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0,...... _ CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERALISM. A NEW MORNING PAPER, PRICE ONE PENNY, "T The 11 E D A - y , ,, Organ of Constitutional Liberalism, Will be PUBLISHED on TUESDAY, March 19. Temporary Office—Drury House, Drury-court, Strand. ____ THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING. FAUST. Mr. Phelps •' Messrs. E. Phelps, F. Barsby, Fitrjames, C. Harcourt , W. M'lntyre, C. W,•rner ; Mesdames Hermann Vezin, H. Vandenhoff, and Isabel Adams. To conclude with, WANTED, HUSBANDS FOR MX. Mesdames Lydia Thcmpson, H. Broughton ; Messrs. Barrett and E. Clifton. Commence at Seven. IHEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buckstone, THIS EVENING. DAVID GARRICK. Messrs. Sothern, Bnokstone, Chippendale, Rogers, Clark, Coe, Sc ; Mesdames Moore, Chippendale, Fitzwilliam, Atter which, DIAMONDS AND HEARTS. Messrs. Chippendale. Ho. e, Farrell, Roger-, (lark, Braid, Weathers by; Mesdames Burke, ?More. Sidney, Mathews, Sc. To conclude with MRS. 1V 111 ['E. 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APOPULAR HISTORY of LONDON from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Present time Fart the Second—From 1066 to 1867. E. Moses and Son, corner of Minories and Aldgate ; New 02:ford-street, and Tottenham-court-road, London And Bradford, Yorkshire. Gratis and post free on npplient ion. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE, THIS PAY. —3., , orning, sh. 50m.—Afternoon, 6h. 12m, I`o-Moultow.-31oruiug, 6h. 40n..—Afternoon, 7h. 6in, , c•b i• SIM jtz- LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1867. Earl RCSSELL made himself unnecessarily busy last night on the subject of the Representation of the People.' It was of no consequence taking up the time of the House, but as many debates on the question must inevitably ensue shortly, it is very much out of character to commence in so irregular a man ner. His ostensible object was to move for returns on the subject of the franchise, and had he kept strictly to that all might have gone smoothly as a marriage-bell ; but, unfortunately, he permitted himself to touch upon dangerous ground, and called attention to " certain proceedings that had been adopted in respect to a reform in the representation of the people." This was, of course, a most un usual plan to pursue, and, as might have been ex pected, it led him on to make a long speech, in the course of which he was very discursive. What reason could there possibly have been to go back to the time of the Reform Bill being passed, and to quote certain passages of his own speeches during that memorable epoch? There will be plenty more appropriate and fitting opportunities for so doing before long. It was said by a Minister of the Crown that the new measure about to be proposed by Government is to restore to the " working classes that advantage of which they have hitherto been deprived," and this has nettled the, noble lord considerably. He went into details to show that great care had been taken to extend the Reform Bill of 1832, in order that it might make the working classes " a part of the great family of the Constitution." After dilating upon this part of the subject some time, the noble lord's com mentary came down to more recent days, and he said that there were several mis-statements with regard to his attempts to introduce a Reform Bill to Parliament. In 1852 the Government resigned, and his measure of 1854 was not a failure, but the Crimean War intervened, and caused it to be put aside. When Lord RUSSELL, on the strength of his great experience, and the considerable attention he had given to Reform, announced his intention of commenting upon the principles of the Bill about to be introduced, Lord DERBY very pro perly interfered, 'and said that "great latitude had already been taken, and it was not the thing for comments to be made upon a Bill not yet introduced to Parliament, and of which, as a House, it was ab solutely impossible for them to know anything what ever." Noways discouraged the noble lord alleged that he had a right to comment upon what was discussed in the public papers every day, but this was not a substantial reason to give, and it is al ways the custom in Parliament to wait until any particular measure is introduced before a discussion upon its abstract principles is taken. Some allow ance must be made for the disappointed ambition of the ex-Premier, but still we think he overstepped the due limits when he persisted in his predeter mined course of criticism. It was the more uncalled for and unnecessary, because, owing to one circum stance and another, a great deal has already been said on the subject of Reform in the other house, and we cannot see any possible gain that can accrue from these fierce criticisms upon important ques tions that demand the calm consideration and • fair dealing they can possibly meet with at the hands of members of the Legislature. So far as we can gather from the drift of Lord RUSSELL'S observations, he wishes the principles on which any new measure is based to resemble as closely as possible the great scheme of 1832. That measure, be says, which Lord DERBY sustained in the House of Com mons, with an eloquence which defeated all its opponents, has now for 35 years been the law of the country, and he doubts if the foundation on which it is based can be improved. He seemed rather afraid that the present Government world go too far, and deprecated anything which would tend to swamp the middle classes. Lord DERBY said he had heard the speech of the noble lord with unfeigned astonishment, for he had disappointed expectation, and " indulged in a series of autobiographical reminiscences" which were interesting in themselves, to their lordships, and " especially to the noble lord himself." He had gone back to the seventeenth century, and had also given them a history of various bills that had been introduced, but he had not spoken in regard to the returns for which be moved. This shows certainly that these said returns were a very convenient peg on which the noble lord could hang his wished-for statement, and by means of which he could give vent to his indignation on the subject. We think that Lord DERBY was quite right in his disapproval of the practice of discussing the abstract principles of Reform, and what might and might not be likely to be found in the forthcoming measure. At the same time, the noble earl said that he considered it to have been certainly a mistake in the first Reform Bill to " have abolished all those various franchises which gave a degree of variety to the electoral body of this country, and instead to bring the whole down to the dead level of a ten pound occupation." After a few alterations had been made the returns were agreed to. In the House of Commons Mr. D. GRIFFITH asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer a question relating to certain matters, and wished to know if towns of great importance, and boroughs which were incorrupt, were to lose a member, why it was intended that others, which were "proprietary and nomination ones, should• not make a similar sacri fice." Mr. DISRAELI replied to this leading query by declaring that it was made with acuteness, but did not fall within the legitimate limits of questions such as are put in the House. Such an inquiry rested upon a " series of assumptions," which could only be established or refuted by a process of debate, and not by answering a question. We really do not think it at all suitable for those questions and observations to be thus repeatedly made, and for the members of the Government to be continually persecuted by irrelevant re marks, and attempts to promote discussion that may lead to compromising answers. When it is taken into account how closely every word that falls from the lips of a CabinetMinisteris scrutinised —how it is quoted again and again at awkward junctures, and subjected to every possible form of Parliamentary criticism, it is unfair and unwise to expect that such questions can be attended to. There will be plenty of opportunity when the debates on the subject of Reform have commenced to make all necessary remarks, and till then those who are so prone to let their zeal outrun their dis cretion restrain their impatience, and not jump at conclusions, or seek to confuse those who have already too much to think of. Very numerous and very various are the sug gestions made to assist the Government in their de liberations on Reform, and very unpractical and impracticable are some of the solutions suggested of the great problem of modern statesmanship. Few of these schemes, however, are more worthy of serious attention than the one recently put forward by Mr. E. IV. Cox,* Recorder of lielston. Mr. Cox's suggestions are noticeable from their happy combination of the doctrines of Liberalism and Conservatism, for their endeavour to consult at once the interests of progress, and of preservation. Mr. Cox, in his preface to the second edition of his pamphlet, expresses his gratification at finding the main features of the Government resolutions in harmony with his plans. The preface was written naturally before the withdrawal of the resolutions, * Representative Reform. Proposal for a Constitutional Reform Bill. A Letter to the Earl of Derby by E. W. Cox, Recorder of Holston. Second edition. Law Times Office, Wellington•etreet. but there is good reason to believe that the new scheme of the Government will approach more closely to Mr. Cox's object. He proposes in fact the adoption for Parliamen tary purposes of the municipal franchise, a method of drawing the line between wholesale exclusion and indiscriminate admission to the franchise, which is every day gaining in public favour. Mr. Cox opens his subject with the obvious statement that a Re- 'orm Bill must be constructed on one of two prin- ciples ; it must be either constitutional or democratic, and he proceeds to define the difference between the two very succinctly. The constitutional principle, he says, requires the representation of all classes and interests in some proportion to intelligence and property. The democratic principle demands the representation of the numerical majority. Mr. Cox himself inclines very decidedly to the former view, and regards with unmitigated apprehension any approach to a form of democratic government. He lays down two conditions as indispensable to a good and safe measure of Reform. 1. That it should open the franchise to as many as may be safely admitted. 2. That the franchise should, if possible, be based upon some definite principle. From these premises he arrives at the conclusion that the adoption of the municipal franchise is at once the safest and most comprehensive method of dealing with the question. No franchise measured by amount can, he urges, be anything but purely arbi trary. There can be no satisfactory reason given why an £8 franchise is better than a £7, or a £6 than a £5. Thus the Constitution will be brought upon a sliding scale, with no fixed resting place, until it reaches absolute democracy. This danger will, he thinks, be best avoided by the adoption of the municipal franchise. " A house holder is a settled citizen contributing directly to the public funds, and liable to serve public offices. In nine cases out of ten he has a wife and family, and more or less of property in the shape of goods and chattels, often as dear to him as are the pos- sessions of his richer fellow-citizens to them. These are substantial securities to the community for a common interest in its stability and well-being." The householder, too, possesses franchises, and has learned to use them. He was, besides, included in the old franchise of " scot and lot," and, besides, possesses the .advantage of a definite basis upon which Reformers may well be contented to rest. Mr. Cox next comes to the consideration of the effect to be produced upon our Parliamentary re- presentation by the change which he proposes, " Can it," he asks, " be adopted with a reasonable assurance that it will not defeat the great principle of any constitutional reform—the representation of the whole community, and not of one class of it only ?" He is satisfied that such an end would be fully attained by the franchise he proposes, and he proceeds to illustrate his arguments by quotations from the electoral statistics. In seventeen large towns the effect of adopting the municipal franchise would be to double, and, in some, even to quad- ruple, the present number of electors. But it is in these very towns that the franchise is most eagerly desired, and there is little probability of a considerable increase of the electors materially affecting the character of the representation, since the members returned are usually of advanced Liberal opinions. In 80 boroughs in which the municipal and parliamentary boundaries are conter minous, Mr. Cox calculates the addition which would be made to the electors at 23 per cent. In 76 other boroughs, where the boundaries are not identical, or the franchise does not exist, the adop tion of the municipal franchise would make an addition of 11,200. This calculation is based on the same proportion of 23 per cent., and the total results of Mr. Cox's figures are as follows : " The additions to the borough constituencies would be :—ln the 80 municipal boroughs, 36,710 ; in the 76 non-municipal boroughs, 11,200 ; in the 17 large boroughs, 102,392—a total of 150,302. Of course these figures may not be indisputably correct, but they are at least founded on a definite basis ; and Mr. Cox reminds some of his critics that he has founded his estimate on the gross num bers of both electors and burgesses, so that the number to be affected by double entries, removals, and other causes, would not alter the relative propor tions. The calculations of the results of the £7 franchise were, he says, based on the assumption that every £7 house would produce an elector, whereas the facts are verydifferent, owing to various causes of disability. The conditions of Household Suffrage which he proposes are, that the owner or tenant shall have occupied a dwelling-house for two years preceding the 31st of July ; being rated for the same, and payment being made of all rates due thereon before the Ist of Jan. preceding. The rate book might be the register, and the revision court would have to deal only with personal disabilities. The County Franchise need not in Mr. Cox's opinion be so much enlarged, as he fears the great increase of election expenses consequent upon its reduction, but this objection is scarcely sound. If, as he himself argues, the agricultural population is very much underrated, both in num bers and importance, by the dwellers in towns, it is time that their representation was based on more liberal principles. The manufacturing populations and wealth are concentrated in a small space, the agricultural and other populations and wealth are scattered over a vast area, and consequently the general impression is that the former far exceed the latter in numbers. Such is not the case, the entire borough population being 9,326,709, and the entire county population 11,427,655. A representation of numbers would therefore actu ally give the preponderance to the county or non manufacturing interest. We need not enter fur ther into the details of Mr. Cox's plan, though we may mention that he coincides in the opinion which we have often expressed, that it is most undesirable to restrict the House of Commons to the present number of members. ." An addition of twenty," be says, "to the present number of the House of Commons would permit the construction of a most complete and satisfactory scheme ; but which, with e th h e ise p m res e e t impracticable hatw ould without hnoeui neither e d r i disfran chisement n n t ttolinlanit'existent able nor just." The general features of the plan which he proposes are undoubtedly both Liberal and Conservative, and household suffrage has much to recommend it, though to render it effectual and satisfactory we should like to ace the addition of a lodger franchise and an educational franchise. We are not without hopes that some such measure may be accepted by Parliament, since the leading statesmen of all parties perceive the necessities of the time, and are be coming more and more inclined to lay aside party feeling, and work heartily together in the national cause. The great distinction between parties at the present crisis is, in Mr. Cox's opinion, the division between Constitutionalists and Democrats. " The earnest desire of all who have anything to lose is to put aside the past divisions of parties, which are altogether inapplicable to the circum stances of the times, and to form one great party, in which Liberals who are not Democrats, and Con servatives who are not reactionists, may unite for the maintenance of constitutional Government, and for the defence of civil, religious, commercial, and personal liberty, against the despotism of democracy which now threatens all of them with destruction." We already see some indications of such a union, but the Democratic party have as yet but little in fluence in England. The temper and convictions of the people are entirely opposed to their theories and their practices, and Englishmen, in spite of platform denunciations, are fully sensible of the great practical blessings they possess. The proceedings of the North German Parlia ment will naturally engage some notice just now, and perhaps a good deal more may be learned from a careful scrutiny of its doings than can be gained by the perusal of the remarks of Prussian states men and the reflections of official journals at Berlin. Herr BRAUEN made a sensible speech, in which he advised his hearers not to run after the South Germans, but to leave them to themselves. He also said that national union was the chief point to aim at. Count BISMARCK made a speech, in which he appears to have been very animated. After dilating upon the glories of the work before them, and the effects likely to be produced by the draft of the Constitution being unanimously adopted, he went on to consider the real question at issue, namely, the minimum that each State must sacrifice of its peculiar rights and character. This is always the end of all this talk of unity and national regeneration. It infallibly happens that some small province must give way, and that Prussia does not find herself called upon to make any effort in the matter of sacrifice or giving up. Her mission is always to increase as much as possible, which is a very convenient doctrine at any rate. Count BISMARCK waxed very indignant at the notion that Prussia had behaved wrongly to Hanover, which had been, he said, a nest of intrigues, and the Minister would have been a traitor to the fatherland who had hesitated to remove such a dynasty. Considering the connec tion between our own Court' and that of Hanover, we think the Minister's remarks are most complimentary, and prove how much re spect is entertained for England in Prussia. Taking all things into account, the tone of Count BISMARCK is not at all encouraging, and indeed it seems to indicate that all the most extreme mea sures will be adopted in this new scheme ; but perhaps such a result is only what we might have anticipated after what has taken place. LATEST INTEL LIGENCF. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. NEW Yonx, March 11. The House of Representatives has passed a sup lement to the Reconstruction Bill, empowering the military commanders of the South to take a census and register, the votes of the population, call a con vention, and form a constitution under the Military Government Bill. Congress will not adjoun until the question of further proposed guarantees for the reconstruction of the South is settled. Mr. Sumner proposes to guarantee the homesteads. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Gold, 1244. Sterling exchange on London, 1084. Five-twenty United Sratcs Bonds, 109/ ; Illinois, 115 f ; Erie, 61. Cotton—Middling Up land, 30. The North German Lloyd Steamship, America, arrived out yesterday, and the Inman steamer, City of Boston, to-day. MEXICO. NEW YORK, March 11. Advices received from Matamoras to the 4th inst. announce that the Einperor Maximilian was at Queretaro on the 21st February, with 10,000 men. Escobedo was 18 leagues distant from the Imperialists, waiting to be reinforced in order to give them battle. Parfirio Diaz was also awaiting reinforcements in order to attack the capital. MELBOURNE, Jan. 28. The following ships have sailed for England during the month :---Echinuga, with 26,500 oz. ; Red Jacket, With 16,500 oz. ; Pride of the Ocean, with 8,000 oz. ; Royal Standard, with 9,500 oz. ; Lincolnshire, with 5,625 oz. ; and the screw steamer Great Britain, with 59,000 oz. SOUTHAMPTON, March 12. The New York and Bremen Steamship Co.'s steamer Baltic passed the N eedles at 12.15 p.m to-day. CANDIA. ATHENS, March 7. (Via Marseilles.) The Greek steamer Arcadia has conveyed to Sphakhia arms, ammunition, and clothing for the insurgents, without meeting any Turkish cruiser. She brought back to Syra 100 women and children, and some insurgents wounded. EGYPT AND TILE PORTE. CONSTANTINO r LE, March 6 ( Via Marseilles). Advices received here announce that the Egyptian Constitutional Assembly have proposed to the Vice roy to withhold the payment of a portion of the tribute to the Porte as compensation for the expense of the Egyptian army in Crete. THE NORTH GERMAN PARLIAMENT. BERLIN, March 11. In to-day's sitting of the North German Par liament, Herr Braun, deputy for Wiesbaden, made a speech, in which he declared national union to be the chief point to be aimed out. Ile deprecated running after the South Germans with enticing offers, and preferred that they should be left to their own devices. This sentiment was received with loud cheers. Count Bismarck then made a speech. He began by congratulating the previous speaker. He urged the adoption of the draught of the Constitution, which, he said, would open to the German people a path in which the genius of the nation would find objects worthy of its efforts. He said the pre sent question was, what was the minimum that each State must be required to sacrifice of its pecu liar character and rights. " Who," asked Count Bismarck, " could set up a responsible Ministry ? Prussia does not desire to follow a policy of mediatising. The basis of the Confederation must be, not the employment of force agrinst peoples faithful to their allegiance, but fidelity to the treaties entered into by the dif ferent States with Prussia. The Government is willing to accede to all possible improvements of the draught of the Constitution. We recognise even the necessity of a state of transition, and acknow ledge that the organisation of the Federal Army should only provisionally be independent of a vote of the Parliament. The union between South Ger many and the North German Confederation is in course of preparation. In all questions affecting the power and position of Germany the North and South will be united. Ido not believe that the Diets of the States of the Confederation will reject the work agreed upon by the Parliament. Let us do the work quickly. Let us place Germany in► the saddle ; we shall find her quite able to ride." In reply to llerr von Munchausen, ex-Hanove rian Minister, Count Bismarck repelled in the strongest terms the reproach that Prussia had vio lated the treaty of Langensalza. The Hanoverian Court, he declared, had been a nest of intrigue, and the Minister who would have neglected an oppor tunity of removing such a dynasty as that which reigned in Hanover would have been a traitor to the fatherland. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, March 12. The Emperor has left for Pesth. The Imperial patent formally convoking the Reichsrath is expected immediately. FRANCE. BOURSE, March 11, Two o'clock.—There is very little business doing to-day, and the changes in the quotations of stocks and shares, although quite un important, are generally in the adverse direction. Three per Cents. have receded Bc.—to 69fr. 97c. Credit Mobilier shares are 3f. 25c. lower, viz., at 508 f., and Credit Foucier 3f., at 1,507 f. Italian Fives, on the other hand, have improved 25c., and are now quoted at 54f. 60c. There is little demand for Railway shares, which are offered at a reduction on Saturday's closing prices. Three o'clock.—There tice ; the last quotations is no improvement to no. tre as follows : Bank Shares 3557 50 Italian Loan 54 55 Do. end month 54 52 Mexican Loan Do. Bonds Spanish Throes Home Debt Deferred RAILW AYS. per Cents 97 75 Do. and month — 3 per Cents. — Do. end month 69 95 Credit Mobilier 506 25 Do. end month 503 75 Credit Foncier — Do. end month 1508 75 For Account. Orleans Northern 1221 25 Lyons and Mediterranean 937 50 Southern .587 50 Western — Eastern — Sardinian Austrian - Lombard 420 North of Spain Saragos€ a — Ditto to Barcelona Roman, THE JUDGMENT IN THE CASE OF THE TORNADO.— The judgment of the prize court in the case of the Tor nado has been published iu the Madrid papers, and is as follows :—" San Fernando, Dec. 15, 1866. The capture of the Tornado is declared legitimate, and she and all her be longings are adjudicated as fair prize to the captain, offi cers, and crew of the frigate Gerona, to be shared in regular proportions after the necessary expenses have been de ducted. The crew will remain as prisoners at the disposal of the captain-general cf the depar;;ment, to be dealt with according to orders already received or which may be re ceived from the Government." This provisional judgment will be communicated to Captain Collier, and he will be informed that he may appeal against it after five days have elapsed from the notification thereof, and that the docu ments and pleadings necessary for the support of the case will Do conceded to the appellant. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. PARIS, Monday Evening. The news in the Bulletin of the Moniteur to-day chiefly relates to the recent changes in the English Ministry. It has received a telegram from Munich stating that the Duchess Sophia, wife of Duke Charles Theodore of Bavaria, and daughter of the King of Saxony, whose illness had for some days past excited great uneasiness, had just died in that city. A letter from Berlin states that the marriage of the Count de Flandre with the Princess Marie de Hohenzollern Sigmaringen will take place on Apri 25 in that city. The King of the Belgians will go to Berlin to be present at the ceremony. Garibaldi, it appears, has given up the idea of extending his tour from Turin to Naples, and will return immediately to Caprera. The fact is that he has not discovered sufficient enthusiasm to induce him to enter upon a career of agitation. Italy is tranquil, and the relations of the Holy See with the Italian Government are on the most satisfactory and reassuring position. The Prussian Moniteur publishes an ordinance regulating the administrative divisions in ancient Electoral Hesse, the Duchy of Nassau, Frankfort, and the territories ceded by Bavaria and the Grand Duchy of Hesse to Prussia. In future these terri tories will form two Regencies, the chief towns of which will be established at Cassel and Wiesbaden. The Regency of Cassel will be divided into 23 circles, each comprising from 30,000 to 40,000 in habitants. That of Wiesbaden will have 12 circles, the population of which will generally exceedso,ooo inhabitants. The city of Frankfort will form the 11th circle of this Regency. Count de Darnremont, Envoy Extraordinaiy and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Court of France to that of Wurtemburg, has been appointed Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of the Brazils, in the room of the Chevalier St. George, deceased. The Marquis de Chateurenard, Minister Plenipotentiary, at disposal, has been appointed Envoy Extra ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Wurtemburg, in the room of Count de Damre mont. The Constitutionnel in its first article, and in large type, says :—" At the time we write the whole of the Italian people press around the electoral arms. The point is to establish a repre sentation with wisdom and patriotism sufficient to give solid support to the Government, and to guide it in the difficult path amidst the obstacles of a great renovation. This is the time, then, when the Italians should recollect the advice which two years ago was given to Italy by one who loved his country so much that he never flattered it, and never sacrificed what he thought was the truth to vain popularity. That man was the late Massimo d'Azeglio." The Constitutionne/ then gives an extract from the Marquis, who advised the electors to exercise good sense, sagacity, and patriotism, and called upon Italy to act like a great nation, and thus concludes :—" At this time more than two years ago Italy had to struggle against perils which she must overcome at any price —the intrigues of party and the excitement of passions. The Italians have sufficiently proved that they appreciate the advice of Massimo d' Azeglio, one of the first labourers in the work of Italian independence, who died in endeavouring to execute his task." It is officially announced that 16,000 French soldiers•embarked at Vera Cruz on the 28th of February on their return to France, and it was ex pected that the whole of the expeditionary army would have left Mexico by the Bth of March. The Siecle expresses its satisfaction at the termination of an expedition " commenced with such temerity and continued at the price of such cruel sacrifices." M.Arnaldi, Archbishop of Spolete (Italy), died a few days ago, after a long illness, in his 72d year. The Porchefontaine Races yesterday attracted but few people, and the business was very flat. The following is an account of the racing : Comedienne Luynes Sccevola A Steeplechase Handicap of 2,000 f Valentino Gabion 2 ... Heidelberg A Selling Steeplechase of I,ooof. M. MacGrittern's V o lt a `(walked over) The Marquis du H a ll a y Coetquen, who attained some notoriety as bei ng a referee in duelling cases, died suddenly on Satu r d a y night from apoplexy. Some of the Paris papers to-day, in spite of con tradictions given to the report both in England and France, persist in the statement that there is an un derstanding between England, France, and Russia respecting the course to be adopted in regard to the affairs of the East. The Memorial Diplomatique asserts in an official tone that the three great Powers have determined to claim from Turkey various important ameliorations in favour of the Christian subjects of the Porte. The Journal des Debats does not give credence to the report, although several influential German papers repose confidence in it. The weather to-day has been settled—not very bright, but warm and agreeable for the season. Verdi's long-talked-of opera " Don Carlos" is announced for performance this evening. Some musical persons of eminence do not seem very con fident about its merits. HEAVY SNOW-STORM IN YORKSHIRE..--- A con tinuous heavy fall of snow occurred during the whole of Thursday and Thursday night in the North and East Ridings. The moors are thickly covered, and the wolds are in many places several inches deep. The ground being dry very little of the snow melts: THE PRESENT CRISIS. A Conservative M.P., in a letter to a contempo- rary says :—Sir—You are evidently bent on a Reform Bill being carried this session, and, like a practical man, you do not much care what instrument, pro vided it be effective, is employed for the purpose. Agreeing with you in this, I am prepared to sup- port the present Government through all its way ward courses as long as the slightest prospect exists - - of its being able to end " this bitter and dangerous controversy." But there is another question beyond the boun daries of Reform, and of greater because more enduring interest, on which I would desire, with your indulgent permission, to make some observa tions before the crisis comes actually upon us. I mean the condition of political parties in the country. The full significance of the present crisis has not as yet, I think, been fully appreciated. It seems to me to mark an era in English politics ; or perhaps, rather, to be an important link in a chain of events which together constitute an epoch. The first link in this chain was Lord Palmerston's death ; then came the disruption of the Liberal party last ses sion on their dealing with Reform ; to-day we wit ness a parallel breach in the opposite ranks from the same cause; aud, lastly, we have Lord Derby's formal announcement to his party that he intends at an early period . to withdraw from their leader ship. It used to be a common saying that during the last years of Lord Pahnerston's life that after him there would be a great change in the state of par ties—a new shuffle of the cards. But things seldom turn out in the exact way and at the precise time that is expected. The singular vitality of old watchwards and party organisations enabled them to survive Lord Palmerston, nor is there any say ing how long they might have lasted had not the crucial test of the Reform question been applied to them. This question, not inaptly called the touchstone of parties, first resolved the great Liberal party into its component elements, and this far more efficiently than was manifested by the patent fact of the for mation of a Cave. Perhaps Mr. Brand could tell us the exact numerical relations of Liberals and Democrats within the bosom of the same party. The same question has now resolved the great Con servative party into its component elements, and this far more efficiently than is manifested by the secession of three prominent members from the Cabinet ; for by it the heart has been cut out of the Conservative party. These men were the most re presentative men of their party ; till yesterday they were supposed to represent in an especial manner the sentiments and feelings and opinions of the country party. I say till yesterday, for since the late meeting at the Carlton Club has not a change come over the spirit of the dream of country gentlemen ? This meeting was, certainly, the strangest incident of the many strange incidents which have marked the progress of this question. It was a saying of Pul teney that the heads of parties were like the heads of snakes, for the most part moved by their tails. He could not have desired a more apt illustration of his meaning.' Mr. Disraeli's speech on intro ducing his Resolutions sounded to many of his party like the famous invitation, " Duckies, duckies, come and be killed ;" but here were the Carlton dickies crowding round the Conservative housewife and clamorously demanding summary stran gulation. No wonder that the seceding members of the Government preferred honour able retirement to fighting any longer a losing battle against the majority of their own col ic us on behalf, as they had hitherto i m ag in ed , of the a4r e very men who were now tumultuously urging them to surrender at discretion. But what is the Cabinet without them ? Look at the Treasury bench in the House of Commons now, and ask what principles, what party, what sympathies it represents. One thing alone saves it from utter contempt— the matchless audacity of its chief. But even he must yield to what the old Greeks called " fate," and we moderns " the force of circumstances." Ile may carry Reform through yet, but the odds arc wofully against him. The situation may be summed up thus :—At the be ginning of the Session the Government had scarcely one enemy, to-day it has scarcely one friend. But whatever comes of the question of Reform, one thing is clear, the integrity of the old Conservative party is irretrievably destroyed. Lord Derby has declared his intention of resign ing. Who will be his successor ? Will it be a " universal succession ?" Undoubtedly not, I should say ; the inheritance will have to be divided. The old Tory party, representing principles deeply rooted in the minds of large classes in this country, will find its natural leaders in the men who have lately seceded from the present Cabinet, reinforced by others who will join them as soon as the spell of office is removed. But the more Liberal section of the party, the men who lean to Lord Stanley's views rather than to the principles of Lord Cranborne; where will they find their natural place? As long as the patrimony was entire, as long as the old names afforded a common bond of union, these men were content to fight under the old flag; but when the old names have passed away, and new leaders have to be chosen, a crisis arises, the importance of which, as influencing the course of politics in this country, it is impossible to exaggerate. _ _ I take it, sir, that one of two things must happen. The Moderate Liberal party must absorb the Liberal Conservative party, or the Liberal Conservative party must attract the Moderate Liberal party into its own ranks. Which of these contingencies is the more probable I believe depends entirely on the will and conduct of one man. If Mr. Gladstone chooses to break definitely with the Democratic party in the country and to regulate his policy by a Liberal and not a Democratic standard—if he chooses to follow out steadily the programme which he seems to have laid down for himself this session, I should say that the almost certain result will be that a large section of the old Conservative party, those who cannot .sccept the platform of Lord Cranborne and the Tories, will definitely and openly transfer their allegiance to him. From his genius, his character, and his politi cal antecedents he is probably mere sympathetic to them than any other single public man in England. Accident, rather than delib?rate choice, made him a leader of the Liberals. His Liberalism is untainted with want of reverence and love for the institutions of the country. He, better than any single states man, seeais capable of dealing with the problem of our age,—how to adapt our inherited laws and in stitutions to the new wants of our times; in a word, to reconcile the Old England with the New. Should this consummation be arrived at, the " organised hypocrisy" of old political parties will be exploded, and politics will regain their tone. The nominal divisions of parties will correspond to actual divisions of opinion. But to bring this about two conditions are absolutely indispensable—first, that there should be no mistake about the breach with the Democratic party ; and, secondly, that upon Lord Derby's retirement the Whig Nestor should likewise withdraw and leave the boards for the men of a younger generation to form new combinations, in order to deal efficiently with the great problems of the age. You cannot put new wine into old bottles. ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—A collision between a passenger train belonging to the Great Western Railway Company and a Metropolitan passenger train occurred on Thursday, close to the Green-lane-bridge, Paddington. A train for Hammersmith left Bishop's-road station three minutes beyond its time, and seeing the danger signal up at Green-lane-bridge, the driver immediately reversed his engine and stopped the train, which two minutes afterwards was dashed into by a train which had been despatched from the Paddington terminus, and which was bound for Birmingham, the result being that twelve persons were more or less injured, but none of them very seriously. Two of them wore taken to St. Mary's Hospital, and after having had their wounds dressed were sent to their homes. Mr. Superintendent Durdle, with a staff of men, bOOll cleared the lino, and then the ordinary traffic was resumed. The accident originated through the break ing of the wire at Green-lane -bridge, xhich prevented the danger-signal being taken off, and the driver of the Great Western engine was unable to see another danger signal, which was near the Paddington station, because of the suow, which was falling heavily at the time. r ..-". vsir4l, „ zt , 'SG N „ ft 4. 4 114 ktlaiyir . HER MAJESTY, &c• WINDSOR CASTLE, March 11. The Queen and the Royal family received this evening the sorrowful, although not unexpected, intelligence of the death of Prince Christian's mother, the Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Augus tenburg. The Queen and her Royal Highness Princess Louise walked, and rode on ponies in the grounds this morning. Her Royal Highness Princess Christian, attended by the Duchess of Roxburghe, went out walking. Princess Beatrice rode in the Home Park, and Prince Leopold drove, attended by Mr. Legg. His Royal Highness Prince Arthur has left the Castle for Greenwich-park, attended by Major Elphinstone. Lady Bagot and the Rev. C. Kingsley have a lso left the Castle. The Prince of Wales, attended by Lieut.-Colone l Keppel, rode out on horseback yesterday. We are authorised to state that, in consequence of the death of the Duchess of Schleswig Holstein .Augus" tenburg, mother of his Royal Highness Prince Christian, the Queen's Court, appointed to be held on Thursday, 14th inst., has been postponed. The Earl of Howth is unavoidably detained in Cornwall, by the dangerous illness of his daughter, Lady Margaret Domvile. Viscount and Viscountess Doneraile have left town for Doneraile, Ireland, in consequence of the Fenian disturbances there. Mrs. Gladstone will have an evening party to morrow at the family residence on Carlton-house-terrace. Haymarket Theatre. Last evening the bills of the play at the Hay market Theatre, which, though unaltered for some time, have attracted large and brilliant audiences, announced that the excellent three-act comedy, " David Garrick," would be performed for a limited period, and the consequence was a house crowded in every part. Mr. Sothern, of course, wa s cor dially welcomed, and never has he performed the part of Garrick with greater effect than he did last night. His great scene in the second act elicited unbounded applause, and the performance altogether was one of unmixed pleasure to the audience. Ou r own good-tempered, good-humoured, author, manager, and actor, Mr. Buckstone, w e re joice to say, having somewhat recovered from his domestic bereavement, appeared in h is original part of Squire Chivey, and experienced a warm and hearty reception, the genial influence of which enabled him to go through his part with all that spirit and humour which has made him one of the especial favourites of the public. Mr. Chippen dale and Miss Nelly Moore entered with spirit into the revival, and contributed their share to the plea" sure of the evening. The new comedy, " Diamonds and Hearts," is a perfect success, and doubtless it will form, for some time at least, one of the perms, nent attractions at this theatre. Although indebt ed for the plot of the piece to the French, the adaptor has well performed his task, and given to us a piece that suits the talented company of the Haymarket to a nicety. The plot turns upon the dilemma in whi ch a young English gentleman finds himself by giv ing ' way to a passion for a certain Lady Claverton, in place of cherishing the legitimate affection of her sister Maud, whose whole and undivided love is for him alone. Frank Wellborne, by his headstrong folly, nearly compromised the honour of the wife of Sir Charles Claverton, and wellnigh breaks his father's heart ; to prevent the former he steals a quantity of jewels, and is charged with felony The ruse, however, does not succeed, Sir Charles forces Frank Wellborne to accept a challenge, but happiness is restored through the inter vention of Maud, who, without knowing it, exn ner ates her sister, Lady Claverton, and marries Frank as a punishment for his thoughtless 111" propriety. Miss Nelly Moore is perfectly cha rming as Maud, and Miffslone Burke infuses into the pa rt of Lady Claverton a spirit which would be m uch improved by a little more emotional feeling. Howe is natural and unaffected as Sir Charles Claverton, and Mr. Rogers, as Growler, created S part which will increase the reputation he has already secured as a painstaking and truthful actor. The piece has been placed upon the stage with all that taste and attention to detail which is the great . and distinguishing feature of the management 01 the Haymarket Theatre. THE IRISH LORD CHANCELLOR.—We regret to say that the Lord Chancellor has been in a feeble state of health for some time past. On making inquirie s at a hour last (Sunday) night, we were informed there Was J i° change in his lordship's condition.—Dublin Express. FARM WAGES IN CANADA.—The official rep orts OI the Government agents in various parts of the provinces to tho Bureau of Agriculture and Emigration give the fol lowing rates of wages for farm labour : — ln the counties near Hamilton, $l4 to $ l6 per month; To ronto, $l5 $2O ; Kingston, $l4 to to $l5 ; Ottawa, $l3 to $l5 ?, an d Montreal, $ll to $l5 ; in all cases with board and lodging. Harvest labourers received during the season of 1866 front $ll to $2 per day. A Canadian dollar is in all cases 4s. 2d. sterling. THE MURDER BY A PARAMOUR IN STAFFORD sume.--John Bednall was brought up on remand before Mr. F. Willington, at Tamworth, la amw orth, on Thursday st, charged with the murder of Mar y Keeling, a, woman whom he had lived with as his mistress, Alrewas, on the 9th of February last. Some additional evidence having been adduced against the prisoner, he was com mitted for trial at the approaching session at Stafford upon the charge of wilful murder Ye. RAILWAY BlLLS.—sterday, Mr. F rer e, th 3 examiner, hel d a sitting at the House of Commo ns. The Fulham Railway Bill, the only one examined, was adjourned until the 21st. The Lords' Committee held a sitting, but no Railway Bills were submitted. In the House of Commons committee on group 6, the London and North-Western and Midland (Huddersfield and Hali fax) was considered and adjourned. The following were also adjourned : —The London and North-Western (Bux t on , Chapel-en - le - Frith, and Sheffield) and th e West B r econ and Merthy Junction was considered a sorno length and adjourned. The other bills adjourne Great by tis Committee were the Carmarthen and Cardigan, he Western, the Llanelly, the Llynvi an d O g more, Noah and Brecon, and other bills. the Riding and Grimsby. In the commit tee on g roup 9 P O WDER EXPLOSlON.—lnforma tion has been re ceived that the Themis, a Bremen schooner, while, taking in powder, in Hong Kong harbour from the pow h der hulk Zephyr, was destroyed on the 17th January, togeter with the Zephyr, by an explosio n. Five European° were on board the Themis at the tim e of the disaster, and several Chinese, but the number of the latter is not knoWn. t 'd Two bodies (of Chinamen) were afterwards pick As imilar up in the harbour dreadfully mu tilated. disaster is reported as having occu rred on the Bt h of f January in Shanghai harbour, when by the blowing 111) the steamer Adeline, four of the crew (two English 11_0' two foreigners) were killed. The loss of the Bra o, steamer Corea which sailed from Hong Kong for -31 - r°Kc' r llama (Japan) is also reported. She struck on a 1'06" near Swatow on the 18th January. Some of those on b °a- f reached the shore, but a boat in which wore a nual b°r , ii ° , the passengers and croNN had not been hoard of When advices loft. qn THE IRONWORKERS' STRIKE AT S WINTON, YonKsmnE.—The strike at the Swinton Iron Works, the celebrate longing to Messrs. John Brown and Co., bratitoc; armour-plate manufacturers, again st a proposed reduction of wages, still goes on without any prospect a an diate settlement. The mon have held several meeting:_tio the subject, in conjunction with their fellow-workmen. vsea are on strike at the Atlas Works, and have OP'et.sicii, great determination not to submit to the reduction, sv.:,be it is most improbable the masters will withdraw iLd. present state of trade. The mon are now being supperowof in their struggle by the United King-dorn Allianc Organised Trades. kt th e MURDER AND SENTENCE OF for the Derby assizes yesterday Richard Wa g er was tried murder of his wife. The prisoner was a farmer, bat er Bleaklow House, Derbyshire, and on the 24th of Dec ° 00 ho made a brutal attack upon his wife, running in the direction of a pond, pursued by her Flu d, band, Her body was soon afterwards found in the p . 0 .1 1, who wa o and the prisoner represented that she bad committed suicide. There were, however, many facts to place thus this statement ; and the jury returned a verdict of N " r _ The priscni. , murder, with a recommendation to mercy.— who was sentenced to death, left the dock laughing. , at A man of the nam e of Merritt has just die a c.or Gosport, in Hampshir e, a g ed 102. Re was a hird-e by trade. gi tic