The Express. — London, England, 1862-05-21 00:00:00

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Wm, To-NoAnow—Morning, 1111. 55a..... Afternoon, 9n. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21. IT is to be hoped that no news that comes from America will lessen the pains and care taken to provide ourselves with cotton from other sources. Thus far, we are aware of few indications of any cotton being to be had, while the warnings on the other side are very nu merous. There are reports of the transport of cotton up the Mississippi from Tennessee. We are soon to know how much this amounts to ; but whatever it be, the quantity must be less than the Northern mills demand. Against this one report of cotton for sale we have to set a profusion of warnings, sent from all parts of the Southern States to which Northern emissaries have penetrated p warnings to expect no cotton from either last year's crop or this. Of last year's crop a large proportion has been destroyed in advance of the Federal march ; much is used for fortification along the great rivers ; and more is spoiled by dirt, neglect, and the dislocation of the system of labour. In places where ginning and packing were begun under the agents who accompanied the first incursions of the Northern army, the work did not prosper, because there was a scarcity of cash, and the promised wages were not paid, and there was a scarcity of other things indispensable to negro industry, while the soldiers killed off the plantation cattle, and . . upset the only system of living the negroes bad ever known. So they dropped off to the shore to fish, and into the woods or villages to amuse them selves ; and the cotton lies where it was, or is good for nothing. As for this year's crop, we bare a few luminous words about it from Major-General HUNTER, written just after taking Fort Pulaski, and proclaiming emancipation under the United States authority wherever its flag is carried in Georgia. He points out that, even if the raising of cotton were not impolitic, the growing of food is indispensable ; and be advises the Government agents in the Caro linas to employ all the negroes who are in their charge in the raising of corn, roots, and other vegetables. This, he says, will at once provide for the health and comfort of the troops, the needs of the negroes, and a proper economy of national funds ; whereas the raising of cotton would be pro viding wealth for the Confederate gentry, if they should return; or, if the lands should remain in the hands of the Government, it would create a sort of business that Governments have no burli ness with. From the agents we hear also that the cotton tillage could not go on, because the planters on the one hand, and the Northern troops on the other, had carried off the live stock and the implements and stores from the estates. If the proprietors carried off the mules, the soldiers seized the cattle and any horses that might be left. The hoes were worn out, the people were barefoot, the sowing was a month late, the people were put out of their ways altogether, and the brightest and strongest of the young men were gone to the camp to be servants to the officers. They left the women to work the plantation ; and in some instances three-fourths of the work has been done by the women ; but the business has been growing food, and not cotton. Everywhere there is the same story, as far as appears ; horses snd mules carried off for the one army or the other ; the tools used up, or taken for military engineering; the negroes hanging about, with nobody to tell them what to do, or, if they have prepared the land for cotton of their own accord, as has happened in many places, they had no seed, or were called off to some other work. If the Northern manufacturers have been turning their attention to the prairies, while the planta- tions were falling into their hands, and expecting more from flax cotton than from Southern crops, it must be highly necessary for tis to provide oar sup plies altogether apart from American sources. There is nothing to be expected from the poor whites. The accounts of them, as they have been found in their homes by the Northern agents, are truly shocking. Even the Northern men, who have been brought up in prejudice against the negroes, write of the surpassing degradation of the poor whites. They are sunk below the lowest of the negroes, we are told. They have no land; and they cannot work on other men's land ; so we shall get no cotton from them. In fact, the conscription has removed from the land every white man who can shoulder a weapon or a tool. The Union men among them are carried away from their business as effectually as the most zealous Confe derates. Wherever the negroes are left to themselves, they &regrowing food or nothing; and where they are superintended by Goverumentagents or private benevolence, the object of their employ ment is anything but cotton. If, therefore, we hear of the fall of one Southern port after another, till all are in the hands of the Federals, it should not affect our diligence in securing supplies of cotton from India, and every other place which affords fair promise. It is well that enterprising men should grow erotica in the West Indies. With the commonest prudence such an experiment seems sure to mooed, wherever there is capital enough to provide the heat means and to give good wages, and the present may be a good opportunity for obtaining trained labour from the American cotton States—enough for an experiment at least. We should inquire how much we an get from Hayti, 1‘ . , . THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY' EVENING, MAY St, 1862. and give all reasonable encouragement to Queens land. But India must continue to be our grand resource. The stimulus is given there, and the Indian Government has wisely fostered it by re ducing the import duties on cotton goods and yarn. Just at the moment when the Indian prospect is improving month by month—at the moment when we are hoping to hear of the clearing off of stocks where the glut has been most disastrous, at the moment when our manufacturers are discover ing that their machinery can be easily adapted to Indian cotton, and our public that fabrics of Indian cotton actually wear and dye better than the American, it would be madness to alienate the Indian cultivator and merchant, and imperil our chief manufacture by a rash renewal of our de pendence on the American commodity. We should have no fear of it but for the obstinacy of the preference shown by our manufacturers, and e xcused by them as rendered necessary by the public taste. That part of the public which under stands the matter will give its vote for national independence in such a matter. Whenever American industry is organized again, and American capital begins to grow so as to be adequate to the due cultivation of the soil, we shall be ready to buy whatever they may have to sell—of cotton or other things. But they must now take their chance with the rest of the world, as they have deliberately chosen to do. They are all turned soldiers at present ; they are all poor, and without means to raise what we want. We cannot wait till they have arranged their political and retrieved their private affairs : and if Mobile, Savannah, and Charleston follow the fate of New Orleans, we ought to keep our faces turned to wards the cotton fields of India as steadily as if the American conflict were lately to continue, without advantage to either side, for years to come. The worst thing that could happen to us would he a fit of speculative high spirits about the fall of New Orleans, followed by total disappointment about obtaining any cotton thereby. We shall soon know the truth about the rumoured destruction of the commoJity within the city. Whether it is burnt or safe we are not likely to get much, either from the stores of the city or from the country behind it. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. ITALY. A despatch from Palermo states that the squadron of Admiral Rigault de Oeoouilly left that port on the 17th for Algiers. A letter from Turin of the 16th gives the follow ing particulars concerning the recent movements in Lombardy : Troops were immediately directed on Como, Tizano, Bonnie, &kW, fie, and DUAIDZISIO ; the pares of Stelvio, Towle, Bros d'Anfo, and Rive de Trento will be strictly watched. But at Berra, a town noted for its heroic traditions, and ever ready to take fire at the words inde ' pendence and war, the demonstrations assumed a some. what alarming character yesterday, when Nullo and a number of his companions were taken to the town prison. A great crowd soon 'rambled in front of the edifice, and showed a disposition to attack the troops on guard. The soldiers gave three warnings, at rather long intervals, that they should fin; but as the assailants persisted, they fired, killing one and wounding five or six, according to the latest accounts. The Milan Gazette publishes the following de claredon : In consequence of Colonel Null's arrest yesterday at Palazzolo, 1 consider it my duty to declare that that brave officer bad gone and acted exactly in conformity to n my s. order G. GAREBALL The same paper states that Advocate Brofferio,the leader of the Extreme Left, had had an interview with the general since the late events, and found I him in a state of extreme irritation at the arrest of his friends, but at the same time convinced that they would soon be set at liberty. The general de clared, among other things, that he would use his influence with the people to prevent their commit ting themselves by some imprudent movement. The Prefect of Brescia has issued the following proclamation : Breeden. !—Yesterday the tranquillity of Brescia was for an instant disturbed, and in the midd of the riot a very painful event retired. The judicial authorities will dis cover the truth regarding it. But if yesterday our enemies smiled at a flash of hope, to-day they perceive that nations which love liberty and the religion of their country from the bottom of their hearts, and respect the laws, come forth unscathed from danger. Breecians ! your devoted ness to the King, and your attachment to the institutions which govern us, are well known ; I invoke those noble feelings in the interest of order, concord, and the future welfare of the Italian cause, for which Brescia at all times has made such peat sacrifices. The King for ever ! Brescia, May 16. NATOLI. The italic of Turin states that Baron Natoli's resignation as Prefect of Brescia has not been ac cepted. AUSTRIAN PREPARATIONS. The Armenia of Turin states that the Prussian legation have communicated to the Italian govern ment a note from Austria, in which that power declares that she would regard as a carers beUi any entry of volunteers upon Austrian territory. The following letter from Verona shows the ex citement which was occasioned by news of the expe dition on the other side of the border : Verona, May 15. -- --.- This has been a day of great apprehensions, hopes, and fears. Persons arrived from beyond the Mum* and others who dorended from the Tyrol, related that Garibaldi, with 6,000 volunteers, had attempted an invasion by the Stelvio, in the Italian Tyrol. A great number of our compatriots set out by railway for Trento, in order to get some intelligence. In reality they observed a great movement among the troops. The officers assembled in groups on the Liston of the Piazza Breos and in the cafes, the dis ordered state of their countenances denoting that they were agitated by serious thoughts. Later a battalion of chassenra set out by the Tyrol railway ; it was followed in the same direction by another battalion of the line. But a letter which has just arrived from Brescia—and which, in spite of the police, I have seen—informs me that your government has disoovered all, and that it has arrested a great number of volunteers, and among them Colonel Hullo. Here Austria pretends to disarm, and at the same time works incessantly 1 She is at work on the POlaille, ou the Adige, at Mantua, on the Tyrol road, and here at Verona. The forts of Pastrengo are already com pleted, and other fortifications are being surveyed. A TRAGEDY AT WARSAW. A Warsaw correspondent of the ',Wpmlance Beige says : Oa the tith of May a horrible event took place on the estate of Count Theodore Starzynski, situated i o n the government of Lublin. The colonel of gendarmerie Mu. towski having been sent from Lublin to make an inspection of the gendarmes in the district of Hrubieszow, received at the same time an order to pay a domiciliary visit to the home of a pesos. named Bougard, employed in the house of the abovementioned count. He took with him the captain of gendarmerie Cywinski, and a sub-officer. The domiciliary visit resulted in the arrest of the individual who was gravely compromised. Hs was already conducted by a guard into one of the streets of the village belonging to the property of the count, when, alleging excessive thirst, he asked of the colonel permission, which war immediately granted, to enter a house belonging to the steward. He there took tea, being watched by the officers of gendarmes, when the eon of Count Starzynski, a young men 20 years of age, rushed into the chamber with a revolver in his band, with the first shot killed the sub-officer, with the second seriously wounded Captain Cywinski, who has since died in cones queoce of his wound; with the third wounded also Colonel Mastowski, sad then, hastening towards the door, killed 1 himself . Colonel Bestowal, though considerably injure d, had su ffi cient strength left to conduct to Hrubieeso w the person averted, and did not meet with the least violence on the way. General Chrusezew, commandant at Lublin , immediately ordered a judicial in q uir y into this a ff air, and it is to be made by a delegation of civil judges and an officer of gendarmes. The result of the inquiry will ulti ' mately be published. MEXICO. be court. A deputation on the subject of the exportation of alma from this country during fence mouths had an inter. view with Secretary Sir Geo. Grey, yesterday, at the Home aka. The deputation consisted of the Earl of Fife, Earl Omar, Lord Llanover, Mr. Edward Elko, M.P., Mr. Martin Smith, M.P., Mr. Fenwick, ILP., Mr. Pryse, M.P., Mr. Higford Burr, Mr. Guildford Outlaw, ILP., W. W. Fisher, Mr. ll'Evoy, M.P., Major Keane, 1.E., Captain Hawkins, 8.N., Mr. Fraser Tytler, of Aldowrie, Edwd. Chitty, the Earl of Mountcharlee, and Mr. Stevenson, on behalf of the trade. Despatchm were sent yesterday from the Colonial-office to the Lord High Commissioner of the lorikn Islands. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge, the Orand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Sivelits, and Princess Mary of Cambridge honoured the Duke and Duchess d Marlborough with their presence at dinner but evening. The following were invited to meet their royal highnesses : His Excellency the Austrian Ambassador end the Countess Appostyi, his Excellency the Saxon Minister, the Marquis and Macadamise of Bath, the Fail and Countess of Derby. Maria Marchioness of Aileabury, Viscount and Viercentees Stretford de Radcliffe, Lady Truro, Lady Geraldine Somerset, Earl Anneeley, Viscount Powemonurt, Bishop of Oxford, Lord Henry Etaveneworth, Colonel the Hon. Cecil Forester, Baron Luhe. The duchess received a select circle in the evening. The Countess Craven gave her second dancing peaty last evening, at the family mansion in Charter-street, Berkeley-square. Her Royal Highneee the Grand Duchess of Mecklenbarg-Strelits and her Royal Highness the Prin. cem Mary of Cambridge honoured the reunion with their peewees, arriving at eleven o'clock, attended by Leidy ' Geraldine Somerset and Colonel Cust. The Marquis and Marchioness of Northampton have arrived at their residence in Piccadilly, from Castle Ashby, Northamptomhire. Lady Caroline Kerriaon gave her first ball last evening at her residence in Piccadilly. The ,vunion was numerously and fashionably attended. Her ladyship has a wood dancing party on Tuesday, May 27, and an assembly, on Tuesday, June 3. At the Royal Institution on Friday evening, Mr. Scott Russell delivered a lecture on "The Iron Walls of OM England." The Convocation of the prelates and clergy of the province el Canterbury wag yesterday prorogued by the Right Hon. the Lord Bishop of Leedom, under a commis sion from his Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England and Metropolitan, to Thursday, the 212 t of August. The Dean of Westminster has called a meeting of noblemen and gentlemen for Saturday next, to be held is the Chapter-house, to take into consideration the steps which are desirable in order to call public attention to the ruinous condition of that beautiful building, with a view to its restoration. A parishioner of St. Paul's writes to the A &w -ilier :—" On Sunday last, the 18th inst., at St. Paul's Church, Snightstuidge,Mr. Liddell, in his sermon, made an announcement that took his congregation by surprise, to the effect that a curate, formerly, to Mr. Bennett—Mr. Clairol, it was believed—who had gone over to Rana, now sought readmission into the English church, and that the bishop consenting, de., Mr. Bennett, who formerly excom municated Mr. China), would preach a sermon at St. Paul's seat Sunday, and receive Mr. C. again into the church in due form. The whole of this seems very extraordinary." It appears that, in addition to the remarks of his Royal Higheees the General Commanding-in-Chief on the late colirt•martial on Captain Robsrteon, published on the 17th inst., it was intimated to Major Jones that he was rot to expect any further promotion, and Lieutenant Rantoul was informed that the practice of making notes of the private conversations of his brother officers, and producing them afterwards against them, is unwarrantable sad re prehenaible. The lung-talked-of project of an "Exhibition and a winter garden " in Dublin is about to be realised. A company has been formed, of which the directors are 40 of the most influential sod active noblemen and gentle. men in the city, with the Duke of Leinster as chairman, and Mr. Benjamin Lee Guianese as vierchairmaa. On Monday night a new entertainment, divided into two distinct parts, MN givers by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews at her Mnissty's Concert Rooms- Eros Cow:cm—We are requested to state that the 4th of June will be celebrated this year an Thursday, June b. Fontion-orme., May 12—The Queen has been graciously *reed to gpOet Andrew Archibald Paton, E•q., now British vioreonwil at Lubec*. to be her Majesty's con sul at Ragusa and the Boon di Cattero.—Gerelte. WAR-01FICE, MAY 20.—The Queen has been roil' Hay t s trod e Zy. Esq., mdess t e .B.! ' lter e Ureirt l y's toil! ter resident at the court of Morocco, and of Harry l i i mith Parkes, E C. 8., her Majesty s consul at Shanghai, to be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the Second CIS" Of Knights Commanders, of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. —Gazette. Tres Lava Ma. RIAIZT, M.P.—The imme diate ono of death, we are informed, was mortifica tion of the right leg. Mr. Blaney attended the open ing of the loternatioual Exhibition, sod after the ceremony had occasion togo to one of theurinala. He opened the door and s tep ped in, but, owing to some extraordinary and most eulpabi. earelseeneas on the part of somebody, the floor was not laid, and Mr. Blaney fell between the rafters, being only prevented going hoiden down by being ought under his armpits. He soon recovered himself, and en gettieg out found his right leg a little bruised, sad some alight abrasions nadir tie anat. Of three. liewevee„ he took little satin, and attended le Ids yselluneetary sad other duties as asst He was la the ►win ea Thursday night, the Bth, bet next day the symptom were worse, and Dr. Ferguson was inumneeed., sahesqat r atry i r Appleton and Dr. Paget, heartwood's,' ateranees bawled boss too long delayed mortification shortly afterwards set is sad on Monday afternoon death took piece. Mae:recta that Mr. Massey, jun., will be the liberal caedidate or the representation of Shrewsbury caused by Mr. Slaasy's death. (mons% man Ame.) DEPARTURE OF THE PRUSSIAN MINISTER FROM CASSEL. CAMEL, MA 21. The Prussian Minister with his family and ser vants, left Cassel by train last night. The Chancellery of the Legation has been closed. In official quarters it is universally believed that Prussian troops will not be sent into the territory of Electoral Hesse. BADEN. CARLSRITHE, MAY 21. In yesterday's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies the proposition of the majority of the committee in reference to the gambling houses at Baden was agreed to. The proposal leaves it at the option of the govern ment to give notice to the lessees of the banks in January, 1863, as it is entitled to do, or to allow the existing agreement to continue in force until the date of its expir►tion in January, 1870. The proposition of the ministry that the govern ment should give notice in January, 1863, was rejected. SPAIN. MADRID, Mat 20. . Their Majesties have returned to the capital. Conferences have taken place between General O'Donnell, Senor Collantes, and Sir John Cramp ton, the English ambassador. ARRIVAL OF THE PRINCE OF WALES AT CONSTANTINOPLE. CONSTANTINOPLE, !lay 23, Evintro. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales arrived here this afternoon. The Turkish feet saluted and manned yards• The Grand Vizier and the Capitan Pacha imme diately went on board the Prince's yeaseL The Prince landed at the Imperial Palace, on the steps of which he was received by the Sultan. Court carriages and an escort were in waiting, and conveyed his Royal Highness to the British Embassy. The Sultan returned the Prince's visit within an hour. - - OONSTANTINOPLE, MAT 20. Surcya (7) . . Pacha has been appointed Governor of Aleppo. Intelligence from Persia states that Turcomans have pillaged the province of Maganderan. The formation of a camp at Sultanie has been countermanded, and the Shah has set out for Tironscon. AMERICA. wears POINT, WILDNISDLY, 6.20 A.Y. The City of Washington, from New York on the 10th, has just been sighted. THE BRAZILS. BORDEAUX, MAT ?A The steamer Estremadura, from the Brazils, arrived here at 6.40 p.m. to-day. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. MOM OUR OWN PARIS. TUESDAY EVMMIG The semi-official journals are all ordered to in sinuate that General Prim had personal motives for the course he adopted. The Press, says :—" It seems to us that the note in the Moniteur is not sufficien tl y categorical to explain the intentions of government and to pre vent erroneous suppositions." The Senate yesterday came to an important vote, showing that it takes au strieux its mission aa "guardian of the constitution." Last year an im perial decree, issued under the auspices of M. Haussmsnn, with the laudable purpose of improving the water supply of Paris, directed that the waters from the source of the river Dhuis should be brought to the capital by means of an aqueduct. A petition from various proprietors of estates watered by the Dhuia has been presented, com plaining that they would be seriously injured by the proposed diversion of their watercourse, and I alleging that the decree was unconstitutional as ex ceeding the Emperor's powers. Although a com mittee of the Senate recommended the " preview I question," the house, after a public discussion, I voted that the petition should be referred to the bureaux and a special committee, which course is the first step towards declaring an act of govern- I ment "unconstitutional." M. Hausmann was ab seet from this discussion on the ground of " indis position." The Bourse has not recovered from the fall of yesterday. The Bente closed at 70fr. 40c. both for cash and account, with a further fall of 10c. and Sc. Mobilier fell Sir. 75c., and the Italian Loan 15c. The Orleans Railway fell Sir. ; the other lines were weak, but with little change. Caine Mirbe remains unaltered, at 98fr. 75c. " The Viceroy of Egypt," says the Messager du Midi, " related, while at Toulon, • trick which had been played off on him, and the recital of which has caused much amusement to the Italian court. When his highness was about to embark for Europe, a person requested permission to pre sent to him a national air for Egypt, which, he said, he had composed for the occasion, observing that all other nations had their patriotic hymn, and that Egypt ought to have hers. The music (was tried, found to be fine, and the self-styled composer was liberally rewarded by the Viceroy. During the visit which Victor Emmanuel paid to the squadrons at Naples, when the French played the air of Reine Hortense and the English God save the Queen,' the band of the Egyptian frigate struck up its new national hymn, which turned out to be nothing more nor lees than the prohibited air of Francis 11., which had been palmed off on the Viceroy as a new composition. As may be sup posed, the Italians were both astonished and scandalised at hearing it, until an explanation was iven." His Prussian Majesty's transport ship Elbe, Capt. Werner, arrived at Falmouth on Sunday from Siam, having been occupied for two years in an experimental mike in the Eastern seas, from which she is now returning. She has on board a large collection of objects of natural history. The correspondent of the Journal des Dibats, i n his last letter as th e Fine Arta department of the Exhl biticm. expreeme all the relief he felt as entering the French ram after a visit to the English painters. "I Andsayself," be says, "as if 'in the open country on quite ting a hothouse. In truth, art is Dot natural here ; it has no vital power. It requires a high temperature, kept up by a powerful and opulent aristocracy, who will have art with gold, ea our great nobles formerly had mietreems. The modern architecture of the monuments of Larks proves the fact. Gorssonanees without originality ; every where antique ooloonadm, Doric or lonic portioose, palaces imitated from Palladio. or copied at Florence. Creative talent has mot goo* beyond the Crystal Palace, which is dr tidally the specimen of the English style for the menet. The Exhibitios of Areititestoni Designs at Kensington Palace bears traces of this statairs and with all my goodwill I have not been able to discover a news salmon prestioal tendeecy." THE CANDIDATESHIP OF THE ARCHDUKE hiAXIMILIAN. The Epoca, of Madrid, contains a letter from, Senor Hidalgo, formerly Secretary to the Mexican Legation in Paris, to one of his Madrid friends, in which he says : At the time when the three maritime powers were about to interfere in Mexico we did not think it would be wise or possible to dream of • prince of any one of the three nations, and in submitting the question to the Emperor Napoleon, we so expressed our opinion, The Emperor replied to our respectful proposals that he had no candidate, and that be would accept whatever cendlisee Mexico desired. It never entered into his head to propose a candidate of his own family, nor into our's to pawn an English one ; and, though it would be agreeable to car origin and our sentiments to propose • Spanish prime. we were withheld by the consideration that the intervening powers were to abstain from any combination which would leave them a preponderating influence in Mexico, and that the ascent of a Spanish prince to the throne would be re. 'sided by many Mexicans as a conquest in disguise. it was necessary, therefore, to look outside the three maritime and intervening powers for • prince whose experience, knowledge, catholic, and liberal conservative opinion s would make him acceptable to all, and who combined these qualities in so eminent a degree as the Arcbduke Maximilian! When the name of his highness was mentioned the Emperor repeated that be bad no candidate. The candidetiship of the archduke was thee proposed to the Emperor, and it is right that this should be known by there who see la what has tam place • combination of the Emperor Napoleon with a view of bartering Venetia against Yezieo —a com bination which would be unworthy either of the two emperors. The truth is that the Emperor Napoleon, know ing she lofty qualities of the archduke, mve his sympathetic 600 •Ptrona to his ciandidateshlp, sad, nobly forgetting that he was at war two years behre with Austria, be offered his loyal Rapport to the illustrious prince. This moist" before whom qualities even legland inclines, has been de manded by the conservative party of Mexico. That party desires and expects him with saziety, and it is not now possible to think of any ether combination. DREADFUL FIRE AND LOSS OP FOUR LIVES. (THIS DAY.) THE NATIONAL REFORM CONFERENCE. The conference re-assembled this morning at the Whittington Club Arundelotinet, Stand, under the presidency of Mr. C. WILSON, of Manchester. The attend. ance of delegates was less Demesnes than yesterday, several having returned home. It is as well to remted the reader that the grecter portion of yesterday was devoted to an expression, by the dela• gates, of the views supposed to Its entertained upon the subject of reform by the various towns and political associa tions represented by them ; but that at the close of the sit ting • committee was appointed to draw up resolutions, so as to bring before the Conference to-day some distinct proposition upon which a definite ammo mige arrived t. The CHAIRMAN, at the opening of the htb proceedings, a in formed the Conference that the committee was still sitting, not having yet shaped their resolutions ; and while they were doing so, he invited the delegates who had not yet u nread the feeling of their constituents on the subject of reform to do so. Mr. Ewe, chairman of the executive committee at Leeds, mid he was well acquainted with the political state of the West Riding and of Lanashire, and he knew that there the naivetes' feeling was that every man should have a vote who was rated or rateable to the relief of the poor. His constituents were very radial, bet at the same time they were very anxious that the Conference should lay down a basis of reform upon which the country might unite gene rally. The CHAIRMAN said he was sorry for one thing—that the speakers were limited to five minutes. Mr. Caciies (of Bristol) said he came there to represent the Reform Union. He hoped the conference would adopt • syetemof manhood suffrage. In order to unite all parties, he hoped they would pledge themselves to adopt some moderate course. He himself should not be satisfied with a mime N. franchise; he should only consider that as • feetedation for a still farther extension, which he believed Would be given by the House of Commons if only properly pressmL Mr. times (of Oldham) suggested that the question of reisam should be divested of much of ita dMail, sad ex pressed his belief tint it WWI a great injustice that one seventieth part of the population should rule the country. If the franchise were extended to 61., it would incite.e the number of voters in Oldhitm to 9,000. Mr. Scow (of Belfast) . was that he could sot give • may flattering description of Ballast as far as the reform question was concerned. A wide-spread and earnest agita. two was required throughout the country for the freedom of the popu lation itself. He considered that th e conference was • bright spot in the present standstill state of reform but he believed that a change for the better was close at hand. (Hoar.) A great deal bed been said of extreme people, and he was one of the most extreme mss at the meeting—but he did not care for that. He Dot only went for the 51. fran chise, but he advocated that females should also have a voice in the election of representatives. Let those people who wished to sit in parlisment after the future dissolution know what was the feeling of the • this subject, and they_ would show their opinions a y. Dr. WILLIS (of Pontefract) said a few woorrddss,, after which Mr. Coon's stated that the committee had met, end given and approved of • programme which will be found embodied in subsequent resautiona. Mr. POTTER (York) said be should move a resolution which would not require much comment on his part. He then moved as follows :—" That this meeting has maturely considered the existing state of the representation of the United Kingdom, and is of opinion that such a repre sentation is • muss injustice to the working classes, who are almost entirely excluded front the franchise, notwith standing that their skill and industry largely contribute to the prosperity of the country." He hoped the time would seen come when Fad Rural would waft such a broom as would do that great good which was so much re = by the working cnies—the extension of the fret. Mr. Moon (London) seconded the resolution. • Mr. Hiesente, M.P. for Oldham , said perhaps be was little out col piece in spealthm there being a member of the Hesse of Commons. It was a great anomaly that the work iNg Arm should be excluded from the franchise. Before the Helena Bill the anomaly was that the middle clams were excluded, but they got the franchise by the assistance of the working classes. Therefore the middle classes ought now to iciest the working classes. For himself he would always in the House of Commons advocate the principles which he there enunciated. Mr. BRIDLAUGH (of Manchester) advocated the extreme sense of manhood suffrage. He advocated this on the ground that every cub= had • right to have the advantages of a citizen. He thought that every step got in the right direction would only give them strength to yin more. Mr. E LT o b j ected to the word " injustice in the rack- Hon es applied to the workiug-classes alone. He thought it was an injustice to the middle-classes as well The resolution was then put and carried unanimously. Mr. COOPER (Manchester) moved the second resolute:in as follows :—"That this conference, while respecting the deep convictions of the people of this country on manhood suf. frage,consider all classes of real reformers am essential to the attainment of any great amendment of the representations„ sad therefore ' recommended that the middle clam should p farther than they originally intended, and the working dassm abate in some degree their mamma, and with this view they submit to the country the tollow. lag me as • basis of union : That an of the suffrage be jointly demanded, set bow than that which will confer the franchise in Ito. mullbe upon every male person rated or liable to be rated for the relief of the poor; and in counties upon every_ person occupying land or houses of the nominal value of 101. toge ther with a more equitable distribution of sesta, vote by ballot, and the limitation of the duration of parliaments to three years. He said be moved this resolution with a grave sense of responsibility, but at the same time he did it after doe deliberation nod with much pleasure, since its adop tion might lad to tbe united action of the conference and of reformers generally. Genera= sacrifices were required from all, for no reform could be extorte d from a selfish aria 'toasty except by the hasty union of all cleanse of re. farmers. As for manhood suffrage : , its banner bad been unfurled since 1832 ; and, in his opinion, the Pica of the people on its behalf was less hearty now than it wee thirty y eas ego. (" Hear, hem," and " No, no.") It was only by the joint action of the working and middle ethers that reform, political or financial, could be obtained frastriemoolt. (Hear, hear.) The precise question for meg pot the abstract justice of manhood suffrage, but what amount of reform might be attainable. (Hear.) N. trembiee would nearly treble the constituencies in sadhi • 101. franchise would double th ose of no better point of union between the middle leig classes would be found. Yr. MLLIN (Leeds) seconded the resolution, which, he said, did not p so far as he could wish, although it in cluded, he feared, more than they would get. Mr. lieurtram, M.P. (who handed in a cheque for 101.), and Mr. COX, M.P , having spoken, Mr. WILMS moved an amendment, which was wooded by Mr. lieloaevr.a, in favour of manhood suffrage, as the Of • national reform movement. The Conference was then addressed by Mr. Yield, Mr. Cooper (Manchester), Mr. Milligan (Leicester), Mr. Cce ham (Bristol), and others. The Conference then adjourned, for • short, time, for the 'purpose of refreshment.were This morning at a few minutes before 2 o'clock many of the inhabitants of the ward of Cripplegate were aroused by the springing of policemen's rattles and a general cry of " Fire." After the lapse of a few minutes it was as 4erudned from a youth who had got out of a house that his mother's premises were on fire. The premises in question were in the tenure of A. J. Joel, stationer and bookseller, 4 2, Fore-street, Cripplegate. The building was nailer extensive, es it contained, besides the warehouse, 10 rooms. At the time of the outbreak the family sad servant were sleeping in the place. The discovery appears to have been made simultaneously by the policeman on the beat and a person passing by noticing smoke. The officer at once gave the necessary alarm, and in the course of some four or five minutes a son of the owner of the pre mises came down and effected his neaps by means of the street-door. Opening the door allowed the air to enter and to drive the fire all over the building. At that time Mrs. J. Joel, a lady of sixty, a son named Samuel, aged 27, the servant, Ann Johnson, aged 2t, and Annetta Joel, age unknown, were sleeping in different parts of the house. Dense volumes of smoke soon poured out of every window, and load screams were heard. The conductor raised his escape in front of the building, and entered the second floor, but could find no one. Hear ing screams overhead in the third floor, he made for that , part of the premises, where he found Annetta JoeL The Lime had entered the room, and at the same time the fire was coming out of the windows below. He at once seised I hold of her, and was in the act of placing her in the canvass bagging of the maps when the flames overtook the two, so that the poor female los ing all power of standing, the conductor was obliged to release his hold, and she dropped surrounded with flame upon the stone flags beneath. She was severely burnt over the whole of her body, and otherwise injured. She was at once placed in a cab and removed to the hospital, and upon the return of the driver of the vehicle he stated that the poor creature had died prior to reaching the building. The conductor nearly lost his life ; not having time to get into the bagging, he was obliged to slide down the guide ropes. A splendid head of water was obtained,from which the engines were set to work, but the premises and all they contained were nearly destroyed. The word:mains to be told ; as soon as the ruins war sufficiently cooled to enable the firemen to eater they found Xis. Joel and the servant, terribly burnt, on the third 800 front, life, it is hardly necessary to state, being extinct Samuel Joel was found at the bottom of the stain, also burnt to death, leaving little doubt that he had tried to get to the street door, but was prostrated by the flames. The contents of the house were insured in the Alliance Fire office. (raze DAY.) WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) WIMIIIIIDAT, iiAT a. I LL _ B. B. m. D. I 1.0. L Z. IL Nuui . .... 20.34 83 46 8. 4 1 b 2 /44814 ii ... 29.41 46 46 B.IIW. 5 4 4r 0.46 3 WM Worm,,,, 29.48 U 47 B.&W. 2 7 o LaDaoßl4B POMO= 29 OkswAT 848414 804440R000 8. , 29.33 41 44 B.W. 1 7 0 1 linfooLalo Uvapoor. QinuonoWi . 49.41 46 46 W. 4 8 b 3 YuKownt 1.48404 18.61 it 48 LW. 4 Doris lBO 14 46 LW. 4 4 — 808241101128 16.18 U6B WJLW 3 • POirrz.449 10.56 U We LW. 4 U =mina= PINITADON JiDum2 .. N. BETAni.—h.W. to W.N.W., Ilifresh or strong, with ruin. Lenti.—S. W. to N. W.. strong to moderato. showss7. Corrw.-8.8.W. W N.W., fresh or straw, unsettled. L Coos—As nett above. ..—. ..mar. 8. W. to N.W., fro*. sbower7. W.S.W. to N.N.W., fresh. &w. to NN W fro& to mode- — raM4showers: W.& . to N.N.W. troth to moderate. 8. Etwitetra.-BW.N.W , &W. N.W., hood 'Smug to moderate, showery. THE MIDDLE LEVEL INUNDATION& •L'. LYNN, TUESDAY AFTERNOON. —Vast numbers of penal, have visited the scene of the catastrophe today, but literally nothing has been done by way of stopping the tidal waters. Upwards of 200 families are .aid to be driven out of their houses. Several chapels and school-houses are thoroughly inundated. In Marshland Feu we are told by a farmer there is nine feet of water in his house, the family residing in the upper podia of the house, obtaining ingress and egress through the windows, and thence in boats The water on the land increases every tide ; it is now within • mile of the populous village of OutwelL Very greet fears are entertained that the bank which keeps the sea at Her riugtou Marsh will break, sod overflow those vast tracts of land which have been reclaimed from the sea during the last few centuries, and which are now in a high state of cul tivation. Should this calamitous event occur, and the two floods meet, which they would be very likely to do, the sea will have regained its old landmarks, and many years smy par before this vast tract of lend may be again covered with verdure. It is hoped the government authorities may arrive this evening, and even then it will be almost the task of a Hercules to construct a dam strong enough to keep out the tidal waters, which will begin to increase in nine on Thursday or Friday. A poor lad was killed yesterday on the works ; his body awaits aS inquest at the Lynn Hospital this evening. The iron screw piles which arrived from Plymouth on Friday noon, and were brought to Lynn by passenger train, lie there unused. It is said that there is no compensation for the sufferers, as it is water from the sea, and not fresh water with which they are inundated. There is some talk of a public subscription, and this is deserving of notice, as many of the sufferers are very poor. M. Veuillot has just arrived at Rome. He was received at the station by a select clique, among whom were Moosiguor Maeda, the venerable Princess Borghess (nle ~ Rochefaucault), and Count Maguelonne, whose title to fame DI ENVSV ENDERS BENEVOLENT INETITU Tl .oundatke o/L ill:•• ot terday evening the 23rd anniversary of the I rests on his connection with L'Univera. From the Russian frontier has come news of a this institution was celebrated by a banquet at the ales= rests over which Mr. Charlie Naas per severe conflict near the village of Neuatadt between Prue- sided. There were also present Mr. Beefs" . is y tt ter . sian smugglers and Russian frontier guards. The smugglers M r. . Mr. A ll f ickens red W deli;errd r. a Fv.ery among in Fa. were seventy in number, well armed and mounted, every r ,_ _ young the toast of the evening, which was substantial mac with a bale of goods on his horse. As soon as night »spa E ded to in a subscri TICAL ption of about 1001. annual fell the caravan or squadron set out. Two of the boldest ne a B FEAILINACIU Socierr.—The of the band, who could confide in the swiftams of their conrersazione of this society took place yesterday evening, horses, acted as *oars. Soon afterwards a good deal of and was numerously attended. home remarkable erp!ri: firing was heard at various distances from the treader. biting ril b the aw curima 1 ., io 4 1 11 l'ld d i , th i e t o u P p t in t i t x a There are two cordons of Rouen soldiers to pt through, created but a good many of the @muggier@ are said to have sac- by Plateau's solution of soap and glycerine, proved an attractive feature. A sew element (chloride of rai needed in doing this, and in delivering their goods to their diem), discovered by Dr. Muller, through the agency of employers. On both sides severe wounds were received. spectral analysis, gave rise to some discussion a o n t iotto . A letter from Athens states that as the Queen l o r te th 7 u 4 .. " ri d t e . cm . '„ ere k °: ho showid e apiltrr; c hlo ride of Greece was lately riding on horseback, In company with which bore a remarkable resemblance to a coarse emery cloth one of her ladies of honour and au equerry, her Majesty dabbed with pitch. A whole battery of binocular micro maw a child running screw the street just before her. el. mopes, nulled* a complicated o instrment mahnufacturefu also palled her horse up short, bat the previous rapid movement mde in solid i. silveronfotrhtliewernbite Duke o f f.l,,:urltourr:galtjazle c, caused her in so doing to fall herself over the horse's bead. lection of plants, coesisting y. of pharmaceutical rage , sod she came with violence against the edge of the foci oceripied the greater pert of one room. and amonget these pavement. Her Majesty rose up immedietely, and did not were the new American medicine podophyllin. and a well for • moment lose her prelate" of mind, although cabs was preserved speci men of the watemPhor fp thronged s from Japan. ll bleeding profusely from a wound just above the temple. Itilme as.ume and la bo ra tories ._,.Professor r 7 3 . 4 m r: ixs. Redwood. i.,..f: The wound.although severe, was found to be not dangerous, lig imos ai, a uy — :q ii i; Professor Brands. o f Florence i godlier Majeety has since been able to resume her aqua- Dr. Warta, of Paris ; Vim Mailing, of Stuttganit ; VI. trim enemies. D. Glom, of Philadelphia, Ise. Tim JAPANESE Mission.—The Japanese Arnhem- Tan WIMMLY TiMmt.—Yesterday the Week i l sadon with their attendants, accompanied by Mr. Mao- rims pleats in Dray Strand, with the mediae, donald, visited Windsor yesterday. Their eminences Red was pet apre s p r u t tlic competition. The propertl , arrived by the 11 o'clock morning train of the Chat which is held for an unexpired term of Ki years from 1 Western Railwa. Two open earrings being in Weed- Michaelmas Da eat, at the ground-rent of 90/ • per snow?! law" ma one alt he Queen's outriders, they proceeded to was pot up at 3,0001. The first offer was 1,0001., and W the Oselle, sad were soodeated through the state end was ultimately sold for 2,01.31., the pleaseer takinf the g a te is by Kr. Seabrook. an diem in the Lord whole of the machinery sod plant at a fair alma° to • a department. They afterwards visited the be made b' two appraisers, or their umpire. The whole keaael and dairy in the Home Park. They were coutheisd of the adjoining promisee in One Bell-yard. Strand, orm; through the grereds by Mr. Ingram, the royal guderaer. prising oon— -rooms, machine rooms, pubbanif, efO_ who presented them with sores fins speculum of grapes aid editor's TOMO, ectendieg into Wych-street, was lois 11 °e charm, with which they were mach plessed, and bret 1,9001., the pleat, to be taken by the arches , an • away with them. They returned I. W Weer by the fair aleatios. Consort's model farm, sad at 1 o'clock i rtook of &Agra FATAL AOCIDINS AT WATIELOO Memos —Last !nook Ffirond bY Mr. Limon. of OrAl• II la between the boars of seven lied eight o'clock ! true Wish style, to which they did eat beam Their and fatal sesideet mooned epee the stiles 6 repast finished, they ptoessiled Om* Fmk by to • bey about sins years of Mu I I the Lev Walk and Ikellop's Oste l lo u tglas Wass, velum eakooera. gag wk. f ogged iii sirs.d.g.g..rzei- bad It r o u ilidior hy, NElbitliad . .,. 144 . 6 ., I" !lag ansellii.. to , lissed. The toy, who was playing with cella to tern wy the tow train, to y had look lima lo mods sleep frost one step to another, sad epee ablhtt visit St. George's Chapel sr Frogmen, Lodge. ~,, Sidney. tem his feet br a wave. whist washed 5 8_ LOED CRANsitiangss Orme; MAT 110.--Aollas . Sale, earl brig carried out by the strength of tbs 0 1 . - is hereby gives, that the state apartments of Wham Ordis ' his heft reek. Although several beets will be closed after "Why. the 3001, What, until further i put est eel the amp win applied ths Indy yes sa onters.—Oessers. itErIL&ZEIAOII aeliaillibtuioa.—Themsuterrisic I aI=OIITAN FUJI HOOPITAL, Ditvorrerilt have begun to maks their appieresse is the registers. moan, Orrr.—Tie number al tr a s . org ; return, for 1860 dies mem the persons married is during the week ay 17, was : that year four divorced mss sad aria divorced womb. wagtail, 67g—mo d. 1' of which 658 were sew area i, I