The Express. — London, England, 1867-08-21 00:00:00

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Melly Moore, tte.—And AN UNPROTECTED FEMALE. 1121TANNUL Tan EVENING, THE LIST ]IAN; OR, THE MISER OT ELTHAM ORKEN.—The Brothers Hanlon ; Mr. sad Mn.s Cola man and Mr. W. brown ; the Chsmptun Skaters Mr. J. ?tamp ion ; Mr. C. Werudroaa.—Aod TIM LAST 61111.LLNU. ITION WATIN AT LONDON BRIDGE. UM DAT —Morally. Ns. bb. AL(OZAON—YorafeB, Ib lass__ _Afternoon, GO. 372, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21. A TEDIOUS, tiresome, anxious Session has come to a close, a session which may be looked back upon hereafter as one of the great turning points in our national history. Nobody will grudge our legislators their well-earned holiday, and we shall all sympathise with the delight they feel in for getting the strifes and anxieties of the session in country sport or travel. In their several counties they may tell their constituents of the events of the session, and in some senses, perhaps, give an account of their stewardship. Getting away from the atmosphere of the clubs and the publicopinion of the West-end, they will arrive at some notion of what is the tone of political feeling and the general direction of political opinion among those whom they represent in Parliament. Perhaps it would be a little curious, and certainly not a little inte resting, to follow some of Mr. Dissam's most ardent supporters to their several counties, and to hear the account they give of the events of the session to those circles of county society they represent in London and adorn in the country. Having fought a valiant battle against " rash " reforms " last year, they went back to their admiring friends with all the blushing honours of successful resistance to democracy fresh upon them. But they go back this year with another story. Not only have last year's laurels faded, but they have changed their banners, and have assisted at the triumph of that very democracy they were commissioned to resist. What account will they give to their county friends of this mar vellous change? Will it bo enough to plead ne cessity, or will they throw the blame on a Pro vidence that disposes where man can only pur pose? Or will they take a less serious tone, and boldly claim that they have " settled" the Radicals and " dished the Whigs" f Per haps the "country party" are sufficiently pos sessed with party feeling to appreciate such a boast as this, but they must feel something of the contrast between the heroic attitude of resistance to revo lution which they took • year ago and the atti tude of uneasy triumph which is all that becomes them now. They have been the instruments of innovations to which Mr. Girnirrotrx's "little " bill "is nothing. They have carried measures for which none but extreme Radicals have ever dared to ask. In resisting democracy they have aided its triumph. They have saved the country from the Whig King Log to put it under the Radical King Stork. This may, indeed, restore the Tory party to its natural function in the go vernment of the country, but the country party in the counties will hardly agree in the new view of what that function is. They have long had to resist the forty-shillingfreeholders in their counties, and the ten pounders in the county towns; now they will have to perform the same important function with the freeholders reinforced by the shopkeepers and all the respectable inhabitants of the villages, and the ten pounders reinforced by all the householders in the towns. The country party in the House may affect to regard this as a triumph, but in presence of their friends who trusted them and believed in them as the natural enemies of democracy, they will have to substitute words of apology and ex tenuation for their professions of triumph. They may " keep up" before the nation, but they will have a heavy time of it among themselves ; and on the whole we do not see reason to envy them their triumph, nor to begrudge them their holiday. They may rest, and their political opponents may be thankful. But if the " country party," who have so faithfully supported Mr. DISRAELI, have nothing to be very proud of in the review of the session, they are, after all, only in the same case as the rest of us. They have played the game of " fol " low my leader" admirably, whatever they may think of the result ; but among their opponents leadership seems to be in suspense. It is a most curious result of the changes and confusions of the session that there comes out of it a measure which satisfies the people more than it satisfies any party in the House, but of which no party has any reason to be proud. If each aide has its victories to rejoice over, each has its defeatsto mourn. Eventhe House of Lords has its own small share of the mingled humiliation and triumph which have characterised the session. Mr. Duna= is jubilant, of course ; it is as much as his position is worth to be in the least depressed ; but though the measure is his in form, it is that of his opponents in substance. He has mule a compromise which sacrifices both sides without saving anything for either. He has given a shell to the Whigs and a shell to the Tories, and allowed the Radicals to get the oyster. Yet the great Radical gain in the borough franchise has a set-off in the insufficiency of the redistribution scheme and in the introduction of the startling novelty of the representation of minorities. As Mr. DISRAELI professed to desire, he has passed a measure which is not the work of any party, but is the production of the House of Commons itself —a House, moreover, which scarcely knew its mind, and which was more desirous to pass a r THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1867. measure than anxious what the measure should be. Now the session is over, the measure is passed, and the one thing the House will have to congratulate itself upon is that this session has placed upon the Statute-book " the Representation of the People Act of 1867." Perhaps at the end of so many abortive attempts to do this, after so many sessions which have been failures so far as this question was concerned, it will be distinction enough for the Session of 1867 that it leaves at least this record behind it. No individual member or minister will get much last ing credit from the record of the session—no party or section can look back with great satisfaction upon it ; but, on the whole, Parliament may turn its back upon the scenes of its labours with a sense of contentment with their result ; and though individual men and parties may look back without much cause for boasting, and forward with some anxiety as to the future, they may at any rate go to their holiday with the hope and the belief that if party and personal interests have been en dangered, the national interests are safe in the keeping of an intelligent and high-spirited people. That which we call, perhaps with a suspicion of irreverence, the " logic of events," has been stronger and wiser than the policy of parties, and Parliament may at least be complacent in the re collection that it has but yielded to it. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THIS DAY.) Cite Court. WINDSOR CASTLE, Anson 20. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, Princeu Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, drove in the grounds this morning. Her Majesty held a Council to-day at 3 o'clock, at which were present the Earl of Derby, the Duke of Marl borough, Lord Stanley, and the Chancellor of the Ex chequer. The Hon. Henry George Elliot, Ambassador at Constan tinople, was introduced and sworn in a member of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took his seat at the board accordingly. The Earl of Derby and the Chancellor of the Exchequer had audiences of the Queen. Mr. Helps was clerk of the CoonoiL Previous to the Council the Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, entered the White Drawing-room, when the Chilian Minister was presented to her Majesty by Lord Stanley, and delivered his credentials as envoy ex traordinary and minister plenipotentiary. M. Martinez, minister for Nicaragua, was afterwards presented by Lord Stanley on his arrival on a special mission. Lord Raglan and Colonel the Hon. C. Lindsay, Lord and Groom in Waiting, were in attendance. The Queen, with Printers Louise, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, left the Castle at ten minutes before ten o'clock p.m. for Kelso on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Rozburghe at Floors Castle. Prince and Princess Christian, and the infant Prince Christian Victor, attended by Lady Susan Melville and Colonel G. G. Gordon, met her Majesty at the railway station in Windsor, and proceeded with the royal train. The suite consisted of Lady Churchill, the Hon. Harriet Phipps, Sir T. M. Biddulpb, Lord Charles Fitzroy, Dr. Jenner, and the Rev. R. Duckworth. The Duke of Marlborough was also in attendance upon her Majesty. Lady Churchill has succeeded Lady Waterpark as Lady in Waiting. The Hon. Harriet Phipps has succeeded the Hon. Emily Cathcart as Maid of Honour in Waiting ; and Lord Charles Fitzroy has succeeded Major-General F. H. Seymour as Equerry in Waiting to her Majesty. His Majesty the King of the Reliance received the principal members of the Greek community in London at Marlborough-house yesterday morning. His Majesty afterwards honoured Mr. Disderi with a sitting at his studio ; and in the afternoon visited Mr. Denm►n's estalxliahment for the sale of Greek wines, in Piccadilly. A Committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Most Ho- nourable Privy Council sat yesterday at the Privy Council office, Whitehall, on the subject of the cattle plague. The lords present were the Lord President, the Earl of Devon, Lord John Manners, the Right Hon. Osehorne Hardy, the Right Ron. Stephen Cave, and Colonel the Right Hon. Wilson Patten. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governor-General of Canada and the Go vernor of Heligoland. The Duke of Cambridge passed through Brussels on Monday on his way to Germany. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland and family arrived at Tarbet, Cromarty, last week, from Lilleshall, Shropshire, and in the course of • few days go to Dun robin Castle. The Duke of Richmond will leave town in a few days for Gordon Castle, Foehabers, N.B. The Duke of Northumberland remains in a weak state, and there was no amendment yesterday. morning. The whole of his grace's family have assembled at Alnwiek Castle. The Duchess do Galli:lra has arrived at Claridge's Hotel from IValtner Castle, Deal. The Marquis of Clanricarde and Lord Hubert Canning left town yesterday evening for Portumna Castle, county Galway, in order to attend the funeral of the lamented Lord Dunkellin. The remains of the deceased were conveyed to Ireland for interment at an early hour yesterday morning. The Earl of Malmesbury will leave town to morrow for Heron Court, near Christchurch. The Earl of Wemysa and March has arrived at his seat in Scotland. Lord Stanley, M.P., will remain a few days in town after the prorogation of parliament, and then proceed to Knowsley for a short relaxation from business. A marriage is arranged, says Echoes from the Clubs, between the Hon. Alfred H. Tracy, brother of Lord Sudsley, and Miss Hoare, daughter of the late 11r. Hoare, of Torquay. The same authority announces the approaching marriage of Mr. John Angenrtein, eldest son of Mr. W. Angerstein, of Woodlands, Kent, and Miss Hoare, daughter of Sir Henry and Lady Hoare. DEPARTURE OF HER MAJENTY FOR SCOTLAND.— Yesterday evening, shortly before 10 o'clock, her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Ain , ewes L Princess Beatrice, Prince Leopold, Prince and Princess C hristian and Prance Christian Victor of Sables wig-Holstein, left Windsor Castle for Balmoral. The suite in attendance included Lady Churchill, Lady Susan Melville, Lord Charles Fitzroy, Sir T. M. Biddulph, CoL Gordon, the Hon. Mn. Gordon, &a. A special train, onosisting of an engine and 14 carriage', including the royal and six other double and sioglo saloons, was pro , Tided by the directors of the London and Nor th Western Railway for the conveyance of the Queen to the North. Her Majesty's saloon and the other carriages were richly fur nished and equipped, and the whole of the train was fitted with the system of electric communication invented by Mr. Marten, the company's electrician, who was in attendance. The arrangements for the journey were ably carried out by 111 r. J. Grierson, the general manager of the Great Western line, and Mr. Vii Cawkwell, general manager of the London and North Western Itailway,aisieted by Mr. Tyrrell, of the former, and Mr. Charles Mason, of the latter company. Mr. Alfred Higgins, divisional superintendent of the Great Western Railway. was also present. The Queen and suite on quitting the castle drove to the Windsor station of the Great Western Railway, where they were received by the various officials and attendants, and conducted to their respective carriages. Her Majesty and her Royal High ness Princess Louise occupied the royal saloon, which was the seventh carriage from the engine and in the centre of the train. The double saloon at the rear of this was exclusively for the use of their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein and their in fant son with his two nurses. Prince Leopold, with Mr. Duckworth and Colonel Gordon, at in the next saloon, the adjoining carriage being set apart fer Lady Churchill, Lady Susan Melville, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Sir T. M. Bid dulph. Behind this was a saloon for the Minister of State and railway directors, the Queen's fourgon and breaksbring ing up the rear. The cam of the special, as far as Bushbuty, fell to Mr. J. Grierson, the general manager, and Mr. Tyrrell, of the Great Western line, and over the North Western to Mr. W. Cawkwell, general manager of the latter railway, and his assistant, Mr. C. Mason, and Mr. Marten, the telegraphic superintendent. At Kelso her Majesty and the royal family will quit the train and proceed to Floors Castle on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh°, with whom the Queen will remain as a newt till Friday night. Her Majesty will leave Kelso at half-past 10 o'clock in the evening by the same special train which brought her from Windsor. It will reach Edinburgh, 52 miles from Kelso, at 12.23 a.m. on Saturday, and will p s through the station at slow speed. The rate of travelling will then be quickened, and the larbert station of the Caledonian line will be reached at 1.28 a.m. Her Majesty will travel either from Aboyne or Balloter by road to Balmoral, which will be reached early in the day. The Queen is expected to return to Windsor about the close of October. FUNERAL or THE EARL OF MAYO.—The remains of this mneh-regretted nobleman were interred on Monday in the family vault at Painestown, county Meath. The funeral was iu every respect similar to that of Lady Kayo's in February last. The coffin on its arrival from London on Saturday was placed in an apartment suitably prepared for its reception, and during the afternoon of Sun day the body was visited by nearly 300 persons. The coffin was carried to the grave by the tenantry, who were arrayed in scarfs and hatbands. It bore the following inscription on the breastplate :—" Robert, sth Earl of Mayo, born 12th January, 1797, died 12th August, 1967." Th e c hi e f mourners, following on foot, were the Right Hon. the Earl of Mayo, M.P., Colonel the Hon. John Jocelyn Bourke, Hon. Robert Bourke, Hon. and Rev. George Wingfield Bourke, Hon. Charles Fowler Bourke, and the Hon. Henry Lorton Bourke, sons ; Lord Naas, Hon. Maurice Bourke, Hon. Algernon Bourke, and Master Walter Bourke, grandsons of the deceased earl ; Earl of Donoughmore, 800. Walter Hutchinson, Kr. Gustavus Lambert, Mr. Henry Perry, Mr. John Thomas Follett, and Mr. Johnson, confidential attendant on th e l a t e earl for a number of years. The burial service was mad in a solemn and impressive manner by the Rev. Maurice T. De Burgh, vicar of Nasa. Amongst those present at the funeral were—The Marquis of Headfort, the Earl of Beetles, Lord Gormanatonn, Lord Dummy, Lord Athluraney, Right Hon. Frederick Shaw (Recorder of Dublin), Hoe. lonia) Preston, Sir John Dillon, Mr. M. E Corbally, LP., Mr. Francis Lambert, Lady Fanny Lambert, ka. THE IMPERIAL MEETING AT RALZBITRO. The Daily News cannot affect to be surprised at the reluctance of what is called the political world to dis believe in the simple and humane interpretation put upon the meeting of two emperors. No doubt a common sorrow softens men's minds, and the satisfaction of confessing and forgiving injury inflicted is apt to dispose men's hearts to a kindly and companionable temper one towards another ; but if we look at the bare political aspects of the meeting, it resolves itself into one of those optical delusions which deceive a credulous public, and amuse M. de Bismarck. He knows the difficulties that encompass and embarrass the Austrian empire on all aides ; its financial penury, its jealous nationalities ; its painful efforts to found respon sible and parliamentary government ; the determination of parliament and people not to be dragged into ruinous ad ventures for the convenience cf a foreign power ; the over ruling national and patriotic sentiment of the German popu lation, who would rather be united to theoommon Father land under the standard of Prussia than fight against Germany, under the standards of the Emperors of Austria and Franca. Nor is M. de Bismarck unaware of the crevices in the Napoleonic cuirass ; and of the internal ' conditions and prospects of the Second Empire, and of the growing indisposition of the intelligent and inde pendent portion of the French people to wars of ambition and conquest, which may enlarge a frontier, and exalt a dynasty, and perpetuate a military despotism, but can never bring back liberty. If the meeting at Salzburg signifies an alliance between the Emperors of France and Austria, M. de Bismarck may fold his hands. His rivals and his adversaries will have done his work. The Herald thinks it possible enough that some sort of promise should be asked and given of the neutrality of Austria in any war between France and Prawn. It thinks it likely enough, too, that it should be proposed at this interview at Salzburg that in ease of any active alliance between Russia and Prussia for aggressive pur poses in the East, France and Austria should unite to form • compact resistance to such schemes. However all that it can venture to predict of this meeting at Salzburg is that it will result in an increase of cordiality between the courts of Paris and Vienna, which has been regarded as somewhat estranged by recent circumstances both in Europe and in America. )08 TOPICS. In the opinion of the Daily New, the trade societies of London only did themselves justice when they repudiated in the most emphatic manner the principles and practices of the Sheffield eawgrinders as elucidated by the inquiries of the royal commisaian ; and it is therefore the more to be regretted that persistent attempts should still be made to represent the unionists of the whole country as impli cated in the crimes committed at Sheffield. Considering the immense increase of political power which a conserva tive government has thought it prudent to confer upon the classes from which trades' unions are recruited, it seems most unwise to proclaim a blind class hostility to those bodies. Surely it would be wiser to let every union stand or fall by its own conduct— like a limited liability company or a church. The Daily News combats the views of those who, believing trades' unions to be founded on erroneous opinions, resist any attempt to extend legal protection to the funds of those societies. The morality of this denial of protection to property—this license given by parliament to the plun derer—is on a level with that of the Sheffield sawgrinders. When injustice such as this is at an end, and when the in telligenoe of the middle classes is brought to bear freely and with sympathy upon the affairs of those who live by labour, we may expect to see the errors and weaknesses which now beset their organisations much more readily acknowledged and abandoned than will be possible while the very existence of those organisations is treated by middle-class writers man offence against society. Commenting on the insurrections in Spain and their cause, the Post is of opinion that there is more than poli tical tyranny to be vanquished—bonds which are not so easily cut, and fetters which, rusted as they are, it can be hard to break. The great misfortune is, to put it mildly, the moral enfeeblement of the community. It is not that there is no point d'appei fur public opinion, but that the mind of the nation is in the hands of its spiritual directors, men who make it their business to crush every elevating sentiment, and to repress the legitimate ambi tion which, freely followed, leads to social independence. This is the root of the evil which has brought Spain to the brink of ruin, wasted her resource., and destroyed the liberties she poured out her blood to redeem. The Telegraph considers that the chief defect of legisla tion with regard to friendly societies is the want of means to secure an efficient and economical control. It points out that the expenses of management vary from 3to 60 per cent., and says that the poor are often shamefully robbed under the present system. Mr. Disraeli, says the Star, may vaunt that he has over thrown the exclusive governing coterie of noble wbig fami lies. The whig families whom Mr. Disraeli affects to de spise are soundly opposed to many things which Mr. Disraeli's party think to preserve by means of a tory de mocracy. Now that the franchise question is settled they must unite more heartily than ever with the most radical sectioa of the liberals, but even if they were mistaken enough to isolate themselves from the liberal future of their country. Mr. Gladstone, as Mr. Disraeli well knows, is not of them norwith them, and be can without difficulty find colleagues ea ready se himself to satisfy the just ex pectations of the people. . . _ The leading columns of the Times this morning are occu- pied with a review of the session. THE PosT-orrica.—For s long time past much dies 'isfaction has existed among the persons employed in the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand, on account of the smallness of their salarin as compared with those in other government offices. The grievance has now been partially removed. From an official circular recently mimed it appears that on the let proximo many changes and promotions will be made, at augmentatiotur of salary, ranging from 201. per annum in th e case o f su b or di nate Officer' to lOnt in that of principals. It is understood that the case of all those who will nct benefit by the present alteration is under consideration, with a view to improve ment. Very high satisfaction is expressed in the esta blishment at the recognition of the claims of the officials. Coitsionicen MONEY.—The public accounts show that the sums remitted to the Chancellor of the Ex. chequer by sundry persons for conscience sake in the financial year ending with March, 101i7, amounted to '1,067!. The mid sundry persons paid the year's salary of that right hon. gentleman. The Americans have begun to find conscience money" an appreciable item in their public accounts, and have adopted the " pictorial phrase," as they term it. A New York paper states that between 10,000 and 20,000 dole. have been sent to the Treasury within the last two years, but that this amount has been made up chiefly of small sums, and that there is rarely restitution of a sum " glom enough to be apparently worth the stealing." . . _ An action is proceeding at Leeds assizes against the Duke of Rutland for malicious prosecution. PROROGATION PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) This afternoon parliament was prorogued by com mission. Therewere not many peers present, and only • very few ladies. The House of Commons having been summoned in the usual form at 2 o'clock, the Lord Chan cellor, one of the commialioners, read the following Royal Speech : " LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, "I am happy to be enabled to release you from the la bourn of a long and more than usually eventful session, and to offer you my acknowledgments for the successful diligence with which you have applied yourselves to your parliamentary duties. "My relations with foreign countries continue on a friendly footing. " At the commencement of the present year great fears were entertained that differences which had arisen be tween France and Prussia might have led to a war of which it was impossible to foresee the ultimate result. Happily the advice tendered by my government, and by those of the other neutral States, aided by the moderation of the two powers chiefly interested, sufficed to avert the threatened calamity ; and I trust that no ground at pre sent exists for apprehending any disturbance of the general peace. "The communications which I have made to the reigning monarch of Abyssinia with a view to obtain the release of the British subjects whom he detains in his dominions, have, I regret to say, thus far proved in- effectual. I have, therefore, found it necessary to address to him a peremptory demand for their immediate libera tion, and to take measures for supporting that demand, should it ultimately be found necessary to resort to force. "The treasonable conspiracy in Ireland, to which I have before called your attention, broke out in the early part of the present year in a futile attempt at insurrection. That it was suppressed, almost without bloodshed, is due not more to the disciplined valour of my troops, and to the admirable conduct of the police, than to the general loyalty of the population and the absence of any token of sympathy with the insurgents on the part of any con siderable portion of my subjects. I rejoice that the supremacy of the law was vindicated without imposing on me the painful necessity of sacrificing a single life. "The bill for the abolition of certain local exemptions from taxation enabled me to avail myself of a liberal con. cession made, in anticipation, by the Emperor of the French, whereby several taxes were removed which pressed heavily upon British shipping. " I have concluded a postal convention with the United States of America, whereby the rate of postage between the two coon tiies will be diminished by one-half, and further arrangements are in progress for increasing the intercourse between this country and the Continent of North America. " The act for the union of the British North American Provinces ie the final accomplishment of • scheme long contemplated, whereby those colonies, now combined in one dominion, may be expected not only to gain additional strength for the purposes of defence against external aggression, but may be united among themselves by fresh ties of mutual interest, and attached to the mother country by the only bonds which can effectually secure such important dependencies—those of loyalty to the crown and attachment to British connexion. " GENTLEMICY or THE Houst or Commoms, " I thank you for the liberal supplies which you have voted for the public service. "DIY LORDS AND GENTLE/DM " I have had great satisfaction in giving my assent to a Bill for amending the Representation of the People in Parliament. I earnestly trust that the extensive and liberal measure which you have passed may effect a durable settlement of a question which has long engaged public attention ; and that the large number of my sub jects who will be for the first time admitted to the exec• ciao of the elective franchise may, in the discharge of the duties thereby devolved upon them, prove themselves worthy of the confidence which parliament has reposed in them. " It is gratifying to me to find that the lengthened con sideration which you have necessarily given to this im portant question has not prevented your entering on many subjects to which your attention was directed at the omn menoement of the session, and particul►rly to such as have immediate reference to the well-being of the Indus. tile] claws. " I have had especial pleasure in giving my assent to bills for extending to vs' ious trades, with such modifies. lions as have been found neoessavy, the provisions of the Factory Acts, the success of which has proved the pawl_ bility of combining effectual protection to the labour of women and children with a due consideration for the interests of the trades immediately concerned. _ _ _ " I confidently anticipate from the operation of the pre sent acts the same improvement in the physical, social, and moral condition of the working classes, which has been found to accompany the application of the set to those trades to which they have been hitherto confined. " The restraints alleged to be imposed on workmen and their employers by trade unions and other associations ap peared to me to call for inquiry ; and the revelations de rived from the examinations before the commission, to which you gave your legislature sanction, have disclosed a state of things which will demand your most earnest attention. "The administration of the poor laws, which generally has conferred great benefit on the community, and especially on the poor themselves, requires constant supervision; and I have readily assented to a bill which, applied to the metropolis alone, will tend to equalise the pressure of tax- ation, and improve the treatment of the sick poor, whose condition will be greatly benefited by your well-considered legislation. "The bill for the regulation of the merchant shipping contains important provisions calculated to add to the health and comfort of those engaged in the mercantile marine. " The.. and other valuable amendments of the law have been the result of your labours during the present session; and in returning to your homes you will carry with you the gratifying consciousness that your time and pains have not been misapplied, and that they have resulted in a series of measures which I hope, and earnestly pray, may contribute to the welfare of the country, and the contentment and happiness of my people." HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS DAY.) The SPEAK= took the chair at five minutes to 2 o'clock. Kr. Wilmaßantam took the oaths and his seat for Stroud. On the motion of Colonel TAYLOR • new writ was ordered for the election of • member for the University of Dublin, in the room of Mr. Chatterton, who bad accepted the office of Vioc-Chancellor of Ireland. The house was then summoned to the House of Peers. On the return of the Speaker, the right hon. gentleman standing at the table read a copy of the Speech from the Throne, after which he took leave of the hon. members around him and retired. THE PREMIER AND THE PARTY PROCESSIONS Acr.—A memorial having been forwarded to the Earl Derhy from proteatante of rioter, assembled at • public meeting at Bangor, county Down, complaining of the partial and unjust operation of the Party Proces sions Act in relation to Orange demonstrations, his lord ship has forwarded a reply, stating that it is his wish and that of the government that as long as the act continues in force it should he impartially applied, but that in the Present state of Ireland he is not prepared to recommend its repeal. RITUAL Corms/no:J.—A meeting of this com mission was held on Monday last in the Jerusalem chamber. Present—The Archbishop of Canterbury (chair man), Archbishop of Armagh. Earl Stanhope, Earl of Mar rowby, Earl Beauchamp ; Bishops of London, Oxford, Gloucester and Bristol ; Mr. Walpole, Mr. Cardwell, Sir J. Napier, Right Hon. Sir R. J. Phillimore. the Queen's Ad vocate, Mr. J. Abel Smith, Mr. Beresford Hope, H.P., Mr. Hubbard, M.P. ; Deans of Westminster, Ely, and Lincoln ; Canon Payne Smith ; Revs. H. Venn, W. G. Humphry, R. Gregory, and T. W. Perry. The secre tary, Mr. Kemp. aka attended the meeting. MELANCHOLY DEATH OF LADY CATHERINE LONG. —Lady Catharine Long died suddenly yesterday morning, at her residence, Landthorne Hatch, near Farnham, Sur rey, from the severe shock to the system occasioned by the thunder and lightning. Her ladyship had attend e d a croquet party at Aldershot on Monday afternoon, and re tired to rest in • state of *parent health and cheerful. nese, but being alarmed at the thunder and lightning, rang for her maid. Two unusually loud thunder.elaps followed in succession, and her ladyship was observed to start suddenly, and drop her head. The maid, feeling alarmed, ran to another room for assistance, and on re- turning found her mistreu dead. Lady Long was seventy years of age. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. ("Luria's nuaowes.) THE IMPERIAL MEETING. SALZBURG, Aucter 21. _ _ It is stated that the desire felt by both the Em perors for the preservation of peace will be mani fested by an invitation to the other European Powers to join in an agreement which had been entered into between the two Sovereigns for the settlement of certain questions. The basis of this agreement is believed to be the main tenance of the treaty of peace signed at Prague. The Emperor Francis Joseph on presenting Prince Metternich, Austrian Minister at the court of the Tuileries, with the order of the Golden Fleece, eulogised in presence of the whole court the services he had rendered the state by re-establishing a good understanding with France. The Emperor Napoleon expressed aloud to the Emperor Francis Joseph his thanks for this declaration. This incident created a great sensation among those present. FRANCE AND ITALY. FLORENCE, Atmusr 20, Evutrica. The Italie of this evening expresses the belief that the Italian Cabinet has despatched a note to the French government relative to the letter re cently addressed by Marshal Niel to the com mander of the Antibes Legion at Rome. TURKEY AND THE EUROPEAN POWERS. CONSTANTINOPLE, Arausr 20. At the Grand Council of Ministers which was held yesterday under the presidency of the Sultan vari.,us measures were discussed, and it was de cided that a new Council of State should be formed to be composed of ten Mussulmans and ten Chris tians. VIENNA, Aroverr 21, The New Free Press of to-day says :—" The French and English representatives at Athens have been instructed to inform the Greek cabinet that their governments expect that Greece shall in future take no new step of a character likely to provoke a conflict with Turkey, and that in the event of any such conflict arising, France and England will hold Greece responsible. They are also instructed to add that full guarantees have been furnished by the Porte for the fulfilment of the demands of the Christian populations." RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Atouß? 20. The committee of the Moscow Bourse have pre sented a petition to the Minister of Finance pray ing for permission to express their opinion upon the government project for lowering the existing tariff. The Council of Ministers have approved the con ce3sion which has been granted to Messrs. Siemens Brothers for the construction of a direct and specie telegraph line connecting England and India through Russia. CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. ALEXANDRIA. AUGUR? 20. The Delta sailed at 5 a.m., and the Euxine at 11 a.m. to-day. The former may be expected at Marseilles on the 26th inst., and the latter at Southampton about the 2nd September. WEATHER EXPORT. -(THIS DAY.) WIDNBIDAT, AO-01 !t. 8 Al. B. ' T. W. I --- - NM= '23.7068 W.N.W. Aberdeen 'Am* 69 W.N.W. Leith '99.80 I:4 W. A:dr:evil -99.87 N. Greencastle-98.91 68, W.S.W. Valentia '29.97 40, N.N. W. Itoche's Point 80.00 i W. i .ISM W. Bo Pennume 110.08 (411 N.W. Brea 30.10 W. Lorient 30.08 N.W. Bocheiort 30.08 al S.W.W. Plymouth 77987 04 Weymouth 30.00 64 W. Portsmouth 30.08 U W. tondos 30.01 CU W. Yarmouth 29.98 611, W. Scarborough UK) lit W.N.W. Ole* 28.80 02 N. W. BeIAWI ——l Barometrical pressure hiMincreTirieci, of Ireland since yesterday, and is British isles. Weather is generally Bn winds. Mach rain has fallen in Scotian on the 'oath coast •lacresslas over the e with moderate westerly id, with thunderin places. His Highness Prince Boris Stcherbatoff, family, and suite have arrived at the Alexandra Hotel, Hyde park-corner, from Russia. _ The Empress Eug4nie, on the oceasion of the fête on the 15th inst., ordered a sum of 60,800 fr. to be dis tributed among the 76 societies of Maternal Charity whose organisation has been approved. The Freindenbkfft of Vienna publishes the fol lowing letter from Salzburg, dated the 16th : " The affluence of foreigners here is immense ; all the apartments in the hotels are already retained. The programme of the French soverei3n's stay is not definitely settled, but on Tuesday there is to be luncheon at Blenheim, illumination of the chateau and park, fireworks, and regattas ; and on Wednes day a visit to Berchiesgaden, and luncheon at Malkin. There has been also some question of organising a rifle shooting meeting. The horse rode by the Emperor of Austria on the occasion of his coronation has been brought to Salzburg, and will be placed at the disposal of the Emperor Napoleon. The stay of their French Majesties is to last until the 22nd." MOVEMENTS OP GARIBALDI.—The Rif orma pub lishes the following note :—" We believe General Garibaldi will not continue the journey he intended to make into Umbria, where, however, he is looked for with general impatience. We believe that weighty political reasons have caused him to come to this resolution. These motives are favourable to a solution of the Roman ques tion." THE REPORTED I NBCRRECTION IN BULGARIA. The Nord bail the following :—" A telegram from Con stantinople announces that troops and war munitions have just been despatched to Varna. That measure is evidently intended for Bulgaria ; is airy more con vincing testimony necessary as to the gravity of the insurrection there! Let it be remembered that at the commencement of the Candiote rebellion the Turkish journals as obstinately denied the gravity of the movement, while the continual sending of reinforce ments opposed day by day the most eloquent denials to these denegetions. This is what we see now produced in the Bulgarian rising. The fact is that this movement in Bul garia takes proportions more and more considerable. Mitbat Paoba demands instant reinforcements; the most able gene rals,the Polish renegade,Craikowski,and Mahmoud Pucka, have declared that with the means at their disposal they could nut render themselves masters of the insurrection. The A usburg Ca:ettr, from which we borrow these details, adds that the Bulgarian rising is infinitely more redoubt able for the Ottoman Empire than the Candiote one. GREECE. —An Athens letter in the Si ecle has the following :—" Benue, for the destruction of brigandage continue on the grandest scale, and the fact now appears more and more evident that this pest was kept up solely by Turkish elements. Of every score of brigands captured or killed, 18 at least belonged to the Mahometan creed. On the Intelligence of the death of King Otho the entire Greek press appeared with black border. That monarch's weakness of character was forgotten, and only his tried Philhellenism and good intentions were remem bered. From Montenegro we receive most melancholy news. Both the cholera and a frightful destitution ►re ravaging the country. Prince Nicolas is doing all he can to alleviate the sufferings of the population." M. Wartel, the teacher of Mdlle. Nilsson, the well-known shirr : has just received from the King of Sweden the insignia of the Royal Order of Vas. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) OOURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) IN RI STOODLY. The bankrupt, Mary Stoodly, applied for an ceder of release from custody. She attributes her difficulties to having no other means or income than what she derived from her business of • dressmaker, which she car. vied on at Sussex-place, Onslow-square, Bromptou. There are only two debts, amounting to t 2/. and the Apia, cation for release was opposed by Mr. J. H. Beep, solicitor, of 37, Bishopegate-street, who objected that sufficient notice had not been given. Mr. F. Hatton supported. In answer to the commissioner, it was stated that the notice was served after 2 o'clock on Saturday. His Honour said that there must be some rule observed in these cases. The notice ought to have been served be. fore 2 o'clock on Saturday, and as that had not been done the application would be dismissed. (Before Mr. Registrar Murray.) IN RE THORAS WANHILL. The bankrupt was a yacht builder, shipowner, carrier by water, and clay merchant, carrying on business at Poole, in Dorset. He applied to the court on his own petition, in consequence of fosses by shipping, railway competition, and insufficiency of profits to meet current expenses. The debts are returned in the schedule st about 8,000 t., and the assets are said to be considerable. This was the fist sitting, and a large number of proofs having been admitted, Mr. G. B. Penny, rope Inman. turer, and Mr. G. Be fben, miller, both of Poole, were chosen creditors' assignees. Mesas. Pryor and Bigg, of Southampton-buildings, are the solicitors under the pm. andings. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY.) MR TAILORS' STRIKE. (Before Baron BramwelL) At the sitting of the court a number of the defendants who are charged with conspiracy in connexion with the tailors' strike, surrendered to take their trial upon that charge. Serjeant Ballantine, Mr. Sleigh, and Mr. F. H. Lewis appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., Mr. D. D. Keane, Q.C., Mr. Gifford, Q.C., Serjeant Pang, Mr. Ribton, Mr. Poland, and Mr. Bosley wore retained for the defendants. The parties who surrendered were George Druitt, Matthew Lawrence, John Adamson, Michael Mead, Peter Moran, Tramline, John Levine, and MDeratott, who were charged with unlawfully conspiring together to impoverish and injure one Wolsterhammer and others in their trade and business as tailon. Before the ease commenced Mr. Ribton made an appli• cation on behalf of the defendants who were committed last Saturday for a similar offence, for the postponement of the trial to next session, but the application was opposed by Serjeant Ballantine and refused by the learned judge. Serjeant Ballantine opened the case for the prosecution at some length. He expressed his regret at having to prosecute men who undoubtedly filled a respectable position in society, who were men of intelligence, and who also, he said, he believed in the first instance thought they were not acting illegally in the proceedings that they adopted. That state of things had, however, certainly changed, and it had become absolutely necessary that some. thing should be done to put a stop to the illegal proceed ings that had recently taken place. He then proceeded to state that the substantial charge against the defendants was that they had interfered with other persons in carrying on their trade, and by illegal means prevented them from conducting their business in the way they thought fit. He thought it right to say that • great number of the operative tailors objected to the strike that had taken place, and were quite satisfied with the present rate of wages, and the system of labour adopted by the masters. The strike, however, was agreed upon ; but those engaged in it felt that it would entirely fail unless the masters were prevented from obtaining a supply of labour, and for this purpose a system was adopted called "picketing," which was of the most mischievous and annoying character, and tended to prevent the masters who were subjected to it from carrying on their trade. The learned counsel then proceeded to explain the nature of picketing, which, he said, consisted in watching the shop, of the masters from morning to night, and any workman who went in for work was insulted and annoyed. Large crowds of persons as. sembled, end it was necessary to increase the number of the polies in the neighbourhoods where this system of picketing was carried on. He contended that this modeof proceeding was entirely contrary to the law, and mid that the object of the present prosecution was to put a stop to it, by having the question as to the legality or illegality of such • proceeding solemnly decided. A number of witnesses were then examined to prove the nature of the proceedings that were adopted, and the case was proceeding when we went to press. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) GUILDHALL. FAMILY JAM. William George Ring. a seafaring man, was placed at the bar before Sir John Musgrove, charged with snooping his wife, and assaulting a young man who called a polim• man to take him into custody. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner had been separated from his wife for many years, and she had brought up two children, who were now doing well for themselves. The prisoner had been to sea, and Mrs. King had got a situation as housekeeper, at So. 42, Milton-street. Last night the prisoner went to the shop, and said that be had come there to lodge, but she refused to let him stop there, upon which he commenced calling her disgusting names, and threw at her a salt-cellar and two plates, neither of which (fortunately for her) hit her. She had a protection order which she had obtained against him in July last. Mrs. King called to a young man named Judge, a waiter at the Greyhound public-house, two doors off, and he called a policeman, who took the prisoner into custody, and then the prisoner struck Judge in the eye. The prisoner was sentenced to 14 days' hard labour for the assault on Judge, and to enter into his own recogius .ante in 101. to keep the peace towards his wife for six months. BOW•STREET. CAUTION To CAS OWNERS. Jams Moran, of 13, John-street, Westminster, was summoned before Sir Thomas Henry. at the instance of Mr. Usher, public carriage inspector of the B division of police, for using two hackney carriages, hoc 27C. and 2,813, in an unfit condition for public use. It was proved that the carriages were in a had state, and Inspector Usher stated that such was generally the case with defendant's vehicles. Sir Thomas Henry said the defendant could not ho allowed to set the law at defiance, and ordered him to pay penalties of 2f. in each came, making 41., with costa. COMMITTAL OF CAPTAIN ROBERTSON. Captain Robertson, formerly of the 2nd Life Gnanls,ho been finally committed on the several charges of laws? and fraud, the particulate of which have already beet published. lie had been remanded in order to give time for the completion of another charge (that of forgeryl, but in case of the non-attendance of the prosecutor it was abandoned. CLERICKSTWEL. STEALING ONE HUNDRED SOVEREIGNS. Ellen Rare, aged 29, was charged with stealing 1 4 sovereigns from a box in • room at 54, Barrisbury-nud• Islington, the property of Mr. Joseph Town:Lint, I chemist and druggist. The complainant said—l am a chemist, residing at Ilarnabury-road. The prisoner is not nix servant, not 4 wife, hut my sweetheart, and I have had a child I, bet and she bu lived with me. Yesterday I pit PK is gold in a box under my bed, and at f o'clock I r.or it safe. I then went out for • walk with mf son by my first wife, and on my return ul money was all gone, and the prisoner was out. sly re' turned in a few minutes, and I then a‘dred her when. d*,!, had pot my money. She said, " I know nothing at ,3 about it," but there is no question but that she had t money. lier child has told me that he has Seen her at t./ private box. I told her that I would nut her WI custody if she would give me the money, but , she would not ; and as she said she was innocent I gave her in charge. I have searched about the place, but I cannot rind all trace of the money. Police-constable Egerton 241 N, maid he took the Pd' loner into custody, and when he told her the clime deried any knowledge of the robbery. She was resrched, and all that was found on her was a pawnbroker'eoluplicate. The prisoner said she was as innocent as • halve an! ors, and had never seen the money. The magistrate remanded the prisoner for further unities, but consented to take bail. 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