The Express. — London, England, 1861-06-25 00:00:00

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While empirical 'ebonies of improvement are on the one hand ad vocated by superficial thinkers every day, and while upon the other great interests and great chimes set themselves more doggedly than ever to defend the 4,ffe.. / .40, as if they had a charter for its immobility, the stream of time is silently float ing both from their moorings, and mutely effacing the most important figures of their confident arithmetic. Most persons, perhaps, would have been ready enough to take for granted three months ago that the decennial enumeration of the people would show many different rates of M enem ; and, perhaps, few save the more ignorant dogmatists of political reaction would have hazarded a sweeping denial of the assertion that some locali ties might be found in which the movement of population would appear to have come to a stand still. lint nut the most sanguine believers in the superior fecundity of trade and enterprise will, we think, have ventured to anticipate contrasts of proportionate augmentation so striking as the Census Returns of 1861 disclose ; nor the most wary and discerning maintainers of traditional policy and traditional power have suspected how far its foundations had sunk during the hist ten years. While the town life of England has within that time given numerous and splendid 'proofs that its expansive energies are still in course of further development, the rural life of great districts of the kingdom has not only failed to manifest any corresponding tendency to increase, but in several instances the agricultural and country-town communities appear to have remained nearly stationary, while in certain important counties and even comparatively impor tant towns there has actually been a very con siderable decline. There are now in England and Wales no leas than twenty millions of people. The increase during the ►ast ten years has been 2,134,116, in dependently of 640,210 who have emigrated, showing upon the whole an advance of more than ten per cent. In Buckinghamshire, Dorsetshire, Huntingdonshire, Lincolnshire, Oxfonlshire, Soinersetshire, and Westmoreland, besides seven Welsh counties, the actual increase has been little more than nominal ; and if even an average rate of rural progress be applied to these districts, sevcrsl of them must be held to have re trograded in the nnniber of inhabitants. But this is not all. Cambridge, Norfolk, Rutland, Suffolk, Wiltshire, Anglesey, and Montgomeryshire have not only declined comparatively but absolutely in po pulation. All of these are exclusively agricul tural ; and their stagnancy or retrogression be comes the more striking, when contrasted with the condition of Durham, Lancashire, Middlesex, Staffordshire, Kent, Surrey, the West Riding, and Gliunorgansl.ire, all of which contain commercial or manufacturing towns. These central lives of industry claim , indeed, to be credited with • very large proportion of the national pro gram. Liverpool has added to its number 6/1.000 ; Birmingham, 63,000 ; Sheffield, 150,000 ; Manchester, 35,000 ; Leeds, 35,000 ; Greenwich, :14,000; Bristol, 17,000; Stoke upon-Trent, 17,000; Newcastle, 22,000; and so on throughout ; while the old borough towns of Berwick, Boston, Buckingham, Bury St. Ed munds, Cando-laze, Chichester, Cockerrnouth, Dartmouth, Frome, Gloucester, Moulton, Kidder minster, Lancaster, Launceston, Lichfield, Lyme Regis, Lymington, Marlborough, Oxford, Stam ford, Totness, Warwick, and • number of places whose names are less familiarly known, have ac tually fallen lack from the place they formerly oc cupied in the general muster roll. An analytical inquiry into the intermingling causes that have pro duced these resell' would till a goodly volume. Something is of course to be set down to the ac count of local changes and shiftings; and some thing likewise niiir.t ho ascribed to the fitful im pulses wl•ich fr•. l 'ieutly seem to influence the c-iiiree of emigration. But rifts! making every allowange for minor contributive causes, the great fact stands out broadly and impressively, that where the concentrated powers of industry and intelligence are, there chiefly will the progress of the people be. Them will no doubt be carping on the part of the indolent and unproductive classes, who in times past have been accustomed to boast of the physical and moral superiority of equirearchical England over that portion which is devoted to this creation of new wealth, the sharpening of intel lect, and the cultivation of knowledge, in the great cities and towns. But no cavils or quibbles can cloud the clearness of the demonstration that is here afforded of the way in which the career of the nation is setting. Population clusters more and more every day round the vital centres of wealth and intelligence ; and all the maunder ing reproaches and expostulations of social or poli tical reactionists will not stay the national course. ~ THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY .EVENING, JUNE' ,25, 1861. Last year Parliament resolved to defer the re vision it had been specially named to abet in the national representation until the facts and figures of 1861 should be before it. Well, it has got them now ; what will it do with them t Par front serving to abate in any sense the demands of urban industry and intelligence for a greater share in the future allotment of electoral power, they greatly strengthen the case previously made on behalf of the towns, and significantly suggest the imperative necessity of a large and sweeping readjustment in their favour. Instead of a left handed transfer of representation from the smaller boroughs to agricultural districts, the tables of the Census irrefutably point to an ex tensive supplemental enfranchisement of the large cities and towns. There are already twenty great cities and towns in England alone whose in habitants exceed 100,000 ; there were little more than hall that number in 1831. When Earl (;Rev's Reform Bill was proposed, the rural population vastly outnumbered the urban ; and this is the historical justification of the largo concessions then made of new seats to counties. But the tide has turned, and now runs steadily in another direction. Agriculture, far from declining, is scientifically and practically improved, during the last fifteen years especially, beyond all that its friends could have hoped for; and the aggregate of the various classes, proprie- tors, farmers, and labourers, who live by the cul -1 tivation of the soil, has not, upon the whose, diminished. But they have lost the right to pre ponderance in the scales of imperial power. The progress of the nation since 1831 has been em phatically the progress of its towns. Therein has the magic of its inventive skill been displayed ; therein have the designs of • world-embracing commerce been matured ; therein have the means and resources of the State been doubled ; and therein lies the multitudinous increase of a busy, loyal, and educated peop'e. Will Government look these facts in the face, and venture any longer to trifle with the great question of the redistribution of representative rights 1 They were content last Session to let the matter be treated as a party football fur weeks and months, until at last one of their confidential supporters interposed the pretext for a postpone ment, that there would be a Census taken in 1861, and that they had better wait to hear what its returns would say. They would appeal to this statistical emsAit, and before its tribunal they must go. ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. An interesting, although strictly private, cere monial took place yesterday morning at the modem of the society, South Kensington, which we hail with unfeigned satisfaction, u a symptom that her Majesty's interest in the feelings and occupations of her people is again reviving. She had intended to honour the inauguration of the society by planting a tree with her own hand on the sth of June. Her unavoidable absence ow that occasion prevented , this being dote. Hie Royal Highness the Prince Consort then planted one ; but her Majesty, in fulfilment of her royal intention. yesterday visited the gardens for the express purpose of planting a Iris herself. She was attended by his Royal Highness the Prince Consort and .Princess Helena, the Count de Flandres, Lady Brune, &c. She ar. rivod a little before ten o'clock, and was received by the following members of the council, viz. :—The Earl of Dude, the Lord Bishop of Winchester, Mr. C. Wentworth Mks, Dr. Lindley, Mr. John Clutton, Mr. J. Lee, Mr. H. T. Hope, Mr. H. Pownall, Mr. J. Veitcb, and Mr. Wrench. Mr. Shindy, one of the viee•presidenta, Mr. Wilson &wi den, treasurer, and Idr. Godson, one of the members of the council, were unavoidably absent. - - In passing through the council-room her Majesty passed to examine sours statues which were placed there ; theses she passed up the long eastern &reside, and then crossed to the north.western corner, exactly opposite to the spot when his Royal Highness the Prince Consort planted the tree on the former occasion. A beautiful Wellingtolds, presented by Messrs. James Veitch and Sons, was ready placed there ; a handsome spade wee handed to bet Majesty by Mr. Nike, and s h e proceeded to shovel in several sped*. full of earth, much to the interest and delight of the mall circle surrounding the spot. She then looked round, appa rently with sores hesitation as to whom she should hand the epode, and after • eicauelit's oueoldeaatioti. with • gracious smile, presented it to Mr. James Veitch, jun. The party then proceeded to the oonservatory, where her Majesty seemed much pleased with the elegance and pro portions of the building. Her Majesty there honoured Lady Ducie with an interview, having observed her ladyship among the company present, continued some time in conversation with her, and took special notice of Lord Moreton, a tine boy about eight years of age, her ladyship's eldest son. On leaving the conservatory the royal party proceeded down the centre walk, and entered the ground" where the new Great Exhibition building is in course of erection. After a short time spent there, during which Captain Fowke and Mr. Cole, the architects of that building, gave explanation', her Majesty returned to the gardens, whence she took her departure. In consequence of her lfajestr s mourning the visit was strictly private, there being not more than 100 persons present. After her Majesty's departure, his Royal Highness the Prince Consort remained a considerable time io conference with several members of the council upon the various works still in progress. THE CLAIM OP CHELSEA TO REPRBSSN• ra TION. A public meeting of the inhabitants of the parishes of Chelsea sal Kensington was held yesterday eve-mug to discuss their claim to one or more of the vacan cies in the representation caused by the disfrachisement of Sudbury and St. Albans, and to protest against the rejec tion by the House of Commons of the clause in Sir G. C. Lewis's bill which proposed to form them into a parlia• mastery torou7h. Dr. Innamt, one of the churchwardens, took the chair. The CHAIRMAN briefly explained the object which bad brought them together. He held that the district was en titled to direct representation, and was surprised as well as disappointed at the rejection of the measure by which it was ir.ended to confer on them that right. Mr. NEWTON FINCH moved a resolution to tho effect "That in the opinion of this meeting the denial by • majority of the House of Commons of the paramount ctaams of Chelsea and Kensington to direct parliamentary representation is an insult to the population, wealth, and intelligence of this dairies, and this 'meet ing calls upon ministers to withdraw the present bill." Mr. AECHBUT seconded the motion, char ag the failure of their hops to the faithlessness of Lord Palmerston and Sir G. C. Lewis, who, after professions of support, aban doned them ; and of Mr. Bright and his friends, who bad, in writing, previously admitted the justice of their claims. The resolution was iarri:d. Mr. T. M'Cul.t.Aus moved the following resolution " That the vast and growing increase of the great towns of the kingdom in prosperity, intelligence, and population, as shown by the recent census and income tax returns, con treated with the gradual decline of many of the smaller boroughs, renders the concession of additional representa tion to the former a measure of policy and justice which ongbt not to be further delayed." Ile believed they had early to persevere in their demand to secure success, and that was an opinion of • member of parliament who was one of the most active in the corn.law ag:tation, who had written to him to that effect He remind:d then, that per ieverence had brought about the repeal of the corn-laws, re form, tad many other great measures. Ile had been asked to become a candidate Aoul , l the opportunity arise, and, so Long as ho thought their claims were life, he felt no im propriety in accepting the honour offered him. But circum stances were now charged, and his duty was clear. They had now to clear the decks for action, and he utterly and entirely withdrew all claims of candidature from that time. Be was ready to fall back into the ranks, and would do so—((hear)—and lie hoped they would not think of dis posing of their rights and franchises until they had them safe. _ Mr. G. A. WALICEIt, chairman of the board of guar dians, atom:led the motion. _ _ A hENTLEMAN thought it a false position to seek the assistance of the other great towns, which were perhaps competing with them for the franchise, at a time when they had .11 but achieved their object. The resolution was carried, as were the following : "That the enfranchisement committees of Chelsea and Keosin"tou be requested to consider themselves permanent, and that they be empowered to take such measures as they may think fit from time to time to secure the commit= of our representative rights, and that Tureens M'C,allagh, Esq., be requeitel to act as chairman thereof." "The meeting records its thanks to the 200 members of the House of Common who voted for the enfranchisement of the two parishes." The usual compliment to the chair concluded the proceed. ings. The day fixed far the speeches at Harrow School Is Thursday, July 4. Leumsdistely after the speeches the first stone of the " Vaughan Library" will be laid by Lord Palmerston. This building, intended to commemorate the lewd mastership of Dr. Vaughan, will be erected from • design furnished by Mr. G. Gilbert Scott, who was also the architect of the chapel. The subscription to the library fund amounts to 4,6001., and the whole of the ground be tween the chapel and the bead master's house has been secured for the site. The Bill to Amend the Law of Church Rates prepared by Mr. Croak Mr. Banks Stanhope, Mr. Heneage, and Mr. Portnuus, has been printed. The proposed notice of an objection to be rated to goy church rates is u fol lows :—" I, —, of —, hereby give notice that I desire not to be rated to the church rtes of the parish of —." Such notices may be withdrawn. Persons not liable to be rated are to have no voice is appointing chinch_ wardens, or touching church rated. The estimate fur the Post-office packet service for the year 1061-2 wits 991, 4 118/. A parliamentary return issued this morning states the sum required to be voted on account is 2110,0001. A blue-book was issued this morning containing the general report of the eximmissioners appointed for im proving the sanitary coalition of barracks and hospitals. The report, which is dated in April, ooeopisesupwards of 200 pages, and the appendix is more than 100 pages long. the Bond of Berne 'dates that a mansion and estate, in the vicinity of Lucerne, have just been purchased for the King of Naples for the sum of 40,000 fr. CRYSTAL PALACE, —The great annual dinner on behalf of the Licensed Victuallers School will be held, by wscial permisidon of the directors, in the Centre Transept of the Crystal Pslaoe, to-morrow (Wednesday) ; M , Bass, Ital., M.P., in the chair. The tables, 1$ in cornier, and 168 feet long, extend across the entire width of the tran sept, with a top table fur the chairman and prineipid wip =e( the institution, on a platform 120 feet long an d wide. The children of the schools, with the mili tary hand, will occupy a few meets on the front of the great Handel orchestra, the rest of it will be open to the public. Upwards of 3,000 dinner tickets are already issued. The doors of the palace will be open at 10 o'clock. and the dinner will take place at half-pang 3. Biondin's eighth assent will take piece on Monday post. Ertacorat. RIIIIID6NCII3.—The total coat of the " Bishops' Pekoes" which the Foelesiastleal Commias;oners have bought or improved is as follows :—Sses : Ripon, 14,724/. ; Lincoln, 52.194/. ; Gloucester and Bristol, 21,9001. ; Rochester. 34,157/. ; Oxford. 1,4119? • Worcester, 7.0031. • Exeter. :OWL ; H e ref o rd. l " l ..2._.• • Ll4ada fr ,9, °M; Yartehester, 19,0.371. • Norwich, s,uour. • total 169,8431. Of the above corn. 57,702/. has been paid oat of the revenues of the commission, the remainder bas been obtained from the sale or mortgage of property belonging to the sees, the rents and proceeds of which would other wise have been applied in the augmentation of small livings, or to the diminution of spiritual destitution.— The Errieriageral ; or, the ltirthvo ae Church Beforsiers. IFDt Coun. Earl Granville, Lord President of the Council, bad as audience of the Qttoou yesterday, at Buckingham Nlico, and delivered to her Majesty the Great &al of England. The Queen and Prince Consort, accompanied by the PAD cobs Helena and the Count of Flanders, went yesterday MOM* to the Horticultural Gardens at South Kensington. Her Majesty was received and attended during the visit by the ambers of the council of the Royal Horticultural Society. The Prince Coceort afterwards visited the South Kensington Museum. lady Augusta Bruce, Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood, and Major Du Plat, wen in attendance on the royal party. The Queen, accompanied by the Priocem Alice, the Pris ons Helms, and Prince Louis of Hesse, took a drive in as ow' earrisge and four yestenlay afternoon. The Equerry in Waking attended on horseback. The Prcoos Consort, the Prince of Wales, cad the Count of random rule on horseback, attended by the Equerries in Waitlng. The Duke of Nemours and the Couut d'Eu visited the Queen. The Prime of Wales and Prince Louis of Hesse, atisadal by Major-General the Hon. R. Bruce, Captain Groh sad Bina Westerweller, were present yesterday forences at the cavalry inspection at Wormwood Scrubs. Prima, Arthur and Prime Leopold, atteoded by Major Elphiselm, left Bc..hingharn Palace yesterday morning for the White Lodge, Richwond•park. The Princess Alice and the Princess Helena rode on horseback in the ltiding•house of Buckingham Palace. The Queen Marie Amelie visited the King of the Belgians yesterday, at Buckingham Palace. The Count of Ranieri, attended by Major Burnell, •isited kis Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, at his residence, Olouesster-house, yesterday. The Belgian Minister, M. Van de Weyer, Lady Caroline Ravin/toe, Lord Stanley of Aklerley, and the Right Hon. Sir Hamilton Se) mom, dined last evening with the Queen at Buckingham Palace. A dopetatioa from the lay clerks of the royal Chapel of Deerse. Windsor, had as interview with Sir G. C. Lowe, yesterday, at the Hoine.o&at. The deputation eon• aided al Mr. Thomas Dyson, Mr. Thomas ViLiffen, sad Mr. David Umbel. Her Ilsisst)'s commiariooen for the ioternstional Ezhibi• ties d 1862 have received through the Foreigu•offce an alaial assouncement of the appointment at a commission I. represent the interests of Pruesisn eildhiton, under the preeslessy of the Crows Priam of Prussia. The follow's, ie as abstract of the more important arrasiessente published is tempo is the Prosauscher Sta4l. Aweiger of the 14th Juno : . _ The co minipanic will be coastituied as under: —The Crown Prime, Preaidesit ; Messrs. Delbruck, Moser, Wed ding, liersoaj, Karl, sad li tulowin, appoint....l by the goveronvost ; sod Massa. Brno= Eat-ere, cotton manu facturer; Meyer Magnus, silk manufacturer; Thomas maker of me-Ilion/ ; Morita lliebeaheiut ' woollen mann factorer ; Louis parsed,parsed,jun. dealer in hardware; and Kunheito, proprietor of clivniell works, nominated by the mercantile community at Berlin. A commission will be appointed in cooly disti . ct to remise and examioe epithelium,. for spat*, and to forward the same to Use oentrd oommL...ioniii _ __...-. The government officer fur trade in each of these districts will psee.de, is every case, over the district committees; which will cowsist, an the case ins) require, of from two to ix cater mambos. Ilse public Treasury will defray the expenses of the taussport, out ho no, of all goods sent for exhibition. The Judicial l'uoimitter thu Privy Council sat yester day. Ao appeal from Canailu, " &tat v. anal others," wasconintenceil. The Lords prevent were, Lord Kingedowa the Lord Chief Dame, the Master of th e K u l* and Dr. Lt;shierhia. Lteapatchee were received yesterday et the Cuhmial-offim from the tioveroor of CU:Mk. Despatches were seat to the immireor• of the esttlemeata on the West Coast al Africw. We believe that the /11.1COCORIOU of Sir Richard Bothell to the Chancellorship has been re solved on. Lord Bulletin, the British Commissioner in Syria, arrived is Lefties late on Sunday night (non Con skintaneple via Kenailles and Paris. Lady Dufferin, who prowerdest to Syria nil learning thAt her sou was hid tip with fewer. assainpanied his lordship home. Hie Majesty the King of the Belgians and the Cease of Flanders and suite lea Buckingham raLsce this foresees far °stood, on their way to Brussels. Their Royal Higlinesseis the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, attended by a honied suite. will arrive at Buckingham Palms to-morrow evesting from Bettie, to pane a few wrka no a visit to her liaje.ty end the Prince Consort. Min Pt ince and Princess will accompany the Qom. and royal faini7y to Osborne early ha the ensuing month. The Earl and Countess of Euston entertained a w hist party at dialler lest evening, at their residence in Groeveneridace. The Cuunkao of Dunraven I ironed carda fur wirecs don mates on Mondays, July 1 and R. Field-Marshal Lord &stun and Luly Seaton have arrived et Torrance's Hotel, Belgrayestroat, from Douse. aldra. Count du Monceau and Count Leopold de Bonuf fort have left the Cavendish Hotel, .lOrmy irs t roo r , f or Dover, and So Wiliam Jardine, Bart., for Scotland. On Saturday the wife of the Bishop of Lincoln save birth to a daughter at Ranh*line, near Lincoln. Ou Sunday, at 28, Princes-gate, Lady Constance Grosvenor gave birth to a roe. ... . - Lord Albloger, the brother-in-law of Lord Camp bell, died at Ilia seat war llorkiag yesterday. ...e LATEST INTELLIGENCE. KING VICTOR EMMANUEL AND THE DEPUTATION FROM ROME. The deputation from Rome that presented the address of the inhabitants of that city to the King of Italy, was composed of MM. Storrs, Silvestrelli, and Lorenzini, noblemen of the highest rank. A correspondent of the Debuts of to-day guaran tees the correctness of the following report of King Victor Emmanuel's remarks .—" I hope," he said, "that the prayers expressed by the Romans will before long beheard. I have always had it for my aim to constitute Italy one nation, and to reach this result Rome is necessary to us. The olution of the question is henceforth happily secured; but it is essentially a moral victory that we want to gain. lam sure of success, and that very shortly. We need not look to appearances." The King thon spoke of Venice. " There," he said, "things are more serious. It will be a question at the right time for calling out and employing all the forces of the nation. Meanwhile I have faith, and full faith, in the Italians, who have always responded to my appeal. I have had proofs enough. In times of supreme difficulty Italy had faith in her King—when entire Europe was against Italy, and Austria, victorious at No vara, threatened usunceasingly. Italy will certainly give all her strength, in the supreme contest to which she will be called, for the redemption of Venetia." The King thou said that he hail seen with great gratification the homage which all Europe had rendered to M. °amour ; but they ought not to forget that it was he (the King) who took the initiative, and that before M. Cavour's entry into the ministry he had for three whole years resisted intrigues from within and without, and had kept in the liberal and national path. A deputy remarked, that if war broke out his Majesty ought to be careful of his life. " What does it signify I" re plied Victor Emmanuel ; "it will be Italy's last war, and, besides, I have children." (llllTiell PARIS, :ups 25. The Moniteur of to-day says :—" The Emperor has recognised Victor Emmanuel as King of Italy. In notifying this determination to the cabinet of Turin, the government of the Emperor declared that they would decline any solidarity in enterprises of a nature to disturb the peace of Europe ; and that the French troops will continue to occupy Rome so long as the interests which caused their presence there shall not be protected by sufficient guarantees," - -- TURIN, Jeri 25. The Opinione of to-day says :—" Baron Ricasoli will probably communicate to-morrow to the Italian parliament the notu of France, and the reply of the cabinet of Turin, relative to the recognition of the kingdom of Italy." The Nationalities &firms that the state of the Pope's health is more precarious, and that much uneasiness is manifested by the cardinals on that accomst. NAPLES, Jusi 24. The National Guard have arrested a band of brigands on Mount Vesuvius. ROME, JUNE Z 5. On Thursday last, when Cardinal Antonelli Wll3 officially informed by the French ambassador of the recognition of the kingdom of Italy, he replied, "This is where we have been led by the solemn promises made by your Emperor at the beginning of the war." The health of the Pope has improved. TURIN, Jolts 24. To-day the Chamber of Deputies, after an ani mated debate, adopted the bill on the national armament by 218 against 30 votes. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, JUNI 25. The Crown Prince and Princess Frederick Wil 'lam, with their two children, left Berlin yesterday evening by the express mail train for Cologne, on their way to London. SPAIN. MADRID, JONI 24. The Emperor of Morocco baa issued a proclama tion announcing his determination to fulfil the treaty with Spain. The Pope has announced by telegraph to the Spanish court that his health is improving. RUSSIA. BT. PETERSBURG, Jon 23. Their Imperial Majesties returned yesterday from their journey to Moscow. HOLLAND. THE HAGUE, Jusz.24. Baron Sloet van de Beele has been appointed Governor of the Dutch possessions in the East Indies in the place of M. Pahud, who has resigned. THE BOMBAY MAIL. The Valetta, with the above mail, left Malta for Marseilles on the 23n1 inst., at 11 p.m. The Sultan with the heavy portion of the mail •eft Malta for Southampton at noon on the 24th, and may be expected about the 2ud proximo. The new shaft which the Behar had on board was fitted at we, and works well. She arrived at Suez on the 19th, and will take her regular turn. THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. The Vectis, with the above mails, arrived at Marseilles at 0 o'clock this morning. The mails were to leave for London ►t 10 a.m. TES POPES ILLNESS. A letter from Rome of the 16th instant says : "On Tuesday next the Pops will probably be conveyed to his country house at Castel Gendolfo. At court and else where alarming rumours about his health continue. What is most dwelt on is the gradual weakening of his mental faculties. As to that lam able to assure you that the Pope's illness is in fact rather morel then physical, and that it proceeds especially from the deep melancholy in which he has heen plunged by the reports of the Itali a n bishops that sebum is inevitable, unless the church be put in accord with the national sentiments and the present needs of the Italian people. You can easily imagine that the Jesuits are already trembling ; consequently they surround the lope ae muc h as possible, and take him into the country io order to re move him from every other influence, and manage him after their own fashion. I know for certain that a personage highly placed and closely connected with the General of the Jesuits has stated that the Pope has often momenta of de lirium, in which be says things that it is desirable nobody should hear. It may very well be that what they call Lis morbid eccentricities of speech are only soma sensible talk no his part—some expression of views more to conformity with the interesta of the state. But it Is most likely that the great apprehensions expreesed m to the health of poor Pius IX. an only too well founded." The debates in the Reichsrath at Vienna are beaming very animated. The proposition of M. Muhlfeld for the appointment of a committee to prepare a bill for securing the liberty of the person and another to secure the inviolability of letters, gale rise to an angry discussion. M. Rieger, the organ of the aoti•uniooiet party, attempted to introduce the question of nationalities ; but wan stopped by a all to order. M. Rieger then said, "Liberty of speech is then restricted !" The President replied, " Order, corder!" M. Ringer exclaimed, "Hama for liberty of speech as practised in Austria!" The President raid, "I call you to order and M. Rieger retorted, " I call you to justice!" EXPRESS PROM PARIS. PATERSON v. BONAPARTE. swig ova Owl ocomsromorr.) PARIS, MONDAY BYINDIO. The appeal in the great cause of Paterson v. Bonaparte came on to-day in the Imperial Court, before Mr. President Devienne and other judges. M. Choi: d'Est Ange, Procureur-General, assisted by M. Charrial, Advocate-General, appeared as "public ministers," and of course will strain every nerve to maintain the decision of the Court of the First Instance, which declares the marriage of Jerome Bonaparte with Miss Paterson invalid. It will be remembered that in the court below the public minister admitted the invalidity of all the arbitrary attempts of Napoleon I. to sot aside the marriage, but insisted feebly that the court bad no jurisdiction, because the present Emperor's family council—composed of MM. De Morny, Fould, Troplong, lac.—had pronounced the mar riage void, although their decision, but a few mouths old, was based upon the very grounds which he, the government advocate, could not in his conscience as a lawyer, speaking in the face of men who knew the law, do otherwise than repudiate. The Court of the First Instance, adopting the views tf the public minister, pro nounced against the marriage entirely upon the strength of the chose jugie—namely, the judgment of au extraordinary non-judicial, manifestly poli tical, and notoriously dependent and servile tribunal. The proceedings to-day were commenced by M. Berryor, who appeared for the appellants, reading a technical document called " Concluaions," in which the grounds of the appeal are set forth. Be had not come to his attack upon the special grounds of the judgment of the court below. The cam will not be concluded to-day ; but it is thought that the court, contrary to the usual (and by the way, very extraordinary) custom, which is to adjourn a part-heard cause for a week, will go on to-morrow. M. Vimercati, who has arrived in Paris, has had an interview with M. Thouvenel, but not with the Emperor. The recognition of Italy still remains in perspective. It is now said that M. Vimercati did not bring the accept►nce of the French "reserves, conditions, or restrictions," whichever they may be, but that the ratification will be brought by Count Arese, who is expected on Wednesday. The Rowse continue, to be weak, although the rumours (whatever they were) which led to the fall of Saturday are said to be not confirmed. The Rente rose fie. for cash, and fell sc. for account, closing at 67fr. 60c. and 67fr. We. Mobilier fell lfr.2sc. In railways there was scarcely any change. DISTURBANCES AT NEWFOUNDLAND. The Ncw York Herald contains the following : The mat intelligent resuisi which we can make up from the new, at baud is as follows: The people of Newfoundland, being strongly imbued with democratic principles, have been for a long time dis contented with the limited elective franchise and the stinted measure of parliamentary representation accorded to them by the British government. A warm poli tical agitation has existed on the subject, prominent speakers advocating very strongly these privileges for themselves and their neighbours. Some short time since there ware two seats vacant In the Newfoundland perils. moot, and writs of election were duly issuedlin order to have them filled according to law. Two candi. dates came forward to seek the suffrages of the electors on behalf the government, or standstill interest, while two, Messrs. Hogan and Brown, as we hear, presented themselves on the radical reform interest, declaring that they would, if returned, consider themselves as the embodiment of the progress towards vote by ballot and • widely-spread franchise. The last-named gentle men wore elected and returned as such by the sheriff, in proper form, some time after the middle r I May. It was reported that the house would not receive them notwithstanding, • fact which pro duced a great share of excitement. Oa the day appointed for their taking their seats, a very large assemblage of people collected around the Parliament-house, and when the new members appeared they were loudly cheered. They entered the House, but, as anticipated, wore refused their seats, and, as we have heard, refused with contumely. When they retured to the open air the crowd collected in the streets became wild with excitement. The fire-bells were tolled, signals of alarm were hoisted on many houses, and when • riotous tumult was created an attack was made on some of the officers and property of the government, they being regarded as:the emblems and representatives of oppression. The military were called out to sustain the authorities, and being assailed fired on the crowd. Previous to the arrival of the troops the catholic clergy of the town had gone amongst the people, beleeching them to retire to their homes and seek redress for their alleged grievances in • constitutional manner. When the military fired ono of these clergymen, the Rev. Mr. M`Donnell, fell seriously wounded. Others of his flock received serious injuries, and an old man named Fitapatrlck was shot dead. The poor fellow had been dis charged from the hos Atal • few hours previously, an d was then making his way home iu • very feeble state. Such consequences merely added Same to the popular fury, awl it is supposed that the parliament house, with every other vestige of British authority, would have been swept away had not the Right Rev. Dr. Mulock, the catholic prelate. caused the cathedral bells to be tolled for diviue service. This thinned the crowd very soon. Maas was offered up, and at its conclusion Bishop Mulock ex horted the people from the altar in support of pesos during their struggle fur right. Notwitiaanding all this, the rioting continued from day to day, with more or lees intensity; and the Governor of Nevrfoundliusl, having determined to telegraph to Halifax for military reinforcements, tho people anticipated him by cutting down the wires. They did not entertain any hosti lity to our telegraph system, but merely executed a piece of revolutionary strategy. We were informed yesterday that the communication will soon be restored between St. John's, Halifax, and New York. The Nord states that the Italians residing at St. Petersburg were anxious to have celebrated a funeral service for Count de Csvour, but that the catholic clergy of the city had refused to officiate on the ground that they could not pray for one who was excommunicated. This conduct, which was so diff,•rent to that of the Holy Father himself, caused, adds the Nord, • painful improision at St. Peters burg. WAR AMMUNITIONS TOR CANADA.—The King ston Herald and Adecrfiser of the 30th ult. Imbibe follow ing :—" The British government has chartered eleven sailing transports and three powerful steamers to take mili tary stores to the British colonies in the West Indies aol North America. A large number of Armstrong guns for the fortifications are to he a portion of the cargoes of this Beet. The whole of the fortifications, magazines, end arsenals are to be put upon a war footing, to superintend which competent officers have been despatched. Several gentlemen connected with the engineer department strived at Kingston last week and have already made arrangemems for the reorganisation of an office here. It is also said that the contingent of troops for Kingston to garrison Fort Henry and occupy the different barracks will consist of two complete regiments of the line and • complete fi e ld b a tt er y of artillery." Corrox TROY QUEENSLAND (AUSTRALlA).—Yes terday Mr. Henry Jordan, emigration commissiotter for Queensland, addressed a meeting of Liverpool merchants and brokers, held in the cotton tiles room, upon the capabi lities of Queensland for the growth of cotton. Redrew at tention to the congenial climate and excellent irrigation of the district, and the facilities which were afforded by the rivers (navigable for 75 miles upwards) for the conveyance of produce to the coast. As an inducement also to the cul tivation of cotton, the local government were offering pre miums for this purpose, a n- h a d - Mahe grants of land to emigrants. He mentioned that Um Cotton Supply As sociation of Manchester bad undertaken to supply to growers a oonsidersble quantity of cotton seeds of various kinds. The Mayor (who presided) stated that so highly was • sample of Queensland cotton which had been sent horn, by Dr. Lang esteemed, that emiuent Liverpool broker valued it at Is. IA per lb. At the close of Mr. Jordan's lee. ture a vote of thanks was unanimously awarded to hint for the information which he had afforded. THE DISPUTE IN THE BUILDING TRADE. We are informed that steps have been taken on the part of the most important branch of the building trade with the hope of terminating the unfortunate dispute now existing between the masters and men. It has dreads been stated that efforts were being made through the in. tervention of Mr. Kerr, of the Royal Institute of British Architects, to induce both parties to consent to submit the question at issue to a board of arbitration com. posed of members of the Institute. Those efforts have so far been successful that the masons' committee have ad. dressed the following memorial to the Institute, and we be. lieve that body will at once pot itself in communication with the masters' committee, urging upon them the conside. ration of the proposition now made. The following is the document referred to : TO TIM COUNCIL. OP TRZ ROYAL INSTITUTE OP BMW/ ARCHITECTS. GENTLENT2C,—You are aware that for several years pest differences have arisen between the contractors for building operations and the masons of this metropolis with regard to the hours of labour and the mode of payment, which differences have led to strikes on the port of the men, and to a general lockout on the part of the contractors, which they admit to have cost them 300,00131., and by which they subjected the men to considerable privations and loss. At the present time an innovation has been introduced by the contractors in their mode of payment which the masons look upon as most objectionalje, and feel it due to their interest to resist . Thu result is a general strike of the whole body throughout London, which threatens to extend to all the trades engaged in building operations. It has been suggested to us that this dispute ringbt be settled by arbitration. Being fully aware of your intimate knowledge of everything in connexion with building matters, of your everyday experience in arbitration, and, the high position whichthe Institute holds in the profemion, it occurs to as that your council is the fittest body to whom we could refer the dispute. We, therefore, convened a general meeting of the masons of London, at Wilcox's Rooms, Lambeth, on the 22nd instant, when it was unanimously resolved, that your council be solicited to appoint a committee before which we are prepared to offer evidence, and answer any questions which may enable you to arrive at a just and equitable settlement of the question at bane, if the contractors on their part consent so a similar investigation. We are led to adopt this course, not because we have any doubt of our ability to resist suc cessfully this infringement on our privileges, but knowing the reasonable nature of our demands, and judging from the justice and wisdom that must necessarily characterise a committee selected by you, wo feel that you will come to a decision which the masons can cheerfully accept, and which will have the effect of restoring that peace and good feeling between us and our employers which we so much desire.—Signed on behalf of the committee, R. THOMAS, Secretary. Sun Inn, Hamm-street, Westmioster•bridge•road, Lambeth, June 24. - - Yesterday evening an important meeting took place at Radley's Hotel, to consider the steps necessary to be taken by the masters in face of the determined combination of the trades unions against them. There were present nearly the whole of the leading firms, employing nine-tenths of the building labour of the metropolis ; the senior partner of the firm of Cubitt and Co., of Gray's-inn-laue, presiding. After a short discussion, it was resolved, without • single dis sentient voice, that on and after the lit of July nest the system of payment by the hour, which hai been found to work so advantageously with the great firms that have already adopted it, should be carried into effect by all employers as the rule for all their business engagements for the future. Feeling that an unjust inference may arise from the evidence given in the Divorce Court of "Comptes v. Compton and Baring," Mr. B. Webster writes to a contempoiary to state that during his management of the Haymarket and Adeiphi Theatres (24 years) "gentlemen" have not been permitted behind the scenes. " Such a system," adds Mr. Webster, "I am and always have been strongly opposed to, and I believe such to be the exec in all theatres devoted exclusively to the English drama." THE WAKEFIELD ELECTION.—M 7, Smethurst, the liberal candidate, is now in Wakefield, and bas issued an address, in which he says—" My political principles are those of a sincere liberal, anxious to see the constitutioa this country in harmony with the . progressive ideas aud ma tured intelligence of the times to which we live. lam an advocate fur such • measure of parliamentary reform as would at least insure a fair and impartial represen tation of all interests and classes in the House of Common; and as a practical means for realising this result I should give my earnest support to such a measure as that proposed by her Majesty's government lad year. Etatertainum also as I do the firm conviction that every elector should be free and unfettered in the deliberate exercise of the right of voting, I would rind irate that right; so far as human means can do so, by the protection of the ballot. I am an earnest advocate for civil and religious liberty, and though • staunch and attached member of the church of Ragkied, I would have no other religious commu nity taxed for her support, and would therefore vote for the abolition of all compulsory church rates." THE FATAL ACCIDENT IN Moon-STREET.—Tho adjourned inquest on the body of the barmaid who lost her life by the explosion of a burning task of rum was con cluded before Mr. Bedford yesterthil. Several persons were examined who had been in front o the cask when the acci dent took place. It appeared from what they stated that it was placed before the bar, and some feet from a jet at which customers were accustomed to light their pipes. No trace, however, could be found of the way in which it caught fire. he top of the ask suddenly blew up, and at the same time a large volume of flame burst out. In the confusion of the moment the cask was overturned, and the flames, spreading on all sides, sot the premises on fire. Mr. Findlay, the proprietor, said that the rum, of whit& there were 20 gallons, was ;t3 degrees above proof. and that it was a common practice for licensed victuallers to allow such casks to stand in front of the bar until it could be conveniently removed to the cellar. The coroner sad jury condemned the practice in very strong terms. A Tx diet of " Accidental death" was pronounced. SEVERE STORM NEAR STALYBRIDoE.—LOea 07 LIFIL—A very severe storm of rain took place at Staly bridge and neighbourhood, about five o'clock on Sunday afternoon ' accompanied with vivid flashes of lightning sad loud claps of thunder. The river Tame, which runs through Stalybridge, rose to a considerable height, and the rain came down in such torrents for some time that the waive were unable to receive it, and many places were Hooded in Maly bridge and Dukinfield. During the storm, the electric fluid struck the house of Richard Gill, neilmaker, of St. John's Wood, Hyde, on the Dnkinticld isle of Staly bridge. Richard Gill, aged twelve years, the son of the owner of the house, was seated nearly °moils the fire place in the kitchen, and another boy, nainel Jamb Water house, aged thirteen, was sitting beside him. They were both knocked insensible, the former for a short time, and the latter for about three been. A Inns named Charles Loftus, as well as several others, had most marvellous es capes. Loftus bad the left arm of hie jacket and his shirt sleeve torn in tatters : but, except the shock he received, no injury whatever. A man named Frank Riley was blown a considerable distance, and Gill, the owner el the house, was knocked down as if he had receiveda heavy blow on the head. The ligbtciog struck a tarrnhowie at Moorgate, Staley, about three miles from Stalybridge, in the occupation of Mr. JAM'. Wawa. In the parlour there were assembled, about 5 o'clock ce Sunday afternoon, Mrs. Wilson, a son awl daughter, and two little girls, Mr. Wilson being in the tolso.ite TOM Icing on a sofa, and the rest of the family and domestics in other parts of the house. Hannah L Wilsou, aged 15, had just returned from the Staley Sunday Schierl, itteiineauied by the two girls, and was sitting under the parlour wioilow, reading her Bible, when the house was street,. Mr. Wilsoli entered the room, and saw his child 'Stine exactly as he bad left her, excepting that the face was turned toaards the lobby. She appeared to him to have fainted, and be raised her in hie arms and carried her into the lobbe, when some water was procured, but she merely seemed to breathes and was dead in less than a minute, there being net, the least indication that she had been struck with the might ning. SERIOI7B RalLwaY ACCIDENT IN IRELAND. — T he following account of a serilMlS accident that took plan , on the Midland Great Western Railway appears in the Dublin papers :—On Saturday evening All accident meurreil on this line, which, so far as we have been able to ascertain uP to the present, might have rerulted in very terrible cease quences, were it not for the providential miniver in whi. l they were averted. As it is, the matter is serious enough, and although we are happy to say we hare not learnt of any sacrifice of h.inian life — except the rumour of oue men being killed - yet we believe that several ner-ons aro much injured. The facts are these :—A special train left Team at loslhio 4 9 o'clock on Saturday evening. containing between WO and 700 harvest labourers. On arriving at two miles wet, of the Eolield station, the driver discorrel that ba d run out of water, and he aomnlingly drew up, slid di-ece* fleeting the engine, proceeded to the station, leaving the train behind on the main up line. While it was thus wait' lug with the guard in charge, the cattle train from !Oat fair was seen approaching at a speed of fully twenty soles an hour. Owing to a very acute curve at this partial; al the line, the guard was unable to communicate with the darer of the cattle train in sufficient time to stop it. Still, forte' stately, the driver was able, by taking prompt steps, millet off the steam, reverse the engine, pot on the Limbo. sod thus being the speed to about six miles an hour. While was travelling at this rate it acme iu upon the Town train and • serious collision took place. Seven n p:rsons veeired slight injuries, and both train* were, it is said. great/ broken. The sufferers were attended by Dr. Fergtoon dreamed their wounds, and hail them sent up to Dahlia. They wore taken on their arrival in town to Jervis•trea t and the Richmond Hospitals, where, we are happy to date. it was found that their injuries were of a trivial character , and arising principally from the shock caused by the Co' ousioo. _ _ CH:FETAL PALACE. ONE SEILLINO DAT."' SEMITE AOCEET OP M. MANDEL—MONO tP, MICE 2 4 . A.lminiomi an pa meat, ; ditto by WWII ticket's t,945 ; tots!. 17,968. a • • lc a V a a 0 e • I