The Express. — London, England, 1868-04-29 00:00:00

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Men are disposed to approve of the actions of those in everystation who have proved their' to respect ; but they are disinclined to submit . times to the decisions of Peers whose hereditary titles are their sole credentials. According to the constitution, the House of Lords is the chief court of appeal, but its non-legal members have been forced to forego their rights when judgment is given in an appellate case. U they would act wisely, they must surrender the exercise of another right. They have refused to allow a Peer created for life only to take his place in their midst. The hereditary principle they regard as their sheet ' anchor. It is the action of this system which has discredited their H ouse in public estimation. At one time a Peer was by the necessity of his position a skilful warrior or an accomplished gentleman. Hs had opportunities for self-improvement which a commoner never enjoyed. Modern arrangements have effected a revolution in his position. A " levelling up " wards" has been in progress for many years. The increasing predominance of the House of Commons has dwarfed the influence of the Lords. Although a measure be repugnant to the Upper House, it must yet be passed eventually. Its last and most desperate fight was made when the Reform Act of 1832 was introduced. Beaten I then, it has never recovered its lost prestige. Its only practical achievements in recent timer have been to delay for several years the political eman cipation of the Jews and the abolition of Church rates ; and it may succeed for a short period in up holding the Irish Church against the wishes of the people of the United Kingdom and of their repre sentatives in Parliament. Reforming the House of Lords hes become im perative. Little more is necessary to give it a new start than to mainly substitute life peerages for hereditary ones in future creations. If a man has served his country either in the field, or in the pursuit of the bounteous arty of peace, let him be honoured with a peerage. What personal merits he possesses will be dis played after his elevation as well as before it, and whatever he advocates will receive attention on his account from a public which is always ready to hearken to the counsel of really distinguished men. Were peers for life the rule, we should have greater honesty and sincerity displayed in party contests. At present, the heir to a title votes as hie family has done. He inherits his political opinions with his paternal estates. A great Whig or an old Tory family is better fitted for producing partisans than statesmen. The Liberal party is the chief sufferer in this matter. Highly-born men are naturally inclined to magnify their order, to despise and disparage the multitude. Hence an hereditary Tory is an obstructive in a twofold sense. Au hereditary Whig cannot heartily and entirely cast in his lot with the people of whom his traditions compel him to be the ally and the advocate. However unwelcome the task may be, still the reform of the Upper House is one which must be undertaken, if its members would preserve unimpaired the influence which they have so long possessed. " Wuer shall we do with the Lords ? " is a question which has been often put of late. Thirty six years ago, it was one of the principal topics of the day, and it was then discussed with greater heat than impartiality. Those who now consider it are actuated by very different feelings. No wide-spread desire is manifested in these days for what was formerly the ideal of " root and branch " r.forrners." The minority is insignificant alike in numbers and influence which now aims at levelling every ancient institution. It is admitted that the shortcomings of tho Upper House are attributable to accidental circumstances, which can .be removed without detriment to the principle whereon it is lased. The belief is all but universal that an Upper House is a component part of a constitutional system of government. The majority of the House of L. is com posed of men belonging to what are supposed to be good families, because they were ennobled many years ago. Those who cad boast that their forefathers were made peers on account of their services in subduing the Saxon population of Eng- I land occupy the first rank. To trace his descent to one of the men who followed the banner or the camp of Wiictam the CONQUEIIOc is the highest ambition of a peer. Others have to content them selves with the reflection that the founders of their houses were the favourites of a isms or a CHARLEB, forgetting, if possible, the reasons which made either Monarch bestow honours on them. A few can claim descent from renowned masters in the art of war ; but the descendants of the heroes of Blenheim, Trafalgar, and Waterloo do well not to set too grett store on their kinship with their illustrious ancestors, for to do this would provoke comparisons which might not re dound to the advantage of the lineal successors of national idols. But every section of tele House which dates its nobility v eantury back looks askance at those who have entered it MVO recently. A new boy at school is not treated with more marked superiority by his seniors than is a newly-created peer by his colleagues. They look clown upon him from the pedestal of their ancestry. They consider it more noble to have an old title, although unloved in history, than to assume a new one at the biddio4 of the Sovereign. Thus the House of Lords, as now constituted, is not only an aristocratic aisembly ; it is also . an assembly wherein the nr.ii w it seated for his personal merit is ranked Leneati. those who sit OM merely because their Where did so before .tpter ..scion with its service: that sock Freesias am essentially different in principle from legislative grantswLichare subject to the pleasure of the Crown, and therefore to its judgment on the merits. It was upon these and various other kindred considera tions that he left the Colonial service, with all its emoluments and expectations, in order to render himself free to accept the vote. Sir Caritas enters into a justification of his conduct in the administration of the government of Victoria, and claims that all his proceedings in reference to the grant should be subjected to the fullest Wa see by the report of the Public Petitions Committee that between the 20th and 24th inst. 2,578 petitions, bearing 292,374 signatures, were presented to the House of Commons against the diaendowment of the Church of Ireland. Within the same period 558 petitions, with 223,231 signatures, were presented, praying for the diaendowment. This gives the opponents of Mr. GLADSTONE'S resolutions an average of 113 for each petition, and the other side an average of 400. The petitioners against diaendowment appear from the report to chiefly consist of deans, prebendaries, in cumbents, and churchwardens in agricul tural counties in England, and of church men in Ireland. On the other hand, • considerable number of the petitions against the Establishment proceed from public meetings in important English towns, to which the signatures of Chairmen alone are attached. FOREIGN NEWS. (THIS DAY.) to papport the empire and the imperial dynuty without reserve ; but at the slime time he will cri ticise all the acts of government with " indepen dent conscientiousness." It is impossible, he says, that the government should not sometimes be wrong, but it is more likely to be right than wrong, for the simple reason that its interest is to do right, and that the penalty it pays for its faults is too heavy for it to commit any lightly. The Swiss general Dufour, who was the Empe ror's military tutor, and with whom his Majesty has never ceased to keep up friendly relations, is now in Paris, and dined yesterday at the Tuileries. Among the many presents which the Princess Margaret received on the occasion of her marriage with Prince Humbert was a copy, enclosed in a casket ornamented with precious stones, of the poet Alumni's report on the best means of making all tahans speak one dialect. This gift was pre sented on the part of the Minister of Public Instruction by the senator Count Chiavarina, who was the Italian commissioner at the Exhibition of 1867. THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH. (asurza'a vsz.sosam.) SYDNEY, APRIL L The attempt on the life of the Dake of Edin burgh has caused an outburst of horror and indignation throughout the colonies. Enormous demonstrations have taken place, and numerous addressee have been signed. Prayers and thanks givings have been offered up in all the churches. The assassin O'Farrel was tried by a special commission. The defence set up was insanity, but the prisoner was found guilty and sentenced to death. His royal highness has recovered from his wound, and sails for England on the 4th April. TURKEY AND PERSIA. The Libert4 in its latest intelligence gives the following : We learn from a good source that England is at the pre sent moment making every effort to effect a reconciliation between P. rsie and Turkey. On the other hand Russia is endeavouring to embroil them more and more, and there is every reason for believing that war has become inevita ble between the Persians and the Turks. Three soldiers of the Ist Lancers of the Guard, I stationed at Fontainebleau, were convicted by a ' court-martial yesterday of having thrown acivilian into the Seine, and drowning him. The three men , haying obtained permission to be out till midnight went at a late hour and when half drunk to a house of ill-fame, where they were refused admittance. While they were vainly knocking with their sabres at the door a chemist's assistant, well known in the town as an inoffensive man, came out of the house. The door being speedily closed after him, the soldiers made him responsible for not letting them in, and proceeded to abuse him and knock him about. They followed him down a steep alley leading to the river, pushed him in, and then ran away. There was a good deal of evidence to the ' effect that the prisoners had been heard to say they would throw him into the river and do for him. Their own versionwasthat he insulted them and that he fell into the river during an altercation. The-' court regarded the crime as manslaughter, and sentenced one of the prisoners to five years' im prisonment with hard labour, the second to a year's imprisonment, and the third, who had not actually laid a hand upon the victim, to fifteen lays. The president of the court-martial severely blamed the prisoners, who were all able to swim, for their cowardice in not attempting to rescue the drown ing man—assuming it to be true that they had not purposed to take his life. Rossini has just received the Grand Cordon of the new Order of the Crown of Italy. The Italian Minister Plenipotentiary, Chevalier Nigra, in pur suance of orders from Victor Emmanuel, waited upon the illustrious maestro, at his house, to pre sent him with the insignia. Verdi and S. Mer cadante hare been made commanders of the new order. Mr. James Cane, a native of Tours, but of English extraction, has just died, leaving a million of francs to the poor of that town. He was brought up s protestant, but had become a member of the new sect of solidaires, and desired by his will to be buried without funeral rites. The Bourse opened at an advance on yester day's prices, but receded considerably for the close. Rente fell 15c. for cash and Inc. for account, closing at 69fr. 30c. and 69fr. 32frc. Italian was affected by rumours of disturbances in the Cals brim, and fell 77{4c., closing at 48fr. 40c. Credit Foncier fell 6fr. 45c. ; Mobilier only lfr. 25c. It is not doubted that the protectionist inter pellations proposed by M. Pouyer-Quertier and others will be accepted, and that a great debate will take place. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS DAY.) A new writ was ordered for the election of a member for Stamford. The second Nadia; of the Church-rates Commutation Bill was postponed till to-morrow. Sir W. HUTT then moved the second reading of the Railway and Joint Stock Companies Acooants Bill. Mr. S. CAVE said be had no objection to the second reading, es the measure was in accordance with the principle of one prepared by the government. After some disonesion, The bill was read a second time. COUNTY FDTANOLLL BOARDS (No. 2) BILL. _ . Mr. WYLD, in moving the seoond reading of this bill, said the object of it was to give the ratepayers of counties a fair share of representation with regard to county expenditure. Mr. KENDALL wended the motion. Lord HENLEY thought the bill should be referred to • select committee. Mr. P. WYNHAM apposed the bill. Mr. HANDY believed that in the main there was judicious and *impended management under she present system. He did not think any admits(' would accrue from sending the bill to • committee. It was • permis live bill and • Japanese bill—that is, there would be a dual authority on all points. Hear hear.) Lloft d oing.] (Before Vios-Chaneellar Sir B. Maim a.) ON. HI TARTE THE LONDON, CHATHAM, AID DOVII CO/ATAXY. This was an application by Mr. B. Hedger, one of the IE directors of the company, against the other seven directors to restrain them from excluding him from the exercise of 1 all the duties of a director, and as far as possible to pre. vent them excluding him from sub-committees. no Court injunctiont e e h Lo v d ing, n d t o e n, Rialtos was rade ender the summary jurisdiction eon. Giffard.) ' , l during ffred a u 7d n i.urun ot l nt a h e ou o Cnc ery had by LTOH V. HOME. Chatham, and Dover Railway (Arrangements) Act of last Mr. oo ro Mai me 6l"g need Qaddress.C"&""onlithetiAlhaffolthethedwefuenndszithiatHmoomern. sessio n, . the vacation tion, and Mr. Glasse and M r . B a ph aw o p pose d. Mr. Cotton and Mr. Martine au s u pp or t e d th e app li es Commenting on the demeanour of the plsintiff, Mrs. Lyon, • as exhibited is the wirer -hex, he observed that she had The ViesChaneellor said it was most unfortunate for shown remarkable strength and freedom from fa- • this company that it should have added to all the other tigae. She had displayed also great warmth diffi p c , nl ber tir o w t it s h h : re hi h c o h ld it ers bid " ha d d to ra co ori n i te vi nd r. , s t , he d il be iffi c e to ul ta ty , of feeling, muck sense of the humorous, n of n. • divided board. The board, composed of e n equa l of the comic--as SHOW& by the way she mimicked Home's held its fi rst meeting on th e 22 n d o f A ugus t, an d f ot entreaties that she would hies him ; considerable anger and some time appeared to have gone on in harm n was T i o a ktivenesiouid =mud obstinacy as manifested in tho ' but dissensions arose, and on the 18th o f December al.', trivial matter of her refining to raise her veil This was the solutio passed by six or seven o f th e di rec t ors ie . had 4 woman who, his Honour was coma upon to • moving th re Mr. Hodgson from his office deputy-chairma n . On of January • resolution w a s pared remov in g say, had been imposed upon and deceived. PTO- I Mr. Hodgson from a joint committee t o w hi c h h e needing to the history of her relations with been appointed, and subsequently • parliamentary corn. that theunder exception of r. Mod em . It was c l ear M Horne, he observed that she was found to be ' mitten was formed consisting of all the members of the on intimate terms with Miss Berry, Miss Nicholls, ! board, Ind which was re-eaacWd by the Arrangements Act, the di and several other mediums. She sought out Home, 95th section of the Lands Cl auses A ct, rectors ware not obliged to appoint any particular member then came her account of the find interview in Slore-1 street. Mark the improbability of her story. Here of their body upon a committee, and b e was bound there =exceeded their parliamentary . powers. He was not was a woman, shabbily dressed as the witnesses said she foes to come to the conclusion th a t th e y h a d no t i n th is was at that time, a stranger to Home, who did not know so that there had been any intention on the part whether she was Mrs. or Miss ; and upon her the conic I o f the board to exclude Mr. Hod,pon from the exercise of wee asked to believe Mr. Home had in that the ordinary functions of • director, though he was of I . short interview exhausted all the resources of I riders that there was a fixed design to exclude him f rom his art. The story of the handkerchief was an the committees Mr. Hodgson did not consider him se lf afterthought devised to support her story. This statement at liberty to resign his office of directo r , a s h e represented• large number of creditors, but his Honour was satisfied and that about the sooordionseemed to showthat the menu- that that gentleman would best consult what was due to script contained in the marbled book was compiled at some himself as well as to the interests of the company, and time between the 27th of June, 1887, when the plainti ff 's the particular body he represented, by withdrawing in first affidavit was filed, and the 31st of March, favour of some one who would act more i n h armon y w ith that there had been any breach or n eg l ec t o f d u ty on th e the other directors. Upon the whole, he was not satisfied 1868. There was the evidence of Emily ; uPort part of the board, and the present application must be re. so that the matter did not stand solely Yr. Home's denial, nor on the intrinsic improbability of fund, with oats the story. Then came the interview of the 4th Oct. The plaintiff deposed to "raps" almost immediately. Against Mrs. Key's statement might be set off the defendant's con. temp orsneona account to Mrs. Henning of what toot place. The third interview was on Sunday the 7th of October. The plaintiff's account in substance was this— that Mr. Hume proposed marriage to her. That suggestion of marriage was worth notice and comment. If it were true that Mr. Home desired marriage why should he not have rapped out • message that the spirit desired her to marry Home, and marry him without • settlement? To support the plaintiff's story she called two witnesses, the boy Daniel Phillips and Mrs. James Fellowes. These 'triturate contradicted themselves. The boy heard *seams so loud that he was alarmed for Mrs. Lyon's safety. Mrs. James Fellowes said she heard " Let me see him !" But Mrs. Lyon deposed to no screams, no vision, no sight of her husband so changed" as hese witnessed stated. Might not this evidence have been arranged since, or have been interpolated from what took place on another ors sion. Emily Kingdom said that Daniel Phillips laughed at the " spirit rapper "as he called him. As to the vision of the golden-haired boy, to no less than ten witnesses did she tell that story. It was said that this showed the superstitions character of her mind. But if it arose from the original weakness of the plaintiff's mind Home was not responsible for acts flowing from such• a motive. Here was an ambitious woman, upon whose birth a stain rested, with whom her husband's relations would not associate, desirous of notoriety and society. What more likely than that she should talk of her won derful visions and dreams se the mesas of giving her some of the éclat which she could not otherwise obtain ? He objected to the interpretation which had been placed upon the answer, as if it had been attempted to show that the old woman bad to go to school to this muter of his art. That was twisting the answer to an unfair purpose. The late Mr. Lyon's alleged statement was one of the most vapid andl silly ecr.munications possible ; and it wan incredible that so shrewd, vigorous, and self-willed • woman as Mrs. Lyon was imposed upon by it. How di ff erent was this vague, impression from the solemn influence which re %ion exercised over the mind, arising from the hopes and the tests of the believer! And it must be remembered that the legal authorities upon which his learned friends relied were all of them ease' of re ligious influence. His honour would remember the ex treme eagerness with which Mrs. Lyon denied having gone to the Athensearn &reload time before Home's return from Malvern. Did not that spring from her consciousness of the fond and foolish affection which she then felt for the defendant? But he (Mr. Matthews) submitted it was conelrively proved that there was an inter view on the Monday. Then came the interview on Tuesday when Mr. Home and Mr. Hall called. Did Mr. Hall call upon Mrs. Lyon on the 9th ? (Mr. Hall's evidence was read.) If Mr. Hall's evidence were anything like true, how could it be reconciled with the theory that Mrs. Lyon at this moment was under a spiritual delusion? Was it conceivable that she should not have mentioned to Mr. Hall something of her dreams in her messages? The conversation deposed to was of I the most business-like nature. One or two of the accounts must be false. Mr. Hall's statement was utterly irreconclleable with the theory of a delusion practised on a weak mind, incapable either of resisting or of concealing it. It had been suggested that Mr. Hall requested the letter of the 14th of October to be written. He (Mr. Matthews) wished Mr. Hall had been crow examined on this point. The letter, however, was written. Neither in the bill, nor in the affidavits, nor in a single paper in the cause had the plaintiff mentioned that letter. Had Mrs. Lyon forgotten ? Was it likely? If she bad what light did it throw on the truthfulness of her testimony? When it weashown to her in the witness. hog, she maid she wrote it from • draft. If she forgot all about it till she saw it, was it not likely that the story about the draft was • ready-made invention? Then rise Mrs. Key's statement about what she heard when she was • at the door. This witness's memory was moat remarkable ; she arid hear little or nothing but the Inc. portent figures upon which so much depended " Three hundred, fi ve hundred, or seven hundred, shall it be, dear spirit?" that was to be set the clear statement Againsti Hall. Then came the letter to the brokers, which she said she wrote under the influence of the split. Could stetter of that plain, home-spun, every day character have been dictated by • person under spin tr.!! influence? (Before DAY.) OOURT OF EXCHEQUER. Bitting, in Banco. —(Before the Lord Chief Baron and Barons Martin and Pigott.) THE CLEEKENWELL EXPLOSION. YOUNG V. THE INHABITANTB OE THE HUNDRED OF OSSULSTON, MIDDLESEX. - . This was • special case stated by order of Mr. Justice Willes, without plesdinp, and it raised the question whether or not the sufferers by the Clerkenwell explosiou, which took place on the afternoon of the 13th December last, were entitled to compensation from the Hundred of Ossulston, in the county of Middlesex, for the injury they bad sustained in their person and property. Mr. Poland anal Mr. A. Galway appeared to argue on behalf of the plaintiff ; Mr. Joseph Browne, Q.C., and Mr. A. Channell appeared for the inhabitants of the Hundred. The action wu brought under the 7 and 8 George Iv., 31, which is an amending and consolidating statute, pertly limiting and part ly extending the old remedies under the Black Act, the 9th George 1., and other statutes. The second section, upon which the case timed, enacted that if any church, chapel, house, shop, building, &a., should be feloniously demolished, pulled down, or destroyed, wholly or in part by any persons riotously and tumultously assembled together in every such case the inhabitants of the Hundred should be liable to give full compensation to the person or persons damnified by the offence. The plmntiff was the lessee and occupant of two houses in Corporation-lane, immediately contiguous to the scene of the explosion, and he chimed damages for the destruction or partial destruction of those houses and the implements of trade and furniture thetein. The question now raised for the decision of the court was whether the demolition or partial demolition which oc curred was a felonious demolition brought about by " pei sons riotously and tumultuously assembled together." The court, without calling upon the counsel for the de fendants, gave a unanimous judgment in favour of the defendants. The Lord Chief Baron said it was perfectly clear that the act committed was neither a riotous nor a tumultuous proceeding, and it would he • perversion of the atatute to so describe that which was clandestine and secret. They would manifestly, by holding that the action could be sustained act contrary to what wu the well understood meaning of the statute. Baron Martin observed that the object of the statute WAS evidently to throw upon the Hundred the duty of put. tingo n own riots. Pigott said that the terms "riot" and " tumult were well known to the criminal law, and until the squib which led to the explosion was lighted there was nothing to inspire terror. Mr. Browne—The question was raised for the purpose of ascertaining whether the unfortunate sufferers by the explosion are entitled to compensation from the Hundred' It they are not, they may urge their claims on the govern. ment and I hope with success. Judgment was then entered for the defendants. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) NrSHET r. MUSHIT. This part-heard case was resumed this morning, and the evidence of Dr. Mushet, in reply to the charges of emelt) and adultery, was completed. The trial is likely to last the greater part of the day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. MIL COMMISEIONER 0017LBCIIN. It is not true, as stated in some of the papers, that Mr. Commissioner Goulburn has sent in his resignation. He bus been a commissioner 24 years. On Monday his oases were disposed of by Mr. Commissioner Winslow; and to-day Mr. Registrar Haslitt sat as commissioner under authority conferred on him for that purpose, is pursuance of the provisions of the act, and disposed of a long list of eases. Mr. Hazlitt will continue to sit for Mr. Goulburn until some other arrangement is made. (Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) IN RE PETO, BETTS, AND CRAMPTON. The hearing of this case was resumed by adjournment from Wednesday last. Mr. Maynard appeared for th• assignees ; Mr. Linklater for the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company ; Mr. Munns for coeditors ; and Mr. Lawrence for the bank. .Thelrice 7 Chaneellor said he did not consider the letter ' to be of an " every-day " character. Me examination of Sir S. M. Pen by Kr. Linklater was Mr. Matthews said he quite understood his Honour's continued. He said that in April, 1864, he applied to the view. It did seem to have been written for a purpose . fi nance committee of the railway for 75,00 W. debentue But how were its terms consistent with the state of mind bonds to deposit wall the bankers, and other 100,0001 of imputed to Km. Lyon ? Then come the Ilth of Onto- debentures to deposit with the Imperial Mercantile her. As to that, let the plaintiff's two statements be Finance Company, and that application was acceded to. compared ; and in pegging he would remark upon the The subscription contract was dated on the 16th April, plaintiff's sense of the comic in describing the *Una. of 1864, only four days before his application. He knew that raps upon the cab. Every circumstance in the story was the company was not then in a position to issue dam• incorrectly told, and the remark was important, se showing tares, but applied for them in the event of their that the whole account was cunningly devised to represent being issued. The capital necessary to authorise the a poor deluded creature led about with hereyes blinded. issue of debentures, 425,000 t., could only have been sub. Then there was the talk with Mr. Taylor. which scribed by some arrangement with the bankers, and by his she denied; and the talk with Mr. Backbones, firm providing it. He did not trouble himself about how which she denied. If her story in these portion- the matter wee to be carried out, but left it to Mein. tars wag untrue, so much the worth for Mrs. Lyon. Freshfield and Newman, the solicitors of the corn. No doubt this was an unprecedented gift ; and it was pany, to satisfy themselves that the requirement,' of to cost about for some reason why she should the act had been complied with. tin Chl iadis ' n in e = this extraordinary bounty. Here wee a woman, who occupied a responsible pied= in his firm, possessed of 150,000 i., living in lodgings at 30s. a week, held the signature of the firm. li e had *gni without servants of her own, her property fast a receipt on 22nd April, 1864, for a sum of 429,700 t., in accumulating with no purpose ' of be - neat or ad- payment for works on the Eastern Extension. That vantage to herself • with no associates but was part of the means by which they expected to raise dm Mrs. Pepper, Mrs. Sims ,. and the rest ; loving a bustling capital. On the same day, 22nd April, receipts weref3Yet situation, but leadinga lonely and useless life ; with a strong by Mn. Johnson, secretary of the railway comPaty. f? ( imagination and warm feelings. Becoming interested in 214,0001. and 213,0001. from his firm as depoli& and in Home, through Mrs. Burn's description, she sought him payment of calls. He was ill at the time, and the out and had en interview with him. All her life long she business was nucleated by Mr. Christian. He was t h e had desired to adopt somebody. His learned friends able to say whether this exchange_ of reoeipts was made denied this ; but be (Mr. Matthews) referred to instead of passing the cheques. He was told that Mr. the vision, and to Mn. Lyon's intentions towards Newman preferred that it should be done in that way. like Henning, as avidness of the fact. Hone The ch ues were not used. was young, of not =pleasing =paean* had an Mr. C • • They were never signed. natio friends and anootations, and a romintio air of Sir M. Pete said he knew a fortnight afterwarde that the mystery about his life. What mere probable than that she receipts had been used to get the megistrate's certificate should entertain a moat natural, and be (Mr. Matthews) that half the capital had been paid up. Before applY 4 would unaffectedly add, a most =blameable affection for : for the dtures on the 20th April, 1864, be had °OP him ? Nov, it was pomade for • person to forget the dna 1 tiated f ora ken on them with the Union Bst o( fa letter ;it was ponible, by some subversion of the brsir, ! When he knew the circumstances under wig not to detect communications " smelling " so to speak of ' the debentures had been issued he did not oommuoicats fraud owes; to the glamour thrown before the eyes ; but it i th em to his bankers. On the 6th of May, 1 8 64. he_,,rj te was incredible that llirs. Lyon should have forgotten the to Mr. Johann requerling an °canny of Atm' I affection that once existed in her heart. Her demonslia- nature bonds for som other neuritic* which he held 0 tions were public, notorious, and were offensive to by- the company . He alio moon to doubt that the cos. standees, as the evidenee abundantly showed. =nag pan was then in a position to nue the ht!"' of the stringed bad been °t his the i.arn ans ed war Minds . Did wiarti4r4 thcate pereget c it. a r in th Pusiges e eon- : givea ihat r was "Egind the ih 7:roper m .olitheal eouree t°6l . obfgyagthetherwelatcoilirnedtstracbetf 0,11 stroetion of an imputatim of a criminal &moor? ! 31st March, 1864,1ds firm WM to be paid secorditt to . Wee the impunities justified ? [Mr. Matthews read the amount of work certi fi ed by Mr. Turn en, the M in r r p e s t enge ieved to in 1 M aw r& ex Lyz am 's ti k ea tter vai whi tha = t has ibe been bated so eftee kim, , do Oth wis e 12 th 15, May 0001. h oi e certifi es. e4l re ta wich t the E tli t t io / an o lo , u a nt ed tk e e iu ; that ne did not like him ; that was a maternal propriety He ot the Crystal Palace line. At that timelL.l3.! Mr. Mathews) did net mama any im : rend the 75,0001. of debentures and the 50,Outt: 7 to the *lntl ; but he did shy that such a szehange for provisional bonds of some other nae. tnia of thought met have pawed through her ari a boa avers thee the eeespeer wee not autharues to alai' Was it then "just , druid! er foul — 1 aoplythe capital of the outran notion to a nyotherpurr: the sospaileo that something el the sort was felt at • Tlie proposed exchange was only carried out to the e .. t whesqueth dist . assidarlai the *video's al the brokers of 5,0001 At a general moth, of the company, : 11 . 7 taa,..._ otittit... i WW Mrs idui r e age wee, be (Mr. Mat- 12 th Ociebea, 1866, be made • statement as to - th . . o n e sms,.. mil TIA not knew. Pie Wlll P0L48"2: ennantht on la which the debentures of the Eastern section had nee to take the 1 .• 811 . 0 . 1 1tE trt tf thin iv the plaintiff, lessed, and odd that hie firm the od to wherrea fa thwth,Wathnlitha bY*vont,' blame ef any krepthritY that Om/ l e2:rwiledmi w hich ihrthi .)Theopthetr a 460 sod feel& bt make goo d s oy mai &ha& m ight be incurred, for mil=4:gbdisaaro„,..kb. (arad.4.lll46hmia.a., mesa- thrilwlllitaa=l.llLuarplh::. turned oat to be a .railiake. eta ta t k aa =a li t =.lllll_,—___‘,... ---- oa _ —_,_—_,,r-v, twhowas Sir S. X. Pete said it had, but he was Justified . i , to - Yrarame — at Maley soarbed m."..' thei should ha ." 7e ' Cllr e tbe e" .7l ..dmakingiu.th,.° N.:re:dell et the hule time, of im— ngm "'"! ot Yr beateetiag this beeleldlillin him. sums owing by the company to his firm, and h a d uMw t ;: (rh• adzes Tr less this report left] ea Mr. Novae& the reapthdbility of Pasting the rtww ... FIXIttIFISS, .. WF4I ) X 91 I .... 9 A l :k 1 I ' t APRIL' 29 1: • ' , ,-, . ... .., o . re• the the Elwairtsny of tic for till, COLO , . his t oL Oing 1 1 111111 ! • lea. i: ed by ' rattan to England, was filtered •, • -11 a IMr • ..ip T II:1RD r C K the belief tint neitlser ille-tershilt - ___ t+l4 ( . , . .susirr.) , 71 ‘4 1 ictions ' presents contemplated by the Colonial • •111" . IRIS, TVILIDAY EVILITINIk. - LAW itrrFj jj t -.. 4,- _ ams I r titles could in any degree be controlled by the '. , IL Eland:Mart publishes to-day his first article i tat all if the acoepter should have relinquished his oon. in the Coneliessiiesissel. He profanes an intention ........-.....s 4.3.........1... an.l !h. imnwrini rivrurtv EQUITY COMM. MR. HOME. THE evidence given by the defendant yesterday in the cause of " Limas v. Hone," puts formally upon record the creed of the Spiritualists as pro pounded by their great master Mr. HOME. We now see what it is that the boasted thousands of believers believe in, and we have, on indisputable authority, the tenets of the new faith. We shall take leave to analyse these, without of course referring to the matters in dispute. We find Mr. Home stating deliberately in open court, " I " have seen spirits and conversed with them " orally. They have called to me in sounds " audible to my ear, and I have talked to them. " . . . . The language used by the spirits " is exceedingly beautiful and elevated ;" and then, as if in proof of this last assertion, " The " •lphabe: is slowly. called or pointed at, and " when a sound is given that indicates that • " letter is to be taken down." It is a little chill ing after this remarkable testimony to the thrill ing eloquence of the spirits to find Mr. Hone only " supposing" they " are as intelligent "as mortals," particularly as the words quoted by him as from another world, "Do not, my " darling Jesis, say, alas, the light of other days " for ever tied ;' the light is with you ; CHeatas " lives and loves you," have a positively uxorious and earthly flavour. But after learning that Mr. Hosts and others " have been bodily displaced in " violation of the ordinary laws of gravity," and that "chairs and tables have been moved in the " same way," we are told that the " useful result " of spiritualism"—that is, upsetting Mr. Hume and maltreating furniture—lies "in convincing " those who did not believe in it of the immor " tality of the soul." The sight of the hardened atheist, the daring materialist, and the philosophic scoffer brought to a sense of Truth by the gyrations of Mr. Home's mahogany needs a second RAPHAEL to do it justice in a cartoon. But Mr. Hone only counsels belief in the monitions of his unearthly friends when their advice "stands " to reason," so that the troubled mind eagerly seeking a solution to the great problems of hu manity might be disappointed after all. If a spirit told Mr. Hone to cut his right hand off be would not do it ; if it ooinmanded him to consult a certain doctor, he would prudently ascertain his standing iu the profesaion. Moreover, these spirits could not be brought into court, and too often keep silence in the presence of unbelievers. If You have perfect faith, the answers can be inter preted with such rapidity that you have difficulty in noting the process ; but if you are an unbeliever they decline to speak at all. Further, " there are all kinds of spirits, as there are on earth," and one of these, according to • rival spiritualist of Mr. Home, • high-priestess whose worldly name is Bssev , counselled Mrs. LYON to go to law, and to be firm. TILL vote of censure ou the Government which Sir RouNDELL PALNEN will move on account of the instructions to the GovanNos of 'Fieroma to sanc tion the grant to Lady DARLING, is open to much discussion. Many eminent liberals are of opinion that constitutional government would have ceased to be possible in the colony if Mr. DlAN:teas Burros had persisted, under directions from the COLONIAL Dinturras, in vetoing the vote of the Representative Assembly after a general election had ratified the decision come to in the same sense by their predecessors. Mr. ADDERLEII has just presented &petition to par liament from Sir CHARLIE; DARLuto, inwhich a lucid and effective statement of the various stages in the dispute is given. Sir CRARLEB admit& that the principle of making legislative grants of money or other gratuities to governors of colonies, subject to the approval of the Crown, is distimtly recognised in the colonial service ; but is presenting this que►tion to the consideration of LOSS OF AN ENGLISH SHIP. The loss of a large English ship at the month of the Loire, which was telegraphed to the London papers of Monday, is thus confirmed by a letter from St. Nasaire : The English three-matt vessel, of Liverpool, Queen of the South, Captain Reeves, bound for St. Nazar. from Caßao, with a cargo of guano, and having on board a crew of 30 men, the captain's wife and 4 children, a surgeon, and 6 passengers, among whom were a woman and child, arrived off St. Glides Point at 3 in the afternoon of April 24, during a storm, and oast anchor to wait for a pilot. The ship remained till 1 in the morning without making any water, but then, one of her anchor-chains breaking, she rolled over on her side. Th e captain with the women and children and part of the crew, took to the boats, but they almost Immediately foundered, and all on board them perished. Of all who remained on the wreck four only were saved. The sur geon and one sailor got upon a plank on which they Boated for three hours. The sailor, who had taken the precaution to tie himself on, was picked up alive upon some rocks, bet the surgeon was drowned. Three other sailors who clung to the bowsprit of the Queen of the South were rescued on Saturday morning by M. Chan. terean, master of the boat Jenne Marie Desirie, who took them to Noirmoutier. (sacra's TILIGRAWS.) AUSTRIA. VIENNA., Arw 29. It is stated that Count Vitzthum, formerly Saxony Minister in London, has been appointed Austrian minister at the Court of Brussels. The announcement of Baron. Meysenburg's ap pointment as Austrian minister at Rome is contra dicted. The Presse publishes intelligence from Galatz stating that the persecutions of the Jews in that district have been carried out under the direction of the Prefect Lupasco, the same person to whom attaches the blame of certain Jews having been drowned near Galatz last year. In reply to the protests of the Austrian Consul, the Prefect jus tified his line of action as taken in consequence of the express instructions of Minister Braden°. AUSTRALIA. THE GRANT TO SIR CHARLES DARLING. MELBOURNE, MARCH 31. The ministry has resigned, in consequence of the governor objecting to the Darling grant being again inserted in the Appropriation Bill. A new ministry is being formed. The shipments of gold to England during the month amount to 183,500 ounces. THE WAR IN THE BRAZILS. PAWS. Ann 29. The Mositeur of this morning in its bulletin says :—" A telegram from a Brazilian source con firms that the principal positions of Humaita have fallen into the power of the allies. The fortress of Humaita alone still resisted, but did not appear likely to be able to hold out much longer." RIO DR JANEIRO, APRIL 9. The latest intelligence from the seat of war an nounces that the outer lines of the Paraguayan position have been taken by the allied troops. Cu rupaity has been abandoned, and it is supposed that Humaita was also being evacuated. All the cannon bad been removed. Mr. Hadfield on Monday will ask the First Lord of the Treasury the intentions of the government with respect to the introduction of a bill to exempt hoe pitman, fthaday•chools, sad other schools and charitable institution, generally from poor. and other rates. In the House of Commons to-morrow Mr. Rear don will ask the Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment " whether it is hie intention to reesminend to the mown the regatta( of the prisoner Michael Dane* against whom a verdict of guilty was returned by the Jury, and matenoe of death paned by the judge on bis trial at the Old Salley on the it* lasi, notwilhetandiag the sworn toatimony of mix vitamins, who proved that the planer was not in England at the time the arias was ma mated for which he itto been found guilty, in order to afford the primmer ea onoetunity of producing further outdates to tatebffsi bit taaseasee." Wu Court. 0811011 NB, Aram 28. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac companied by Priam. Louise• Prim and Princess Christian, Priam Leopold, and Princess Beatrice also went out. Her Majesty drove in the grounds this morning, ac companied by Primus Lou!.. The Prince of Wales rode out yesterday, attended by Major Grey. The Princess of Wales drove out, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Stator. The Times is authorised to state that her Ma jesty the Queen will be graciously plowed to rewire an address unanimously signed by the archbishops and bishop of the Irish provinces of the United Church of England and Ireland immediately after her return to Windsor. _ _ _ His Excellency the Swedish and Norwegian =hurter and the Baroness Rothschild hare been placed in mourning by the death of her ladyship's mother, the Dowager Cowden, Erik Piper. The Right Hon. H. T. L Corry, M.P., the First Lord of the Admiralty, arrived in town yesterday from the Isle of Wight, where be has been spending the Easter holidays in retirement. Mr. W. E. Gladstone and the Misses Gladstone have arrived at their redden*, on Carlton-house-terreoe from Rewardeft Castle, Flintshire. The Duke of Sutherland received at Stafford Bowe last night, a huge number of distiagakied gouda to sleet Dr. Guthrie and Dr. Cumming—Yr. lisissford in the chair—who spoke on the Waidensiais miseice. Admiral Erskine will ask the Lord Advocate on Friday whether it is the intention of bar Weaken go vernment to introduce a bill as the subject of odesetloa in Soothed during the present session. . . . Mr. Morison: chairman of a meeting which was recently held at Eastbourne on the subject at the Irish church, wishes se te say that, coatrazy to a statement which has bees made, Mr. G.' F. L'lmalsous, the lastanr, was patina* board, sad that the pedlars aplomb Mr. Obitiatems's meelations was signed by " a goodly number.• An order has been sent from Melbourne to Eng land for the mama et 5 palatiap at 3001. sack. They were to be selected lima the works et the toilewlag artiste, els., Ossewlek, Meant, Leighton, Phillip, Goodall. Feed, Oeek, Staateiti, aid las. It