The Express. — London, England, 1866-03-30 00:00:00

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ALTHOUGH St. Patrick's Day, the Ides of Much of the Fenian invasion of Canada, had come, but was not yet over when our leak Transatlantic news was despatched, we shall probably not be found premature in eongratulating our countrymen on the collapse of the source of their apprehensions. Nothing of course is more possible than that some sort of raid or wild foray may have been, or may yet be attempted. The incursion of a disorderly mob, to whose hands the shillelagh would be more appropriate than the musket, the attack for the sake of plunder on some outlying and unprotected town or village, are events which at any moment are quite on the cards. Canada was during the American civil war made a base of operations for the South ; and to the same extent the States may now be made a base of operations for the Irish Republic. But the campaign of the chivalrous Southerners reached no further than the capture of a lake steamer and the breaking into the till of the St. Alban's bank. Such operations are pro ciaely what we have now, at the utmost, to fear on the part of the Fenians. And the reason is in both cases exactly the same. Invasion in force is a military operation of the most serious and hazard ous kind. It demands long preparation of ammu nition, stores, provisions, and forage. It requires an army perfectly equipped in every arm, with due proportion of cavalry and artillery, and with organization completed to the minutest detail. Failure in any one of these points means the most utter and helpless failure in the whole expedition. We need not recall instances in support of so well known a principle ; it needs not that we should be reminded that NAPOLEON estimated the presence, with the force intended to invade this country, of fifteen thousand cavalry and as many artillery as indispensable ; that we carried both horsemen and guns with us to the Crimea, and at the Alma should have cut a sorry figure without them ; that the French sent both to Genoa by sea, while they pushed their infantry across Mont Cenis in 1859. We must assume, then, that the Fenians, supposing their infantry as brave as the heroes of OSMAN, will pay so much deference to the degrading spirit of modern civi l]. Alen as to support them with cavalry and artillery. And without either, how could their squares stand before shot and shell, their lines resist the charge of dragoons ? Their attempt to move across the border without these indispensable adjuncts of modern warfare could only lead to their forces being mowed down in unresisting slaughter by opponents numerically not a fiftieth part of their strength, but who would not lose a man while annihilating their enemies. There are a sufficient number of soldiers in their ranks to know this, and we are therefore perfectly sure that nothing deserving the name of invasion will be attempted without some previous effort to muster cavalry and procure artillery, to organize a commissariat, and establish a military train. But this is exactly what they cannot do in a neutral country. We all know that the most friendly government in the world cannot prevent mass meetings and processions, wild speeches, the assumption of military titles, the waving of green flags, and even perhaps a little vain•gloriona en rolling of names and a little modest drilling of recruits. We know all this, for we have seen it in our own country more than once within the last few years, and we cannot be quite sure we have even now put it down in Ireland itself. But when, it comes to organizing regiments, mounting cavalry, and buying field guns, these are very overt acts, which no government can shut its eyes to, and no government, seeing, can allow without itself being profaned to taucome a 'Deingereat. We unl4 not allow the Southerners to do this in Canada, and consequently the grand diversion collapsed into the St. Alban's raid. Now, at exactly this same point the Fenian* have instinctively and prudently for borne to try the American patience further. They have indulged themselves and been in dulged with as much " tall talk " as they could enjoy ; they have been fooled to the very top cf their bent, but they have never shown a regiment of either horse or foot, nor boasted of the possession of a single gun—for the best of all possible reasons, since they know that if they did their regiments would be quietly disarmed, their horses turned loose, and their guns taken into the custody of the nearest State barrack. They know that the Government of America, whatever pre sent soreness it may feel towards us, is not going to let the determination of the question of peace or war be taken out of its own hands by a parcel of disorderly emigrants ; and, consequently, that it will fully perform its international duties to the Power with which it remains at peace. Conse- quently the Fenian leaders have more sense than to spend the Fenian treasures on investments which would be instantly confiscated, even thosgh . they are thoroughly aware that without such war . like investments the invasion of Canada is the insonest of dreams. We do not, however, mean to say that the call ing oat the militia and volunteers by the Canadian Government has been a whully superfluous pre , caution. An excited mob, when of the possible 'dimensions of a hundred thousand men, may do an infinite deal of mischief before it can be caught and dispersed, if nobody is expecting it where it makes its onslaught. The great extent of the Canadian frontier, and the number of points to be guarded, makes the presence of a large force necessary. But it must be hoped that when the Fenian mass sees that all its subscriptions have ended in nothing—that the talk of invasion is all a sham—that however eassest some might be, it is an attempt ladiaronaly hopeless, and that without a decks stion of war between Great Britain sad the United States it neVelt can have she remotest chance of', any result save the slaughter of all who eaves the border, and are not fleet enough of foot to get back again, the present preposterous easibement of playing at invasion will quietly die oat. It Is a great loss to Canada to hay : Wir:Jt dustrious population frogs tb* Syl purpose of repelling so iliagiretlA: ing, a danger. But this CMforOedholidayis at the worst all she will have to suffer; her material ' interests are in no danger whatever of being *ailed, and perhaps even this military parade of tie nation may have some counterpoise to it; in convenience in the evidence it will afford of the power, union, and loyalty of the colony. I 1 11 OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THIS DAT.) AUSTRIA AND PBOIIAIA. There is, says the Times, too much reason to fear that the pear of Europe is shoat to be broken by one of the least just and least wroessary wars of molern times. Never were two states booed over, so to speak, in heavier recognisance" to keep the peace tower& each other than Austria and Prussia. Both Austria* and Prussian statesmen know that Germany divided Maier hared' is exposed to dangers on both sides. Prussia cannot forget that she has provisoes on the wrong I 'ride of the Rhine, and adjoining the territories of a power which respects the principle of natural boundaries quite as much se that of nationalities. Austria cannot forget that she Ira a dependency on the wrong side of the Alpe, which requires a garrison of 80,000 men, and which eves that force would probably be unable to hold if a coalition between Prussia and Italy should gave new strength to the permanent dinalleatise of its population. The lacings of Prussia is altogether In character with her traditional spirit of aggression, and might well have pro- 1 oeeded from the conqueror of Sibiu . It means that i Prussia is determined to annex the duchies, per Jos et seas, and will assept nothing short of en sumo°. &lanai submission on the pert of Austria. Aa yet neither the neutral dates nor the " German ' people,' of whom we have heard so much, have made say visible sign. They look on helplessly while M. Bissau , * makes his preperalleee for devouring them one after the ether, or in duip a faint hope that, if the worst comas to the worst, a European congress may settle the whole German question. With regard to the policy of this country, we have, says the Tirana, wished our hands of the Schleswig-Holster Orr. and the troubles which is may yet entail epos Gets nary eau ealy interest us as every serious disturbance in the European States system must Interest every member OM. The spectacle of Austria and Prussia quarrelling savagely over the spoils of Deemark, may be, says the Herald, perhaps, an agreeable theme for she political moralist. To us it is simply disastrous. When Schleswig and flohrtein, without our wrest were, wrung from Denmark. we hoped that we bad beard *sherd it. It tutu oat, however, that while Prussia finest only half the battle her rulers had se: their minds on reaping the whole of the advantage. Fines the Gastein Convention, the preteesioei of Prussia have been more and more openly and unreservedly put for ward, and the Prussian rule has been spoken of in North Germany as permanent, the Austrian as temporary. The arrogance of the Pruden ofilcials having at last reached the length of se attempt to dictate to the Austrians the conduct which they should pursue with regard to the Aug's timbal; periods:, the Austrians fairly took the ahem The rumours of war might have been looked upon as exaggerated and alarmist, if it had not been for the circular despatch of Count Bismarck to the minor German states, is which he speaks of the prospect of war as imminent. In a war between Austria and Proud% presuudeg that nou-German Europe will stand aloof, the chances are not quite es stases@ as seems nmerally supposed. Peoria is perhaps richest in resources, while Austria has the best generals, and a veteran army which has had experience of bard lighting. The Prussians, without much difficulty,' could drive the Austrian coatingent from Haste's. There would, however, be the immediate danger of repdaals on the southern frostier of Prussia, which is by no means so safe from attack as some seem to imagine. The Herald trusts that the danger of war may yet be alerted, and that the Prussian government may commit to b s warned is time by the couciliatory counsels which are doubtless addressed to it oa all sides by neutral powers travailing to re Germany in flames. The Star Is of opinion that never race the months which preceded the Lombardy campaign of 1859 has the prospect of a great Continental war seemed more imminent than now. The two German allies who so lately went side by side into sn easy victory over Denmark now glare fiercely upon moblother. But if Awe' and Prussia are going le fight it certainly will not be for Schleswig-Holstein. If they fight it will be for supremacy in Germany. To this things hive long been tending. " Two stars keep not their motion is one sphere," nor could Bismarck's star possibly continue to increase in brightness with out gradually extinguishing that of Austria. Von Bismarck, we rosy feel well assured, has so thought now of shrinking from the issue. Thome who know him best and dislike him most say that he has in him at least this attribute of greeters—that his spirits rise to higher buoyancy in proportion as the danger of the situation hareems. His fateful hoer has come. His triumph =eau Europese war—a policy of peace assures his fall. According to the latest advice. from Germany, it seems is the Tekoraph as if Prussia had determined to enforce her pretensions at the risk of war. Whether peace, there fere, will be still preserved, depends upon the extent to which Austria is prepared to maintain her ground. If the Emperor Francis Joseph is content to remain upon the defordve, the first act of hostility must be an attack by Prude upon the army et ocoapetlea In Holatein ; that is, upon ,the very keeps who shared with these of King William I. the glories, whatever they may have been, of the Diippel campaign. Under those: circum stance% the 10111 11400111004 of bringing about 1 couttiot by as unprovoked ettu,:c Would reit spot the 1 gaverdment of balk ; and before undertaktog such a respoositithy even so reckless a pointed gambler as Grunt Bismarck may well hesitate. Then, too, it is pretty orris that, ea the whole, the govern. meets of the minor states sympathise with the southern rather than with the northern power. The real petit of Austria arise from the possibility of Preach or RuitSah interference in ease • conflict shoed take place; but then, in order to avail herself of the 'Bedsit assistance from the Czar or the Emperor, Prussia must forego the pre`Asnce that she is about to make WIL7 for the promotion of German 'literati. ma. towa's co/mu/min.!. The Daily News, la an article referring to a speech made by Mr. Lowe on Baptombor 14, 1832, at a dinner given to him in Kidderminster. in which the right boa. tandem's ad mitted them was" by the perraimion of Divine Providence an obvious tendency to democracy in this country," and that "each brad of ealh family emigratiog ti Australia would find himself is poessesion of the elective franchise there which they would owe to himaelf." asks leave to atop and take breath. Here, says the Daily News, is a star of no mean magnitude that has shifted its place to the other side of the heavens without anyone ob. earring ite flight. The radical of 1862 is the firm oppomnt of reform in 1866. Great conversions do not allay take pia*, emboli sad, end we should like to hear • little more about this one in particular. It is not often that tor) ion gets such a movert. Here wee • mod. as the confessors say, worth wring. Who re ceived Mr. Lows,. abjuration! Where and when did he make Ws professire, and to whom did be give the glory A great conversion involves a great repentaooe, and se yet we have heard Bodies of his contrition. Is that part of Lamina known to Cockneys se "over the water," whet., virtue fomenters einrsordintry difficulties. they have a way of holding meetings of the ening, where some no:aimp bet happily reclaimed profli gate steads forth and tells ho • wicked he his been, the whole enporess Wag designed to 'magnify the work of reformation wrought in him, and the dispensation under which it hoe hem accomplished. Could not a few of our political valetudiserte' as get Mr. Lowe to an "experissee meeting?' Willie's Loose ssipst themselves as en isPetoPritli Sere fee 1110gose, sal Mr. Nana Witt bike the chair. It weed' bk ea affecting sight to see Mr. Lowe come forward with his Kidderm water speeches—the samortale of his wiregeeetste stale—is his head, relating hew be was brewed out of bondage taro light, end liberty, and pew" while Mr. Lammas and Mr. woe gave "solemn Seeks for so greet a, miracle of moray. Wiwi 'WU the lest to bdagtt 400%, • God. woaiAt fflir .We a 47 *at 06 r t o the tihr ve",7111 .SM ? fiwidosioss of Clesi fa stias mit mi n ,os ' E ..114 ,61 ID " • 2 at • 4 is oo • -11 2 to-drit 6 myth, t Whole s •of •yis a and udOlts isms, &ask whichl4 , re grown let of it ari • is Brice, sad the civilised world is that ease Is mitted to a Nu. dearer' error. Bat the mind revolts at the supposition. That mere holiday-seekers may be counted by teas of thou sands is set dispitted.The attractions of the oonntry eel the fa: lities afforded by excursion trains are sure to bring this shoat; bat, foe al/ that, the churches will be full, and if the excursionists were put to the test of some shibbo leth—which the Post does not by any means recrisommed—it would be (mind that the greater part of them (es far as they were anything at all in the religious way) were directors. Amoaget Cher* of England people it is unquestionably a dey of increasing sanctity. Tlie present Good Friday oomes upon us when we have much to lead our thoughts in this direction. We are co the threshold of • great political crisis whose eventualities may be very far ruching, end of momentous oriarquenoea to our posterity. The Poet then refers to the Reform Bill, the Fere& move ment, sad the cattle plagne, all of which may be for good or for evil. But who regulates aU this? The Post is not ashamed to look for an answer to the history that has given Good Fairy a mange to the whole civilised world. B.V.fIIITA9r, MA INTELLU 014.TIONS BETWEENOSTRIIA AND PRUSSI A. The officious journals of Berlin, whilst stroll complaining of the persistent opposition of Austria to the annexation of the Duchies to Prussia when she might have oompentation in the Danubian Principalities, remark that alone of all the sovereigns of Europe the BmperorPrancis Joseph did not send a letter of felicitation to the King of Prussia on his anniversary. Coupling this with the continued councils which are being held in Berlin, and the reports circulating amongst the military circles of that capital respecting the pre parations for an expected war, the state of the re lations between the two great German powers is becoming extremely critical. (anorzz's rinactium.) THE INDIAN BUDGET. (By end O►erland Telegrapb.) BOMBAY, MARCH 26. The Finance Minister for India bas presented bin budget for the current financial year. It shows an estimated deficit of 72,0001. The duty upon saltpetre is reduced to 3 per (tent ad valorem, and Madras salt is raised to 27 minas per =mud. No DOW taxes are imposed. The Minister states the public revenue to be in a prosperous condition. The oaah balance amounts to 12 millions. All over 10 millions is to be ap propriated to public works. the Court. WINDSOR CASTLE, Masan 29. The Queen, accompanied by PriCICOBS Louise, drove in the grounds yesterday afternoon. Primers Helena and her Grand Dual Highness's of Ho henicha-Langenbourg also went out driving. The Prince of Wales, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Koppel, arrived at the °Nth ywlerday afternoon, sad the Princess el Wales, with Prince Albert Victor and Prince George, also arrived, attended by the Hon. Mrs. F. Signior and Identenant-Gensrel Keay& Her Majesty, with Princess Louisa, went out In the grounds this monis& The Prime and Primus of Wales, Prioress Helena, and the Prince •of Hohenlebe Langenbourg, Wended by the Hon. Mary Lasalle", rode on horseback. Prises Albert Victor and Prince aeons took an airing in the Hesse Hark. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the official residenoe of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. The ministers pre sent were—Earl Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Argyll, the Earl of Clarendon, the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, the Marquis of Harlington, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. G. J. Goechen, and the Right Hon. 0. P. Villiers. The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town yesterday for Itrighton. THE LATE QUEEN OP THE PREACH. All the arrangements connected with the funeral of the late Queen are being pushed forw►rd with the *breast activity by Mews. Beating and Sons, to whom the details have been entrusted. Than is to be no lying in state or public ceremony of any kind. 8o many of the French nobility and others me anxious to pay their lest tribute of respect to the memory of the late Queen that at lent thirty carriages will be required. These mourning coaches are of eouree ex clusive of the very long train of private carriages which will follow in the procession front Claremont to Weybridge. Not sine Monday will the remains be depoeitod by bee Ista Ma jesty's own attendants in the firth af the eoliths destined l oat. closethem. Thism usual, will be only a stout leaden shell lined with white Essen ; outside this oome two plain coffins of polished =hooey, sad over ell • large outer ease, also of mahegeny, covered with Meek velvet and armaments of massive silver. Oa this last is the following simple inserip. doe oar a silver plate : MARIE AM/11q, Rehm des Francais, Nee it Caserta (Doan Wcilse), Le 26 Avril, 1782 ; Marts A Claremont (Comte de Surrey), Angleton*, Le 24 Man, 1866. _ _ . Dr. Grant, as Homes catholic bishop of the diocese. sot yet two years ago celebrated the marriage between the Goaata de Paris sod his cousin, end it it believed that the funeral amyl» will be solemnised by him. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will meet the procession at the cluspel. and will be present at the burial ceremony, as »preempting her Haieety. TSB ROYAL VISIT TO BILIORTOIL—The arrange meets for the visit of the Mims sad PAlN:woof Wales to Brighton on Easter Monday bays been considerably modi. bed. The royal special train will leave the Victotia station shortly before ten o'clock. and will arrive in Brighton at eleven. Tke London departure platform in the centre of the terminus will be entirely reserved foe the reception of the illustrious visitors, who, it is understood, will be acoom- pooled by the Duke sort Prince.. Mary of Cambridge. The pampa is attendanoe to motive the royal party will kolude t►e Lord Lieutenant of Sussex (Earl of Chichester) and the Manton of Chichester, the mayor and mayoress, the view, and the aldermen of the borough. A reception room will be fitted up at the station. After a slight st.y the /4n al party will leave for the taoemnrr, to which t►ey will pro- reed direct by way of Queens's-reed. Weet-etreet, aad the Ma rine Parade. A mite of private apartments aro furnished at the Grand Stand for their one. The Prioce of Wales and Duke of Cambridge intend, we believe, to tike an active part in the day'. proesediegs, but the Princess will view the march past from the southern wiei of the greed stand, and may afterwards view the sham fight from their carriage. For their eonvenience the movements will be confined, as far as possible, to the summits of the Dowse au roanding the hamlet of &vendee. Before tt: termination of the sham fight the royal party will return to Brighton, by way of Elm-grove and the Grand Parade, and will lunch with the sayer, at the Arnim, the grand site of rooms in wbioh will he elegantly fitted up. After lunch the royal party will return to the railway station by way of North-street sad Quoin's-road, sad will leave for town between five and six o'clock. Prince Ghika, accompanied by Mr. Symonds, has arrived at Manrigra Hotel from Perim The Princess Czernecheff and their Highnesses the Princess Leon and Princes Mary Czerasehaff have kft Claridge's Hotel for Paris. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, in consequence of the slight indisposition of ►is lordship, have deferred their departure to Paris on a visit to the Count and Countess de Flabault till the early part of next week. The Earl of Kerry and the juniur members of the family left town is the early pert of the week for Paris. The Marchioness of Huntley and Lady Mary Gordon have left Parrsoos'a Hotel for Orton Loagueville, near Peterborough. The marriage of the Earl of Dunmore with the Lady Gertrude Coke, sewed daughter of the Earl and Counters of Leicester, will take place on Thursday next at Holkbam Hall. The Marquis and Marchioness Ansi bury, Viscount and Vic:on:items Powersoourt, and a large family party will assemble on the occasion. We (Post) , have reason to believe that the Prince and Princess of Wales will likewise be preset. The Earl of Malmesbury, who has been confined to his residence by an attack of gout, in sousiderably batter. The Countess Delawarr, who has been suffering from a severe cold, is much better. The Countess (Frances) Waldegrave and the Right Hoe. Chichester Fertescue, IL? , will entertain a 'sleet party at Strawberry-hill duties the noses. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (mop ow' owp PARIS. THURSDAY Evainim. K Duruy's decree in the bionifsur was intended, and will probably have the effect intended, to ren der gratuitous primary instruction more accessible to the children of necessitous parents than it has been since 1850. The principle of the law is that no child really unable to pay shall want instruction ; but a law of 1853 gave the prefects power to fix a maximum number of children, and many disputes have lately taken place on the subject between cer tain prefects and the municipal council. The par tisans of unconditional gratuitous instruction to all comers say that the presenb measure is but a half one, but can hardly deny that it is good as far as it goes. _ _ Id. Hagen, the local candidate who first stared for the Baa Rhin, has in the most graceful manner withdrawn his pretensions to make way for M. Laboulaye. In a letter dated Strasburg, March 28, he says that multiplicity of candidature. should as a general rule be avoided, because they tend to make the electors suppose that the great liberal party is out up into numerous sects, and that in the par ticular case when the constituency has an oppor tunity of choosing for its representative one of the " purest glories of modern Franoe," he would not have his enemies suppose him presumptuous enough to struggle at once against the power of genius and the whole strength of the administration. I see nothing short of a foreign war that can stop the return of K Laboulaye. _ _ _ It is a curious ooinidenoe that at the first elec tion, which occurred after the law of May 31, the Ras Rhin returned M. Emile de Girardin as a pro test against it. The same department has now an opportunity of protesting against the amendment of the Forty-six by electing M. Laboulaya. M. Behio, the Minister of Agriculture and Com merce, has laid before the Council of States bill for the more effectual repression of frauds in the sale of manures. He proposes to punish the sale of adulterated guano, phosphates, animal black, &c., by imprisonment of from three months to two years, and fines of from 50fr. to 2,000 fr. Colonel d'Argy, the French officer, selected to command the new papal legion, has arrived at Antibes. His corps is said to be complete, and he will very soon sail with it for Clvita Vecchia. The evacuation of Rome by the French troops, pur suant to the convention, is expected to take place in the course of the coming June, July, and August. There was a panic at the Bourse. Rente fell 320. for cash and account, dosing at 681 r. and 67fr. 9211 c. Mobilier fell 12fr. 50c., in addition to a fall of llfr. 25c. (which, owing to a misprint in a price current, I reported as a rise). Italian fell 65fr. GOOD 'REDLY. The weather this morning was highly propitious for those who desired to make of Good Fitlay a day of recrastion. Large numbers of persons took edvantage of the brightness and warmth of the day by proceeding to the country, whilst others &veiled themselves of such sources of amusements u the Agrisaltarel Hall—where feats of wrestling, pole leaping, hurdle racing, and other sports were exhibited—afforded. For those, on the other hand, who wished to keep the day as one of sanctity, their respective places of worship were open. had were attended by large numbers. CURIOUS GOOD FRIDAY engrom.—This morning large numbers of people assembled in the churchyard of the parish of St. Bartholomew the Great, Smith field, for the purpose of witnessing s very ancient ceremony. It appears that some centuries ago a lady who resided in the perish left by her will certain property to form a filed for the preach's( a sermon on Good Friday and to give to 40 poor widows of the pariah sixpence each every year for ever, and it was Erected that the same should be placed on the tombstone over her grave. No pro vision, however, ha►ing been made for keeping the stone i■ repair, it has eo completely gone to decay that not a vestige remains. The moony is now therefore every year deposited on the ground above where the coffin is supposed to have been placed. This ceremony was this morning gone through in the prcrience of the Rev. J. Abbiu, 11. A., the rector of the perish, the churchwardens, and the persons who were attracted by the strangeness of the proceedings. Afterwards there was service in the chards, with a sermon, as directed by the long deceased lady. It is more than probable, however, that there would have been a sermon on a day held in such honour by the (March, whether the thoughtful lady had directed it or not. Elutrony or note/rm.—ln a letter in the Athourtusi of this week Mr. Charles Dickens notices a statement which has gsiued publicityreepectiog the supposed share of the late Mr. Seymour in the "Pickwick Papers." Mr. Dickens says :—" Mr. Seymour the artist never ori ginated, suggested, or in any way had to do with, save se illustrator of what I deyised. an incident, a character (except the sporting tastes of Mr. Winkle), a name, a phrase, or a word, to be found in the ' Pickwick Papers.' 1 never saw - - Mr. Seymour's handwriting, I believe, in my life. I never even SAW Mr. Seymour bat ogee in my life, and that was within sight-sad-forty hours of his untimely death. Two persons, both still living, were preesot on that short Gem. mon. Mr. Seymour died when only the first twenty four prioted pages of the Pickwick Papers' were published; I think, before the next three or four peps were completely written; I am earn before ortie subsequent line of the book was invented. Viscountess Powerscourt and Lady Anne Coke 11 jalY wiSow 0( 1118r' earns incoharthit emmtices made boymour, in the ad waste made! osn tN have arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Powerscourt, Ireland. o f h ere to raise mosey,. ioduced me to address a letter to Lord and Lady Otho Fitzgerald will leave town Mr. Edward Chapman. them the only a sareivhog_ badness ia the origin al firm of C'bspass and Mall. who this mania( bar Paris, where they intend to stay derive P t ria" , • pubhebed ► the Pickwick Panora, rumens, boa to the Easter holidays. inform ma in writing whether the favorites statantest was Lady Julia Landon has left Penance's Hotel. itorreat. Ia Chaposaah conermatory avower, hams. Lord Charles Bertie Percy has left Olaridge's writes, be elleieded methat! had 6^. Mr * Se Y* Hotel for Guy's Cli ff , Warwick. new atom credit thee was his dna. As this later is to he historian,' he wrote, may as well slain what little Yesterday morning the funeral of the Hon. belongs to Jos in the matter, sod that L. Fgew of Richard Itimmdsz bar Majesty's Minister to the Argestine • Grit, *sta.' wads loth at Proof Replan', sad brother of Lewd Konsingies, took glees at a l s e = dat was rof a bi om Ziliksaip thin T il , ' a of a The pre. Keasal-graes. The coresnany was private, only the family d m b is gidyggow trisod and a few personal Meads being present Boman' 701 INIZ FalootriaciaxixT 07 rum Farm "A rumour has been current at Vienna during Bits.—Lyle ewes*, Mr. J. Blivehagasn Atkisson loti on Prat „ sr l a s that a marring, aa owed a loistarts Was* thesbeasemben Yiaisy si ci ark tis assisey, on projsitsi between the Omit de Flambe and Princess I 3 "11/1. 4.._ or ealides v-- v v "Asa RAM= amuAlL • AOLTION. ....01.11111aST the Leniss of Sax. -00 berge cluuthier a the l e tiorea Aimed thetemaiew law assets WON need for Bak: C l i i m""in• Orkame aati sosinessiar amis. The Ms %way ratevace will not termini% aims prisms will be 11 yam of age ant October." 9th April. .4 . 1 01 06 . 1: CANADA. tom °wig onaseronsirr.) THE THREATENED FENIAN INVASION. TORONTO, llasca It As you will have learned by telegraph, we have been thrown into considerable excitement by the measures which the government, acting on joke mation it has received, has thought it necessary to take by way of preparation against a Fenian invasion. The whole volunteer force of the province has been called out, and placed by the Governess. General under the command of Sir John Michel, the commander-in-chief of her Majesty's impede' forces. All corps not moved from their head quarters are to drill for at least two hours a day, and oorpe which had been removed from head. quarters to other parte of the country are to cheery( the daily routine duty of regular troops. The Mon. treal volunteers were inspected on Sato:dal by the Governor-General and Commander-in- Chief, and it has since been ascertained that in fourteen hours ten thousand men turned out ready for service anywhere. In this city the greatest military enthusiasm prevails, and the various companies go through their drill as if they had been regulars all their lives. The men loot I neat, clean, and well appointed, and as line a bod: of troops as ever served their country. On Bator& both of the city battalions, the 10th and Queen'. Own, having first been put through company drill and then formed into squares, bear! the Artiqies War and the Mutiny Act read. Major (Gil nor told the men that they were in s different position from what they were in a week ago. They were now the same as regulars, and would have to obey orders like them. He hoped that no officer or man in the battalions would be guilty of any unbecoming act Their officers had full power to enforce the attend ance of every man on the roll, and such as were absent rendered themselves liable to arrest. He hoped the Queen's Own would do, as they away had done, their duty. It was a mistaken idea wit men that they could stay away if they saw fit and in case they did so, even by order of the employers they would be liable to an arrest. From London, Piston, Belleville, and other towns receive similar accounts; and it is worth mentioning that in this city 120 young unmarried men of our coloured population, desirous of showing that the; are ready to defend the country, have enrolled names sufficient for two companies, and intent Isr warding them to government for acceptance. telegram was received on Friday night from the adjutant-general at Ottawa, to the effect that regiment must be sent to the front next morn* and accordingly at 11 o'clock six companies of rifles left by the Great Western Railway. This call has come upon us quite unexpected]; The first and unanimous impulse of our people was to obey it. We have since bad time to consider cause and discuss its necessity. Of the latter onk the government can judge with full knowledf Most people are inclined to think that if the mea sure were only one of precaution it would still ' a wise one. Even if the Fenian should not venture to make their appearance on our territory, it will at all events show us, and also our neighbours, the practical working of our provincial system of fence ; and this is no slight advantage, for if it . weak we shall be instructed, and if itis strong, those who might otherwise be disposed to speculate our helplessness will have been warned. For the Folds= nothing but the most profound contempt is felt, and I venture to predict that every man of them who may cross our border for mischief will bitterly rue the day when he left "high-falutin' at Chicago or elsewhere to invade our peaceful ter ritory. We despise the Feniansasignorent, barba rous, and incapable of appreciating the blessings any settled government, whether administered by president or by a king. Mr. Mciee, a letter which he has addressed to Irish press, has truly said that this vs . Fenian organization in the United States recall; proves that the Irish are still an alien pope. !salon, camped, but not settled, in America, with foreign hopes and aspirations, neither shared in nor respected by the people among whom they live. If their new country were their true country, they would not Sod time or money to spare in the con struction of imaginary republics beyond seas. The same thing has been said scores of times by the beet American papers. If they opine here they must expect no mercy. There will be no talk about belligerent rights or laws of war. Invaders with_ out a government and without a flag, if taken with arms in their hands, will be dealt with as pirates, and banged on she spot, as they deserve. Why should they molest us, or revenge upon us who have never harmed them the wrong they fancy they have sustained at the hands of England ? We will let them see that Canada is not to be attacked with impunity by any set of men, upon any pretext. While cheerfully making all necessary sacrifices to defend tlik country from invasion, we really think that this burden ought not to be imposed on us when it is in the power of the American go vernment to prevent it. Lord Monck has touched upon this point in his proclamation, though with all due delicacy and reserve. The Governor-Gene ral knows his office too well to make any complaint against President Johnson, but private persons may speak their minds. A telegram from New York informs us that several conferences have taken place between Sir Frederick Bruce and Mr. Seward at Washington, and that the American government has assured our ambassador that no violation of the neutrality laws of the United States shall be per mitted, and that, should events demonstrate its necessity, a proclamation shall be issued warning all persons concerned of the consequences. From other sources we learn that troops bare been sent northwards to points most likely to be chosen for a crossing. The numbers sent are small, but suffi cient to show the intention of the government, and to commit it to a course of action. This is what we had a right to expect from the American go vernment, and the Fenians will probably now con fine themselves to organizing raids for the purpose of plunder on some of our frontier towns. A LAIIINCH AT CONNANITINOPLL —On Thursday last, the booth of a new sad very fine strew frigate, celled the Behold, took place at the Armed in prenenee of the Grand Vizier, the Capitals Pea% and mad of the prbiripal ministers. The Sultan woo to have been and came up ex prowly in his large yacht from ffn il4 t, whither he had gone en Tuesday ; but the day turned out wet and unpleneaut—thoogh the wart astrologer hod fore told the Asset of weather—sad on the petit main the Hors, his Yalesty therefor, took oaken sad home to Dolraseihe inelnad. The operatics el=t a g was sot altogether suceeseful ; the oheek-ropso which held the vessel broke, and the frigate, thus ancestrolied, w ma intim water shot righteerces the Nora awl stuck bat es the bank. Bowe hears later, ho wooer, she wee hauled opposite two or three poweefil togs. noes the we've few hew esooonter with the mod. The (legless et the ew wool will a* like thud of her prodenweers, be male is het ere already needy eseapiete in the Amid —the lest sell of a liege miss yet prodused *"esalwe (i.e. loud Eaglish) Mem A purple el this. we may rowdiest the. new wurkehops tor issnedasenaiag boa Oates are pidly *deadline twaramis esweploben, wed hi a kw wain t ra he weederess sod seedy inseams, eletnizied bran Inglesd —few wellies, bending, sad etherwho dieing earrear able el slimed any dinossions—arill he in Ms *ea The work te he turned eel et% el amino, emit emir deed& Ile prise a Illaedield or ea the Maness, hat IS will he liame-sreK and so eatery* whim is high plsoni.—Levatit Herold, Marsh Zl. Mr. John Harwood, a butcher, Cortibl4i l an uteadve burdens at &her, in Sam, was summoned before the county bench of assalostes et idea, of which Major Terry was the chairman, complaint of the polite, for having mike* oal: upon a public highway, the same =POI without the previous limns of two eostraveaticoa of certain orders of the Lade el lorrX ! most honourable Pilt,' Council. Mr. Coed dentin, the barrister, apposed is MO i the defendant It queered tram the statement of ore of dm Berreilso dabulary, sung Hughes, that on Weasewity t h ey the 14th fad., he was in the rood at Me, nod bil ._ „*" the defendant driving a cart, in which thin Val aam towards hie own house. He saw the deferebst efloreift sad he showed him the certificate of Mr. Ns* Id specter, that the calf wen perfectly healtay,eni ho sow Mined that the defendant bad bole to his boor W for him while he wee absent. Mr. fiesta addressed the bench on behalf of the ddesitei, olll said they were all twat, that be was a most mffje man, and that he would do ootbieg to Wrier and, in the runt Instance, be had done whallhellislioi through inadvertence, The court was mars td Off Quees of the Fir* wbos• relent loss he irssoillZ llisertrect and everyone in the neighb oarhood deplored, was very id for some days WON big oil Till - ia._ an order bad been sent to the defenda nt for stool her nigh as broth, and he was com p e lled to amillif..r, order very hastily, knowing the oonditioa she viola, , obtained the certificate of the inspector thet W IST wee healthy, sod he went to the tandems of Nam 1 nedAboening magistrates to obtain his lime" bstb li t , notartun•Wy, sot at home, and as he had sot owls, . another magistrate, none living nearer thee a diatal: four miles, he undoubtedly conveyed the self eleughtered without complying with the the law. all b.lll, however, • certificate that 1 :4 ( was free from disease, and h e fascia that this .. toot him. lie wee aow however, aware*" I" - twinged the letter of thole., bat he would not Mail i l se but for the oirownistaime be bad twienewtd2_, these facts, be throw himself entirely Ilion „la w i eonsiderstion, trusting that the heath wow nominal penslty would &Way she requirements el The health , after onsulting • few minute., decision through the Chairman, who said Lb:a atrictions upon the removal of oattlowsrews7 we t bet parliamen; bad directed that they should be and the magistrates were .b ou nd to anion*" He believed that an idea had tot abroad that die of the Inspector that the animal proposal to boA„. was healthy wee all that was required to itatiVis moral, sad it was well that it should be boon 1 _ 1., was entirely erroneous , sad that the certificate d spooky was of ao value without the hare of two 0 ,5 testes, and that if say one removed cattle wr lri stog lioesse he was liable to a penalty of 20 1 . II I' OW the magistrates had considered all the bill sod they would deal leniently with the dries h a y must be understood that they were degraded serf fi law it fall force if anything of the same amt silia. The defendant was then fined 11. and elm* 1111.11 ! . , 1 altogether to 11. lie. --am . ROYAL GALIAMY OF ILLVSTIATION.--A new . 11010 r , tainment by Mr. F. C. Burnam& the as el Mies" MO method frr Easter Monday, nadir the A &Wee. The sense takes place on bo ard are. ...‘ • At tu. V i al ettaight of . sa A amnohn4p7th•gesintiekloasamateirofoss thiceelso.rip=ii of three setberels.lew, personated, witb the • r. of Assisting Pry, by Mr. sad Km. 0 0 end Yr. John Perry. A reboot-sal of se 01 818 " 6 ..... theme el which is the tragedy of Raab* ii 01 ' '" lin trumely ansisini. Th e weals/ will dose with dr. .... Pug% men norm of rhe Wedding Brent/ad at As il "' kr& adlnia. The Crystal Palace was to be open f oe tkis day from nine till nine. The great mow. at rq amnia le abaft Kr. Sims Ream, Yr. ball Pry o r artistes take part, commences at bsfriffot 11 ' Talees uitest r i l i ll ham be trtratt illaminated iarwsalt at *h ubs t.piastTbas in the tiai a l: wit rapid waser. Osumi, PALAcrs. Ors Mauna THIMISDAY, KUNO dd.—Admissions 00 parefsfr ditto by INIONOO ticks% 1.465; total visit" a 491 . . • PARLIAMENTARY REFORM "'....'---.. .e .t I , . ~„ ~::n —•-•-. idl.• .. BISHOP A reittateto. -The following . ;; been d r awn up and agreed to by the womitees . f, et she reform meeting held last week is Bi s b ee • Tspegg I MIMS Rail r oad grill bill day or tw o b e ' hiliibmg :--- re lie Honourable • . . mfillOpilel re . Kingdom of Great Britain and Inlaid is ' fit 0 1 ,. I T,: ' h e ; sword. The humble pe iition of the o t hedendp a g 10141 4 e lof Bishop Amadora sod &strict, is the s emi/ 0 . lip Pot° lir - sheweth,-That in the opinien of your • to : before your benourable boor foe ex P. 41 1 11 4: • ellikm SD _ voting at election' of members of for wbet Imp "" eine, sod boroughs of England sod Wales, ' - o r terlool a Lust and moderato extension of the franchh e le as tau to streophen and Improve the pram, basis. That your petitioners send, 1 w - mode in which her Majesty's 'Moister' p ces e l, the quietus of parliamentary reform; W m , - LI () think that the motion of rediatritenh ei of - , Biollie 6 " usefully dealt with as a separate mown an% % N em 11 id- question has bees settled. Your pink ie ,. she Duke li , humbly gm bill that your . homitirable . hon e e gy hi Allister v ' peas theinto • taw. Tictods, i 4 " RIM, PLlfrrenine.-A meeting of y e . ratin, tio la iter: old deer ero weßis:a an earrd d a o nlica t aaimedy h o s . r romeor in rs haLitan .mseedth r t w i T m.:: : fi ld 7r in thi 1 . siliket in .1 li m i rl ' Amlis agrei tla: i s t . Tuesday last ; Mr. James Taylor, juo., maw . „„ ' slr Bill-a petition to the M ouse Of OCROWOOS wa s le , . 141.171 D quested to present the patine, and to oupped - 6 venni ye .d Throe chew wore given for Mr. Gladsto ne an d e s eit scow oar from Net foe Cowin& -Yestordoy we gave • Mid of 'metal lb ° graphic report of the entliullastie town's mug % part of tli Oar liar on Wedesenkthe mayor Poisdit ift whole of I wof M.P., said that if the boll was to be carried, fe ss be ample! ook by the people pulling • sufficiently strongmen& feet most . 4 , their representatives. Be spoke confides* otask 2 .,____„. 1 that if the example of Carlisle was Milord sea ume"'"l i ilitY the bill would be pared. On Friday Wig , , in ceder !ii i s e in s t ine oom t : in rath inif er , A la o te sik os e s a t lai d thit iv t i oec ia t ... , tz r z t . rul of Gladetone's deolaratiou to-night!" R s m ad:7 with thei iof it's all right ; is ally wants to be relieves( ---' 1 1114 " 10eies t would yea do that" was the inquiry. "11 . • am " you amide your utmost to pass the bailout a_ . tea ion wft frieed imi tir im e minter rid into il the "entli WOM l 4 . 111.0 " 11111 : I' . breadth Osbert °owed next day. "Do," Mr. hi*- 844ths ere "and name this further; pt • sew be, slaw the toostber in Um autumn, and let us de ening which al ies. this MIL" (Applause.) That he brew I ' to look tree policy of the government, though le g as ~ Breech lid. than other men of fighting an *WM. . begs top 01 . 0 • year. (laughter.) The opposites el Ng bar to a red Mr. Idoesmas had revealed se mow 4 . 110 feeling, bad-heartedness, and bed tan nit tine aye hardly be emporia. Opera to them re & ecianot r i pith rat lour , greas the tai sporking est_bs ele m se e z, t a man .• IPSO WO fit ; =al doubt, was the future leader of the 1 was on rein and the question be put to them wee-Week m um ; „rd, u Mr. Gladstone! (Loud Maim& ) Ovirie tepee win tk 'om moving a resolution asking goverment M don u t &wrier we meet in case "the combinatioo of factionebrem .. menet the bill prevailed," said it aswas tempo ss , C lu ts:i 3 O mg recommend, but it was not stronger this is e l our called for, because a dishonest opposing re slim ' rated b ey brawn cord sot haleirste. (Applause.) - • work, a L i e d Nonni 81111ILDIL-A crowded *lle ma% down ti the inhabilitote of North Shields, to coedit bens of the i (Or- meat Reform Bill, we held on Wrong eiges engines A Mayor presidia& when alter a number of emsbeis Horan lowing resolatious were adopted :-"Tiost Mk = 84-pout the solves cordially to support the Frenehhe HI deer is n t: t he rm s° „the polities] ri C s ore hts mon up s on by , lir ve" . Glanw hip inh os el . vtru Ta c ioc fo or ~, _ -0 i Englishmen in every way entitled to the brig i air who Wye hitherto been excluded fray lb inn Queen' , " That whilst fully moors* the insomplimers i end on " form witbent a sweeping measure for the retribefie first ba ily sere, would expires its ooefidence in hes p h . was meet and ie the course pursued by Wm t . 2 ,._ with the extension of the franchise." A pintl • Dili ier eh r its HOW, of Conroe in favour of the mom In officer, only solved apes. Is Bra coarse of the Premed* Wars f . warred reed from Mr. Trovelpe, M.P. , - in wkill In e s,. morn Igo. .. E e i s en d a w are that the win to Battu ire- derided by the vote on the wood nab, I word L b e to • question of principle ; and that renew At 4 %14 es the one side aad antreformers ea trona Ws dee d e d Alm ledge of this has, aa you may will behl or wellifr kte 8 mill auseeg the nor of the ' riddle party.' woos Aron e y,„, lam glad that the matter hem been brought ie son • Or Mr. """ true. The bill is a good bill in all its moll orsilm A m t. de- and the country now will not rest aril it buresht I Ty t 6 it does Dot pass without trouble and Weals leg t h or i n - green moat res t on the head of nes as ebb Pranci lose th u g tineelvie as favourable le aka Ili on au Is their purpose, go into violent apprise gm so der I lariat Wen is say restorable prospect of a grill Err who w reform being carried." 1863, and WoLvgartararrow.-We learn te alagilla deur rary graph that a martin of delegates frees SIAM', seat es promo of goo wihi.,_ef, ironworks e a. er f.eeo siw ka r . 7 .r t h :.t d v ....t::.:L: ' u , A - r. , r . Pb : , .... bi .. ?*"t1, .. t :tf1l t er . madder. loin Mn.HOUNAN AND STROUD. -tie 16 1 asatly rba- aad of Jeered esys : "We deeply regret to otemsnen p which one of the members for this berough, It. Bug • sal wow of bee ▪ is by wr _ a u h i s eeta bieh tak m parv en uer r ot or n e t e his v:r boroggh. cru hert al fter quisti i seve t y issawo his bnigN esesinst il ei b i t i d E rethe q "vi ti P"elm ilo em or min libesal l"...Yth asa ileleclers er ia «r iw egain h' aandvin give giliatbs iliii tg."l4.44tili tbi r 18111 / 1 1.1111.411"11111 * • eithisi saa ft 1:6 1; ally support." :t seal pa- -- - - INFRINGEMENT OP CATTLE with ORDERS, Pli l ' lima bass map] other afar SOQD OW M I Mal self the . 12,1 him PO al& URI MAP : nil i;) • be Rc bri Pr tit WI Do • Ito ; 1u Y ii ! - y Y ~,. f, ~r r