The Express. — London, England, 1860-02-10 00:00:00

had at previous electints. One geetletnen bad ar o riated for the corruption by meson of its boii.g a ca thedral town. ('. Oh," sod laughter) The report stated that eyetesaane bribery sad emermstios provaled at Or hs'froith of Crldratss, ad that Sid boat eacesinted for in samba way. It was mid be he, became it was the site of a univereity where a met Dumber of young geetlittues Wen, brought isp I. the abemb. (Cr'.. of " Oh. ob," sad - der aim") that terse wee not hie owe. It ware der reported tart ey.lead.o serruptia had univinelly peeve Ind at all the et Hall, te which Ur Dodos of the team mirror. bed Mee gawk and shot briber, apee/y existed at tbe tart election for fildar, ohms • bug, proportia of the ots,toro. °heroin data, of the poorer ciao of townies, lei been inflamed by 'esibery, but the covruptioa did sot he .. ouch with Anil pew ma ea orb their 'superiors es he threw rowers le thew way. (Meer, Mar) It wee dm farther .• e sed rat sppreelly Mara edr.apstM. rods.- ma wore tame* to cam* the priory to huhrotshame ef their tenispdss, end yet the pairs era had mimed Moe barengles te as es arm leg member% led wealsg whatever bed bete doer en as r raw a the aneriereasee. He writhed t. ask whether lb. goverumeet letriend te purser the mem mane with regard to Iles lest two trews.. (Hier, beer.) It HIM a 0 erupt Prettier au me retorter, end lhe web had ate mentor 1e the Cry of Landes termed very glad of le, mod said the new be asfeesd his !Mr. Dareembees) reeks was, ass he deem* dry had honer try the aka a the bill. lt woe radioed wilvieehie es Owe than benoght earthor ohms a. WA. that mare bed beta Med, tad se Mast be Moir garbs, Irked sesseeduL The rale lewd Irma mese. eiwit diet the worm wart be gem en the More m ai a 4rd sigeolly sad. est be (the ee. perdeme) wt am rails lee Mr Mow remedy be be d le dere erew atm= hbe mesa for Oreasere sad Wagged t The ter ter SI prpa r keg* and Ur Sam eaten I alp tweeseribre perm mosey meek to as mitt. The Oise tereepert odd that hettory bad boat prarked are from de es s imarmerlel. TIM wee pray an Is weal ea le sere that Ma Irma hi ethe eapenste red eareas rake before ib solliter It wee awe* a bate—tbe seiner maga a eig feasted esi delude sot legiretoes sad the alls b The ommasiessee dr mid that in p MG I fuel epees 2701101., sod in 1118 Athatrod Borba* span I I s ar. in ecresersg Oreserer. is comehetate of whet I a t a.:aw plea le that sky, It tapered a arum deb wee I mad, seed or lie lea meriee Adeekel Desiskry. see • rotate( sated @probeera mg to Lemke le irk he s samaremerilliesed Mr. Prim ask sid member. sad Mr. Meer. red Meg sat ea that ear teeollawe meet be a ihwear of vete byj whs. (Ireeitel sesers eel leuglorr.) The eleaele 4 Okesester went, thavkwe. pmeas7.ll, to &row of diet WHOM ef vetted. (Oppositito wham and meanest laieghtst.) rerun hoe. ilbsegla rep were la Weer el the ballot with I.L al vie Varsiodeg onrepdos. (Loud Mead " Ham beer.") The reritment it 4.lleetealter erred rat they wen rot ki assesely emus. that the pram open to bribery were * • IMP dirwity ; bet that are the emarreatinee dor etoodereMrin art Orono litiewals thought thereeres rear teg to the sere remes—(abser= liter) -tad rat wee she rue Gordon of their eraser guru... He QM Desembe) bed eke mere& slums iw tre d lb. esedilletee, who raid be wee am okra that and the Versa ao led decree has. than by bit fired sell Me wile would Mee hettorare esertivee kr the erg alsessers. Wad of = vistaa bpperfay Ike sessile awl ediplessed re this other. aregliter.) TM reek ef the mires ea perms wed Jive dr steamier art no emegetef vigkreee. as ere resagmere. al die pea a emblem teed proem berry. sad thet ealy mageerd Its` the Wet. Well , whet did tbe egambeismes gay? It appetite/ that Mr Meter Ceram the eterwritre car:aides, brew mars Meet bribery A be m% _sallbrigh it wee rid be leed besereed It. ra for brae". sad bed epees avary large am at worm ea OISIPNAST. sad Md secanded. (Hem) TM comeskeicams said that eqierleme as a name so tor semiehre se DS Zebert Osear's was trail j amiks ibrews sway. (La bat..) The amfge Mr Nobatt quired et ts wee kur applied& is Neje/gala *My le di. Allem red be bed so mesas of browieg wbet wee the actual signer a Oloecemer, se se that. were skews leim Mthimet, simeding hi. owe rideoce, be bed wee as audities easuser (Sem arr.) At tm same IMO Mr. Lovegrove, the agent, told theta that Sir Rebut Order neekentood figures es well as any mw is Raglead, Det Bar ' Mabert—e Lord Mayor of Loados—eres totelly uastmicious, tad hewer thought Gloaceeier would be playing the seat' Wets that Ss. A 10658 bad. (Lingerer.) Is marling up the contaiseleeers said they fount that mtrapt motors ex tamely reword at the electioa of 18.19, but that Mr. Prim ✓ed Mr. Moak were not puree to nor aotroisent of the cor ms pr.' cat prevail's'. He (the bor. gentlemen) wired to know what remedy the gmereatest popeedFP Were they gang be make the Camps Praire Bid inerestriegtat, wed wa brilrry IV be aids • veledememar f Ai:cadre to the Ohmmeter report ebe tresimat were ray much to Wane ; but he itraegly euspereled try were very dm% made the seepagoets d caber peoples tniquity. (Beer. bear.) At an meets there wore me tresuien at Wskelisid. which was a brogue' celled tabs altia , roos by the Reform Act of 1822. Thee as to than 3,9001. had beep sprat by Mr. lothers, whilst only 4721. had paused through the Made of the sodi um. TM report further set forth that the evidence showed eta et kiwi 1,9001. west is bribery. That the odor eautldate, Mr. Cuariesworth, peat 4,1201, of which suet Daly 6624 west through the howls of the auditors, whilst there eat *video), that 1,6001. were ideally ...c,oloy.a in bribery—that 96 bad been guilty of bribery by (nTuult WWI to pampa-136 in their ova perms; fed 12 hod voted bath rose. (Greet laughter.) He thought than 12 the inset Meer ma. (Lamar.) Om of tbe agents per hie opiate they d there hat bees lbe ballet le Warded bribery wall are. Tbeeemmineloners, bowery, spurned Or bribery MI bees erred es ea both sides, eed that ere them who eibl wet etemdly jada in It impressed bat •a slaty memo of disepprobsres re work at wrap- On." ( . berg.) Sash wee as d irk meta baling el Wahelidd. (A leregh.) Mae upper gasser dierit bur a reel seas..,. ereeloopprobeles. haw meld 1:C " :7 , prod that dr working rms. meld heirmeashate, Bribery bed beer eerie! se there orely, labor dime, sad we greed, sad that. teed be se drat but ebe vas Urgers/ wit! the eeedikum mid dig _re emehere were ape din pea aver alai. It wee , alie4 guile ors that the M ang! ef Wakefield had made up fur lost dos is sot /mist the eleuerel ireeehise bek,e the Rama Bill. (Loretto.: Me meted to hew. mph beteg the rate of things, wled wee ebe reemiy? (Hem brae.) Were they going ist make the Corer Predate Act man skiegent I' Did they believe ale weed have any *Met emaiget a oseernemy ware. men soars the spur rim say stay, mare of Mew prehrise wee onpromed at the peseta aernaties f Why, thee, meld they sit try, se Maud experimeer, the beam Not tree tire seerit thieseydeif I/ it Wink why air they were nay jest where heel beas—(beer, bees); bet if dry smorded. they meld bete gnat sereforia kamiteg dry permed • reek whirr if it did net era gear area the eyries el bribery sod isareidatioe, would how red 1110114 IS it. (Hem base) H. therefore begged ram le ask prokree to brag le the bill. (Warm) Mr. HADVIILD seenedul the mottos. Bk 0. LiWIS soli be wee set piped te vote is tete Wwww sad eeseedowel weerwee. U newt yetis. wee • geed mime, be • be swami obeekesteeoly awl waiver ealty. es pen • emend mem, sot se • peed weleore to twe gime -. Ileppedeg est work bet • Weal VON* • Vo• It • were vetwdy Ow elowent eerteeks ? Be bed always sodomised that die balks se. • riesely see Ise bus for Wuwetwies. 1. OW opiedes. the Wks would sot mew briber,' owe lands . is the Oohed brim bnbeey wevetled, eeteititetabetog the bear, to • eeriderebie stmt. _ _ Dlr. CELOSSLIY remaarked dist Sir O. Lewis bad ap plied lb. balks •• • rwaral moody , Irby Ibis, b. wked, did he saws Ss allow It w be trod is • swan way, sad we wilialair It weadd some ? Mr. A. MILLS sold We was as •Itirept to try la • Immoordbis -- • remody try Ow ropes of strew ism Ants egos • Mtge Nos* . whisk Mg bon au tried as other austrir• widow ~owe After s Sao ebeireekee by Mr. Rocratt, teyeatei be casettes iVt tb• diet et the balsa ewe b• to meow tM eteiletioll of betray. T. bet ebb dine, of tae beer. le recaegereed la. trial tbet Imre eb Os genies etterear tiers sioehl b• • Men M. IL CULT= doweled Ow modes. Tha bands mold poem* Oa areal dolowity froe ben over-rifiden. Ind TALKIIISTON—I wish to sine S. a very be loon why I ....t •bie ed err foe lb. mem et op has. rood. now sleeps spread the halve apse generd pea alpine. (Mae. \so ) I Imo owes lidemar auesidos as sellardst barb the grenolo as eine I Walt that iodoesd al b. ea kopreesone ogee adoelsedatal slam it "mid. ea lbw esserary, lead le damnable sad degrade ear notional cln=,: s eer s d pas. --aed oar lablis regard te mar c (Mem) I cahoot theolare ogre. oth 4 boo friend In apply*, se t a noddy that which I sat. de be en 101 l oms Oa rad la as, anal coatings donothavo eon his I don't Ulla! that Owl of syphoned' is at all odepted far • nopols for the eel whist my boa. frivol ender r.rrest. If I were et all ,ii-p use d le ftegg h eamg the phomille pregeol that this keel applicatirs dodo no erste@ as, geasol pulite:l7h, that depedition would be ressourt by the oawboar or tadiscrwices, windiest r it may hard twea—(s laugh)—of my how. friend, is mediae that ealaehte eosins .aisattoa which be nano! fn •or see of Ode candidate,. I *ion it ems to the 'Let that if he °sty In , ralhaed the thit tad of Ow wedge of the ballot as this marks, he wosid do more to forward the dreasol oloniple dos by tea years of lacesseat agitetkes. (Neer) Thai wee a psrfeedy good rowed for illy holt. fries I, eh.. is a .is. ere edvocata of the belief, to rosauarad hie motisa spot: but ho will also perhaps admit that It is a geed grimed why I, enwrtsistag ea. .bis to the bell it es pro' principles, should noise Nat arias. (tr. There I. didaters wafter which my her. Mond has to. Ile asps Ore woe tight eleessor who were egume daselidoes. (Crime id sad " Twil ve "wait, that maws the molar wens (Lsegbier.) Now is the risen of open Whir every min le brood to 11.e1.r• his eso la this sod awn etre nolo v..tere who recomed a Wife treat eon pert, ; oappsea thee bed bete mom rotes, thaw, Wag ael weld* when doable brine, there sold ben bees heathen. (" deer, hear." mid lisegltier.) All who amid woad h... scooted bribe fro. bon elan dated ea the pronto to sae for near, and they would Ode words bars made a non of whet they had dome. (How, lose.) I wit pet sew estee isle the gesso! Il s e optieg. but ad the g room has lees th ile pont shape. mid reforeade Imo beds is Anal% I sow propos, to Neal as Mira GM 4 apse THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENTNQ I , , FEBRUARY 10, 1860. many eerier the eras* of Artie" is. erre ellarted to for the form of the eyeing whisk oagbt to be here. (Hear, hear.) Bet at het it was drones* Almeria' there ia sot sear yetis; at all, but sad cessequently the eyries at that conas7 lir up. (Hsu, beau) I neristain that any votiag be rear eater it be made pell7 diaeleeed. I believe the segregate in favour are visionary altogether, sad timbre I shall vote spirt the notice. (Hear, her.) Mr. CH I LOBES sad sorrel hes. =sabers rose together, bat that hon. genders& hosing bees celled epos, he grid that have r/ bees appealed to by two bon. rembere, be arid sot abater from making a few remarks. (Meer, hear.) He lisped to rare the usual indulgence creed by the beam to sew issentere, esperdly as until a law rear before he Mil ss latentroa of edelweiss/ the bores Bet if he earl mild to the inforesseisa of the hare se to the seeklag ef tbe ballot M Amoral* he shield be glad to do so (Hoc leer.) Australia tail the erne termearthe gyres r Lewd, and it wee bred gots the rare. Amos tee pare ego it wee theaglet ex psalm to try the operation of theh.ltey sod the resort were theme thee tiers woe sot likely to be say iatimidetioe, sot Oman sad brtba7 at the Meetioao Beth parties of modeeste ran—the cesservadre sad the Sharde—seethised leteerwe ballut. H.'ass • member of the legleleenvo at the Imo sad tN be could sista from each expetionos that the ballet wan Stribleed Itheielany es a mere of perrentieg don sad treatiag *ad bribery, which were them pirrisat is the c -hey of Viewer sad New Sark Wales. That we. the object, (Heat, hear.) But It wee sot the Almeria= ballot. (Hew, Mae.) lie ealgba gentles that the Arabes ballot was not adopted he seater bat tee speed ; to whoa introduost to Asseles them was se object to Meats waser, hut where the appeeleabed shims to rivers', rung by dobst wee tir 6l 4 woreamy to aware rapidity, sad llama were thought to be the only mesas of tsetse th e dirtier in one deg. The aertioe d erre" are up afterwards, and to was reds tei estallade it, but it felled as a whole, .l a rgria some states It extra new. Is Auttrali• they mem warty lis to pemossties, sad Menden they adopted the system which bed her recenemeaded by Mr. Grote and ethers in this corny. The ballet le Australia wee quits awns gawp whoa a ganday took pros ea a petition, mad lags the votes could he are. (Hear, hear) Tb• dim* les of the merisery err simply this :—After the Denier Woe dee clerk ef the piste art to the returning officer, rem his reqration, the erre paper, with ear mare ot the 000614101 trarlbsi therms, and instraetioes were mire at the bee of each pow, wad the retrain' otiose enured kir the ark of the pease • eafilmeet number of 'rim papers Sir the erre la the district, end be issued thews se endive, is this way--tbst r oar rear ems op to the poll, her, is aa outer recta, roorftA his piper, is after berg salted the usual qesetiess, as is this eavrery, the returning eider wrote the saner the tondldatee sad - the number of the elect.,., sad this headed the paper to the voter, who west late es hear tees, red le the presses ef therefore*/ riser era the stentinews, the Wier deposited his paper in the peeper bee. The pares ware ellererente placed cm Ore leek, sad mere up sad mot to the abet M the hoar wi th ea erkeessaget thereon, sad fr ame the Am, until an ordinary troths rarities took place, the rise were ea rant from every mesa is they risibly could be. Bet It was compe tent to the beer to opal the sealed packets where it was as ' eserry M dose. Now, what had been the result of the rye• ter is Anetter f (Hear, bear.) That re the great quer , ties for the hors to dreier, end it should be remembered that the proem had bra in operatics for five years in Vie ux* sod driest that pried there had twit over 200 else , Lions—bow m.oy in Australis be did sot row ; sad eat of all three sr ries there had bees telly two cart appromiriag the irregularities In vogue in this country. Only two pea- Moms had bees presented against morns. One of those prams complaird of treating, sod the .ember wee unseated, sad the ether complained bribery sad that three prose were bribed. Is that gees eh. member was unaested and di.gaaliSd, Them bad bra cue cans of intimidatica in Victoria, bet that area = s ost of religious dlffr ieeos extoller between the gather, and the presbyterians of the locality. The eielleneat whir took place could not be maid to ter the gientioo He met admit that the ballot in Australia bed • yeah point, and that occurred where there were mere Sur gsrr err at most two atrabers to be elected. It ortaisly wkrd beg where ea 4 re or two members wee. required. Them Imo is thing ftleh the ballot had eft mealy stopped, via, M. bribery which took place in the &Her ✓es, rod whoa the pabik-homes were open. ( Hear.) thee sat estfrely put • mop to by the Australian bellot, and kir • vory simple reason—it was just as much nee to bribe at belf-per eight mst balf.put three. There wee no impe tigo is mesa to form themselves Into clubs, and to go to am- Haim mid say, " The shahs le meaning close, we will hike OD reek to coo for you." All that was entirely avoided. (Neer, bear.) In comclusloa, he (the boa. potiernas) would observe that the houes had now an opportunity of making ea upsetter' the result of which might be doubtful, but wherever that result sight be, they could at any eels do no harm. Gloucester sad Wakefield had soregithed polit , cal suicide—they lay, se it were, on the balled the brew, and it war for the here to do what it Shed with them. Tb• dead body lay before them, and ft eaglet be of the greater importance to ethree, and to the political institutions of the aoustry, that they ebould try on It se experiment. and so might demrstrate the general ap pileshibty .4 pnociplee dear to • majority of the people and of the reenerre ter toot side of the hoar (Loud cheers.) Mr. J. SHELLEY was received with much interruptios, bat he was understood to eateest the government, after the epos& they had just herd, to withdraw their opposition to at her the leteiAnotior of the bill. — Kr. BUNCOMBE belay replied, thanking the hon. mem. bee ter Poettdrsct (Mr. Cluidere) for the valuable aid be had aSsedid the motion. Gies , ineseures had often been carried by the introduction of the thin sad of the grease. The thin end we. rot in wben Baron Rothschild ass token from badtra the bar and put upon committees and conferences. Tao Lards then yielded—ungraciously no doubt—but still there ewe now four gentlemen of the loofah persueeion in the hnuse, representing importest coestituencise, and the eetabliahed reliAion wee *seedy whets it wee He had no doubt that when the ballot wee carted it would be band equally harmless in its effects upon the constitution. The hones then divided— Ayes llB Noss 149-31 Ws malt was noived with load campus tom below the 11811vs7. TAIL—MOOSE BROTHERS and COMPANY a j1 : 1 •1 1 43 t i ti c grP8°1 " 1114 7 411 fi• • 111 , 6 ....., 111:41746t T or L d ' _,_ UM OZY fork Lk 1 1. per lb. v. 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Leule•ed Ihnoban ; Nab. tepba• Lad IMOLIIIII HAWKS •F D IRISH MOWN& HIGH WATIK AT LONDON BILIDOZ. 4b. 15r5 —*flotsam. 4b. v—rush., 4b. 5825 ...—Aldsztareau sb. 110 his Mathematics, kip Josini, and his Napier, meriAsing his Wards to his books, it he is liable to be poned to ease ofilehr whom the Horse odeclare to be "of proved ability in the 4. . " a ?What manner of man is he whom the pelvis in Whitehall delight to honour ? Is it General WINDHAM or Sir RICHARD Mazy, or Colonel GORDON or Lord CARDIGAN, or Gisneral Axeox or General ABHBORNHAN or General CODRIXOTON ? Look at the list of officers on the Staff, and see whethrs those who appointed them are fit judges of omit. Before the enormous power of overriding the e.pinion of the Staff College is conceded to the Horst., Onards let them prove that they have repented of their sins and changed their theory. Better abolis/i the new College at once, than inveigle young officers within its walla on the plea of advancing their interests, and then cast a slur upon them and their instructors by postponing them to some youth of noble family and great interest, because the Horse Guards choose to describe him as of " proved ability in the field." If it should turn out that fewer candidates present themselves for entrance into the Staff College than might be expected, let no one be surprised- Such a state of things would prove only this :—that young officers felt no certainty of obtaining that employment on the Staff to which their education and the promises of the Government entitled them. But to discover the real purposes of the Horse 0 uards, look to their conduct. They pretend that ' proved " ability in the field" is the real teat which ought to override everything else. Be it so. Then what means are taken to apply it? There is the camp at Aldershott, established for the very purpose of in struction, which has cost the country some 600,0001., end is maintained eta cost for the Staff of 7,0001. a year. But is it used for the pupae of instruction? Are the commands so distributed and changed that the ability of officers in the field is put to the proof ? It was no doubt the general ex pectation that Aldershott was to be used for the purpose of enabling officers to practise them selves in manwuvring large bodies of men. It was thought that not only the majors would sometimes take the place of their colonels, but that colonels would act as brigadiers, and brigadiers as generals. Nothing of the sort. For something like five years General KNOLLYS has held the chief command, and so far as commanding a division is concerned, it would be difficult to say that the Horse Guards know a whit more of the capacity of any officer than wee known five years ago. A field day at Aldershott isnot of coarse the same thing as a field day before the enemy. Bat it is idle to deny that the capacity of an officer to command large bodies of troops, and his presence of mind, may be tested to a considerable degree even at Aldershott. At all events this affords the very beet test of military ability which is possible in time of peace. And if the Horse Guards were sincerely desirous to discover the merits of officers they would hardly fail to apply it. Until they do so they must be content to labour under the suspicion that their seal for promoting " men of proved ability in the "Held,' over those of proved ability according to the opinion of impartial judge., is a mere cloak under which the old system of nepotism may be carried on under a batter name. It is to be hoped that when the Army Estimates are moved the ominous exception to which we have directed attention will not be lost sight of. It must either be expunged or very materially modified. The Hone Guards must not be allowed to render the new Staff system a dead letter. The eloquent and touching appeal of the Savoy ard., which we print in another column, will be read everywhere with the most lively and sympathetic interest. Savoy annexed to France, in the face of such a disposition is the subscribers of the appeal impute to their countrymen, would cost NAPOLEON dear in the reputation of which be is so jealous. For his own sake the EMPEROR should restrain the manteuvres of his agents u they are described in that shameless telegram from Antibes which we republish from the Paris journals of last evening. FLOGGING IN THZ ALIIIT AND MILITIA.—A parliameotary return was issued this morning of the number of persona dogged in the army and militia of Great Britain sad Ireland In the year of 1888; specifying the offenoe, the regiments, the plane of station, the time, the entree% sod the member of lashes iodated on each person. The total somber dogged was 218, of whom 13 were in the .1111,. The total number of loathe* wag 9,338. There were 32 Mies ill the Royal Artillery. The other regiments Cary from 1b 9. EMBEZZLIIIIINT BY POOR-LAW OFFICEII9.—This morning a return wee I..ued ta parliament showing the mem of ember...kunst or cl.feult of officer. foga/pod in poor-law administration within the limit. of the metropolie during the kat Az years. There were in all 34 emit. In seven Instances only ware the whole of the sumo embezzled recovered. No mustles had been taken In two cease, sad in 13 no peoceedinge have been take& against the emetic.. The returns from the City of Loudest 14 ion are unique. Collector* of poor rates embezzled mosey In each of the following peen: One In 1863 3,60 W. 7.. 84.; one in 1854, 1,41 W.; is 1866, 4,6481. 12a. 6d.; in 1866, 4,7681. IL. 6d. Of then large amounts only 8746 14.. 3d. has bets reemered. Proceeding. have been takes, bat " the eutielee were not responsible." I Then, is the use. union, ten ones occurred in 1855 and 1368, the defenhar being an moistest clerk. The MOM in the respective year* were aa follows :-1.4181. 18e 7731. 16..1 21., 2391. 11.. Id., 8731.2.. 84., 1,0031., 1231. 18s. 101., 1 2031. 6.. 10d., 29W. 16.. 3d., 4661. 14.. Bd., end 4251. 12a. 2d. Of this amount 6001. only bee hem recoverrd. Tai VOCAL ASSOCIATION will l eo. their first ba noriptim 000cort be this as adamsdy mat, 146. 15, at at. Josses H The perfoentaao u nrill Gamut of bleadolamoha's Pasha, "Hest lay prem. 0 Gad I" mi d w e r e Dew pert same, by Benedict, BMW", sad H. lOW% with choir of 200 y olors. Moils. Pampa and *Oa Maria Hawk are engaged. M. Bertha la, ea beam the coeleetee._ pA. .SPURGEON IN PAUL—This gentleman preached twice yesterday (Wednesday) to Wee eangrego. time, in the early part r 4 the day is the Rue de Berri, end in the moan st the °retake, 800 Bt. Haw& On the former occasion were pretest Mt Bev. Mr. ldosod, of Paris ; the Rev. Mr. Weed, of Mareelllas ; the Bev. Mr. Psee earef, the Bev. Dr. Samoa, the an. Mr. Marriott, al St. Germ s; sad C. Lowe, Z.q , os• of the demos* of Mr. Spergooe's church to Loados. TM sir eke was opened by the Rev. Mr. Blood Iv= the Bid chapter of the Acta of the Apostles. was followed by prayer from Mr. Sweeps. • hymn wee Owe sang, alter which Mr. Sporgeoe rssl the lak sleek, of the Gospel of Bt. Mart, oommsweing with 164 miles 6 , And so Puha*, willow to content the peopls, reword Is. nabs. unto them, and delivered Jesus whrn he bad seourged him to be crocilled." The preacher enlarged upon the test la powerful language, and with smith* and 1.. milisr illostratiees. Aber payer and two carer of mother blau, Mr. Sparpon preached. takiog for Ms eat the 19th rem of the dad *spier of Bt. Pears Weds so the Bob, Wane Aad eo know the love of Christ, whisk pereeth Mooledge, that ye night be filled with all 1110 ftll n.w God." Tits meson lasted upwards of an hour, sad wee marked by sweat facility d iltestration .o 4 a siege's" comosed of Seem take from every-lay life and eabaaced by the vigorous lasnags employed. TM ohs* was well atone* but without being *wk .& In the evening, a Write congregadoo ottomdel the service bald la the Arch ef the °woke. The service was opened by Mr. Spsegeon canoe en the oengrepotine to join Mot is ;wryer, after whisk a hymn was swag ; bet the maser 1a whisk the 'oa ts& pert Is it proved so nnealleboney to rarrened geadement es to ewe hie to cell for a more sesegeds participatkee. He to k ticeAl* tt uprose his u oval of ths nes of 11* at, as but too often a peer ee6eWa s fur ths are legitimate outpoarlog of the buena *tee la religious utteresoo Mr. Splirres preached on the nesessity and isapertaiwoet Farr. velemiag es his test the lest verse of Oho Thd paha: "meit le yea Jet Ise to draw agar to God ; 1 have pet my trait * lb. Lord God, thou I say dealers all thy merits." His kagnap wee hatessaewhet awe hailer ties oa the owe auk but marked by omit asetesieses, producing • poweed elleet—Golviismi. Luc gent. WINDSOR CASTLE, Pus. 9. Her Majaity 'it dinner party yesterday comprised the Princess Alice, the Burl and Camases at Besaboronkh, the Burl and Counters Grey, the Burl of Dade, Lord and Lady Durk, Lady Caroline Barrington, Major-General the Hon. C. lad Yrs. Gray, the Dean of Windsor and the Hon. Mrs. Wellesley, Sir James Clark, Admiral Sir George Seymour, and Lieut.-General Knollys, who arrived on a vi.it la the afternoon. The Duchess of Haut and Ow Princess of Leiningen visited hr Majesty. All the visiting company left the Castle in the forenoon— viz., the Earl and Counter of Beesboroagb, the Earl and Countess Grey, the Earl of Dock., Lord and Lady Proby, Admiral Sir George Seymour, and Lieot-Gateral A Cabinet Council was held yesterday, at the official residence of the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, in Downing-street, The ministers present were :—Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir 0. Come wall Lewis, Lord John Russell, the Duke of Newcastle, the Right Hoe. Sidney Herbert, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Winer Gibson, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Elgin, the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, and the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell. The following deputation had an interview with Viscount Paletters 00, yesterday, on the 'abject of the observenos cf Sunday ,—Tne Rig ht Hon. the Earl of Shaftesburv, the Berl of Cavan, Sir John Ogilvy, Bart., M. P., Bir Walter Farquhar, Hon. Merles Carnegie, M.P., Abel Smith, Req., IILP., Sir Harry Verney, M.P., Hos. Major Powys, Ruben Reabory, Erg., M.P..T. Hontall, Esq., 11.P.,W. E. Baxter, !eq., M.P., J. Tolleasschs, Esq., M.P., Mr. Dent, M.P., Hon. A. Kinnard. M.P.. Sir Andrew Aw, Bart., M.P.. H. F. Mlldmay, Esq., M.P., Anthony Wray, Req., M.P., Kendall. Esq M.P., W. Bourns, Esq., Rev. M. A. Col bison, Rev. H oary Howarth, Rev. B. ?Jepson, Rev. R. Gunnery, Genwel Alezaadtr, Rev. J. G. Reisoh, Rev. R. F. Spencer, LL.D., Vice - Ad miral V. Harcourt. J. Payne, deputy-judge, and a large number of clergymen and gentlemen. . . . . A deputation on the subject of ptwntroking reform had an interview with Sir G. Cornwall Lewis. on Wedmsday, at the Home-otliee. The deputation consisted of Mr. James Fairhurst and Mr. Charles Batten, of Liverpool; Mr. N. Dickinson, of Nottingham; and Mr. Edward firm of Man chester ; and was accompsnied by Mr. T. B. foretell, M.P., Mr. J. C. Ewan, M.P., Mr. J. Mellor (Honorary &itentary), Mr. J. Lindsey, M.P., Mr. T. Basks? , M.P., Mr. J. C. Turner, M.P., Mr. H. B. Stsuridao, M.P., Mr. O. Hadtield, M.P., Mr. H. Wood, M.P., and Mr. Paget, M.P. for iiol- daemon. DEPARTTYRR OF THR COURT PROM WINDSOR.— To-morrow (Saturday), et half-past three o'clock. her Majesty and the Prime Comore, with the junior members of the royal family, and suite, will take their departure from Windsor Castle sad proosad to Buckingham Palace. The royal party will travel to Paddington by special train on the Greet Western Railway. Toe members of the Windsor Volunteer HIS. Corps, who have been honoured with royal commands, will form the guard of honour, under the command of their captain, the Honourable Leslie Hoare Rnthven. They are to present arms on Castle-hill as her Majesty passes throogh the town to the Station in George-street, where another guard of honour of the Grenadier Guards will be on duty. The Court will not return to Windsor before the Easter holidays. THE RIGHT HON. WILLIAM E. GLADSTONE.— We lays every rearm to believe that the Chancellor of the Izahageer will make his financial ststement this evening. The right hoe. gentleman was much better late Let evening, sad feels oostident he will be strung enough to discharge his parliamentary duties. His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange and the noblemen of his suite leave town on Tuesday next, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, at Badminton. His Excellency the Austrian Minister and the Counties Apponyi have returned to Chaotic* House from visiting the Dab, sad Duchess of Beaufort, at Badminton. Madame Munroe has issued cords for an assem bly on Wednesday nest. Viscount... Palmerston bas issued cards for ae gambling on Bsturdept, the 11th and 18th instant. Lord and Lady Colchester entertained a select allele at dinner last evening, at their residence in Berkeley 'gum Lord and Lady Chesham are entertaining a select shale at Whams, Bucks. Lady amnion Seymour has issued invitations for merles cet the 10th end 17th Instant, at the family resi dence, la Grosvenor- czeoceat. Lady Molesworth entertained at dinner last even t'''. at her residence in Estaa-piaor, Mane Marchioness of Ailosbury, the Countess of Kianosl, Viscount and Viscount ere Torrington, Lord and Lady Colville, Lord Methuen, lady Francis Gordon, Visoolutt Castiersese, 11. P., the Rev. Sir Ruh and Lady Moisswortb, the Right Ron. Colonel Forester, M.P., Yr. Bsillie Cochrane, M.P., and Mr. and Mrs. Pere. The Earl of Wilton is entertaining a select circle et shakes et Ireton Lodge, amongst whom are the Count sad Conalsee Peralgoy. The Secretary Of State for War hu appointed Nude D.ptiglion Galtoo, A. 8., Assistant Inspector. General of Forlidcationt, and attached him to the staff of General Sir J. F. Burgoyne, G.C.8., Immector-General. The Chelmsford Chronicle of this morning states that the Bishop of &chaster has been much worse sinus Friday lest. His state is such as to excite the tsars of his falsify, and on Sunday lest prayers were offered up in Chelmsford and verious other churches in the county for his restresey. We (Derby Reporter) regret to say that Mr. Mundy, M.P., and Mr. Thornhill. M.P., have been puffer leg how a sever. end diagram attack of inner, sod that the life of the letter named gentleman was for some days deepsfred of. By skilful medical treatment the disease nader which they suffered has Leen overcome, and we may sow hope for a speedy recovery sod an early :warn t o th e f t peelismentary duties. Mr. Mundy lies " paired" with Mr. Themki.l foe a week. It was stated in Dublin last evening that Mr. Jenks Perrin has sent in his resignation to the government. There Is se yet nothing certain known as to his successor in the Court of Qmpen's Bench, but thaw is a mortar that the Attorney-General will accept the appointment thus mated, .The sale of the costly contents of Oakley Hall, near Kettering, the swat of the late Sir Arthur De Capell Brooke, Bert., who died In 1848, ie now taking plea; it commenced on Monday het, and will close on Saturday (to imenow). It le said that in the fine old °erect oak aad tapestry bedroom suite the window curtains were worked by Amy Hokin. The furniture, china, plate, and many °mi celles brought from Lapland, Sweden, Denmark, and other Owes daring the travels of the late Sir Arthur, were very valuable. The library oontaincai nothing remarkably rare mew a beautiful folio copy of Staskspere'd Work, with • inegnificent portrait of the author ; edition 1683. The real demos, in the front of which is a pretty flab-pond, was erected ta 166.5; it is • fine square pile, meetly covered with Ivy. The Courrier du Havre says that Mr. Cobden. ea prang through Lyons, on his way to Nios, had several taissyleee with leak. manufacturers. Re told them that Is his opinion very little account used be taken of the immeeptibilities shown by certain members of parliament about the treaty of commerce. He did not doubt that it wad pen; but he was sure that if the 'ministry should be thrown out upon it the new Cabinet would be coestr•ised ►y public opinion to ratify the treaty. fir. G. F. Troia, of New York, has proposed a wakes of horse railways fir Liverpool on the Americas piss. The method may possibly be promoted by a oon tvivanee lately brought forward by a Mr. Curtis for enabling anviages to pies off and on a line of rail at pleasure. rh.oe ass floe city railroads in New York operating on a total length of 44 miles. cmunruntod at as aggregate cmt of about 1,000,00 W., whisk pay dividends of from 6 to 12 pee mai, and am alleged to have carried 34.000,010 massagers is the year Is6B. At Baotou and Philadelphia, also, the phos has imp bees resorted to, sod the busy people of all theme elder would, it is believed, view a return to the old essifitioa of Mak with as much surprise at a refrogrsesion from gas to oil. Prince Napoleon and the Princess Clothilde •isited tate Thattr• Imperial (amiss Cirque) me Tuesday evening. A !rest Court ball was given at Turin on the 6th. The Kin, the Dunham of Gams, sad the Priam of Car*. sem did not mute usta after midnight. The mortal remains of the Grand Duchess Ste phials of Baden arrived at the railway station at Carlsruhe i• dm siestas of tLe 4th, and were immediately conveyed in salsa mete, amidst the tolling of the bells of all the eimeabes, to the Grand Ducal Patios. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE ITALIAN QUESTION. REPLY OF THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO THE ENGLISH PROPOSITIONS. The Nord of today publishes the text of the im portant despatch, addressed on the 30th ult. to the French Ambassador at London. by M. Thouvenel, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in reply to the propos:- tions of the British government, already made known in the Rouse of Commons. To the proposition of non intervention the French government gives its .m -plicit adherence. The proposition that the French troops quit the Roman States and Lombardy is ac ceded to by the imperial government, on conditions such u that Rome is not evacuated until the Holy Seeis secured from danger; nor the Lombard provinces " until the agreement, either tacit or avowed, of the Great Powers, shall have guaranteed the new organ isation of Italy." The third point, as to Venetia, does not excite any objections ; but at the same time it must be left open to consider any concessions which Austria may at a future time offer with regard to Venetia. In treating of the fourth proposition— viz., that the Sing of Sardinia be invited by the Governments of France and Great Britain, acting io concert, to send no troops into Central Italy until the different states and provinces, have, by a vote of their assemblies after a new election, solemnly declared their wishes, and if these assemblies pronounce in favour of annexation, France and Great Britain shall not any longer oppose the entry of the Sardinian troops. —M. de Thouvenel enlarges upon the fruitless endeavours which France has made for several months to carry out the provisions of the treaty of Zurich ; "out,"continuesthe minister,"whatever may be our opinion upon the value of the combination in which the British government takes the initiative, we regard ourselves morally obliged to previously open negotiations upon it with the Austrian court. We must maintain the loyalty of the Emperor and the sincerity of his policy above all suspicion, and we could not to-day, in the presence of the stipulations of Villafrance and Zurich, pledge ourselves in a formal manner. If the inefficacy of our counsels and of oar proceedings has shown us the impossibility of re•establishing the authority of the deposed princes, we are not the lees bound to prevent any false interpretation, and to remove all doubts in first redeeming the word of France in loyal explanations with the Court of Austria. Moreover, we should not forget that we bat lately invited Russia and Prussia to join in a congress, the meeting of which seemed to assure at once an understanding between the Powers and to prepare the solution of the questions which would have been submitted to its deliberations. It has not been our fault that Europe so assembled was not called to consecrate . a definitive arrangement, and we should fear to expose ourselves to wound natural susceptibilities, if, finding ourselves brought now by the force of events to another point of view, we were to abstain from pointing out to the cabinets of St. Petersburg and Berlin the new situation created for us by imperious circumstances, and if we were to neglect to convince them of the necessity of seeking more practical means of regu lating the question', which cannot, without danger, be left very much longer in suspense. I have then replied to Lord Cowley as to the fourth proposition, that the government of the Emperor before pronouncing upon it believes it indispensable to explain and to justify its situation with the Court of Austria on the one hand andwith those of Prussia and Russia on the other. The English ambassador appeared to me to appreciate the motives which im pose this line of conduct upon the imperial govern ment, and I have confidence that the English government will recognise its justice and foroe. The reception which we have given to its first three propositions wiU prove, if it were neces sary, the sentiments in which we have received its overtures, and it cannot have any doubt as to our sincere desire to combine the solutions which the situation of Central Italy calls for and permits." BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, FILIDAI, Fru. 10 The Moniteur of to-day publishes the usual monthly return of the Bank of France, which shows the following results as compared with the previous return: Ixiazesz. Cash in hand Current accounts Duane& Bills discounted not yet due Advances Bank notes Treasury balance These variations are not of striking importance. The increase in the bullion is 200,0001., and the decrease in the bills discounted 680,0001. The Mottittur does not yet publish the 'freaty of Commerce with England. TEI EIIDORT. Leed PALMERSTON—Sir, it wtli be for the eseresienos et the boom that I Aosta state to them that I Lae received • ecessenticatiaa from lay right hos. friend theChencedor el the Exchequer, who alarm am that he is perfoody mis that that be stun be Is his place to-morrow (this day) I. miler to make his Asada stabeeoset. (Caeca) ANCHORS, to. (MERCHANT SERVICE). Os the motion of Sir J. Et.retercese the batmen hoe. mendtme were appointed to sit a a wlect committee : 341•1•4 Elphicetoos, Sir Michael Seymour, far Carp.. Ite,Adetiral Diancoesbe, Sir Willem Daher, Admiral Wir, Mr. Georg* Hoary Deatisek, Mr. Jackson, Mr. I Idadaty, Mr. loglam, Mr. Fenwiek, Mr. Heasard, ail Mr. Emma roar to and 6c persona, lepers, and reeds; Ea to le tho wants. CONVEYANCE OF VOTERS, te.. BILL. Mr. COLLIER mead for have to bring in • bill 1./ pro hibit the la eF,the esteem ocavoying voters to the pod, ad yid ) litede gelling at idealise. The bon. member stated prealleas elate bill were precirely sender to Chose Of the blithe istreinced Met semicet. At resat, If agog IMO gam to an elector to pay hie travaltia a pemen it wee bribery; bat if a candidate bought • railway ticket and gave it to ea eiaor, ibis see not bribery. This was plainly as .beard Wale of tbing•—(lteer, bea)--and be primed by the bit to remedy r. COLLINS said he should oppose the bill. sot at the protest Nye, bat OS the sewed reeding. H. iliteltht the hos. ad leased member had mistirated the lair se it was in teepesiml by the Haddenteld Committee on ths Corrupt Premiere AO. - Mr. PEAS, thwetit the MU mete t. mureirt7 *Mated by samba« tar *mum«, as be bs i,ved , M it won It «NM 111■111111tt to • Anna • diubmashborst of einesto. _ _ Mr. LOCKS tbootbr tb.t tbo boa. sod loseued member ars 'what, debt la kb astenwat ot dr bar, or WI dews Is As MOP of " Cooper v. diode .•• Aloe moo briber am la aid& Mr. oDriso, Mr. Doook. lard John Browse. Mr. WWI, Mr.D. Orlikb. Wsa d Mr. M'Cras took pal, hove am stows so Waits** t. SPIRITS (MILLARD) ACT AMUtDMENT BILL. Mr. V. SCULLY mseed W MOM nada( of We W. After . erovareadsa. A. How. Ilium Emma slug tbe beam be counted, add there betas Nay 27 eeww►we petest, the booms adjourned as tea moinntee the. 12 .duck. MI DIVISION 07 THE RAW!, LAST RIGHZ The Right Ross. M. °time tild C. P. Villiers sre the only ...sired tie oiliest mho Wog loot make for he spollsation ofilm honot Is dm bonsibs of Crioscrirter rhl Manisa he Attentripassrel (Sir s. Brohril) war Arrat; Mr. Atherton, the Orilltereearrel, wee assorigot the arr. Tiro Artoratry-Greed Ina tho Solleftor-Orstrral M Weed rho Torsi hr ti. li, so did Mr. 8. UDC Iheretery to the Tomery, sail Mr. EsiticAbAU-lisgestes, who Is es* of the LW& si the Tressary. The fallowing " Libras" sera whet Mr. Dusecooloo .—Lord J. Brows, Loa Osseo CavesilliA, Hoe. G. Doe me, Col. Clams. liar IL A. Tergesse. A. Finlay, V. 0. Pear, W. Grua, Hera. C. W. Rowe* Sir G. L. Lewis, J... Korth, A. Mailesse, Vissitset Pelmwstes, C. Pallor, R. H. Thoolpros, Si T. Wleirlegtse, J. A. Iris, lir C. Word—la .l eighteen. • greet smiler were seeedlaily Asia e• OSPoID AND CAMBIUM/1 MMMON TO CENTRAL •••••.—Yettordety afteranos a pallie}imsdag Is aid M she stow mitelos woo 101 l at isessa. Itiogrereet. St. Jamites. Wasp of Lamina ptestiod, sad anew, same mine wore: Tlto Mew at Ward, Bieber of &Mr" Ito heel Si Cooloreas, Mr. Mowbety, M.P.. Ilk C. lordlay. J. I. Plops. Bishop of IP. Davies, Lord Mottos Cecil, Heoleop d Cleirlieoter, Mr. Puller, le. • Itembot of quellos awe &Hawed, sad roadatioad te *sainted Oa audios woes pond. LONDON, FRIDAY, FRB. 10. WHIN Count CAVOUI was summoned by his Sovereign to resume the office he relinquished last summer, we undertook to affirm that the forms of constitutional government would soon be restored in Piedmont. We can now state that, in the &bassos of any unexpected canoe of delay, the elections will take place about the bth of Marsh, and the Cham bers will assemble not later than the middle of the same month. Expectation in Italy is strained t. wards this meeting, which is likely to bring forth great events. Judging from the tenor of lettere from Turin, Milan, Florence, and Bologna, the reported refusal of Austria to acknowledge the right of Central Italy to dispose of itself will cause there as little regret as surprise. Mike is a very general expectation that consider able changes is the British Army are imminent According to some accounts, steps will be taken by Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT to put an end to the system of purchase; according to all accounts, the recom mendation of the Royal Commission for appointing colonels by selection will certainly be carried into effect. Whatever may be the fact, it is certain that many officers in the Army are possessed with the notion that something will be done by the present MINIITIR or WAIL Indeed, the prediction of the Duke 01 CAMERIIXIE will probably be verified, that if the Purchase System is touched at all it must be abolished. A few days will test the truth of these conjectures. In the meantime it may be well to point attention to the Staff, and to the mode in which Staff Officers are now appointed. In 1837 a code of regulations was published with reference to the Staff College, then just established. On the 23rd of last moo th a revised code was published, sod it contains some things well worthy of sotr Of course the great object of this Staff College, with its new buildings, its new professor., and in creased grant—it coats 34,0001. a year—was to pro vide the British Army with a number of young officers thoroughly instructed in the Art of War. The duties of a Staff officer are not only important but difficult. So difficult and important are they, that, Rs Sir RICHARD AIRET himself confessed, amidst all the horrors of the winter of 1864, he was obliged to examine young officers before appointing them to the Staff of Lord ItaoLait's Army. In order, therefore, to obtain the ablest young officers the House of Commons insisted that antrum to the Staff College should be obtained by competition smog all the officers of the Army, and that no one should hold a place upon the Staff unities he passed through this College, or showed a knowledge equal to those who had passed it. No man who knows anything of the corrupt spirit pre. railing amongst the military caste will pretend to think that anything except an open competition can secure for mere merit its doe reward. This is the only practical means of enabling every single ofilosir to fore* his way into the Staff. It was to be expeced, therefore, that in any regulation this principle would be preserved intact. What ever exceptions the transition from the old to the new system of appointment required—and for this purpose those who became lieutenant-colonels before the Ist of January, 1860, were perhaps fitly declared eligible without any examination—still it Nelms clear that no other exceptions ought to have been admitted. Nevertheless what do we find ? For fifteen paragraphs the ADJIITANT.GINEJLAL proceeds through an elaborate series of regulations, which seem to be dictated by the very spirit of Spartan virtue. Bo far it seems utterly impossible to conceive any officer getting upon the Staff anima be has at all events proved his seal and capacity. The sixtesath paragraph then declares that after a metal& time "no officer will be appointed to the " Staff who shall not have passed the final examine " (ion of the College, with the exception as to the " Colonels already mentioaeid, and "—here peeps oat the sloven foot—" is every case excepting officers of primed ability in the field." These are the very words of the new code. There is no mistake about it. Let every officer in the Army mark these word& LA any sensible man consider their effect. What is the me of an alien working at a college—getting up FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY, Fits. 10. The Congaslionise], in an article signed by M. Grandpallot, declares that the signs announced from all parts of France concerning the deplo rable effect which has been produced by the letter of the Bishop of Orleans, Mgr. llupan long, which the Siic le insists should be brought before the tribunals, imposes on us the duty of not aggravating the existing excitement by such a polemic, and therefore M. Grandpallot says he does not intend publishing the said letter in hie principal edition for Paris. • BAItDINIA. TURIN, FEN. 9. Coant Areas left last night for Paris charged with an official mission. The Marquis d'Azeglio will go to Milan next Saturday. FRANCE AND NICE. PARIS, Tin asDAY. The Paris papers publish the following message: "ANTIBES, nts. 9. " Yesterday another manifestation took place in the Royal Theatre at Nies. Two-thirds of the spectators were foreigners and Italians. All the members of the Royal College were also present. Tickets and money were distributed by the Italian party, by which means disturbances were provoked. The inhabitants remained quiet. The garrison is composed of two regiments." NAPLES. GENOA, THUBADAY. Letters from Naples of Monday last state that the ministerial crisis still continued, as the King had not given up the idea of ordering the army to pass the frontier. A revolutionary movement had broken oat at Acerro, near Naples. Troops had been do apetched thither, and a state of siege proclaimed. The formation of a camp of 10,000 men at Pouille (?) was spoken of. ■