The Express. — London, England, 1861-03-29 00:00:00

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LONDON, PRIDAY, MARCH 29. sponsibility attached to the government of such an Empire, we are connected with our Indian fellow-subjects through various social and moral obligations as well. We claim to possess not only a superior system of government, but a parer social morality, better maxims, higher Maas, and altogether a far higher civilization than say they have ever known. It is of little use, however, to tell them all this in words. We may preach about our superiority as long as we please, without producing the faintest con viction in the darkened and prejudiced mind of the Hindoo. But though their habits and super stitions may render them impervious to direct didactic efforts of this sort, they will understand at once, as all people do, the language of action. Just and generous deeds speak for themselves all the world over. Benevolence is • universal lan guage, and the silent eloquence of the Good Samari tan, appeals with irresistible force to the heart of every nation and people under heaven. We have now the opportunity of addressing the vast multitudes of our Indian fellow-subjects in this persuasive tongue. We may in the shape of sub stantial help send them • message of sympathy and kindness that will do infinitely more than direct legislative efforts to heal part differences, and establish for the future a better understanding between us. We cannot retain that vast empire by force and intimidation. If we are to hold it at all, It must be by moral means, through the influence of good government, just laws, mutual respect, and kindly social inter com**. We have now a golden opportunity for convincing our Indian fellow-subjects of our goodwill towards them. We may, as a nation, help them in their unparalleled sufferings, and deliver them from the threatened destruction. This will not only be an act of oblivion for the discords of the past, but the germ of a brighter future in the history of the two empires. We earnestly hope the opportunity will not bo lost, but that the nation will give a generous and prompt reply to the urgent appeal for help that oomes from the famishing millions of our Eastern Empire. , W r are thankful not only for its own sake, but for the sake of the country at large, and above all for the sake of the famishing millions of our fellow subjects in India, that the Metropolis has so promptly reversed the decision which the LOAD M arue felt himself obliged reluctantly to announce on Saturday last. The conviction that a public appeal on behalf of those who are now suffering under the most terrible calamity that can befal a people would inset with no adequate public re sponse could only arid from • very imperfect ac quaintance with the actual facts of the case. The truth is, that although the existence of great scarcity, and even partial famine, in the North and West of India had been known for weeks peat, the appalling extent and severity of the visitation have come suddenly upon us. And even when the details are given, when we have in definite figures the numbers of the destitute and the rate of mortality amongst them, it is difficult at once to realise the full meaning of the tragical statistics. The sufferers are so far away, and so little is gene rally known as to their way of life, the peasant population of India includes such overwhelming numbers, and we are so accustomed to hear of the periodical hardships to which they are exposed from a partial failure of the crops, that the news of scarcity was received at first as • familiar inci dent, and failed to excite alarm or rouse in any adequate degree the attention of the English public. It requires an effort to bring clearly before the mind of • busy class and an occupied nation the living picture of misery condoned into a few sentences of the Indian mail—of fertile provinces converted into an arid waste, of populous towns and villages deserted by all but the dying, the emigrant crowds having no food but jungle berries, and thinned by death at every step of their hopelees, aimless march. These are the actual facts. The wheat-bearing lands of the North- Wed are baked to indurated clay, for miles not a green blade is to be seen, but far as the eye can reach scram the barren and sultry landscape, the fields that should have been covered with waving crops are strewed with the corpses of the famished hug:madmen. Facts like these once known would be sure to touch the feelings and rouse to active effort the generous sympathies of the English people. As soon as the awful crisis !!!.t el k..l ll4 ll e tß G " l i° t h e C si t tl i nfra e lkkit e aki with their usual energy, and that London would, as usual, promptly take the lead in &nations/ effort worthy of the emergency. The meeting at the Mansion-house yesterday places the Metropolis in her true position in rela tion to this great national calamity. It is • fitting reply to the urgent appeal of the Relief Committee of Calcutta, and the generous effort thus inaugu rated will, wo are confident, extend throughout the country. The calamity is now known in something like its true proportions. At first the famine was supposed to be confined to a district containing a population of about four millions, of which number nearly • half were absolutely de prived of all means of subsidence. But later ac counts state that the famine district includes a population of about eight millions, and that of this large number two millions and a half are in utter destitution. Crowds of these wretched peasants, having abandoned their homes to the hound and the jackal, are wandering in the vain search for food, greedily eating the wild berries, and the grains strewed in ant-hills on their way, and pe rishing on the fatal march, in some cases within • few miles of the supply that might have saved them had they but powered strength enough to reach it. Next to knowing the secret of the calamity, the important pectinl point is to ascertain bow far it may be met said effectually relieved. Here them is, happily, ground for encouragement and ample stimulant° instant action. The worst and most fatal results of the visitation may yet be averted by timely effort. There is food enough in India, or within easy reach, if it can only be secured in suf ficiently large quantities, and forwarded without delay to the famine districts. But this will, of course, involve a very large outlay. It is calculated that it would require 450,000/. to support during the next few months, tall harvest time, the number at which the destitute were first estimated—a, mil lion and a-half. But as the utterly destitute are now reckoned at a million more, this sum must be increased by two-thirds, and it may be said in round numbers that little short of a million will be required to save the mass of the population in the famine districts from the horrors of lingering starvation end inevitable death. Thie is, no doubt, • large sum, and to raise it in time to be of service will tax the gener ous efforts of all who are able and willing to help, both in India and in this country. But the money may be raised, and it ought to be raised. The object is urgent and momentous enough to demand end justify an extraordinary effort of national beano knee. The various motives to this effort, leo, are of the most powerful kind. Such vide-apread wet tering would in the case of any people excite our national commiseration, and dispose us to furnish what help we could. We have recently, indeed, assisted many who have no claim upon us, save that which sudden calamity creeks. But the in habitants of India have special and powerful claims upon us. Some of these were dwelt upon yes. terday by Mr. Manners In his striking and eloquent speech. "We have ender " taken," as the right honourable gentleman truly says, " immenas responsibilities with regard "to our transmarine possessions." We have ha India subverted the native systems of government, and taken upon ourselves the duties and responsibilities involved in the poseeesion of supreme power. It is painful to refieet, indeed, at each • moment how far these calamities may be due to the wept of greater zeal and energy i n carrying out need e d public works. But, apart from the direct re- Wm court. -.-. DISTRIBUTION OF ROYAL CHARITIES. The ancient and royal charities associated with Mannday Thursday were distributed yesterday to 42 aged men and 42 aged women, in Whitehall Chapel, with the customary formality. The number of each sex corresponds with the spoof her most gracious Majesty the Queen. At two o'clock a procession, consisting of a detachment of the Yeomen of the Guard, under the command of a sergeant major (ens of the yeomen carrying the royal alms on • gold salvor ol the reign of King William and Queen Mary), the Rev. Canon Jennings officiating for the Sub-Almoner, the Rev. Dr. Jelf bring unavoidably absent os amount of sudden indisposition, J. Hornby, Req., Secretary and Yeo men of the Almonry, and his aesistant, accompanied by eta children from the national school. in Westminster, who had boss indscied for participation in this privilege for OWr good conduct, proceeded from the Almo•ry.ofce, in Scot k ad-yareL _ _ The arrival of the proceedon at the chapel having been notified to the Sub-llean, the Rev. Frazee Garden, M.A., preceded by Mr. Linprd, Sergeant of the C h apel Royal, met it at the entrance, and took hi, plus with the Sub- Aheraer after the Yeoman with the alma. The whole pro tege= then advamecl in the following order :—The Boy, of the Chapel Royal, the Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal, We Priests of the Chapel Royal, the Serjeant•major of the Imam of the Guard, the Salver of Alms, the Sergeant of the Chapel Royal, the officiating Snb-Almoner and the dab. Dena, lie Children from the National Schools, the Yeoman of the Abaoary end hia Asistant, the Yeomen d the Guard. Conlin the precarious ir taen their planes on either side of the Ayr, the afternoon service (a special service for the oearion) was impressively read by the Der. Dr. Vivian, the Senior Priest in Waiting, corn with Ezhertation, Confession, and Absolution ; 41st Psalm (the Grand Chant) ; First Lesson, St. Matthew, 25th chap., from v. 14 t. v. 31. /BM Anthem (41st Pasha), "Blessed is he that con eidereth the poor sad needy "—Niece. The flatrAlmoom then distributed Womb woman IL lbs., and to ma► Ism shoes and stockings. /owed Anthem (A Prayer), "Side not Thou Thy foes from sin 0 Lord "—Format TIM flub-Akorseer then distributed woollen and linen cloths to seek man. T►6d Anthem (61at Prim. 6th vine), "0 Lord, grant the Queen a lottg life "—Nam& The Sub-Almoner then distributed to each man and sea woman pumas of money. Pooooil Lionoo—kit. ilatthow, 25th Asp., begin v. 31 to the sod. Fourth Anthem (Isaiah Ord, [all mate), "Who ia this time °worth from EtiOill *—AniokL Two Payers compased for the esseekta we this road. The seemed wee as follows:—" Mad Mend Gad, who art geed sad does good, sad fahest plosieue is these that fear Thee sad babe** Thy geerhaos, leek dews hum Heaves, the Areas et Thy glory, lira vs Thystromteliere prostrate before Thee, who tbaakhdly acknowledge that we have moth* bet what we have received from Thee, sad there fore sae gin Thee aseldiag bat what is Thies owe. Fill our hearts. we besoseh Thee, with the lively seam of Thy fatherly radar, which bath beetowed so away besella spas us that we an sot able to number them, sad likewise gives as Me eadessibmd the happlams of doing good with the ; sad emit us with the power of Thy Holy apirit that we may he faithful stewards of Thy aseadold gifts aid gram, following the steps of oar Loud end Master Christ, whom Thou beat met be* the world, to be a pattern to as of humble good ama, sato which we pray Thee to quicken us by the ema eldseetioa that we are but strangers end sojourners, as all OW Wham were, our days on the earth being se a shadow, sad then is so abiding : that se nothing may tempt us to be high-mileided, nor to tweet is mairtaia riobee, but isi This, the living Clod. who glee* me things richly to ise joy, that we may de geed, mid be rich In good works, ready to distribute, willing to emeammisete, laying up in store for eanolves a geed hmadatiea for the time to caw, that we soy ley hold es Menai life. had we toast humbly Uwe& Thee la a spaniel maser to blase her Majesty, whom Thou hest see ever at; keep this ever in the thoughts of her heart to eadeaveur to do mash good with the power which Thee hot glees her, sad thereby magnify Thee eassedlegly is the sight of all the people of Gem mhos, end bestow gee her such royal majesty ea be*► sot ben ea say prime before her : all which we beg far the alike of Is.. Mehl ear most bloomed Lord ad Havirer, is whom with Thee sad the Holy Ghost be all bawl& sad glory, world without sod— Amen." This followed the prayer for the Quese. The rare of kid kastisr were WWads arm INe oceinien by the per ehildren a the bambini debraele rewmtly side- Weed in the Vktoris•doek-reed. istA red gene ma- Wised the menel gold sovereign, and s farther Mrs of am pom•d and ten m • mennutation in lies at pro. miens fawningly Mord from the Lord Steward's Delon- Inset of the Queen's Hoemehoki. Rash white purse container] the Maundy cola. assist* of 4d., 3d., and W., and pence I. silver, amooatiag to forty two paws, the ego of her Mali Gracious Majesty tho QUINN& The slissysies hoe b Majesty's Chapel Royal who at tended es this twariss woes the Sub-Dees, Rev. Dr. Villas, the Roe. 3. W. Hall, the Rev. J. C. Radon, the Mew. J. Thews, the Rev. T. Edmore, and the Rev. J. V. Noah. The imams tees her Majesty's Chapel in attendees. Wes Mem& Freer e, Bassett, Smith. &ruby, Whitehees, Limier. Deedbery, sal eUlllllliDgl. Mr. Cooper presided at the spit Thelaid Nobly of Odsod was ao►bb to &Wands the Royal Xsorady to pima cm t►is maxims as Lard liish Alaceer. One of the recipients of the Royal Maundy boo reached the peat age el 101 yew, Harsh PIMA, the widow of s neweenoinewieeed officer of the Greewlior Overdo, and ow cif the sew 'wipeout" of the royal beauty as ail wowien, the widnw el a aceeeionlinioned officer is the 3rd ?wilier EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 29, 11 - 181. t . 4 •:-- Guards, Oatberiss aired TS Yowl, wee wholbdod severely on the field silWaterloo. Viscount Palmermod strived at Ifiverton vs Wednesday night from Torquay. Despatches for the Governor of Canada were sent voter. day from the Coloniadoffice. Roweliffe's mind is not to be consoled, but to be dissatiii geg, (Laughter.) He did wit like my speech bemuse I mid amething good of what parliament had done, and be. easels I said that, all thiop considered, though we bad bpd two bad seasons, the osantry was not so badly elf as it might have been made in our legislation. lam sorrjPihat those topics are not to the mind of my friend Mr. Rowcliffe. (Laughter.) He asked me a _pointed question. He asked why did the government of which I am • member not fulfil its pledge to bring in a Reform Bill. He answered that question himself. He aid we had brought in • Reform Bill, and that we were obliged to withdraw it. I might, therefore, rest upon his own answer, upon his own question. Did be like our Reform Bill of last year ? He has rot told us that. I presume be did from the regret which he expressed at its failure. And why did it faa? Because the House of Com mons was not disposed to accept it, and because the consti tuents of the country at large did not urge upon their mem bers to accept it ; because the objections to it came from the liberal aide almost as much as from the oppo sition side, and some of those who were most ad verse to it were representatives of great communities—of Edinburgh, for instance, of Salford, and other places. It was absurd to go on pressing • bill which the experience of several months bad shown us parliament was not in • temper to receive • and the silence of the country since has shown that the c onduct of their members was not found fault with by the electors who sent them to the House of Commons. (Hear, hear.) My friend asked me why we did not renew th ati bill this year. Why, because we were not geese -(laughter)—because, having seen that the House of Commons was not dispowil in the first year of its existence to pass a bill which would have insured an early dissolution, we thought it was not wise, not profitable, not useful in the second year of its existence, to repeat a measure which had been decidedly not agreeable to the taste either of the house or of its electors. Mr. Roweliffe may think we were wrong; I maintain that we were right, and I think that the manifestation of public opiaion shows that the country aides with us, and not with Mr. Ftowclifte. (Laughter.) But we have not had a sufficient regard to economy. My friend says we night to have reduced all unnecessary places. I tell him there was none so reduce. All sinecures have been abolished. Places now are places with duties attached to them, and with salaries not greater than the labours of the office require. (Hear, hear.) My friend Mr. Rowcli ff e speaks, in the simplicity of his heart, with • total ignorance of the matters which be is discussing (laughter), and that is • most advantageous position for • person to stand is who addresses a littaialre—(laughter)—because he draws upon his , fancy for his facts, upon his imsginatioc for ' his arguments. (Loud laughter.) But, gentlemen, I suppose he means that we ought to have reduced the army and the navy because they are the greet sources of national expealliurs. I wish he would ask those gal lant volunteers whether they wish to see the army reduced. (Cries of " No, no.") I wish he would ask the multi tude of persons whom I now see before mo whether they think country is too much protected. ("No, no.") We have heard of complaints spinet protection in the shape of duties and customs upon the importation of articles ; but the protection against the importation of a foreign force, I believe, is very much to the taste of the people of this country. (" Hear, hear," and laughter.) Have we too large • navy ? Why, we are urged in the House of Commons to Increase our iron ships ; and I am sure that our iron ships ought to be increased, bemuse they are not at presett upon a per with the iron fleet of other countries, especially of our neighbouring country on the other side of the Channel. (Hear, hear.) But, if we are not to diminish our army and navy, I should like my friend to state where it is that he would produce such a great reduction of expenditure. Would he wish to cut off the supplied that go to the edu cation of the poorer classes! Would he wish to continue the reign of ignorance in the country ? (Laughter.) It is said that in the kingdom of the blind the one-eyed man is • king. Perhaps Mr. Rowcliffe wishes to be sove reign in the land of ignorance ; he is only half enlight ened, and therefore he might be qualified. (Laughter.) I believe I have now answered him questions, but I will state that though the government thought it right not to interpose and retard the general legislation of the country by introducing again a Reform Bill still certain ardent reformers have on their own accountintro duced bills. Mr. Locke King introduced a bill to extend the county franchise, and Mr. Baines has a bill to extend the borough franchise. When the debate upon Mr. Locke King's came oo,the government,though they were no parties tothe bill, because they thought it was unwise to brined in, nevertheless voted for it. It is true that we were then in that minority which Mr. Rowcliffe so much regrets ; an which, if he had been in the house, no doubt would hays been greater by one (laugh ter), unless say speech which he made in favour of the measure might have turned mom people against him than his own vote for it was worth. (Continued laughter.) We voted for that bill, and there was • majority of 28 against us. We shall in all proba bility vote for Mr. Baines s bilL (Hear, hear.) Whatever the 'result of that division may be it is not for me to my, but it is clear to my observation that the Howe of Com mons is as little inclined this year to pus any great measure et organic change as it was in the session of last year. I believe I have now answered most of the questions put by Mr. Rowdiffe. (Applause.) His lordship then retired, but almost immediately sitar ee. woe • vote of thanks to the 206%, - Wilich was carried by •ismation, and the proceed isgs terminated. TIVERTON ELECTION. RETURN OF LORD PALMEWITON. Viscount Palmerston was re-elected for Tiverton yesterday without opposition. At the dose of the ceremony the noble lord proceeded to one of the front windows of the Town-hall, sod thanked the electors. Raving observed that hie new office as Lord Warden was aoacnoinpanied by ►ny salary, and that among the agreeable circumstaoces connected with the appoint- meat was the visit to Tiverton, his lordship proceeded to re fer to what he termed " affairs in general." The good effects of the repeal of the oorn law, as seen in providing for the deficiency of our last harvest, were glanced at, and the progress of the bankruptcy bill in parliament referral to. The state of Europe, it was not to be denied, afforded a great subject of uneasiness and anxiety, but he trusted that we might see the summer par ever without the occurrenoe of those hostilities which have bees prognosticatod to take place in the spring. "We were told that in the month of March swords would be draws and guns would be fired, and that Europe would be involved in the calamities of general warfare. March has already almost passed. The prediction has been transferred to April, but I trust that April like March will, ac cording to the old saying, if it owns in like a lion go oat like a lamb." (" Hear, hear," and laughter.) If war did come, we should be able to witness it without fear or alarm. "We have an army as efficient as any British army ever could boast to be. We have a navy snow in numbers, and well equipped in all that constitutes nand strength, and we have besides that of which we see a specimen before us—(hear, bear)—those noble bands of volunteer', amounting now to something like 150,000 men- - (hear, bear) ye men, who, sacrificing all consideration of personal )--and frequently at great expense to themselves—(hear)-devote to the acquirement of military skill those home which perhaps might otherwise be pared in unprofitable indolence. We cannot, gentlemen, be too thankful to these brave men, and I can assure you that the example which they have set, and the figure which they have made, have inspired every nation of the Continent with sdditional reaped for the patriotism, the independence, and the public :spirit of the British nation. (" Hear, hoar," and three cheers for the volunteers.) Wel', gentlemen, in spite of all differences that have arisen on the Continent of Europe, we have the satisfaction of seeing the principle of constitutionsl government rapidly extendine itself over the whole fees of the Continent." (Hear, hem.) The noble lord then referred to the growth or birth of repre sentative and constitutional institutions on the Coo. tinent ; Spain, Italy, and Frusta enjoying free govern ments the French parliament using the utmost latitude of discussion ; Austria following in the wake, and Russia carrying out the noble work of emancipating her serfs. "Thee is but one spot," continued the noble lord, " in the political horizon, the contemplation of which must inspire us with regret and uneasiness. I mean those con vulsions which are now taking place among our cousins in North America, leading to a dissolut ion of the union of the formerly United States. It is not for us to judge between the contending parties. It is not for us to sav what ought to be ; whethercompromises ought to be made by which the union may be maintained, or whether it is best for the happiness of the sections that they they'd separate and form respectively different associa tions and confederacies ; but of this I am sure, every man who bean me, every British heartorill feel that it is our cordial wish that whatever may be the ultimate result of the differences now prevailing, that result may be brought about by amicable adjustments, and that the world nem be saved from the afflicting spectacle of seeing brothers arming against brothers and parents against children, and of seeing that state of social happiness, which has hitherto been the admiration of mankind, deformed by disputes ; and a country which has been the scene of pesos and in dustry polluted by the sffusiou of blood. I will not longer delay yea ; there are no other topics which it is at prevent Deceeemy for me to enter into. I can only again assure you of the pride which I feel in again being one of your chosen representatives. 1 shall feel to the end of my life the most Amer* gratitude for the kindness which for so many years have experienced at your hands. I trust I shall never find that anything in my public conduct may deprive me of that confidence and support which I feel to be one of the greatest honours that a public man can enjoy. Gentlemen, I beg to return you my most sincere, heartfelt thanks." (AF:&!!!•2)-., Mr. Bowman; who was standing at an open window in another part of the building, addressed his lordship. He said like 'obis lord had spoken a good deal about foreign attain, but had passed over domestic matters. He wished, to know what Lord Palmerston had done with his reform boll. His lordship tumid out a government far better than his own out the reform question, and what had he done himself? Turning to Lord Palmerston, he said-1 will i tut some questions to you about home affairs. (La ter.) You whip have bad power sines 183 L You .. p edged yourselves to mammy and litre:oh ment, but I have never Mien you 01117 it Out. The ex penditure in 1836 amounted to little more than 40,000,00 M a yew ; but what is it now? You whip have =de • peat teeny fresh laws, but look at the cost of working those laws. You have filled the emintry with commiesimers and useless *mama, and you have forgotten your pledge. I be. lime it is now time for • change. Yoe must see it yourself. You had • majority is the House of Corn. moue one time, bat now bow has it dwindled down ! (Applause and laughter.) Why the majority has pret .7 nearly mess to • minority. I roily wish I were there my self. (Lend laughter.) I should walk right out of t he Home a Oemnions when the subject of reform was dis missed. (Contlaued korgiter.) You are food of taxing the working these% but pa do not study their interests. The house of whiabiyea ere premise is rotten to the core. (longhter.) Not 100 members of the boom have been met by the pen WOW of electors. There are sot 100 honest membess is thee home. (Loud laughter.) Why did you not eland by the Moen Bill, as promised when on the hustings hare? Yes did sot intend to many it, or you would emir him given It spatter it had been debated night after night. If Bir Robert Abel bad been the legislator he would have died on the user rather than have gives up that Reform Sill. (Imeghtes) Yes come to Tiverton to gull the people (laughter); but this conduct dues not suit the labouring classes, who are the producers of wealth. You trust your aurrunts with property, with jewels, and money, but Mal pot will net trust them with a vote. (Laughter.) I have gives you whip • long trial, and sow I have them yen overboard altogether. (Loyd laughter.) I will tat you why. I never found a man of them who woad not humble down to the government for the mho of ales You have • great man among you—Mr. Milner Gibes'. I once thought he was an honest man, but the plum you gave him was too big ; it stopped his mouth. (Lead laughter.) Yon do not attempt to lighten taxation. You cut down the pay of a few men in the dockyards mining IL or 11. 4s. • week, but why not cut down your peat pimentos who are too bay to work? ter.) You opine down to Tiverton to gull the but you don't gull me, my lord. (Continued laugh _, Now, m advice to you is to go back and meet your colleagues in Downing-street, or were it is you meet than, sad tell them that they must bring in an honest, pers. sad PM Reform Bill, and then the people will rally round you, bat these humbugging measures which you have introduced have only put off reform. I tell you the swill so logger allow you to play the double shuffle. laughter.) 'We expected hat this smoke you would brought in • reform bil l , but not a weed was said shout it. (Hear, hear.) Yon have refused to give as es timation on this point, my lard. and your ma t ttt u y si will men become • minority. Look at the elections bout the country. The people have deserted the whip. ask you, my lord, once more, why you did not bring forward • Mona bill, and whether you intend to bring forward one this session. (Hear, hear.) - • -- Lord Patwestirrow, who was again cheered, replied—l am glad to see people of all kinds and of all opiates/a, and, meson curiosities, among rarities, which are always matters amusement, I have great pleasure in seeing my friend Wr. 'Wycliffe. Now, lam sorry that my friend Mr. Rowell& entertains so bad an opinion of the members of the House of Commons, for what mirit he think of those who sent them there T (" Hwy, hear," and laughter.) He says there are not 100 honest men in the Horsed Commons. (laughter.) W ell, 100 honest men are a very good allowance in any number of people, and, if working steadily together, they may do • great deal. Bat my friend Mr. Bowel& rye nothing would go right maw be was la the House of Commons. (Laughter). Well, I advise him to try--(oontinued laugh ter)—and if he will allow me to give him • bit of advice, sot at all intending to be personal, I should my the farther off the awe which he tried to re present, and the less be was known there, the better would be his chance of succeeditig. (Shoula of laughter.) Pray understand me. I do Dot men any imputation upon his personal character, beams I am sure that if be were in the Howes of Comm= them would be 101 basest were there. llssoillsta.) Bat what I mean is that my friend Mr. 'towable hie poieliar and 11111111•60 nodose of things is geseml. which, it I Isedalimul AOKI the character apish.' a the &MI pimagis. Uwe less they are knows the better they would be - pm. tinned laughter.) He hes pet matais questkee to sea ; he has asked me why I said nothing ahead hem affain. Why, 1 dealt with home attain upon lb. prlasiple that they say charity begins at home, sod my speech began at home, and imp,n with b oom affairs; but what I stated was rather of • consolatory character. sad the taws of ay treed Mr. WORM MIRSTLYO AT MANCHESTER. - A large, and crowded Meeting was held yesterday mqaing In the Manchester town-hall, to consider the question of Parlianienter7kiform. The Mayor (Mr. M. CLIMB) took the chair, hating convened the meeting in compliance with an influential requisition. Mr. R. N. PHILIPPS moved the first resolution :—" That in the opinion of this meeting an extension of the suffrage which will at least confer the franchise on every male person who is rated for the relief of the poor, together with vote by ballot, a more equitable distribution of seats, and shorter parliaments, is a necessary measure of reform." He should have been glad to see this question dealt with by the legislature at a time when there was prosperity and quietude among the working classes, in a sensible manner, creditable to the statesmen of the day, who ought to be capable of looking forward to coming events, as was the habit of men of business in their private affairs. Indeed of this, the people were told by their rulers that there was no agitation for reform, and the question was abandoned by a government that to ok office on the understanding that they would give the people a comprehensive measure. Consequently, the people were obliged to ensemble in seed,- inp like this to agitate the question again, when the ens. test and constitutional mode was to leave it in the heads of their representatives, looking to them to carry out the Varwishes. (Cheers.) COADSRT seconded the motion. He feared we were approaching a state of things very different from the un precedented prosperity of the manufacturing districts in the last three or four veers, if we were to judge by appearances in visions parts of liurope, and in America, which supplied us almost exclusively with cotton, thanks to our neglect of India. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BARLEY , M.P., supported the motion, and was warmly cheered. He wished that her cheered . Majesty's ministers and liberal members of the House of Common. who were sceptical as to the utility of reform, could have witnessed this large meeting. They would have mentally exclaimed, "We must set our house in order." (Cheers.) He had Dever for a moment doubted that there had been latent in the minds of the people a sincere desire for • com prehensive, practical, and beneficial measure of reform. Because the people bad not been turbulent, but quiet and orderly, pursuing their ordinary duties in life, maintaining the social fabric in its integrity, adding lustre to the esr nown of their country, and doing bower to themselves, it bad been said of them that they were indifferent to reform, and content with things as they are. Before proceeding to the House of Commons for this session he took public and private opportunities of making known his opinion that • period of calm and contentment ought to be taken advan tage of for effecting a reform in the House of Commons. He had voted for Mr. Locke King's motion, and should sup port the member for Leeds in his proposal to extend the ftschise. (Cheers.) He believed that the trust reposed is the people had been beneficially exercised, and, for him self, be was perfectly prepared to be identified with them, believing that an extension of the franchise, a redistribution of seats, and a judicious amendment of the representation, would be accompanied by prefer prosperity and satisfaction in the country. Considering the difficulties in the way of reform, inside the House of Commons itself, be did not blase the government so much as many of his liberal friends were inclined to do, for the course that hod been taken ; the people must take more care to send members to the House of Commons who would really carry out large measures of reform, and act up to t a h e eir s. rrofeasions on the hustings ; but he did think her Mal,y's ministers had erred extremely when they stulti reform in the late speech from the throne. No speech ought to have come front the Queen that did not include the word " reform." (Hear, hear.) If the government felt powerless in the matter, they might have said, through the voice of the Sovereign, that there were state reasons why reform could not be proposed at that particular juncture : but that the government were pledged to it, and that at the earliest possible opportunity reform would be conceded. This dec la ration would have placed the govern ment in a much better position, and given the people more encouragement to confide in them. (Cheers.) Mr. IL COOPER, on behalf of the working classes, who were unable to attend this meeting in any strength, owing to the irconvonient hour of assembling, wished to_imay that Um prevalent feeling among them was that th ey had been betrayed by the very government in whom they bad been led to place more confidence than in any does 1812. Lord .1. Rassell bad been faithless to his cause and his reputation. Had all the really liberal members of the government given is their resignations when Lord Palmerston wished them to ignore this question, he (Mr. Cooper) believed that independent step would have led to the retire ment of the most treacherous prime minister of modem times, and • cabinet would have beep formed that would have been equal to the wants of the country. (Loud cheers.) A tory government might have existed for a time, but could not have lasted long, for toryism was utterly in compatible with the spirit of the present age. The great object of the liberals ought now to be to get rid of their present Premier, whatever the consequences might be. It was nonsense to he afraid of a tau coining in, when we had • tory in already. (Laughter.) He knew of nothing more impudent and ungrateful than the plea that the people wanted no reform, merely because the people had been per suaded by their beet friends to rely on the solemn pledgee of the government, and therefore remained quiet and expec tant. (Hear, hear.) Were they to be called indifferent, because they had trusted to the promises of "gentlemen"? (Cheers.) Thfte who had deceived the people on this ques tion, gentlemen so called, were political blacklegs, who, having got into power under false pretences, now sought to remain there by trickery and subterfuge. Let it go forth then to Europe that it was the demoraluntion of the higher classes, and not of the lower, that threatened this isaison with disorder. (Loud cheers.) This talk about popular apathy was a mere cloak for treachery. It was no lees sound an argument now than at the time of the last elec tion, and previously, when so-ealled liberal members sad candidates emphatically declared reform to be at that time necessary and expedient, because the people were so quiet. ( Loud cheers.) Did tie govei ument want another Cato-street conspiracy, Peterloo massacre, Bristol and Birmingham riots, or Nottingham conflagration ? If so, let it be known that it mama rulers, and not the people, who were instigators to physical force. (Cheers.) The resolution was passed unanimously. Mr. Alderman FIRTWOOD moved :—" That in the opinion of this meeting. her Majesty's government, having taken alike with • distinct pledge to carry a more comp rehensi ve Reform Bill than that of Lord Derby's government, is morally bound either to pass such a bill without delay, or to resign" It was the greatest possible mistake to sup pose that working men were indifferent on this question, but they were certainly more rational than formerly, and if not admitted by the upper claws to • fair share of political power, they would proceed to obtain it by means more deliberate and effectual than those referred to by the last speaker. (Cheers.) Dr. Warts seconded the motion. Ho said that five or els times over successive administrations in this country WI ems& ar allowed her Majesty's_ promiees on this Qll6ll. ligg to be broken. When people bad succeeded in making Gut • ease al grievance, of course it was wise if powble, to take a constitutional remedy. But he dec lared he eras Netting rather tired of what were celled constitutional remedies, and began to ask himself, " How often will it be necessary to lift up our hands in public meetings, to sign petitions to parliament, to ask user crow to purifies even wages to put in a claim for the haschite, to call merchant. and bankers from their buil um, and to stop the wheels of society, in order that we may get justice done " What did it all amount to after all! It was to the House of Commons we bad to appeal to con slitutioully to get it to reform itself. Above one-third of ile members were dependent on the government for the thus being as connected with the " services. " and, as might be expected, they were " true to their salt." (Laughter ) He knew it was said that the people were, sit is, tolerably represented because the various classes were repre sented. But he asked, what hail the people to do with a representation of classes? Did God make classes! His own impression well that we should have a representation of men, and of brains, not (rictuses. (Cheers.) What con- Whited classes? Intellect might class people differently. But a (peat intellect had its influence in society without our giving it additioual votes. It ruled through its own power, permeated all around, and led people by persuasion and ap peals to realm. Then we need not give great intellects more vote. than the poor, for the poor would be sure to follow tbe great cues if the great ones treated them pro perly. (Cheers.) But what constituted classes in society was simply the difference in property, except indeed, that age edam was distinguished by being called " noble." Thum were not always really noble; we had had some earimis illustrations of their nobility—(laughter)—aid, for his own pert, from what Le had seen of nobility, he preferred eery much to be eonsidersA the son of a working man, and a working man himself. (Cheers.) What we really re quired was a representation of the interest of the country. We were all equally interested in the country's welfare. Tim poorest men among us was as much interested in the easy and progress of Great Britain as Lord Derby, who was sated at 200,01.10/. a year. How could either of them thrive but with the thriving of the country? He (Dr. Watts) locked to extenaim of the suffrage as a means to various other reforms. He hoped for the conversion of all custom-houses into warehouses, and the dismissal of all custom-house officers to some productive employment. He hoped for the toted abolition of excise laws, and to have the land in large or small quantities made as easy to pur chase as a bele of cotton or a walking-stick. But he con fessed holed faith in oonstitutioual remedies when we had • virtual dictator like Lord Palmerston, who had this session goo* as far as the unprecedented step of telling • depute lion, in anticipation actually of the Chancellor's budget, that there would be no alteration of the paper duties. It led him almost to wish for • resurrection of Feargns (YConnor. (Great laughter and cheers.) When the present cabinet took of some of his (Dr. Watts's) pohtieal gods were pedestals, and he had been looking at them there. tretis ca gods were rrnashed—(laughter)—if such men ea the prang Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mr. Milner Gibson could ramie in the cabinet after such an insult. (Cheers.) If they did, he feared he could never look up to them again after sash • diadems of moral power. (Mews.) After several other speeches the motion was adopted unanimously, as well as a petition founded oa the rasa Tin Nsw LILMUJIT 07 THE INNER TEEPLE.— This sigma structure, facing the Thrace, is now com pleted. lt Is 145 feet long by 43 feet wide, with ante chambers and every convenience, in the same et. le of irrigator r the old hall, and having the coloured belie et See Seealiela ea inn windows. EXPLORATION OP THE RED SEA. A report was presented last week to the Academy of Sciences, on a paper sent in some time ego by M. Cour. boo, on the results obtained by him during an expedition swat to the Red Sea for scientificmperor of the French. M. St. Claim Lev i' e, who was the reporter for the geological part, stated that M. Courbon hail minutely examined many parts of both coasts of the Red Sea, had also crossed the Egyptian Desert between Comae end the ruins einem, sod even penetrated to the neighbourhood of the tows of Haley io Abyssinia. Of this country IL Courbon hag =idea highly interesting geological map, aud, moreover, given a minute description of the configuration of the collet Jeddah, the bland of Desseh end the Bay of Adults, the Island of Doomairah, Re. At Edit he found an immense Wallet wall built by nature, the whole country being of volesnie formatial. The Island of Perini is Umbrae ; the ealaniaatias points of the island reach an elevation of 223 feet and prove that the island itself is the result et a vol canic eruption under the see. The lava bad first abed up the large hank of madrepores which ODVintli the bottom, and had then forced its way through the tabulates, end become visible over the water. This volcano, the vast aster of which embraced the Bay of Perim, in noun of time covered the new island with mud, ashes, trachric blocks, Re.. and then became extinguished. M. Valenciennes, who reported on the zoological part, noticed among the 'pea. mens brought by M. Courbon a new species of the genus gymnodactylos. It is a Saurian, to which M. Valenciennes ass given the name of gymnocephalua. There were also two species of fish, the cypnnodon lunatus and cyprinodon &spar, which N. Courbon bad fished in a lake near Massisah, the waters of which marked es much as 11l deg. of Fahren heit This was the first instance on record of cyprinodona living in such warm water. A third kind of fish, inhabit ing the rivers of Abyssinia, quite unknown, sod belonging to • genus of which a single species only has vet been met with in Java, M. Valenciennes has called taiitora M. Brogniart, the reporter on the botanical part, stated that M. Conchae had presented his valuable herbarium to the Museum of Natural History, and mentioned several new species or varieties of plants brought home by the enter prising traveller. The Prince Radziwill, Count de Beaumonte, and the Marquis Milo have left the Brunswick Hotel, Jormyn street, for Paris. His Excellency the Danish Minister has returned to the residence of the Legation in Park-street, Grosvenor square, from Brussels. The Duke and Duchess of Montrose and Lady Violet Graham have left town on a visit to Lady Emily Foley, at Stoke Edith Park, Hereford. The Duchess of Inverness has left Kensington Adam foe the CaetteHotel, Richmond, for a few days. The Marquis of Lansdowne received at dinner on Wednesday evening, at Lansdowne House, the Earl sod Collateral Shelburne, Earl end Counter Stanhope. Frances Countess Waldegrave and Mr. Harcourt, lady Hislop, Mn. Lean Fox, Mr. and Mn. W. Harcourt, Sir E. land. seer, Mr. G. Hibbert, Mr. Stanfield, Count Pablen, the Hon. C. Byng, Mr. Westenceott, and Mr. Chichester Forteseue, M.P. The Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire are expected in town early next week, from Ireland, for the MOOD. The Earl of Carysfort and the Ladies Proby have arrived at Partway 's Hotel from Melrose Hall. The Earl and Countess of Erne have arrived at their residence in Eatonsquare, from Ireland, for the 110111011. Viscount Palmerton 'arrived at Tiverton on Wednesday night from Torquay. Lady Hamilton Seyiu;ur's ball is fixed for Friday, tie 126 of ApriL Lord sad Imdy Claud Hamilton arrived at their maiden' is Eateseaquars yesterday for ea alarm The Right Hoa: Sir Charles Wood left town on Wedoemtoy for bis east, illokleton MA Yorkshire. lady Mary Wood and Hies Wood am enplaned in town early nut mouth from the Continent The Hon. Gilbert Heathoote, M.P., left town on Wednesday fee Normanton Park, bathed. CAIIIIIIIDOZ, Mace 28.-oownomics, was AR 111•Jarrr.—A1 • "seal Goagregatio• to-day, au ad. dress of estidalemse with her Majesty, on the melancholy °maims of dm death of her Ravel Highness the Duchess of Kent, woe voted. His Royal /Hewes, the Prince Chan cellor will be communicated with u to the date and MOM of presentatioa. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. AUSTRIA. AND ITALY. The independance Beige of yesterday says :—" For some time past the Italian journals, especially those of Lombardy, have made mention of the concentration of the enemy's troops upon the frontiers, and these movements have led to energetic measures of precaution on the part of the government of Turin. The troops which were in Southern Italy have been brought in all haste to Genoa, and General Cialdini has taken the command of a corps d'arm6e at Bologna, charged with the duty of watching the lower Po. The anxiety created by these demonstrations was so great at Paris that nine days ago M. Thouvenel thought it his duty to ask Prince Metternich to explain the intentions of the Austrian government. The Prince replied in the most categorical manner that the measures ordered by the military authori. ties in Venetia ought to be considered only as military precautions against a possible aggression of the Piedmontese. In the present state of things the two adversaries stationed along the Mincio and the Po observe each other with growing mistrust, and nourish the secret desire of ending by blows a situation felt on each side to be all but intolera ble ; but both recoil before the possibilities of the contest, and the grave responsibility which will fall upon the side that begins." ITALY. BERNS, liAsca 28. It in stated here that the officers formerly be• longing to Garibaldi's general staff, and now residing out of Italy, have received orders to pro- oesd to Brescia, to take part in a conference to be held at that place on the tits of April. MILAN, ![.ace 28. The Persenerattea of to-day publishes a telegram from Perugia, according to which the Pontifical gendarmes at Canino (near Viterbo) treacherously attacked the citizens, three of whom were killed. The indignation was general. Addresses were being signed to Napoleon 111., praying him to protect the city. THE ITALIAN CHAMBER. TURIN, !lime 2R, Nom An interpellation from Signor Hassan in re femme to Naples is announced for to-day. TURKEY. CON3TANTECOPLE, NAB= 23. At the instance of Sir Henry Bulwer the Porte has consented not to execute the Draw chief, Fey& Bey-Kjemblat. No decision has yet been given on the demand of the majority of the international commissioners for the execution of Koorscbid and Tir Pashas. The execution is, however, not likely to take place. The Sardinian Ambassador has wotested aust the embarkation of the sequestered arms on board the Banshee at Galata Sir Henry Bulwer has replied to the protest, de:ending the act on international grounds. News from the Herzogovina announces that hostilities continue between the insurgents and the Turkish troops. SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. COPENHAGEN, Emus 2s. The ministerial Berlingske Tidende of to-day publishes an article on the discussions in the Estates of Holrtein at Itzehoe. This article con cludes as follows: " It is certain from the latter part of paragraph 13 of the draft of the provisional constitution of Holstein, and from the proclamation of the 25th September, 1859, wherein was defined the amount of participation of Holstein in the common revenue, and Vie proportion to be borne by her in the com mon expenditure of Holstein and Denmark, that a complete opportunity has been afforded to the Estates of Holstein to exercise a parliamentary ooatrol in reference to Holateiu's share in the cow mon expenditure during the financial year 186 L The Estates must have understood that if they were convoked to adopt a resolution upon a project of law, they had not only the right of rejecting the same altogether or partially, but also the right of making amendments to portions of the project. "The interpellation on that question which has taken place in the House of Lords has alone made the Estates comprehend this." SYRIA. (non ova owz ow BEYROUT, MAIM 115, A vast deal of discontent is manifested all over the province. With thousands of homeless Chris• tians in Lebanon and Damascus, the Turkish g?- verument is callous enough to public opinion in Europe to spemrsome two millions of piastres (about 16,000/. sterling) on the fanatical folly of the annual Hadj to Mecca, which will leave Damascus at the end of the fast of Ramadan, the Moslem Lent. The European Commissioners still continue their labours. The Druse prisoners who were captured in Lebanon were yesterday sent down to Beyrout, where there are now shut up in the barracks nearly 300 Moslem and Druse prisoners awaiting their sentence. Fnsd Paella leaves Beyrout to-morrow for Damascus, there to spend a short time. With regard to either punishment of the Druses, com pensation for the Christians who lost their all last summer, or any fixed plan for the future go vernment of Syria, nothing whatever has been done ; the Turkish government appears to have but one scheme and remedy for all evi ls —namely, "to wait" The answer which all now receive about everything is, "We shall see." They have no money and leas credit. Their troops do nothing whatever in the war of pacifying the country, nor will they allow the French troops to act. The pre genes of the latter alone prevent s a f ar worse rising of the Moslem and Druse population than we have yet seen. A petition signed by all the European and native respectable merchants of the place is about to be sent to th e B ar b, C ongress , hewing that a European occupation of Syria may continue until the country is in a safe state, and until a strong-handed government is established. The failure of the MIAs loan may prove a good thing for Syria, as the customs dues of this province, which were to be hypothecated for that affair, are now free to be hypothecated for the use of Syria itself. The two years' farming of these by the firm of Justiniarti and Co. is just over, and Fuad Pacba has put two very good men in the direction of the customs ; they are both Constantinople Christian& The Drusea of Hashbeiya and Rashya ordered away the whole Christian population from those places a few days ago : the Christiana fled. The Turkish authorities do nothing, nor will they let the French troops at Kub-Elias, eight hours' march from the spot, do anything. In every direction there are the loudest complaints concerning the apparent determination of the Turks to do nothing. The English line-of-battle-ships Renown, 91, Captain Forbes, and Quern, 90, Captain Hillyard, are here at present. The Doris, .36, Captain Heathcote, is also here. Her commander goes home take command of the Ajax . , hilt place being taken by Sir L. M'Clintock, of A mac celebrity. The small-pox has nearly disappeared from the fleet On the occasion of the collection of Peter's Pence, made a few days ago in the church of Saint Polycsrpe. at Lyons, the following note was found in one of the poor boxes :—" It Is • shame to take from the poor a tribute need in paying for the luxury of the coon of Home, and is carrying on war in Italy. It is not neesseary to bare e• much money to ful6l all the spiritual duties of the Papacy. I undertake to perform the functions of the Pope for 5,000fn • year." will is an whic chur 8013 I So miny Dire 11 I set catio to tt Sir Muse begin sleep sabsci the ol those roj ou join TI Eubli EMI) Higi 3 _.,. vitib Imi whieb free c reguli medal Wiwi( riot a prow acre le Settle they I dud ni l B,c,ed Will ;