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APOPULAR HISTORY of LONDON from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Present time. Part the Second—From 1066 to 1867. E. Moses and Son, corner of Minories and Aldgate ; New Oxford-stroet, and Tottenham-court-road, London And Bradford, Yorkshire. Gratis and post free on application. HIGIE WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 126. 25m.—Afternoon, 12h. 48m. To-Moßßow.-Morning,l lh. lOna.—Afternoon, 1h . 30in. ta'? gt ,t - 7 , •*; SUM LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1867. The London Conference appears to have given universal satisfaction, which is a very fortunate thing, as well as being a most unusual one under the circumstances. The French especially seem highly delighted with the issue, and are ready enough to pay tribute to our Government for the part they have payed in the affair. The 3loniteur du Soil., in its bulletin, speaks in high terms of the arrangements that were made, and declares that the result of the Loudon Conference will be well re ceived both at home and abroad, and that its for tunate issue has strengthened the position of the English Ministry. "All acknowledge the great ability of Lord STANLEY, w ho presided at the deli berations of the Plenipotentiaries ; his enlightened and impartial attitude was in keeping with the dignity and interests of EnglAnd." This is encouraging, after the manner in which some French journals of importance have been wont to discuss our conduct of affairs ; but really it was not surprising considering tUe extraordinary way in which our Foreign Office wa6 managed. The French were always put aside in favour of the Prussians, and the result was injurious to all parties. It is always well for the interests of civilisation when an entente cordiale exists between England and France, and there is every reason to congratulate Lord STANLEY upon the result he has obtained by his prudence and foresight, no less than by his firm ness and impartiality. It inspires confidence for the future as well as affording satisfaction for the present, and allows us to think this country may once more assume her proper place among the nations of Europe, and that when complications arise and distrust prevail, the only thought may not be, what position will the French EMPEROR take, but that some speculations will arise concerning the pilicy of England. At first much attention was not paid to this Conference, for many thought it would be very much after the fashion of former things of this sort, and, after much debating and demurring, that war would be the finale. The speedy solution of the difficulty took every one by surprise, and seems to have allayed all apprehensions far and wide. For many reasons we shall be glad if the present policy of this country serves to unite us in friendly terms with our French neighbours, not only on its intrinsic worth, but because in this alliance being strengthened we my see a sure indication of the influence of 'Prussia being on the wane ; at any rate, to the great extent to which it has been carried of late. The Muniteur speaks in hopeful terms of the state of things, and declares that " a real solidarity unites the subjects of the EMPEROR with those of Queen VICTORIA. Since the Treaty of 1860 no nation profits more than England by a guarantee which strengthens the peace of the Continent." From Brussels we hear that the Minister of Foreign Affairs in yesterday's sitting of the Senate announced to the na;mbers that the security of Belgium was increased by the Treaty concluded by the members of the London Conference. It was observable that the in telligence of the signature of the Treaty was not received by the French Senate with remark able enthusiasm ; but the reason assigned is, that there was a general desire not to manifest any par ticular satisfaction on account of the Prussian Am bassador being present, and it was not desired that any idea should get abroad that they feared the outbreak of war. A chance is afforded to Prussia by the present pacific aspect of affairs, and if she chooses to avail herself of the opportunity she may escape the possibilities of war for a long time; but if not, the time that war exists will be but tem porary, and the nations of the continent will be again exposed to the horrors and suffer from the mischances of war, a catastrophe which we trust may be averted. Thos3 who have still some curiosity left resp ct ing the opinions of Mr. BRIGHT, Mr. FORSTER, Mr MILL, and their political associates, on the subject of Reform, had last night an excellent opportunity of gratifying it. A meeting was held in St. James's Hall, which is intended apparently to be the first of a series, when all these gentlemen were present, and Mr. BRIGHT at least addressed the audience at length. The meeting was largely and respectably attended, and the speeches were naturally by no means devoid of ability. For their logic we cannot say much, the beginning and the end of every speech and resolution being to the effect that the question of Reform was being settled by the Con servatives when it ought to be settled by the Liberals. Very true ; but whose fault is that ? The language and policy of a good many professing Liberals remind us strongly of the good old fable of " The Dog in the Manger." They would not introduce a comprehensive measure themselves, and they are full of virtuous indignation that any one else should presume to do so. A long and uninterrupted tenure of office by the Whigs gave us very little to be gratified for iu the way of Parlicmentary Reform ; nevertheless, Mr. BRIGHT, Mr. FORSTER, Mr. BEALES, Sir H. HoARE, and other gentlemen whose lives are now embittered by the imperfections of the Government measure, contrived to exist very confortably, and to go through their political and Parliamentary duties, saying and doing very little about the all-important topic. The winter of 1858-59 was signalled by a new crusade ledby a man of undoubted ability and energy. The same gentleman, who yesterday declaimed to an admiring audience about the enfranchisement of a great people, and encouraged them to believe that, in spite of " the temporary calamities of the struggle," the march went on, was the leader of that crusade, and made powerful speeches in several parts of the country. He prepared the way for Lord DERBY'S failure in dealing with the question in 1859. Then, as now, Mr. BRIGHT, and those who think with him, refused to believe that a Reform Bill worth having could come from the opposite side. The consistent opponents of commercial monopoly have nu objection whatever to a political monopoly on their own account. The Reform question belongs to their presence. Woe betide the poacher ! But after all the great exertions and eloquence em ployed by the Liberal party to defeat Lord DERBY'S bill and Government together were followed, by what ? The Liberal party came back to office with a strong majority, and with every pros pect of a long continuance of power. It was no secret that Lord DERBY, wearied with the fatigues and annoyances of office, was averse to any fresh experiments, and that the new Cabinet had a fair field before them. We all know the result, how year aftr year slipped by, and how by common consent Reform was quietly laid on the shelf, ready to be taken down and talked about if ever the Conservatives, the " enemies of Reform," should stumble into office again. Where was Mr. BRIGHT'S energy and eloquence all these years ? If Mr. MORLEY had been as busy then as he is now, might we not by this time have gained the Ballot? If Mr. BEAUS had begun invading Hyde Park in Lord PALMERSTON'S time, who knows but that nursemaids and equestrians might altogether alike be banished by this time from the covets". enclosure, and that the effigies of your conspicuous " Leaguers" might not have secured the long vacant pedestals now occupied by Sir EDWIN'S lions. But Whigs, and Liberals, and Reformers spent all those valuable years " nursing their wrath to keep it warm," until the time should come when it might explode, not against convenient, old-fashioned abuses, but against political opponents. Every restriction put on the franchise originates in a wish to " cheat the people of their rights," every concession is extorted by " fear of the people." No doubt both Whig and Tories talk a great deal more loftily and patriotically than they act, and all political parties have their little intrigues, and contrivances, and cabals. But in a national question like Parliamentary Reform we. should like to see and hear less of all this recrimina tion and reviling. Alen who put themselves for ward as progressional patriots should at lead be consistent. They should clearly define what measures they want, and uphold them from whatever party they come. We have always noticed that most of our Reformers are very careful about committing themselves to details. Mr. BE-ILES, indeed, wants manhood suffrage, so we have the prospect of his agitation going on a, good many years'; that is, if he can get any one to Eden to him. Mr. Billet; when preged ) has declared himself favourable to household suffrage, but he has got the nearest approach to it yet offered by any party, and he calls it a fraud on the people. Trafalgar-square bids fair to acquire an unen viable notoriety, from its being chosen as the spot where the virtuously indignant patriots may express their sentiments. It is not intended, however, that it should be reserved exclusively for the use of those who are the spouters of State sedition and so on, and accordingly last evening a grand demonstra tion was made in support of the journeymen tailors on strike. Mr. GEORGE POTTER presided, and gave most unwise counsel, declaring that if the public were with the masters the trades' unions must be with the men. Ile was wise, however, in adding that they should intimidate no one, or their cause would suffer by it. We really are surprised that any one, who possessing knowledge of the subject, can make such observations as Mr. POTTER did when he said that " trades' unions were now a power in the State, and the thousands of intelligent working men whom they had benefited would stand by them. The unions had done harm to none ; they had only advanced the social position of their members." The conclusion arrived at was that the meeting approved of the course pursued by those on strike, and believed that it was the bounden duty of the trade societies throughout the kingdom to render them support and assistance. Perhaps this result is not to be wondered at ; but it is very little to the credit of those who have resolved to encourage a practice which involves loss and injury to so many, and upholds. the worst kind of tyranny. rriIEA'FRE ROY.AL DRURY-LANE. -I Sae Lessee and Manager, Mr. 14'. B. Chatterton. 'HIS I, :VENING, THAT RASCAL JACK. Messrs. J. Rouse, .J. Neville, C. Warver ; Mesdames B. Aleyne, C. Thompson. To conclude with T LIE GREAT CITY. Messrs. C. Warne - , F. Morton, J Fitzjames. Harcourt, FVi lie-s, J. C. Cow' er, 31'Intyre, J. Rouse, J. Irvin:;, J. B. Johnstone; Mesdames M. Robertson, R. G. Le Thiere, C. Thompson. Commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Ruckst me. THIS EVEN LEG, DEAF AS A POST. Messrs. Comp ton and Farren ; &c. Alter which, A. WILD GOOSE. Messrs. Sothern, Buck sthni., Rogers. tirordon, White, Vincent, Weathersby, &C. ; Mesdames Burke, Hill, Chippendale, Laws, Sidney, &c. To conclude with FAMILY JARS. Mr. Compton. Commence at Seven. ][I , OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. New Management. Sole Le3see, Mr. B. Webster; Manager, Mr. 11. 5C igan. IS EV ESING, T 11K Bk.ST WAY. Me.sr3. Clayton and TI. Wi _tan ; Mrs. St. Henry. Fol,.owed by PAT VII:RSUS C L MR. Mr. Chns 3dathews. To conclude with OLYMPIC G IME3. Messrs. 11. J. lgoatavue. G. Vincent. D. Murray; Mesdames E. Farren, G. Wore, Sneridan, arris, N. Harris, St. Heory, and Roselle. DJors open at half-past Six; commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE._ Sole Lessee and Manwer, Mr. Veoliter. TRES EVENING, at 7, BAMBOOZLING. Atter which, at 8, TILE DUKE'S MOTTO. Mr. Fecliter ; il9 8,11 Jordan, Emery, PriLe, %Viddicombe, k'itzpatrick. Evon4, Dalt. n, NeM3ound, Aroienon, lieynolds, Vivian, Ben:tett; Misses llenrade, Elswortny, Grattan, and Carlotta Lecit•req. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager. Mr. Vininv. THIS EVENING (Wednesday), ANTONY AND CLEO PATRA. Marc Antony, Mr. H. Loraine; Enobarbus, Mr. C. Verner ; Cliarmian, Mis Page ; and Cleopatra , Miss Glyn. At Eight o'ckel..-. II ROYAL ADE LPHL rir sole Proprietor and Maua4er, Mr. B. Webster. T Ella EVENING. a new Musical Drama. GA. , t IBALDI IN ,SICILY. Miss It aieu, Nliss ritt ; Messrs. It. PhIJ. G. Taylor, and Ashley. Afte,' wh'eh. HENRY DUN BAR. Messrs H. Nev:lle, It. Phillips, Ashley, J. G. T.•ylor, Stepheneon, C. J. Smith, R. Romer ; Miss Rate Terry, Mts.; N. Pitt, and Miss A Seaman. To cone.'u , te witl. A BONNIE FI•311 WIFE. Mr. J. Clarke, Ashley, St phenson, and Miss Furtado. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. :iole Lessee and Maual4er..ss, Airs Swanb.rcu_;ll. THIS EVENING, MAR.KIED DAUGII TEKS. Atter which, PYGNI .LION ; or, the Statue Fair. Messrs Thorne, D. ,tame , , and N'eutou ; Alestlatnem A. Swan borough, itaynhatn, Harand, :Newton, and Ho't. To conclude with TLI E FRENt.:II EXHIBITION. Commence at Seven. pOLBORN THEATRE ROYAL. Sole rroprietor and Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry. THIS EVENING, a new Farce, MY TURN NEXT. Mr. Belmore, Miss Foote, Miss Lennox. Atter which, lioucicault's drama of FLYING SCUD. Messrs. Neville, Belmore, Make, Garden,Vollaire ; Mesdames P. Josephs, C. Saunders, B. Foote. Raymond. LATEST INTELLIGENCE.— " Of. t, SAM smiTti," late of "The Mail Coach," kiheph , rd's Bush, uow of the White Hart, Acton, 9iddlesex. begs to inform his friends and neighbours that the LATEST EDITION of " THE :311N" can be seen at his house as above. THE "SUN" NEWSPAPER.- G. R. (MENU:, Sporting Library, 4, G,unaught• terrace, Ed4ware-road, is specially appointed AG ti:N t to deliver the LATE ELATION of am SUN " at the earliest possible moment atter leaving the press. Yle is able to deliver copies in Town, the Suburbs, and in many parts of the Country at n comparatively early hour the same evening, say 40 miles by 9 o'clock. Orders by Post punctually attended to. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVEN has not been such a violent stor at Antwerp fo many years. An awful occurrence took place in the church of St. Andre d'Antin on Sunday. While the venerable Abbe Leblaux, the curate, was preaching in the pulpit, he was seized with apoplexy, and died almost instantly. At the funeral ceremony at the church yesterday all the inhabitants of the parish must have been present, for it was with difficulty that it could contain the vast congregation. The expense of the funeral was defrayed from the funds of the church, for the Abbe died in poverty. He distri buted his patrimony and all his resources to the poor. The juries have not yet finished the labour of de ciding upon the exhibitors whom they consider worthy of prizes. They found so much deserving of reward at the Exhibition that a difficulty pre sented itself, and they made a repreflentation to the Imperial Commission with a view to the increase of the number of jurors. The original intention was to award 100 gold medals, or 1,000 silver medals, 3,000 bronze medals, and 5,000 " honourable men tions." The Imperial Commission, which has un ceasingly endeavoured to promote every effort to increase the utility and attraction of this marvellous Exhibition have just decided that, in addition to the grand prizes, rewards shall be made of 1,000 gold medals, 3,000 silver medals, 4,000 bronze medals, and 5,000 honourable mentions. There will thus be a total of 13,000 rewards. As the number of exhibitors is about 43,000, the rewards given will be at about the rate of one for every three ex hibitors. The weather has again become warm and agree able and the Exhibition has been fully attended. The Billancourt Exhibition like that in the Champ de Mars increases daily in attraction and interest. Every thing is in a more complete state. As an agricultural exhibition it takes a foremost rank. The French papers speak of the animals as some of the finest ever seen, and give the lists of the prixes awarded. The Emperor visits it, and manifests as much interest in it as in the Exhibition in the Champ de Mars. There is great faciliti of cheap access to it from Paris. A visit to it cannot be too strongly recommended. It is full of novelty and features of interest. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Wednesday Evening. The Paris papers are, of course, earnestly and almost exclusively occupied with appreciations of the probable result of the treaty. The Siecle, which represents a large mass of the people of France, says it has placed itself in connection with a great num ber of citizens who have communicated their views, and from the various currents of opinion which have been elicited it is certain that its sentiments express the assent of the majority. "We acknowledge," says the Siecle, " that the treaty removes the im minent danger of a war between France and Prus sia, but ought we to sing songs of triumph be cAuse Prussia has granted to the Government the smallest satisfaction which it had the right to demand ? The Government tells us that ' it took great care to respect the just susceptibilities of Prussia.' We regret that Prussia had not the same delicacy towards us. What could have been the just susceptibilities of Prussia in the question of Luxembourg ? It has been super abundantly proved that, in virtue of existing treaties, Prussia had no sort of right ti occupy the Luxern- burg fortress. Every federal tie being broken be tween the Grand Duchy and Luxemburg, as M. Bismarck acknowledged in the Parliament of the North, Prussia ought spontaneously to have with- drawn her troops from that fortress which was armed against us, if, upon her part, she had been desirous to defer to the just susceptibilities of France. Such would have been the legal solution according to the treaties, a solution according to our wish. "As to the popular right, France would have ;estified her satisfaction if the population of Luxeni- burg had been consulted. But the principle o: national sovereignty had again this time been sacri, ficed by Prussia and by Europe. It does not see that even the least allusion was made at the London Conference. This forms a diplomatic arrangement for which modern right has not received any con servation. " We cannot avoid seeing an unfortunate inci dent in the stipulation of the treaty which attaches irrevocably the Grand Duchy to the House of Orange-Nassau. There is a report that the neu trality guaranteed by the Powers did appear suffi- cient to insure that connection, athi that there is a special clause which forbids the Grand Duke to alienate the territory. We also regret that the officers 2nd official press of Berlin makes the Prus sian Gov.aanent reply to the proofs of our disin terestedness and sympathy, by a mysterious, almost menacing policy, and by acts of detiauce hardly cancelled." In reply to La France, which says that the fun damental and most interesting question was the cessation of the foreign occupation of the fortress of Luxemburg, the Siecle proceeds : " We don't wish to mar the satisfaction of La France, but we have to make one objection. If it had been the intention of the Prussian Government to proclaim loudly that it did not intend to threaten any of its neighbours, it ought spontaneously to have evacuated a citadel where it had no right to hold garrison. it was acknowledged by M. Bismarck in the sitting of the Reichstag of the Ist of April that Holland protested in the months of July and October; 1866, against the occupation of the citadel of Luxemburg. The most ordinary rules of right called Prussia to retire. It ought not to have been necessary to convoke a meeting of the great Powers to induce Prussia to adopt a course which from the first moment equity ought to have dictated to her." According to the Temps the solution of the Lux embourg question is merely one incident, out of a mass of international difficulties created for France and Germany by the formation of a German tary Empire. It adds, however, that the first re sult of the discussion has the great merit of post poning the chances of a conflict, and to give time to the demonstration manifested in favour of peace to develope itself. Upon the whole it seems after a careful perusal of the Paris journals that they are inclined to re. gard the present solution as merely " the corn. ►nencement of the end." The French Government has not lost a women' in proving its pacific declarations ; but immediately upon receiving the news of the signature of the treaty respecting Luxemburg, the Emperor decided that all the sub-officers and soldiers of 1860, be longing to the active army and the volunteers en gaged, who have a claim to liberation between this and the 31st December, 1867, shall be immediately allowed to return to their homes. Alt h oug h the Queen of Portugal has come to Paris with a travelling title, and does not make any State visits, her Majesty is received by the members of the royal family, and was at the even ing party of the Princess Mathilde on Sunday last. The Emperor of Russia has left Moscow for St. Petersburg, to receive King George I. of Greece, 1 who is now in the latter capital on a visit to the Emperor. The King and Queen of the Belgians have ar rived in Paris to inspect the Exhibition. The Emperor went to meet them on their arrival at the Northern Railway station. The following is the result of the first matches of the season of the Paris Rowing Club on the lake in the Buis de Boulogne : Prix de la Cascade (six boats engaged) ; won by Seminal' te. Prix de la Muette (seven boats engaged) ; won by Iris. Prix de la Ville de Paris (12 boats engaged) ; won by La Mouche. Prix des Lacs (aye boats engaged) ; won by Gauloise. Prix de la Societes des Regattes (eight boats en gaged) ; won by Eva. The second day's matched will take place on the lake on Sunday next. There has been a frightful thunderstorm in the environs of Antwerp. Twenty-three stalls erected at the fair were entirely destroyed. Two persons were struck by lightning and killed near the Tete de Flandre, and two boatmen perished on the Scheldt. Much injury was done to. the vessels in l the roads, and to many buildings on shore. 'here Princess's Theatre. Mr. Vining, last night, commenced his summer season with the production of Shakspere's tragedy of " Antony and Cleopatra." The success of Miss Glyn's dramatic reading of the tragedy doubtless led to thi3 arrangement, as that lady re-appeared on the stage last night as the imperious Queen of Egypt. The return of Miss Glyn to the stage is an event which will be hailed with delight by a host of playgoers, as no other actress of the pre sent day is possessed of such high qualifications for embodying effectively the stately heroines of the great Elizabethan dramatist. The character of Cleopatra has evidently formed the subject of deep study with Miss Glyn• —at her readings it was her great success ; and her powerful rendering of the character last night at this theatre called forth such an enthusiastic recognition of her great talent that it must be ranked as her finest dramatic impersona- tion. In her portrait of the Egyptian Queen Miss Glyn makes Cleopatra a reckless, loving, coquettish woman, and a better interpretation of Shakspere's incomparable creation could not by any possibility have been given. The sudden transitions of feel ing are all well marked. At one moment we have depicted intense enjoyment, at another unboundel love, at another heroic resolve, and at another coquetry and curiosity, almost amounting to jealousy ; iu fact Miss Glyn grandly portrays every feature of the imperious beauty who enslaved the conquerors of the world by her blandishments and power of fascination. her every movement in the earlier scenes of the tragedy was marked by a queenly majesty, her attitudes were full of grace and her appearance was magnificent. In the last scene her acting cache into marked contrast with the preceding portion of it. There we had despair, de solation, and irresolution most powerfully depicted; and, finally, the death of Cleopatra concludes one of tLu fi nOQt dr9 m do r.p.-ceseri t o tiaz 4 o 01,1. perlo/ Mod on the metropolitan stage. Mr. 11. Loraine has greatly improved since his appearance at Drury Lane Theatre ; he evidently had made the part of Antony one of deep study, and his performance of it was such as to entitle him to unstinted praise. Mr. C. Verner, as Enobarbus, acted with discretion, but a little more taste infused into the enchanting and voluptuous description of Cleo pstra reclining in her barge would have added greatly to its effect as a whole. The mounting of the tragedy is remarkable for splendour, and speak ing of the scenery, it exceeds in beauty almost everything hitherto produced at the Princess's. Everything that refinedthetapstreinacnedss,lsavpirsohgeraxnplemne diture could accomplish in the prod uc ti on o f "An tony and Cleop•itra" has been perf orme d, an d i t will l a n in o s t übnealsurprisingfor if months to come. Anthropological Society. --o- - On Monday evening a meeting of this society was held in their rooms in St. Martin's-place—Dr. Charnock in the chair. Mr. MACKENZIE exhibited some bronze imple ments which were reported to have been found in an urn in making some excavations for the railway near I Hammersmith. He said he would not vouch for their au th e nticity, he only knew that they had been pur w2inenh very suspiciously-look was a dagg er —th ere p n g pd pur chased from one of the workm en. On investigation of f the e ro articles—one r nthe figures, dace fo a lO nd the general impression of i primitive,ui or f o t u ra the l the meeting was that the implements were forg e ri es . 'The first paper read was " On the Sequence of the Phases of Civilisation and Contemporaneou s Imple ments," by Mr. IVEST ROP P, who endeav oure d to show that the progress of the civilis a ti on o f man in all ages and all parts of the world were similar, and that as he must go through the va r i ous s t ag es, of infancy, childhood, youth, and m an h oo d, so he must go through the stages of fli n t, s t one, b ronze , and r n implements, accompani e d b y the stages barbarous, h unt i ng, pastoral, an d g This view of th e success i v e pro gressdevelopment of ci v ili sa ti on he consi dered assisted in proving a unity in the develop ment of man, and an analogy in the endowment of his natural instincts, and of the suggestive prin ciples of all races. These opinions, which were sup ported by many illustrations, were combated by Dr. Hunt, the Rev. Dunbar Heath, Mr. Blewett, and other gentlemen, and the fact that the Mexi cans and North American Indians had no sheep, and never led a pastoral life, was adduced to show a break in the supposed sequence, in America at least. In the course of the discussion the subject of the domestication of animals was introduced, and the effect it is supposed to have on their general physical condition, especially sheep. Dr. Blewett attributed the difference on the woolly and hairy covering to the variations of climate, and contended that the sheep now domesticated in Europe came from Asia, for the wild sheep of the northern part of the world were untameable. __ A paper was then read by Mr. FISHER, on "The Migrations of Man," in which he contended that the northern nations, being the stronger and more en during, had generally subdued and taken possession of the countries in the south. The reading of the paper led to an animated discussion, which deviated from the stri c t cons id erat i on o f the paper into the question of th e r i g h t to t h e p os session of laud, cn which subject M r . Fi s h er , who is an Irishman, holds extreme opinions. He said that from the reign of Anne four millions of acres, which were common laud, had been enclosed and converted into parks, and that if that land had been divided among the people there would have been no occasion for poor laws for their support. Dr. Hyde Clarke denied that the enclosure of . commons had produced the effects alleged. Dr. Hunt alluded to the division and appropriation of land in the Shetland Islands as being most atrocious. Major Owen, Mr. Mac kenzie, and other gentlemen joined in the discus sion. Th.° meeting then adjourned. NG, MAY 16, 1867 L A TEST INTEL LICENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. NEW YORK, May 15, 6 p.m. A riot has taken place at Mobile, when Mr Kelley, a member of Congress, was mobbed Several persons were killed, and order was restored by the military. The negroes at Richmond and New Orleans are manifesting a disorderly spirit. The Persia takes out nearly $2,000,000. The Java, Cunard steamer, and the steamer St. And rew, from Glasgow, arrived out. COMMERCIAL IN FELLIGENCE. Gold, 137. Sterling Exchange on London, 1098 ; 1148 ; Erie, G. Cotton, 29. Petro- eum, 26. ARRIVAL OF IHE AMERICAN MAIL. CROOKHAVEN, May 16, 10 a.m. The Inman steamer City of Washington, from New York on the 4th inst., is now passing Brow head Signal Station. She will probably arrive at Queenstown at 3 p.m., and letters reach London to-morrow at 6.25 p.m. LIVERPOOL, May 16. The Ginon steamer Minnesota from New York passed Crookhaven early this morning. THE BRAZIL MAIL. ARRIVAL OF THE NAVARRE. Rio pE ,TANEIRO, April 24. Exchange on London, 23! to 24* ; on Paris, 395 to 401. Coffee, 6,100 to 6,300 reis. Total shipments since the departure of the last mail 103,529 bags, of which 33,789 were for the Channel and the North of Europe, 12,848 for the Mediter ranean, 47,543 for the United States, and 9,359 for sundry other ports. Sales, 90,000 bags. Stock, 85,000 bags. Freights, 525. to 51s. . _ . BUENOS AYRES, April 14. Exchange on London, 1 - ni ; Wet Salted Hides, 34 ; Dry Hides, 42 for 23 ; Tallow, 15 ; Lumber, 34 to 42 ; Sugar, 19. BAHIA, April 29. Exchange on London, 27.1 27i. Sugar, whites, unchanged ; browns, 2,125 to 2,200 reis. Cottons, 12,400 to 12,800 reis. _ _ _ PERNAMBUCO, May 1. Exchange on London, 234. Sugars, whites, 4,400 to 4,800 reis. ; browns, 2,250 to 2,500 reis. Cottons, 14,000 to 15,500 reis. The Guienne was at Daker on the sth May, and the Shannon at Pernambuco on the 28th April. FRANCE. BOURSE, May 15, Two o'clock. —The market to-day is exceedingly dull, and the great majority of stocks are quoted at a decline. Three per Cents. have receded 15c., to 69f. 40c., and Italian Fives 50c., to 52f. 30c. In miscellaneous shares Credit Mobilier have descended 2f. 50c., to 365 f. ; Spanish do., If. 25c., to 237 f. 50c. ; and Credit Foncier 5f., to 1,465 f. ; whilst Immohiliere have advanced 5f., to 200 f. The railway market is also weak, and the shares of the principal lines are doing at a reduc tion of about sf. Three o'clock.—The market has closed at the following prices : Ii per Cents 9B 40 Bank Shares 3490 Do. end month — Italian Loan 52 3 per Cents. 69 45 Do. end month 5l 90 Do. end month 69 35 Mexican Loan 2o} Crsdit Mobilier ... 365 Do. Bonds 147 50 Do. end month ... 365 Spanish Threes Credit Foncier — , Home Debt Do. end month 1470 Deferred RAIL W &YS. For Account. Orleans Northern 1192 50 Lyons and Mediterranean. 867 50 Southern 567 50 NT ostera c,c.... Eastern Sardinian .. BO Austrian Lombard 392 50 North of Spain — S aragosF a — Ditto to Barcelona — Roman, — ROYAL LITERARY FUND. --e -- The anniversary festival of the Royal Literary Fund was held last evening at Willis's Rooms—the Very Rev. Dr. Milman, Dean of St. Paul's, in the chair. Among the gentlemen present were—M. Van de Weyer (Belgian Minister), Lord Stanhope, Viscount Strangford, the Very Rev. Dr. Stanley (Dean of Westminster), the Very Rev. Dr. Alford (Dean of Canterbury), Sir F. Grant (President of the Royal Academy), Sir F. H. Doyle, Bart., Sir John Davis, Bart., Sir John Simeon, Sir W. Mil man, Sir Henry Holland, Mr. Beresford- Hope, M.P., Newdegate, M.P., Mr. S. Gurney, M.P., Mr. Moran (Secretary American Legation), Mr. An thony Trollope, and Mr. Edward Dicey. In proposing " The Queen," the VeM. CHAIRMAN said that literature had always prospered in Eng land under Queens. The value of the literature of the time of Elizabeth needed no argument; and he was old-fashioned enough to have a great respect for the literature of Queen Anne. " The health of the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family," having been duly honoured, Mr. BERESFORD-lIOPE proposed "The Church,' and said he was not going to speak of its vestments or its investments ; but iu an assembly like the pre sent it was enough to say that no public body had done such service to literature as had been done by the Church of England. In proof of this statement he alluded to the chairman, to Kings ley, Alford, Todd, and others, and said that besides those who contributed to literature in this way, the clergy of the Church of England supported litera ture by being a great reading body. He proposed "The Church of England," coupling with it the name of the Very Rev. Dr. Alford, Dean of Can- terbury. The Dean of CANTERBURY responded, and said that Mr. Beresford-Hope, in proposing the toast, had left him but little to say. He had omitted, however, to mention clergymen in one class of literature, of whom he had been reminded by having hat day seen his friend Professor Sedgwick in full health and vigour. His name, and that of the former Dean of Westminster, the late Dr. Buckland, as well as those of some others, were sufficient evidence of the value of the Church in contributing to scientific knowledge. - The CHAIRMAN then proposed the toast of the evening. English literature was not now merely the literature of a capital, or a small body of men ; it was the literature of half the world. It was read , not only on the banks of the Thames, the Clyde, and the Shannon, but on the St. Lawrence, the Hudson, the Orange River, in South Africa, Aus tralia, on the Ganges, the Indus, and, he might say, the Yellow River of China. The toast having been duly honoured, Mr. GEORGE GODWIN read a statement, from which it appeared that a sum of /1,605 had been distributed in the past year to 49 recipients, and also read a list of donations, commencing with the name of her Majesty for 100 guinea's. The total amount was about £7OO. Earl STANHOPE returned thanks, and proposed " The Chairman," to which Dr. MILMAN replied. Sir ROBERT PHILLIMORE proposed " Historical Literature, and the Very Rev. the Dean of West minster," whom he described as one in the very first rank of this branch, and alluded to his work on Palestine and his biography of Dr. Arnold. The Dean of WESTMINSTER thanked the proposer and the company, and said that Mr. Froude, who should have responded to the toast, was now baking himself while studying the records of the Inquisition at Seville. He alluded to the improved vitality of historical writing, and to the increased care in the study of records. Other toasts followed, after which the company ,separated. ILI,ELAND. D [MIN, May 15. The Lord Lieutenant left Kingstown for Holy- head last night by the mail boat, on his way to London, where be is to remain for a few days. Probably the fate of the condemned Fenians will be decided in conference with the Premier. At pre sent it seems to be the feeling of the Irish Govern ment that while the dupes of the conspiracy in this country should be dealt with mercifully, the chief conspirators, who have crossed the Atlantic for the purpose of inflicting on this country the horrors of civil war, ought to be punished with the utmost rigour of the law, believing that nothing but hang ing will deter others from following their pernicious example. Perhaps this is the conviction of the ma- on yof th... 1 upper classes in this country. If we TT Ly judge from the meeting at the Mansion-house yesterday, the citizens of Dublin generally regard the matter with indifference. A requisition to the Lord Mayor, asking him to convene a triaging to implore the mercy of the Crown in the case of the Fenian prisoners condemned to death, was signed by many influential persons. The Lord Mayor willingly complied, and, in anticipation of a large attendance, the meeting was held in the great Round room of the Mansion-house. But it was miserably small, and though there were many in fluential gentlemen on the platform, it could in no sense be regarded as a fair representation of the public. There is an echo in this room which un pleasantly repeats every word of the speaker with the utmost distinctness, so that if any one had asked where were the citizens of Dublin, where were the people, where were the clergy, or where were the Fenian sympathisers, echo would literally have answered " Where ?" The few persons who stood in front of the vast semicircular platform, or dais, were addressed by the Lord Mayor, who pre sided, and having explained the object of the meet ing, which he warmly approved, his lordship said: —" I am quite satisfied that the memorial you are about to adopt to-day will receive full considera tion from the hands of the nobleman, her Majesty's representative in this country, and I trust the meeting will confine itself strictly to the object of that memorial—namely, to do away with the severe and extreme penalty of death directed to be im posed on the condemned Fenian prisoners. I trust that the observations which may be made to-day, while they are confined to that object alone, will render the meeting as brief as possible and as unanimous as we all desire to be, (Hear, hear.) I think the memorial will find an echo in every part of Ireland. I know it has found an echo in England, and some of the most distinguished mem bers of the Commons' House of Parliament have, in fact, taken precedence of us in applying for the abolition of the death penalty ; and on grounds of policy, of humanity, and true statesmanship, I trust the noble lord, her Majesty's representative, and the Government may be induced to advise her Most Gracious Majesty to commute the penalty 1 refer to. I have only further to say that lam at the service of the meeting in this matter. 1 will be ready to go with a deputation to her Majesty's lieu tenant, or even, if necessary, to London, to lay the memorial at the foot of the Throne itfelf in order to have carried out what 1 think would give satis faction to the great bulk of her Majesty's Irish sub jects. (Hear, hear.) I believe the great bulk of our fellow-countrymen are loyal to the rights of property, are loyal to their own homesteads and families, are loyal to the dearest associations of their lives, and above all, cherish those principles which come from the clergy of all denominations, of obedience to the laws of the country," The memorial was read by the Rev. Canon Pope. 'lle following is a copy of this document:," May it please your Excellency,—We, the Mayor and burgesses and citizens of Dublin, in public meeting assembled, approach your Excellency, as the repre sentative of our most gracious Sovereign Queen Victoria, with the most profound respect, humbly to supplicate her Majesty, through your Excellency, that the Royal prerogative of mercy be extended to the Fenian prisoners now condemned to death. Among the signatures attached to our memorial will be found the names of citizens of high social position and influence, members of every religious denomi nation anu ut every pont:Lent ereeti, fully represent ing the overwhelming majority of her Majesty's loyal subjects, not only of this populous city, but of the entire kingdom, who unite in supplicating, through your Excellency, the exercise of the Royal preroga tive of mercy, t.) stay the extreme punishment of death, and the execution of the revolting sentence pronounced by law. We are convinced, and respect fully urge, that a prudent policy suggests a con siderate indulgence, and that clemency will prove more efficacious in soothing asperitie3, securing more ready obedience to the laws, and establish ing the good order of society ; and that mercy rather than justice is the parent of love and loyalty. We believe that clemency will prove a stronger tie to bind the hearts of her Majesty's Irish sub jects in attachment to her august person, to her Throne, and the Constitution of these laws thin the infliction of extreme and revolting punishments. Your memorialists are still further encouraged to hope that our sincere and humble prayer will be conce ded from the significant precedent afforded in the recent exercise of the Royal clemency, under similar circumstances, in favour of the prisoners condemned to death in her Majesty's Canadian possessions. In all the relations of your Excellency's noble house with Ireland, you have given so many convincing proofs of exalted generosity of character that we indulge the most confident expectations that you will lend all the weight of your powerful influence in obtaining from our gracious Sovereign the object of this prayer for which we are soli- citous." The memorial was unanimously adopted on the motion of Mr. James Houghton, seconded by Mr. J. F. Lombard. A deputation to present it was appointed on the motion of Mr. Devett, and thanks having ben voted to the Lord Mayor, the proceed ings terminated. The convict Patrick Doran, whose sentence of death has been respited to that of penal servitude for life, was removed yesterday from Kilmainhatn to Mountjoy prison, under the Lord-Lieutenant's warrant. The death of Dean Plunket was announced yes- terday morning, aged 65. He was Dean of Tuam for 18 years, being brother to the late bishop, and son of the first Lord Plunket. He was much re spected by the clergy of the diocese. The deanery is little more than honorary. There has been nothing at Tuam worthy the name of a cathedral, though, as usual, the cathedral staff has been kept up. The oldest member of it now is the Rev. C. Seymour, Vicar and Provost of Tuam, a position which he has filled for 16 years, and he presents the example of a zealous Evangelical clergyman, being popular with the Roman Catholic population by which he is surrounded, having only 400 or 500 souls in his own peculiar flock. Mainly through his exertions a beautiful cathedral is being erected. It is now, lam told, ready for the roof ; £6,000 has been raised by Mr. Seymour, and it is expected that £5,000 more will suffi3e. If there is merit in building a cathedral, the man who has borne the burden of the task for years, and is the acceptable and respected pastor of the worshippers in it, seems to be the fittest person to be appointed its dean. Certainly it would not seem a very gracious thing to put another minister over Mr. Seymour's head in that position. The Lord- Lieutenant is not likely to do it for the sake of making the deanery of Tuam a stepping-stone by which a stranger to the dioc.3se may ascend the bench. The Special Commission resumed this morning. John Flood, E lward Duffy, and James Duune, alias Coody, were arraigned for treason-felony. A jury was sworn. The Attorney-General stated the cause, and the trial proceeded. The 'Earl of Abingdon bad a ball last night at his house in Grosvenor-street, at which a numerous party collected. vV The Countess of Denbigh and family arrived at their residence in Eaton-square, on Monday last, for the season, from M alvern. Lord and Lady Delamere had a dinner party last evening at their residence in Bruton-streot, Berlxeley square, EV frifiltrit Cirtula HER MAJESTY, &c• OSBORNE, May 15. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac companied by Princess Louise, and attended by the lion. Mrs. Gordon; and her Majesty walked and drove in the grounds this morning with Princus Louise. Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice also Went. out. The ceremony of christening the infant son of their Royal Highnesses Mince and Princess Christian will take place on Tuesday next in the private chapel, Windsor Castle, in the presence of her Majesty and the royal family. The Court is expected to leave Windsor on the following day. His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and Countess Bernstorff entertained at dinner last evening, at the Prussian Embassy, on Carlton-house-terrace — h o Excellency the Spanish Minister and the Countess Vista hermosa and Madile. Owens, Lord and Lady Poltimore , Lord Claud Hamilton, Lord Stanley, Prince Gortchacov t, the Right Hon. Sir Stafford Northcote, Bart., and Lady and Miss Northcote, the Right lion. the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Disraeli, dr,c. The Earl and. Countess Percy and Lord Wark worth left Northumberland House yesterday for Alnwick Castle, where the young lord's coming of age will be cele brated with great rejoicings on the 29th inst. The Earl and Countess of Clarendon entertained the Earl and Countess Grey and a select party at dinner yesterday evening, at their residence in Grosvenor-place. GEORGE CRITIKSHANK. His Genius, his Pension, and his last Picture. Among the most delightful names to this and to the preceding generation must be numbered, beyond any doubt of it, the name of that dear old friend of all those who love innocent laughter-- George Cruikshank. His fame as an artist extends back to the very commencement of the present century. He has been one of the most industrious workers of his time. He has illus trated all sorts of popular writers, and chiefly, it may be said, those whose reputations have been woa in connection with light literature. From William Hone's racy radicalism and Pierce Egan's long since obsolete record of old-fashioned royster ings in what Thackeray loved to call the days of the Consulship of Plancus, meaning the we*" waisted, high-collared period of the Regency of Fain the Fourth (vide Tom Moore passim)—from the etoch (politically) of Derry-down-triangle, and (socially) of Corinthian Tom that wonderful wit-sharpened etching needle of Cruikshank—al" ternating with the fun-pointed pencil with which he is still wont at intervals (intervals naturally be coming rarer as the time runs on) to dash off his drolleries as the whim or fancy of the moment seizes him, he has gone on toiling for the entertainment of children old and young, for we don't care to say how many to himself earnest and laborious years, but to those who have had simply to enjoy th e fruits of his labours, years in their regard in every way delightful ! Until—at last—as if 1)1 a tardy after-thought a long after though t the nation suddenly wakes up only just now to the recognition of the fact that it has never paid any tribute whatever (any distinct individual tri bute, that is) to this right good worker, to this most original artist (one whose genius is 6 ° completely and so intensely sui generis), to this thoroughly consistent and eminently practical moralist, whose profoundly earnest appreciation of temperance and patriotism, no less than of the wierd and the ridiculous, of the grotesque and the humorous, has long ago passed into a very proverb under the name of George Cruikshank. At last, we say—at the eleventh hour, so to speak, and only then—the nation bethinks itself of its pro longed oversight, of its lengthened indebted ness, of its seemingly utter thanklessness , hitherto in regard to George Cruikshank. An d to what end ? With these long arrears of gratitude to make good—it inscribes at last upon the Civil List the honoured name of this distinguished artist a 4. Lonceforth by right Df t hat entry, a pension of—£9s per annum ! Begrudging him even one clear hundred a year ! Asking him annually, as it were, for five pounds' worth of change in return for a hundred pound note. About the shabbiest way, surely, of scraping the gilt off the gingerbread that could very well have bees contrived. Another of those wretched illustration s of spoiling the ship for a hap'orth of tar! Whi le they were about it, the £lOO might just as well far rather for that matter—have been mad e £2OO, and those two hundred pounds complete I Instead of which not even one hundred clear itre to be forthcoming. The precise amount—as w e have seen—with a sense of pain, nay, (even 9,8 though it had depended upon ourselves) alm ost with a feeling of shamefacedness—the precise amount--as we have seen—is to be ninety-five pounds sterling. " Palmam qui meruit ferat" i$ all very well in its way as a motto, if •nly the symbolic branch be awarded in its integrity. Here, however, the boon (?) is but a single leaf and that one leaf with a wretched little bit n ibble out of the corner of it. Altogether—this tribute, as a national tribute, is quite unworthy of the man to whom it is proffered. And honouring his name as we do, regarding his genius, as w e do, with the truest and the sincerest admiration! we revert, with sentiments of relief, and yet, a c the same time, of doubt and of bewilderment, t° our recollection of what surely was announ ced several months ago—a year or two, at the least , or we are very much mistaken—as a proje ct then afoot for the getting together of a fitting Testimonial, among the friends and admirers Off George Cruikshank, as an evidence towards him respect and affection, of heartfelt gratitude, of the most sincere and of the most cordial admira tion. What has become of it—of this prejec: which once set agoing ought to have been carrie d to a successful issue, off-hand, instanter ? 1131/ it merely passed to the limbo of abandoned good i V e tentions? However this may—it ought to 13 revived now in right down earnest—if only that ~ naay afford a world of George Cruikshank's admire:: some opportunity for showing how far they ca re , make good that miserable little five-pound e° ficiency upon the Civil List. By an interestil coincidence, especially significant in its way', t i , b enrolling at last, in any manner, of George Cru i '"" shank's name upon the Civil List, was preceded 1 1, the re-issue from the press of his famous limni n g of " The British Beehive"—being, as the sub-tit: s expresses it, in so many words, "A Political Pietn` a for the People by their old Friend, Ge° 4 . 4 Cruikshanks." Under this alliterative title there 13 '"" very recently been republished, we say—touch:l up afresh—one of those wonderfully ingenious 5 0 highly elaborated etchings of this same dear oe friend of us all, George Cruikshank. a . es original design appeared as long We i`, . 0 seven -and-twenty years ago—but very ' a by short, indeed, of the lapse of time define p statisticians as the average life of a generation . 1810, in fact, " The British Beehive" mad e its t 11, first appearance. It is now reissued, and, if P oo sible, more appositely than over, in 1867, , i , n i _ 0f midst of all the hubbub created by those " I , s res t B's"—Beales, Bright, Bradlaugh, and all t- - t he of them. It comes forth now, thereforec in g very nick of time, as a delightful rem inder te :e one and all, of what it is we really owe to eA original, laborious, patriotic, laughter-mov in k hilarating genius of this true English inexhaustible illustrator of multitudes of our: 1- 1, 00 lish classics, such, for example, as k'ielding's `,, s o Jones," and Smollett's " Roderick Rand°M: To o. Dickens's " Oliver Twist," and Cowpers of Gilpin"—this imaginer (and drawer) Toothache"—this celebrant of the legendary ballad is of " Lord Bateman "—this draughtsman .3 • t ----tll , l nothing less than peerless as a caricaturis w art., tragic moralist over " The Bottle" : in one artist,vbor • e m n i d n i g ng u p w h in e r a e w m e a b n e n g e a r n all , a n h d i s i ma h n a y t o d n e eZ htie e g li br u ' oi; tesqueries, cha i r n act w er h ic t t ti se n e a m m s e_ to thi u s s o r i e n b i ritabie strangely —Crtlikalank.