The Express. — London, England, 1867-04-08 00:00:00

r I 1 t • .., 1 . 2 THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 8, 1867. JOHN BROGDEN. followed, but it is doubtful if the object for which terribletwar Is certain. If Germany could not tolerate the LATIOT IN justification can there be fur the silence of the a f ra id th a t th e real question at _ issue between the the money is wanted will be as frankly stated. idea of Germans being subject to the Danish crown, she _____. 4 Moniteur and Constitutionne/ this morning ? Is it Centre and the Left is the same as that which used ORIGINAL GOLD CHAIN MANUFACTORY, In most mums it will probably be thought best to must abhor still more the notion of their being transferred, THE LUXEMBURG QUESTION. to be supposed that although an I,lf inidloni may to divide the citizens of old Florence into la.litical m HENIUKTIA-dTREET, COITENT-OARDEN. like so many shee p , by the King of Holland to the preserve diplomatic silence ;in others the old The Anettir National of to-day says : not actually have been sent, the situation is sub- partieswith such fatal results-that the real la int of Emperor of the French. JOHN BROGDEN'S 18-carat GOLD:CHAINS. pretexts of internal improvements and of the de- Nothing has occurred to confirm or refute the reports stantially as alarming as the public believed yes - difference is not " how shall we be governed r' b The Herald can scarcely believe that the rulers of S • which circulated yes t er d ay on the Bourse, and which pro. velopment of the arts of peace will be asserted. will persist in refusing us satisfaction, and suggests thatterday 1 The state of the " little bourse" on the " who shall be the governor 1"-the real coin 1 but The duced there tit real panic -the Boulevard to-day favours this hypothesis. The not, that "we badly governed," but ' that JOHN BROGDEN'S GOLD GUARD CHAINS. It is di ffi cult to estimate the e ff ect to be pro- the allies."( that country may remind it that in spurning recall of Marshal lirMahon, tiers and the desph of an ultimatum to Prussia. It is unne " we have no share in the pleasures and profits of ductal on our money market by the outbreak of a the remonstrances of a great power it is courting humilia - Passage de l'Opera and the Boulevard des Italiens cessary to add that for the present there is no sense in the JOHN BROGDEN'S GOLD ALBERT CHAINS. war, which may indeed prove costly, but, judging and paving the way to its downfall. . . report of an ultimatum. Properly educated diplomatists were unusually crowded for hours, and business was governing." As the Na zkrne puts it, in speakin g from recent experience, can scarcely last long. The Telrgraplt cannot conceal from ita readers ita opinion begin with . . . . do not that the position of affairs on the Continent is extremely JOHN BROGDEN'SGOLDBROOCHCHAENS. Everything necessarily depends upon how far we - . . . . . Prussia respecting the cession of Luxemburg have scarcely lowest of yesterday ; the fluctuations were critical. Petty and trivial as this Luxemburg question i s serve any other purpose than that of demon. may be able, with due regard to our national . . . • • • commenced. We believe the following is the real position between Mfr. 90c. and 66fr. 75c. ; and the last at rating in itself, it appeals to those national jealousies and 'wimp- rating more clearly than ever that the device of • BRowN and poLgoNs coRN notlit honour, to escape the conflagration. In any tibilities which, to a far greater degree than the ambition of the question : The French government has addressed a quotation 06fr. 50c., or 40c. lower than the • • • • political parties in Italy may be found entirely in for CHILDREN'S DIET. event, the present accumulation of capital in Eng- of rival dynasties, have been the causes of the great wars note to the Prussian government in pretty nearly the fol io obtain extra profit by the sale other kinds are somotimen closing o ffic ial pri ce afte r terda .' caned Instead of BROWN sad FOLSOM'S. land is so largo that loan after loan might be that from time to time have devastated the Continent. lowing terror : " I give up the idea of purchasing Luxem• What . John linmi." "John Peron, " r si g n " il l the same " . raised with no real inconvenience. We have had, burg, but evacuate the citadel." 11. de Bismarck rep li ed, is now said is that France has sent not an want to stand there myself."' each packet. " I should be glad to do so, but it is impossible ; it is too nitimattaii-negotiations do not usually begin with it is true, a protracted tension of speculative MR. COLERIDGE'S MOTION AND THE late." an ultimatum-but a note stating that she cannot THE MEDITERRANEAN SLEET. Elte ei:prtoo. and banking disaiders. The penalty has, of course, to be paid, and is perhaps inadequately GOVERNMENT. --es- The Union of Luxemburg contains the following telegram : tolerate the continued occupation of Luxemburg by Prussia, nor a vote of Reichstag, declaring A telegram from Malta, dated yesterday evening, -- • - paid as yet. But men's hearts must not (From the Sunday Gazette.) London, April 7. Luxemburg to be German territory. If this be so says The ireneintin now in this port have suddenly TO CORRESPONDENTS. fail them from vague fear. The English, though We are authorised to say that the government A circular note from M. de Bismarck has just arrived. • received orders to prepare to proceed to sea. ne Prince Advertisements Intended for .. The &press," London Evening „ the ultimatum may only be postponed for a short Paper, must bo at thii 0111c4, 10, Ho tiveleutroet, by Two t hey Commit periodically commercial and mono- have determined to treat the instruction which Mr. Cole- It is courteous. M. de Bismarck desires peace, and hopes . Consort and the Royal Oak leave to-morrow under staled o'clock on the day of publication. that it will be maintained. Still he declares that beingl told you yesterday , Prussia has time,. because, as . orders, It is believed that their destination is the tout tary excesses, are a practical people, and it is ridge is to move to-morrow night on the motion for going obliged to pay regard to the susceptibility of Germany he conclusively determined not to yield. of Spain, in consequence of the Tornado difficulty. The difficult to believe that because we have had much into committee on the Reform Bill as a vote of want of DRURY LANK abuse of faith in what may be fairly called a com- w illoot yield on the Luxemburg question . confidence ; and we have every reason to believe that . q There is great talk of an a ll iance between Galatea, Captain his Royal Highness the Duke of UM TUN EVEEING. Hill: ROY. Messrs. Phelps, T. Seinhourne, W. The Libcrti has the following : i'russia and Belgium for the protection of the burgh, leaves to-night for Marseilles, having now her Harrison, M'lntyre. Garrett, and Harcourt : ?Mesdames E. Cross, patty mania and culpable jobbing in high places instruction be ing carried her Majesty in the event of the . , . . IL G. Le Thlere, Hudspeth. and E. Brougham.-To conclude they - • . will be advised to dissolve parliament. N 1 • e may say, without exaggerating in the least, that latter country against France. General Ghazal , a steam up." with WANTED HUSBANDS 50K SIX. Mies Hudspeth. will abandon the principles of economical t learn on good authority that if the instruction were yesterday evening there was great agitation in the former war minister in Belgium, is now at Munich, = - -- --- progress and common sense. There is naturally l i mited to a proposal take into consideration the law ofpoliticalworld, in the worldof b •and amongst to !LATH ARA tr. where he has frequent interviews with the Bavarian Tins EVENING. AS YOU LIKE IT. Marrs. Buckstone, Cblp- just Bow less willingness to lend than heretofore, rating, the ministry would accede to it. But they regard the public. Everyone feels that France is on the brink pendale, Howe. angers, Earren. Compton, dc. ; Mesdames Scott. Ho is believed to be going to other MONDAY, APRIL 8, 3 1.11. sitlde4o Moore. FitzolllisuL Ao-LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS. This is easily understood ; but to go into the the subsequent terms which establish a figure, and give of a crisis, and a grave crisis. Yet the Monitore of this ministers . ot Mr. Buckstooe.-And PERFECTION. Mr. Kendal A Slisaßurke. opposite extreme, and refuse to lend at all be- the franchise upon conditions other than the personal morning is silent. It says not a word of Luxemburg, and German cities on a military tour, and with a mis- . F. Extreme. 1 : t en cause railways are in trouble and war is on the payment of rates, as striking at the principles upon which in its systematic silence it goes so far as to suppress the sion to negotiate the alliance in question. The .. i. T. W. Ito ...----s--.... W. 11 ts ranicieurs.l2 N. D . D. _ .. 4 . 4 ... . . ' the bill is founded, and as fatal to the measure and to report of what took place in the English House of Coin- Haves agency, which suppressed this news when it - '- - Tern Eriscol, NO. I, RoUND THE CORNER. Messrs. horizon, is to retrograde in civilization, and a Earn Shore and Forrester -Mid IT Id S EVER TOO LATE TO their co-existence with a H ouse of Commons which would 1110118 on the subject. This silence is significant, and it appeared in the C,ourrier du Bas Rhin, now says MEND. Messrs. Vining, IL Villiers, Verner, Shure, Calhacen, to lead, at no very distant tinie, to Aberdeen 29.00 46 W. 23 ' E. re ' 0.1.,. 1 and Mellon; Misses Pace mid Rodgers. adopt such a proposition. proves that the disquietude of the public is well-founded. there is no truth in it. Leith • 1 21.14 48 W. 2e , 1 LW. re loci S fresh speculative follies by those who show One report yesterday was that France sent an ultimatum Ardrossan LYCEUM. excess of caution at present. There is one source - to Prussia, another was that the note sent only intimated Reports are current that the Marquis de Mous- Oreenvaitle.. W. 26 40 W. i 4 0 &W. ro ,e.lli 3 MS Evvoia. 11 tiIItoOZLINO. Mr. Price and Mles Este • Valentin .... it 0.40 47 N.W. 1 a a W. r'4t4 6 Blshop.-And TUE DUKE,' storm. Sir. i'ecliter, Messrs of congratulation to those who will reflect, that Vitt !Court. that France could not tolerate the occupation of Dixon. tier and the Marquis de Lavalette are both going cup . „ ie ..... ti. 67 6, N . W. 7 6 N . W. ... 'i n ; 6 Jordan, Emery, Prim. Wlddionnb, Fltzpettick. Sc. ; Misses amid all the misfortunes of the past year the burg by Prussia or any vote of the North German Perlis.- out of o ffi ce.l - Liverpool-M.41 49 W. II 1 &W. co llenrado, Elawortlo, Oration, and Carlotta Lecleron. Holyhead ... 29.42 47 W.B.W. 4 6 /LAW. to 0.01 1 3 prosperity and power of the nation, as shown WINDSOR CASTLE, APRIL C. meat declaring that Luxemburg was German territory. M. Henri Chevreau, the Prefect of Lyons, has Penzance-. 49.7961 W. 77 I W. or 0.I& 5 STRAND. been sent for to Paris, and has had several inter- I R ,e cet i. ::: 52 l';'.. I 4 LW. rte 0 • 14 4 THIS Emma, SWEETHEARTS AND WIVES. Mr. Bel- by the revenue, are unimpaired. After the The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon accom- AMERICA. a a W. tic - 3 ford-ESMERALDA , OR, THE SENSATION GOAT. Meows. ~,, j int-stock mania, overtrading, railway excesses, pealed by Princess Christian. views with the Emperor. He is a man marked Rochetort ... 35.04 52 N.W. I 4 , 2 W. fe 0 8 Iborne, Jame., Koltun, and Turner ; Mesdames Swanborough, A telegram via Halifax, dated March 28, even- Plymouth ... 39.75 60 SAW. 5 7 LW. or 0.11 4 Hughes, Weatherby, de.-and THE FRENCH EXHIBITION. Strikes, cattle plague, bad harvest, and all the Ills Her Majesty and Princess Louise walked, and rode on for promotion, and is sure to be a minister one Weymouth.. .. DSOS 49 W. 4 3 W. to 0.04, 2 - - -- we have suffered, England still acquires wealth in ponies this morning. Prince Christian went out walking. ing, says : day. Portsmouth_ 24.47 to W.&W. 0 3 W. m 0.061 5 , - HOLBORN Prince Leopold, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Henry of The Secretary of State has officially promulgated the on 23 se us WS. W 5 8 S&W co 0011 - Ties Zeman, MY TURN NEXT. Mr. &Amore; Misses the aggregate, and by carrying out the principle of . . . A monstrous d almost incredible amendment London - - * *W. W. 6 4 W . N.W. 1 c L! t an Moot* and Lennon FLYING SCUD. Messrs Neville, Bel- la drove out in a carriage and four. supplementary reconstruction bills. M. Scarbutough. 29.30 47 W.B. W. 1 1 W.S.W. c 0.01 II more. Blake, vonalre, Ac. : Mesdames F. Josephs, C. Saunders, non-intervention, and simply guarding her own, The Hon. Mrs. Grey and Miss Grey have left the Castle. General Sheridan has announced that only thaw civil to the new press law has been proposed by Shields O. 2.5 66 N. W. 8 7 &W. c- 4 Bessie Foote. liddes, Lennox, Raymond, It o . will assuredly maintain her position as the first Sir James Clark arrived at the Castle this morning. o ffi cers in his district will be removed who abuse the laws Mathieu, one of the few barristers of any eminence Helder _ _ BRITANNIA. commercial and fi nancial Power in the world. Aram, 7. or impede reconstruction. who do not belong to the opposition. This mem- REMARKS. - -.............-.. .._ The Secretary of State has officially promulgated the supplementary reconstruction bills. General Sheridan has announced that only those civil officers in his district will be removed who abuse the laws or impede reconstruction. The Hon. Mn. Grey and Miss Grey have left the Castle. Sir James Clark arrived at the Castle this morning. APRIL 7. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, drove out yesterday afternoon attended by Lady Churchill. Prince Leopold walked in the grounds, attended by Mr. SaM. A monstrous and almost incredible amendment to the new press law has been proposed by M. Mathieu, one of the few barristers of any eminence who do not belong to the opposition. This mem ber of " Arcadia" suggests as a serious proposition that every leading article should be sent in to a government office twenty-four hours before its publication, and that it shall be always lawful for government to compel a newspaper to publish simultaneously an official answer to it, and this without prejudice to a prosecution. The Liherf4 exclaims at this :—" Marshal Narvaez is outdone." 11114 EVESINO, THE Mr. Howe and Mk. S Mlles FAUS'r ; OR, lARGUISRITES MANUI.K Mrs. Lane and Mewlaniss Javan, Edwin, and Booth.—Concluding with' IIE SAILOR'S RETURN. Mr. J. Reynolds, de. General Sickles has assured some Charleston merchants that the military will not interfere with politics as par tisans. Barometrical pressure has considerably decreased since Bator day, especially in the north-east, accompanied by a slight hill* the temperature. Winds are westerly, but have increased is force: and rain has prevailed, ptincipully in the aouth-west. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THIS DAY.) Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Prussia also went out. A special committee of the Louisiana legislature has advised that active steps be taken for the reorganisation of the State under the Reconstruction Act. A telegraiu from Plymouth dated this morning says :—" The Lords of the Admiralty have countermanded the order for the departure of the screw steamship Rodney, ig, C►ptain Heneage, for the Cape and China. Her deter. tion is attributed here to the state of our relations Kith Spain." _ . Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, has arrived at the Castle. A flies' meeting of negroes has been held at Macon, at which a resolution was adopted thanking Congress for emancipating them, and exrressing kind feelings towards their late masters. The Queen, Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, and Prince Christian, and the Ladies and Gentle men in Waiting, attended Divine Service this morning in the Private Chapel. _ _ . A mass meeting of negroes and radicals was held at Charleston on Wednesday last. Several 'Timken urged the negroes to resist the efforts of rebels to control their votes. After the meeting the negroes were riotous, and several arrests were made. ITALY. The Very Re ;. the Dean of Christ Church preached the sermon. The following telegram from New York, dated Saturday evening, received by the Tina', is in direct me tradiction to Reuter's telegram of the mane date. We read:—" Intelligence from Mexico, dated the 27th of March, has been received. It ix stated that the 'ibex/ forces were ►ugmenting hourly, and expecting shortly to capture the Emperor Maximilian at Queretaro, where his troops were in danger of starvation." President Johnson has nominated General Frank Blair United States' minister at Vienna. To-days the birthday of Prince Leopold. The Right Hon. S. IL Walpole, and the Dean of Christ Church, arrived at the Castle yesterday. (TROY OUR OWN 001118PONDENT.) A radical convention has been held ►t Baltimore, et which the convention called by the Maryland legislature was denounced, and proposals were made for a separate convention to form a constitution on the basis of negro suffrage. FLORENCE, Aran. 3. The Prince of Wales, attended by Captain Ellie, rode out on horseback on Saturday. The Countess of Morton has succeeded the Countess of Macclesfield as lady in waiting to the Princess of Wales. The Prince of Wales attended Divine service yesterday at the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Communion service was read by the Rev. Thomas Helmore and the Rev. Dr. Vivian. M. Langrand - Dumonceau has commenced an action against the Minister of Finance for having declared in a meeting of govern mental deputies, cabinet ministers, Bc., held a few days ago, that negotiations with the view of assisting the national finances from the sources of the ecclesiastical property are " going on." Now, says M. Langrand-Dumonceau, the minister could not, in so speaking, have alluded to the nego tiations with me, because they are not "going on," but concluded. He alluded, therefore, to nego tiations with others. But he has no right to open negotiations with others,seeing that he is bound by convention to deal with me in this matter, subject to the ratification of parliament, which ratification the convention must be understood to be waiting for till it has been refused. (1217MR'R TRLEGILIXEL) ITALY. FLORENCE, APRIL 8. Signor Ratter-6 is asserted to have met with some difficulties in completing his cabinet. According to the Opinione he considers these difficulties unsurmountable, and has asked the King to relieve him from the teak of forming a new cabinet. Mr. George Peabody, who a few weeks ago made the munificent gift of 2,100,000 dollars to create a fund for establishing the means of education throughout the Southern States, aoccasible to all permns alike, has been in New York with the trustees of his fund. Among those gentlemen are representatives of every section of the Union, and of all divisions of political parties. They hare met together day after day to make arrangements for the judicious application of Mr. Peabody's benevolence, sad they have satisfactorily brought to a close their labours, which have been conducted throughout in a spirit of the greatest cordiality and good feeling. Among the trustees are General Grant, Admiral Farragitt, Governor Fish, Governor Aikin, of South Carolina ; Governor Graham, of North Carolina ; Hon.W.C. Rives, of Vitginia ; Dr. Sean, of Massachusetts ; and Bishop M'llvain, of Ohio. Anthem, "Can to remembrance," Itattishill, sung by Masters Carmichael and Wood, Messrs. R. Barnby, Foster, Benson, L Thomas, and Lawler. Mr. Cooper presided at the organ. The mermen was preached by the Lord Bishop of Ely from 1 Bt. John, ch. iii., v. 8. BAVARIA. A Cabinet Council wan held on Saturday, at the ofscial residence of the First Lord of the Trea sury, in Downing•street. The Ministers pre sent were the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Marl borough, the Earl of Malmesbury, Lord Stanley, the Duke of Buckingham, Sir John Pakington, Sir S. Northcote, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry, the Duke of Rich mond, Lord J. Manners, the Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy, and Lord Naafi. MUNICH, APRIL 8. The official /3aoarian Gazette of to-day say.:— " The King proposed to make a journey of a month's duration, but in view of the serious com plication of political affairs has immediately and definitively relinquished his intention." It would seem that there is very slender ground for bringing an action here ; and it is asserted that the terms of the convention between Signor Scia loja and M. Langrand-Dumonoeau are that the The Imperial Commission has just insured the Palace of the Exhibition for the sum of 7,:,00,000fr. in the International Mutual Assurance Society. The lighting of the building by gas having proved successful, the Palace will remain open every evening till 11 o'clock, at which hour • train will start from the Gore Suffren for the Has St. Lars. DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, APRIL 8. A Committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Most Hon. Privy Council sat on Saturday, at the Privy Council-office, Whitehall, on the subject of the cattle plague. The lords present were the Lord President and Lord Robert Mon. tagu. Mr. Harrison and Ur. Alexander Williams attended the committee. The Bcdingske Tidende of to-day says :—" We are officially authorised to declare that the para graph published by the English newspapers, giving an extract from a speech of the King of Denmark to a Danish deputation in London is inaccurate both in form and substance, and that the comments which have been made thereon are consequently without foundation." arrangement made between them shall be ratified " by the present parliament." If that is so, the small ground for complaint which is set forth in the Belgian capitalist's pleading is cut away from under him. For inasmuch as the parliament in question has been dissolved, it never can by possi bility ratify the convention ; and with its dissolu tion the convention necessarily fell to the ground. Actions are, however, sometimes brought with no hope whatever of obtaining any advantage from them save the means and opportunity for insuring publicity. And it is possible that this measure of M. Langrand-Dumenceau may have for its sole object the publishing of certain facts which his ad versaries would fain keep dark. This, I say, is pos sible. "It is said" that a moderate portion only of the sum of 60 millions of francs, which, as the con , vention purported, was to be given to M. Lan ' grand-Dumonceau as the commission on his j,,b, was really to find its way into the pocket of that gentleman. "It is said" that the larger portion of the sum was to be distributed among various persons to whom the touch of a penny of it was dishonour of the deepest dye ; and " it is said" that no less a sum than half the whole sixty millions was to be allotted to one occupying the highest position in the king dom. On asking for something tangible, however, as evidence of the truth of these assertions, I find nothing better than the further assertion that " everybody knows it." It is true that a great many say that they know it. Signor Crispi has made a speech in the Chamber which is apparently to be taken as the programme of the opposition. If any real faith were to be placed in the intentions announced by Signor Crispi as those of himself and his political friends it might be imagined that we were about to enter on a parliamentary golden age, in which the fiercest lions of the Left are to he down with the lambs of the Centre, and all other such strange associations take place. For according to Signor Crispi, that which the Left desires is what everybody else de sires. The period of revolutionary expeditions and hazardous enterprises is past, and the old prin ciples and wishes of the Left have passed away with it. Were it not so, the Left would become • fossilized party in the midst of surrounding move ment. What the Left now, therefore, wishes and advocates is, that Italy should busy herself with consolidating what she has gained, andpreparing for a stable future by settling the administration of the government on a durable and just basis, and deve loping the liberal institutions of which we are in possession. No member of the Centre could speak otherwise. It is a moderation of liberalism far greater than would be asked for by many a liberal friend of Italy and free government, who might be excused for thinking that Italy has yet some liber ties to acquire of which she is not still in posses sion. Such persons would not wish to see the Left in the Italian Chamber, for example, sit down contentedly under a " Statutes " the existence of which reduces the theory of par liamentary government to an absurdity. They would be perfectly ready to forgive the Left for agitating fur the abolition of that French engine of despotism, the institution of prefects and sub prefects. But the truth is that Signor Crispi's programme is words—words—mere words. I am Prince Napoleon left Southampton on Friday night in his screw steam yacht the Jerome Napoleon. The prince visited Southampton to have his yacht repaired. He has also had a small cutter yacht built at Cowes. The Jerome Napoleon left Southampton Docks at 9 o'clock on Friday night, and, as it proceeded down Southampton Water, it was lit up with electric light, and the effect ins magnificent. The villages, Netley Abbey, and the Royal Victoria Hospital, on the shores of Southampton Water, appeared as they do in broad daylight. On Thursday last a Weymouth fishing Mat landed 16,000 mackerel, caught off the Isle of Portland. A deputation from Lancashire, introduced by the Hon. A. Egerton, M.P., and accompanied by the following members of parliament, had an interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, on the subject of parliamentary reform :—Mr. Charles Turner, Colonel Gray, Mr. N. Eckersley, Sir Thomas Hesketh, Colonel Wilson Patten, and the Hon. Wilbraham Egerton. The deputation consisted of Mr. Peter Boyle, M.D., J.P. ; Mr. W. Ambeross, Mr. Councillor Anderton, Mr. John Sod low, Captain Knowles, Mr. W. S. Sawyer, Mr. M. H. Chadwick, Mr.Touclistone, Mr. Stansfield,and Mr.Gartaide (Manchester), Mr. T. Bold (Liverpool), Mr. D. Hall, Mr. Robinson, and Mr. Gibson (Salford), Lieut.-Colonel Birchall, and Mr. Joseph Gillow, J.P. (Preston), Mr. W. W. Schofield, J.P., Mr. John Leach, Mr. Robt. Malley, Captain Howiulii, and Mr. Peter Johnson (Rochdale), Mr. R. Redfern, Mr. Jes. Mills, and Mr. James Ogden (Oldham), Mr. J. Cowburn, and Mr. R. Duckworth (Blackburn), Mr. James Hampson (Ashton.under-Lyne), Mr. Chas. Baker, J.P., Mr. Councillor Brodley, and Mr. Francis Baker (Stockport), Mr. James Greenhalgh, Mr. J. B. Edge, and Mr. James Cooper (Bolton), Mr. James Brookfield (Newton-le-Willows), Mr. James Pickering and Mr. H. Harbottle (Pemberton and Up Holland District), Mr. Charles Niald and Mr. Jas. Nield (Moseley), Mr. W. Stutter (Eccles), Mr. Thos. Dale, Mr. W. Bennett, Mr. James Hebblewait, and Mr. Jas.Peat (Harpurhey, Moston, and Blackley), Mr. W. Pierce, Mr. E. L. Grundy, and Mr. James Ward (Levenshulme). Despatches were received at the Colonial-office on Saturday from the Governor of Canada. Despatches were sent to the Governors of Canada and the Bahamas. INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. MALTA, APRIL 7. The China leaves at 7 p.m. to-day, and the Ripon at 6 a.m. to-morrow. The former may be expected at Marseilles on the 10th, and the latter at Southampton about the 17th inst. The Hampshire Ailnertiser of Saturday says that the Australian claimant to the Tichborne title and estates has been acknowledged by those officers of the alk Dragoon Guards or Carabineers who have seen him, to be Cornet Roger Charles Tichborne, who once belonged to that regiment ; that Sir Roger never came to England until he wan fourteen years old, and then he did not make the acquaintance of many of his relatives. This, says the Ad +Trailer, will account for some of them not renown's* him. Sir Roger when lie came to England in 1a45 went to Stonyhurat College, where he remained until 1549, when he entered the army. The Dowager Lady Tichborne, the mother, has visited Winchester respecting the pretensions of the Australian claimant, whom she unhesitatingly' acknowledges as her long lost eon. . . ..• _ The Tr ,, g T Ilit4 says that there is still a soldier of the first American revolution living, viz., Mr. Frederick Bakerman, 111 years old, who resides in the state of New York. The Police Barracks at Aldershot are now undergoing conversion into an hospital for the purports contemplated by the Coatagioua Dineen Prevention Act. Burg. W. Perry, R.A., has been appointed by the Secretor, of State for War as visiting 'urge= for the district. Los? IN A SNOW Sroass.—A shocking case of death from exposure has occurred on the hills near Chir bury, a remote district on the Welsh bonier of sloop shire. From the evidence adduced at the coroner's is' quest it appears that on the night of Saturday week tiro brothers named Preece met by appointment at an Most the foot of Stepely-hill. Thomas, the deemed, an old math 74 years of age, was a well-to-do farmer, living at Suer• port, in Worcestershire, and was about to pay a visit to his brother Vincent, who lived at Chirbury, on the other side of the hill, and had come across in the afternoon to meet his guest. A little after 8 o'clock the two brothers started for Chirbury, the night being dark and bitterly cold, sith a heavy snow storm blowing. When about half-way across the hill, Vincent, who for along distance had been walkaB with his head bent down to avoid the fury of the stun". which was blowing directly against him, found that lus brother was no longer by his aide. He stopped and out, but the wind blew so high that his voice WAS boat powerless, and, thinking his brother might hate 14,14 him, he proceeded on his way. After struggling against the storm for four hours be reached home, and found all the inmates in bed. Believing it hopeless to attempt a search for his brother in such a night, he went to bed hiroselli and early on the following morning he sent his con out to see if he could find any trace of the unfortunate meo. , After a brief search young Preece found his uncle ions dead in the mow near the summit of a hill. He was stretched at full length, with his face downwanl, and hod evidently sunk from exhaustion and fallen asleep. It use stated that there was " no road in particular o ver the bill." but that the deceased knew the country intimately. 114 having been born and brought up in the neighbourlnxid M•DAME CATALANI.—IN later years, if stage history be true, Catalani manifested, with all her perotif, vanity, a practice of piety which was not unlike th.a Madame Gonthier. We are told that she never e ntered a theatre without earnest prayer that she might be meet* ful, and that, behind the scenes or at the wing, at tb i . Opera House in the Haymarket, she might be seen.novol, in hand, repeating a prayer, and after making the sign the cross and consigning the book to her attendant, sho would plum on to the style, prepared for taiumpk Madame Catalani, however, had peculiar notions waist her relations with Heaven. When she was at Huebert/ in 1819, she was treated severely by one of the critics, is! she took the censure for something little less than am: " When God," mid Madame, " has given to a mor . tat such extraordinary talent as I applaud and honour it ea a miracle. It is profane t o precuts the gifts of Heaven !”—Cornlrill Maga.4a tor 1 , April. Pews., people ought t The announcement in Saturday's papers respect ing her Royal Highness the Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein was incorrect. Dr. Farre was sent for from London on Friday night in conse quence of her Royal Highness not being quite well, but he has returned to London. The King and Queen of Denmark and his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales honoured the Duke of Cam bridge by their presence at dinner on Saturday evening at Gloucester House. There were present to meet their Majesties and the illustrious prince —Their Royal High nesses the Duchess of Cambridge, the Grand Duchess of Meoklenburg-Strelitz, Princess Mary Adelaide and hia Serene Highness Prince do Teck, the Earl Granville, Lord W. Paulet, Dr. Quin, and Colonel the Hon. James Mac donald, C.R., in waiting. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and the Marchioness of Alveroorn and Lady Georgians Hamilton have left Dublin Castle, for Baron's Court, county Tyrone, for the races. The Marquis and Marchioness of Salsbury en tertained the following select party at dinner on Saturday at the family mansion in Arlington-street, Piccadilly:— His Excellency the Russian Ambassador and Baroness Brunnow, the Countess Clermont Tonnerre, the Earl Cado gen, Lord and Lady Colville, Lord and Lady Otho Fitz gerald, Lord and Lady Eustace Cecil , sir Alexander and Lady Arabella Bannerman, Captain the Hon. W. E. and Mrs. Sackville West, Hon. Thomas De Grey, M.P., Ace. The Duke and Duchess of Manchester have been entertaining the following party during the past week, at Kimbolton Castle :—The Marquis of Hartington, M.P., the Countess of Westmoreland, Mr. Henry Chaplin, Mr. C. Leslie, Mr. A. H. Sumner, Mr. B. J. Angell, Mr. H. Coventry, kn. The Bishop of London and Mrs. Tait are stopping at the Imperial Hotel, Torquay, for the benefit of his lord- ship's health. A new burlesque by Mr. Burnand, with Mr. Planehe's old title, Olympic Revels, is in preparation. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BHIDOL Two DAT —wrning, 4h. 13a.. __Attaraooo. 41L 344 10-Moll.lloW—Muruing, 4K fAta Altersooa, 611. 110. LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL 8. SELDOM has a Budget been produced possessing absolutely no points of interest to the commercial classes, and very few to financiers. The sub stance of Mr. DISRAELCH is, that one duty is to be partially reduced and a certain sum appropriated towards the extinction in eighteen years of just one thirty-second part of our ex isting National Debt. Nothing more. The CHAN CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER is sanguine enough to believe that this prospective payment of 74d. in the pound of the public obligations will strengthen his hands should adverse circumstances compel the Government to invite financial assistance. That a contingency of this sort is unfortunately by no means remote his own speech sufficed to indicate. It is doubtful, however, whether the present attempt to reduce the National Debt will enable the Government to borrow upon in finitesimally better terms than if it had not been undertaken at all. One incongruity in Mr. Disaszu's statement is certain to attract atten tion. After commenting upon the threatening state of Europe, and expressing hopes which sound like notes of preparation, he speaks of the benefit that will accrue to the country from having shown that "in the days of our prosperity we made an " honourable and honest attempt to reduce the " amount of the national debt." The justice of this policy is incontrovertible, and, in fact, the principle involved has received the concurrence of every leading financier in or out of the House. Why, however, should its enunciation appear in close proximity with very intelligible hints that the Government may not improbably be obliged to come into the market in the course of the year ? It resembles, what certainly it is not in tended to be, a clap-trap attempt to bolster up our national credit, a proceeding equally unwise and unnecessary. When we consider the uncertain position of public affairs, it is perhaps advantageous that the Budget should be of that simple, or even provi sional character that any subsequent modifications will cause neither loss nor disappointment to com merce. Fiscal changes are never more out of place than when political changes are impending. It is better for the time to remain in the old grooves than to adopt ary alteration which, under ordinary circumstances, would be admit tedly beneficial. Fortunately for this country our commercial policy has been placed on so sound a basis, mainly through the exertions of Mr. Gtanwrose, that little remains to be done, ex cept on matters of minor details, which may easily be postponed to a more fitting occasion. No grievance or defect presses for imme diate decision. Certainly, we have no lack of financial difficulties requiring serious consideration, but they are purely domestic, and in no way concern our relations with foreign coun tries. The most prominent of these is the railway debenture question. Mr. CRAWFORD, last week, attempted a practical solution of the exist ing deadlock, but his motion came to nothing. Mr. CRAWFORD'S proposition was that of affording tangible aid from the Government to the embar rassed railways in a form which could, under hardly any possibility, involve a loss to the revenue, but was even certain to produce a mutually beneficial gain. It had, however, the great defect of seeming to compel Parliament to take some measures to cure the evils produced by their own ill-regulated and often unjust legisla tion. The Government may be right in standing at ease as regards the public budget ; but they commit a grave fault in passively regarding the serious financial difficulties of the greatest joint stock interest of the nation—too timid to act, too bewildered to devise any remedial course of action. The effect of the existing uncertainty is perhaps more conspicuous in the position of financial affairs abroad than here. Trade is stagnant in England, but on the Continent the case is worse. There is hardly any employment for capital, large sums being offered at mere nominal rates, and as a ne cessary consequence, specie is rapidly accumula ting in the various national banks, particularly at the Bank of France. Considering the enormous amounts of money thus lying idle, it is strange that foreign governments should not adopt their old policy of issuing fresh loans. The hesitation may be due to the dislike to take a step that would be at once construed into an avowal of fear. Prussia, however, has no such scruples, and has just announced a subscription for about five millions sterling, candidly avowing that it is re quired for the financial necessities of the military administration, in replacing the arms, ammu nition, &c., " used in the campaign of last year." The example of borrowing is certain to be soon THE REFORM BILL ♦NO THE OPPOSITION. Tho Ts raes regrets to find its hopes considerably disappointed by the tenor of the new ratepaying clauses which stand in the name of Mr. Disraeli. They relieve the compound householders of none of those disabilities to which so many objections have been taken. They make it lawful for the occupier, after payment of rates, to make a deduction from his rent, but the deduction is of course not to exceed " any sum which the owner would have been liable to pay." whereas the occupier would have had to pay out of pocket a sum calculated on the full rateable value. No limitation of the term of residence is intro duced, and the position of the lower class of com pound householders would still contrast unfavourably with that of the upper class under Sir William (lay's act. In short, by failing to make larger concessions in this direction of their own accord, the government have strengthened the hands of the opposition. The Tines proceeds to urge under these circumstances that parliament will discredit itself in the eyes of the country if it does not arrive at a compromise. It would be sui cidal on the part of the government to treat the instruc tion as a vote of want of confidence. The difference be tween the rival theories of reform is now well ascertained, and it is not such as to justify internecine conflict. Prin. ciplee, as they were called, have been sacrificed already, and all can see that nothing remains to be sacrificed but self-interest and party spirit. The Daily News ridicules the announcement that the instruction is to be considered as equivalent to • vote of want of eontidence, and asks what claim the government has established in its treatment of the reform question to warrant it in refusing to enter upon a free discussion of the proposal embodied in this instruction to the committee. If the bill is passed amended as Mr. Disraeli propose., every house inhabited by a compound householder would have annexed to it • price at which a vote could be obtained, that price being the difference between the "full rate" mentioned in the first, and the sum which the tenant is entitled to deduct from the rent as prescribed in the sixth of the new enactments. This is Mr. Disraeli's " principle," which is dearer to him than the admission of mere numbers. Mr. Coleridge's proposal, the Daily News proceeds to contend, would bring in more and better voters. It preserves and extends the local benefit by pro viding for the maintenance and further application of the principle of compounding for rates, and avoids the poli tical restriction and inequality by dissociating the fran chise from the exclusive and purely accidental condition of direct or personal payment. The Post is unable to perceive any necessity for con sidering Mr. Coleridge's motion as a want of confidence in the government. There can be no doubt, it thinks, that the liberal resolution is the more honest and straight forward of the two, and may well be incorporated in the bill. History repeats itself, says the Herald. In 1859 the place-hunting party unseated a conservative ministry and rejected a conservative reform bill through the medium of "an abstract proposition." To-night the same tactics are to be repeated, the lever employed being "an instruc. tion." The object is identical in both cases, and the in terpretation placed by the government upon Mr. Glad stone's latest DISIWAVIIO will, the Herald is assured, be ac cepted alike both by the House of Commons and the country. The Herald has great confidence that the liberal party will reject the factious counsels of their leader. If the country is appealed to it will be no very inspiriting war cry for the leader of the opposition that his success should have =Wined in his having narrowed and diluted the generous proposals of the conservatives. The Standard is equally sanguine. The TelegrapA and Star support very emphatically the Instruction of Mr. Coleridge, and regard the disruption of the Cabinet, if that is a necessary consequence, as present ing no sufficient obstacle. SERIOUS FOREIGN QURRTIONS. Though the Mediterranean squadron is about to appear before Cadiz, the Times is inclined to hope that Queen Isabella, as in previous emergencies, will show more discre tion than Nsrvaez and bis colleagues, and accept our u/ii mato*. Everyone in England would regret the necessity of an actual rupture. At Cadiz, at Malaga, and in must other Spanish ports, English interests would be almost as much compromised by either blockade or bombardment as those of the native people themselves. Nor should we be greatly tempted by she prospect of the Phillippine Islands or other Spanish colonies as "material guarantees." It is remarked by the Times that the Cretan insurrec tion, whatever its military fortunes, has been politically successful, since it has led to a request being made by the ministers of all the chief states of Europe to the Porte to cede Candia—Lord Lyons elate abstaining. blanch a case, to abstain la to oppose, sod it cannot be doubted that Turkey has been encouraged in her refusal by the convic tion that she would have at least one supporter an•onget the powers that influence the fate of the East. The powers which these diplomatists repre sented have not been conspicuous themselves for readiness to yield territory when demanded by them, and Turkey may be excused for following their example. As for England, it is not for us to hasten the downfall of Turkish power, for we are not prepared with anything to substitute for it. The change, wh it comes, should come from internal action. The Times praises the view which Lord Stanley has taken of our general interests or duties on the subject of Luxemburg as a highly practical and common-sense view, and thinks the public will be disposed to conclude, as far am things have yet gone, we have no reason to be dissatis fied with the policy of the government, or the position which this country baa assumed. The Post also speak', of the " great sagacity" with which Lord Stanley has acted in abstaining from taking any part in the Luxemburg negotiations. That Luxemburg mutat poet to France except as the reward of victory in a OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL. The Masailia, from Southampton, March 27, arrived on the sth instant at 10 a.m., and left at 5 p.m. for Alexandria. The Nyanza, from Marseilles sth inst, arrived to-day at 5 p.m., and leaves at 11 p.m. for Alex andria. INDIA AND CHINA (HEAVY) MAILS. GIBRALTAR, Arses 5. The Delta left at 10 p.m. yesterday for South ampton, where she may be expected on the 9th inst. All well. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. THE WAR RUMOURS. (FROM OUR OWN oolaserormiorr.) PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING. The Moniteur does not contain the expected war manifesto ; and so far from there being any of confirmation of the rumours which produced a panic at the Bourse yesterday, we have semi-official contradictions of them. Their existence is ad mitted by the following denial of their truth in the Patric : It was said that at an extraordinary council held at mid night—that solemn hour—war with Prussia had been re solved upon ; that is false. It was said that an ultimatum had been sent to Berlin, giving the Prussian government 48 hours to evacuate the fortress of Luxemburg ; that is false. It was said that Marshal M'Mahon had been ordered to Paris immediately ; that is false. It was said that a camp of 100,000 men was to be formed on the eastern frontier ; that is false. And finally, it was said that a draft bill for a loan of 300 millions had been sent to the Council of State ; that is false. An official contradiction of one only of the many rumours was forwarded by telegraph yesterday afternoon to many, and I believe to all, of the prefects. News has already reached Paris that this despatch has been placarded on the doors of the prefectures. It is thus worded : Pari■, April 6, 4 o'clock. The Minister of the Interior to the Prefect of • • • The rumour has been circulated to-day, that France has addressed au uttintigunt to Prussia. I hasten to inform you that this news is altogether unfounded. It is indeed marvellous that the government should have taken this extraordinary pains to pro tect the provinces against false news, and should have done nothing for Paris. Had this despatch been posted at the Bourse while the war panic was raging yesterday, the closing quotations might have been widely different. Assuming, however, that the government had not time for a consultation on the matter till after Bourse hours, what possible