The Express. — London, England, 1867-02-28 00:00:00

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LONDON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28. A VERY perplexing problem presents itself to those who ari, concerned about the health of the ! inhabitants of London and the improvement, in an ornamental point of view, of the huge conglomeration of bricks and mortar which constitutes this metropolitan city of ours ; how to reconcile vested interests and the present enormous value of property within a four or five mile radius line centering at St. Paul's, with the requirements of an increasing population, limited powers of control, and last, but certainly not least, of limited finances. If a second great fire were to make a clean sweep of London as it is, there are people suffi ciently sanguine to believe that a new city would arise from its ashes, and become an embodiment of all the aspirations and concep tions of the sanitary reformer as well as of the lover of art. But while none but a madman would desire to purchase even so great an advantage at so terrible a cost, it is very questionable whether there are any fair grounds for supposing that the errors which are daily perpetrated in partial reconstruction would not equally enter into the designs for an entirely new city. In how many cases does it not happen that lad houses are pulled down and new ones erected in which little or no advantage, from a sanitary point of view, is secured as an improvement on the old structures I We are not alluding to the dwellings of the poor so much as to those of a class well able to bear whatever extra cost is en tailed by the adoption of proper hygienic construc tive principles. And too often this carelessness about matters wherein no nuirgin of profit is apparent in the banker's account is in the case of a house newly erected on an old site productive of mischief to the neighbourhood, even when the house itself is fairly devised for the health of its inmates. Take an instance. Everybody will admit that total exclusion from the beneficial in fluence of the sun's rays renders a house undesirable for occupation ; yet in streets which run east and west persons are allowed to carry up buildings on the southern aide of the way to such an enormous height as practically to shut out the sun altogether from the houses opposite. If the laws which operate on health were understood and appreciated, u proper relation between the width of the street and the height of the houses along its course would be enforced in our Building Acts for London and other large cities. A good illus tration of the observance and the violation of this relation may be seen by anybody who will take the trouble to notice two contiguous houses in Fleet street, just omeeiteChancery-lane—theold "Palace " of HENRI: VIII." and the immense modern build ing which faces it : the old house is fairly propor tioned to the width of the street, while the new one towers up to twice the height of its less as piring neighbour, and acts as an effectual screen to intercept the sun from the roadway and houses op posite. We observe that the Medical Officers of Health have memorialised the Metropolitan Board of Works upon some of the deficiencies of the Building Acts at present in force, but they do not appear to touch the matter we have been referring to. Yet we believe it to be quite as essential a defect in our Buihling Acts as any which the health officers have pointed out ; the huge blocks of buildings which are everywhere being run up, even in narrow streets, are as objec tionable to the public as they are profitable to their owners, for they render the ways gloomy, damp, and retentive of the atmospheric impuri ties generated by the traffic streams. The fabu lous price,: which good building sites in the City comiumul would of course create opposition to restrictive legislation, but the moderate interests of the many ought to be considered as well as the excessive advantages of the few ; and such oppo sition would have to give way or he disregarded. There is plenty of room for lateral extension— to apply a parliamentary phrase—within the metro politan area ; and if the effect of an edict curtail ing the dimensions of the miniature editions of the Tower of Babel which abound in the City were to diffuse sonic of the overwhelming amount of business now carried on within a very limited space over a wider area, we think that the public would gain in many ways by the change. The health officers, in their memorial to the Me tropolitan II call attention to the desirability, as measures of public health, that every new street should be efficiently paved and drained before any house in it is allowed to be inhabited ; that further provision should be made for protecting the open area adjoining inhabited houses, by pro hibiting the erection, unless under special permis sion, of any buildings, outhouses, or sheds on the minimum area id ground proposed to be re served to each house by the Bill for Amending the Building Acts which the Metropolitan Board is prosecuting this session ; and that provision should be made for securing more effectual super vision of new buildings, so as to ensure attention to certain obvious sanitary necessities. No fault can be found with these atiamstions so far as they go, and that being so, there is no earthly reason why we should not go on in the same direction, so as to embrace the regulation of the height of houses in propor- r THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, 1867. thin to their surrounding area, and, in fact, bring the reconstruction and extension of the metropolis under such control as shall put an end to a host of evils which now exist. The health officers ask for security that every house shall so be planntsl as to prevent the rise of damp. This is not diffi cult in the central districts, where there is abun dant drainage ; but in tl•e suburban distric,a, which are being covered with elaborately stuccoed villas, and so forth, what is wanted is to secure freedom not from damp only, but from injurious exhalations when the houses are built upon " nettle " ground "—in plain terms, lijsat strata of mud, rubbish, and the offal from the yards of dust You are recommended by your medical man, or by a friend, to take a house in a certain lucidity because " it's a gravelly ma, and very " healthy ;" and these encomiums on the natural attributes of the site may be quite true, while the pres,nt actual conditions have been altogether chafiged by the speculative builder, wlm has found a rvaily sale for the gravel and sand which he has extricated, and he has therefore substituted an artificial soil compounded as we have described. Now the Building Acta do not touch this practice, which has ruined the health of thousands, who have found their externally hands into villas to be whitened sepulchres, wherein damp and mil dew soon communicate their blighting influence to the inmates. When we get a Parliament that will care as much for the well-being and interests of the tenant coma' 1111 l ity as for the rights of landlords, we shall hope for a thorough revision of the enactments rebating to building in London ; for the present we do our part by drawing attention to what must eventually be remedied. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THIS DAY.) PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF CO/MOM-Fn. 27. OFFICES AND OATHS BILL. Order for second reading read ; motion made and question proposed, "That the bill be now read a second time." Amendment proposed, to leave out the word "now," and at the end of the question to add the words "upon this day ;Mr. Newdegate). Question put, " That the word 'now' stand part of the question." The house divided—Ayes, 194 ; noes, 93. AYES. Aciand, T. 1.1. Forlescue, C. Nun, Lord Adam, W. P. Gass.lee, Serjeant Neste, C. Agar Ellis, L G. Caskell. J. M. Nicol, J. D. A kro)il, E. Gavin. Major 4 elfeirne, J. L. Amberley, Vls. Gilpin. C. O'Brien. Sir P Andover, Via. Gladstone, W. E. O'lionoithue, The Aut role's, K Gladstone, W. H. Ulteilly, M. W. Ayrton. A. S. Glyn, G. 1:. laborite, R. IL I:agwell, .1. thAdsmid, Sir F. Otway, A. J. Italley, sir J. Gower, F. L Pease, J. W. Barclay, A. C. Goschen, I:. J. Peel. A. W. Barron, Sir 11. Gregory, W. IL Pelham, Lord Iliss, A. Greville.Nugeut,Col. Pea,. Sir s. Raster, W. E. Grey, sir G. Philips, It. N. Barley, T. Gridley, capt. 11m...1 e,ut, W. It. Grosvenor, Lor.l R. Pollard-Untuhart, Berkeley, 11. 1 0 . Grosvenor, Capt. W. ithiduipli, 11. (:rove. T. F. Portman. W. 11. Blake, J. A. Guinness, H. L. Potter, K lkosyer, sir 0. 111.11161, G. Potter, T. B. Loma. 11. Banbury, R. C. Power, sir J. Bright, sir 4'. Ilankey. T. Pritchard, J. Bright, .1. Hardoustle, J. A. Read, C. if. Bruce, Lord C. Harris, J. D. Rudnick, J. A. Bruce. 11. A. Ilay, Lord J. Russell, A. Bryan. 4:. L. flay ter, Capt. Ittisaell, H. Buller, sir A. Ile.sillana, T. E. Russell, 1. W. Bulk r, sir E. Henderson, J. St. Aulioi, J. Butler, C. S. Henley, Lord. Salon 1111 l s. Aid. I andlish, J. 'leaks:ilk air T. Siunuel.ou. H. Caplan, C. II ibliert, J. T. Seliolelield, W. Cardwell. E. Ilialgson, K. D. Seely. C. Catendish. Lord E. Holden. I. Shatto, R. D. Cavendish, Lord F. HolLind, E. Sheridan, 11. B. thectliain, J. llowa IL C. W. Slierriff. A. C. Childers, 11. C. Hunt, G. W. Smith. J. Clay. J. Ingham, R. Smith, .1. B. (lenient, W. J. Kavanagh, A. Spiels, A. (live. il. Kennedy T. : =:nre7, I'W',W W. Cogan, W. 11. King, J. 0. 4 eltioind, sir G. Kinglake, A. W. Stansfeld, .1. Courtenay, Lord Xn.achbull.liugea. Steel, J. i'oweii. J. sea, E. Stone. W. Cox, (V. T. Lay.rd, A. 11. Stuart, Col. Crautunl, E. H. I.awson, J. A. Sturt, L1...C01. CrawP off, R. Leeman, 0. Synan, E. J. Crosland, Cul. Lefeere. 0. J. Tottenham, Lt..CoL cross!. y. NC F. Lewis, 11. Tracy, C. R. Davey, B. Liddell, 11. 0. Trevelyan, G. O. Denman, 0. Locke, J. Vandeleur, CuL Dent, J. Lowe, B. Vanilerhyl, P. 1/everenv. R. Lusk, A. Vlviun, H. H. Bilks, sir W. Mackinnon, Capt. 'Vivian, Capt. I.llllwyn, 1.. L 11•1.agran, P. Western, air T. Dosilesssell, W. Mainwafing, T. White, Capt. Duff, 31 K Martin, ('. W. White, J. Earle, It. Merry, J. Whitworth, B. Enfield, Visit. Milbank, F. A. Williamson, Sir 11. F.smonile, J. Mitchell, A. Wiiiiiington, Sir T. Evans, 'l'. Moffatt, U. Wynne, W. B. Eykyn. K. Monk, C. .1. Wyylll, M. Fawcett, U. Monsell, W. Young, It. Macs, J. More. R... 1. Fordyce, W. Morris, SI. TILLIRS. Forster, C. Morris, W. O'Lortilleu, Sir C. Forster, W. E. Morrison, W. Gray, Sir J. Foster, W. Murphy, N. D. NOES. Adderley. C. B. Porde, Col. Morgan, Major Agnew. sir A. Forester, Gen. Neeld, Sir J. Annesley, Col. Gallwey, Sir W. North, C.d. Art:tidal!. Capt. Garth, N. O'Nelll, E. Arkwritlit, K. Getty, S. Parker, Major Goldney, G. =le, 11. J. Goodson, .1. Repton,toC 0 rta)n. W P..F. Barnett, H. Gore, J. R. Selwyn, C. J. Barrow, W. H. Grey, T. de llevenie, J. K Bateson, Sir T. Grilllth, C. D. Stanhope, J B. Beach, Sir M. Gwyn. 11. /grunge, Sir J. [leach. W. W. liatnilton,,l. Stuart, LI-Col. Bowen, J. B. Hardy, J. Burtees, H. E. Bruce, Major Hentliker.Major, J. Taylor, Col. Bruce. sir 11. ileyjnite, Sir P. ToHematite, .1. 4 'artwright, l'ol. lilltlyard, T. B. Tonihne, G. Cliatterton, 11. K. Ilothaiu, bast Treeby, .1. W. Cochrane, A. 1). Joliffe, H. H. Trevor, Lord Cole, H. Kendall, N. Vance, J. Cottony, T. Ker, D. S. Verner, Sir W. Coreance, F. S. King, J. K. Waldegravalaslie, Cooper, E. H. Kiuuaird, A. F. H. Du Pre, C. G. Knox, Major Walker, Major Dutton. K. H. Lamont, J. Waterhouse, S. Dyke, W. 11. Langton, W. 0„ Whittle>, G. H. Dyott, Col. Lanyon, C. SA Ise. 11. C. Edwards, 8. H. Lefroy, A. Woods!, B. T. Egerton, Sir P. Lind•ay, Col. Wynn, C. W. Egerton, E. C. Lloyd, Sir T. }lot. Lord Long. K. P. TELLERS. Pane, Col. Lowther, J. .Newdespite, C. N. Peilden, J. Mordant, Sir C. Sehreilss, C. Vellowes, E. Morgan, 0. The above list shows the division in the conservative party upon questions of religious liberty. The majority contains the names of 17 conservatives :—Sir .f. Bailey, Mr. C. Capper, Lord Courteuay, Mr. W. T. Cox, Mr. W. Dow.letwell, Mr. R. Earle, Mr. J. M. Gasket', Sir T. Hesketh, Mr. G. W. Hunt, Mr. A. Kavanagh, Mr. J. G. King, Mr. H. G. Liddell, Lord Haas, Mr. C. S. Read, Lientenant•Coloncl Sturt, Colonel Vsudeleur, and Mr. W . It. Wynne. Of the foregoing, Lord Haas, Mr. G. W. Hunt, and Mr. Earle are members of the government. Mr. Adderley and the Solicitor• General for Ireland voted against the bill, but no member of the cabinet took part in the division. The only liberals in the minority are Sir A. Agnew, Lord Eliot, A. F. Kinnaird, J. Lamont, Sir T. Lloyd, Waklegrave-Leslie, and G. H. Whalley. Mr. Osborne intends to move to-morrow for a return of the name, office, or position of all persons in the Department of Science and Art at the South Ken' aington Musuem now engaged under the Royal Commis sionem for the Exhibition at Paris, with their respective rate of payment whilst employed under the Royal Com missioner,. On going into committee of supply Mr. Hibbert proposes to call attention to the present mode of carrying out life sentence', and to ssk the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, having in view the imme diate discontinuance of transportation to Western Aus tralia, and the proposal to substitute in many cues sen tence of penal servitude for life for the punishment Of death, he intends to make any better provision for the effectual treatment of such sentences. On Tuesday Mr. Darby Griffith will ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the British artisans who have been or are about to be taken out by Colonel Merewether to Manowab are to be exchanged for the captives now detained in Abyssinia, or are to be sent into that country after the latter are released ; and if so, whether it will not require great care and attention to prevent the transaction from simply resulting in the change of one set of prisoners for another. 31r. Warner proposes to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer next ➢londay whether he will be willing to reconsider the expediency of adopting in the Reform Bill the principle of his abandoned Resolution No. 5, and to discuss, as a possible basis of borough representation, the following or some similar proposition: " Occupiers who for two years have been rated to the poor, and not ex. cased on the ground of poverty, to have one vote for each member to be elected ; residents in the borough who for two years have been assessed to house tax or to property or income tax upon the full scale to have one vote fur each member to be elected : persona entitled under both qualifications to vote under both." To- rrow Mr. Beresford Hope will ask the Secretary of State for War whether all or ■ny portion of the munitions of war, including machinery, have been shipped for or otherwise transmitted to Paris for the purposes of the Great Exhibition in that city ; and if so, at what date such transmission took place, and by whose authority. It appears from a parliamentary return issued to-day that,"since 1861, no less than 20 bills relating to church rates have been introduced into the House of Com mons. Mr. Serjeant Gazelce has contradicted the rumour that has been circulated that he does not intend to be a candidate for the borough of Portsmouth at the next election. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Colonel Nicoll, Major Lowth, Dr. Hitchcock, and Mr. A. Paul, magistrates for the City of Winchester. The Ven. Dr. Gartner, dean of Winchester, was 91 years old on Tuesday. An anthem composed for the occasion by Dr. Arnold, the organist of Winchester cathe dral, was sung there on Tuesday afternoon. The Bishop of Winchester, the dean, and a large congregation attended Divine service. The sacred words, " Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever," formed a portion of the words of the anthem, and was sung as a chorus. MR. GLADSTONeR MEETING.—Mr. F. W. Russell desires to mention that in the list of the members who attaided the meeting at Mr. Gladstone's his name is omitted. Lord Arthur Clinton, the member for Newark, Was prevented by " mere accident" from being present. OXFORD LOCAL EXAMINATIONS. —The distribution of the titles and certificates awarded to the successful can• diolates at the Oxford local examinations held in Birming ham in June last took place in that town yesterday. The Rev. Dr. Temple, of Rugby, presided. the Court. WINDSOR CASTLE, FM 27. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Loui4, drove out yesterday afternoon. The Queen, with Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Christian, left Windsor Castle this morning for London. Her Majesty travelled by special train on the Great Western Railway to Pad dington. On arriving there, the Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, drove in an open carriage and four, escorted by a detachnient of the 14th Hussars, to Marlborough-house, where her Majesty visited the Princess of Wales. Her Majesty afterwards drove to Buckingham Palace. The Duchess of Roxburgh°, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Colonel the Hon. D. de Res were in attendance. The Earl of Derby arrived at Buckingham Palace and had an audience of the Queen. At half.mtst 12 o'clock the Earl of Carns.rvon (Secretary of State for the Colonies) also arrived, and had an audience of her Majesty. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, entered the Drawing-room, when the following gentlemen (delegates from the British North American Provinces) were severally introduced to her Majesty by the Earl of Carnarvon, and kissed hands: The Hon. J. A. Macdonald (Canada), the Hon. George E. Cartier (Canada), the Hon. Charles Tupper (Nova Scotia), the Hon. &mud L Tilly (New Brunswick), and the Hon. Alexander T. Galt (Canada). Lord Begot and Colonel the Hon. Charles Lindsay, the Lord and Groom in Waiting, were in attendance. The Duchess of Cambridge visited her Blijesty at Buck ingham Palace, this afternoon. The Right lion. B. Disraeli had en audience of the Queen. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Louise. Prince Leopold, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Christian, left Buckingham Palace at 20 minutes before 6 o'clock for Windsor, attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting. Lord Bigot and Colonel the Hon. C. Lindsay have suc ceeded Viscount Hamilton and the Hon. Mortimer Sack ville West as Lord and Groom in Waiting. The Prince of Wales rode out on horseback, yesterday. attended by Major Teesdale. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Louise, and attended by the Duchess of Rozburghe, Lord C. Fitzroy, and Colonel the Hon. D. de Roe, visited the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough-house, yesterday fore noon. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, ac companied by Major Teerdale, the Marquis oflandford, and Colonel Arthur Harding, honoured the Olympic Theatre with their presence last night. The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., and Mrs. Gladstone entertained at dinner, yesterday evening. at their residence, on Carlton-house•terrace, his Crice the Archbishop of York, the Earl de Grey, the Earl of Morley, Lord Otho Fitzgerald, M.P. ; Captain the Hon. R. W. Grosvenor, M.P. ; the Right Hon. F. Peel, General and Mrs. Malcolm, Mr. Bernal Osborne, M.P. ; Mr. T. B. Potter, M.P. ; Mr. Arthur Russell, M.P., and Mrs. Rus sell ; Mr. W. H. Gladstone, M.P., &c. Later in the even ing Mrs. Gladstone bad a reception which was numerously and fashionably attended. The Earl of Malmesbury Is still detained at Heron Court by the severe illness of the countess. The Earl of Stamford and Warrington (says the Burg and Nortrirk Pnif ) is suffering from a severe attack of acute rheumatism in his shoulder, and has nut been able to leave his room for the last ten days. FASHIONS FOR MARCH. (From Le Fond.) An immense variety in dress seems to be the order of the day in the fashionable world. Different visits require their different toilettes—thus, if the call to be made be only on some very intimate or family friend, the long dress, quite plain and simple, but generally black, is the proper thing, the short dress for walking being, even for such occasions, inadmissible ; while, for more cere monious calls, the dress must be of rich material, perhaps handsomely trimmed, and, of course, that can serve for two purposes, being suitable also for a dinner made with a long train. The latter is about the only toilette theatre, or ordinary evening dress. Taffetas, satin, velvet, moire, Lyons silk, and the favourite foulard are all materials in vogue. We may mention black is so thoroughly preferred for morning -dress, that it may be called nearly universal. The old Spanish custom seems almost to have become ns• tional in France, so that out of a hundred ladies one may see eighty of them in black during the day. Nothing is more ladylike in appearance than a good black dress, but when the whole toilette is composed of the same dark hue it produces rather too sombre an effect. Black taffetas is much used for the abort dress ; the robe, petticoat, and palet4t all of the same, and trimmed with jet. Black foulard is less expensive, and looks extremely well for these toilettes ; also foulards of a dark colour, either plain or of a black ground with a coloured pattern ; but with these materials the petticoat must invariably be of the same. Black lace is In great request this winter, particularly for trimming evening dress ; the lined lace mantle is also worn for visiting or at weddings. The lace peplum or basquine makes an extremely pretty finish to the dress, and the " Zonave" of lace with long ends crossing at the back is charming for young ladies, and may be worn either with high or low body. Tulle dresses are usually trimmed with flowers, wreaths marking the seams ; for young girls, corntlowers, daisies, bindweed, or forget-me-nuts; whilst for ladies, roses, jasmine, tulips, amebas, or rhododendrons are used, mingled with dew-drops of crystal or diamonds. For rich silks, lane with jewels is the most appropriate trimming. Amber is much used with black velvet for evening dress ; and, indeed, amber beads are worn on black velvet bonnets. There is no change since last month in the form of the bonnets. They are still as small, and as much ornamented with beads. Velvet and satin are also the principal materials used, although some spring bonnets are already making their appearance. The strings, which are very W ng, are frequen tly of velvet edged with blonde or lac e , whilst many are formed of velvet plaits, just crossed under the chin with brides of lace or tulle crossing above them, and fastened by a Hower or jewelled ornament. Strings in this style are much worn by the Sinpress. An elegant little bonnet of pink terry velvet wax trimmed with a wreath of small leaves, formed of jet beads ; at the side a pouff of black feathers. Strings of wide pink satin, with a scarf of black lace, worked with beads falling over. _ _ A violet velvet bonnet was trimmed with a wreath of small white feathers, and niche of white satin all round. Strings of white satin, and the small curtain covered with white lace, embroidered, and edged with ?earls. A " Mary Stuart" bonnet of prul•grey satin. The edge is trimmed with a fringe of marabouts and white beads. At the left side a bouquet of primroses, made of white velvet, with gold centres. A voile maiden° floats at the back, so as to forro,,a curtain, which is edged with a fringe of feathers and bestir. The strings of grey satin. THE SPEAKER'S DINNER.—The Right Hon. the Speaker gave his third parliamentary full-dreg dinner, yesterday, to the following noblemen and gentlemen : Lord Eleho, Right Hon. Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord Hothani, Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., Right Hon. Sir W. Hutt, Right Hon. Sir David Duudas, Right Hon. Edward Borman, Right lion. Robert Lowe, Sir William Heathcote, Bart., Sir Edward Cole brooke, Bart., Sir Frederick Heygate, Bart., Admiral Walcott, Colonel Wilson Patten, Colonel Stuart. Major Cumming Bruce, Mr. Hastings Russell,Mr.Thonuis Baring, Mr. G. Clive, Mr. Newdegate, Mr. Whitbread, Mr. Forster. Mr. Lefty,' Mr. Hugh Adair Mr. Schole6el4, Mr. Ingham , Mr. Voodd, lie. W. Ewart, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Roebuck, Mr. Gregory, Mr. C. Gilpin, Mr. Hankey, Mr. Bagwell, Mr. Milner Gaskell, Mr. Sclater Booth, Mr. Cla, and the Rev. Charles Merivale, D.D., chaplain. L SITED KINGDOM BAND OF HOPE UNtoN.—A meeting was held last evening of nearly 400 city mis sionaries, scripture readers, open air preachers, evangelists, and British and National School teachers, in the scheol room of Bloomsbury chapel, to consider the importance of the total abstinence movement amongst the young. The chair was taken by Mr. Stephen Shirley, one of the founders of the union, who, in an earnest and forcible speech, brought before the audience the object of the con ference. A resolution, deeply deploring the prevalence of drunkennessand the muff eringit indictsonthe children of in • temperate parents,and stating that preventive asidireniedinl measures are earnestly required, was moved, seconded, and supported by the secretary of the union. the Rev. George W. Nl'Cree, the Rev. G. M. Murphy, and Mr. W. Robson, whicb was followed by a spirited discussion, taken part in by a large number of the friends present, most of whom put their remarks in the form of questions, which were ably answered by Dr. James Edmonds and other gentlemen on the platform. Owing to the great interest in the sub hect it was resolved to hold an adjourned discussion, to be hld at the Mission-hall, Five-dials, on Wednesday evening next, at 7 o'clock. RELIGIOUi EQUALITY IN IRCLANn. Dwelling on the important addition which was made yesterday by the House of Commons to the many !immures of toleration which it has recently passed, the Times observes that when we remember what was the position of the Irish Homan catholics forty years ago, it is certainly somewhat startling to find a proposal carried by two to one which admits them to two of the highest offices in the kingdom. When this bill has passed, as it must now be sooner or later, it will be possible for a Roman catholic to be Lord Chancellor or the representative of her Majesty in Ireland. This is undoubtedly a complete renun. ciation of protestant ascendancy. When a Roman catholic nobleman receives the protestant Archbishop of Dublin at his levies,even Roman catholic jealousy may be conciliated. Great, however, :LS the change undoubtedly is, the argu ments by which it was supported seem a plain and necessary oonsequerice from the principles of our recent legislation. Humanism has almost wholly lost its political importance, and ia daily losing it more and more. It is becoming simply a religious persuasion, and in proportion as, from its weakness or from our own strength, it assumes this character, it acquires a claim to the same toleration as all other persuasions. The Star says that the English people have come to three conclusions—first, that there is in these days no political danger in Roman catholicism ; secondly, that if there were, protestant Lord Lieutenants and Lord Chan cellors would be wholly unable to avert it ; and thirdly, that it is not to be in the least expected that a country can be happy or contented in which its best men enter upon the beat career it forwards with the certainty that, because they adhere to the religion of their own land, they cannot enjoy its highest honours. These considerations had weight yesterday, and it is to be hoped they will in future be more than ever recognised. THL POSITION OP PARTIES. The Times again comments on the conspicuous absence of party spirit which has hitherto characterised the liberals during the present session, and says there is every reason to believe that if Mr. Disraeli succeeds in the difficult task before him, it will be due to the patriotic conduct of the opposition, and that if he fails it will be due to the infatuation of those whom be nominally leads. The cause of this the Times attributes to the conviction which has been slowly maturing itself in most educated minds, that it is no longer wise to go on trifling with reform. The House of Common., and especially that section of it which professes to be liberal, has gradually become conscious that it is to some extent on its trial before the nation. The country is fairly sick of the agitation and obstruction of public business incident to the introduction of re form bills destined to be stifled, and is beginning to suspect the sincerity of those who always find some good reason for stifling them. Were this impatience con fined to extreme radicals, it would be of leis importance, but it is shared by sensible men of all classes and opinions. Much, however, is due to the temper and forbearance of Mr. Gladstone, and if Mr. Bright can only convince the house that ho exercises no influence this session other than that which his ability must always command for him, the bands of Mr. Gladstone will he vastly strengthened. The Daily News instances the disfavour with which the tory scheme has been received by the country, the deser tion of the Adullausites, and the altered tone of the Tim. s , as proofs that in the path on which the conserv a ti ve p ar ty have entered there is room neither for retrogression nor for pause. Unless they absolutely court ticket, theynnust ascer tain how much the country regents as essential, and be ready to propose it, or to accept it frankly when proposed. And when they calmly contemplate the situation, they cannot possibly anticipate that less than what they struggled against last year will suffice for a settlement this year. The reunited liberal party has a clear majority in the Commons, and is so backed by public opinion that the Lords will not dare to resist its behests. The game rests with the more liberal sections of the government, who will be aided by the opposition if they determine on a policy of progress. But what is to be done must be done quickly. To waste a session would sow in the country a distrust of all parties, and of the House of Cowmons itself. Probably indeed next year a stronger measure might be found inevitable. mscntAmloum TONM The Times thinks that whether the restriction which prevents the Indian army from being available for imperial service generally should be allowed to continue, is a ques tion which Major Anson's select committee will have to consider, and it may be examined even apart from any special or immediate reference to present exigencies. The actual position of the cane is certainly not satisfactory ; for the Indian army, instead of relieving the British army, imposes an extraordinary service on it. We first raise an Asiatic force, and then keep a British force to watch it. Indeed, Major Anson seemed to argue that if we could but employ a dozen Indian regiments on foreign service, we should relieve not only the garrisons for which they would be substituted, but the garrison of India itself. This, however, may form only one branch of the great military question which will shortly be opened ; but at all events the military resources of India have not hitherto been turned to sufficient account for the service of the empire. The Doily News observes that the Americans are repeat ing many of the financial blunders which characterised English legislation it the close of the great war—to find out that they are blunders much sooner than we found it out, and to rectify them more easily than we did. The very oppressiveness which we now hear of will excite inquiry into the whole question of protection. The " in terests" are overreaching themselves. They are bringing the subject home to every man's door. With the most extraordinary blindness, they are taking advantage of the preoccupation of the public mind to increase, in the sole interest of the manufacturers, the cost of things which in America are the necessaries of life to nearly the whole of the people; and they are doing this to the injury of the revenue and the destruction of foreign trade. The Post warmly thanks Mr. Fawcett for his motion and speech on the extension of the educational clauses of the Factory Acts to the agricultural districts. It is to he hoped that Mr. Walpole will not allow timid counsels to prevent him from dealing bravely with this question. It is simply a matter of undoubted fact that the adoption of the half-time system in the factory districts has had the double effect of raising the character of the people and improving the rate of wages. There is no reason why an equally prosperous result should not be witnessed in every rural parish in England. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. HUNGARY. The official organ of the new Hungarian ministry publishes the following document addressed to the authorities of the nation : Our constitution has been reestablished. The firmest support and most powerful protector of liberty is order : the maintenance of order is therefore as strict a duty of a responsible Hungarian ministry as the defence of the constitution. No one can of himself assume duties which belong to the legislative power or the legal government, or of any constitutional corporation. The person doing so and forcibly mixing himself up with matters not within his competence would disturb order, violate the law, and outrage the constitution. The destruction of arms, of emblems, of colours and inscriptions, or their forcible re moval, are excesses of the kind alluded to, it being the duty of the responsible government to take measures for this purpose. I therefore request you to publish the following rescript in order to enlighten the people. If on this occa sion any disorders should arise you will proceed to sup pre,s them with all the rigour of the law. 'ovary JI*LE, AN I tiLI,Sbl President of the Council. 13.tuox BEL.t WENKIIEIII, Minister of the Interior. The rescript referred to directs that as all the branches of administration cannot come into the hands of the government till the 10th of March, the ordinances and arrangements made by the previous administration should remain in force till then. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) PMTII, FEB. ?S. Yesterday evening a conference of the members of the Deal party was held at the raspiest of Count Audrassy. The count, who was present, announced his intention of presenting the new ministers to the Diet to-morrow, and asked the members to take into consideration some important measures which he proposed to bring forward in the same sitting. This will include a bill of indemnity for the cabinet, which is to be authorised to continue provisionally the conscription and the collection of taxes. Other bills will refer to the re-organisation of the muni cipalities and the press laws, which are to be modi fied, a jury being allowed in certain cases. Count Andrassy represented the necessity for passing these new laws as soon as possible. The members present at the Conference then resolved that the Diet should discuss the above measures on Saturday next. CROATIA. AGRAM, Fan. 27. A rescript of the Austrian government has arrived here censuring the authorities for certain articles published in the Croatian official papers. It further declares that a dissolution of the union between Hungary and Croatia is illusory, and that the Emperor desires the maintenance of the union of the two kingdoms. Yesterday a torchlight procession of students took place to the monument of General Jellachich. No great popular sympathy was manifested in the demonstration. The patrols and police force were strengthened on the occasion. FIUME, Frs. 27. The judicial inquiry into the demonstrations in honour of the Hungarian ministry is still being carried on. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Fie. N. Count Sohn' Lych has declined to accept the Presidency of the North German Parliament. The cattle plague has broken out in some Prus sian villages adjacent to the Dutch frontier. THE BRAZILS. RIO DE JANEIRO, FES. 19. The revolutionary •einent in the Argentine Confederation is losing in force and extent. The preparations of the Brazilian government for the prosecution of the campaign in Paraguay have been pushed forward with great activity. Marshal Caxias is now ready to assume the offensive. The elections at Rio are passing off quietly. The definite result is at present unknown. Senor Octavian° de Alineitla Rosa, the special Brazilian Envoy to the Brazilian Argentine Republic, has been recalled from Buenos Ayres. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (TROY DOR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. There never was a greater fall of a public man of whom great things were hoped than that of M. 011ivier. His old friend and comrade, Juka Favre, who mounted the tribune immediately after him, did nut deign to waste a word upon him, and proceeded at once to answer M. Rouher. The A mmir National says: The majority allowed M. E. 011ivier to express his antis. faction with M. Rouber and M. Granier de Cassagnac with an indifference bordering on disdain. The government Pays, so far from claiming M. 011ivier u a valuable convert, thinks him a safe subject for a sneer, and says he made a speech " in distress." The ()pinion Notionok says : People were astonished to find Mutt M. Oltivier, instead of developing the programme of the Urn path, contented himself with a speech of eve and twenty.lint.e, in which he expressed an unreserved adhesion to the doctrines of the Minister of State. The Temps says, " M. 011ivier delivered up the head of the tiers parti." As to the general result of the debate, the dis satisfaction of the liberal press is naturally great. It is discreditable, indeed, to the public spirit of the Chamber to think that only 25 members should have been found publicly to protest against the doctrine that a *ludo* eunsu/turn may override all law, and that the Emperor has absolute power to take back to-morrow a liberty which he gives to day. It is known, and nobody knows better than the Emperor, that this figure of 25 is no guagc of the opinion of the country, or even that of the chamber, in which the majority is of his own packing. But the tiers parii knew that the abolition of the address was his personal act, and they did not dare to say a word against it. The Gazette de France says M. Rouher's cha racteristic habit is to begin by taking the hull by the horns, but to let him go directly and effect an adroit retreat. The Monitore de r Arm& announces that M. d'Espeuilles, chef d'escadron of the sth Hussars, M. Lamle, chef de bataillon of Engineers, and M. de Ligniville, chef de bataillon of the 35th Regi ment, have been appointed aides-de-camp to the Prince Imperial, and that they will enter on their new duties on March 10, the day on which the Prince will be eleven years of age, and from which time the Emperor has decided that he is to have a separate household. The Bourse fully recovered the slight fall of yesterday. Recent visitors to Fortress Monroe say that Jef ferson Davis's health is better than it has been for s x months past. He is allowed free intercourse with visitors, and the unrestricted range of the fortress. Some curious statist has found that since 1821 Mexico has had Zi presidents, seven dictator., two em perors, one vice-president, and one generalissimo, or an average of one ruler every 16 months. Maximilian has had the longest reign of say of them. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL (Present Sir W. Erie, the Archbishop of York, Sir J. Colvile, Sir E. V. Williams, and Sir It. Kindersley.) THE HEV. THOMAN BERNEY AND THE BIOUOP OF NoHOICH, JUDGMENT. This case, which has been frequently before the public, and reported in this journal, was now decided. It IC.. all appeal f,om a sentence of the Arches Court, by whi c h Mr. Berney, the rector o f Brecon Ash, Norfolk, was sus. pendeil for two years, for soliciting the chastity of Mrs. Cumming, wife of the Rev. M. Cumming, rector of East Carlton Norfolk, an adjoining pat ib, and that of her sister, Bliss Durrant, and was condemned in the costs. lie appealed to the Judicial Commit tee, and the case was argued twice—once without a tight rev. prelate, and again, as the attendance of • bishop was required by the Church Discipline Act. The Queen's Advocate and Dr. Twat., were for Mr. Berney ; Dr. Deane and Dr. Tristram fur the Bishop of Norwich. Sir W. Erie read a written judgment recapitulatin g all the facts which have been reported. Their lord-hip,. did not think the evidence sufficiently strong, and therefore reversed the sentence of the court below, but without costs. The bishop had discharged an onerous public duty. The suspension was removed, and each side to pay tliec own costs. EQUITY COURTS. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir W. Page Wood.) IN RE THL ISII'F.RIAL CREDIT ASSOCIATLON, LX PART! MARINO. _ Miltiades Marino applied to have his name Te• moved from the list of contributories of the above company, under these circumstances : the 18th of April, 1861, Messrs. lonides and Barker, of London, received instructions from Messrs. Isca. verden, of Smyrna, to purchase for them sonic stun., in toe Association. Mr. Marino, who held fifty share., was applied to by or on behalf of Mese t a. lonide , , and on the 2nd of 'May , agreed to sell. On the 4th L a executed a transfer, which on the ith was lodged at the company's office for registration. The purchase mosey was paid by Messrs. lonidee, who in their book, debited Messrs. Iseaverden with the amount. On the 11th of M. l the association stopped payment, and on the 12th the winding-up petition was presented. Mr. Marino's transfer remained unregistered, though board meetings were held on the 11th and 12th of May. Mr. Drum, Q.C., and Mr. A. G. Marten supported the application ; Mr. G. N. Gifford, Q.C., and Mr. Lindley appeared for the official liquidator. The Vice-Chancellor said the vole question was whether the directors might have registered the transfer before the 11th of May, and it was clear that they could have done so. The suggestion made at the her that the trans. fer was invalid, owing to the transfer not having been eta. cuter! by Messrs. Issavenlen, the transferee, was an after. thought, and did not affect the question. Mr. Marino's name must he removed from the list. Ordered accordingly. (Before Vioe-Chanoellor Sir R. Malin.) ite ovemeNti GURNEY AM) COMPANY (I.IMTED). The Attorney-General and Mr. Swenston moved that notwithstanding the order of the court refusing the me. tion of Mr. Oakes and Mr. Pock, their names should be removed from the list of shareholders. Mt. Roxburgh said that this motion extended to the liquidators only, and not as the former motion, to ere. ditors. The Vice-ehruicellor would give leave to Mr. Oppes. helm, the creditors' representative, to appear if he thought tit, and he must be served with notice of the motion. The motion must, therefore, stand over till the next real, everything in the meantime continuing RR if the motion bad not been made. The summons in chambers as to distri buting the money would be proceeded with, and directions must be given for adjourning it into court without delay. The ground on which it was sought to obtain a re.hear. ing was that new facts, having an important bearing upon the shareholders' case, had been discovered since the de livery of the judgment. COURT OF QUEENS BENCH. After Term Nisi Prin. .fittings at Guildhall.—(Befoe the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.) Thia was the last day of the sittings. CORY AND 01 HERS r. 110(1.r. This was an action to recover compensation for olamage, done to the screw steamer the John Fensrick. by the puldlo steamer Vol:oar, and also for demurrage in consequence of the collision. Mr. Di by Seymour, Q.C., for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Brett, Q.C., and Mr. Cohen, were counsel for the ilefenilant. . . The damage complained of took place in the harbour of Monte Video, in March last, whilst the dahn Fenwick was at anchor, and the defence wa4 that the injury was inevi table in consequence of the weather and the cr.., de.' state of the harbour. The case, which Wit% devoid of general in terest, occupied the whole of the day. COURT FOR DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) AIIAW r. ADAMMT.AND Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Gates for the peti. tioner ; Dr. Spinks, Q.C., and Mr. Searle fur the re spondent ; and Dr. Swabey fur the co-respondent. This was a petition by the husband, pniying fur a dine. lution of marriage on the ground of his wife's adultery with the co-respondent, and he claimed damages at the handset a common jury. Both the respondent and co-respondent appeared and denied the adultery, and the wile said if she had committed adultery her husband had condoned and connived at the offence. The parties were married in 1848, the husband 'wing a picture dealer and the wife at that time being connected with the POOti plastiques in Leicester-square. The petitioner and his brother had a similar entertainment, and they engaged tho respondent. This afterwards led to a courtship, and ultimately the petitioner married her, and they lived together at King•itreet,Covent-garden. During the summer months Mrs. Adams used to go . to lianusgate, and here it wavilleged she load made the acqamtance of the co.respolule t, who is s a commission agent. The suspicions of the husband beiag aroused, he employed a man named Forester, connected with a private inquiry ollice, to watch his wi fe's proceed ings. This man upon several occasion.. saw Mr.. Adams meet a gentleman, with whom she used to go to some music-hall, and afterwards enter a h ouse o f ill-fame. „ . The Mother of the petitioner WAs called, and in cross examination was asked if he was not aware that when his sister-iu-law was performing at the •• pow. phistiques" she received the •isit. of a barrister named Brent, since dead, with the knowledge of her husband, the money she received as the fruits of her dishonour Icing banded over to her husband. The brother, however, stoutly denied any knowledge of the kind, and said up to the time of tha affair with Mr. Coulter he had looked upon Mrs. Manisa a virtuous woman. . (The cue cue MRS proceeding when our report left.] CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (nus DAY.) (Before the Recorder.) • Ri' 4 "ra Perk rind Frenei. Adams were coiled upon to surrender to answer an indictment, which charged Oda with unlawfully writing and publishing ia defamatory libel concerning a lady timed lhaolny hbriaaa Groves. Serjeant Biallantine was specially retained. with Mr. F. A. Lewis, to conduct the prosecution. Mr. t.iti.ml. (IX% (specially retained), and Mr. killY . ll appeared for Peck and Serjeant Robinson (also specially tetaised) and 311. Collins appeared for Adams. The defendant Adams surrendered and pleaded guilt' to the second count of the indictment, which di .creed tin defendant with publishing the libel ii• que.naa. Thu other defendant, Peck, did not answer. :and upon tlis application of Serjeant Ballantine, his recognis•nces.w l " 6 were--himself in 1,000 W., and two sureti,.. 7+lll/. each. were ordered to lie retreated, idol the It. voider eoltrek a bench warrant to be issued for his ;Tian -hen- . Serjeant Ilallantine then asked for pid.toont upon t.. 0 other defendant, at the same time Masai ...Mg that his ship was aware of the nature of the libel, mei be wos.l only add that it had been the means of ....1•••••1; the Iwo. , cut rix a vast amount of anguish and in . , 11,1. point of fact, nearly caused her eleoth floe', Vs dement. The Recorder said he thought it wotibl be more wit" factory that both parties should be ls-!••o him brf.we is pronounced judgment, and lie theiefoie re.pitc.l the tense upon Adams until the nest but he consent , to allow him to go out on bail to the ...we aile•unt UP' which he had now surrendered, namely, Ilium. in I.olk. and two sureties in 5001. each. - • Rapharl Cirri , .tfolih. to 4,,1ta anti .4 ogt— the three Italians, who were convicted of hurglarY Wedniaiday, were brought up (or piknont. The prisoner Ciocci entered into a lan.: *fa ttaaent, to the effect that be was the victim of a cons:araey, and that he was innocent of the charge. The Recorder said that the assertions of prisoacrr had not in any way altered his view of the ;ace, rad b• sentenced Ciucci to be kept in penal sea dale for rya years, Decolta to be imprisoned and 1,14 to hard labour fur two years, and Galioni for di months. THE CASE or THE VENAI IL I , A OM 0, The sentence upon the young uomaii. Irry Walker. whose clue created some public interest from the fret of her having obtained a situation as barman with a pohlii , n in the London-road, and fora eonsiderilile time peed al a man, without Any suspicion being entertained A., to her real sex, was postponed to the next res..ion, in older that sonic inquiries might he made rl.out her. The object of the delay is to ascertain whether she has committed any other offences in the disguise of a man, it'll if it should turn out that there are no grounds for stippreing this to he the case, an endeavour will be made by the Ladies' Com mittee to do something for the prisoner, and put her in th , way of obtaining an honest livelihood.