The Express. — London, England, 1867-05-18 00:00:00

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Mat & Oommoy.—CßßlßY AND ?Alit STAB. Rsssn, Bigwood, UGH*, & Elton: Mra E. lam& Wawa Ydwla, Bootb, sod Ilacarthy.—And BLUIt NIGH WATIZ AT LONDON BRIDGE. tall DAT —Morning. M. 54,ra......Aitinioce. 11%. ltd. SA-Yoll3oD—Mornini. th. iliAn......Attersooa. 121. 4;14 LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 18. IN the discussions that have taken place in Spain and England concerning the character of the steamer Tornado, seized by the authorities of the former country, great importance has been attached to a mysterious hole which the Spaniards found had been cut in one of the ship's berths. When— by whom—why was this unusual perforation made f To the eye of Spanish justice the hole told the whole story of the ship's character. It had been cut by the officers of the Tornado, sub sequently to the seizure, obviously for no other purpose than to get at and destroy docu ments or other proofs which would compromise the vessel. This view was taken at once, and it was confirmed by the evidence of three Spanish " experts," who declared after inspection that the hole had been made within a fortnight of their visit to the Tornado. Lord STANLEY appears to have felt that the hole created a strong assump tion against the vessel, and it certainly was de sirable that its origin should be explained. Captain CoLitza and some of the crew stated to the Prize Court that the hole existed long before the seizure, but their allegations were scouted as inventions designed to save the ship from condemnation. Fortunately, the great interest which this seizure had excited throughout the maritime community brought the details of the case to the knowledge of those who could clear up all uncertainty, and the history of the hole is now plainly made out by the evidence of three unimpeachable witnesses. Captain SELLARS, who commanded the Tornado on her voyage from Glasgow to Hamburg last June, declares that on the 16th of that month the door of one of the state-rooms on the port side, containing the bonded stores, got blocked up by a cask falling at its back, so that the door could not be opened, whereupon he gave orders to cut a hole in the partition, in order to give acmes to the stores. DANIEL WDOCOALL, who was steward of the Tornado at the same time, confirms the statement ; and ARCHIBALD BROWN, the car penter of the vessel on the Hainbiugh voyage, de clares that he cut the hole at the time, and for the purpose stated. These deponents live in various parts of Scotland, and their affidavits, duly sworn and attested, agree in all essential parti culars. After an explanation so decisive, the Spanish Government must perceive that this hole has " nothing in it," and must rest the vindi cation of the Tornado's seizure on some other and better evidence of the ship's character. WE learn from the Engli It Independent that the participation of several Independents in the corrupt . practices ascertained by the Bribery Com mission at Totnes has not gone unnoticed or unchaatised by their brethren in that town. The proceedings appear to have been of the most formal character, and, as far as an opinion can be formed at a distance, to have been conducted with firmness and lodgment. According to our con temporary, a meeting of the Church to which the offenders belonged was called, when, after due deliberation, the following resolutions were unani mously passed : 1. This Church resolves to record its utter aversion to the ontrupt practices which have prevailed in this borough la conducting its municipal and parliamentary elections, and which were brought to light by the Royal Coin. mission last year. 2. That the members of this Church feel deeply grieved to find that some of their number were party to these cor rupt practices, either by receiving or giving bribes, thereby bnnging disgrace upon this Church and the cause of re ligion in general. That they feel booed to maintain the purity of their communion, and consequently they most severely censure the conduct of those of their number who were in any way implicated in such proceedings. 4. That these members having been waited upon by the pastor and deacons, and conversed with on the character and consequences of their sin, and having expressed their sincere sorrow for having been induced, under the influ ence of temptation, to do what they know and fed to be op; used to the will of God, the interests of His Church, and the well-being of society, and having declared that theybumbly and heartily determine, in the strength of God, to be free from such sin for the future, the Church accepts their expression of sorrow, believing that God has dono so; and under the circumstances is content with severely censuring their conduct, without suspending or dismissing them from church fellowship, trusting that this painful matter may be sanctified to the increase of their spiritual life and that of the Church. 5. That a copy of the foregoing resolutions be sent to those of the brethren implicated, that they may know the decision of the Church in the matter. We presume that the " painful matter " men tioned in the fourth resolution is, not the trans gression, but the terrible wigging which the pec cant members have received. The copies of the resolutions will be much valued by those who are entitled to them, and preserved, no doubt, along with the Blue-book. If the Reform Bill panes in its present shape, these penitentpeople will not have an opportunity of manifesting the genuineness of their sorrow. Apart, however, from disfran chising clauses, it would probably be safe to predict that none of the reprehended members would again take part in bribery, at all events not before removing their names from the Church books. If all societies would bring their corporate sentiment to bear upon their members as these Totnes Independents have done, more would be accomplished for the suppression of bribery than is likely to be effected by any number of legislative enactments. THE Times has thought it worth while to vindi cate its connexion with the portentous scheme for publishing a " Universal Art Catalogue of Printed " Books, relating to the Literature of the Fine " Arta of All Countries." We do not think that any vindication was necessary. Our contemporary has not distinctly perceived the tendency and aim of such curiosity as the public felt in the subject. The manager of the Times, invited by Mr. COLE to state upon what terms ho would print the catalogue, replied in a strictly business-like manner, named his price, and secured his customer. We fancy that the manager of any other paper would havedone pre cisely the same. If there is any newspaper in London the business manager of which, on receiving a similar proposal, would have replied, " Coca, " C. 8., you are an enchanted blockhead, and not " fit to be trusted with the spending of the public " money ; and I shall instantly write to the Duke " of MAHLBONOUGH and tell him so "—we should like to know which it is. That which the public was at a lona to conjecture was—not why the Times accepted this extraordinary advertisement, but— why a Government department should wish to pub lish it at all. In the first place, why is such a cata logue proposed 1 The principle of all art is selec tion, and the best books on all subjects are few. Nothing is to be gained for art by laboriously com piling the titles of all the worthless writings the:, have at any time been published in its name. Mr. COLE, however, is nothing if not "universal" or "in " ternational," or something equally magniloquent. But if the thing was wanted, the method of publi cation by driblets in the supplement of a news paper was about as absurd as can be imagined. People are too apt when they see an extraordinary piece of administration like this to inquire fer a motive. They do not sufficiently consider that there are some heads which nature has made to be the birthplaces of wild and incredible inventions. The only inference which can be drawn from this scheme for muddling away 6,000/. is that the House of Commons is too free in placing money at the disposal of the South Kensington autho rities, and that Mr. COLT wants sharper looking after. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THIS DAY.) THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 18, Mood with its execrable inequalities deliberately concerted to reconcile the more obstinate of the tories to the laming of a reform bill at all, no liberal could hesitate. THE WEEKLY PRESS. Writing on the progress of reform, the Saturday Iteriew accuses reformers of injustice to the government, who are really doing away with the old order of things and establishing democracy. Thanks to the conservatives, everything gees on as smoothly towards a vast alteration in our system es if we were under a despotism, and not in a land of free debate and of great tory landowners. The House of Lords is practically extinguished. No one thinks of it or cares for its opinions or decisions, because the bill is the bill of Lord Derby, and the Upper House is sup posed to be ready to do exactly what Lord Derby wishes. The detuocratical effect of the mode in which the Reform Bill is passed will probably be even greater than that of the bill itself. The Examiner sees in Lord Derby's treatment of the ritualists the same policy as that which he adopted towards the radical reformers who insisted on meeting in Hyde-park. The law in each case being obscure, he puts off as long as he can the task of deciding what it should be and declaring it. The Archbishop of Canterbury's amend ment has caused the debate to be adjourned for a period of two months, on the plea that the commission, not yet ap pointed, may by that time have made its report. No one of course believes in the plea; and everyone knows that in the middle of July it would be utterly useless to proceed any further with the bill. In 2,000 churches in Great Britain the malpractices denounced are said to be now carrying on. Yet Lord Dee by and his colleagues, having failed to take any steps to check them, are not ashamed to get rid by a side wind of the only attempt which has been made at re medial legislation ; and are content to leave things as they are for, at least, another year. To our present government, the Cowlick says, polities is financing. Tempel ing with our laws of finance, erect ing accidental anomalies of rating and ratepaying into eternal principles which are henceforth to serve as the main distinction between parties, they strive to divert the political capacity of our statesmen from the questions that should occupy their minds, and to make it serve tables, and interest itself with arithmetical questions, which are for the future to be made the issue upon which the equality or inequality of our franchise is to depend. Discussing the suppressed Irish informations, the Chronicle rya it cannot be doubted that the disclosures made touching the extent of the conspiracy, and the sym pathy felt for it nearer home, even among those on whom it was thought reliance might be placed to repel its pro. greet', have had quite as much to do with the suppression of Masseys informations as the fear of embroiling the country with foreign governments. The Spectator tells us there is a strong rumour afloat that all the redistribution clauses in the Reform Bill will be dropped, on the ground of want of time. The bill will then pass u a franchise bill only, Mr. Disraeli promising to bring in a separate measure next ye►r. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has proved himself a matchless strate gist, and he may have • new scheme in his bead for the furtherance of tory democracy. From the day the bill passes members must attend to the householders' will, and they are very likely indeed to have somewhat wide views on redistribution—views which would lead inevit ably, or at once, to equal electoral districts. That system would in England send up a tory parliament. flit !Court. 08BORNE, MAT ]T. The Queen and Princess Louise drove out yes terday afternoon, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Gordon ; and her Majesty and her royal highness rode on ponies in the grounds this morning, attended by the Hon. Emily Cathcart. Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice walked out. The Queen held keouncil at Osborne at 1 o'clock to-day, at which were present the Duke of Marlborough, the Earl of ?dalmesbury, the Right Hon. spencer Walpole, and the Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy. The Duke of Marlborough had an audience of her Majesty. Previous to the Council the Right Hon. Spencer Wal• pole, Secretary of State for the Home Department, had WI audience of the Queen, and delivered up to her Majesty the seals of his offioe, which her Majesty conferred upon the Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy, at the Council. Mr. Arthur Helps was clerk of the Council. Mr. Helps arrived at Osborne yesterday, and had the honour of dining with the Queen and the royal family. At the Privy Council-office yesterday the Duke of Beau fort, K.G., took the oath as lord-lieutenant of the county of Monmouth in the presence of a committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Most Hon. Privy Council, consisting of the Duke of Richmond, the Earl of Devon, and the Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry. Mr. Harrison attended the committee. ACommittee of the Lords of her M►jesty's Most Hon. Privy Council sat yesterday, at the Privy Council-office, Whitehall, on the subject of the cattle plague. The lords present were the Duke of Richmond, the Earl of Devon, Lord Robert Montagu, Lord Naas, the Right Hon. H. T. L. Corm, and the Right Hon. Stephen Cave. Mr. Harrison and Dr. Alexander Williams attended the oom. mittee. LAtEST INTELLIGENCE. MAGNIFICENT BALL AT THICBRItISH EMBASSY. (►EOY OUR OWX CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, SATURDAY MORNING._ A deputation conoisting of Major Walker, M.P., Mr. Dunlop, M.P., Mr. Evart, M.P., the Earl of Da'bath, M.P., the Provost of Dumfries, the Provost of Kirkcud bright, Mr. M. J. Stewart, Mr. Williamson, Mr. Sprout, and Mr. W. H. Maxwell (Convener of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright), had an interview with the Right Hon. Stephen Cave, at the office of the Board of Trade, White hall, yesterday, to all the attention of the board to the Mobility of the Nith Navigation Commissioners to main tain the Solway Lighthouse. The Right Hoe. Gathorne Hardy has appointed Mr. E. A. Percival to be his private secretary at the Home-office. The Duke and Duchess of Argyll arrived at Inverary Castle on Tuesday last fors abort stay. His grace bad been suffering from severe influenza, but is now better. Viscount and Viscountess Falmouth had a dinner party last evening at their residence in St. James's square. There were present—The Earl of Abingdon and Lady Evelyn Bertie, Lord Cremorne, Lady Moleeworth, Baron M. de Rothschild, the Right Hon. W. E. and Kn. Gladstone, General Sir William and Lady Gomm, Mr. A. and Lady Mildred Beresford-Hope and Miss Hope, Major- General Francis Seymour, Captain and Mrs. Vivian, ice. Lord and Lady Egerton of Tatton had a dinner party last evening at their mansion in St. James's-square. The guests included the Marquis of Sligo, the Earl and Countess Mans-era, the Earl and Countess of Dartmouth, the Countess Amherst and Lady Margaret Amherst, Lady Rolle, Lady Sondes and Hon. Miss Milks, Sir Hugh and Lady Campbell, Sir Thomas and Lady Cochrane, &c. Lord and Lady Cairns have left their residence in Cromwell Houses for Paris. An enormous extra room was constructed in the Embassy garden for the occasion of the grand ball which took place last night. The crowd was very great. The Prince of Wales, the Empress, and the Duke of Edinburgh danced a great deal. Twenty-four illustrious personages were at the Prince of Wales's supper-table. The Em press sat between the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh, On the left of the Prince were the Princess Mathilde, the King of the Bel gians, and the Duchess de Mouchy. The Emperor was seated between the Queen of the Belgians and the Grand Duchess Marie. The Prince Oscar, the Princess Metternich, and Djemil Pacha were at the table. Sir Roundel' Palmer, M.P., and Lady Laura Palmer bad a dinner party last evening at their residence in Portland.place, and among the guests were—The Arch bishop of Dublin. the Earl of &Aland, the Countess (Frances) Waldegrave and the Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue, M.P., the Right Hon. Sir George and Lady Grey, the Right Hon. Edward and Mrs. Cardwell, the Right Hon. Henry and Mrs. Brand, Re. The Queen of Portugal and the Princess Clo thilde were not present. During the supper the company were greatly amused by the Duke of Edinburgh's Highland piper, marching round the table playing a number of Scotch tunes. Tho Chancellorship of the Duchy of Lancaster, which was offered to Mr. Selwyn, has, it is said, been de clined by that gentleman. There remains some doubt as to the mode in which the vacancy will be filled up ; but there is a report that Sir Robert Peel may accept it. The Marquis of Bath is about to diminish the breeding of game on his property ►t Longleat. Mr. Carpenter, one of the great bee masters of Hampshire, died a few days ago. He had 200 stocks. He and his family have resided at Goifrey's Farm at Beau lieu, in the New Forest, for upwards of a century. The conservators of the River Frome, in Sumer setsbire, have employed a person permanently to protect the means adopted for the cultivation of salmon in that river. (Inns's TILBORAIM) HUNGARY. PESTH, MAT 18. The Emperor left here for Vienna yesterday to open the Reicharath in that capital. The bills brought in yesterday were referred to the committees for consideration. At Warminster, in Wiltshire, the fat cattle market, by permission of the government, was to be re opened to-day for the first time since the breaking out of the cattle plague. Land-slip; are continually taking place in the neighbourhood of Lyme Regis, in Dorsetahire, owing to the encroachments of the sea. ABOLDiNING THE COMPOUND MOM If the primitive sentiment of wonder were not obsolete, the Times says it would be an occasion of scar. prim that a private member should, by a simple amend ment, intro lucid into committee almost without a note of warning, have abolished the compound householder. This is, however, the literal fact. It was practically deter mined last night that henceforth within the limits of par liamentary boroughs—and it is only of parliamentary boroughs we speak—the compound householder shall not dwell. The Gordian knot has been cut ; Mr. Hodg kinaon stands revealed the hero of the hour. No doubt there will be some demur in a pariah here and there, bat the objections of local rate payers will prove ineffectual. Another difficulty, how ever, was revealed last night, namely, the definition of a hoot*. The Times inclines to the opinion that a solution of this may be found in the adoption of Mr. Serope's amendment, relieving altogether from the assessment of rates tenements rated at 41. and under. The Daily New also regards the career of the compound householder as a thing of the past. Without exceeding the limits of the principle which Mr. Disraeli has laid down ea the basis of the franchise, this principle, after what occurred last night, amounts in practice to household suffrage, pure and simple, save in the case of defaulters and those locomotive persons whom not even the most thorough-going radicals desire to enfranchise. If the con servative party is satisfied with a phrase, the liberal party may well be content with the substance of their demands. Censoring Mr. Disraeli for the petty insolence of his taunts and sneers at Mr. Gladstone, the Daily News urges him to set his sincerity beyond doubt by either adopt iag Mr. Hodgkinson's clause or introducing a bill for the same purpose, or postponing the clauses re lating to the borough franchise until he is pre pared with the necessary supplement to them. He has a chance, which, if he seine it, will become a certainty, of settling the question of reform for an indefinite period. If he lets it go, he and it and the country are committed again to the chapter of accidents. The Herald describes this general desire to get rid of the practice of compounding as a most gratifying triumph for her Majesty's government, and has no doubt that on Monday the Chancellor of the Exchequer will make a pro- position which will be generally acceptable to the house, and end the opposition to the bilL The Standard, writing bet me Mr. Hodgkinson's amend ment was accepted by the government, censures hon. gentlemen for bringing on a question which had already been virtually decided. Had his amendment, it says, been carried, it would have repealed, by a side-stroke, the whole body of compounding sots, whether general or local, and thrown half the parochial vestries in the kingdom into dire financial confusion. It is to be hoped, proceeds the unlucky writer, that the friends of the compound house holder will now reconcile themselves to the cruel necessity which requires him to go to the port-office for a printed form of claim as the sole price of enfranchisement. The Telegraph sees in Mr. Dieraeli's acceptance of the amendment, in principle, but refusal to allow the words embodying it to stand in the bill, an official stimulus of agitation and its warrant. " What miserable feelings of distrust are those which first dictated such perversion of the Small Tenements Act from its original intent as to make it a means of inflicting disabilities, and which now in a breath admits that it should be restored to its former object, but defers the boon !" The Star considers the remedy violent, and one which may very likely suffice to kill the bill. It will involve real sacrifices in many large communities, both of money and convenience, to those responsible for local administra tion. And there is no conceivable reason why any such inconvenience should be incurred except the supposed necessity that the present government should have the honour of settling the reform question. But as an alter native for the acceptance of the government macaws as it DALMATIA. FIUME, MAT 16. A party of Pandour Servians entered the town of Fiume and pulled down the imperial and Hun garian flag from the public buildings. The mayor of the town, Herr Matcovich, preserved the rioters from the fury of the people. A public inquiry has been instituted. ITALY. FLORKNCS, IGT 18. The Church Property Bill meets with some diffi culties in committee, but an early settlement favourable to the government is expected. ROME. ROME, MAY 17. Fifty brigands have voluntarily given themselves up as prisoners to the Roman authorities. Two were shot. Numerous troops have been sent to de stroy the bands who infest the whole of the terri tory of Corneto, and energetic measures are being taken against them. A secret ooruiistory was held this morning, in which the Pope precognised four new bishops, but without pronouncing any allo cution. SPAIN. MADRID. MAT 17. The Senate has authorised the government to increase the naval forces of the country if circum stances should require it. THE CALCUTTA MAIL. SUEZ, MAY IT. The Candia, from Calcutta April 23, arrived at noon to-day. She brings also the Bombay extra mail of the 4th May. THE BOMBAY MAIL. MALTA, MAY 17. The Delta left at 4 p.m. to-day, and the Muailia leaves at 6 a.m. to-morrow. The former may be expected at Marseilles on the 20th and the latter at Southampton about the 27th inst. OUTWARD INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. The Ripon, from Southampton 4th inst., arrived at midnight on the 13th, and left at 4 a.m. for Alexandria. The Nyanza, from Marseilles 12th inst., arrived on the 15th at 6 a.m. and left at 11 a.m. for Alex andria. AMERICA. CROOKHAVEN, MAT 18, 5 a.m. The Inman steamer City of Cork, from New York, is now wailing Browhead signal station. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 18. The Union Steam Shipping Company's mail steamer Cambrian, Captain Smart, with mails from the Cape of (loop Hope, &c., has arrived here. She left Cape Town on the 10th of April, with 158 passengers, including 80 time expired soldiers belonging to various regiments. The Cape parliament was to meet for business on the 13th ult. It was expected to be an im portant amnion. Besides the primary question of retrenchment to make the income cover the expen diture, the subjects of parliamentary reform, on the propriety of substituting one house for two, the introduction of a system of responsible government, with the abolition of grants for religious and educa tional purposes, was expected to come under dis cussion. The state of affairs in the Free State was still undecided. The probabilities seem in favour of war. The %autos appear determined not to give up any portion of the country beyond Caledon River without a struggle. The renewal of war was excessively popular in the Free State. The frontier press insisted that if the proposal to withdraw the imperial troops from the colony be carried out, there should be no imperial inter ference with the management of native affairs. The Military Defence Association has enrolled great numbers of men. Petitions to the Queen and both Houses of the Imperial Parliament against the withdrawal of the troops were in course of sig nature in Cape Town. The Customs duties for the quarter ending March, were 88,0001., being 33,0001. in excess of the corresponding period last year. Weather mild and showery. The ship Hotspur, from Calcutta, left Table Bay for London on the 7th ult. The barque Logan, from Shields, 99 days out, was spoken by the steamer Khartoun, in lat. 25.25., lo . ng. 10.29. The Logan was in a leaky condition and had thrown 80 tons of cargo over board. The crew were well and wished to be reported. The Spanish iron-clad ram Numancia, from Batavia, arrived at Simon's Bay on the sth ult. Trade was reviving at Port Elizabeth. The Customs duties for March were 21,0001., being the largest amount ever received in one month. Wool was arriving in large quantities for ship ment. Locusts had appeared in the district of Cradock. Another telegram states that the Wasp has foundered in Table Bay. All hands perished. Two cans of cholera have occurred at Berlin. A robbery has been effected at the British Embassy, and Lady Augustus Loftus hen lost jewellery to the value of about two thousand dollars. ;87-•x' EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (11011 OR OWN PARIS, FRIDAT EVEMIG. The Prase confirms all the news I sent you yea terday about the radical difference between the government and the committee on the Army Re organisation Bill, with this additional and most important detail, that the committee, finding that the !government obstinately insisted on depriving the representatives of the people of the essential prerogative of voting the contingent annually, resolved to recommend to the chamber the rejection of the whole bill, by the majority of 13 to 5. The government will only hear of the enormous and moat unnecessary figure of 800,000 as a minimum of the standing army. A great pressure is likely to be put upon the Corps Legialatif—and if the pressure amounts to the peine forte et dune, it must give way— to force a vote for an unlimited army at the discretion of Napoleon 111., on the plea of necessary defensive preparations, and lest the foreigner should suppose that France would shrink from the sacrifices neces sary to maintain " her honour." I have not seen a more wholesome symptom of the real feeling of the French people than the opposition of the House of Commons, carefully packed as it was, to the Army Bill. I never believed, and now believe less than ever, in the existence of a war party in France worthy of the slightest consideration. Mili- tary dons, whose trade is war, of course talk big, and subaltern officers, naturally ravenous for pro motion, retail with delight the little they know about military preparations. There is no liberty in France—or at least no liberty capable of re sisting the worst caprices of authority. But what I have always denied, and what I deny now is the assertion repeatedly made in some quarters, that even if the Emperor wished for permanent peace he would be goaded on by his people to make war. No doubt! the opposition deputies of all shades, from Thiers to Gueroult, will taunt him with the many failures of his foreign policy ; but they do that in a spirit of dynastic opposition. " Chauvi nism" is greatly and most happily on the wane in France. Nobody wants war, and the opinions of the provincial press moat ludicrously cited by the Pays as evidence of the " public feeling " of the country are only reproductions of a litho graphed autborised correspondence sent from Paris. The French people, unfortunately, have no means l of exchanging ideas in private or public political meetings. They would no doubt support the go. vernment in a war until a reverse came ; but you may be well assured that the very men who would humiliate the Emperor because he has not achieved an extension of territory are extremely glad to be spared the terrible depreciation of property which war would occasion. All think ing men with something to lose are opposed to war unless military men ►nd army contractors. As to the vulgar masses, supposing them to have any opinions at all, the very institutions which prevent them listening to mob orators at public meetings prevent them from exercising the slightest control upon the government on any other ques tion than that of a full belly. On that question war is always in the negative. Baron Brim', a nobleman whose parchments will, I believe, bear the scrutiny of the most fasti dious heralds, has achieved in the course of a few months a very special reputation, rivalling that of Brillat-Savarin, by writing cookery articles in M. Emile de Girardin's paper, the Libert4. He gives every day the " bill of fare of to-morrow," accom panied by hints to housekeepers and comments upon the atate of the food markets. A new res taurant lately started owes its large custom entirely to the fact that for 6fr. anybody may get a dinner prepared according to Baron Brisse's recipe for the day. Yesterday the Prase made en attack upon the reputation of Baron Brisse. It pub lished a letter purporting to be written by him to one of the first wine merchants of Bordeaux, stating that on a particular day be was going to give a grand dinner to several great personages, in cluding Prince Metternich and M. Emile de Girardin, and that any fine wines sent to him on that occasion would be puffed by the Liberti and have a great sale in consequence. But the letter concluded—le pritre tit par Castel, by which it was meant that the wines were to be furnished gratis. The Libert4 to-day publishes a letter from Baron Brisse, affirming that the letter attributed to him is a forgery. The Bourse was again calm. There is a greater disposition than yesterday to believe in the per manence of peace. Rente, after unimportant fluctuations, close with a rise sc. for cash, and 15c. for account, at 69fr. 45c. in each case. Italian fell sc. In other securities there was scarcely any change. Notwithstanding the very unfavourable state of the weather on Monday last no fewer than 65,000 visitors attended the Paris Exhibition on that day. M. Lemoine notices in Englishwomen " their curiosity on religious questions ; their being all more or less theologians—veritable doctors in petticoats. They will discourse you on grace and free will. You encounter them in churches, at sermons, and ceremonies. They take notes ; sometimes, alas ! they compose little books. N. matter, all that does not prevent them from serving up te►, taking core of their children, and being excellent mis tresses of families and mothers." After describing their gait and mode of walking in the streets, " like Cent- Garden," be allows that " this rude block has elements of a superb work of art ;" and that, " as soon as art has put her hand to it—as soon as an Englishwoman has learnt how to walk, to stand, to dress herself, to add acquired grace to native beauty, she will be a fine type of creation and civilisation ; and the Englishwoman when naturalised as a Parisian is perfection." A recent transaction on the Berlin Corn Ex change has attracted attention. A rich proprietor in Po merania a few months ago bought a large quantity of rye for future delivery, and an advance of .50 01.60 per cent. having since occurred, be has taken possession of it, and stored it up with the view of casing a still further rise. This speculation, however, has been counteracted by the Minister for Trade through the expedient of allowing ships to pass the sluices on the canals even at night, so as to pre vent a scarcity at Berlin. _ The rinderpest at Hildburghanaen has occasioned the lose of one human life. A labouring man from Nord helm, probably a little drunk, insisted on passing the bridge at Ernatthal, in spite of the repeated warning of the Prussian sentinel who had been posted there to pre vent any person from crossing the frontier. The sentinel fired, and the man was a corpse. The Libertd Cattolica of the 11th announces in those terms the " miracle" of St. Januarius at Naples : "Yesterday, after twenty-eight minutes of prayer, the precious blood of the saint was perceived to become gradually liquefied." The New York Ledger contains the first chapter of the Rey. Henry Ward Beecher's story. " Norwood ; or, Village Life in New England." Mr. Beecher takes especial pains to warn his readers that they need look for no thing sensational, end remarks :—" Our simple story of domestic life will take us to a point intermediate between the rugged simplicity of mountain towns and the easier life of the cities." Abiah Cathcart sad Rachel Lisoomb, the first characters introduced, are indeed sufficiently com monplace, although it is true they are only to play the un interesting part of ancestors. CRYSTAL PALACE. ONE EINTILTNO DAY.— FRIDAT, MAT 17.—Admissions on payment. 2,80 ; ditto by woos ticks* 1,756; total Akers, 4,610. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS POl — in ENSUING WEEK. The following notices of motions and order s si the day stand in the order book of the House of Cu b moos for the ensuinEweek KONDAY, Mae 20. OaDila OF THI DAY. Representation of the People Bill—committee ; fin ; committee ; National Debt Bill—committee ; (Ireland) Rill—committee ; Army Enlistment Bill—w o o reading ; Army Reserve Bill—second reading ; Mk t* Reserve Bill--seoond reading ; Meetings in Royal p Bill—second reeding ; Admiralty Ju ri sdiction Bill—e nd reading ; Railways (Scotland) Bill—second reading ; and Harbour Orders Confirmation (No. 2) Bill --wpm reading ; Lend Tax Commissioner.' Names Bill —col, mittee ; Ways and Means—committee; Vaccination Sip_ committee; Traffic Regulation (Metropolis) reading ; Public Schools Bill—second reading ; Amendment (Scotland) Bill— ss amended, to be conndero ; Execution of Deedsßill—oommittee. Non= or Manors. Mr. 0. Stanley—To ask the Secretary of State for ire if he intends to retain the eighth clause in the YiLti a Reserve Bill, by which militia oottrts-martial may entrain deserters to 12 years penal service in the army. In Committee on Representation of the People W— hir. Childers—lf Mr. Hodgkinson's amendment to tam e 3 is adopted, to add the following words:—But the follow. ing enactments shall be made with respect to all ram allowed for the relief of the poor in parishes stn.* wholly or partly in any borough after the passing of thi s set: -1. Subject to tbe provisions in this section contained, every occupier shall be rated as an ordinary occupier; ha d the name of every occupier, the full rateable value of even house or other eepsrate holding, and the full rate in th, pound payable by the occupier, shall be entered in the nil book ; 2. Any occupier may, by agreement with the o, consent that the owner shall be rated or compound viii the overseen or vestry for the rates in respect of the pee. Mile/ held by such occupier ' • upon receipt of a j e i c notice, in the form contained In Schedule F to this nee, the overseers or vestry shall assess the owner in all m► piquant rates made while such notice is in twe e , compound with him for such rates, in conformity with tie provisions of any statute or statutes for rating the owam instead of the occupiers in force in the pariah at the tiny of the passing of this act, and may exercise all the paw ns now possessed by them for the recovery of rates sansof upon, or of the composition entered into with, an ovrier. 3. Such agreement shall not be entered into for a . keen period than twelve calendar months, nor continue ui force beyond the 24th day of June in any year, nor b e y on d t i t tenancy of the occupier. While any such notice as in font the rate payable by the owner in lieu of the occupier doll also be entered in the rate-book. _ _ _ Mr. P. &rope—Clause 3, at end, add, " Provided th no person, whether owner or occupier of a dwelling-a u within any parliamentary borough the rateable mite d which shall be less than 41., be hereafter rated to the lad of the poor in respect of such dwelling-house." Mr. Hubbard—Ali an amendment to Yr. Poulett Scrope4 proposed proviso to clause 3, leave out " ratable value st which shall be less than 41.," and insert " gross mud value of 54 be." Mr. Hunt—Civil Service Estimates, classes 2 and committee of supply) On going into committee of supply Mr. H. Seymour—To call the attention of the haw to the desire of the Red River Settlement, in North Ameriy to be formed into a crown colony, and to move for an id. dries for papers. Mr. Taylor—To ask the Secretary of State for the EOM Department a question in respect to the appointment if Mr. Churchward to the commimion of the peace for it borough of Dover. Mr. O'Beirne—To move, that the Merchant Shipping Act of 1354, and all subsequent acts upon the same subject be referred to a select committee to inquire and report II the house such amendments in the law, if any, as they shall consider to be neoswry for the better protector, di the public and the mercantile marine of this country. Major Anson—To call the attention of the home ti petition presented by the ball. member for Birmingham Friday, May 3. Mr. 'Taylor—On second reading of mestinp is lop Parks Bill, to move that it be reed a second time spa this day six month.. Mr. Nate—On second reading of Meetings is laid Parks Bill, to move that it is not expedient to deal et the subject of public meetings in the metropolis et reference only to the royal perks. Mr. James--On second reading of Admiralty Jurist tion Bill, to move, that it be reed • second time epos it day six months. Mr. Neate—On seem' reading of Public Schools Bd to move that it be reed a sexed time upon this day n months. Tummy, Mar 21. Norton or Manors. Mr. lifill—Municipal Corporations (Metropolis)—Bill fa the witabliament of municipal oorporatices in the awed diattiats of the metropolis. Mr. Mill—Central Federal Municipality (Mebvpo6)- Bill for the establishment of • central federal municipal* for the whole of the metropolis. 01111118 OF VIP DAT. Game Presereation medic Game Laws (Scotland) Bill—second reading; Parte tootaat7 llegisaraltosi Bill—second reading Radom' (Guards' and P Communication) Bill—committer Sale of Land by Aaction Bill—oommittee ; Metropes Subways Bill—second reading ; Associations of Workers Bill—adjourned debate on second reading. Norms or ItorioNo. _ _ _ _ _ Mr. Fordyce-On second reading of Game Lam Pen land) Bill, to move, that it be read a second time up atio day six months. THIYISDAT, MAT 23. Owns or Tell DAT. Sir John Port's Charity Bill--second reading ; leant Improvement (Ireland) Bill-adjourned debate co sem+ went on second reading; Land Improvement el Leasing (Ireland) Bill-second reading ; Repro,* tion of the People (Scotland) Bill-second red* Landed Property Improvement and Leasing (Ireland) M -second reading; Lis Pendens Bill-second milli Judges' Chambers (Despatch of Business) Bill-slant reading; Vice-Admiralty Courts Act Ainendineatßill ascend reading; Public Records (Ireland) lidl-weel reading ,• Murder Law Amendment Bill-seeend reed* Capital Punishment. within Primus Bill-second read*: Public Health (Scotland) Bill-committee; Swig Charity Bill-second reading ; Tancred's Charities bd second reading ; Masters and Workmen Bill-wall reading ; West India Bishops and Clergy Bill-comminn Noticas or Morsorn. Mr. Conolly-On second reading of Tenants esfo meats (Ireland) Bill to move that it be read a wad am upon this day six months. Mr. Bearden-On second reading of Tenants harm. meets (Ireland) Bill and Land Improvement mid Leong (Ireland) Bill to move an amendment that they be with drawn and the Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Bill, tbf Leasing Powers (Ireland) Bill and the Land Improver.' (Ireland) Bill, which was brought in in 15.12 by the Feint Chief Secretary for Ireland and the then Attorney of Solicitor-General for Ireland, which passed this houselys large majority, be substituted. Sir F. Heygate -In the event of the Tenants Imp** manta (Ireland) and the Lend Improvement and Lees( i (Ireland) Bills being read • second tune, to move that Iblf be referred to a select committee. Sir G. Bowyer-On second reading of Hurler ice Amendment Bill, to move that it be read a sewed use upon this day six months. Mr. Gilpin-To move, on the second reading of tr Murder Law Amendment Bill, to leave out all the ee 4 after " that," for the purpose of insertin- thine snob " it is inexpedient any lonpr to maintain the wants of death for murder." FRIDAY, MAY 24. ORDERR OF THE DAT. Bankruptcy Bill—committee ; Judgment Debtor' 2+11" committee ; Bankruptcy Acta Repeal Bill—columns Tramways (Ireland) Acta Amendment Bill—commune. On going into committee of supply, Mr. B. Cochrane—To call the attention of the hash the correspondence respecting the 'seizure of the Tenni by the Spanish frigate Gerona. Lord W. Hey—To call attention to the ilesoteh of II! Secretary of State for India relative to the &dna of L' Maharsjsh of Mysore. Mr. M. Gibson -To call attention to the state of the .4 ' respecting the securities which are required finis the F prieters of newspapers and certain other public-awes ; to ask the Attorney•Geueral in reference to the pos ,, ': ings which have recently been instituted against coo newspaper proprietors for non-emopliance with themr' rity laws, whether it is intended to enforce the wool system upon all publications to which the secant! tutes apply. Mr. C. Forteacue—To cell the attention of the hoot 2 the present position of the Qsasa's University is 1fe1.41 The following are the 25 members wh , f' lir " 4 the minority last night against Sir F. GololsiniXs Iw' that no man shall be entitled to be registered ss • rifer" reason of his being a joint occupier of any awi ll t house:—Messrs. C. Butler, J. D. Coleridge. J. Ce G. Denman, H. Fawcett, Serjeant Guider, Mr. IL L Grenfell, Sir J. Gray, Messrs. G. Hadfield, J.' Bendel!: Lord Henley, Messrs. J. T. Hibbert, I. Belies '• Hughes, It. Ingham, A. Luck, J. R. Mills, L 011ebio• J. Platt, Colonel Stuart, Messrs. C. R. Talbot, r. Taylor, J. White, B. Whitworth, and Sir 11. Tellers for the Noes, Mr. Edward Craufunl sad Candlish. Mr. Gladstone did not vote in the 111Si/if& THE REPORT OP THE RAILWAY C0MM15.41105." This morning the minutes of evidence taken bf commission on railways between the :list of Marek, l 7 and 31st May, 1866, were hued in a heavy blu e-boot 889 pages. Among the witnesses were Mr. W 014 1:„ Forbes, the Earl of Luoan, Mr. G. W. Heinous. Mr. 1.- ir i• Bidder, Mr. W. Cawkwell, Mr. C. J. 11174 0 . Dorgan, Mr. J. Oriental, the Earl of elaneartY , Jonathan Pim, Mr. Seymour Clarke, Mr. John 11.wkslog, Mr. C. E. Stewart, Mr. E. J. Page, Mr. T. K. Rano: Captain M. Hunk, Mr. E. Chadwick, Mr D. Gegb , Mr. A. Sturm*. Sittings atJ Ili' ease that it wee brokers, io . r ecover wive which wee mOrOtthing Kr. Berke wake the cal steams :70 the plaintiff' tea dyer a n orator or these intern the affidavit his attorney, and that the stay of Prove the trial Mr. Hndd I pplio*tion. The Lord to;;;, said I answered is delay on the the sense • Order sox This mu a the sitting fi bankrupt, wl Oman, had Giles ' who It claim arose u b a d given 20 Mr. Sargoo Mr. Bagleyt a = b a: 00Pusili bankrupt en he It arisen in had formed _ . i For the bit to state upo country until been in price would have t to unneceenu i7otic - e - oih - ; The learner wham, eras recognisancer each that he bankruptcy. been enacted war a cane in be would att4 Order wool Mr. JoweVl Peter•street, 'Dons, at the him with hey or moth/rine As the defe isto, but Mr. is a manufact time been mum publicans. A been detected lamed by the George Jona easnpounders, and spirit .. ioned in for the octal " Leaden Cr appresiated the finest jua distillers. Tc gallons of Los six or seven a to any gin " liquor," so us gin or cordiaL " Coomntrate two gallons c liquor used." is the same aa allows an anti five gallons of quart of nonce —To ten gallc quarts of tin The defen7i the publican i pure stocharit Tb: r e:tl r ; well a n: The defends and always wi not take it rot - 1676;r - ell; durum m*tte sugar. If the Supplied by gi Decadent I MOM. _ _ — lie Magid *kenos. ioweli i lacted. He was fine ookotourth of ("ATTU F 3 .,Throe boys, t rY • - . e loossiou of v. Polioe-coneta tit be receive r tee stolen fit a ft - Park. y e mn-common, common. tin b the itrt 1 isone ° u %meow ewe - , wl were brou the house wl 'Ked 7• He