The Express. — London, England, 1866-04-05 00:00:00

I NEWSPAPER _ c . : V . 4 . '. -; ' " .r . 4 . . 0 . 0 ". ' * li .Z- . 2 - ~~r No. 6,135.1 ÜBSNSLAN D.-BLACK BALL LINE. Under arniegesseets with bar Ilefeety's 0,14111111116111, land en, ribs ASO each, are &ea to all persons paying their peo ny toe Uns—=A.TERN EMPIRE, for (Brest. et for ith May, reoeieing goods until Kith April, unless pre .* lap, /Ids leviathan capper ship was built tingle we inspection of Liold's surf et ors, and trove her greet alas voila Iraqcis of pen ansarpessed arrooeassodetioa. be foliewed by the Wear yaehirbuilt clipper YOUNG AUS. Lia, se packet boa London to Bristow direct on 80th L. 1W just returned train her fourth voyage to Queeusland, wing made =bp eisoh trip ib i o nzeriega varying from na or, brim be wade ter freight or byline fascrre e t7 molar _s ad to all nis for Black Bell Lase : JAMS BAINIS sea Co., Liver ied I tbe . X. MACKAY earl Ca, I, Leedenhalietrest, 1 ,012 ' 13, LC. 'ilo FROM uvispooL OR QUEENSTOWN TO YEW and LIVERPOOL, 74;i"EORK, and PIIIIADELPIILt STEAM -SHIP COMPANY Wend de- Writ fall=adXkmilt Iron Sow Steam.elnye the United FROM LIVERPOOL for NEW YORK. CITY OF NEW YORE, Wednesday, Atli 4. CITY OP MANtmaivin, Priddy, April 6. And every Wednesday, and alternate Priddy. sad Sitturdays. tbbin purge by ths mall stasniare a a sili o =Nedna= 17, and 11 gainer, to an on. by the Friday's add s eleamers, 15 guineas. arp passage includes a full cd cooksd rf*lalons. ngers for Canada and the UM booked on advantageous Soma —For forams partieslare to M INMAN, et, Waterstreed, lienemsol ; and to YES MACEY, 61, King WilliasrelossA &IMAM. OrrgRDAM and tits RHINE —Nancz to PAIISINGIBIL —CM larensganda lalmallant Gos e rr i s ▪ and havoladas allamaar BATAVOIS, esploin W. IT ifia EMIT !SUNDAY Sam lanna-whatt, Pasekwall. on , and raearahar trona Itaitardana ovary Tondo Pam : don, 14. ; fore eaten, 15e. Also the soreweleamer lenooni, Captain IL Van Hat train off the Tower. ovary tarldal inorZ, eery, returning treat inalardant t pday —lee or pewee ap to PRILLIFTS, GLUM HILLIPPBaudilo.. Domeden'a-koene,Y.C. ;or to CHAP 'olvanakdilor, Solpandalrama, BRITISH and SOUTH AMERICAN alum SAYMIAXION COMPANY (Laned). ?tarot DI =WY orvaN, that an EITIAOMDLNARY •Ax AUL MEILTDfO at We sbarebolders will be bold at the cam et ah• CoraParO, No. a, arownewbsaa.p, • on TOISDAY, the 1710 of Apra brims, or 11 o'clock the foresoon prick*, to suntke and moans an mwswia for the sale and Mvoultion of two of the steam torch of om paeg.—By order of the HT. AY. WE, secretary. No. u'r and 118, AprilLaidenhall-drost, loodes, E.C. e, 1026. WYROPOLITAN DISTRICT RAILWAY OOMPANY. NOTICE IS o GIVEN, n =TH= 81.3111 M LICEIVID as PAYMENT la that toll in ANTICIPATION of rimpeci of the Scrip Cartatleatia a this Company. ALTLIDAY, the 11 h of Apr% until farther notice . DEVON Chairman. DA V. No. 4 W 4 MEE ATLANTIC sad GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—NrW YORK, PINNSYLVANIA„ OHIO. tam : k Wsellninster-charnbers. Victortaelimet. Weilmlnease, S. 21 96. Thromnartoa-atreet, City, B.C. C ONSOLIDATED RONDO of the AT'LANTIC and GREAT WIBIRRif RAILWAY. QPIRTYILLY PAYMENT of INTERM.—COUPON, No. t. The O PON No 2, due on 16th A pril, INK will be PAID, Dee of i n nme ta n. on MONDAY, the lea, and after that day, at the Companys Otiose in London. and by the following named Banters Enema • • . • Barned's Ranks.; Company kilmlted), liverpool The Consolidated Bank (Limited), Manchester and Norwich. The National Provincial Bank of ligiand, and Branches. Wuxi The National Bank, and Bramble. Scotland The Bank of Scotland, and Branches. Wales The North and South Wales Bank. and Branches. Amsterdam Mews. Boissevain Brothers. The usual delay of two days for examination being waived, the inupons will be paid on presentation. London, April 9, MM. THOMAS HOLUB. BecretarY• THE IMPERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT ASSOCIATIONALIniIIed). lubseribod. 6 5 , 000 A 00 . P*M-GP. 6500,000. Heel, 675,000. noARD OF DILUCTOI.9 CnsrakAn—JOHN CHAPMAN, Esq., Director of the Union Bonk of London. Xenophon Balk, Req. L J. Coleman. Fmk Kr. Alderman Wein, Director of the Bank of London. James Dickson, Director of the ImperW Bank. P. D. Hadow, E 7 Chairman of the Peninsular sad Oriental Steam N a on Company. J. 0. Hanson, laq., r of the National Provincial Bank of Inglan. aF. Hol d f o 7G. rag Director of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway. J. 0. lisearre. Ise Gptaln J. Often Johnston, Director of the South Western G. 0. hfsophersou, Eq., Chairman of the Ages and Masterman's lank. W. Scholakeld, Sae., IL P., Director of the Union Bank. tlk SD Scott, Bert., Director of the NaUonal Provincial Bank R. Dan y Seymour Lq., it P. Joseph Thornton, kit irector Alfred Wilms, Net , of the Bank of London. M. ha/IA, lot MAN ankaa—Renry J. Barker, Pao., and T. Maar Sandman, FAR zincing The Union Bank of London. ma Bank of London. The Agra and Maaterrnan's Bank (Umfted). This Association snakes Advances upon approved mereantile and other securities. and receives Money on Deposit at interest for shat or long periods. D ., !ls for periods of not lass than three years may procure on l on at the offices Denatures of the Association, bear bitWres—t at 6 ipar omit. per annum, payable quarterly by coupon." to bearer ' attached. W. C. WINTERBOITOM, Secretary. tf, LOmbardcdreet, London. KC. rp o CAP IT AL ISTS.—A CAPITALIST is ILSQUIRED by the Advertiser, who hilly understands the ismsgement of shipping in all its details, to assist in the PUR CHASE ot a fleet of due clipper SHIN on unusually advanta geous knee, for which immediate and most profitable employ ment ean be obtained. As this is boos Me, and an opportunity which seldom occurs, none need apply who have not large ra fiteist commAnd.—Addrees, with real name, C.P.A., 8, Birchin- Mue, EC. TISHER and GLENNE, OUTFITTERS. *E establishment In London, nazi door to Somerset home. Strand. N.B. Lists of necessary outfit for srlifi and appointment to ladle, China. sad the Oatcake, will be for warded on appliostion. SPECTACLES are NECESSARY WiEN the Eyes water, are misty, or fatigued sher reading: WREN the print blends, and the letters appear to be double : TaEN more light than formerly is requisite— r example: N the candle is placed between the eyes and the book : WHEN objects must be held further off to be seen more clearly : 'WHEN much difficulty is found in threading a The shove am premonitory signs of decaying sight, and indl ate that an optician should be consulted without delay. From los: and extensive practice Hewn Thomas Harris and Sou are hlif competent to advise on all matters pertaining to the mane qiag defective sight They skilfully adapt lenses, perfectly true, fd the requisite power, and likewise they judicy select a gectscle frame of the form most becoming to the take " THOMAS EARHIS end SON, opticians to the Royal Family, opposite the blush Museum gates, London (their only house). Established the. • Caution.—No travellers or siesta. D OWLAND'S MACASSAR OlL.—This elegant JAL) truant, and pellucid oh is universally In high repute for e unprecedented success during the last sixty years is promot e the growth, restoring and beautifying the human bah.. It pewits hair from falling off or turning pry, strengthens weak cleenves it from scurf end denthiff, and makes it beauti far soft, pliable, and glossy. For children it is especial 4 re commended, as forming the basis of a beautiful head of hair, while ha introduction into the nursery of royalty, and the high esteem in which It is universally held, with numerous testimo nials constantly received of its eMatcy, afford the best and surest proofs of Its merits. Price 9e. ad., 75., 10a dd., equal to four small, and 21► per bottle.—!Mild at 20, liatton-gardwn, and by chemists and pa fumes — Auk for Rowlmals' Macassar Oil. TBE BEST REMEDY for Indigestion , Bilious and Liver Comp Willa. FRAMPTON'S Lof HEALTH. Sold by all Medicine Vendors. AM lid. and 1.9 d. per box: of übfalned through any Obeadst. DR SCOTI"S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, a never failing remedy, prepared withos mercurial lagredient. trout the re of Dr. Scott, will be found Invaluable to all who suffer from Minus and liver complaints, indigestion, wind, spume, gkidiaem, dizziness of the eyes, dm For habitual restiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a partner of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their operation and p.atenti to the stomach, they create appetite, promote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous systero.-Bold by W. Lam bert, chemist, 8, King Williamutroet. Charing-ales, and hymen% dnt ltists. in boxes, la IW. and 2s. bd. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and IlverPilla The germane stein a square green WWl*, with " William Lambert" engraved on the stamp. INVIGORATIVE NERVLNE ESSENCE. T'ge most ecientifically prepared end semi powerful nutri tive cordial OM Introduced ; redone to their normal conclaioa all the secrediens, oa Ike integrity of watch perfect health de- CILIt le • speckle for debility of all kinds, and from its oon- Id =oak other ingredients pepsine and phosphate of soda , will prove highly betieficial to the nervous and dylpejOia Pries 0 .2. Der bottle, or four quantitmi in I for Mk aoie Ageule, "Net 11A1:110AIIIIIN and Co., HO, Orfordatireek W.C., and Culinmeireet, remakareh-street, SC. Leafless TOZZAVEI 00PAHINE }EWE, the only 'J.._ hatch preporstko Adopted be the Parts dcadero u = .4444 ' OAF 01 .01 = an the re= al Nom% ploatd. Llo ("lascott." Nov. It, Ile% cares es average or obtS aink illor remit et ebroste le. ed, et 0. JOISRAIrd, 114111411 40. Mr/solkili Pang b se 40 neat* eit Y. it 1. 111 MI 1.1 11 11311 7$ 1.119 MIL wig I OM ossii. b. w. ri. OPild SOO 0104 k. Jag o t irsit Al s 10 : 1 * 60 1 4 e I 11.di. r woe*. 046 gajiS t U t 0 _ / -;,, , , 0 7 / BRITISH ORPHAN ASYLUM. His Lime the Doke of ARGYLL, L.T., do Lta kthdly commented to preside at the ANNIVIrnaItY TilinIVAL to be betel at the London Tavern, Ildsopegate-elmeers on TUESDAY, ~yrl3 i 6. Dinner on table at 6 o'clock precisely. Tickets can be obtained from the shwa*, or frogs ALFRED MACKENZIE Secretary. Offices, 73, CA e, LOSIIOII. The British Orphan Asylum is an unendowed amity. and stands ranch In need of support. DAVENPORT BROTHERS awl Mr. FAY, having returned from a succeed tour in Ireland and Booth* win ere, Previous_ to their departure tor Riunk• • &Win of their WONDMITL amicios, at the HMMOTOT•equare ROOM, Saturday, April 7. An Introductory Address by Hebert at 'o.—Califset Seance: WI East walk fe =Seance, b.—loss tickets and pirate Seances apply at the zoom. POLITAN MUSIC HALL, Edgiyare- M ir t r • R •d ° .—Open at Sena —Propetetor, Bir. J. lABTEIL HOLLDAYB.—The Greet Harry MacerthG. Porde the New and Gorgeous Ballet Spectacle entitled 'The Haunt of the Naiads, or the Realms of Coral," Princdpal Darren" Slime Amato, Ada. Marion, sawed by a brilliant Conn de Ballet : Dempsey and trOninnees, the Staten Crosby and Son. in their flaky Performance A new and o Comic Belief, entitled " e Rival Won," in which the Joseph and The Henry Marsheilwill appear, inglied hy thewhols strength of the Billet OotopelG.—Mailailw. J. J. Polk. Q4TRAND 1117010-11ALL.—IMMENBX A 7 ATTRACTIONS tre EAST= —PIRW COMPANY. —Sidi's& Oedema, Reariade Trilobata% Mbar, It Clanton, Slaters Runes ; Nah, Liston, Cartel, Dtemised and de. The JUDGYINT of PARIS EMI( sviormo , Mr . It. 000 TR. &Devotion to Pi 10..: Had, ill. , Balmy, 6d.; Private BMW Ea fa and lea dd. NATIONAL ASS/MBLY ROOMS, 218, High Holbern.—Ttris sad tavoeulta solshlisitneent OPEN EVERY IVICONO. The grand band, under the three. Eon of Mr. W. Y. TWIST, pertenia nightly en entirely nowt neiredon al overage and dance mac- Open al iI&E-peel 8 sloes at IE Adnabelos, Is. MIIDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY. APRIL NZW BOMA —NOTICL Tito LETS of BOOKS bit* added to 11IIDIZIS SELECT LIZIARY are now ready, and will be tonrardial potties free out application. bindle's Wad Library (Limited). New Oxford-aired. MIIDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY. CHEM' BOOKS.—NOTICIL The Mita LINTS of BOOZB withdrawn from IiIIDIriiI3ELECT LIBRARY for rale at greatly ripened prices are now reedy, and will be forwarded pee tree on application. lindiVe Meet library - (Betted). New Orford4treet. PKMARTINS SHERRI E S.—RaiI laid to any station In Inglaud.—THOYAß NU 4N sad 80!f8 @Von!) reemiasend Whale Cot the above eminent stdppsra Oood mound DinneMaas, KW and Us. : superior, Mt, tat and 52a ; Amontillado, Mk, ilia, and 64a . old Mat Indian, Tra and Ms. Yodels, Mem* 40a. and Tr& . old Rasa Indian. 96a crento—ayand &edema& les. superior. 24a.: St. Julies, lils. sod CM at bitepia as ladlloa, and llergaux. L. , • ; Oustemo laptaa, Ms. : L Rose, Ls Tour, sad Latta, eta. to 110 e. Chargers, (rook, 42e. mliood, : superior, 64a , Oft, OK, mad *Ma —THWIAB Nunn and SONS, ✓int. and liqueur merchants, 21, lamb's Co:Ala-street. mcea Ibfa o n application. lelabllebed 180 L PHILLIPS and COMPANY'S TEAS are DEBT sad CHILPHIT. STRONG to FINE BLACK TFA, la ed., Bs, 2e. Bd., Ss., Se 4d. Meet delicious Bleck Tee le now only ft Id. per pound_ Pure, rick nee, °bore mar, la 4d., la ed., la Bd. PHILLIPS and Ca, Tea Ilerehante, 8. Erg If illiamrreet, City, London, KC. A price current free. Sugars si mediae prior. PHILLIPS end 00. bend ail goods Gantry free within eight miles of Ifo. 8, King MMus•street re worth carriage free to sot railway ratios or market tows in ingleod.—PhWips sad Co. have no agents, nor any connexion with any bore In Hov erer or Swansea DB. JOHNSTONE and Co., of 109, 110, 111 , e and 112. EDOWARE-ROAD, will 8110 W, 11118 and fol lowhig DAYS. the minas Ma at GOODS as ander. An inspecilea of the same la rasped/any isoaknaa. TAPESTRY CARPETS, 2,000 yards , at 2s. qd. , worth 1101. BRUSSELS CARPETF3, 3a. 11d. per yard. Extra quality. KIDDERMINSTERS, DRUGGETS, FELTS, de., in all maw polaorma at equally low prima MUSLIN LENO and LACE CURTAINS, from Sa. id. a pair. A imp stock ea hand. CHINTZES, in all the newest patterns, 4id. a yard BROCATELLES, commencing at 4a. Hid.' Ea. ed. , sad Oa 9d., worth 7s. ed. to Bs. 9d. REVERSIBLE SILK REPS, yard-and-a-half wide. 16a ad.. mud price tta. 6d. a yard. NEW CORNICE VELVET PILE FRINGES, modern "kw , IL lid. and Y. 91d. • ywd. PEKIN CLOTHS, from 2s. nil a yard, doable width. WOOL DAMASKS, Is. 64d., wide width, 2s. Md to is. 9d. a yard, with all other niatowials for Curtains. QUILTS, PRINTED DIMITIES, &c., always oa hand. B LANKETS, a large stock at old prices. DRESSES for SPRING, in all the newest kind od materials. PRINTED CAMBRICS and PRINTS in all the newest patterns. L INEN and carrox saran Nos, a large stock, much under value. HOSIERY, GLOVES, FLANNELS, SHIRTS. STAYS, Beat FRENCH WOVE, 3,600 Pairs from IYed., worth ?a 111 RIBBONS, LACE, HABERDASHERY, and TB.IMAILNGS, Bc., clic. BEST TOWN PRINTED BALZARINEi 2.00 0 Tarcla at 43d., worth 121. i. ORGANDIE MIISLINS, 50,000 yards from •w. to eld., worth double the prioe. SILKS in all the new patterns for SPRING. S HAWLS in every variety. MANTLES in all the LATEST NOVELTIES. TA B. JOHNSTONE and Co.'s GENERAL D DRAPERY and FURNISHING WAREHOUSES are within a few yards id the EDGWARE-ROAD STATION on the METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. and See adaatai walk fr om the Great Western Station, Paddington.-109, no. 111, and 112, Edgware-road, and 1,3, and 3, Thwaitee-place, W. TEEH and PAINLESS DENTISTRY. —The of pain and dread of operation inherent to all deter very many to whom ARTIFICIAL TEETH ere of vital Mayor - Samoa from availing themselves of the service; of a dentist In a practice founded in 1830, and now extending over greater part of the kingdom, an wipe:team unequalled has been obtained, en abling us to offer even the moat sensitive sufferer • system of dentistry perfect In Ra p e bsolute freedom from ma • mode. lite pertaining only to our actice, and for which her Majesty has granted hk royal letters patent The syftem embraces the non interference with all stumps, however decayed, the su instead of extraction of loose teeth until they become = t iig meta in mastication, and the utter absence of all and every operation, so that the most nervous person can be supplied with out fear of pain or inconvenience. Them teeth are cheaper, more durable, natural, and comfortable than any yet produced. Consultation free. Tee th Dom 55., seta from five to t 3 grdneas, warranted. For the efBoacy. utility, and Iliel4lll of this system vide Lancet "—Yeses UfWl.l.l and SIMEON NOSILY and SONS, 30, Serums-street, Oxfordetreet, and 448, Strand, oPPo• site Charingmoss Railway Station. Daily attendance at LS, Whitetriargate, Hall ; 10, Norfolk-street, Sheffield ; 4, RAM , Leeds ; 14 St. Nicholast-et., Sterne', and 33, Coney-at., t r :lt de Retablished DOR No connexion with any one of the SIMI name. . _ NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and most useful invention of the day, AQUA A HARILLA.— Hamra JOHN 008NKLL and (b., Three Ling-ova* Lombard street, Landoll, perfumers to her Melody, respectfully offer to the public this Italy marvellous amid, which gradually restores the UM= hair to Its pristbm hue—uo matter at what age. The Ague Amaral's has none of the properties of dyes ; it, on the eontrary, Is beneacial to ties imams, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour. Mee ei ie. pr beetle, or to half bottles, ifs. 6d_ John OosneU and CO, have been appointed perfumers to H.l N. the Mama of Wales.—JOHN and Co.'s CHIJIHT TOOTH 'ASTI U greatly superior to effey tooth powder.—To be had of all per tamers, chemists, sit . 4l at the manufactory, Rad DM Wharf. se, Ilppar ibswoHivess, Louden. Imes CLILITERWELL on MARRIAGE : Ito a ZU k f ls ' = s r, naes=o. w. /aft Maife let. WU Glelaila. rt“, 1 1 . t LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 6, 1866. NEW MARKET BALL, BURNLEY. —The BUILDER of this WISH, HALL or by poet 6d., oontains fine View sod Pion of the New Market ' Han In Bandey—impers amino rks of Aberdeen—Um Matsu Crosses ot en land—Trade the Com Wo binations—Compensation Cases—On GlastScot on- bury Abbey—Hollington Ctmrch—Peldie Bathe—Viarrington, withYtan—ami various otheepapers, wi th an the oognate trowe— -1 1, York-street, Comed-garden. and all newsmen. face thelpuistion of reform, involving you in (diplomatic difficultfes, and perhaps in a war with the great republic on the American continent. I would not trust that tory party. (Cheers.) Theca• annals for the last hundred years have been annals of calamity to this country. (Cheers.) 4 To them we• owe mostly what there is of ignorance and b r utality, and of the abject poverty that is spread amongst the lowest and moat hopeless clam of society in this king dom. And now, when you have a fair measure like this— fair, but moderate—l say that they are showing themselves in their old colours when they unite, it may be to a man, to resist this small concession to the people. (Cheers.) Well what have we to do ? The five thousand assembled here are but a small portion of all the people of England ; but to-night there are many other greet meetings ; last week, this week, neat week, and longer, we have bad and shall have, in the newspapers accounts of great meetings to discuss this question. We have to choose probably whether there shall be reform or no reform, whether the book of progress in which is written so many good measures of late years shall be shut up and closed for ever ; because if you allow that tory party to pin the ascendancy again, it is impossible to say when that book will be spin opened. (Cheers.) Of the working class, which they spoke of with so little respect, without which England would he no nation at ell. without whose industry the greatness and the wealth at the omutfiry would be as nothing in comparison with even . . --- . en wriniportant county in Europe-7os have to say whethetAbat elan shell rink under the Blenders which have been heaped upon it ; whether, for example, the natimial verdict shall confirm that which wee said the other night by a gentleman who, having been a member of her Majeetes Privy Council, is by title a right honourable, and who sits for a rotten borough, elected by the Marquis of Lansdowne—(cheers)—ihat right hon. gentleman said if you want venality, which means corruption—if you want ignorance—if you want drunkenness—if you want to be intimidated, if you want an impulsive, unrefLoative, vio• lent people, go to the unrepresented slam. (Cries of " Oh. oh !") Now, what we have to decide, what this tows end the public have to decide, is this—whether the national verdict shall be given in favour of that slanderous sen tence uttered against millions of the people of England. There is no complaint that you work, and that you toil for ten or twelve hours a day, and six days in the week ; you sweat at your work, you pay your taxes, you build your wealth for others, in combination with capital and intel lect ; you make the greatness of this nation, and yet in the House of Commons—the people's house--cot the House of Lords —language Uri this I have quoted is uttered and sheered by the great tory party in the homes. (Hear, hear.) I say there is a desperate peril in this —that language like this—the state of mind which causes it to be uttered—the doctrine out of which it springs, is the doctrine of revolution of the worst and most calamitous character. We abhor all this. (Cheers.) We are for peace—for peace at home and peace with all na tions abroad—we are for peace and for jostles, and for the safe and gradual advanee of freedom. We believe that the time is come when the middle classes, who are mainly liberal, shall unite, and can unite with the great body of the working class who are aspiring for something higher and better than they have hitherto had, and we say that, united together, we can gain from our government and parliament whatsoever is necessary for us. We feel that our fate is in our own hands, and assembled here, five thousand strong, we resolve to ask the country everywhere to resolve, with us, that we will never of oar owe free will be parties to our own humiliation and to our own enslavement. The hon. gentleman, who was labouring under a severs cold and spoke with great difficulty, resumed his seat amid great cheering. A vote of thanks was proposed to the Mayor for presiding, in supporting which Mr. BRIGHT said the people would help the question of reform by signing the petition to be presented. He hoped no mishap would attend the bill in its passage through parliament. Government, he thought, would consider any raising of the Sgaree-14/. in counties and 71. in boroughs —would be fatal to the measure. His own impression was that if the bill parsed the House of Commons it would pass without mutilation through the House of Lords. He suspected that the wise men of that house would not wish to get into contest again with the people of England as to the condition of the franchise which should return; members to the House of Commons. The petitions should be short, good, and sensible, and extensively signed, that the Howe of Commons might feel that those who spoke of the bill within its walls were seconded, and backed, and supported by the greet public opinion in those districts from whence they came. The resolution was unanimously agreed to, and a vote of thanks having been passed to the Co-operative Society for the use of the Mill, the proceedings terminated at nine o'clock, Mr. Bright being loudly cheered on retiring. Last evening a public meeting, convened by the Exeter Liberal Aasociation, was held in the public rooms of that city. There was npwarps of 1,000 persons present, and the proceedings were enthusiastic. The SICRSTAST (Mr. E. T. Sweetland) reed letters of apology for absence from several gentlemen. Mr. T. D. Arland, M.P. for North Devon, wrote:—" It has long been my opinion that, whether we consider the importance of maintaining a cordial sympathy between the legialature and the nation, or the need for improved legislation, a substantial addition to the existing electoral body should be made. This addn t he ir s needed in order to place the institutions of ountry on a wider and deeper foundation, and to keep pace with the effort of various classes to qualify themselves, by study and provident habits, for taking an active part in political questions. Believing, as I do, that the franchise bill introduced by Mr. Gladstone is an honeet and mode rate measure, I think that the Arra object of reformers should be to affirm the principle by carrying the second reading of that bill." Sir J. BOWRING moved—" That, after the repeated delays and disappointments to which the country has been subjected, this meeting desires to express its deep satisfac tion that the government is now resolved to deal honestly with the question of parliamentary reform." The resolution WWI seconded by Mr. Raz, and supported by Mr. J. D. Cozattmon, Q.C., and M.P. for Exeter, who said, the government bad taken a step in the right dire.- Mon. The bill was a sensible and an honest one he thought, though not quite perfect. The resolution was carried unanimously On the motion of Mr. Councillor Nomintorost, sesonded by Mr. IL DTMOND, and supported by Mr. K. &WRING, it was also resolved—" That the reform bill now intro dosed by her Majesty's government is worthy of the hearty support of the people of England, and that the large ex tension of electoral rights for which it provides ought to be most cordially weloomed."—Carried unanimously. It was moved by Mr. DAKIMIL, seconded by Mr. 1110 - T11111 R, and supported by Mr. Dorn—" That a petition be presented to the Rouse of Commons, requesting that hon assembly to lend its aid in order that the government bill ma y become as speedily as possible the law of the land, l and that the petitition be presented by J. D. Coleridge, M.P."—Carried. A petition to parliament in favour of the bill was also adopted. LAMB/M. Last evening a public meeting was held at the Horns Tavern, Kennington, for the purpose of considering the provisions of the government Reform Bill ; Mr. SNL WAY pre 'sided, and both the borough members (Mr. Hughes and Mr. Doulton) were present. The Csanuisis, in opening the prooe•dings, combated some of the objections urged agains - t the bill, contending that the moral and intellectual progress of the working classes entitled them to • share in the franchise. The Reform Bill now before the house did not embrace points which the people would like to see dealt with, but he be lieved that se far ea it went it was an honest bill, and worthy of public support. He urged them to support Earl Russell in the present crisis. Kr. C. B. SAMAR moved the find resolution, " That believing the bill introduced by the government for ex tending the electoral franchise to be a honest instalment of a much-needed reform in the representation of the people, this meeting urges the borough members to give d their cordial support, and to use an their influence to obtain as speedily as possible a redistribution of seats, the reedjustment of borough boundaries, and other mea sures for the more equitable apportionment of the repre sentation." The resolution was moonded by Mr. Rionlai Common Councilman, who urged determinstics pert of the working alarm in support of the hill. THE GOVERNMENT REFORM BILL. MR. BRIGHT AT ROCHDALE. ROCHDALE, Winnower NIGHT. A public meeting of the inhabitanta of Rochdale was held this evening in the large mill of the 00-operative manufacturing society, in support of the government Reform Bill. The mill, which is estimated as capable of holding 11,000 persona, was densely crowded. Previous to the ocenmeassenent of the proceeding' much amusement was created by the exhibition of placards bearing the figure of a very rough Scotch terrier, the heed of which bore $ remarkable similarity to the tail, with the superscription, "Which is the head!---which is the tail r The Mayor, Mr. SANTINI. Brom., took the chair, and was supported by Kr. Refight, M.P., Mr. T. B. Potter, M.P., Mews. G. L. Ashworth, Petrie, Have, Robinson, T. iuthworth, Tatham, K em p, Moen, and the principal inhabitants of the borough. The prossedings having been briefly opened by the Mayor, Alderman ANNWORTII moved the following reso►ution— " That Mowing the Reform Bill meetly introduced into parliament by Kr. Gladstone, though coming short of what the uneabsaehised were reasonably entitled to *lima, will, if passed, prove a sabstantial and sensible advance towards a fair representation of the people, this meeting tenders its thanks to the government for the measure, and for their expressed determination to supplement it by other necessary reforms of parliament, and rewires to use Its utmost endeavours to secure the passing of the bill into law." Kr. Perms, a town councillor of Rochdale' seconded the resolution. Mr. T. B. Parma, M.P., supported the motion. The resolution was put by the Mayor and agreed to. Alderman liners moved the next resolution, " That the following petition in favour of the government franchise bill be adopted, and that Mr. T. B. Potter, the member for the borough, be requested to present it. That your petitioners having considered the provisions of the bill to amend the (representation of the people, recently intro timed into your house by the Chancellor of the Exche quer, hereby express their belief that such bill provides an honest and sate extension of the suffrage in counties and boroughs. That your petitioners have learnt with satis faction that the government intends during the present session to lay before your house further measures for the reform of parliament. Your petitioners therefore pray your honourable house to pass the bill already introduced without delay, and to reject all attempts to defeat it, or t• alter its provision, especially as far as those provisions will extend and simplify the existing franchise." (Cheers.) Mr. Rosmeon, a member of the town council, seconded the resolution. Mr. BRIGHT, M.P., who was received with overwhelm ing cheers, then ruse to support the motion. As soon as silence was restored, the hon. gentleman proceeded to ask the audience to be as quiet as possible, as since Saturday he had been so hoarse that he could scarcely speak in com mon oonvenation. The advice which he gave the govern ment three months ago had not been followed, for the Re form Bill differed in almost every particular from that which he had urged the cabinet to prepare. But, nevertheless, the liberal party throughout the country bad agreed to accept it as offering a substantial improvement in our representation. The tories, however, were preparing to oppose it in a factious and desperate way. At the time of their own measure Mr. Disraeli held out promises, it was said, that in committee they would reduce the borough franchise at least to 8/., while they had already proposed a 10/. franchise for the county, and yet they were now resisting the moderate scheme of the government. Mr. Gladstone had estimated that the bill would admit close upon 200,000 new voters of the working class, but he (Mr. Bright) thought this estimate was inaccurate, and that not more than a bare majority of that number were really working men. If this measure were not passed any idea of a redistribu tion of seats must be for some time at least abandoned. He admitted that the working people were very quiet, but nothing could be more obtuse than the declaration of cer tain people at headquarters that this extension of the suffrage should not be given because there was no clamour. Even those (continued the hon. gentleman) who vilify them most in the House of Commons can walk amongst them unharmed ; if the state of things were otherwise, would it convince these men (Cries of " No, no.") They might yield from fear, but they would not yield from • sense of justice. (Cheers.) When in the years 1831 and 1839 your fathers were not so quiet, and when in half • dozen popular counties there were great armies ready to take the field, not drilled and armed, but still assembling in vast numbers to approach a parliament partly with petitions and partly by menace—these men, or rather the men of that day—although they were driven from their positions and the Reforeßill passed, they were not more pleased that reform triumphed than they are willing that reform should triumph now when the workpeople are quiet and offer no menace. (Cheers.) I may know nothing, being only your fellow-townsman-- a man not brought up in universities or in the society of statesmen—l may know little or nothing of these things ; but to me it appears that statesmanship consists partly in what we call foresight and GI foreseeing evils that are coming, in providing against them, and in this provision absolutely preventing them altogether. At this moment I regard Earl Russell and Mr. Gladstone, their colleagues and the members of parliament who are willing to support them—l regard them all as men to whom history will point Its finger in future times and say these were really the statesmen of their day. (Cheers.) Probably, however, this tory party and the three or four men—for when it comes to the final decision probably they will not be more than three or four men—(laughter)—who sit on our side of the house who will be likely to join them—the tories, I say, have probably a double object in the course which they are pursuing. They may defeat the bill, and they may destroy the government for a moment ; we will imagine this to be possible. What then? Will Lord Derby some into office with all his old colleagues supplemented, it may be, by the two or three men on our aide who will join them? What if they do? Will they bring in another reform bill, or will they try something else to avoid reform Have you read the newspapers within the last few days? You will have heard a whisper of difficulties in the heart of Europe, that Austria and Prussia are quarrelling over the distribution or the division of the territory which they united two years ago in seizing from Denmark. The Prussian people at this moment have a parliament which is very much in the position of the parliament of England some 230 years ago. They have a monarch who seems desirous of playing the part in Prussia which Charles I. played in England. I hope in our less severe times that whatever may happen him he may not come to so calamitous a fall as that which overtook the King of England. (Hear.) Now suppose that war broke out, can anybody tell how far it will spread or where it may end? If you look at the map of Europe you see Russia in the East—always a great army there ; you see France in the West—always a great army there ; you see Italy in the south with an army so large, and military expenses so excessive, that the annual in come of the country does not suffice to meet the annual expenditure. If a war breaks out between Vienna and Berlin, between Austria and Prussia, how far the coots ration will extend no man can tell; but this it would be' easy to do if we had a tory government in England anxious to follow the course of the Cory government of 1793. It would be easy, perhaps, and if it were easy it might ultimately be perilous—it would be easy to postpone the question of reform by plunging the country into a European war. (Cheers.) Look across the Atlantic and you will see a question not without delicacy, not without difficulty ; you know the excited state of the Irish po pulations in the United States, you know something of the difficulties which have arisen between us and Canada and the abrogation of the treaty of commerce which has existed between them. You know what the tory newspapers have said daring the last four or Ave years on every question oanneeted with the United States. There would be sot no dialoshy 'Wow 111 • government dotormisod to VITAYPID, id. ADDITIONAL,] Kr. A. H. DYMOND supported the resolution, and was followed by Mr. Ronan's, a working man. The resolution was adopted. Mr. Doexren, M.P. said he had no hesitation in saying that he had utterly failed to rouse himself up to any enthusiasm in support of this measure, which wee called a Reform Bill. He had not reed the report of any speech delivered in the ooentry in which this bill was accepted as a good measure ; on the contrary, he found that the gene ral fee li ng was that it was only to be accepted as an Metal ment ; that it was a measure of expediency. The bill, he maintained, did not meet the requirements of the intelli gent Kisses of the country. The reduction of the free ebbe would not at all affect that borough, and the con ditions which were attached to the proposed lodger fran chise would render it almost useless. He held that any reform bill to be of any use must include a scheme for the redistribution of seats. If government really meant to pro ceed with the redistribution of seats, let them honestly I submit it to the country, for he was not prepared to ac cept a bill which left such corrupt boroughs as Yar. mouth and Toeless untouched, while vast masses Manchester,of Birmingham, Glasgow, and the me tropolitan b oroughs received no additional polio tied power. He should go to the House of Cesmasems and hear what government had to say, feeling convinced that he should be able to justify any course he might talus in the eyes of his eonstituentn. (Lead cries of dia tion greeted the hon. member ea he sat down & M. b6. , & ad meads were made thet he should statemplicitly whether he would nippert the government bill or not.) iti Mr. Doulton said, " What I shall do eetirely ri Z Z i o n liitely depends upon the course the government will tabs upon the second reading of the bill. (Treseendens uproar Mr. .) T. HOCMLIS next came forward, and was received with cheers. He congratulated Lambeth upon that it was the first of the metropolitan boroughs that had come forward to support the government bill. He felt sanvissed that Mr. Doulton wee a sincere reformer at heart, and that when the diviner? came Mr. Denten and himself would be found in the same l o bby that lobby which Mr. Gladstone would go into fi rst. (Loud chee rs. ) He believed that the government would be able to wry in the course of the premed semen the bill which bad been introduced, but he was quits certain that they would not be able to carry any other. Re could not understand how anybody could beams that the ads:baba of a few thousands of the best ci the working dame to the right of citizenship could damage the glorious old tree of liberty which had been gowing during seven hundred years in this country. Thaw who held that view mistook the mob for the people. I Mr. ALLEN, who had been in the middle of the room, mounted the platform, and denounced Mr. Dose lion's con duct as jesuitical and dishonest. He moved the following resolution—" That no liberal constituency can place oonli deme in any member who does not pledge his support to the second reading of the Reform BM.' Mr. A. if. DYMOND seconded the motion, on the ground that Mr. Doulton's speech was calculated to give support and encouragement to the enemy. A mason named CONNOLLY also severely censured Mr. Denton, and said that although the bill was not what he should like it to be, it would enfranchise 400,000 people, and he was willing to aosept it as an testament. Ile con sidered that the borough of lembeth should insist upon Mr. Doulton's support to the government bill—if he re fuse d to do so, he would never represent Lambeth again. W. ROOM, M.P., though giviz a ; general same to the resolution, thought that the m was in too excited a state to per it, and that if palmed it would produce an unfavourable impression out of doors ; for it would be mid that they were attempting to put en undue pressure upon their member. After a terrific uproar, Mr DOOLTON was again called and in answer to questions said that he should be by the principles which always guided his votes in the House of Commons. He was not prepared to give a more definite answer. The resolution was mined by a large majority. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed a noisy meeting. COLCHISTILE. On Tuesday evening there was a public dinner of nearly 300 of the liberal electors of Colchester, for the purpose of presenting to Mr. John Stuck Barnes, • retired solicitor, a testimonial of the seams services rendered by him for many years to the liberal cause in that borough, and in the northern division of the county. The testimo nial consisted of an epergas, with emblematical figures of Industry, Justice, and Prosperity, manufactured at a oast of 1401., by Mesas. Barnard and Sons, of London. It bore the inscription, " Presented to J. S. by 417 liberals, in appreciation of his long and hanc:urebis political career. Colchester, 3rd April, 1866." The pre sentation was also made the occasion of • demou stration in favour of the government Reform Bill. Mr. J. B. HARM was in the Asir ; and among the company were Sir Thomas Western , Bart., M.P. for North Emex ; Mr. Rebow, M.P. for Colchester ; Mr. Harikari:le, Y.P. for Bury St. Edmunds ; Mr. Sutton Weetern, for Maldon, he. Mr. RIDOW, M.P., in responding to the toast ef " The Liberal Ineetors of Colchester," said they would of course expect from them some expression of opinion in reference to the Reform Bill, and he believed his two friends would agree with him in saying that it was a very excellent mea sure. As regarded the borough qualification, he happened, during the late election contest, to name, se a proper ex tension of the suffrage, the very figure which the govern ment had adopted. He was, therefore, perfectly satisfied with it in that respect, and be believed it to be • bill which would enjoy the support and good opinion of a vain majority of the people of Laid. Of course, the tory papers represented that the bill would be thrown out, but he was satisfied that nothing of the kind would take place, and that the second reading would be carried by such a majority as would ensure the continuance hi office of the present government. (Chasm.) It wee true there were a few Fenian, in the liberal couip—(hinghter)—but they were not sufficient to endanger in the smallest degree the second reading of the bill. (Hear, hoar.) Whether the bill would proceed to the House of Lords in its present shape, it was impassible at present to predict, but they might rest assured that either this year or text a measure for the extension of the suffrage would be carried, and that as regarded the second reading, there would be such a majority for the government as would support them in their present position. (Cheers.) Sir Taos. WINTIIRN, M.P., whose name was connected with the toast of the liberal electors of Faux, in allusion to the Reform Bin, mid they had heard Mr. Rebow's opi nion with respect to the 71. franchise in boroughs, which he believed to be a perfectly sound opinion ; and as re garded the 14f. qualification in counties, ft was his belief that that was a very proper_ sum; and that the parties who would be so enfranchise d were well entitled to that privilege, and would exercise it justly and properly for the benefit of the community. At present the bill was in a state of probation, and what the result would be they could not tell. The opposition was strong ; they were endea vouring to get recruits from the liberal ranks, and they bad a good deal of support from the press. Indeed he was surprised that a p a per like the Times should endeavour to write down the bin in the way it did. As regarded the expectation of recruits, he was satisfied that the tor! fl a ttered themselves too much, and that it would n with many, as with the list o f those said tc",%—v; been et Lord Derby's meeting, that they had never dreamt of leaving those with whom they usually voted. When measures of this sort were resorted to by the opposition it showed that they had • had *me. (Hear, hear.) - As regarded the succem of the bill at the second reeding—he would not go further than that—he believed it would be carried by such • majority as would not only ensure the permanence of the ministry, but the success of the measure itself. (Cheers.) Yr. lisanc•arrin,l l .P., in acknowledging thetoast of the liberal members of the House of Commons, said reference had been made to a question with which his own name had been connected, and in which he knew that most of those present took considerable i n terest—vie., the aboli- Lou of church-rates. (Hear, hear.) In the present* o f a que stion of still deeper interest—that of reform — he w ould not detain them by a lecture upon c hureh-rates ; but would simply remark that from all be had seen and heard he slid trust that that vexed question— s question which bad caused so much irritation on all sides, which had interfered so much with the true usefulness and proper work of the church of Eng. land, and which had placed dissenters in a position of infe riority which it was not to be expected they would tamely submit to, was now nearer a settlement than it ever had been before. (Cheers.) He wished also to add that as far is he was concerned he would never have anything to do with any settlement of that question which could, in thel injurious sense of the word be termed a compromise. have As s ' r egarded the Reform Bill he was truly glad to own opinion as to the prospects of that measure confirmed by the two honourable friends who had already addressed them. On all questions of this sort there were always a great many people who t alked very largely of what they were going to do before the time came tar going i n to the lobby, but who either from good or from indifferent motives were ultimately found to ha ound ve gone into the right one. (Laughter.) On that gr he believed that the number of inhabitants of the cave of Adullam was already gradually diminishing and when the opposition came to drew that celebrated cave he hoped it would prove • blink, and that they would not even Ind a "rat" (Laughter.) At the same time, as the measure now stood there were some parte of it to whiegi he saw real reason to object, and foremost among theme tree the savings bank elstme. (Hem.) He was by es B erl unwilling to acknowledge the claims of sciecesdul industry and of forethought in Lying up fcr rainy day ; but how a franchise of that sort sued be taken advan: ll 3 feorinadtheioniandoultseturewbetherof figgthiotaarrvotes,inte"wast respevery,stanchwouldin not more than counterbalense the advantage to be derived for obw from it. (Heir.) net, however , sran • Pa" EGON, a on the L ' _____ Iv lifitlAt; r e21,:x.n2el : ES 3.11.11X31 A [TWOPENCE consideration, and as regarded the second reading of the bill he was sore that no one present entectelned any doubt as to which way he should vote. (Cheers.) The other speeches were of a local ur peesceil chatactar- FINSBURY. —A meeting of electors of Finsbury was held last night at the Angel, Islington, when resolu tkus were speed to far the purpose of holding • borough meeting on Wednesday, the llth inst., and • lazesa:l influential committee was appointed, the members, Torrens sad Lusk, promising to alined. Karr.—A public meeting in support of the government measure el rebirth was Iliad at Craninook, in the Weald of Kent, on Tamar, evening. Kr. A. Han lax, one of the oldest supporters of the liberal cause in the neighbemrhood, took the chair, and there was a numerous atten dance, principeily of that cline of persons who would be enfninchised by the 141. county occupation clause. The Rev. J. A. Spurgeon moved the first resolution, to the effect that in the opinion of the meeting it was highly desirable to give every pod \tale h m a r s o o rt to t l b y e m pre s r:ment at this when they staked their existence upon a Redone Bill. This mot ion , having been seconded by Mr. Waters (a tradesman of the town) and supported by Mr. W. Jull ( illephikurti) was carried unanimously . On the motion of the Rev. Mr. Shelley, seconded by Mr. Stakes, it was further resolved that a petition be presented to parliament in favour of the bill. Mr. T. Wells (secretary to the West Kent Liberal Registration Association), and other gentlemen, also ad , dressed the meeting, sad a very earnest spirit pervaded i the pmeeediap throughout. Pianrrow, Kesix.—A public meeting was held here on Tuesday night, largely attended by the more intelligent of the working-men of the dir—ict. Mr. Ebenezer Cleats took the deb. Speeches in favour of the government bill were mode by Mr. Packet endeavor work ing men ; by the Rev. John Conroe, Rev. dohn Poster, Mr. John Palm, Mr. John Barton, jun., Mr. Crow, and ethers. A petition was adopted by the meeting, endor sing the bill, and a resolution was strongly expressed to call meetings in other part of this populous district, and Meal other meetings in the name - place, if say mishap should come to the bill. DEFOSPOST.—A large meeting of dockyard men and others was, we learn telegra , held last evening at to consider the sixteen clause of the Reform 11111. ° V . whole of the speakers were dockyard men, and were unanimous against the clause, giving as a meson that it wee introduced bemuse Devonport rejected government nominees. They looked upon the clause as a stigma upon themselves, and passed a resolution to the effect that the proposition to disfranchise depcs4 factory, and arsenal employee, would deprive them of zenship, and was un called for and unjust in the extreme, no charge having been sustained against them of having ibueed their privi lege, to warrant the government in taking such cruel steps. It was agreed to memorialise the government to exp_unge the objectionable clause. Tan Noun OF EMIL/nth—This will be a great week for reform gatherings throughout the mantles of Durham and Northumberland—the middle climes of these two counties having taken the subject up earnestly. There is no central association urging on the movement. All the meetings that are being held are the result of spon taneous movements that have taken place in the towns themselves, and they are essentially of a middle class cha racter. The working °lames have attended, and are at tending the meetings, and working men speak at some of them, but they have been called together, in every in stance, at the request of citizens who have the vote. Meetings were held in South !Shields and Gates. bead last night. At South Shields, the borough member, Mr. R. Ingham, attended and spoke, and several influential manufactiuers and other influential inhabitants took part in the proceedings. A town meeting will be held in Sunderland this evening, when Mr. John Candlish, M.P., is expected to speak ; and a meeting will be held in Durham city to-morrow night, at which Mr. Henderson, the liberal member, has promised tote present. Arrangements have been made to hold public meetings at Jarrow, Blaydon,and other places in the county of Durham. hpeat ampasnaatal meeting has also been arranged to be eld in Sunderland on Monday. Mr. Henry Vincent will be the leading speaker • end last night a grand reform ban quet was held in ii . anderland in honour of the id nmphaht return of Mr. John Candlish, the newly-elected advanced liberal member for that borough. BURIFLICK.—A public meeting on the subject of parliamentary reform was held at the Town Ha/1. Biuslem, on Tuesday evening. There was a large attendance, and Kr. non Hughes, earthenware =nut acturettook the chair, in the unavoidable absence of Mr. Pearson, the chief bailiff. The chairman mid that there was nothing in his experience elan employer of labour which led him to fear the extension of the franchise to the working slams, and he appealed to his conservative friends to my whether the potters of Burslem were not as worthy of the suffrage as the freemen al the neighbouring borough of Newcastle. He was very glad the government had staked their existence on the Itefarm Bill, and he hoped that, for Mr. Gladstone's sake, the liberal party would stand shoulder to shoulder , and never yield until the bill had been passed into law. Kr. W. Woodall, china manufacturer, proposed the first reso lution, which a ffi rmed the meeting s cordial approval of the Reform Bill as an honest and satisfactory measure. Mr. W. Heath, colliery bailiff, seconded the resolution, which, like those which followed, was carried with entire unani mity . Mr. T. Boetock , agricultural agent, proposed the adoption of a petition to both houses of parliament. Mr. .er, operative potter, seconded the motion, and via &mead the working classes from the aspersions of Mr. Lowe. The meeting was also addressed by Mr. M'lntyre. china ma:info:term, who saki that from investigations which had been made it had been discovered that, instead of the present electors including twenty-six per cent. of the werideg classes, the actual percentage was only fifteen. In the potteries it did not exceed 10 or 11 per cent. ; and in Burslem, out of 190 electors who were classified as working men, between 40 and 50 were homelier', who voted as t ra d es men. He regretted that Earl Russell bad shrunk from proposing span borough franchise and a 101. county franchise, but would accept the present bill as a step in the rig ht direction. ifttnval.—At Halifax a town's meeting was held last night The mayor, who had called the meeting in res po nse to a requisition signed by upwards of 800 of the inhabitant, was in the chair, and Mr. Akrcyd, one of the borough members, spoke in favour of the government bill. Mr. Stansfeld, the other representative, was pre vented attending by a severe cold. Resolutions and peti tions approving of the bill were adopted at the meeting. Tux Isii or WIOHT. —The liberal party in New port, Isle of Wight, are about to petition the Home of 1 Commons in favour of the New Reform Bill. SCOTLAND. The opponents of parliamentary reform (says the North British Mail) can no longer avail themeless of the argument that the mass of the people are indifferent and apathetic on the subject. Throughout the entire country the agitation in favour of the Franchise Bill recently intro duced by the government is being puebed for ward with vigour and enthusiasm, and Scotland, ar we expected, is not at all behind other portions of the kingdom in promoting the good work. A crowded and most influential meeti was ng held on Tuesday night in our City Hall (Glasgow), when rm. lotions and petitions in favour of the bill nowbefore parte• silent were unanimously adopted. Amongst the advocates of the measure who addilreesed the ma'am were the Lord Provost, Mr. Daiglish, M.P., Major Holum, Bailie Gilkison, Mr. H. Dunlop , Mr. J . Ramsa y , and Mr. Wm. Burns. Another large meeting was held on Tuesday night for a similar object at Greenock, and there, too, a series of resolutions wire adopted, supporting the bill and trusting that ministers would, in due time, complete the im portant question of the redistribution of seta, not forgetting the undoubted claims of Scotland to an incr.:sae of members. At Paisley, owing to the difficulty of ob taining a sufficiently commodious place of meeting, and the short period that must elapse before the ascend raiding of the bill, it has been determined to get up a petition at mane in favour of the government measure. ~~ ii THE BIBLE AT ROME. TO THE EDITOR or THE EXPRESS. SIR,--1 am happy to send you the enclosed letter just received from her Majesty's consul at Rome, which will modify, if not entirely remove, the imprerion produced by a react communisation from Mr. O DAVIS. do Russell to Lord Clarendon.—l am, tcc., JAMS Evangelical Alliance, 7, Adam Lon -street, Strand, W.C., don, April 4. - _ Rome, March 27. Dear am glad to be able to explain that the per mission granted by the former Governor of Rome (for Engliahmen to bring one English Bible and one Italian, provided that the owner's name is distinctly written in the title page) has been lately confirmed by the new governor (M. Rand* and that the quotation from Mr. Ode Rue sell's letter is incorrect, inasmuch as it related to prohi bited books only, which cannot be brought into Rome without a " laaciar pasaure."—l remain, dear air, yours faithfully, Joann ilsms. To the Bev. James Davis. Tai Sim Poor. or LONDON. —The Poor-law Board has instructed their medical officer, Dr. Edward Smith; If.R.S., in eonjusetion with their metropolitea inspector of poadrw. Mr. !assail, to inspect the infirmary wards of all the metrepolitsis weekbonese, and to inquire and report Wee the existing arrangements for the care and treatment of the sick poor. They have also requested those gentlemen to suggest such remedies for any erns now existing in the several workhouses es may he fitted to reader the ease at the sick salidscoxy.