The Express. — London, England, 1866-03-16 00:00:00

i Emma THE speech House its private legislation, an instrument in the bands of the Stook Exchange ; and the statement was re ceived with cheers. It is remarkable that so vigorous a description of • misdirection given to its powers should so highly please a legislative assembly. Not less curious is it that this undoubted abuse of the functions of a legislative body should be used to support the argument that it was in the best possible state of efficiency. If, indeed, a striking illustration were needed to contrast the working powers of Parliament before and after the Reform Act, the private bill system might well be se lected. Before 1832 it was a scandal—offers to members for the purchase of their votes were circulated through the post as freely as tradesmen's advertisements. After that date, partiality and intrigue were purged away, and legis lation was rescued from undue bias. But though Mr. Lowfs statement was wholly beside the mark be aimed at, it was too accurate, too important in its bearing, to be cant aside entirely. Proof of its accuracy there is no occasion to offer ; but the mode in which the most penniless scheme can clothe itself with the monied aspect that Parliament requires of it may be explained, especially as there is some novelty in the style in which these borrowed plumes are assumed. Parliament has by precept always maintained the sensible and common-place theory that before railway com. panies apply to it for power to take possession of property, the money requisite for that purpose shall be obtained. In reality, however, the cart goes before the horse—the sanction to the expenditure is made the basis upon which the capital is raised. The Legislature endeavours also to give practical effect to this theory by prescribing that the deposit of a por tion of this presumed capital shall accompany the application for the bill ; and it is ordained by statute and regulation that this deposit should be taken by the directors from the then actually existing funds of their undertaking. But as, in the infancy of the project, money is the last thing it is likely to have in possession, this deposit is always borrowed. At first this was done openly. The lenders] appeared in that character before Parliament, and the bill was pledged as a security for the loan. Parliament, however, could not tolerate so palpable an evasion of its rules, and they were applied with increased stringency. The only result is that these rules are still evaded, but not quite so openly. The deposit is lent as heretofore ; the capital is not one whit lees a fio tion than it was formerly, and the lenders still retain their hold over the deposit, and over the bill itself, by clothing themselves with the illusory garb of di rectors. But they are directors solely for the purpose of seeing that the advance is repaid. This is hardly a parliamentary or satisfactory idea of a director. He is supposed to have staked his money as a pledge of the reality, if not of the ultimate success of the scheme. Parliament had, last session, the visionary nature of these directorships almost ludicrously enforced upon it. Three directors who had made the government deposit for their railway were examined by the Committee on the Bill. One denied that he held that post at all • he almost angrily affirmed that he bad never beard of the railway before. Another did recognise in some degree that he was thus con nected with the project. But he informed the com mittee that he held no shares in it ; that as soon as the bill was passed his nominal directorship would cease ; and that it was only within the last few hours that the solicitor for the bill had reminded him of the responsibility he had thus assumed. All that the other of the three gentlemen who were concerned in the deposit could tell the committee about the transaction was, that he had not fur nished the money—a large sum of stock—and that he did not know whence it was derived. A formal compliance with the conditions of this deposit was, however, secured. The committee consequently felt constrained topes& the bill ; but in a special report they expressed their not unnatural dissatisfaction at being thus made accomplices to so transparent an evasion of the rules of Parliament. The real point of union of these most unattached directors with the scheme was not directly disclosed. It was not the less obvious. They were, in fact, the trustees for the lenders of the borrowed deposit—existing capital of the railway there was none. The multiplicity of similar transactions had effaced all recollection of the name of the undertaking for which they had made the advance, and over which, to parry the re quirementa of the Legislature, they were thus nomi nally appointed directors. But, as we have stated, the trick was, and must be effective. This, then, is the approved means by which the most stringently worded orders of Parliament are constantly evaded. And if they were re-enacted yet more stringently they would still be evaded. Evasion is a necessity as long as the passage of a private bill through Parliament is a mere lottery. It is useless now to appeal for public support of an undertaking before it has received the sanction of the royal assent. Up to that point, the cost of procuring that sanction is utterly incalculable. This is the opinion of Lord REDESDALS, based on a twenty years' experience of this branch of legisla tion. If proof were needed, the instance be quoted would suffioe. A wholly unspeculative undertaking, a railway of the simplest character, of but eighteen miles in length, was, by unexpected opposition in Parliament, saddled with a debt of about 80,0001. in its struggle towards legislative maturity through the committee rooms. i A $ "TURTLE, TURTLE, TURTLK , .A. Clear, Thick. and Invalid TURTLE FOI/PS always ready, 1 . at ST. JAMES'S-HALL, REGENT-STREET. PICCADILLY. , ! WM. DONALD. Proprietor. i LONDON must have a SUPPER and MUSIC : . .a..a ROOM for Geut=Reenember, we welt for you et n EVANS," attar Use • trite erpreols. 1 TO OORRISPONDENIR, adviritsemsais Wendel to, " The igiesse• Leaden Znaldnic 0 =, must be at the Nike. 10, Pleaverlealreel, bp Two lc on On day a publication. HAYMARKET. 4 3; This WOW% TEL OVERLAND ROUTE. Mears. 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I LONDON, FRIDAY , MARCH 16. t ' IN the most °dentin passage of his speech against the Reform Bill Mr. Lows told the House I 4 of Commons that it had became, in the matter of i its private legislation, an instrument in the handl i 1 A ,~~~ i lii THE. EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVESTO9, MAR pay to Seep then up, unloose indeed i./ them the waste tight in thaw yards es . is proposed tolls elnirslusisn enjoy. THZ DITIOTTIZOPTS OP PAM The Times this morning publishes a letter from Mr. Tits, assuring the public that no improvements whatever, either in Loudon or Paris, over psy for themselves in mere money returns, and that in point of fact the dead loss is about the same in both capitals. That loom he estimates os a rough average at some 60 per omit. As examples of this cal culation be tells us that the cost of the Rue de Riven has been 4,346,3201., its produce 1,293,3241.; of the Boulevard fiebertopol, 2,346,6631., with a return of 953,1771.; while the Great Market, the most productive of these works, has yielded only 1,002,9271. towards the repayment of 1.271,8401. The Timm supposes, therefore, we must divest ourselves of the pleasing idea that we can be accommodated for nothing, but the mere recital of what is *dually done, somehow or other, in the city of Paris, is enough to stake us envious of French capacities. Sixty-four English miles of new and commodious thoroughfares, twelve new bridges, all free of toll, nine large churches, immense extensions of the hospitals, gee mains more than doubled, water supply increased more than fivefold, and 50,000 trees transplanted for the purposes of decoration or shade—these are some of the works actually executed for the accommodation of the Parisian public within the last few years. What would we sot give is London for such a catalogue of achievements ? Mr. Tile replies to this questioo, and tells that we could oertaisly sot be induced to give what they give in France. Nevertheless there was never a time when people in Ragland were at ones so full of money and so free with it, and what we complain of in London is that in many seat important matters money canaot bring us what we waet. The French pools have at least this advantage, that they get all they can want, though bow or what they pay for it may be a questionable matter. We gel nothing, or next to nothing, of all these good things, though we are essiainly not living tax free. IRLIAMINTARY DIVI3IO 111 16 HOITSIL OP COMMONS.-14szcif PARLLAYPOTARY OATHS AKENDIII,I2I3LLI. (Considered in oommittee.) [ln the committee.)—Clattee 1 t —Another amendment pro posed, after the word "subject," to Insert the words, "And I do farther solemnly declare that her Majesty is, under God, the only supreme governor of this realm, and that no foreign print*, prelate, state, or potentate hath tiny jarisiictiost or authority in say of the courts within the same"—(Yr. Disraeli.) Question put, "That thou words be there inserted." The committee divi ded—Ayes, 222; nose, 236. (Qy. 437) Adderley, C. B. Amesley, Dal. Ark bdall, wright, B. Aytenuß.B. Wage. W• Baiin&U. C. Bogey, Sir J. Balla, H. J. Barlog, A. IL Barnett, B. Barrow, W. H. buttelot, Col. Bateson, Sir T. Bathurst. A. A. Beach, Sir M. Beach, Beec roft, O. B. B• 11,011, B. Brnard, CoL B e iddulph. Col. Bourne, Col. Bridges, Sir B. W. Woolley, W. D. Brooks, H. Bruce, )f. or Brace. Str ft. H. Buckley, S. Bulkeley, Sir H. Burghley, Lord Burrell, Sir P. Calms, Sir H. Campbell, A. Cartwright, OaL Qtrs. S. Cecil, Lord Z. Chambers T. Clive, Cobbold Ca . p J t. . C. Cochrane, A. D. Cole, B. Coil, J. L. Colftle, C. R. °molly, T. LordE.H. Courtemy Cooper, 1.. H. T. Oranhovue, Tied. Cranford, L H. Curson, Vise. Dalkeith, Earl of Ammo, B. P. Dick, De Grey, T. Dickson. HA* Disraeli, B. AYE. B D ic e - M 0 A. Duncombe, W. L Du Pre. C. G. Dutton, N. H. Dyke. W. H. Dyott, CaL istAn. H. W. Edwards, Cot Egerton, Sir P. Egerton, A. P. Egerton, L C. 114ortioa. W. Fans. pot ii — arinlinT,.Blr Y. Fellden, J. Fellows., E. Penmen,lr J. Ferranti. W. Fleming, J. Flom J. Nem, Lord Forester. Cien. Neville-Grentille,Z. Yresheeld. C. K. Newdegate, C. N. Gams', Viact. North, 001. Getty, S. G. Northoote. Sir S. H. GIHMM, Cal. Norwood. C. M. G.:Miley, G. O'Neill, Z. Goodson, 1. =lt i Sir J. o ' n, ll. (lore, 1. L Graves, S. IL Parker Major Grog, Lieut..CoL Peel, Sir H. Grefton. G. Peel, Gen. Greene, K Pennant, Col. Game's, B. L Percy. Gen. Hamilton, Lord C. Powell. F. 8. Hamilton, Lord 0. J. Read, C. 8 Hamilton, I. T. lepton, G. W. Hamilton. Via. Ridley, Sir M. Hardy, G. itobertson. P. F. Hardy, J. Bolt, J. Hartopg, B. B. Royftn, Viect. Harvey, H. B. Busse% Sir 0 Hervey, Lord A. Sandford, O. M. Heathoote, G. H. Schreiber, C. Meashcote. Sir W. Sclater-Booth, G. Henley, J. W. Poott, Lewd IL Henniker, Lord Behrin, H. J. Herbert, I'. B. Selwyn. C. J. Basket& Sir T. Severna, J.l. Heygate, Sir F. Seymour, G. H. Hogg, Lent-CoL Simonds, W. B. Holford, B. 8. Smith, S. G. Holmeedale, Phut. Smollett, P. B. Hood, Mr A. Stanhope. J. B. Horstall, T. B. Stanley, F. Halmos, Lord Starilog-Maxwell, Howes, K. Sir W. Itomphwy, W. H. Sarongs, Sir J. Hunk G. W. Stuart. Lieut..oeL Jolliffe, Sir W. Stanley, Sir G. Joulle, H. H. Start, IL G. Kelk, J. Start. Lieut-CoL Kelly, Rig F. Bailees, F. Ken endnaallr. N. Sortie.. H. I. Syk es. C. Ker, O. S. Z W. Sykes, On. King, I. K. nomad, J. H Zinnaird. A. F. Thrum Lord H. Inigittlsy, dr H. Torrent, B. Ism, W. Treeby, .L W. Knox, Ms. or ?Musts, C. H. Leo" Sir Z. Trevor. Lord A. Laird. J. Trellope, Sir J. Lament, J. Tamer, 0. Langton, W. G. Tyrone. Karl of Lefroy, A. Walcott, Admiral Lennox, Lord G. Waldegrave - Leslie, Lindsay, Lindsay, Col. B. Walker, Major Lopes, Sir M. Walpole, S. H. Lowther, J. Walsh, A. = 1,. j 81r . IL L. Walsh, Sir J. Waterhouse, 8. Wldgan, P. Welby, W. Z. Mainwaring, T. Weotropp, H. Manners, Lord J. Whalley, G. H. Mellor, W. Whiteside, J. Miller, 8. B. Williams, Col Stiller, T. J. Williams, F. IL MUM 0. H. Wise, H. C. Milford, W. T. Wynne, W. B. Montagu. Lord B. Yorke, J. B. Montgomery Mr G. Mordsant, S ir C. Morgan, G. Mowbray, J. B. TILLIIS. Taylor, CoL Noel, 0. J. NOBS. Arland. T. D. Gladstone, W. & Niool, J. D. Adair, H. B. Gladstone, W. H. O'Beirne, J. L. Agnew, Sir A. Glyn. G. G. O'Brien, Mr P. A.yd, W. Goidsmtd, Sir F. Sir J. Anson, Major Cache& G. J. , Slr C. Anstruther, Sir JL Graham, W. .M. W. Armstrong, It. Gray, Sir J. °WS/. A. J. Ayrton, A. B. Gregory. W. H. radium& R. Bagwell, J. Overille. COLLord C. Baines, E. Grey. Sir G. Paget.er , Sir R. Baring, T. G. Gridley, Oapt, Peel, A. W. Barnes, T. Grosvenor, Earl Peal, J. Barron, Sir H. W. orovenor, Lord R. Pelham, Lord Barry, G. B. Grosvenor, Capt. render, J. Baxter. W. Z. Grove, 1. P. Philips, R. N. Bosky, T. Gurney, S. P.m. J. Beaumont, W. B. Hadfield, G. Platt, I. Biddulph, M. Hamilton, &W. Poliard-lirqutait, Blake, J. A. Banbury, R. C. W. Bouverie. & P. Bantry, T. Potter, IL Brea:mock. Earl of Hardeutle, I. A. Potter, T. B. Bright, Sir C. T. Harris, J. D. Power, Sir I. Bright, J. Hartingtoa, Mar. of Pries, W. P. Bruce, H. A. Hartley, J. Pry., K. L. Buller, Sir A. W. Hay, lord I. Pritchard, J. Buller, Sir & Hay. Lord W. Rawlieson, Sir H. Butler, C. S. Hailer, Capt. Bearden D. J. Buxton, C. Headlani. T. Z. Rebow, J. G. Buxton. Sir V.P. Hendereon,J. Bonnier, T. l. Calerait, J. H. Henley, Lord Robertson. D. ()among), F. H. Ribbon. J. T. Roebuck. J. A. C.andlisb. J. Hodgidrison, G. Rothschild, N. M. Cardwell, Z. Holden. I. Rumen, A. Carnegie, O. Reesman. R. Russell, H. Cs.tieronie, 'next. Howa. d, Lord Z. Russell, F. W. Cave, T. Hughes, T. Rowell, Sir W. Cavendish, Lewd Z. Horst, R. R. St. Aubyn, J. Cavendish. Lord Y. Hutt, Sir W. Salomons, Aid _ Cavendish, Lord G. Ingham, R. Ramada, J. D'A. Cheetbam, J. Jardine, B. Samuelson, B. , Childers. H. C. Kearsley, Capt. Saunderson, K Cholmeley, Sir M. Kennedy, T. Schneider, IL W. Clay J. . XL& J. L Scholelleld. W. Clinton, Lord A. P. Bingham, A. W. Seymour, A. Clinton, Lord IL P. Knatelibuilanges• Seymour, H. D. W. H. sen, & Shafto. R. Cogan, W. Sir T. labonchere, H. Sheridan, R. B. Collier, Sir R. Leveed, A. H. Sherrill, A. C. Cowper, H. F. lawrence W. Simeon, Sir J. J Crawford, R. W. Lawson, J . A. Smith, J. A. Crossland, Out. T. Leader. N. P. Spiels, A. A. DalgUsh, B. Leathern. W. H. Starpoole, W. Davey, & Les, W. Stainfeld, J. Damon, Capt. Wane. G.I. Steel, J. Denman, G. Lewis, H. Stock, 0. Dent, I. D. Loots. J. Stone, W. H. Devereux, $ l. Lowe, R. Stuart, Col. Date, Sir W. Last, Ald. Sullivan B. Dillon. J. B. MlLvoy. s. s i mi an . 5. R. WI/ Leona, M. I. N. r. P. A. Duedes, F. Mlaren, D. T . Lt.-00l Dunlop, A. M. Maguire, J. F. Tracy, C. R. Xnfield, Wiest. Marjoribanto, D. C. Trevelyan. G. G. Entire, Vlc..Adm. Marsh, B. H. Villiers, C. P. &monde, J. Martin, C. W. Vivian. Capt. Swig, T. W. Milbank, F. A. Warner, R Ewalt, W. Mill, J. & Weguclin, T. M. Ewing, H. Z. Miller, W. Western, Sir T. Fawcett, H. Mills. 1. R. Whatenaa, J. Fenwick, It IL Mitchell. A. White. J. Flldes, I. Mitchell, T. A. Whitworth, B. iltsPatrick, I. W. lioncrieff. J. Williamson, Sir B. Fltzwilliem, C. W. Monk, C. S. Winoingia•Alr TX. Forster, C. Monaell, W. Woods, H. Foster. W. Z. Moore, C. Wyral, M. Fort, R. More, R. J. Young, A. W. /Portieres, D. F. Morley, S. Young, R. French, 001. Morris, W. Geselee, &wit Morrison, W. MIAMI. 1 Gavin, Major Murphy, N. D. Brand, H. B. , Gibson, T. M. Beale, C. Adam, W. P. It will be seen that the centervetives were joined in the above division by the f Olowinr 13 members of the liberal party :—lfeerre. B. Ayt/no, B. M. Biddnleh, Sir R. Sallie ley, T. Members, X. B. Cranford, A. Bianald, J. Lamont, J. Mackie, 0. Norwooi, Sir B. Peel, Col. Sykes, Mr. G. Waldegrave-Leslie, sod Mr. G. H. Whalley. Of the fore going membrru els repre lent Scotch constituencies, flye Englisb, an I two Welsh. The only eoweereative toembeee who voted with the government are Kr. J. Hartley, Mr. N, Leader, Mr. J. Psi chard, mid Mr. Chas. Tott•nhaan. Mr. W. N•Ontlagh Torreas paired wield Mr. Disraeli's amendment sith Col. H. Fans. The following is the form in which, according to the Pailisznentavy Oaths Bill u emended list sight in eammittee, the oat► is to be taken by members of both houses of perliamsot os taking their seats :—" I A. B. do swear that I will be fethfal sad bear tree allegiance to her Majesty Queen restore, and I do faithfully protein to maintain and support the succession to the crows, as the mate stands limited and settled by an act passed in the reign of King William IIL, intatnied act for the further limitation of the crown and better securing the I rights sod liberties of the subject,' so help me God." Mr. Watkin intends sitor Euter to call atten tion to the termination of the Itecipioaity Treaty, and the course pursued by her Majesty's governinest in reference thereto ; sad more a raso`atioa on the subject. Sir S. Northoote intends, on the second reading of the Tests Abolition (Oxford) Bill to move that it be mad • semond time tint day six months. Mr. Moffatt intends to move in committee on the Representation of the People Bill the omission of einem 8 (the saving' bank elsom). Mr. H. Seymour on Monday will ask the Chen eeler of the Exchequer whether, in the event of the Fria. ohms Bills pasties that house, It is the intention of bee Majesty's government immediately to inns a royal 0001. mission oompossd fairly of men o all political opinions, to report upon the bonederies of boroushs. and a fair redis- Orient/on of sett, so that parliament may be abbe to lees. Lt upon the subject owly i• the 4111311fili elsolso. . The Speaker of the House of Oomraoaa was somewhat hotter petard's, but stM unable to ism his room. Mr. Fenwiek, the Junior Lord of the Treasury, bas now newired amok manly from lie noun Mess% 18 LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE WEST INDIA MAIL. THE JAMAICA COMMISSION. We have this afternoon received letters and ad vice, from Jamaica by the arrival of the West India Mail, up to Feb. 24. From the packet summary of the Kingston Morning Journal, we take the fol lowing soconnt of the proceedings of the oommis don : The Royal Commission have been sitting from day to day, hearing the evidence of all who are brought before them of every oondition of life, who are able to throw light on the cause of the disturbances and the WWI employed foe their suppression. The proosediep have been watched by Messrs. Gerrie, Payne. and PhiUippo, on behalf of Dr. traderhill, Mrs. Gordon, and other sufferers, and by Mr. Walcott, ea behalf of Mr. Eyre. Abundant testimony has bees gives as to the cruelties practised in the measures of retaliation adopted by the authorities. It is now proved beyond doubt that a great many were imaged and shot upon far less evidence this that which Commander Bread thongbt sufficient to warrant the execution of Mr. Gerdes ; that some were disposed of without any form of trial whatever ; that men and women had been indiscriminately dogged, receiving punishment varying from twelve to one hundred lashes ; that the oats for the most part need wets made of an intermixture of oord and win; that a system prevailed for some time of forcing those who had hese flogged to run the gauntlet amidst blows indicted by sticks, stones, the butt end of guns, and any other missiles which the bystanders may bare at bead ; that the house of many unoffeoding persons had bees burnt and their property destroyed, one remarkable insiseoe being that of a woman whose hoetaad had base shot, her house and its oosteele deliberately de stroyed by flea and she and her sine children left to find food and shelter the beet manner they coal& We refer to these facts generally, they having been corroborated by successive witnesses. The witnesses examined include the Attorney- General, Mr. Justice Kerr, Dr. Fiddes, and Mr. T. W. Jackson, the stipendiary magistrate, who served in the disturbed district. The Attorney- General said he had not been consulted upon any single matter or topic. AU the political prisoners tried by the special commission for seditious language and writings have been found guilty, and sentences of from 20 days to 12 months' imprisonment have been pro nounced. Mr. Levien, proprietor of the County Union, hu been sentenced to imprisonment for 12 months, for libellous articles spinet the government A charge of murder has been preferred against) Mr. Gordon Duberry Ramsay ; but he has been al lowed to go at Large on bail, the amount of surety demanded being 2001. The Commissioners hoped to conclude the taking of evidence about the 10th of this month, and that Mr. Gurney and Mr. Mauls would return to Bur land by the packet leaving on the 24th. (REnWs SOUTHAMPTON, Mitsca 16. The Royal Mail Company's steamship Seine, with the above mails, has arrived here. She beings 53 passengers, 240,695 dollars in specie, and 1,648 packages of cargo, chiefly consisting of oochineal, bark, coffee, cotton, and cocoa. The Seine left St. Thomas on the 2nd inst. She experienced fine weather throughout. On the 15th she spoke the British vessel Sa!sett*. The Teams nian, with the outward mails of the 17th ult., ar rived at St. Thomas, all well, on the 2nd hat. OUR CONTEMPORARLM. {THIS DAY.) THZ VOTZ ON SRI PARLIANNrrANY OATHS BILL. The Opposition, in the opinion of the Times, de serve a eertais feeling of gratitude for having spared she eou•try • series of irritating religious debates, but they spoiled the effect of their ooncession by adopting en amend ment calling upon parliament to make perpetual one of the most bootless controversies that was ever waged. The unhappy sentence oonstituting the latter part of the amendment seems to nits to • degree never before attained, even in the verbiage of political oaths, the two qualities of futi lity and mischief. Everyone knows that the authority claimed for the Pope in Eegland is an ecoledastical authority, binding on the couciences of catholic@ in mitten connected with the doctrine and discipline of the church, sod that the admission of it does not affect their administration of or their obedieoce to the law of England. Yet to combat an imaginary danger, to deter men from holding what as a matter of notoriety they do not bold, Yr. Disraeli would enforce the use of lan guage which numbers of Roman cotholics look upon as an abridgment of their religious liberty and • restriction of the rights conferred in 1829. The proposed form, too, by stating that the prince or prelate has no authority " is any of the courts" actually limits by implication the autbor:ty which it is meant to illerm. The Time wishes the majority against the amendment 'aid been greater, for it may be that the smallness of it will spooling° the House of Lords to restore the rejected form of words to the oath. Such a course would be most unfortunate. The Daily Naos thinks the government acted wisely per haps in not resisting every part of Mr. Disraeli's scorredgeort. If timid persons prefer that what is clearly ►ad mosses rily implied should be openly expressed, it would be prudish sad pedantic to refuse to humour them. Indeed, if the government had not offered this oonoession of form before the imprudent speech of Mr. Dil: on, with his far-fetched and fantastic scruples which encourage the gloomy misgivings of Mr. Newdegate and the fanatical alarm of Mr. Whalley, they could not have withheld It without running the risk of defeat after he bad spoken. With regard to the other part of the amendment. Sir H. Cairns costends that the declaration does not limit the religious freedom of Roman eatholies, but the authorities of that church say that the words of abjuration go beyond his in terpretation of *sir meaning, and the conclusion is obvious, that words should sot be used which, after every explora tion that can be offered, churehmeo and lawyers fail to un derstood is the same sense. The conservative party have adopted the principle of a uniform oath ; but they have Dot yet acquiseeid in as uesseterian use, though uniformity is desirable chiefly in order to banish sectarian feeling. The words which Mr. Disraeli has proposed, and which the House of 001111110111 has rejested, were really levelled at members of only one church, though their special direeiloe was veiled by the inclusion of others within their rang*. The Rowe of Lords will, we trust, swept the decision of the majority in the Commons. Only by doing so can they avoid the rekladliog of an angry controversy. Ye its amended form the oath henceforth to be taken will be uoobjectionable. the Post Woks, but those who interpret it literally might fairly douht whether it was consonant with the principles of the English coustitutioe. No one will pretend that the people of this country have not the right of superseding the purely parliamentary title by which the House of Hanover reigns, and create another one, but yet if this be so, how with any coasistency can those who are the representatives of the people hied them selves by a solemn oath under no circumstances to disturb the provisions of sa act of parliament passed up earls of a *eatery and a half ago? The anomaly comes of our habit of " @weal log terribly.• We take oath' which we flatter ourselves we will keep, but which, in case of necessity, we would have no compunction al out breaking. If we bad a sovereign who emulated the cooduct of the present King of Prussia, who is an nnexceptiosable pro testaot, why should every member of the great council of the nation be booed by oath to reader him gaseous*? Have we swept away the then lof Divine right to substi tute the thraldom of an irrevocable oath ? The Herald says that the essential part of Mr. Disraeli's amendment was accepted last night by the ministers, sad tint that which followed and was rejected is the lame question. The result is one upon which the oonservative party must be congratulated. Even be I the point still in dispute, after the first surrender of the cabinet, sot been pressed to a division, the policy o' the ministerial teenier tin had been effectually controlled. For it amottoted to this, that Sir Gimp Grey proposed to ignore is hie sew parlieunestary oath the Act a Settlement and the laws of the regal succession in England. To that Mr. Disraeli de murred, and the house followed him so readily that the minister gave way. The Herald thinks that the bill, in in mutilated state, has vary little &saes of being pared into a law. At any rate, a duty is left to the House of Lords, which that as sembly, the Herald imagines, will not neglect, of intro ducing in some feral or other an acknoeledgment of the royal supremacy. The Tdeprap4 remark, that the opposition prudently de clined sny suateised argument as to the merits of Mr. Disraeli's amendment. They had gathered in unwonted strength, prepared, if possible, to uphold the canoe of in tolerance by the weight of numbers, and, la consequence, they wished to record their votes at the earliest moment possible. Ens speakers on their owe side could neon but an hapatieet hearing. Probably the tories rely on the bill brie s rejected in the House of Lords ; bat, after each au expression of opinion, we trust the Peen will not be W arned enough to constitute themselese the cha um. us of intolerance. The Star pictorn Mr. Disraeli sitting down with a feel ing of nausea, Nobly occasioned by the distastefulness of the subject and the folly "of the gentlemen with whom be hat the haunt to act,* tooontsin an o.th which should tenet le be • mettle, and yet eitoula not win to boa tousle —en oath which, like the fabled shield, should be ,won to as sternly protestant on the one side, and sot execrated as anti-Roman catholic on the other. One teapot conceive any declaration more likely to give narrow views of the royal authority than one solely cos- Seed to the offset that the Pope is sot entitled to bias • judgment in hanoo, to withhold a distringae in Chancery, or to invalidate a verdict at nisi pries, Mr. Whiteeide says he cannot imagine anybialy denying then things. Exactly : that is why the Star cannot understead 222 gentlemen, eves with guns Elisabeth for their guide, in sisting that they shall be continually affirmed on oath. The delrertiorr says the time has come when all who value our protestant Constitution must dal with rept* moieties resets les with the decision which the exigencies of the ease require. No terms most be held with them. If the protestant feeling of the country is only aroused to Its proper pitch the Oaths Bill of ministers will yet be defeated. When it coons to • third reading, it may be either rejected, or the insjnity—which is but • small one in so large a house—be so fez reduced, that ministers will be compelled to abandon it. And if so, at least one cheek will thus be given to the alarming advance, of popery. THE CHURCH BATE QUESTION AND NE. GLADSTONeB CLAUSE. VIZ 811701111 BILL. The Time/ thia morning attacks the government Reform Bill in two leading articles. In the first it urges the necessity of investimo jog. during the next month, the local peculiarities and effects of the measure, as the question is not one of aggregates. When the increase is so local and so exceptional, the significance also must be exceptional and local. The Times names 16 boroughs in which it contend; under existing arrangements in other respects, any interference whatever is perfectly gratuitous. What is proposed by the bill in its present naked farm is to ad,' numbers to numbers, and poverty to poverty ; to add new divisors to those who have too little to divide, and new claimants to those whose only thought is to divide a spoil. The error, too, of doing first what is to be immediately afterwards undone, giving the franchise to men who are afterwards to be deprived of it, is sot merely a logical, hie a practirml.and political blunder. The Tina therefore insists upon the necessity of passing • complete reform measure now, when passions are qui escent. It desires a complete bill far the same reason which led Lord John Bussall in 1832 to congratulate the Home of Gammons that the Lords had passed the bill at mutilated, became if only a part of the measure had bass carried it would have led to new agitations and more AD. lent commotion& The Herald declares that it it so insult to the good see of parratneat and the feeling of the country that swab a boggled steel one-sided bill, based evidently on the attempt to reconcile the condictine opinions of the moderate and extreme members of the cabinet which fathers it, should have been laid before the house se the ministerial measure of reform. It is impossible that sash a measure can be fairly discussed so losg as we are ignorant of the farther instalment of reform which is promised to us by govern meat, of which we know not whether it will compen sate the evils of the present bill or aggravate them. According to general opinion the oop►hold and leasehold proprietors within the limits of boroughs, when added to the freeholders, will utterly swamp the agricultural con etitnencies ; and this should suffice by itaelt to iosure the indignaat rejection of the scheme. The TetegrapA thinks that to calm observers It is grow lag clear that the Reform Bill will become law. It is received by that party in the house and in the country which bee the power to atfores it, as a just equation of editing amenities aeddemsads. The foot of one 'action procounelag it less than they bad hoped, and another de °mooing it as worse than the worst they had dreaded, only proves that it beers a judicious middle relation to the opinions of the day, and to will therefore prevail. Cite Court. WINDSOR CASTLE, Essen 15. The Queen, with Princess Helena, drove out yes terday afternoon. The Duke and Duchese d'Aumale arrived at the Castle, and dined with the Queen and royal family. The Queen, accompanied Ey Priem= Helena and Princess Hohenlohe, went to London this morniag. Her Majesty travelled by speci•l train on the Great Western Railway to Paddington, and then proceeded to Buckingham Palace, erootted by a det►chment of the 14th Harare. Her Majesty was attended by the Merabioness at Ely, Major-General F. B. Seymour, and Colonel H.Ponersiby. Prises Leopold travelled by an earlier train to Loaders, attended by Sir John Cowell. The Queen, accompanied by Prioress Helms, Princess Holsenloiss, and Prince Leopold, left Buckingham Palace on ►er return to Windsor Guile at $ qua.ter put fire o'clock, attended by the Marchioness of Sly, Majordieasral F. H. Seymour, sad Colonel H. Ponsseiby. CABINET Cotarca..—After the cabinet coupon on Wednesday, fresh summonses were issued for a cabinet council to be held at Earl Russell's official residence in Downing-street to-morrow afternoon, at half-past two o'clock. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will, it is expected, be present at the launch of the Northam balsa at litifiwall to-morrow. The Countess Percy will christen the ship. Tautrrr Horst—At a special court held at the Ttinity Hones, en Tower-bill, at Tuesday, his Royal High ness Priem Alfred was unanimously elected an Elder Brother of that wicket corporation, end at a general court hold yesterday, his royal highness wan also unanimously chosen to fill the office of master, vacant by the death of Lord Visment Palmerston. Hie royal highness has been pleased to intimate his inteetion of preeding at a court to be held oa Wednesday next, whew the anal oats will be admioistered to him. The Prince of Wales met with a fall on Monday while hunting with the South Oxfoidthire bounds, bat it was of the slightest possible character, end his royal high. nese did rot sustain any injury. The Pr:nos was the guest of the Earl of Macclesfield (the master of the hunt) for the day- His Royal Highness Prince Alfred honoured the petformances at the Prince et Wales's Theatre with his presence last eves*. Hie loyal Wetness was serompanied by Lord Alfred Paget end Lientenaet Haig. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam- Mr. Gladstone stated last night that he intends to pro- bridge and Primess Mary, atleads I by Ls 'y Geraldine Ili" in committee the insertion in the Church-rate Abe- Somerset, arrived at Belvoir Castle on Wednesday even- Minn Bill of clauses embodying the suggestions which he mg, en a visit to the Deka of Rutland, who has invited lately made. The Daily News considers IN may assume a dt a tt odu mb a d company to mee t twi t ro y al bi d a aeggeg , that the form in which this loam -standing disputa between , The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer churchmen and dissenters will ultimately be adjusted hem and Mrs. Gladstone bad &dieser party yesterday evening at been pined. Mr. Gladttosse's plan gives the opponents of their residence, on Carlton-house-terrace. The guests in ehnteh rates substantially all they have been conteedieg eluded Lord Frederick Cavendish, M.P., and Lady Clasen for, in a form which the friends of the church dish, Lord Bretagne, Hoe. H. Cowper, MP., end Lady may equally accept without a sense of humiliation. Florence Cowper, Hon. Francis Lawley, Sir Walter R. The only tangible objection made on the side of dissent is, Farquhar and mho Farquhar, and Kr. and Mrs. Neville that if the machinery of thumb rates is left in the band' of Grenville. churchmen, every P ariah will thenosforwerd bays The Dowager Duchess of Sutherland is no better. church rates ; and that where dissenters are few and poor The medical reports aI „suede, wire far from favourable. they will be compelled to pay rates by the application of Her Majesty paid a personal visit to the duchies yesterday social prawns. We suspect that they will. Bat how are at erd.he you to legislate against the evil? The state cannot keep The Karl and Countess of Wilton are entertain use up in this country a sort of Freedmen's Bureau to shield regretted, log a diatieguithed party at Egerton Lodge, Melton Mow however,newlyCrofton that Mr. Gladstone should have im paired the :ampleness' of his proposal by intl. Lady Holesworth entertained at dinner last maths; that damsons', after being relieved from everting their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchies the payment of rat- s and retiring from the business of d'Aumele, the Marebitness of Clanriearde. the Earl and administering their proceeds, should 'till be liable to beer Countess of Shaftesbury, the Earl and Countess of Omar ' their part io keeping up the church-yards se burying von, the Right Hee. Chichester Forte's's, end places. The fans,' and the worship, sad the churchyard Franca , Countess wsldogreve. the Earl Ceders% the Earl stand on the ware footing. The disaster objects to pay and Canteen of Bemboronsh, Viscount and Vincennes@ towards keeping up the church, sot because the clergyman Sydney, Lord Henry Gordon Lennox, M.P., Lord and Lady refuses to booties, marry, and bury his children, but because Foley, Lord Harris, and Dr. Quilt be cannot enter It with his own anted, his own prayers, sad It is said that M. tillais-Bisois, the French his own minister. The aim is tree of the churchyards, deputy, edam dream), Ls Ten Cortrops, ham ben pro and for the sane realm Melon= aught mot to be &eked to hibited in Farb, is ring to have it pin' ed in Ciones. SPANISH FINANC& MADRID. M.tamt 15. The Novedades of to-day states that the Minister of Finaioe has concluded an ntotngement with Messrs. Rothschild for a loan of 80,000,000 real, guaranteed by hypothecated notes. OUTWARD CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. MALTA, YAWS 16. The Syria, from Southampton on the 4th inst., arrived here on the 13th at 8 a.m., and left at 6 p.m. for Alexandria. The Pen, from Marseilles on the 12th inst., ar rived at 11 p.m. oe the 14th, and left at 6 a.m. on the 16th for Alexandria. THE MAURITIUS MAILS. MAILSELLLIO3, YAWN 16, The Meassgeries Impdriales steamer Palen's, with the above mails, arrived here at 5 p.m. to-day. Up to the hour of going to press the usual French mail had Dot arrived. The indipeadence says that Prince Ifetternish will shortly present the Grand CorJon of the Austrian Order to the Prince Imperial in exchrene for the Grand Cordon )of the Linke of Honour, which the Duke de Grammout lately promoted in the name of the French Emperor to the Prince Imperial of Austria, and that the presentation of the decoration will be aeoompound by us autograph letter of the most (tiredly character. Mark!,. the cashier of the Vienna Credit Bank, who embezzled 452,820 d. (45,20014, was oa Saturday last sentenced to hard labour for four veers. The whole of the mow wss lark in gambits' in the state lottery, and luring his examination Marti confessed that be in ass day bad in vested the sum of 42,0000. in lottery tickets. In the coarse of two y :us he paid 1,365,2814 foe lottery tickets, with which he won 914,7366. The prosecutor for the crown severely censured the members of the bawd for having so 011-performe4 their duties as reviews of the accounts of the cashiers of the establishmect.. . . M. Mamiani, the Italian Chargd d'Affaires in Switzerland, has presented a cote to the Federal Oonneo, informing them of the determination adopted by the Italian government on the subject at cutting through the Swim Alpe. It appears that the Italia government bud's/kid, between St °others!, the Mogen, and the Lukumaier, in favour of St. Gothard, and it declares that it Ls ready to pay its share of the expenses provided the other parties will do the same. The Italian government declines to under take the entire work, end M. Marniani is instructed to urge the Swiss government and, people to open a commu nication between Italy and Switzernad by the north of the Swim Alp.. A day or two ago the Chevalier von Blamfeld, the chief of a seation in the A lionise Minsky of Com merce, committed suicide. The deceased, why not bog ago treated with Messrs. Metier sad Mellott far a treaty et commerce, was loom subject to violent nervous pains in the hes& end it is supposed that he. is a fit of nberretian of mind, laid violent kends on himself. The unhappy man bulged himself is hie bedroom with a silk pooket-handker chief. _ A letter from Melbourne of Jan. 26 says : " This Australian holiday scarce, which brinp with it all outdoor sports, cricket and rams in "specie, has bass a mush more than ordinarily iabweeting can The hr. teroolonial cricket match between the Sydney end Victorian elevens, played a few weeks hack o• the Melbourne ground. was woe, eontrary to ex pectatioe and the betting books, by the Vieterians is 000 innings and assay rens to spare. Ws was the more remarkable as nearly half the Sydney eleven are profes sional players (Melodies the renowned Osifyn) imparted from Lords', while the Viertwiam were nearly all gentle men players. I am afraid the le:anew climate al Sydney has somewhat Imervatsd the British constitutios of Mr. Oaffye, who has grown fas sad scant o' breath.' The obampiee ram, whit* took place on the Melbourne emus% wee attended by a vast assemblage of persons of all dame' to the smaller of 110,1:03, and was woe by a very dee Sydow hone WWI Turman. The Foresters. the Odd Mews. the Friendly Heathers, all kept high festival en the cow elan, sad • more orderly end well-coedueted ervwd wee never .ambled cm say ground. I have sot read el • single police case arising oat of this almost universal holi day.* LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF PROBATE AND DIFOROX. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) SAIDLIUIOII ir. SANDBILION AID OLINKIL The Solicitor-General and Dr. Elpieks for the pstithi the Quesa's Advocate and Yr. Woollett for the aspegg s Mr. Snobby Cooper for the oo.respondent. In this rase the husband, who was • el* antini couneeted with an India* Railway, sued far a oa the gronad of his wife's adultery 'A reecoadeet Gibson, who was described es ax up of foint.etock companies, and 18 her* se Breed-erreet-buildioga. The cause was tried es ta s ! ; m t. N o t th e jery, being un a bl e to agree. wer e &aw l w ith ou t 'Meg a verdict. The {rues were sew wt. y again, ar, praotically spsakieg, the OMB Oridental we a which has already been ortsd. Rho ease was rosee g whoa we weans pram) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Wore kr. Oommlesioner Holropt) Di Ad menu AND 1101/18. The bankrupts were merchant. of Addia.ac cas k They failed is Marsh Is* with liabilities to the Mims 260,000 i. end s delicieeer an the fear of the menu* of wards of 100,0001. Thni wee an adjourned tiltieg So charge. At a former sitting the Imakrupt Louise's 45 endued at great tenth, and sought to !meet Mr w nefortasate result of their trading b, alum as Nun . loss oo osoldgements to Amelia& during the d e ll ma Mr. Reed, for the sasigsees, stated that addiliong meats hod been filed aim* the last aittiag, and, they eatisfaetory,they appeared fobs the best thst ti atr ia . . _ 7 cowdrintie'r. " - Mr. Lunatics, for creditors, upreesed the sass 40.4, K r . uskister. for other ereditora, opposed The tm, mete reproessted that a debt of over 18,0004 v as Iwo Lewin', of New York ; but there wee as this, end sothing bed been received from his. on the Naive's to state bow fez they had lansgmtd additional socouste. sod whether they went ealblelsi the statement of • capital of 6,4001. on the 14 h aut 1864. Yr. Reed sold the mehraess wars well ammo If 1, fallacy of that amount, which was focteded on a upp i o unmet due from the brother of the bankrupt Lame, Iby which turned eat sot to be due. Yr. Ltnklater took further objections to the atemis, [The owe was proceeding whoa one report lefti (Before Mt. Gonsnissiouer %mhos.) -- . ---- The bankrupt, a timber-mitehant, of Hallesse,yeat e , plied foe his relessee from custody. Debts about 1,31 tr Yr. Manna opposed fora creditor. The assets. He had been bankrupt and insolvent 04 i n 1880 be had Eisen a bill of sale for 1501. to Xt. s m it a creditor for 3001. The bankrupt, examined, said he had got a tida l ourttlioat• under his former bankruptcy. of ter thieve* enseension. He had taken up his rertificets. L Hie Hoseur—l will sot stir a step till that =Mein pro B aa hrupt—ljefortanately, I burnt it. Ur. Griffiths—l dare say you did not Shia* mink di testimonial. (Laughter.) His Honour dismissed the application. THE POLICE COURTS. (7.1118 DAY.) XAELBOIIOI7GH-STRZET. Wlll INATING. Michael Ifrzky a rOtigii- looking man, sr ibal before Kr. Knox with amenities his wife. The complainant, on the charge being first braes sib the court, stated that her husband was in the NM* habit of ill-using her. tied at the SAM time the *AN her arm, which was since discoloured. She abs illett other conducts on the part of her husband at a Owl nature, and said he was a hay, drunks. fellow. The prisoner said his wife was a drank's, mpesei woman, and that she had struck him ea the poker. The complainant said she was a charms@ d b Reform Cnnb. sod oould call witnesses to speak be Was ter. She had not stew* her husband with a pshekki* son struck him in taking the poker from him milasi tooting ker. The eon was called, and bete est heel plainant's statement. Kr. Knox ordered the woad* to make leonine. respecting the parties. The Aker sow stated that he had amerthisedthill wort both in the habit of drinking, and that there mem little difference between them. A waiter from the Reform Club was mild by the plainant, and he gave her a good diameter, Led ON news were called by the primmer, and they Aged It the complainant was a woman of a mestaggtaystieg mkt and that her voice could be heard in ths street Wasik the came home of an arming, aid they Mimi I wanted to set rid of her husband. Elba was abs g I habit of drinking. Mr. Knox said he had no doubt what the elm moth was the truth of the matter, and that scestimie ties est sad sometimes the other, and that there said set a flab (shoal* between them. The prisoner wee slang wear s 1 had swanked his wife, sad he must be taught tikes h hands off his wife. He would not seed his for theM tam as at first he intended to do, but would consill for two maths with bard labour. EXTENSIVE PIES NEAR THE DOCK& (THIS DAV) OFFICIAL REPORT OF TOE DAMAGE About half-past 2 o'clock this morning the sate sive pile of warehouses Weight( to Kern Wism Metcalf, wharfingers, situated on the bottle side of lie 'Meet, Lower East Smithfield, IWO toned to be , The warehouses are lettered A, B, aad C, sad ad chiefly with jute—the basement of the Wes tailings* occupied by Messrs. Hoare soil Co., the bruin, Mimi &a, thelrbm wry adj elitism is Ban-street. The WOO". from some unexplained cause among the juts law floors of A warehouse. The plea hal toga oeshmisi d , lozked up the previous night at 6 o'clock, whine/Ml* was comparatively safe, but about the hour meatimell as pollee doing duty in the oeightoorisood sew bee smoke spreediog forth from windows of the wedded h question, and before there was time to male the Awl , get entrance to the building, the whole of the MlPer PSI r• was on lire, penetrating the roof. Oa thsistellfoolla outbreak reaching the Fire Brigade station in the ibbillt it was instantly telegraphed to all the other fire 'WWI' Landes, and in 25 mieutes some sera. or slibl laud engines had arrived with as many tamed 01 firemen, Captain Shaw, superintend* the gio tions. The two river steam Bolting engines VOA SO up alongside the wharf, and the hose were lei V ie Burr-street. Notwithstanding this powerful fore, fo 'stead° I rapidly, and sat wed B warehouse. whisk became is a blase, assts{ eonai lerable suiteseastiodli those interested in the property Adanat glf men made great efforts to stay the offros, the fire by entering the bertiog floors with MIN brooches , bat they could not withstand the Will was smoke from the jute, and many of the men was skWil suffocated from it. They, however, got u surto WM. it was possible, sad after many hour: bud Idiom feli ‘j e. embed M stopping its career, though sot b." waged into letter C warehouse. Up to 10 dolma Oh sooreiag there still remained mach fire et a l ruins', sad on SWOUSt of the mat qua*f of is likely to be for some time a venal embus j et playing to prevent a fresh outbreak. The subjoined is a raspy of the official report of Cellb Shaw this morning to the Board of Works " d ,„ l /1/ various London lossursees companies, {Wed flo°' the utast of damage done by the fire : "Celled at 2i a.m. of the 16th ind. is a 11 , 0 0 2 Barr-street, Lower East Smithfield. Proved le boo assured is the warehouse of *nom Matsu sal wharlagas ; suss of fire stoker's's. Propirtr 6111/1 "... 1 sod damaged, tended is Sun, Plamois, Imparts'. Of • -- -- - . Exchange. Damage : " First sod wood doors of A warehouse burned m willi ll i roof o ff ; mooed floor of B t rarehones bared °Mud , off. Lower floors in each warehouse partly bursolol awilffed * water. &Goad floor of 0 warehouse sal ° teats partly burped and damaged by maim " Stook in hammock of A warehouse, occupied bY 1 . 14 More and Oa. brewers. used as stores, 'wily bersoi 0 damaged by water. Some empty o sehs burped is MO I'OOM mead door. " No. 4 Burr-street, premises of Mr. J. Walt 1P6 10 :0 111 mmtente sod baildiog slightly damaged by 1114 i t• is Norwiek Union Office." Ms Paws Esautrriox.—The committee ct Xtduthre eonsinithienere for the Pull ll:bilabial 010 (apparatus and applinition of the Masi art.) unt teeday at the South IC eosiegtoo X[llllllo4 Hos. Lord Houghton, Right Hon. H. A. BreenAddw 1 11 Right Hes. Sir G. Clerk, Boot, Right Hon. C. B. it M.P., Right Hon. Sir Joh(' S. 14kingtee, Soh, 1 1 ._ __ 1 • 1,0 " O. Wentworth Dike, Best, M.P., Lieutensot-00! ( 1 &Use, FAIL. Mr. Edward Bootleg. C.F. , 111. : 1 Clark, Kr. W. J. liamiltoe, Ur. J. F. lioridri , 1111 _, A ". • Bedgrave, B.A. The committee appointed foe the several 'lathes eompriaed la the group' manufacturer at Lowell, in the United Wl' line liken eat a pedant fee wishing cups end taabiste. Toyalo/r7C A grail the hoodoo , Ts re eolutawe ,to sip gwe tiogibpai whisk th ui The Chte.ndi e n twos oa k ' the 28th of FI feend that I They found ti Josue* end w ere not asti meow Win then Liqifies s a lad ail COOL woo at I. A Plan= P Watson, w Tho (Nom had the usual she difiloultis and thereapo as., the .tab that they dw sisoces they wind up. lir. the directors • bet th• offor geed there wi WILIS they di alternative of upend that decision of to the ow did ea think its timer of have tie ap gals ell the to mast. and 7lkish. Or o°' lie rem Moo, belie board. (A b. wideZi et w Mr. BL end Mom Tim 0/1 • bowing Mr. MI both Me torrid to the cam board rep [The NEW A AQEN( The S. pay was eked ; vee ash& let. sad toe. A d ilp te the The ret At the to the obi pstr, for raz nratrut este &ad of Ihe laced preferred Pleader a verae:6 U will erifa did of the Ho -Ikea a lashitutei ilia Vey& see. II 44 the C ethers tr Ina me with Tele Kr. leedexhi via elle Beam Ise fee 4 - 110 harm ;Te ed e the isqui the been way eV YAM Mr. 0' tie Bow Ported. The] report fc births is illeghkr tie 0111 to i ProPcolh ions i h is " let cam dove to Year wen Wary 10, will be baying b 4 Lad, a l tend law Yew sew oneweed reerria ge bee been seeseheati A oh &Wits. 1 The( Inikad 1