The Express. — London, England, 1867-01-12 00:00:00

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HOLBORN ....... • Tims Eyinmito, MY TI . R.;:NTRT. Mr. Bolmore: Muses Foote and lennor.—Atl FLYING SCUD. Meters. Neville, Bel more, Blake, Vollaire. de.Mesdames F. Jouephe, C. donaters, Bessie Foote, kiddies, Lennox, Itarmood, de. BRTTANNIA. TIM Evrova. THE PRINcESM or THE PEART, ISLAND: OR, THE THREE KINGDOMS or PRARi., ooLD, AND SILVER. Mr, [Ann al! Miss Sacobs.—First-rate Pantomimist, —And THY SAWA:ION CREW. RION WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. MN DAY —Morning, fib. Mos Afternoon, AIL 14111. To-Moiutow—Morning, Mt. Wen Afternoon, it. Ont. LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 12. A VERY famous institution, which in our igno rance we had supposed to have long since passed away for ever, has just started into prominence. A number of our countrymen at Rome have fallen under the hand of the Holy Inquisition, and inasmuch as they are Scotehmen and Pres byterians the world is pretty sure to know all about it. According to advices from Rome, certified by official documents, the Rev. JAMES LEWIS has received notice from Monsignor RAN Hi, the Governor of Rome, through Mr. SEVERN, our Consul, that he has placed him self in the power of the Inquisition, and rendered himself liable to imprisonment or exile for holding a Scottish Presbyterian service in one of the rooms of his apartment in that city. It appesrathat these services have been regularly held in Rome for the last six years, throughout those months during which foreigners are accustomed to reside there. They have had nothing of a prosely tising character, having been founded and maintained exclusively for the advantage of Presbyterian foreigners, the only class who have been invited to them, and who have attended in numbers, ranging from forty to sixty persons. Everything has been done as unostentatiously as possible, so as to avoid every reasonable ground of offence. It is not pretended that the neighbours, or anyone else, have been prejudiced by these acts of worship, which have had scarcely more than a domestic character. The Roman Government, however, thought it meet to make representations to Mr. SEVERN which made it that gentleman's duty to address the following letter to Mr. Lewis : It is my official duty to inform you that Monsignor Bondi, Governor of Rome, has just oommunleat?d to MO that you are holding illegal religious meetings in your house, which you must know are prohibited by the Roman law, and that you have thus placed yourself in the power of the Inquisition, both for arrest and imprisonment. But, as the Monsignor permits me to give you this notice, I would seriously advise that you at once put an end to these innovations, and that you visit Monsignor Randi at Monte Citorio, and assure him that you will never again repeat these illegal acts, and I hope in this way you may possibly suspend your exile, which is now hanging over you.—l am, Joscru SEVERN, British ConsuL Mr. Lewis, acting upon Mr. SEVERN'S advice, waited upon Monsignor RAND!, and was in formed by him that he could tell him no more than he had been told already, that for con ducting his service he was liable to be imprisoned or exiled by the Inquisition. As the local regu lation seemed inflexible an attempt was made to have it set aside by political influence. A repre sentation was made to Mr. ODO livaszu., who sought an interview with Cardinal AirroxELLi. The influence of England, however, on this ground, went for nothing, and the Cardinal could make no concession. The determination to sup press the Scotch worship appears to have been that of the Pope himself, who having in many an Allocution and Pastoral condemned lay Catholic Governments in various parts of the world for tolerating heretical worship, could not permit a similar impropriety in his own dominions. Apparently the matter will end here. The right of the POPE to forbid Protestant worship in Rome is undoubted as long as he remains the de positary of legislative and executive power. The manner of its exercise maybe a very good reason for wishing that it were transferred from his hands to those of some one capable of using it with some respect for liberty of conscience ; but unless we are prepared to deal with the Government of Rome as we do with those of China and Japan, take its laws under our revision, and lay down the rules according to which it shall be bound to treat foreigners, our countrymen in Rome must submit to any terms that the local Government may impose upon them. The real use to be made of this experience lies in another direction. It should be accepted as a revelation of the essential and permanent character of the Church of Rome, and warn us against entering into any relations with it in the expectation of getting the fair considera tion due from one power to another. Surprise is expressed that the Pore's Government should show so little gratitude for the equality of rights con ceded to its adherents in England. This is a na tural reflection for an Englishman to make, but it represents a very fatal, and, we fear, a very common delusion. It Can only be made by those who over look the fact that the POPE is precluded by the very nature of his power from acting with any thing like reciprocity of toleration. The Church of Rome enjoys full liberty in these islands ; therefore the Porr should indulge British sub jects in his dominions in a certain freedom of worship. That is a thoroughly English, but a thoroughly nu-Catholic sentiment. The advocates of Rome argue thus :—" We " owe yo❑ nothing. In the first place, you " are lwunnd by your own principles to " allow freedom to all religions, and you " only tolerate the one true Church as you do " the must insi6miticant and degraded of your own " sects. In the next place, you are bound by your " duty—a duty which, indeed, you do not recog " nise, but which is, nevertheless, just as much " your duty as if you did—to protect the Roman " Catholic Church, and to protect it much more " than you do." This is the language constantly held by the best accredited organs of Rome in this country. A fortnight to-day there was started in this metropolis a new weekly review, under stood to represent the opinions of Archbishop MANNINI: with more direct responsibility than any weekly Roman Catholic newspaper had previously done. In another column we give an article from this new journal, the We:dm/1146.r Gazette, showing that our system of liberty is altogether mistaken and pernicious, and that only the Roman Catholic religion ought to be allowed in these realms. Thus we need no longer go to Rome for a denial of the principles of toleration ; here are the POPE'S doctrine and Monsignor Basin's practice brought home to our own doors. We are not going to express astonishment or wrath at the promulga tion of such a doctrine in this country under the protection of British freedom. It is the very use we expect to have made of that freedom, and a tribute to its thoroughness. But we do say that when the true character of the Church of Rome is thus forced upon our notice by acts of government and by the best writers of the Roman Catholic press, it would be treason to English liberty to affect, for any political or party purpose, to believe that this old usurping power has changed its spirit and aims, and that we may safely enter into con tracts with it, and give it position and privilege. We have been in danger of doing this, and we should be glad to believe that the danger was entirely past. There is a small but influential sec tion of the Liberal and Tory parties the members of which flatter themselves that they hold the secret of the Irish question, and would willingly induce the Government of this country to enter into relations with the Roman Catholic prelates in Ireland, and give them revenues, status, and influence, all of which they would be bound to exercise as agents of that foreign power which claims the bodies and souls of all Christians, while to every demand it replies Non possum's. The great mistake made by the late Administration lay in this direction. If we are prepared to acknowledge that the doctrines of religious equality are erroneous, and to bow down before Rome, let us say so frankly. But if not, we must remember that we owe Rome just as much as our principles bind us to give any reli gious body, and no more, and that we can expect no reciprocity whatever from those who claim un bounded rights on their aide, and recognise in us nothing but unlimited obligation to them. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THIS DAY.) In the opinion of the Times the proposed im peachment of Mr. Johnson for maintaining his own views in opposition to the resolutions of Congress, threatens to be a fatal blow to the constitution of the United States, and gives rise to the fear that the artificial balance of powers, the checks upon impulsive legislation, the inde pendence of the executive government contemplated by the founders of the republic, will all be swept away. In other articles the Times treats of the Pope's war on presbyterianism at Rome, the memorial in favour of =s pending the search of passengers' luggage, and • curious proposal in connexion with the Paris Exhibition to in stitute • distinct order of reward in favour of persons, establishments, or localities which by a special organisa tion or special institutions have developed a spirit of har mony among all those co-operating in the same work, and have provided for the material, moral, and industrial well being of the workmen. In the latter case the Times is unable to imagine it would be possible to find • jury adequate for the discharge of a duty so new and so diffi cult. In such a case the compliment pronounced by an inadequate tribunal on insufficient evidence will be of I the value. A few weeks ago a conservative journal lamented the disuse of the weapon of personal attack by our newspapers, and the Daily News remarks that the last six weeks have been more notable for the scurrility which has disfigured the conservative press than may similar eriod that we can recall for the last twenty pers. The Daily New illustrates this remark by the recent slanders upon Mr. Bright, and the libel of Blaekwood's Ilogaitte on Mr. George Potter, since apologised for by the Ileroll and Stamford, which had too readily admitted it into their columns. Upon a review of these various recent incidents, the Daily News takes leave to express the opinion that the system of personality has been tried long enough, and that it stands condemned by the result. Of the customs and baggage question the Daily New observes that if the suspension of the search should result in its abolition on both sides of the water, it will be not the least of the 11111001311111 of the International Exhibition, or the least of the benefits which the two countries will owe to the enlightenment of the Emperor of the French. The Post contends that if the present army system is to be maintained, it will be found absolutely necessary, among many other reforms, materially to increase the pension of discharged soldiers—even more necessary than to increase the rate of pay. But a system involving as its main features a short period of actual service, supple. mented by a longer period of easy reserve service, and a proper attention to industrial training, would greatly di minish the importance of the pension question. The Tdegraph quotes the fact that the Prince of Wales not only occupied the chair at the meeting of the Exhibi tion Commissioners yesterday, but took an active part in the proceedings, as evidence of the practical importance of the council. From this day until the opening of the ex hibition, says the Tdegraph, its contents, its exhibitors, its visitors, will form a constant subject of convolution in all circles, of description in every journal, of discussion in every seat of industry and every home of art. The indirect results are at present beyond estimate ; but there can be no doubt that, in another meaning than the coeval. tional one, the ooming spectacle will form a " crowning glory of the age." On the war in Crete the Star urges that if the popula• Con of Greece desire to help their brethren in Crete, let our ships of war keep out of the way. If Italian volun teers hurry to the field of action, let them go ; Victor limmanuel is strong enough to form his own policy. If Russia proposes to interfere, let Lord Stanley use reason able exertions to dissuade her, and induce her to stand aside like ourselves. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1867. do for labour what the existing house has done for capital —sweep away every obstacle to its free employment; everything, ignorance included, which Zits way to prosperity ; will first of all grant comp education, compulsory hygiene, and perhaps by regulating instead of fighting the trades' union idea, compulsory provi sions against thriftlessness, sickness, and old age ; will, partly by organising co-operation, partly by building strong tribunals of arbitration, make strikes, i.e., servile wars, historical ; will, by making a field as saleable as a watch, render agriculture as free as any other trole; will give each city the opportunity of a municipal development of its own, will make this vast capital as habitable for the poor as for the rich, and will by these measures, and the expansion of Mr. Gladstone's half uttered thought of using state credit to protect the capital of the poor, ultimately extinguish pauperism. And possessing popular force it will dare give the nation what this house dare not give, either an adequate and costly free anny or a compulsory national organisation for war, such as Prussia awl America maintain. Being strong, it will dare to use the knife trenchantly on abuses like dock yard management, to laugh at the feeble dread of a par liament for London, and to beat down the class resistance to Irish reforms. For the first tune in our history the house would cease to be jealous of the executive, and that single change opens an endless vista of possible improvements. These (internal reforms, once completed, our foreign policy would not be far to seek. With the nation armed, Great Britain would be as powerful as the Union ; a popular House of Commons will see in that Union its most fitting ally ; and the Anglo-Saxon race once united in a strong alliance, Washington, London, Mel bourne, and Calcutta acting with one will, let the despotic governments menace as they please, freemen are masters of the globe. Reviewing Mr. Johnson's career as the "obstructive President," the Sprernt.r adds that his proceedings are a mockery of the whole policy of the war. If these be con stitutional, it was far more constitutional to permit MOM siop.at first, than for the nation now, after paying hun dreds of millions sterling to prevent secession, to foster all the springs of secession into a new and still more threat ening activity. The Saturday Relict , ' thinks it reasonable to believe that the longer a reform bill is delayed the more trenchant It will be. The progress of affairs on the Continent will aid the democratic movement in England, and the liberals can afford to be patient, because they are not yet organised enough to construct a better ministry than that of last year. The next liberal government, if it is to be stronger in ability than the last, must contain a stronger radical element. Men like Mr. Mill and Mr. Forster cannot be continually excluded from the cabinet, while men of inferior capacity, but superior social position, are admitted. So much is certain ; but it is not certain, upon the other hand, that the liberal party is prepared for so startling an innovation as the introduction of the radical section to a substantial share of power. Upon the whole, however, it is plain to the Saturday Re rine that something must now be done, either by a tory or a liberal cabinet, about reform. The question which of the two is to do it is at present perhaps occupying that portion of the a.tention of Lord Derby and his colleagues which is not taken up by the state of Ireland and Mr. Adams and the Alabama. Both the Spectator and Examiner condemn the scheme for marshalling a mob in Palace-yard, and making them troop by detachments through Westminster Hall. the Court. OSBORNE, JAN. 11. The Queen and Princess Beatrice rode on ponies yesterday afternoon, attended by the Dowager Duchess of Athole, and her Majesty walked in the grounds this morning, accompanied by Prinoeu Louise. Prince and Princess Christian walked in the grounds this morning, and the other members of the Royal Family went out also. Sir Stafford Northeote bad the honour of dining with the Queen and the Royal Family yesterday. He left for London this morning. The Prince of Wales presided ►t a meeting of the Royal Commission for the Paris Exhibition held yesterday at the South Kensington Museum ; and afterwards at a meeting of the Associate Commissioner, for the Paris Exhibition, held also at the South Kensington Museum. A committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Most Ho- nourable Privy Council sat yesterday, at Whitehall, on the subject of the cattle plague. The Lords present were the Lord President and the Right Hon. H. L. Corry. Mr. Harrison and Dr. Alexander Williams attended the committee. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governors of Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, Tasmania, Natal, Gibraltar, and Malta. Despatc.bes were sent to the Governors of Gibraltar and The Right Honourable Sir Stafford Northeote returned to town yesterday from Osborne. The Earl of Derby will give a parliamentary banquet on Monday, the 4th proximo. Lord and Lady Londesborough have arrived in town from Grimston Park, near Tadeaster, Yorkshire, and towards the end of the month go to Bournemouth to join their youthful family. We have to record the death of Lady Caroline Cavendish, who died at an early hour yesterday morning at Densworth, Sussex. Her ladyship was the youngest surviving daughter of George Augustus Henry, let Earl of Burlington, by L►dy Elizabeth Compton, daughter of Charles, 7th Earl of Northampton. The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer will entertain the Right lion. Sir John Pakington, the Right Hon. Spencer Walpole, Viscount Cranborne, the Right Hon. Lord Stanley, General Peel, Sir Stafford Hartheote, ar d a large party on Mouday, the 4th of next month, at his residence in Grosvenor-street. The Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Zinily Peal have been entertaining a party of friends during the week at Drayton Manor, Staffordshire. Among the guests have been—The Marquis of Downehire, the Earl and Countess Stanhope and Lady Mary Stanhope, Lord and Lady Dufferin, Sir Henry and Lady Sophia Dee Yams, Count Strzeleeki, the Right Hon. Abraham Brewster, the Right Hon. Robert Lowe, M.P., Colonel Daniell, Mr. Henry &vile, Re. _ _ The committee appointed by the council of the Royal Society to co-operate with the meteorological depart ment of the Board of Trade in the proposed new scheme of British meteorological observations, comprises General Sabine, Mr. Gassiot, Dr. W. A. Miller, Mr. Warren Deis Rue, Mr. F. Calton, Mr. W. Spottiswoode, Captain Rich ards, hydrographer to the Admiralty, and Colonel Smythe, R. A. The annual general meeting of the Entomological Society will be held at Burlington House on lload.y, the 28th inst., at 7 p.m. We rend in the Aar/imam :—" By parallel quo tation., the author of Travelling in Spain' convicts Lady Herbert of unauthorised conveyance (to phrase it gently) in the book reviewed by us list week. This is a pity in a book of such high religious pretension. Lady Herbert has explained the matter as follows :—' Wilton House, Salisbury, Jan. s.—Having read a letter in the Tins , . of this day, signed by the author of Travelling in Spain in the l'resent Day,' I regret the extraordinary co incidence of parallel description, which might have been avoided bad I read the book before my manuscript went to press.—l remain, sir, your faithful servant, MART ELIZA• BETH HERBERT.' Will anybody be good enough to ex plain this explanation ?" The Army and Nary Gazette says :—" A corres pondent tells us that, having to go into the barrack rooms of a cavalry corps at an early hour daring the late frost, he found the men with pieces of candle stuck into bottles, endeavouring to remove the protection to their throats which God had given them, but which the Home Guards had taken away. The following remarks were distinctly heareci by him, coupled, of course, with the expletives usually expressive of bad humour:—` I my, Bill, why don't the Prince have to do this here? He's in the 10th Hussars.' Answer—'Blest if I know! Why don't the Duke have to dock his Newgate frill? that ain't regula tion.' We hope we are not unduly irreverent in reporting these remarks." We (Army and Navy Gazette) understand that in the forthcoming navy estimates a sum of 10,0001. will be taken for "experimental purposes," with a view of testing the resisting powers of turrets. SIR J•xEa BROOKE. —Rajah Sir James Brooke, who was recently attacked by paralysis, is much better. Sir James is considered, indeed, to be regaining health. THE WEEKLY PRESS. Taking up the challenge of the Times to show in what the House of Commons has failed to do its duty— the Spedator proceeds to point out that the house has shown the utter want of the power of organisation in its management of the army and the navy in its failure to secure good municipal government ; to educate the town populations ; to attempt even the extinction of pauperism ; to organise the church ; to conciliate Ireland ; and to so conduct our foreign policy that the civilised world should not, as it now does, believe us to be guided only by selfish ness. A really representative bow*, the Sperfator believes, will, by the mere law of its existence, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (IEI TER'S TELEGRAMS.) AUSTRIA. VIENNA, JAN. 12. Baron Beust and Count Belcredt have had nume rous conferences with Count Andrassy, Baron Eotvos, Count Sennyi, and Count Majlath, between whom an understanding has been arrived at upon all essential points. THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT. FLORENCE, JAN. 12. In yesterday's evening sitting of the Chamber of Deputies the draft of the address in reply to the speech from the throne was adopted without debate. A discussion then ensued upon the bill relative to parliamentary disqualification, in which several members took part. AMERICA. (BY ArL.UiTIC T'ELEG MPH.) NEW YORK, JAN. 11, Ev ENING. The Legislatures of Kentucky and Virginia have rejected the constitutional amendment. Gold, 13411. Sterling exchange on London, 1091 ; 5-20 United States Bonds, 1074 ; Illinois, 119 ; Eric, 64. Cotton : middling upland, 341 1 . The Persia arrived out to-day. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORREBPONDINT.) PARIS, FRIDAT EVENING. The following delicious paragraph will be found in this week's Memorial Diplomatique : While yet remaining at the head of affairs, the Emperor Maximilian has determined, until a national congress shall decide the future fate of the country, to put off all the external pomp of royalty ; he has therefore dismissed his court, and lives at Orizaba with all the simplicity of a private gentleman. Well! but what becomes of the New York tele gram announcing the return of Maximilian to his good city of Mexico, and the enthusiastic reception he met with there t Why, it must be a falsehood, as I suspected yesterday when I saw that the date of the triumphal entry to Mexico was not given, and the Moniteur, in its resume of Vera Cruz news to Dec. 14, said that although his return to Mexico had been said to be expected, he had not then left Orizaba. The Me morial goes on to observe that the suite which ac companied the Empress Charlotte to Europe has also been discharged, and there is not now a single Mexican at Miramar. The Count de Bombelles is the only attache yet in the service of Maximilian, and he left Paris on Jan. 3 to join his master. The Empress Charlotte is affirmed to be better, but she is unfortunately in the hands of two sets of physicians, who do not agree about her treatment. Her Italian doctors are for giving her more liberty; but the Germans rigorously insist upon a con tinuance of the system hitherto followed as necee try. A Monsieur Martinike, alias Lamartinike, was sentenced to-day to six months' imprisonment and a fine of 10,003 fr. for the possession of a clandes tine press in the Isle of St. Denis. This is the press from which are supposed to have issued cer tain revolutionary manifestoes against the Spanish government. Prince Napoleon gave a literary dinner on Tues day, to which MM. About, Taine, and Renan were invited. Mademoiselle Georges, in her day a great actress at the Francais, in dead, at the age of 78. She left the stage long ago. The last time her lame was before the public was in 1855, when she ob tained the coveted concession of taking care of sticks and umbrellas at the Universal Exhibition. Ultimately it was held impracticable to make the public give up their sticks, ac., and Mdlle. Georges obtained a considerable compensation for the dis appointment. WEATHER REPORT.—(ams DAY.) 881171 DAT, JANOARY 12, 8 A.M. --1 ,It . Istrossa I Ifisa, LT. W. Wo .- - " -- -.1 W. IW.Ii W 1 112 1. , a I a ,--. — -- Men 29.72 it, N.E. 21 4 N. N. W. 6.1 0.18 3 Absedma n1.6321 N.N.W. 31 1 N.W. P,. 0. 3 With Ardrousem 29.73 20' N. N. E. 3 4 N. b 0.13 2 I Valenti*. 29.33 38 N.E. i 6 7 N.E. co 0.04 2 - —l - If 23.64 35 N.N.W. 9 1 5 N. N. E. eo 0.05 3 Poossom 28.80 35 N.W. 12 , 4 N. E. .o. 0.05 3 Bled MAW 32 N.Y.. , 6 5 , N.N.E. e 1 4 Lorimt 29.80 30 N. I 3 3 N. b 3 Sue.bithet 2976 34 IL 14i 4' N.E. e 0.47 2 Plymouth _129.64 31 Z. I 0 3 N. N.& 'lst 0.02 1 Wllmouth 113.60 31 N.W. 11 ! 4 N. NE.; me 3 Portsmouth- 29.77 31 W.B. W. I 3 4 N.E. Ic , 2 Loudon , 129.75 26 W. 3 6 N. 'be - Yarekm th. ,23.66 25 W. N. W. 2 8 N.N. E. I6b 033 3 Soarborough 28.63 24 N.W. 1 7 N.S.W. . ... 0.15 3 31041de lloldir — .- : - : -I - REMARKS. Barometric pressure h ------ since yesterday after noon it has decreased over the British isles. Temperature ge nerally has declined, and no our east coasts it has fallen from 5 to 12 degree. This morning at Holyhead the wind and sea are very high, but generally the winds are light to moderate, chiefly northerly on our north and west roasts, and northwesterly on the south and east coasts of England. Miaow has again fallen at several places. Good accounts are received of the Maori pri soners of war who were removed to the Chatham Islands. They behave very well, and express friendly feeling to wird' the few Europeans residing there. They lately entertained the inhabitants at a feast. A Berlin letter says :—" Johannes Rouge, the founder of the so•ealled German catholic*, has lately re ceived notice from the police in Frankfort that the recent amnesty does not extend to him, and th►t he has still to undergo his term of imprisonment and to pay the costs of the proceedings. This seems rather hard. His offence was a speech directed against the Papal encyclical,in which he treated at length of the character of • free German catholic church independent of Rome, but without making any particular attack upon the doctrines of the catholic church." Our obituary to-day records the death, at a very advanced age, of Mr. John Ford, who will be remember as one of the celebrated Thames fishermen of the pail generation. Ford was • na.ive of Pangbourne, and always a well-conducted man, and • " sure card " with an amateur sportsman, as he always did his best for those who employed him. For many years "Jack Ford" was the occasional fishing companion of the late Captain King, Morton the elder (the celebrated dramatist, who resided at Pangbouroel, Charles Kemble, Fawcett, and other notabilities who frequented Pangbourne at that day, each of whom had • great respect for Ford. It appears that Pangbourne, with its charming Thames scenery, was quite as attractive to celebrities of the past generation, when unheard of, as at present. Of late years Morton the younger, Charles Dance, Beverley, Alfred and George Fripp, the late Alfred Bunn, Dunn, Henry Phillips. and Cooper (from old Drury), with Harrison, the singer, B. Webster, and • host of the literary, musical, and theatri cal talent, have frequented the banks of the Thames at Pangbourne for fishing recreation.—Berkshire Chronicle. BALL AT NETHERBY. —The annual ball given by Sir Frederick Ulric Graham, Bart., of Netherby, to his servants and employes took place on Thursday evening last, in a large room, tastefully and artistically decorated for the occasion, in cleft contiguity to the hall. About fifty couples were present. Dancing commenced about 8 o'clock, which was graciously led oft with a country dance by the Lady Hennione, her partner in the dance being Mr. Pend ri ght, joiner, one of the oldest servants, the Rev. M. R. Graham, with one of Sir Frederick's daughters, and also Miss Graham with one of the servants of the household, and the young heir of Netherby with Mrs. Carruthers, of the Lodge, as his partner. The whole of the Netherby family was present for nearly three hours and joyfully joined in the dance; Lady and the Rev. Ma lise Graham particularly enjoying themselves. Supper was served up in the great hall about 12 o'clock, with every dainty of the season. Dancing was kept up with unflagging zeal until morning. The music was of • first class description, supplied by Mr. John Elliott, of Long town, and two utiotoota—Carlisle Journal. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL AT GLOCCEkTEE. Yesterday evening, at the Shire-hall, Gloucester, a public dinner was given to Sir John Holt, M.l'., the Attorney-General. The Duke of BEACFOKT occupied the elixir. There were also present the Marquis of Worcester, Earl Bathurst, Sir Michael E. H. Beach, M.P., Mr. W. W. Beach, Mr. H. S. Belford, M.P., Mr. C. Schreiber, Sic. The loyal toasts having been given and responded to, Sir G. J FRIONSON proposed the toast of the evening. Sir J. Hots, in the course of his address, said it was not within his province, nor was it his intention, to say what was the policy of government at this juncture—a policy of action, or a p Hey of inaction—(s laugh)—but he thought he iris entitled to say, and he would say, that those who professed a common attachment to our consti tution should bear in mind what would be the effe t of the course they took with respect to the increase of the democratic element. Of course, if the democratic element was swamped by the Sovereign or the House of Lord', the just balance of a limited monarchy was necessarily disturbed ; but if, on the other hand, the democratic element by force acquired more than its just proportion of power, there could be so balance; and the duty of every man at this juncture, what ever his party politics, was to regulate his judgment and form his action with reference to every proposal for organic changes of the constitution by this consideration, — what would be its effect upon the true character and united action and just influence of every branch of the legislature? That question, being faithfully and fear lessly put and honestly answered, he hail no fear of the result. We had steered through greater troubles than any before us, the winds were still from heaven, and with the helm in the hands of a competent statesman our consti tution would be preserved to the remotest generation. (Cheers.) This might be said to be vague—to give no test, but he begged to think otherwise. We were apt to take blessings as a matter of course. Without looking at the foundation or the principles which gave us those advan tages, we were apt to forget them—to lose eight of them ; but if these principles could be steadily kept in mind, he felt perfectly satisfied it would be enough for the purpose if the desire was to steer a just and middle course. On the other hand be should be told—and really adverse criticism spoke with candour—that these were the senti ments of men opposed to all improvement—of the sticklers for everything strictly loyal and constitutional—of the enemies of all progress ; but when anybody talked to him of progress he was apt to say, " What progress? in what direction? by what road!" Everything depended upon that. He might say that he was opposed to that progress which travelled in a circle, disturbing everybody end every thing in its course, and ending where it began. (Laughter and cheers.) Change for change sake he disliked. lie was opposed to that progress made up of spasmodic acts,or acts by fits and starts, and which did not look carefully to the end to be reached, which did not consider the road by which to travel, and which rushed on at a headlong course, heedless of the goal to be reached. But the progress that carefully sat down and first considered the object to be gained, that looked at the reeds which the ancient land marks got the constitution pointed out, which carefully ascertained the end to be gained, which, having looked at the growth and development of the people, traced its pro. gram by that growth and development and not forcing or stimulating development for either or momentary purposes—to that progress, folio out to its end, regardless of all obstacles, he and the conservative party were fixed. That progress, they said, should be their watchword, and they were prepared to go as far in it as he who went farthest. (Cheers.) Sir M. Beach, DLP., aftewards proposed " Lord Derby and the House of Lords,* to which Earl Bathurst re. spondoL Mr. W. Beach, M.P., responded to "Mr. Disraeli and the House of Commons." The other toasts were local. DISTRESS IN POPLAR. "W. D. B." (Mr. W. Davenport Bromley, M.P.), writing to the Times, says:—` . I consider that what is now passing in the waterside districts of Rest London claims the gravest attention, if not sympathy, from every one who has the slightest thought or care how his fellow-creatures and oonntrynieu live from day to day. At certain doors in those districts are to he seen, daily, crowds of men jostling, striving, almost fi ghting, for admission—to what? Mist Is the strong attraction A favourite actor, a popular parson, a sensational spouter, a prizefight, or a rat-hunt ? No it is to gain the privi lege of ealring hard stones ice two or three hours in • cold muddy yard attached to the parish workhouse, for the reward of threepence and a loaf of bread ! These men, too, are not clad in the usual stone yard apparel, they wear good coats—rags are scarcely to be seen. They are men who, not very long ago, were earning from 18s. to 21. weekly, to whom the very men tion of the workhouse would have been oontaminatMn ; and here they struggle and wrestle for its moat meagre advantages. There are many other parishes, I believe, similarly situated, but I ask attention to some brut statistics from Poplar, where I spent some hours yesterday. In the winter of 1863-6 the average daily number of able-bodied men who worked in the Poplar stone-yard was 200. In the last week of December, 1866, it was 550 ; on the 9th of January, 1867, it was more than 1,000, with every probability of an increase. In the last week of December, 1865, the number receiving out-door parochial relief from the same union was 1,974. In the last week of December, 1866, it was 4,340. On the let of January, 1867, there were in Poplar alone 9,499 persons receiving parochial and chari table assistance ; the number now is at least 12,000. If to these are added the poor of Liwehouse, Shadwell, and Stepney, the total number of poor receiving parochial and other aid will exceed 27,000 persons, as stated in an adver tisement recently issued from the Society for the Relief of Distress. The parochial authorities of Poplar appear to be doing their duty and behaving liberally, though I must say, in my opinion, the stone-yard test ought not to be enforced at all where the men are known to belong to a class totally distinct from that for which that test was instituted. A penny in the pound, too, increase on the rates would at once yield 9001., which it would take • long time to collect in charity. But the rate is at pre meet 3s. lid. in the pound, and the great majority of ratepayers being small shopkeepers and even work ing men, the old difficulty presents itself of how to prevent the ratepayers being themselves pulled into the pit out of which they would help their friends. The more affluent ratepayers, the leading firms and em ployers of labour, the clergy, and medial officers have acted promptly and liberally. The savings banks are exhausted—no wonder, after Li, 20, and 30 weeks' absence of regular wages. The trades' unions, we will hope, are not keeping back large balances to pay the salaries of their agitators, and display tawdry gewgaws at political demon strations, and we will assume that they have done all they can. Indeed, at Poplar at least, they have given 5001. towards the relief of the distress. Private charity, we know, is never wanting when required. Too surely is it required now. It will stand in the starvation gap for • time." The Imperial Rerie to understands that a section of the House of Commons still looks with favour on the suggestion made last session by Lord Moho in favour of appointing a royal commission to thoroughly consider the whole question of reform, and to apply a searching scrutiny, with the view of obtaining definite and certain facts on which any future measure might be based. It is not im. probable that a leading member of the Lower Horse will introduce a resolution relative to this question at the com mencement of the coming session. The convocation Will meet, according to the royal writ, on Wednesday, February 6, the day following the opening of parliament. The first business that will come before the Lower House will be the discusaion of the proposal of an Anglo-t Ecumenical Council. Ou February 6 leak year, an address was revived from the bishops, clergy, and laity of the Anglican Church in Canada, asking for the adoption of means " by which the members of our Anglican com munion in ell quarters of the world should have a share in the deliberations for the church's welfare, and be permitted to Lave a representation in one general council of her members gathered from every land." In accordance with their request, a committee was, after some discussion, appointed, and that com mittee has prepared a report which will be debated in the opening session of the convocation. They recommended (lays the Imperial P rico) that a council, comprising the American and Scottish branches of the Anglican communion, together with all the branches of the united church of England and Ireland, and its indepen dent missionary churches, should be gathered in Englaud by the invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and they detail at length the advantages that would be derived from such an assembly. PROFESSOR FAWCETT ON THE ICE. —Last week thousands of persons amused themselves neon the handi work of Jack Frost in the vicinity of Cambridge. The river adjoining the colleges, Grantchester-nieadowe Sheep's- I green by Newnhani, and the Ballast-hole at Chesterton. were thronged with skaters, from the adept, who imagined 1 1 that vll spectators were taking stock of 'ais agility, to the urchin who did nothing but tumble on the " crusted wave." Old Father Cam WAS honoured with the meet accomplished of men, and, doubtless, it will be gratifying to all of our readers to hear that the form of Professor Fawcett was conspicuous among the crowd last Friday and Saturday afternoons. From Baitsbite to Ditton was the scene of action, and the " willows," " greasy," and the " plough" —renowned in history for their association with sport of a very different character—were passed in beautiful style. The gallant professor smiled at a brace of tumbles, which were certainly unworthy of record, and it way be inter esting to know that he skates hand-in.habd with a com panion, or, properly speaking, the professor is linked with a welkingstick to a guide in the person of J. Diver, who, besides being an excellent h.md with the " pattens," is also a skilful oarsman, and therefore thoroughly ac quainted with the current of the river.—Casstridge Inde pendent. THE LATE OALE.-WRECKS ON THE WEL , II COAST. LLANELLY, SOUTH WALES, Fan t v. Information was received of a brigantine being in the breakers on the Towyn Sands, with a signal of Ili,. tress flying (reports C. N. Broom Esq.). The City of Bath lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution, was at once taken along the shore on her transporting carriage with all despatch • distance of five miles from the lifeboat station, and then launched in aline with the stranded vessel, in the teeth of a heavy broken sea. The lif e b oa t soon reached the brigantine and found her to be the Setti ai n t: of Dunkirk, bound from that port to Swansea, in Her crew of eight men gladly accepted the services of the lifeboat, and were safely brought ashore. On the followi g morning the lifeboat was again Lunched in a gale of wi n d to a French lugger, which was exhibiting distress signal s in the midst of the breakers. She was beating over the bank of the middle Spit, with the crew in the riggi ag , the sea making a complete breach over the vessel. Th e lifeboat succeeded in getting alongside and rescuing the whole of the crew of six men, who were safely landed. The lugger, which since sank., was the Espoir, of Nantes, bound to that place from Swansea with coals. On reaching the shore after performing this gallant service, a brig was observed with signals of distress flying. She was apparently riding at anchor off the Burry Holmes, at a distance of about two miles and a half. Her foretopesil-yards, Ac., were gone. The lifeboat at once proceeded towards her, and after a hard pull succeeded in getting close to her, and found she was completely under water with the sea making a fear. ful breach over her. Thera was no living soul on board, and it is feared the poor fellows must have left the ship in their boat, and have been lost. She was supposed t o have been the brig Zenith of Sunderland. The lifeboat then returned to the shore. She behaved exceedingly well in the heavy broken sea she had to contend with for upwards of two miles. She twice filled, but at once emptied herself. The cost of this lifeboat was contributed to the National Lifeboat Institution about three yeas since by inhabitants of Bath, through Francis Bedwell, Esq., and since she has been on her station the boat lug several times been launched to the assistance of vessels is distress. CARNSMORE, IRELAND, JAN. 10. Portions of a large ship came on shore here yesterday (reports Mr. Jams Barrett, the officer of coast guard). She appeared to have been quite a new ship, and her name is the Kingston, of Quebec. She has lost all her bog* so that the crew on board must have perished. Set tonnage is sums 1,300 or 1,400 tons register. It Ma been dnsdfal work on the south coast of Ireland. THE WEATHER IN THE METROPOLIS.--{THIS DAY.)—Last night there was hard frost, which has been succeeded this morning by a fall of mow. There *4 fact, every appearance now of a recurrence of the weather which caused co much damage and inconvenience a few days ago. An unpublished novel by the late Nathaniel Hawthorne is retained by the widow of the eminent author. Mrs. Hawthorne gives as her reason for keeping it from the publics the fact that the manuscript is full of sentences that its writer had marked for correction or alteration. FOILEION-OTIFICZ, JAN. 3. —The Queen has been yradoualy pleased to appoint Richard LeringeSwift, Faq., now her Majest 's Consul at Oporto, to be her Majesty's Consul at The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Oswald John Frederick Crawford, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul at Oporto.—Ga:ette. WHITEHALL, Jeri. 10. —The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend George Cook to the church of the united parishes of Borgne, Kirkander,. end Senniok, in the presbytery and stewartry of KirkoudbnOt, vacant by the death of the Reverend William Reid, late minister thereof.—Gazette. ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL. —The preacher at the special Sunday evening servioe beneath the dome, it 7 p.m. to-morrow, will be the Rev. W. F. Erskine Knoll's, M.A., preach'? at her Majesty's Chapel Royal, Whitehall, and chaplain to the Bishop of London. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR TEE ENSUING Wars.—Monday—Architects, at 8 ; Gears*. cal,, `Journey to Kano, from the Niger," Dr. Baikie ; "North East Province of Madagascar," the Bishop of Mauritius ; " Diary of a Hill Trip, Burmah," Lieu* nant Lewin. Tuesday—Engineers. at 8, "Ships of War," Mr. Bourne ; Statistical, at 8, " Prison Statistics, India," Dr. Mouat. Wednesday—Meteorological, at 7 ; Society of Arts, at 8, " Mercantile Marine Legislation and British Seamen," Captain Toynbee. Thursday—Zoological, at(; Numismatic, at 7 ; Linnean, at s, " Diatoms: Clavatom, from Sword -fish ;" " Experiments with Trichina Spirals," Dr. Cobbold ; Chemical, at 8, " Amount of Carbonic Acid in Sea-air," Mr. Thorpe ; " Synthetical Researches on Ethers, Part II.," Dr. I. ninkland and Mr. Duppa ; " eatery Contributions," Professor Wauklyn ; Royal, at Si ; Antiquaries, at Bi. At...hewed )a. EXETER-HALL—Mr. G. W. Martin announces a performance of Jticiaa Maroabteas for Thursday nest, with a band and chorus of 70J. THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE Hot . Nos.—All those con nected with the Cambridgeshire hounds will be sorry to hear that Mr. Barnett, after having the pack thirty-eight years, has determined to resign the mastership at the end of the present moon. Everyone will, we are certain, hope that he may have health and strength for many year' to participate in a sport which he loves so well. A meet ing is hoed for Saturday, the 26th inst., at the Lion Hotel. to take into consideration the retirement of " the --Castbridfx Independent. A FARMER FROZEN TO DEATH ON THE HAMBLE TON HILLS. —intimquest was held on Thursday, before J. Ness, Eaq., coroner, on the body of Mr. Thomasfarmer, Broom Flat, Itisedale, Itilsdale. The decevel, who was 48 years of age, attended stokesley market oa Saturday last, and on his way home fr m that place he was accompanied by a man from Co-':.::. a village dim miles from Stokeeley. Before part'Jac they went into* public-house and had a glass or two. ...fter which Hugill set off on his journey home. This was the last time he was seen alive. In going home he had to as, cal the Hambleton Hill. at Carlton Rank, which bezias near the village, sad is about a mile in length. He had reached the top, and perhaps being exhausted, had seated himself down to roes in a sheltered place with his back against a heap of refute thrown up by some jet diggers. In this position he was found on Monday afternoon about half-past 4 o'clock. The jet workers had passed him in the morning, but he would be covered by snow at that time ; several other persons passed him also, but did not see him. The snow, however, melted off before the return of the jet workers, so that he. being close to the road, was easy to see. Ver. diet, " Died from exposure in the cold from the inclement', of the weather." The deceased was about a mile from home when he breathed his last, and the place ma be seen from his own door.—Yorkshire Ga:,tte. SUDDEN DEATH THROUGH COLD.—WO regret to say that John Dartnell, better known as " Nimble," and whom most of the gentry of the surrounding neighbour• hood will remember as • very efficient and trustworthy postboy and flydnver, lam his life in consequence of et. beure to the recent very severe weather. Dartnell but en for upwards of twenty years in the employ of Mr. John Carrick, Swan Hotel, and on Friday night he started at 7 o'clock, with • pair of horses, to an evening partl. returning home at 2 o'clock next morning, when he was so benumbed with cold that he laid down in the stable. twirl: unable to reach his home until assisted, which he wo when found a few hours afterwards. The best media! assistance was immediately procured for him, and nourish• mat was sent by Mts. Carrick, but to no avail, as be die! on the same evening, leaving a wife and large family entirely unprovided for. We are glad to add that Mr. Carrick has already opened • subscription list at the 5..: Hotel on behalf of the widow and orphans, which already been liberally responded to, and we have no foul , : that many persons will gladly assist Mr. Carrick in praiseworthy • cause.—Survey Standard. A BRUTAL CLERGYMAN.—A singular scene a church is reported by the Myna Adrerturr. The s-4if occurred on Sunday evening, at the Trinity Chunk Wangaratta, and it would seem that the greatest Borst and disgust were occasioned amongst the members of tit congregation by the Rev. Mr. Booth's conduct towar.i• poor little dog, the presence of which so excited his do. pleasure. It seems the animal in question was mows.; a , out the church shortly after the service conies...ore& when the rev, gentleman, who had just given out tbt evening hymn, noticed it. He immediately left the reel tog desk, gave chase to the dug, and having captured it. was proceeding to carry it to tle• door when one of Os ' congregation offered to relieve him of his burden. Mr. Booth relinquished his capture to the gentleness who . volunteered his services, at least a portion of it- gi•ing him the fore part of the animal to hold, but retaining its Lind legs in his hand. It is with the greatest reluctance we record what followed, but jostle,. compels lls. The rev. gentleman took one of the dog's hind legs in both ha hands, and after several attempts deliberately snapped it in two. This act of cruelty gave rise to the most sickening sensations amongst those in church, awl a largo 'limber rose and hurriedly left, quite 'shocked a t w hit they had witnessed. Since then the Bev. Mr. l'ewth hr resigned his cure, probably because of the strong feels% against hits existing in the public mind. Argue, Nov. '27. Co-oPERATION IN THE IRON TRADE. .% 3 result of the late strike in the iron tvale, been started at Darlingtot • which appears to here the sanction of the iron-workers of the district, and is ens cipally und. r their management, to erect the co-operative principle. The nominal capitd 500/., in shuns of 5/. each, and iis propood "t° erect works of such size and with such m ach inery as weel ,l place the company in a _porstion to compete with 01 other works in the district." One or two capitalists, It ill understood, have joined the undertaking; but it is pro posed to obtain the bulk of the money from the working men, whose delegates spoke so strongly of co-operatic" during the late iron strike. The scheme is hardly .vet developed, but 10,000 1 . worth of shares have already be ° taken up. The co-operators propose to confine their manufacture to railway metals. As the first movement on the part of the iron workers towards co-operation, the project will ho watched with great interest. api res tag vhi Rai bra Car Zii trim: Y t 'iti tim pea real' oonn nary 100,4 in G ikon, Wan( Were Ali impei