The Express. — London, England, 1867-05-27 00:00:00

JOHN BROGDEN'S GOLD CHAINS by troy weight, at realisable value, sad the workmanship at wholcade monufacturers' prices. The gold in the chains gua ranteed, and repurchased at the price charged. Here's tho note, lb .w much your chain weighs to the utmost carat, The dueness of the gold, and chugs for fashion." SFIAIMPEARL Ibusufactory, 10, ilenrietta- ,tree Coventitanien, London. _ BRO% and POLEIONII 001111 FLOUR to CHILDILLFB DIST. To ohtoln extra petit by the sale other Hods are sometimes offered trwteed et BhowN end " John et. Brown," " John Poison," Is signed by the muter' on orb pack Ehe •xnnegco. TO COREMPONDECTS. 64vertlesaaents Intended for "The iitprost," London Evening ?ewer. meat be at the Odle*. 10, Bonverie-etreet, by Two {Nook oa the dor of publicatton. DRURY LANL Tine Evimmo, THAfltaialZt 7 :K. Metes. Mouse end Neville : Mesdames Alleyne and Thompson—To conclude with TUC GREAT ETC V. Messrs. Warner, Morton, Fitsjsmes, Rouse, Irving, de. ; Mesdames Robertson, Le Thiere, and Thompson. HAYMARKET. This Evasneo, A Bothern, Buckstene, Howe, lingers, Cordon, Re. Mesdames Burke. Chippendale, &C. —BOX AND 00X. Messrs. Bnekstone and Cumpion.—And PULF/X.TION. ]lr. Kendal and Miss Burke. PRINCINWIL Tins Eynnn, ANTONY AIiFCLiIIPATRA. Antony, Mr. H. Loraine; Dion.?lons, Mr. C. Venue; titsrealan, lilaa Pap; and Cleopatra, Miss Olyn. LYCIUH. THIS ETCII\G, BAMBCI&.Lik6: Mr. Pries and Mkt Kate atahop.—THE DUKZ3 MOTTO. Yr. Fodder, Mama Emery, W iddtoomb, Jordan, Prim etc. ;law Klaworthy, Hen rade, Grattan, and Carlotta Leaman. NTIAIfD. Tali EarsTM WAITINGTiOR THE UNDEROROTND. —THE LITTLE SAVAGE. —PYGMALION , OR, THE STATUE FAIR Mews Thome, James, ts. ; Headsmen Seraabore Bonham. Harlaad,Johnatuau, & Hon.—And THE FRENCH LLHIBITION. HOLBORN. Tom Winn% MY TURN IFIAT. Kr. Behoove; II Foote sad Loom —And FLYING SCUD. Manes. Bel. nem Blake, Irollaire, de. ; Madames F. Jambs, C. dieuttlets, Itesge Foote. Mae, Luso; Rigutood, La. e~rr.x'l,. THIS EwEBlnn, THE SHAMR.OOK OF IRELAND. Ti.Y 8. Lana—AULD ROBIN GRAY. Mines 8. IClas &J. Coveney.- -And THE VOLUNTEERS. Ur. ingwoed and Win R. Edwin. NIGH WAITS AT LONDON . BRIDGE. t DAFLiiWninir. 76742RIT.Z.7.Aibie;;;Z Sb. not. tomoanow—monani. Mk. 4899..—.. soon, 9b. 2019. LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 27. LITTLE as has been the progress yet made in the discussion of the County Franchise, it has served to engraft some very material changes upon the original scheme of the Government. Mr. DISRAELI has been careful to announce on several occasions that he had no intention of interfering with the property qualifications. These stand under the present law, it may be useful to recall, at the figure of 10/. rental for freeholders for life, for copyholdera of every clams, and for lease holders where the original term was for not less than sixty years. The freeholders in fee alone have a vote at a 40s. rental. This last clam maintains all its privileges unimpaired ; but by an amendment carried on Tuesday the franchise was given to freeholders for life, and copyholders at a 5/. rental. And on Friday Mr. DISRAELI stated that he accepted this vote as con clusive in regard to sixty year lease holders also. It will also follow as a matter of course that it will be applied in the case of Scotland ; and the universal 10/. ownership fran chise in that country, which was left unchanged in the Bill, will be lowered to 51. But while this process has been successfully accomplished as re gards the property qualifications, doubt and diffi culty still hang around the position of the ordi nary tenant. The Bill proposed to reduce the qualification in his case from a rental of 50/. to 15/. rateable value, only imposing upon those ad mitted under the extension, in conformity with Mr. Disasztes leading principle of establishing petty but vexatious class distinctions, the condi tion of having actually paid all poor-rates due prior to 20th July. For the words " premises "of any tenure " Sir EDWARD COLES/WOKE moved a substitution of words of which, taken in conjunction with a subsequent and supplementary amendment standing in his name on the notice paper, the effect would have been to require that the 151. occupation franchise in coun ties should consist of a dwelling-house, held sepa rately or jointly with any land, the house in the latter case to be rated at not less than 5/. The inconsequential vote of the committee leaves the whole question open for further consideration. The reason assigned for requiring a dwelling house to be on the land which gives the quali fication, is to stop the creation of faggot votes. And it is obvious that some such method must be resorted to. A large estate might be cut up into innumerable 151. tenancies without in the least in terfering with the actual arrangements for culti vating the land by the old tenants, but merely interposing a body of nominal tenants between them and the landlord. As all these would be at will, no risk or inconvenience, and very little ex pense, would be incurred, and a landowner might thus confer votes on all his personal friends and all hie confidential servants. Sir E. COLIHROOKZ'S idea of restricting the operation to such patches as comprise a 51. dwelling-house would certainly greatly diminish the faci lity for such proceedings, for labourers' cottages do not in general reach a 51. rating. But it may be found hard, when householders are ad mitted in counties, to persuade the country party to refrain from insisting on enfranchising all householders in the country. The condition of residence might fairly enough be insisted on, see ing that it forms a condition of the householders' vote in boroughs. This would stop the creation of faggot votes in the hands of friends, and equally, with the condition of the existence of a house, prevent the creation of any, except in the hands of cottagers. But in some one or other of these ways we shall be brought face to face with the question whether the mere labourer shall have a vote. If Parliament thinks that his education and independence entitle him to the franchise, it had better be conferred directly, than allowed to be given by fictitious means to those who may be selected as least in dependent. But if the whole class is deemed too illiterate and inapprehensive to be able to form a sound opinion on questions of state, then it is clear that we must prevent its being enfranchised for the purposes of its masters, by fixing a figure below which the dwelling-house occupier shall not qualify. It is not strange that the members for Scottish constituencies should be our guides on this point. The continued system of subinfeuda tion in that country has furnished a means by which even a 101. property qualification can, by means of subordinate tenures, be made to furnish an unlimited number of faggot votes in counties. No effectual remedy has been discovered in that country but the requiring the condition of resi dence. In England, leaseholds, now that the rate of qualification is reduced so low, may be still more easily worked to the same end ; and the dif ference in the character of the tenure must compel us to fix a higher value on the dwelling-house, in addition to demanding the condition of residence. But both in Scotland and in England there might fairly be required a further concession in the matter of property qualifications. It is idle in Mr. DISRAELI to reiterate that nobody would now propose a 40-shilling freehold qualification if it were not already in existence. In his savings banks and consols franchises he is himself proposing a still lower rate—a 25-shilling qualification. Why, if 501. in a savings bank is to confer a vote, is 601. or 801. invested in land of any tenure not to have the sante effect ? Why is a copyhold still to need a value of 51. to confer a qualification, when it may be converted into a freehold by a simple legal process, and would then yield two and a half qualifications ? There is obviously no reason to be assigned for such a distinction. The fancy franchises abolish the theory that the 40- shilling qualification is exceptionally low, pre served only from respect to antiquity. And the class of owners of a patch of ground worth 40s. a year is a very safe and substantial one, alike in England and in Scotland. As to the latter country, though the name freeholder has a different signification, there is no reason why the substan tial thing should not be conceded. This is a point on which all Liberals might unite, and against which the Tories could hardly find a tenable argument left. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1867. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THIS DAY.) THE CONI)ENNED 1/011ANS. The real question, the Times says, is not confined to the case of Burke, but it is whether the extreme penalty of the law should be inflicted on any of the Fenian leaders. Deprecating the doctrine that high treason shall no longer he a capital crime, our contemporary argues that it is another thing, as in the present case, to remit the capital penalty where it would be a greater evil to enact it. The execution of Burke and his accomplices would want the sanction of the public conscience; and, in looking at the motives of the men, we are compelled to regard them as the victims of infatuation—criminal in a different sense and degree from ordinary murder. If this be the measure of their guilt from an English point of view, we may readily imagine what estimate would be formed of it by the lower classes in Ireland. Another argument is that the Fenian raid into Canada, which was a filibustering ex. pedition of the very worst kind, has furnished us with a precedent which cannot be easily set aside. It is by mea sures of prevention, and not by measures of vengeance, that Feuianiam must be overawed. Let us not mar the impression already made by its inability to contend for a single day with the civil authority. The strong expression of opinion in favour of the caeca. tion to which Lord Derby has unnecessarily committed the cabinet makes the situation, in the view of the J)aily hews, more difficult than before. On the one band, it will be under the temptation to execute Burke for the sake of its own reputation for steadiness and consistency ; and on the other, if it yields to the representations made to it, the good effect of a spontaneous exercise of the clemency of the crown will have been lost. Lord Derby says the American war is not to the point, because the secessioniats were so numerous and strong. His lordship must re member that in the autumn of 1849 the Austrian imperialists executed the Hungarian statesmen and generals who had been victorious in the field. If, after executing Burke, we should chance to look into the mirror of foreign contemporary opinion, we must ex pect to find our neighbours struck with the fact that while the Americans could clogs their terrible contest without • political execution, we felt it necessary to hang a man on account of an insurrection in which not one life was lost in defence of law and order. The Standard has not the slightest sympathy with the plea for mercy, though it allows that as a matter of policy it may be prudent not to shed blood. The Post remarks that the remission of the sentence on Burke will practically amount to the abolition of the punishment of death for political offences in this country. If the government now alter their decision it will be in compliance with what they feel to be the general wish of the nation. The Tdegrupk stater that at the meeting of the cabinet on Saturday it was decided that the memorial signed by members of parliament, forming a fair representation of the enlightened opinion of the United Kingdom, was too important in character to be resisted, and that communi cations on the subject should at once be made to her Ma jesty and to the Lord Lieutenant. This decision, the Tek graph makes bold to say,is equivalent to a reprieve for the oonvict Burke. More than that, it amounts virtually to the establishment of • precedent which will rule in all future oases of alike kind. It is the repeal of the old practice which relentlessly exacted the lives of political offenders. THE COMPOUND HOUSEHOLDER. The Times insists that parliament must force the go vernment to maintain their first resolution, despite the rebellion of Bumble, and abolish compounding in parlia mentary boroughs. This hybrid, the compound house bolder, who is neither a lodger nor a ratepayer, but some thing of both—who does pay rates, yet is denuded of the rights of a regular ratepayer—who has, on the other hand, in municipalities all the privilege* of a citizen, yet is de prived of the responsibility of citizenship —may be a won derful product of modern civilisation, but only as an evi dence of the curious infelicity of the legislation which has created him. The ill-considered proviso which would restore him to existence must be reconsidered. Every reason concurs to urge his immediate removal. The pro gress of the Reform Bill, the conciliation of opponents, the restoration of our parochial system to its first integrity, the opportunity of completing their own original design, mast impel the government to early out the determina tion announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer by adjudging to the compound householder la snort salts phrase. Tbe Telegraph asks if there is not a third expedient. Has not the time come when the government can give up the ratepaying crotchet? Surely that device hoe bad its day. It has been surrendered already in the case of the lodger franchise, to which there is no ratepaying condition annexed. The sacred, inviolate character of the principle is gone, and it requires only a little more effort on the part of the government, or a little more pressure on the part of the house, to sweep it away altogether. This was the only gag which the ministers nailed to their mast„ but they consented to tear off a great part of it when they submitted to the lodger franchise,and the task of hauling down the remnant of the tattered bunting is oomparatively easy. COMPOUND FloosanoLnrwo.—From a parliamen tary return, which was moved for by Mr. Gladstone, and has been issued this morning, it appears that the number of male occupiers in metropolitan boroughs at 101. and upwards (gross estimated rental) whose rates are 'messed on the owner, or compounded for by him, under local acts, is 77,749, of whom 16,082 are, and the remaining 61,667 are not, on the register of voters. The total number of such occupiers in boroughs not metropoli tan is 17,371, of whom 8,922 are, and the remaining 8,449 are not, on the register. Thus out of • total of 95,120 oocupiers,metropolitan and provincial,23,o44 are registered voters and 70,116 are not on the list. MEETING OT THE CONSERVATIVE COUNTY MEM BER/A—A circular letter has been sent to the conservative county members by the Right Hon. Sir John Trollops, Bart., M.P. for Lincolnshire, of which the subjoined is a theliberty p of th kin e request of many county mem b ers I take asg you to attend a me e ti ng a t C o l one l North's, 16, Arlington-street, on Monday (this) afternoon, at three o'clock, p.m., to consider the position of the county franchise, it having been notified that Sir Edward does not move the reduction to 124. rating, there fDoererble question will depend upon Mr. Locke King's motion to reduce it to 101., as oppoeed to the proposal of the government of 15/." REPRZSENTATION OP SOUTH SHIELDS.—IS is ru moured that a vacancy will shortly occur in the representa tion of South Shields, owing to the resignation of his seat by Mr. Robert Ingham. MR. DILLWYN, M.P., AND THE REFOR/4 In reply to a request from some of his constituent, to attend a public meeting at Swansea, Mr. Dillwyn, H.P., writes to say that he cannot at present name • day when he can attend, as he considers his paramount duty to be in his place in parliament to watch the elegies@ of the Reform RilL He adds, "I cannot but think that the result of the course adopted by the House of Commons in respect of the Reform Bill is likely to be such as will satisfy my constituent' as to my own coarse of action in the matter." Eta Court. BALMORAL, NAT 24. The Queen arrived at Balmoral Castle yesterday afternoon at • quarter before 3, accompanied by Prince and Princess Christian, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, Prince Leopold, and Prince Christian Victor. Her Majesty was attended by the Duchess Dowager of Athole, the Hon. Mrs. Gordon, General the Hon. C. Grey, Lord C. Fitzroy, Mr. Legg, Mr. Sahl, and Dr. Jenner. Lady Susan Melville was in attendance on Princess Christian. Her Majesty and the royal family posted from Aboyne, and the suite went by rail as far as Ballater. Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinatone, arrived in the evening from Blackheath. MA v 25. Yesterday being her Majesty's birthday all the servants belonging to Balmoral and their families came up to the castle in the morning to offer their congratulations on the anniversary. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice, Prince Arthur, and Prince Leopold, rode out yesterday morning on ponies. In the afternoon her Majesty drove out, accompanied by the Princesses Christian, Louise, and Beatrice. Prince and Princess Christian drove out in the morning. The Prince of Wales, attended by Colonel Ringscote, Major Teesdale, and the Hon. Oliver Montagu, was present on Saturday morning at the annual guard mounting parade at the Horse Guards, in honour of her Majesty's birthday. In the evening the Prince of Wales presided at the annual dinner of the 10th Hussars, at Willis,' Rooms. In attendance on his royal highness were General Sir William Knollys and Major Teesdale. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday, at the of residence of the First Lord of the Trea sury, in Downing-street. The Ministers pre sent were the Earl of Derby, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Marlborough, the Earl of Malmeabury, the Right Hon. Oathorne Hardy, Lord Stanley, the Duke of Buckingham, Sir John Pakington, Sir S. Northcote, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry, the Duke of Rich mond, Lord J. Manners, and Lord Naas. At a Committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Most Ho nourable Privy Council which assembled on Saturday, at the Privy Council-office, Whitehall, on the subject of the cattle plague, an order was passed revoking the license for sales of cattle at Wellington (Salop). This order was at once despatched to the 'clerk of the peace of the county, and will have the effect of stopping the cattle sale which would otherwise be held at Wellington this day (Mon- day.) The Lords of the Council present were the Lord President and Lord Robert Montagu. Mr. Harrison at tended the committee. A deputation of members of the House of Commons, consisting of Sir George Bowyer, Sir John Gray, The O'Donoghue, Mr. John F. Maguire, and Mr. James L. O'Beirne, had an interview with the Earl of Derby at his residence in St. James's-square, on Saturday, to present a memorial. A deputation from the Board of Works, consisting of Sir John Thwaitea, Mr. Tite, M.P., Colonel Hogg, M.P., Mr. Freeman, Mr. Westerton, Mr. Newton, Mr. IA Breton, and Mr. Pollard (clerk), had an interview with the Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy at the Home-office on Saturday. ACCOUCHEMENT OF THE PRINCESS MARY OF TECK. KENSINGTON PALACE, MAT 27, 1 C.M. Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary Adelaide was safely delivered of a princess at one minute before midnight on the 26th inst. (yesterday.) Her royal highness and the infant princess are doing perfectly well. ARTHUR FARRE, M.D. EDWARD H. HILLS, Chir. We are authorised to state that the drawing room announced to be held at St. James's Palace on Saturday, June 8, by Princess Louis of Hesse (Princess Alice of Great Britain and Ireland) has been postponed till Thursday, June 27. The customary review of the Foot Guards on her Majesty's birthday took place on Saturday, on the Parade in St. James's•park, and owing to the fineness of the weather a large number of spectators congregated. The Prince of Wales was present, accompanied by the Hays. ditary Prince Adolphus of Mecklenburg•Strelits and his Serene Highness Prince de Tack. The usual State banquets in celebration of her Majesty's birthday were given on Saturday by the Earl of Derby, Mr. Gathome Hardy, Lord Stanley, the Duke of Buckingham, Sir J. Pakiugton, Sir S. Northoote, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Cony, Sir J. Bolt, Ac. The Countess of Derby had a brilliant reception on Saturday night, at the FAH of Derby's official residence in Downing-etreet. Above 700 members of the diplomatic body, the aristocracy, and members of parliament re sponded to her ladyship's invitations. The Earl and Countess of Clarendon had a din ner party on Saturday evening, at thcdr residence in Glom- The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough enter tained the Princess Mary Adelaide and Prices Tech at dinner on Saturday evening at the family mansion in St. James's-square. There were present to meet the royal gusto, the Earl and Countess Vane, the (Dowager) Coun tess of Sefton and Lady Cecilia Molyneux, Viscount Can terbury, Viscount St. Asaph, Lord and Lady Bateman, Captain Lane Fox, &o. later in the evening her grace had a small and early assembly. FUNERAL OP NIL CLARESON srANFIELD. (THIS DAY.) This morning, in the presence of a large circle of friends, the remains of Mr. Clarkson Stanfield, R.A., were consigned to the grave according to the rites of the Roman catholic church, of which communion be was du:tng life a member. At a very early hour the gentlemen who had been invited to take part in the ceremony arrived at the residence of the deceased, No. 6, Belsize park-road. The funeral procea 'on moved, in the first in stance, to the catholic chapel of St. Mary, Holly-place, Hampstead, which had been tastefully draped in black. The remains were received by the Very Rev. Monsignor Yin. cent Eyre, and • numerous bedfof the catholic clergy, who attended for the purpose of paying • last mark of respect to the memory of their deceased friend. After an im. premise Requiem Maas, the cortege left the ehapeL It eensisted of • landau and pair, with clergy ; two porters • and an open hearse with monogram in silver on each aide, and drawn by four horses. The wen was of polished oak, with a massive Latin cross running the entire length of the lid, and covered with • violet velvet pall, cur. mounted by a wreath of flowers. The inscription on a brass plate at the base of the cross ran as follows : " Cualutori Sirsierinn, R.A. Oblit 18 May, 1887, dEtat 73, Requiescat in pate." --- There were seven mourning coaches occupied u follows: First (mech.—G. C. Stanfield, Req., Rev. F. Stanfield, Rev. B. Stanfield, Field Stanfield, Esq., Herbert Stanfield, Esq., Master Clarkson Stanfield. Second coach.— W. H. Bagshawe, Esq., .7. W. Slack borne, Req., W. Lund, Ls' q., A. Andrews, Req., Muter G. Stanfield. Third coach.—The Very Rev. Monsignor Searle, the Rev. A. Dolman, the Very Rev. Monsignor Eyre, R. Butler, Fourth coach.—Sir Francis Grant, president of the Royal Academy, J. P. Knight, Esq., R.A., S. A. Hart, R.A., Charles Dickens, Esq. Fifth ceacb .— F. Goodsell, Esq., R.A., E. W. Cooke, Eaq., R.A., J. R. Herbert, Esq., 8.A ., E. Duncan. Esq. Sixth cmich.—E. Gambart, Esq., H. Bricknell, Re q ., S. Ling, Esq., H. W. Parker, Esq. Seventh Coach.—E. B. Pitchford, Esq., H. Rymer, Esq., E. RLlisy, Esq., J. E. Doyle, E sq . A e number of private carriages followed, including those o nearly all the leading members of the Royal Academy. The funeral procession, under the direction of W. 0. Garstin and Co., Welbeck-rtreet, moved slowly to St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Keneal-green, which is situate further on in he Harrow-road than the cemetery, which is now so familiar to all. Notwithstanding the unfavour able state of the weather a large number of persons had as sembled on the ground. Here, with a simple but effec tive service, the remains the late distinguished academi cian were finally deposited in a brick grave prepared for the occasion. _ _ The mourners, in the order in which they had left, then returned to Hampstead. GMAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, CALZDONLAN-ROAD, Inciterron. Number of oatieuts for the week ending 147 25, 1,016, et which 268 were sew sum LATEST INTELLIGENGL (armies TILIGRAMEL ) ITALY. FLORENCE, MAY 27. The convention relative to the church property was concluded at Turin yesterday with the Comptoir d'Escompte of Paris, Messrs. Fould, Oppenheiin, and Erlanger. These capitalists will issue bonds redeemable in 25 years and payable by the proceeds of the extra ordinary tax upon the church property for 430,000,000 fr., which they will advance to the government. INDIA AND CHINA (HEAVY) MAILS. GIBRALTAR, MAT 26. The Nyanza will leave during the night for Southampton, where she may be expected on the 31st instant. OUTWARD INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRA LIAN (HEAVY) MAILS. GIBRALTAR, MAY 26. The Syria, from Southampton, 20th inst., arrived to-day at I p.m., and leaves at 7 p.m. for Alexan dria. All well. AMERICA. CROOKRAVEN, IlLty 27, 9 A.m. The Cunard steamer Tarifa, from New York, is now passing Browhead signal station. She will probably arrive at Queenstown at 2 p.m. TAEHAWLB. 1 1 I 7 0.01 1 0.64 1 0.411 2 0.26, 1 1.14 1 2 L 771 4 6.20 1 11.41 1 4 0.761 6 0.61 3 0.2 i 0 o.ee S Barometrical Is lower than tt was en Saturday. but is now ituressing In the south of Ireland. Tempme•mis Ms risen. and the winds have become south-weeterly. fresh to grecs en. cepting on the north coast. Isla Ms been genre', and the weather this morning continues already. On the occasion oi her visit to the Paris Exhibi tion, on Friday, the Queen of the Belgians wore a lilac silk dress, with white flowers, a bonnet of a similar colour, ornamented with lilac flowers awl white lace. Her Majesty also wore an elegant white Indian Cashmere shawl, with • small and very pretty border. The dress of the Empress Eugenie consiste of a magnificent doff de posit de aoie (pie perte, worn short ; the petticoat and under petticoat were of the same material, set off with white fringe, over all being ► small paletot, with lapels trimmed in a manner to correspond with the petticoat. Her Majesty's bonnet was exceedingly neat and simple, consisting of black lace, with • rose and a bunch of black currants. Swedish gloves com pleted the morning toilette. The Archduchess Matilda, daughter of the Arch duke Albert, met with a serious accident on the afternoon of the 72nd. By some means, at present unknown, her clothes caught fire, and the arm, neck, back, and lower extremities of the body were much burnt. Inflammation having set in, great uneasiness is felt as to the conse quences likely to result. The fair which has attracted so many to Hurd war, estimated at from two to three millions, is, says a correspondent of the Delhi Gazette, the "Mahe Coomb Mela" which, according to native tradition has come after a period of 144 years. This is the 12th " Coomb" since the period of the Ganges being considered a holy stream ; thus leaving but thirty-two years for the com pletion of its prescribed age, when it will become as other rivers, possessing no peculiar vitue, and not be worshipped, though to a certain extent it will continue to be revered. The Pioneer states that the Maharaja of Cashmere bestowed four elephants with their gold and silver howdahs and trappings, twenty horses richly capa risoned, a large number of cows and buffaloes, sad about two lakhs of rupees on the Brahmins of Murderer. The crowds began to assemble on the 15th Much and reached their highest number on 12th April. Bo admirablymenaged have the arreagements been that only two old people were killed and the masses left loud in their praise of the Eng lish *. EXPRFAS FROM PARIS. (aux ova owx col PARIS, SUNDAE EVENING. The Army Reorganisation Bill, after passing through many transformations, none of them, how ever, materially affecting its vicious principle, has met with a new impediment. The Council of State, amending at the last moment the laborious work of the committee, is understood to have insisted that the Mobile National Guard shall be stationed in the principal town of the arrondissement instead of in that of the canton. The latter arrangement proposed by the committee, would in some degree have mitigated the inconvenience, and ex pense of that universal "militarism" upon which the Emperor has, unhappily, set his mind. The resistance of the committee has oozed out like Bob Acres' courage. After all the fuss they made about their independence, M. Schneider has persuaded them to agree to an illusory promise that the Corps Legislatiff shall vote the number of the active contingent every year. But inasmuch as they consent that the Emperor may always call out the reserve by a simple decree, this check amounts to nothing. M. Balachanu, the representative of the Danubian Principalities in Paris, has resigned, in consequence of a serious difference with the Bratiano ministry, both on financial matters and on the subject of the substitution of Prussian for the French officers, to whom the drilling of the Moldo-IVallachian army has been hitherto confided. The Pays publishes a letter of adhesion from the students of Montpellier to the indignant address of the students of Strasbourg, drawn up in answer to an imaginary proclamation of the students of Berlin, now known and admitted to have been a forgery. The Strasbourg students—who, it must be recollected, originally took the initiative of an address to their German brethren, breathing peace and fraternity—naturally fired up when they were made to suppose that the Berlin lads had claimed Alsatia and Lorraine. Ignoring the satisfactory explanation that by taken place between the colleges of Berlin and Strasbourg, the Pays canvasses the students of France for more re futations of a non-existent proposition, and says it will publish them all. The notable reason it gives for encouraging demonstrations based upon a mistake is, that they are " the first fruits of public sentiments with which the policy of M. de Bismarck will sooner or later have to reckon, and sooner rather than later." You will see from the latter words that Deputy Cassagnac's paper tries, like M. de Guarding Litrernf, to persuade the public that war is only ad journed, and that the work, the hard, the almost miraculous work of the London Conference, will have been in vain. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) MONDAY, MAT 27, $ &X. Bri;n7.7tlW.lgiFt Zo aentth 26.41 63 W. Cope Clow— 6 933 541 &W. Harpool 19.46 6,11, B. lyhoad n ay B. ?maws 49.46 64 ° B.W. Bred 29.616 6, SW. Lceient 19.46 LW. locholort •1640 64 B.W. Plymouth 2661 66 &W. Weymouth 26.64 67 BAWL Portsmouth 29.45 47 B.W. Loudon 1461 67 &W. Yarmouth SLIM 64 I. Ilearborosib 1466 64 L Molds 4464 61 &&& I B. I I I Nairn 4914 74M 1 Aberdeen ISLAS 441 1.8.1 L 1 Leith WO 411 I Ardransie 19.40 de, LN.L $ '413 IL It i • THE FENIAN TRIALS AT CORK. (aT TELEGRAPH.) CORK, MONDAT MORNING. O'Brien was sentenced to death this morning. Judge Keogh's address did not preclude hope of mercy, and it is believed that sentence will not be executed. Six prisoners have pleaded " Guilty" to the charge of treason felony. Sentence wax deferred. FENIAN PRISONERS BEFORE TEE SENTENCE' At the sitting of the Cork Special Commission en Friday, M'Clure, who had pleaded guilt 7, and the three other prisoners who were convicted of high treason, were brought up to receive sentence. In reply to the usual question, whether he had anything to say why sentence of death and execution should not be pawed on him, M'Clure, in a low, mild, but firm voice, addressed the court as follows :—My lords—ln answer to the question, as to why the sentence of the court should not be passed upon me, I would desire to make a few remarks in rela tion to my late exertions on behalf of the suffering people of ibis country in aiding them in their earnest endea vours to attain the independence of their native land. Though not born on the soil of Ireland my parents were, and from history and the traditions of the fire side I became conversant with this country's misery from my earliest childhood ; and as the human breast possesses those godlike attributes which make men feel for suffering mankind, I felt for Ireland's wrongs and for her moral degradation, and I felt that I should assist her people in their attempts to right those wrongs, and raise her from that degradation. I shall not now state to what cause I attribute the failure of the late insurrectionary movement, nor shall I express a sorrow which I do not feel with regard to my own conduct. I am fully satisfied of the righteousness of my every set in °emotion with the late movement, having been actuated alone by a holy desire to assist in the emancipation of an en slaved but generous people. It affords me more pleasure to have acted as I have done in behalf of the Irish people than any event that has occurred to me during my eventful, though youthful existence. I would wish it to be distinctly understood, and I my it here standing on the brink of an early grave, that I am no filibusterer, no freebooter. I came to this country with no personal object to gain, with no desire to my own advancement. I came here solely out of love of Ireland and sympathy for bee people. If I have forfeited my life for having done so, lam ready to abide the fume. If my devotion to an oppressed people be a crime, I am willing to receive the penalty of that crime, knowing, as I do, that what I have done was in behalf of a people whose cause was just and holy —a people who will appreciate nod honour a man although he may not be a countryman of their own, but still s man who is willing to sinter in defence of that divine American principle, the right of self-government. I would now wish to tender to my learned and eloquent counsel, Mr. Waters, and to my solicitor, Mr. Collins, my sincere and heartfelt thanks for the able manner in which they have conducted my defence. And now, my lords, I trust I am prepared to submit to the penalty it will be the duty of your lordships to pronounce on me. I have no more to say. Edward Kelly next addressed the court, and spoke firmly but not without a little hesitation, as if he weighed well every word he uttered. Re sai d:—My lords, the novelty of my situation will plead for my want of fluent utterance, and I therefore pray your indulgence if I am necessarily tedious. I thank the gentlemen of the jury for their kind recommendation to mercy, which I know was well meant, but also knowing, u I do, what that mercy will be, I can only wish that their recommenda tion will not be acceded to. Wby should I fear death! What is death! The state of pawng from this life into another. I trust that God will pardon me my sins, and that I will have no cause to fear entering into the pre sence of the ever-living and most merciful Father. I do not recollect in my life ever having injured a single human being intentionally, and if in my late conduct I eft no cause for regret—l mean political conduct—why then, I say, should I fear death? I leave the dread of death to such despicable wretches u Corydon and Massey. Corydon ! a name once so intgg‘stive of sweetness—now the representative of a loathsome monster. If there be anything that Gan add to Co don's degradation — Chief Justice Monahan—We are willing to wive you ave latitude, but we cannot sit here and allow you to of third parties who have been examined as wit nesses. Kelly—Well, as near, then, as I can answer the question put to me, I shall say that, remembering that every gene ration since England obtained a footing in Ireland have been mascara from her role ; remembering that every generation have risen to protest against the occunation of my native soil by England, surely I may say that is an answer to the question why sentence should not be pared upon me. In the part I have taken in the late insurrection I believe that I was only conscientiously discharging my duty. Next to serving my Creator, I believe it is • man's solemn duty to peeve his country. (After a pause of some length, he continued) My lords, I have no more to say, except to quote the words of the Psalmist, premising that you will understand me to speak of my country as he speaks of his : " If I forget thee 0 Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If Ido not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the mot of my mouth ; if I prefer not Jerusalem shove my chief joy. Remember, 0 Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem, who said, ` Rase it, rase it, even to the founda tion thereof."o daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed. happy shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou hat served us.' In conclusion, my lords. I wish to return my soli citor, Mr. Collins, my thanks for his untiring exertions my behalf, and to Mr. Heron for his able defence of me, and also to Mr. Waters. My lords, I have nothing more to say. On Joyce being called upon, he said what he bad to say he could not spak in English. Bowler—l have nothing to say, my lords. Chief Justice Monahan then passed sentence of death in the usual form, naming Wednesday, the 19th of June, as the day for the execution of the sentence. He said be hoped the recommendation of mercy could be attended to, but he had no reason to suppose that the sentence would be in any degree commuted. The prisoners appeared to be perfectly unmoved. After the passing of sentence the court proceeded with the trial of James (O'Brien, otherwise " Colonel" O'Brien, otherwise James Walsh, who is charged with having com mitted at Middleton, in county Cork, several overt sets of high treason. M'Carthy, an informer, was examined, and I proved that the prisoner was one of the party. The trial has not concluded. RACING NOTRS. " Argus" is sorry to say that the defeat of the favourite in the Oaks gave such annoyance to Mr. Sutton that he declared he would sell every racehorse he possessed, and it is said he gave Dover notice that he should not re quire his services spin. "*I hope, however," says . Argus, that Mr. Sutton will think over his intention twice, and recollect that we cannot spare gentlemen who race in so straightforward • manner as be does, and who're horses are backed, as those of the late Lord Eglinton were wont to be, by the public. Besides the Two Thousand, Derby, and St. Lager to one year, besides • Cambridgeshire the year previous, are slices of luck few sportsmen have enjoyed ; and although the pointment with Achievement is a grevions one, the St. Leger may yet compensate for it. To those who have watched the long and upright career of Baron Meyer do Rothschild on the turf, and recollect the many disappointments he has had for what are called the three great races; the reception that was given to him as he walked back with Hippie must have been very gratifying, as it was • spontaneous recognition of his merits as a Many also agreed with 1110 in the wish that of Mr. Buffalo had been spared long enough to witness it. Daley's luck in winning both Derby and Oaks wee equivalent to Custanee's ill-luck in missing them. No one will deny that the former is entitled to it, as he is a quiet and unsasuming young man, and has re ceived • far better education than most of his com panions, so that he is fitted to enjoy the liberality of Mr. Chaplin. And so ended the Oaks, which, like the Derby, floored ' the whole sanguinarT race of prophets,' as they were styled by a noble earl this afternoon at Tattersall's. The settling, which takes place on Tuesday, I am happy to say, promises to be • good one ; the large account to which allusion has been so frequently made will be settled to-morrow to the uttermost farthing ; in fact, the money was in the yard at Tattersall's this afternoon, so that not a whisper should be beard against the credit of the noble man who was reported to have been settled. The nest largest is as good as Consols, end it is said that another nobleman, who was unfortunate • few years book, and has since, through the indulgence of his creditors, been enabled to partially recover his position, has resolved to devote the whole of his winnings, which amount to 5,000/., to the entire liquidation of every claim upon him. Con duct like this speaks for itself and requires no comment." " Hotspur," of the Telegraph, writes of the Derby : "Mr. Chaplin wins enough money to satisfy a Census. His gains in beta are 141,0001., which does not of course include the stakes. 7,0001., quite likely, I hear on indis putable authority, to he presented to Daley. It is stated that Mr. Chaplin has put so many of his friends ' on,' and allowed others to ' stand in,' that his absolute win nings will be reduced to about 100,0001.—the largest sum ever won by an owner of bones over the Derby. Sir Frederick Johnstone wins about 50,0001., and Captain Mitchell 63,0001. ; Colonel Knox throws in for 12,0001., Sir C. Legard 11,0001., Mr. Clayton 10,0001., and Sir R o bert Peel is also • heavy gainer. The worst losers are the Marquis of Hastings, who will have to part with, it is computed, quite 100,0001., while Lord Stamford will get out with no more serious hit' than 15,0001. Achieve. ment's astounding defeat in the Oaks created, if anything, more general conversation than the Derby surprise, and was a dreadful ' facer' for the backers, the Marquis of Hastings again, by moat trying bad luck, being the principal sufferer; while the Prince of Wales, who had won on Hermit, ' droppe d • lot' of money and anxiously looked over his ' book directly the defeated mare pared the I pout." The building of s lunatic asylum in connexion with the Royal Victoria Hospital at Netley, in Hants, has commenced. HORSE SHOW.—(THIS Da F.) —.— This morning the horse show at the Agricultural Hall opened at 9 o'clock, and although during th e & A hour the number of visitors was not huge, yet as the more. fug advanced the spaces round the arena and the ras/cc,. galleries and reserved seats became tolerably well °Tr ac k Great disappointment was manifested th a t the j • of the harness horses and the gold medal eompetiton, vu for the best cob up to 16 atone, and not exceeding o ne ; years, the gift of Mr. H. Dodd, one of the directors, dig not take place, as originally intended, at 10 o'clock bat bad been postponed by the judges themselves till 3 o'cleeh this afternoon, at which hour Sir George Wombwell, g em and Colonel Maude, C. 8., who are appointed for th: purpose, will commence the duties devolving upon these, The elect of this arrangement was to alter the d a y' s pr e . gramme thus :-10 to 1 o'clock : exhibitors' show horses foe sale ; 2 to 3 o'clock : hunters paraded and jumped 3 o'clock : judging in all the harness classes and go li medal competition. When the judging is concluded, parade of all the prize horses in their classes, and jumping, if there is time. In aceordanee with this programme, the ring was w e . pied by scene very beautiful - riding and driving hones, some of the carriage • attracting great attention. During the there were several distingui.ted foreigners, said to be repreeentatives of two eceh eeetd monarchs, making a minute examination of rtallioes and thorough breds which are offered for sale, m g it is understood that next year a suggestion made that after the general horse show there shall be tie special days appropriated to the exhibition of all s ea. lions and thoroughbred hones as well as hacks wha le owners desire to part with them will be taken into ear sideration. The entries for the extra prizes for j= leaping, and trolling in barium, appointed • for Friday, are very numerous, and some of the he* jumping hunters have been entered. With regard te le e former, there are to be not only single but double ju le p, and the height of the hurdles will be raised suasessiseip after each round of jumping, until all are beaten e, fie lain, as a matter of course, winning the prizes in the es. apective bests. Up to one o'clock several thousands had entered the building, and there was a rumour of the Nam of Wales visiting during the aftenmon. CRICKET. LORD'S GROUND.-(THIS DAY.) MARTLZHONI CLUB AND GROUND V. THE COUNTY Ot 81711.RET. For the first time during the last twenty yews the M.C.C., who have during that interval frequently played the Surrey Club, commenced an neon. ter with the County of Surrey at Lord's Gra t a this morning —the match being for the bend* of T. Nixon, an old and meritorious Notts player, and for many years one of the M.C.C. Ground men. Far. tunately the morning was fine, and the wind from the south-west, in fact it was seasonable cricket weather, Surrey won the toes, and the ground being dead after the copious rains they put their opponent. in and commenced operations about a quarter after 12. Tom Hearne and Ir. Winter were the first to operate against the bowling of Yr. G reenfield (who bowled from the pavilion, and with the wind), and whose pace was terrine) and Heartfield. Both batsmen were soon at work, and 20 runs were soon booked, vim Mr. Greenfield pee way to Sewell, who bowled kr. Winter clean, in his second over. Twat wicket for * Mr. R.D. Walker succeeded, and then Hearne's turn cum, as he was caught at short log off, Heartfield making tbe second wicket for 41. At 1 o'clock the wore stoodthis— M.o.o.—Frwr T. Hearne c fltugittsion, b Heartlaid A. Wink?. Hang.► Sewell H. D. Walker, Neu, not (int A. Lubbock, b Sou.. sot out w Toad .471 RAILWAY STATIONS. TO Till ZDITOR OP THE IMPINIOS. often travel by railway, and see the in• convenience to which ins travellers are exposed by not knowing when to carriages, which Moon* 'liens* is that they are carried on to wrong station I noticed this recently on the South Western line. A pens leaving Southampton for Bishop's Waltham must cho p carriages at Botley station. If he travels on the isms train for Portsmouth he mast change carriages at Fan. ham. Now, if the letter A were placed against Baler station and Bishop's Waltham in the railway cotexatfi time bills, it might signify that passengers must chugs •camages at the former place for the latter ; and if the letter B were placed against Fsreham and Portsmouth. 3 might signify that persons must change carriages at Fur ham for Portamouth.—l am, &c., A COMMERCIAL TEA VELUM The operas for the present week at Her Majesty's Theatre are the Huguenots (to-night) ; Fidatqf (to-satsw night) ; Il Trowatore (Thursday) ; and Obero* (Saturday— first time). Meanwhile, La Form del Destino, Verdi's Isd open but one, is in rehearsal; and Mdlle. Nilsses, tie much-talked-of Swedish singer, is announced to make be first appearance next week. The performances announced for the current week at Covent Garden are /IBar Litre (to-night); Norse (to-morrow night); Pro Discolo (Thursday) ; DOA GO ennui, with a new Don Giovanni—Signor Cotopli (Fri. day) ; end Passe e Margkerita (Saturday). The fief performance of Verdi's Don Carlos is fixed for Tuohy, June 4. The North Haute Choral Festival took place s few days sines, at Basingstoke. Upwards of 400 voice, of the different choirs, were in attendance. _ The exodus from Germany to the United States is chiefly at present from Bohemia. There are Meth 4 the United States government in all parts of Comma assisting and directing the exodus there. The Grata immigrants neutralise the Celtic element from Imhof. Germans prosper in the United States as well as 11l Europeans, and better than most of them. The remains of the late Artemus Ward left Southampton last week in the Deutchland, bound for Nee York, for final interment in the United States. VISITATION OF THE DIOCESE OF LONDON. — (Taw DAT.)—Thin morning the Venerable John &whr. ILA., Archdeacon of Middlesex, held a visitation of du part of the diocese of London which is within his jurialio Mon at the parish church of St. Paul, Covent-soles. After the doss of the ordinary business prayers were Ira (a very large number of the clergy being present), and tit arehdearsou proceeded to the delivery of his c THE BISHOP OF SALISSVEY AND THISg yno . ANTS.—In reply to the protest from clergy and hill 4 the deanery of Dorchester, which appeared fa the S.h•.. prat of Friday, the Bishop of Salisbury has mods these lowing communication :- -"Bradford Peverel, Ifsl d•' My dear sir,—The address which was signed hi II and eight other clergymen, and fifteen layt W uen, rode ms on Saturday before I left Dorchester. hen I WWI say brethren to give my whole charge a calm and F"*" and dutiful oonsideration I did not expect to r eo4 ", within an hour and a had of my addressing Put ' 4 j ' to them, an expression of opinion about it from 141 • them. I thank all who signed the address for their C surance of their earnest prayers for me, sail I M a ude*"*": your feithful brother, W. K. SARCN.—Hee. 11 . The Bev. H. Moule rejoins at some length. He 117''" "My act in so protesting was prompt. hot it vs neither a hasty act, nor was it the result of i m paliesel and if it bears on it the appearance of undutifularw your lordship, I solemnly declare it to have been done lel much previous consideration and under a deep a nd et. OCialliiollll sense of duty ; but duty not merely to lordship, but to the people committed to iny nannies, charge, to my church, and to my Lord and Mat,: heaven. For, although I utterly reject as • ticn. , man your lordship's claim for us clergy of regal. and supernatural powers, I yet claim to be, through ban grace, an ambeseador of Chriat. With full mock: don of the deep import of those words, I e lan.. to been moved by the Holy Ghost to take upon we that and ' to have been truly called, according our Lord Jesus Christ, and the due order of this red.* the ministry of the church.' For half a ceutury citkra the preparation for the ministry or iu it. e urcim. only have the Holy Scriptures been my lowly and ' ias but in actually approaching the helut...axeking la the use of the services of our church 1.2' 1 In dally, I may say, in that fat the Holy Coromnb i ' D . :,,* have calmly and solemnly weighed their every mem': ; 1 , - . He refers to hie consideration of the subject as ""D' l tt ..4 summaries of the charge had been published, and tap having since read the entire charge, "I find notkla , _,.. any way to weaken, but very much to iucreaso oar damnation of the doctrine' held by your lord,hip, forth in that charge. These doctrines against have protested; have not been shown you r lordebil I supported by our Articles or Liturgy. You love proved them by eartain warranty of Holy gsr You cannot so prove them. To the Artieks. the and the Holy Scriptures they are directly oppose .l. them, therefore, I repeat individually me "' dim earnest protest." A concert is to take place at St. tkorbv' on Friday evening next in aid of the fu nds of the „ for the Homeless Boys of London. The pedrnt l , eludes vocal solos, glees, and part songs, by •fr besides various instrumental pieces--altogeth . ' , D er ' sufficient attraction irrespective of the philantlint * jest of the performance. ...en of SUDDEN DEATH.—We regret to sudden death, at midnight on the :Mid host.. fn" of the heart, of the only child of Mr. Riebard ley Aster, the well known secretary of the National Institution. The young lady had on l y been instri, months to Mr. Albert Leonard, and WM ipletiag amitieemast. INDIA AND CHINA MAIL.I.—MtItsEILL V. 25.—The Ripon arrived here at 5 p.ni. today. The leave for Lmidon at 10 p.m. sittini Mr. Guth, 249/. E show o The not Pt ppplY oint I in the Sittings This b at half-p WILLIA In thin the Siam imm of in lion of 31 vunet o which rei Mr. showed e The Co other side Rule al (Before Thie - tTri between Harbour. 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