The Express. — London, England, 1867-04-23 00:00:00

V . . ll' R .lll ) • Y 7 rft nr n icl 7 ‘; ELX2 • r 4 11 t rtg.s3, • { VI : i-'' - -- - LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 23, 1867. No. 6,462.] [STAMPED, Id. ADDITIODAL►] [TWOPENCE LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK, and PHILA DELPHIA :,rEAII-SkIll• t`, :Awes Mills. :•e Cowpony's luU.powered Stausien will be despaidtftl NOTICE. —BELGRA VIA, forMAY, will be pub- Used uu SATURDAY next, Ma Int.;, price ls. Illus trated. THE VOLUNTEER REVIEW. FROM LIVF.RPOOI. to NEW YORW :it* oF LI M Saturday, April 29. iiIV OE l'A it Is. Wednesday, April dl. I M . uy M ANCIIESTER, saturday, April 27 . I t OF 'OW YORK, Wednesday, May 1 And every V.'edneaday sad Saturday. cabin paresis by tin rind steausers smiling every Wednesday, 17, and 21 guineas, according to the accommodatior. .reread passage includes a full impel, of cooked provision& fermiers for Canada and the United SWIM booked through or al advantageous terms.—For further particulars apply to FILIAM IN VAN, 22. Waterretreet, Liveepool: sad kr LIVID , .1 YACE y , tl . Wing Wilhoinalroot. Loadon. NOTICE. —LETTERS from LILLIPUT, by Gnomic AIOCSTCS BAIA, will eeinesence In the MAY NUMBER of BELORAVIA, conducted by M. E. BIAUPON. Beady April 27. Price la The approximate strength of the forces upon the ground at Dover yesterday were as follows : FULD BATTIIIIIB-ROYAL ARTILLZRY .. 175 FIeLD Barriatta—Votrwrxwas. NOTICE. —LONDON SQUARES, by WALT= THORMICRY, will counnento In the MAY NVIIBIR of BELGRAVIA, conducted by M. E. BRADUON. Reedy Apoll 27. Moo be. lit Brigade . 2nd ditto.— :ird ditto.... 4th ditto... 298 116 314 711 NOTICK—CIRCE, the New Novel by -LI BASSIIIOI.OII Winne, will he continued In the MA I N I'M SKR et BILLOHAVIA, conducted by St. E. Wadden. Ready April 47. 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Ism°. ed._ Orford. and CarobridSL PAINLESS SYSTKII OF DENTISTRY. Jost Ton I:4l6lted, pew 3d., or post free foot 11°11AL ABOLITION of PAIN in DENTLSTRY. 1; Ilion GABRIEL, Qs old m 646116644 DWITIIITS, 66, LUDGATIMILL, CITY, iLondon. 64, INARL6Y,STREET. W., i VA I) UKE.STIAXET. LIVERPOOL • • ' 'Atte& and'iriesTe - siiroiio7e7mi:ntiii dental nursery ."—HeraJd. - - - - - - - - - TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. (nurses nazonAms.) FRANCE. PARIS, APRIL V. The Duke de Grammont returned to Vienna yes terday. The Eknda,•d of this evening says :—" The Minister of War has addressild a circular to the different military commandants informing them thatallofficers, non-commissioned officers, corporals, and brigadiers, now absent on six months' fur lough must rejoin their regiments by the 30th April, for the purpose of drilling the men of the reserve on their way to the depots for that object, as it is necessary that the cadres should be complete." The same journal states that the chief portion of the Mexican expeditionary corps will be sent to their homes on leave of absence. Marshal Foray has had an attack of cerebral hemorrhage. His condition is critical, but all hope of his recovery is not yet abandoned. The Patric publishes private despatches from Berlin, according to which the views of England, Russia, and Austria on the subject of Luxemburg have been communicated almost simultaneously to the Prussian government, and that the attitude of those powers has therefore entered upon a new phase. The Patric adds that the despatches of the three powers all represent the political situa tion in a light favourable to the maintenance of peace. MARRIAGE OF THE DUKE OF FLANDRES. BRUSSELS, APRIL 22, EvEmma. The King of the Belgians and the Count of Flanders, with a numerous suite, lef to-night at 10.37 p.m. for Dusseldorff, on their way to Berlin, where the marriage between the Princess of Hohen zollern and the Count of Flanders is about to be solemnised. TEE AUSTRO-ITALIAN TREATY OF COMMERCE. FLORENCE, Mitt, 22. Yesterday evening the conferences relative to the treaty of commerce between Italy and Austria ter minated, and the treaty will shortly be signed and ratified. The convention secures to both States various reciprocal advantages. THE COBDEN STATUE AT MANCHESTER. The ceremony of inaugurating the statue of the late Mr. Cobden, erected in Bt. Ann's-square, Manchester, took place yesterday (Easter Monday). The proceedings commenced with a grand procession of trades, temperance, friendly, political, and other societies, with bands of music, Ninners, &c., which started at two o'clock from the stone flags between the Peel and Wellington statues in front of the Royal Infirmary. The first division of the procession comprised the trade societies, which included the pattern makers, French polishers, tailors, saddlers' society, amalgamated engineers, glass cutters, operative car penters and joiners, bakers, bruehmakers, bleachers, boilermakers, brickmaken, braufounden, and book binders. The second division, consisting of friendly and co-operative societies, included the Druids (75 branches), with deputations from other societies at Rochdale, Colne, Bolton,Rradford, Banoldswick, and many other towns. The political societies included the Reform Union and the Reform League, with deputations from nearly all the large towns surrounding Manchester. The procession closed with the temperance societies, which mustered in considerable strength. The route taken by the procession was London. road, Grosvenor-street, Oxford-road, Portland-street, Pic cadilly, and Market-street, to St. Ann's-square, a distance of about two miles. While the procession was on ite route some of the leading Mends and co-labourers with the late Mr. Cobden in the free-trade movement assembled in the Mayor's Parlour at the Town-hall, and amongst them were Mr. Basley, M.P., Sir Elkanah Armitage, Mr. Henry Ash worth, Mr . Geo. Wilson (formerly chairman of the League), Mr. Charles Cobden, Mr. John Stagg, Mr. Wm. Shia, Mr. Hugh Meson, Mr. Whitworth, M.P., Mr. Jacob Bright, Mr. Malcolm Ross (President of the Chamber of Commerce), Mr. S. Watts, Mr. Francis Taylor, Mr. H. Rawson, Dr. J. Watts, Alderman Crewdaon, and Alder man Romney. At 3 o'clock these gentlemen proceeded from the Town-hall to a platform erected on the western side of the square, in advance of the statue. By this time the greater portion of the people who had walked in pro. cession had assembled in St. Ann's-square, which was densely filled with people. All the windows and the tops of many of the buildings were also crowded, a great number of ladies being amongst the occupants of the windows. The Mayor presided at the ceremony, and the proceedings commenced with a report of the Memorial Committee, which was read by Dr. Watts. The purport of the report was that the Cobden Memorial Committee was constituted at a public meeting summoned by the mayor (M. Bennett), in April 1865, when it was agreed to erect a statue, and opinions were expressed to the effect that any surplus fund that might be obtained should be devoted to educa tional purposes. The total subscription amounted to 4,4601. L.h. 3d. The committee selected Mr. Marshall Wood as the sculptor, who prepared the statue at a cost of 2,5001., and 1,250/. had been given out of the surplus fund to endow a chair of political economy in the Owen's College, Manchester, leaving 7681. to expend in prizes for teachers and pupil teacher.. The report having been read, Mr. Geo. Wilion addressed the aseemblage, briefly to upon the principal events of the demised states man's life, and the statue was then unveiled amidst great cheering. The figure is an exceedingly fine, clear, massive bronze casting of a very superior quality of metal, and represents Mr. Cobden in the attitude of addressing the House of Commons. The sculptor had mainly given his attention to ideal works, and this, we believe, fs his first attempt at portrait *cult ture. In selecting the pose be was desirous of placing his subject in an argumentative rather than a declamatory position, and all who have yet seen the figure agree that he has been happily successful in his object. The likeness is also pronounced to be exceedingly good. The figure is ten feet high. and stands upon a lofty equate pedestal, in each face of which are large slabs of polished granite. The face of the figure looks towards the front of the Royal Ex change. After Mr. Wilson had addressed the assemblage Mr. Barley and several other gentlemen said a few words, and this terminated the proceedings. The weather was fine, and the number of people attracted into the town by the inaugural ceremony was very great. SEVERE GALE AT LIVERPOOL—A very severe gale. accompanied by heavy showers of rain, swept over Liverpool from 10 o'clock on Saturday night until an early hour on Sunday morning. Mr. Hartnup, of the Liver pool observatory, states that the horizontal motion was 62, and at 4.30 a.m. on Sunday, the pressure was 361 b. to the square foot. During the greater part of the storm the wind blew from the west to west by north, and fortunately it was so, otherwise the shipping outside the port would have no doubt suffered severe damage. Inland, however, the storm was felt with much severity, and several splendid obis in Shisl-park were blown down. lit Brigade 2nd ditto 3rd ditto I wt Brigade 2nd ditto lit Brigade 2nd 3rd ditto... 1,%3 1,949 SKS Total 6,7a THIRD Dm&los. 1,437 1,796 Total 3,235 Fol. RTH DIVUIIOII. Total. 1,753 3,Z,35 7M9 Grand total 24,034 These are the field atrengthsof the respective divi sions and brigades as furnished on the ground, but as some corps that arrived late are not included, the real number of troops present probably amounted to about 25,000. Even while the march past was going on, preps rations were being made for the sham fight which was to follow. Each corps, after passing the saluting point, marched directly to the position which it was to occupy in the subsequent encounter. The guiding idea of these operations was that an in vading force having landed about Deal or Widmer, supported bye squadron of men of war, and seeking to take possession of Dover in order to secure its communication with the sea, was moving upon the Castle. The attacking force, which occupied a position extending from the Deal road to the height just above " The Cobbler," was repre sented by the Ist and 2nd divisions of in fantry, the two field batteries of Royal Artillery, and the Ist brigade of Volunteer Artillery. The troops composing this force were among the first to march past, and one of the most striking incidents of the day was the spectacle which they presented as they marched across the valley which intervened between the positions of attack and defence, and ultimately took up their post on the crown of the height which they wore to occupy. During a great part of the march past the weather had been over cast, but just as these troops were formed in position the sunbroke through the clouds ; the bright scarlet of the line regiments was vividly contrasted with the green and grey of the volunteers brigaded with them, and both columns came out in broad relief against the dull earthy colour of the hill side against which they stood. The defending army was composed of the 3rd and 4th divisions of infantry, the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th bri lades of field bat teries, andthe cavalry, and repn sented a force which had moved out of Dover to drive back the enemy. The marching past, which commenced at 12 o'clock, terminated about twenty minutes past 1, and at twenty minutes to 2 the discharge of a gun' from the Castle gave the signal for the commence ment of active operations. At that time the op posing forces were drawn up in line on opposite sides of a somewhat deep valley, which extends from almost immediately below the Castle-hill Fort to the sea. The right of the attacking and the left of the defending force rested upon the Deal road, and the flanks of both miniature armies were covered by artillery. The attacking force was supported by the squadron, and one disadvantage under which the defending army laboured was being exposed to the tire of the ships of war, which besides engaging the castle batteries, might at one period of the engagement have thrown both shot and shell into its ranks. As is generally the case in real battles, this mock encounter began with, the skirmishers, who for some time maintained a brisk interchange of shots. It was obvious from' the commencement that the principal intention of the defending force was to outflank the enemy upon his left, and so, while intercepting his advance upon the Castle, to cut off his communication with the sea, and deprive him of the assistance which, by way of support or supplies, he might derive from his fleet. With this object the greater portion' of the defending army was placed upon the right of the position, and the work of amusing the enemy who was presumed not to see through the designs of the gallant defenders of Dover, was left to the artil lery. This arm appearedto be quite equal to the task imposed upon it, for after a short time the skir mishers on the right of the attsAing force were compelled to fall back upon their supports, a movement which was speedily imitated by their fellows along the rest of the 'line. Immediately this change occurred the spectators, who were allowed to take pretty much what course they pleased, rushed to the conclusion that the enemy had received a decided check, and following the advancing skirmishers of the defending force made their way well up the slope which was occupied by the invaders. Great, however, was their surprise when, for some reason to them (and to all but the commanders of the two forces) unknown and in comprehensible, the skirmishers of the attacking force again advanced, and they found themselves exposed to the fire of both friend and foe. This advance of the skirmishers was most marked on the centre of the line, at or about the deepest part of the gully in which the two parties were engaged. For some time the sharpshooters who covered the defending force yielded to the superior force of their assailants ; but after a abort time, taking advantage of the enclosures of a farm house, the ifougoniont or La Ray° Sainte of this ac tion, and assisted by the rune of the Castle, which about this time opened fire for the first time, they were able to hold their own. The akir mishers upon the right of the attacking force pressed forward with great gallantry, vigorously supported by the wing to which they were attached, but although, as far as could be discovered, they had no antagonists but some field guns which kept belching out fire and fumes, they did little more than hold their ground and secure a point upon which as on a pivot the whole force might ultimately swing round. The brunt of the battle, however, was towards the sea, where the centres of the two forces and the right wing of the defenders and left wing of the assailants were now hotly engaged. The defenders were constantly tending towards their right, and the assailants, harassed both by the file fire of the infantry, by the field artillery, and by the guns of the castle ; and as yet but very imperfectly assisted by their ships, were com pelled to abandon their communication with the sea, and turning upon their extreme right as upon a point to throwing their whole force back towards the Deal road. It was not, however, until after a severe struggle that they adopted this manoeuvre. For some time the two lines wore actively engaged, file firing at a safe dis tance being kept up on both sides with great spirit and unflagging energy. At one moment it seemed as if the defenders were being overpowered. Their centre retired more and more under the protection of the Castle guns ; but it speedily ap peared that this movement was intended to induce the enemy to press forward upon that point to weaken his left wing, and thus favour the flanking movement, with a view to which the operations of the defending force had from the outset been di rected. The assailants were bound by the pro gramme to suffer defeat ; they therefore fell into 'the trap which had been laid for them, and while their whole attention was directed towards the centre, the right wing of the defending force was pushed so far seaward as to entirely overlap them. Had they, indeed, not changed their front, it would have been absolutely in their I rear; and it was at this time that they commenced in earnest to awing themselves back from the right. At first this movement was directed only to the obtaining a better position in which to resists the assaults of their opponents. On the crest of the hill they made an obstinate stand, and for some time both lines were completely engaged. Ultimately, however, the attacking force was overpowered, and continuing the retreat they fell back to a position in front of the village of Guston, where a tolerably deep valley divided them from their antagonists. There was no good military reason why the defending force should not have pursued the advantage which they had gained, and completed the victory ; but the time for the return to London was approaching, and hostilities being suspended, the several corps com posing the two forces marched back by different routes to Dover. Although not exactly part of the volunteer operations something must be said of the manwuvres of th► marine squadron. Early in the afternoon the Terrible, paddle frigate, the Virago, and the Lizard, got up steam, and accompanied by a couple of gunboats stood in towards the point at which the attacking force was supposed to be landing. In covering this operation they exchanged shots with a coastguard station, without loss on either side : and afterwards, when the battle was at its height, they engaged the batteries both of the Castle and of the Western Forts. The manwuvring of these vessels of war was quite as interesting as that of the troops in the field. Steaming along the line of the fortifications, now in one direction and now in another, they fired first the starboard and then the port broadside, which was promptly responded toby the guns from the Guildford, the Shoulder of Mutton, and other batteries of the Castle and batteries on the Western Heights, the guns in all of which were served by volunteer artillerymen, with the assistance, and to a certain extent under the direc tion, of members of the regular force. There were two brigs attached to the squadron, but as the wind and tide were both adverse they were pre vented from taking any part in the engagement ; and some of the gunboats did not discharge a shot until they took part in the general fusillade with which the sea operations terminated. REFORM DEMONSTRATION IN BIRMINGHAM. BIRMINGHAM, MONDAY EVENING. Another great reform demonstration has taken place here to-day. As in August last, it was pro moted by the Reform League, with the counte nance and co-operation of the Liberal Association. Every branch and every trade had its own brilliant banner and appropriate motto, so that the processions, as they moved in long lines through the streets, pre sented a brilliant appearance, and when united in a solid mass stretched away as far as the eye could reach. In other respects the effect was made exciting by the various bands of music att►ched to each divi sion. The glassblowers made the best of the thew amongst the trades, they exhibited a complete dessert service, and many other specimens of that class of manufacture. As the procession moved along it was greeted with cheers by the spectators who lined the way. The first division of this procession arrived at ,lirookfield at half-past one o'clock; but it waa three quarters of an hour later before all had reached the ground, and then as seen from an embankment overlook ing the valley it was undoubtedly • rut assembly. We do not pretend to any special accuracy of estimate in saying that there might be, as a maximum, 60,000 people on the ground ; but it is also fair to state that some people gauged the number at 100,000, and even beyond that. Arrived at this spot the people took up their position in front of the eight waggons from which the assigned speakers were to address them ; and as many listened and heard, and cheered, as could be expected under such trying circumstances. The following resolutions were carried by acclamation : Ist. "That this meeting, reviewing the progress of events, is more than ever convinced that the only true and permanent basis for just and equal representation of the people is registered residential manhood suffrage, protected by the ballot." 2nd. " That this meeting believes that the (so-called) Reform Bill of the present government would but Intensify and increase the evils of dam legisla tion, and that its checks and recta - lotions are an injustice and an insult to the people ; and this meeting, therefore, protests against the bill becoming law, unless those chocks and restrictions are removed." 3rd. " That while this meeting desires to maintain peace, law, and order in this country, it believes that the continued obstructions to reform, and the treachery of the House of Commons in reference to that great constitu tional question, will tend to exasperate a loyal and indus trious people, and, if persevered in, may ultimately lead to anarchy and revolution. This meeting further resolves that this and the foregoing resolutions be forwarded to her Majesty's government." 4th. " That this meeting, whilst regretting the reported resignation of Mr. Glad- stone of the leadership of the reform party, more deeply deplores the defection at the last moment of so large a portion of the liberal members, that in his opinion ten. dered necessary the course be has adopted ; and this meet ing hereby calls upon every liberal member of the house to' ' give Mr. Gladstone such an assurance of future support as will enable him to re-assume the position he has so ably and faithfully held, and which it is most important he should keep in order to secure without protracted agita tion a satisfactory measure of reform." The proceedings at Brookfield' were brought to a close before four o'clock, and the people dispersed very quietly ; nothing even of the semblance of disorder prevailed throughout. The police were in attendance to direct order; beyond that they had nothing whatever to do. Mr. Bright did not accompany the procesaion. In the evening a meeting was held in the Town hall, which was densely crowded in every part ; the Mayor, Mr. G. Dries, presided, and was supported by the members for the borough, Mr. Scholefield and Mr. Bright, Archdeacon Sandford, Professor Rogers, Mr. Beales, M.A., Mr. Baldwin, and the representatives of the Provincial Reform leagues, with the leading liberals of the town and neighbourhood. Messrs. Bright and Scholefield met with a most enthusiastic welcome. The MAYOR having briefly opened the proceedings, . _ The Rev. Mr. Oiand. moved the drat resolution, as follows:—" That this meeting, reviewing the progress of events, is more than ever convinced that the only true and permanent basis of a just and equal represent►tion is re gistered residential manhood suffrage protected by the bal lot." The rev. gentleman, in the course of his observations, mid they were determined to insist on universal manhood suffrage, both for the boroughs and the counties, and they would not desist from their agitation until they had roused the whole country to insist upon this concession to the rights and privileges of every Englishman. Mr. G. NerrALL seconded the resolution, which was sup ported by Mr. W. Wiuoitr, who strongly denounced the intrigues of Mr. Disraeli, and the treacherous conduct of political nonentities like Mr. Roebuck, Lord Grosvenor, 1 and Mr. Doulton and their friends. Mr. Beatza spoke to the resolution, congratulating the people of Birmingham on the result of the day's proceed ings, which eclipsed their now historical efforts in 1812. They were true to their traditions, and they would in 1867 insist upon the great work of 1832 being completed by a real measure of democratic reform, and not another sham aristocratic dodge, which could never settle the ques tion. The bill was full of the most gross and the most unjust inequalities. It could never satisfy the demands of the people, who had now risen in their might, and were determined that an aristocratic monopoly of political power should exist no longer. The resolution was carried amidst loud cheers. Mr. J. 8. Warmer moved the second resolution—" That this meeting regards the limitations of the borough fruit. chime in the government bill u wholly inconsistent with an honest and sufficient extension of the suffrage, and de. tennonger and donkey, although it would take a week to clams its opinion that the measure now before parliament, travel from here to London, yet running athwart the Lon inasmuch as it require. the personal payment of rates by don And North Western line, might bring to total destruc• every occupier and a residence of two years, and does not tion a great express train ; and so very small men—(loud include any clause for the enfranchisement of lodgers, is • cheers)—very small men, who during their whole political virtual denial of the claims of the working CLOWN to their lives have not advanced the question of reform by one hair's rightful or any share of political power." breadth or by one moment in time, can at • critical hour Mr. G. Barn seconded the resolution. like this throw themselves athwart the objects of • great party Mr. Scooterisa.n, M.P., who wee warmly received, said end mar, it may be, a great measure that ought to affect that the successful demonstration of that day had shown the interests of the country beneficially for all time. most evidently the peaceful but determined will of the (Chem- . ) Now I believe that when I see men leave their people to obtain& satisfactory measure. They had entered party m this way, not when the party is going contrary to their earnest protest against the miserable bill offered by it s acknowledged principles, but not going with them— theof government. and thereby had shown in its true light that there is not much of principle, and not much the conduct of those who had deserted their Patriotism, and not much of love of reform in party on so u „ tone an neanwen. He was not their conduct. I suspect there is something worse than all this—smaller and mouser concealed under a conduct • e that they could do any good with the bill ; but like this, and I say that it becomes the constituencies it their duty to rally round Mr. Gladstone, whose decision announced that day he could not regard as finaL the kingdom to ascertain what are the motives of their members, and whether this question of reform is thus to They must unite and carry him back not only to the head of the party but to the prestige of office. If they be baled by them in future- did this, bad as was the beginning, he did not 'impairßut whose.. ver is true, or whosoever is false, the question . remains, and the people of that the end would be more satisfactory. { llnghuid, who demand its honest settlement, will, I be _. lime, never withdraw from that demand. Last year when Mr. Bittern then rose, and was received with berets aa i Mr. Disraeli end his friends rejected Mr. Gladstone's bill , °been ' which were renewed again and again. Wbui 'on that very night of that last division I said, " Destroy Ilene, was metered, the hon. gentleman joemeilled to this bill—destroy that government ; but there remains yet refer to the remarkable change which the past eight (melon of refo . am dl la ho mouths has weenght in the aspect of the reform question. the great, and earnest, and • noble people, who will Nothing had been said this session of the revolutionary still demand that this question shall be settled." I character of Lord Russell and Mr. Gladstone, and even be bone,. so now. I don ' t believe to the passing which was so lavished upon him last year. had escaped without a single sentence of the vitupers of this bill in the shape in which it is now before us. I tellers it is • fraud of the very worst and of the most in he explained by the adoption of his advice to the milting character. I say, try it not by the "unerring working men of London and other large cities. Turning instincts" of • corrupt House of Commons, but by the " un to the government bill, Mr. Bright contended that every instincts" of an incorrupt people, and you will, clause proved that the main object had been to strengthen I believe, ascertain its true character, and you will insist conservative interests under the p retence of granting upon its rejection. Why there has not been throughout reforms. Entering into a variety of figures as to the coon . _ try though after what I am about the effect of the personal payment of rates, to se _ ao effort will be made to disprove and two years' residence, and mentioning, in so doing, whet sal an say —there there has not been throughout that 36,000 voters would be shut out from Binning-tbe country a single meeting of any kind of which there ham, while 28,000 would be admitted at Sheffield, he asked has been any record in the papers that I see in favour of what would be thought of • budget which so arranged this bill. Lest year there were • thousand meetings in the taxation or tariff that in one county the Uses would favour of the bill ; there has not been this session • tingle be ten times what they are now, while in =other there petition presented to the House of Commons, so far as I would be no taxes at all. The bill would place by the have heard or read, in favour of the government bill. Last estimate of its friends no more than 100,000 voters on ...ion the petitioners came there in one single the register. The result would be in Birmingham 36,000 fortnight by hundreds of thousands. It is the new agreements or attempts to bargain with the land- bill of the tory party, or the purposes of lords. Mr. Gladstone's proposition would give to 2 64 ,0 00 the Wry party ; it is not the bill of the persons the chance of coming on the register for boroughs, le of England, nor is it intended to consult their without any excitement, without any contest about rating wishes or their i tenets. (Cheers.) Mr. Sc be said acts; while Mr. Gladstone would have also agenerous lodger he would leave it to me to say what should be done—his clause. The vital and leading principle of this bill would have modesty grows with his lengthened experience—and he to be repealed before household suffrage could be obtained , left it to me se give the advice which I will not say be Mr. Bright then proceeded to ridicule the new county was not disposed to give, but which, perhaps, he thought franchise provided for in the bill. The system of might in some degree have more weight with some voting papers, he said, was simply bribery and cox- persons if I were myself to give it. But really ruption made easy ; and in the distribution of sesta the advice to be given, whether from him or there was the most transparent job probably ever from me, is so clear that it does not require seen in • bill. Had Mr. Coleridge's instruction to be given, for the sense that would make me give been carried, the formation of the bill would have been it is the sense that would make everyone of you accept it, left in the hands of the friends of reform ;but, as he had though I did not speak. What has happened during predicted would be the case, they had delivered themselves the last ten months ! What happened from the Hyde into Mr. Disraeli's bands. The very worst feature of the P meeting and your own meeting, the South Lan bill has been confirmed in committee, and by the treachery cashire meeting, the meeting in the southof Scotland,anda of some of its members, it has been made impossible foe thousand other meetings ! They have driven the tory party the liberal party to contest the future fortunes of the bill from its anchorage as the professed and open opponents of I am sure (continued Mr. Bright) you will wonder reform, and you have only to do now what you have done how it can be that such • thing could happen hitherto. I will advise no course which might not be pre amongst the liberal party. I will tell you. This House of sent to 'le minds of commit and enthusiastic men, bat I Comm, I will undertake to say, is by far the most co • which in this country never will be necessary andeertainly rcpt that has been elected and assembled einem the Reform cannot be necessary now. I said before in a speech in St. Bill. lam not able to say what it has cost to seat these James's-hall in the winter—" What comes ineverycouatry 660 members in that house, but if I said it had cost them where there ie a manly spirit, if justice be perpetually de. and their friends • million of money I should be a long Died.? But the question of force was settled in this way under the mark. I believe it has cost more to seat country in the year 1832. There i s no power in Lords or these 650 men there than it has cost to seat all the C om mons to . _ _. _ . . 'Cheers.' Th mms eref t o Y re"th rPeace at wh r i ui ch e y z on pre rav o e n d o on i Y rd:rin Pum g tho u. members of all the other representative and legislative assemblies in the world that are now in existence in diffe - ! . ' ram year, and which has produced so great a result, rent countries of the globe ; and without a man's intend requires only to be continued, and • further and more ing to be corrupt, this state of things makes him inevit complete result is certain. The richer classes in this ably corrupt. Mr. Schole fi eld and I are in a position country—the comfortable classes—they are not bad men ; to take what some would call too favour they don't want the country ill-governed ; they like able or too severe a view of this matter. political power in their own class, which is not unrea- We come here and don't meet with • contest, and are not *enable or uncommon, but at the same time they do not asked to pay expenses, but there are many members who want, either as individuals or as bodies of men, injus pay always from 1,000/. to 15,0001. for their election, and Lice and oppression to be felt or to be believed although there are men in the House of Commons who throughout the country. The rich people of this are too honest, I believe, to be swayed by that considers. country as • mere matter of wishing would desire that thin, still there are great numbers, I ant satisfied, who everybody should be satisfied, and everybody should be are willing to take almost any kind of measure on any sub comfortable, but the rich people in the west end of London jeer from any government rather than go back to their con- cannot stand perpetually the exhibition of 50,&10, or stituents with the chance, a n t o f all, o f not coming 100,000 or 150,000 men coming out and ailing, "We are back to the house at all, and with the certainty that if shut out from the constitution of our country ; we are they stand a contest they must lessen the balance at their not seeking to injure yon; we are not men of bankers' by several thousand pounds, and so they are violence of whom you need be afraid ; but willing to tolerate a tory government and • tory reform there is the constitution, and we claim under bill, to break up the liberal party, to do anything what that constitution to have the right to vote for mem. ever, as they say, to settle the question in the House of bets of the House of Commons. Let Mr. Beaks and his Commons' style and fashion, in this parliament, and dux. friends in London, let the working men everywhere, by ing the present session, and not as the great body of great meetings—the greater the better—peaceful and the people wish it to be settled, and they are ready to bear orderly meetings—passing sound and rational n, firm reso m the lu. all this rather than have •• dissolution of parliament. There tions—let them make it appear to every person, fro were many honest men amongst those who met in the tea- humblest in the land to the Queen upon the throne, that there is a genernl, a wide, • universal, and a strengthening room, but there were some of whom I should not like exactly to say that, there were some who were ignorant of sentiment, that what exists is not longer tolerable, and party tactics, and who fancied that if the bill could be got that something better must be established. I give you into committee we might somehow or other manage to my word--I never said anything with a more perfect con. deal with abetter than in the whole house, and the men wbo fidence that I speak the truth—that you have only thus met there are responsible for the division which took place to meet, and thus to speak, and the barriers which stand subsequently ; for if the instruction of Mr. Colridge had before you will fall at your words, and before long, been put, I believe it would have been carried ;and if it It may not be this session—it may be the next—you will had been carried the disposal of the question of reform be admitted to • frank, and generous, and liberal, and would have been in the hands of Mr. Gladstone and the satisfactory exercise of the electoral franchise guaranteed liberal party, instead of being as now in the hands of by the constitution of your country. (Loud cheers, in the Mr. Disraeli and his reluctant followers. Now his posi. midst of which Mr. Bright resumed his seat, having spoken tion is enfeebled. Mr. Hardy had—what shall I say!—the for exactly an hour and • half.) effrontery to taunt Mr. Gladstone with being the The resolution was unanimously agreed to, and the pro leader of a portion of a party. There are ceedings were soon afterwards brought to • close. little difficulties on the government side to which I need not now refer. Mr. Disraeli, the other night, spoke of Mr. Gladstone as the one person in the house with whom he would not deal on this question. (Cries of " Shame," and hisses) He treated him as the representative of a, OPENING OF THE NEW EXCHANGE NEWS Roox AT LIVIRPOOL.—The New Exchange News Room, which forms a portion of the New Exchange building' at Liver pool, was yesterday thrown open to the subscribers, who are about 4,000 in number. The room is one of the most magnificent—both for extent and gorgeousnemi of deco ration—in the world, and will long be one of the most attractive " lions "of the port. The news room and bar comprise an area of 1,094 square yards, and on the same floor are conversation rooms with galleries over them) com prising an area of 732 square yards—the new room being nearly three times larger than the old one. The news room proper—surmounted by an enormous dome—is 1011 feet in length by 90 feet in breadth, the height being 50 feet to the ceiling line—the total height from the floor to the centre of the dome being 89 feet. The architect is Mr. Wyatt, of London, and the builders Messrs. Holme and Nicol, of Liverpool. Yesterday the room was densely crowded all day and universally admired, though many complained of the excessive reverberation. THE GREAT EASTERN AT NEW YOWL—The New York Times of the 11th says : —" The arrival of the Great Eastern at this port yesterday, after a passage of 14 days from Liverpool, gives interest to the question whether it was worth her while coming here for the purpose of carrying p a ssengers to the Paris Exposition. There is so little interest here in the Exposition, and such a limited number of appli cations for passage that cannot be accommodated in season in the steamships of the regular lines, to France, England, and Germany, that it is liable to doubt whether the "Great Ship" can at this time get the three thou and passengers which she is capable of aocounuo dating. The threatening' of war in Europe, and the uncertainty of affairs in France and Germany, will not add to the desire of Americans to cross the ocean. On the other hand, the advantages and enjoyment of a voyage in such a ship will be very attractive to hun dreds, and with good management here and good accounts from Peri', it may be possible before the close of the month to secure for her the proper complement of passengers. We hope it will be, and we even hope it will be possible to retain the Great Eastern as a permanent passenger ship between New York and some European port." DR. DR JONGH'S LIGHT-BROWN COD LITER OIL. Of all the reeturntsed remedies for chest affer:ins, now are so efficacious as this unrivalled preparation. Dr. Wandlq, Ph)st rims to the Hereford Infirmary, writes: Not only In my own case, but In many others I have seen. Dr. de Jougtes oil has caused an Improvement of chest symptoms, anti an Increase of weight, so soo n and so lastingly as to be quite remarkable. I believe It to be the most valuable remedy we possess for chronic and constitutional disease." !told only to eattuled battles, ts. Gd., as. 9.1., and w. by Dr. tie Jongh's Agents, mo st , Harturd. and Cu., 77, Strand. London, and cbennets.—(A•lver tisemeaLl faction and of party strife ; the rest of the house he would discuss the matter with in a different manner and on dif. ---., feint terms; and these renegades from the liberal party—some of the men who met in the tea room, and some radicals who voted last Satur day with the government—beard this taunt of Mr, Hardy ; they heard the insulting observations of Mr. Disraeli, and allowed their leader in the face of the country to be thus insulted without having the self-respect or the manliness to resent it. What shall I say of that leader ? It is not, as you know, my practice to speak of the official politicians and the statesmen of this country with exaggerated eulogy, but I will venture to say this of Mr. Gladstone—and there is no man in either house who undertakes to deny it— that since 1832 there has been no man of the official class or rank, and no states man who has imported into this question of re• form so much of conviction, so much of earnest. ness, so much of seal, as has been imported during the last two years by the present leader of the liberal party. (Cheers.) Who is there in the House of Commons who equals him in knowledge of all political questions? who equals him in earnestness? who equals him in eloquence? who equals him in courage and fidelity to his . convictions ? (Cheers.) If these gentlemen who say they will not follow him have any one who is equal, let them show him. If they can point out any statesman who can add dignity and grandeur to the stature of Mr. Gladstone, let them produce him. (Cheers.) It is a deplorable thing that teat year a small section of forty men, or thereabouts, of professing liberals, destroyed an honest and acceptable—l speak of the people—an temptable bill of the late government, and with it they also destroyed the government which proposed it ; about an equal num ber have this year to a great extent destroyed the power of the opposition, and may assist an anti-reforming govern :sent to par a very bad measure on the greatest question of our time—(cheers) — and having done all the mischief which they could, they begin to write silly letters to their constituents. What can be done in parlianientiuy parties if every man is to pursue his own " little gamer A cow