The Express. — London, England, 1867-03-18 00:00:00

. . . t • %.3;4:- • • THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, i 1867. .. __ 2 _ _ -* ..-.., Weak wea concemioa ;- its. i. CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERALISM. but a t suc h a price as even the manager of an • terminable . attacks upon 016 Pune engendered by ewe • . LATEST • INTELLIGEN ." THE FENI unlimited company would hardly be bold enotigii -,,,,______ 2. A NEW MORNING PAPER , to recommend. , I . .. Discussing tie question elf flogging ia the army, the GARMALDI IN TURDT. ~ • ' Own oeft o Discussing 'acmes to the conclusion that the danger of DI - 3. PRICE ONE PENNY. • mutiny in peculiar cases is not such as to compel the without railway companies. They enjoy a kind retention of an objectionable punishment, rarely carried was ) sa y s the Naxione, the object of continuous . The eeeennts from - • of practical monopoly checked by many legal into effect, and hedged round with cumbrous Wiens. PoP ular demonstrations. He received various de_ is quiet. The City . 4. THE DAY. .peaceful than last nig , plovisitms for .the protection of the public. But the whole solution lies in drawing to the army a sure- putations and amongst others those of Roman and - 5. T ORGAN OF CONSTITUTIONAL This, however, applies only to their daily work- riot class of men, and by rendering the service so &Wm m - Polish exiles. After 1 o'clock on the 12th the stu- The Dublin Liming At HE five as to make dismissal the highest punishment a soldier LI BERALISM. ing. The possibility that any great line City of Dublin, have pai can suffer. dents of the university in a body, preceded by a depu- sions for the county of E orpooe of cation from them, and accompanied by an immense 6. WILL IIE PUBLISHED TO-MORROW should cease working (exclusive of parlia- The Post analyses the estimates for the p issued from the Hamner crowd, came to pay him their respects. The general, . • Tneeda)), March le mentary trains) would cause incalculable trouble settling the absolute requirements of the corning budget. .-- - -- - - temptation of the govern 7. OFFIOE-49, ESSEX-STREET, STRAND. and inconvenience. Most persons will think this The result is we have 2,008,0001. estimates for army, navy, havingbeen repeatedly called for, showed himself at foe limerick, T i pp , , danger remote, but it is far less remote than it and civil more than Mr. Gladstone sanctioned last year, the window, and after thanking the students, not yet been made." BENSO'NS WATC H E S. seems. A year or two back the chance of a gnat and thus, in spite of revenues allowed to grow at a rate of said that he would see them at the Univer - - 58 and 60, Ludgate-1M; 25, Oldßool - grest railway being stopped by legal or financial clinical- 2 per cent, per annum, there must occur a deficiency of $ no sit SUNDAY.- -- quarter of • million. city at 4 o'clock. Some persons having cried " terbium. whaeev. J OHN BROGDEN'S GOLD CHAINS by troy ties would have been considered out of the ques- The Dail Naas tells Lord Stanley that he ought at a out that they wished to have one word report unusual tranquilli weido. at realisable value, and the workmanship at tion. Now-a-days the event has too frequently . 11 from him then, the general said :-" Well of drunken and disorder', wholesale nianufarturerf pekes The gold In the chains gua- much earlier date to have used in the of the Tornado threatened to occur to excite much more than a the peremptory language that at last was yielded to. But then I shall speak a few words, but on what sub- The Roman catholic prier ranked, and repurehased at the pris i Lc m hni s rgal e note, passing remark. It is becoming a matter of serious to be peaceable and loyal How much your chain weighs to the utmost carat, indemnity is none the less due by the Spaniards because jes t I Shall it be Rome I (" Yes, yes.") Then I The tlneuest if the gold, and charge for faahlon." consideration how the railway interest is to be sus- we have been lax in permitting their continuance in injus- shall speak of Rome to all of you who hear me, the shamrock. A nasal S era, unrEAßK attended divine service. I Manufactory, 16 , Henrietta-street, Coventuard W.C., London. faired . A government guarantee for the renewal lice. And the causeless sufferings inflicted upon witnesses and whom I love, without distinction-students quiet on the Cheshire aid .„.; of loans has been refused, notwithstanding the are a barbarous contempt of decency, which finds no excuse and workmen-the one the apostles of intelligence, appearance whatever of BROWN and POISON ' S CORN Irld3uit ' precedent ((f public assistance being promised to in an y s y s t e m of law*circulated on Saturday ta for CHILDREN'S DIET . The .SVor directs attention to the fact that the Church. the others the missionaries of labour , " He then the Albert Dock bad be To mama extra profit by the sale ether Weds see soomeime the Irish lines. Suppose, however, that the , rate Abolition Bill steads on the paper of the House of began to speak about Rome-the natural capital having been tampered a offered Instead at BROWN and POLININE. •• John B„4- •• Job. p o w... i s i v ,/ b,, the m a ws ci , railways ascertain that they cannot pay their Commons for Wednesday. of Italy-which, by a liberticide marriage warehouses surrounding each packet. way, and cease work. Can Parliament _ was still politically separated from the rest of, mense value, and even greatest precautions are 1 - compel them to run trains at a loss 1 or at least Italy. At 4 o'clock he proceeded to the Univer- by business with the pre gite Orptetoo. what the directors choose to consider so. Perlis- the Court. .___.,,,_ porters and others envie arty, where a crowd of persons were assembled to out in the ere I menu will soon have to consider the wholenine -.---- WINDSOR CASTLE, MARCH 17. hear him. He addressed the students and people tance therefore attachi question, since it involves an interest which t, but TO CORRESPONDENTS. Yesterday being the anniversary of the death of from the gallery, and spoke about Trieste, the Zr.' evderld grea the cou Advertisements soteeded for " The Expresa." London Evening in importance yields to none in the United Ring- lamented Duchess of Kent, her Majesty and the royal Trentino, Rome, and Nice, and suggested the authorities that it was e Pater must be at the °Mee, 10, Bouverie-street, by Two dun, the national debt alone excepted. When ' , do e s on the day of pablicatios. family went in the morning to F ore and visited the raising of a monument to the students who were once the public take a view they hold it with a Duchess's mausoleum, and her Majesty gave permission the mine day the men be killed in 1821. On the 13th the general left at s o e f rv a e ' att.2tiore the n t 1 i the r B d a l i u lo l i DRURY LANK. truly English tenacity. To reason is futile, to for it to remain open for a space of time to enable the 7.40 in the mo • for San Fioreno. ing certain resolutions ix Taro Evaniso, FAUST. Mr. Phelps, Messrs. E. rhelpa, P. Busby, Pit/mica Harcourt. a yre,W arner , m . / , of their revered mistress. - any disturbance arise. 'I SOH ; !Ira lIVITMLO %Ma. Mrs. H . A anienhort, & Isabel Adams. formed, and they will be obstinately held up to cant Hamlin, and &mom] -And WANTED HUSBANDS FOR SIX. NISI L. Thompson. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, accompanied THE POPE AND THE ITALIAN ARMY. thu very point when the holder begins to have a b _ . r, . . The Florence correspondent of the Times tele- Johnston, A. Pearson, &KATMAI k RT. dim idea that, after all, he may have been wrong. rri ems Christian. y Prince Arthur, attended present were Lieutenan Dickey. The chairman I Ton EVIUMPL DAVID GARRICK. Messrs. Sothern, Buck- • • arrived graphs under date of yesterday : nded by Major Elphinstone, conaideration the preseni stone, Chippendale. Rogers, Clark. de •. Mesdames Moore, chip- We may conclude this to be the case with at the Castle in the eve • mug. " The Pope allows the Italian troops to enter conspiracy it is the duty persist& ec.-Tilli SERIOUS FAMILY. Messrs. Buckstorte, the British public now. Railway securi nose, lama, dc.-And JENNY LIND AT . LAST. Miss Burke. The Queen, Princess Christian, Princess Louise, Prince his states to help the Ponti fi cal troops to suppress Royal Naval Reserve to ( the local ties, the next best to the funds, are de re Arthur, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, and the brigandage. Cardinal Antonelli was adverse. The .. meat iauten to ant Pelt seconds PRINCrIFS. Tens HVIOIIIIO. Ills LAST LEGS. Meer/ Verner & Fenton: elated merely from an absurd distrust that can Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, attended Divine ser- ' Blacks' are furious." Lieutenant Johnstonpro Ilrs. B. White awl Miss Wentworth.-And THE STREETS OF hardly last long. If the public would take the vice this morning in the private chapel , seconded, "That Capt. FL. INDON. Messrs. Vining, V. Vil li ers. Shore, Catheter. Forrester, Montagu sod li. KA and Mele Rev. W. Brookfield (chapl a i n i n or di nar y t o the TURKEY AND CANDIA , b e requeste d to forward I reachd th Mellon ; Mn. Mrs nko. Miry trouble to consider, they would fi nd that discrimi- the Queen) pee sermon. vitae , A Vienna telegram of Saturday's date says :- Ti end ie ad r n go k ; ex') ent ent LI CHUM. nation will be their best safeguard, while vague The Duke of Buckingham (Secretary of State for the ~ m ITENING, SIMMS AND CO. Meseta. Emery &Price: l aarm will only aggravate the existing and meet Colonies) had an audience of the Queen to-day. France, Austria, and Russia are unanimous for c or ps." The men preset Miss Elswortlty. - DON CESAR DE BAZAN. Messrs. Pechter, the cession of Candia to Greece. To-morrow it is renn med resolve to sup Jordan, DWI A. St. Alhyn ; Mrs. L Murray, and Silsbee limeade unreasonable evil. services be required. ( and C. Leclerc.' -And THE TWO POLT& Mr. Widdicomb. The Prince of Wales attended Divine service at the to be proposed to Turkey." ment was felt on the grEAND. Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday morning. - -- Saturday, as several rum Ting EVENINO, MARRIED DAV/HITTER AND YOUNG HIM OUR CONTEMPORARIES. The Communion Service was read by the Rev. Thos. ( REUTER ' S TELEGRAMS. ) e ff ect that simultaneous) liAlies.-listittßALOA ; Olt. THE SENSATIONOOAT. Messrs. !Edmore and the Rev. J. R. Wood. commence in Liverpool Thome, Janie., mduon, and Turner ; Mesdames Bwariborough, AUSTRIA. Fenian° would take ph Hughes, Newton, Weathersby, Ac.-And A SUIT OF IWIJiIYs. (THIS DAY.) Anthem, "O taste and see," Goss. New Brighton. In orde ..._.„„_._ Sung by Master Wood, Messieurs R. Barnby, Cum. VIENNA , limit ' 18. inhabitants, Captain SiHOLBORN. se THIS EVENING, MY TURN RECT. Mr. Belmont; three THE LAST REFORM PROPOSALS OF THE m i rage, GOVERNMENT. " Herren Hopat and Haaner are said to have been Ch es hi re consta b u l ary, and Whitehou Foote and LE01.01.-And FLYING SCUD. Messrs. Neville, Bel- Mr. Cooper presided at the organ. appointed President and Vice-President of the 3 o 'clock in the afternoonmore , Blake, Vollalre, etc. ; Madames F. Josephs, C. Saunders, If the position which the conservative ministry arrived at Egremont, ass Brie Foote. Addis', Lennox, ilaymead, etc. hold at the present time-a position created for them The sermon was preached by the Lord Bishop of Meath, lower house of the Reichsrath. volunteer d r ill -a b e d at ti from 2 Samuel, chap. 12, vv. 13, 14.1, BRITANNIA. partly by the natural course of events, and partly by the The Duch of Cambridge and the C 1 Duchess of Admiral Tegethoff has been recalled from the . and every precaution tai THIS EVENDIG, THE FLIRT. Mews. Reynolds, Raeford, faults of their opponents-be lost, it can never again, mission assigned to him of inspecting the United 1 nx 7 ' Mecklenburg Strelits attended the service. SHREWSBURY SUNDAI and 11ic0 , ..1 Mrs Lane a Mesdames Ede in and ilacarthy.- remarks the Times, be recovered for the conservative States navy, and will be appointed to a command was prevalent here last After which THE WATERMAN. Miss Esther Jacobs-To con clude with THE LAST LINK OF LOVE. Miss S. Miles. party in our generation. Springing from a deliberate A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday, at the in the Austrian marine. out to-day, in oonseque conviction that labour has not hitherto obtained official residence of the First Lord of the Tree- the authorities had reo visit of the Feniaus, wit due weight in our representative system, the de- HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. scary, in Downing-street. The ministers pre- SERVIA. of the county armoury, mend for a comprehensive settlement has been made TIE DAY -Morning, Oh. 24m.. „Afternoon, Oh. 50tn. of Derby,the sent were the Earl - BELGRADE, MARCH 17, Evittowa. area. The rumour rece Marlborough, the Right Hon. Yesterda evening Turkish courier To.nossow-Morning, la lam afternoon. lb. Cm more serious by the past treatment of the question. In cellor, the Duke of y a the measure to be proposed to-night the weakness consista .-. opencer H. Walpole, Lord Stanley, the Duke of denly called up, and pb - ro d yesterday afternoon ade here with despatches relative to the evacuation of where they remained on in the provision for duality of voter', which has not the idu . • n CKI gham, Su John Pakington, Sir Stafford meat took place on the LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 18. slightest chance of being accepted in the House of Com- the Berrien fortresses by the Turkish troops. Northcote, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the a depUt in the town. _....,______ nions, and in the plan for redistribution which will never Right Hon. H. L. Corn , the Duke of Richmond, simply precautionary, m Tile railway interest is at present in grievous be accepted by the public. The paramount ascendancy pro- L or d J. Manners , and the Right Hon. Gathorne THE BRAZILS strafes on receiving in: Mani* and the unexpected occurrence has taken pert, has in the electoral "oody is so firmly entrenched that H ar d y BUENOS . AYRES, FEB. 14. pearance of the Femme universal suffrage it se lf would be powerless to dislodge it, Exchange on London, 50i to KU Wet salted to the present hour no place of the chairmen and directors of rival lines. . at the railway station, al and a graduated suffrage shows &mistrust of those unique Mr. A. Laden Light, C.E., introduced by Viscount waiting together upon the CHANCELLOR of the Monck, had an interview with the Duke of Buckingham hides, 32i . for GO. Dry hides, 41 for 23. Wool, of true aristocracy. safeguards which guarantee the security • 47 to 90. Tallow, 14. Lumber, 35 to 41. (of whom there are a cot demonstration beyond tt EXCHEQUER to solicit Government assistance, not of attending chapel in la No extension of the franchise that requires to be corn. and Chandos at the Colonial-office on Saturday. to their several undertakings, but to one single pensated by a plurality of votes deserves to be carried at Despatches were sent on Saturday from the Colonial- BOMBAY MAIL ins sprigs of shamrock company in particular. The application has all Whether electors should be allowed to give all their office to the Governors of the West India Islands, British The militia and pensions MALTA. MARCH 17 . to remain under arms til elicited nothing but a decided refusaL The Go- votes to one candidate is a wholly different question. The Columbia, British Honduras, the North American pro- The Ripon left at 1 p.m. to-day, and the &mine SHErristo.-Dwing h vernment seem to take the ground that if railways temper of the liberals and of the nation favour the work of Time., and Bermuda. leaves at midnight. siderable excitement pre the government if they will but abandon unworthy Weis- of an expectation that th are virtually bankrupt, they must stand so before The former may be expected at Marseilles on the of the town would alienthe public. No one would dream of asking a Chan- giving` HEALTH OF THE in RINCESS OF WALES. P 8 DAY.) The Daily News f Mr. Di li's " Mondays " in a . 2oth, p --a telegram having beer and the latter at Southam ton about the • " riling." There were color of the Exchequer for the loan of one or the house will be known to parliamentary history as the 27th inst. Liverpool, to the effect I two hundred thousand pounds to save a mercan - blank Mondays, reminding seine hundreds of artless mem- We learn this afternoon that the Princess of GIBRALTAR, Mallen 17. intended making a demo tile firm from stopping payment, and it is held hers of unsatisfactory hunting experiences, when no reynard Wales experienced but little rest during the night, The Syria, from Southampton 12th inst., ar- morning , a i n u d t r e ; . monyin that a railway company has no claim for excep- can be found ; but nothing now can save the most secret of b ut there is an improvement noted to-day. rived to-day at 2p. m., and leaves at 7 p.m. fur "" that " Love•bine," c° whict nsta Ronal assistance. minister,' from breaking covert. Agood many "ten minutes° The Queen of Denmark's journey to England has Alexandria. She experienced bad weather. parts of the town, sou th have elapsed since F ri d ay, and since we know that ten take place. Besides the The Great Western Company has long en- . . . been delayed in consequence of the bad weather ; but from minutes is the time requireiPby the leaders of the great a telegram received several rumours as to eon joyed a pecu li ar position in the railway world. constitutional at Marlborough House this morning, it party"for taking the British constitution to • • seems that her Majesty maybe expected to ar ri ve at Calais WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) inhabitants, which it war Partly from its situation, and partly from a kind pieces and putting it together again with a new main- thia afternoon. Should the weather be then faverweble,the MoNDAT, MARCH 15, 8 A.M. to disregard, and accordi. self in readiness to give •of undefinable prestige, perhaps remotely attribut- spring and a new balance-wheel, it is impossible to feel Queen will immediately craw to Dover, where aspecial train should they attempt any: able to possessing the broad gauge, its position may quite certain before half-past 4 this afternoon that the has been prepared for her Majesty, and this will, as already 18. T. w. I i E tO I ,. E77 T"... 1 pi . lu. i t milifai7authoritiesat the be defined as the most aristocratic of modern lines. measure to be introduced by the Chancellor of the Ex- stated in the Express, proceed direct to Charing-erosa. _l_,_ 1 4 as were also the officersof - --- town, and it was detennin The individual proprietors are unusually wealthy, chequer will be the same as, or even similar to, the one The Danish Minister and Lord Alfred Hervey left London Nw ri , 24.04 26 8.8 E. 1 1 W. be 1- 1 arms all night, and that and it is a well known fact that a certain distinc- upon which preliminary consideration, were offered on last night in order to meet the Queen on her arrival, and t oi trldean • • 8 1. 34 ', l i t ? I W.N.W. . so .o o, oii t their drill rooms to pro t l they will accompany her Majesty. tion attaches to a large holder of Great Western Saturday Z. modmailnl g o , ws that the • ministerial Ardroman 297 6 .3 31 E. 6 4 E. b- 1 4 :tteat ti on on Ite t - e ri i „,°f lie . Its nof ittan the yntet.tilt Oreenesstle 2568 se Z. I II EA.& co 0.02 6 .4 !stock. If ho receives infinitesimal, or, as on the measure in parliament is uncertain ' ! " N..k.u i _ ~....1 - - _ _ -- - was a larg e reserve quellat I present occasion, no dividends at all, he is tram- says , conatitute its danger ; but it must pass as a whole, His Excellency the French Ambassador had a ar a .Z" . :::t ra - .62 .- 3 , it.S.g. 6 I - 6 - I. . 0 - _.. -5 menu ' s notice lether these penaated by a rise in social estimation. The case or as a whole be rejected. The only feature in it which dinner party at Albert-gate house on Saturday evening. Holyhead Sue 34 E. N.& 9, • 11 E. es/ -.„. ! l effect of preventing any i of the railway is like that of a large landowner could safely be altered is that whi c h li m it. the India- Among his excellency's guests were the Marquis Clermont Penam m•-• Proof ;II 2 I ttli . 1 , 7 , 1 ; 1 . 7,A . io ar 1:71 ; rumours as tli t lie rising whose estate is so eaten up by mortgages that he tribution f of . seats th much too narrowly. The rest must Tonnerre, the Marquis and Marchioness San Germano, tortet t 2 4 : 1 351 14 4 1 :31. /. 1 4 1 :il K N N I L Te r I r e : • v: , or . ace able whole " of Count and Countess Clermont Tonnerre. Viscount Ewe. has next to nothing to live upon. Still he has the stand The Post cond e em e n; the government measure, and de- nines, Baron and Baroness Biome, Lord Houghton, w ernee tiL. Plymouth 29.80 37 E.KE. II Su 41 30 K Ili 11 it E.S.E. r '0.62 8 quiet. if not quieter, than I. rs 0.9/ 8 The Irish parts of the honour of being the - nominal proprietor of many dares the threat of dissolution to be dangerous and Baron Bartholdi, Lady Molesworth, Ac. Portsmouth is.ol V. K.S . K. 1 8 9 ILK& a i nt{ 7 were visited by our come thousand acres which in point of fact belong to unpatriotic. It looks upon the administration VA having The Marquis of Has • has arrived at the St. 7 " don .- • 76.617 77 L 9L4 1 - 1 - night, but no signs of a Yarmouth 29.70 34 LS.L 10 2 W.N.W.WW :bo - 7 his creditors. Of course the crash must come sooner already received its death-blow. George's HoteL Scarborough 29.82 Si KZ. ,6 6 K also nee 5 wen or later. A great estate is sold up, collections of The Standarsl taunts the Times with having contributed His Excellency Khalil Bey, with a numerous F iL e u ld „ 2 76.b6 76 N.E. 1 7 6 NA " i .7. 7 Baseroan.-A detach - at the Bradford berm works of art dianormid_ and their rm.. illnatrirere nothing to the solution of the reform difficulty but the The Great Western Company has long en joyed a peculiar position in the railway world. Partly from its situation, and partly from a kind of undefinable prestige, perhaps remotely attribut able to possessing the broad gauge, its position may be defined as the moat aristocratic of modern lines. The individual proprietors are unusually wealthy, and it is a well known fact that a certain distinc tion attaches to a large holder of Great Western stock. If he receives infinitesimal, or, as on the present occasion, no dividends at all, he is com pensated by a rise in social estimation. The case of the railway is like that of a large landowner whose estate is so eaten up by mortgages that he has next to nothing to live upon. Still he has the honour of being the nominal proprietor of many ' thousand acres which in point of fact belong to his creditors. Of course the crash must come sooner or later. A great estate is sold up, collections of works of art dispersed, and their once illustrious owner vanishes into obscurity. The Great Western Railway is threatened with a similar fate. The obligation to meet debts proves just now particularly inconvenient. Railway companies do not possess the public credit in any thing like the same manner that they did a year ago. Defaults have been unpleasantly nu merous, and have not been confined to the smaller and often insignificant undertakings. The Lon don, Chatham, and Dover set the involuntary example. The Great Eastern and North British have not proved much better. Now the Great Western is in difficulties; yet by the statement of accounts for the past half-year at all events a dividend had been earned for the ordinary stockholders, although it appears now that it cannot be paid. The ledger balance is satisfactory, but the cash balance is just the other way. Of course the whole question resolves itself into the bestowal of credit. The public have, until every recent period, been taught that rail way debentures represented a good security more tangible than even • mortgage upon a private estate. In the former case, the title— the great point—could not be disputed, since it rested upon a distinct Act of Parliament. In the latter, tedious investigations were always neces sary. By recent decisions, however, it appears that a debenture holder of a railway has rather less right than a creditor on account current. The possessors of LLOYD'S bonds, for example, seem to have a priority. We will put a familar case. A person who has advanced say a thousand pounds upon what he concludes to be a mortgage on a certain property finds that his claim is subordinate to that of a tradesman who has supplied 4001. or 500/. of goods on the personal security of the proprietor of the estate. This doctrine may be technically right, but its effect on the public is seen in the refusal to renew deben tures as they fall due. The Daily News fears Mr. Disraeli's " Mondays " in the house will be known to parliamentary history as the blank Mondays, rewinding some hundreds of artless mem bers of unsatisfactory hunting experiences, when no reynard can be found ; but nothing now can save the most secret of ministers from breaking covert. Agood many "ten minutes'' have elapsed since Friday, and since we know that ten minutes is the time requiredby the leaders of the great "constitutional party"for taking the British constitution to pieces and putting it together again with a new main spring and a new balance-wheel, it is impossible to feel quite certain before half-past 4 this afternoon that the measure to be introduced by the Chancellor of the Ex chequer will be the same as, or even similar to, the one upon which preliminary consideration were offered on Saturday morning. The Herold allows that the reception of the ministerial measure in parliament is uncertain. Its many merits, it says, constitute its danger; but it must pass as a whole, or as • whole be rejected. The only feature in it which could safely be altered is that which limit* the nobs tribution of seats much too narrowly. The rest must stand or fall together. The Post condemns the government measure, and de clares the threat of dissolution to be dangerous and unpatriotic. It looks upon the administration as having already received its death-blow. The Standard taunts the Tinges with having contributed nothing to the solution of the reform difficulty but the suggestion of the cumulative vote—a plan to which all the objections to dual voting must equally apply. Any go vernment which should seek to please the Times must abandon in despair all hope of solving the reform problem. The truth is that the lines has declared itself just as plainly to be an " outcast" on this question as Mr. Lowe himself. It will not, or it cannot, propose anything, and t opposes everything. It has built a little cave of its own, and sits growling within like • bear which has found a bone too big for him, but which he will not give up to anyone else. As to absolute household suffrage, there are not 50 men in the House of Commons, and perhaps not one in the House of Lords, who would support such a measure. His Excellency Khalil Bey, with a numerous suite, has arrived at the Clarendon Hotel from Paris. Fr From end to end, mays the Telegraph, the career of this government has been a stratagem, and their bill is an elaborate hypocrisy. They are chuckling in their sleeves to find it so much as debated. The Star thinks that only in one case could the govern ment, with confident*, appeal to the oountry. If they consented to strip their measure of all its ugly and repul sive excrescences ; if they flung away the dual principle, the ratepaying principle, the restriction of the county franchise, and the long residential provision, put off the re-distribution clauses to a better time, and allowed the bill to stand before the House of Commons as a bill to in troduce household suffrage—if they did that, and parlia ment rejected such a measure, thou, indeed, even a tory government might, with some chance of success, appeal to the judgment of the country. If they venture to dissolve under any other circumstances, they will go, as Mr, Disraeli once amid to Sir It. Peel, from the parliament they have betrayed to the country which despises them. There is literally nothing in the measure that is not positively objectionable, except the bare name of household suffrage. The question is really one of considerable im portance. The amount of railway debentures held by the cautiously investing classes may be reckoned by many millions. If, as seems likely, these lenders choose to insist upon being paid as fast as these bonds become due, and to refuse renewal upon any terms, it is difficult to see what railway company can avoid becoming bankrupt. The company may not be able to borrow, offer what they will, and the higher terms they offer the more does the public suspect the security. Of course the operation could be done " at a price," IS TOPICS. Remarking that it is the good fortune of Louis Napoleon to be saved by his adversaries, the riIACJ contends, and proceeds to show, that a better apology for the imperial foreign policy than the one given by M. Thies in his last Thursday's interpellation could hardly be produced in the most elaborate ministerial speech, or in the most carefully compiled bluebook. Mr. Charles Dickens gave the first of a series of three readings from his own works on Friday night at the Dublin Rotunda The round mom was well filled, and the reception given to Mr. Dickens was most enthusiastic. Cardinal Cullen has issued a pastoral, the theme of which is st. Patrick. His eminence refers to the sub ject of Fenbulisto, and says :—" I have learned on the best authority that the rural population, the bone and sinew of the country, could not be induced to join in any attempt to resist authority, or violate the law. This feeling, I believe, is prevalent in every part of the kingdom. Though the people sorely feel their grievances, they are determined not to have any recourse to revolution, violence, or blood shed in order to obtain redress." He praises the lenity and moderation of the government, the humanity of the police, the military, and all who were actively engaged in ➢reserving the public pease. " All," says his eminence, " seem to have been animated with a most praiseworthy spirit of humanity." Sir Roderick Murchison having been furnished by Lord Stanley with the despatches of Dr. Seward, the British political resident at Zanzibar, as well as with more detailed letters of Dr. Kirk, says be can now scarcely cling to the hope that Dr. Livingstone is still alive. By the latest intelligence from Zanzibar, dated the 7th of January, we learn that Drs. Seward and Kirk had sailed in ber Majesty's ship Wasp for Quiloa to make inquiries and obtain any further evidence. The Laity News points out that Sir J. Rolt's Bankruptcy Bill is in most repecte an adoption of the measure of Sir Roundell Palmer of last year. It is, like its predecessor, based upon the system which has proved so successful in Scotland, but with some modifications which will open wide held for controversy. The general principle is that creditors are to manage the estate for themselves, by means of a trustee to be elected by them, and paid by • commission, and subject to no further interference by the court than is absolutely necessary for obtaining ►uthorisa tion of their proceedings. The Herald counsels directors, shareholders, and the public to present a determined front against any demands of the engine-drivers and firemen that are either outrage. ous in themselves, or that may be compassed by out rageous means. The inconvenience of not being able to travel for a few weeks, would be leas serious thew in. MR. CHURCHWARD AND THE MAGISTRACY.—Mr. P. A. Taylor has given notice of • motion for to-morrow : " That an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that she will be graciously pleased to give direc tions for the removal of Mr. Churchward from the com mission of the peace for the borough of Dover." TAIS PROSLCUTION OF COLONEL NELSON AND LIEUTENANT BLAND.—We are informed that the Jamaica Committee have resolved to prosecute Colonel Nelson and Lieutenant Brand for the murder of Mr. S. Clarke and Mr. Lawrence, in addition to the murder of Mr. Gordon. It will not be necessary for this purpose to repeat any of the proceedings at Bow-street, because as the prisoners are already in custody for the murder of Mr. Gordon, additional indictments may be preferred against them without any preliminary pro ceedings. The reasons for bringing in the oases of Clarke and Lawrence are, first, to provide for the con tingency of the prosecution in Mr. Gordon's case being defeated on some merely technical ground ; secondly, to show that the illegality of what was done in Mr. Gordon's ease does not wholly arise from the fact that he was arrested out of the district in which martial law pre vailed ; and thirdly, because, in the oases of Clarke and Lawrence, the responsibility of their illegal execution reeds solely upon Colonel Nelson and Lieutenant Brand, the Sentence not having been referred to and approved by Mr. Eyre. The cases of Clarke and Lawrence are in some respects even more remarkable than that of Mr. Gordon ; both having been executed, not only without any proof of guilt, but after a proclamation of amnesty had been issued by Mr. Eyre, all disturbances having ceased for about three weeks.—Doily Mug. REMARK& Atroosphtrical pressurel7M - 71cereased considerably since Sunday morning, especially In the south and west, where tem perature has increaswi, and where a large amount of snow and rain has fallen. Last night the wind incramed to a strong gale in the south of England. This morning the winds are south easterly, strong to a gale in the south, light to fresh in the north. A New York correspondent writes :—" You are likely to have a female consul sent to you from this country very shortly—a great encouragement to the advo cates of woman's rights. The candidate is a Mrs. Frances Lord Blond, of Ncw York, and it is understood that her application has been taken into favour, and that the Presi dent has promised to nominate her for a British port. The success of the new consuls will depend somewhat on the discrimination with which they are selected." Mr. Fox and other officers of the Miantonomoh have been permitted, by act of congress, to accept the pre sents tendered by the Czar. Among the gifts is a snuff box set with diamonds, presented to Mr. Fox. The customs duty upon these diamonds, amounting to 4,000 dollars, has been remitted by special set. A French journal says that the blind man on the Pont des Arts was recently observed to have shifted his placard of " Pity the poor blind, &c., from his chest to his back, to have turned himself round, and to be in tensely gazing into the water. On being addressed, the man turned round and proved not to be blind at all. He explained the matter by saying that he was the intimate friend of the paurre areugk, who had gone to the wedding of one of his relations, and begged his friend to do duty for him during his absence. THE TRADE 07 THE UNITED KINODOM.—The trade of the United Kingdom during the past year was in money value nearly 14 per cent. in excess of all former expenence. The mode of its distribution is shown in the following table, in which the various countries are placed in the order in which they stand as our customers. Of the total of 188,827,7881. nearly 30 per cent. was to our own possessions ; but, l arge as this proportion is, it is re latively leas than in preceding years. once, although the increase in our colonial shipments in 1866 was about II j per cent., in those to foreign countries it was nearly 15 per cent. The moat important feature of the list consists in the extraordinary growth of our trade with the Ameri can continent. Notwithstanding their protective tariff, the United States have taken goods from us to a greater value than those taken by the whole of Germany and France combined, while as regards the countries of South America, Brazil now ranks higher than any European State with the exception of Germany, France, and Holland. New Granada comes next to Russia, and the Argentine Re next to Belgium and above the mother country S pain as well as above Portugal, Denmark, Norway, and weden. Chili,Uruguay, and Peru likewise figure for • good Increase ; but Mexico, on the renewal of anarchy, shows • consider able reaction. Our aggregate shipments to the South American States have been 19,528,8701. In our intercourse with France, which in 11165 showed an improvement of more than 10 per cent., there has bees a further rise of 29 percent. With Germany, in consequence of the war, there has been • falling off. Italy shows • recovery. Turkey likewise presents a very favourable total, includ ing the Danubian Principalities, whither our exports have advanced from 694,0631. to 926,7531. Egypt occupies an equally prominent position. China shows • remarkable increase, and with Japan our trade has again been large,' although slightly lass than in 1865. THE FENIAN MOVEMENT. (mom oos owl ooassaroirDirr.) DUBLIN, SUNDAY Mawr, 10.30 The accounts from the country report that all is quiet. The City of Dublin wee never more peaceful than last night and to-night. The Dublin Diming Mail says—" The special commis sions for the county of Dublin, and for the county of the City of Dublin, have passed the great seal, and have been issued from the Ilanaper-ollice. We believe it is in con templation of the government to issue special commissions for Limerick, Tipperary, and Cork, but the final order ha, not yet been made." LIVEJLPCK)L, SUNDAY.—Up to four o'clock this afternoon no disturbance whatever has taken place. The police report unusual tranquillity in the town, and the number of drunken and disorderly cases is much below the average. The Roman catholic priests appealed to their congregations to be peaceable and loyal, and give no offence by wearing the shamrock. A number of Roman catholic soldiers attended divine service, and were well received. All is quiet on the Cheshire side of the river ; in fact there is no appearance whatever of any disturbance. A report was circulated on Saturday to the effect that the gatekeeper at the Albert Dock had been apprehended on suspicion of having been tampered with by Fenian agents. In the warehouses surrounding this dock are stored goods of im mense value, and even under ordinary circumstances the greatest precautions are taken that no persons unconnected by business with the premises obtain admission. As the porters and others engaged about the dock or warehouses pass out in the evening they are searched. The impor tance therefore attaching to a charge of this kind was very great, but our correspondents were in formed dung the course of the day by the police authorities that it was entirely without foundation. On the same day the men belonging to the Royal Naval Re- I serve, at present drilling in Liverpool, met to the number of about2oo at the Sailors' Home, for the purpose of adopt ing certain resolutions concerning their conduct, should any disturbance arise. The chair was occupied by Lieute nant Hamlin, and amongst the other officers of the reserve present were Lieutenants J. Read, J. Clarke, D. H. Johnston, A. Pearson, and Sub-Lieutenant S. T. T. Lackey. The chairman proposed, " That after taking into consideration the present threatening aspect of the Fenian conspiracy it is the duty of the officers and men of the Royal Naval Reserve to offer their services to the govern ment to assist the local authorities in case of need." Lieutenant Peat seconded the motion, which wan carried. Lieutenant Johnstonproposed, and Sub-Lieutenant Leckey seconded, "That Capt. Fisher, of her Majesty's ship Eagle, be requested to forward to government a tender of such ser vices, and to express the feeling of devotion to her Majesty and her government entertained by every member of the corps." The men present evinced the most lively and de termined resolve to support the authorities should their services be required. Considerable anxiety and excite ment was felt on the Cheshire aide of the Mersey on Saturday, as several rumours had been promulgated to the effect that simultaneously with the movement supposed to commence in Liverpool on St. Patrick's-day, a rising of Fenian. would take place at Seacombe, Egremont, and New Brighton. In order to allay the apprehensions of the inhabitants, Captain Smith, the head constable of the Cheshire constabulary, was communicated with, and at 3 o'clock in the afternoon about 170 of the Cheshire police arrived at Egremont, and are at present located in the volunteer drill-shed at that place. The men are all armed, and every precaution taken to suppress with promptitude any rising that may take place. SHREWSBURY, SUNDAY, 4 P.M.—Considerable excitement WSW prevalent here last night, and has continued through out to-day, in consequence of a report to the effect that the authorities had received intimation of an intended visit of the Fenians, with the view of obtaining possession of the county armoury, in which are stored 1200 stand of arms. The rumour received support from the fact that yesterday afternoon a detachment of the militia were sud denly called up, and placed under arms in the armoury, where they remained on guard all night. A similar move ment took place on the part of the pensioners, who have a depOt in the town. These measures were, however, *imply precautionary, and were wisely taken by the magi strates on receiving information of the threatening a pearance of the Fenians in Liverpool and Birkenhead. Up p to the present hour no unusual arrivals have taken place at the railway station, and the Irish residents in the town (of whom there are a considerable number) have made no demonstration beyond that customary on St. Patrick's-day, of attending chapel in larger bodies than usual, and wear ing sprigs of shamrock in their button-holes and caps. The militia and pensioners have, however, received orders to remain under arms till morning. Snerrim.r.—During Saturday and Saturday night con siderable excitement prevailed in Sheffield in consequence of an expectation that the Irish portion of the inhabitant. of the town would attempt to honour St. Patrick's-day by • " rising." There were some grounds fur this supposition —a telegram having been received from an authority at Liverpool, to the effect that the Feniiina in the town intended making a demonstration at f o'clock on Sunday morning, and an anonymous letter found its way into the hands of the chief constable, Mr. J. Jackson, intimating that " Love-lane," which happens to be one of the lowest ports of the town, was the spot where the " rising " would take place. Besides these two intimations there were several rumours as to some action on the part of the Irish inhabitants, which it was thought advisable not altogether to disregard, and accordingly the chief constable put him self in readiness to give the Fenian, a warm reception, should they attempt anything against law and order. The militaryauthorities at the barracks were communicated with, AS were also the officersof the several volunteer corps in the town, and it was detennined that the soldiers should be under arms all night, and that the volunteers should remain at their drill rooms to protect their arms in case of any attempt on the part of the Irish to make away with them. In addition to the policemen on duty in the streets, there was a large reserve at the station in readiness at a mo ment's notice to quell any disturbance that might take place. Whether these precautionary measures had the effect of preventing any rising, or whether it was that the rumours as to the rising were ill-founded, fortunately the peaceable inhabitants of the town slept undisturbed throughout the whole of the night, and the town was as quiet, if not quieter, than it generally is on Saturday nights. The Irish parts of the town, and especially Love-lane, were visited by our correspondent several times during the night, but no signs of a Fenian or of Fenianiam could be seen. Basugoarf.—A detachmentof the 19th Infantry arrived at the Bradford barracks from Sheffield shortly after 1 o'clock on Saturday morning, • precautionary move ment on the part of the authorities, in anticipation of St. Patrick's-day. In Bradford there is an Irish popula tion of 2.5,000. The troops did not receive marching orders at Sheffield till after 7 o'clock on Friday night. Arrangements had been made to meet any emergency ; but, as had been generally expected, though the autho rities seemed to have grounds for apprehension, yesterday passed off with the usual quiet. SUICIDE AND ATTEMPTED MURDER OP THREE CHILDREN AT HALIFAX. On Saturday, a man named James Whittaker, a wool warehouseman, living at Wheatley Bottom, near Halifax, poisoned himself and three of his children. The man was 57 years of age, a widower, mid lived in • cottage with three children, twins, a boy and girl, 7 years, and one 13 years of age. From the statement of the children it appears that he opened some powders, the con tents of which he wanted to spread upon bread for then, to eat, telling them that it war medicine. One of them objected, and asked to have the powder mixed with meal and water to drink. He, however, appears to have mixed it in • cup of water, and the three children drank it. He also drank something out of the cup after. He then went upstairs and laid upon the bed. The chil dren became ill, and vomited much. A neighbour becoming aware during the evening that the children were ill went into the house, and was informed of what bad taken place. Other neighbours dropped in, and on going upstairs the wretched man was found lying on the bed, but unable to speak. He died soon afterwards. The policeman of the district was informed of the occurrence, and he gave infor mation to his superiors at the Town-hall, Halifax ; and Mr. Wright, the police surgeon, visited the family. The signs showed unmistakeably that the father had died from poison. The children he found in • hopeful state. On examination, he found • sediment of poison in the cup, which was taken possession of by the police. Some white papers were also found, which had evidently contained the poison, but there was no printed label upon them. It is supposed that the powders were similar to those sold for the destruction of vermin. The surgeon is of opinion that the children escaped on account of the father nut having sufficiently well mixed the powder. Having prescribed for the children, the s to urytLn . left, and when last Decased was un til of n t t y hei w were .ve a r ll b ll t kelz consequence of impaired eyesight, his employer, Mr. Ap pleyard, Wheatley, provided him with more suitable work in the wool warehouse. He has been a widower about three years. His house is a scene of great wretch edness. THE QtrZEN AT THE TOMB OF TIM DIICHESS OF KENT.—On Saturday morning, soon after breakfast, the Queen, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prin cess Christian, Princess Louise, and Princes. Beatrice, and Princes Leopold and Henry of Prussia, attended by the ladies and gentlemen of the royal suite, proceeded from the Castle to Frogmore to pay a visit to the tomb of the Duchess of Kent, that day being the sixth anniversary of the death of the lamented duchess. After remaining a short time in the tomb-house, and offering up an appro priate prayer, the Queen and royal family, on leaving, placed wreaths of Mustered/4s about the sarcophagus, and then returned to the Castle. Between the hours of 1 and half-past 3 a number of the royal household were admitted previous to closing the gates of the tomb. CRYSTAL PALACI. DALF-A-CROWN DAY. Batrunriar, Masai 18.—Admisions on payment, 892; ditto by mama tickets, 4,782 ; total visitors '5,674. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) EQUITY COURT. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir W. Page Wood.) LIVEZPOOL MARINI CUDIT COMPANY V. 11131761 AND The defendants in this suit were eight persons, of whom three, Denied ForMe, were in business at Liverpool under the firm of Ferule Brothers and Co., and four others, Boult, English, Brandon, and Hunter, were also in busi ness in the ante place under the style of Boult, English and Brandon. All seven, with the eighth defendant Askew, were also members of • firm at New Orleans of Hunter, Askew, and Co., and the two Liverp oo l firms and the New Orleans firm acted as mutual agents. All eight defendants were British subject., and all except Askew within the jurisdiction. The plaintiffs were the mortgagees of a ship mine.' the Pacific, of which Henry Lafone, of Liverpool, was th e owner. In October, 1866, this ship was consigned by Boult, English, and Brandon, as Lafone 's brokers, to Hunter, Askew, and Co., upon the undertaking of the consignors and the personal assurance of Hunter that the consignees would not take any proceedings spi e d the ship abroad. Hunter accordingly wrote t o the consignee -4, and told them to have the balance of the Pacific's accounts to its own merite, and to account for the freight independently of all other transactions. Boult and Co. soon after became in diffi culties, and in consequenoe some of the parties interested in the plaintiffs' mortgage did not approve of their acting any longer as brokers, and changed the consignment. Upon this the seven defendants in England cancelled their instructions to Hunter, Askew, and Co., and advised them, if possible, to arrest the ship for all moneys due to them from Talon. Hunter, Askew, and Co. accordingly, having got possession of the goods, commenced actions against Lafone for d e bt ' due to them upon other accounts, and obtained from the court at New Orleans writs of attachment, under winch the Pacific was seized. By the law of Louisiana, transfers of chattel property without delivery of possession are not recognised, and as the title of the plain. tiffs, as mortgagees, would have been disregarded in those courts, the plaintiffs, in order to prevent the ship being sold, were compelled to enter into bonds with the defend: ants as security for the amounts that might be recovered in the actions. This bill was filed to tannin the defend. ants from enforcing the bonds at New Orleans or else where, and praying that the bonds might be cancelled. To this the defendants, Boult, English, and Brandon, de. murred. Mr. G. M. Giffard, Q.C., and Mr. W. F. Robinson sup. ported the demurrer. Mr. Kay, Q.C., and Mr. Fischer, for the bill, argued that by force of the mortgage the ship was taken out of lefone's hands and placed in those of the mortgagees, and that Hunter, Askew, and Co. were in fact their consignees and not Lafone's. Consequently Eton bad not been made a party. But Hunter, Askew, and Co. nevertheless having the ship in their power, availed themselves of the peculiar law of Louisiana, which recognised the law of no other nation, and by means of a trick obtained these bonds. They submitted that the court would not permit so inequitable a proceeding to be carried out. Mr. W. M. James, Q.C., and Mr. ltowcliffe appeared for Fernie Brothers and Co. The Vice Chancellor (without hearing a reply) said that undoubtedly it was pert of the law of nations to recognise , the decisions of foreign tribunals administering law be. ' tween their own subjects' according to principles of natural right and justice. But there were exceptions to this rule when proceedings were founded upon principles not 00111 Iii. tent with natural justice ; as, for example, when proceed. ings had been carried on in the absence of parties who in the opinion of this court, ought to have been present, or, after notice given in such an obscure way, that the partied to be bound by it could not be expected to have re. calved it. Accordingly, where judgment was given in a court of Louisiana, dealing with a ship as the absolute property of the owner, utterly disregarding the rights of • mortgage when the mortgage was perfectly good and valid, though not perfected according to the particular regale. tions of the state, his honour on a former occasion had thought it right to interfere with the action. But it was quite another thing to say that if a British merchant took his ship to New Orleans it was inequitable to see him at all, or to attach his ship because the right of a mortgagee of a chattel were not recognised is Louisiana. But this case was lower than that of an attempt to restrain an action, because the plaintiffs had actually given a bond ; and if the court were to grant this injunction, the courts of Louisiana would take care that no future ship should ever be released upon the bond ; for they would say " The Co' art of Chancery holds the bond to be worth nothing." The plaintiffs were in this dilemma—Either the court could have restrained the action against Lafone (which his honour thought did not think it could have done, but if it could, why did the plaintiffs put themselves in a worse position by giving the bond ?)—or, if the court could not have restrained the action at New Orleans, i fortiori it could not restrain proceedings on those bonds. The de• murrer must be allowed, with costa. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Comminsioner Guulburn.) Pit DANILL MACKENZIT. The bankrupt was • shipbroker, of Leadenliall-strest. The debts are 4,9921., of which 2,490/. are due to Linea cured creditors, and 2,052/. are liabilities ou aocommode. Lion bills ; assets of trifling amount. It was stated that though the liabilities were so large only one creditor (foe 121.) had proved against the estate, and had chosen himself assignee. He did not oppose, and no other creditor ap. peered. His Honour said that such a case was calculated to bring the administration of the law into contempt. The assignee, a creditor for 121. had obtained adjudicatioe against the bankrupt, and of course did not oppose. The court would adjourn the asap for further inquiry by the official assignee, there being in effect no trade assignee. Mr. Doria and Mr. Billings appeared in the case. IN RE HARVEY PHILPOT. The bankrupt, a oomnussion agent, of Fnday.street, sp. plied for his order of discharge. The unsecured debts amount to $,800(., ; assets, realised, about 7601. Mr. E. Reed said that one of the assignees took a favour able view of the case, the bankrupt having been a long tune before the court, and having given up considerable assets. The other assignee thought it his duty to oppose, on behalf of the creditors generally, who alleged that he had not made faithful returns of his odes to his country correspondents. He had since done all in his power to make atonement to those whom he had injured. Mr. Bagley, on behalf of the bankrupt, urged that he had been 17 years in business without failure. His Honour said that that of itself was a good character, be had pleasure in granting the order of ilt.eharge. The bankrupt's honesty was proved by the large amount of assets he had given up. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) The March adjourned general sessions of the peace tat the county of Middlesex commenced this morning at the Sessions-house, Clerkenwell-green. before Mr. Assistant-Judge, Mr. Joseph Payne, Deputy-Assistant Judge, and the following magistrates:—Mr. ?arbor', Mr. T. E. Raker, Mr. J. Ashley Dodd, Mr. Figgins, Mr. Stutfield, Mr. Gould, Dr. Jervis, Admiral Bosanquet, Mr. Sugden, Mr. Charles White, &c. The calendar is unusually light for this period of the year, there being only 63 primmer* committed for trial, M. eluding live whose cases were postponed from last session& There were r 4 indicted for felony, and seven for misdis• meanour. The offences with which the prisoners stand charged include obtaining goods by false pretences, horse stealing, larcencies from the person, coal stealing, rob. beries from the Great Northern and Great Eastern Rail. ways, embezzlement by servants, and a very cruel assault by - burning by a father on the persona his own SOIL The grand jury having been sworn by Mr. Rumbelow, the officer of the court, the judge briefly adolrested them on the nature of their duties, and they then retired to their room. The state of education of the prisoners committed foe trial at these sessions presents a very lamentable instance of the want of education, inasmuch as it will be seen nearly one-third of this small number can neither read nor write, more than half the number can only read and write imper fectly, and one.seventh can only read, and one prisoner only can read and write well The numbers returned were as follows:—Can read and write imperfectly, ; can nei ther read nor write, l 9 ; can read only, 'J ; and only one can read and write well. SECOND COURT. (Before Kr. Payne.) canTlnw TO PEN/4020S LIABLE. TO SERVE ON .MBllg. Plan the name of Patrick Haley. of SG, Cable.streek, being called by Mr. George Smith, the crier, to serve on the traverse jury, thatperson said he waited to be excused. Mr. Payne—What is your reason for wishing to be excused . Applicant—l am only a lodger in the house. and Gaup/ but one room. I am a shoemaker, and when lam away from my work shall lose my pay and have no food for the following day. Mr. Payne—lf everybody was like you, and failed toget his name taken off the list, we should never get enough to go on with the business. The jury hots are posted regularly upon the church doors, and you ought to have 'teen that your name was on the list. I can't help you— you must serve. The applicant looked very chapfallen and disconsolate as he took his seat in the boa. Out of 71 persons summoned to serve, only 40 were able to do the duty. ---- • - ALLEGED ROBBERY AND MORDEII.--On Saturday Mr. W. J. Payne resumed and concluded an inquiry at Guy's Hospital respecting the death from violence of Michael A ilton, aged 53, a leather hawker, who it will be recollected was found on the morning of TueimLiy, the2lith ult., lying insensible in -walk, B e rmondsey. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against some person or persons unknown." The coroner said that the police could follow up the case before the magistrates if they could get additional evidence. Simeon Bee a rrived in Lai to peland. chi - 4 , o tr-bill, for John Wakel about 7 o'elocl tnt door tryi had no burin icto custody l Mary Ann Hotel, Alden e 'clock on the the prisoner p 'tabs, and at barmaid went see which way the man. The evident replied that t for be we not Mr. Charles Cantle and Fa the Saturday had taken pia were sleeping and the gentle and chain and had been take no lock but it had bolted tin caught. W. B. Spar Cody and am money, and a The pristine Blargarct B charge-sheet m before Mr. Cu the casual Wal that she was u the time. _ Inspector C evening, about at the Semen to the casual v to him that eh before, and sh her face wus v gave her an 0+ had any mone bad gone fro fore she was called for sow police-station two boxes am Mr. Cooke order Witness—l , money, and tl Mr:booke- Witness—: The defend , the had. any r wrong. If sh gone to the p Inspector ( have been suf Mr. Cooke had power to Inspector ( minute from he had the gt who had sanc Mr. Cooke police-station ward she mu, The dcfeu fact. Mr. Cooke the words um officer, and re said, should 1 when she api charged. The defend GROS Robert Bay sawyer, was division, chat his wife. The novelt succeeded in ems mention the aid of testimony of face, thereby admission to obtained a su when he slum from home, not seen him in, sat down, his Place, any the time of t keep the pew Devitt said the warrant light on him, the country. sent word th went and toc Defendant assault. The wife e was locked i The magia lowed to es waa finally 1 four months keep the pea Defendant ♦ POLICE A . lrlha by direction wilfully ani Noble, a lad The latter be lived witl street and other boys them, and tl away. Thel shortly af te again, seize. broke his le Guy's Hospi In answer 'seen other l Walton, em of them ton from the cot In cross-e: that he had others had h men's shops to that. HI pushed him The moths mid that her before he 1..1 the oonstahl, to do it, wile bee. After al plained of 41, they onlemi bad seen the bad offered t to give it her For the de thieves conic pretence of 1 dwable este efen t officer Re was runt fell down an effect, and t Escsrz A daring tic prisoner fro' women's pri some of ti the work. were engage poet 6 o'cloc misdemeana few months had been and had 1 waahhouse is erected FOBS, and a to the ridge o'clock WC. The applicai who had ch. for the nails was getting the roof had went to look instituted, ladder end the roof he height at th from Castle. sober had pt of the villag taken for hi Garay 11 ligurcTow.- -111 arch 16, 1, TR