The Express. — London, England, 1862-05-20 00:00:00

r ~~ HARMONIUMS. -NEW MODEL MAIM DIAL; and WOOD, 101. Dagantatrast. FARM FIRST CLASS And LONDON PRIZE MEDALS. WATEXIISTON and 11100Dler, GOLDSMITHS and JEWELLISS. Manufactory, le, Iteurtettaulaust, OcriattinrSin• London. N.B. This establishment Is aloud at 6ln the evening, and on Sanardays at 1 ("dock. Eh* ennitoo. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Advertisement' Intended for " The Expreia" London Evening most be at the once, 10, Bouverieatreet, by Two 0 clock on the day of publication. JLATMAELET. Tins EvEnnia, THE WOLF AND THE LAMB.-0171 AMERICAN CoUSIN. Messme. flotburn. Backstone, Villiers Rogers Mrs. Young. NW 011ver.—LA OONTRABANDIETA. Peres Nana and Senor Morsgsa—And MY HUSBAND'S GHOST. nntowtes. Tffie EYININO, CASH v. CUPID. Mu tfarla Harris.— THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Meows Ryder. Shore, Jontau, Widdicomb, Meadow', Cathcart: /Mlles lilswoethy and CalottaLeclerog —And THRICE MAIMED. NT. SAMINS... THIS Ernasa. A COZiIiOUPLE.-=PRINCE ANABEL . or, The Fairy Rom. Mown Mat.beers, Be'more, and A•hley Mlas N. Moore, Mn.a F. Matthews, and the Mimes Nelson. —And UNDER THE 108L—Coatrnenue at 7i. BIITLIMIA. Tim Iternak OtrEt LOT Ilruh. Madames & Lane ant Cranford—Entertainments by Miss& Pearce and Mr. Mac Lean. —dad TEM OLD M tID IN TEA WINDING BEIM. Miss U. Claytem.—Coomsace at N. HIGH WATER AT LONDON SEDGE THIS DA —Morning, Oh. Afternoon, 7h. 15m. To•ttonnOW —Morning. 70. 45et..... Afternoon, Oh. 20m. LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 20. MR. DIsRAELI has once more claimed the a serious and earnest attention" of the _ House of Commons for the present state of our public expen diture. The speech of the right hon. gentleman bad been prepared, it was evident., with much care, and was a great improvement upon that which he made some ten days ago. He did not repeat the mistake of representing our excessive military and naval outlay as rendered necessary by our liberal foreign policy ; but from a survey of the state of the world and our relations with its various Powers, showed that we are wasting the enormous sums which are raised with difficulty by taxation. If we are not mistaken, those who examine this part of Mr. DISRAELI'S speech, without prejudice, will be strongly of opinion that he has made out his case. Our relations with foreign States at this time are as settled and friendly as anybody can remember, and as they can reasonably be expected to be. The favourite argument from " exceptional "circumstances" doesnotthereforeapply. Ministers have shown no reason, and we believe they can show no reason, for keeping up our armarnentaatthe war rate, and it becomes them to declare what they mean, because this enormous expenditure is con solidating itself very much as the Income Tax is doing. So far Mr. Bimini's statements and argu ments must be admitted; and were he less than the leader of a great and powerful party we might thank him in the name of the public for contribut ing to the discussion of a subject which cannot be too well considered in the House of Commons. But how is it that with these views Mr. Dzsitazu allowed the estimates to pan t The right hon. gentleman anticipated this question ; he says, it is " very futile." Possibly ; and yet it arises very naturally ; it is one that a great many people have made, and we do not think that the reasonsby which the chief of the Opposition justifies his long reti cence will counteract the unfavourable reflections it provokes. Mr. DISRAELI says that he was not bound to take a course which might have led to the overthrow of the Government, and left him and his friends to carry on the affairs of the country. So it would seem that the proverbial aversion of the right hon. gentleman to office has once more stood in the way of the public advan tage. But, besides this, he ple►ds that the Naval and Military Estimates had already been passed when Mr. GLADSTONE made known the precarious financial situation of the country. Now, however, in the light of that statement, it is clear to Mr. DISRAELI that the weight of taxation and the want of a surplus makes the utmost economy not merely a duty but a necessity. That is most true, but we did not need Mr. GLADSTONE'S budget speech to make it plain. We fear that the reason of Mr. Moses's's silence last April must be otherwise accounted for, and that its explanation will be found in that dislike of the notion of economy and retrenchment which prevails on the Opposition benches, and the murmurs of which the right hon. gentleman tells us have reached his ears. Lord PeLmitiurrow, whose handling of the main quer tion was singularly feeble and inconclusive, took full advantage of the weakness of his opponent here, and with irresistible effect told him to settle the question with those of his late col leagues who want to increase our military expen diture before he talks about its reduction. For the rest, Lord PALszairrox's speech offers not the least prospect of a diminution of the national burdens, but rather • perpetuation of the Income Tax at its present oppressive rate. If we are to take no account of the course which the interests of other States must dictate, if in national affairs we are to set at nought all those moral probabilities which guide us individually at every step in life, and frame our preparations upon • consideration of the worst that is physically possible—and this is what is meant by " not being dependent on the " forbearance " of other Powers then it is impossible to fix a limit for our warlike expenditure. When we have surpassed the greatest of our maritime rivals in build ing iron ships, nothing but a simple act of the imagination will be wanted to combine the fleets of our possible enemies to infinitude, and thus our defensive necessities may be fantastically enlarged up to the point when the nation will become restive under its burden. We have no fear that Lord PALNFASTON will ever permit this lad mischief. He is much too wise to zany things to the extreme which provokes reaction. He only incurs the present ruinous expense because with out it that general suspicion of foreign danger which proves him an indispensable Minister might die out. But for mercy's sake to the taxpayers, let him in turn be generous to a country of which he has no reason to complain, and permit it to enjoy together with the virtues the rewards of peace. A case of considerable importance to the railway interest came before the Master of the Roily at Dublin, ea Saturday. The Messrs. Martin, timber merchants. of the • North Wall, baring an execution against the Wex ford and Bagenalstown Railway for 720'., the sheriff seised, among other property, the registry of shareholders, the registry of transfer of share', the registry of bonds and debentures, and other documents and books belonging to the company. The Irish South-Eastern Railway Company, who were the holders of 50,0001. worth of paid.up ahem in the Wexford and BagenalstownCompany, applied for an injunction against tie sheriff, en the grounds that the documents which had bee. seized constituted the only evidence the applicants had of their property in the Bagenalatown line, and could cot legally be sold under the execution. After a goof deal of diacweice, it was ordered that the sheriff should lodge the books and documents with the registrar until the court should deter mine on full argument whether they were legally seizable or net. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY E VENING, MAY 20, 1862. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS, MAT 19. BRITISH MUSEUM BILL Order for second reading read ; motion made, sad question proposed, `That the bill be now read a second time :" amendment proposed, to leave out the word "now," and at the end of the question to add the words " upon this day three months :" (Mr. Gregory :)--Question, put, " That the world ' now' stead part of the question.' The house divided—Ayes, 71 ; Noes, 163. AYR& Gilpin, C. Peel, ear R. Gladstone, W. Peel, Y. Greenwood, J. Ponsouby, A. Oreille'', C. P. Potter, L Grey. Sir G. Proby, Lord Headless% T. Z. Aloud% 0. Heathcote, Mr W. Robertson. D. Herbert, H. A. Russell, H. Howard, C. W. Sclatter.Booth. 0. Butt, W. Sheridan, R. B. Luigton, W. H. Steel, J. Layerd, A. H. Stuart, Col. Le or Thomgaten, H. B. wis,O Sir G. Villien, C. P. Lowe, B. Vyner R. A. Henan, J. W i, , ,, 8. N. Mills, J. B. W Col. L. Milne', R. M. Whitbread. S. Masada, J. Wood, Sir C. Morrison, W. Wood, W. ldure, D. Wyvill, K. Nicol, W. rlindiran. Ps, Lord C. = H.B. Palmer, Sir R. bull.Hugen. Palmerston, Vioct. sea, I. H. NOW. Angersteln, W. Fellowes, R. (hollow, 0. Ayrton, A. S. Fermoy, Lord Osborne, R. B. =8 K ,J . . Foley, H. W. Fulmars, 3.. Fatter, W. Z. part, C. Baring, Sir P. T. Gard, R. S. Pakenham, CoL Baxter, W. E. Garnett, W. J. Paldngton, Mr J. Beaumont, W. B. Gavin, Major Pi ken G. H. Beecroft, G. 8. Greene, J. , J. lientinek, G. C. Gregson, S. pollard- Berkeley, k C. P. Grey deWilton,Vict Powys, P. L. Be Col. Hamilton, Lord C. Pritchard, J. Bititinlp Col. Harmer, Sir J. Pryse, R. L Blackbern, P. Hanicastle, J. A. Puller, C. W. Blake, J. Hardy, J. Quinn, P. Bovill, W. Hay. Sir J. C. Ridley, Sir Y. W. Boer, Sir G. Henley, J. W. Boger , J. J. Brady, Dr. Hennessy, J. P. Salomon', Mr. Aid. BramleyWoore, J. Hill, Lord A. X Scully, V. Bridges, Blr B. W. Howes, Z. Selwyn, C. J. Briscoe, J. I. Jervoise, Sir J. C. Seymour, Sir X. Brooks, R. Kekeerich, 8. T. Seymour, H. D. Bruce, Sir H. H. Kershaw, J. Shelley, Blr J. V. Buchanan, W. Knatchbull, W.F. Smith, J. B. Bulkeley, Sir R. Loon, Sir E. Smith, Augustus Burrell, Mr P. Lawson, W. Smith, M. Butler, C. 8. La ird . . J. iiesollett, P. B. Buxton, C. Spooner, R. Card. J. lewis,:e. Stacpoole, W. Cairns, Sir H. WC. Liddell, H. G. Eitansfeld, J. Calcutt, F. WN. Lashley, W. S. Stirling, W. Cartwright, Col. Locke, J. Steuart, A. Cave, 8. M R. [Bracey, Sir H. W T . J. Sullivsn, X Cobbett J. M. k V. B T y tto kt hill Ool. _ tril4.7. H. MacEvoy Als , WMon. P. Tile, w. , W. P. Colebrook., Sir T. Z. Mag uire , J. F. Tomlin, G. Torrens, H. CoTn:s2 Co:... T. W. Mal r glm. ari t W. Tottenham, C. Connally, H. IL Matins, X. Turner, J. A. Corry, H. L. Miller, T. J. Tamer, C. Cox, W. Mills, A. Upton, Gen. Cranford, IL H. Mills, T. Vanaittart, W. Crosaley, F. Mittord, W. T. Walcott, Admiral Dalgllab, X Monsell, W. Waldron, L. Davey, R. Monson, W. J. Walker, J. R. Dickson, Col. Montagu, Lard R. White, J. Dillwyn, LL. Montgomery, Sir G. Whiteside, J. Disraeli, B. Morgan, 0. Williams, W. Douglas, Sir C. Morris. D. Woods, H. Doniton, F. Mowbray, J. R. Wyld. J. Dunkellin. Lord Mundy, W. Edwards, Major Naas, Lord TILLIRS. ElpillS/CODS. Sir J. Northeast, 80 8. Gregory, W. H. Yatcourt. T. H. O'Conor Don, The Lennox, Lord H. Ewing, H. X. O'Farrell, R. M. Agar. Ellis, I. 6. Atherton, Sir W. Baring, T. 0. Beaumont, S. __, Booth, Sir R. 6. Botheld, B. Brotvue, Lord J. T. Burke, Sir T. J. Bury, Vlact. Cartlwell, K. eZiiilerQe, Vied Clifford, C. C. i:e, U. Cowper, W. F. Crawford. P. W. Dolma?, 0. 8;i73 - r.*: 1 unbar, Wr W. Du Pre, C. G. Mice, & Evans, T. W. Finlay, A. 8. Fortescue, F. D. Fortescue, C. S. Gibson, T. M. LATMT INTBILLIGENCE. WHAT THE GFARIBALDIAN EXPEDITION PROPOSED TO ACCOMPLISH. Prince Napoleon's orgea, the Opinion Nationale, speaks with resignation of the severe measures which M. Ratasei's government has thought it necessary to resort to against the ultra-Garibaldiana, who were about to commence a war against Austria on their own responsibilty. It also gives s sketch of the vast scheme of the conspirators. The Opinion says : The movement had long been conceived and prepared. Garibaldi may be said to have been the promoter of it ; but the general considered the realisation of the project es dependent upon opportune circumstances, which evidently have not yet occurred, sinoe:thsillustrious liberator of Sicily and Naples is quite a stranger to the present attempt. The object in view was a generous oee. It was intended, as far as we an make out, not, as has been pretended, to an a mask 'garnet the quadrilateral, but to invade the Tyrol to effect a diversion in that quarter, while another body of volunteers penetrated Turkey, there to help the Christians to shake off an abhorred yoke. But the leaders of the expe dition did not intend to linger long either in the Tyrol or in Turkey ; but, after rasing • conflagration in the Ottoman empire, to cross the Danube. Once in Hungary the calcu lation was that the great mass of the Hungarians, joined by the &laves and Romaine of the Austrian southern pro vinces, would rise in rebellion, and that very probably the Tchfques of Bohemia and the Poles would be drawn into the movement. The Austrian army of Venice was then to be attacked in the rear, and Italy and the European nationalities were to have been re-constituted by one and the same blow. Such an enterprise would deserve the sympathy of liberal Europe if it were realisable ; but it 000ld only be so with the aid of France. The neoerary correlative of the plan would be the oorscautzatlon of 150,000 French troops on the banks of the Rhine, and the sending of a second army to Milan end the southern beak of the Po. The only hope of =coma lay in this expects. tion. The Italian patriots could not have supposed, it is true, that the French government had any desire to second each • design ; but they thought to force its hand—they hoped, by provoking a , general war, to set absolutism and the revolution face to face throughout Europe, and that the Emperor Napoleon would then, in spite of himself. be forced to carry on the work which they would have inaugurated. But these calculations were too rash. It is undeniable that the Italian government would not have balloted had it been able to share in these hopes. Seeing Prussia and all Germany inoculated with liberal ideas, Austria more than half ruined, and Russia paralysed, Italy could desire nothing better than to remodel the map of Europe in concert with France. But the cabinet of Turin knew better than the leaders of this enterprise the secrets of the policy and intentions of the Emperor Napoleon. The levee measures to which it has had re. course are a sufficient proof that it would not have been supported by France bad it suffered itself to be dragged on by the party of action. Victor Emmanuel and K Batman were therefore forced to set as they have done, in order not to lose the magnificent results of 1859, and the yews that have followed. General Garibaldi writes to the Times from Tres ooze :—" It is to my knowledge that Italian arms have fallen into Turkish hands. lam assured that the transport of these arms has been escorted by English vessels from Galata to the place where they were delivered over to the Mussulman government, which is said to be disposed to give them back again, should the English government not object to it. Generous and free England can surely not allow that their own government should be the cause of those arms remaining any longer in the possession of the Turk. I appeal, therefore, to, your justice and courtesy to publish this letter, in order that the matter may call forth an interpella tion in parliament. I thank you, and send you the expression of my gratitude in anticipation of your favour." The King of Italy will leave Naples on the 25th. The parliament re-opens on the Ist of June, at which period the fetes of the Statute take place. The Turin journals publish the answer addressed by the Minister of Grace and Justice to the bishops of the ecclesiastical circumscription of Turin, who wished to accept the Holy Father's invitation to be present at the canonisation of the Japanese martyrs. The minister declares that the King's government has decided on not granting them passports for that journey, and has come to that determination from a desire to prevent the difficulties which might arise between them and their flocks if they under took a journey so generally condemned by public opinion. The minister adds that the encyclical let ter only invites those bishops who can leave their dioceses without detriment to the interests of their flocks, and he thinks that reservation will fully jus tify the Italian bishops in remaining at home. HESSE CASSEL A Frankfort letter in the Augsburg Gazette says : —" I am enabled to give you exact details of what took place at Cassel on General Willisen's visit. At the commencement the Elector abso lutely refused to receive the general, who arrived on the morning of the 12th, and it was only late in the evening, in consequence of a ministerial resolution, that the Prince received the envoy in the presence of two ministers. He took the letter, but laid it aside [one account says that he threw it upon the ground] without opening it, in a manner which must have appeared unusual to the general, who has already been charged with several other missions of the kind. It is no doubt in that sense that the general made his report at Berlin. On the 14th the general demanded an audience within twenty-four hours. The twenty-four hours passed without the audience being granted, and without any explanation having been given. It was for that reason that the general left Cassel on the evening of the 15th." (ItilMlell TILBOWIL) MOVEMENT OF AUSTRIAN TROOPS. TURIN, NAT 19. A despatch from Brescia announces that Aus trian troops have occupied the line of Logo di Garda. The Turin papers assert that these troops are fully provided with everything necessary for a campaign. The seine papers state that an order of the day had been issued, urging the Chasseurs to bravery, and declaring that the road to Milan has been opened to the Austrian army by the revolution at Bergamo and Brescia. Mexico, in order, as it says, to recall the objects for which the expedition was undertaken. MADRID, MONDAY Evianso. In to-day's sitting of the Congress Sena. Castro made a long speech in support of his proposition to censure the ministry for their conduct in reference to Mexican affairs. The Minister of State, in defending the govern ment, said they approved the conduct of General Prim and the Spanish Plenipotentiary. He pro mised that an opportunity should be afforded for a full discussion of the question after the official documents had been examined. These documenta, he said, would be communicated to the Congress at the proper time. SenorCastrothen withdrew his proposition. ebe Court. BALMORAL, MAT 1& Prince Leopold, attended by Lieutenant-Cokeel Da PIM, and Dr. Gunther, arrived at Balmoral from Lon don at 4 o'clock yesterday thermal. Devpatchee were received yeetarday at the Colonial-office from the Governors of Gibraltar, Malta, the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, and from the Gover nors of Ceylon. Hong Kong, and the Australian Colonies. Despatches were sent to the governors of Gibraltar, Malts, the Mauritius, Ceylon, Lesbian, Hong Kong, and the Australian Colonies. MEMORIAL TO THE PRINCE CONSORT. The committee appointed by her Majesty to carry out this national object having failed in their first in tention of making the principal feature of the memorial to consist of a monolithic obelisk, acid having communicated that failure to her Majesty, the Queen suggested a reference to the leading architects of the day for their opinion on the subject. Her Majesty's suggestions were conveyed to Sir Charles Eastlake in the following communication from General Grey, dated Osborne, April 19, 1862 :—" Her Majesty's wish is to leave the committee quite free to recommend whatever may appear to them to afford the best hope of a satisfactory result ; and she would merely throw out as a suggestion whether the opinions of some of the foremost architects of the day might not be advents geously taken as to the means of combining the groups of statuary mentioned in my letter to the Lord Mayor (among which, of coarse, a statue of the Prince would be prominent) with some other design." In obedience to this suggestion the committee applied to the following architects on the subject, viz.:—Mr. President of the Royal Institute of Architects ; Pro fessor Donaldson ; Mr. Smirks and Mr. Gilbert Scott, both Royal Academicians ; Mr. Peonethorsie, the Architect to the Office of Works ; Mr. P. Hardwick, jun., and Mr. Dishy Wyatt. These gentlemen met Sir Charles Eastlake at the Palace at Westminster, on Thurs day last, and fully discussed the whole subject. They pealed a resolution undertaking the duty, but declined in the fullest manner to receive any pecuniary recompense whatever for their services. They requested Sir Charles Padilla to communicate this resolution to the committee, and then adjourned to Thursday next, to meet at the In. stitute-tooras to examine into all the questions submitted to them, and to report upon them. The Countess d'Apponyi will give her first ball at Iltandoe Home on the 12th of June. Lord and Lady Aveland entertained at dinner on Saturday evening, at their residuum In Selasave-aquiue, the Earl and Connteaa of Rosebery, the Earl Annealey, Viscount and Viscountees Stratford de Radcliffe, Lord and Lady Carington and the Hon. Miss Carington, Lord and Lady Overdoes, Lord and Lady Lyndon, Lord and Lady Harry Vane, Mr. and the Hon. Mot W. Rose, Sir John Ramadan, Sir David Daudet', Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, and the Hon. G. H. Heathoote, M.P. Lord and Lady Rokeby and the Ron. Miss Nastiest arrived at Montagu House last evening, from the Cent:isnot, for the sesson._ _ . Lady overstone will give her first assembly this evening at her residence in Carlton-gardnn. . . . Lady Louisa Tenison gave her second dancing party tart evening at her residence in Cireerenor•etreet. We (Herald) are sorry to say that letters have arrived from Florence, confirming the report which reached us some time ago, of the illness of the Hon. C. S. S. Han. bury Lennox, one of the members for Leominster ; but the latest accounts state that the hon. gentleman, after having been confined to his bed for some time with fever, is slowly recovering, and may be expected in England as soca as his strength will allow him to traveL It is rumoured in the law courts that another inquiry will be opened forthwith in reference to the state of mind of Mr. W. F. Windham, of Felbrigg MIL The pro ceedings, it is said, will be promoted on this occasion by Lady Sophia Giubilei, the mother of the young man. His eccentricities are said to have developed themselves in so extraordinary a way as to render another inquiry imperative. . . Mr. Seymour Fitzgerald has p ostponed hie motion on the affairs of Mexico from Thunday next till " an early day." On the 30th Mr. White will call attention to the present state of our relations with China, and more • resolutios. On Friday Sir M. Pato will call the attention of the &ureters of State for the Home Department to the punishment awarded in sweat cam of personal violence. Mr. Maguire, on Friday, will call attention to the existence of markets and increasing distress in the western and south-western astride of the county Cork ; to ask the Chief Secretary for Ireland if by attention has been directed to the oonnition of these localities ; and, if so, whether he hoe taken any steps himself, or advised any steps to be taken, with a view to their immediate or prospective relief. M. Fechter ham made his last bow to the audi ence of the 1./Mosses 'Theatre. On Saturday night be played Hamlet there for the last time. ROME. ROME, MAT 18. In official quarters it is stated that the departure of General Goyon is not regretted by the Pontifical court, and has given satisfaction to the liberal party. The Marquis de Lavalette wished that General Goyon should be subject to his orders, to enable him to prevent the general from having audiences of the Pope and Cardinal Antonelli, and to oblige him to suppress the reactionary movements on the Roman frontier. General Goyon is accused of baying paid a visit to Francis 11. The inhabitants of Rome are convinced that the fall of the temporal power of the Pope is near at hand. At the present moment there are 83 bishops and 37 cardinals in Ra ma The expense of the canonisation of the Japanese martyrs will amount to 400,000 francs. Rome is full of priests and soldiers. TEE MEXICAN INTERVENTION. PARIS, TITINDLY. The Moniteur of to-day reprints several clauses of the treaty in reference to the intervention in THE Ki PRESENTATION OF KIDDERMINSTER. I NATIONAL REFORM CONFERENCE. (THIS DAY.) The representation of Kidderminster in parlia ment has become vacant, in consequence of Yr. A. R. Bristow, the borough member, having accepted the solici torship to the Admiralty. This was made generally known In Kidderminster yesterday afternoon by the issuing of the following address : "Having been offered an appointment the acceptano• which renders it neoessary for me to give up all political action, and thus sever the connexion of representative and constituent which boa existed between us, I came down to ! your borough in order to inform you of the fact, and thank ! you most heartily and sincerely for the many kindnesses I have experienced at your hands. Finding that lam unable to call personally on all the electors, I take this means of . conveying my acknowledgments and farewell. If I had felt that I could have continued to serve you in parliament ! ea I have hitherto done no inducement should have caused ' me to resign the trust which you so generously confided to me ; but I found during the latter part of last session and the whole of this, that the nightly attendance in the House I of Commons, coupled with my professional avocations du ring the day, was too hamming for my mind end body, and I was distinctly informed by my medical attendant that the overwork consequent upon one or other duty must be relin quished. It is my pride that I may assert with truth that during the period I have had the honour to represent your borough, I have never, by vote, act, or speech deviated from those politiaa princi ples which I professed to you, and which gained me your support ; and I appeal with eonfidepoe to each section of the constituency, that I have ever been alive to and careful of your local interests, and anxious in all ways to serve and assist every inhabitant of Kidderminster. The latter portion of my acquaintance with your borough nothing will alter. The many friendships I have formed will. I trait, endure. The desire to serve you, one and all, will remain an active principle till the latest moment of my life." Colonel White, who contested Longford recently, is to be brought forward by the liberals. Ile was expected in Kid derminster yeste y evening, and a meeting of else:tom was called for 8.40. Mr. Huddleaton ' there is every reason to believe, will be the conservative candidate. (Br nuterino TRLIGILLPH. Colonel White arrived at Kidderminster at 9 o'clock, and addressed a hip meeting in front of the Lion Inn. He stated the cause of his soliciting their support, and said he was defeated at Longford by intimidation and various other illegal means. As a member of the present government hie principles were thoroughly liberal. Lord Palmerston's policy of non-intervention in Italy had his cordial approbation. He was for the abolition of church rates ; and supported every meuure tending to promote civil and ecclesiastical liberty. Three cheer ware gives for the candidate. Hr. Huddleaton arrived last night at ten o'clock. MR MIDDLE LEVEL INUNDATIONS. LYNN, UoJDLY Arrzurooi.. - - - . Wider and wider grows the origins/ breach in the banks of the middle level, letting in daily an increased quantity of water to the Fen land', and in addition to this another hole has been burst on the opposite bank, and the result is that about MO acres of Ban:1010 Fen are now wider water. Yesterday, being Sunday, thousands of per sons visited the rains of She sluice, and also the scene of the dreadful inundations from all the surrounding districts* and several eminent engineers paid a visit of observation and inspection, and various speculations were indulged in as to the ultimate result of this Ten flood, and more than one plan we heard dimmed as to a better way of averting the overwhelming series of catastrophes which must inevi tably follow, if the tidal waters are not stopped during the present week, after which they will grad ually increase. Th e scour is so strong both w hen the tide is ebbing and flowing, and the channel so deep (about 20 feet on the low ebb), that tingles the plans of the superintending engineers are very compre hensive, and the efforts put forth on a gigantic scale, the next spring tides will find few obstacles to prevent their diffusion of that powerful leveller—water—all over the 200,000 acres of Middle Level cultivated land. We saw yes terday a number of pleasure boats on the water in the Fens, evidently making an excursion of the Marshland Merea. One man we saw fishing directly over a fi eld of wheat, and I saw him take a pike—a large f i sh about 18 inches long. Of *sures the statemeate as to the number of acres of land under water differ • some state that there are 60,000 scree this, probably, is exaggerated, but dill it ie impmsible to accurately tell. Though the tides have been gradually fall lag for tour days, when we left this morning there was nothing actually done, but preparation was being made for omistruoting anot h erdim. The old practice a throwing bags of earth continues, and not less then 40,000 of these must have been sacrificed, as the chief of them are washed cat to sea. The scour is making a considerable difference to Lynn Harbour, which ia being deepened by it. The boundaries of the inundation are East Marshland and Bardolph Fen, Wed Walton, West Taney, Fen End, North St. Mary's, and South Outwell. This applies to the large body of water, but not to the portion said to be under water in the neighbourhood of March, Chetterie, and Whittles's. LATEST PARTICULARS. LYNN, MONDAY Emma. A meeting has been held to-day (since the above was written), at the Guildhall, comprising representative* of the sewers end the various commissions, through which the Middle Level passes. The press were not admitted, but I have just been informed by one of the gentlemen who were present that the meeting bad resolved at once to apply to the Horne Secretary, for the interference of government with the Middle Level Commis sioners. The Mayor of Lynn (L. W. Jarvis, Esq.) has made a similar application to government in his corporate capacity. The greatest inactivity, we are informed, has been manifested on the works since we left this morning, =tithe principal engineer, Mr. Hawkeshaw, in said to have left for town, leaving all the responsibility to the junior engineer, Mr. Smith. The greatest alarm is spin ,in conse quence of the repeated delays which occur spre the in efficiency or disinclination of the Middle Commis sioners, or their agents. It is said that Mr. B. Fellows, M.P., the chairman of the Middle Level Conimissimers, has given Mr. Hawkerikaw full authority to nes all the means which human foresight me suggest. This morning, at 10 o'clock, a conference of delegates representing various towns and political associa tions in England and Scotland, assembled at the Whitting ton Club, Arundeletreet, Strand, for the transaction of general business, and to consider, among other things, " the formation of such local and general organisation as may be most affective in promoting parliamentary reform." The following delegates were in attendance, or were expected when the proceedings commenced :—Bradford : Alderman Brown, J. Clarkson, Wm. Lobley. Birmingham: Alderman Baldwin, James Taylor, jun., J. 8. Wright. 0. Baker, E. Derry. Blackburn : U. Barker. Bury :D. Thomas. Bolton : P. Orrel, Thomas Grimshsw. Belfast John Soot& Bridal :G. B. Gawber. The Ballot Society , E. C. Whitebnret, J. F. Bontoma, E. IL Elt, Node". Carlisle: J. Wsrgreavee. Edinburgh : J. Dunlop, J. Fraser. Glasgow: M. Lawrence. G. Newton. Halifax: J. Bowden, G. P. Browne, J. D. Dicken son. Huddersfield : J. Janina. Hull Blackburn, G. Mallinson, jam. Leerier :W. Boehm, Thos. Emery. Leeds W. Hicks, J. Gives, R. Adams. Councillor Naylor, E. nude, F. Seam, J. Armitage, E. Rawlinaon. Liverpool : E. T. Hicks, Jeffries. London (Political Mem) : B. Moore, Harper Twelvetrees, Washington Wllks, H. T. Wiltshire. East London (Political Union) : C. L Gammon, T. Buffhant, J. A. Honer, J. W. Gregor, J. Noble. (Reform League) : Rev. W. Sooner, J. enroll, Babb. (St. George's Hall) : W. Knighton, W. Day. (Church-lane, Islington) : Joiner, Lucraft ; (Dunn's Lecture Hall, Borough) : F. F. Le Maitre, W. Black ; (Sussex Hotel, Fleetetreet) W. T. Mansion, W. P. Wallarge (Northern Branch) : T. IW. Bolton ; (North London) : Mr. R. Perry, P. Hen rietta. Manchester Reformer" Union : G. Wilson, Pre sident; T. Barley, M.P., B. M. Philips, J. T. Hibbert, M.P., W. Morris, Alderman Heywood, Alderman W. Turner, W. Stokes, B. Armitage, J. Gamey, J. Howarth, J. Andrew, S. Pope. City Registration Society : T. B. Bolter. City Working Men's Association : R. Cooper, T. Bruce, J. R. Cooper, F. Clayton. Newcastle : Lord Teynham, Jas. Cowan, jam., J. Watson. Newark : Thos. Fem. Oldham : Counrillor Mills. Nor , wich : Thee. Jerrold. Northampton T. B. Gurney, J. Heiman. Rochdale : Aid. Limey. Shields (North) :Y. Lllley, 8. Latinga. Sheffield: G. Hadfield, M.P., W. Ingram. Stroud: J. E. Barnard. Warrington: T. Ashcroft, J. Monks. Wakefield: J. Rhodes. Wortley : L, Walker. York : W. H. Porter, AL Calloch . . Salford Reform and Ballot Society : Councillor Williams, B. Armitage, Alderman Turner, W. H. Bailey, W. Tits, J. Barlow. Mr. E. Baines, M.P., Mr. Crossley, LP., Mr. Pease, ALP., Mr. Lawson, M.P., sad Mr. Cox, M.P., were also present. G. Wrinent, Esq. Glenchester), was called to the Mir ; Mean. Hicks , Gem, Wilke, and Wiltshire being appointed secretaries. The Cearanan, in opening the active hairiness of the day, meld the conference had been convened at the instance of the Leeds executive, to discuss the question of reform fully sad without any meetsl res er vation whatever, with the view at finding some common ground of working which would en able than to extend the franchise to many who did not now enjoy it. (Hear, hear.) There was a sort of West end feeling existing among certain reformers, which did not recognise the propriety of any demand for a measure at reform originating from the working clam. But, looking at the character of our institutions, bow could working men avoid being politicians. (Hoar, hoar.) With parlisment and the pros active as they were and sprealing Zrizt knowledge in all directions, it was the honour of the working clams that they desired to be recopied se constituent parte of the constitution. (Hear, hear.) It was a fundamental theory of oar oonstierison that no man had a right to be taxed without he had a voice in the imposition of taxation and yet 254 millions, out of the 29,000,000 of our popula tion, had no voice in the election of members of parliament. (Hear, hear.) As to the Reform Bill of 1832, it could in so way be regarded as • final measure, as had, in fact, been admitted by Lord Brougham, hi mselfi am of the authors of the WI, only five years after it was passed. (Hear, bear.) And there had been many set/lions which wag to show conclusively that there were large clones of the people who were dissatisfied with the results of the reform act, and who required something . more —the last the agitation at Leeds, which had origi asted present movement. Successive admi nistrations, too, had admitted the necessity of an extension of the franchise, in speeches from the throne at the commencement of parliamentary sessions. Led Derby and Lord Palmerton had both agreed in this, when in power ; but after the withdrawal of the bill introduced bylerd J. Rumen in 1860, nothing had been introduced to further a real settlement of the question, ex cept the resolution premed by Mr. E. Baines. (unr ol l s Inn times the Queen had expressed her to the House of Commons that reform was ne. emery ; but she had not yet been able to find men of 'dß tient energy or courage to carry out bee wishes. (Hear, beer.) He did not, on their gerenl policy, complain of the present ministry, whose French commercial treaty had his full approval. What he complained of was that the present Howe of Commons, or a majority of it was, returned by 170,000 electors ; that Thetford, wills 200 or 300 electors, re tained as many members as the Tower Hamlets with 25,000 eleckes ; that there were pocket boroughs now returning morn members than all the mindituemisa of the metropolis put together • that our taxes were sow increased to such an extent th at our army and any met 96 per cent., and our civil service 78 per mot, more than formerly ; that until an 'iteration was made,aceordingto Mr. Gladstone'. suggestions, in his speech at kanchestar, and until • radical change was made, there could be no security that we should not continue to go on as we were going ea sow. (Herr, hmr.) The *WM of the present movement was to co-operate with lemod men, in and out of parliament, to produce such a =and be had no doubt the men would be found forth- whenever the exigencies of the question demanded ihsk action. (Mem) In conclusion , the chairman ex pensed his regret that PAL Barley, who was desirous of ad• dendsig the ooderence, had been compelled to leave with est doing so—although be hoped to return shortly for that 'WA 000P11 said he had been deputed by the working MOB of Manchester to express their decided conviction as to the neeemity of an extension of parliamentary reform, and their willingness to co-operate with other political bodies for the purpose of attaining that end. They did not wish to lay down any exclusive line of action, but were willing to ad with all who would take the following as their basis el action, viz., to give the franchise to all males in boroughs who were rated or rateable to the mild of the poor, and to all male" in counties occupying bed or houses of the annual value of 101. ; together with a seiheributios of seats, the ballot, and a shortened duration si mammal& (Hear, bear.) Mr. Imams (of the Liverpool Financial Reform League) spoke generally in favour of parliamentary mfg sad more pointedly to the necessity of a change (MI system, by the abolition of the tax on tea, sugar, and ooffee. as wall as of the shilling duty on corn—a change which he soatended would be an immense benefit to the working deans. Mr. SxRxLL (London Reform League), while he with very much that bad been said by previous entirely rePudiated the compromise of the claims of thi. working dame as proposed by Mr. Cooper. The whip had always deceivedthe working claim and always would de so. The only platform of beneficial action must be re manhood suffrage, without which the ballot would V ild use l ess. i Unless they decided in favour of registered manhood suffrage, giving the franchise as • right to every man uncoavicted of crime, and not being a pauper, the con ference would have met in vain. Mr. Hires (acting semetary) read letters from the fol. lowing writers (among others) unable to attend, but who expressed sympathy with the object of the oedemas, namely, Lord Loodesborough (who sent 51. se. towards ex penses), Sir C. Donee", Mr. Robertson Gladstone (who en closed 21. Mr. Golden (who said his vote would in future, as it had always been, be in favour of a liberal ex. tension of the franchise), Mr. Thomas Berm (enclostog Si.),. E. Kill (21.2 e.), Edward Potter, M.P. The CIIAZIYAS then invited every delegate to express his opinions freely as if there were no prepared plan of opera tions, so that there might be mate ri al from which a com mittee, to be appointed later in the day, or tomorrow,might extract wine proposition of reform to be dimmed by the conference in a definite shape. (Hear, bear.) Mr. FaszEti (Edinburgh) expressed his opinion that the apathy generally supposed to exist on the question of re form was more apparent than real. At the same time he admitted that a strenuous effort must be made before the country could be aroused to the full importance of the question. Pmeasolly be went farther than the Man chester proposition submitted by Mr. Cooper, but he thought that propmitioo, neverthabes, a my fair basis of action. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Beasts, M.P., from personal knowledge of many of those in Leeds who had originated the present movement, testified to their hooesty. The principle adopted at Leeds was to lay down. as a general principle of scrim, the necessity of an extensioe el the franchise, leads( details out of the question, since it was almost impossible that • perfect unanimity of opinion could exist on matters of detail. ( Rear, hear.) He recom mended the couferentegnow to adopt a similar course, not attempting to prescribe the particular kind d reform to be asked for, but leaving the various petitioning bodies to ask parliament for whatever they might deem best —every honest proposal, and every wise measure of reform. having their general supped. (Hear, bear.) A greet week remained to be done. What be heard en the Houma of Commons was that the eountry did not demand reform. It was for the conference to show that the country diet de mand it; for, as soon as the coastituencies Make plainly as to; what they wanted, they would find that there was still • vast bo4. of repreree. elitism la the House of Commons who would vote for ane honest measure of reform. (Hear, beer.) He (Mr. Baines) did not wish to make • speech ; bet he felt the warmed sympathy with the object of the meeting, and wished from "HE LANCASHIRE DISTRESS 1,17 ND. During yesterday the Lord Mayor received the following additional sums in sid of the above fund : The grass receipts of a benefit performance at the Lyceum Theatre, per E. Falconer, Faq., 101/. 19s. fid. ; and also the following sums from the members of the same theatre — Mrs. D. P. Bowers, 2/. 2s. ; Mr. P. B. Chatterton, 21.25. ; WWI Anus Whitty, 11. Is. Miss Lydia Thompson, 11. Is. ; Miss C. Weston, 191. ; Mr. Jobn Ferille 10s. ; Mr. G. War low, 10a. ; Mr. G. Weston. ss. ; Mies laidkw, ss. ; Mr. Bradwell, ss. ; sundry sukocriptiona, 17$. ; Mr. Cox , 5 a Mr. dames Stride, 10s. ; =long a total of 101. 3s. Id. A gentleman of Kent, 201. ; Mr. Taylor, 21. 2s. ; Mr. Isaac Jolly Lester, 21. 2s. ; Mr. Thos. Jaoomb, 51.65. ; W. A. L., 11.10 s. Alto-rain ILLITAZY SCANDAL. —We underst that another court-martial is about to be held, for the purpose of investigating the circumstances of • fracas which recently occurred in • distioguished regiment of Hawn.—Deblio Evening Mail. An important despatch front the Duke of New castle to the governor of the North American colonies has just been published. It relates to the construction of • railway from Halifax, in Nova Soot* to Quebec, • distance of 950 miles, and the estimated cost is 3,000,00 W. Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick offered to raise the inte rest on this sum to the extent of 2 per cent. if the mother country would contribute 2 per cent more, thus guaran teeing to the lenders 4 per cent. in all. The Duke of New. castle sass that the government object to burden England with this expense, but they are willing, if the colonies will lane the money, to give the Imperial guarantee for the pay ment of the intend, thus enabling the colonies to raise the loan on lower terms than they otherwise would do; and there the matter rests for the present. Dr. E. Bishop, of Moreton Hampstead, says that the remedy for the bite of an adder, and indeed all poisonous soaks, is simple. "It has been proved by ex perience over and over again, that poisons of this character are harmless when applied to a mucous surface, and quanti ties have been swallowed without producing any ill-effect. The bite, nine time. out of ten, is in some part of the hand, and immediately it is felt the wounded part should be well sucked by the mouth, and • piece of string tied tight round the finger or the wrist (according to the seat of the bite) to prevent the poison from being absorbed into the system. If this simple plan was generally known and acted upon, deaths or injury from the bite of an adder would be rare indeed." THE Asn.trw FOR Imars.—The annual report for 1862 of the board of management of this important institution has just been published. There are at the pee• I sent time WO pupils at Ferlswood. The institution is gain ing new as well as preserving old friends. In the eased report of 1860 there was a statement that 1,000 &sem boa teen raised in consequence of the challenge of one gentle. man, who offered to give 100 guineas if nine others wawa do the same. Mr. Bennitt, of Ashford-house, near Dadhp has generously volunteered to repeat the challenge, mod kindly expressing his willingness to be the first d tea pa. testes or ladies to give 100 ohms each &fig the next twelve mantle. The board to hope that this challenge will be taken up in Name spirit sad with the ' same remit as the former. The intellectual progress et the • pupils is very satisfactory. The methods el tiethig new of course very different from those which are avAslde where the teacher can address the fully sowpiale The charity has lest during the pat year two et He bee. friends, in the late Prince Consort, who twice villa, it, mad the Rey. Andrew Reed, D.D., its seaereue lowerier mil ma wearied supporter. THE ELECTORATE OF HESSE. FRANXFORT, TIMSDAY: An extraordinary sitting of the Federal Diet took place yesterday, in which the representative of Blectoral Hesse declared that his government was willing to suspend the elections, tinder the supposition that the resolution of the Federal Diet constituted a formal prohibition. The Federal Diet, however, merely referred him to the precise wording of its resolution. THE HERZEGOVINA. VIENNA. MONDAY Emma. According to news received here from Mostar to the 16th, the Montenegrins had only occupied the town of Nickeich. The citadel still remained in possession of the Turks. The latter have taken the whole province of Kutscki. =PRESS FROM PARIS. (nom can ors PARIS, MONDAY Emma. The independent French press speaks out very boldly on the subject of Mexico. The Siecle, after expressing the matter-of-course wish that since the French flag is now in the presence of an enemy it may be successful, goes on to say that it holds the government to the declarations published in the correspondence of the Monitevr—that there is no question of imposing on Mexico by force any go vernment whatever. It repudiates the Petrie, which dreams of a sort of campaign of 1823 in Mexico, and represents France as the tool of a monarchical party whose head is General Almonte. As soon as satisfaction has been obtained for in juries to French subjects, the Sietle insist4that "no men and money shall be lost in a prolonged oc cupation of those distant regions," and that France shall not make herself the Ferdinand Cortez of the Archduke Maximilian to conquer for him a doubt ful throne. _ _ . The Praise says that the arguments of the Patric mean either nothing, or a threat to the United States,and that the moment when the North has ob tained such great successes that the civil war seems to approach an end is ill chosen to involve France in a war for the sake of an Austrian Archduke. It fails to see the force of the Patrie's assertion that the welfare of Havannah depends upon the success of the expedition in Mexico, never having heard that Juarez had any design to take Cuba. M. Gueroult, of the Opinion Nationale, notwith standing the Bonapartist proclivities with which he is often reproached by some of his brother liberals,very energetically condemns the attitude of France in this matter. He throws overboard, with the con tempt it deserves, the pretext that France is not interfering with the internal government of the country, because the forms of universal suffrage are proposed to be gone through, and, taking the bull by the horns, denounces the " official protec tion" which the French army affords to General Almonte and the knot of Mexican oonspirators who _ . are engaged to set up a monarchy. Like the Prase, the Opinion Nationale alludes to the danger of war with the United States for a very bad cause. If the object be gratuitously to put the Archduke Maximilian on a throne in Mexico, France has no sufficient interest to justify her in burdening her ' finances for such a costly enterprise. If, on the other hand, there be any truth in the rumour that Venice is ultimately to be given up to Italy in ex change for Mexico, M. Cueroult says it would be far better to send an army to take Venice at once. A campaign of a few months,and 500 or6oomillions of franca, would settle the business without any of the risk of delay and prospects of commercial disasters which beset the intervention in Mexico. He anticipates that the Senate and Corps Legislatif must, before the budget is voted, obtain serious explanations from government on this Mexican affair. _ _ . The Bourse was .considerably affected by the Mexican news. The Rente suffered more than any other security, falling 15c. for cash and 35c. for account ; the closing prices were 70fr. 50c. and 70fr. 45c. Mobilier fell Bfr. 75c., and the Italian Loan, 40c. Railways, with the exception of Southern, which fell hir. 25c., were only from lfr. 25c. to 2fr. Wc. lower. Caisse Mires fell a few francs, closing at 98fr. 75c. The Emperor gives a grand dinner to the Vice roy of Egypt this evening at the Tuileries. The Empress gives a ball after dinner. To-morrow the Emperor will escort his guests to Vincennes to visit the fort, and see some artillery practice. This morning Said Pacha breakfasted at the Turkish embassy, where, it is supposed, he means to take his repasts often, since two cooks from the Tuileries have been detached for his service. He eats little, and drinks nothing but sugared milk and water. His spare diet does not prevent him from being very fat ; he is soon fatigued with any extra exertion, never rides on horseback, and earnestly deprecates the fetes which he hears are in preparation for him. Mustapha Pacha, the viceroy's nephew, although quite as bulky as his uncle, is more active, and, with his sou, a lad of ten years old, has been going about Paris a great deal to-day. At a meeting just held at the Jardin des Plantes it was resolved that a universal exhibition of dogs should take place at the Jardin d'Acclimatisation in the month of May, 1863. In order to avoid the inconvenience which would arise from too numerous a display, it was decided on only admitting those specimens which should possess, in a superior de gree, the distinctive characteristics of their race. " A report is current in Paris," says the corres pondent of the Nord, "that the Bey of Tunis has accepted an invitation to visit Paris in June, and that his highness will then go to London to see the Universal Exhibition." "It is stated," says the Afamorial des Pyrfnees, "that the Empress Eugenie will arrive at the Una-Bonnie, with the Prince Imperial, in the noun of the month of July. The Emperor will join her Majesty there on his return from Vichy and Plombierm, and their Majesties will then proceed to Narita" The sale of the Palace at Hanover has been the source of much comment, This beautiful building, situate in Friedrichsatnums, with the two houses afterwards pur chased and added to it, has passed into the possession of the town authorities for the sum of 100,000 thalami (15,000(.). During the rebuilding of the oottucithoues the pesos will be used for the sittings of the civic authorities, sad will mbags of tarinuds be converted into a school. s ~ ,