The Express. — London, England, 1867-05-25 00:00:00

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TEN ETERIIII4 WAIT' IHHIOSTifi UNDERGROUND. —THE LITTLE SA V AOK.—PYOMALION OR, THE STATUE FAIR Mame Thome, imam, de. Mesdames Mrsaboreaah. itsynham, liarlaud,Johosteue, loll.—And TUN FEYNCH HOLS(Itll_ . THIS EVINTNO, 111 , IVAN NEXT. Mr. Delmore; Hlrr Moots sod Leenoz.—AM nriNG SCUD. Deers Neville, Del more, Blake, Vona:note • Memlamee 7. Josephs, C. Mande" Smite fooM. Immo; leood. Me. sarrAlntuL Tlll2l ETRIMIO, THE EHAMEOCK OF IRELAND. lira IL Inne.—THE VOLITNTEZEd. Mr. Ingwood And Mfrs R. Edwin. And THE OLU MAID IN TUE WV. DINO-81MM Manes S. Mlles & J. Comer. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Ttm DAT —Mnentog. 6h. Im...LAßZino;;s: 6b. 24m. 10-110a60w—Ilorning, 6h. 47m—..Aftersoon, 70. lUi. LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 25. A MEETING was held at Knightsbridge on Thurs day to promote a scheme for giving a public school education to boys for 141. a year. The scheme has been at work some time—clerks, small shop keepers, and artisans sending their sons, some of them from distant parts of the country. It is proposed to raise the present number from 300 to 1,000. A correspondent who has read our report of the meeting writes, with a little too much warmth, to point out the sectarian character of the school, against which he would warn parents. Let this conaideration have all the importance it de serves, but no more. Mr. WOODWARD, the promoter of the school, who claimed all the children of this country as belonging to the Church of England, although from various unfortunate circumstances many of them had strayed from her fold, will learn in good time that these children belong to GOD, to their parents, and their consciences, and that no priesthood can establish a prescription against them. It is further objected that the reli gious teaching of these schools is too much like that of the Bishop of SALISBURY'S charge. This fact ought to be known to parents, but it is for them to decide what weight should be 'given to it. With these admitted drawbacks, these schools will do a great work if they should bring under the freer and nobler training and more liberal teaching of a public school, thousands of boys who might otherwise be left to the wretched " academies" which are often the only places of instruction available for the class from which they are drawn. They will render a still greater service if they demonstrate, as we believe they will, that good, sound instruc tion, with board and lodging, can be sup plied at a price which has until lately seemed chimerical. If these schools succeed, there is no reason why others differing from them in the type of their religious instruction should not be established in different parts of the country, and we would suggest this policy to those of the Evangelical party and the Nonconformist bodies who have hitherto been most anxiously warning parents against Mr. WOODWARD'S designs. If confession and absolution can be taught with EUCLID and V moil. for 141. a year, justification by faith surely can be taught for the same money, if our Protestant friends will only be as active as they are vigilant. It is certain that the boys of the aspiring classes will by some means get an education, and great negligence and indifference must exist somewhere if an undue pro portion of them are trained by the High Church clergy. Tax rumour of the last few days that the Government mean to make a demonstration of " firmness " by executing the Felli&El BURK 1-- provided that Nature concurs, and preserves the man for the fate of the gallows---seems to be confirmed by the telegram which conveys Lord AIIERCORN'S answer to a deputation which waited on him yesterday at Dublin Castle. This is a matter in which the Government must act on its own responsibility. It knows all that the public knows, and probably much more besides. Of course it has calculated the probable effect of the proposed measure on the mind of the Irish people. If it believe. that Buzurs's execution will do more to calm and tranquillize Ireland than his prolonged imprisonment, there is not much more to be said. There are some things, however, to be considered before such a conclu sion is reached. It will strike most persons THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 25, 1867. that if Fenianism wants a martyr to redeem it ' from the contempt into which the MASSEIR and CORYDONS have been sinking it, the whole organi zation could hardly supply better material to the hands of the Government than are to be found in the personal character of BURKE. With the exception, perhaps, of Luev, now suffering im prisonment, his character is one of the fairest that Feniaainun has produced. He stands before Ire land, England, and the world, as an honourable and public-spirited man, who loves his country better than himself. We do not say that it may not be necessary and proper under some circumstances to hang such a man. The Government has indu bitable rights against him ; the only question is whether it is wise to exercise them ; and it is one which we do not presume to decide. Not long since, when a Fenian lay in a Canadian prison under sentence of death, one of the cold-blooded manipulators of the movement in the United States (President Romans we think) wrote an inspiriting letter to him, hoping he would not be respited, and pointing out how much more serviceable his death would be to the cause. The Canadian Executive appeared to be of the same opinion, and the man's life was not taken. It is to be further remembered after no previous occasion of disorder has the public sentiment of the loyal portion of the population been manifested so fully in opposition to the capital punishment of the offenders as on this. The late rising was noticeable for the absence of some of the worst features of former outbreaks, and it cannot be said that those who took part in it showed themselves bloodthirsty. It has been generally expected that the Government, in its turn, whilst upholding the law, would show itself not without moderation. One more consideration is suggested by a telegram which has arrived by the Atlantic cable. It ap pears that apprehensions are entertained of another Fenian raid upon Canada. Should it take place, it ia pretty certain that new arrests and convictions will take place, and capital sentences be passed. Hitherto no Fenian has been executed in Canada, though surely some of the convicts as well deserved to die as BURKE. We do not think it too much to assume that large considerations of policy had their influence in determining the Home Government to exercise its clemency towards the Fenian convicts in Canada, at a time when the lives and property of our fellow-countrymen cer , tainly needed all the protection which a vigorous enforcement of the law could afford. The execution of BURKE, however, would fix a standard of treat ment from which it would be difficult to deviate ; for the honour of the country would not permit it to relax in a colony bordering on the United States, and in favour of prisoners for whom Mr. SEWARD writes despatches, a rule which it upholds in Ireland. These are some of the considerations which the Government will doubtless weigh before the day appointed for the execution, without feel ing that its discretion has been fettered by the latest announcements of the LORD-LIEUTENANT. ally) to be included in the range of a political qualifica tion suited only as a test for men, but it must be in larger numbers, and by some teat expressly devised to discrimin ate the women meet likely to be conversant with political affairs. Mr. Mill's amendment would have produced no practical effect, and what little it did produce probably in the wrong direction. Of the few women who are now really able politicians, much the greater number, though not the most conspicuous, are women who would not have been qualified at all under Mr. Mill's amendment. Married women, who would need some qualification as joint occu piers—both in the poorer and the richer classes—know as a rule a great deal more of politics than single women, though the latter, when they do study political questions, are more likely of course to make their names known to the world. Though all the salient feminine politicians are single women, the grc►tst existing stock of feminine politics is no doubt latent in that class of women to whom Mr. Mill did not propose to offer say share of political power. - - THE FENIAN CONVICTS. DEPUTATION TO THE LORD LIEUTENANT. The deputation appointed at the late public meeting held at the Mansion-house, under the presidency of the Lord Mayor, waited upon the Lord Lieutenant yes terday afternoon at the Vicente' Lodge, to present the memorial adopted on that occasion. The LORD LIEUTENANT delivered the following reply : " ltly Lord Mayor and Gentlemen, I receive your memorial with all the attention and respect due to any expression of feeling in favour of extending mercy to those condemned, however justly, to suffer the extreme penalty of the law. The cases of the two convicts therein referred to, Burke and Doran, have received the most anxious consideration of her Majesty's government, and it was a great satisfaction to me to find that effect could he given to the recommenda tion of the jury in favour of Doran without detriment to the interests of justice. No one can deplore more deeply than I do the sad necessity of carrying out, in any case, the extreme penalty of the law, however justly it may have been incurred, or be more desirous that the preroga tive of mercy should be exercised in all proper eases; and it is, therefore, • meet painful, though imperative, duty to inform you that her Majesty's government, after the fullest and most anxious examination of all the circum stances of Burke's case, has been unable to discover any such mitigating circumstances as would justify recom- mendatiori that the prerogative of mere; alsoidd be ex ercised in his favour, or would warrant any interference with the sentence pronounced upon him, further than by the remission of those seessories annexed by the law in cases of high treason." Rev. Canon Purr—May we ask your excellency if you think that, by presenting the petition at the foot of the throne, we might hope for the exercise of her Majesty's gracious clemency LORD-LIEUTZNANT—I am afraid in this case there is no possibility Rev. Canon Pon—We know that your excellency's heart is diaposed towards clemency, and we would say that if you could hold out any hope of the prayer of our peti tion being granted, the clergy and people of Ireland would be most anxious to urge it, and bow their heads before her Majesty's throne ; and, for the sake of the country for which she is so deeply interested, perhaps she may eventu. ally be graciously pleased to exercise her prerogative of mercy. If there was any possibility of this, I doubt not that a deputation from this body would proceed to the foot of the throne, and present the memorial. Losti-Lizursnorr—l am afraid it is impossible for me to hold out any hope whatever, the question has been so fully considered. lam afraid it is impossible. LORI; CHANCELLOB—Yes. Rev. CANoN Pore—Would it be possible to induce your excellency to say there was still ► chance? I.oßD•Ltctrraxexr—l am afraid not. lam afraid I can hold out no hope. Rev. Dr. BrxArr—Would your excellency say it was possible to extend the time to enable further efforts to be made Loan-LiEuTrxANT—I am afraid I cannot do that. (To the Lord Chancellor)—Do you think bo? LORD CHANCELLOR- I am afraid not. Mr. RICHLIU) ALLI.N-1 can assure your excellency that the exercise of clemency would have a good effect. There is a very strong feeling in favour of it. 1 never saw so great an anxiety to sign a memorial. The feeling 'livery general indeed—both amongst the public and the Society of Friends, of which I am a member—that the exercise of clemency would be attended with the very best effects. Loau-Luturgrwir —I am afraid it would be impossible for me to hold out any hope in this case. Alderman IdortAn thanked the Lord-Lieutenant for the promptitude with which he had replied to the memorial. The deputation then withdrew. The Freeman's Journa/ of yesterday says :—" We are in a position to state that the warrant for the execu tion of Burke was yesterday transmitted from the office of the clerk of the crown to the sheriff of the county. This, we may observe, is a formal proceeding, and does not necessarily indicate that all hopes for a commutation are at an end. The warrant Maned yesterday is the official inti mation of the court to the sheriff of what has taken place—th►t is, that Burke was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to be executed on Wednesday, the 29th ; and then the warrant authorizes the sheriff to carry out the order of the court. If the dread sentence of the law should be carried out, it appears that one of the convicts in the prison has offered his services as executioner, which have been accepted. To-day being the anniversary of the birth of her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen would be a most auspicious time to extend the royal clemency to the condemned man, whose death would accomplish no desirable object, and whose reprieve would be rr,irdial by all classes of the community as an act of mercy worthy of the great sovereign of a great empire.• CABINET Councn..—There will be a cabinet council this (Saturday) afternoon, at half-past 3 o'clock ; at the Earl of Derby's official residence in Downing-street. \VINDSOR, FRIDAY.—The forty-eighth birthday of her Majesty the Queen was this day celebrated by the inhabitants of /the royal borough with the customary honours. Early in the morning joyous peals were sent forth from the towers of the Chapel Royal, of St. George and St. John's Church, which were repeated at intervals throughout the day. At 1 o'clock a royal salute was fired from the corporation ordnance in the Long-walk, by the town boinbadier, and at the Maine hour royal salutes were fired from the Adelaide frigate, on Virginia-water, and at Fort Belvedere, in the Great Park. The houses along the principal streets were gaily decked with flags and banners. In the evening a large party of the inhabitanta dined toge ther at the White Hart Hotel in honour of the day. A fat buck, sent by command of her Majesty from Windsor Great Park, with other choice viands, graced the table. Mr. F. K. Copeland, the mayor, presided. " The Queen," and other loyal and patriotic touts, were done honour to in the choice wines of the worthy host, Mr. Johnson. The pleasures of the evening were much enhanced by some excellent singing of the choir of St. George's Chapel. Last night Lady Carew gave her first musical party this reason, at her residence in Belgrave-equare. Some of the most distinguished Italian artistes assisted on the occasion—MM.. Titiene, Madame Trebelli, Signor Bettinl, Signor Hoed, Signor Graziani, Signor Gardoni, ke. Mr. Benedict presided at the pianoforte. The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mock lenburgh-Strelitz and the Hereditary Prince Adolphus honoured the Earl and Countess of Wilton with their presence at dinner last evening, at their family man sion in Grosvenor-square. There were present the Duke of Rutland, the Earl and Countess of Bradford, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, the Earl and Countess Vane, the Earl and Countess of Cork, Lord and Lady Foley, Lad Dunkellin, Hon. Frederick C►l thorpe, Mrs. %Me Cochrane, Dr. Quin, Mr. Courtenay, and lady Caroline Cast in waiting on the Grand Duchess. The Bishop of London yesterday confirmed morn than 400 young persons at St. James's Church, Pad dington. The Right Hon. E. P. Bonverie, M.P., and Mr. Ling, M.P., had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in Downing-street, yesterday. Mr. Clarkson Stanfield will be buried at Renaal green on Monday. _ Wstrnsirorris ABBEY.—The Lord Bishop of Ox ford will be the preacher at the special evening cervices in Westminster Abbey at 7 p.m. to-morrow. _ . UNITED RILFORM DEMONSTRATION IN MANCHU TER.—Greta preparations are being made to secure the success of the proposed Demonstration in Manchester on Saturday next. The demonstration is being organised by a joint committee, consisting of eight members of the exe cutive of the National Reform Union, and eight of the Reform League. In addition to the numerous branches and friends of the two reform associations, it L confidently expected that not leas than 20,000 members of various trades, friendly, and temperance societies will join the pro- cession. It is hoped that each town in Lancashire and the surrounding counties will send in their contingents. The procession will walk through the principal streets of the city, finally proceeding by Stretford-road (one of the finest roads out of Manchester), to • large field near Brook's bar, where the several meetings will be held. In order to suit the general convenience of those coming from • dis tance, the time for the procession to start is fixed for 4 o'clock pan. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THIS DAY.) The Times hardly knows how to believe that the Fenian", M`Cafferty and Burke, are destined for the doom of the gallows. With the excuse of lamentable ignorance and folly they may be allowed to be patriots, and there fore martyrs and heroes. blTafferty has been a brave sohlier, the comrade of gentlemen, and accepts the dis astrous conclusion of his career with calmness of spirit and grandeur of soul. But yet these men so far from proving any charge against England, du not bring against her a single grievance national or personal. They give her a bad name and nothing more. Condemning the delays which lead it to doubt whether either ministry or opposition has that single-minded desire to pass a Reform Bill for which both claim credit, the Times again upbraid' the government for their vacillation in first acquiescing in Mr. Hodgkinson's amendment and then practically withdrawing from it. If they are wise they will at once retreat from such an undignified position, and turn the third and fourth clauses adrift. The Daily News shows how Mr. Disraeli, in his treat ment of compound householding, has simply travelled round a circle, arriving at the spot from which he started, and in feigning to accept and give effect to the principle of Mr. Hodgkinson's amendment covertly reverses it. Happily Mr. Disraeli, though incessant in errors, is not tenacious of them. The Herald tells the conservatives that if they are only true to themselves they have • better chance than they ever had before, of moulding the course of the measure, so as to remove from it the reproach of being household suffrage and nothing else. The Standard defends the new clauses, and cannot con ceive that any honest man can wish for more, but does not anticipate that any great dispute can arise about it. The 're egrapA warns the government that if Fenianiam is stained by the law with blood, the cause will pin Buell dignity that national feeling may be enlisted on its side for a generation to come, and we may have to pat down another rising with an iron hand. If they hang one traitor they must hang all, and in that case we shall be back again in the bloody assize of Judge Jeffries. This is not a party, but a national question, and the responsibility of what the government does will rest upon the whole country. The Star trusts that the deputation who are exerting themselves for • commutation of the capital sentence on the Fenian convict Burke, will take measures, short as is the time now left them, to have their prayer laid before the queen herself. Next Wednesday is the day fixed for the execution of Burke ; and as he was by no means supremely guilty, or alone in his guilt, we must infer that if the death sentence be carried out in his ease it will be followed by the execution of some, at least, of the other Fenian' already condemned to die. The revival in our days of inch a " Bloody Assize " would be as impolitic as it would be odious. THE WEEKLY PRESS. The Saturday Review assumes that the objections to the new oompoundhouseholding clauses are as obvious to Mr. Disraeli as to everyone else ; but some of the faith ful creatures he is managing want to have two looks at the mile-stone. They like to shy a little, if it were only in memory of the days when they ran wild and untrained on the free heights of toryism. The house will know how to accommodate him, and will strike this absurd clause out for him, and then he will bow to the will of parliament, and the mile-stone will be safely passed and everybody will be happy. The BairWiner will not lightly forego the hope that upon further reflection ministers will hold to the sound, and drop the unsound portion of their new propositions. If they will only adhere to that which carries into effect the abrogation of the present compounding system, they may reckon on the support of en overwhelming majority in parliament and upon the grateful applause of still more overwhelming preponderance of opinion out of doors. There are too many men on both sides eager to clutch at any pretext for slamming the half-opened door in the face of the people. If we cared only for party we should stand by and silently wait for the perpetration of No fearful and fatal a blunder—fatal because it would wreck all claim to public confidence in publ a men—fearful because it would justify and necessitate the outburst of new and perilous agitation. Strongly condemning the reported resolve of the cabinet to execute the Fenians, Burke and M'Cafferty, the Exa miner remarks that it is a bad beginning for Mr. Hardy, by whose hand the at of death must be sent to Lord Aber corn. Should this execution take place, it will put us back fifty years, and place us in the category of govern ments below that of France, America. and Italy. It is only in Rennin and in Spain that political prisoners made during a sedition are now objects of sanguinary vengeance. Is it possible to save us from this ignominy? Whenever women are admitted to the franchise, the Spectator thinks, it must not be a mere handful of the least It, sad this stately lesesuas they happen (accident. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (RErTLEN TELEGRAMS.) FRANCE. PARIS, ILLY 25. The Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia arrived here last night. They were received at the railway station by General Reilly, the aide-de camp of the Emperor. Count von Goltz and the entire personnel of the Prussian embassy were present, and their royal highnesses were conducted to the hotel of the embassy in an imperial carriage. The Crown Prince and Princess will be received to-day by the Emperor and Empress. English, Swedish, Danish, and Prussian aqua drone are expected at Cherbourg. A dinner was given yesterday at the English Embassy in honour of Queen Victoria's birthday. The Duke of Edinburgh was present, and all the guests were English. Coven were laid for 40. All the French ministers and the foreign ambas sadors in Paris attended the soiree which was given by Lady Cowley in the evening. The Moniteur of to-day publishes an account of a return banquet given at Brest by the pupils of the Russian instruction frigate Svetlaua to the pupils of the naval school. The healths of the Emperors of Russia and of the French were proposed respectively by the com mandants of the two schools, and received with loud cheers. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, MAr 23. The Minister of Finance publiehes this morning the financial returns for the first quarter of the current year. During this period the expenditure was 102,408,263 florins, and the revenue 86,107,401 florins, leaving a deficit of 16,300,862 florins. This will be covered by certain funds in the public Treasury, which are at the disposal of the govern ment, and by some extraordinary financial re sources, which are also available for that purpose. ITALY. FLORENCE, MAY 24. In to-day's sitting of the Italian parliament the government was requested to introduce measures against the Victor Emmanuel Railway Company, which had not fulfilled their engagements. The Ministers of Public Works and Justice replied that it would not in the public interest be advisable to declare the forfeiture of the company's privileges. Signor Ferrara has gone to Turin. The other ministers will leave here for that town to-morrow. TURIN, MAy 25. The Queen of Portugal, accompanied by the Duke de Louie, arrived here last night, and was received by the royal princes and the municipality. An immense crowd assembled to witness her Majesty's arrival, and great enthusiasm was mani fested. SPAIN. MADRID, MA', 25. A royal decree has been published to-day super seding several of the governors of provinces. The law imposing a tax on the internal stock will come into operation on the Ist July. AMERICA. (ir ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.) NEW YORK, MAT 24, 6 P.Y. Mr. George Bancroft has been appointed United States Minister at Berlin. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Closing prices :--Gold, 137 k. Sterling exchange on London, 1091. 5-20 United States Bonds, 1091. Illinois, 1151. Erie, 58k. Cotton : middling Upland, 27k. Petroleum, refined, 241. [The above telegram an ived in Londoa at 8.37 a.m., to day, Saturday.] EXPRESS FROM PARIS. Mow out owx ooaxxarowoxxx.) PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. The bill amending the law on naturalisation was passed yesterday with only 23 dissentient votes. The debate which preceded the division was in teresting. M. Picard and M. Marie, the principal opposition speakers, agreed with the government on the principle that it was expedient, and in ac cordance with the policy bequeathed by the revo lution of 1789, that the great French nation should afford all reasonable facilities for the adoption of s uch citizens of the world as may desire to become French citizens. So far as regards the reduction of the probationary period of ten years' residence to three, there is no difference of opinion. But, as M. Picard made bold to say, "whenever this govern ment presents a law having a liberal aspect you may be very sure that when you come to look into it closely you will find the concession more than counterbalanced by provisoes and restrictions." In the present instance the liberality of the measure is more apparent than real, because as the law stood the executive power could, for a variety of reasons, for the most part very arbitrary, reduce the perioa of ten years to one. The ten years probation was, therefore, little more than a stipulation in terrorem. On the other hand the new bill abolishes the dis tinction between grand and petty letters of natu ralisation, gives the executive power only a veto upon both, and deprives the Legislative Body of the power it had of deciding whether a foreigner should be so entirely created a Frenchman as to be eligible to sit in the Chamber. M. Picard and his friends would be willing to allow all foreigners without distinction to be fully naturalised subject only to a certificate of good conduct from the local authorities of the place of their residence. But if there is to be favouritism they object to deprive the Chamber of its prerogative for the benefit of the executive power. One of the principal ar guments of the government speakers, MM. De Parien and Baroche, was that the Chamber was bound by two important precedents—lst. The admission to the Senate of Prince Poniatowski, although he was duly naturalised by the Emperor ; and 2nd. The admission to the Corps Legislatif is 1863, in spite of vehement opposition by M. Picard and others, of Count Welles de Lavalette, an Ameri can citizen, to whom the Emperor had granted letters of grand naturalisation. The reply was that these were cases of persons admitted to take their seats in the chambers notoriously against law, but in pursuance of a via major, which it was impossible to dispute. It was insinuated that the desire of giving a legal sanction to those two cases had a good deal to do with the presentation of the present bill. In, the course of the debate it was alleged that the number of foreigners residing in France was 1,000,000, but M. Baroche said the correct figure was 600,000. During the short period, in 1848, that naturalisation was granted to almost any body who asked for it, as many as 1,570 foreigners were made Frenchmen. But since 1849, when the legislation of 1814 was subiltantially restored,very few naturalisations have taken place, not more than 30 $ year on an average. Some de puties complain that foreigners live in France on too easy terms, enjoying all the substantial benefits of citizenship without many of its burdens, such as the liability to serve in the army, and the National Guard. The Chamber, however, showed no dispo sition to force foreign residents to clothe themselves with the rights of French citzenship. The privi lege of doing so by those who may esteem it a pri vilege, is rendered far more practicable by the bill just voted. The Prince Royal of Prussia, with the Princess, wLo was expected here yesterday evening, delayed his journey, but he was telegraphed as having arrived at Charleroi at noon to-day, and is expected at the Northern Railway station in the Rue Lafayette at half-past 6 this evening. It is more than probable that their royal highnesses, notwith standing the fatigue of their long journey, will attend the celebration of the Queen's birth-day at the British Embassy this evening. The Patric thinks it expedient to deny that the Emperor invited the Sultan to Paris ; it was only after his Turkish Majesty had expressed a wish to come that Napoleon 111. said he would be happy to see him. At the Bourse there was great heaviness during the greater part of the day, and Rents went down to 69fr. 60c. ; but a rapid recovery towards the close of business brought prices up to yesterday's level. The last quotations were 69fr. 70c. and 69fr. 821 1 c. Credit Foncier fell llfr. 25c. GERMANY. (FROM 0131 OWN FRANKFORT, MAY 21. The settlement of the Luxemburg question has given general satisfaction here, as it was no conces sion to France, but to the unbiassed opinion of the friendly powers. Still it cannot be denied that France has carried a great point, as the defensive system of Germany has been weakened on the Ardennes frontier; but the calling out the Prus sian Landwehr twice in two years would have been such a calamity that no military success would have compensated for it. The peace de monstrations in France have not been responded to in this country, as they would have had a theatrical appearance. There is no party in Ger many which wants war in order to increase the national territory. During the whole dispute, public feeling in the south was strongly in favour of Prussia, but now a re action has taken place. The governments will not join the Northern Confederacy, and are therein supported by the people. The former consider themselves safe from foreign aggression by their treaties of alliance with Prussia, while the latter won't sacrifice their liberty without stringent necessity. A declaration to that effect on the part of Dalwigh, in the Darmstadt Chamber, has been approved by the majority. The case would be different if the government understood how to conciliate public opinion, instead of coercing it by police regulations. Emigration to the United States is more extensive than ever, many young men flying from the military service. A new sort of emigrants are the Czechs, but this is not attributable to political rea sons but to the impossibility of getting land to cultivate in a country where so much property is yet in the bands of the nobility and the monas teries. With regard to the rinderpeat, the reports circu lated are much exaggerated. There is not one word of truth in the statement of the Mumiteur, that the disease has broken out in this neighbour hood. There has not been one single case in fifty miles round. A military cordon has been drawn by Prussia and Bavaria round the districts of Thu ringia where the disease is raging. Our crops present an excellent appearance, and a plentiful harvest is expected. THE BETTING ON THE DERBY. The Field condemns the custom which has sprung up of detailing the sums lost and gained in racing, and mentioning the names of winners and losers. Airs Life, too, is very guarded in reference to the matter. Some of the sporting papers, however, show less delicacy. The Sportsman says the race altogether has been particularly disastrous to the professional bookmakers, many of whom did not succeed in getting more than two-thirds round, while not a few, in their attempts to square up tl•eir books and make matters somewhat easier, altogether overlooked, or at least never gave a thought to the winner, and conse quently—in ring parlance—" got a faoer" for their neglect. The principal winners are W. Chaplin, Capt. bfachell, Sir F. Johnstone, Sir C. Legard, and Mr. Walker, who all throw in for large stakes. Some heavy losers are, how ever, reported, particularly among • certain section who have latterly tried their hands at "amateur bookmaking " " I have every reason to believe that the two or three in dividuals with whose particular names rumour has been so officiously busy will be as punctual with their accounts at Tattensll's on Monday and Tuesday next as they have heretofore shown themselves. The past Derby has been, from the very commencement of speculation, unusually prolific of heavy gambling, in which the winner has played a peculiarly prominent part. Among the large number of leviathan cross bees between him and others that have been decided by the race of Wednesday, were the 50,0001. even Hermit versus The Palmer, and the 5,000/. even Hermit terms Marksman ; and I should say that now the Duke of Hamilton will thank his stars that his little transaction of 180,0001. to 6,0001. against Hermit, was subsequently cancelled, on the ground that the evening's amusement will not always bear the morning's reflections." The same writer, referring to the Oaks, says that not • few of those who had suffered severely on the Derby seemed '.to be of opinion that they had nothing to do but to pile the money on the mare to pull back all their losses, and simplify matters for " settling day," but the result proved most unmistakably that they had reckoned with out their host. "As it was, beware:, speculation proceeded most briskly—thousands were betted as though they were so many marbles—and • commission to lay out 10,000/. on Achievement, which, it was whispered, emanated from • certain high quarter, was executed in almost as little time as it takes me to record the fact, two transactions of 3,000 to 1,000, one of 2,000 to 600, and 1,000 to 300, booked twice, swallowing up the whole amount." Some of the papers contradict the story that Daley, the jockey had received • doceur of 8,0001. The sum actually given him, it appears, was 3,0001. The Tines remarks that the fact that large fortunes are known to have changed hands upon the race for the Derby may probably render the Epsom Meeting of Shia year infamous in the annals of racing. Betting has become the life and soul of racing, and the passion for desperate pecu niary adventures, which finds a vent on the Paris Bourse and the gaming-tables of Germany, has in England taken almost exclusive possession of this nataonalpsatime, andadeteriora tion in the morality of the turf has followed. To speak plainly amateur, who sometimes win do so either by obtaining clandestine information or by the circulation of false re ports. It is difficult to say which of these is the most indefensible. It concerns interests recognised as public when the inheritor of • princely fortune gambles away not only the wealth earned by the genius or valour of his ancestors, but the position which not even wealth can recover. " How often do we see an eldest son, with nothing that he can call his own, plunging into speculations upon which the possible gains are to if o into his own pocket, but the probable losses must be paid by mortgages on the family estates, or out of saving. destined for the portions of his younger brothers? It is not easy to speak too severely of tbo heartless selfishness which thus play. at haphazard with property in which many others have an in terest, and of Which the life tenant in on should consider himself but a trustee. It would well if parents would resolutely decline sny liability for 'debts of honour' thus contracted, and leave the winners to their remedy at law. This is not • time at which it is safe to neglect the safeguards or responsibilities of • privileged position, and nothing would more effectually shako the territorial power which our nobility still retain than • few con opicuous examples of great houses impoverished and de graded by gamblin" We read in the Army awl Nary Gazette of to day :—" We understand that the Duke of Cambridge has decided on calling upon • general officer of her Majesty's army to resign his commission in consequence of his name having been associated with • recent notorious turf scandal. Although this is not the first occasion in which this officer has appeared in an unfavourable manner before the public, we believe that the Duke of Cambridge has only decided on taking this step on the general in question having de clined, on the ground that pecuniary embarrassments render his presence in London impossible, to appear before a private court of inquiry of his brother officers at the Horse Guards. We believe that the Secretary of State for War has fully concurred with his royal highness in the course proposed." Mr. Ch►plin, the owner of Hermit, has given 250 guineas to the almshouses of Epsom, which shelter twelve poor widows. _ _ The following horses that ran in the English Derby are also engaged is the Grand Prise at Paris, nazaelr:—Marksrasa, Vauban, Lord Hastings, Julius, Dragon, Man of Bois, D•Estonrnel, and °wain Calrador. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS POE TAR ENSUING WEEK. The following notices of motions and orders ‘, the day stand in the order book of the Rouse of c mons for the ensuingweek ' • MONDAY, MAT 27. °amnia 011 , THE MAT. Representation of the People Bill — committee ; Sapp, —report; Ways and Means—committee ; r ne d,,, d „ ; (Gratuities and Expenses)—report thereupon ; sstinstyt Bill—committee ; Army Reserve Bill—mooed mik e . Militia Reserve Bill—second reading • Admiralty J s tion Bill—second reading ; Land 'Tax Commissiosee, Names Bill—committee ; Railway Componk. committee ; Limerick Harbour (Composition of D t i t Bill—second reading ; Public Records (Ireland) B ili _ ox naittee ; Local Government Supplemental (Re. y ) yti —committee ; Public Works, H a rbour,, g e , —committee thereupon ; Supply—committee ; h er Harbour Orders Confirmation Bill—third malt( . Pendens Bill—second reading ,• Judges Ch am b ers spatoh of Business) Bill—second reading; Public 84 . 4 Bill—second reading ; Vice-Admiralty Courts Aat Ase 4, meat Bill—second reading ; Masters and Workmen Bib. sec o nd reading • Tramways (Ireland) Acts Asada% _ Nonce or Morioxi. Mr. William Edward Forster—To ask the Se em ., of State for the Home Department, whether the isR tier's, promised more than two months a go , rel et ,,, the employment of volunteers in aid of the civil tet e have been prepared ; ma k if so, whether he w ill their purport, and when e will lay them on the i e v., / the house. (At half-past 4 o'clock.) The Chancellor of the Exchequer—That the sta b i l orders (19th July, 1864) relative to morning F ath oms read, and suspended, and to move the folloning reach, tions :—" That, until the house shall otherwise order, 4, house will meet on Tuesday and Friday during the pr een merlon, at 2 o'clock, and proceed with private petitions, motions for unopposed returns, and leaseTa absence to members, giving notices of motions, queu es to ministers, and such orders of the day as shall har e ha t appointed for the morning sitting. That on such d m if the business be not sooner disposed of, the hose aji suspend its sitting at seven o'clock and at t at minutes before seven o'clock, unless the hoes slam otherwise order, the Speaker shall adjourn the debate* any business then under discussion, or the chairman sl a g report progress, as the case may be, and no opposed nets shall then be proceeded with. That when such k e . nets has not been disposed of at seven o'clock, unless the house shall otherwise order, the Speaker for the &thus, in case the house shall be in committee) do leave the doe, and the house will resume its sitting at nine o'clock, ein i the orders of the day not disposed of at the men* sitting, and any motion which was under discussion at ten minutes to seven o'clock, shall he set down in the ads book after the other orders of the day. That wherever tin house shall be in committee at seven o'clock the eluirm s a do report progress when the house resumes its sittinv TUESDAY, MAT 28. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. The °Vora? Don—Political and other offenders. Ti call the attention of the house to the desirability of maim a distinction between the treatment of person a r0n ,,,,,1 of political offences and those condemned to penal swinish for other crimes ; and to move a resolution. Kr. T. Hughes—lndustrial and Provident Societies Ads Amendment—Bill to amend the industrial and Foulest societies acts. _ ORDRES or THE D. Attorneys*, Bill—adjoanisa de bate on second reading ; Lend Contracts (Ireland) BA— committee ; Mixed Marriages (Ireland) Bill—canine, Thames Embankment and Metropolis Improreness (Loans) Bill--second reading ; London Coal sad !jr Duties Continuance Bill—second. reading ; Metropoliti Improremnats Bill—second reading; Ecclesiastical Titl Act Repeal Bill—second reading; Execution of Deeds It —committee ; Railway (Guards' and Passengers Comic nation) Bill—committee ; Metropolis Subways BiL second reading • West India Bishops and Clergy hit committee ; Bankruptcy Bill committee ; Jodi= Debtors Bill—committee ; Bankruptcy Acts Repeal Iti oommittee. WEDSZIMAT, NAT 29. ORDEZR OF THE DAT. Uniformity Act Amendment Bill—second reading E:, cation of the Poor Bill—second reading ; Church Damp's Act Amendment Bill—second reading ; Commons la, sure Act Amendment Bill—second reading. Ncracca or 11 Mr. Selwyn—On second re.ding of Uniformity la Amendment Bill, to move that it be read . seoosiu upon this day six months. THUIIBDAY, MAY 30. (ADM{ OF Tilt DAY. Petit Juries (Ireland) Bill—ece;nTittee ; Court °l(t* eery (Ireland) Bill—committee ; Common La. Couro land) Bill—second reading Charitable Donstion el Bequests (Ireland) Bill— committee; Courts ol lag Offices (Ireland) Bill—committee; Writs Registries (Scotland) Bill—second reading ; Sir John Pais Charity Bill—second reading ; Tenants Naomi* (Ireland) Bill)—adjourned debate on amendrunt * second reading ; Land Improvement and Leolm dw land) Bill--second reading ; Public Health IFestba4 Bill—committee ; Railways (Scotland) debate on amendment on second reading ; La* Pro perty Improvement and Leasing (Ireland) I:lll—seed reading ; Amos:nations of Workman Bill—adjourned bate on accord reading ; Bridges (Ireland) mittee. NOTICES or Mottos.. Mr. L. Kin g —lidi.iat;" Act Amsndmen— Bill to explain and amend an act passed in the 18th years of her present Majesty, chapter 113, intit,ad "An act to amend the law relating to the admiartrana of deceased persons." Mr. Conolly—On second reading of Temuits Teapot meats (Ireland) Bill, to move that it be read a stamina. upon this day six months. Mr. Bearden—On second reading of Tenants lagels• meats (Ireland) Bill and Land Improvement and L. 411 (Ireland) Bill, to move on amendment that they be vele drawn, and the Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Leasing Powers (Ireland) Bill, and the Intess. meats (Ireland) Bill, which was brought in in 1n.12 by lib present Chief Secretary for Ireland and the then Ake's? and Solicitor-General for Ireland, which passed ale Was by a large majority, be substituted. Sir F. Heygate—ln the event of the Tenants Impose. meats (Ireland) and the Land Improvement and Leong (Ireland) Bills being read a second time, to move thst del be referred to a select committee. FILIDAT, MAT 31. NOTICC4 OF MOTIONA. going ;;Irb;;Ziii.;;iliupplr. Mr. Synan—To call the attention of the house to the report of the 10th August, 1866, of the committee 'P pointed to inquire into the rank, pie, and winos of the medical officers of the army, and to wore—Thst in de opinion of this house the alteration made in the mei warrant of the let day of October, INSB, ha not oh "P e ' rated prejudicially to the interests of the thediad P go. lion, but produced an injurious effect upon the sibury service of the country, and that it would tend to procure' better qualified clue of medical officers, and theretyPre mote the greater efficiency of the military sense face' if the recommendations of the said committee wets out in their integrity. Mr. Moncrieff —To call attention to the sbde el edaci two in Scotland, and to ask what course der Mar! government intend to follow in regard to the moat of the royal commission on that subject. Mr. Chichester Forteacue—To caU the attentimei 6 house to the present position of the Qitevn's I wersty Ireland. THE MEETINGS OF SCIENTIFIC SticIETIO ENBUING WElGL—Monday—Geogryphkal, 1. ?emery. Tuesday—Royal Institution. Analysis," Prof. Miller ; Civil Engineers* 9, 17 "".".; Conversazione. Wednesday—Society of Art*. s."".'", Supply of Metropolis," Mr. Denton. Thunday—Roo Institution, 3, "Ethnology," Prof. Iftilley; Anthlu r4 Friday—Royal Institution, 3, "Chemistry of Primeval World," Mr. Hunt. Saturday-1 0 1 11 I ° 4 ' l. tion, 3, "Ethnology," Prof, Huxley. A Sydney correspondent writes to the EnY 4 Independent :—" There has been some exciteinest amongst the lovers of cricket by the presence in the e.k 3 l of the aboriginal team, under the direction of a w e ll-litr es player named Willa. Much credit is due to care he has taken in training his men. Though the could hardly compete with the All England Elcres. it 3 " proved equal and even superior to many of the celrl clubs. Considering that the aboriginal IVA/ a l4 O lO bunted down in the last generation a+ were than wet it is, to say the least, satisfactory to di•iceieer the P"' generation owning that there is some go.d anwhr i which may be developed by careful tinining, ll 04 4" only appear at present in the cricket-field." The Ringwood cattle market in t,, i.e-^P enel the beginning of next month ; and the foundation mfr. a new town-hall and market-place town next week. THZ SOOT CH REroRM BILL. members have carried their opposit , of seats portion of the Scotch Ref point. Yesterday afternoon a der the meeting lest Monday—Mr. Lail were the representatives—waited tr the Exchequer to remonstrate wits nosed taking of small towns out of tion with existing burghs, and to CO counties contemplated by the reform raeli heard with great patience the a the deputation in support of the Sco and he admitted that there was force deserved full consideration, and pro:, Solely should not be overlooked. T vet 7 much pleased with the interviei rally understood among the Scotch in the evening, that a redistribution eordanoe with their views would be verunsent.—Adartissr. me se is to he la" —The Seotch •bcril iMon to the iliAtibyfl, efonn to p7f,T, e utstion and Mr. BO d upon the ith him i igrinst ts. f counties for eondetail the &ro w . "nu uiraeury Kr , 1 argunient. %Uri Scotch members reeve in them—that.. romised that they The detnitstm o view, and it wet r: kh rt:presentannl4lo., .: On scheme more ton b e su bstituted by r (Home P the Lord 11 of the Ulm stolen on or prcHerST of Detective be arrest , this morn the prisons Lombard-sti in the same I bank, and each of tb tinnier'. H amount and money-char Str►nd. A the Ulster Hone to app told the art arrested, ti stolen notes ever notes h by, and ti transactions been betti, dom. Wit and on warn rings, and • street, Mile- On the ap mended the meantime tc m~ &boat five y A young , on the prevk and saw the drank. She upon a little dashed it up and ran awe Richards any the flagstone custody. r The child mechanic, et back of her 1 The prism she was doir In .newer the prisoner with drunke The =gist Inhumanity, ordinary wa3 Aggravated , imprimonmen Denialsin Christ Coßei Police-ooni duty by the 1 prisoners she Ile watched continued he to them. _ Mr: Daym being boys. better. Wm Ins from Epi Cozurtable them. Tbey The prisons Mi7Dams them each le would have II George Gioa with a simik peas at penes in traps. He Mr. Myrna Alfred TA( Alfred Ritclu peas at pers, street of Clap Mr. Dayma in these hove Harrousl— Mr. Daynia peas in panne Kitchener— Oaks and I v an opposition shooung. W other bus had Mr. Molina Ilona wi A comica l 1 when the ni was dressed ii long hair darn own clothes, Polios-oonsi day evening saw the pew and he was al front of some that he after, and saw him persons, sayii received save t 047 he said 1 The prisons day, he put in magistrate w punished by Mr. Dayma mended him arising out of It is said perplexed abc waa originally Boulevard de to Paris for ar that the didic Boulevard de The Veil will preach th ICIOITOW. DOWNING Pleased to an Colonial &Dori CRYN?AL this day', Gra this morning, would he one at the Palace. this ee en i ug. Filar DA' Th 7 da orTrinitye Lord Ch., occasion. Thi 13 4, of which Common Plea anahk additio third reading i Cranworth wil that da7 alz Caeca IN et esues in th that thane p u )arias. scaluedraoiSv at l": 4 2: thed est'e neir o ljecY ' l e. c ci l A oc irdao i m T D ai t k ig h t i Y me t ah c l 4 : 4 d • Mon e youn g Wit) ha bad tale n it . 67 9t7 bottles tau Ther Thelxuly with the paren gamed had writ out suicide, an marsh was mac Me threat into called at the h father and mot Particularly thi Ying's-road, LIFEBOAT Ong a strew Proton. R.N.I ea the bar of th Pakefield Wets were thereupon Suit-naosed boa , 88 1. sad the oth 'mu the si gg i n Q►r Ona, with a Ira since bacon OtTER B IN man otter how try this we mous fields of ft ter. 281 a. in Water. Dottrel h Vii week. ply r