The Express. — London, England, 1867-04-22 00:00:00

„..., -? ~...,.. / ••_:,/..•••:-; r;J:cy -/?sue .-- - 4 , - , z_. . , 0,...,.-1- 7 „,,,./ ------- - ' RECEIVE - IT: - 7 , 1k: , ... , • 1 .-- 1 t , I 1 :67 ~ . ~/ 1 N.. 6,46i.] ---. 4 r. I' . ' !': I 1 t. ; , ~.• ,: ~, .. - :atia,i' , .i LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1867. [STAMPED. Id. ADDITIONAL] CIWOPMCE 310NEY WIGRAM and SONS' (of i;! Loudon) LINE of STEAM and PACKSI 9HII~w AI rK %L 1.% —l4,r MIELISOUItIiE(Port PAltlipl Direct, les‘e the Pot la on NON DAY, the 10th May eallitle at Ply• m„sth, the splendid capper ship LINCOLNSIIIRL, I i n .11 tit. Commander ; ly ing In the net India L o ots. Her sceouienolations for all chases of presages are timer pwed. and she will CUT) all experienced ansgeon.—Vor freight Apply to AI.I.PUKT and MORGAN. with Mews. MiPNEI 11 U:I:AN and lONS, 7, Leadenball-Mreet. aawrica not' DA Ys. MADAME TUSEAUD'S. A new Portrait TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. Model other Majesty the QUEEN as sow whied ; also Portrait Models of her Royal Ilighmois the Princess II lena, the Princess Louise, and the Princess Beatrice ; the Duke of Cam bridge and the Princess Mary. A conunemorathe figure of the late PRl:it'll CONI4ORT, illustrative of his Royal Ingham as the originator and rounder of International BA hibitions, hes likewise been added. le ; children ander ten. 6d. extra rooms, 6d. Open from II a in. MU 10 p.m ITALY. sion in front of the foremost ranks, the Holy Father, with his red hat on and his capacious red cloak thrown over him—for the sun had already set half-an-hour, and it was decidedly chilly— mounted the steps and took his seat. Then rising after a momentary pause, and removing his cloak and hat, stood revealed to public gaze in his usual white habit and skull-cap, which seemed hardly whiter than his silver locks. Then, on the still evening air, rose that clear liquid voice of his, as the Holy Father proceeded to say Vespers, or some less intelligible office of the church, in public, and in conclusion to bless the soldiers before him. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. (aztrrza'a ruzewirs.) THE LUXEMBURG QUESTION. PARIS, APRIL 20. No direct communication has been exchanged between the French and Prussian cabinets on the NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 218, Hi g h subject of Luxemburg. Th e ques ti on h as b een Holborn. —TAß very elegant and spacious establishment placed i n th e h an d s o f E ng l an d , Russ i a , and Aus himna been entirely redecorated OPEN EVERY EVENING. The grand hair!, conducted by Mr. w. M. Packer, wlO perform nightly tria, who have not yet made known the results of choke• selection of operatic and dance music. Open at halt their pourparlers on the subject. put : close at It. Admission. 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Iho uNIT4 serviee between Sues and Bombay. in come. sp.: .1. to, with the stt..toter4 leaving:Southampton ou the 4th and ',Si , ma Mayo:ilk, 1 , 1. the 12th and 28th of the month. 1. ill ter. non tie eith the del.:alines from Southampton on the 20th, and 114,rilles th e 41414 31n. The review over, and night having already fallen, the Pope made a progress through the city to view the illuminations, which were most brilliant. The feature which struck me most was a solitary bril liant cross, beneath the portico of the Pantheon, which was unilluminated besides. LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK, and PHYLA DELPIIIA STEAM SHIP COMPANY.-INMAN LINE.— cstrying the United states Mails The company's full-powered Steamer will be despatched r sada : THE LUXEMBURG QUESTION. THE PAN-ANGLICAN COUNCIL. The following is the text of the letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury, summoning the bishops to the Pan-Anglican Council in September next : " Lambeth Palace, Feb. 22, 1867. " Rightßev. and Dear Brother,—l request your presence at a meeting of the bishops in visible communion with the United Church of England and Ireland, purposed—God willing—to be holden at Lambeth, under my presidency, on the 24th of September next and the three following days. The cirounbetenoss under which I have resolved to issue the preeent invitations are the,.. The Meles”lttut and bishopelCanada, lAA year, addreasolto tbs two Houses of Convocation of Canterbury the expression of their desire that I should be moved to invite the bishops of our Indian and Colonial episoopate to meet myself and the home bishops for brotherly communion and conference. The consequence of that appeal has been—that both Houses of the Convocation of my province have addressed to me their dutiful request that I would invite the attendance not only of our own home and colonial bishops but of all who art avowedly in communion with our church. The same request was unanimously preferred to me, at a nume rous gathering of English, Irish, and colonial archbishops and 'bishops recently assembled at Lambeth ; at which —I rejoice to record it—we had the counsel and con currence of an eminent bishop of the church in the United States of America—the Bishop of Illinois. Moved by these requests, and by the expressed concurrence therein of other members both of the home and colonial episcopate, who could not be present at our meeting, I have now re solved—not, I humbly trust,. without the guidance of God • the Holy Ghat — to grant thin grave request, and call to. gather the meeting thus earnestly desired. I greatly hope : that you may be able to attend it, and to aid us with your presence and brotherly counsel thereat. I propose that, at our assembling, we should first solemnly seek the bless ing of Almighty God on our gathering, by uniting together in the highest act of the church's, worship. After this, brotherly consultations will follow.7ln these, we may con- Oder, together, many practical Aulestions, the settlement of which would tend to the splvsnoement of the kingdom of our Lord and - Master Jesus Christ, and to the main- Itenance of greater unioniteroar missionary work, and to in creased intercommuniorismong ourselves. Such a meeting would not be competent to make declarations, or lay down definitions, on points of doctrine. But united worship and common counsels would greatly tend to maintain practically the unity of the f a ith; whilst they would bind us in Waiter bonds of peace and brotherly charity. I shall gladly receive from you a list of any subjects you may wish Ito suggest to me for consideration and discussion. Should you be unable to attend, and desire to commission any brother bishop to speak for you, I shall welcome him as your representative in our united deliberations ; but I must once more express my earnest hope that, on this solemn occasion, I may have the great advantage of your personal presence. And now I commend this proposed meeting to your fervent prayers, and humbly beseeching the blessing of Almighty God on yourself and your diocese, I subscribe myself, your faithful brother in the Lord, " C. T. eurruks." PROTEST AGAINST VIVIIMICTION.—The following protest on the subject of vivisection has just been tattled:— " We, the Court of Examiners for Scotland of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, desire to expresa our opinion that the performance of operations on living ani mals is altogether unnecessary and useless for the purpose of causation :--James Syme, chairman ; James I)unamure, P.It.C.S.E. • J. Warburton Begbie, M.D. ; John Lawson, presideneof the Royal College of Veterinary Sur geons ; R. Cartledge, M.R.C.V.S., consulting member of council ; William Cockburn , ; William Ro bertson, ILR.C.V.S. ; Charles Seeker, M.R.C.V.S. ; James Cowie, M.R.C.V.S. I fully concur in the above.— WK. WIIIINISON, principal veterinary surgeon to the fortes." PARLIAMENTARY MANNERS.—It is said that two conservative members, who were supposed to be highly resentful at their not obtaining office on the formation of the government, entered into a compact dictated by mu tual sympathy and ratified by mutual honour, that they would not accept office in the course of the changes new*. sitated by the secession of the three cabinet ministers. One of them, however, did take office ; and it is said that while sitting on the Treasury bench he was reproached by his former confederate, who deliberately used to him two dissyllabic words, indicative of deliberate untruth and treachery. Another member of the government is re ported to have told a bitter seceder from its ranks that he belonged to the peculiar canine breed which personifies all the less courageous and estimable qualities of that faithful animal. We cordially agree with a contemporary in think ing that such affairs are disgraceful to the perpetrators. In our time duelling is out of the question ; the use of an insulting epithet to one who has virtually no means of re seating it, is like striking a woman or a wounded man.— Observer. THE REDISTRIBUTION OP SEATS. —The Deal Mer ram states that when the committee come to consider this portion of the Reform Bill, the ministry are likely to be urged to substitute Ramsgate and Margate as a united con stituency for the member which the government bill pro ' poses to give to Torquay, on account of the high oom- K. ---- E ATING'S COUGH LOZENGES: mercial chiims of the former places ; the claims of TorillifiYi which are daily recommended by the faculty. Teeth at the same time, not being ignored, as it is guggested mouhls from the ascot eminent of whom may be seen. that that town shall be grouped with some small adjacent hill In boxes, le : sad alas , h 9d. and 4 ed. each, by burgh. &LATINO, Chemist, - 9, St. Taal's-churchyard, London. Sold retail by all Druguista, IMMIGRATION.— TiIe number of alien ngers ' arrived at this port in March was 12,560. T since Jan. DINNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA. 1, 26,181. Last year for corresponding months the arrivals The medical profeadou for thirty years have approved if numbered 31,199. Nearly all the immigration for March Pure Solution of Magneala as the best remedy for Acidity of came by English steamer.—New Y ork Journal of Coin .,e_‘turoarh, Heartburn, Headache, Gout, and Indigestion: and wree. !rile best mild aperient fur delicate constitutions, CRYSTAL PALACE. HALT-A-CROWN HAT.— 7,!..Tied for ladles, Children, and infanta —DINNEY= II mi Chemists., 172. New Bond-attest. London, sod of all other SATURDAY, APRIL W.—Admissions on payment, 1,577 demiste throurbout the world. ditto by demon tickets, 3,631 ; total Altars, 5,208. DISDERI. -ON SALE. -TWENTY-FOUR SEERINKCOPIC VIEWS of the INTERIORS and EX TERIORS of WINOKUR, and TWENTY.VOOK of OSBORNE. The collection complete, plain, lathes coloured, 2 guineas lack net. Souvenir of Windsor or Osborne. Sixteen plates, photographed by Mr. Dtsderl, mounted on cloth, and formbig a handsome book, small Bvo, Including the portraits of her Majesty the Queen and B LB. the Prince rc.nsort. Price, plan, 15s . • coloured, 30a Panoramic Views at fis. : group of tam Orleans faadly.loe ed. DIERI.—NOTICE.—By a new pr o e m of S L ) . DIBDEIIIII the CARTE DE VISITE PORTRAITS me ENLARGED on =mu to any she. The public can thus ob tain a photographic drawing by means of which skilful artists attached to the house can, on simple indlcations—such as the odour of the complesim, the eyes and the hair—obtain a sotto. dill and truthful oil painting. Mr. Diaderfs new process Is valu able Ia this respect, that it avoids the tediousness of long sit tings, and also adds to the charms of oil painting the great 'Misstates of the truthfulness and accuracy of photography. Batumi and studios, 70 71, and 72, Brook-street, Hanover- Moire : and for Equestr ian Portraits, at Hereford Lodge, Olaf easter road, Old Bromptoo-road ; Parts, 8, Boulevard des hatless ; Madrid, and Toulon. TON IC BITTERS. Unrivalled stomachic stimulaat, palatable and wholesome " WATEM QUININZ WINE," Sold W so vows, oilmen. coufactlosmn, &c at Ws per dam. Manufactured by WATERS and WILLIAMS, 2. Martin's-lane. (Mason anreet. Londe EAT IN O'S COUGH LOZENGES: COMES KEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES: ASTHMA. KEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES INCIPIENT CONSUMPTION. _.•,---___ KEATIN G'S COUGH LOZENGES BRONCHIAL Arncrlon. AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, MARCH 27. The new tariff bill has passed the legislature. The Intercolonial Postal Conference has resolved to support the Panama route, the Galle and Torres Straits routes being considered prejudicial to Vic toria. The shipments of gold during the month amount to 111,750 ounces for England, and 54,500 ounces for Guile and India. CHINA. HONG KONG, APRIL 1. _ Grey shirtings, 4 catty, 3.50 dois. Water twist 16-24, 1.80 dol. Tea unchanged. Total export, 114,000,000 lbs. Exchange on London, bankers' bills, 4s. 41d. §HANGIIA.E, Memo' 26. Tea: Congou, nothing doing. Silk improving. Export to date, 40,000 bales. Exchange on Lon don, bankers' bills, ss. 10d. AMERICA. NEW YORK, Aram 20, 6 P.X. The Senate has adjourned. The Canadian mail steamer Nova Scotian, from Liverpool, arrived at Portland (Maine) to-day. Closing prices :—Gold closed firm at 139. Ster ling exchange on London, 109. 5-20 United States Bonds, 110; Illinois, 1121, ; Erie, 56. Cotton: Middling Upland, 25. Petroleum, refined, 26. DESPATCH OF THE INDIA AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. --Botrrusairrmr, Aram 20.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Tanjore, Captain Brooks, sailed this afternoon with mails for Gibraltar, the Mediterranean, Eppt, Aden, Ceylon, India, China, Australia, and New Ze4and. She took out 50 first and 20 second class pee sengers, and on freight a general cargo, including gold coin, 500/. ; silver coin, 100/. ; bar silver, 49,300/. ; dollars, 4,0001. ; and gold thread, jewellery, watches, and dia monds, 40201. The Suaday Gazette states that during the last few weeks orders for 40,000 breech-loading muskets have been received by the manufacturers in this country from the French government. Large numbers have been deli vered, and the remainder are being completed with the utmost expedition. ROME, Aran. 15. Friday last, April 12, the anniversary of the double event of the miraculous preservation of the Holy Father from breaking his neck by the falling of a floor at St. Agnese, and of his return from Gaeta in 1850, was naturally a very high day indeed in Rome. The programme for the after noon and evening was divided into three parts ; ' part the first consisting of a solemn thanksgiving funxione at the church of St. Agnese, fuori la porta Pa ; part the second, of a review at the Praetorian camp, in front of the recently constructed Caserrna Maceso ; and part the third, of a grand illumina tion of the whole city. Time being of no particular value to any Roman, and apparently least of all to the Holy Father, it was impossible to ascertain within an hour or two at what time any one of these events would begin or leave off. In consequence most of the visitors in Rome spent a very hot morning in making feverish inquiries as to the hour at which the Holy Father might be expected any where ; and finally, in pleasing uncertainty as to what particular spectacle they were about to attend at, started in the heat of the day in the direction of the church of Santa Agnese. The Holy Father, on the other hand, in these hot and exciting times, wisely bent upon taking things coolly, but perhaps just a thought regardless of the feelings of the crowd of foreigners and natives whom he was keeping waiting, exposed to the broiling sun and dust, for spaces varying from two to three hours, after his usual early dinner, followed by a cigar and coffee in the summer casino in his private garden, issued from the Vatican soon after 5 p.m., and getting into his state coach drove off in the direction of the Porta Pia, arriving at the church of St. Agnese about a quarter before 6. An hour or so previously, many persons having either lost all patience or faith in the coming of the Holy Father to St. Agnese at all, had repaired in hot haste to the Praetorian camp, in order at all events to make sure of being in time for the review ; and there again losing patience (for the Pope did not arrive on the ground till close upon 7 p.m.), finally returned to their homes and cold dinners in a desperate frame of mind, without wit nessing either spectacle. Persons who were doubtful adherents of the papacy before were of course at once in favour of the instant abolishment of the temporal and spiritual power alike, and those who were decidedly not fond of the Pope previously indulged in the most unmeasured invectives against the sacred person of the &masa Poatefice. On a full stomach, and with something for his money at the close, even dust and heat may be endured—with impatience of couree-'-- by the irritable Briton ; but deprive him, at one stroke, of his comfort, his food, and his spectacle, and the Anglo• Roman sightseer is a desperate ani mal to encounter. Thanks to the fleetness of my steed, at the I sacrifice of my dinner and by the practice of an extraordinary amount of patience, 1 was, I believe, one of the few persons in Rome who were enabled to witness both the Pope's visit to St. Agnese and the ilubsequent review. Of the religious ceremony at Sr Agnese I shall say nothing, but will pass at once to the review, which was a spectacle of very peculiar interest. At the north-eastern angle of the city, halfway between the Porta Pia and Porta San Lorenzo, the Aurelian wall bulges out so as to enclose an open square—the former site of the Prattorian camp of Imperial Rome, corresponding to our London bar racks of the Life Guards. In this square, each side of which may measure about 500 yards, was drawn up in four long thin lines that heterogeneous body of mercenaries which the Pope is pleased to call his army. In the front line were ranged as many companies of the Caociatori, Esteri and Indigini (to be distinguished respectively by their blue and red trousers) as are now doing garrison duty in Rome ; in the second, two file deep, the two battalions of Zouaves, minus the two companies on detached duty at Viterbo ; in the third, the red-legged, black-striped heroes of the Antibes Legion ; and in the fourth, the Gen darmeria-a-cavallo (very giants of men), the artil lery, and on the left wing the Papal dragoons. In number the whole force on the ground can hardly have amounted to 4,500 men, thus falling con siderably short of the total reached on the occasion of the Carnival review in the Villa Borghese. From the thinned appearance of the ranks, it was evident that desertion had been steadily doing its work. Of the single battalion of Cacciatori Esteri, who are mostly Swiss, and receive a bounty of 40 acudi (81.) on enlisting, not less than 200 men are shut up at this moment for desertion in the great prison of Termini. That this piece of information is literally exact I have no doubt whatsoever, as it was extracted from a gendarme so devoted, to his Papa-Re, that he declared himself willing to die any death for his Sovereign, who was, as he ex pressed it, " as sweet to him as the bread that he ate." Of the Zonaves, Tam informed on the very best authority—that of one of their own superior offi cers—that officers and men alike, finding their position here disagreeable and anomalous to the last degree, are animated with a desire to return speedily to their homes. In short, the whole corps is longing for dissolution in any sense in which the individual members of it will not be called upon to lay down their lives. Riding on to the ground, as it was my misfortune to do, when the troops and the assembled multi tude were on the tip-toe of impatient expectation of the arrival of the Holy Father, I immediately became painfully aware that all eyes were centered on myself and steed, who found ourselves effec tually hemmed in on every side by serried and bristling bayonets. In itself the position was awkward enough, but when the playful Romanana jusentiu began to jeer and hoot audibly in the hope of goading my horse to strange and uncontrollable antics, I wished devoutly, like Robinson as he rode his unmanageable steed by the side of the Grand Duke at the Review, that the earth would open ' and swallow me, and entered fully for the first, and I hope the last time of my life, into the feel ings of the inevitable dog at the Derby. At a few minutes before 7 p.m., BalG-strude— l% sort of military John the Baptist, who is sent on to make the paths straight for the Vicar of Christ— spurred in hot haste on to the ground, announcing the immediate coming of the Holy Father. A few minutes later coal black steeds, drawing the state coach, conveying the Pope and his monsignori, appeared in sight, and the troops instantly dropped upon their knees. Getting out of his carriage, at the red velvet canopied dais erected for the mos- The Mentoriat Dipiontatique publishes the fol lowing telegraphic despatch : Berlin, 19th.—I can affirm to you in a positive manner that, whatever solution may intervene, Prussia will not evacuate Luxemburg. She is even t aking measures to fix herself there, and to enlarge the parks of artillery. A word of direction, in the sense of non-evacuation, has been given to the semi-official press. The meeting of the Chamber is impatiently looked for. The Wield Correa. partdenee declares that evacuation would be equivalent to abdication. The Memorial adds : The latest information we receive from Berlin does not confirm the pacific impressions previously communicated to us by our correspondents. According to the most accredited rumours Prussia has not yet made any serious concession on the question of the evacuation of Luxem burg ; and it is even added that the conditions she would append to that step would be worse than the occupation itself. The Indipendance Beige has the following : Nothing has yet occurred to confirm the rumour that certain efforts made by England to bring about an under standing in the Luxemburg affair had failed at Berlin. We, however, have to call attention to the existence of such a report, and to the very unfavourable impression it has produced. One symptom which cannot possibly be interpreted in ► pacific sense is, that the North &rola* GazeUe, the official organ of Count Bismarck, is bei,in ning to denounce the armaments of France, just as it did last year those of Austria. The ministerial journal at the name time protests against the statements recently made by some °igen' of the press relative to the alleged danger which the independence of Holland is incurring from the ambition of Prussia. We are thus far only acquainted with the article in question by an allusion to it in a tele graphic summary, and are unable to say to what journals reference is made, but the probability is, the Ihibats and its observations on the Dutch question are meant. The Opinion Nationale says there appears to be little chance of any arrangement in the Luxemburg affair, in consequence of the determination of Prussia not to make the slightest concession. ►ROM I IVERPOOL to tirlW TORt : CITY Or LI ERICK, satunlay, — April 20. V OF VA ill , . 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Ms merchants, King wwiam-street, City, E.C. question ; " although," it adds, " the efforts at mediation continue, and are not without prospects PETS-800 pieces, at extraordinary low Also success. tW rk ;;; " ari t u them i_ .8 ` 'ur,7luu,ctlidtuTr:r, Turkey bedding, upholstery, de, pasta ClO,OOO worth to select from. All goods warranted and delivered free throughout the kingdom. Wit WAINX, 138 to lig, Newington-battik—Pectoris/4 hos ek-street. PARIS, APIUL 20, 3.25 P.M. The Bourse has been greatly excited throughout the day, and at the openinga regular panicprevailed. Afterwards a reaction took place, and the ten dency to improvement was strengthened by a rumour that Prussia had accepted the mediation of England and Austria in the Luxemburg question. Rentes, after touching 65.10, closed at 60.20, or per cent. higher than yesterday. PARIS, APRIL 20, 9.36 P.M. Great anxiety again prevails. Rentes have fallen 50c. since the close of the Bourse. PARIS, Aram 21, 3 P.M. On the Boulevards to-day Rentes were quoted 10 centimes higher than on the Boulevards last night. There was very little doing, and fears of war predominated. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, APRIL 21. An Imperial patent has been issued convoking the Reichsrath for the 20th of May. The Emperor has addressed= autograph letter to the Finance Minister, Herr von Becke, temporarily entrusting him with the conduct of the ministry of commerce. CONVOCATION OF THE PRUSSIAN CHAMBERS. BERLIN, Area. 20. A royal decree has been issued convoking the Prussian Chambers for the 29th instant. A report has been current here that the North German Parliament would be convoked for the month of September. This statement is officially denied. CONVOCATION OF THE SAXON CHAMBERS. DRESDEN, Antic 20. The Saxon Diet is convoked for a short session on the 29th instant. BAVARIA AND NORTH GERMANY. MUNICH, Aran. 21. The rumour published by some journals, that a treaty has already been concluded for the entry of Bavaria into the North German Confederation, is &dared onlpod authority to be unfounded. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, APRIL 20. King Leopold and the Count of Flanders, with a numerous suite, will leave here on Monday for Dusseldorf. RUSSIA. ST. PETERBBI7RO, Aran. 21. On the occasion of the ethnographical exhibition which is to be held shortly at Moscow, great fes tivities will take place, not only in that city, but also in St. Petersburg, in honour of the delegates sent to that exhibition by the Sclavonian and Ole& countries. RIGA, Aran, 21. Advices received here from Dunaburg, state that yesterday the ice on the river Dwina was broken. PORTUGAL. LISBON, APRIL 20. The King, Queen, Infante Dom Aliguato, and suite will leave for Madrid on the 25th inst. After three days stay at the court of the Queen of Spain the royal party will proceed to Paris on the 29th, and thence to Italy, proposing to arrive in England during the month of June, to pay a visit to her Majesty Queen Victoria. King Dom Fernando undertakes the Regency during the absence of the King, his son. Canal Ribeiro, member of the Chamber of Peers and Minister for Foreign Affairs, will attend the King as far as Madrid. Parliament is in recess during the Easter holidays. THE BOMBAY MAIL. By the arrival of the above mail ws have advicea from Bombay to March 29, and from Calcutta to March 23. The Bombay Gazet' , :. says that Mr. Maiwey's licence tax has brought down upon his head the scorn and indignation of all India except that upper ten thousand who are exempted from its operation, and that the measure is not redeemed by a single good feature. The Times of India writes in the following terms : The policy of borrowing cheap English capital to pay the cost of permanent barracks and irrigation works, meets with universal approval throughout India, but very gene ral disappointment exists with regard to Mr. Massey's budget, so far as it depended upon his own proposals and arrangement.. The numerous and important adjustments and corrections which Mr. Massey had to include in his statement, and the aspect of uncertainty thereby cast over the national accounts, are probably due to inefficiency in the financial department, and pertly also to the irregularities inseparable from making up the account in eleven months instead of twelve. But Mr. Massey in conjunction with the Supreme Council, must bear the full responsibility for the retrograde step of in creasing the export duty on grain; and still more dis tinctly does the Finance Minister Mend responsible for the groat mismanagement of the schedules of his new licence tax. Had the classification of incomes under the act been reasonable, the country would have acquiesced in the tax without an audible murmur, and the impost might easily have been made to bring in between one and two mil lions sterling per annum. By Mr. Massey's own calculation, his scheme will only produce half a millton,while his having included under the tax persons whose incomes range from re. 17 to 42 per menaem (201. to MI . per annum) has aroused against the act a determined opposition from per sons of all classes. Tho impression gains ground that Mr. Massey as a Finance Minister will come to be regarded as a failure. We read in the Calcutta Englishman of March 23: The merchants of Rangoon have spoken out in an ad dress to Colonel Phayre on the English relations with Burmah proper. Their views deserve attention. It is sag gestive of what must happen in that quarter that the King will not fulfil the treaty of 1862, will not give satisfaction for the murder of one British subject, and the destruction of the property belonging to many others, and will not enter into any new engagements with the English. This barbarian obstinacy ran only lead to one result, • short campaign which shall advance our frontier to the borders of Yunan, and rescue a million of people from • state of indescribable anarchy and confusion. The latest accounts from Moindalay represent the government of the King as a reign of terror ; wholesale executions of rebels, real or supposed, being the order of the day. The Roman catholics of Bombay have presented a farewell address to Dr. Steins, the Roman catholic bishop of the diocese, on the occasion of his promotion to the archbishopric of Calcutta. It is also proposed to commemorate his name by call ing the college to be erected in Bombay Archbishop Steins' College. Madras has declined to entertain the proposal for a state bank for all India; but the negotiations between Bombay and Bengal continue. A tele gram from Calcutta states that the Bank of Bengal will not alter its first proposal. This is not likely, it is said, to delay a settlement, for upon the re ceipt of postal details from Calcutta it is expected thedirectors of the Bombay Bank will call a meeting of shareholders, and ask their consent to the amalgamation. THE Mammas roe HULL.—A meeting of the Hull Reform League was held at their rooms in Lowgate on Thursday evening, " to consider the position of the borough members in reference to the tea meeting on Mr. Coleridge's motion ; and also to consider the propriety of holding a public meeting during the recess." The chair man, Mr. G. L. King, in opening the proceedings, said the borough members had no right to vote for Mr. Gladstone's amendment, after taking part in opposing him previously. He (the chairman) would rather have seen them voting against the amendment ; it would have been more con sistent. The Rev. R. Thompson endorsed the chair man's remarks, and moved a series of resolutions, expressing a want of confidence in the sincerity of the present ministry with regard to reform ; condemning the Reform Bill ; expressing disappoint ment at the pert taken by tte borough members ; request ing them to do all in their power to abolish the " restric tions ;" and expressing confidence in Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Bright. Mr. Arthur, a working man, seconded the resolutions, and expressed his opinion that Mr. Clay was • " political trickster," and that he had got Mr. Nor wood to act with him, so as to cover his own motives. Mr. Clay bad advocated reform when there was no prospect of a Reform Bill passing, but be deserted them when there was. The resolutions were carried unani mously, and it was resolved that copies of them be sent to the borough members. and to Mesa's. Gladstone and Bright. The consideration of the proposed public meeting was deferred, as it was felt that the more influen tial portion of the liberal party in Hull would not support them at present. The twentioth annual conference of Sunday schools in South Lancashire was held on Friday, in the Baptist Chapel, King-street, Oldham; Mr. J. Purr. one of the borough members, in the chair. There was a nu mertme attendance of delegates from towns in Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Derbyshire. The Union Company's Cape Royal Mail ateani ship Norseman, Captain W. Ladds, R.N.R., ar rived at Plymouth on Saturday afternoon, from Cape Town, March 19 ; St. Helena, March 27 ; and Ascension, March 31. She brings 127 passengers, the usual mails from Ascension, St. Helena, the South African colonies, Mauritius, and Point de Galle, and the following cargo :—Two packages of coin from the Cape, and two packages of coin from St. Helens; 778 bales of wool, 772 bags of coffee, 1,450 bags of copper ore, 28 bales of skins, 600 hides, 2'B cams of ostrich feathers, 69 casks of skins, 65 casks of sea lion oil, 228 packages of ivory, 34 packages of rhinoceros horns, 15 cases and 30 casks of wine, 101 packages of oil, and sundries. At the Cape the parliament was summoned to meet in Cape Town for the despatch of business on April 13. Many of the measures for cutting down the public expenditure, proposed by the retrench ment committee, are being generally condemned in the colony, particularly those involving the dimi nishing the existing facilities for the administra tion of justice, by the discontinuing the holding of circuit courts in certain divisions, and the aboli tion of those held periodically by the magistrates. A rumour continued to prevail in the colony that his Excellency Sir P. E. Wodelsouse was likely to remain there as governor for a second term of years. His opening speech at the coming session was being looked forward to with interest, specula tions being indulged in as to whether it would be somewhat more conciliatory to the parliament than that addressed to the members in January last. During the past month the position of the church in the colony arising out of the decision of the Privy Council in the case of the Bishop of Natal had continued to attract a good deal of attention, and several parochial meetings of churchmen had been held with a view of petition ing her Majesty and the Imperial Parliament upon the subject. Great differences of opinion, however, prevailed as to the proper solution of those existing difficulties, the high and low church parties being apparently pretty equally matched. No satisfactory determination was looked forward to in the colony, but a good deal of anxiety was felt as to the action which may be taken in the imperial Parliament. Throughout the South African colonies the weather has been unusually favourable for the season. The rains had set in early, and had fallen plenti fully in some districts which of late years had suf fered much from droughts. In the country dis tricts there were very hopeful signs of progress. Crops had turned out very favourably, and the prices were such as to enable the agriculturists in some measure to make up for the late bad seasons. Trade prospects were generally encouraging ; the chief requirement for further prosperity was con sidered to be a greater cultivation of cereals among the farmers. The Algua Bay wool season had been delayed by the drought, and cattle sickness, which had prevailed in the eastern provinces, but since the fall of rain transport was becoming active, and large quantities of wool had already arrived in the Bay, and freights were expected to rise. The financial prospects of the colony were showing a very favourable aspect. Dr. Colenao was preaching in different p arta of the diocese to crowded congregations, and laiwa s tyThere had been lorae thoughtto begrowinf urt in ho ca h vo o ur a a t zug m,ng ttk h the natives on the north-western frontier. The Da ' marts and Namatuas had committed several at ' tacks upon each other, involving a more than usual amount of slaughter and bloodshed, but leading to no definite result generally. Some of the colonial travelling traders ,had been robbed of their goods there, and one or two had been murdered. There was still a talk of a renewal ' of hostilities between the Orange Free State and the Basatos, but it was possible the dispute might be settled without an actual resort to war. THN Hon. AUBERON HERBERT ON REFORM.— The Hon. Auberon Herbert, brother to the Earl of Car. narvon, has supplemented his address at Newport last week by • letter, dated the 114th inst., to the chairman of his committee. In concluding, he says :—" I have only Ito express again to you my deep regret at the pain which I must have caused to you and others. I ought not to have come to Newport in the Lrst place until I knew my own mind better; but all my antecedents were conservative, and I became not unnaturally a conservative myself. . . If I have injured them (his friends) I have injured myself also. I have renounced the prospect of a seat in parliament, I have severed myself from those who were willing and able to assist me in a political weer, and in something less than twenty.four hours during my stay at Newport I lost more friendships, forfeited more confidence than I shall probably ever find again in m life. . . . One word in reference to a question wee asked me c Monday. . . . One thing I ma at least promise, that, if we are no longer to tight together, under no circumstances shall we ever fight against seek other in Newport." RENEWAL UI TEI NORTHMOOR-ORREN CHURCH DDITURBANCES.—We regret to have to record another most Zaful occurrence which took place in this church yea- Kcithe : About te rch, uingo'flu h i s oclr hand a the Rev. Jam large w es entered . ooden cross, muttering a sort of prayer, being accompanied by the woman Cottey, who for some Sundays past has been almost the only attendant at this church. For some time they remained in the church alone, with the ex ception of Richards, the bellman ; but in about a quarter of an hour afterwards a crowd of about forty persons, men and women, chiefly of the labouring class, came to the church in a body, preceded by three or four persons who were covered with paper hangings, ho. Mr. Hunt was then reading prayers, but upon observing these persons he at once discontinued, and ordered them outside. They moved outside the door, which was closed against them, and locked. They at once commenced kicking at the door, which was soon opened, and they re-entered the church, and ran from seat to seat, creating a great disturbance. Some of the men, who appeared to he intoxicated, smoked their pipet, and handed to one another two jars of cider, which were soon emptied, Mr. Hunt being first invited to partake of their contents. The rev. gentle man walked down the aisle, and asked one or two of the most respectable persons to leave the church, and announced that be should not continue the service. No person moved, and as Mr. Hunt returned towards the com munion table • rotten egg was thrown at his hack, his coat being covered with the nastiness. This evoked shouts of laughter, which were renewed upon the entry of • woman holding in her hand • long toasting fork, having on the top of it a piece of bacon, which she asked Mr. Hunt to partake of. Some women then went over to the woman Cottey, who sat in one corner of the church, near the harmonium, and dragged her from her seat, then threw her down in the aisle, and, assisted by others, nearly tore all her clothes in pieces, besides beating her. This dreadful arena was aggravated by several eggs being thrown at Mr. Hunt, who had been seated, but had rose up, shouting " They will murder her," he. He then beat a precipitate retreat from the church, followed by a mob of persons, who continued to throw eggs and stones at him until he took refuge in the house closely adjacent, in which he has recently lived. The wo.-ian t'ottey followed him thither in a state of half nudity, and bearing signs of great ill-treatment, and they locked themselves inside, the mob remaining outside shouting and yelling to a frightful extent for some time, when they gradually dispersed . It need hardly Le stated that no policeman was present.— Western body Pero. PROPOSED UNIVNRBITT SWIMMING RAC/.—The genial warmth of the weather induces us (says the Spurt ing Lift) to make a suggestion, which might have seemed unseasonable enough a week or two ago. There is no de nying that the universities have conduced largely to pope - !arising one of the must useful and pleasurable branches of phyrical education by their annual bast nue, and we would respectfully submit that Oxford and Cambridge should endeavour to do the same for an even more bears ficial, though comparatively neglected, pastime. The athletes of the Cam and the Isis contend for mastery in almost every manly . sport and exercise except one—swim ming. In some quiet reach of the Thames, unhsunted by unruly steamboats and lazy barges, where the yehbly had of the translucent river can be seen as you glide along, could not • swimming match he organised for the rowing season between Light Blue and Dark Blue? THE EDMUND/3 AND BROUGHAM CAKE.—Some in accuracies have recently slivered with respect to this matter. The suit was instituted by Mr. Leonard Edmunds against Mr. William Brougham, the brother of Lord Brougham, and not against his lordship. It is now said that the ease has been compromised by the defendant pay ing Mr. Edmunds 5,0001, not 11,0001., as has been erro neously stated. The ma tter: will, however, come on (by order) before Vice-Chancellor Stuart on Wednesday next, when (be exact terms of the oomprondae will he made public.-0/obt.