The Express. — London, England, 1867-04-09 00:00:00

CONSTITCTIONAL LIRE RALISM. -THE DAY.' nice One Penny —Office, 49, Euex•street, Strand. MAPPIN B ROTH ERS. —Establiahed A. D.lBlO. CHESTS of S IL VER PLATE for theCOLONIES, CUTLERY and SILVER PLATE tot FURNISHING. MAPPIN BROTHERS, LONDON-BRIDGE. IVIAPPIN BROTHERS, 222, REGENT- S-MST. BEN soN 'S WATCHES and CLOCKS. spe.A.d Appointment to II 11 fII I. I'l{l \ WALES. hri ‘l, 11.1sy :3 Dublin, I . I:LSS 10. nit ~ 1 0. 4 .Ke)h.“.itepeaters.Chrowerraphs,fic. I I Y— For 1100::eA11 Drawder imren,4 lurches, fie. ,t LIN 1,11 4 1,1 a - 4 1.1101..4 m Nlonogrdins, Crpitab, 1Ii:u le, I'l 11E. and WI of .t KT in hrotire. I,y Leading Artiste s 01 I' see Illustralq-41 Pamphlet, p..t tree. Iv. , t • q. - 11c 1.. all pyrtY the world. .1, I'. lIEV , Fs‘, • 111.11 MINI/ I•IKKET. I. , ry and Illy Slimy' Remus, .•• o 1 I LI tx:ATE-itiLL. I:ug1i:0 section, halm B ROWN and PO LSON'S CORN FLOUR ior 111ILDKEN's 1 . “ in - Mt '1 the sale other kLods are sometimes oncrot trattenot of ,labWN and l'irLSON'i. 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Ein•ov. ••• Wi lajoontio. ritanatrick. kc. ; Mls,es Eltavortity, Uratt.m, and Carlotta Leclereq. BI'RA ND. _____ TRrR EvEst..n, -.wv.rrok;%trrs AND WIVES. .Jr. nel. f..r.I.—Es%IKI:AI.oI; oIC, TIIE SEISsATIoN GOAT. Mews. rh..rue, and Tuner ; Nlesatunts Swanborough, Hughes, Wg...thcr.hy, .I.e.—suad THE I 1:ENS11 EMI! Itil lON. OUR CONTEMPORAtiIth. (THIS DAY.) THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 9, 1867. THE LIBERAL SCHISM. Yesterday a meeting of liberal members dissa tisfied with the course recommended by Mr. Gladstone was held in the tea-room of the House of Commons. Mr. Owen Stanley presided. The following are the names of the members present : H. Russell, A. Russell, Sir F. Crossley, G. Clive, Grant Duff, C. Seely, .1. Clay, J. 11. Smith, R. Dalglish, H. Lewis,. Colonel French, H. Fawcett, H. D. Seymour, L. Oliphant, John Locke, J. I). Dent, M. Biddulph, C. Samuelson, J. A. Sammie, Colonel Akroyd, James Wyl,l, Colonel Sykes, Sir H. Rawlinson, Sir E. T. Colebrooke, W. Morison, Crum-Ewing, W. T. M. Torten', L. L. Dillwyn, E. Potter, Alfred Seymour, D. M'Laren, lion. A. Kinnairi, Right Hon. J. Ileallam, Sir .John Hanmer, Serjernit Kinglake, Goldsmid, W. Jack-en, John Candlish,('. M. Norwood, J. 1.. O'Beirne. John Steel, D. J. Bearden, Captain Gridley, G. lhalgkinson, J. Pun. Mr. Clay moved a resolution to the effect that Mr. Gladstone should by requested to withdraw, or to direct Mr. Coleridge to abandon, every portion of the instruc tion except that which gave power to the committee of the whole house to alter the law of rating, and that in the event of this policy not being adopted by Mr. Gladstone" an amendment should be moved to Mr. Coleridge 's " in. struction," limiting it to that point to which the ministry were willing to concede. Mr. Locke was the seconder of this resolution, and among the members speaking in support were Mr. Harvey Lewis, Mr. Fawcett, and Mr. Jackson. Sonic considered the instruction alto- gether unnecessary, and that an effort ought to be made to consider the bill in committee without any further delay. Among these was Mr. M'Laren ; Mr. Candlish, Mr. Edmund Potter, and Mr. Dent spoke against defection from the recognised policy of the liberal leaders. Mr. Dillwyn also protested against the course taken by the meeting. Mr. Morrison declined to commit himself to the proceedings. Mr. Oliphant and other Scotch members fr.,nkly acknowledged, it is said, that they favour the government scheme because, as there are no compound holders in Scotland, it will introduce household suf frage there. Forty-eight hands were hehl up in favour of the resolution, and it was stated that there were nearly thirty other men in the liberal ranks, including Lord Elcho and Lord Robert Grosvenor, who, if a division were taken, would vote against Mr. Coleridge. It was next agreed that a deputa tion should immediately wait on Mr. Gladstone to com municate the determination of the meeting. This duty devolved on Sir John Haniner, Sir Francis Crossley, Mr. Seely, Mr. Jackson, Professor Fawcett, Mr. Locke, and Mr. Harvey Lewis. Those gentlemen lost no time in proceeding to Carlton House-terrace, and had an interview with their leader, accompanying theirstatement with many protestations that they intended to behave with the ut most loyalty during the discussions in committee. In his reply, Mr. Gladstone expressed his regret at the conclusion to which the meeting had come, but intimated that he should not refuse to acquiesce in the arrangement so strongly urged upon him ; on the understanding, however, that the government should distinctly accept the earlier Part of the resolution. A communication was subse quently made to Mr. Coleridge, who, it will be seen, even tually carried out the suggested arrangement. the Court. WINDSOR CASTLE, Aria 8. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, drove out this morning. l'rince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, has left the Castle for Greenwich-park. The Right Hon. Spencer Walpo'e and the Dean of Christchurch have also left the Castle. The Prince of Wales presided yesterday at a meeting of the PmviNional Committee of the Central Hall of Arts and Sciences. Present—Earl Granville, Lieutenant-General the Hon. C. Grey, the Right Hon. H. A. Bruce, Mr. H. Cole, Mr. E. A. Bowring, Mr. H. Thring, Mr. S. Fowler, and Lieutenant• Colonel Scott, R.E., secretary. The Japanese troupe bad the honour of being preseued to the Prince of Wales yesterday. A Committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council sat yesterday at the Privy Council-office, Whitehall, on the subject of the cattle plague. The lord■ present were the Lord President, the Duke of Richmond, Lord Robert Montagu, the Eight Hon. Spencer It. Walpole, the Right Hun. H. L Corry, and the Right Hon. Stephen Cave. THE PRI NI 'E CONSORT'S MEMORIAL CHAPEL. WINDSOR, MONDAY.—Thin morning shortly before 12, her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess Louise, drove from the Castle in a pony car riage drawn by two greys to the Chapel Royal of St. Ceoige, fur the purpose of inspecting the progress of the works in the Prince Consort's Memorial Chapel, formerly known as Cardinal Wolsey's Chapel. This fabric, it will be remembered, is being magnificently embellished with appropriate subjects in mosaic work by celebrated Italian artists, at the expense of the royal children. The ceiling is now completed, and the artists are now engaged on the paneling over the door-way. Her Majesty and the Pi M emo; Louise were received by the Dean of Windsor and the Hon. Mrs. Wellesley, who attended her Majesty and Princess during their stay at the Chapel. The Queen ex pressed her satisfaction at the progress of the works, a Bich amoot be completed for some months. The Earl of Derby has slightly improved during the last few days, but is still very weak. Some days must yet pass before his lordship will be able to leave bis bed room. The Duke do Nemours, the Duke d'Alencon, the Princess Marguerite, and the Princess Blanche have left Hadley's Hotel, Southampton, for Twickenham. His Excellency Baron Bentinck is suffering from a very severe attack of gout. THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY. (THIS DAY.) At the 58th quarterly meeting of the share holden, held at the Norfolk-street offices this afternoon, after the reading of the advertisement convening the meeting, by Mr. GRUNZISEN, the secretary, The subjoined report of the executive committee was presented. " The executive committee of the Conservative Land Society have the satisfaction to submit to the shareholders the annexed returns for the two first quarters of the present financial year : fIOLBORN. Tina Emmy), MY TIHIN NEXT. Mr. Delmore: Mame foot* and Leon-s.—And FLYING SCUD. Mews. Neville, Bel lmore Blake, Vollaire. Ac.: Mesdames F. Josephs, C. dattuders, Bessie Foote, Leases, Raymond, ok.e. BRITANNIA. lAN Est:Noir,. THE DREAM OF AILEEN. Mr. Howe and Miss S Miles YAUST nit, ARGUERITES MANOLK Mrs. Lane and Mewl:lines Jacobs, Edwin, and Booth. —Concluding with THE SAILOR'' , M r.. 1. Reynolds, &c. 171011 WATTS AT LONDON BRIDGE. ill/9 DL? —tfornin.f, 4b. Una Afternoon. sb. 174 TO-Molll.oW—Morning. sh. 40m Afternoon, ft. Qs. LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 9. THE state of affairs reported from every point of Europe forms an additional reason fur desiring such a settlement of our own great question of the day as would leave the nation free and able to meet whatever contingencies may arise with its united forces. As was to be feared, the French Government has felt itself too far com mitted in its negotiations for the acquisition of Luxemburg to be able to consider the King of HOLLANDS withdrawal from the negotiations as restoring matters to their former position. Thu action of the King of HOLLAND has had the effect of placing the power of Prussia in a stronger light thaa ever, and exhibiting Count BISMARVE as the master of the situation. The Emperor of the Fitexcii is meeting the crisis with great caution, but he is aware that it is one which may evolve con sequences fatal to his throne and dynasty, and we appear to be very far indeed from a settlement of this question. The effect upon Germany of what is taking place in France may be read in every communication from that country. The South German governments are drawing closer to Prussia, and the Parliament of the North German Confederation appears inclined to forego all discussion, and let the Prussian Government do what it pleases on condition of organizing victory. Yesterday the Parliament adopted Articles 119 to 64 of the Constitution by a large majority, and without debate. These articles related to details of the military organizal ; and subsequently the whole section on the Federal military system was considered, when, after a few explanations from the Government, all the amendments of the Oppo sition were withdrawn. Should a war break out between Pniasia and France, it is most impro bable that it would end without having produced changes far more important than the transfer of Luxemburg from the GRAND Brae, who now holds it so loosely. The independence of Belgium and Holland both would be in jeopardy. Nor would any change in the condition of those States be a matter which this country could safely regard with indiSerence. Considerations of this order, as we began by observing, make it a matter of great consequence to get the Reform contro versy, which is now dividing and weakening the nation, well settled beforehand. It is the more to be regretted, therefore, that matters have now taken such a turn as to deprive us of this lmpe. We wish to point out, espe cially to men of business, who may feel too limited MI interest in Reform to induce them to follow all the windings of the debate, that those radical members who are aiding the Government to pass its Bill with out the necessary amendments, do co with the deli berate intention of making the Bill the basis of further agitation. It is still more important to point out that a bill which, like this, will not admit the intelligent artisans of our large towns, must lead to disappointment, and assist those who delight in popular excitement. The country desires rest from agitation, but that rest it cannot enjoy under a bill which gives votes to the cor rupt householders of the smaller towns, and denies them to the masses of the intelligent working morn who are found in the great centres of the national industry. To pass such a bill is knowingly to pr.- tract our preserat divisions, and with them our weakness in presence of foreign dangers. RETEST .Ys IN THE NAVY.—It appears from a return to parliament issued today, and obtained by Mr. Childers, that Commander Wood at the time of his promotion bad served 6 years and !El days as naval cadet and midshipman. and 4 years and :t)3 days as lieu tenant. Commander .1. S. Graham, G years and 17 days as naval cadet and midshipman, and 4 years and 203 days as lieutenant. In 1M.55 lie served in the trenches before Sebastopol, and in 1857 was engaged in the destruction of ChMese war junks when he was slightly wounded. Commander Fittclarence at the time of his promotion had served e yeah ssoil 31 days an a naval cadet and midshipman, 1 year PM days as mate, and 4 years 21 clays as lieutenant. In ls::4 he commanded a rocket boat on tho attack on (Mesita. Commander the Bon. J. M. Yorke hail served 6 years and 1 day as naval cadet and midebipnian, 1 year 61 clays as mate and acting lieutenant, and 5 years 244 days as lieutenant, THE. LIBERAL SCHISM. The doctrine of passive obedience to a political chief, says the Times, has broken down on its first practical application. Mr. Coleridge's retreat last night was com plete, and a position was won by the government. Never in parliamentary history did au opposition select a worse method of attack. They had the choice of ground, and pitched upon a position in every respect to their disad vantage. Had a division been taken upon it, the ministry would have appeared as the proposers of a universal rating suffrage, the opposition as desirous of bringing it hack to a limit of 5/. rateable value. It is true that the govern ment requires the personal payment of rates by the voter, but this is a condition which might or might not be a bar to the acquisition of the franchise, according to the energy and prudence of the occupier. On the hustings the restriction would have dwindled to nothing. Even now Mr. Gladstone, as the amendments of which he h.s given notice will show, cannot persuade himself to to give up his :V. or id. rating franchise. This is a palpable error, but it is an error which will iloubtleis be corrected before Thursday. If the leader of the opposition would secure the tontinuml allegiance of the recalcitrant mem berg from below the gangway, who aisemblial in the tea room yestenlay, be must abandon the hope of establishing a limited rating franchise, and devote his ingenuity to the best method of obtaining an improvement of the conditions under which the universal rating franchise of the government is offered. The Tinits concludes by assuming, as the result of yesterday's debate, that a reform act will appear in the statute-book of 1867, conferring in boroughs a rating franchise subject to per sonal instead of class conditions. The jubilation of Mr. Disraeli and his party, the Daily remarki, is natural. Mr. Chulstone has hail the de 'durable weakness to yield to the dictation of a fraction of the party—sacrificing the 2.33 inciabera who were true to him to the forty-eight who were false. It is for Ishii to consider how far he can, with self-respect, accept a merely titular part in which he is to be habitually slighted and oserruled. Ile has been desirous to prevent disunion among the liberals, but in reality he has only prevented a notorious and visible disunion from displaying itself in a particular form and on a particular occasion. Mr. Gladstune's fault is not to know his importance to the nation, and to yield where, with the general sense of his followers supporting him, ho should insist. He is far more essential to his party than any section of it is to him. The Daily N.,. further urges that four.tifths of the liberal members are pledged to opposed the principle of personal rating and the inequali ties between voters, and it does not despair that at some future state of the measure means will be found ut guard ing against the dangers which the bill in its present state would occasion. The Post describes the withdrawal of Mr. Coleridge's instruction as the first substantial victory the government have gained during their tenure of Mike. If the proposal to draw a line is treated as a restrictive measure, the op position will encomiter the same risk of a damaging defeat iu committee. The tide has turned, and everything now promises success to government. The Ileruld makes spurt of what it term; the great liberal fiasco, and the Siamlard considers it as proved that Mr. Gladstone will not have the support of his party in any move that is contrary to the principle, or likely to prevent the success of the measure. While the Tch ymph is surprised at the self-willed action indulged in by a section of the liberal party, it sees no reason for much regret. Either they will or will not find their hopes realised ; they will or they will not be able, in alliance with other members, to make Mr. Disraeli drop his devices. if they can do this, they will obtain a very considerable measure indeed—a measure which its authors will view with a chagrin as peat as the country's satis faction. lf, on the other hand, Mr. Disraeli gets fresh favours front " the bands of fate," and twists and turns through the perils of committee ; if his bill can pass the House of Commons—and in such a house we know not what disaster is impossible—then the reform movement must and will begin again. The stor declares that a measure combini ng more ele ment. of evil and more claims to contempt than any oun stitutional scheme the world Las ever seen, has been allowed to slip out of the hands of the House of Commons with its absurdities unprotested against. Tho inference the public will draw is that the House of Commons is incapable of rising to a great legislative and constitutional occasion. That Mr. Disraeli is preferred by such a repre sentative assembly to Mr. Gladstone is only the crowning evidence of its being no representative assembly at all. The Day says that Mr. Gladstone, with all his large knowledge of political questions, with all his accomplish ments in the fields both of literature and philosophy, has yet to learn the character of the British House of Com mons. In speeches such as those of Mr. Lowe and Mr. Osborne last night, the Day sees only the impotent walk* of disappointed faction, not the patriotic protests of con scientious statesmen. FOREIGN QUESTIO2O4. The Times assures the Spanish government that if it relies upon internal dissensions to paralyse the action of Great Britain it will find itself woefully deceived. In the Tornado cam English notiousof justice have been flagrantly violated, and no one will be disposed to censure the deci• sire course adopted by Lord Stanley in demanding the un- conditional release of our countrymen ; but our right to exact an indemnity for the condemnation of the vessel is a different matter. No such reserve can be made in the case of the Queea Victoria, which is an act of simple piracy. It is thought by the Dairy Nears that the recommen dation to the Porte of the tire Powers to consult the Cretan Christiana as to the annexation of their country with Greece cannot remain unfruitful. The adventurers of Greece and Italy will take the registered wishes of the Powers as an encouragement to enterprise and a presage of success. The Cretans will receive irregular aid of all kind■, and the Ottoman government will find its task in creasingly difficult, while the pecuniary resources which were found insufficient during peace will not be adequate to the additional charge of a wearisome and unproductive war. At the same time it must be clearly understood that if England is unable to join the other powers she does not on that account oppose them, and it is satisfac tory to be able to feel sure that Lord Stanley has written nothing that can be fairly taken as the basis of a hope that, in a crisis which may determine its fate, the Turkish government would have the support of . England. The Star points out that through Belgium, which is more or less affected by the fate of Luxemburg, Englund may become more than an indifferent spectator in any contest that may arise. The Standard, anticipating the possible recourse to re prisals on Spain, hastens to add that reprisals do not ne cessarily involve hostilities. Unlike the prizes taken in actual war, the property thus acquired in no sense becomes the property of thy nation. It is taken simply in satisfac tim f the cl.tinis of iijured parties, and as soon as those claims arc satisfied the right to mike r,prisals ceases, and the surplus belon;a to the original owners. The Star says no portion of the press has hesitated to condemn the conduct of Spain ; the position taken up by Loral Stanley has been most cordially endorsed by political opponents as well as political friends ; but if he desires to retain this confidence he must not affect diplomatic re serve if force is on the point of being used. As be has re ceived no answer from the Spanish government, we pre sume sonic action is contemplated by the government, and it concerns the highest interests of the nation that the nature of that action be known. Before any serious step is taken a full explanation of its nature ought to be given to parliament, and the assent of the Commons obtained. It appears by a parliamentary return, issued this morning, that on the Ist of March, 20 English vessels of war, of 34,617 tons, and a complement of 5.313 officers and men were in the Mediterranean ; 29 vessels of 34,827 tons and a complement of 1,488 omen in North America and the West Indies ; 'J vessels of 7,647 tons and 1,115 men on the south•east oosst of America; 7' vessels of 7,•690 tons and 1,375 men at the Bast Indies; 3 vessels of 3,078 tons and 446 men at the Cape of Good Hope ; 19 vessels of 15,179 tons and 1,894 men on the West Coast of Africa station ; 14 vessels of 19,342 tons and 3,321 men in the Pacific ; 40 vessels of 30,246 tons and 4,628 men on the China station ; 6 vessels of 6,793 tons and 1,367 men in Australia ; and 1 surveying vessel with 90 men detached in the Straits of Magellan. It is proposed to establish a Chamber of Agri culture ar the county of Wilts. THE REFORM BILL. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS IN COMMITTEE. In committee on Representation of the People Bill, Mr. Gladstone will move in clause 3, page 2, line 5, leave out "two years," and insert "twelve months." Sime line, leave out "an inhabitant" and insert "the." Line 6, leave out " dwelling house within the borough and," and insert "house, shop, or other building, being either separately or jointly with any land within such borough occupied by him as owner, or occupied by him as tenant under the same landlord." Line 8, leave out from " has" to " and," in line 11, and insert " such premises must be of the yearly rateable value of 5/. or upwards." And, after the last-named words, insert :-4. Such occu pier must have resided in the borough, or within seven statute miles of some part of the borough, for the six months immediately preceding the said last day of July in such year. Mr. Ilibbert—Clans3 3, at end add, " Provided that where the owner is rated in respect of a dwelling-house instead of the occupier, the occupier may claim to be rated for the purpose of acquiring the franchise, in the same manner, and subject to the tame conditions in and sub ject to which an occupier may claim to be registered under the net of the 14th and 15th Victoria, in reference to com pound householders of a clear yearly value of not less than and all the provisions of the said act shall apply accordingly." Mr. Goddard—To move an amendment that the consi deration of the first and second pecuniary franchises for voters in counties and boroughs, in clause 6. be postponed until the house shall have had an opportunity of coining to a decision with reference to the lodger franchise, and subsequently to move that, in the event of • lodger fran chise being adopted, these two qualifications for the franchise be struck out of the bill. Sir H. Verney—To move a clause repealing the Act 22 George 111., c. 41, which "disables certain officers em ployed in the collection or management of her Majesty's revenues from giving their votes at the elections of mem bers to serve in parliament." PENIANISM AND THE WHITEBOY ACTS. MEMORANDUM TO IRISH MAGISTRATES. This morning was printed a copy of the circular lately issued to the Irish magistrates, in which their at tention is directed to the following summary of their powers and duties under the Whiteboy Acts, " the pro visions of which," writes Lord Naas, " will be found very valuable in the present circumstances." It will be seen that prominence is given in the summary to the fact that the various classes of offenders are liable to whipping. " 1. All persons armed with fire-arms or any other weapon, or appearing in any disguise, or wearing any un usual uniform or badge, or assuming any name or denomi nation not usually assumed by ordinary persona in their lawful occasions, who shall assemble, or who shall appear, alone or with others, by day or night, are guilty of a high misdemeanor, subjecting them to penal servitude, imprisonment, and whipping. 2. All persons who assemble and unlawfully compel, or by force or threats attempt to compel, anyone to quit his dwelling or employment, or who shall maliciously assault any dwelling-house, or who shall break into any house or outhouse, or cause any door to be opened by threats, or shall carry off any horse or mule, or any gnu or other weapon, money, or other property, or shall by threats cause same to be given up to them, are equally guilty, and liable to the same punishment. 3. Any person who shall write, poet, publish, or give any notice, letter, or message, exciting, or tending to excite, any riot or unlawful assembly, or combination, or threatening any violence to person or property, or demanding arms, ammunition, money, or other property, or requiring any person to quit any employment, is liable to the same punishment. 4. All persons aiding and abetting others in the commis sion of any of the above offences are equally guilty, and liable to the punishments abovemeutioned. L. All per sons who by drum, horn, fire, shouting, or any signal, excite, or promote, or attempt to excite or promote, such unlawful meetings, are also guilty of a high misde meanor. 6. Any persons who, by force or threats, un lawfully impose on or tender to any person any oath or solemn engagement are guilty of a grave misde meanor, and are liable to whipping and imprisonment. S. All magistrates and constables are empowered and bound to apprehend, disperse, and oppose all persons so engaged, and may call upon and command all persons who are not disabled by age or infirmity to assist them in so doing; and are fully indemnified for happening to kill, maim, or hurt any person in discharging such duty. 8. Any two magistrates having reasonable cause to suspect any person to be guilty of such unlawful rising, assem bling, or appearing as above mentioned, or of having been at any such unlawful assembly, or of intending so to be, may and are required to summon before them any such per son, and bind him over in his own recognisance to appear at the next assizes, and to be of good behaviour in the mean time ; and in case of refusal, such magistrates have power to commit such person to gaol. 9. Every magistrate has authority to summon any person within his jurisdiction whom he thinks capable of giving m►terial evidence as to any such offence, and examine him or her on oath, and hind such person in recognisance to appear and give evi dence, and on refusal to answer or to enter into recog- Dimino., to commit such person to gad." The above receipts, compered with the corresponding two quarters of the previous year, show an increase of 4,14411. 10s. ; the returns for the last quarter of 1867, com pared with the corresponding one of 1666, show an increase of 11,317/. 16a. Id. ; the total withdrawals since the forma tion of the society (1852), to Lady Day, 1667, are 296,2241. Ns. id. ; the total sale of land for the same period is 511,245/. P.. ; the reserve fund to Lady Day, 12147, is 13,256/. I ls. ; the register of rights ' , tends as fol lows :—Cornplete.l, 6,4(16; drawn, 3,356; seniority, 1,608 ; total, 11,660 ; deduct rights exercised on estates, lc., 9,116 ; unexercised rights, 2,542. The last share number on the register of rights by seniority of membership is No. 16,066. The last share number issued to Lady Day, 184 W, was No. 2...,(Wr.5. The new estates allotted since the previous re port were :—East London Estate, Forest Gate, 14 portion, Lith December, 1666 ; North London Estate, Finchley, Ist portion, 22nd March, 1867. As nearly the greater portion of the first allotment of the Forest Gate Estate has been already disposed of, the board will offer a second section of this fine building property near the Wanstead Flats in the course of the spring. The mansion and ornamental gardens of about seven acres, admirablT adapted for • private residence, or for a charitable institution, being close to the Forest Gate station of the Great Eastern Railway, w ill be for sale by private contract ; but if not disposed of before the end of May, will be allotted in due course. The executive committee, in the acquisition of the Forest House Estate, were persuaded that, from its extent and peculiar position as regards sepa rate roads, it was adapted for houses and villas for all classes of the community. The number of cheap trains running from the Ilishopagate station to Forest Gate, and the shortness of the transit, will enable the operatives to secure dwellings in • healthy locality, and to reach their places of work and business promptly, Forest Gate being only five miles from the City. The Finchley estate has been bought since the list report of the board, a portion allotted, and the whole of the plots thereon sold. The land has a frontage to the Regent's-park road, and is close to the new station on the Edgware, Highgate, and London Railway, which is connected with the Great Northern at the Seven Sisters' station, as also the King's. cross station, with extension to Moorgateadreet, City. The executive committee have the pleasure to report to the shareholders that two eligible estates have been purchased, namely, the Putney estate, No. 5, within a short distance from the station, and with frontage to the Wandsworth road, and the Malvern Link estate, at the foot of the Mal vern Hills, with frontage to the high road to Wor cester. The new Putney property is bounded on one side by the fourth Putney estate, which met with such a prompt sale. The board anticipates that the allotment will take place in the course of the en suing month. As regards the Malvern pink ettate, the ten ders for the roads will be advertised forthwith,and theland, which is near the Malvern Link station, will he offered in plots, commanding fine views of the Malvern Hills, on the Ist of May next. Despite of the inclemency of the weather the sale of land has been large, and satisfactory reports here been received of the progress and pnevect of building operations on the society's estate. Advantage will he taken of the spring for the completion of roads and works on various properties. The Conservative land Society has acquired since its formation ill estates for alkeinent, situated in 36 counties.-04ignedl RANF.I.ACIL Chairman. (Countersigned) CHARLES LEWIS WLENBISEN, Secretary." (Left sitting.) Mr. Hubbard intends to move on the 33di, " That it is inexpedient to raise a surplus revenue through the operation of terminable annuities by retaining as part of the inland revenue for the service of the year the pre sent duties on fire insurance, which are unjust in their incidence on property, and egpecially injurious to the less opulent portion of the community." _ . FAMILY QUARRELs. —I wonder whether anyone will read these pages who has never known anything of the b:tterness of a family quarrel ? If so, I shall have a reader very fortunate, or else very cold-blooded. It would be wrong to say that love produces quarrels ; hut love does produce those intimate relations of which quarrelling is too often one of the consequences—one of the conse quences which frequently seem to be so natural, and some times seem to be unavoidable. One brother rebukes the other, sod what brothers ever lived together between whom there was no such rebuking?—then some warn, word is misunderstood and hotter wonls follow and there is a quarrel. The husband tyrannises , knowing that it is his duty to direct, and the wife disobeys, or only partially obeys, thinking that a little independence will become her ; and so this is • quarreL The father, anxious only for his son's good, looks into that son's future with other eyes than those of his son himself—and so there is a quarrel. They come very easily, these quarrels, but the quittance from them is sometimes terribly difficult. Much of thought is necessary before the angry man can remem ber that he too in part may have been wrong ; and any attempt at such thinking is almost beyond the power of him who is carefully nursing his wrath, lest it cool ! But the nursing of such quarrelling kills all happiness. The very man who is nursing his wrath, lest it cool—his wrath against one whom he loves, perhaps, the heat of all whom it has been given him to love—is himself wretched as long as it lasts. His anger poisons every pleasure of his life. He is sullen at his meals, and cannot understand his book as he turns its pages. His work, let it be what it may, is ill done. He is full of his quarrel—nursing it. He is telling himself how much be has loved that wicked cue how many have been his sacri fi ces for that wicked one, and that now that wicked one is repaying him simply with wickedness ! And yet the wicked one us at that very mo ment 'hearer to him than ever. If that wicked one could only be forgiven how sweet would the world be again! And yet he nurses his wrath.—The Last Okroxicie of Baran, No. 18. Shares Shares Quarters ending In awl Total I Receipts. pewees& pietas'. Shares. Dee. 2s, Iwo .. IlAirch 11307 Totals to Michaelmas,• lOW 435 GS 221 162 C a. A. 21.70 .; 7 30;.4111 U 756 i r... 5 9sl j 66,640 IS 4 20,063 5,011 25,674 :9Ers,a2o t; to Grand totals to Lady Day, 1867 21,419 5,228 28,45. - .. '1,042,2c7 5 2 LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (asora'. TILXGRAMs.) PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Aram 9. This morning's papers state that in case of the recurrence of war the equipment of the troops would bo unchanged from that in last year's campaign. The North German army would be completely furnished with needle guns as well as the new Federal corps formed by the Saxon troops. The fortifications of Kiel Bay, Alsen, and Sunde witt are to be considerably extended in the spring, and rapidly carried on to provisional completion. THE HUNGARIAN DIET. PESTH, APRIL 8, Err we.. In to-day's sitting of the Hungarian Diet the ministers resigned their posts as members of the chamber, and announced their intention to submit themselves for re-election. In reply to a question, the Minister of the In terior said that the meeting of Lugos had been pro hibited, because meetings bearing an official cha racter were illegal without previous notice. Private conferences have nowhere been forbidden, and are being held in other towns. The Servian deputy, Branovacsky, asked whether the govertunent intended to bring in a bill for the autonomy of the Servian districts during the pre sent session. Reply to this question was post poned. Herren Chyczy and Deak brought in motions upon the relations of Croatia and Hungary. The former moved that, for the settlement of the Croa tian question, the ministry should bring about the convocation of the Croatian Diet in union with the Hungarian Diet, to which delegates from the dis trict of Fiume and the remaining Hungarian terri tories nut yet represented should also be sum moned. Herr Deal - moved that the inaugural diploma issued by the King, his coronation as soYercign, the representation of both countries, and the share of either in delegations to Vienna, alb kuld be con sidered as applying in common both to Hungary and Croatia. He proposed that in all other matters Croatia should receive the autonomy demanded by her Diet, in so far as it did not interfere with the territorial claims of Hungary. The debate npon these motions will take place to-morrow. ITALY. FLORENCE, APRIL 9. The Cabinet is stated have been completed by the nomination of Signor D'Afflitto to the Ministry of Public Works, and Count Cambray Digny to that of Commerce. Signor Sella delivered a speech at Moeso-Santa- Maria on the Bth instant, upon the condition of Italian finance. Ho stated that the total deficit for the Budget of 1867 was calculated at 500 millions lire. This was provisionally covered by Treasury Bonds, and the loan contracted by the National Bank based upon the forced currency of the notes of that establishment. The landed property of the clergy, he said, would only produce 40 millions lire an nually. The annual deficit under the present administrative organisation of the country amounted, continued Signor Sella, to 250 millions lire. It was, therefore, indispensably necessary to effect radical economies and reform the system of taxation. Signor Sella met with an enthusiastic reception, and his speech was greatly applauded. THE RUSSIAN BUDGET. ST. Pk. - TEKSBeRO, APRIL H, EVENING. At its sitting to-day the Council of State voted the budget for the coining financial year. Income and expenditure balance, each being 444 million roubles, including the budget for Poland. As compared with last year the revenue has in creased by l 6 million roubles, and the expendi ture by 19 millions. The returns front taxation show an increase upon the previous year. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, APRIL 8. M. Edouard Blancque, formerly Ottoman Consul General at Naples, has been appointed Ottoman Minister Resident at Washington. Prince Callemaji has been appointed envoy ex traordinary to Florence. The Minister of Marine has been dismissed. Prince Michel of Servia leaves on Thursday. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. IMPORTANT STATEMENT RES PECT :Ni ; LUXEMBU RG. (nom OCR OWN emtersrottnetir.) PARIS, MoNnAt EVENING„ To-day, after an extraordinary Council Mi_ maters, held at the Tuileries, the ftlaripi:s Moustier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, being sp a s cially delegated by the Emperor as a govenunest commissary, went down to the Corps Legislani,,,nd made the following important conitimiticiitim The Emperor has ordered me to acquaint you wil l the circumstances under which the Luxemburg arose and with the actual situation of the &Kai:. French government, being profoundly convinced L. • true and permanent interests of France are is mel up with the maintenance of the pence of Europa, it exclusively guided in its international idati , ,s l by pacific ideas. Accordingly it ilia not sponi.i. neously raise the question of the Crawl p l o y. The undecided position of Limburg and Luseniur;, ; To a communication from the cabinet of the Hague : 0 French government. The two sovereigns were thus c a n st i upon to exchange their views regarding the posk,si.,n Luxemburg. These inoriovrin., Intl not assmixo. official character when the cabinet of Berlin, bein g stilted by the King of the Low Countries as to its T. lag in the matter, invoked the •tipulations of the ti,air op 1/4:39. Faithful to the principles which have imarsily directed our policy, we have never considered thi- ac ,ui sition of territory as possible, but upon three coiliti o ," The free consent of the Grand Duke of Luxemburg ; the loyal examination of the interests of the great pow. : . ;! 1,, wishes of the inhabitants manifested by universal sulit.c 4 ,.. We are therefore disposed to examine the clauses of the treaty of litto, in concert with the other Cabinet. o f Europe. We shall bring to this examination a of the utmost conciliation, and we firmly believe tlia; the peace of Europe will not be troubled by thin incident. A short debate ensued, in the course of chick MM. Then and Berryer, referring to the inter pellations which had been presented at the open ing of the sitting, asked for the production of documents to enable the Chamber to understand the question in all its bearings. M. Rouher was understood to assert that there were no " French" despatches on the subject in existence, but he said that if a debate on the interpellations should be authorized by the bureaux the government would give all the information in its power. M. Thiers said the question had been debated in the free parliaments of Europe—at Berlin, London, and the Hague—and it was manifestly necessary that the representatives of the French people should have the fullest opportunity of expressing their opinions on a matter of such importance to the nation. M. Emile 011ivier objected to the Marquis de Moustier's communication that it made no reference to the Cabinet of Berlin, whose oppo sition was the only cause of the difficulty. M, Rouher said M. 011ivier misunderstood the matter. The Cabinet of Berlin was to be consulted as .ms of the powers that had signed time treaties of 1a39. The conversation then dropped, and the discus sion of the municipal bill which was on the order I of the day went on before empty benches, most of the deputies having rushed out to the Salle des Pas Perdus, where they formed themselves into groups and exchanged ideas with much animation on the momentous event of the day. Three sets of inter pellations on the Luxemburg question have been presented : first, by M. Jules Favrc ; second, by M. Larubrecht ; and third, by MM. de Saint Paul Josseau, Larrabiere, Wgris, Laurent Descours, Terme, Chagot, and Louvet—all members of the majority. It is my opinion—though many friends with whom I have spoken do not agree with me—that the government will instruct the majority to allow the interpellat' . The Marquis de Moustier, on leaving the Corps Legislatif, proceeded to the Senat,,, where he was to make the same communication as in the Lower House. Demands for interpellations have been made in the Senate. A debate in both houses is, therefore, probable ; and, as the feeling of the country is decidedly against war, it may be hoped that the Emptror may be able so to direct the deliberations of his senators and deputies as to find in them a means of getting decently out of the awkward position in which he finds himself placed after taking counsel only with himself. The students of Paris at their meeting at the Ecole de 1414decine yesterday, passed a series of most gallant resolutions, which must seriously embarrass the lodging-house keepers who had pro posed to fleece them under the pretext of the general rise of prices caused by tin Universal Exhibition. It was voted that every student whose landlord attempts to raise his rent shall leave immediately and apply to the committee to find him another residence. That the names of such lodging-house keepers in the quarter as Mail'' , taus their old rates shall be favourably promul gated ; that on the contrary, a black list shall be made of those who raise their prices, and the students will do their best to prevent any of their friends from patronising their houses. At the Bourse there was but a very slight re covery from the tremendous fall of Saturday, although large purchases were made for the ac count of several German bankers, who do not be lieve in war. Bente rose 35c. for cash, but duly sc. for account, closing at 671 r. sc. and Wfr. ' l sv. Credit Foncier rose lifr. 50c., but Mobilier vas without change. There is little change in shares. WEATHER REPORT. -(TH IS DAY.) TUESDAY, Arral. 9, 8 ♦.Y. SPAIN. MADRID, APRIL 9. The Senate rejected yesterday evening, by 97 against 69 votes, the motion brought forward ex pressing regret at measures that were adopted by the government against Marshal Serrano, its late President. THE BOMBAY (HEAVY) MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 9. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigatbm Company's steamer Delta, with the above mails, arrived off the Needles at 11.5 a.m. to-day. AMERICA. (BT ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.) NEW YORK, Aram 8, 6 P.B. The Government will oppose the motion for petitioning the Supreme Court to stay the execu tion of the Reconstruction Act. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Closin,g prices :—Cold, 1351. Sterling exchange on London,lo9. 5-20 United States Bonds, 1094; Illinois, 112 ; Erie, 55k. Cotton : Middling Up land, 28i. Petroleum, refined, 27. The Cesarewitelt with his young bride will leave St. Petersburg early in klay to be present at the celebra tiun of the silver wedding of the King and Queen of Den mark. It is said that before proceeding to the Danish capital to join the family gathering, the King of Greece will go to St. Petersburg to demand the hand of the Grand Duchess Olga, eldest daughter of the Grand Duke Constantine. A letter from St. Petersburg says :—" Roger has corns to fay us a visit, and ho has sung at several con certs; but, though his reputation secured him • very favourable reception, his failing powers are not likely to prove attractive for any length of time. As the Italians are not to sing at St. Petersburg next winter, some of them have taken refuge at Moscow, where Grasiani is in treaty with the director of the imperial theatres, as the celebrated baritone intends to engage a company for the ensuing season. If his terms are accepted, the speculation is likely to be a profitable one. Wieniawski, the violinist, is going to London for the season." One of the great attractions of the Russian cafe at Paris is probably found in the singular eciatnme of the attendanta,male and female, who are dressed in the richest and gayest silk attire, the men wearing a kind of blouse fastened to the waist by a ginlle, and the women wearing the old Russian costume, principally to be seen sow in Moscow, and oonsieting of robes of the richest material, richly jewelled and embroidered, and for headdress a caftan, also embroidered with gr.et splendour. The birth of a stn to Marshal Canrobert is an nounced in the French pa: ers. The Emperor and Empress will stand as godfather and godmother to the infant During Passion Week several salons wi 'I be closed in Paris, and will not be open for the reception of company until after Prater, when many ball. will be given. REM ARKS Itarometrical pressure is greater th to it.•'r•l „ nt temperature has het u uni in .1.4 hor • Wert,se oil furs., tm the smith ena•t. . , n pt. mtt:t, but tisu it callus this Imortalig IS Urn:lo II it, The Ifcrabl is authorised to co:dridiet the st:;te ment to the effect that the detention of tio liodio y ship at Plymouth, for China, was owing to the , t oe of oar relations with Spain. The detention is entirely due to sanitary causes ; the fact being that several ea.:, o f .•wall pox have occurred on board. Their lord.liips have thrre• fore determined to keep the vessel at Plymouth until all fear of the re-appearance of this di , easo has Ay : The longest river on the American continent is the Mississippi, 3,1110 miles in length. The longe , d lino of railway is the Illinois Central-700 miles long. The longest bridge is the Victoria, which spans the St. L.w• reaps at kontreaL V. Extreme. B. T. W. Ito W. R Ila 12 F. D. L . Nairn Abcrileen 201946 W.N.W. 1! 4 W. N. 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