The Express. — London, England, 1866-02-15 00:00:00

T . 1111tBOAT BERVIOP/3.—During the storms of AA the past year the National Lifeboat Institution, by its lite. I nose and °User MODS, oontribated to the saving et 707 persons from different wrecks en our °oast& The inatiftUas also u pended £i11.1174 Is the sante period on its lifeboat establishments, it:addition to granting L 4,960 for rewards for saving life szersinise the lifeboats. The committee of the Institution earnestly • APPEAL to the public for AS4ISTANCE, to enable them to meet, the continued heavy demands on the institution's 153 Lifeboat Stations. Contributions are received by the London sae Country Bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Leeds, Eau., at the In- JOHN 14, John-street, Adel Phi. Lo l4 dos. JOHN BROODEN. O RIGINAL GOLD GRAIN MANUFACTORY, lb, EZNELEITA4ITILRET ICNT-GARDIN DIEN BROGDEN'S GOLD CHAINS JOHN BROODEN'S GOLD GL AIM GRAINS. JOHN BEM/DEN% G 0 LD ALBERT CHAINS JOHN BB OGDI3'S GOLD BROOCH CHAINS. LONDON must have a SUPPER and MUSIC Loots toreeutlemen. -Remember, we watt toe you at "WARS" atter the Commtserden Pantomime, sad the Thestreu Eke vrortsfs. TO 00118121PONDXNTS. ivallemesta ?Mended toe " The Lome" Landes Beads( , wale be at the 011 es 10, Baseerbeatneet. h 7 The rt g =k as the day at pabliaattca. If AYMARA= Tiffs IMMDM, A ROMANTIC ATTACHMANT. Asses. W. larrell and Compton ; Mist Ado Cavenclith.—Blibfailli SAM. Mama *Ahern and Bookman ; Sibs Moore.-9RYHZIIB LA ITS HAYMABILIT.—And MY HUSBAND'S GROOT. Tfire wean, gursi Thiiiiricii.—After which rr 112•11 TOO LAT' TO KIND. Maws. V G. Maksille, Mead, D. Mum, Oallmam, F. Willem Z. O. G. Mar. say, sad Z. Catamsi : Mimes 1.. Moore and IL Rodgers. LYOIII7II. MIMI EVCIING, THS ICLUSTRBU9 STRANG= Mr. H. Wlddloomob.—THE NOTES Or RAVENSWOOD. Maas. tocrator. Jordan, Venn. Smory, Widdleoinb, Fltonstricak Evans liesdansed Tolman, Ibmorthy, Davao; C. Loam% VPITANNIA, Tate ETINING, OLD DADDY LONOLIA6 AND BIZ INGENT CMOS. 11. and Udine. etertaenbeeh. —Johnny D—Several Survivors of the Crew of the London, with King. hCoxswain. will appear.—Oiniar.—And BITTEN COLD. HIGIIWATZIL AT LONDON-111D01. mg DAT:. - 16naTi. lh. istii.::::iftsoia; et. sow. TO DD lioniza. VA. 60a.- ..Atiorioao. U. Oa. LONDON, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 16. Tax task which Mr. Mows= proposed to him self in introducing his Oaths Bill last session has been assumed this year by her MAJEsTv's Minis ters, who could not have done anything more worthy of a Government liberal not only in name, but in intention and act. When a Bill promoted by the Government is obviously calculated to operate for the especial advantage of a section of the community, we are not only permitted, but bound, to inquire whether it is a bribe, or a mea sure called for by justice and sound policy, capable of being defended on broad principles, from which all persons, without distinction, may derive benefit. Government by bribes, even when the bribes are dealt to one section after another " all round," is a wretched expedient, certain to end in mutual dissatisfaction and disgust. Sir Grosaz GREY'S Bill has nothing of this character. It is one to which those who are farthest removed from Roman Catholic interests may nevertheless give a warm support, because it is founded on a principle of common justice and common advantage. Its object is to provide a form of oath which will be taken by all members of Parliament, with out distinction of religious belief. Sir Groton Garr does this by taking the first part of the present Oath of Allegiance, and discarding all .the remainder as unnecessary and insulting. The oath now exacted from Roman Catholic members of Parliament is a relic of the intolerance which was formerly, within the memory of men of middle age, the characteristic disposition of the majority of the people of this country, but which is now, when intelligence is more diffused, and we are in the habit of enter ing more and more into one another's ideas, re pudiated by all fair-minded and reflecting men. The reform now proposed proceeds on the only principle which a government can safely take for its guide in these matters, that of the equal right of persona of all religious persuasions before the law. At present, before a Roman Catholic mem ber can take his seat, he must swear that he rejects the doctrine that insurrection and regicide are per missible if authorised by the Port ; that he will maintain the settlement of property in Ireland, and will do nothing in Parliament against the Established Church. Most men of intelligence in our days have come to think that these stipula tions are as futile as they are insulting. We take no similar precautions against persons from whom greater dangers are to be apprehended. Not long since a pamphlet openly teaching regicide was pub lished, and was talked of in Parliament ; but the author of that work, not being a Roman Catholic, could have taken his seat in the House of Commons without this oath if any constituency had been pleased to elect him. We suppose that nobody now imagines that the Pore would stir up his followers in these islands to rebel lion and murder. At all events, those who have been elected by lawful constituencies to re present them in the House of Commons are not to be met at its table with insult and suspicion be cause in religious matters they follow the guidance of the Bishop of RoMe. The settlement of pro perty in Ireland rests upon the general prescription which guards the rights of landowners throughout the United Kingdom, and the Irish Establishment must stand or fall, like any other human institu tion, according to the estimate which Parliament and the country form of its utility. No amount of swearing can alter this inevitable condition of its existence. Members of Parliament are elected expressly to represent the views of their consti tuents, but the Roman Catholic Oath is a contriv ance to prevent them doing so. It is on that ac count that Lord DERBY approves of it. In a memorable speech delivered last Parliament he praised it as an efficient "muzzle." But in these days muzzles are considered out of place in deliberative assemblies. Nor is there any danger in permitting members of Parlia ment to express the independent judgments which they have formed. A speaker there has no charms of advancing the ends of his party except by con vincing a majority of the House that they are such as the whole nation may usefully adopt and make its own ; and every member should be at liberty to attempt such a demonstration. There are them who would persuade us that this amount of free dom would be attended with danger, and should by no means be allowed. They do not believe that the good sense of the country is sufficient for its own protection. They tell us of the increase of priests, of the subtilty of Jesuits, and the acti vity of sisterhoods; and it may be all true, and yet have no bearing on our duty with reference to the present case. If the Porn's agents are going to convert us all to his religion, then this oath will prove no dereuce : it will be like a field-work that has been taken in the rear. In that case it might become a model of an oath to be imposed here after on Protestants. But even Mr. NIWDZ- OATS, we believe, does not propose to stop the propagandism of the Roman Ca tholics by law. We do not, however, share these apprehensions. When the POPE'S chief agent in this country is at pains to explain to us that what his master wants is not convinced but submitted converts, and that any pretence of believing and admiring what he teaches will be so far a disqualification for his communion, and will leave us far behind those who yield him an implicit belief, he settles the question of the conversion of England for a long time to come. The moat effectual way to guard against the advance of Roman Catholicism, or any system inimical to human liberty, is to get a firmer, more personal, and more intelligible hold of our own Protestant religion, and to unite ourselves more closely to one another by the concessions of a common charity and the institutions of a common freedom. Jun a year ago, no Cattle Plague or Jamaica disturbances at that time distracting our attention, we were all discussing the details of • moat re markable burglary effected in a jeweller's shop, in a leading thoroughfare and in broad daylight. The watch robbery in Cornhill brought the efficiency of the City Police into question, and excited feelings which have scarcely to this day subsided. Yes terday the chief actor in that transaction, THOMAS GURU; now • convict, was brought from Millbank Penitentiary, to relate to Lord Chief Justice COCKBURN and a jury the methods of success in his nefarious art. A first-class burglary in the City is like a " rig " —4 thing not to be entered upon without much serious consideration and a careful survey of the ground. The first thing to be done in this case was to ascertain the habits of the victims and the chances of interference from lookers-on. It took the burglars seven weeks to acquire a personal know ledge of their victims; but this was not sufficient. The premises, of which Mr. WArazit's shop forms part, were entered on the 4thof February, but for smooth previously they were watched, and CAM" who had every reason for learning the truth, tells us that " all through January and up to the 3rd of " February the police did not look through the " apertures of the shutters, and we made up our " minds that as they had not done it for so " long a time it was 100 to 1 if he did it the " night we were on the premises." A Quanta: or • Da MORGAN could not have reasoned better and " this," says CAULK; "is the reason why the " burglary was concocted." After all, however, the reasoning, though sound, established nothing but a probability, and if it did not deceive these mathematically-minded burglars, it was only be cause, although encouraged by their conclusion, they did not absolutely trust to it. It so happened that on this critical occasion the policeman on the rounds did watch the shop. Withthe keen admiration which one able man feels for another who proves up to his work, CASELEY says, " That man did his duty " well" The burglars left nothing to chance; they provided for the possible one hundred and first case. They had a scout at the corner of the Exchange to give notice of the return of the Waratzse, and another at the corner of Bishops gate-street to intimate the approach of the re turning policeman, and this last signalled to a man in the upper part of the house, who pulled a string, which warned the operative at the safe to desist and hide himself. " Immediately we first " got into the shop we had to get back " again, having received the signal that " the policeman was on his round. I " had to work kneeling and lying on my cheat. " When we had tested we received a signal that " the policeman was coming. He came round " every nine minutes, and looked in and saw if " the safe was all right. Every time the signal " was given I had to take out the tools, and I " consequently lost my purchase, for I was unable "to use the bar. At one time I heard two " policemen conversing together in Sun-court. " Every time the policeman came we had to get " back into the tailor's shop." Bat this patience and perseverance was rewarded, for Casatsy continued—" We went into the shop about five " minute* to 3 o'clock, and the whole of the " property was cleared out of the safe and we " were in Sir F. Ceoeu.sr's office washing our " selves at a quarter to 4 o'clock." Up to this point the enterprise had gone on well. But, as occasionally happens in some other City operations, after success had attended it as far as the complete spoliation of the victim, the whole was ruined through disagreements among the dividers of the prey. The robbers quarrelled, one of the gang betrayed their secret, and clever Mr. CASZLE; instead of planning other adventures in a retired little box at Camberwell, gave evidence from another box in a convict's dress, with a " good conduct stripe." E s 6 cs)g-t is. • THE - rigUSS, THE PUBLIC INCOME AND EXPENDI TIME. It appears from a return presented to parliament and issued this day that the gross public income of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the year ended the 31st of December last, was 69,196,4781. 7s. 6d. The total ordinary expenditure was 65,948,2651. 4e. 10d. ; showing an excess of income in the year of 3,248,2131. 2s. Bd. But 560,0001. goes towards the expenses of fortifi cation; which reduces the excess of income to 2,688,2131. 2e. Bd. The balances in the Ex chequer on the 31st of December last amounted to 4,736,4561. 6s. Id., and at the Bank of Ireland to 1,061,7731. Os. 10d. No balance remained at the Bank of England of the money raised for fortifica tions. The surplus has been gradually increasing since June last. In the year ended the 30th of that month the excess of income was 2,496,8491. 10s. 4d. ; in the year ended the 30th of Sep tember it was 2,520,5881. 6s. Ild. ; and at the end of December it was, as has been seen, 2,668,2131. 2; Bd. Tas ABVISMAN Oavrivite. Foreign-office, February 14. Further information has been re ceived from Mr. Rassam, to the effect that he had reached Matemma on the 21st November, and was there expecting an answer from King Theodore, to whom he had written. The prisoners were in good health by the last intelligence, dated October 17. &Hoots INQUIRY Cowntserox. Meetings of this conunbolos were held* 2, Victoria-street, es the 7* **ask whoa there were pperes wel—Lord Tansies (tbe chairman). Lord Stanley, LordLyttelten, Sir S. H. Nes*. sots, Bert., 11. P., the Deaa of Ohickester, Mr. Aclead, M.P., Mr . Baines, M.P., Mr. Pale, Q.C., sad Dr. Stoma. Os the 13th instant, when there were preeest—Lord Taunton, Lord Lyttelten, Rev. Dr. Temple. Mr. teased, M.P.. Mr. Eris, Q. 0., an d Dr. Steffen And es the 14th invtant, when there wen preesat—Lord Taunton, Lewd Lyttelton. Kr. Adroit, IL P., Mr. Baines, IL P., Mr. Erie. Q. 0., and Dr. !Mortar. The essortery attended on enals rocesien. The follesing witnesses were examined :—On the 7th, Mr. James Hill, one of the Charity Oommiswiesers. sad VierObeaoslior Sir W. P. Weed. Oa the 13th, Mr. Thomas Rare. Inventor of Maritime ; and as the 14th, Mr. Z. B. W. Lagoa, secretary to the Oemmittee of Council ea Education; and Mr. J. Wickens, *Mater-at law. R.crrr BIMMINTIL—The British and Foreign Sailors' Society, wig* main**, the Sailors' birthed, at SWIM', and employs seisakmaries anionpt •41111211 e at foreign as well as boas parts, has been favoured with the following remit bequests:—From the late Mr. James Lean. Clapham, Mt. ; Mr. S. Porter , Witham, 1001. ; Mir Mailer , Harrow, 1001. ; Mr. W. Le Lechery, Regent's - park, 1001. ; Kr. John Hagen, White Hart-court, 2001. ; (bride Doegal, 8.N., Aberdees, 501. ; Miss Simpson, Cam. SOIL v • • . 4344. THIERSISO EVENING, OUR CONTE*6tAitIRE (TEilli DAY.) 00111.111EATIOS FOE THE CATTLE FLAMM The Times attaches importance to the opinions unanimously expressed at the meeting on Monday evening of peers and commoners, at which, amongst other things, the carriage of cattle by railway was denounced. If it be tree that the railway companies believe the time has arrived when the carriage of cattle by railway should for a while at least be suspended, it is surely time that a similar convic- Moa should dawn upon the government, the House of Commons, and the country. Equally clear is it that whatever prohibition of the movement of cattle may be established should be laid down, both rule and ex-op tion, by act of parliament, securing at one stroke the two great objects required, notoriety and uniformity. Though acknowledging that in their objection to compensating the knees out of a public rate, Mr. Bright and Mr. Mill have hit upon a formidable difficulty which, if carefully worked, may Nooses& in wrecking the system of compensation altogether—the Times yet contends that the plan of the government is substantially just. The whole of the ratepayers should be called upon to contribute, because the calamity is not a local, but a national one ; and the area of taxation should be limited, in order that the money may be spent with due economy, and the slaughter of cattle kept within proper boaads by the world/cation that every head of cattle that is slaughtered must be paid for by those who order its destruction. It is earnestly to be hoped that those who are anxious the measure should psis without delay will abstain es mach as possible from criticism on minor paste. _ _ . The Daily News observes that by reminding the house that a eousiterable pert of the loss was borne by the con somme of meat, and that the only compensation the cattle owners were entitled to from the country at large ma for °stile coatpelserily slaughtered in obedience to a law of pabbo safety, Mr. J. B. Mill struck at the heart of the question of compensation. On the whole, the speakers yesterday concurred in the urgency of passing some sort of measure, and, therefore, accepted that of the responsible government. There is perhaps some reason is Mr. Lowe's apprehension that the operation of the bill may oease before it is understood. But as no other bill is likely to be better understood, this objection is more acute than convincing. - _ The Herald remarks that the (mations of yesterday, will, with still more distinctness, be the questions of this evening. A bill will certainly pau, and the compensation clauses, however varied, be passed with it ; but on the sub ject of cattle traffic on roads and railways, and the differ ence between a oompulsory and a permissive law, the Herald anticipates serious cossequaoes to the ministry unless they submit to be counselled by those who have had a nearer view of the plague and oomprehend better the great national necessities it has created. The Telegraph challenges all the arguments used by Mr. Bright both as to striking the powers to slaughter out of the bill, and es to compensation, and contends that isola tion does not prevent smitten cattle from communicating the malady to others, and that if, for the public benefit, the slate kills the cattle, sinks the ships, or confiscates the crops, then the owners may come to It and demand reim bursement as a right. Nor can the Telegraph admit the cogency of the reasoning of Mr. Hill. to whom it submits the consideration that if we refuse sufficient compensation to the agriculturisde we shall place obstacles in the way of stamping oat the disarm, sad thus speedily cause the evil to reach proportions with which it were v►in to contend. The Star is exceedingly grat:fisd to find that Mr. Mill, who has entered the House of Commons with a philosophical and economical prestige which no other member has ever possessed, has also the will and the ability to bring his high authority promptly to the support of any member unjustly accused of misconstruing the laws which ought to guide government action. The government bill goes to the extreme limit of allowable restriction of trade, and its compensatory clauses are simply extravagant in their generosity towards persons who have no claim on the national funds. LITATIS. The Times cougratolatre the public upon being spar^d the agitation of an soclestestical Reform Bill. The Arch- bishop of Oanterbury has clearly pointed out that the royal commislion upon such a subject as the revision of the Prayer-book is worse than nukes, except where there is a probability that its conclusions will be satisfactory to all parties, whereas in this case then is a certainty that they would be unsatisfactory to all parties and to all classes alike. The gentlemen who have introduced the man-millinery Isith obsolete names, which—though the object of mysterious veneration on the one baud and profound alarm on the other—symbolises nothing but the common dresses of the later Roman empire, p rofess an especial regard for ecclesiastical duties, and they aill be giving the most direct contradiction to all their professions if they cautious to disregard the authority in these matters of their bishops. At all events, the language of the episcopal bench will check the further spread of such abuses. It is absurd, however, to say that the peace of the church is endangered by such tricks of religions display, which are wooer put down by ridicule than by force. They have no claim to any more respectful consideration. When religion is in earnest it finds some thing better to do. Dealing with the Coleus* oontroverry, the Daily News disputes the assumption which is sometimes met with that the sympathies of liberals must necessarily be enlisted on the side of any theological writer who attaches a new and leis stringent meaning to the traditional belief of Christendom. The !rake of a doctrine is simply in its truth, and, ►cknowledging the freedom of association, theca is no reason for forbidding men to make the belief i• particular opinions a consideration of joint worship so long as those who cannot submit to the terms are made to suffer no social or political disabilities by their refusal. Bishop Colonise probably would prefer to not his case on the assertion that he legally retains all the rights and privileges of which he was originally possessed. But in the argument be employs in his letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury be fails to make it clear how an institution like the Church of England—a complex and elaborate system of check and counter-check--can be transplant! I entire into another country. We can very well understand that an emigrant from this country may wish be could take with him the church of Ragland exactly as it exists here, just as he may wish be could introduce Into New South Wales the British representative system. But in both eases we fear that he must be content with the nearest copy he can find, and put up with ecclesiastical self-government and colonial @roods, as well ss with universal suffrage and a nominated upper cham ber. The teems of the archbishop's avowal that, according to his belief, Bishop Coleuso has been duly and even canonically deposed involve the recognition of a pos. Ohio independence on the part of the spiritual authorities. Religious men in England dwelling upon this idea, must some in time to ask themselves whether it is desirable that the " oommoe law of the church of Christ," spoken of by Archbishop Longley in relation to Natal, should be con trolled at home by the statute law of a parliament, for ad mission into which not even the profession of Christianity is required, and be expounded by judges nominated by the minister who happens to command the confidence of the Hones of Commons. When that question is once honestly pat, we can hardly doubt what answer will be given to it. The Poet hopes after the primate's remarks to Lord Ebury's deputation, we have heard the last of the move ment to alter our mitoh-eeduriug Prayer-book. The re vision they desire is 8o revolutionary of the doctrine and discipline of the church that it cannot be thought of. It shows great 'gammas to maintain that dissenters are separated from the church by a few phrases in the Prayer-book ; the &femme are the fruit of totally opposite theoiorical jedgeseeks. At this moment dissent is Wag woe to the church by the gradual growth of men's minds in the direction of the older theology, and the grain,/ extension of the church as a working engine. Quakerism is fast becoming extieet. Weeleyanisin holds its groped with diffioulty. The younger members of dissenting families in a multitude ce cases become church people, while the church itself lases scarcely any to the reeks of dined. Only let matters ge on as they now an, and a very few years will show which is the winning side. The Star thinks the members of the deputation have reason to be disoatisfied with the archbishop fee giving them, in reply to observations occupying an boar and a half in delivery, the contents of a written doeameet which he had cant ally prepared, perhaps days before the interview. Dr. Longley certaiely answer, to the ideal arehblahop of politicians, namely, on. who will be content to bold the Waves artily by a policy of masterly inac tivity. His bump is simply that of ,a shsewd church- FEBRUARY 18, heft whose highest sense of duty is based upon that which ;t couverient or comfortable. WIDCZLLM11101:115 TOMO. The Daily News presses for immediate information as to the truth of a rumour that Lord Russell and his eel. leagues have agreed to the terms of the Roman catholic prelates of Ireland, requiring that the senate, which is the governing body of the Queen's University, "shall be reoon. stitated in such a manner as to secure the confidence of the Roman catholic hierarchy." The senate does not confer any theological degree ; the subjects of the examinatios do not embrace theology ; and both professor and members of Senate are chosen for their ability, irrespective of religions opinions. Bat if the proposal of the Roman catholio hie rarchy is admitted persons will be selected who are distin guished for their sectarian peculiarities. It is bard to believe that a liberal government can be contemplating such a step in Ireland. The Times compares the contest which is now going on between the Prussian House of Commons and the govern ment with that which 2C) years ago put our own monarchy into abeyant*. The antagor , sm is complete, and neither party seems to have left itself a way of escape. Bat the Germans, though they can feel, and think, end write, and talk, are not men of action, and the means of action in this ease are not in their hands. They and their chamber do not even bold the parse strings, for the taxes once voted in Prussia can always be collected, and there is no Appropriation Act which shall anansily compel the crown to square seoonats with the people. The King of Provsia could manage to get on, not quite as welt Is he wishes perhaps, but as well as some of his neighbours, without any parliamentary contarrenee in his policy and measures. It oast a great struggle to wrest the command of the public panes from our own great absolutist, and the Prussians have yet to do their part. Perhaps circumstances may come to their aid. The Pod remarks that it is diffioult to know how to counteract a policy which, while it undermines the liberties, ministers to the ambition of the nation. It the oppoeition does get power into its bands, it will do well to secure, before all Glee, that cartel* defiled ministerial responsi bility which is not more necessary to the establishment of parliamentary government than to the honour and safety of the throne. _ _ . The New Zealand correspondent of the Times anticipates that the war which began upwards of two years ago will not last many months more ; and the Tines enlarges upon the statement. The enemies who have given us so much trouble and cost us so much money could hardly ever have numbered 5,000 altogether, and never of late years seem to have brought as many as SOO fighting men actually into the field. The tactics of regular warfare and the traditions of military command unfit im perial troops for making war on marauding savages; and it is not surprising to learn that operations deemed either impolitic or impracticable by General Cameron with his large form of men and appliances, have since been accomplished by a few hundred militia and natives. The colonists are taking the proper steps to make the war a final one. It is proposed to send all prisoners of war over to the Middle Island and put them to useful labour, and this se hem a, (*opted with other prooeedinp, wig probably ao. celemte the coming poem. When the enemy can be counted by hundreds and is losiog men every day, it is impossible that the war can be long maintained. the Eauth OSBORNE, Fn. 14. Her Majesty went out in the morning with Princess Helena, and in the afternoon with Prinoees Lodes. _ _ _ Princess Helena rods on horseback, attended by the Hoc. Harriett Minim. The Princess of Wain took a carriage drive yesterday, attended by the Countess of Msoclesfield. A deputation from West Sussex, consisting of Colonel Bartlelot, M.P., Sir Percy Burrell, M.P., Mr. C. Sense Dickins, Mr. 0. Spencer Swam Diekins, Captain E. °- Bunny, Colonel Oars Lloyd, the Hos. H. Wyndham, M.P., Major Aldridge, Mr. T. Sanctuary, Mr. Stephen Cave, M.P., Mr. Mitford, M.P., Mr. Hogh Gorrioge, Mr. E. Hun, Mr. Edward Emery, and Mr. Wood, bad an in. terries, with the Bight Hoe. Sir George Grey, at the Home-oflioo, yesterday, apes the subject of small-pox Li sheep. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester day. Present : Lord Justice Tuner, Sir E. V. Williams, Sir J. Oolvile, sad Sir Lawrence Pool. Cams= Couwcrx..—Tbere will be a meeting of the csbinet misisters on Saturday next, at Earl Russell's official residence in Dowsing-street, at 2 o'clock. SIR CRADLES WOOD, BART., M.P.—lt is ru moured that a peerage has been offered to, and accepted by, Sir Charles Wood. Some few months since a workman named Henry Knell, employed at the carriage department of the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, composed and published a work en titled " Chips from the Block," being essays upon quer Bons connected with social science. Her Majesty having seen a copy of the work, forwarded to the author, through Sir Charles Phipps, a cheque for 101., accompanied by a letter erpreseive of her approbation of the praiseworthy manner in which the author bad oocupied his spare time. Mr. Knell has just brought out another work, being a " Guide to Woolwich Armed," and °outside( interesting details of the several depertmeete of that establishment. A copy baying been forwarded by the author to the Queen, she through Sir Charles Phippe acknowledged the receipt of the same, and expressed her entire satisfaction with the oonteuta of the work, The Princess Dagmar has not been in good health for some little time, and fears have been enter tained that ber royal highness's iedispreition may result in a serious affection. The Princess intends, however, to ac cept an invitation from the Empress of Russia, and to pay a visit to the imperial family at St. Petersburg during the summer. • C Y 1866 [GENCE. ---...... THE INUNDATION AT WINDIOII.-Wit --..- Aberdeen U Arduous.% . °VOODOOS& U. Vsdens .. Liverpool . • Efolybeed V POMO& Bred L'Orted ld Rochefort Plrdoatk VA, Weneenth Pertmeelb larks ... Yrieenft -. 4 earddronst. tble!de . iroaasta ou r Booms leoliseer Gum V s. wo Mime. Irsryhis winds. fresh to strong. slimily, with mow or rein. Between W. W. sad WANE& AW. ti LC /I ' LW.. strong. squally. Age. with min and hal at times. As next above. ionwomi. As nos do S.W. to N. W. sad back. LAMY. 11 01 WP IPI fresh to strong, some now or rain. WortisernmAcotims& Winters.. senates. lioatherusawelsh Cbiv lastsenvilastward Manisa awl Ms. H. Wium—This six years has filled the post Cower* sad bed a &Wei of the Royal Italian Opera, sad the Crystal Palms, died illness of only !4 boars. Bazaca or Pzomaz Itteondaries' Court ysseerds• is the Oosrt of Coma= decide!, judgment twins The damages were laid at 500 f &wt., was the daughter keeper, is Neerwisare. Merles W. Boidles, was • bridge Wells, !saris' • *slag was the only tritons caned. publication of the bums, the mists, and sorfulfilmost of I after the day had been axed f for the plaintiff. appealed damages, sod thff awarded TILACIICAL Tigminal Jona —Os Wednesday as Pero, are Mashes& haws es the body el Jobs lib years of age, sad widower. From the evi rOust a few days s eriLk a maw to the house him with sisaliss some attired as • seerelrieg the =b a s t ; of this' winsh wield is the least truth of the sham. TM - the nisi of the dammed, be got up early, sad sometime bud*, by the seek is a barn dead. It appeared that the week mind, mid that the weighed leeway ploa him umussotel is strews brow fie = s r sa i = y l the bed A mast that deceased had stabs et tempeeery lasisity was is rittesdasee, wad erre estil leloo ' it rl& Qom persoessieg She polies. 8o uw sad keeps so ion ai Partook. I I : 'HE INUNDATION AT W/ND802.. 4 .... --•--. .-esse An inspection an poWorinktbe bid hums (made this mora ) s hows that m ig vaai r....._ 4 ow under water between engsr m - teu a greet as immediately _after the melt* g i g jr e Lary fall of snow which took pisee j go o , I mete @pie a broad i is sland lake rimin g glei ho&g-7. d headings the north-amnia m .17, ad siretehleg away fee at lesin a My dg: he pules. of the Mhos sad balls ga - ir Mile. The " Breese" are under water um' „7 he same is still the ease with mettles if thig i .. Amyl., flelds. VW, little me les smo g 47: perk, os the northeast o f the Og e r* Z sztrodbig se fat as Me Ratchet-rad Mg* 1. -- there the level of the park. The water dim - Mel ef ground between the South West m siii the Datehet-rod, ea the Bask, shin of the Ibis vicinity the water whisk had Wog hw young crops since the bite good beirge L neared before the sew issedaliss ----7 and should the water roma um* the land, inners/As injuries men I N C dose to the young plants. The weisim e gnaw kr settled, beery showers of rani filling ma ** the day, and although the good at the this despatch appears to be italicise, it necemanly increase the water of tiwp inundates the low lying leads adj.ecest to th e m e ,;: ...........-.-...„ SHOCKING AND FATAL AOCIDSI7 GB NORTH LONDON AAILWAZ INQD BM -(THLS DAT.) This morning an _ _inquiry wee go d", Mr. John Humphreys , lHMenst Omem e - a4 17 Cam T ams , Bow, teeehlag the drib id } a te . aged 21 years, who wen out to pieces es se g at Railway. Joseph Slade, a workman in the enott it London Railway Compaar_, said that Ms platform porter at the Bow states, sod m i. night, at 10 &cloak he was on duty than. A train came in from Yoneltureh-otooth le line, and the deceased, who b e d te dial jumped suddenly off the up . platform MO see r Just as be jumped, as segue same shag th e i s m be was streak and Imookod down. B. was hey asi.pase skin between the =Mk fer sthhme el ' He was Men left on the line. His bate mania every part of the trunk aid limbs Isk hated. His remains were Wheel sp Vt. clead•house. The ethiardrivor was alt to th t had gives the usual whistle before snag *h i deceased did sot appear to take say meths flit The Oorome mid that the deemed as hitt get across in the way 110011WX1 smu g . ado. jumping into the sivfoot, aid berm "I gm ice It was elicited that the dimmed fell she m. metals, and would have escaped is puy Wo k —. bow a low one. A mas has some time den ism EP doers by a passenger train in the llighlthy e th e , same Pee, and his collar-boas was briken;les -" of the engine being high not only the Ws ki • others, drawn by engines of similar mill milm over him es be lay between the meta Shim* any tojory. The high sob-pans win slid h 4 tidiest for genital purposes as Skim de, le d m psoy had at present emir eight or is. Ise site on their Rae. The Corceer having summed tip , The jury retarget a verdict of ''Amitsahl kV recom mended that the North Laidig Whir should mass the ash-pen of the few lee is their stook to be raised to the Ml* dfa other engines. THE JIM IN ozrozurlist. While the fire at News. Laurie Mt in Oxfordetreet. was at its height het eft g , of Wales, scoompasied 'LT the Disks dMini Peri Grosvenor reached the spit is a ft Os getting through the leek Al e demos, the P.iime wee escorted by Ospbit the horsing building, and on to Um reds d houses. The Prince took rash illiailli is Is of the fireesso, and remained till Os he as I ander. The Hoe. Mrs. Dauer, Nide Rh I Matthew, Captain Howard, sad maw anent i also at the fire. The following Is sn extrait of the Add new I Shaw ea the extent of damage dies ly Bs In g formation of the Board of Works eat 16 interested :-" Wad at 71, p.m. if lits ii r r gre at Oxfordetreet It proved is In h maindsolory of Messrs. Leans sed Cs, 1 Extent of damage-building of her 110 feet by 80 feet. As emir 1•., 4 workshops, burnt out-emend goer hop& It s water, lower floor and entente by eisresi oarrieges-eause of Are saksown Pima" buildings and cosiest% la the Om* If • Royal Bushings, sod other Asa Osibi W I and polies. Extinguished by trims. IS smWss of the fire brigade Mesa% : l e ..d 6 manual, and 61 firsims ; Wet from Grand Junction and West Within . Oxford-street, Mr. Fergana; victual, • • s kilor i n :le ittl6 o dig da l oa tt ag: l t i t inak4r u dmailli ph, !i iren b b7 re ' s:ke fr ie jiismos 7giaeliralai No N3l4,6 okum il iwie l lei : 11 damage to roof by breakage aid seem k d No. 4, Teddingtonetreet, H/201111,41q11•11* Asada= of Moab ; 'swami nausea ; tat a damaged by breakage sad centrals by remnant' r, The Panes, who takes much interest is ad 1 , . 11 .. iz i at h . a .sin. eniah a e la d aw ev: lspag ryn ot iat u irbas fini ll ba tsvi iso r is d d WIILTHIta REPORT.-4111 13 D . —..-- • r ir IS Nan' LLTIVII : T. ---- x 1 . ; 1 7 . 7111". w. 17 1 : 7 1 -11 :1 . ; t s. ' b akilY " GreecciallatrAdma ir Ardmis med stoetta_ . 1 • tti e1) : : 4 4 7 711 w : :::! . .:: . : 43 : 1 11 4 : ir laga r:: 1 1:7 i 1, .. 6 ILL w ke i i ; L. Cm"rftsalKeU ps m en imikaw it4thalLg poruniosu T rieaf T wat ul: ml „ • salsaet7 l .. 6S w w W ww ii ....; : : : : : ; . .... 11'1 ! - ' .. 11- 1 1:11: : : ::: : :: :: • . li a l t ; . ransionni r . 41 IS WA fi . I , i egg d 0 di lanarbweedin mine' Wi r 1 g AC 11 1'. w e t& . .st L • ____... imisalmedll, l ° ' a Ce ase d I d Its • sod Nadi 10. 111 gentiles's, leb• Mth M of tesr Obi Kok' noted glie • tbs Maid eldt‘ ✓d as Tariff add Mt 01Y day, ss edam ae Bear" Mott T . iR bass Aire is fp 500/. The Oda • of ; ad Ibt I carpet embosser lary al VAL s rom id. Obi proved tbs imrstit d" of ld tor d ad far tCri n flo w * pled to W larl fir ad la ATION 07 A sa et lilt' o fors i V l6ll . T s etse, Ato rostdd with kis, : agia".. :i a ti i U s 0:t. 11.- • matsor. Om of sad bi Meh l " of warm dad" ,A l sast ssedast:iardstsdi s iroamstsam sad sa 1 Mem s ewer& d ••• era dialed d° tbs dammed di • mostate matt h Tbs gaseter, 0, rats es es &ewe ° , " at la oesetio••, y loot ell ear_Sl ad Mond y was reistaiL watched do wl.. 14 ails aid odd elsy, Joao Ted. • uwis s i odi g ero, jos _ LATEST INTELLII SPAIN. MADRID. 118. 14. The newly-born royal infant is dead. The Cortes will be closed for three days in testimony of regret at this event. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE KANGAROO LIVERPOOL, Pis. lb. The extra Inman steamship Kangaroo , Captain Bridgeman, from New York on the Slit January, passed Holyhead at 10 a.m. to-day. Her news has been anticipated. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. PLYMOUTH, Fas. 15. The Union Company's mail steamer Roman ar rived here this morning from the Cape of Good Hope on the 15th, St. Helena on the 23rd, and Ascension on the 27th January. She brings 79 . __ passengers, including the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. ridson, and a general cargo, consisting of EOO bales of wool, 2,551 bags of copper ore, 881 of bides, and 145 of goat skins, also 170 packages of tallow, and 100 cases of sun dries. The Roman experienced light southerly winds from the Cape to the Equator, then strong N.K. trade winds to Madeira, and thence to Plymouth heavy gales from S.W. to N.W., with head sea. At the Cape of Good Hope the distress among the working classes from want of employment, as well as the distress among a large section of farmers, caused by the failure of the crop.. and by fatalities among the stock, through drought, continued almost diminished, nor did there appear to be any hope of an immediate improvement for either of the suffering classes. Within a circle of 50 or 60 miles from Cape Town abundant rains had fallen, but all districts beyond that bad suffered from the drought with more or less severity. Dr. Colenso was continuing to hold services in Maritzburg Cathedral, at which large audiences attended. The Bishop of Cape Town had offered Dr. Colenso a now trial, the oonditious of which were declined. It was generally expected that the sentence of excommunication would be shortly published against the recusant Bishop. THE SINUS COUNTY ELECTION. PETITION. The following is a oopy of the petition from Mr. J. P. fisonmey, presented to the Houle of Commons last night : " The humble petition of John Pope Hennessy, Faq., of the Inner Temple, Londoe, " Sheen eth, "That at the last election of members to repreeeot the King's County in this present parliament, John Gilbert King, Req., Sir Patrick O'Brien, Bert., and your petitioner were duly nominated se candidates, end a poll having been demeeded, the same wee proceeded with and. taken before John Longwmib, Faq., the high sheriff and returning Ohne of the said meaty, and his deputies, on the 22nd day of July. 1565, at the elm whereof the said John Gilbert Ring, Req., and your petitioner had the greater number of votes polled and re corded in their favor , -, and the said John Gilbert King and your petitioner ought to have been declared by the said returning officer to have been duly elected knights of the shire to represent the said county in the present parlir spent, but the said sheriff did, at the place appointed for declaring the result of the said eleeike, on Monday, the nth day of July. illegally, wrowgfelly, and improperly declare the majority to be in favour of the said John Gilbert Kieg, Esq., and the said Sir Pa trick O'Brien, Bart., and did illegally, wrong fully, and improperly return the said Jolts Gil bert King, FAR., and the said Sir Patrick O'Brien, Bert., to serve u members for the said musty in this present parliament, whereas your petitioner bad a ma jority of the votes tendered, delivered, and received on the poll in his favour and ought to have been declared to have been duly elected, and to have been returned in the stead and place of the said Sir Petrick O'Brien, Bart., to serve in this present pediment for the said county with the said John Gilbert King, Esq. " Your petitioner therefore humbly prays that the errors and icaccr-aria of the raid returning officer and his deputies during the election may be corrected, and th a t your how:treble house will order the said false, illegal, and incorrect return of the add sheriff to be amended by direct ing that the name of the said Sir Patrick O'Brien, Baronet, shall be erased therefrom and that the name of your peti tioner shell be inserted therein instead of the name of the said Sir Patrick O'Brien, Bart.: and that your honour- able house will grant such farther or other relief to your petitioner as the merits of the ruse may require, end as to your honourable house may seem meet. " And your petitioner, as in duty bound, will ever pray. "Jour Pon HIMNIMIFY." His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge had • dinner party yesterday evening at Gloucester House, There were present the Earl of Westmorland, Lord Lon deaborough, Lord Colville, Lord Malone Paget, the Righ Hon. Thomas Milner Gibson, Colonel George Knox, Col. the Hon. George Augustus Liddell, Colonel Ponsonby (Grenadier Guards), Sir Charles Ransil, Mr. George Ben bock, Mr. George Tomlin, and Colossi the Hon. James Macdonald, in waiting. The Earl and Countess Russell entertained at dinner but evening, at their residence, Chesham-place, the Earl of ?diet°, Viscount and Viscountess Amberley, Colonel Koppel, Mr. George Elliot, Mr. Hughes, M.P.. and Mrs. Hughes, Mr. Stansfeld, Miss Elliot, Mr. Lsfevre, &o. Lord and Lady Cremorne entertained the fol- We read in the Times :—" It was stated in our lowing company at dinner last evening, at their residence whims. a few days sines that Yr. X. Weems bad bees in Co.nvn-street :—His Excellency the Austrian Amine- invited to apply his specific treatment to some infected sador, the Earl and Countess of Clareadoe, Lord and Lady cows upon the farm of Baron N. Rothschild at Mentmore. Stanley of Alderley and the Hon. Miss Stanley, Lord and It is very satisfactory to leers that three of the &nipple Lady William Osborne, Lord Eliot, Lord John Hay, Colossi were yesterday quite recovered and feedingwsll. Feerothers the Hen- P. W. Talbot, M.P., end Lady Emma Talbot, which were attacked on Tuesday and immediately treated Hon. Mr. Stanley, Mr. Lemma, &e. were yesterday out of danger sad leading again. Three We understand that Earl Russell has fixed Mon- new eases presented themselves yesterday upon the same day next, at 2 p.m., to receive the deputation appointed farm. but it was hoped that the treatment would be at the great public meeting held in Glasgow, en the 25th equally eekocione. ult., on the subject of parliamentary reform. A letter from Rome of the 9th says :—" On His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has Wednesday evening the nausisal arida of Rome, and in se graciously commuted to preside at the 106th aenivereary own( I comprise wally all the inhabitants, for they are festival of the Orphan Working School on the 12th April. i fresseici far the agora, had • boat exPloted 'vest brought Mr. Hankey intends to ask the President of the ; under their notice, being the gat representation oe the Board of Trade on Monday whether be intends to peewee Maestro Pellonee new opera, aetherfas Howard. The any =stuns this session for the registration of debentures' Peres of Etboloold sod Catherine were "Itabled by USA. issued by railway companies, with the view of esablieg de. and Anglola TTherio‘ who. with Peadelast es Banff Wig }mixture holders or Widen of mosey on debentures to Amer- ; BA did eeneTtldoll hi their p ower to ensure Inialleal for the UM whether the companies are in a positioe legally to less. new production. It "mid at the rieuahrhooroont of the each debentures. epees, and Imperially at t h e finale in the third set, that the On the 23rd Mr. Gatborne Hardy proposes to public wee favourably Wined, for the maestro wen fee. cell the attention of the House of Commons to • meat Wu* caned on the stage to rese r ve the licibato al aPPlartoe, deoicion of the House of Low% on the rating of the Hersey but the fourth set wee weak, awl the certain fell to as us- Desks ; sad to ask the President of the Poer-law Board "V ita de uum4 " 4 " dimPP"balli°°' which, hc"rever, questions as to the conduct of the heard in oonsequeece of the Meade at the malodor wore sot willing te tear ea in that decision ; sad also es to the Wadies of the govern. I the light of • flaw° , for they conveyed hhn home k great meet with respect to the l aw o f min; generally, at d ay , ! triumph after the opera, end serenaded him with • braes dally " it affects c h ar it a bl e i nst i tut i ons , such as y a w l,. I bind et hie residence in the Via Fratiina until 2 o'clock in hospitals, ke. the mereleg." It i s Mr. B am f o rd Hope's Intention, on the I AIICILSOLOOICAL Isarrrurg.—Tbe arrangements foe the 0011111•111 of 1866 are now nearly eemplete. The moood reading of the Church Rates Abelitioc t° °K . " , maven will be he in londee. and will SOSIMINDIO engsly " That it is desirable that prodelon be wale by set of 10. sad last far a week. The Very Erre. Dews wilt perheennet for exempting peewees haring • eonesientioes preside in the motion of Watery ; Mr. Bereseard- I objection to church rates from the paymeat of the sause." X.P., fa the maim of architecture; sad Dr. Birch. keeper The Poor-law Board have assigned to Dr. Edward ° t a t :t au = in the!lfi tish Msrguie j: i e etkin *I Ili Smith, F.R.S., the duties of medical officer to the depart. the ineetiog. Hering the week the instigate will whit meat, in addition to those of a poor-law importer. Wisdom (halls. (azoria's TILIGILLIEL) An inspection of a p ortion of THE FRENCH SENATE. Thames (made this more ) shows Yak ADOPTION OF THE ADDRESS. Dow adder water between sad' , as pest as immediately after the malti PARIS, V/21. 15. nary fall of snow which took play , , In the debate on the address in the Senate yes - . is I t: I t i t i s i l" ia is tb isi s id isi t r r " el lig lam terday, the Duke de Persigny delivered a speech, rd A nk j,.. 6 11 1.. 7 f or st - T ta linsa u t: showing that English parliamentary institutions the PraA te " e "IP .wisps sag boa s , were unfitted for France. "The Emperoft'' the same is still the esse re with !mt .?, he said, " has given to France durable liberty, platin g fields. Very li ttle ma be .. m awes el ground between the South founded on the solid basis of authority. His- Il t r i sa u Sli t e "ri ms li ta il e ad uit oL et, lite Cory shows us various forms of liberty. The above the level of the perk. Tr... P' 3 " ibis vicisity the water whisk bad Wi g , Emperor has made the constitution to contain she Docket -road, es the Baena alums the principle of liberty, and it depends u public opinion to develop it." M. Rouland yoong ar , p o s t sinw the tbe late good by and sbould ers the water in ua ladaille m a said the existing liberties were sufficient, while the Marquis de Boissy maintained the contrary ! the lead, itreparable injuries utast --- opinion. IL Rouher eulogised the speeches of the , done hea vy s the young plants. The twilit bowers of rata Whig Duke de Persigny and M. Ronland. I the day, sad although the good at u m The Address in reply to the speech from the , this despatch appears to be Watteau, I necewarily increase the water of the throne was finally adopted unanimously. inundates the low lying leads mdfaesst Seiko, The Emperor will receive on Sunday the depute- tion from the Senate, who will present the address . to his Majesty. pli ea iku 1,1