The Express. — London, England, 1867-11-30 00:00:00

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Bd. and ls 10d. ; notazda wax, la. ; composite, 84d., U. 74 and 104 d. ; moulds, Bd. : dips, 6{d. ; yellow soap, 364., 495., Na, and 48s. per 112 lb. ; mottled, 48s. ; Colas oil, 44. 61 per gallon ; for cash, at 21. P. DAVIES and SON'S was chandlers and Italian Oilmen, 63, St. Marlin'selane. W.C.—Lists post free. zhe erpreoss. TO 001111,1SPONDENT9, dverttsemento Intended kw The 1.:" London Evening Pamper, must be as the Mee, le, ftenteleiarett, by Two 'Walk on the day of palaelles. psirsi!'-LANz. fall EVENING, THE DOGE OF VENICE., Mr. Phelps, Messrs. J. C. Cowper, H. Mnelalr, IL Phelps, Barrett, Temple, .tc. , Mn. Her naan Vesta, MI Grattan, te.—And THE LADIDI CLUB. Mesdames Beads Shirley, Kate Hardens, H. Vandenholf, etc. funwitar. *ars amnia, TIM WINNING CARD. Mr. Compton.— BROTHER YAM. area Sothern, Blackstone, Compton, John son, Rs.: Ma.lame Chlppendals. Robertson, Lewin. eto.—And MY WIFE'S MOTHER. Monaca Chippendale and Howe. PROICZSTS. Tan EyEnna, A LiTilairtht — TATlON.—Atter which THE COLLEB !SAWN. Mews. Doukaslt, D. Manny, E. Atkins, O. Neville, J. O. Shore. U. Mellon, dc. : Mrs. Basicicenn, i Misses Barnett and Elsworthy.—And NO. ONE ROUND THE CORNER. LYCEUM. TRIM EYElcnca, PERFECTION. MUG Maud Shelley.—And ROMEO AND JULIET. Masora W. Lacy sad Ryder; Inas Yestyall, Mrs. Marston, sad Mica MWy Palmer. ITEM% Tins EVENING , NOTHING TO /MESH Yr. Thorne and Mlse Ne.ton.—K INDTO A VAULT. Mn.e Nowlin, Belford, end James Mesdames Johnstone, Gwynne, and Hughes.—And WILLIAM TELL WITH A VENGEANCE. HOLBORN. Term Enema, FOR LOVE. Masts. 11. J. Montague, Price, Garden, Westland, sad H. Wlddleamb: Mesdames Stephens, Benrade, C. Saunders, &c. —And MARY TURN/1R; 08 , TOR WICIOUS WILLIN. MLr Josephs. BRITANIFIA. THIS Evienno, THE KING'S DEATH-TRAP. Masora Rey nolds, Leslie, &e.: 3lra & Lane—Hr. Mark Floyd ; Mr. and Mrs . Langan and Mr. J. SHllleent—RlP VAN WINKLE. Mr. Howe. —And MARY BLANK Mr. F. Charlton and Miss Courtenay. NIGH WATU AT LONDON DIMON TOM DA! —llkeulag, HA 15a....—Afternoon, 412. 3!m. fO-11( Rao w—NaralAst, 4.11. Wm— ..Afteruoca, 4h. Ara. LONDON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30. THE so-called Liberals who distinguished them selves by charging Mr. GLADSTON E with im petuosity, cannot accuse him of having rashly committed himself to a special and unwave.ing course of policy during the present session of Parliament. He has neither employed the recess in explaining and apologising for his conduct during the past session, nor has he issued any pompons manifesto for the instruction of his party during the approaching struggles. It is probable that the persistent fault-finders are as much annoyed at his reticence now as they were aggrieved by his open declarations on former occa sions. They have certainly some cause for com plaint, because, in the absence of a distinctly settled programme, it is difficult for them to chal lenge the wisdom of the arrangements to which he has pledged himself. As it is, he enters upon the political campaign with unfettered hands. His strategy may be none the less skilful because the secret of his tactics has been judiciously kept. His friends have little reason to object, insomuch as they have never yet had occasion for doubting either the ability or the uprightness of the leader under whom they are proud to serve. Now that a Cabinet Minister who, when a member of the Opposition, persistently opposed every great mea sure of improvement introduced by a Liberal Government, is vaunting that " there is no one " great remedial measure affecting the social, " moral, or domestic improvement of the people " which has not been mainly supported and carried " by the Conservative party," it is well to recall what was really done by those on whom the bur den of governing the country has chiefly rested. None but a Tory whose memory playa him fan tastic tricks, or whose conscience is very elastic, can deny the incalculable services which, as a financial reformer, have been rendered to the State by Mr. GLADSTONE. To the success of his bold yet well-calculated policy when Chancellor of the Exchequer is attributable the major portion of the popularity enjoyed by the governments of the late Lord Patxraeros. Genial as that deceased nobleman undoubtedly waa, consti tuted as he was by nature for winning the admiration of the undiscerning and un cultured crowd, he would assuredly have been less idolised alike by the county squire and city merchant had it not been that he pos sessed a colleague who knew how to lighten the taxation of the country without detriment to the due discharge of every national obligation, and without hindrance to the continuous increase of the country's revenue. Hardly a single proposi tion made by Mr. GELDSTO3I2 was welcomed by Mr. DIEULLELI. Indeed, the favourite occupation of the latter was to give expression to carping criticisms upon the budget speeches of the former. The leading members of the Opposition readily seconded him in these attempts to impugn the policy of his rival. That Mr. DIBBAHLI could do nothing more than utter ineffectual denunciations was owing to the refusal of his party as • body to support him with their votes. For the moment Mr. DISRAELI, Lord Joni' Mammas, and others, have forgotten all this. Indeed, it would be very inconvenient for new fangled Radical Reformers to bear continually in mind the circumstance of their having so recently acted as Tory obstructive*. When men devote themselves to writing the romance of history, it is natural that they should unlearn, or forget, the facts of history. But those on whom devolves the duty of undeceiving a too credulous public are bound to prevent unnecessary and injurious con fusion between historical truths and romantic fictions. Now, the more clearly the real state of the case is known, the easier will it be for mem bers of Parliament to determine whether the leader of the House of Commons or the leader of the Opposition ought to win their confidence during the financial debates which are to be the first business of the session. As yet, every budget which Mr. DISRAELI has carried is the counterpart of what Mr. GiArerrows world have proposed. Once the former endeavoured to show that he, too, could devise new financial schemes, but the experiment led to his being driven from office. Last session he contented himself with adopting, as well as eulogising, the policy of his rival. If in finance as in reform he has deter mined to educate his party till it will approve of everything which heretofore it has opposed, we have no other objection to make except a protest against a party claiming to have a distinct policy at the time that it commits wholesale plagiarism. We are not convinced, however, that Mr. DIS- B.AELI and his colleagues have become imbued with the spirit of Liberalism simply because they have succeeded in appropriating and wearing Liberal garments. It is doubtless very important to get possession of an adversary's weapon, but unless the skill in using it can be acquired also, the gain is hardly worth reckoning. When FRIDAY took ROBINSON CRIME'S gun in his hand he did not know what to do with it, so he worshipped it as a god. In like manner the members of Lord Dcaity's Government are more likely to do harm than good to the cause of Liberalism when they advocate or introduce Liberal measures. This has been proved by the manner in which they have dealt with the question of Reform. The " grin " ciple " of the Bill, about which they all boast, and for which they combated so strenuously—that of the personal payment of rates—has already proved to be a delusion. They have voted for clauses so imperfectly framed as to permit of that being done to which they professed to be unflinch ingly opposed. The ArroRNEY-GENERAL last night explicitly acknowledged that, so long as the land lord pays the full rate, his tenants may claim to be put on the register. The personal payment of rates is an exploded Conservative fiction. If the foregoing considerations are replete with instruction for Tories who have placed too great confidence in the assertions and assurances of their leaders, they ought to prove still more useful as warnings to the well-meaning but rather vain Liberals who plume themselves on having enabled Mr. DISRAELI to settle the question of Reform. It is possible for party discipline to be too stringent and party leaders to be over-exacting. The mem bers of the Liberal party are least able to waive their opinions in order to obtain a purely party victory. They are entitled to claim great latitude in interpreting the limits beyond which they are not expected to follow the standard of their chief. But they are equally bound to refrain from sacri ficing the cause for which they combat, merely because they can urge a frivolous pretext against a system, or because they entertain a petty dislike fora man. If true alike to themselves and their cause, they must always be prepared to forget everything that is merely paltry and personal when that cause is imperilled owing to the wily tactics of its hereditary foes. Unhappily, this was not the sentiment which, during the last session, animated the breast of every member of the Liberal party. A section considered it right to unite with the Tories in order to carry the Bill. It was thought prudent to get Reform at any price. In this, as in other cases, the course taken by the Liberal malcontents might have been defended, if not justified, had it proved wholly successful. But their conduct is condemned by this, that not withstanding the parade of Household Suffrage, the new Reform Bill is not, in reality, a Liberal measure. As soon as the Liberal party shall be again united, and, because united, invincible in the House, its first duty will be the recasting of the Bill which the Tories pride themselves on having carried, and genuine Liberals regard with disdain. Let us hope that the lesson may prove salutary, and that the party may act in unison during the present session. Should any who have hitherto ranked as its members prefer the tortuous policy of Mr. DISRAELI to the straightforward policy of Mr. GLADSTONE, and consider the Liberalism of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER to be more genuine and more thorough than that of the leader of the Opposition, let him definitely change his seat and renounce his allegiance. Next to Tory prejudice nothing lees merits respect than the professed Liberalism of him whose vote is always ready to uphold a Tory minister. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THIS DAY.) The Times indirectly suggests that tho Emperor Napoleon, in his proposition of a oonference, is anxious to solicit the consent of the European powers to the stctus quo till the next vacancy of the Holy See, and then " the Vatican and a garden" for its new occupant as his only kingdom in this world. In other articles the Times treats of the defects of poor law inspection, the report of the Irish Registrar-Oeneral on agricultural statistics, and the mail contract with the Cunard Company, which terminates at the does of the present year. The new arrangement in the latter case is as yet only made for a short time, and the terms are much more favourable to the public than in the case of the Peninsular and Oriental Company. It is observed by the Daily New that if a conference , were to declare the present bounds of the Papal territory inviolable, it would be • return to the principle and practice of the Holy Alliance, and would perpetuate foreign military interventions in Italy. A conference might give the authority of • collective European sanction to the ample securities which Italy is reedy to offer, and the Pope refuses to accept, for the independence of the spiritual sovereignty ; but it will never abolish the temporal power. The relations of India to the Abyssinian war and the proposed impeachment of President Johnson are smog the other topics disowned by the Daily News. The Daily News expects to see Congress continue practically in seism till the close of Mr. Johnson's term and of its own. By so doing it will deprive Mr. Johnson of opportunity to frus trate its measures, will keep • firm hand on all removals and appointments, and will be able to keep an active watch over the reconstruction of the South. The Herakl contends, in opposition to Sir R. Collier, that the principle of the personal payment of rates is not destroyed by the payment of the rate by the landlord. In soother column the Herald protests against the gran an nonnoement by the Mon item. that Allen, Gould, and Larkin were banged for high treason and not for murder. Never, says the Star, was there so ridiculous a pretence as that which was made last session of the personal pay ment of rates operating as a security. The Attorney- General's declaration last night brands it as a complete delusion. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 30, 18 6 7. LATEST INTELLIGENI ROME. The Roman correspondent of La Liberte says : The party of action have shown their satildaction at the departure of General Dumont's division from Rome by throwing some Orsini bombe in the city. Believe me, all is not over ; we are but at the find act of the drama. During the last few days cases of guns, diggers, bombe, and powder have been discovered in several places. The consequence has been that all strangers in Rome who have not lived there for more than four months have been ordered to present themselves within the next three days (from the 25th to the 28th) at the prefecture in Monte Citorlo, in order to explain their presence in the city. This measure, which will be 'rigo rously enforced,shows the kind of tranquillity which exists in the Vatican. How indeed can security exist when the population on all sides, and, what is more serious, the army especially, cry out "to Rome T' The Osserratore Romano of the 22nd criticises the Queen's speech and the proceedings in the British parliament as follows: The discussion of the address has offered the English chambers, as wu to be foreseen, an opportunity of speak ing of Italian affairs. Lord Russell shows his ►version to the French intervention, expressing a hope that the government will disapprove the deed. It is deplorable that a statesman like Lord Russell should be hostile to so grand a cause as that of the Papacy, which interests the whole catholic world. All the responsibility of the inter vention falls on him who swears to fulfil conventions which he meditates to infringe afterwards, and not on him who obliges their observance. Lord Russell knows this better than anyone else, and if he wu in power to-morrowhe could not blame France to justify Italy, wham guilty conduct has roused a universal cry of indignation. Lord Ciadstone is too well known, and from him nothing surprises Eli After having co-operated in ruining the legitimate monarchies in Italy—after having published, to favour the revolution, lies which have remained celebrated—be could not reason otherwise. Meanwhile Italy, with her excesses, loses ground. Lord Houghton believes that the Italians' ardour for invading the Eternal City has somewhat cooled ; and moreover, he thinks that an occupation by France would be preferable to an occupation by the Catholic Purees. In one way or another, even in the House of Lords, there are some who recognise that Rome is not for Italy, but for the Holy Father. The writer criticises England for talking much but doing nothing for her proUges, as in the cases of Denmark and Poland ; he blames her for encouraging Italy in her iniquities, with the full intention of turning her back on her at the critical moment, and winds up as follows : The teinpoeal dominion of the Pope arida, and will exist. It has not been overturned by the bitter political speeches of Lord Palmerston, nor the violent declamations of Lord Gladstone. nor the anger of Lord Russell, nor will it be by the refusal which Lord Stanley gave the House of Commons yesterday to associate himself to the main tenance of the temporal power. (azuria's TILIGRLMS.) THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE ON THE ROMAN QUESTION. FLORENCE, Nov. 30. The Italia refutes the announcement that the Italian government has given its unreserved adhe sion to the proposed conference. The Opinions says that the adhesion of Italy to the Conference must not be interpreted in an absolute manner. Italy, to second the wishes of France, adheres in principle to the Conference but reserves to herself the right of pronouncing herself definitively until France shall have replied to the reserves and questions which it was in the interest of Italy to make. The adhesion, also, of the great Powers must be interpreted with some limitation. We know that Prussia, Russia, and England con tinue to entertain the opinion that they cannot definitively accept the proposal to participate in the Conference unless a clearly defined programme is preliminarily drawn up. _ _ - . The Italia confirm; the statements of the Opinione, and says that the Italian government adheres in principle to the Conference, but at the same time makes known the basis upon which the Conference ought to deliberate. The Pontifical government has done as much on ita part. It is stated that as yet no reply has been received by the Italian government on this subject, conse quently it has not been able to form any definite decision. The Harions confirms these statements. SPAIN. MADRID, Nov. 29. The Austrian Archduke Victor has arrived here. On Sunday he rroceeds to Andalusia, and thence to Portugal. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 29, EVENING. Communication by the Indo-European Telegraph lines is interrupted, owing to a defect in the Persian Gulf cable. THE BRAZILS.. (Arrival of the Shannon, rid Lisbon.) LISBON, Nov. 29. The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's steam ship Shannon,with the above mails, arrived here at 9 a.m. to-day, and would leave for Southampton at 4 p.m., with 48 passengers, 6,4601. in specie, 730 bags of coffee, 50 barrels of arrowroot, 313 rolls of tobacco, and 122 packages of sundries. In consequence of a slight derangement of one engine the Shannon may not reach Southampton till the 4th or sth of December. The Seine arrived at St. Vincent on the 20th, and the Menageries Imperialee steamer Gnienne at Pernambuco on the 11th instant. RIO DE JANIERO, Nov. 9. Erchanee on London, zoi to 201 ; on Paris, 460 to 464. Coffee, good first, 6.000 to 6.500 reis. Total shipments since the departure of the last mail 91,000 bags, of which 11,000 were for the Channel, 14,000 for the North of Europe, 14,000 for the Mediterranean, and 52,00(1 for the United States. Sales, 88,000 bags; stock, 180,000 bags. Freights, 30s. to 325. 6d. BASIL, Oct. 14. Exchange on London, zoi to 20/ ; sugar, white, 2.600 to 3.800 rein ; brown, 2.000 to 2.650 ; cotton, 8.000 rein. PERNAMBUCO, Ocr. 1& Exchange on London, 21 to 21} ; sugar, whites, 4.300 to 4.800 reis ; brown, 2.600 to 2.850 reis ; cotton, 8.500 to 9.600 rein. THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 30. The royal mail steamer Mandingo has ar rived here with 2,9070 z. of gold and 1,7341. in specie and 24 passengers. Her dates are : Fernando Po, October 30 ; Cameroon, 29 ; Old Calabar, 28 ; Benin, November 3 ; Jonah Coffee, 6 ; Monrovia, 11 ; Bonny, 2 ; Lagos, 6 ; Accra, 7 ; LCape Coast Castle, 8 ; Cape Palmas, 10 ; Sierra Leone, 14 ; Bathurst, 17 ; Teneriffe, 21; and Madeira, 23. On October 30, at Benin, a battle took place between Governor Jerry and the Chief Alluma, in which the former was defeated with a heavy loss. At Old Calabar King Archibong still continued his atrocities; but the Europeans were taking measures to prevent any further slaughter of the natives. The other news is unimportant. THE WEEKLY PRESS. The Spectator insists that the only real radical remedy for the disloyalty of Ireland is to identify the people with the soil. This could be effected by what was called in Bengal a " permanent settlement"—the tramp formation of peasant widers and tenant farmers into actual owners paying a quit-rent, and liable to eviction only if they ceased to pay it punctually—and as far as we know by that alone. Of course no one would propose it without full compensation to the landlord for the sacrifice of the estimated future increase in the value of his estate. The only other efficient and logical policy that the Spec tator knows of is to dissolve the union, and give Ireland back her old, and even more than be old, independence. No Englishmen in his senses will propose that. In the opinion of the Saturday Review, the Manchester election bodes ill both for the government and for the old liberal party. Although personal and local coadderations may perhaps have affected the result, the contest lay sub stantially between the supporters of Mr. Disraeli end the adherents of Mr. Gladstone scathe one side, and the fol lowers of Mr. Bright on the other. The extreme party hes obtained a decisive victory is • constituency which fairly repress& the greet manufacturing towns of the north. The Examiner canton& th►t all pacific means of mem- lug the liberation of the Abyssinian captives have net been exhausted. This is proved, it 'aye; by dm fact that at the present time an apiesey is ca its way to King Theodore from the Viceroy of Egypt; and as this is de scribed as a strictly friendly mission, it can require no support from the presence of our army on the coast. Why was not this expedient resorted to before, instead of after a declaration of war? 11 - by, again, if a military demon stration was thought necessary, was no attention paid to the sensible proposition of Sir Samuel Baker. to send an armed embassy of 1,000 men to negotiate for the release of our countrymen? By all accounts, the King cannot pos sibly bring 3,000 men into the field, and of these the greater number are armed with bows and arrows, and the picked men with matchlocks only. A small, well equipped force, proceeding as an escort to an ambassador, rather than as an invading army, would have sufficed to awe, without affronting the King ; but this would not have been war, and nothing less than war will satisfy the government. Endeavouring to deduce the moral of the Fenian execu tions, the Chronicle argues that those who allow that bare justice has not yet been done to a people have no right to presuppose, if it were done, no satisfactory results would follow. Our first obligation is to our own consciences. When we have settled with them, it will be time enough to calculate the gains of doing our duty, Neither of the great political parties has yet seriously taken this initial step in the path of conciliation. What do the land bills introduced and reintroduced even by conservative govern ments mean if not that the relations between landlord and tenant are still defective? What do all the commonplaces of successive generations of liberal maims on the enormity of the Irish! church establiahment mean if not that the mutual position of catholics and protestants is still in capable of being defended, or even excused? It is out of our own mouths that we are judged and condemned. rite essurt. WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. Z. The Queen walked and drove in the grounds yes terday afternoon, accompanied by Princess Louise ; and her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Beatrice, drove ont this morning. The Duchess of Roxburgh° was iu attend. MO& Prinowis Louise, attended by the Hon. Flora Macdonald, went out walking. Prince Leopold also went out walking, attended by Mr. Duckworth. The Earl of Clarendon and Lady Emily Villiers arrived at the Castle yesterday, and had the honour of dining with the Queen and the royal family. Lady Geraldine Somerset, and Major-General Lard Frederick rauhd, had also the honour of being invited. Her Majesty's private band played in the rdrawing-room after dinner before the Duchess of Cambridge and Prin. caw Louise. The Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting were also present. The band played the following reliestion under the direction of Mr. G. Anderson : Overture, " La Part du Diable" Masquerade Beene, Le Pre aux Mires Allegretto tichersando, tiinfoula No. 8 Beethoven. Bolero, " Vespres Slelllennes" Andante and Rondo Haub, „ Oberon" Weber. A deputation, representing the Trustees of !the River Lea, consisting of the Marquis of Salisbury, Mr. Dimedele, M.P., Mr. Franks, Mr. Alderman Gibbons, Mr. J. Meyer, and Mr. J. Merchant, jun., had an interview with the Duke of Richmond and the Right Hon. Stephen Cave, at the office of the Board of Trade, yesterday, on the subject of the introduction of a bill to effect the conservancy of the entire watershed of the River Lea. The lords present at yesterday's sitting of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council were Sir James W. Co'vile, Sir E. V. Williams, Lord Justice Halt, and Sir Lawrence PeeL CABINET COVNCIL.—A cabinet council is ap pointed to be held this afternoon at three o'clock at the First Lord of the Treasury's official residence in Downing-street. Mr. Gladstone is to visit Ormskirk and South port on Thursday, the 19th of December, and to address his constituents there. Lord Henry Percy, M.P., and Lady Louima Percy left town yesterday morning for Perim, on their wey to Cannes for the winter. The marriage of Commander the Hon. Victor Montagu, R.N., second son of the Earl of Sandwich, with Lady Agneta Harriet Yorke, youngest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Hardwicke, took place on Thursday sat at Wimpole Church, Cambridgeshire. We have to announce the death of the Hon. Mrs. Adolphus Liddell, wife of the Hon. Adolphus Liddell, the permanent Under Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment, who died yesterday morning at the family residence at East Sheen, near Richmond. The lamented lady was the youngest daughter of Mr. G. Lane Fox, of Branham, I Yorkshire. She was born 10th May, 1822, and married 14th October, 1845, the Hon. Adolphus Liddell, youngest son of the late Lord Ravensworth, and by whom she leaves • numerous and youthful family. On an early day after the recess Mr. M'Cullagh Torrena will move for a select committee to inquire into the state of our treaty relations with foreign governments regarding extradition, with a view to the adoption of a more permanent and uniform policy on the subject. On Monday Sir Henry Winston Barron will ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether be has consented to have England represented at the proposed conference on Italian affairs, and on what terms. Sir Robert Collier will ask the Secretary of State for War, on Monday, whether a statement which appeared in the Western morning News is correct, to the effect that on the removal of the 40th Regiment from Plymouth to Aldershot, the troops were kept on board her Majesty's troop ship Simoom for three days without bedding or blankets, and were compelled to lia upon bare boards, witkont any covering ; and whether they were kept with out food from 5 p.m. on the 11th November, when they left the ship, until they arrived at Aldershot at half-past 2 the next day. The following members voted last night against the new contract with the Peninsular and Oriental Com pany:—Messrs. W. 8. Allen, A. 8. Anion, J. Candlish, W. Graham, G. Hadfield, Lord W. M. Hay, Mews. H. IL Jackson, G. Leeman, G. J. S. Worn, C. N. Norwood, C. Seely, M. W. Thompson, and the Hon. G. Waldegrare- Laslie Tellers—Mr. lidloren and Mr. J. B. Smith. The Army and Navy Gazttte says that the pon toon raft tried at Woolwich the other day was a great aroma It is admirably suited for the purpose of em barking and disembarking horses and guns of all calibres. As it is intended only to be carried on board ship in lieu of the old paddle-box boats, its weight out of water, though considerable—about 18 tons—does not ranch signify. Nothing can exceed its buoyancy and steadiness in the water. " Applications," says the Army and Navy Gazette, "continue to be made by officers to ths Horse Guards for permission to go to Abyminia in any capacity. Kenyan anxious to be attached to the expedition without pay, sod are ready to make themselves useful in any way that may be approved. The spirit at the bottom of all this is, of course, most creditable ; but the authorities have— and, on the whole, wisely, we think—come to the resolu tion of not sanctioning such volunteering. It may save trouble and disappointment if we make it mown that the Horse Guards will not allow any officer to be connected in any capacity with the Abyssinian expedition, unison his services are specially requested by Sir Robert Napier." The Gardeners' Chronicle congratulates the autho rities of the oathedral church of St. Paul on the suomesful culture of scarlet runners and cauliflower, among the tombstones, at dm north-eastern end of SL Paul's Church. yard, during the past season. A singular expression of sympathy has been offered by "to Ulsterman," who writes to the Dublin /Freeman aa follows :—" Dear beg to forward you the enclosed two shillings for the relief of the three Irish- men executed in Manchester on last Saturday." He is • true eisiatryiaan. A letter from Rome of the 23rd Bays :—"Among the wounded Garibaidiom prisoners at the hospital of St. Agatha there is, besides Kr. J. Soholey, anothse British subjest, who, although a non-oembatant, had the misfor tune to experienoe the •eree►Zles of the'Chassepet rine balls, having lost three fingers of his right hand by one of those marvellous missiles. This is Mr. W. Arthur Benny, who was too sear a spectator of the fight at Montana, and was captured by the French at Monts Boloondo, where he retired to ha►e his wound dressed." AMERICA. (ax ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.) NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 6 P.N. The committee of ways and means recommend the repeal of the cotton tax. The Weser and the City of Paris have arrived out. Closing Prices :—Gold, 1381. Sterling exchange on London, 109. 5-20 United States Bonds, 108; Illinois, 132; Erie, 711. Cotton : Middling Upland, 16. Yesterday was a holiday. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 29. Petroleum : Standard white, 25. COLLISION ON THE HUMBER. LOSS OF THREE LIVES. SHIELDS, FRIDAY Noisy. The brig Artaxerxes, of Exeter, has arrived here with Mr. Morley, master, and a seaman named Smith, the survivors of the crew of the Victor, of Feversham, which latter vessel was sunk off the Humber on Tuesday morn ing. The Victor sailed from the Tyne, coal 'laden, on Mon day boundtoFevorsham, and next morning about 7 o'clock, while the master was Bitting in the cabin, his mate shouted to him, " Jump on deck," and he had just time to do so when a vessel, which proved to be the Artaxerxes, ran into them OD the port side abaft the rigging. The blow was • very fearful one, and the master and Smith had just time, the one to get hold of the Artaxerxes' bowsprit and the other the anchor stock, when the Victor went bodily down, drowning the remainder of the crew—two seamen and a boy. Mr. Morley and Smith were hauled on board the Artaxerxes and saved. The Artaxerxes was • ligh ship, and was bound to the Tyne. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) SATURDAY, NOVIKOZI 30, 8 AiL )Isbema 6d. D. 48, E. E. W. 1 . 3 ... " .. W. X 1 to 0. N - 6 O 6O 44 B.W. ill 1. D. oe 1 Aberdon . .76 44 8.& W. W.N.W. ho 0.01 3 Leith - - Ardrosesa 19.76 8. 8. o 0.01 5 °meow& - .64 48 &W. &W. bro 0.10 - irsleolls O4 61 B.&W. 8. tr 043 5 Cape Clear Roche's Point .68,61 8. 8. r 0.46 7 Ibirpool..- . Al B.IL OE. br - 3 Holyhead - - Penesace lO9OO 8. 8. br 0.13 7 Bred .-- 00 46 8. 8.8. E. tr 0.04 6 LANA . .12'36 8. E. to - 2 Itochetort MBOI E. 8.12. K 1 - I Plymouth Weymouth .0245 8. 8. o - 4 Portsmouth .06 42 B.&W. W.S.W. - 6 London - rerisouth 40.16 381 8. W. o - I Scarborough 30.03 28 B.OW. W.&W. co - 3 Shields 9l 41 B.W. OW in - 11 Holdor L- . -I - - -.- - Since yesterday there has been every large decrease of pressure at all stations, which amounts to more than stn-tenths of an inch on the south coast of Ireland. The difference of pressure this morning between Valencia and Rochefortis nearly 07 of an Inch. Strong southerly winds have been Belt at most stations in the south, amounting to a gale on the blab coed, accom panied by a high sea. Fresh southerly winds are now prevalent. Temperatures are high except on the east coast and in France. Much fog and mist are reported from the southern stations. THE QUICKEST PASSAGE TO nw YORK.—The list postage of the Inman steamer City of Paris to New York is the finest ever made by any steamer. Leaving Roehe's Point, Cork, on the 21st at 4 p.m., she arrived off Sandy Nook at half-past 3 yesterday afternoon, making the voyage in seven days twentythrse hours and thirty minutes apparent time, or eight days four hours real time, being at the ate of more than fourteen knots or sixteen miles per hour. No vessel of the Cunard fleet hes equalled this run. On Thursday morning at 7 o'clock, on the Moe de la Roquette, Paris, June Avinsin was executed for the murder of Isidore Vincent, and of a farmer named Duguet, an old man of 75. The convict, who was a butcher by trade, hoped almost to the last moment that his petition for a commutation of the sentence would be granted by the Emperor—not because he denied his crime, but because of his age, which was close on 70. A large crowd had col lected to witness the execution. Owing to the thick fog which prevailed nothing could be seen but the twinkling of a few lights in the windows of the prison and the moment ' ary gleam of the lantern which the executioner was obliged to hold to enable him to see that the convict, after being strapped to the plank on the scaffold, was properly placed under the huge blade ; and they knew that all was over when they caught its ghastly glitter as it rushed down when the cord that held it suspended was cut. In less than half an hour the crowd had dispersed. M. Bosco, the well-known conjuror, spent the winter of 1858-59 in Berlin, and was one day summoned to appear at the palace, in order to exhibit his art before the present King, at that time Prince Regent, and the court. Among other apparatus he had a terrestrial globe, upon which Prussia was made to appear extremely small. Bosco advanced to the Prince, who was sitting on an armchair in the front row, and asked him to take the globe in his hands. The Prince did so, when, to his astonishment, the formerly little Prussia began to assume much larger dimensions. " Your royal highness perceives," said Bosco, " how Prussia will become aggrandised under your hands." The trick was loudly applauded at the time, bat little did the spectators imagine that what was intended as a courtly jest was destined to become political earnest within seven years from that time. "The preliminaries for the trial of Garibaldi," says the Italia, " are still in progress. The general has undertaken to appear when called upon, and, in the mean time, not to leave Caren." Somo of the Florence journals state that an opera, both the wore and libretto of which have been composed by Mme. R►tsaui, is shortly to be performed at the Pergola Theatre at Florence. It is called Wilfrid Hofbark. - MM. Godard, the aeronauts, made an ascension in the Titan from Brussels on Wednesday morning, ac. companied by Mmes. Henri and Chenvel, artiste of the Pavillon de Fiore, and a French traveller, M.. Terme. The balloon, after hovering for some time over Liege, came down neav Beaufays, in the grounds of a country seat belonging to H. Eberhard, where the travellers remained a short time to partake of a luncheon offered by the steward of the proprietor. At half-past 3 they resumed their aerial journey, and the Titan, after Tieing to a con siderable height, descended in perfect safety towards 4 in the afternoon at Bois-le-Comte, between Beaufays and Sprimont. The Avenir National relates that the pupils of the College of Rennes rebelled in the evening of Saturday last. The revolt was directed against one of the ushers, who was nearly killed in striving to enforce respect for authority, the little revolutionists having buried him underneath a mattress, and being in the act of smothering him when the arrival of the inspector gave the man an opportunity of extricating himself. Nevertheless, the superior functionary in question could not make himself obeyed, and was obliged to threaten the intervention of th e military. To which one of the insurgents proudly replied, " So much the better—that will give us arms !" The comedy ended by the expulsion of 84 of the pupils ; but that measure is not likely to he definitive, being in all probability too sweeping. . _ _ - - Taarric=UßN/L-11e traffic receipts of rail ways in the United Kingdom amounted for the week ending November 23, on 13,072 miles, to 720,4101., and for the corresponding week of lad year on 12,773 miles, to 682,290/., showing an increase of 332 miles and of 38,1201- The gross receipt& on the following 14 railways amounted, in the aggregate, on 9,423 miles, to 607,015, and for the c orresponding week of 1866, on 9,151 miles, to 572,7911., showing an increase of 272 milesand of 34,260/. The increase on the Caledonian amounted to 343/. ; on the Great Eastern to 7381. ; the Great Northern to 3,4921. ; on the Great Southern and Western to 331. ; on the Great Western to 3,599/. ; on the Lanca shire and Yorkshire to 1,54 06 ; on the London and North Western to 7,1301. ; on the London and Brighton to 2,0656 ; on the London and South Western to MK ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire to 3111. ; on the Midland to 7,547/. ; on the North British to 2,318/. ; on the North Eastern to 3,2771. ; and on tbe South Eastern to 1,2981.; —total, 34,2601. The goods and mineral traffic on those lines amounted to 375,9131., and for the corre sponding week of 1866 to 352,081., showing an increase of 7.3,2851. The receipts for pedengers, pan:els, &c., amounted to 231,1381., against 240,163/., showing an in crease of 10,9756 The traffic receipts on 52 other lines amounted, on 3,649 miles, to 113,3501., and for the come. speeding week of last year, on 3,589 miles, to 109,499 7. , showing an indeed of 60 miles and of 3,8601. The total receipts of the past week show a decrease of 2,6671., as compared with those of the preceding week, ending the 16th inst. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(Tl►s DAY.) The house met at noon. METROPOLITAN STREETS ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Thia bill way read a third tints sad pawed, EAST LONDON MUSEUM SITE BILL. This bill pamied through committee, mad was afterwards read s third time and passed. INCOME•TAX BILL. hil On the order of the day for the second reading of thi s l, Mr. D. GRIFFITH said he thought the bill bad not yet received enough consideration. Neither the house nor the country bad yet had an opportunity of seriously considering the Abyssinian expedition, which was a sort of political luxury. (Laughter.) The clue who would be most affected by the expense were per. sons in position of clerks and others having from 1001. to 150 f. a year, and who were already suffering from the high price of provisions. The artisans as a ekes were mare likely to benefit than to suffer from an extraordinary ea. penditure of public money. The hon. member concluded by proposing that persons having incomes under 2007. a year should be exempted from the operation of the bill. Mr. HUNT hoped the house would pass the bill with. out any alteration. The bill was then read a second time. CONSOLIDATED FUND (2,000,0001.) BILL This bill was read a second time. B.ILES OF REVERSIONS BILL This bill was considered am amended and read a third time. The hoses adjourned at ballast 12. THE SOUTH LEICESTERSHIRE ELECTION. OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE POLL (TIM DAY.) (BY TELEGRAPH.) LEICESTER, SAMMY. P. 11 2,302 Psi! Majaril7 far Peat, 39. The Leicester Chronicle and Mercury of to-day, describing the proceedings of Thursday, says :—" The interest grew to a climax about midday, when the liberal majority evident in the Leicester polling district, exclusive of the returns from the rural districts, was at its highest, and the hopes of all liberals became exultant. But the receipt of unfavourable returns in the afternoon from the landlord-ridden districts of the division, rapidly and greatly diminished the majority, sad then apprehensions began to be entertained by Mr. Paget's supporters as to the result. Another turn in the tide was noted, and it was then perceived that, astonishing as was the intelligence from Market Bosworth, klallaton, and liarborough, the liberal etee•gh was too solid to be broken or annihilated. Between 6 and 7 o'clock Mr. Paget, makinghie way through the densely-packed crowd, which cheerfully made a lane for him to pass through, proceeded to the Central Com mittee-room, and presented himself at one of the windows ; and there bunt forth such • roar of acclamation u is seldom heard within the predate of our ancient borough. Thanking the people heartily for their generous kindness to him, the newly-elected liberal member usured them that he was quite ea*, which announcement was received with renewed acclamations. The exact number of the majority was, he said, a little uncertain ; but he bad not the slightest doubt be was at that moment their elected HR. JOHN BRIGHT, Jt.P., ON THE IRISH LAND QUESTION. Mr. Henry Dix Hutton publishes in the Spec tator the following letter received by him from Mr. John Bright : " Rochdale, Nov. 11,1867._ "My dear sir,—l have read your Prussia and Ireland' with much interest, and, as far as you go, I agree with you, but I think more requires to be done. Your plan is to help tenants to buy farms where owners are willing to sell, to lend them money on easy terms, and to take good security for the transaction. Owners are not very willing to sell, and the process of restoration, of creating an Irish proprietary, would be very slow. In my speech in Dublin a year ago, I suggested another plan, not unlike yours, but more certainly operative, and with which yours might be combined. I proposed a par. liamentary commission, empowered to buy large estates, particularly of English proprietors of Irish property, and to resell them in existing farms to existing tenants, on terms something like those which you propose. A sum of 5,000,009/. thus at the disposal of the commission would secure some large estates, and the process of creating ' farmers, owners of farms,' would begin at once, and would go on rapidly. Your plan in fifty years would do muchgood, mine would do much in five years, and in twenty years or less would change the aspect of things in Irelan‘ ou want the change we are both in favour of, that is, ire want to make the Irish farmer attached to the soil by the tie of ownership rather than by that which now exists, the necessity to have a holding in land that he may live. , We want, further. to beget a new and better national ' sentiment, to convince erfry Irishman now on the land that we do not intend to drive him across the Atlantis, but to remain a contented dweller on his own soil. I think my scheme would do this, would give hope and faith, and inspire him with a belief in the future, and stimulate him to effort and industry. You will see the duns Tame between your scheme and mine—yours is for a long time, and for the future—mine is to grapple at once with the desperate malady which keeps your country in a state of chronic discontent and insurrection. Your plan may be more easily secured, but our children will only see much result from it—mine would, I think, re• store confidence and banish speedily some of the despair and disloyalty which so extensively prevail. In seined our colonies, in Canada and in New Brunswick, I believe government has bought off landlords' rights with Ma advantage to the people; why not try something is Ireland? Thanking your for your excellent pamphlet, I am very truly yours, J BRIGHT. " Henry Dix Hut ton, Esq., Dublin." We are authorised to contradict the statement in the Globe of last evening that Mr. Guth:ridge had an interview with the Home Secretary on Thursday on the " Nunnery case." THE INNS or COURT VOLUNTBERS.—This moili. log, at 11 o'clock, the Inns of Court Volunteers (the " Devil's Own") assembled on the large open space in the Temple, and paraded in marching order. At half-pistil the battalion, preceded by its band, marched out for the Waterloo Station, and . aded to Richmond, where tut ion, will take this afternoon by Colonel &skins, the Inspector of Volunteers. LITZEARY AND fIinENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR Till MssuiNil IVEZE.—Monday: Royal Institution, at 2, left ral monthly meeting. F.ntoinoinical, at 7. ifele , Aindemy, at 8, " Sculpture," Mr. Weetmacott. Tuesday: Horticultural, at 3, general meeting. Byre-Egyptian, et 7j, " Assyrian and Babylonian Invasions of Palestine,' Mr. Sher Engineers , at 8, " Victoria-bridge, Sicteda Station, imlioo" Mr. Wilson ; " New Railways at B at. tersaa, kc.," lit. Fox. Wednesday: Geological, at 3, " Graptolites of the Skiddaw Series," Dr. Nicholson: " Fossil Coral', West Indies, Part 1V.," Dr. Duncan. Society of Arts, at 8, " Relation between Health and Wages," Dr. Stallard. Thursday : Linnean, at 8, " Lowe Annelids," Mr. Lankostor ; " Moloch Horridus, :south Australia," Mr. Wilson. Chemical, at 0, "Artificial Foimation of Conmaria Acid," Mr. Peskin. Royal, a t Ai. Antiquaries, at Bi. " Onntoriation of Roman Britiin," gr. Coots. Friday : philological, at Bt, "Prevalent Ems" in the Treatment of Latin Suffixes," Professor Key.— dthentrum. THE SMITHFIELD CLUB SHOW.—Preparations for the approaching show of fat cattle by the Smithfield Club, at the Agricultural-hall, Islington, have actively cce• meeced, and last evening the spacious interior of the building was lighted up, to enable the operations of us' Lenten and other mechanics to he carried on. The days of show will be Monday, the 9th December, and four fol lowing days. The admittance on Monday, after 2 o'clock" or so soon as the judges may have finished their awards, will, as usual, be five 'billings. Exhibitors and membet , of the Smithfield Club, whose subscriptions for the prem o ge year are paid up will be admitted to the galleries du ri * the time of ju 7 d ‘ne r, but will not be allowed to Mtn:arse friend. On ay, Wednesday, Thursday, and FOII the entrance charge will be one shilling. The exhibit's , will finally close at 10 o'clock on Friday evening. The "" rangsments for the arrival of beasts are the mane as than o'clock lad doc k year. r r ihe Al nia l h aninuda t of Batu m rd us a t y, e th a e t 7 th t e h oyaf 'd Doze be f o re nitier 10 . 1 being determined to dose the gates at that hour pow tudly. It will tend very much to the generid convenicac e . and will be also beneficial to persons who observe the Ili. ~ if exhibitors will sank their animals in on Friday, in wlla are they will have to observe that the gates close at 9 a that evening. THE CHAPEL ROYAL, Saver.—The following i!s list of the prosobars at the Chapel Royal, Savoy, dofe i l Advent :--rwer, Rev. Dr. Haney, preacher to iig Hon. Society of Gray's-elan ; Doc. 8, Rev. Dr. = lassistant preacher in the Tang& ; Dec. 15, Rev. Brooke, honorary chaplain to her Majesty ; Dec. V : lit Dr. Monssil, vicar of Hakim. The Mahon of Illinois in. hold a confirmation in the chapel on Dec. 8.