplishment of
the widening of Great Turnstile, Holborn, that the
whole of the houses on the west side of Great
Turnstile, and two printing warehouses in Tichbnrne.court,
should Do cleared away. The width of the new street
would be 47ft. 6in. at the north end, gradually increasing
to 50ft, in the centre. He also stated that on the west
side of the new street, and south end of the Robin Hood
publichouse, there would be • piece of building lae
with a frontage of 80ft. and an average depth at
36ft., and this he arranges into plots for five
houses, for a set of offices suitable for solicitors and
barristers. He considers that the cost, together with the
expense of forming carriage and footways, and lamps, will
be 28,800/., which sum would include the return which
might be obtained from the sale of vacant building ground
and old materials. He further considers that • more
complete improvement would be effected by clearing away
the tire houses and two shops on the west side of Newman s
row ; by doing which the width of the new street would
be equal along its whole length.
A motion was made and agreed to that the architect's
report and plans be referred to the Works and Improve-
menta Committee for report.
The board then adjourned for the holidays.
London, England, 1861-08-10

SWITZERLAND.

In the recent debate in the Federal Assembly on
the military roads—the last measure with which
the assembly was eugaged—some light was thrown
on the present financial condition of the Confedera-
tion. Unlike that of many monarchies, it appears
to be most flourishing. At the date of the new
constitution coming into operation, viz., iu 1848,
the fortune of the Confederation (independently of
that of each canton) was 6,018,655 f. At the end
of 1860 it amounted to 8,315,693 f., show-
ing an increase of 1,697,037 f. Now this in-
crease, though not very considerable in itself,
acquires some importance when it is borne in
'fluid that the extraordinary expenses, including the
remission of the debt of the Bonderbuud, which
the treasury has had to meet since 1848, amount
to more than 12 millions of franca, which have
been paid out of the ordinary receipts of the 12
years. The successive budgets show a constant in-
crease in the revenue derived from the customs,'
and consequently in the ordinary revenue of the
Confederation. This revenue, which was in 1831
about 11,760,000 f., had risen in 1859 to 17,660,000 f.,
and in 1860 to 21,700,000 f. During these tea
years the ordinary revenue amounted to
158,852,972 f., making an average of 15,885,000 f.
a year. The ordinary expenditure during the
same period reaches the sum of 147,910,072 E, or
14,790,000 f. a year. There is, then, for the ten
years an excess of revenue over expenditure of
10,942,200 f., nut including extraordinary receipts,
so that the Confederation bas been able, during
that period-1. To pay its ordinary expenses ;
2. To devote more than twelve million francs to
extraordinary expenses ; 3. To increase the federal
fortune by 1,700,060 francs.
Moreover, the three last years show a result still
more favourable than the preceding ones, for they
present an average of excess of revenue of
1,492,305 f., instead of an average of 1,094,230 f.,
which was that of the years 1851 to 1857.
London, England, 1861-08-10

THE FIRST AND SECOND MERODE
AFFAIR.

It appears from a despatch, dated Rome, the
6th inst., that the second Merode affair has been
arranged. The Roman surgeon who was sus-
pended has been reinstated in his functions.
The soldier who was imprisoned for the first
affair has been acquitted by a French council of
war. The reported resignation of M. de Merode
is not confirmed.
London, England, 1861-08-10

PRUSSIA.

The Prince Royal of Prussia has replied to the
invitation of the committee of the gymnastic fife
in the following letter :
I regret that my absence from Berlin at the time when
the German gyn.nast.ic fete is to take place prevents ine
from taking Tart in it personally. Nevertheless I shall
follow from afar off with lively sympathy the course of the
ilk, for which I desire a success worthy of the thought that
gives rise to it. I hail it as a new end happy ovation
far reuniting companions from all the countries,
of the German fatherland, and for soconniging an art,
the ireful practice of which has been appreciated by me
limns my earls' youth, and which at Ude day, calling forth
DOW Orapatities from every quarter, eight, it at is pro-
perly directed, to contribute to form the sans of the father-
land to become valiant supporters of its destinies.
FREDERIC WILLIAM, Prince Royal.
Osborne, Isle of Wight, July 22,1861.
London, England, 1861-08-10

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

hone* Conned! and JaidnA Dam, who were remanded
Let Frithy, the former on &Anne of stealing a quantity of
parchment title deeds, the property of hie employers,
isni x and Son, solicitors,- of Sias-lace, and the latter
os a charge of having received the deeds well knowing them
to have been stolen, were again brought up before the Lord
Mayor.
Mr. Wontner attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Beard
for the defence.
Mr. Woutuer raid that a great quantity of the deeds had
been recovered, amounting to about seventy.flve pounds is
weight ; about thirty pounds more were expected from
Bavaria. He therefore asked for a further adjournment,
which WllB consented to by Mr. Beard, the prisoner's
recognisance, being extended.
London, England, 1861-08-10

SOUTHWARK.

Chaelea Demmer, • well-known convicted thief, was
brought before Mr. Burch= for Anal examination, charged
with stealing a bundle containing 47 silk neck tied from the
&hop of Mr. lass ley, High•street, Southwark.
Police-constable 247 8 said he was passing the prose
tutor's shop on Friday afternoon, the 2nd inst., when he
saw the prisoner come out with a bundle of neck-ties in his
right hand, and run off as feet MA his legs would carry him.
Witness, suspecting he was • thief, pursued him, and after •
smart chase captured him in Saint Margaret's—murt, when
he made • desperate resistance, but another officer who was
with him came to his assistance, and they secured him. The
neck-ties were thrown into the road, and picked up by hi
brother officer.
. _ _

Mr. Arnott, assistant to Mr. Longley, said the neck-ties
were safe hanging up near the shop door at three o'clock,
and a few minutes afterwards he saw the prisoner snatch
them and run off with them. He saw the prisoner throw
them away while he was running along the Borough.
In answer to the charge, the primes, said he never had
the neck-ties in biz possemion. He heard • cry of " Stop
thief," and was running after the thief when the officer col-
leted him, and charged him with stealing them.
Mr. Burnham told him the witnesses had sworn to his
having them in hie possession ; consequently he must go
before a jury.
A constable of the H division informed his worship that
the prisoner had been twice convicted at the sessions for
felony.
Mr. Burnham accordingly committed him for trial.
. WANDSWORTH.

Sarah Prangnall, aged 17, a 'errant, who was charged
last week with attempting to drown herself in the river off
Battersea park, was brought up for re-examination.
Ellen Doncaster, • nurse in the Wandsworth rod Clay-
barn union workhouse, was examined, and stated that the
prisoner was placed under her oars, and when recovered
she declared that she would destroy herself as soon as she
left the workhouse.

Mr. Horry, who appeared for the prisoner, rid she was
sow ozeeediagly sorry foe what she had done, and had sees
the folly el the act. Hat eider wed • friend were presaged
London, England, 1861-08-10

EXPLANATION.

B.—Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 deg. at mean sea
level : each 10 feet, of vertical rise, causing about one.hundrmith
of an inch diminution : and each 10 deg., above 32 deg., cousin
nearly three.htuadredttui increase. E.—Exposed thermometer
In shade. M.—Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dew
point. D.—Direction of wind :true—two points left of mag-
netic). F.—Force lE—estimated;. C.—elond 11 to 9'. I.—
Initials : b, blue sky . c. clouds :detached' . f, fog : h, hail . I.
lightning: m, misty hazy' . o, overcast r, rain : Ibsno. •
t, thunder. 8, Bea disturbance (1 to 9;.

WRATH= ITRICTID TO-MORROW OR NEXT PAT.
North Britain—Westerly to Northerly—fresh, cloudy.
East Coott—Slmllor.
South Coast—iirollar.
lreland—Nortb-Wootorty—Modoiste—cloudy.
London, England, 1861-02-21

UNlrsatiar INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, Pas. 19.
Tut PRINI'S or Wst.n.—The Prince of Wales,
j seconimpinied by the Hen. Major-General and Mn Bruce
and ajar Teesdale, riaited Ely Cathedral yesterday.
gasenim or HUMAN LOCIVILEJL—At a meeting of the
*Mors (the Vicy-Chancellor, the Masters of Trinity and St.
dean's, and the Lady Margaret's, Regius, Northman, and
Maoism Professors of Divinity I, held this morning, the
Rev. Charles Merirale, 8.D., of St. Jolia's College, was
appointed keturer fur the year ensuing. _ By the
twos of the new statutes Orsini; Mr. Hulse's tons
the lecturer now holds °Mos for one year only, ben is
capable of re-election after an interval of tae years.
Cticacit HATIA.—A petition against the abolition of
church rates is proposed to the Senate fur adoption.
CAMBRIDGE, Fn. 20.
MORAL &tin= Talloll.—Second Clam : Ds.
Sint.,_ John's ; Da. Humphreys. Triaity. Third Clamt
D.. Corpus. Emmons : W. Whewell, Joseph B.
Mayor, Henry J. Bob,', Leslie

OXFORD, Fie. 20.
MATHEMATICAL SCHULARAHIPA. —The examiners
afiwintel by the bastess of the mathematical scholarships
give notice that ea examination will be holden in the
sch.wls on Wednesday, March 13. nod following days, at
9.30 a.m., for the perposa of electing one senior enclose
Junior scholar.
New CILLEGL—The Warden and Fellows of this
Noche) win meet on Wednesday, the 27th instant, for the
pupae of electing a Warden of Winchester College, in the
MOO of the Rev. R. M Barter, decamped.
_

thane Callan Couto:la.—ln A collimation, to be
hoiden oe Thunday, the 24th instant, at two o'clock, it
will be proposal that the Rev. B. 0. Cosa, of this coilegs,
Rodley's lirran, be permitted to hold the curacy of
Wythani.
Nnw PROCTORS. —The respective societies of University
sad Reiner Colleges have this day elected as Proctors the
Rev. William Basil Tickle Jooti, 111. A , Tutor of University
College, sad the Rev. I.:verde Redding, ILA., Tutor of
E. College.
London, England, 1861-02-21

RKE7'..c....

COTTON.—Lwritroot, F. W.—We continue a.
tremely fiat in this market, with • very small imams,
prices irregular. at a full per lb. decline from Friday',
quotations. The sales are 4,000 bales, including 3,44,
American, at sd. to Sid. ; 500 Burst, at 43d. to 5,1
40 Egyptian, at tia.• 120 Peruam, at 80. to 9d., of w[uo:
1,500 are for speculation and export. The week's imp,r,
is 74,139 bales.

CORK—Barrow, Fww. 20.—We have a dull trade hq:
in wheat to-day, with prices la. lower on beet and 2..
interior qualities. Spring core was the same as List
but the demand wan in nowise active. Wheat, 425. to
red, 4ss. to 575. Beans, old, 575. to 58a. ; new, 40s. to 47,,;
_

fltrocrroa-oa-Tym.s, FEB. 20.—The weather hasagm.
become mild and favourable for farming operation,. Tb,
supply of wheat at our market this morning from the
growers was large • the hest dry samples met a stead,
demand at about !let week's currency, whilst damp “1:.;
inferior sorts met a slow sale at a decline of Is. per quarter.
In the value of foreign and south country there is no alters.
Lion. Barley without change in value. Oats sell at f
pricey. Hearses in good request. Peas steady. Impo
during the rat week :—Wheat, coastwise, 490 qrs. ;
coastwise,

GLASGOW, FEB. 20.—Supplies moderate. Trade dut
throughout the week. At this dav's market there v.re
few distant buyers. The demand for wheat and flour wa.
quite of a retail character, at a reduction of 6d. per bail
barrel respectively since this day week. Barley,
oats, and oatmeal the turn against sellers. White pe.,
61 dearer, and in fair request.

CATTLE.—SorreeLL, FEB. 20.—The trade today sai
Bat, and nothing but just the prune qualities made
rats:—Beef made from 3s. to 51. ; mutton, 4s. to co
veal 4s. to ss. ; pork, 3s. 4d. to 44. 8. per stone of ,
sinking the offal.

GOALS. —Lotenow, PYe. 20.—Haswell Gas, 14a. ;
well, IA.. ; Tantield Moor, 16.. 3d. ; Wylam, 17a.
Walls End Harlon, 19a. 6d. ; Walls End Medley, 19s. NI.
Walls End Killingworth FAA, 17s. 6d. ; Walla End Flu:
widlgute, 20.4 Carway end GuffrYk 14a; La,
motive Coke, 25s.—Ships at market, 10 sokii IJ.
London, England, 1861-02-21

SPAIN AND MOROCCO.

MADRID, Fru. 19.
The Epee(' says :—" Spain and Morocco have
agreed that the Moors shall immediately complete
the payment of 200 millions of reale."
The Customs of Tangiers and Modagar (Moga-
dore) will be hypothecated to the Spanish as gua-
rantee for the payment of the remainder of the war
indemnity.
The evacuation of Tetuan will take place at a
fixed date.

THE UNITED STATES.
LIVERPOOL, WEDNINDAT.
The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia
Company's steamer City of Manchester, which
sailed to-day for New York, took about 51,000/. in
specie.

THE PENINSULAR MAIL.
SOUTHAMPTON, THURADAY.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Alhambra, Captain Steward, with the above mail,
arrived oil the Needles at 12.5 p.m.
London, England, 1861-02-21

MARYLEBONE

!ORRERY OF RtTERAL Mot:HAND POENDE' WORTH OP
►ROPERTY BYLONOING TO THE KING OP DUGRI

PLENI POTVITI A RT.

Itathe Bus 25, ;native of India and deecribed u a ser-
vant, was pla;eil at the bar, charged only at present with
stealing three china cups, two mums, a clock, two chairs,
and • carpet, the property of his Excellency Moulvie
Mahomet Musamh (kshiems Khan Bshadoor.
Mr. Chubb (of the firm of Dean. Chubb, and Maunder.,
Cray's.inn) appeared fur his Excellency, and Mr. Rice for
the pismer.
Xr. Chubb state.] that be might mention that this charge
would arise to be a much more serious one than that merely
laid es the sheet or for the articles found. His Excellency
had occasion to have some large boxes, containing • quan-
tity of very valuable things, such as Indian shawl', robes,
dremes, k.c., removed to his (Mr. Chubb's) chambers in
Oray's-ion. They were placed in au unoccupied room on
the first floor, and the prisoner was the only
who was aware of their coctents. They were there
about two months ago. The night before last the Moulvie
went to open one of them, when he found that • couple of
them had been broken open and all the articles of value
gone. Among them were two Indian corals or robes of greet
value, reachuig to the ground : one made of ermine and
the other of gold cloth. The things taken were valued
is the whole at several thousand pounds. There was
another box, which contained only paper and articles of
no value, 1101 this was not toothed. The prisoner left the
mrvice of the Monlvie without giving him the slightest
trestle, and this certainly caused suspicion to rent against
him. None of the articles taken front the box have been
found as yet. On searching the primer'. lodging,
the articles named were found and identified by the
Moulvie se belonging to him. Prisoner's wife bad told
him that be had only lately removed • large box from his
lodgiaga He only just wished to lay enough before
his wonhip to justify a nonsted. The prisoner was the
persmial attendant of the Moulvie.
His Excellency then pre sonic midis's, in which be said
be had list 12 costa or robes, maim of gold, silver,
and silk, some being valued at me nub as cot. Pd.
goner was well acquaieted with the 0011141111111 of the boxes.
He was in the habit of going to the chambers and
staying for bows in the clerk a ofßce, where the keys
of the room lvas, and he knew it, and hid
every opportunity to possess himself of them.
tiergeset Egerton 14 E. proved apprehending the prisoner
at the Turkish Baths, Finsbury-square, He resisted very
much.

Munn further evidence wee gone into, besting out the
!versed peetlemalie statement, sod the primmer was re-
naaaded for a week. but allowed to put is bail is 501.

1117A.MT/ED DEATH or aM, RICKEL
About twelv•o'clock to-day word was brought to this
court that Mr. Hecker. owe of Um magistrates of the court,
had expired. His worship had bees sway from his magic.
Serial duties for • conselerahla time owing to ill health. It
is stated to bars occurred yesterday ingrain, but nothing
for camas is known.