The Express. — London, England, 1867-02-27 00:00:00

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Twits Evurnts, THE LAST LINK OF LOVE.—To conclude with THE ERINCYIIB OF THE ?EMIL ISLAND: JE, THE THREE KINGDOMS OF PEA GOLD GOLD, AND SILVI/L Mrs Low dc Jambs—Gems of tdy MA-rate Pentomlmista. NIGH NATIO. AT LONDON BEIDOL Iltm DAY —Morning. Th. 13s Attereoon, Att. Sas. To-lloasow—lloruing, bh. rim Aftentoaa. Oa. 16.. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27. Tux experience of the last three weeks brings us back to the slighted truism that Reform is pro perly the work of Reformers. Clever people have undertaken to persuade the public otherwise, to convince it that Reformers are the great hindrance to Reform, which can only flourish in the hands of those who have always been its inveterate opponents. The event does not justify their re condite wisdom. We saw last year what the Con servative party could do in opposition : we have seen this year what it can do in office. It can by a tremendous effort sit still for one whole hour while its leader betrays its internal confusion ; it can eat its own words ; it can throw itself on the forbearance of its adversaries ; it can waste the first precious weeks of &session—but it cannot reform Parliament. Not only can it not produce and pass a decent Reform Bill ; but it cannot control the deliberations of Parliament on the subject. Those who told us it could do all thew things, and do them better than the Liberals, now loudly blame Mr. DIRRAELT ; and it is very convenient to assume that if Conservative action is aimless, unsteady, and unfruitful—in a word, if the " stupid party " does stupid things—the fault must be that of the able and experienced man who has to stand for ward as its representative and answer for the errors and follies which spring naturally from its character. If Mr. Disaszu were ten times more skilful than he is he could only work with the materials ready to his hand, and probably when the interior history of Lord DilißleB party comes to be written we shall be more astonished that he was able to make it figure so respectably than inclined to blame his shortcomings and mis takes. The speech of the CHANCELLOR of the Ex- CHEQUER, on Monday effectually disposed of the Resolutions by carrying the House a long stage beyond them. It is now plain that those thirteen propositions were introduced merely to gain time for the Government in its dealings with its own party. No parliamentary reason canbe shown why the proposals contained in Mr. DisasEti's last speech should not have been made a fortnight earlier. We may be sure that they would have been produced if the party had been ready to agree upon them. A Conservative contemporary, however, has explained the mystery. The pro posals which Mr. DISRAELI unfolded on Monday night are not those with reference to which the Resolutions were framed. They are not such as the Conservatives really think best for the country. If the Standard is to be believed, they have been hurriedly constructed within these last few days, to supply the place of something infinitely better, which Ministers have not the courage to propose for the sake of the country, and stand or fall by. The Government had a plan, which " would have " met all the reasonable claims of the most " numerous class, without infringing the rights " of other classes, or impairing the high cha " racier of the House of Commons." But this " open, earnest, effectual, permanent " settlement" is not to be recommended, or even mentioned, to Parliament. No wonder that delay was wanted, and that Mr. Diassem was not prepared last night to fix a day for the introduction of a Bill. But now that these new proposals are made ; what reason have we for believing that they repre sent the views of the great Conservative party I Mr. WALPOLE says that "Ministers will stand or " fall by any proposal which they may deem vital " to the settlement of these questions on princi " plea which they believe to be essential to the " proper working of the Constitution." But this high-toned declaration really tells us nothing; the proposals mentioned by Mr. Thuoistm are not even before the House. They exist only as a foreshadowing of a measure which might but does not exist, and which may never come into being. As Mr. Lows observed, they are merely " in the " air." Nor does any one know to what extent they are acceptable to the party in whose name they are brought forward. If they had been laid before the House in time, the general body of Conservatives would have had a fair chance of ex pressing their opinions on Monday ; but kept profoundly secret by Ministers, and ultimately divulged to the party only • couple of hours before they were propounded to the House, they have not been able to receive the endorsement of the usual supporters of the Government in de bate. There was nothing in tho behaviour of the Conservative Members in the House of Commons on Monday to show they had any strong sympathy with the ministerial proposals, or any confidence in their success. They OP P THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 27, -tfBd7. took their places like men who had ibiro throug some exceedingly unpleasant experience-alike poll. tical bankrupts who had a load of paili to get rid of, but hardly knew what the process was like. It is stated on high auffiority that just before this exemplary but trying display of acquiescence Lord DERBY distinctly told his sup porters that " this was the last time he should " attempt to deal with the question of Reform, and " that should he fail now, nothing should induce " him, wearied and worn as he was with the reopen " sibilities of political life, again to accept the " onerous duties of the position which he now " occupies." And, apparently, it required nothing less than this supreme appeal to Conservative loyalty to bring the party to consent to a bill which no public man pretends would settle the question of Reform, and to which even the members of the Cave object as not doing enough to give the country assurance of rest from popular agitation. Mr. GLADSTONE observed on Monday that the position of the House was fundamenially altered by Mr. Disicsam's speech. This was more strik ingly shown when at the end of the discussion the motion for going into committee on the Resolu tions was withdrawn without the slightest objec tion from the Government. Mr. ROEBUCK had good reason for declaring that Parliament was being trifled with when the leader of the House, who had invited it to go into committee, withdrew his motion on an incidental remark which fell from the leader of the Opposition. How is any legislation to be carried forward under such management OUR CONTEMPORARIEf3. (THIS DAY.) • Cu . fraurt. WINDSOR CASTLE, Fn. I& The Queei, accompanied by Princess Christian, arare out yesterday afternoon. Her Majesty drove this morning with her royal highness. Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice rode in the Home Park, and Prince Leopold drove out. Prince Christian, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel G. Gordon, was present at the debate in the House of Com ' mons last night. The Earl of Bradford (Lord Chamberlain) and Viscount Royston (Comptroller of the Household) arrived at the Castle yesterday afternoon, and presented addresses of congratulation to the Queen from both houses of parlia ment upon the birth of the infant princese. Her Majesty held a Council to-day at a quarter before three o'clock, at which were present the Duke of Bucking ham, the Earl of Bradford, and the Earl of Devon. The Duke of Buckingham had an audience of the Queen. Viscount Hawarden and Lieutenant-Colonel Hun. C. H. Lindsay were the lord and groom in waiting. Mr. Helps was clerk of the council. Lord Stanley arrived at the Castle.to-day at 3 o'clock, and had an audience of the Queen, after which her Majesty, accompanied by the Princess Louise, entered the White Drawing-room, when the Minister for Greece and the Haytian Minister were presented to her Majesty by Lord Stanley, to deliver their credentials. The Hon. P. Campbell Scarlett, C./3., was introduced by Lord Stanley, and had the honour of an interview with her Majesty on his return on leave from Mexico. Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Keppel, K.C.8., arrived at the Castle yesterday, and had the honour of an interview with her Majesty. The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Teesdale, hunted with her Majesty's stagbonnds, at Datchet, yesterday. At the council held yesterday by the Queen at Windsor Castle, a proclamation was ordered to be issued for the election of a new representative peer for Scotland, in the room of the late Lord Gray. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday, at the official residence of the First Lord of the Trea sury, in Downing-street. The ministers pre sent were the Earl of Derby, the Lord Chan cellor, the Right Hon. Spencer H. Walpole, the Earl of Carnarvon, General Peel, Viscount Cran borne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir J. Pakington, Sir S. Northcote, Lord J. Manners, the Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy, and Lord Naas. A deputation from Sheffield, consisting of Mr. Hadfield, M.P., the Mayor of Sheffield, and others, had an inter view with the Hight Hon. H. Corry (in the absence of the Lord President of the Council), at the Privy Council-office, Whitehall, yesterday, on the subject of the cattle plague. HER bLUESTY'S ARRIVAL IN LONDON. (THIS DAY.) Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by the Princess Louise, and attended by the Duchess of Rex burghs, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Colonel the Hon. Dudley De Rol, left Windsor early this morning for town, and arrived at the terminus of the Great Western Railway shortly after 11 o'clock, when carriages were in waiting to convey her Majesty and suite to Marl borough House. The Queen, Princess Louise, and atten dants arrived at Marlborough House at half-past 11, accompanied by an escort of Lancers. After staying with the Primer of Wales about three. quarters of an hour, her Majesty proceeded to Buckingham Palace, to hold her first court this season. Her Majesty and suite are expected to leave Buckingham Palace shortly after 5 this afternoon, on their return to Windsor. Mr. and the lion. Mrs. Granville Vernon re ceived at dinner last evening at their residence in Bel grave-square, the Earl and Countess Grey, Count Strslecki Dowager Lady Wharncliffe, Viscount and Viscountea; Pelham, Viscount and Viscountess Sudley, Sir Hamilton and Lady Seymour, Mrs. Mildmay and Miss Mildmay, the Right Hon. Henry Brand, M.P., and Mrs. Brand, Mr. Henry Baring, Mr. C. Smith, kc. Mrs. Ford received at dinner last evening, at her residence in Park-street, Grosvenor-square, the Queen's Advocate and Lady Phillhnore, Lord de Tabley, General Seymour, Colonel Challoner, Mr. William Harcourt, Mr. Matheson, Sir Alexander Duff Gordon, Hon. Ashley and Mrs. Ponsonby, Sir John and Lady Sebright, Sir Roderick Murchison, Sir Dudley C. and Lady Marjoribanlui, kc. The death of the Hon. Mrs. Fitzgerald Foley, which occurred after giving birth to twins on Saturday last, is announced. The deceased and lamented lady leaves a numerous young family, and was the wife of Captain the Hon. F. A. Foley, R.N. LATEST INTELLIGNIWIL. STATE OF SPAIN. " The news from Spain," says the indtipeodance, " is very dark and threatening., A perfect reign of terror exists in Madrid. The slightest political offences are made punishable with death, and this punishment is not simply a threat. Fusillades and transportations are the order of the day. The prisons aro glutted with captures, the most odious denunciations inspired by party hatred or private malice are received by the government with willing ears, and yet in spite of this compression, which recalls the worst days of the clerical reaction of 1823, public feeling re volts at the regime which is forced upon the country. Clandestine publications penetrate the camps and even the ministerial offices. A person found distributing some of these publications amongst the soldiers on guard at the Ministry of the Interior was seized, and, after a summary conviction, taken away and shot." client. The jury, however, adopted the theory of the client sad not of the advocate, and held Lemairo sane, and guilty without excuse. On leaving the dock he laughed, and said he should certainly sign no appeal to the Court of Cessation. The Bourse was less firm. It was found that quotations from great provincial towns come lower than those in Paris yesterday. Rente fell 15e. for cash and 'Tic. for account, closing at 69fr. 85c. and 69fr. 82}c. Italian fell 10c. Tho uncertainty as to the financial plans of the new Finance Minister makes speculators in Italian funds extremely cautious. Credit Foncier fell 7fr. 60c., and Mo biller 2fr. 50c. TAM POSITION OT REFORM. Congratulating the country upon the unselfish and patriotic disposition displayed by the opposition, the Times proceeds to hold out a reasonable hope that in the session of 1567 the satisfactory settlement of a question which has perplexed cabinets for fifteen years may be effected. The ministry have shown their docility on the subject of reform, and before to-morrow week they will have learnt to recognise still more clearly what is re quired of them. The house cannot recede from the re duction of the occupation franchise sanctioned last year, but the fancy franchises need not be objected to if it is shown that they are in no danger of being abused by the creation of faggot votes. It is, however, vain to suppose that the county occupation franchise can be fixed at a rating of 201., and the ministry had better at once propose the limit of 141., adopted by the noun of Commons last year. They may then expect to encounter only a formal objection to the substitution of a rating for a rental quali fication. In the same way it will be true wisdom to anticipate opposition by proposing at once • 5/. rating franchise in boroughs. The failure in the formal method of proceeding adopted by the government, is spoken of by the Dade News as a discredit to the party which resorted to it, and an affront to the house which has been so vainly played with. The country has still graver reasons for dbpleasure. Enter ing upon office in virtue of • vote affirming that the exten sion of the franchise should be based on the principle of rating, and aware that its action was impatiently expected by the country, the government has already wasted three weeks in the most futile mystification, and four weeks will have passed before its proposals are placed in such a form that they can be even considered. Ac cording to the usual forms of the house six weeks will have passed before the government measure reaches the stage at which its various provisions can be practically discussed. This is worse than trifling. Meanwhile the liberal party can scarcely be satisfied even with the compromise of last year, and they are bound to discover at once if the conservatives will consent to a lower figure for the rating franchise. If they will not, we should then have the fate of the ministry decided early enough to ensure us the passing of a reform bill before the session expires. That, as we all know, is an object of not the most ardent desire to many who are now in the house. But it is of supreme importance to the country, and the house, if it would lead the country, must not be a party to its subjection to prolonged anxiety and reiterated disappointment. The Herald is heartily glad that the resolutions are withdrawn, though it must not be supposed that they have been utterly useless. They are withdrawn not be cause they could have served no purpose, but because they have already served it. It is perfectly well understood that there can be no such thing as a party victory on this question ; that neither Mr. Gladstone nor Mr. Disraeli can carry a bill framed to his own mind on the principles which he likes best. The settlement must be effected by • compromise, and that party best deserves the gratitude of the country which most contributes to that compromise by sacrificing everything except its essential principles. The Tekgraph contrasts the tory gathering with that at Mr. Gladstone's. The one was a council of war to settle the terms of surrender ; the other a meeting of conquerors debating the conditions of acceptance. The position of the liberal party is now better than it has been for years. The tories have hitherto signally failed in their attempt to cattle the question of reform ; the dissensions which during the last session weakened the liberal ranks no longer exist; and hence the party of progress has a new opportunity to frame • bill that shall at once satisfy the public and accord with the spirit of the ago. The Star at•empts to indicate what is likely to be the minimum of reform which the liberals will accept. If the basis of the franchise must be rating, then it seems clear that nothing short of a 5/. rating franchise in boroughs and a 101., or at most 121. franchise in counties could satisfy any sincere reformer. No reform bill could be accepted without a lodger franchise. The abolition of the rate paying clauses would of course be necessary. The scheme of redistribution would have to be entirely modified, and indeed very boldly enlarged. The Star continues to doubt , however, the possibility of the question reaching • s t age at which such • contest can be fought out. REFORM MOTIONS IN PARLIAMENT. MR. HOILSMANB REFORM BILL. On the 12th of next month Mr. Horernan will move for leave to bring in the House of Commons " A bill to extend the right of voting for members of parliament in cities and boroughs." Si► John Gray, in committee on the Representation of the People Rill, will move, " That each person who shall have served an apprenticeship for a term of seven years for the purpose of learning any trade or handicraft, and shall have received from the person to whom he served such apprenticeship the certiAoate of service and of competency usual in the trade, shall be admitted to the franchise in the same manner and under the same regulations th a t may be provided by the bill for the admission of graduates of colleges, members of the profession of divinity, law, surgery, medicine, engineering, and other professions or avocations, the exercise of which require special training and skill." Mr. Pollard•Urgvhart will ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer to-morrow whether he has any intention of allotting as many additional representatives to Ireland as was contemplated in the Reform Bill of last maim'. "At the meeting at Mr. Gladstone's yesterday," mays the Owl, "Lord Russell formally gave over to Mr. Gladstone the leadership of the liberal party ; and in Downing•strect, on the previous day, Lord Derby an nounced that this was the last goven•ment which would see him at its head. We hope, however, that, whichever party may be in power, one of these statesmen will be found in some such position as the late Lord Lansdowne occupied, giving the cabinet the benefit of his lung expe rience." The Advertiser says that, after the discussion on the withdrawal of the resolutions last night, Mr. Glad stone and Mr. Disraeli had a long interview in one of the retiring chambers of the house. "We have reason to be lieve," adds our contemporary, "that on the occasion Mr. Gladstone intimated to Mr. Disraeli that, at the meeting of the liberal party, held at Carlton-gardens that after noon, it was the general feeling that no effort should be made to turn out the government in connexion with the Reform Bill, but that the measure should be made the best of in committee." THE DEAN AND THE RAILWAY. The committee on public petitions print in the appendix to the fourth report, boned to-day, the follow ing petition from the Dean of Carlisle, presented by Mr. Childers :—" The humble petition of the undersigned the Very Rev. Francis Close, Doctor in Divinity, Dean of Carlisle, sheweth, that on coming into residence in Decem ber, 1856, at his Deanery House in the Abbey, which is in the centre of the city of Carlisle and on the west walla, he found • nuisance of great magnitude created by the Lancaster and Carlisle, the Cale donian, Glasgow and South Western, and other railway companies. That his predecessor, the present Right Rev. Bishop of London, had experienced the same nuisance, and vainly tried to get it abated. That, owing to the vastly increased traffic on their railways, the nut. sance is becoming daily more intolerable. That the said railway companies have erected engine -houses immediately beneath and parallel to the whole range of the deanery buildings within • distance of only fifty-two yards, and about 25ft. below, bringing the chimneys of the engines nearly on a level with the deanery drawing-room windows and those of the chief bed-rooms. That there is also a tall chimney on the same spot, and two low chimneys, and two sheds :MOB. long open at the top to let out the smoke. That here two, four, and six engines have bees constantly seen lighting their flees with coal or shutting off steam, emptying others, extinguishing fires, and generally pro ducing such • stifling smoke, smell, and nuisance as to make the Deanery-house uninhabitab/a. That during a great part of the day, and nearly all through the night time, there is such constant and very loud, and as it seems to your petitioner, unnecessary whistling going on from a large number of the engines shunting goods trains, Lie., as to render study in the daytime or rest during the night almost impossible. That your petitioner, at the Carlisle Summer Arises, 1859, preferred bills of indictment against the said Caledonian and Glasgowand South Western Railway companies, in respect of the before mentioned nuisances, and that the grand jury found • true bill against each of the said railway companies, but that your petitioner, fear ing the great expense of litigation with such large and wealthy companies, was afraid to prosecute the matter any further. That your petitioner by the statute under which be holds his office as Dean of Car lisle is obliged to keep his residence at the deanery house, a building of great antiquity, during eight months in each year. Your petitioner therefore humbly prays your honourable house will be pleased to place the said railway companies under such restrictions as will prevent the nuisance complained of or to compel them to provide a suitable residence for the dean elsewhere. And your petitioner, as in duty bound, will ever pray." On the 26th of next month Colonel Barttelot will move fora select committee to inquire into the oper ation of the malt tax. Mr. Beresford Hope intends to move on Friday week that, as the customs revenue is now derived from an exceedingly small number of articles, the prices of most of which in London and Paris are equal, this house con siders that no appreciable injury would be inflicted upon the income of the country were the present practice of the search of the baggage of travellers at Dover, Folkestone, Newhaven, and in London suspended during the period of the French Exhibition of 1867. In presenting a minute connected with the code of regulations of the Committee of Privy Council on Edu. cation to-morrow, Mr. Corry will make an explanatory statement to the house. To-morrow Mr. Kinnaird will ask the Secretary of State for India what is the present state of the ques tion about a contract law for India; whether any legal opinion in Engl►nd has been taken as to the principle of enforcing indigo and other agricultural contracts by penal enactments ; and if so, whether he has any objection to lay that opinion upon the table of the house. FOREIGN-OF/ICE, FEB. 25. —The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Jorge B. Kerferd ae consul at Liverpool for the Republic of Guatersali.--Garctic. ITALY. The Diritto contains the following note from General Garibaldi :—" Not only do I adhere to the manifesto of the parliamentary opposition with all my soul, but I hope that the public will gratefully acknowledge that patriotic document.—Florence, Feb. 25." (*317121e8 Tniowis.) FRANCE. PARIS, Pte. 27. The Court of Second Instance has rejected the appeal of the Washington government against the judgment that security to the amount of 150,0001 r. should be deposited for costs in the action against M. Armand, of Bordeaux, for a claimof 2,880,000 fr. on the ground of the alleged constiuction of ships for the confederate government. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, FEB. TT. An arrangement has been effected between the Prussian government and the Duke of Nassau. An understanding is also stated to be on the point of conclusion with Bing George. CROATIA. AGRAM, Fie. 27. The Croatian Diet will again take into consider ation the question of union with Hungary. The general congregation of tho comitat of Agram has resolved to make representations to the Emperor against the scheme of military re organiastion, and to declare that the comitat of Agram insists upon the integrity of the kingdom of Croatia. FIUME, Fla. 27. Three of the citizens lately arrested for organising a popular demonstration to celebrate the formation of an Hungarian ministry havelbeen set at liberty ; the fourth, Herr Mattrovich, still remains in confinement. SPAIN. MADRID, Fla. 27. It is stated that the King and Queen of Portugal intend making a visit to Paris at the end of May, passing through Madrid on their way. OUTWARD INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRA- LIA:li MAIL. GIBRALTAR, FZB. 26. The Delta, from Southampton 20th hut., arrived at 11 p.m. yesterday, and left at 7 n.m. to-day for Alexandria. BOMBAY MAIL. SUEZ, FILL 2?. The Madraa arrived at 8 a.m. to-day. OUTWARD MAIL OF FEB. 12-18. The Northam sailed on the 26th at midnight for Bombay. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (Pao][ OM ORE COIIII3PONDENT.) PARIS, TUESDAY EVENINO. The Emperor and Empress went yesterday to the Jardin d'Acclimation, to see the fat oxen destined to figure in the Gaut gras procession, which are quartered there until the beginning of Lent. Their Majesties talked for some time with M. Flechelle, the butcher who has bought all the &tux gras of this year, and asked several questions about the price of meat and the state of the butchers' trade in Paris. Joseph Karam arrived at Algiers on Feb. 22. He was treated as a very considerable personage ; admitted at once to an audience with the Governor- General, and provided with temporary apartments in the Hotel de is R4gence. Lemaire, the juvenile murderer, was found guilty without extenuating circumstances, and is sen tenced to death. Ho made a long speech on his own behalf, not to deny or extenuate his crime, but to confess it in all its hideousness. He argued with wonderful perverted talent that he was not mad , and that the whole history of his life and the premeditation with which he had committed one murder and prepared to commit three others showed that it would be impossible for the jury to give him the benefit of extenuating circumstances. He had, he said, a full consciousness of what was right and wrong, and knew that what he had done could not be justified. If all men were like him the world could not go on. But bad as he might be thought, he had a love of truth and had shown it throughout. The fact was that he was constitutionally lazy, but he loved sensual enjoyment. He hated work, and had only energy to do evil. It would be cruel of the jury to find exte nuating circumstances, because he would then be sentenced to hard labour for life ; and rather than undergo it he would starve himself to death. He who had never liked work as a free man, would certainly never work as a slave. If, therefore, the jury found extenuating circumstances, it would be tantamount to the revival of the torture as against him. He had been in the full posses sion of his senses, deliberately determined to revenge himself on his old father, and the woman who had obtained an influence over him. He had no spite against the two girls, but he had intended to kill them because they were in his way and would have prevented the execution of his design to get possession of Madame Bainville's money to have an orgie with. He had had his revenge to a certain extent, and was sorry he had not had it completely. He was prepared to abide the consequences of what he had done. It was now for the jury to avenge society. They could only send him to the scaffold. He did not wish to boast unduly. He knew that the scaffold was a great touchstone of human courage, and that men with firmer nerves than his own had quailed at its foot. Still the jury could bear him witness that he had not blenched or shown any emotion during his long trial, and he trusted he would be equally cool to the end. After this extraordinary speech, which excited visible disgust in the audience, the prisoner's counsel, M. Colin de Verdieros, essayed to plead insanity as resulting from the want of sufficient motive and even from the language used by his EXTRAORDINARY BUICIDE OP A JEW. Mr. W. J. Payne, deputy-coroner, held an in quiry at the Coal Exchange Tavern, St, Mary-at-Hill, City, buteveningrespectingthe suicide of M. Jacob Loed, aged 50 years, a ' Jew. Mrs. C. Smith, 72 Nelson-street, Commercial-road, sad that deceased lodged at her house since June last. He was a native of Cologne, and he imported bristles, butter, apples, shirts, and watches from the Continent. On Monday week he received a telegram which caused him to become much excited. He said that he had lost a sum of money, and that it would cost him his life, for it was the second loss he had met with. On Friday morning he was found lying on his bed quite insatiable, and an empty chloroform bottle was close to his hand. Dr. Taynton was sent for ? and with great difficulty restored animation. He had evidently attempted to commit suicide. He made no statement when he recovered. On Saturday afternoon he left the house, and she did not see him alive after. M. Philip Raphael said that a few days ago the deceased told him that his dearest friend, M. —, had " taken him in." He had asked him to lend 70f. for an hour, till he paid the purchase money (2001.) for a business, which he well to sell again on the instant, at a profit. Deemed lent the money, and waited not only for the hour stipulated, but for four hours for M. —, but it was all m vain. When he returned home be received a telegram, " Dear friend, we met with a znisfortime. You need not be in fear. Your money is safe." That communication was dated from GraveentL Deceased said that the victimisation drove him mad. M.—wrote him letters, stating that the money would be paid back with interest, hut the deceased was nevertheless very desponding about the matter. When witness found on Friday last that deceased had taken chloroform be sent for a doctor and he went to the synagogue and caused the deceased to be visited. On Saturday afternoon witness invited deceased to tea. He refused, saying " There is plenty of tea in the Thames !" Witness said Why, what do you mean by that!" but he made no answer and walked away, 11 itness and two others followed him, and meeting a policeman mentioned what he bad just said. The policeman replied " There is no evidence that he is going to do anything wrong, you can't do anything." While they were speaking to the policeman the deceased gut out of sight. It was then 5 o'clock in the evening. Edward Cooper, a boatswain, proved that on Sunday morning he found the body in the Theme, near Fresh wharf. The deceased was • widower. He left one child, 5 years of age, in Cologne. The jury returned • verdict of "Suicide while in • state of temporary insanity." LIFEBOAT SERVICES. NEW BRIGHTON (CHESHIRE), TITCSDAT Thom. During strong weather yesterday (reports the Rev. R. D. Fowell) the steam-tug Rover broagbt intelli gence that a barque was on shore on Jordon Flats,and that the lives of the crew were in great danpr. The Willie and Arthur lifeboat, of the National Lifeboat Institution, was immediately manned and taken down to the scene of the wreck. On arriving there • very heavy sea was found to be breaking on the Bank, and the crew were quite ready to leave their vereL The lifeboat accordingly took off the crew of fourteen men and • pilot, and put them on board the steam-tug, when they were taken to Liverpool. It ap =a that the barque wee the Coquimbo, of Sunder bound from Liverpool to Alicante, with coals. She had parted from three hawsers while being towed out and had then gone on the Sand Bank. The lifeboat behaved well and the men appear to have great confi dence in her. The cost of this lifeboat, as well as that of the Holyhead Lifeboet, was the gift to the National Lifeboat Institution of Mr. Joseph Leather, of Fairfield Mount, near Liverpool. CARNSORE (IRELAND), Fan. 24. A fine large ship we/wrecked on the Tuskar Shoals some time last night (states Mr. Barrett, the officer of Coast (l uard). She was obrierved at daylight, and the lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution at once pro ceeded off to her. On arriving in her vicinity the sea was so heavy that the boat had to be anchored in the broken water within • few yards of the wreck. After remaining there some hours waiting the return of the south ebb, the men being drenched to their skins, it was found that the vessel was abandoned, and the lifeboat therefore returned to the shore. It ap peared afterwards that the ship was the Arcadia, of Liver pool, on a voyage to Savannah, with salt, and that the crew had taken to their boats when she struck, and had reached Wexford, one only of their number being lost. She was a nearly new vessel, but is likely to become a total wreak. THE PRINCE or WALES AND THE ROYAL HUNT.— Yesterday morning, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended by Major Teesdale, and accompanied by Lord Colville, the noble master of the royal buckhounds, left town by the 10.15 A.M. down train from Paddington in order to have a day's hunting with their Majesty's stag hounds. His royal highness's hunter, a splendid animal, war sent from the Castle-mews to the Windsor station of the Great Western Railway, and the prince and suite and Lord Colville, on leaving the train, which reached Windsor at eleven o'clock, at once mounted, riding through the town. As the prince passed through the Home-park the rain began to descend in a drizzling shower, and the weather altogether was far from pleasant. The meet was at Datchet Windmill, or rather where the windmill formerly stood, and the time fixed for the assembling h .If pasteleven. The visit of the prince greatly excited thecui M inty of the rural population, and half the inhabit an t s o f th e pretty village of Datchet were at their doors to see his royal highness go by. There was a good muster, the field including many of the neighbouring gentry. Colonel Richardson Gardner and • number of hunting men from Windsor and London, besides the farmers. "Miss Gilbert" was the deer selected, and on being turned out of the van dodged about in the meadows for some time, evidently with the idea of eventually getting away to the Thames, near Wrayribury. She finally got away in the directi o n a Horton and Stanwell, and thence to Colnbrook, and after causing no little excitement at Slough, through which town the deer passed was taken shortly afterwards, after a long chase. The Prince of Wales and suite, with Lord Colville, rode back to Windsor, and reaching the Great Western Station just as a special train was about to leave with her Majesty's Ministers, took their departure by the same train. The Prince, who left Windsor at 3.45, occu pied a saloon with the Ministers of State and Lord Colville. BOARD OP TRADE, WHITEHALL, PEE. 25.—The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade have received, from the Secretary of State , or Foreign Affairs a copy of • despatch from her Majesty's minister at Buenos Ayres, enclosing a copy of the new Currency Law, fixing the value of the paper-money of that state. It is published in last night's Gazette. LECTURE By M. DU CHAILLr. —Last n i ght M. du Chaillu delivered • popular lecture, at the Midland Institute, on Equatorial Africa. The room was crowded by an intelligent and appreciative audience. A large and excellent map, and numerous coloured pictures, formed admirable illustrations to the lecturer's remarks. M. du Chaillu described in brief but graphic terms his adventures with the gorillas, his penetration into Equatorial Africa to some 400 miles from the coast, his observations on the manners, customs, and habits of the hitherto un known people, and his minute investigations into the natural history of the various districts through which he had passed. His large knowledge, his genial humour, his pleasant descriptive power, the novelty of his adven tures and the interest of his researches, the variety of his sketches and vigour of his narrative, elicited loud bursts of laughter and frequent applause. A more in teresting or more popular lecture has rarely been de livered ; and when Alderman Ryland announced that the lecture was voluntary and gratuitous, the applause was re newed with still greater power. Mr. Timmins briet seconded the vote of thanks to H. Chaillu for his kind ness in giving so interesting and valuable a sketch of his adventurous travels ; and N. du Chaillu briefly acknow ledged his thanks, and retired amid long-continued op pLsuse.—Biriaingaam Post. THE OAKS COLLIERY E xPLosicnt. —Yesterday a meeting of the mining engineers to whom has been en trusted the ordering of the necessary works connected with the opening of the above colliery and the reco vering of the bodies was held at the King's Head Hotel. Barnsley. Amongst those present were Mr. G. W. Southern, her Majesty's inspector of mines ; Mr. Weed house, Mr. Potter, and Mr. Hirst, Newcutle-on-Tyne ; Mr. J. Smith, Mr. Brown, Mr. Embleton, Mr. W. H. Potter, he. The notes and observations registered since the last meeting having been read, some discussion ensued as to the cause of the nine-inch pipe at times be coming a downcast, with regard to which there was con siderable diversity of opinion. It was then reLolved that the observations relative to the nine-inch pipe and the gas should be taken and registered as heretofore, and in order to provide against any contingency which might arise from the action of the gas on the wire-ropes at prevent sustain ing the scaffolding in the No. 2 shaft, • second scaffolding should be put down just by it, but permanently fixed, and firmly resting on the wails, instead of depending on the roper. The meeting then adjourned to the 26th of March. There is now no doubt that several months will elapse before any attempt will be made to open the shaft,. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS DAY.) The Seaman took the chair at a quarter past 12 o'clock. Mr. WHALLEY presented a number of petitions against the Transubstantion, &c., Declaration Bill. Mr. HADFIELD presented a petition from the Sheffield Banking Company in favour of the Sale and Purchase of Shares Bill. Several other petitions were presented in favour of the same bill, and one or two against. TRANSUBSTANTIATION, Ac., DECLARATION BILL. Sir C. MOGHLEN, in moving the second reading of this bill, said the object of t h e bill was to get rid of • very offensive declaration, which dated from the reign of Charles the Second, and which stigmatised some of the most sacred ceremonies of the Roman catholio church as superstitious and idolatrous. In 1859 the necessity for making the declaration was abolished so far as regarded Roman catholic, but it was still required to be taken by the Lord Lieutenant and the Lord Chan cellor of Ireland, and in fact by every person who took a n office under the crown who was not • Roman catholic. Mr. NEWDEGATS said he should not oppose the second reading of the bill, but he had given notice of an amendment in committee which was in effect to retain the substance of the declaration, but that it should be m a de in new terms. It appeared to him that Roman macho gentlemen had become more sensitive than their fore. fathers, and he therefore proposed that the declaration should be in terms which would not be offensive. The bill was then read a second time. OFFICES AND OATHS BILL. Sir C. O'LOGHLEN, in moving the second reading of this bill, said the object of the bill was to open certain offices to Roman catholic*. By the Roman Catholic Emancipation Act the Roman catholies were excluded from five offices, namely, Regent of the the Lord Chancellor of England, the Lord Chan cellor of Ireland, the Lord Limitenant of Ireland, and the representative of her Majesty who presided over the Presbyterian Assembly at Edinburgh. With regard to the first of these offices he did not ask the house to interfere, nor with the office of president of the Presby ri tean A ssembly at Edinburgh, but he proposed that the other offices should be open to Roman catholic ! . There was no reason whatever why the Lord Chancellorship of Ireland should not be open to Homan catholic. He had no ecclesiastical patronage, except that with four others he could appoint to two livings in Dublin. Nor was there any reason why • Roman catholic should not be eligible to the office of Lord Lieut.. Dant. The bill contained a provision that if he were a Itornsa catholic the ecclesiastical patronage should be vested is any person the Queen might appoint, or in lack of sp pointment in the Archbishop of Armagh. The bill also contained a clause abolishing the provision in the ea tholic Emancipation Act that the Homan catholic' who held the office of Lord Mayor or any other office should not attend any place of worship but the established church in their robes of office. The remaining portion of the bill related to oaths. Ey a bill of last session a new oath was substituted for the former oath required of Homan catholic*, and in this bill them was a provision that that substituted oath should be taken by all persons who held offices under the crown. Mr. SCHREIBER opposed the bill. He said when the catholic emancipation passed Sir Robert Peel " handicappt the catholic., and be could not have carried it without, and the catholic* ought to be satisfied with their position, and to remember that in countries where they did the hindi. capping they were not so particular about the weights. It was no light thing to disturb • solemn parliamentary settlement. Mr. KER also opposed the measure, which be spoke of as introducing the email edge of the wedge. Mr. BAGM ELL asked it anybody considered that the protestant religion or the protestant establishment in Ire land were strengthened by them restrictions. Mr. ROEBUCK said he had always considered that an the subjects of her Majesty should be equal before the law. He ridiculed the idea that the maintenance of those oaths did anything to support the protestant religion ce the act of settlement. Hr. iliiviliiiiiiE moved that the bill be real a second time that day six months. [Left speaking.] LIST OP BOROUGHS RETURNING TWO MEM. HERS, WITH A POPULATION OF LESS THAN SEVEN THOUSAND. 1. Andover 2. Bodmin 3. Cirencester 4. Devises 5. Dorchester 6,B•Zi ...... Divided. 6. Evesham 7. Harwich 8. Hertford 9. Honiton 10. Huntingdon ... 6,234 11. Knaresburough 5,402 12. Leominster 13. Lichfield 14. Ludlow 15. Lymington 16. Maldon 17. Marlborough 18. Marlow 19. Richmond 20. Ripon . 21. Tewkesbury ... 5,876 rz. Thetford 23. Wells Divided Returning Conservatives Returning Liberals 3 REUTER'S TELEGRAM COMPAR Y.—(11113 DAY.) This day the ordinary general meeting of share holders was held at the London Tavern, Col. HOLLAND is the chair. The report, which has already been published, having been taken aa read, The CHAIRMAN, In moving its ad aid said the report spoke for itself, and showed what the rem position of the company was. The reserve fund of 2,0001. was merged in the general account as an act of justice to the original ihareholilers, but a much larger reserve fund would be formed in future years. The war in Germany was the sole cause why they had not reaped all the advantages from the oonmWon of the late King of Hanover to Nr. Reuter, whose activity he could not too highly praise. It was hoped that the line would be in full working order by the end of next month, and from the arrangements made with the Prussian government and the Electric Telegraph Company, it was ex pe cted that the returns would highly mitisfactory The directors might find it necessary to make a call of St per share on the second issue at an early period to enable the company to meet its com ments with the Hanoverian cable. Sir J. HAY. M.P., seconded the adoption of the report, including a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, which was adopted. Colonel Holland was re-elected a director of the am. Pan Avote of thanks to Mr. Renter, moved by the CRATE. MAN and seconded by Sir J. HAY, wee passed unanimously. The auditors were re-elected, and with o vote of thanb to the directors, the proceedingsvere brought to an end. THE DESIGNS FM Ms NZ./ LAW COURTS—. The exhibition of the designs for the New Courts it Justice will, after this present month and until further notice, be open to the public on Thursdays only, sod is members of both houses of parliament and other wedsf visitors on Saturdays only ; the remaining days being to* quired for the work of the commission. At the meeting of the Paris Exhibition Commis sioners on Saturday, it is said that the proposed esikusee of the " executive " at Paris were very consider..bly car• tailed. The Cruardian of this morning states that Dr. Cumming, whose name was put up at the Atbenaqun Club on Monday evening, was blackballed by a large majority. A bird, very rare as far south as the Danube the Bombycilla garrets— Seidenschwaws --Waxwing-1M visited Vienna in large flights, during the whiter, Kohl* driven from more northerly regions by the unusually hay, falls of snow. This beautiful creature is considered a bird of ill-omen by the country people, who call it " pest," at " todten-vogel "—plague or death bird, anal believe its V' pea:once to forebode pestilence and famine and war. THE MANCHESTER CONSERVATIVEs.—A TOT noisy meeting, under the auspices of the constitutional Association, was held last night in the Corn litchange, Manchester. The object was to pass a vote of c o nfidence in the government ; and resolutions to this puiport were carried, the chairman declaring it unnecessary to put than in the negative. A few hundred opponents to the asso ciation were present, and many others. supposed to enter tain the same opinions, were ejected by policemen, OP the charge of having obtained admission with forged tickets. A counter demonstration was held outside. THE FIRST ACT OF THE SESSION.—YCStCNISY the first act of the session received the royal assent, and was despatched to Ireland. It is to continue till the Ist June next the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act in Ireland. MADAME TCSSACD . B.—A newly-executed portrait model of the Queen, life-sise, has been just added to the exhibition in Baker-street. The annual festival in aid of the funds of University College Hospital is to take place on Wising,. day. March 27, at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St, James's. Sir Francis Henry Goldsmid, Bart., M.P., the treasurer of the hospital, is to take the chair. DISPENSARY FOE SKIN DISEASES, 56, GREA T MARLBOROUGH -WISE; RSOINF-STRISET, W.—Twohundreu and eighteen patients were relieved at this dispense* during the week ending February 51.