The Express. — London, England, 1868-11-27 00:00:00

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Belford. and Joree ; Baton and 'LILO OT TB, LILOTB OT GOLD.-71..nnu. Thorno, Jauno., and Y. utoa ; Kw; Goodall., tr.—AM ILA.IIIIIAOII AT ANT FRIG. Illi'fAINIA. Tie Rwanss, THE BCattLET KARR : OR, THE WITCH, THE EON kv, SRI/ THE MYSTERY. Mrs. N. Lane.—Ml4.4 L. Flicerlngios and Mr. P. M•Hallie.—And WAIT TILL I'3l A MAN. Mi. te. ; 110A.Lmos Harcourt, Y. Booth, t.. MON WATER AT LONDON WOOL To-Ilmr —Nonlimr, oh. um. Afberboaa. Oh. 17a. tb-N•uow—Yeedng, Ob. 38a. .Afterboos. Oh. 67m. NOTICL roams a Bans, 111Liaarman sod Doom', as received vain if o'clock to location woe ambit. Pries So id. SECOND AND THIRD EDITIONS OP TM EXPRESS, The Late of Tele•grams ; Election News ; the Late et City: Railway, Mining, and other Shares; Sporting, and General Intelligence, A& PUBLISH= EVERY EVENING. LONDON, FRIDAY, NOV. 27. A FRENCH PARALLEL. A PROWn CI.U. election has recently taken place in France which exhibits the ruling powers in that country in a somewhat ludi crous aspect. There were three candidates. One was a thick and thin adherent of the fs'eoond Empire, who immediately after the (rep d'f , tat found his name on the " Consul " tative Commission," which was supposed to include the most devoted approvers of the events of December, though, as a matter of fact, it was made to include more than one eminent public man—notably M. DE MONTALEMBERT—who re pelled the proffered honour with indignation and disdain. A second candidate was a gentleman who, although willing to be counted among " el) nestle" candidates, and anxious to preserve and consolidate the existing institutions (no can didate, indeed, can be otherwise than dynastic according to the law and constitution, since the oath of allegiance is an indispensable condition pre cedent), had the temerity to appear as an independent representative of his constituents with principles and opinions of his own, and a determination to criticise and control the acts of the Government without respect of persons. Under these un usual and untoward circumstance, the Government professed to stand aloof from the election, so far at least as the two " dynastic" candidates wore con cerned, and to oppose only the third Liberal candidate, who, although prepared to take the preliminary oath of allegiance, was, in fact. the representative of the Liberal op position. Notwithstanding its pretended neutrality and reserve, every functionary of the Administration, from the Prefect to the gen darme and the garde champetre, was actively employed in the interest of the thick and thin Imperialist, M. Boterr. The result of the first ballot was so equally divided be tween the two " dynastic " candidates that neither was elected, and a second contest was re quired. On this occasion the electors who had thrown their votes away on the third opposition candidate rallied to the independent " dynastic " candidate, and carried his election by a considerable majority. Now this candidate had in his address to the electors criticised the foreign and domestic policy of the government with unsparing severity. Ho bad signified his resolve to prevent so far as in bin lay the repetition of such ruinous and discreditable adventures as the Mexican expedition ; he had denounced the Army Bill, which paralyzes the productive force, of the country, deprives the land of labour, and exhausts the population; be had demanded a policy of peace and liberty, and, in short, bad insisted on the right of a representative of the people to control the Executive, instead of blindly obey ing its behests. Such is the " dynastic" candidate whom since his election the organe of the Govern ment profess to accept as a devoted Impe rialist of the purest strain. It seldom happens that the Government and the Opposition are equally satisfied with the same candidate, and the independent journals are making merry at the expense of an Administration which is so easily plierd, and smiles with so wry a face. Perhaps our own general election has presented some analogy to this dismal comedy of a defeated go vernment delighted in spite of itself. Have not our Tory contemporaries been proclaiming, day after day, their perfect joy at the contemplation of a contest which has resulted in giving a majority of more than a hundred to Mr. Gr.snitrown ? Who would be so churlish as to refuse to an adversary such unselfish exaltation ? Let us do Pasties to our Constitutionalide. At least they have that _ _ admirable quality which the Lit NiPOl4Oll im puted to the British argay--thwy dew% buoy wham they are beaks. 'RESS ~~- ~-- =- Fries MR. DISRAELI AND THE MAALOX. —..--- Paw will wonder that Mr. DURAILI Wifehood a peerage. The real power at hie oommand as the leader of a powerful party in the Haw ot Com mons is too keenly enjoyed to be Olen ng for a nominal elevation in rank. Mr. Diaskoz.i in 'the House of Lords would be politically satinet. The uewnees of bis title would more than counter balance the power of his intellect, the strength of his will, and the resources of his boundless tact. The delights of political strife, the pitting of skill against skill, and of bringing intellectual achieve ments to bear against foment worthy of his steel; the excitement of battle and the joys of victory —all these would have to be foregone. Hamra 11A11 himself was not more painfully out of his element in the sober calm of the Upper Chamber, than the successful soldier of fortune would be who is now at the head of affairs. Moreover, Mr. DISIPAILLt has no heir on whom the peerage could demoted. Mr. DIBRAILI was wise, therefore, in refusing the coronet offered him by the QUINN ; indeed, his acceptance is hardly to be thought of save as an heroic, and, as matters stand, as a needless, act of self-abnegation. Mrs. DISRAZIS, " the severest of " critics, but a perfect wife," to quote her hus band's published words, will take the rank of Viseeteteee BEACONSPIRLD, with the oongratula tit ns of the country ; and Mr. DIEULABLI will remain in the arena in which his position has been won. This is natural and proper, but still it is suggestive of something anomalous in the position of the two Homes that the world, excepting Sir RAINALD KNICHTLEY and his friends, should so eagerly con gratulate a man of ability upon keeping out of the (me which is theoretically the higher; but which is regarded as a sort of Sleepy-Hollow fatal to genius and enterprise. Commiseration, mixed, rhaps, with alittle contemptuous wonder, would have been the prevailing feeling if Mr. Dtsa.tau Lad consented to be made a peer ; and this feet, combined with the comparative indifference with which the elevation of serviceable nonentities is r,exiced is not without its significance as a sign of the times. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY OUR CON TEXP0R.4.111126. (THDI DAY.) ILIVISOWIP IMITIIIRMILL The TiMei frankly admits beim disappointed with the result et ihe elestiemi yesterday. The lib Mel 'majority will Mill emend 110. turd this will be thought enough ; but had the mustier followed the eumeaple of the tow which, greet sad math have, as ade clared with overwhelsatag hirer is favour of Yr. Mad ame's's Ina pelt", the majority would have hem semi greeter. With, however, a balance of lib fa Ms to the future ham of the Bowe of Ommeoms will be able to enforce the legislative proposals of hie grower:meat ith at least sefikdeat weight. The BnwY, am the other head. comithas the readt et the pogiege yesterday to be highly satisfactory ; sad the bressihrif hears the yoke of the country prostouseisit it self with Wormed cinema is favour at conservative principles. Bit= reams ZLIOITONS. The Deily Xswe mays that the kyless coercion which great landlords, and manateeturere, and clergymen whose real is without knowledge, have practised at the late elec tion, ham provoked the retaliatory lawlessness which ham assumed the form of street fighting, mutilation, and mur ders in some frisk and in more English towns. The lowest class have been taught, by the °sample of their bet ters, that the time of election is • time of suspended law, in which the victory belongs to the host-filled puree, or the longest roll of dependents ; and they seek to redress the balance, or avenge defeat, by appealing to overpower ing numbers and the strongest arms. The passionate ex citi meat which the harangues of Mr. Murphy, and others like him, have produced baa added fuel to the fins and fanned the dame. The only effectual preventive ad tumult will, the Lady News maintains, coedit in an entire reform of our electioneering system, and in the suppression of those acts of intimidation and corruption in which certain members of the dames calling themselves higher have ►een shamefully and ostentatiously bury. ODWIRITATMI ON INTRRIAL POLIOT. The army of Yr. Disraeli, the Peat says, shows mere instead of less confidence in the saute and versatile strate gist who leads them ; their orgeni•ation is admirable, and the general election, U it has diminished somewhat their numbers, has added to their ranks not a few adherents whose names end position will make them count as court cards in the game. With these adventure the conserva tive party in opposition ought still to have a great share in the direction of imperial policy, and to be able to exer cise a sensible, and probably a beneficial, influence on the administration. TIFF OPENINO or Fl The Triegreph expresses a hope that the Queen will lend the lustre of her station and personal assistance to the ceremony of opening parliament. Even as a stately pageant of our political life, the opening of such a house at such an epoch deserves to be rendered complete. The mpty QUOIN must seem more unsatisfactory than ever, when nothing but its occupancy is wanted to restore the half-forgotten splendours of that which is still the most august and ancient assemblage of lawgivers in the civi lised world. Technically, of course, the Queen is always present ; but this time her people will hopd to hear her own yoke, and not the Lord Chancellor's, and in this de- sire both puha* unite. THE SESSION. CURRENT opinion, as expressed in clubs and political coteries, varies from day to day as to the course of procedure when the House meets. It is, however, certain that any " placing" of the new Cabinet is guess-work merely; and that the statesmen whose names have been so freely dealt with are not themselves in possession of the know ledge which has been so generously imparted con et ruing them to the world at large. That the vote of want of confidence will be taken about the 14th or 15th December; that the question of resigning prior to the meeting of Parliament was considered by Mr. Disiesita's Cabinet before the recent suc cesses in the county elections, and has been aban doned now ; and that it would relieve certain of the present Ministry very materially if the Quests's Speech, and its necessary allusions to the Irish Church question, could be altogether skipped are matters generally understood. The ides of trying the strength of the respective parties on the election of fireaxan was current before the large Liberal majority was known, but is not Fi,oken of now ; and beyond a general knowledge that the Liberal chief has not yet communicated the details of his plans to hie future colleagues, it is unsafe to speak positively as to the pre ant con dition of affairs. A few days will solve all ; but meanwhile the public may be cautioned against giving credence to the bap-hazard assertions circulated concerning the precise intentions of Mr. GLADsTONB and his party. MRS. SCANNELL. VERY few, we imagine, have forgotten the eccentricit its of the latePATinei SHEEHAN, of Cork, If his name did not make the " tour of the world," it must have been familiar wherever an English journal penetrated. His absurdi ties were relished far away from the meetings of the Town Council and the popular assemblies that took place in his native town. Occasionally the British public is amused by the freaks of Mr. Joule Ras, of Belfast, and the mantle of PAT SHEEHAN was supposed to have fallen on his northern countryman. But Cork is determined not to yield the sceptre. For some time past a Mrs. &AXYELL has been making her self :famous there in a local way. It re quired the wider interest of a contested election to extend her notoriety. At the county nomination on Tuesday last this intrepid lady took up a position on the witness table of the Court house. During the time that Mr. BAGWELL should have been addressing the electors, the following scene occurred : ficazortu.t.—No cheers ; all for the Faynian pri soners. They are confined in prison. Three cheers for the Taynian prieoners. (Cheers.) Mr. Mn'Canrr O'Lnanr came forward to propose Mr. Boyle. Mrs Searmr.ir.,—No Saxon need apply. A Voles (s supporter of Mr. Boyle'.)—For justice sake let us be beard. (flimeg.) Mr. POWLLI.— Mr. O'Leary coned to be hoard at any rate. Mrs. Scsrirrxxx—lle is no O'Leary ; he is a Mason, bud luck to him! (And she stood up in an awful fit of rage, attempting to get closer to Mr. O'Leary. As she could not do this, she gratified herself by applying her thumb gracefully to the top of her nose, and outstretch ing her lingers in the form of • fan, making very expres sive gestures all the time. This little amiumgeat was oecospooled by a coo* of " Hali." as a i aloe lungs would allow, sad which she atioamplished with the greeted mos. The spaded"' was schemed by loud cries to Mr. Boyle to withfitsw, and Mears for Yr. M•Carthy Downing.) Yr. tilsattv wu going on to fay that the chard is Ireland could never have been called a national we, w►as he wan again iation'apted. Mrs. lisanwsw—li is Moen hundred years too l&U.—to bell with the Barone. The shouting and yelling still continued, and after Mr. O'Leary had made several attempts to addrem the electors, be retired amidst the most awful uproar. Mr. Nocuous Dungeons' came forward to second the nomination of Mr. Doyle. Mrs. Scannell, who nimbi be called indeed the heratae of the day, begs jammed hone the ',combing position she occupied on the table, to her feet, and in a peremptory tone told Mr. Donsoombe to Abut up. Prong the continued uproar he addressed himself exclusively to the widen, who bad to get up close to him to hear his vane, and Mn. itiminnell, see. ing the unconcerned manner in which he heard her order to hold his kelpie, west round the table, warping bide indiscriminately to couvort into missiles to burl at Mr. D■nsoombe. Km. Scannell then made an mulaught on the re porters, who WWII taking Kr. Denioembris speech, and attempted to ding them away from the ben*. We do not know if Mr. 11trarne is a married man, or if Mrs. Elosursnua. is • Widow; but it strikes us that a pair morn of One miad could not come together, if there be no esnoniesi or legal {impediment- ~~.. a'siga no visit of Mr. Itelesdi J _ohms= to Dennis_ Zi ts di no Invitation the iNamms of take Wmat. 14. wholo C lV e l gair ofi Ir. Nifil4 will to sod tho liintorlat got es 0 2 60 1a10r P a' Mho imonbao few 110 Iloortot a tb. fputiv, bone bon mead r! mo oselogiouss 17iTa ---- oltlie l IT.. TIM OILLI'4OII3IEN IN Till NOUTIT OF IREIAND. Although having no love of Orangoism or /rangemen, the Star is bound to say that in the recent contests their conduct, irrespective of political questions, has been dig nified and honourable. They have shown how to make a distinction between the interest* of the religion to which they are honestly, though it may be in a fanatical degree attach( d, and the establishment which they despise. The aid given by the Meter protestanta to the liberal candi dates at Bedfast, Londonderry, and Newry, indicates the growth of a healthy Dye:lathy with voluntary effort for the uaintenasios et • protedaat ministry in Ireland. Ebc Court. WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 26. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice, and attended by the Countess of Caledon, drove yesterday afternoon in a carriage and four to New Lodge, to visit the Count and Countess of Paris, who were 'laying with M. and Madame Van de Weyer. The Eluerry in Wait ing was in attendance on horseback. The Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, accompanied by Princess Charlotte, Princess Victoria, and Prince Waldemar, also drove to Now Lodge, and honoured his Excellency M. and Madame Van de Weyer with a visit. Te Crown Prince of Prussia, attended by Captain Von Schleinitx arid Colonel the Hon. A. Hardinge, honoured the officers of the Irid Battalion of Coldstream Guards with his presence at dinner last evening, at the barracks in Windsor. Her Ilajeaty walked in the grounds this morning, ac companied by PrinceseLoniae. The Crown Prize of Prussia and Prince Christian went out shooting, attended by Major-Ouneral F. U. Seymour. Lord Bloomfield, Count Furiteustein, and Viscount Hawarden Ind the honour of atcsapauying their royal highnemes. lord and Lady Bloomfield awl Lady Churchill arrived at the Castle yesterday, and had the honour of dining with the Llama and the royal family. The Bight Hon. Claiborne Hardy had the honour also of being invited. Lady Marion Alford and Mr. thathorne Hardy have left the Castle. INDISPOSITION OF THE QUEEN. • OBT WINDSOR, FRIDAY. The Queen wee to have left for London at 10 o'clock this morning, bat was prevented from doing so by a severe odd. The Prince and Primers of Prima have Wt for Buck ingham Palace, end intend to be present at Esetor-hall to-night. THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OP WALES. .... - COLOONE,Nov. 27, 6.16 A.Y. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, with their children, arrived here early this morning, and are staying at the Hotel Diet.h.—Tisur, Second Edition. Her Majesty the Queen has been graciously pleased to confer a peerage on Mn,. Disraeli under the title of Viscountess Beaconsfield, of Beaconsfield, in the county of Bucks.—Post. Her Majesty the Queen has presented to the AliemMlZ LAMY of U* lloyal Bortioaltmal fioaiw few vary headsomely bound boob, entitled Dr. liatlimpi's ' Mate of the Coromandel Coast." sad Sir Williams Beelmwes " Mese Er.etiam." with the preasatation daly recorded ea the Wading. The Marquis of Bute and Lord and Lady Mar gins have left the St. George'. Hotel. The Earl and Counts.. of March have left 3, Obarles-etreet, Lowndimi-equare, co a wit to OA Duke and Mame of RiChmond at Goodwood. TUB Niw PatiaTlL—The enthronement of the mew Primate nrobbahop of Caabirbury is looked forward to with some hawed ia the dawn It will be bald to the :metropolitan church of his Menne, bat so day ned dad tor the caremouy. Dr. Tait will befuddled b the Vene rable B. lami.c.- N.A., Avoidance& of the Archtleact s—Wad archbishop wbar, k 4114/ Peeva=pari Id a % attending. The will ha Dr. Jackass (who lull b 7 that tad lave Moods Diam of Loudon sad Provincial Dela d OuisehiwP, ths op of °skid (ea prosy kr the Iffshie et isoheinr, Pro. visioned liiii.Desa), the Disbar at Dantsater (Provin cial Chapeau' or Crow firmar). mil Dr. Wordsworth (who nal by del boss hue booms Disi of Linsoin and Pro. viscid Cheaselar), the canna i is wy of tba ameba dral, the is paschal% the calindsel dewy, ie. Ana • souks the saidinhop will be sondadel to the thanes. in Traver@ Twin will than pro duce 'a m in elites of whelk the Ana. Whe l p will us e u r eedbilhc o rill be ere&end by the Dun ed Omisrbary the and the abpe =to be the estrisarbel ads la swath Ms eller end the of the the H&j= In the dialog ed the sew prilealein this wawa hie Men sle the ' eakande, et the mimes. owl* us et dm wow* la Isounal u a=a of Monty, welbesay, ni Fats.- and .-4 1 be Rift RE. Dr. W. ti ll iif tze, rum* easnearead to the ad Peer& williamene up: a seal in Sass of S Lade Mks lbo ed winsome, cad will deco Dr. O. salemelli, as his easetaidiea tow of Laub % en amain wined a sari E r . edam In a Manes other then Chandlery, laz=Derheas, .ani Wiesbaden Vali Map to a use oaths maimed bomb 1)d the :1 1 1Lwita Dr. Atha. of Nerwill eel as ship i.y ~.1 ~, :.~^ .11 NOVEMBER 27 F 0 (Ti N NEWS. i DAY.) • (suotioaz azirraes samoy.) AMERICA. The Cunard royal null steamer Java arrived at Cluceastown 10.40 a.m. to-day. lilhe landed 103 sacks of mails and 7 passengers. and proooedod at 10.50 a.m. for Liverpool. All well. NZW YORK. Nov. IS, Noon. The Governor of North Carolina announces tho state debt to be over 17,000,000 dole. The Governor of Florida and the Lieutenant- Governor, who claims the governorship on account of the imPeachinest of that offioial, are issuing rival proclamations, each assuming the full func tions of the office. _ _ _ Mew& Wright's report states that the frosts have set in early throughout the South, but no damage has been done to the crop of ootton. Brilliant meteoric; showers were observed throughout the country on the night of tho 13th inst. A Cuban filibustering expedition is being organ ised at Now Orleans, although the fact has boon elheally denied. Telegrams from Cuba state that the Cuban in surgents had destroyed a portion of the railway between Puerto Principe and Nuentas. CANADA. OTTAWA, Nov. IT. A financial panic broke out at St. John's, New Enumwick, on Monday. Tto colonial press generally pronounoo tho Nova Scotia repeal movement a bulurc. OUR PARIS LETTER. (rem ova owx PAILLS, TUUSBDAT EVSNWIL The Journal du flu rre affirms that the govern ment has informed the Baudin family that the erection of a monument in Paris will not bo allowed ; but there will be no objection to ono in M. Baudin's native department. If this news ho true I think I know enough of French law to say that the prohibition is an act of puro arbi trary power, and a coup d'aut in little. The Code and the statutes at largo may be searched in vain for any article giving tbo executive power a diiereticn to prevent a particular family from putting a tombetone over the grave of a demased relative. The pamphlet contain ing a report of the Baudin ease has been allowed to appear on the (under the present regime) not unreasonable condition that the examination and the speech for the pro- secution should be given at length, as well as the speeches for the defence. The little book came out this morning at Le Chevalier's, and 4,000 copies have been already sold. It would, indeed, have been folly to suppress the pamphlet after the full report given in all the journals. Everybody who can read reads newspapers, whereas very few buy pamphlets. The Correctional Tribunal of Lyons was occu pied on Tuesday with a prosecution against a journal of that city, the Diactseion, for au article written by M. Kcempfen, a Paris barrister (well known as a contributor to the Paris Temps with the signature " Fe7rnet "), upon an abortive project to erect a statue to M. Value, a former Prefect of Lyons. The article was incriminated as exciting to hatred and contempt of government. M. Jules Fevre and M. Jones, of the Paris bar, went down specially to defend the editor of the paper and M. Ku mpfen. No report of their speeches will be allowed in France, but I hear that M. Jules Fevre read the judgment of acquittal just pronounced in a political case at Clermont-Ferrand, and said it was evidence that the judges wore getting sick of registering the decrees of despotism. The Lyons tribunal would seem not to differ violently from M. Jules Fevre, for I learn by telegraph that it has only pronounced the almost nominal sentence of 100 fr. against M. K(rmpfen, and has condemned the editor of the paper but to eight days' imprisonment and a fine of 1,500 fr. A few days ago an action was tried at Lyons, in which relatives of the above-named M. Vaisse claimed damages for a libel on his memory. The court dismissed the case on the sensible ground that writers ought to be free to say what they like of the dead, unless in so doing they manifest an intention to injure the living. I cannot but ap plaud this doctrine, because I presume to sustain it against the great authority of the late Preen reur-Oeneral Dupin, who maintained that every heir, however remote, might at any time maintain an:action for a libel on his ancestor. The dangerous infection of whioh M. Jules Fevre spoke at Lyons has already gained some of the Paris judges. The almost unprecedented case of an acquittal upon a political charge occurred yesterday in the Sixth Correctional Chamber. A M. Robert Davyl, who proposes to stand for the Haute Loire at the next elections, published a pamphlet with the title, " Our Two Deputies," iu which be permitted himself to say that the sit ting members, MM. do Latour-Masubourg and de Remind, were dummies, who always voted for government, and wore " ever ready to gag thinkers, repress discussion, and crush free dom." This seems to be a more audacious libel than many that have been often condemned. Nevertheless the jades, influenced by the present shrank from endors .c They main intention was to the candidate that , ender the aroma suiting to hatred and was not sufficiently odors was dismissed with Minister of Justice, nut must be well swan afford the loss of few acquittals will of prosecutions on sustainable than the Perils Lille to-morrow to proseouted for pub summoned at Compi4ne Legialatif will meet fortnight earlier than the Angerville : Novassuut 26. eggiftvation in Ile gene& dant of N. Benyer. The atria' narrates the following anecdote : '• la e (trek et Ceeepiigee. few ereologe beak. the eon vonoties termed ea the Clionepote, the brookable sleets of lake won ezpiebkedl by . gement The >k paw ob oeread : •We oleo require eboospois is ardor to preserve air toonolooey sad biome ; sad that' are : beauty awl woo et 11; cleverness sod wit it 10 ; ad Haim at •ard et dd.' The limignew, who bed grededly posembodo mowered w*► a mile: • Yea Ai set wait for lbl Op age %perm Ike ea*, Mud.' " it • intstrias 4 4 . F 211.11 ELECTIONS. Tarterday eighborn eassabees were returned to the new partmansat ia the proportion of eight liberals to cionmrestives. England "ant all the conservatives and he liberals; Ireland sent two liberals, and Wales one. The total number of liberal, Bloated is 376; the united conservative strength is 268 ; thus leaving the liberal majority 117. Throughout the contests the liberal' have won 90 seats, and the conservatives have pined 64. The not liberal gain on the elections ts thus 28 seats. froggy: of paha; . oiiniom she lelocpbenoe of the public that the defendant's main himself at the expense of b. to oppose ; that 1 the ofknos of •• smith t of government " wa =ed and the prosecution ~ M. Baroehe, the Ifinkte fetallury uncomfortable. lie mi that the government can M i 1G which even a very to ; and yet he has • mass e in the provinces far lees ea u on which has broken down in 1 ambetta is going to U the Progris die Nord, pr. the Gaudin subscription. - I wo ministerial council is manna to Ir. Pattie says the Corp. Le on jam. 4. This is a fortnight dieto last spoken of. Latest bulletin frum Angervill HE. GLADSTONE AND THE ELECTORS OP 0 RZNN WWII. Mr. Gladstone has issued the following address to his new ooastitssets: TO TOO ILLIOTOM Or TOO 11010tIGII OT Gairrtmmer,--It has up to this day been my duty to withhold any mprearun of my gratitude foe your generous, unmated, and I believe unparalleled kindlier, which at this important juncture has given me a moat honourable seat in parliament. Yesterday about 1 o'olock I became aware that I should probably be able to accept the trust you bare reamed to me; and I now lose no time in accepting it with my cordial awl respectful thanks. It was not, geatlemen, any mere proforions or promises of men which won from you this signal favour ; and it is not by potassium or promises, but by my conduct in viz liament, that I humbly hope to dhow it has nut been un wutthily bestowed.—l hare the honour to remain, gen tlemen, your most clalimsl and faithful servant, Lirerpool, bey. 'A, 18G8. W. K. Uirotrroxr.. Mr. Gladstone yesterday issued the following addries to the (ditto,s of South-Wed Lanc►shire: return my most cordial thanks to the 7,415 ties-tors who supported me at eta poll, and to the numerous and maims friend's who hare so ably acted on my behalf. It is to mo • matter of lively satisfaction, which 1 can never loos, that I received a urge majority of votes within the slistriet of Livorporl.-1 have tlio honour to be, &c., " W. E. Or...ussroNL." RAILWAYS AND BAILWA Y ACCIDE.VTS. An interesting parlituuentary paper was this morning relating to the railways in treat Britain and Ireland. The first part of it concerns the acci dents which occurred during the year 1867, an 4 from this we learn that the total number killed was tub, and the total number injured 71)d. Of these 19 were killed and 689 Miro ed from causes beyond their own control, but there were no lees than 90 fatal and 28 less serioas accidents to servants of companies or of contractors, which are directly attributable either to positive misconduct or to want of caution; and to this list may also be added trespassers, of whom as many as 67 raid the penalty with their lives. There is a little consolation to be derived from the fact that while the length of railway epee in 1867 was nearly 400 miles more than in 1666, the ratal casualties in the former were fewer than those in 1886 by seven, although there war an increase in the eases of injury. According to the classifi cation of accidents it appears that there were 16 collisions b. tween passenger trains, killing 2 and injuring 222 per son-, and 41 between passenger and other trains or engines, killing IS and injuring 315. Sven accidents occurred through points leing wrong, 17 from train ; getting off the rails, 3 from carriages taking Ins, but with no injury to passengers, and 2 from trains running into statiuns at too great a speed, the result of which was that per sna were injured. It is, too, a noteworthy fact that while the accidents to passenger trains were 9.5, the total number of collisions and accidents to goods and mineral Ulnas was only 11. Turning to another branch of the returns, we find that the number of trains employed during the year 1867 was lie lees than 6,328.490, and the number of miles travelled over 148,642,827; so that the casualties of the year can scarcely be considered very remarkable. The sum paid as compensation for personal injuries sustained during the year was 347,379 L, showing an *seem of 441221. on the previous year, and the compensation for damage and loss of goods was 166283 t., showing a decrease upon 186.1 of over 12.0001. The total wnt kiug expenditure of the year was 19,848,9121., the total receipts, 39,479,f4,91., and the net receipts 19,631,0471., each item showing an increase. The autho rised capital of the companies in the United Kingdom amounted to no lees than 642.8453,4011.. and the paid-up capital (including subscriptions to other undertakings) to 391,870,3261. The debenture loans outstanding on the 31st beetruber last amounted to 110,392,5591. G BEA T IND I 31 .t ifEIVINS CZAR RAILWAY CUJIPANI.-111116 IMF.) The thirty-eighth half-yearly general meeting of this company was held this day at 12 o'clo,:k, at the Terminus Hotel. Cannon-street; Mr. H. C. E. Cummins, 11. P., chairman of the company, presided. The report, • summary of which appeared in our journal of the 23rd inst., was taken as read. The RIO= Hex. Oxrerunux, in opening the business of the meeting. expressed the deep regret of the directors at the lose sustained by the company . in the death of Mr. Frith, their late chairman. Their total expenditure during the lest half-year was 481,0001. as against 44e,3101. for the corresponding half-year last year. The total receipts for the hot half-year amounted to 869,9431., as against 976,956/. of last year, showing a difference of about 107,0001. On the receipt; side they had an addi tion of 160.000/. in thepeseenger traffic, but there was • falling off in the receipts for merchandise of 120,0001., Their avenge receipts per ton this year was 41. 7s. 5c1., wherein in the peat year it was 6/. 4a. 7d. This reduction in soften freight was the result of the careful consideration on the part of their officer, and was rendered ncoesairy, first of all to meet the competition of ordinary carts and carriage conveyance; secondly, to encourage the trans mission of pressed cotton instead of unproved cotton. Their legitimate expenditure was less this half-year than in that of last year. The important item of increase in the expenditure was the cost of tho reconstruction of the Mbow-ke-Mullee viaduct, amounting to about 10,0001. The net increase in the expenditure was 43,000/. They were working their at a cast of 21d. per mile lees than they bad worked it in the pre vious half-year. The total amount of capital expauled upon the line was 12.000,0001. The general financial condition of the company in the 16 weeks ending the 25th October, showed that their receipts this year ex ceeded by a 1,6001. those of the corresponding period of the previous year. Their lino, even including the 2,600,0 W... additional share capital which they proposed to call for that day, would only cost 17,364/. • mile, whereas' that of the Fast India Railway was 21,5.104 ; and that of the Bombay and Baro,la Railway cost 211,4001. a laths. Tie satin length et railway of this company was between 1,300 and 1,400 miles. About 400 DOW miles would be very shortly opened. After referring to some other details, the chairman moved adoption of the report. After much discussion the motion was vend to. The CMAIRMAZ next proposed • resolution authorising the directors to raise 2,000,0004 additional share capital to be nosed as paid-up stock upon such terms as may be sanctioned by the Secretary of State for India. The resolution was agreed to. and a vote of thanks haring been given to the chairman and the board of direc tors, the proceedings terminated. It is in contonildstion, to comniemonite the con servative viotories in Lancashire, to hold a grand banquet at woe of the leading team in the county, to which Lord Derby, Ui. Dierseli, and the chief members of the con• servative party will be invited. The ;Wage of Tibberton, near Gloucester, * parish with • ppaLitton under 400, is rendered famous by ths We Neatfoae, from three gentlemen resident there twin siseted *coerce in the canting parbament —Mr. W. P. Prise. el Tibberton-court, hast ain ieea returned for the city calloseester see, ' W. E. Price, for the borough of Tewhesimary ; Sir David Wedderhurn. Bart. dm Mouth Ayrshire, all in the liberal interest. We are gratified to announce that the Queen has on the recommendation of the Premier, granted • peasion of 1101. per annum to the well-down authoress, Wm. S. C. Rail, in consideration of her long and useful literary services. - - --- THE REPORTED DRATR OF MR. Cit titi.Rß Mouse, M.P.—The Ihvalwea Amnia of last ev ' contrail eta the rumour of Mr. Moon's death, and olds the lion. gentleman is in good health. EIVIIDRX MUSH OF A CLEROYMAN.—On Mon day the Rev. 0. Z. Ones. vicar of Boll." near Sunder land, travelled to Pim Auekland to record his vote at the election for Ors* Deattura. Having dose so, be went to Hee Muse of Ms law, where be was taken M. and died ea W wanding, at half-past b. Ho , was for sane time tutor Ulm of DerhamArniventity, and Aaiist& was alas emu of DRAM eathedral. He after , wards WM by Elzrb or t o o k the inotonbenoy ef lb. • *natio haa ke 111yourie vo whoa kaasespled Ike Urine of Dab" RXTRAORDII ALWAYS L 17 111UPPICRIAGS OP Nro 'BR ammo Ricolo.v.i. - - .sageeday Th e trial if ead Ear * ** Nuke set mat e of the rhip ui r =al lulu tp ea l'at'wlr'7". .ta th e lie c t i 'i 0 4 , tbe Lord Justice Clerk. ate,„;zi most be evidence given yesterday wu thst 4 IC.: son, one of the stowaways, who, after a:inviting th„,• the meatier pesatieed epos him while e l b y „ l the ship, described the attewpt made by hi tatelf the other boys to We for the land. when the • -' ' ii , hs. we ierebowid, by travelling over the ice They la „ sot, he said, esactly forced to go, bat one or bee it ~.. pined about by the captain, and threatened that d ti. , rewarmed o a board they would get ao fold t a l te e , thew to Quebec. A biscuit was threw* to - wl be was leaving the vessel. He °mita:mod-I me ei; s4v te; ice twelve houn that day, and found the journey •4. genres ems. We had gorse all that distance befere we e:: any danger , but than we found th e i ce all brwo n . 1 . ) a ere acme brolien portions ot ice before that. w' near the there we went up to the neck iii rett,r e,, tweet' the pieoes of ice. I fell iota the web, ti jumping from one piece of ice to anoth er. I,e, a ,, ; 1 the best way we could. It was about si r n ' e ' ve r et •;:j. when we came to the broken pert. My loth.. w ~,,,4 wet and frtnen. At one time or another we all I. e ,;,., the Water. We left the vowed and remained togee, ,f ~ some time ; but when the lee became brokee w. e ~, obliged to reparable Paul and Meinsees Wei ,i, •, , r os y from baling no aloes. M•Ewan fell in once at ll s , • I him out, and he fell in a second ti ne ~,,,i h '' i out, but the third time he foil in l e dal „,. t r " .. '' again, the ice just closiag Oiler Le. 4 - ...: ~'. and it appeared to me a peele - tly I . „. sr thing to attempt to save him. I vs. these yards from the op.t at the time. and I r• ;„ .; a duet time to see if he would tome u p I t ~ a ' ,', alter my coneanairis and did not l'w.k le:t1:1 1 , ' ... ~ write a long way ahead of ase at the t el, %•,.,, t ., beans altar, Wiliam., became fitigss4 It w. • t„ middle of the day when M'Ewnn ..• d- .w., i. ji was before we got ti the bad we • ......., , , Out eats* good any of the way. 'a ; ~ . ~.. 1, 7 . on the ice, and raid be evidil n 4 ! ~, , ‘,.., ' (berwation.) We did not render hi r .:,, , ~. .1 be, awe we Lad enough to do t., • -,... . r , to urged Lille to wein ~, on, and to:4 1,, • be was sure to die. His clothe.. wer• i • at the time, and he said ho mull ie.. -, He eels II it on :Lu ice, sod we leiord t. s • .. bad promedivl a long way. He W 11.4.3 5.3,4 I . : we hot him we wet, ono tile to gire h I/I s.. It was not psweilde to walk Rell,ss when w.. . the laid. IA e then iam the Lowe. awl.. ,lei. out, when a woman raw us. It wa. uhu ,t ; sight. Brand set out on a pi...* of • • . to reach the shore, and 'added hi,,,k;r . ', piece of wood. Iti•illy tot oft ale, •.!. piece of ice. The distance betw•-en t: tie .bore at that point war about a mil, T.. who saw Le de.putched a boat for ti, au.l I: . time was got about half way ashore. Toe .e, . going down at that time. If the Sr ell3/1 h 1.1 !. ; I saw no way of getting to shore. We hi i u .:. tasted ford trom the time we 14 . 1 the r• - reached the shore. The p. ogle took lel to e. • I noticed I'aul's feet bleeding when he cline • • • of the ice, said Brand gave hum a pair w • s.. would not wear them. I was lee blocl i • fag day, and and two of my toes .. bitten. The place where we lauded he's •• and rune at eight turned out to he tle- • .. Gorge. I got work there, and remained f,• sorsithe. Reilly went to Halite:. but I •1 where he is now. 11• Ewan said he was • MS.iinues eleven years of it e m. I arrived Ice:. . on the Fast night. Two or the other .lovrawapi. 1.5rt,n1 a!, ~ afterwaidsesen.ined. es was also one o: t.• 1 - 1111 n, a man named Itobert Hunter. who deli. •:.• : • erg the mate threaten Brand, when the latb-r :. 1. ie ‘a the. vessel, •• By 4 ....1, if you dou't. j...... more m. at on board the i•hip. - We ccoil•I - tinctly without a glare. I have term in tt• t Wens before, and as near as I can judge I.h. i the land was about 20 miles from the ship. s The captain of the ship was found guilty e homicide and was sentenced to IS months' imp . ILe mate was convicted of assault (having to :' 3 : the flogging of the boy Bryon), and was s• iit•ei four months' imprisonment. ,~: i . .'r .. ~ . LADY SUED FOR BREAC& OF P/:•,1I'. 21.111it1402. An inquiry took place on Wedne-I,y • . master of the Court or Queen's Bench in Dal4iii r . ury of six, to awes damages in an action wb. /it to recover compensation laid at 2.1 e. • - brimh of promise of • . The plaiuti:i Thomas Jackson Marta, liv near Ante.. County of Louth, and in ISCAI he entered • • engagement to marry the female defendant, v: • !Le aud, then miss Smith, who also lived in .Aunty of Louth. After some time the engagement • broken off, and the plaintiff then went to New Wagtail: in British Columbia. While there a eorresoondenee • ojened 'between him and Miss Smith, which led t, new al of the marring. engagement. The letters that 1., • were of the meet affecti..nate character, and prophesi happinees the parti would enjoy when the engagernen: s • ratified. In August, 1867, the plaintiff sold off the (tie ::. Columbia to come home to get married. When he re, : Canada, a letter awaited him from Miss Smith. it, . that she could not really lovehiin, that the suppose! A:: tion was a mistake, and that the engagement mu-6 broken off. She shortly afterwards married Mr. B.:flu— who wrote to the plaintiff, stating that he had long seised the affections of the young lady. The letters - tween the parties were read to the jury, and the injury the plaintiff by the lady's recession from her engageno , ::. commented on. It was alleged that the plaintiff chip ! of his farm and left Columbia only because he cape:. to marry the difenclant. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff-dam s: alillkilslo INYILLIGINCL—ITHIS DAY.) (DT TELOURAPH.) fw , ?DOW, W.—Wind a; soon N.E.. "f bray. 1.)1 , 41.., Na'. 26.—Arrived : Hawaiian. from Sundt:wt. 6r G., West. Arrived from the river and wailed Tows ; tiodian, Adelaide ; Hanover. Sengspore ; o W • Care of Good Hops ; Republic, Valparaiso ; .trusa, ••••• o L1‘1121.001. NOV. le Arrived: Speedaray. than M. e•.• Video ; kieelsior, Now York i Werwah, seuehoo ; Alpha, ..• Tarragona. Huelv► till.— galled : loyal Adelaide, for &mho . Annie Hain. San Francis...o ; gin jos.. St. dye de Cuba; Lt.e. New thk.ir.r , Lead Urine-ask. Belies ; tllataliwl. !. • Orleans. Or: Cas.ioze•t lA, No. 2: J 4.1% Num 11 • Turk. left IS. FALMOL Te, Nov. 20.- -.Arr. . bort Minatit: Pll 1., Nov. 44. !Jogai: Antes; Unity, Ft• Video. Qt;lllll.6lUVii, N.V. S. —Arrived : Victory how Vapor illam, Busses Ayres. ; Lavinia, Hosts Video ; rdie.lepe. - Anna ; Tiede**, Resin Video; Stem NM. Biter 11,e. . Nov. : Abeideoa. for Brie 'lane • 4- Redone, Bombay ; Unitas. Bonsai Apo' : Jose Harm ite transit. DUAL, 241.1 V. Id—Arrived from the nee r and +saes:: M for Weal Casa Afris; Bathuru ; tut • wilt Colgan& ; Maria. boll. CAIWALTWA. lOC -Atised7iit. (home. to"n • " London. leaky, and with loss of iorrtarm3st and • having experier.. ell hest y taw Nor. M—Th. Aarttur , t 11114! Jane triz*, vt s Calchlt to :thiante, was ablindonixt of • 4 .11:) in a • " raid Nov., aid slur throwing, overbo.in! several tons et • w lauded hate Rat,..‘ n, N•••• to. -The FU Try and the ' sad fur this ;sat, fnan I asters, parted Amin.. in t', Ray &rise t at this inarwier; and run arbors at itoe:ee they entallyt of after disotsanying part .4 tlwir .‘ :•. attar moderates. i4V1.111 , L. Nov. ?I. Dalin, Inc. Wo .44.• •-4 vim speten lath Not, trit , er, in Ist. ;s1 N. lon. %t •• web . 4 "'" nhaftva, toy the neanntrd. anivett hen% 11. e Ilehrient, wised here, nvon. I luti Um I Wu.. • . 1 Ist. ntl N., long TO Ow Owner I.mg , .'•' • 4 of Tatntutath, ht. Rim tat. Itruing.. to Funneu.L, provialons, and with pinata chained. Tbe N.ionwt s.rt•-; . t r with ba.ad, bed, and pal. A melenteboly acrigieut oceurmi three (hip NO: at Dieppe. Captain Lawson, of the Engltals mot, iatia Lucerne, lying iu that port. mimed his ieeiate sc.i 6 into the water. Be' g k.t out al eou .. but 'rely SWI' elllpluted to resters animal .1 U availing. AltoTitutt Cott.tFur up st n it• •, 1 . —Another illustration of the re ales' inaturm in u colliers endanger their lire:: and the comfort of their I ,• • • lira came to light yesterday morning, at an imps* h. Tividale, near Dudley. Three men, named Itieb.: l Bowater. aged 23. betty ; Robert Cambridge, 36; and John Babinec's, were at work in No. IN I'• • Tividale Ball Colliery, when an explosion of sidpb occurred. The two men first named wore so severvly band that they dim' ill the emirse of a day ar two fe.. l the injuries remised. Robinson still lingers in gro , ' agora The wife of Cambridge. in her evidence. ow": . Mather husband had told her the explosion oceiim through the neglimmee of Bowater and himself in t.ik:n; a naked am& into the workings instead of a safety ;ow- Upon hearing:this the coroner dselinsd to conobi , i , th investagatien until Retest= was fit to give avideity. 1 1 ' TDy was therefore adkurrned for three week , . B MYST3IIOI7II DIATH AT WOOLWICII.- 11 0 ' adjourned inquiet on the body of the fems 6 found d ill Übe perdue of the allows' quarters, Royal Arnii...l Barracks. Woolwich, was essummi ysterda. Fo.r were who mid they feramillsesmrl.st half-IoA elx i• the . lying inesmdble on the er a, M 6l Iwo the noetko, and her under cover. glib had th..o • shawl and an umbrella with her, but which were gob' after death. Tho jury returned • verdict of '• Died fro , ' spidery. accelseated - by exposure." TUN AOCIUNXT AT VIM WATULLOO STATI.)74. =Undone Ha , who woo m fearfully crushed by 4 i t Waterloo and subacquently bad both legs ampatated. died it limpitril yertsolif lepton • mils smi tamils le elegises his lois. An lAO O4 will beheld today. r , olb ,vial Oh cat 77: !ide in eh 'try :,,s nibWl ily It id 7M whit eztr iet a The 13th tent! \.