, 1862-12-23

1ted to the Colonies, 91o0, 900 to England at
large, aud the remaining e40o, 600 has been
subscribed in Lancashire. To this large sun,
has now to be added el3o,0 900 Of neH dona-
tions handed in at this meeting making a
Total Of 9670,0oo, Or ss,55o, s. $50 ,ooo One Of the
English papers, aliuaing to this meeting, SAYS:
As the magnitude Of the disfress has ont
stripped every previous calamity in England
proper, 30 The means Which : have been
promptly taken to meet it are on scale SO ri.
gaDtie rs to throw all former efforts of the
same kind into the shade. For SUCCESS So
signal i combination Of all parties and Glasses
was Of course indispensable, and accordingly
Te hnd, at the Manchester meeting, the great
territorial lords and country gentlemen of
South Lancashire combining with tho mann
taeturere Of Manchester, and the merchants
and shipoWners OF Liverpool, to modify an
evil that has taxed I'LL tile wealth and resour-
ces Of this great country.
There seems now to be q fair chance, ov-
ing to the Iberali1y Of private bcncTolence.
that the wants If the poor during the present
winter VIII be met in way. to ward off dis
trenching on the funds Of the milton or de-
stroying that honest feeling Of self.reliance
On the part Of the manufacturing population,
to (Which Lord Derby SO properly referred 4
weekly contribution Of e20, 600, in addition
to tue money in hand. may be 'calculatod on
aI1 Ee ep1tn6 VI tlt jeaI-aL alt events
until Parliament meets-and by that time the
concurrent testimony Of commercial men and
Statesmen gues to show that the worst will
AaEc PASSED, quite Irrespective Of the American
var. or its Immediate or distant Termination,
The present high price Of cotton is st:-,uIa-
Iln55 production wherever it can be grow, and
lndia, more especially, is strain1ng every
nerve to send Us large quantities before the
year has mnca advanced Indeed, the gratify-
lHg ptcnnlary positioa which the sfcotton
Ianllne" has now assumed has induced q lead
my London paper to prefer q claim for relief
to urge indirectly that the funds which have
bctn f;lfscd for ont specific purpose should
be devoted to ;Iuuther.
TIE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.
It is officially announced thas the m:irriarc
Of the FRINGE Of Wales will take pltec At ST.
Gcorge's Chapel, Windsor, and hot. according
to precedent, ut the Chapel Royal, St. James.
II IS added that the Lord Chamberlain Las re-
ceiSed the queens commands that t;lc cerc-
nsony shall lie celebrated with the utmost
magnifcence. 4 list is also given of the
household Of the future Princess of Wales--
the Marchioness Of Carnartl,e11, the Countess
OF Elaeclcsfeld, the Countess Of Morton and
The Countess de Grey are to be the l.tlics- -i1l-
waiting, and Lord Harris will lie at the head
Of the household Of the Princess. No date is
given, but it is understood that the hap:,v
event will take place earlier than the time
originally flxed-April next. The marriage,
i'll all probability, will be solemnized in lie
carly part Of March.
The Prince returned to England on the Sd
OF December from Calais.
PLOTS AND ALARMS IN FRANCE.
The London Times, i'll a leading article, al
indes to certain uneasy feeling which has
been felt Tather than talked about in French
soe.cty- Whatever may be its substance the
tear OF Some hos1ila designs against the pre-
sent dynasty III France, is disqnicting the
order and peace. The article, afier ailuding
to the Empcror's popularity in; Europe, his
great value to France, and to the fact Of his
iariDg acted toward England with friendly
eompanionshlp amt good faith, concludes BY
Nc hope we are writing hut Of phantoms
Which have no substance. Il, however, there
should be any men who are vaguely imagining
designs Of the nature to which We hare al
luded, We can assure them that any such en-
terpr1se, covered by what object they NAV,
would arouse no other. feeling but that OF uni.
rersal eSecration i'll ali men, high and IoN> in
this country.
The Paris correspondent Of the London
.Nors<ing -He4aM says:
am informed that several provincial pa-
pers, among them the TNare dela Loire, pub
that there was some truth, after all, in the
stories OF plots and conspiracies that have
been current for some time past. It saws that
twenty Italians, who were arrested and taken
TO Mazars about q fortnight ago, have under
gone first examination before j,we din
struction. I have no means Of asecrtainine
how far this may be correct, and still retain
very great doubts on the subject. Ru1nors
and reports Of all kinds, after going the
rounds Of tile Partisan sazo3as, often lind their
way to the most distant provinces, where
they are accepted as facts. If there be anv
foundation for the stories that arc about, thv
government would act wisely in publishing q
plain and 11,yailIshed version Of the trath.
As it is, the public are prepared to believe auy
:shsurdity that gratitics their appetite for pro-
hib1ted news, which is enormous
1t is reported in Paris that Cabinet Coun-
Gil las deliberated upon what measure Of
public safety should be adopted at the OPEN
ing Of the ne" boulevard. It was, however,
agreed that the Emperor should go on horse
back, surrounded by a numerous rltinuc, and
that The tste is 10 be invested with all the
pomp and security which vast display Of
military force can give. The Empress is to
be present, and Will drive along the boulevard
in IN open ealeche.