The Sun. — London, England, 1867-03-02 00:00:00

1 J .' CEI W 11 3 A • ktil, 6 ob, 7 t4d e agh irst, e • .d Se ilia ! ;; 144134% 1 mi fl gap EU - 11 SRI •• h t • .1. • Ma • , „1.• • , 1 ••• • MP fogi c kt r n t h by e d d a i" a 'ePfrtleoontr Liv, 4 . h uon o BP:A a ltfc g Eattmoiffbute 9th • APosigulv. • plc& 1 n sktite'eta . I •ii•W r on • • 'a' - 1 date ava • or 'eturrrt o D inh tl Marc.. EusE l egi l an tM. bilnYs6 ftt apppEtitmgmer , L Pr 44-1414 = see g r. . L ton. s VII 'W t 4 , I t I 70VENINS Sh;V& t Ik - eVIS • *is, le I tt t a ft re ri t ea F. klitphor, ; eedi '" :'c Nit 442(19, 2 40fti4 14 and huppet „ , To ! conclude w:th the antoniliW" int lifeti l ' 141:31.1VETV Nil'; or harlequin and the Gnome-King of the Giant' Mountain. Commence at a Quarter to Seven, • rI\HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buckstone, TO-NIGHT. A LESSON FOR MEM. Messrs. Eothern, Chendale, Compton, Howe, Rogers, Clarke. Braid, Kendal, Go ipp rdon, Vincent, &e. ; Mesdames Chippendale, Moore, Bill, Wright, Laws, &c. Alter which, LORD DITNDREARY MARRIED AND DON 1•: FOR. Messrs. Sothern, Bogey, Gordon, Clark, Weathersby, Whire, dr a. To conclude with JENNY LIND AT LAS C. Miss lona Burke. Commence at Seven. 11) OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE...-. .9:41 Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Fechtcr. THIS EVENING, ROUGE E P NOIR. Maurice D'Arbel a Gambler), Mr. Fechter ; Messrs. Emery, Evans, Moreland, Fitzpatricic. Dalton. Reynolds, Lomas, Newbound, Andrews, ra Anderson Vivian Bennett. and Edward Price ; Miss ti en de, Mrs . Leigh Murray, Miss Grattan, and Miss Carlotta Leclercq. Prec.Ale 1 by THE TWO POLTS. Mr. H. Widdicomb. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, March 2, at Seven, A SISTER'S PENANCE. Miss Kate Terry, Miss Hughes, Miss Emily Pitt; Messrs. H. Vezin, Billhigton, Ashley, Eburne, Romcr, aid Stephenson. To conclude with the New Grand Burlesque of THE MOUNTAIN DHU; or, THE KNIGHT, THE LADY, AND THE LAKE. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Piul Bedford, Ashley, K. Romer, and C. J. Smith ; Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss Furtado, Miss Hughes, Miss Emily Pitt, .tc. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. New Management. Sole Lessee, Mr. B. Webster; Manager, Mr. 11. Wigan. THIS EVENING, LAVATER. ; OR, NOr A BID JUDGE. Messrs. 11. J. Montague, P. Murray, and Charles Mathews; Mesdames liatris and lI Palmer. After whi,h, A COUICAL COUNTESS. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews. Followed by A ROMANTIC IDEA. Messrs. Addison, Murray, and C. Mathews ; Mesdames E. Farren and C. Mathews. To conclude with an ATROCIOUS CRIIIIYAL. Mr. J. Clayton. Doors open at half-past Six; commence at Seven. HOLBORN THEATRE ROYAL. Selo Troprietor and Manager, Mr. .‘!efton Parry. THIS EVENING, a new Farce, MY TURN NEXT. Mr. Belmore, Miss Foote, Miss Lennox. After which, Itoucicault's drama of FLYING SCUD. Messrs. Nevitie, Belmore, Blake, Ca.rden,Yollaite ; Mesdames F. Josephs, C. Saunders, B. Foote, tiaymond. 'ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Mana , er, Mr. Geo. Vining'. THIS EVENING, HIS LAST LEGS. Mr. C. 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Gratis and post free on application. INEEINSINGR, ch ,hT T IMAM rsr,mtlArrsviititkiiitEs. ithhigniDglaffiee tin Es gduaillarefftWilfside Loalondon: EtiCiacMgricaMtrAtloliDisitioll4i :" iGI, I SHlBADAVlleatihrignlAhllliintestia2Mino.. 11 1116 3 % arbilialtKeitadiarning,h. h.m.--TngiCiMPROM,'I24P. froomffivrtavirAittlZ A8q13671 I S e fetVirqueptithirwercyllastatoveiningnr4tP tgiEtti Leader of the house with respect to the coming Re- . form Bill. There can be no doubt of the great interest that is felt in the measure, and, as is usually the case, almost every one has a different suggestion, a fresh claini, or a new remedy. Mr. DISRAELI, however, is not to be moved from his official reticence, and is by no means inclined to mar the effect of the bill in its collected form by presenting its details piecemeal to the public. Mr. SHERIDAN gave notice of a motion in favour of household suffrage. Mr. WHITE asked for some nformation respecting the agents who are to prepare the bill itself, and other inqui ries :were made. The most important topic touched upon was the representation of Scotland, which Sir W. MAXWELL brought particularly under he notice of the house. The hon. baronet remarked ipon the dissatisfaction existing in Scotland, be- cause no mention of the Scotch representatives had been made in the new Reform scheme, and he re- ferred to the return of last year, which showed the proportional numbers belonging to each kingdom. Taken in proportion to population Scotland should have 69 members, taken according to taxation 86, and according to the mean 78. The present num ber of representatives is 58—a number falling miser- ably short of either of these estimates. In the bill of last year it was proposed to give Scotland seven additional members. In the bill of 1859 no specific increase was made, but the claims of Scotland were acknowledged. Sir W. nIXWELL went on to show that the largest and wealthiest county in Scotland sent only half the members returned by the county of Rutland. It was proposed to give a member to what was called the black country, but Scotland had also a black country—Lanarkshire—which was daily growing in wealth, population, and import ance, and which was only represented by a single member ! The hon. baronet urged that the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer should apply the same rule to Scotland as he had to England, and reinforce the county representation. Sir J. OGILVIE, Sir C. COLEBROOKE, and several other members supported the claims of Scotland to increased representation, and Mr. BRUCE more particularly advocated the right of the Scotch Universities to have one, if not two, members. In answer to all these various appeals and arguments, Mr. DISRAELI said that ie Government were far from thinking that there was any excess of representative power in Eng land, and, therefore, they could not cpnseut to satisfy the claims of Scotland at the expense of the English representation. At the same time he declared that they were ready to consider the state of Scotland without any prejudice, and simply with regard to its actual requirements. As for the Scotch Universities, he confessed that for his own part he was favourable to mixing constitu encies, founded upon intellect and education, with those great material interests which must necessarily form the bulk of a representative system. The right hon. gentleman took credit to his own party for having in 1859 introduced the measure which gave a corporate representative character to those Universities, and thus enabled them to prefer their present claim. It was not, he said, likely that they would now be indifferent to the claims of the great seats of learning. However, the right hon. gentleman naturally enough was unwilling either to fix a day for the introduction of the Scotch Reform Bill, or to give any intimation of its character. Since the day is not yet fixed for laying the English Bill upon the table it is not reasonable to expect that the Scotch Bill can be immediately introduced, and its character must be necessarily very much affected by the principles which are accepted for England. There is a very simple and effectual mode of dis posing of the difficulty respecting . the increase of re presentation. Scotlanl has had an insufficient num ber of members, and prefers a just claim for more. England is unable to spare any, since, allowing for a considerable redistribution of seats, there are so many thriving and populous districts totally unrepresented, that what ever members may be taken from the smaller boroughs can be speedily apportioned in the manu facturing counties, and other great hives of industry. But there is no special charm in the number of 658, which has been rigidly adhered to in every succes sive Reform Bill, as if the population, property, and intelligence of the country had remained immovable since 1832. If 658 was a fair representation in 1832, most certainly it cannot be a fair representation in 1867. We might as well have 700 members at once, and • even then the proportion of members and constituencies would not be evenly balanced. But, supposing that our Ministers and politicians shrink from so considerable a change, why should they not reverse the magic figures, and have 685 instead of 658. We venture to assure them that a good many persons will be none the wiser, while the addition of 27 members will allow for a fair consideration of the claims of Scotland and Wales, and a more efficient represen tation of England itself. If the Chancellor of the Exchequer can succeed in giving representatives to some more of our unrepresented districts, he will greatly add to the popularity of his scheme, while he will have justice and common sense on his side. There will still be plenty to do in the way of redis tribution, but the alteration of the standing num ber of the members will considerably lighten the worst part of the duty. Last night Mr. NITALroLE brought in his Fac tory Act Extension Bill which was read a first time amid general.applause. The right hon. gen tleman entered into an elaborate explanation of the measure' before the House, in order that the matter mightbe fully understood before the ques tion again came on for debate. It is not likely that any one who has considered this subject will differ from the Home Secretary, when he says that it is desirable to extend the principle of these Acts to those trades not yet subject to them on account of the flagrant evils existing in them. Originally the Factory Laws were only applied to the cotton and woollen factories, but since then they have been extended by the Bleaching and Drying Acts, and by the Lace Acts. Six other kinds of trade were included in 1864, subject to various modifications. Now that this question is engrossing so much atten tion, it is important and interesting to dwell upon the main principles which have distinguished these Factory Acts. The first object was to provide for the health of those who are employed in factories, on sanitary grounds ; secondly, to take care that all dangerous machinery is properly guarded ; and, thirdly, to enforce tho half-tim2, system with tE ~. .i, . --1 efi . -:;, - 4.` f ;?;; #,1.0- th k ki d i ~ , ~„2-4.,,.Air _ i , ,rt-4..,...; Niii - V - -f I': 111110 1 i,... • ...7" . - , 4 . 3 0.,,,_•*•:,_,....... - -_: - .. y. ,...r 0 ,,.: , •_;.t0, 5 A-: 1 - ‘• t ', 011 „Law6h. :he 2hatileittaerh^a7ii4eir ettgailion — lllw h e Lt 4l e ta l ialiiiNa t ifitliWour La lltry 4 wo n m• `IWYRIC. ;sl4llalgu l ia v Ea t kil l fry ISTrt'a I iligitta tautiotkadiefialF, d ai t 2lo.%.a4g eisgetiirifauplicioupsilgkalotrylomsixta t e te . : eP iESI3O II M)YAWL I ALVW C N I Vea ba tat ae th Chi gIe byilrAviiimpilbUntendpelherriq in gxt en?in z th m px enth et,}284301 - 1151d gi e tfia ct AcYniB l 43 t i e Si n gAs de ßefi etuoiligmfikerbilkatatsWilaiiiliaNd‘rauft.. , AEprickeem:fhtfifitting ,l'ketitlEuLas rferrikaArqdkill tVlethv eer e 7 aluable.abie report y vam otheth6j°Maiiiitifthiers',Na e WerePrp i Ain • ciiiiffiirkitilt4heth6 ll 44: Vane oF hi gfc?reg n i c rctgit4}ll4t ierPIAMielP4lRfter$N T YP t?) ll W e n nbtice in its startling details. In consequence of their first report, which was presented to the QUEEN in 1863, the Acts previously referred to were passed relative to six new trades. Four other reports have been laid on' the table of the House since then, and, as Mr: WALPOLE re marked emphatically, "these reports' contain a mass of matter as valuable and as important as any matter which was ever included in the report of any Commissioners whatever." Hon. members will do well to peruse those reports before the debate comes on on the bill last night introduced, as there are those may feel inclined to dispute the arguments laid down, and to cavil at the suggestions proposed. As many as one hundred and fifty separate trades are included in these reports, and they concern more or less the " growth, the health, the physical, the moral, and the intellectual condition of not fewer than 1,400,000 women and children." Of course, this takes in many trades, such as lace, hosiery, and straw-plait manufactures; wearing apparel manufactures, the metal trades of Staffordshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire; paper, glass, tobacco, printing, bookbinding, and stationery ; and miscellaneous trades, including brick fields. Mr. WALPOLE divided the subject before them into two parts, which he incorporated into two bills ; and in order better to distinguish the separate branches, one was named the trades of larger establishments, and the other the trades of small ones. In order the more effectively to arrive at the proposed end, it is intended that the larger establishments shall be made subject to the Factory Act ; and the smaller ones, which could not be ap propriately treated, likewise will be placed under a sort of local supervision. It appears that the various provisions of the bill will include an immense num ber of persons; and smaller establishments, many of which are carried on in private houses, will be taken in in the dividing line of the measure. As a rule young persons will not be permitted to work at night ; but in certain special cases ar rangements will be made that they shall not be employed during the preceding or succeeding day of the nights on which they work, nor may they ba employed for more than a certain number of 'nights in succession. A very excellent provision is that made whereby it will be compulsory to have fans fixed to all grinding machines, for so injurious is the dust that comes from the steel and stones that the grinders only live o❑ an average forty years. Rules and regulations are also made concerning the fixing of the stones, so as to prevent the constant recurrence of accidents. The second Bill,which, in some cases, takes in private dwelling houses, is also a very excellent measure, and we hope that the Home Secretary will have the satisfaction of passing these wise and useful measures, which, as he said in conclusion, are calculated to do honour to our period by " throwing the protection of wise and considerate legislation over the women and children of this country." CORRESPONDENCE FPLU.,i PA IS. PARIS, Friday Evening. The Moniteur states, on the authority of the Vienna Gazette, that an Imperial decree has been issued dated February 26, declaring that the Diet of Bohemia is dissolved in consequence of its having, by its vote, caused the failure of the constitutional regulation of the connection of Bohemia with the Monarchy. New elections will immediately be proceeded with. A private telegram from Pesth states that, in consequence of the proclamation of the Imperial Rescript, the troops were kept in their quarters. I yesterday mentioned that a council of directors, under the presidency of the Emperor, had assembled at the Tuileries, to discuss the proposed new law relative to the Press. The council lasted four houre, but I am informed that the labour was not concluded. The Siecle has the following information upon the subject : " The Goverment was between two contrary currents. Some of the councillors obstinately re sisted the promised reforms, or tried to render them illusory. Others were for progressing more or less in the path of liberty. According to our latest in formation, the ultra Conservatives were beaten. An exaggerated increase in the security money required on starting a newspaper, and fines, no longer, as in the primitive project, place the Press in the hands of great capitalists. The cases of suspension or sup pression are reduced And rigorously determined. There is no longer any derogation of the individu ality of Deputies, only the project declares that their mission is incompatible with that of a director of a newspaper. The necessity of obtaining permiaiion from the Goverment pre vious to the publication of a newspaper is no longer insisted upon, or the administrative jurisdiction. There may be an appeal to several courts of juris diction against a sentence of suspension. "These are better conditions than were at first proposed, and which were in flagrant opposition to the letter of the 19th of January. But we regret not to find among the number of reforms which are announced the suppression, or, at least, the reduc tion of the stamp duty. Is it not an enormous, exorbitant tax ? When it is compared with other taxes, is it not evident that none of them are more onerous than this tax upon intelligence. The tax is almost equal to the amount of the subscription. "The first project suppressed personal punish ment. Why should it be restored in the second ? The Prefect of Police has just published the new regulations which make known to persons interested in them how they are lodged and fed at Sainte Pelagie. All will be for the best in the best pos sible of prisons, but the best is worth nothing. The penalty of imprisonment for offences of the press is no longer compatible with onr habits and manners. It ought to have disappeared with the Bastille, which, so to speak, was the subject of it. The pro ject of law upon the press will probably be amended by the Legislative Body. The Tiers party, although a little disorganised, will not give its consent to measure which would be, not a reform, but an aggravation. The Deputies who formerly supported an extension of the liberties of the press cannot join with the retrogradwparty," The Siecle then again applies itself to the question of the stamp duty upon newspapers, and says it never asked that it should ,be applied to purely literary papers, but in its opinion a better position ought to be given to those which discuss the great social and political questions. I have paid several visits to the Exhibition, but the many arms of Briarceus and the hundred eyes of Argus would require some time to inspect and note down the various objects which now present themselves to the spectator on the Champ de Mars., ) For to-day, therefore, I must content myself with a bird's-eye view and a brief and passing chronicle of the sight. The Times, a few days ago, aptly and correctly said that the chief building looks like an immense gasometer. That is the name given to it ' by almost everybody who sees it. It is not, how ever, the main building, but the many adjuncts and L motley and surprising accessories and dependencies • broged44o(butbE4l.,-ittiabilk. ei Nana% igq§sllololll64\9oB4.t d)&ea ..•,, : atfifettfißMElTlfifieWiß e Nd l Atii kW . s ERMOnNiiffiffA n kalßNif o Vri n flga z pitlpi e ßt_ I s 1 ISMS2P Si tii4eclfft4Vi af tvctAAREk, Tricisi. , 3 d • , vtil i tehliMtekitils (al4lB,siyarttnqi@amEhleuW i r, OA I,ll,tll3.pbtkerPtilirt4ilylitiAmelarsictu t II 41NatolaetiPoicirStAnitiiikEigl#11%14k/Migff ' i v t i c li ve ttrinsietkiiikAißci wEwsiwifisienteic i !‘ 20 1 0,AviRkw slonfluitnguagf4 Thlaffr t* gi mno ti gi tvo*Den n t i q r ppohlfig i sif o mmitew .1 a i t 9, 18 A l i t ak h at' Ilietavitygßkio Jeb r inqiipcnim e ti( ftatgeso7ghlf h orn th Arl—li a ',!l' Ara hug:4,14,4 1 [l l e big t % !v i sa:NOT—. _lBpcksiOsth iFifin e 7 g . C , 1 gelikdrtetVelaltfreitaß7°SeMElAßett.i • ( 41',41381CcONVilad'8F.013,*r§quallinRfeintt - 1 morell;ati i ihat' inii.Ser of yailciS t . It ' Yneasui r eS - round no less than 1,400 metres. Its form is that of a parallelogram, terminated at the two extremi ties by two circles, having for diameter the breadth of the parallelogram. Such a building in itself may well excite wonder, but the spectator is not merely struck with this piece de resistance, but he must be fairly bewildered by the annexes, the odd-looking constructions, the gardens, the arbours, the foun tains, the plants, the shrubs, and the tasteful mar vels of all sorts out of doors, to say nothing of the beautiful or surprising articles which will dazzle and perplex him within. The nations of the four parts of the world will be represented in the Palace —I forgot—the gasometer. Here is a complete list of the nations which will compete for the world's admiration : England, France, Belgium, the Nether lands, Prussia, Southern Germany, Austria, Swit zerland, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, Russia, Italy, Rome, and the Danubian Principalities, Turkey, Egypt, China, Japan, the kingdom of Siam, Persia, Morocco, Tunis, the United States, Brazil, the American Republics, and the kingdom of Hawaii. As to the space allotted to each country for its products, England will have a good lion's share. The English articles will occupy a space of 21,653 square metres. France has appropriated to herself 61,000 square metres. The United States of America will have 2,900 metres. Within a week some 7,000 or 8,000 persons have paid their francs at the gates for ad mission to the locality. if not a Babel, it is a picture of animation, excitement, and wonder, but languages and dialects of various nations are heard all directions. The Exhibition, when completed, will be a city within a city. It will comprise everything for comfort, necessity, and business. There will be its church, its hotels, its clubs, its restaurants, cafes, post-office, electric telegraph, theatre, and, in short, everything that can be wanted without going off the precincts of the Exhi tion. On a fine day the park and the approaches to the building present a very picturesque and ani mated appearance. There are promenaders in the costumes of almost all the countries in the world, and all the living languages vibrate upon the ear. The workmen begin their labours at sunrise, and proceed with them till dark. . The exhibition of the paintings by the deceased Ingres will open on the Ist of April. His latest works were, in 1855, "Joan of Arc holding the Oriflamme at the Coronation of Charles the Seventh in the Cathedral at Rheims." In 1858, "Moliere invited to the Table of Louis XIV.," which was pur chased by the Emperor in 1861. There is a copy of this picture in the saloon of the Theatre Francais. " The Source," which was at the Exhibition on the Boulevard des Italiens in 1861. In 1859, portrait of the artist himself at the age of 79, painted for the Gallery of Painters at Florence. In 1864, "An Interior of an Harem and Turkish Bath." This painting was ordered by Prince Napoleon Jerome, and is now in the possession of Khalil-Bey. In 1865, the " Portrait of Julius Caesar," placed at the head of the first volume of the " Life of Caesar," by the Emperor Napoleon. The last musical novelty is "Le File du Briga dier," an opera in three acts, produced at the Opera Comique, music by .M. Victor Masse, words by Messrs. Eugene Labiche and Delacour. The plot is rather dramatic, and some of the morceaux were encored. Upon the whole, however, thera is no thing very striking in the music, which may be rather described as common-place. It was, how ever, received with great favour. It was a severe frost this morning, and there was thick ice in the vicinity of Paris. The water left by the late heavy rains was all frozen. During the day it was bitterly cold, and there was snow from time to time, but not in much abundance. As I close my letter the; temperature is now at freezing point. Thus we come upon the Ides of March in full winter. Dreadful Loss of Life at Accrington. ACCRINGTON, Friday Evening. A very dreadful affair occurred here to-day. About 11 o'clock this forenoon the schoolhouse of Miss Burscough in King-street was set on fire, and nine children lost their lives. Beneath the school there is a rush knitting establishment belonging to Mr. Duckworth, and on one side of the stairs lead ing to the children's room there is a small apartment used for drying rushes. At the same time named a dense smoke ascended the stairs, and very soon the schoolroom, w hi c h contained about 100 c hild r en, was filled w i t h it. The schoolmistress by some means got out and gave an alarm. Policeman Bar ton, who lives near the school, was informed that the place was on fire. He made his way into the school, which was dark with smoke, and found a number of the children in the centre of the floor. Ladders were afterwards procured, and all the chil dren were lifted out of the school. Several of them were dead, having been suffocated. It was rumoured that 11 were dead, but information obtained This evening fixes the number at nine, whose ages range from four to six. The fire is supposed to have originated through the spontaneous combustion of rushes in the small apartment mentioned. Much excitement prevails, and the general wonder is that any of the children escaped alive. -1-4 9MIMIN, V i I IC -RM_W 1 MARCIE 2,1: ). rithE r g5.14 __MARCH- 2 • au Th„rt. bviug. VEcia Wlr, s ea c ri or c age. 'ILL object ti - ei kch f wi t g gettfm , o*lptaiza c pArffiroke i iitn o f 7_ 4 _ b e e m ctehea t a i t avegsi", -- t gh Ran p uencarAkskefotenthes imp toppo of RE TER T RAM . i that tlie tieir ethi gga l lioll ini OgefgeeeflA e og e ffir4Wol,llt?ill . e% 2 / . 4 1 44*:0 1 WS r (REMER',4LinEDRAMs.) Admiralty Jurisdiction Bill. The following are the principal provisions of this bill, which is now before . the House of Commons:—The High Court of Admiralty of England shall have jurisdic tion over any claim arising on any charter-party, bill of lading, or other contract respecting the use or hire of any ship, or the carriage of goods therein, as between the im mediate parties to such contract, or as between the owner of the ship and any person claiming through or under any such party, and over any claim concerning any ship or goods relating to freight, insurance, demurrage, average or short delivery or of damage to cargo, and generally over any claim of a civil and maritime nature relating to any ship, or to the goods carried therein. The jurisdiction con ferred by this act may be exercised by proceedings in rem, or by proceedings in personam. The party at whose in stance any property is arrested under a warrant of the High Court of Admiralty shall be liable to be condemned in all costs and expenses occasioned thereby, and in da mages for the detention of property, unless he shows to the satisfaction of the court that he could not without such arrest have obtained bail or other security for the sum in which the cause is instituted, or that he had otherwise good and sufficient reason for having caused the issue and execution of the warrant of arrest. The county courts shall, in the cases following, have all the like civil and maritime jurisdiction as, for the tia'o being, belongs to the High Court of Admiralty of E❑gland, that is to say--(1.) Where the amount in dispute does not exceed £5OO. (2.) Where the amount in dispute oxceeds.£soo, butithe parties agree that a county court shall have jurisdiction. (3.) Where this act provides for the retention or prosecution of a cause in a county cou► t. The High Court of Admiralty, on motion by any party to an Admiralty cause pending in a county court, may, if it thinks fit, transfer the cause to iho High Court of Admiralty. If, during the progress of an Admiralty cause in a county court, it appears to the court that the subject matter exceeds the limit in respect of amount of the Admiralty jurisdiction of the court the validity of any order or decree theretofore made by the rn court shall not be thereby affected, but (unless the parties agree by a memoran dum signed by them or their attorneys or agents, that the court shall retain jurisdiction) the court shall by or der transfer the cause to the High Court of Admiralty. General orders may from time to time provide for the 'framing of lists of persons of mercantile or nautical skill and experience to act as assessors in the High Court of Admiralty and in the courts, and for the publication of the lists, and fcr the ascertainment of the cases in which as • sesOrs'are to be summoned, and the mode in which they are , td be selected, and their, functions, .and the proceedings in/Ito cases in'which they sit, and their remuneration. An appeal shall lie to the High Court of Admiralty from the final decree, order, or decision of a county court in an Ad miralty cause. SrAISt MAnuißrcb. 1 (Evening). A royal decree liasMEßßliistigelrightt iniAßiaikriiMetliaBoiiffikistBfAnSintkoli2tillg_t aNibi4SE , l9 f Aire l 6l9 dillAnlir&ettokli4B7 l lPArlc6P , c fn i aßiskAable between Cuba, Porto Rico, Meal and Panama. PORTUGAL. 13 ° 11 TM 2 040N, March 1 . A mass meeting has been held ai'l@figiArigttil• -ftioutibmactiaßawatilehleatiitme tea* i x t t ign the Government against the proposed n v taxes. INDIA AND ell-Hi-A. MAILS. INDIA •• •N MARSEILLES, March Z. The Euxine arrived at 7.30 a.m. to-day, having been delayed by bad weather. The mail leaves for Alexandria at 11.30 a.m. Letters on Monday morning. :FRANCE. PARIS, March 2. A prosecution has been commenced against M. Ede Girardin, on account of the article which ap peared under his signature in the Liberti on Wed- nesday last. BOURSE, March I.—Two o'clock.—Speculators are busily occupied with the settlement on French Rente. The rate paid for continuation is cheap. At the opening there was a de'port of 4c.•on Three per Cents., which, however, has since been reduced to par. Sales, rendered necessary by the settle ment, have caused quotations to recede. Threes have fallen 17ic.—to 70f. 10c., at which price they are now offered. Italian Fives have declined 30c. —to 54f. ; - Alobilier shares 7f. 50c.—to 511 f. 25c. ; Credit Foncier, M.—to 1,520 f. ; and Comptoir d'Escompte Bf. 75c.—to 786 f. 25c. In the Railway department also lower prices prevail. The colas de compensation has just been fixed as follows: — Threes, 70f. 10c. ; Fours, 88f. ; Four-and-a-Half, 100 f. ; and Treasury Bonds, 467 f. 50c. Three o'clock.--The market has continued weak ; and the close takes place on the following still lower quotations :- 44 per Cents lOO 10 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 7O Do. end month _69 97i Credit Mobilier ... 510 - Do. end month ... 510 Credit Fonder — Do. end month 1517 50 Bank Shares 3575 Italian Loan 5l Do. end month 53 90 Mexican Loan 2O -- Do. Bonds 136 25 Spanish Throes Home Debt — Deferred - 'AYR. For Account, Orleans Northern 1225 Lyons and Mediterranean 938 75 Southern 585 Western 692 50 _ _ _ Eastern Sardinian . Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Roman. 552 50 417 50 111 25 125 - Naval and. Military Intelligence. Yesterday murning the 2d Battalion of Scots Fusilier Guards, commanded by Col. Stephenson, C. 8., left the Sheet-street Barracks, at Windsor, for London, and Eastbourne. The main body of the battalion marched to .the Windsor station of the Great Western Railway, and left for town in a special train of 16 carriages at 10 o'clock, arriving at Victoria at 11 30 a.m. The strength of this portion of the battalion amounted to 13 officers, 509 men, 74 women, 96 children, and five horses. A smaller detachment left at 10 o'clock by the South Western Railway for Eastbourne. The Ist Battalion Scots Fusiliers quitted the Victoria station, Pimlico, at 10 o'clock, in a special train of 15 carriages; under the charge of Mr. A. Higgins, divisional superintendent of the Great Western Railway, and arrived at Windsor at half past 11, the train being drawn by a new and power ful engine called the Bulkeley, after Capt. Bulkeley, one of the directors of the Hue. The strength of this battalion amounted to 1-1 officers, 533 men, 55 women, 78 children, and 3 horses. It was under the command of Col. Meyrick, the pipers and drums and fifes being in attendance, but not the band. The battalion onleaving the train marched through High street to the Sheet-street Barracks, where it now occupies the quarters vacated by the 2d battalion. The Royal Alfred 18, armour plated screw frigate, Capt. F. A. Herbert, fitting out at Portsmouth as the flagship of Vic 3 Admiral Sir G. R. Mundy, K.C.8., is having the 12 ton guns of her main deck central battery mounted from the masting sheers of the yard, and will be ready for sea by the end of March. The Nelson, screw line-of-battle ship, 2,736 tens, 500 horse power, has been masted in the ship basin at Portsmouth, on the commencement of her outfit for proceeding to Australia as a boys' training ship at Victoria. The Nelson's outfit will cost about £42,000, and will be defrayed by the colony. She will be ready to proceed to Victoria about the middle of June next. Her engines and boilers are in perfect condition, having been most carefully preserved since they have been placed in the ship. Workmen were engaged on Thursday in laying down under No. 1 building shed of Portsmouth dockyard the keel of the unarmoured screw sloop Sirius, 1,268 tons, 350 horse power. The Sirius ap pears on the navy estimates for 1867-8 for advance ment in building during that building to 6-Bths of her tonnage. She will be a sister vessel to the Danae, Tenedos, Sappho, and Blanche. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Lieut. A. H. Byng, to the Virago, vice Tupman; W. C. Bicknell, master, to the St. George, additional, for service in the Coastguard; Dr. W. MC. Saunders, surgeon superintendent of the Norwood convict ship ; Al. raham Hamilton, second master, to the Hydra; Charles T. Deal, and G. Simpson, engineers, to the St. George ; D. Ml•Vean, engineer, to the Black Prince, for the Advice ; A. Purvis, engineer, to the Trafalgar ; J. A. Wilson, engineer, to the Trafalgar, for tenders ; C. S. Jerdan and J. G. Sampson, first-class assist. engineers, to the St. George, for tenders ; and W. J. Owens, acting second-class assist. engineer to the Indus, for the Liffey. MARKETS.—.This day. COVENT GARDEN. The supplies of fruit and vegetables are seasonably good and quite equal to tho demand, which is by no means ac tive at our quotations. Fnurr—Pine apples, Gs to Es; grapes, 4s Od to Es Od; apples, 41 Od to 86 Od; chestnuts, 1.05 to 18s per bushel; oranges, 2s 6d to 7s ; lemons, 4, to 8s per 100. VEGETAIILES —Cauliflowers:2 s to Gs Od ; cabbages, 25 to 3s Od; turnips, 55 Od to Gs Od ; carrots, Gs Od to 8s Od per dozen bunches; onions, 4s to 5s Od per bushel; celery, is Gd to 2.i Od; horseradish, 4A Od to Gs Od; and forced rhuburb, Gd to is 6d per bundle. POULTRY. Turkeys, 4s 6d to Es Od ; geese, Gs Od to 9s : goslings, is Od to 98 Od ; aueks, 2s Gd to 3s Gd ; ducklings, 3s Od to Gs Od ; tame rabbits, is 04 to is 6d ; wild do, Os 104 to is 01; pigeons, 104 to is 3d ; hares, 3s Od to 4s Od ; Surrey fowls, 78 to 148 ; do. chickens, Gs to 8s Od ; barn door fowls, 5s Od to 7s Od per couple. Beaglish eggs, 124 to 14s 04 : French do., 105 61 to 12s per 100. Fresh butter, is Od to is Gd per lb. NEWPORT. Per 81b. by the carcase. Beef 3s Od to 4s 8(1 I Veal Mutton ... 3s 2d to 43 8(1 1 Pork WHITEOHAPEL. Per Mb. by the carcase. Beef 3s 2d to 45 10d I Veal Mutton ... 3s 2d to 5s Od I Pork BREAD. Tho prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 9d to 90.; of honsohold ditto, lid. to por 41bs loaf. lIIDES AN!) SKINS. Market hides, 56 to 641bs, 2fd to —d ; G 4 to 72Ibs, 21,41 to 3d ; 72 to 801bs, 3d to 3id ; 80 to 881bs., 3id to 3fd ; 88 to 901b5., Bid to 4d. Horeehides, 9s to lOs Od ; calf skins (light), 2s to 4s; full, Gs 6d; polled sheep, lOs Gd to 12s; half-bred; 9s Od to 10s 3d ; downs, 6s Gd to 7s 6d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od; shearlings, Os Od to Os Od. HAY. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 ss; clover £1 Os to .£5 lOs ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 Gs per load. Trade quiet. OUMBERLAND.—MtIadOW hay, £3 Os to £4 8s ; clover, 41 Os 'to £5 103 Od ; and straw, £1 18s to .£2 Gs per load. A moderate demand. _ _ WHITECHAPEL.—Moadow hay, £2 15s to £4 5s ; clove!, XI Os to £5 10s Od ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 160 per load. Trade heavy. THE ' MOVEMENT.RES43I,IU— GREAT MEETENIG-14-2111sLCHESTER. 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World aghtlatt IA got tdck.G tioT btF idetttinined ffiiiiyear;.btit sobn:T.; The Gr&at Exhibition was about to be opened in Paris, and the English workmen, whose skill and industry would be largely represented there, would be about the only working men of any nation who did not possess the franchise. That fact would be recorded against this country. Mr. ALFRED ILLINGWORTII (Bradford) moved the following :—" Judging by the past history and re cent conduct of the Tory Ministry, this meeting has no confidence whatever in their political integrity and capacity, and regards with suspicion their attempt to deal with reform ; 'and this meeting would therefore urge upon the Liberals, both in and out of Parliament, the necessity of extreme watch fulness in order to prevent the passing of a dis honest bill." Ile traced the political history of the Tories during late years, and said that, as they had up to the present opposed everything that was for the benefit of the kingdom, so would they oppose an honest reform by every means in their power ; nevertheless, he believed the " Lord had delivered them into their (the Liberals') hands." lie then ridiculed Lord Grosvenor's letter about the balance of power. The Rev. Dr. PARKER seconded the motion, and said they had recently seen that the English language was capable of about as much jugglery as the British constitution, and that a Tory Reform Bill was merely a tragi-comical paradox ; conse quently, as Government proposed to proceed by resolution, the people would do well to proceed by dissolution, because he had little confidence in the present 'Rouse of Commons in the matter of Parlia mentary Reform. Mr. R D. RUSDEN supported the motion. Mr. JACOB BRIGHT moved :—" That this meeting would strongly urge upon the Liberal members of Parliament the necessity of rejecting any compro mise which would fail to meet the just and urgent demands of the unenfranchised, and tend only to strengthen and intensify the existing agitation." The Rev. A. HALL seconded, and Mr. M. PRICE supported, the motion. Mr. J. B. TORE, barrister, moved:—" That this meeting is of opinion that no measure of Parlia mentary Reform would be satisfactory which offers less than a household and lodger franchise, with an equitable redistribution of seats." The Rev. J. ..A.DDisoN seconded the motion. All the motions were carried by accclamation, and the enthusiastic meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. MEETING AT LEEDS. A crowded public meeting was held in the Vic toria Hail, at Leeds, on Thursday evening, for the purpose of taking into consideration the pro positions for Parliamentary Reform which have lately been made by the Government. Mr. Joseph Lupton was called to the chair. Resolu tions were unanimously adopted condemnatory of the mode of procedure pursued by the Government respecting reform, and declaratory of an opinion that the Ministerial proposition in respect. of a re distribution of seats is unsatisfactory; that it is utterly inadequate as an extension of the franchise ; and that no measure which does not give votes to a much larger number of working men than would be enfranchised by a £6 rating, or by the bill intro duced by the late Government last session, will pro mote the real interests of the nation, or satisfy the just &din of the working classes. Speaking in ad vocacy of the first resolution, Mr. BALNEs, M.P., said he agreed with those who considered that the great expression of public opinion which had taken place since the Liberal party relinquished office had brought about the present still more promising position of affairs. lie believed the position of the Government and their friends was one of vexation the most unbounded at their infatuated folly last year in not accepting the Very moderate measure that was then offered to them. 1% c had now, however, extorted from the Government an acknowledgment that they cannot be irresponsible when they bring forward a mea sure of such vast importance. The more the Li beral party saw of the Government measure the less it was liked. The 'Government party feel that it is too much for them to give, and at the same time know that it is too little for the country to receive. There is a notorious defection within- the Cabinet itself. Ile had been assured on very good authority that the plan proposed by Mr. Disraeli on the Sunday to bring forward was actually changed before the Monday afternoon. He happened to be passing Downing-street on his way to the House of Commons at the time that numbers of the Tories were coming out of the official residence of Lord Derby there, and never did he see such long or such pale faces. And when he sat opposite to them in the House of Commons the universal remark was, " What an aspect of utter dejection there is upon the Tory party !" In his experience of the House of Commons he could not remember ever to have seen an example of such entire confusion in any great party in the House. In regard to the Liberal party, he was happy that he could report their position to be one of union, and, what is better, of re-union. And he was proud to say that Mr. Gladstone had conducted the party since the meeting of the house this year with a degree of dignity, of courtesy, of patience, and of skilful management, which nothing could surpass. The general effect of the Ministerial propositions with regard to the working classes would be to en franchise about 100,000, where the bill brought in by the late Government would have given votes to twice that number. The votes given by the fancy franchises of the Government plan would be given chiefly to the middle classes. He believed that the measure would have au effect of disfranchising almost all those whose rates are now paid by the owners rather than the occupiers. The passing of such a bill would not settle this great question. The choice of the Government was this : they must either bring in a good bill and split their own party, or they must introduce a bad one and be turned out of office. The Liberal party, he could say positively, would not take a bill embodying the present pro ositions. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (This Day.) The Market opens - with a fair demand. Sales probably 8,000 bales. TILE CARTOONS OF RAPIIAEL IN TAPESTRY.--it was at Arras that the world-famed Cartoons of Raphael were copied in tapestry. They were painted expressly for this purpose, and the work was intended to decorate the walls of the Vatican. Two of Raphael's own pupils super intended it, but the weavers appear to have had much more regard for their own convenience in working than respect for the fine arts, for they cut the masterly productions into strips, and when they had done with them threw them into the store-rooms of the manufactory, where they were ultimately destroyed in the " troubleus times" which SJOII afterwards overtook the country. There were 30 of these cartoons originally ; of these only seven are now left—the seven that are in the South Ken sington Museum. Their pilgrimages were far end wide, their vicissitudes great, in their early days. They were carried away by the Spanish army during the sack of Rome in 1526, and only restored by the zeal and generosity of the French General Montmorenci. In 1798 they were carried by the French to Leghorn, and there sold to a Jew, who had the barbarity to burn one of them to see how much gold ho could extrac fromit ! Fortunately the ex- Nr i me ut was not so profitut as ho expected, so that the rest were spared ; and after being repurchased for upwards of a thousand crowns, were restored to the Vatican—Lady Scott in "The Queen." HER—M-M-ESZY, 66C; WIN-1;4414--GAiaLE, March 1. riThe Queen drove WA N Dresia , lisymalfMnsolinl, ! conifiamietilubgn ldrovßogat yeigintiay Efteenzon, , lihdrianpanied by her Royal Hi g hne E s Princess . Ttidistitlnyal Highnesses Princess Louise and inalfiihrigiktyalivddighni t ssidin.F r iai t tessdddoicipthand [ oßrilikerElhxisfaapnroent mut Edlngplattlienaboll4.the gßoa. Florence Seymour and Colonel the lion. a Iderßikkjesty and her Royal Highness Princess i , auisliecalltelleatydmrddbelorßualiciliighrtkEis Reiticess yaflotalPis Nantioidgand rode on ponies in the Houle 'Their tßilyaiwlfighnesses Prince and Princess Christian drove to Ba . gshot Piirk, and honoured Sir James Clark with a visit. ~s- The Prince of Wales. The Prince of \Vales went to the Hou3e of Lords yesterday afternoon. _ . In the evening his Royal Highness presided at the annual festival of the Most Loyal Society of Ancient Britons, in aid of the Welsh School at Ash ford, Middlesex. In attendance on his Royal Highness were Viscount Hamilton, General Knollys, and Lieut.-Colonel Keppel. The Countess of Macclesfield has succeeded the Marchioness of Carmarthen as lady-in-waiting to the Princess of Wales. Lieut.-Colonel Keppel has succeeded Major Teesdale as equerry in waiting to the Prince of Wales. The Prince of Wales honoured Monsieur Desderi with a sitting for his photograph at Brook-street, llanover-square, yesterday morning. 11----- His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales for warded yesterday, through General Knollys, an addi tional donation of 100 guineas to the National Lifeboat Institution. Admiral the Earl of Hardwicko has also for warded to the institution an additional donation of £5O. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge bad a dinner party on Thursday at Gloucester House, Picca dilly. The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury have left their house in Pall-Mall for Savernake Lodge, Marl borough. The Marquis of Hartington, M.P., has gone on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Manchester at Win" bolton Castle, Hunts. The Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury had a dinner party last evening at their residence in Grosvenor square. Later in the evening a select circle as.sombled. The Earl and Countess of Dudley had a Wal l and early party yesterday evening at Dudley House, Park' lane. The Hon. Colonel Bernard, M.P., and Mrs. Bernard have arrived at the Palace Hotel, Buckingbanl" gate. The Earl and Countess Percy arrived at North umberland House on Wednesday, from Albury Surrey. Lord Lovat and the Hon. Mrs. Scott Hurray have left Brown's Hotel. Lady Molesworth entertained at dinner last eVell: lug his Excellency the Marquis d'Azeglio, the garq uis of Sligo, the Earl and Countess of Essex, Viscountess Holmesdale, Lady Augusta C a d ogan , th e H on . Harri s Temple, Lady Egerton of Tatton, General Seymour, C- 13 ; Mr. F. Courtenay, Lady Tierney, Mr. Millais, 8.A., an d Mr. Pakenham Alderson. WILLS AND BEQUESTS. (From the illustrated London News.) The will of the Right Hon. Catherine Sasa n Dowager Baroness Chesham was proved in the London Court on the 15th ult., by her son , the . Right Hon. William George Baron Chesham , and her son-in-law, the Right Hon. Thomas ByronDacre, the joint acting executors. The p:.•rsonalti was sworn under £7,000. Her ladyship was the eldest daughter of the ninth Marquis of H u " tll ' K.T., and married, in 1814, the Hon. C harles Compton Cavendish, who in 1858 was created B aron Cheshain. ller ladyshipdied on Dec. 14,1866, MT h° Hoo, Welvyn, Hefts, aged 73, having executed her will in 1863, and two codicils in 1864 and 1865. li er Ladyship, after leaving annuities to her sister, La d y Charlotte Gordon, and her sisters-in-law, LAY Henry Gordon and Lady Cecil Gordon, and be queathing the plate to her son, and legacies to h er servants, leaves the residue of her property to h divided equally amongst her three children. The will of James Ashton, Esq., of Miinwood, Herts, and Highfield, Bredbury, Cheshire, Iva° proved in London on the 6th ult., and the P er ; sonalty sworn under £160,000. The sole acti n o executor is Benjamin Ashton, Esq., his brother ; the other executors nominated being hiss brother, Samuel Ashton, Esq., and brother-in-law, Charles Andrew, Esq. I lle e se c i three executors, together with his wife, are appoint guardians of his infant children. The will is date 1863, and two codicils April and October, 186 d; and the testator died at his residence, Alin rcs : ° % Nov. 6, aged 57. He bequeathes to hi s wife legacy of £50,000 ; also leaves her an annuity °t £2,000, besides other provision. To his elde : o daughter £4OO a-year for her own separate us e ' his daughter Emily, £30,000. His second 10' Robert, being entitled to considerable p roperty under the will of the testator's uncle, Robert Ash ton ; Esq., he leaves him only a contingent inte r° ; in the residue; but directs the payment of premitill!,o on several policies of assurance on his son E,obert. life during his minority to be paid out of his estatc. To his salesman, Joseph H alksworth, of Mancile.si; ter, now in the employ of his brother, Benin all ' Ashton, he leaves an a nnuit y of £lOO. Ilis m; sions and estate of Alimwood and Highfield, subjec to his wife's occupation, he leaves to his eldest o° ' who is residuary legatee. of The will of William Frederick Collard, Esq" Cr -endish-square, was proved in the London Court, ,ar_ o n the sth ultimo, by the executors and trusteL Bart. James J. Lonsdale, Esq., of Lincoln's - in n, barrister, Robinson, Esq., eldest son of the Ea. and Sir JohnG. R. B . Robinson, 1866, at Folkestone, aged 90. His will is Feb. 20, 1854, sworn under £70,000. The testator die d Oct. 11 ; The personalty Ava.° d a teu tors a legacy of £lOO, free of . with three codicils, dated respec tively 1857-63-65. He leaves to each of his e%e cii to his granddaughter Anne and to his grands°ll, Arnold (the latter born subsequent to the date co his will) each a legacy of £5,000, and leaves til° pencloP° residue of his property to his daughter, Frederica Fitzgerald, for her life, and after her de' cease to her children, as she may by will direct. _ s urgc°'' The will of Thomas Brownrigg, Esq., R.N., formerly of Cheltenham, but late of Xeighleiii, Yorkshire, was proved in the London Court, .. ) . , 1 110 29, and the personalty sworn under £5,000. 1 tort executors are Mark Antony Reyroux, Esq., solicitor, ll° hequeaas Old Broad-street, and Arthur Ellis, Esq., andll;lfr to place, West Bromptou, Paymaster, R.N. ; 0 ,01 them he leaves the residue of his property, t° c oo a moiety, "to divide the same amongst suc h . 00 or mote institutions of a charitable or rel i g l re , nature, and in such proportionS as in his dis . c r i v g tion he shall think most deserving or reqlo 1, the a sistance ;" the only legacies bequeathed PYOOO testator being £5O to each of his executors ; ri , to the Royal Naval Female School, at Islcwooo4i £3OO to the Western Dispensary for ise ,ls° , t , the Skin; and £lOO, together with his books: ' the narnents, and wardrobe, to the landlady O l i s . , c. . house at which he resided at Keighley, in cotilowol ration of the kindness and attention she had s ..i : a to him. The will is dated Nov. 4, 85 ; r , t . lig. codicil, March 24, 1866; and the testator died. '• 18, 1866, at the age of eighty._ _l_ THE CI _LARENDON CLUB.—'At a numerously all; tended meeting of the members of the Clarendon Ciao recently held it was unanimously resolved to abandon tuo idea of making it a political club, and to carry it on 'lig ° . - rously as a private and social club, without reference t° the political opinions of its members. 1 i• to b d e BUNIIILL-FIELDS BURIAL GROUND --It ouga sufficient to create an interest in preserving this gt.°°,?,, from any possible spoliation to say that hero lies 0% bodies of John Bunyan and Daniel Defoe, the Writers of:. the two most popular works in the English language' i re new tomb and moutunent for the immortal dreamer Wit, erected recently, when the Earl of Shaftesburi toc'l ura tion. p r incipal part in their p ublic inaug