The Express. — London, England, 1867-03-12 00:00:00

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Ham. ?roes Tahnos -- 111. — /Wu WednesdaseidaY, - Mar. 31 m.assippi Wednesday, April 3 Thursday, April 4 Wren Wsinesday, Awn 17,ThersdaY, Alan 13 teITiMIC The Carnival of 1867 has come to an end, and the season of penance, fasting, aelf-examinationt and retirement has begun ; and the weather, at least, if nothing else, "looks like the time." Yes terday was as bright with sunshine as carnival keeping folks could wish ; to-day the sky, all Italian sky though it be, is so black that I can barely see to write at noon. Yes, we are in Lent and no mistake. But if the spirit of Carnival is dying out, the spirit of Lent, as may be easily guessed, is not surviving it. If people will not dance and laugh, and throw about flowers and comfits, in the one season, neither will they fast and do penance and extra church services in the other. All sorts of things are done in Lent now-a days that used not to be thought of in the days when Leopold 11. was Duke. But whether in Carnival or whether in Lent, the real preoccupation of everybody's thoughts is the elections. Little can be said about them yet—no thing as to any prevision worth anything of the general complexion of the future chamber. No thing can set in a stronger light the large quantity of slowly accumulated experience which has been needed, whether for evil or for good, to bring our English system of electioneering tactics to its pre sent consistency, than the strangely unbusineas like way, as it seems to English notions, in which they set about a general election here. There is nothing like organisation—nothing of eager count ing up of voice by voice, and vote by vote—nothing of organisation, little of intercommunication. Everything seems very much left to hap-hazard. One practice, which prevails to a considerable extent, shows very strikingly the strangely unbusi ness-like and childish views with which a large portion of the Italians regard the representation, and the duties and rights pertaining to it. I mean the habit they have of electing in some cases, and endeavouring to elect in others, persons of whom it is well known there is not the smallest pro bability that they will ever go near the chamber from one end of the session to the other. Thus Garibaldi was elected to the last parliment, and will, no doubt, be elected to this, in the first instance, probably by several different colleges. But it is perfectly certain that he will never enter the Chamber of Deputies. lie is elected, they will tell you, as a protest—a demonstration--1 an expression of opinion. And they cannot understand that to act in such a childish manner indicates a total ignorance of or apathy to the whole scope and object of parliamentary govern ment. It is easy, costs nothing, neither a thought nor a farthing, to shout out some well-known popular name and put that into the voting urn, without a thought of the vote lost to the party, or of the duty of the candidate elected to his consti tuents, his party, and the country. CORK, SUNDAY NIGHT. Although for the past three or four days nothing has occurred to disturb the peace of this county, the authorities have been kept in a perpetual state of alarm by rumours of intended or actual Fenian risings. Last night intelligence was received here at eleven o'clock that a large party of Fenians had been seen in the neighbourhood of Ballinhassig, about nine miles from Cork, on the Cork and Ban don Railway, and a detachment of thirty men of the 12th Lancers was despatched in half-an-hour to the threatened locality, but before their arrival the Fenians had disappeared—that is, if Fenian' had ever assembled in the place at all. The Lancers returned at two a.m. On Friday night 'the garrison in Cork did not number more than 200 men, having been reduced by the detachments sent in various directions where Fenian' were supposed to be ; and extreme precautions were observed to guard against surprise, as it is currently reported that the rising in Cork is yet to come off. Last night equal caution was observed. A company of the 60th Rifles is stationed in the Protestant Hall in the ee nt re of the city ; and a detachment of Lancers is kept all night at Conway's Horse Bazaar, near the Protestant Hall. The rent of the troops remain in the barracks, which are on an eminence near the city. Patrols of constabulary, horse and foot, go through the principal streets at intervals. Yesterday, 700 marines arrived at Queenstown in the Caledonia, and have been stationed here, part at the military barracks, and part in Cat's Fort, which is on the southern aide of the city, the barracks being on the north. The presence of this additional force imparted a sense of confidence in the city, but in the country districts much alarm prevails. In Midleton, two nights since, the police and the military force, consisting of one company of the 67th, were under arms all night, a report having been circulated that the Feruans intended to attack the barracks. At Blarney, last night, the police force was kept up in the same unpleasant way by a similar report. In Mill-street, in this county, an attack has been expected every night since Thursday, and a small detachment of soldiers have been sent to reassure the inhabitants. The company of the 60th Rifles, established at Killarney since the outbreak in that locality, was withdrawn on Saturday, and sent on to Mallow, being replaced in Killarney by the detachment of the 16th Foot, previously stationed at Kenmare. A party of the 12th Lancers is still at Cahirciveen, with some in fantry, but it is said that the small detachments now distributed in the towns in Kerry are to be withdrawn. 7 rinr.oigh Imes taint Loudon, Lis erst-clam, sad Ale second —tor flusher particulars apply So JAM= A. FiO77ON, tore I:IILEBErTE, KANE, sad Co., Puss; G. C. and B W. FoX sod Co.. Falmouth. of H. MUIR sad Co., 145, Moved'. LIVERPOOL, SEW YORK, and PHILA. DELFIIIA sTEANI still' OOMFANY.—INIIAN LlNE— karrytes the United states Malls 110 Company's lull-powered Steamers will be despatched as wider, FROM uvrarom. to NEW YORK CITY OF WASHINGTON, Wednesday, March 13. CITY OV M ANCII ESTER, Saturday, March le. Ul 1 OF PARIS, Wednesday, March 20. Aod every Wednesday and Saturday. 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Pert and Sherry Lanka and Picardin lta 6d f g Litres, or 10a. 6d Lazed Preach brandy tie. Od. 44a. Od. Price Lista of other Wines on application. N.B. All the slime sold in bond it required. and Dock War rants leaned on single doses cases. Depots will be opened in every town In Great Britain. Apply as abort). The entire of the west of Cork, where Fenianiam was supposed to be very rife ' has remained undis turbed up to the present. Some arrests have been made in this city since Thursday. Four men who are stated to have been concerned in the attack on the police barracks at Killmallock were arrested on Friday on the arrival of one of the trains on the Great Southern and Western Railway. One of them attempted to escape, but was pursued and re captured. They were all much exhausted, and suffering from want of food. Yesterday a man was arrested returning from Carrig never. He had some percussion-cape, and cartridges marked with the letters "I. R. ;" interpreted to be the brand of the Irish Republic. To-day another arrest was made. The prisoner was one of the leaders at Bottle-hill. He was seen and recognised in the Blackrock-road. He endea voured to escape, but was brought up by a shot from a revolver. None of the prisoners will be brought to trial at this assizes, and the county grand jury was discharged on Friday by Mr. Jus tice Fitzgerald, who availed himself of the occasion to express his confidence that whatever measures the government might consider it necessary to take for the . prompt and effectual suppression of the insurrection would receive the support of the gentry and trading classes of the country. His remarks on this subject were loudly applauded by the persons in court. The learned judge may safely rely upon the gentry, who are extremely terrified at the aspect of the insurrection, and he may count upon the more influential section of the trading community also, but even amongst small shopkeepers in this city and in the main towns of the country there is a large amount, not exactly of disaffection, but of sympathy for the Fenians ; and this is shown by the resentment which the least condemnation of the Fenians elicits. It is very hard for any public man in Ire land or for any popular newspaper to say anything against Fenianism without incurring unpopularity, and this is one of the most deplorable circum stances in the present state of affairs in the country. The state of the counties of Tipperary, Clare, and Limerick is such as to occasion considerable alarm. Although there is at the Limerick Junc tion, in the centre of the insurgent districts, a force of 2,500 men, with strong garrisons in the town of Tipperary and in Limerick, nearly the entire of those three counties remains in the hands of the rebels. Accounts received this day from Clare state that on Saturday a rising was apprehended in Kilrush, and that Ennis was threatened. The Fenian continue raiding for arms in the neigh bourhood of Ennis. A number of horses were taken, as well as arms. A company of the 2nd Queen's was sent from Limerick to Ennis on Satur day. Numbers of Clare families have removed in , 1 a state of alarm into Limerick, and the gentry who remain in Ennis are about having the Club-house fortified, sandbags being placed in the windows, and the doors strengthened. No case of personal outrage has been reported, and it is said the Fenians pay forwhat they take. At Rathkeale, in the county of Limerick, a large body of Fenians assembled on Friday night, and the magistrates sent an urgent requisition for troops to Limerick, in re sponse to which a troop of carabineers was despatched on Saturday at six o'clock. At Boher and near Pallas parties of insurgents were observed on Friday on their way to the Galtees, to join the main body of the insurgents. In other localities the insurgents have been seen, and many houses have been plundered of arms. It is neces sary, however, to receive all these reports with much caution, as the most preposterous rumours are in circulation, and are acted on very frequently by the authorities. For instance, it was reported here a few days ago that three thousand Fenians were moving on Ballinoollig, and in half an hour a body of cavalry and artillery was sent to the spot, where it was ascertained that not a single Fenian had shown. In various quarters in Tipperary beyond the range of the Galtees small detachments of the insurgents have appeared. It was reported in Clonmel to-day (as we learn here by a private telegram) that there is a Fenian band in the Waterford mountains, and a small flying column was being organized for pursuit. The Fenians have, as stated yesterday, disappeared from the Galtymore mountain, but the general opinion now is that they have only retired into the mountains to , the rear of their former position. The mountains are covered with snow •, the weather is miserably cold ; the country affords no supplies for a large body of men ; and how any considerable Fenian force can continue to exist in such a place is a marvel to every one. Detachments have been sent from the Limerick Junction to the base of the outer hills without meeting Fenians, but no attempt has yet been made to penetrate into the mountains. KIN•HAN'S LL WHISKY. DUBLIN EXHIBITION, IBMI. 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Scotland. or Wales, on receipt of taa, by PD eld Co.. tea merchant', S. king Williswelreet, Cu,, LC. Garibaldi hasnow been put forward in opposition to Ricasoli as candidate for one of the four colleges of Florence. He will not succeed in displacing the Baron. But if the opposition party had any chance of returning their candidate, what can be more absurd than returning a man who will never attend a discussion or give • vote 7 If they have no chance of 'returning their man, what can be more foolish than thus to damage by failure the names of their own friends 7 It seems to me that it would tend to several useful results in Italy if a certain, not immoderate, expense were necessarily incurred by every candidate who goes to the poll. It would have the effect, among some others, of preventing candidatures which are mere child's play, and have nothing serious about them. Crispi has been put forward by the radicals to oppose Übaldini Peruzzi in the College of Santa Croce, one of the four electoral colleges into which Florence is divided. But although Peruzzi is by no means so firmly seated in his place as Ricasoli, and is not at all a popular man, I do not think that Crispi—who is sure enough of his election in his own old college—will succeed in displacing him at Santa Croce. In the College of Santa Maria Novella, the government party puts forward Carlo Fenzi, the son of the well-known banker and senator, as opponent to Signor Rubieri, the late member for that constituency, who is an indepen dent politician, not much connected by party ties with either of the opposing parties in the state. In this college the contest is more likely to be a close one. artARPETS, 3,000 pieces. Best Brussels, 3s. 6d. • ‘-/ ts ‘-/ Tape ditto, . fir 1. : and all the newest desi ' ns. 2n 1141. 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THE STATUES OF THE PLANTAGENET, AT FONTE.I vaam.r.—The Paris correspondent of the Indipendaree Beige says:—" The removal of the statues of the Plan tagenet Kings, which so excites all Fontevrault, all Maine and Loire, and even all the west of France, decidedly will not take place. Respectful but unanimous representations have been made to the Emperor, who, moreover, constitu tionally speaking, could not keep the promise be courte ously made to the Queen of England. Whether these historical monuments are public or private property they can only be alienated legally. The idea may therefore be considered abandoned, in whatever way the sovereign gets out of his promise to Queen Victoria." Upon the same subject the Li/Jerte says :—" A despatch from London, published yesterday by the Literti, an nounces that Lord Stanley has declared to the House of Commons that the Emperor Napoleon had written to Queen Victoria, offering her the statues of the Plants genets now in France, at the chapel of Fontevrault. There moat be an error here, which we will not even try to ex plain. These archseologioal monuments form part of the national domain, and not that of the sovereign. It is, therefore, evident that Lord Stanley cannot be justified in declaring that the statues of the Plantagenet. have been offered to Queen Victoria by Napoleon 111., for aliena tions of public property can only be authorised by the Corps Legialstif." HYAM and Co.'s HATS and HOSIERY. lEYAM and Co.'s ATTIRE for GENTLEMEN, 116 and n 7, Orfordetreet. Landon. Bram and Op.'s Winter Tweed Overcoats tte to 30e. ■rim and Co.'s Winter Overcoats Irani and Ch's Winter Reeler 2ss. to &ie. 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THa PR LBB IN SPAIN.—The Madrid correspon dent of the Journal de Genere, writing on the 4th, men tions some disturbances said to have occurred among the students at Valladolid, who hissed their professors, and also the troops afterwards sent to overawe them, upon which the soldiers fired, and three or four of the young men were killed and others wounded. The correspondent adds:—" The government maintains the utmost reserve upon these occurrences. From the press we can expect nothing, for it has not yet regained the right of speaking. The few papers we have left are obliged to re-set their matter almost every day after the inspection of the censor. Reactionary ideas are not even a sufficient guarantee. A commercial paper, which does not meddle with politics, has several times been seized for proposing insignificant refirms in the customs' legisla tion. Another paper, political in this case, but as little liberal as possible, has Just succumbed from the indiffer ence of readers, who for six long months have found not a single piece of interesting news in our journals. Another paper is to disappear to-morrow, but if the five or six daily publications we have left were to die one after the other, their disappearance would scarcely be noticed; for since last summer there has not been a single paper is Madrid which could aspire to the title of really liberal. THE ROYAL INFIRMARY, CITY•ROAD. —Since the foundation of this hospital for all chest diseases 70.543 eases have been admitted. The number under treatment last week was 838. Acute case* are received for in-door treatment without any letter of admission. Public bene volence alone can help the hospital to keep pace with the claims on its resources. The Dublin Daily Express of yesterday says the conclusion to be drawn from the news regarding the Fenian outbreak during the lest 48 hours is that the numbers of the " insurgents" have never been at all formidable, inas much u the military and constabulary, notwithst anding • minuteseouring of the country, have not succeeded in falling in with any number of the rebels. It is also not unlikely that • considerable number of those who joined -------- MITSOPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL, DZVONSIIIIII - CITT.—The aggregate number of patients relieved during the week ending March 9 was--Medical, 900 ; our 'iced, 674 ; total, 1,574 ; of which 725 were new cane. ' . I.34IB I I AP.Fat ~.., ~. flu mb le . , !. . t ratc4l3l e [TWOPENCE the Fenian bands have quietly returned to their homes and avocations. This has been done by men whose return to their ordinary employment was almost certain to insure their arrest. Among the latter are 'linesmen on the Great Southern and Western Railway, who were absent from their posts at Knocklong on the night on which the rails were torn up, and who, of course, have been taken into custody. The government have arranged to station immediately six flying columns of cavalry and infantry at six central points in the south. These will be ready to move in any direction on the shortest notion. A special commission has also been resolved upon, and will be opened at the earliest period allowed by law. The movement in Dublin, though it still occa sions a great deal of disquiet amongst the more timid classes of citizens , is looked upon by the majority as thoroughly damped out. The arrests which continue to be made, and the reports which are hourly circulated, are only natural at such a crisis and should not be taken as indicati more ng an then the spasmodic flicker ything which pr eced es final extinction. On Saturday the tele graph wires at Dundrum were cut, and an attempt at the same time was made to remove some of the rails. In the •even•ng the detectives succeeded in arresting nine Fenian assembled in a public-house in Camden-street. In their possession they found four formidable revolvers. Resid ence was attempted to be offered, but the police showed they were not to be tried with, and finally, having been reinforced, conveyed them to Chancery-lane, and from thence to Richmond prison. Yesterday morning 13 persons, on ar by the steamer from Liverpool, were detained in custody on sus picion of being Fenian& During the day the wane of the city were placarded with proclamations, offering a reward from government of 2.10 f. for the capture of " Captain Dunn, who attacked Kilmallock police-station. Reports of an alarming nature were in circulation last night. It WY stated that an attack had been made upon Rahrey, but having despatched a reporter to the scene, the place was found to be enjoying its usual repose. It was also reported that beyond a certainty an attack would be made upon Mountjoy prison, but up to the hour of going to press such had not been attempted. It was, however, stated by the police that bodies of men were seen proceeding during the night in the direction of Finglas, the quarter which it was surmised had been selected by the Fenian for the purposes of a demonstra tion similar to that at Tallag t. This, however, like other reports of a similar nature, was altogether ground lees. The only outrage reported beyond the imme diate vicinity of Dublin is an attack made on Mountmel - lick police barrack, by a man who issued from a public ' house, and let loose on the barracks the contents of an eight-barrelled revolver. The police returned fire, and wounded their assailant, and also accidentally, it would appear, another man. Several meets have been made at Kilmallock, Cashel, Limerick, Tipperary, and other places. In some of the disturbed districts, such is the unsettled state of mind of some of the population, that portions of the land are being left untilled. As an indication of the feeling with which the farmers of Tipperary regard the movement, it is stated that many of them have for several nights slept out of their own houses, from fear of being " premed" by the Fenian,. In consequence of numerous applications being made from the south of Ireland to the government for protec tion it has been determined to form six movable bodies of troops, consisting of cavalry and infantry, as follows :—Tipperery, Flying column, under the command of Colonel M'Neill, Y.C., 4 13th Regiment ; Waterford, Flying column, under the command of Major Bell, 6th Snit •C ork , Flying column, under the com mand of Colonel Oakes, 12th Lancers ; Thurles, Flying column, under the command of Colonel Raker, loth Humors • Clare, Flying column, under the command of Major Irby, 74th Highlanders • Carlow, Flying column, under the command of Captiin &ottoman, sth Dragoon Guards. A resident magistrate will accompany each column, and ample means of will be provided. These small bodies will be pt s pared to move with great rapidity wherever their envies' may be required, and will afford much more substantial protection to the loyal and well-disposed than statiouing additional detachments in any particular plain. The Paris correspondent of the MAUR Ezra, writes —" James Stephens, late head centre, is staying at a small hotel in this city—the Hotel de Havre--and there is but little doubt that he is pulling the wires. Why be does not make an effort to get to Ireland himself is more than I can tell you, as I am not in his con fi dence. I know, however, that his friends here a few days ago foretold the present rising, and that Stephens declared that he was not yet played out. James Stephens is accompanied in his movements by some officers of the United States service, who are over here, I am told, upon six months' leave." intlfitt. PHILHARMONIC soarry. This institution commenced its fifty-fifth mown last night, being the first occasion of the appearance of Mx. W. G. Caine as conductor shun his appointment in the room of Professor Bternclale Bennett, who reaignedthe office last year. The programme of last night's concert was as follows : Parr I. Rymphour in C Minor (No. 1) Seca eti Aria, .Comania," ! traltimor" (LI sense*. Mr. W. B. eins minP Overture, •• me Naiads" W. Bennett. Homan:a, " L'ombrosa Dolts Men" (MatUda), Mira Louisa Prue Conouto (No. 9), Violin, Harr Joachim Pk!? H. D Symphony In (N uo, " Yourq A uolWhites-wager (IA Rehm Beethoven. de Saba), llio Lodes Tyne mid Yr. W. IL ammohap Gounod. Overture, " Les Abeneendes" Cheruhtnl. The Freeman's Jorrnal says :—" Late on Sunday even ing an arrest which is considered to be of a very impor tant character, and which may lead to strange revelations, almost as remarkable as three which were developed on the escape of Stephens from Richmond, was made in Portobello barracks. For obvious reasons, we refrain from giving the particulars which have reached us, but we may state that a person holding a respectable posi tion in one of the public bodies was detected in the bar racks we have mentioned, and that on being searched there was found on him a skeleton key and a pistol. It has been stated that by means of this key he was enabled to obtain admission to the barracks through the postern gate. He was at once taken into custody by the military." The two symphonies stand in interesting contrast—one being among the earliest so the other is among the matured works of its composer. Much interest was felt in the first appearsnce of the new conductor, who bas proved by his direction of the concert of last night that he per much aptitude for the post. He has beg been known sa • cultivated musician and an excellent pianist; and with the experience which he will gain in Ms new position he will doubtless hilly justify his appointment. Mr. Cueing, in every in stance, took the time with sound judgment. His manner of directing is self-powwowed and calm, yet decided and clearly intelligible. He will have to enforce • little more strenuously the necessity for greater contrasts of piano, which should be readily obtainable from a band of such excellent instrumentalists as those over whom he presides. The mesa= thus oonsmenced promises to be one of gre►t interest—oommisaions having been given for several new orchestral works, one from M. Gained (the exact form, we believe, not yet quite decided), an overture by Mr. Arthur Sullivan, and the completion of Professor Bennett's symphony, previously produced by this society with but three, instead of the usual four, movements. A new work by Mr. Benedict is also spoken of, should his engagements admit of its completion. Meantime the Choral Symphony is announced for the fourth concert, on 4gILY 6th. igrama. DRUKY-LANE. Mr. Bayle Bernard's adaptation of Faust, with all its elaborate musical and scenic illustrations, was re vived at this house last night for five nights, previous to the production of Rot Roy next Saturday, and followed by an absurdly comic trite, translated from • piece in the repertory of the Boaffes Parisiewnes, which would have been better adapted for • smaller theatre. This sketch is called Wanted—Hatebands for Sir, the adapter being Yr. Charles Kenny, andis given, we presume, with very littleof the original musk. The plot is •miming. An old drum-major, whose wife, • prima donna, gave birth to six daughters in six different towns in vari ous parts of the world where she was starring, is left with these girls, and is as much troubled as • " Belgravian mother" would be to And them husbands. At last a young man is lured into the house ; but, unfor tunately, he turns out to be • long-lost son of the drum major, and in love with the maid servant. The structure of the piece allows the six young ladies to dress in Spanish, A/gerine, Italian, and other dresses, and the music that is given to us is very lively. Mr. E. Clifton, who has a great deal of grotesque fun, is extravagantly droll as the young man. Miss Lydia Thompson is a charm ing earns* Mr. Barrett is • ponderous father, and the young ladies are represented by pretty ballet girls. The music is arranged by Mr. J. H. Tully. TEE METROPOLITAN DISTRESS FUND.—Yolterdsy the Relief Committee met at the Mansion-house, the Lord Mayor presided in the chair. The financial report of Mr. Ball, the caahier, was presented, from which it appeared that during the past week the contributions received from the public to the distress fund amounted only to about 371. As a matter of course, this small contribution made only a slight variation in the state of the financial state. merit published last week. It may, however, be well to repeat that the financial account yesterday submitted to the committee stood thus:—The total amount received from the opening of the fund till yesterday was 14,505/.115.; the total grants up to yesterday, 12,330/. ; expenses paid, 2501.; reserved for contingences ' 200/. ; making • total on the debit aide of 12,730/. ; leaving • balance to be disposed of to the amount of 1,7251. lla. Of this the sum of 1,000/. was awarded to the deputation attending from the East London Central General Relief Committee, who attended yesterday to wake their fifth application, though the district bad already been allotted 4,2501. The deputation urged the continuance of severe distress in those districts, and the probability of ita con tinuance. An application from the ?dile-end soup kitchen, recommended by Mr. Charrington and others, was met by a grant of 25/. The following applications were refused, on the ground that they came too late to be met, especially in the reduced state of the fund :—From the Spitalfields' soup kitchen ; from the district of St. Paul and St. Philip, Stepney, which had already received 8001. ; from St. Thomas, Stepney ; from the Holy Trinity, Lambeth; and from Ratcliif•lnghway. Before the committee rose, • sug gestion, made by the Lord Mayor, to the effect that the committee should be specially called on Monday to con sider, seeing the reduced state of the funds, what course should be pursued either as to closing or continuing their duties, was adopted, and the committee adjourned to Monday next. 1 LONDON DIOCESAN LADIES MlSSlON.—Yester day afternoon • meeting of the ladies forming this asso ciation was held at London House, St. James's-square, on en invitation issued by the Bishop and Mrs. Tait some days since. There were present the Countess Grey, Vis countess Sydney, Lady Susan Smith, Lady Emily Dundas, the Hon. Caroline Lyttelton, Lady Wood, Mrs. W. E. Gladstone and Miss Mary Gladstone, the Hon. Mrs. Stuart Wortley, Mrs. Agar Robartes, Mrs. Pole Carew, Mrs. J. B. Lee, Mrs. C. Buxton, and others, in all about • hundred._ REFORM MEETING IN TRAFALGAR-SQUARE. Last night a crowded torch-light meeting was held in Tratelgar-square, under the auspices of the Reform League. It had been announced that the apace at the rear of the column would be illuminated by means of the lime light, and some disappointment was manifested at this part of the arrangement not being carried out. The proceedings otherwise were characterised by great enthu siasm, notwithstanding that, they were for the most part carried on under a drenching shower of rain. Mr. Edmund Bedes, chainuan of the League, presided, and in his opening address explained that, as the rights of the people were not yet secured, that body had determined to continue their agitation until the country was thoroughly satiated in the matter of reform. Already its exertions bad pro duced a wonderful change in the views of the governing Pawara, who had begun to talk of household suffrage, but that involved a principle which might be construed in different senses, and unless it was carried out pure and simple, and accompanied by a lodger franchise i it would not satisfy the just demands of the people. It must be free from every description of counterpoise, a result which he was not prepared to see accomplished by any tory measure, and therefore the people must continue to agitate until parliament conceded them their just rights as embodied in the principle of registered residential manhood suffrage, protected by the ballot. (Cheers.) Dr. Perfitt moved the first resolution, as follows : " That any measure of parliamentary reform, although based upon household suffrage as now reported of the government plan, will be inefficient and unsatisfactory as regards the just and full representation of intellect and labour, unless such suffrage be made substantially identical with residential manhood suffrage, by the right of voting being given to lodgers equally with all other occupiers, whether as owners or tenants of homes, or parts of houses, unaccompanied by any ratepaying or other restrictive condition., end be also protected in its free exercise by the ballot—the period of residence in no ease to be required to exceed six months." Mr. Mantle seconded and Mr. Bradlaugh supported the resolution, which was carried by acclamation. Mr. Leno proposed and Mr. Lucraft seconded the next resolution, which was also carried by acclamation, viz. "Th►t this meeting emphatically denounces and calls upon the unen franchised millions resolutely to oppose all attempts which may be made in parliament, by means of plurality of votes, cumulative votes, or other similar contrivances, to give a preponderance to property or wealth in the matter of the franchise, and thereby infringe the principle of political equality, and perpetuate the system of class re presentation, whilst affording fresh encouragement to the practice of bribery and corruption, and the exercise of undue and vicious influences. This meeting therefore earnestly invites the working classes, and all true re formers throughout the United Kingdoui, to support the Reform League in continuing its energetic and valuable labours on behalf of the rights of the people until the victory is obtained by the unrepresented being placed in the full and free exercise and enjoyment of the elective franchise." The third resolution condemned the employ ment of volnnteers in suppressing or interfering with political meetings or demonstrations, and the crowd, after tinging the reform chorus, quietly dispersed. - FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—Mr. Payne held an investigation last evening at the Edmonton Union, Ed monton, into the - circumstances of an accident on the Edmonton and Enfield branch line of the Great Eastern Railway, by which • man named William Wheatley, aged 40 years, lost his life. Joseph Kitchener, a labourer, said that at about a quarter to 11 o'clock last Thursday morning he saw two men with a trolly coming along the single line of rails, from Edmonton to Enfield. The trolly, which is a sort of truck on four wheelie, was laden with timber. The men appeared to be in a great hurry, and they were pushing it on from behind. They were going towards Edmonton station, and they suddenly stopped near the " Brook bridge." Witness then saw the down train from London coming down upon them. The men instantly began to unload the trolly, and they pulled the wood off it. They then caught hold of the trolly, and tried to get it off the line, lifting the wheelie at one end of the trolly o ff the metals. The men were very much flurried. Before they had time to get the whole of the trolly off the train came up, and the engine struck the trolly and knocked the wheels off it. The trolly struck the deceased, and he was thrown underneath the last car riage of the train. The train was then stopped, and the deceased was picked up. After a good deal of evidence the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death, and the jury consider that there is blame attached to the rail way company in not having sufficient men in each gang, in order that a signal man may be appointed to each gang; and they think that there win an error of judgment on the part of the foreman Fisher in taking the time of the ap proach of the down train from the man under him ; and they are of opinion that the accident would not hare occurred if there had been • signal-man to the trolly ; and they are of oieinion that the company should take more care, to see that the rules in their books are carried Mt" TEE LATE ACCIDENT AT BILADFORD.—ANOTHER DEATH.—Mr. 0. Caygill, one of the sufferers in the late accident on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway at Bradford, expired yesterday. CRYSTAL PALACE. —Owl RHILLING DAY.— MONDAY, MARCH ii.—Admiriocia en payment, 470 ; ditto. by mason dame, 647. Total visitors, 1,117. BRADFORD AND THE REFORM Qucarfox.—A meeting has been convened by the Mayor of Bradford (Mr. W. Brayshaw), on an induentially signed requisition, for this evening, in St. George's-ball, at Bradford, to con sider the position of the reform question. Mr. W. R. Forster, M.P., is expected to be present. REFORM MEETING AT LIVERPOOL.—At a meet ing convened by the Liverpool Reform Association, held last night at the Theatre Royal (Mr. J. C. Evart presid ing), the following resolutions were adopted. It was pro posed by the chairman and seconded by Mr. H. Y. Thomp son, "That a household suffrage in boroughs and a 10/. dqualification in counties would form a satisfactory and urable basis of settlement." Mr. .1. .1. Stitt moved "That existing circumstances demand a more comprehen sive measure for the redistribution of seats than that sug gested by Mr. Disraeli on the 25th February, and that such measure should include provisions for more largely increasing the number of representatives of the large centres of population and industry." The motion was seconded by Mr. R. Trimble. Mr. W. Rathbone, jun., moved "That stringent measures for the repression and punishment of bribery at elections are essential to a real representation of the people, and that no proposals for that end will be satisfactory which do not include a ma. chinery for local courts of immediate inquiry into the conduct of elections, and do not provide that, when can. didatm have been convicted of bribery, the other candi date whose conduct is proved to ham been pure shall be returned." Mr. J. It. Jeffrey moved, and Mr. Geo. Melly seconded, "That this meeting expresses confident* in Mr. Gladstone as leader of the liberal party in the House of Commons to obtain for just principles of representative government their utmost practical development." ROYAL LONDON MILITIA. —This retriment is under orders to assemble at Finsbury on the 13th of May for twenty-seven days training under Colonel Wib-011. The recruits are to assemble on the 29th of April for f tar tw n days' preliminary instruction under Captain I the adjutant. UYAM and Co.'s SELECT DEPARTMENTS. No. I. Omitlemen's Clothing for Immediate wear. t Bespoke or Order Department. S. boys' and Youths' Distinct Department. 4. Hats, taps. Hosiery, and Outfit Department "{TAM and Co.'s ESTABLISHMENTS. LONDON-66 and 67, OXFORD-STREET. BIRMINGHAM-21, 22, aadlS, NSW-812.UL LEEIa4-41, ISILIGGATI and DEWSBURY—WWI:WM RUPTURE s.—The PATENT SELF ADJ VAIN° GERMAN acting effectually without , flinPlicsUons. is recommended by the Yaculty for the cute sod riffled of Hernia. 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By Dr. Lzern3 With Intro duction by M. C. TTLIR. London W. Tweedie, 337, Strand. TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. (strati Tictitaixs.) THE NORTH GERMAN PARLIAMENT. BERLIN, Mast% 11. In to-day's sitting of the North Gorman Parlia ment, Herr Braun, deputy for Wiesbaden, made a speech in which he declared national union to be the chief point to be aimed at. Ho deprecated running after the South Germans with enticing offers, and preferred that they should be left to their own devices. This sentiment was received with loud cheers. Count Bismarck then made a speech. He began by congratulating the previous speaker. He urged the adoption of the draught of the constitution, which he said would open to the German peoples path in which the genie/ of the nation would find objects worthy of its efforts. He stated the present question was what was the minimum that each State must be required to sacrifice of its peculiar character and rights. " Who," asked Count Bismarck, " could set up a responsible ministry I Prussia does not desire to follow a policy of mediatising. The basis of the Confederation must be, not the employment of force against peoples faithful to their alle giance, but fidelity to the treaties entered into by the different States with Prussia. The government is willing to accede to all possible improvements of the draught of the constitution. We recognise even the necessity of a state of transition, and acknowledge that the organisation of the federal army should only provisionally be independent of a vote of the parliament. The union between South Germany and the North German Confederation is in course of preparation. In all questions affecting the power and position of Germany the north and south will be united. I do not believe that the Diets of the States of the Confederation will reject the work agreed upon by the parliament. Let us do the work quickly. Let us place Germany in the saddle ; we shall find her quite able to ride." In reply to Herr von Mun chausen, ex-Hanoverian minister, Count Bismarck repelled in the strongest terms the reproach that Prussia had violated tho treaty of Langenz-alza. The Hanoverian Court, he declared, had been a nest of intrigue, and the minister who would have neglected an opportunity of removing such a dynasty as that which reigned in Hanover would have been a traitor to the Fatherland. PRUSSIA. KIEL Mmecif 11. The mother of the Prince of Augustenburg died this morning at Primkenau, in Silesia. Her chil dren, \rho hastened to Primkenau on the announce ment of her illnees, were all present at her death bed. FRANCE. PARIS, MARCH 11, Evian:era. To-day, in the Legislative Body, the bill on primary education was adopted unanimously. PARIS, MAncit 12. Verdi's new opera, Don Carlos,wae performed for the first time last night, with great success. Several pieces were encored. The Emperor and Empress were present. THE PARIS BOURSE. PARIS, Mace 11, 3.30 P.M. The Bourse has been inanimate. Rentes closed at 69.95, or We. lower than on Saturday. SPAIN. MADRID, MARCH IL A decree has been issued depriving the Infante Don Henriquez of all the grades, offices, titles, and decorations hitherto held by that prince. AUSTRALIA. (Via Trieste.) MELBOURNE, JAN. 28. The Victoria parliament was opened on the 17th of January by the Governor, who, in his speech, congratulated the country upon the abundance of the harvest, the general prosperity, and the suc cess of the Intercolonial Exhibition. He an nounced that the border customs difficulties have been settled, and that the colonial products now enjoy the benefits of free trade. Intelligence re ceived here from New Zealand announces that Wil liam Thompson, the Maori Chief, died on the 28th of December. The Governor's visit to Wangirri had been very successful. CHINA AND JAPAN. (Via Trieste.) HONG KONG. Pls. 1. The new service between San Francisco and Hung Kong has been opened. A serious gunpowder explosion has occurred on board a powder hulk and the Bremen schooner Themis, in Hong Kong harbour. Both vessels were blown to atoms. Many lives were lost, and the damage is very considerable. The steamer Cores has been wrecked between Hayyay and Japan. Intelligence received here from Japan announces that the foreign ministers have accepted Stets bashie'a invitation to visit him at Osacs. The Japanese government and the foreign ministers have concluded an agreement for build ing a new settlement at Yokohama. A large number of Japanese will visit the Paris Exhibition. The Azoff takes 400 cases of curiosities fur Paris. AMERICA. (BT ATLANTIC TILIGIU/11.) NEW YORK, Meilen 11, Nom. The House of Representatives has asked the Speaker, in view of events transpiring on the northern frontier, to appoint a committee of foreign affairs to consider the foreign relations of the United States. President Johnson is preparing to execute the bill for the military government of the South. The governor of Louisiana has announced that the bill is in force in that State. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCFL Opening prices : —Gold, 135}. Sterling ex change on London, lost 5.-20 United States Bonds, 1091 ; Illinois, 116 i; Erie, 69. Despatches were sent from the Colonial-office yes terday to the governors of Malta, Gibraltar, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Labuan, and the Straits settlements. 1.. t I ‘ll.l th, WI:111 , 41 111 lat.,. • t I 1111. 1111 r, 1"::1, t. ..I atten.l.lnte •1 ••••rn w nu;•r . - . 1 In 4. •• i.• i...r1. '; _ •• ..f . 411.1114 r r i 1114 ',ILI 4. 11. I v el 4.1.. t. Ail 111. n Ilio. I th...y%.. to 1, 11,1 1.••-t w, t.k :t .Itl 1 , I• 1. 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Exports :—Wheat, es. —A story which years ago will be re. ur the mixed intim, ar incredulity which min in the act of 'slu t attached clasped r oceanic faint and dint. indulged in the )ie e front of her tire., he heart of her fowl to which occurred to think that the wobahility. On Feb. habits died rapidly, leads the pericardium escaped from wounds Ling the examination sewing-needle, which nd which wasiloubtless ,nd in such a situation. acme there. The needle the woman was in the , in the situation of the dies, it is very likely ve the little weapon L.O t. is Hot, we think, !rs despatched to th, it i. Smith and Son are f this, the following of February 1 :—" A 'beet, and Jerks it ict , i e top, which catch it de beneath, where it U it is checked at the Aunt knife descending rn the middle, to the er system of tapes, it 41 transversely, and is eye to the third table• ly shoots out from the correctly folded oopy. to of forty copies per e, much depends upon ret, two copies will gn 'eeding-boys have .c• a thing rarely occurs to cure and attention. stakes during the a1..4 arr. Metts.--SoUTii- Company's steamship nce to-day, with the mhuco, Bahia, Rio de &e. She took out full cargo, including weller y, 7171. ; French AIL. —GIBRALTAR, in. for Southampton. Ith inst. All well. 'MALIAN MAIL 23.— left at 3 p.m., and ormer may be expected !ter at Southampton ,—The Carnatic (extra I), arrived at 9 a.m. special charter from mu By Du BARN'; re S". 6111.411 Rom , •. Mather it excellent, 42-: - ire. he has lived etit canaet praise this ea, .tit vertisenieut. 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