The Express. — London, England, 1859-04-06 00:00:00

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TO CORRESTONDINTS. deurtheeeethe fakeer! be Tlte Kamm" Lathe Zymelag Pepe, meth Mat the Oder, to, Beaverivetroth by Twv eTWt es the der et Fethliniths. Tine 117 .4i ni,i, Nesirs. Miens.% i i""4 11 . .6/41 tan% T Tw u. o Rumen% IMO 11110k i rVE L PIIMI. Ms O. gap r.1r.1 Nam. Tap tviimos, /8•• NoliVlate. WI marls, salsa• eel luelawr .ffif Mc Ohm Ihrojk os. wpm • vielilf if Oast powerfolannsims.—Aa • IV 11011 WATS& AT LONDON 111M1. 216. Nankm. tins. LONDON, ORDNESDAY, APRIL 6. THE disaolutioo of Parliament is either a rash ad venture or a fair constitutional appeal, according as Ministers retain or surrender the policy which ham just been condemned by the House of Commons. By the speech which the Earl of DERBY delivered OR Monday night, mid Mr. Disas ILI', address, which we published yesterday, the country will be able to judge which of them two characters ought to he ascribed to it. For the sake of an anti-Reform Bill the Government dissolves Parliament; but is the very act of doing so it repodiates that measure, and proclaims itaelf free from all engagements on this subject. " After the vote of the House of Commons," says Lord 1)EIBT," we hold ourselves free from the provisions of that Bill, and free to re-consider the " whole question anew, without prejudice and with "due deliberation." What is abandoned' The promise of a 10/. county franchise, with the ' lesser electoral qualifications, its concomitants. What is retained ? Nothing but Mr. DISRAIELre contempt for " the vulgar expedient of lower " log the borough franchise," and Sir E. BELWIR LTTION . 3 principle, that " political power ought sot " to descend to the working classes." These doctrines and dispositions, we say, remain to rankle in future discussions, and to obstruct, per haps to thwart, future reform.. But even these us not avowed in the normal address which bears the signature of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUIR. In that singular composition, framed on an onhsppy model, Mr. Dtsustl, avoiding the great questions of State which all men are discussing, endeavours to catch the public ear with the story of one of those " disingenuous mwccurree," which he never fails to discover behind a hostile vote. A Pulls mentary majority availing itself of its numerical strength has " interrupted the discussion" of the measures of the Government. But this is the na tural use which a Parliamentary majority makes o its numerical strength as often as it ensoanteu of DUI which does not deuces to become law. Thus, & majority of the same Huse of Commons last year " interrupted the discussion" of the Conspiracy Bill, sad is the present year similarly cut short the debate ea Mr. WALVOLVII Church Rats measure. In nue of these eases, however, was its power exerted to im pair the right of the minority to urge every argo. meat which it could possibly adduce its favour of its propositions. And really after seven nights' debate of • Bill which bad but one unofficial defender, and after the unlimited licence accorded to the eloquence et a WHITESIDE and a CAIRNS, it is too much to tell the country that the Opposition, in defeating a Bill of which it disapproved, has abused its power to " interrupt discussion " and embarrass her Msitares Government." The real embarraemeent of the Government was their bad Bill, • fact which Ministers acknowledge, in the haste with which they cast it from them at the very earliest opportunity. Mr. Disttsext's peevish accusation falls to the ground, and will be derided wherever the reports of the great Reform Debate have penetrated. Mr. Ifteasiet.i describes the majority of the Haase of Commons as distracted and - disunited, and in a phrase which smacks of • French origin, declares " It is fir the country to comprehend and " remedy these evils.' la the mouth of a states men who had • broad, public-spirited, and commanding policy to offer to the nation, these words woold have at least a meaning. Not only, however, does the rght hen, gent/man shrink from any avowal of principles and any deobwatioa at policy, but it is a remarkable fact, to which we invite 'Booties, that he does not think it worth his while to assign a single definite reason why any one should Tote for him or any other Minister. He draws a doleful picture of the House of Commons, in which we fail to recognise a representatioo of the essential facts, and quietly leave., it to be supposed that in soots way or other the stability of the State requires the presence of Lord iltlll3T and himself in Down ing-street. " I rely," he says, "on the loyalty and " public spirit of the county of Buckingham to rally " round her Nlensly's Government, and to return "me their member to Parliament." We doubt whether any subject since Cardioal WoLser has so boldly appealed to the sentiment of loyalty to the Crown on Lis own perranal behalf. If the phrase just footed were an isolated expression, we should bare treated it as a slip of the pen, and passed it bye But it represents and sums up the whole implied argument of the Cu I.A . ELLoR's address to his con stituents. We are aware that there is precedent for making • general election turn upon a question of personal pretenses, and an evening contemporary reminds as disagreeably that in writing his address Mr. DteRAZLI has had in view that which in 1837 Lad PALSIERSToN issued to the electors of Tiverton. Bat the language which was hardly permitted to • great, popular, and veteran Minister who had just terminated a vucoessful war is simply ridiculous when assumed by a gentleman whose abilities, how ever eminent, hies hitherto been employed to achieve a comely parliamentary swam There is nothing in the twelvemonths' patient endurance el opposition which Mr. DISRARLI so pathetical/7 described, and for which he claimed credit cm Mem day night, to set in cousparieso with the .mines which have won for Lord PAutIRITOIS sum wide is European and historical. The slight reference to foreign shire which Mr. DISRAELI makes is peculiarly unfortunate. "The " remnant is critical : " so unsettle everything in the pout, and provide for two months hence. "It is necessary that the guarani Government, engaged " in mediating between two great monarchs, should " be supported by a patriotic parliament ;" so let us get rid of a House of Commons eminently incurious and complaisant towards the Government as to exter nal policy, and let Lord Matmzencia's treatment el Piedmont be dimmed on the hustings. That is briefly and in effect the CHaircraton's account of the relation of our foreign affairs to this election. But why should we further examine this cobweb which the good sense of the people will sweep away without, it is to be feared, having first taken the pains to admire its ingenuity ? The dissolution impending is a serious event. It occurs at • most inconvenient time. It damages business, un settles the coarse of public affairs, and takes men away from their ordinary pursuits. For all this trouble and lose there is only one adequ►te compen sation—it is, that the question remitted to the eon- stituencies for decision shall be one of high concern and permanent result. The egotism which persuades itself that England is about to fight a constitutional battle for the privilege of being represented abroad by Lord Matmesnonr, and experimented OD at bogie by the right honourable Member for Bucks, may amuse the Clubs for a few hours ; but the masa of the public will simply pus by it to the practical business of the day. That business is to elect members who will, before all thing., unite cordially with those statesmen who understand the wants of the times, and support them in settling, for a considerable period at least, the great question of Parliamentary Reform. Nothing can divert the public from this issue, and to-morrow, in its earnestness, it will have forgotten that the CLUNCELLOR Of the EXCIIEGIILI has totally ignored it in hie address. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 6, 1859. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. The following telegram was received at Mr. Renter's office this morning: ST. PETERS:BUBO, WZDNXIDAT. " According to private &driest reoei red this day from Kiachta, in the governmental district Irkutsk on the Chinese frontier, famine is prevailing in the southern part of China." gbe Court. The Quern held a wart yesterday afternoon at Bakis,:ism palace. The Might Hon. Sir John Young, Bart, was preamded to the Quern, epos Lie return from Corfu, by Sir Edward Hulett Lytton, Secretary of State for the Colonies.. The Hon. Henry G. Ellie, Envoy Extraordinary and Min Mer Pknipo•entiary to the Kiog of Denmark, wee pro moted to her Majesty, upon hie return from abroad, by the Earl of Malmarbery, Secretary of Stele for Foreign Affair. Me Earl of Melareabury had a audiaoce of the Queen. Her Majeal wee otesded by Lord Barman, Lord in Wasting, and Lieut..Colomal Cavesdieb, Groom in Weirieg. The Queen and Pilaw Conroe, accompaniel by the Prin cesses Alias and Helena, took • drive man open carriage and Mar is she aftermou. Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood nod Cepteis Do Plat at ended ea ir rerbsok. The Prise. Comore rode on borectuck yesterday morning, attended by hM Equerry in Waiting. Prince Leopold sad the Princess Louisa took a careage drive. --- The Prisms Beatrice visited the Maws of Kent yeater deittClarence house, Bt. Jeanie. a, CM:shill hos enateeded Lady Mardould as the Lady In Waiting to the Qum Lard Batenen and Lisoteaaae• Colas* Caveadish have succeeded Viscount &Indianan sad Illsjoe-G.nevel Berkeley Drummond as the Lad ant Chosen In Watt' ng to her Majesty. Lally Boma Labs Melville has attoceeckd Lady Fanny Bossed as the Lady in Waiting to the Duchene( Yen*. Deroclere were reeeivel yrsterday, at the Col/WA-aim hum tie Ooventore of Mt PaAlexi lolanda, City' it, Hong 11Creg, Naha, an/ the West ladle Colonise. DespatMee ware seat to the Governor* of the Cape, Natal, sad st. Hits MAJRITTI LITZI (TRIP D*T).—This after asps &or the Gismo baki a hirer in Bt. James's Palms. Rot Mainely and his Royal Bighorn t►o Priam Coogan wars escorted by a detarhatoit if Honeasards from Rockingham Palace. The great c Moue mosived bar ma imply sod the Priam atom their art Mal at Bt. James's Palma. The laves was most nameromly aft uMd. The Countess of Longford and Lady Louisa Pa kent.ans We kft tows for TwAridge Well.. Lady Susan Leslie Melville has succeeded Lady rasa, Howard as the Lady in Wait'ng to her Royal Biel ars lbw Danboar of liet.t. Croat i formic has left Clatidge's Hotel for Thoursiows Cast* Ireland. Tstsjar-Oasassl Sir Archibald Wilson and Lady Willett lava @Mead at Ethirarda'• 14de1 from Aaltwelthorpa Hall, sear Wymenttaii. Mr. E. A. Still and Mr.. Still bare left the rates eatatliahotest for Oahu& rark. Mr. Alfred Tennytooo, Poet Laureate, has left Little Hal!sad Boom, Yeasbarois, L. 4 his suit la do Isle et The Countess of 'Macclesfield gave birth to a sou ot Shirbura Camdo an Monday kat, It is said that Mr. Priscotes " History of Philip 11." s sot to be ennyteted, bat • i.l remain a fragment, bb the the last work' of Niebahr, Mackintosh, limpid, and tome eminent histories,. A public exhibition of the works of Ary Schsffer is sesonaced to tilte place at the hotel of the Marquis of Hertford, on the Bootees/a des Helios', Paris. Ihs com mittee Is oeuipostd of Count do Many, the Marquts Mebane, the Marquis of Hertford, and 'Mowed Fulda, Ingrea, Del t ends, Horses Verner, Robert Fleury, Perste, Jules Cave lier, Hearioiet-Dopont, and Louie GAOL The moiety re ceived for adsuis:ion a ill go t e the load of the Artist's Aar,- datioe. The Malta Times, of the 29 h ult., states that ceders bare tea received from Eaglead, is pansy:toe d whirl t►s es.kr raquirieg marries to "carry arms sal pm , mot any, es the HO" pass.," bee bees removed. It appears that the Oa& family are returning to India. hie l.arr states time by the /On= the widow sad daoghter of the late (Matra Mirso Seconder Hashamd MI, b•h arrived st Camila from Heal in t. They hare mhos up their resideere with the Qeei n of Owls is Gad. u Reach. The Neagh Mabda Kehl Ith.n hie also 'eternal to laths, Minis" aids him same of the property of the Mk apparent, sad aloe that of the Queen Dowager. The Madras Times mentions a rumour current for ems days hi Mahe" that certain at the lesdirg Medea, ad Mallemesdana at the Preaid,ney have arranged the pre liminaries for a master airi-ulisionwy meeting. Their Brahmins sad Mcsalv:es ere to be summoned in large Lum ber' hoes the MotulL to lead the m nrement the sanction of their mithosity, end ald it with their counsel and rhetoric. Foe the redress of their sapposed simians, and the etaia meat of their remedy, a memorial is to be presented to the Secretary of State for India Letters of a recent date from Teheran mama the drenninstson come to by the Pr r.lea goverment of intending the commercial relen es of the comary with Zan pr. Watt tbla view Mr. W. J. Sumas has bees %pointed Centel ei hie Majesty, the Shah, at Melt 1, which Weed has been selected from It. central pontos with renames to the may hapretaat truing ports wished by the Madieenness. The awe Inters inn. ion, _ _ _ tb•t • pedal •mb•rador to bee IltWeety the Queen of Ennlead, and the Emperor of the French, t••a to l••ee itieran early to Much, stftnitd ty • nonseross suite. The Stafetta of *win states that a society of ladies has bees formed In that city to supply tbs military hospital...ad ambulances with llat and Ikea bandages in as of 1.11% Sir lobo Lawrence, who left Labors co the 2.5 th of February, arrived at Bombay is the Femme are the 'vetting of the 9th ult., sad became a guest of Lied Elphiaatone at Malabar Point. "Sir Joh.," days the Bombay eauttn son borne by the merest mail. When he roaches England there will be few men of greater mark la the ece•ght is e than hiameU. He le mee of the twenty or thirty Me, each of shoat bee Lem deesibed by respective admirers ea the " a tviour of India" per artilexco. Whether he be entitled to the paha we sill tot attempt to deal, ; bat hie services, especially at tee never•to-be-fargottea whir, to en thor.ty in India, have bees each ea mead fall to mum for him a grateful mimeos at how." ARRIVAL OF THE ROYAL CHARTER. (IT sarnsx AND MAX mAosrnv TizmozArs.) QUEB24IITOW2i, WIDXMIDAY. Tho ship Royal Charts; from Mathrums, passed Bre at two o'clock this csoreing, al •all. Siss iris lad a 81 days' pump. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (mow oux owx PARIS, TUISDAT HYMNING. I am informed that the Paris Conference will meet on Thursday next to settle the ques tion of the Danubian Principalities. Little in terest is excited by this meeting, it being understood that all the substantial points have been agreed upon. It is announced in official circles that Prince Gortchakoff, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, is shortly expected in Paris. The Patrie observes upon the telegraphic news of the intended dissolution of parliament, that Lord Derby's cabinet, which cannot command a majority in the house, will remain in uncontrolled poosesion of power until July next, and that the English nation will be without a parliament precisely at the moment when it ought to play a leading part, and when its authority ought to weigh greatly in the balance. However constitutional the wares may be, the Petrie is of opinion that the dissolution under present circumstances is " a practical sti peewit:ft of parliamentary government, and a ect legal coup d'etat." "As a proof of what the war department in France is capable of doing," says the Union, "it may be stated that the regiments of the line which were passed in review on Sunday had each a fourth battalion, though the order for dividing regiments into four battalions had been issued scarcely a week before." Nine hundred and seventeen men of the 45th of the line have arrived at Marseilles in the Chrietophe Colombo from Algeria. Two officers of the Sardinian army have arrived in Paris to take charge of military clothing ordered here. The Bourse has been dull, with little business doing, and no remarkable feature. The Rents fell 10c. both for cash and account, closing at 68fr. 6e; Mobilisr was again much depressed, and fell 20fr. The Eastern Railway fell 13fr. 25c., and the Western 6fr. 60c. Orleans and Southern fell sfr., and Lyons, 1 fr. 250. The Emperor and Empress last night honoured the Opera Comique with their presence, to witness the first representation of M. Meyerbeer's Pardon de Plaernwl. In spite of the violent assaults of the protec tionists and the opposition of the Senate, free-trade appears to have obtained another respite. The Echo dgricole announces that the Council of State has terminated its examination of the corn laws. Another journal states that no new law will be brought forward this year, and that the regime of free trade established by the decree of October, 1858, and which is the continuation of that which has existsd since 1853, will remain in force until the 30th September next. At that period the government will take the subject again into con sideration, and the result of the next harvest and the state of prices will influence the resolutions which it will come to. THE BOMBAY MAIL. The Bombay Standard of the 11th ult. remarks that the rebellion, as represented by Tenth Topee, Ferns" Shah, and their adherents in various parts of India, is now at the lowest ebb. "We no longer hear of large bodies of insurgents marching through the disaffscted district'. The pursuit to which these men have been subjected, the hardships they have endured, appear to have completely disheart ened them. The large bands have separated. The chiefs are in concealment, and, like the lowest crimi nals, are hiding their identity under assumed names." Since Tends Topee arrived at Kerowlee, where he is said to have assumed the name of Ram Singh, nothing certain has been beard of him. In Onde it seems the policy of government now merely to watch the frontier, and to trust to time and the Ooorkhas of Jung Bahadoor to disperse the insurgents under the Begum, the Nana, and Beni Mabdo. Lord Clyde, whose health is still bad, leR Lucknow on the Ist of March, for Simla. Ile was to go to Mahavleshwur on the 18th. We learn from 'adore, under date the Bth alt., that her Mejeaty's 86th arrived on that day. The rebels are scattered in five or six separate parties, some wanting to surrender, and all disheartened. They are now making towards Seronj, and if they can only be brought or driven to collect together, they will speedily be dealt with. We have a letter from amp Seronj of the 3rd instant, saying that Colonel Rich's column left Goonah on the Ist and arrived at Seronj on the 2nd. The rebels were within twenty miles, and immediate efforts were about to be made to surround them. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Mszagon, which had been out for seven mouths, had arrived at Bombay, having been towed hither from the neighbourhood of Cochin by the Peninsular and Oriental China steamer Pekin. The Mszagon suf fered severely from want of water and provisions before it reached Cochin. By a notification iuned by the local goTernment, the duty upon Male& opium will be inreased from 400 to 600 rupees per chest from the Ist of July wet " The financial embarrassment of the govern- ment," says the Bombay I istes,"is most severe, if not altogether uupreeedeated, and it is rumoured that a suspension of cub payments may. be looked for unless relief is obtained very speedily." There had been no improvement in the import market during the fortnight ; freights had advanced and the money market showed slight symptoms of improvement, though the Bank of Bombay had not reduced its rates of discount. " No one here," says a letter from St. Petersburg, asr reasrmbi ra such a mild winter in Russia as t h e Lite sem The Gulfs of Finland end Bothnia have sesrcely bent seemed with lee, tied in the month of February a vowel snivel at Helsiegskes with a cargo from Cop Winger. This is parheps the first that ban ever attempted suet a passage In the winter season, when the communication between Bawd and Hakiagtors is, only carried on over the Ma. The wad prcensnedes on the Neva in sledges have foiled this year, is. end raw Whig wanting," ORKINLAND FINUERY.—Forty-nine vessels, with I,loosands, bay* Ibis mere taken theirdsgertnre, tangling at Orkney and Lathed to IQ lip their crews. AUSTRALIA. YeHome papers dated February 15 have been delivered this morning. The chid political event had been the statement by Mr. O'Shanamy before the Legislative Assem bly, of the principles of the new Land Bill pro posed by the government. Large areas are to be preserved for free selection adjoining populous localities, actual cultivators only to select, selection limited to half a square mils, and the price 11. per acre. Agricultural municipalities are to be formed with a view to local improvements. Town and valuable agricultural lands are to be sold by auction as formerly. The other novelties of the measure are comparatively unimportant. The only other matters demanding notice in the legislative proceedings had been the revival of the question of payment of members, and the assent of the house to the proposal for a grant of 2,0001, in aid of the Jewish Synagogue Fund. The former was the subject of a lengthy discussion, which ended, however, in the rejection of the resolution to which the hones was asked to assent. The latter was carried, on a division, by a majority of 28 to 11. The parliament wu shortly to be prorogued previous to its dissolution. The returns of gold by escort from the various diggings since the commencement of the current year show an aggregate amount larger than that returned during the same period of 1868. The comparison of the month of January in the two years is as follows: 1859. 1858. oz. dwt. oz. dwt. Week cad* Jam. 7 44,176 0 .... 38,002 0 „ „ 14 30 . 2 76 10 .... 40,269 16 It 0 21 SI I. 28 63,361 10 .... 42,682 6 34,907 0 .... 36,661 0 Total 118,610 0 .... 152,4104 0 The average returns for January are 42,162 oz. weekly, against 39,401 oz. in January, 1858. This increase, though small, and extending over but a short period, is satisfactory. The returns for the first two weeks in February are -1850. 1868. Week ending Feb 4 60,014 10 .... 45,678 10 11 32,093 10 34,169 10 (Total 82,108 0 .... 79,748 0 Since the departure of the last mail, the following ships, conveying gold, had been reported : Oneida, for London Conflict, for London 10,878 Morning Bur, for Liverpool Mermaid, for 1i Bydenbam, for Busse:, for London A new field of fair promise has been lately opened up on the south side of the Dandenong Ranges, and little over forty miles from Melbourne. " The gold," says the Argus, "is found within two or three feet of the surface, and is of a nuggetty character, indicating the existence of large deposits in the neighbourhood. As these ranges are densely severed with timber and scrub, exploration is very difficult, so no idea can be formed for some time u to the extent of this new gold field. No cart or dray had ever been within miles of the spot before, and a roadway had to be cleared with the axe and with gm, at the rate of half a mile per day, for the first dray that arrived with stores. Now, however, the roadway is cleared, and the danger of being lost in the impenetrable—and, although so near town, imperatively unknown—Dandenong Ranges is obviated e so hundreds are flocking to the new dig gimp, and this part of the country will quickly become better known. Water is very abundant, and so apparently is gold, which has been found in remunerative quantity in every part of the ground yet tried. From the shallowness of the sinking, and the nearness of the locality to Melbourne, these are especially what we much require just now—good poor man's diggings—and it is very much to be hoped that they may prove extensive." The Argus thus refers to the death of a well known colonist : The sudden death this morning of Mr. Andrew Rost Cruikeheak has cut a gloom over the proceedings of the day. Mr. Cruikshank hes been long connected with the commerce of the Australian colonlea, end his adventures have frequently assumed colossal proportions. He has beet much before the public of late, end has mode some few ene mies ; but the sentiment univaselly expressed to day has been that of deep regret that roe who hes lent so many a helping bend in time gone by should have parsed away so suddenly, in the midst of anxieties end difficulties which would have crushed a km unmet man, but which the public had perfect faith in hie atiliiy to surmount. The Age reports the state of the labour market unchanged: Meetings of " unemployed" are daily being held in the country d;sricts, sad the city exhibits in her crowded streets unmistakeably evidence of destitution mid want MOOR the laburing clamor. The eight hours' question is still agitating the artisan classes, who are determined not to yield to the suiroachnients on the eight hour system. The railway strikes continue, the contractors on the one aids and the employees on the other maintaining towards each other an uncompromising attitude. Attempts have been made to introduce railway mechanics from the neighbouring colonies, but the experiment dots not appear to hare pro duced the desired result. Large sums of money have been voted by parliament for the conatroction of rode and bridges and other public works, but as yet our paternal government appears to be doing little towards offrrding relief to the unemployed by pushing forward the public works, if we may except the pul ling down of the old wooden post-office. Who her they will proceed immedia'cly with the erection of the new poet•ofilce remains to ba seen. Two lines of railway have been thrown open for public Medic during the prat week. The Melbourne and Mount Alwader lies as far as Sunbury, and the Melbourne and Suburban Railway as far as Richmond. NEW SOUTH WALES. The steam postal question has occupied the atten tion of both Houses at Sydney. The result appears to be that both are dissatisfied with the arrange ments which have been made binding at home, in respect of the route per Suez, without any reference to the line via Panama. Resolutions, without repudiating the previous offers of the government, or any engagements made under the sanction of parliament, but strongly con servative of the right of the hones to enforce its opinion in favour of two lines, have passed. The main political topic, however, which had engaged attention had been supply. Day by day the esti mates, which were to have been brought down to the house in such a way that they could not be dis puted, but were to be passed in the lamp, have been dimmed. The Church State Aid question will form a feature is the hustings speeches which were impending. L Of the gold escorts, the Sydney Herald of Feb. 11 report' - • - • • The 7 quantity of gold dust received by escort from the several go'd-gelds end from FairB.ll end Part Curtis during tin put month amonottd to 19,908 ounces. Foe the sues month of 1858 the ■mount wee 14,701 outlets. The increase in the month te, therefor., 6,207 ounces, or 35 por cent. The following table will show the quentitiee delivered by each wort during the month el Feb., 1858 and 1869: 1868. 1869. Weekrn Southern Northern Total 14,701 19,908 From this statement ft will be sees that there Is a amen decrease of 125 mama, or 14 per cent. on the yield from the ermine, gold 9.lde, and an invest. of 8,980 ounces, or nearly 14%1 per rent. on the southern gold-flelde, snd as ineresee of 1.372 ounce, or 48 per rent. on tho leathers gold - field.. In the No rdin &art we have Included tha amount received tram Part Curtis and Fairfield. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. Rini= Lauder Vernon YeainTliy — C7ptsin • of Ardieglea Hamer Wants" breed an address to this demean of this . 1867 the gallant captain came brwerd se a coneenstive. It is expected that Mr. Rebore Palmer, who hes for a great number of pen been M.P. for the county, will shortly announce his retirement. Mr. John Waiter (the present M.P. for Nott ngham. who midis at Beerwood, 1112 this county) his horned sa address as a candidate. The other two members who will stand for welection are the lion. P. P. Boarerie and Mr. G. H. Vanaittert. Banwicx.—Mr. David Robertson, in the liberal interest, is opposed by Sir J. Majoribanks, his nephew and a conservative. BART Bahr.—lt is very questionable whether there will be any opposition to the present reprenntatives Sir Brook William Bridges, Bart., end Mr. Deedee, as the elate of the register would hardly seem to justify any hops of a successful ism to the liberal party were a contest resorted to. !Ayr consultative meeting of the conservative party was held on Saturday afternoon, at the Swan Hotel, Norwich, to select two candidates to contest the representation of the Eastern Divisice of Norfolk, which is now in the hands of the liberals. The meeting, which was attended by about 60 of the leading members of the =ll presided over by Mr. lidward Howe', one of the at the County Quarter Siodoos. Foto gentlemen wen named as suitable candidates, viz...—Mr. H. N. Bur roughs', who represented the constituency for many years, bat retired in 1667 ; the Hon. P. Walpole, brother of the Earl of Orford, and author of "Four Yeere In the Pa d dy" " Travels in Syria," ite.; Mr. Robert Fellowee, of Shores ' ham; and Sir Robert Jamb Balton, of Shadwell-court. Mr. Burroughs was tented again to offer himself as • candidate, bat declined to given deflate pledge on the subject. Alter some discussion, however, a rescind= wee adopted that the hon. gentleman sad Mr. Follower; should be requeeeed to state whether or not they were prepared to come forward at another meeting to be held on Saturday next. Mr. Robert Fellowee must not be confounded with Mr. E. Fellows, the member for Huntingdonshire. EAST Boasts.—Mr. Dodson has lost no time in proffering a renewal of hie et vices. Flea Cot:lNlT.—John Fergus, Req., has, in con erquates of ill-health, been obliged to give up his parliamen tary duties. The candidates en—James Hay Erskine Worms, Req., of Wemyee Castle, sad Lord Loughborough, of Dysart Maas NORTH Dzsavewras.—Lord G. Cavendish and Mr. W. P. Thornhill will, it is understood, be returned without opposition. Both voted egainst the government bill. OXFORDSRIRE.—No opposition will be offered to Mr. Henley's return. Mr, liercourf s re-election Wee ap pose certain. There lea rumour that Colonel North cos templates resigning, and in the event of hie doing so Mr. Hugh Hammereley and Lieutenant-Colonel Feu are re speoeively spoken of as candidates. BOYER/38T (BABT).—Bir Henry A. Hoare hex been solicited to postage the einem division of Somerset in the liberal latticed, in opposition to Mr. Boar:Mall. BOOTH DEIBTRILIRE. The present members, Messrs. T. W. Evens and C. R. Colvile, will offer themselvia kir reelection. Both geatiemen voted spinet the Clovers- Mini Reform Bin. his reported that the tortes will oppose Mr. Osinle. _ . . . —.— SOUTH LANCASHIRE.—It is generally anticipated that the tart' party will contest tide dl,Wra, the selection of Mr. J. P. Heywood in place of Mr. Wm. Brown by the =liberals baring, it to sold, given ream to the or piety, sad the toriee hope to profit by the mit- 11110Iralsadag. " BTAFFOILDSEIHE (Borrn).—No opposition to the sift* musters (Kr. 11. H. Foley end W. 0. Foster) Is expected. tiOanZY (Wzrr).—Mr. Briscoe is again • candi date, Warr BOITOLIC..--7,0 candidates are before the electors for the vacan wbkh will shortly be occasioned in the representation of West Suffolk by the retirement of Mr. B. S. Waddington—viz., Earl Jermyn and Major Windsor Parker. Both gent'noion profees conservative principlee, but Major Parker appears to be the favourite with the party. The name of Sir Robert Boston, of Shadwell Court, hal alio been mentioned in connexion ecith the vacancy, bat it is not likely that the bon. baronet will onto forward under t circumstances. Up to the Glom of het week the liberal party bad made no public movement in the matter. BOROUGHS. Hon. J. F. Twistleton Wykeham Pleenes, eldest son of Lord Safe sad Bele, High Steward of Banbury, will in all probability be put in nomination es a cendidste for the representation of this borough at the forth coming general election. BATH.—Mr. Way, the uncle and managing man of J. Beeville Sm3th, of Ashton Court. near Bristol, who amreeed the city at' the het general election "hberel-oonerrntive" principles, has already announc.d hie Intention of standing again. Balorrroa.—Sir George Pechell, Bart., and Mr. Conyoglum renew their claims to support. Bantrot..—Memrs. H. Berkeley and W. H. Gore lungtou are to be brought forward spin u the liberal can didates. Buay.—Mr. R. N. Philips will, it appears, be area opposed bi Mr. F. Feel. BEIM Sr. ELII/UNDB.-111r. J. A. Hardenede asks far a renewal of confidence, and I. fully expected to retain lie seat. OFIINTRY.—Sir J. Paxton and the Right Hon. Z. Ellie will probably be yearned without opposition. DIRBY.—The present liberal members, Messrs. Bane sad Beale, intend offering themselves for re.election, sad the latter bon. gentleman will be opposed by Mr. W. M. Jaws, • Chancery barrister who wee a candidate et the last election, but who had to retire on the arblirstion of Mr. I Biggs, of Leicester, chosen to decide which of the cindidates should go t, the poll. The tortes threaten to bring out a candidate, but no same has been mentioned. DODLEV.—Mr. H. Z. Sheridan, the sitting mem ber, it is repotted, will be opposed, if not by both the con servative and liberal pardon certainly by the hetet. Among the names that have bean mentioned ere those of Mr. Wil liam Matthew; Mr. R.. C. Chawner (chairman of the Booth titaffordshite Railway Company and South Staford-hire Water Compsay teepectively) of Lichfield, a staunch liberal ; and Viscount Manch. Athortaa, M.P., has iesued address. _ . Evasuaw.—Colonel Addison, who was an unsuc cessful candidata for the represent ation of this bayou& at tte last general ekctioa, has homed an address to the electors, intimating his intention of o& ring himself as a can didate in consequence of the approaching ithumiu.il7ll. Liz —There is no probability of any opposition being offered to the re-election of the promut ciabervativs sitting member ST E. C. Borisov, Bart. FALKIRK Blau:Ms.-8v JIM. Anderson will, it ie uadetatood, retire; Ur. Oliplumt or Kr. Ceird is spoken of as his suocessor. _ . ----• Ftnentntir.--Sir Morton Peto is mentioned u a caodidae. - - - , . FINSBURT.-4 requisition ie in course of signature calling upon Mr. &grant Parry to present himself as a can adds. There was • rumour ye.terday that Mr. Thomas Buncombe does ant intend to off. r himself as • candidate, bat it wants confirmation. GREENWICH.—AIderman Salomons, in an address to the electors, expresses his confidence that they will return him to the new parliament. HARWICH.—The oonservatives of this borough are so 'toms with the return of Captain Jervis that they have re solved to pat aea card candidata in nuninatioa. An invita tion he. been forwarded to Mr. Dodd to offer himself is tha event of a enteral election. HITDDISSFIZI.D.—Mr. Edward Altroyd (liberal) offer. himself for re-eleeion for this borough. Theta is some talk of the extreme liberals and voluntary educationists bring ing out Mr. W. Williams, a heal merchant, in opposition to Mr. Akroyd. KIDDERMINSTER.—The Right Hoc. R. Lowe and Mr. Maddlestos, of the Orford Circuit, are candidates for this borough!. KING'S Lice.—lt is not probable that the present sitting oteutters, Lord Stanley and Mr. John Henry Gurney, will be cppewed. KNARESHOROOO/I.—Mr. B. T. Woodd(liberal) and Mr. T. Collin' (conservative), the present members, offer lbeemetvee. Tittle is tome rumour of • second liberal can didate. LAMBETH.—Mr. Roupell has issued an address to the elector, in which he charactarires the Government Re. form Bill as the "offspring of perverse ingenuity," and adds, it is for yen to Fay whether you will root content with the sham Reform Bill offered by a tory cabinet, or demand and wore for yourselves and your unenfranchised fe'low-citizens a wise and comprehensive usesurs" LISZDS.—Mr. G. B. Beecroft offers himself for re eletVon fir this borough on the conservative Interest. The liberals, it is understood, will have two candidates. Mr. M. T. Ba , uis has positively declined to be put in amnia/sties egain. A joint meeting of the leaders of ttas two sections of the liberal party, held yesterday of em-on, stands adjourned till Friday. It in said Mr. Edward Balms, the brother of • Mr. M. T. B tines, will, in all probability, be asked to stand. Mr. W. G. Forster, t f Burley, will probably b 3 the other literal candidate. present members are expected to have a claret walk over." LIVERPOOL.—It appears to be the general opinion in Liverpool thut there will be no contort this time. Me .tings of the committees of the &Lim and Coostitutiosal Ames. is don. were held yesterday, bat up to the time our parcel wits despatch-4 nutmeg definite hal bens decided Ilion by either of them. MAIDSTONE.—No arrangements have yet been made by the coaservative party tg supplying the Fleas of Mr. A. J. Berseliord Mope, who le abast Marisa Maidstone for the purpose of smig electkin se the reproreatsive of the Ustiverslty of Cambridge. Make geo•t, his colisegoe. will othr himself fur re-election. Mr. W. Inv, who vs , en eameemental rawlida•• in 1867. will be brought forward on the resent =elm by the likterAs la majoaction with ono tam garlemea int yet named. MANCRSaTIS.—A very general feeling seemed lo penal yesterday that the approaching election would be contested. It was rumoured that Mr. J. A. Turner wee desirous of retiring, end Dir. &Oriel. (of the Arm of Loy& Entwisle, sad Co., bankers) and Mr. Oliver Heywood the dna of Sir B. Heywood and Co., bankers) were men tioned es probable candidates In the oonersvative interest. Mr. T. J. Potter, brother of the late Sir John Potter, mentioned as • liberal colleague for Mr. Bailey. MARYLEBONL—Sir Benjamin Hall and Mr. Edwin hum*, Q.C. the sitting members for the borough, have ineteaatod their Intention of booming candidates again at the aP&Tng election. c hi casn.E.ots-Tmvx.—There will be a warm contest, Mr. P. J. Taylor, of London, being the candidate of the radical party ; Mr. P. Carstairs, the candidate in the dissenting Interest. The present representatives, Mr. Head i= and Mr. G. Ridley, will offer themselves again, and it fa not improbable that a ministerial candidate will be brought forward. NORTHERN Buiscim.—Mr. Samuel Laing is again a candidate, and announces hie confidence in Lord Ran ansesil. Noawicm.—lt was yesterday currently reported that the conservatives intend to contest both seats, and that their choice has fallen on the Hon. Mr. Barlett, son of Lord Abinger (who eat for Norwich when Sir Jame Soariett) and a noble lord a member of the Hey family. Both the mt Hag members, Lord Bury and Mr. H. W. Schneider, pledged themselves at a meeting held recently to offer themselves for reelection, NOTTINGHAM.—There will be a contest for this hseegh. It is understood that Mr. George Moore will oar hlmseif in conjunction with Mr. Paget, on liberal prin ter. Vernon, of dro v e. meat ftetford, conservative, le deo spoken of. Mx. EMUS Jones will also come forward. The ham lees Bend an android, in which, after alluding to his well-bsoven advocacy of manhood sang% the ballot, triennial parliaments, and an equitable redden of constitu encies, he says :—" The foreign policy of England ought, ix my opinion, to be one of peace and aces-intervention ; a policy, I believe, not incompatible with the freedom of con tinental nations—for liberty is never won as a gift from others, but achieved only se the fruit of a people's own exertions." OXFORD.—Mr. Cardwell and Mr. Langstone offer themselves. Tits conservatives contemplate inviting Capt. Bowyer, of Steeple Aston, while the radicals are desirous that &dead Gaasles should again come forward. PLYMOUTH.—Mr. Moore and Mr. Wilson, gentle men intimately cooneded with the shipping int erest, and both residing in London, are spoken of. 'The sitting mem bers—who again come forward—are Mr. R. P. Collis and Mr. James White. RocariaLE.—lt is fully expected that whether or not Mr. Cobden should return from America before the distil lotion he will be locoed forward by the liberals. Rociimmus.—ln the event of a dissolution Mr. G. H. Money, who describes himself as a liberal conserva tive, bas announced himself as a candidate for the npresenta time of this city. The two present members—Mr. P. W. Martin and Mr. &lima liteepf•irs, Recorder of Bristol—will again be brought forward by the liberal and from their great popularity with the coostitaseterr e tr a sitte s= of the liberal party at Rochester, their, return is Both the hon. members are is favour of the ballot, the 'boil ties of church rates, sad a large entsadon of the suffrage. Mr. Money at the lad general election announced himself as a candidete, but, after cenvessing the city, retired from the coot at without going to the poll. SOUTIIHARIL—Mr. Locke has issued an address to Ids con‘titnen.s, which will be found in our advertising columns. Mr. A. Pellet, who was rejected at the Wt eleo doe, again appeals to the elector,. SS C. Napier has issued an adds.,. STAFFORD.—Mr. Wise will again offer himself to his old constituents, by whom be Is so highly estimated as to leave no doubt of his reelection. Mr. Alderman Sidney er4 it is behoved, oppose Lord Isgeetre's re oiection. THETFORD.—The present sitting members, the Mat of Ruston and Mr. A. H. Baring, will in ell probability be re-sleeted. WaxErm.D.—Mr. Charlesworth, the present conservative member, will be opposed on the liberal side by Mr. W. H. Latham, a heal banker. WALSALL.—Mr. C. Forster is not at all likely to b it it e v d ticx .—Messrs. Oreaves and Repton will again nand, the mama having commenced yesterday with a preet of opposition from the Hoe. Mr. Leigh (brother of Lord WO), and another liberal. WOLVERHAIIPTON.—The return of Mr. Villiers ill considered to be beyond question, .and if it should be deter mined again to pleosKr.Thonisly in nomination, the snoods of an opponent would be very unlikely. Intsm Bouonoas.—Before the news of a dissolu tion of parliament was twelve hours old, the Irish pipers were bristling with paragraphs—sortie emulative, some bona fide sanoancements—respecting gentlemen who are prepared to enter the lists when the new House of Commons is to be called into minces. Of the realities it may be mentioned that Mr. John Res, a fiery Belfast attorney, has addressed the electors of the borough of New Ross, in opposition to Mr. Totonbans, the sitting member end propn,tor of the toss,. Mr. Rea Is a preabytirian and a rental of the deepest dye. Among the spo:nistloas it is reported that Mr. George Bowyer,having given off, nee to his Dundalk friends, le to be aupp'auted in the representation by Sir John M'Neill, the eminent engineer, end a genital favourite in the locality. Burns' centenary was heartily oelebrated in Aus tralia. The following day was the neat festival of the colony of New South Wales—ils seventy-first birthday. The day was celebrated in a variety of ways. There were shoot ing teethes and cricket matches, as wells. all kinds of old Neenah eports. The suburban phew of recreat:on were vi.ited by many thousand., but the great a'traction of the day wet, as on all inch occasions, the regatta. Forty water fountains for the public streets of tko chary had been east and were about to be erected. Fearful dilutes° has been caused in the colony of Adelaide by ate • of bush Bret. In tome localities the set lea seem compktaly basil Wed by the ouddan ruin which has overtaken them. In other dietricts meetings were being held for the relief of the sufferers. _ _ BANK OF ENGLAND (THIS DaT).—This morning, at ten o'clock', the election of directors for the Bank of Eng land for the ensuing year took pled in the Bank parlour. A few votes were formally recorded, there being no opposition, and the proceedings came to a stand mill. The poli must be kept open until six o'clock till/ evening, when the following gentlemen will be declared the directors fur the Jeer :—Mr. Hobert Memo Crawford, M.P., Mr. Charles Ne on Oradell, M.P., Mr. Thomson Hanley, M.P., Mr. Kirkman Denial Hodgson, M.P., Mr. Henry Hulse Berms, Mr. George Joachim Beechen, Mr, John Gellitrand Ilutibud, Mr. James Maloolmson, Xt. Staled Neave (late Governor), Mr. John Benjamin Heath, Mr. Henry Lancelot Holland, Mr. Arthur Edward Camp bell, Mr. George Wards Norma, Mr. Thomas Charles Smith, Mr. J.mes Morrie, Mr. Healy Huck. Gibbs, Mr. James Ale:sada Guthrie, Mr. Henry Edward Chapman, Mr. William Cotton, Mr. James Fatima Carrie, Mr. Thom,. Newman Hont, Mr. Charles Huth, Mr. Edward Henley Palmer, sad Mr. Benjamin Buck Greene. THE VACANT CITY iCDGESRIP.Mr. W. F. Fintalaoa, of the Home Cirenie, has offered himself m a can didate for this dela. In his cucular which he bee booed to maniers of the common COilltil, he states that be has been in practice foe fits en years, end that he has published eeveral legal works welch have been favourably teceived by the pro faselen, end that for some years beck ha Ma been engaged as • legal r.pwtw, _" an avucaliac requiring considerable Judg ment and knowledge of law, and which is recognised as mai sandy qualit)ing fur tudicial &Hee." ELEVATION OF MR. EDWARD GROGAN M.P., TO Till Baaosavey.—The Dublin .I.lrtily Express NUMMOOSS that her Maje.ty sigoided her intention of conferring the dignity of the bannelage upon Mr. Edward Grogan, M.P. for that ei . v. DEATH OP MR. RICHARD FOSTER OF CAMBRIDGE. —This gentleman died on Saturday het, having reached the patriarchal age a f 76. Ile had fur a period of upwards of half • century been an eminent brewer and wins end liquor mercharit, W Cambridge. At the urgent request of the whfg piny, he twice cotteatcd the borough of Cambridge; the tint time in June, 1811, when, with Lord Como Reseal as • colleague, he append the Hon. J. H. T. Manners Seams and Sir A. C. Grant, on which occaeion he wag 27 below the lowest comervative. In March, 1843, he opposed Sir Fanny Kelly, when he lout his election by 27. This election was woe, as Improved, by bribery, at the last hour, a large muster of electors holding themselves in ten rue fur the OCCagiCal. Mr. Foster was dee. te I to toe interest and well-being of hie native turn; he was ever Monied in every good sot k.—Barg and .bortri(lt Port. HANDEL CENTENARY COMM EMORATION.—We bad the pleasure of b lug present in the Illosic•hell on Saturday evening, at a Te:easel of the choruses to be perloimed during the spprotchiteg Handel centenary costommoratica. Thee chortoes era to be given by 230 simmer, who, for the last two months, have be n moat etre/oily trained by Hen Kuchler, under whose adatinthiguidance the) bare stained • pecialon in time, and a truth sal .t tadir ea of .lowition„ Wed cr, d t,ble t, their own ailid nee and 'lle tact and 'kill of their coadnotor. The voiter, too, teemed to us very well , balanced; sad In the forte passages from the mareiflceot ' choruses in the Kalish and SAMSON. the spacious hall seemed to overflow with a food of 11,h harmony. Indtef, from I what we he.rl on Saturday evening, we risk but little in pr (Beth% that the chorures—so important and prattle a feature in oratorio niuilo—• ill be given silk a truth and power hitherto nee quelled in Edinburgh. We congratulate tho gentlemen of the Scottish Vocal Music Association ca so wecomsfel a Insult of the unreodtting end theinteic,ted ex ertions to improve the knowledge of manic among us, and do honour to the memory of an i luttriatts comport . ; and we hop that en Tburelay, Friday, sad Saturday neat, the days of the oentenery commemoration conceits, the peblic sill .how their nate of the s exertion., by tains care that not even a single seat in the Music Kali shall remain un oc sweat —llieberyd Coursed. FOREIGN-OFFICE. APRIL 4.—The Queen has been *mil to approve of Mr. John Ogilvy Hay as Conseil at Akysit for his Majesty tie Kieg of Sweden sad Norway; sad of Mr. Alfred WIN la Omani in the ieland of Ceylon for his Majesty the King of Prosaic —Ooretk. IP.