The Express. — London, England, 1861-04-11 00:00:00

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W hark allure. The L. tuna atll commence lIUDAY moccou. A pell 12, at 9 •• eleek. They .1111 ha Yoallaaeil as or* amen.Jing Wednesday an .1 Friday. at the mar Mar.—Fie t 1 114. BcalroßD's PANoRmA, la.—Tbe entire of Ma lalanslama ud mail bawd laldlation la Dow (MINIM at Ib ILCDIXED ellllllol al la—laleasloraquars. JICTORI A Clir GALLI:RT.—Third StrA me. daily tram Pt MI 7. Atimaimito la. Or 1111110611 M tisk DLEIS, paante.l Ay L. X. DIDIAMOIL Rinds' of baba : Alma. lukt lobteitys. nib Tbibilleb Mid tbr rorslait War. and the i TM ceS• Maks larrisrotl. trotrillitiverstaintld. Applies AWL 1110Wi. eta MUSIC HALL, Stnre-xtrert, Halkorditquare. PI NO INO Kilt v••••••••• too. Diawina—llr Molly tm14,40, ILSIMATAItY SISUIXO CLA:4SII4 N' IN, Ow Ladles, Int lern• *m it Aprll IS. at • Nam* UM tut gentimm. tint hams 'Wide". April IS, M • cimk. 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Now per formes With 11013itlin applause at the Theatre koyal Dublin and the Theatre Boyar Neweaatle-on.Tyne. Leedom Robert Cocks and Co, New Burlington ireet ; and of rilinoehmellers. MIA. S. C. HALL'S NEW MAGAZINE. Thls day, pnes One Shilling Monthly, No I of THE ST. JAMES'S MAGAZINE, conducted by Mrs. x. C. Mau. Diialgned to Mta latareata of florae, the Itafhtuntista of UM, end tM Aninatinent and Information of all Claws. London : &madam title', and Co., de, breek.dreet, W. This day. deny am 9a.. CONSIDERATIONS on REPRESENTATIVE thoVERNMIIST. By Jona Sn:LaT MILL London Pastor, Son. and Bourn, Wad Strand. Path Mariam, eve, 101 ed , TIACON'S ESSAYS, with Annotations. By it/C/111ID WILMILT. AD., Arctblabap al Dublin. Laratai : tartar, Nom, aad flas, Want errand. Jr& nor. pre Pro, peer 7s. dor, RAGOND LONDON is 1861 DJ ioo HOLLONIMIRAD MEM, Elder. rd Ca. 416, Cerra rimily. b $ eve, with Ni Illostauticea, by J. K. A., rips Us. clods, FRAMLEY PARSONAGE. Bp JIMMY Iliotaors. 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Por /babral Leplabr." sa come ox 1111,MMIL (11:1113AL DIIIIIUTT, La hdraddid. rds Lajas' *dim lIM Ladd tar dend, A JODICIAL ESSAY ea the 0•1711 E La. cvu d PILINLIVILI =cuss r MAN. wid Sod dradors Ler midst vedinake biked* ad dyer. do mod divelpid dissa'armital immodem Is de inallsod d ems pawasit 11111 MISS sad addired diamond tied le solider mai alai= NIL ft Dir. L dim Adadidwdrod Weds. eismaLatheas, L awl le L 111 ^ 1 = de Ind bed ea semenda"—Modied Pam& Loads t lbws. : as/ J. Allm >R Werviskies. MUSIC. THE NUBICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. This great body of musicisms and amateurs gave their second easiest at this (their third) mama, at Bs. Msmrfe ball, last resaisg. The hall was eremied al souses ; Ise the smeibers and simeiatse are selleleet of themselves Is 111 it. The eassert was esodlest ; the premium belay enespeeed ef s few pest pieces of the highest order, vis aired with those Wirier prodeorkes whish bam linen tee dies ishadased by way 01 soostly. The list part was made up of Ilemileheeha's Caatata, Ths Arse Wepeirgit Night, sad llosert's plaaeferte Cosseerte I. C, played by Mr. Jobs Fiords Barnett. The mooed part seanisted of Beedieven's peat Symphoey la B flat, with (par's air, " NI, I. mato," has Areal ; • trio from Jobs Baraett's Pair Rosamond., sad as maim by Madams. We have ewer beard The if alpatgis IfigAt, as the whole, mom lady gives. Bed the solo vocal part bleu • little stronger, the performance would have been perfect ; but this, with the eleeptios of the soles of the Druid Priest, admirably sueg by Mr. Weirs, was wet the ass. The choruses, lowever—espeeially "mss, 410 Pe5... Po PERM use; sad Ilse sablinse deals, " Unaleaded sow, the Memo h bright " wail ram wit► immense power, sod the embalm did ample Justine to the ims descriptive ennuis, sad the ineiroasehd asoompanimeats throughout. This fine performer.; of ooe of the illustrious nanaposer's greatest maaterpiesse did the society much honour, for it evinced very careful prsperation. Mr. John Preemie Barnett Is a young pianist who may now take his place swag the most distioguiahed rirtwas of the day. His steadies d Mozart's charming 000certo was beautiful; and the highly finished rod masterly cadenza introduced by him io the first movement showed the genius and attainments of so accomplished musician. Beethoven's fourth symphony was a musical treat of the most delightful kind. It is one of the great meeter's very happiest works, tom. bioiog the beet features both of his earlier and later style.-- his beautiful melody, clearness, and symmetry, with his us equalled Widows sad origiuslity of thought ; cad all its beauties were fully developed by the noble orchestra and their able conductor. Takeo altogether, this eoccort, sre think, is one title best that the Musical Society of Loodoo has ever given, whether tre regent the judgment sad teats of the askinian and anntannatat, or the quality of the performsam. LNDIAN I'AULNI ItZLIET FUND. The general committee of the Indian Relief Fund set yesterday at the Mansimaiseer mar the reel dewy of the Laud Mayor. Areaget the arealmete preset were sir Edward Ryan, Woes! Holleed, Mere hlmorlenr. Mr. Alderman Finals, Deputy ()bhsrd, sad Deerend Mu rder. It was decided to send oat 15,0001. hired of 10.0001. se at brat contemplated, by the mill/Mei sifted yemterday. The Church Missionary Society meat oat by the mere earl 4241. 2t. to be distributed through their ewe sparer. Amompt the amours received were 1001. eolleeted at Wiedeor ; second instalment from Birmingham' ; Dowager Lady Forbes, 2001. ; sad East sad West India Dock Company, 1001. Is future the gram] eyes. mitre will meet on the day that the mail starts, and the sub-committee will sit ore a week. _ _ The Manchester subscription has reached close oa 3,000. 05 Tesoday the local oowamittwo forwarded 2,000. to Calcatea. The Edinburgh committee, on Tuesday, remitted to the Governor-General ia Council 1,7101. as the first m stalineut of contributions from that city. The total sum subecribed in Dublin up to Tuesday assenat. to 1,3n71. This sum includes a subscription of !Of. from the Bank of liaised. We understand that the Right Hem the Lard Mayor has already transmitted 1,0001. to the central committee of waist at &matey. WAS declined pates& end thaVof the Dewsbury. Batley, Gomentiat end ord Railway withdrawn. The he ard of the Great Northers Railway Company's bill for pro imrchsse of the thrtfcril branch railway, together wi r the bill of the Rana* Coal Railway, were postponed, AS Tn Earned 111rOffffirter IN TRAFALGAR- parties not being perfectly ready. The oue for th e pro =MiTeuton/ay mnniing the stai ns o f oaaarai Si, =okra of the Owestrz, Ellesmere, and Wkitchurch Rai . las" I Marseenterarton or MAnrimsoNM—Yesterday lessedua. which has esseally been erected a t th e was clonvi. and Mr. Barka * 44. C, opened the MSS on behalf very great seneatlos woe eseated throughout political circles sena met= owner of Trefiskfourequar., sod immediatisly of the Rbrewsbarr, Oswestry, and Ellesmere Railway, snd i n the borough of 11111,111 belle, by the publicity gives to the May Medffneshierland Home. was " uncovered," and called general evidence in favour of that line, and the MR- . address of Mr. 'Awns Inner, Q.C., announcing his intention ameba tin se.e thousand, of penmen ishad an opportin. mattes adjourned. :of retiring from its reimmentatiou in parliament. During it. The maim, which is foil leng th , is Mittware nee T Mirlinrothe Alen DtartAcirear or the afternoon several leading reformers of the borough lield It Lek dm tams of which was extremely dialling. Tug PoOß.—lo his evidence before the committee of the consultations, and a general feeling wasexpreessd that step The Mews of lie dressed general is good. aid the pod. House of Lords, appototed to inquire into this important ought to he token towers, if possible. come Wog or real - Men In widdi be Is stsming is full of useaaing. It is erected . question, Dr. Letliebv, medical °Moor of health of the City dent madidate of positioa, who will fully sad fairpalrfiarmeepre en aperismasogpmise sidal, winch is at t without of London , deposed that with regard to the removal of the sent the feelings of the peat liberal party Is at. soy kotiAptios.ll•ll on the front it b la to engrave courts sod alleys occupied by th e c lasse s , in Long- It is intruded to call an early meeting to rionsids , the deco Allah's. immielfe name. the regiment to which h e b e - a ll ey, by Broad.street, City, tofor • way the proposed necessary to he taken with reference to the remementatioa alibi thins of Mt death, cad a hat of his glorious s t a t ics o f th e North Loudon Railway them, their removal of the borough, and, if possible, to unite epos the selection dewing his leffliant campaigs in India. On the back would be highly advantageous in a sanitary point of view, of a et aad proper mad/date to succeed Mr. ALUM is is hioodod to issued the names of the regiments that seeing that the City authorities had so mesas of breaking is Amongst the games mentioned yesterday as bsii likely to awed rimier his command at the relief of Locknow, and in upon them densely populated districts and improving their come forward were Colonel Romilly, who, it will be resmia- Om oup gotoottio with which he was connected. The military condition without some inch means as railways tiered, contested the borough with Mr. Edwin JINNI OR the dew is by Mr. Rearesa, who executed that at Sir Robert afforded of relieving the overcrowded localities. One of the first onaisio• when that gentleman was retarsed, but it in Poi ill si• west-eod of Oswald.. beet things that could happeu for the City of Lando° would understood that Colonel Romilly declines to eons ferweed. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 11, 186 L IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF 0 0/dMONS—WIDxasuAT, Amt. 10. (Continued hem yesterday's Lys.) BOROUGH FRANCHISE BILL. The motion wee wended by Mr. W. D. BEYMOUR, who argued that the bill was simply a return to the first principle of the constitutioe, and a neccuary supplement to the act of 102. 31;:CiVEMoved the previous question. He did not propose, he said, to octane the pnociple of the bill, be cause the admission of the working classes to the frarchise hail not been objected to by his side of the house ; but he was opposed to the bill fur these among other reasons— that such • measure should be brought forward with the authority and on the responsibility of an united cabinet, and that it was introduced at a most inopportune time. Whatever might be the abstract merits of this measure, It was not, in his opinion, presented in a form which might to command the concurrence of the house. Ir. AUGUSTUS SMITH seconded this ameodment. Mr. LEATHAM, after • few strictures upon the mated of the government in rektioe to the question of reform, mewed the conservative party of inconsistencies in their arguments on the subject of the borough franchise, citing ex.mplie from the speeches of Mr. Disraeli, the organ of the arty, and of other members. Their objection to the el the working clashes was, he said, that they would swamp the constituency ; he contended, however, that the same diversity of political opinion existed among the work ing classes as the others; but granting an identity of heft, he ridiculed the idea of their overpowering the Maier desar of the constituency. Sir J. HAMDEN observed that the motion sad the amendment raised two distinct questions—fist, as to the abstract merits of the measure ; and secondly, whether it was expedient at the present time, sitar the determination of the government not to attempt the question of reform this session,a determination which had been generally approved. The amendment pronounced no condemnation of • GI. (lan ai s. and the uestion was whether the government, loving with the approbation of the house, net to hatred's* • mealier* of reform this session, any private member miot undertake the task. He thought the con. duties at whidt Mr. Cave had arrived recommended itself by coenkleralioas of consistency and common sense,and that to adopt the motion for the second reeding of the bill would be practically to affirm that legislation on this subject was possiblie and desirable, and that the government were wrong in mat undertaking it. He should, therefore, vote for the previous question. Mr. LAWSON supported the bill, appealing to the liberal puty to show by their votes that this was really the pee plea Isom. Mr. BLACK spoke in opposition to the bill, but to • very impatient house. Mr. STANSFELD would reply to the argument of the boa. baronet the member for the West Riding, who had said that the fault' of the government on the reform goer tins were shared by the party which placed them to power. He admitted that it was so, but the paw ties was one of parliamentary opportuneness at that time. The letvenally admitted sense of the opportuneness of °ar gil; • reform bill culminated during the government of Lard Darby. when the right hon. gentleman the m e mb e r for Bra iitredamd • maim* of reform Leto that house. Whet was the offset of that measure? Why the late Hones of Orevecas refired to receive it, because they believed it INS not • pumice bill, and the late Home of Commons, he was bound to suppose, were in earnest on that question. They said that the lbsform Bill which they were bent upon 1 meting should be brought in and carried through by • liberal ministry, in whom they had confideoce. The govern. scent of Lord Derby appealed to the country, aid the esustry decided that the passing of a reform bill should be plated in the hands of the liberal party and • ministry of the liberal party, and that tie bill should metals the pro winless is the bill of his hon. friend the member for Leeds. The liberal ministry introduced their measure of reform, and it wee, se truly stated by some hoe. members, a ammo of no great iwoportiene, but it had the aspect of gamine aims, and the country accepted it because it recorded the exogamic's@ which the Moe had hose elected sad eked to pen late law, and whisk the country bed derided be emoted. (Hear, hear.) It seemed almost impossible thet seek • measure should aot pam through that house, bat the imminence of the queellen brought to light other questions that bad not previously been thecuseed. It was intim heeds of the liberal party to pees • reform bill ; but lasted of deieg se, they caviled at the ameare themselves. Both sides of the Imes OM MUG= mono ii, and it bad to be withdrawn. They now emit to the concluding act of the drama in the presoak esseks. It would seem that they had grown familiar with their viers, and the. every pout of honour consisted in their ignoring the virtuous professions of earlier days. (Hear, hear.) The noble lord, the Foreign ffecretary, expressed his repel at tie lees his measure , and at the commencemeat of this melon be bad mule a speech upon the question of reform which be (Mr. Stansfeld) believed contained observations which were unreal. But epee the noble lord at the bead of tie government the effect of his noble colleague's speech was very different to that which it had upon the hbend party, and he believed nothing could have been more real and unaffected than the way in which tie noble lord an. easseed that be was freed from the incubus of reform. The right hoe. gentlenan the member for Bucks had on that occasion done wearing for his former iadiscreitioos on the subject of reform, and he not only sought to bring hack the slleglasee of his followers, but to cover those who were still faithful to the grofessioes which had brought them into the house with obloquy and persoual ridicule. (Hear, hear.) It was said the country bad had a fair warning with inkuird to this question, and had remained quiescent ; that the noble lord the Foreign Secretary bad invited the evirotry to express its indignation, and that it had not amailmted any strong feelmg on the question. He would sot, however, discuss that matter, but leave right boo. gen. l than to do it at their discretion. That house was no, responsible for the position in which the question bad been found that day, and he would now ask the hon. berciost, the member for the West Riding, whether be bad to travel far for his justification, when they recollected how this question had been treated in thet house by the leaders of the two great parties, and the seines that had been enacted in that house in regard to it. He admitted that the boom had tried its political coup Cleat against the morality of the country, and the country had not risen in its indignation to protest against the treatment it had received. Did they :rope to receive in the apparent quicteenco of the people in regard to this question their certificate of indemnity for the pest? When the time came for the country to pronounce their irreversible verdict upon the conduct of public men on this question of reform, I. would assuredly visit the offence of evading on the heads of those who had volunteered professions without faith and afterwards abandoned them without shame. That was their justification, and they were ready to take their share of any odium which attached to may thiap in 0010D4311011 with this question of reform. But there was one thing for which no man, or set of men, could be required to bear their be-den, and that was the weight of a shame that was not their own. (Hear.) The house then divided : For this previous question .... •. ... ....- 245 That the question he now put 193-52 The announcement of the numbers was received by the opposition aide of the house by loud and long-continued cheers. -- Tin Consolidated Fund (3,000,0001.) Bill was road a third tire sod pissed. PIELS AND PAULL obtained leave to introduce aNU to facili tate the formation, management, and maintenance of piers and harbours in Great Britain and Ireland, sod it was afterwasds brought is and read a Arst time. The other luminous' was disposed of, and the brews ad. *rued at 10 Wanks to 6 o'clock. IiaLLAMINTAAY AND _RAILWAY COY- - iizr 7 rils. - Yeaterday the committee appointed to inquire Into the question of the proposed new railway docks for Hull. after bearing Mr. Phials, C, on behalf of the Man chester, Sheffield, and Limelight?* isileray, and Mr. Ser. leant Wrungluun, who ememed lip the whole subject in an We speech, decided that now and extended dock mown smodation for tbs pert al Mall was *ear/arr. and approved oi ti - o — iiirof — tl6 - 11agtesorrapowlfidl %at y. which propels to offset that *oft, the sow works to be seder the maaagerneut of a hoot, and - . giving the option to the eortioratios of Hull of teloi4 Wt ant opus Wraeettae I, the ocrosnittee on the food., Bi ed Hdifu BefikraT, tl. possiabip el OM big be the adoption of means whereby the poorer clause might be taken out into the stiburle at evening and return to their doily labour by cheap train& It would be a great boon and advantage to them. As the present moment the localities were closely crammed with dwelling-homes, the removal of which would give open spaces for the circulation a/ sir, and do away with the outbreak of fever and disease. One shilling a week would pay the fare, and it would pay the railway companies to carry poor people at the same rate as they carried the same weight of goods. An there were upward. Cl 1,000,000 persons in the City daily, it wax desirable to have it fully ventilated, and the railway would give the poor of the City the name oppor tunity of going out of town as the rich. He had not con sidered bow the country parishes would like this extradition of the poor ; but the question was a large and dilloalt Gas, and one of which no practical solution had yet been found. The route of the North London line out towards Kbyte- Land ems set at prumint thickly populated, and mall houses to aceentmo&te the poorer claws might be cones. Meetly constructed, and at present the poor In the City paid Oa an average 2e. lid. per week for a single room, and as low as Is. 6d. Did not know that the Stockton and Darlington ran trains for the poorer claws at 6d. per head pr week, bet thought that at Is. par bead per week tram would pay emninereially. The poorer claws did not seem to like 'atria( the model lodging-houses that bad been established in the metropolis, fancying that as It were there was • sort Cl sepervisioa over them, but prebend oa that account lace mausedions and .unable whom, sad their being near to Choir week wan often an inikkomont to than to reside in such Maas. EVANGELICAL oorrrzmurraz soCzzrz --e Yesterday evening a meeting of the friends and supporters of this society was held in the lower room, Rseterhall. There was • very numerous seserablege, emir prising amoopt others Xmas. E. Bell, 11. P., aid J. The o, Ba kLY. After the company had partaken of 11% Rev. Mr. BIABSTALL opened the rneethig in the usual way. Mr. J. Baum, 11. P., having been called upon to occupy the chair, said that be had acne more to laser than to speak—to hear what had been done aid what they were about to do for Italy in the cause of religious enlightenment and instruction. After ezpreasing the interest and the sympathy which he felt in the objects of th e society hi called The Rev. Mr. BLIZOLOCK, secretary of the moiety who stated the object, of the society. Jihad not bees armed for the purrs of medieg oat adadoearise, bet to aid the Society for the of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. The Evangelista Society bed limited its sphere of operation to the ion of the Holy Scripttwee is Frame, Italy, sad Belem, and they had at the pre sent time 90 massioneriee la Italy, 90 in the proviso* of the Vaudois, 11 at Nice, and five at Oenoa ; and is addition to those there were between 40 28d ao oolportews in connection with the Bible Society. They (the Continental Society) confined their attention to the three countries he had enumerated ; they did not seek to go into far distant leads where the heathen dwelt, those poor benighted weep tares walking in darkness were cared for by other societies, but the society that was assembled sought to put the Onv pal in the way of those who dwelt in lands between Ragland aid the heathen lands. Mr. H. Duce drew a vivid picture of some of his own ez penences of the condition of some of the religious poor is Italy, since they had received the blessed word through the instrumentality of the society, and he contrasted strongly the woebegone and wretched appointee the people presented while under the trammels of popery with the evident self-respect and tranquil Wiriness that enlightenment In religkm developed aumeg them. The movement in Italy was almost identical with the movement that brought about the great revolution in religious matters is the 16th century ; it wee impulsive, generous, sad Pp.; bet the speaker head that when religion settled down into order and regularity it did not admiral one iota. The peculiarities at the Italian Christians of the present day were identical with Wee of the Christians of the 16th century, and it behoved them to be circumspect although earnest in their faith. The 11ev. Dr. /gam, of Leghorn, and the representative there of the Society for the Promotioa of the Gospel among the Jews, serrated numerous insteaces of persecu tion, which, however, were not the acts of the people, but the priests. The haft of the people had much changed in Italy ; the Pope himself was ridiculed la ellu at the late earsival, and the march of Christian enlightenment wee proved by the feet that while only a few years ago wore imprisoned for havieg • New Testanwat is public pennons wen they were ia the present day sold openly In the dna& The MADMAN coseldered that the whole qasslios of idle char in religion from Homan catholicism to preaseemitlem be brought about in the same way ea pelltieal change; wen effected, when some Garibaldi or Mammoth of eliristiaalty should arise and deal destruction upon the mummeries and superstitions of popery. Protestor LZONZ Lm strongly advocated the claims of the exist to the sympathy of all true Christiase. The Ilib the Bible alone—lndi the standard guide of action for Christians, and by placing the blessed work in the hands of the Italians, as the Evangelical Continental Society did, they gave them the means of arriving at a knowledge of the truth, the living fountain of nghteousees• Mr. EDWARD BALL, M.P., in • lengthened and forcible speech, exhorted the meeting to strengthen the society and increase its operation by liberality towards its funds. Several other gentlemen also addressed the meeting, and after • warm vote of thanks to the chairman, the assembly dispene.l after singing the doxology, and subseribing Übe tally at the doors. SOCIETY OP 42TE. At the meeting of this society last evening, Lord ALPS= CUtitcathl., M.P., in the chair, the paper reed was "On Tasman* its Products sad Resources," by Dr. Milli gan. The anther gave a brief acomat of the discovery of the colony in 1642, with a slight sketch of its early history. This was followed by as elaborate description of Eta leading hied and geologkial features; sad a fell orsocant of its I progress as an industrial settlemeat. The ques tion of the results of tmamportatioa was discussed at aome length. The author's moral opinion was that though many of the details of the grand experiment of transporta tion as a punishment were but imperfectly carried out, yet that if the grand result alone were looked at, so am regarding it with an unprejudiced eye could by posa. biliT arrive at any other conclusion than this, that a vast, cost , and momentous experiment in the interest, of hu man cos t and Modesties bed terminated in a result more suc cessful and satisfactory than the most ardent philanthropist would have dared to hope for. This led to the question of the present ante of the labour market in the colony, in re ference to which the author gave mach interesting informa tion. The population of Tasmania had increased from 1,300 in 1810 to *boat 80,000 is the present year. The emigre.- Coe, owing to the gold diggings, amounted in 1851 and the two following years to upwards of 33,000. The improvement of to breed and mtasgemsut of @keep, and coasequeetly of wool, was discussed, sad the whale fisheries were also noticed. The various products of the colony were then reviewed seriatim. The wheat and other grain were re markably fine; the live stock, homes, sheep, cattle, sad pigs were most valuable ; the exportatioa of these amounting in 1885 to over 60,00 W. Fruit had of late years acquired an importance as an article of export, and the timber trade had assumed large proportions, though owing to the depression in prices it had recently somewhat receded. Building stones had now begun to appearamongel the exports. Cool was found rather abundantly in the occurring at many different points, and fore. shadowing with tolerable certainty, the rise and progress of a career of manufacturing industry in the future of Tea ramie. Various iron ores with large per oentages of metal, lead ore, gold, and some gems of great brilliancy aad bnotf, were amongst its mineral products. The animals, birds, sod fish were described. Of fresh water fish there was considerable went, and two attempts had bees made to obtain a breed of whom for the riven, but without easease. The colonial government bad, however, voted ZOOK to pay the expenses of another attempt. The terms cs whia laud could be purchased by colonists appeared very favour. able. The author concluded by some general mamba ea the various public institutions of the colony, ask spoke highly of the beauties of Hobert Town, which De caned the queen of cities, bleeped in the possession and eerrasat of the first situation, the best 'arbour, sad the flied climate of the world— the capital of fair Tasmania—a land easnein ing within her bowels the element, of future madam and of national supremacy—a lead whose wild moanteins aid picturesque hills were warm and height with musabias, whose soft valleys were fair, fertile, and ever gem, under the Mlfuence of genial 51111110011, and in whose bosom were noes as manly, noble, and gemerotts-miaded as her daughters were fair, virtuous, and aceomplithed. (Stamped, id. Additional.) [TWOPENCE. VOLUNTEERS RQUIPMBNTS IN WAR. On the Invitation of Colonel O'Halloran, ad dreamt to the commanding officers, officers, and members of the several volunteer corps resident in or near London, a public meeting was held on Tuesday evening at St. James's hall, wafer the presidency of Colonel Witardo, C. 8., In spector-General of Volunteers, when Colonel O'Halloran submitted to inspection • knapsack and field-service kit, sad delivered a lecture os their constructive principles, and their claims is • military point of view. Among those present were Lord Ranelagh, Mr. Bodkin, assistant-judge, Captain Taylor, civil service, Captain Henry Cartwright, &c. Coineedlimo, In akin the chair, said he was act there to advocate soy pettiest's. pattern of knapsack, but to all the attention of volunteers to the general question of equipment for the field. He thought that the time' had come, now that all corps had attaiued efficiency, and many • very high standard, when it was ins portent that they should turn their attention to this matter. The constituent parts of an army were these—first that was obtained in the volunteers ; next, drill. that had been obtained in • high degree ; and the third was equipment for the field, The soldier was like the snail ;he seethed with his louse ea his lock ; but there was this bread distinction betwesa the volunteer and the soldier— that the latter lived is barnisks or camps, he was In North Amanita, he was in China, and everywhere he carried with him hie whole necessities. Now, if * there should be • war In INN country—l( logland should be inradal—we should not hate lose than from four to eta months' warning. How would war be indicated! Not by the mommeot bare bodies' of troops or by political *differences, perhaps, hot there were the means of 'meowing when • nation was gran to war by the contiects she must make, for she must hive I hay and food for the purpose of carrying on war. More -1 fete he considered that volunteers, without going to the expense of field equipments now, should decide whet they should be. They should have a anted pattern in the ersierly-room, aid should have a contract made, so that each corps could be provided with them whenever they might become necessary. With regard to the articles which volunteers should carry, they were different from the soldiers, for if volunteers went into the field it would be for • very short campaign. They must, however, bey. mamma of thins, so that they alight replace the wet by the dry. He had rather staggered his gallant friend, Colonel O'Halloran, when he told him ho would allow no shoe bra bee—the volunteer must grease his boots with his thumbs ; no clothes-brush—he must hang his coat on the branch of a tree and beet it with his ramrod. (Laughter.) No hair-brush ; they might have a comb ; no tooth-brush. (Laughter and cies of " Ob, oh.") He could tell them that, when he was quartermaster-genersl with Sir Charlet Napier in Schad% he stepped out before daybreak, thinking the general wss asleep, in order to wash Lis teeth at • AMIN when he was surprised by Sir Charles calling out, "Whet have yes got there, • tooth-brush!" "Yes, general, • teeth - brush ." " Well," replied Sir Charles, ' it's the first tooth-brush which has ever been seen on these hills," sad rode away. (Laughter.) Now, when he bad deprived Coaled O'Hallorsa of ell his brushes he had reduced the kit of the volunteers Site. (Hear.) He should be happy Mrseolumend to the Secretary for War any knapsack which could be approved on obvious principles, and which was eakalsted to carry • volunteer's kit, and a volunteer's ki• ealja oo The gallant chairman then called on el O'HALLO/All who said be desired to address them ' on the mostructive principles of the korona* sod field service in the construction of which he, at the request of the foramffeeeral of volunteers, had been massed ; but hearths entered into details he would point to the military onoidderations which governed this proposed addition to their accoutrements . They were aware it was the wish and the intention of the War-office authorities to plane the volunteer force nom an efficient war footing. Now, the state or condition of a war footing could not apply to any body of men however efficient in dri ll or the use of arms, they could not carry with them • ithsare of clothing. Pehlke to the Crimean war, he asked, was it wise to await the ay of trail before they took the neessary prima time, and only to adopt them when disease and sick sees aid crested greeter ravages then the many? Belied heard it said of the volunteers " that there was so doubt as to their fighting qualities, end that to the majority of them fighting would be as welcome as the dowers of May, but they would never be got to submit to a load —they would never like the knapsack." Admitting the first two propositions, he totally disclaimed the third. Admitting that the volunteers would be willing to fight, be could not withhold from them credit for the military capacity to endure. Of what use in • pratracted campaign would be the soldier or the volunteer who refueled to march or was wields to carry his kit ! It was a libel on that patriotic movement. It was folly to suppose that the railways of this country amid be made available for the transport of the persesnei of 140,000 or 150000 volunteers, in the shape of port:nee toms and carpet bags. Therefore it was necessary that the volunteer should kern betimes to carry his own kit, md the double his value. The Into operations in India, Chi end Italy. all effoaded proof. of the importance of bodies of searching men, and in order to render than le Mee the knapsack and kit must form part of the status of the volunteers. It was the element or in ol:it ewe ; it was the sacrifice of private will on the shrine of public duty which rendered this body—self-raised, self-equipped, sod self-supported—without • panatel— a Will the element of obedience, he repeated, emanating from the motives to which he had alluded, which had given to the volunteer movement a moral grandeur, and bad im posed • moral reetraint on the aggrandisement of foreign pewees. He had himself served Ler Majesty mid her Majesty's predecessors for forty-two years, and he was will ing to serve her again as a private in the volunteeis, with lie knapsack on his shoulder, if ever the ocrasioo should require it It was said that the enthusiasm which marked the early stage of the volunteer movement bad been kept up by sham fights, and reviews, and balls, and that these things would soon give place to our old business habits. He thought differently, and hie opinions had never mod= • Mange. Despite dacouragernents, business and the weather—three powerful influences—the volunteer forms had rapidly increased. Having remarked on the in applicability of t he haversack and tunic pockets NI a sub stitute suggested by some for the knapsack, the gallant colonel proceeded to say that that which he bad submitted to them was • combination of the principle. in the Inven tions of Mr. Herrington and Colonel Spiller, R.A., and the result had not fallen short of his expecttioos in being enabled to present to the volunteer force a knapsack more adapted to the moral and physical kW, which govern nature then any other. He then exhibited his invention, describing its various advantages and the me chanical contrivances to which be Lad resorted. Amongst these were that it was easy of adjustment, that it secured ventilation for the back, was not susceptible of damage meet, and was adapted to the mechanism of the home frame. Colonel O'Halloran, knapsack on beck, then west through the manual platoon exercise, and, although 60 5e bunts of age, with an ease and rapidity which drew down tent buts a applause. He then unpacked and d up the kit, the whole weighing 12111 e., while the regelatioo knapsack is 201 be., as allowed by the Inspector- General, and also drew the attention of his auditory to another invention called "The volunteers' sphorran." to be worn over the hips a across the shoulders for excur. sionista. The two specimens contained plate, knife and fork, kc., necessary for the soldier and the tourist. The gallant colonel having girded one round his loins and exbi bard the contents of its various flaps, caused considerable amusement. _ The Rallant CHAIRMAN mid they all must he obliged to Colonel O'Halloran for his lecture on the use of the sol diets' equipments in war. He had also shown the use of " The Volunteers' =berms," which he (the chairman) was inclined to call " The Volunteers' fig leer —(loud laughter)—both of which were exceedingly useful in their way, and they would join with him in their thanks to a veteran et nearly a quarter of a century's standing. He entirely concurred with what the gallant colonel had said as to volunteers carrying a kit in war, but he did not think it possible. for many reasons, that volunteers should sup plly themselves with knapsacks, and be trained, as the osel wished them, to war. If war broke out corps of 60 4..100 men would be increased to 800 or 1,000 ; so that emits would be trained and ethers not, so he had wished to Wag thu knapsack down to the lowest weight. The can teen exhibited was most necessary, for they could not de pend on their railways or their camp kettles. He hoped that if e aaaaa enemy put his foot on these shores the whole country within the circle of his action would be driven, that not a bullock, or a stack of hay, or a blade of grass. would be left to feed the invader. Therefore they must carry their own means of cooking, and thereby the enemy would be starved into retreating. The pruceediugs then terminated. SALL 01 THE GARRICK THEATRE. TEStedTlar s: If Mr. C. J. Baker put up to auction, at the Auction Garrick Theatre, which is situated in Leman-street,ts titso chapel, sad which bas been rebuilt about six years. There err very little competition for the property. which wee described by the auctioneer as being capable of being fitted r a musie•luill, or as a circus, for the display of eques trian exhibit one, there being a circle vadat the pit. Ile stated that the house would contain 200 penned' is the boxes, 800 in the stalls and pit, and GOO in the gallety. and that it let at Goo/. a year. Independent of theatrical entertainments, the theatre realised 120 f. • ratter religious Sunday 0011,1,061. There were three ricer ; the proscenium was n feet in width, and the stage 34 feet in depth. The property was leasehold, and was held far • term, of which 1-x years were unexpired, at a grouad•rent of 25/. a year, and 21. in lien of landtax. It was knocked down for 1,4001. Mr. A. Brough, wino and spirit merchant, of Squad. hoe mitered his prices, in accordanaivirar:ethe further redneties el the wine duties. He is now ee excellent Port rid Wherry at lie. per dozen. and a rood sound at Os. per dam, bottles included.—[Adrertisensiot.) - . TIM Drill:ME IN MB BUILDING MADAM Notwithstanding the unhappy prevalence of pi colliery difficulties between employers and employed at the present moment, the " l oc k out or " strike" had not extauded yesterday in the metropolitan workshops beyood the Arms of Moors. Kelk and Liona, with the exception of • partial withdrawal of the men at Mean Smith's, nor inquest on the expressed detennination of those gentlemen to decline engaging workmen on any other terms than at 7d. per hour, with th e concession of the Saturday half holiday. A meeting of operatives from several of the principal building yards was held last evening at (Amadeu-town, at which their interests were calmly and moderately din. cussed, with an evident desire to put an end to the existing unfortunate dispute ; the men present agreeing in opiniou that the strike of the year 16ii9 opened a breach between employers and workmen, and especially between foremen =s and y Louree icareel ym y en ims6 , whie e l lo yan hesj of uninterrupted prosperity It waa dated on credible authority that dal big the twenty live yearn of its tandem*, the Masons Union have expended upwards of 150,0001. bat their wages have rem a in e d a t th e same uninterrupted level. A resolution was eventually agreed to, said to be in an cordance with the intentions of a large number of opera. tives involved in the labour question, to withhold the weekly contributions to the fund for the support of the men who refuse to accede to the equitable terms recently offered by the master builder& rms SOUTH LANCASHIRE STRIKE, A monster meeting of operative factory workers, attended by not fewer than 8,000 pennies, took place on the market poured of Ashton-under-Lyme, at half-path tea , o'clock on Tuesday morning. Mr. WILLIAM JARDINI was nominated to the chair. The Chairman, after requesting the meeting to be as quiet as plinth* alluded to certain di/enures which, it seems, have taken place between; the committee and certain of the bands out, se to the distri bution d the funds collected. He stated that it had been raged that the money collected should be equally distri buted, though it only amounted to a farthing per bead. In reply to this he announced that they bad no funds except what they had obtained in itabtott.eader-Lyas ; and they bad considered it their first duty to relieve families containing five and six children, justifying this dim tributios, and telling the mating that it was too soon for the genendity of them to call out as if in distrust, and re minding them that the committee had distinctly told them that if they did come out they meet rely on their own funds. He °moldered that if it turned out they could not come to a settlement, then they would obtain better fluids. He aasounced that a deputation had waited upon each em reploleas Mr. Richard on Monday, Mellor. rued stated the meeting would learn the mit Mr. Ma Lon,after slew iatroductory remarks, said the only semen the deputation received were ` That the employers coaled not comply with their (the deputation's) request, neither bed they myth's' to advance to bring about • settlement ot the dispute . He thought that they ought tir lie te v i ft te up the whole reduction of 7) per oent., ad he if the operatives were only firm, it would sot come off in 1861. He then alluded to the nos-distribution of the funds collected in equal shares, showing that the mama% wee inadequate to be of any good if so divided, and urging the absolete asesality of relie the large families in the first instance. H e a ll u d e d t orte standard list of Hyde, on which Hyde, he mid, could go to that morshog ; and he stated that he bad affixed to take the respeasibility of going is to Ashton on that list. One gentleman in Hyde bed, be said, offered a farthing a cut mum than the Hyde standard list, so that them was a farthing per out offered more than they would settle the dispute for. He was not prepared to retain to hie work on the conditions of the employers, but if they (the meeting) mid they ought to retain, he would not be ow to oppose. Again alluding to the distribution of the fusels, he maid epos any one to get int o th e car t i n which he stood, sad be would stand the- e until two o'clock to justify the coarse taken by the committee, goyim that was the time to speak or for ever bold their After alluding tot e wages paid In Stalybridge, rely,. Hai* and Addeo, be urged the wisdom of having me standard list in the whole district, and hoped, whatever they did, they would not go in under the accursed regulating system," Metier/ tha t that system bad lowered wages from 71 to lb pm cent. daring the last Osman. Mr. WELLIAM SHAWC/088, after a few words, said the meeting was well aware that it was the opinion of the oxen mitme that a strike waa not adviaable, and they had been advised to keep is until fine weather. Had that been dote they would have been united and have had a much better chance. After justifying the distribution of the fends, he said be wished the dispute settled, but he wished it settled on honourable terms. He then urged the meeting (as the other spmkers had done) to disperse in peace. The meeting was adjourned to half-past ten o'clock on Thursday messing. During the meeting a letter was banded to the chairman suggesting that a requisition should be got up and presented to the Mayor of Ashton, requesting him to °memo a public meeting at the Town Hall, at which the masters and men should attend, and the public should sit in judgmeot and hear the arguments on both sides, after which they should ceesure or praise. Thip suggestion was made into a motion by one of the audience, seconded by another, and carried HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND MURDER. Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held at the Bull's Head Inn, Cowley, before Mr. W. H. Phillips, de puty coroner for the Wolverhampton district, on the body of an aged man, named Walter Piper, • boatman, who had died near to that house the day before from injuries that he bed received in the same district from highwaymen. Deceased was • single man, and lodged with George Wooton. • shoemaker. He left home on the morning of I March 25, saying he was going with a boat for his master to Birching, mar Walmll. His master was Samuel Wilber, of Darkhouse-law. Dammed was accustomed to go to Masten market, about one mile away, every Monday evening. On the evening of the 25th March, at about nine o'clock, witness heard that the deceased bad been injured and robbed. He found him in the house of a neighbour, bleeding from a severe wound in the forehead. The scull was driven in. Witness took him borne sad sent for a surgeon, but he did not come. The next naming he sent for another surgeon, who came and attended the deceased till his death. Before he became in sensible he said that he was coming through the Blue Button Leaseowe, • field not far from his lodgings, when two men serene out of the hedge cline by the pathway, one of whom clutched him by the throat, and the other dragged him out of the footpath and under the hedge, where they rified his pockets of a brim tobacco-box containing 3s. fid., sod a bag containing 11b. of bacon. Mx of cheese, two loaves of bread, and some meat. Ho was • very quiet mart, and witness never knew him to quarrel with any one. His friends lived at Hagley. Thomas Jones, a miner, in whose house deceased was found by the last witness, deposed that on the night of the robbery he saw the deceseed in Bilston, carrying a bag, which apparently contained his marketing's. About three quarters of an hour afterwards, as he was entering the Blue Button Ltosoowe, be met a man dressed in dark clothes, end running past him "as swift as a dart," and carrying something under his ann. Immediately afterwards a coed man came running up, saying, "When is he ! Oh, there he is ; I see him." Having said this he continued running in the direction in which the first man had gone, although there was not light enough for him to see him. Witness could not identify the men again. About 40 yards further on be came up with the deceased, lying on his face on the gran, and moving his band over the pound. He was insensible, sod his hat was lying near to bun. By his hat he knew who he was, and mid, "Hello°. Walter, is that you? Have these two fellows been robbing you?" He lifted him up and of sensible, an of me d said, o h f a t v h e e m mteo m ee e the throat. I can't tell where they could have come from. Witness was sympathising with him when the deceased said, " Don't make • bother about it, keep it quiet." The blood was flowing fast from a wound in the forehead, and cover ing his face, and he would insist on going down to the canal to wash it off. Wittier allowed him ; but if he (wittier) had not held him by his " frock" as he did so, he would have fallen into the water. On getting him to his to (wi s t ta neu nch s) th h e ouse blood he , sen bu t Police-superintendent Were*, of Allston, deposed that f t e Lot l he d n pre a. vious witness, and tried be beard of the circomstance for the first time on Friday, the 29th ult. On that day the Rev. 11. 8. Fletcher. a ma gistrate, and the assistant magistrate'. clerk, took the de ceased's deposition by his bedside, the deceased belief nyder the conviction that he should not recover. He was, however, quite sensible. Witness produced the deposition, which was taken in his presence. The testimony of the deceased in his deposition was fully corroborative ol the conversation deposed to with him by the other wit. nesnes. In addition to the property spoken to, the dying men mentioned two receipts for pew rent raid to dee managers of a neighbouring chapel, sad • belie sad • plate. At about six o'clock the inquest was adjourned for a fort. night, the coroner remarking that a verdict of wilful 'newer would bare to be returned. REPLIER TO ESSAYS AND RN/TIMM —Besides the volume ammenced sane weeks ago as in pmperation by Br. Mansell, Dr. Tborasoo, and other giantism's Messrs. J. H. and Jae. Parker are about to publish a similar collection of replies to "Sways and Hisvlews" by the Rev. Dr. Cioulbura. the Rev. Dr. Headley, the Rey. Dr. Irma, the Rev. H. J. Ross. sad the Rev. Dr. Wordsworth. The Bishop of Or ford is to write a prelims.