The Express. — London, England, 1866-03-10 00:00:00

JW. BENSON'4 STEAM FACTORY for CLOW and WATCHES , 68 sad CO, LODOAtILRILL; WEEP END MYTALEILUOIKENT, 11, OLD DOND4TILIGEL (PRIZE ERDAL AWARDED., ALLEN'S PATENT PORTMANTEAUS and ISAVILIMIG BAGS with lAMBS WARDED/a TIMMS, TRZBV I TAGS, vie awe DIRrAM BOXER mama and DRESSING CMS, and WO other articles for Wee es oostineetel traveWoß, Muir&lid MkLarne Poet tree. Also Aiwa% Barna Pare Clabalesse 4:11 Portable Bed lewd; Drawers. Lay Chairs, Neekhand-etends, Canteen', *a, met tree. *.aLLZII, Manotactarer sal Patiatem, 31, Wed 1113333, inowlea. W.O. IVIIRTLE, TURTLE, TURTLE. 1 Cr,le Thick. sad Invalid TURTLii SOUPS always ready, at ST. JAILIDMILALL, itgOILNT-STRAIT. FIOCADILLt. WIC DONALD, Proprietor. eite eq:presgh• TO 0011.11.1taPONDKNTS. Avertiownowia Wooded for Th. impress " Leedom Rveabig =, moat be at the 06oe, bonvertwelweet, by Two It ow Oto day of pablkalike. AIATIIAZIPTt Tuzu Sava. A RaiWib ATELCHWIWI. Mesa% W. Arran and °wanton . ID is Ada Cavandlal—nitUTlllll SAX. Itaisom dotharu and tluwk ,cola; Mtaa ally SI oars —*MTH= THB ILLYSLARSZT.—And HT HUSBANDS P?.INCFIOB. MS Tvliorife. QUIRT LO D G I NGS. —After wide& TT IS MEWLS. TOO LATE TN MIND. Miura Vining, G. Ilelrlllis T. Mewl. A Murray, tr. Calhoun; W. Villiers. J. 0. Shore, G. liar. oh aid Y. Cidinart ;MI L Moore and I. Rodgien LYCIUIdr. Toil svmmio. m ILLIIS FEMUR STRANGER. Hr. H. Wlddloomb.—niz II Alltgit or RAVICHSWOOD. Iliairs. teainer. .1 ordta, Vean. lanery. Widdlconib, Iltapatrick. Lvass ; liadiumass Thrum. Us worthy. lanai, C. Lactlereq. KRITAWRIA. Tim Vann, VIE CASUAL WARD.-11r. 1. O. Fordo.— Mos Kama Keradge. - CINDIMILLA.-11. sad Madams Bisitasabach.—aad nil CREOLE. HIGH WATIIII AT LONDON-BRIDGE, TIM DAY Maniac Id ISm.....Altrrfora. Th. Ili TO4tollllolll Morals& ft. t7ca.....Aftervaaon, NA ask LONDON, SATURDAY. MARCH 10. ALTHOUGH Sir GEORGE GREY may be right in holding that the cue of Mr. FERGUSON, who is in the bands of the law for resisting a night attack made on him by a policeman in disguise, ought to be left to the tardy action of the courts, there was no reason why he should not have given the public the assurance it expects that the prac tice out of which the present difficulty has grown shall be discontinued. In order that we may not prejudge the case, we will assume as unquestioned the correctness of all the statements which Sir G EORGE GREY advanced on Thursday night on behalf of the police and the magistrate. The case is that of a gentleman going home from a party late at night along a suburban road. He passes a man got up in a roughish-looking dress for the purpose of conceal ing his real Ultarscter, and wishes him " Good " night." A minute after he hears steps ; the suspicious looking man is following bim ; he quickens his pace, the straovr quickens his; the gentleman runs, the strsoger does the same ; and the latter having the advantage, tho gentleman is overtaken and seized. He a.ruggles, but is over powered, and as a last resource draws a clasp-knife and wounds his assailant, thereby releasing him self from his grasp. As soon as he has gained a measure of liberty, and before he knows either what injury he has inflicted, or how soon he may be Attacked again, be offers the stranger—whom he bad all the while believed to be a robber—his watch and money, to be allowed to go without fur ther molestation. But another attempt is made to seize him, and he shouts "Murder," and " Police." At length the guardians of the public peace appear, when the as saulted person, who has simply defended himself, is made prisoner by the officers whom be had summoned to his aid, and the assailant is declared to be a detective policeman. There is, we believe, no dispute about these facts, but Sir GEORGE Garr urges, u if in deprecation of Mr. FERGUSON'S conduct, that the policeman " produced his staff as the symbol of his autho " rity," Suppose he did, what then t What respect was due to it under the circumstances? How can the staff be said to have authenticated the verbal professions of its owner ? The character of a policeman on ordinary duty 14 abundantly designated to the public by his uniform, and, further, his persona: identity is ascertainable by means of his number ; so that any one impro perly interfered with by him submits in the eon- a ealv:l res to slsti. N or he my** imagtaid_ ela‘lll,l•Zuglis fidenoo that he has to do with a regulated by discipline and rite, and, therefore, that for 1 tain he may expect redrew the Home-office, or anywhere will recognise in the production of a staff, such as any garotter may carry in his pocket, a reason why he should surrender his person to a stranger ? curefully divested of all the ensigns of a public function, who stops him on the highway, in the middle of the night 1 Sir GEoraz GUT knows better. , There is nothing to be said against Sir (holm Gillreg statement that it was the duty of this po liceman to be where he was in plain clothes. Pro bably it was ; at all events, 00 one has objected to the man's being there. It appears that a great number of robberies had been committed in the neighbourhood, and as the ordinary poliesinen were watched on their beats, and robberies were committed in the intervals of their appearances et points on their rounds, detectives had been stationed to try to discover the offenders. This is all very well, and if by the employment of them in plain clothes the police authorities can diminish the number of robberies, the householders of Sydenham and Norwood will be grateful, and no one will have a right to complain. But it is neither fair to the police nor to the public to set these plain-clothes men to meddle with foot passengers on the roads at night. That particular service ought to be reserved for men whose uniform in spires confidence while it demands respect. No body can be expected to surrender himself into the power of an utter stranger on his mere assertion that he is a policeman, and on the bars chimes that he may prove to be so. It is no doubt possible to imagine a state of society in which no good citizen need ever fall back on his original natural right of self-defence ; but British law does not as sume that we are living in that millennial condition, nor is it probable that we shall soon attain to it. The spirit of our people will not tamely submit to personal aggression in the hope that the law will make amends for all they may suffer. Nor is it desirable that they should, since one of the most effectual checks to ruffianly violence is the belief that it will be resented and punished on the Ipot where it is offered. It will be in vain for mistaken officials to disre gard this spirit, or act upon systems which leave it out of the account. An Englishman, whether he is dealing with negroes in Jamaica, or Sepoys in India, or policemen disguised as foot pads at home, will always take his own part, and the measures of the Government should be ad justed to that fact, or the agents of authority will fall into disrepute. We should all of us, in similar circumstances, do aa Mr. Fintousorr did. We should be sorry in that case for the suffering police man ; bus our sympathetic regret would not be mingled with self-reproach, and ear blame would be reserved for those who had placed him in a false position. ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION. The ANNUAL MINIMAL MUTING of this Institution will M held at the London Tavern, llishoperatestrest, on TUESDAY laext, the 131 k lost., at 2 o'clock precisely. The /light Hon. lad putty, P.C., In the Chair. ltlell&ILD LZWIB, Secretary. 14, Johtsstaiek Adelpill, March 7. LIFEBOAT SERV ICES . — During the storm of Um Imetzier tip National Lifeboat 1 by Maine. Wit awl other wean; contributed to the saeTig of TOT a Biliereat wrecks as our coasts. The institutlon . also .... e nl ; pub. att.su lh the same period on Its lifeboat astab lesadlika==B49ol for rewards for eating Wa etimlese Tar innoftwe et the Institution earnestly APPBAL be the fer sortercs, to enable them to meet the oteetsase whir Aur WNW& ob the institution's 163 lifeboat Stations. Contributdons we nosived by the London and Ofelelry Bankers : and by the Secretary, kichard iwwi ire., AI Ihe locution, 10, John-street. Adelphf. t . to GOLD 011AINS.—TURN 1313.0GDAN iagt can lb. attazilos of Oa rialto to the I'OB.X o f IS WIGS watch ha delivers with Gold Oudot purohand st kla staaafactory : i a d. 4: workmAnskiv of patters chain, 64 inches lons GS) a t gold, wololag oa dwl pa., at at ta. Std ser Dina. SIWS Woe Total Upon this system the QUALITY, WEIGHT, sod VALUE of k.he gold are actually deltoid, and gaarantaoal to the purchaser ; Jobs irocdenlookluir for 'Lir reasuuoratlon oa the w M4ty l atifil. oar, whleh b eharand awarding to tho lotttoo o 7 or the pattorn.—Varialactory, 10, liestrsettosswoet, Cove Load= , s w OLD BOND-STREE r (late Call and Amy, Morales Bann --J. W. BENSON, Waists sad Cloak Mabee to 11.2.11. the Mom of Wales, WA's' moo Eke above Essetticent Promises, Invites an tristwodlo agr poi ARTISTIC WORIDL consisting of CLOCKS and 81t024729 fres She ateliers MIMI,. /canoe, and Roglinct Waacbas at awry tioostrictiou. Diamond and Fine Gold Jewellery, Saver and illsetro-Plate. TVAMOND and GOLD JBWERT OrlsMat Daiwa at moderato prima al gold Casket pramated by the City of London to tbs Priam at Wales: 15, OLD - ROND-fi MERE MOURNING JEWRI4JCItY for WINTLIMEN. t 5, OLD BOND-STUNT. TEW/ILLRRY foe BRIDAL. PBX& ; cliel‘bed ►y Italian and *toed *rasa IS, OLD summrsicer. . . PLATE for TISTIAIONIALS, S lL T Z adisod oxproookr tor their respective ettleets. 26, OLD DOND-STPAST. SILYBR PLATE, for RACING, FIELD, sad AQUATIC SPORTS. 25, AQ UATIC BOND43TRIST. SILVER Tga m foe the SIDABOARDI 7s, ULD .liWas Inijoalrair. CLOWN for she DRAWING, DINING, or _ es. otbiiuibTailarr. rILOCILS foe the LIBRARY, Hall, Cairiep, 111, OLD BONEMSTILIET. Cl4Clfor 011IIRCHES, Turrets, and Stables. ICB OLD BOND-MM. . WA / 2M Chronometers, Duplex, Levers, Sweaters, Centre Seconds, Keyless, Chro aolf•Dbis de. Is, OLD lOND.STRILICT. • BRONZES D'ART, by Rosa and Isidore Boalleat Peader, Mane. Barge, &a. IS, OW BbXD.BTUuT. T W. )011 4 0210N, Prize Medals, London. Class 33 ; el • D4lllB, am 10 ; Howripable Mention, Loudon. Clam 15 110, OLD DOND-STAllr. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY BRV with mere 'sambas OsTanted a lodger franchise esiow as pa, ga t welt ; redneed the comity qualification Wo tb fl aw ; t#d proposed • strikiug disquakficatios against all persona hoployed IS governiseut topiaries, aselsoller 48 •warehoselet Toe datanes •nkso teak s*sy • issm yg baronets, end geva Os le seven new Aim% including Croydon and Graveseud. • The impression of the Spectator is that the Reform Bill will comprise • suffrage for the °mustier not lower than 151. for the boroughs net lower than s 61. rating, • lodger fran chise for the great cities intended to admit the workmen and some considerable extension on the lateral aide. The Spectator thinks no man of culture can road Prod dent Johosoo's speech without both regret and contempt. Its one idea is the state right idea—a vehement expression of resolve to restore the revolted states as soon as practicable to full represeotatioe in Congress, without taking note of anything but their wish for the nominal union ; its one passion is fury against Mr. Sumner and his party, who have, we admit, been themselves violent sod weak. For the headmen Mr. Johnson expresses in the speech no vestige of sympathy, aexiety, et emosee. There is a wide-spread belief at the North that now is the time to root out the spirit of caste, if the anion is to be preserved, and that belief may yet override Mr. Johnson's atroog Southern will and Mr. Seward's love of trimming. The Saturday Review contends that the redistribution of mats is a necessary pert of a satisfactory measure of reform. it hopes that open leading points the government scheme will be *leer end decisive, that it will tract the various pests of reform as forming one inseparable whole, that it will show no signs of hesita'ion in admittiog to the frau tibiae large bodies of working-men, that it will improve the mall boroughs by extending their area, that it will include a rearesageeseet of seats oa a suificieet goals, and that in this rearrangement it will do justice to the claim' el,the comities. Uit does all this, the ministers who pro. pose it may stead or fall according to its success ; but at any rate they will fall, if they do fall, without discredit to themselves or their party. According to the Press, reform will on iffooday evening be proposed le two instalments—the first having reference to the franchise, and the second to the relistributim of mete. With regard to the former, • 61. occupation quali fication in boroughs, and a 201. or 154 occupation qualifies- Lion in counties, will In all probability be recommended by the governemet. About five-and-twang boroughs will be affected by the contemplated redistribution of seats. Cite Court. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THII3 DAY.) The Times this morning discusses the subject of ' the Reform Bill, the propositions of Mr. Thomas Hughes last *unit!' relative to railway companies sad the dwellings of the poor, the dealinp of the Admiralty with Mr. Reed and Captain Colon, and ibe politioal crisis in the United States. In treating of the first subject it describes ministers as being in the presence of three impossibilitit s, ell utterly impos sible—no bill, a double bill, and a single bill. Is such a dilemma its advice seems to be that defeat is better in the at'empt to carry a really geed measure than one which is only politic or plaueible. Mr. Hughes's propositions, the Times considers, are coo. trary to sound eocioomical doctrines and obstructive to legitimate enterprise. They would check any plan for the improvement of the metropolis and the great towns of England. The more enterprise hu full play the better will the workpenple be employed and paid, the more will they be able to spare for re .t, an I the more ready will builders be to provide them with suitable dwellings. The Daily News points out bow the experience of the session has hitherto falsified the vatkioa- Coto' of politioal prophets baud on the supposed weakness and disorganaatiou of the government. The cattle plague is the only instatice io whic t the government has not been entirely successful. By admitting the introduction of the Reform Bill the cons .vetiver admit that they are boned to consider, and if possible settle, the question. They are as deeply committed to the sassier, of some Reform Bill as the liberals are ; but difficulties which lie to Lori Russell's path lie also in theirs. He may surmount them ; they can not. The speech of Sir R. Peel oil the smoke liniment* is praised by the Daily News, which enlarges on the manner in which this evil shortens life, depresses the temperament, deteriorate. ptoperty, end defaces the beauties of art, gni this though it bag been proved by experiment, aid was admittel yesterday by every speaker in the &caution, that the consumption of furnace smoke within the fo•n c+ is practicable and advan tageous. Sir R. Peel, by e'ititing from the Home Secre ts!' tbe confession that Vs existing law, for the preven tion of amok. in req ti-e tt be secoode Iby further legis. la'i an, has done a real publics reice. The Deily News has r a I the correspondence of the mantel of the Nations: Rile Ass ci .ton with the Birming ham Small Arms Company with intuit misgiving, by rea son of the went rf con tesy, cooei lentils, and fairness towards eminent menu .ctur s whino it displays. In another artiole the Dai' y Nava sets forth the various points of debate end inv st.t.gation to which President .Inholl'n has I.d 0 'ogress end the people, concluding the 'statement cf *hi case with the remsrk that they will nit be like Ameri ans if they do not God the way to save the negross while restoring t'!e lapsed States to the Union. The Herald predicts that Count Bismarck will win the day as to tit+ f eta of th• Duthie', and says that the reel choice left for Austria is wbether she will sell her half share or have it token ft om her. The Herald my np•thie+s strrngly with M. Ferguson, the circumstances of whose struggle with • policeman dis g ised •n rL o e.o h • •^e wsll knowo, sod rebukes the Hone Ste-rtarf for •ttem:tiog to pooh-pooh such • E•[rc t abuse. The other subjects tres'e I of by the Herald are the eharacter of the n.s•ore of the French Ch ember and the dispute in the Terrill, as t t tre sd►ries of the clerks of the Inspector-General of imputtr sod exports. The Post explairs the prey lions of a bill which is to be considered after the Ets'er meet, intended tr codify and amend the law in rastion to the keeping together and discharge of juries in criminal eerie'. The pecuniary posi tion of officers and ell and the management of the Queen's bounty are the serjects of the retnrinieg articles in the Post. The Star thinks it hieocuseivable that a reform bill less than the Reform Bill of 1860, which was to reduce the franchise in mantles t, 101. occupi.ys, and in boroughs to 61. occupies, can now be offered by men of ordinary sense to parliament and the c-inotry. Mr. Bright has always urged a household franchise, and ooly supports the propo sal of 1860 in his desire to ohtaln some substantial improve ment in the representation of the rountry. Monday eight will tell us whethor Lord Russell is chief in his own cabinet, and will give proof of Mr. Gladstone's reel quality. The Star sappoits Sir Robert Peel on the subject of smoke. and in a third sulk], gives some account from a recent return of the health of the navy. The Telegraph saspeeds the enunciation of its opinions ea to what the Reform Bill should oostain until it hag reed to the alramseas of the Chasesllor of the &chi gger. It is mid, the Tekgraphireows sot with what truth, that he Iselin.■ t the b lief Veit, in aoatrerison with lowering the fear chive, a red stribution of seals is of infini tesimal iesportasoe. In soother article the 2Wegreph shows that Yr. DIE :soli'. 1 i t son el hay, admia id 400,0'30 fresh voters te the oa'alog tea; so that toes, an not to be trightoool WINDSOR CASTLE, MARCH 9. The Queen, with Princess Helens and Princees Louise, drove out yesterday eftersoon in searriege and four. BUCKINGHAM PALACE., Mewl 9. Her Majesty, monmpanied by Prinoess Helens, Prince's Louise, Priem". Bestrioe, aed Prinoses Hobsslobs, lef t Windsor Castle this morning at 5 minutee before U o'clock for Buckingham Pikes. In attendance were the Duchess of Roxburgh, Major•Gsoeral F. H. Seymour, and Colonel H. Ponsooby. Prises Leopold, attended by Sir John Cowell, travelled to London by an earlier train. Prisos Arthur orricid at Herekisghsm Palm's from Green wich-park, attended by Major Riphimitone. His Royal Highness returned to Greenwich-park in the afternoon. The Queen honoured Baron Marocbetti by a visit to his studio. The Priem of Wales root to the House of Lords yes• terday 'harpoon. The Prisons of Wales took a carriage drive. THE QUEEN'S COURT. The Queen held a Court at Buckingham Palace yesterday afternoon. Their Royal Higheeeses the Pdose sad Princess of Wales, attended by the Countess De Grey, the Hon. Mn. Francis Etenor, Earl S. e,ce r, Lord Harris, Lord Alfred Hervey, Lieutenant-G*l.yd Knoll. a, Lieutenant-Colossi Koppel, mad Mr. C. L. Wool, arriv‘d at the garden en. trance of the Palace shortly before 3 o'clock. His Royal F 14110614 Prices Alfre I arrived at the Mx', attended by Lieutenant Haig, His Royal Highnes, Priests Arthur arrived from Grsen wieh-perk, attended by Major Elphiostooe. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by Colonel Tyrorhitt, also arrived at the Palace. Her Majesty's body guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms was on duty at the court, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Sir William Topham, the lien. tenant. The following officer, were also present en duty with the corps—Major Harmer, the standard bearer; Lieut.- Colossi W. M'CaU, clerk of the cheque and adjutant ; and Caplets N. G. Philips, the nub-officer. The royal body guard of the Yeomen of the Guard was on duty is the in terior of the Pal.ce, under the command of Captain Parker Riokford, the exon in waitiog ; Cooke, the lieutenant ; Colonel Purnell, C. 8., the ensign ; and Lient-Colonel Sutton, the clerk of the cheque and adjutant, were also present with the corps. A guard of honour of the llevadier Guard, was mounted in the court of the Palace. The Queen, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince mid Primes+ of Wale', Prince Alfred, Princess Helena, Princess Louie, Primes Arthur, and the Duke of Cambridge, entered the thione.o.om soon after 3 o'clock. In attendance upon her Mejraty were the Duchess of Wellington (Mistress of the Robes), Viscount Sydney (Lord Chamberlain), the Bial of Besehorough (Lord Stamen), the Marquis of Ailesbu-y (Master of the Horse), the Duchess of Roxburgh. (Lady of the Bedchamber in Wait ing), the Lady Caroline Barriegton (the Lady Superin tendent), the Hon. Emily Cathcart and the Hon. Florence Seymour (Maids of Honour in Waiting), the Hos. Mrs. George Campbell end the H,r. Mre. B. Bruce (Women of the Bedchamber in Waitini), and the usual officers of the household. The Queen wore • fah Ws:k silk &ere with • train, trimmed with coitiver sad onpo, sod • Mary Queen of Soots cop, with • long ye 1, tie cap urn m 'it'd with dia monds. Her Majesty aiso wore • necklace, beroeh, aed earrings of opals and diamonds, the abated and the star of the Order of the Garter. and the Vitt wia and Albert Order. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales wars • train of violet velve►, riohly trimmed wi , h blonde ; petticoat of white tulle over rich white silk, tunic of tnUe and bands of silk with violet velvet bows. Headdress, pearls and diamood% feathers, and veil. Ornaments, pearls sod dia monds, and the Victoria and Albert Order. Her Royal Highness the Princess livlene wore • train of rich white silk, bordered with swan's dowo, pe'ticost of white tulle over glace silk, trimmed with bows of white ribbon and black velvet. Headdress, diamonds, fo Amy, and veil. Oroam.nts, diamonds, Victoria Order, and Order of St. IrabeL Her Royal Highness the Princess Louise wore a dress is all respect' similar. Most of the members of the Carps Dip`oniatique at. teeded the court, to which they were introduced by the Earl of Clusudon (her Majesty's principal &aviary of State for Foreign Atfaire). . _ _ The Bruins; Mistletoe end the members of his legation were prevented (rem otteodieg by &beams from Eng ac In the diplomatic etrefe these ladies and geothm-n, fo reigners of ihstmction, bad the honour of befog preffeukd to her Majesty:. By Med.m.; Maseru—Mlle. llamas Muscru., ter of by Bxoelleeey the Turkish embess.doe. By the C..notese:ie Berororff —The Cunoiees Therese de Bernutorff, daughter cf hir Eze_lteney the Pruatian am bamader. By Mrs. Adams—Mrs. Alward. wife of the Asvis'ant. Secretory of the Legatioo ; ant Mn. Montgemsry Bitibie, a lady of New York. By the Countess of Clareseon—Madams de Billow, wife of the Dteisb Envoy ; the Marchioness de Molina, :ifs of the Spanish Envoy ; Madame Duran, wife of the Siexiima Envoy ; Madame Almost's, wife of the Peruvian Charge d'Affaires Senora de Mosques, and Senorita ; Amelia de Mosque's. By his Excellency the Austrian Ambaseader—Baroa Hubner, &mond Secretary of the Embassy. By the Netherlands Envoy—M. D. Evenryn, Secretary of tile Legation. By the Argentine Envoy—Don Fernando Gutierrez ds Estrada. By the Spanish Envoy—Boo Antonio Rids do Alos'a, an °Mom of the royal Spanish navy. ♦ member of pencen of distinction had the honour of »- allying notifications to attend the court, but some of them were prevented by various circnisstaness from obeying her Majesty's command ; amongst the latter were—Earl Rowell, the Duke of Somerset, and the Lord Lieatenant of Ireland. His Royal Highness Priooe Leopold and suite honoured the performances at the Adelphi Theatre Wt evenlos with their present... The Princess of Wales, Princess Helena, and Water Louise, sod suite, visited the O'ympio Thf. stro sat mob* NG, MARCH iJRNB AND Tli .. REFOlfali —(THIS DAY.) This ihorninit.were published the electoral ret or which the Reform as waiting, • Ti 'papers compose a b -of 1118 closely-Printed pages. The purpose for which the returns have bails obtained, it is known, was to show the probable addition which would be made to the present number of electors by an extension of the fran chise. The information is divided into returns A, B, 0, D, E, F, and G. The return A puts us in possession of the total number of electors on the register for par liamentary cities and boroughs, 1865-6, including double entries in England and Wales as compared with those on the register in 1832-3. In the first named period the number is 514,026, in 1832-3 it Was 282,398, so that in the 33 years the number of electors has nearly doubled, the actual increase - being 231,628. The total number of freemen on the register in 1832-3 was 63,481, it is now 41,641, being a decrease of 21,840. The soot and los voters, potwallers, and persons other than free men possessing ancient right qualifications was 44,738 in 1832-3, it is now only 8,837. ."; Return B shows the number of electors on the register for each city and borough, in England and Wales classed according to the several quell fiestions in respect of which they are entitled to vote, and the number of such electors who come within the description of me chanics, artisans, and other persons support ing themselves by daily manual labour, classed in like manner. The important Te suite obtained by this return are as follows :—Ac cording to qualifications the number of electors on the register for the present year (514,026) consists of 4113,548101. occupiers, 41,641 freemen, and 8,837 ancient right qualifications. The double *aeries, as 101. occupiers, are 11,849 ; as 10/. occupiers and freemen, or soot and lot voters, &c., 13,257. The actual number of persons entitled to vote is 488,920. The actual number of the working-class electors coming within the fore going description is 128,603; 2,061 are on the regis ter in respect of more than one qualification ; 108,298 are 101. occupiers, 20,018 freemen, and 2,348 soot and lot voters, &c. In return C we get the number of electors on burgess lists, which is 425,007. The number of burgesses whose rates are amassed on the owner or compounded for by him is 143,965; the number of burgesses who are on the parliamentary register is 206,160. In explanation of return D it should be stated that there are two general acts authorising the rating of the owners of small tenements instead of the occupiers ; first, the 59 George 111., c. 12, with a rating limit not exceeding 201. nor lees than 61. annual rental, secondly, the 13 and 14 Vick, c. 99, nasally known as " The Small Tenements Act," with a rating limit not exceeding 61. annual rate able value. These act. are not compulsory, and besides them there are several local seta authorising the rating of owners instead of occu piers. We learn from the return that in 58 English boroughs the Small Tenements Rating Act is in force throughout all the parishes oomprised therein. In 98 boroughs it is in force, but not throughout all the parishes ; in 44 boroughs it has not been adopted ; in 14 boroughs the act, and a local act, or local acts, for rating the owners instead of the occupiers appear to be in:j force. In 13 boroughs the provisions of the 59 Geo. lIL, c. 12—by which the vestry of any parish is empowered to resolve and direct that the owners, of all houses, apartments, or dwellings which are let at any rent or rate not exceeding 201. nor lees' than Cl. by the year, for any less term than one year, or on any agreement, by which the rent shall be reserved at any shorter period than three months, shall be rated instead of tha occupiers—appear to have been wholly or partly adopted. In 29 boroughs local acts, providing for the rating of owners instead of occupiers, are in force. _ _ _ Return E gives the number of male occupiers in boroughs who are}esessed upon • gross estimated rental and rateable value at various fixed amounts, commencing at C. and extending upwards, and the number of inhabited bounce in 1861. The gross estimated rental of male occupiers for England and Wales is as follows :—at 41. and under 51., 108,405 ; at W. and under 61., 131,762 ; at 61. and under 71, 130,299; at 71. and under 81., 94,044 ; at 81. and under 91., 69,147 ; at 91. and under 101, 43,209; at 101. and over, 639,043. The rateable value of male occupiers is as fol lows :—at 41. and under 51, 177,530 ; at 51. and under 61., 135,634 ; at 61., 55,6668 ; above 61 and under 71., 49,939 ; at 71. and under 8/., 60,617; at FA and under 91., 65,268 • at 91. and under 101., 43,612; at 101. and over, 53 0,585. The number of inhabited houses in 1861 was 1,449,444. The ac tual number of electors on the register for 1865-6 as 104 occupiers is 451,699. From return F we gather the following facts : —that the gross estimated rental of all the rateable property, within the several parliamentary boroughs of England and Wales, was 31,315,5951. at Lady-day 1856 ; the present gross estimated rental, according to valuation list or poor rate, is 41,068,325/. The rateable value of the same pro perty at Lady-day, 1856, was 25,737,056/. ; its pre sent rateable value is 33,942,9021. The gross esti mated value, according to the income-tax assess manta, schedule A, of such property, omitting railways and other properties assessed upon pro fits, is 39,218,7171. The gross estimated rental of the same property, with a similar omission, accord ing to the valuation list or last poor rates, is 37,375,210/. At this part of the book a Borough Summary is given, supplying under the head of each borough this whole of the particulars contained in the pre ceding returns, together with other interesting de tails. The return G relates to the counties. We learn from it that the number of male occupiers of a house or building, with or without land, in the counties of England and Wales at the rateable value of 101. and under 121., is 58,217, of whom 10,949 are owners and occupiers ; the number of occupiers at 121. and under 151. is 66,775, of whom 12,890 are both owners and occupiers ; the number of occupiers at 151. and under 201. is 75,326, of whom 14,423 are both owners and oc cupiers. The number of occupiers at 201. and under 501. is 157,867, of whom 32,378 are both owners and occupiers. The number of occupiers at a gross estimated rental of 501. and upwards is 202,177, of whom 46,330 are both owners and occupiers. The number of electors ou the register of 1864-5 as occupying tenants at a gross estimated rental of 501. and upwards, is 116,860. The amount of the gross estimated rental of all the property in the county or electoral divisions, excluding boroughs, was 54,758,0811. in 1800 ; in 1865 it was 69,010,941., being an increase of 14,252,902/ The amount of the rateable value of all the property in the county or electoral divisions, excluding boroughs, was 46,103,2151. in 1860, and in 1865 was 59,695,5011., being an increase of 13,592,2861 The number of county electors on the register in 1832.3 was 369,887; in 1864-5 it was 542,633, being au increase of 172,746. Appended to the return G is an abstract, show ing the net number of male occupiers, exclusive in all cases of those who are both owners and occu piers. The number, at a rateable value, of 101. and under 121., is 47,268 ; at 121. and under 151., 53,885 ; at 151. and under 201., 60,903 ; at 201. and under 501., 125,489 ; making the total at 101. and under 501, 287,549 ; the total at 121. and under SOL, 240,277 ; and the total at 151. and under 501., 186,392. The numberoo the reeisteras 501. occupying tenants was 116,860 ; the number of male occupiers at a gross estimated rental of 501. and upwards is 155,847 ; and the total number of electors on the regialrr, 542,833. The number of county mem bers in England and Wales ts 162. . • . At the end of the returns is a list, added for the convenience of reference, of some of the principal parliamentary papers relating to electoral statistics since the pasAing of the Reform Act. The statistics are prefaced by a memorandum written by Mr. John Lambert, Poor Law Inspector, who ~> Makcopointre . &to superintend the collection and arrangement of the returns, explaining the object if the various returns, and the circumstances under phich they were collected, and conveying i variety of information necessary for the right understanding and appreciation of the facts given. It will be seen that we have restricted ourselves to gross totals ; the blue book contains, of course, a vast amount of details ex tremely suggestive in themselves, and having an im portant bearing in themselves on the subject of the inquiry. DirONPOIST ELECTION. Ilia morning was issued a parliamentary ret;ith relative to weirs( Speaker's warrants respecting the Devon port elestien petition cm voters in Devonport-yard. The return is signed by Thou. Symonds, the admiral superin tendent. _ _ _ _ It appears that on the 20th of February a telegram was received from the Admiralty di- I recting that every facility should be given for serving the warrants on workmen in the yard in the ewe of the petition against the sitting members. A se frond telegram, signed "W. G. B,ontaine, " was sent on the 21st to the sane Whet. Os the suns day application was made by the agents for the petition for facilitating the service of the warrants ; and, thereupon, an order was issued by the admiral superintendent dirmiliag the persons named to assemble the next morning, at 10 o'clock, in the sale-room. Os the 26th of February a note was received from Lord O. Page* (enolosing the natio, of Sir John Pakingtoo), asking for toll information, as he did not know to what it adverted. To this the admiral superintendent replied. st►tiag what he had done, and added that the men were perfeelay terfered with by their own officers, and that he had glean no authority whatever for anything e'er' but the serving of the warrants. The officers, moreover, state that they did not attend, nor did they know of anyone who did atteed at the plus where t►e men were to aaaemble. The workmen were absent from their work under Nobpoyea ' by Speaker's warrant from one ►oor to one hour and a half. On the 2nd of March a telegram was received ordering that the agent of the petitioner was not to be allowed to do more than serve the 'warranty, and was on no account to be allowed to use any of the dockyard buildings for the examal. nation of the workmen. THE FENIAN CONSPIRACY. ♦ deputation from the High Sheriff and grand Ivy of the county of Westmeath waited yesterday upon the Lord Lieutenant, and presented "an address of loyalty and confidence in the measures taken by the exesutive far the repression of the Fenian conspiracy." The Lord Um/maid replied to the address as fol lows :—" Mr. High Sheriff and Gentlemen—As representa tive of our most gracious Queen I receive with the greatest satisfastioe your assurance of your devoted loyalty to the throne, aed of your determination to support the executive in mainteining the tranquillity of the country. I rejoice to find that the measures which have been Minn braver the Fenian oanspiracy meet with your approval. Tau may rely on my using my utmost exertions to strengthen that public oonfideaes which is essential to the program of pesos fel industry. I earnestly trust that the misguided roes who have joined in this sedition will me the folly of pv severing is hopeless attempts which eau only result is misery to themselves sad injury to their fallow sabiests." An alleged head centre, named Gallaher, has bees arrested at Ranteiton. County Donegal. roar parson have been arrested is Mayo, one a national schoolmaster. Misses. °Bullies. and O'Drisooll were arrested at Queer town yesterday morning. - - - - misers of 180 pike-handles was made yesterday alight is the bows of a carpenter named Malony, brie( ia doors street, Dahlia. They wens buried several feet in the remind. lialeay and his two sous, who had been in the milialia, have been arrested. On Thtusday twelve kegs of powder were seized at the tanway station, Dundalk. _ Oainuirr Cot:atm.—There was a Cabinet Coun cil this afternoon at Earl Rowers private maiden", is Chasham-place. The Countess of Clarendon has issued earth for her monad aseerably, os the 14th Met., at the family residuum in Grcevonortirement. The Karl and Cauntow Russell will shortly leave Cheeham•plaee for Pembroke Lodge, Nehmen& The Earl and Countess Stanhope received at dinner last evening, at their residence in Groevenor-platy, the Earl Cowper, the Sort of Tyrone, the Earl and °mates' of Shaftesbury and Lady Victoria Ashley, the Sari and Countess of Cork, Viscount sod Viaooantsee Sydney, Lard Win. Hay, Mr. Fronde, Mr. Win. Peel, &c. Later in the evening her ladyship had an assembly. A marriage will shortly be celebrated - betweem the Hon. Arthur Hamilton, youngest sou of the Earl and Countess of &Wanton, and Kits Baird, youngest daughter of the Right Hon. Lady Anne Baird and sister of the pre sent Sir David Baird, of Newbytii. The Speaker's levtts, announced for March 14, L unavoidably postponed. _ _ His Excellency the Austrian ambassador and the ()mates' d'Apponyi will trommease their hoepitable estertainnteats at °naiades House shortly attar Eater. The countees is in excellent health atter her pratrsetecl sojourn in Italy. The Earl of Malmesbury is confined to his room by a severe attack of gout. The Countess of Derby will give the first of a series of three receptions to-sight, at the family mansion in St. James's-square. We have to announce the death of Sir William Gore Ocuelsy, K.C.8., D.0.L., late her Majesty's Min , ster Plesipotentiary to the Central States of America. Sir William, during • long career, he' Oiled malty important diplomatic positions. He leaves • widow and an mils dvnightse, married t) Lieateeitot the Hon. James T. Fits. Maurice, R.N., fifth son of the Earl and Countess of Orkosy. The Speaker a few days ago had the skin robbed off his shin while rilieg, gni the little worm i has beecime Painful and troublesome. The right hoe. gentleman was linable to take the ch►ir in the lions. of Commons last evening, and Mr. Dodson presided. The following liberal members were absent from the Church Rates division unpaired : Sir J. Anton, H. B. Baring, F. H. &wheel, Sir R. B ennerhassett, IL Bid &dr!), Dr. Brady, Sir G. Bliiryer, J. Bra:Aloha:4, Lor 1 K Bruce, Viscount Caetieroese, J. D. Coleridge, K. Corbin!, J. Cowes, Hon. V. Diva )n, Lord Dankellin, J. W Fitzpatrick, B. Fort, T. F. Grove, Sir J. Haase-, Lord K. Howard, It H. Hurst, J. 3l'llsona, J. F. Maguire, A. Matheson. The O'Donoglins, Sir C. O'Llghlen, K. G. Price, J. Pritchard, Lord Probe., D. J. Reardon, F. W. Remelt, IL J. Satukrua, Mr. Alderman Salomoim, 0. B. Talbot, ii. F. Vernon, C. Waldegr►ve Liens, H. W. Wick ham, G. Young. It is stated that Mr. 0 twee, Mr. Wick ham, and Mr. Mathetoo were ill, and that Lori Ditaksilin and Sir John Acton are on the Continent. Mr. J. F. Maguire's name was erroneously °wiled from the official reawd of the voting in the diviirioa of Wedoeoloy. Ho was cies of the majority who voted la favour of the motion of Yr. The remains of Mr. Harbert, the late member for Kerry, were oossigosd to their last resting piece at Mookross abbey, ciao of the loveliest spots in the world, on 'heady lest. It is ;tatted that Mr. Thos. Carlyle intends to deliver hi inaugural address to the Eiinburgh 17niversity in April. The 174611 raga TiIISES states that Mr. Knott, the earnest and industrious defender of the tooth awnording to the church of England, was ander the gaiety when the church-rite debate was on, anti whilst there wee suddenly seize.] by something very much like apoplexy. His moaned to walk oat and get tato one of the offices. Lord John Hannon was sent for, and, leasing on his lordship's arm, Mr. Knott ins got down stairs, and sent home with a friend in a oab. His lordship then telegraphed to the Rev. Mr. Keott. incumbent of Harrow. It was maitsly owing to Yr. Knott', exertions that the m►jority in favour of the abolition of church-rates daring the last parliament was tnrnet into a misority. The Church Defence Society, a few months ago,persented him with a handsome testimonial. Wurrinam., Mattes 9. —The Queen has been plowed to insist Frarierick Druids's, Fag., of Pap&ls, is the shire of Orton', Liauceisint sod Sheriff Principal of the shims of Orksay mod &timid, Is the room of the Hoe. John Charlie Dusan*, dsommed.--Gazetts. The Ki um* OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL. MALTA, MAsas!, The Poonah, from Marseilles an the 6th lei, arrived at midnight on the 7th, and left at Baa on the Bth for Alexandria. -- --- --- --- ----- The N7anx4, from Southampton Feb. 27, ellif to-day at 9 a.m., and will leave at 4 p.m. il Alexandria. An American paper states that Georg* FISFI Train I. studying military science, is order to Me subordinate command in the Fenian army, which la "to invade Ireland," and that he is preparing his to kis troops, which "will be modelled after the ones of Nepo'oee L" On Wednesday morning the United 8 ofiairar Canandaigua arrived in Belfast Lough• W r : potation and harbour commissiontra Wised to the caloore, and as many of the men as eau be wool/ It is said that when Prince Cauca and his tit left Bucharest they were, to all appearaem, am use mintl as if they were about to take • holitity trip. hit di prier and princess had cigars is the:r months wrath, entered the carriage. From the cattle plague returns issued last clibt and gives elsewhere, it appears that the total meter 4 cattle attacked bee now reached 187,059, of whelk SkUI ' have been killed, 117,664 have died, 26.104 have nem* and 17,154 are unaccounted for. The Durable d ese or for the week ending Marsh 3it set down as 7,110. N 246 iaspectore have not reported in time. Thu, kon4fai, . only reported 1,281 oases lett week, so that if we 'MIMI sundae to the number returned, we shall only Wt. probable number of new cases !est week up to Vs lowest number for some time past. The Spectator says :—" One of the mod Wig/ pathetic &toilet connested with the sinking of tillages has not yet &veered in print. Oise of the may hats hoard had ee'ecte I the ship because she was new hsi ' kda . finement. Under the etc tin of thtt loot s(oay her eta was born, sod whin the ship went 1 iwat she est son holding it above her heed, as if stiiriog with true estalsi leafiest that though all most die, her haw shmld die th. loot." The A thentrunt hears that Mr. Home ' Olt trying the stage of tha nokhowo world, end the or of the lecturer, is now in ttaioiog, preps-atm/ to an essay in sick an I buskin, to co ne off, it is eat: nest summer. The lon ility ap skeet of is the Piairiti where Henry the Eighth is blies got reedy fertitsw appearenoe of Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean. The President of the Royal Society will ltdi hit area reception this rasing, Saturday, at Berliadm oll 2 . The Cambridge briepenclent, observing the' cold exterior of the late Dr. Whewell hid nen* tal l ' sees of heart, stye :—" On his Ott entrance te lls ! senate h , use, after the davit of Mrs. Wastrel!. LI °fn . served that he walked with a somew:mt ti:lrsiiZ &Seat air, es if bracing him.olf up for the of unpopularity which had btcome rather annoying. " breathier silent* of the assembled crowd remeised Is broken till the Master of Trini'y ha I talon his sad, nill a hearty, but unmistakeably sympathetic deer 10P forth from the valorise and Boor. In as Meant MOP firmly assumed hardness of feature relaxed —big fel Wit gave way, sad toe largo and large-hearted man wept SO add." " The Bankruptcy Court," slava the Atassailk "is leseonsing a fashionable resort. Lords O. TWO!!! °onion, Buchan, and Nigel Heone ly ere smog it a Z amble patrons. One as noble, and in some war with liteastare, is the Georgina Augusta Frederic* IWO Cavendish Bentiack, who got her dieshargs hot Itt The possessors of Mrs. Elliott's (Grace HalrYmPW r" 'stay like is annotate the entry of the marries* 01 : 1 daughter (by George the Fourth), Miss S e ymour, So . 7 ..✓ i ' Oblides Bentiock, by the remark that the only OIL that marriage, with royal blool in her vi ins. is *LI to whim the Commissioners of Bankruptcy lthiii7 or" a discharge." 7 JOE BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MAIICI ..,„ A „I t o Eight Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Pri tin; foe Trade have received , from the Secretor ef. Foreign Affairs, a cony of a cimp : .toh from bite . i Anthemedor at St. Petersburg. s ating that an WS* hones bore a Bessie , will be held at Memo, ... let la the 15th September (N. 8.) oat—Gentate ... 1 lOW naloe nor 1 slars l skew lei bi seed reek Mr, Ma 111 kiel arw SI bira, trio I el , ii LATEST INTELLIGENCE --- --.- PRUSSIA AND THE DUCHI4 - The Kreutz Zeitung publishes the foION of Herr von Bismarck to the address of the ben of the Equestrian Order of 110 sated for the annexation of th e Duchie s . Berke. Gseet, ssII „.. In the name of his Majeety th e Ki ng f th an k 7 ' other hosourable subscribers of th e leas e s i January for the woolidecoe which, by thi s las& have reposed in his Majesty. The Kiog repair . 1 , who I that the inconvenienes of the existing tr um bi su r repairnem, & fu rs is aggravated by th e provocative Glints d e ewer ' whose prinsesioes are not beaded in rigis, t o es munti ormeileable with the treaties of Vixens sad Pow Grew Majesey's geveresseihive end eavoure d to dmigirs. eoneer um, warns, . with , : pos e g ete o bst rero ath m ili e hma n e t ol Deowill Atis hiie tri b e, :l ib iii ao. SK Mr crow by those treaties, and to lamest my i Mr Th to Me wisdom of the two macaarela is Go t • . l a d Vie Pesos of Vienna has placid the visits ti SG the Deehiss. I hare already had onacios ts G i b s = Rely that amongst the various modes by ,lid le reels of Prussia and those of Germany us, b . Mid krall Weed in the duchies, the anion win be asossaishy is that :bk.h would be mast id . i l'iiiii Schleswig-Holstein itself. The considerstiae fir..," is their own eountry by th e Immo, s 10 ' I : tortes of the address gives gre.t weight h keel keel harmony which existsoa Ws gist them and me, and stemless the Kiss's - ' ri t : maim asw efforts with a view of obtaleleg the broil Amnia to this solution of the qosetion, sad then daelo Gallas of Prussia which the gorernrusat USW he i lately, and which would lead to the ailshlishos if meta ' undivided administration for the duchies, N I . taint 1 their peosperity as well ea their security. rent Vat `tom 0)14 Mit MOBILISATION OF PRUSSIAN TllOOl4 C The ministerial organ of the Berlin . . announces a military measure (says the fs I donee) which cannot fail to create a Ir namely, a mobilisation for the m ont h of so a which will call out 15,000 men in the M ill . bit Berlin alone. The Nord-Deutsche Zeitung, 4 bi lle r ' a it says, of anticipating the erroneous Woos non Mons which this measure may give rise to, Go t ~ 0: that its only object is to test the rapidity Magid nab, large mamas of troops may be put in moths* It the new regulations. li Th os • • bex ..n e ft, (mama% rzranaans.) a t won THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPAIGIII ' lie , We PA Mei • 10 Austria and France are said to h ßlS, ave sails t - son complete understanding in referees. 0:3, .. W Roumanian question. It is deni e d that kni ttO concentrating troops on the frontiers ad ibpdt I cdpalities. The draft of the concordat drawn np GU& • the bases agreed to by the Emperor Ibul4 . has been forwarded to Halloo. , THE HUNGARIAN DIET. . Pt PISTH, Yawl or The draught of the address, in answer to lib . pedal resoript, has already been prepared byls committee intrusted with the recast thesskei 3 lli l, will be Laid before the Lower Home at the I; t4l Tian Diet on Monday next. '4 as rs The draught adhores to all the former dido es of the Diet. FRANCE. PARIS, idol The Mdmorial Diplomatique of to-day dm& the statement that the French governor" . oonseated to prolong the extradition fa* without foundation. , 0