The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-12-14
EUROPE.
GREAT PPJTAIN


completely restored to health, says that bis Lord
ship never expressed the slightest intention to retire
from the leadership of the Opposition, and that on
the opening of Parliament he will be found at the
head of his party
The London Times has another leader on the re
suit of the Presidential election and the secession
movements in the South. 1t says that in electinr
Mr.. Lincoln to the office of President, the North,
ern States ventured on bold experiment, but it
believes that after the first ouburst of passion the
secesionists will the follow of their threats and
the United States will continue to combine in one
confederation two communities, with widely differ
ent politics and systems of social life but forming
essentially and unaiterably one and the same ne6-
! pie. The Tunes commends the policy of caiuness
which appears to prevail at WASHINGTON
The Duke of Norfolk died on the 9th ult
On Sunday St. George's-in the-East was
| transformed and all the decorations were svent
away. Mr.. Hansard has considered the changes
| involve violation ofhis agreement with Mr. King,
and has declined any longer to discharge the &c
clesiastica duties in the parish. The Bishop had
to provide for the services on Sunday, and they
were taken by the Rev. Edward Parry, rector of
Acton, his Lordship's chaplain. The evening SER
vice was crowded, but there were no disorderly
manifestations of feeling. The service was of the
simplest possible character.
| The Court Journal SAYS:
We believe that, since his return from Canada
the Duke of Newcastle has devoted considerable
attention to plan for consolidating all the North
! American colonies into one confederation This is
/
the colonial office more than once; and perhaps the
personal knowledge the Duke has acquired during
his recent visit across the Atlantic has made his
Grace earnest in this matter than vould 9TH
erwise have been the case. The idea has been n
| favorite one with many whose social position and
official experience entitle their opinion to every
| respect.
CHINA AND INDIA.
| The mails from China reached Marseles on the
25th ult., and were due in England on the morning
| OF the Redans departure. The following tele-
| grams are published:
Headquarters, eight miles from Pekin, Septem-
Der 2S-Mr. Boulby, the Times correspondent Mr.
Loeb, secretary to Lord Elgin; Mr.. Harkes Messrs
DeNorman and Anderson, of Faue's House and
captain Braoazon have been made prisoners, while
engaged in choosing camping grounds They have
been taken to Pekin, where they are well treated
Engagements were fought on the 18th and Dist
OF September at Chang Kia Wan and Jang Chan
on both occasions 1000 Tartar cavalry advanced
and were completely routed by the allies Two
thousand Tartars were killed and fifty guns taken
The allies had only eighteen wounded
The Chinese have sent in a flag of truce, with
! the provisions for treaty.
Lord Elgin demanded the release of the prison
ers before negotiating.
The Emperor's brother has been appointed chief
commissioner to make peace.
Tea to the value of &250,O sterling was taken
| at Chang kia Wan.
IMPORTANT REFORMS IN FRANCE.
IMPERIAL DECREE AND THE OPINIONS OF THE PRESS
| THEREON.
The Moniteur publishes the following imperial
decree:
Napoleon, by the grace of God and the national
will, Emperor of the French, to a present and flu
ture, greeting;
Desiring to afford to the great bodies of the State
a more direct participation in the general policy
OF our government, and marked proof of our con.
| hdence, we have decreed and decree as follows:
Article l. The Senate and Corps Legislatif shall
annually vote an address in reply to our speech at
the opening of the session.
Art. q The address shall be discussed in presence
| OF government Commissioners who will give to
the Chambers the necessary explanations on the
| home and foreign policy of the empire
Art. 3. To facilitate to the legislative body the
expression OF its opinion in framing laws and the
exercise of tie right of amendment art. 81 of our
decree of the 22d of March, 1852, is revived, and
the regulation of the legislative body is modified
in the following manner:
| Immediately after the distribution of the proiets
| de Loi, and on day fixed by the President, the
legislative body, before appointing its committee,
! Will hold secret committee meeting: a general
discussion will be opened the projects de loi in
which the government Commissioners will take
| part.
This regulation is not applicable either to projets
de to1 OF local interest or in cases of urgency
Art. 4. With a view to render the reports of the
debates in the Senate and legislative body more
| prompt and more complete, the following project
| Senate.
The reports of the siltngs of The Senate and OF
the legislative body, drawn up by secretary-re-
porters, placed under the authority of the Presi
dent OF either Chamber will be sent every evening
to all the journals. Moreover, the debates of each
sitting shall be taken down in shorthand and pub.
shed IN crtenso in the official paper of the follow
ing day.
Art 5; As long as the session lasts the En-
peror will appoint ministers without portfolios to
defend the Prcjets de loi of the government before
the Chambers, in concert with the members of the
| Council of State.
| Art h.
pressed its functions are annexed to those of the
Grand Marshal of the Palace
Art. I. The Ministry for Algeria and the col
onies is suppressed. The administration of the
colonies is annexed to the Ministry of the Marine
Art. 8. All functions which do not directly con-
| Germ public instruction or the special establish
ments of the University are taken away from the
Ministry of Public instruction and placed under
| the Minister of State.
| Art. 8. The administration of the government
studs (haros) is taken away from the Ministry of
Agriculture and Commerce and placed under the
| Ministry of State.
Algeria and Of the Colonies, is appointed Minister
OF Marine and Of the Colonies, instead of Admiral
Hamelin, called to other functions
Art IL. Admiral Hamelin is appointed Grand
Chancellor of the Legion of Honor in the stead of
Marshal Pelissier, Duke of Malakotl called to other
functions.
Art II. Marshal Peissier, Duke of Malakoff, is
appointed Governor General of Algeria.
the rank and salary of Ministers in office; thew
form part of the Council of Ministers, and are
| lodged at the expense of the State
Art. IA. Our Minister of State is charged with the
| execution of the present decree.
Done at the palace of the Tuilleries the Oath dav
| OF November, 1861 NAPOLEON.
Countersigned A. Waewski, Minister of State.
MEETING IN PRINCE GEORGES CoUNTY.-A call is
published for meeting on the 9th inst at Upper
marlborough, of all the citizens of Prince Georges
county, who are in favor ofan immediate "conven-
ing OF the Legislature in special session by the
governor, for the sole purpose of calling conven-
ton to provide some remedy for the threatened
danger, and in the name of the sovereign people
of Maryland, to appeal to the North and the South
on, by securing by amendments of the Constitu-
ton or otherwise, the guarantee of all the constu-
tional rights of the South.''
A HERoINE.-A physician of Augusta, Ga. had
been absent from his residence several nights last
week, and some evil-dsposed persons ANNOYED the
ladies' OF his family, by making all kinds of hideous
noises about the premises. The ladies did not com
plain to the authorities, but one of them, daueh-
tel, undetermined that she would stop it. Accordingly
after the noises had commenced, on last Thursday
night, she went alone into the yard, and demanded
who the parties were and what they wanted No
answer being returned, and perceiving man look
ing through the pailings of the fence, she aimed
revolver at him and fred and then ran into the
house and barred the door. They have not been
troubled since.
During the past year there has been received at
st. Louis $4,000 Buffalo robes. OF these, &c 600
were received from the upper Missouri, IL 500
from the Platte Region, and $500 from the Usage
Region. Average value per robe, $3.50, in round
numbers S260,000.
MARRIED.
me I2tR instant by the Rev c J. Bow5n, EDWARD