The Sun. — London, England, 1867-02-18 00:00:00

QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT SIX PER CENT. LOAN. Authorised by Act of the Colonial Legislature, 29 Vict., No. 24. £1,170,950. The undersigned having been appointed by the Govern ment of Queensland its Financial Agent in London, is em powered to receive TENDERS forth() SECOND INSTAL MENT, amounting to £550,000, of the above Loan, of which Loan £400,000 has already been issued. According to latest advices the Government. does not purpose to issue the remaining Debentures (£220,950), having obtained the required amount by the sale of Trea sury Bills, payable at an early date, in the Colony only. The Debentures aro in amounts of £l.OO, £250, and :£5OO each, bear interest at 6 per cont. per annum, from Ist January, 1867, until their m a turity on Ist July, 1891, and are payable, both principal and interest, in London or Bris bane, at the option of the holder. The Queensland Loans are secured upon the whole Consolidated Revenue of the Colony, upon which the in terest is made a first charge by Act of the Colonial Legis lature ; and the Public Creditor is further protected by an Act of the Imperial Parliament (24 and 25 Victoria, cap. 44), which provides that notwithstanding the separation at any future time of any portion of the present Colony of Queensland, the territory so separated shall continuo to be liable for the whole amount of this loan, and of those which have preceded it. The total estimated cash revenue of Queensland for the current year is £813,040, and the total estimated expendi ture (including interest on loans) is £680,000, giving a surplus, after providing for all contingencies, of £133,010. Sealed Tenders must be in the form annexed, and will be received for any amount divisible by £lOO without frac tions, until one o'clock on the 27th instant ; they will then be opened at the Union Bank of Australia, in the presence of those interested who may attend, and allotted to the highest bidders provided the rates offered are not below the minimum of £9l, which includes two months accrued interest. - Ten per cent. (being £lO per £lOO bond) is to be paid on allotment, when Scrip will be issued. The holder thereof will have the option of obtaining Debentures on payment of the balance ou 4th March, or of defe►ring payment until any day up to 31st May next inclusive, subject to a charge of interest from 28th instant, at tho rate of 3 per cent. per annum ; of this one day's notice will be required by the Bankers. Forms of Tender may be procured at the Queensland Government Emigration Office, 2, Old Broad-street, E.C., or from the Union Bank of Australia. R. G. W. HERBERT, Financial Agent fur Queensland. London, 10th Febriviry, 1867. TENDER. QUEENSLAND LOAN, .£1,170,950. Robert G. W. Herbert, Esq., Financial Agent for the Colony of Queensland, 38, Old Broad-street, London, E.G.. Sir— hereby tender £ of Debentures of the above Loan, under the conditions specified in your adverstisement dated for which willing to give the sum of £ for every one hundred pounds. If this tender be acceptel ' hereby engage to pay for the Debentures in accordance with your advertisement. Sir, Your obedient servant, To be stated flianne in full. lAddress., February, 1867. The Bonds aro requested as nearly as possible in the following proportions in Bonds of £5OO each. ~ £250 ~ £lOO „ rpHEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. -I- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. le. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, THE JEALOUS WIFE. Mr. Phelps; Messrs. E. Phelps, H. Sinclair, C. Seyton, Barrett ; Mesdames Hermann Vesin and 11. Vandenholf. To conclude w.th the Pantomime, entitled NUMBER NI P ; or Harlequin and the Gnome-King of the Giant Mountain. Commence at a Quarter to Seven. T.FIEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Sole Leaßee and Manager, Mr. Buckstone, TO-NIGHT, A. LESkiON FOR LIFE. Messrs. Eothern, Chippendale, Compton, Howe, Rogers, Clarke, Braid, Kendal, Gordon, Vincent, etc. ; Mesdames Chippendale, Moore, Hill, Wright, Laws, clic. Atter which, LORD DUNDIIEARY 3IARRIED AND DONE FOR. Messrs. Sothern, Itogerm, (Jordon, Clark, Weathersby, Whire, (Sze. To conclude with JENNY LIND AT LAST. Miss lona Burke. Commence at Seven. OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. _ Ja, Sole Lessee and Manager. Mr. reenter. THIS EVENING. ROUGE El' NOIR. Maurice D'Arbel a Gambler), Mr. Fech ter ; Messrs. Emery, Evans, Moreland, Fitzpatrice. Dalton. Reynolds, Lomas, Newbound, Andrews, Anderson, Viv.an, Bennett. and Edward Price; Silas II ea rade, Mrs. Leigh Murray, Miss Grattan, and Miss Carlotta Leclercq. Prectilel by THE TWO DOLTS. Mr. 11. Widdicomb. r lIEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII, Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, Feb. 16, at Seven, A SISTER'S PENANCii:. Miss Kate Terry, Allss Hughes, 3liss Emily Pict; Messrs. H. Veziu, Billington, Ashley, EUurue, Ilom,r, sad 6tephensoL. To conclude with the New Grand Burlesque of THE MOUNTAIN DI{U; or, Tuft KNIGHT, THE LADY, AND THE LAE. K. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, Ashley, It. Homer, and C. J. Smith ; Mrs. Abred Mellon, Miss Furtado, Miss Hughes, Miss Emily Pitt, etc. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. New Management. Sole Lessee, Mr. B. Webster ; Manager, Mr. U. V; igsn. THIS EVENING, LONDON ASSURANCE. Messrs. G. Vincent, Addison, D. Murray, and Mr. Charles Mathews; Mesdames E. Farrell, Milly Palmer, and Charles Mathews. After which, ROMANTIC IDEA. Messrs. G. Vincent, Addison, D. Murray, and Charles Mathews; Mesdames E. Farrell. and Charles Mathews. To conclude with an ATROCIOUS CRIMINAL. Mr. J. Clayton; Mesdames Zheridan and Stephens. Doors open at half-past Six; commence at Seven. HOLBORN TIIEATRE ROYAL. Sole rroprietor and Manager, Mr. ..2 , ef ton Parry. THIS EVENING, a new Farce, MY TURN NEXT. Mr. Belmore, Miss Foote, Miss Lennox. After which, Boucicault's drama of FLYING SCUD. Messrs. Neville, Belmore, Blake, Garden,Vollaire; Mesdames F. Josephs, C. Saunders, B. Foote, Raymond. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Leaaee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, HIS LAST LEGS. Mr. C. Verner, Mr. C. H. Fenton ; Mrs. Buckingham White and Miss Went worth. Followed by, at half-past 8 o'clock, a rew and original Drama, by T. W. ItobLrtson, entitled SHADOW TRICE S HAF I'. Characters by Messrs. Vining, J. G. Shore, C. Ver ner, F. Villiers, H. Forrester, H. Mellon, at.d Cathcart ; Misses Montagu, Minnie k.dmonds, and Katherine Rodgers. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Solo Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, NEIGHBOURS. Dlessrs. 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I th LONDON, MONDAY, FEB. 18, 1867 Quot homines tot sententice is a trite old saying, which appears destined to receive ample illustra tion every time the question of Parliamentary Reform is brought before the House of Commons. Mr. DISRALI had no reason to expect that he would be more fortunate than his predecessors in securing general approval. In fact, the only approach to unanimity usually perceptible on such occasions is that every one is inclined to disapproval. Reform is an excellent thing, no doubt, and it is imperative that the question should be satisfactorily settled without further delay. We can all get as far as that, but the party of Reformers is something like the " kingdom of the just," and the mo ment we have generalities for details we find agreement impossible. Mr. GLADSTONE pinned his faith to a rental qualification, Mr. DISRAELI pro poses a rating franchise. Lord JonN RUSSELL in former days proposed the reduction of the standard to £5, the late Government paused at £7. Mr. BEALES would have household suffrage, Mr. JONES manhood suffrage; Mr. BRIGHT nobody knows what. Mr. LOWE thinks the £lO qualification the only plank between us and ruin. The patient is ad mitted to be in a desperate condition, but the army of physicians gathered around his bed cannot by any means come to even a temporary adjustment of their difficulties. We have had during the past week a very striking illustration of the difficulties which beset this ques tion. Five Reform Bills of varying kind and com plexion, as Mr. DISRAELI last week reminds us, have been successively rejected by the Commons, because the members took exception either to some particu lar feature of the bill or to the manner of introduc ing it; and their fastidiousness, we are forced to confess, found sufficient excuse in the indifference of the great body of the middle classes. It would then appear, at first sight, to that intelligent foreigner who is sapposed to pass such innocent opinions upon men and things, that to secure the assent of the whole House to certain definite propositions, and then to proceed to consider the details of a measure in committee, would be the best means of arriving at a really popular conclusion. So thought the old man and his son in the memo rable fable, when they resorted to one expedient after another to win the approval of their fellows; and should Lord DERBY persuade his Cabinet to reverse the order of proceeding next Monday, and agree to introduce a definite and detailed bill, in stead of the present " vague," " uncertain," " indis tinct," and " unsatisfactory" resolutions, he may depend upon it the hostility of his present critics will not be in the least diminished—it will only change its ground of attack. The fact is that there are some remedies and medecines which no disguises can render palatable or welcome however salutary. The man who made an agreement with Death that he would call him when ready, founda fresh excuse with every succeed ing year ; and so, in spite of the loud professions about Reform, and the sanguine anticipations of the political Utopia which is to follow a Reformed Par liament, there is a goodly company who are un willing to have Reform in any shape. We cannot help including a good many of the severe critics of the present Government in this list, since it is admitted on all hands that the opportunity is highly favourable to a settlement of the question, and the Government it is quite evident, are willing to make large conces sions. The tenure of office by a Conservative Ministry, which at first sight appears inimical to the passage of a Reform Bill, has in reality some advantages. The Conservatives are willing to go much further in support of a measure introduced by their own leaders. The Radicals naturally are content with less, because they know that it will be fact and not theory—that the Conservative in fluence_ can carry easily through the Upper House clauses which if opposed by the Tory peers must either be abandoned or become the object of a desperate struggle. If the House of Commons be genuinely anxious to pass a Reform Bill it has an excellent opportu nity. If the public out of doors is sincerely de sirous of a fair and temperate settlement of the question it may now easily obtain it. Whatever motive actuated the Government —whatever objec tions of precedent or practice may be urged against the method they have adopted—the actual state of the case is that certain definite proposi tions are to be submitted to the House of Com mons. If it takes exception to any of them, such for instance as the fifth resolution, respecting the plurality of votes, it can insist upon its withdrawal. If it be anxious of adding to their number, the Government have promised to accept any reasonable suggestion. 'Where, then, is the in superable difficulty of framing a good and practical Reform Bill? If Mr. DISRAELI had come forward with certain definite propositions such as a £6 or £7 rating franchise, we cannot see that he would have had any better chance of success. Those who are complaining now of the resolutions have yet to see what are the actual details of the scheme they con demn. Manhood Suffrage, whatever the Reform League may think, is out of the question. It is opposed to the whole tone of English feeling as well as to our traditional policy, and the existing examples of its working have not done much to reconcile us to it. The new Reform Bill, then, must give a definite money qualification in some form, and if it be a good measure it must contain a lodger franchise as well. It would be highly desirable to add to these some additional qualifications, such as an educational, a profes.siunal, and a savings bank suffrage. There no doubt whatever that all these can be welded into the new scheme, while we be lieve that if Reformers, giving up minor points of difference, would heartily combine to press forward the Ballot, they might succeed in obtaining its in troduction. We - observe one point in the diatribes of some of the principal objectors to the Government pro posals. They complain of the vagueness of tin re solutions, but they are very careful not to commit themselves and recommending positive measures. It is so easy to deal in wise generalities, to offer excel lent advice with the important exception of details. What the particular feature is that the Liberal party at large are anxious to secure is kept mysteriously secret. The 11103$ important reform E SUN, LO :a ON, MON li.l Y EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1867. we hold, as we have ever held, to be the ballot ; and this neither Whigs nor Tories will readily concede, because the objection lies not so much with the respective Ministries as with the representatives themselves. As for the minor points of a difference of a pound in the franchise, the exact qualification necessary for a lodger, the precise definitions of the boundaries of boroughs, these are all matters that can best be settled after discussion and deliberation, not laid down as axioms of funda mental policy from which neither side must swerve a hairbreadth. It is a great occasion, and it remains to be seen whether the House of Commons will rise to it by laying aside personal and party feel ing,: and earnestly considering the best inte rests of the country. The peculiar position of affairs takes away the strong temptation which might exist on the part of the Liberals to allow their adversaries the credit of carrying a successful measure. As Mr. DISRAELI said the other night the course they have adopted is not flattering to themselves. If the House of Commons accept and amend the resolutions it will be a joint affair— the work of both sides—of the party of progress and the party of tradition, and this it ought to be, and it must be if the new House of Commons would faithfully and adequately reflect the mixed elements of the English Constitution and people. The Conservative demonstration at Portsmouth, which took place last Wednesday, went off very satisfactorily. The members of the Working Men's Liberal-Conservative Association met at the King's-rooms. Sir JAMES ELPHINSTONE'S speech was deservedly applauded. He declared that the spectacle he there witnessed was one he never ex pected to have seen in Portsmouth, and that he should never forget the character of such an as sembly. The hon. baronet alluded to the great change that had taken place in public opinion during the last ten years, when it seemed impos sible to convince some that a Conser vative member could be other than a cum borer of the ground. He referred to the manner in which the election had been conducted, and showed how an unfair advantage had been taken of his position while he was in London, hav ing been selected to sit upon Committees of great importance ; and meanwhile his opponents went down to Portsmouth and conducted their canvassing. Hence the House of Commons lost the only man that Lord CLARENCE PAGET feared. When the navy estimates came on the borough of Portsmouth was ably represented, and many beyond the circle of his immediate friends regretted the exclusion of Sir J. ELPIIINSTONE. Nothing is more wanted than members of Parliament who can exercise a direct influence on those who administer the naval affairs of the nation, and although we are now so fortunate as not to need so much supervision in that particular, still the services of so able a man as the hon. baronet are always desirable and well calcu lated to influence the state of things. Turning to matters which more nearly affected his hearers, *Sir J. ELPHINSTONE adverted to the pro posed motion of Mr. SEELEY, which stood for the nineteenth of this month. In this he censured very strongly the manner in which the dockyards were managed, and the object which Mr. SEELEY and his friends had in view, which was to transfer the business of the dockyards to private yards, and private speculators. Now this would be a most objectionable thing to do in the dockyards, and, as they are emphatically styled here, " the safeguards of our naval supremacy," any alteration such as this would be very injurious to the interests cf the country. Portsmouth has, indeed, had reason to lament the loss it sustained in the change of its members, and for some time past that town has been flourishing at its own expense—Portsmouth, in fact, having been regarded by the late Board of Admiralty very much as a mere repairing port. Lord CLARENCE PAGET had pointedly alluded to the changes that were taking place in Portsmouth, and had even contemplated further ones. In a speech he made last year he referred to an item in the works at Portsmouth, and said that, although there were two great armour plated ships building in that dockyard, yet if any serious disaster happened to the armour plated fleet there was not the means for exten sive repairs at Portsmouth. The noble lord fur ther proposed that the ropeworks in Portsmouth Dockyard, which have been carried on there from time immemorial, should be abolished, and trans ferred to Chatham and Devonport. These things certainly show that the borough requires an able and efficient representative in the House, and it is of great moment to its future status that all these sweeping changes and sudden alterations should not be carried out, while no one in the House is ready or adroit enough to explain the matter, or to advo cate the claims of the borough. We entirely concur with the hon. baronet in his views on the matter, and it is for the true interests of Parliament that the electors should have one seat kept for those who understand naval matters, and can press their opinions in the House of Com mons. This is a very essential particular, and it is also wise counsel which Sir J. ELrunisToNE added, to the effect that they should try for one seat, and leave the others to whom they liked. The hon. baronet entered into an interesting inquiry of the manner in which the navy had been conducted of late, and declared that the navy was not now in a state of greater transition than it had been for the last 50 years. As to the result of the very large expendi ture that has taken place during the last seven years, he certainly showed .that the late Adminis tration had not much to plume itself on in this parti cular. "We have no two ships that can sail together, if we wore to take thirty'ships out of a bag and tell them to make the best of their way to Lisbon to morrow ; some would be south of Ushant by sun- set, and some would not be round the Bill of Port• land." Further on he declared that the present constructive branch of the Admiralty had not con structed one ship according to specifications, and he naturally appealed to the common sense of his auditory as to whether that " branch" ought any longer to be entrusted with the reconstruction of the navy of this country. When we look at the way in which France and other nations are progressing, We come to the conclu- sion that England should not be behindhand in the struggle, but that ber navy should be in getic counsels of one so interested and well in. formed as this speaker. He said that he did not know he could have said so much on the matter, but that he felt, since he came to Portsmouth and got a sniff of the sea air, that there was " more life in the old dog yet." Referring to the Working Men's Conservative Association, Sir J. ELPIIINSTONE remarked that he always had the greatest confidence in the working man, and he looked upon it that " the more they educated, the more they enlightened the working men, the more would they become pillars of the State, and the more would they assist those in authority in time of need." The hon. baronet made some sensible observations on the subject of reform, and showed that the plan of proceeding by raolu tions had been successfully tried in the matter of changing the Government of India. " That bill was the framework of a Government which would last in India longer than the lives of those present." For many reasons we are glad that at this eventful crisis of public affairs a man like Sir J. ELPHINSTONE has had so good an opportunity of coming forward and stating his opinions upon matters with which he is so well acquainted, and in the town too which he so ably represented, and where we sincerely trust he may soon again be elected as member, for he is a faithful steward of important interests. meeting. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL. GIBRALTAR, Feb. 17 The Tanjore, from Southampton, 12th instant, arrived to-day, at 2 a.m., and leaves at 9 a.m., for Alexandria. All well. INDIA MAILS. SUEZ, Feb. 17. The Northam (extra steamer from Bombay arrived at 3 p.m. to-day. FRANCE. BOURSE, Feb. 16.—Two o'clock.—The market is very animated to-day, and stocks and shares have experienced a decided advance. The close has taken place as follows : 4 per Cents 99 50 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 69 60 Do. end month 69 60 Credit Mobilier 495 Do. end month Credit Foneier — Do. end month 1537 50 BAIL' Bank Shares 3555 Italian Loan 5l 10 Do. end month 54 15 Mexican Loan 2l Do. Bonds l4O Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred 'AYB. For Account. Orleans Northern 1207 50 Lyons and Mediterranean 925 Southern 570 Western — Eastern Sardinian — Austrian Lombard 406 25 North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Roman. 132 50 The Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England, MEETING TIIIS DAY. The ordinary meeting of the directors and share holders of the company was held this day at Exeter Hall. The report, an abstract of which has already appeared in The Sun, having been taken as read, Mr. LEVICK, the chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, proceeded to refer to the state of commerce during the last year, amidst some im patience, and eventually, in obedience to calls of `Come to the paint," ho sail he was, he thought, coming to the point by tracing the position of the company during the period of the last six or nine months. During the last half-year the policy of the directors had been conservative and protective—their great efforts being directed to the consolidation of the securities, and to make their property as sound and safe as they could by possibility do. (Hear, hear.) They were desirous of so doing in order to form a basis to work upon when business came round, rather than run an extraordinary risk to secure a small profit. With respect to the valuations in the report everything had been put down at the lowest, and profits made during the last six months have been quite sufficient to cover the depreciation in valuations. (Hear, hear.) Many of the operations in hand had years to go before they could be completed, and therefore it was impossible to value them, but the nearer those works approached com pletion the nearer would they be to the profit that was certain to accrue. The alteration in the constitution of the company he thought would be followed by the best result ; and with respect to their shares, the amount of call left unpaid amounted to the mere baga telle of £7,130. The directors had exerted themselves during the last six months most anxiously for the benefit of the shareholders, and it would have been impossible to have securities safer than they had been during the period he had men tioned. The case that had appeared in the newspapers of Seaton and Grant had created great uneasiness abroad, but on the part of the Company he contended that nothing could be more false and scandalous than the charges brought against them ; and had Mr. Seatou'a charges been made in any other form than proceedings in Chancery he would have been indicted for libel. It was not to be wondered at that their shares felt the ill effects of the unfounded charges made against them, but they did not stand alone in not paying a divi dend. No finance company could have made a profit during the last six months, and no sen sible shareholder in a company of that description could have expected it ; but it was a great satisfaction, for the directors of the Credit Foncier had made no losses which were not covered by rest. A great source of difficulty the directors had to contend with was the desire that was shown by certain shareholders to inspect and demand explanation on matters it was quite impossible for the directors to comply with. (Hear, hear.) What the directors wanted to carry on the business successfully was confidence ; that would keep their affairs in a secure and satisfactory condition, but as long as their affairs were continually being condemned without the slightest reason they would always have a very up. hill work to perform. There was one thing that he wished clearly to be understood by the meeting, than the directors took no commission upon profit until a dividend was paid of 10 per cent. (Hear, hear.) The directors had done all they possibly could for the benefit of the shareholders ; they had brought the ship home safe ; although the voyage had not been a profitable one, they had arrived in port withou t the loss of a single sail or spar. They hoped when they started on their next voyage to return with better success, and al though he did not anticipate they could pay as large a dividend as they had done, they would be en- abled to pay as good a dividend as any reasonable man could expect for his interest. ➢lr. WARNER seconded the adoption of the report. Mr. CULVERWELL objected to the receipt of the report. He contended that the directors were too highly paid for their services, as by the reduction they had made in their number they would each receive a salary of £7OO for doing nothing. He thought that the number of directors should be fifteen, seven of whom ought to be elected by the shareholders. The qualification for the direction he thought was too high, because it entirely excluded talented men who had not the means of holding 400 shares in the concern. He concluded by mov ing ,a resolution that seven gentlemen elected by that meeting should be added to the direction. Mr. GORDON seconded the amendment, because he believed that the shareholders ought to have a more distinct and specific voice in the concern. He was not antagonistic to the directors, because he felt they had done all they could for the sharehol ders, but what he thought right was that the share holders should have a greater voice in the manage ment of the concern. Mr. G. STEPHENSON said the directors have been accused of taking £7OO for doing nothing. But instead of doing nothing the directors had saved the ship. Their managing man, Mr. Grant, the Napo leon of finance—(hear, and laughter)—had brought them through the crisis safe. Had he imitated the policy of Overend and Gurney, Barned's Bank, and other companies, they would have been i n their position. He hoped the meeting would not dis turb the unanimity that at present existed at the board by carrying the resolution of Mr. Culver .. A SHAREHOLDER asked whether it was compe tent, in accordance with the articles of association, for the meeting to carry such a resolution as that proposed? Mr. HERITAGE, the solicitor to the company, said the meeting could not legally carry such a resolu tion, 'but if the meeting desired that such a resolu tion should be submitted to the shareholders, the directors would take steps to enable them legally to do so. Another SHAREHOLDER suggested that the addi tion to the number of directors should be three, instead of seven. Mr. GRANT, the managing director, then pro ceeded to vindicate the course pursued by the direc- tors, which he did to the entire satisfaction of the The report was adopted, creased, and that in a decided manner and upon correct principles. Sir J. ELPIIINSTONE Lid great stress upon the importance of ships being able to sail together, and excited the amusement of his auditory by his criticism of the Bellerophon, which he quaintly described as being " like a fine-looking man with a pair of club feet ; the head and bow upon her, which no sailor could have devised ; it must have been designed by a ploughman rather than a seaman." It certainly is a great dis- grace to all concerned in our naval de partment during the last few years that so inuch of the public money should have been spent, and that so little really efficient work should have resulted for the good of the service and the real and true interests thereof. There is much, in- deed, to engage the attention . of the Government just now in the consideration of our naval pros- peels, and they will do well to pay heed to the ener- CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS, (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Sunday Evening. The Monitetzr states that an autograph letter from he Emperor of Austria relieves from his functions, at his own request, Count de Maylath, who filled the office of Chancellor of Hungary, and conferring upon the Count at the same time the Grand Cross of St. Stephen, and giving him the appointment of Index Curix of Hungary. The German papers, with scarcely an exception, express great satisfaction at the Emperor's Speech. The Gazette de l'Allemagne du Nord says it will give great pleasure to the friends of peace and pacific progress. This speech will take away every pre tence for fresh attacks upon the part of politicians of subversive tendencies. It proves that France has employed her Power and authority to maintain the tranquillity o f E urope, and that she has every where preserved the influence which belongs to her. This Speech affords a contradiction to the adver saries of the Imperial regime, who endeavoured to prove that it was opposed to the development of liberty. There is no doubt but it will be received in France and in Europe with a feeling of sincere satisfaction. In the Senate yesterday an - address was made by the President, M. Troplong, in which he alluded to the many deaths among that body since the last Session. M. Troplong spoke good-humouredly, but rather facetiously, of the late Marquis de Boissy. He said, "In ancient Greece there were philosophers who maintained that man was black. I will not in sult the memory of the Marquis by confounding him with these sophists, although, according to Cicero, they were men of intelligence. I would rather compare him to another philosopher (Demo critus), whose book began with the words, ' I am going to speak of everything.' The Marquis de Boissy touched upon everything in his speeches. He made a voyage round the world, and he did not see in the most favourable aspect, particularly when he looked upon the coast of England. (Much laughter.) It could not be denied that he loved the Emperor, his country, and the Senate; but he loved them after his own peculiar manner, the Emperor by abusing his Government, his country by repre senting it as rude and quarrelsome, and the Senate by annoying it with his pecularities." M. Rouher, Minister of State, then presented the text of the Senatus Consulte, embodying the propositions developed in the Emperor's Speech, and it was agreed that on Tuesday a committee should be ap pointed to enter into an examination upon the subject. The blue-book just presented to the Chambers contains a mass of facts connected with the rela tions of France with foreign countries ; but the in formation is rather illustrative of circumstances already known than remarkable as affording fresh information regarding the great events in Germany and Italy. I translate an important passage rela tive to the latter country and the Pope :—" Our policy on the Peninsular had for object to insure at once the independence of Italy and that of the Holy See. Now Italy is free, and there is no risk of dan ger. The Government of the Emperor employs all its efforts to prove to the Pontifical Government that, whether far or near, it will not cease to watch over the great interests to which, during 17 years, his Majesty has given so many proofs of devotion. " On the other hand, the Itali an G overnment, machinations, and rendered to th e coun yall excitement, an d t o strong rt yr o relieved nisg i n b y f at r h o pe r o n sgar r ieo e an v t o t l souetrri resist si n ics a et r s make the parties respect the engagements they have contracted with us. It has recently renewed the assurance of its firm desire to fulfil both in the letter and spirit the stipulations of the 15th of September. "'Wishing, besides, to give a proof of its good feelings towards the Holy See, the Cabinet of Flo rence has resumed with the Court of Rome the negotiations commenced last year for the regulation of religious affairs, and, thanks to the spirit of con ciliation manifested by both partie s , th ese quest i ons are upon the point of being settled i n a sat i s f actory lllanner.T in iinewillprove th e i mportance of an arrangement,behalf of which all our wishes have been directed, and whic h we have encouraged by our advice. A Cabinet Council was held on Friday afternoon at the Tuileries, at which the Empe ror pres id e d . The Emperor's Speech, which c on t a i ns 1 , 665 words, was transmitted to the provinces of France soon after it was delivered, and was published al once in most of the departmental newspapers. II was despatched at the rate of 20 words in a minute The transmission of the whole of it was effected in about an hour and a half. There died a few days ago at Quatzenheim (Lower Rhine) the oldest inhabitant of the com- mune, a Jew, named Abraham Getz, who was 100 years and two months ,'of age. He enjoyed robust health to the last, and on the day he died he attended service at the Jewish tabernacle. Alarming earthquakes have taken place in Spain, as well as in other countries. A letter from Torre viejo states that violent shocks have been experi enced at Murcia, Orihuela, and other neighbouring localities. The shocks have been so violent that nothing like them has been experienced since 1829, a year of sad memory in this respect. Just before the departure of the courier five violent shocks were experienced. The inhabitants pass the night under tents. The municipality of Torreviejo had ..., established its offi ces un d er a tent in the large square of that town, and an altar has been erected for the performance of mass. The consternation was extreme. According to the Siecle the elections in the whole of the north of Germany for the Federal Parliament have been favourable to the Liberal party. At Ber lin the Conservative candidates, Messrs. Bismarck, De noon, de Moltke, and others had failed. The opposite lisVwas entirely successful. This vote, it says, is th e more s i gnificative, as:the Government presented to the electors, besides AI. Bismarck, the Generals who took the most glorious part in the late campaign. The people of Berlin, in their enlight ened patriotism, preferred to them men of less striking reputation, but who had given proofs of their devotion to the cause of liberty. The news received from various parts of Germanys give reason to hope that th e genera l resu l t w ill g i v e a larg e . _ majority to the party who will not separate poli tical liberty from the national greatness. There is another sudden change from summer to winter. Yesterday was a summer day in every re spect. People were seated in the Tuileries gardens and parka just as it is the custom in June and July. Soon after midnight, however, the rain came down in torrents, and to-day it has rained almost inces santly, and it was cold, gloomy, and cheerless, What Will Lord Derby Do ? TO THE EDITOR OF THE SLIN. Sin,—After the very handsome, not to say flat tering, remarks you made on my letter to you of the 6th current, I am- emboldened to address you again on the above-named important question, whereby I think I can prove to you that the Tories, or Con servatives, as it has now for so many years been the fashion to call them, are, and have ever been, the only true and genuine Reformers. The Whigs, it is true, for the last half-century have made a cat's paw of several Liberal measures in order to obtain the sweets of office, but no sooner had the mooting of such measures proved a good and safe bridge to carry them into their harbour of refuge than they were only too glad to send it to the winds. It never can be said of them that they praised the bridge that carried them over. With the exception of the great Reform Bill of 1832, I defy any one, who is either old enough to remember their transac tions, or else has read history with an impartial eye, to lay his hand on his heart and point to any real useful or important measure that they have carried unless they have been backed up by a Conservative Opposition. True, they, when in opposition for many years, advocated the repeal of the Test Act and Catholic Emancipation, but I have very much forgotten English history if either of those above named great and just measures were carried by a Whig Government. Perhaps here I may be forgiven if I digress a little to show what has been the conduct of the Whigs towards the Roman Catholics. It was, as I once before in a letter about two years ago remarked to you, something like that of the devil in one of his jour neys to the earth, to kick away the stool from your friend as soon as ever you have made your fortune by him. They made a great outcry about the penal laws enacted against the Catholics, but by whom were they enacted? Why, by the Whigs. Who was it that drove away the last Catholic Sovereign ? Why, the Whigs. In fact, the entire destiny of the Whig party in relation to the Roman Catholic Church has been curious and perplexing. They spen't the first half century of their political existence, from 1650 to 1700, in a fierce struggle against the Catholic element, which, according to their idea of things, threatened to blast the liberties of the country. From 1700 to 1750, i.e. from the death of William of Orange (who William Cobbett always called the dirty old Dutchman), and the accession of Queen Anne till towards the close of the reign of George 11., they treated the Catholics with more apparent indifference, being unable to make use of them either to the right hand or the left. But from about 1760, the year of the accession of George ILI., who (believing the Catholic religion to be utterly wrong and erroneous, and however mis taken a man any one may consider him, was most undoubtedly the most religious monarch England had had for a long while), was more opposed to both Whigs and Catholics than any of his prede cessors had been. A new and golden opportunity dawned upon the Whigs, they therefore spent the latter part of the last century, i.e. from 1760 to 1800, and again from 1800 to 1850, in agitating for the removal of every remnant of the penal laws, and in restoring to the Catholic Church all the liberty and independence it could claim at the hands of a Protestant State. But no sooner were they installed in office than a change came over the spirit of their dream. So long ago as the years 1833 and 1834, the late Daniel O'Connell desig nated them as the base, brutal, and bloody Whigs—and the late Earl Grey, the so-called father of Reform, broke up his Government on account of some of his colleagues joining more with O'Connell and his clique than he (Lord Grey) could ever think it right or proper to do. Never theless, the Union which had so long existed between the Whigs and Catholics was not entirely severed until 1850, when, towards the close of that last named year, Lord Russell most grossly insulted the whole Catholic body by writing his memorable Durham Letter, on the so-called Papal Aggression of that year. Hollow, indeed, was the truce which had so long bound the Whigs to their Roman Catholic fellow subjects. The Whigs threw them overboard at the earliest profitable opportunity. On the other hand, it must be admitted tha t all, or nearly all, the measures in favour of the Catholics were carried by a Tory Govern ment. Catholic Emancipation was not only car ried, but had been intro , .luced, by a Tory Ministry, viz., the immortal William Pitt. Was the endowment of Maynooth carried by a Whig Government ? No such thing 1 It was Sir Robert Peel, and Sir Robert Peel alone, who either did, or ever proposed, this simple though tardy act of justice. In all the 11 years the Whigs had been in office, from 1830 to 1841, they allowed May-nooth College to go com pletely to the winds. A large portion of the penal laws were never proposed to be repealed until 1844, the year before the increased grant to May nooth was carried, when Lord Lyndhurst, then Lord Chancellor in the Tory Government of Sir R. Peel, proposed their abolition. Green, indeed, must be that Roman Catholic who can place any further confidence in the Whigs, or any longer consider them as friends to their creed or party. I think I have said quite enough to show that the connection between the Whigs and Roman Catholics is broken for ever, and that their (the Catholics) only real friends are and ever have been the Con servatives. I think I can also prove that our greatest measures of reform and progress have been carried by Tory Governments, and Tory Go vernments alone. It is true there was a large budget of law reforms carried in 1833 by the late Earl Grey's Government—(which, as I remarked in my letter to you the other day,was by far the strongest and most respectable Whig Government that Eng land was ever governed by)—but their being carried by a Whig Government was merely accidental. They all emanated from commissions which had been appointed in 1828 by the Tory Governments of the late Duke of Wellington and Sir R. Peel. In 1852, the year of Lord Derby's first Administration, there were more law reforms placed upon the statute book than had been for many years previously. I think, therefore, I have clearly shown, as I said to you in my letter the other day, the country is in duty bound to give the present Government a fair trig' In conclusion, I would draw your attention and that of your readers to another gross piece of treachery of Lord Russell 30 years ago, viz., in 1835 and 1838, which is all of a piece with the con duct of the Whigs in turning out Lord Derby's Government in 1859, and their subsequent conduct from the last-named year until their resignation last summer in 1866. They, i.e., Lord John Rus sell, as he then had turned out the Government of the late Sir R. Peel, in 1835, on the Irish Tithe Question, and only three short years afterwards Lord Russell carried the very identical measure which he had turned Sir R. Peel out upon. The Whigs, in 1798-99, opposed the introduction of an Income-tax, because it was then brought forward by a Tory Government, in 1806 (only 7 years later), when, in office, they doubled it. In 1842 they did the same thing, because it was brought forward by the Government of Sir R. Peel again in 1848, when in office they proposed to double it. I think I have clearly shown you that the conduct of 1112 Whigs for the last thirty or forty years has been all of a piece. I trust, therefore, it will be very long again before the country trusts its affairs to their management, or rather mismanagement. Let all Liberals bear in mind that an open enemy is better than a false friend—i. e., assuming that the present Government are opposed to all Reform, which, as I have said repeatedly, I do not at all believe is the case ; and I think if the Whigs are banished to the bleak and dreary regions of the opposition for as long a period as they were during the reigns of George 111. and IV., the country would be rather a gainer than a loser by such being the case. I remain, sir, your obedient servant, A LOVER OF HISTORICAL DATES AND FACTS. MR. BRAND'S' SUCCESSOR.—It is generally be lieved that the Hon. John ()ranch Walker Vivian, M.P. for Truro, will succeed Mr. Brand as Whip to the Oppo sition. The bon gentleman is the second son of the first Lord Vivian, and he sat for Penryn from July, 1841, till July, 1817; for Bodmiu from April, 1857, till May, 1859, when he was an unsuccessful candidate for Truro. He was elected for Truro July, 1865. CIA , , eCr Till/I ° T fat HER MAJESTY, &c. OSBORN]; Feb. 16. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, accom panied by Princess Christian, and attended by the Hon. Mrs. Gordon. Colonel the lion. Dudley da Ros was in attend ance upon horseback. Her Majesty walked in the grounds this morning, accompanied by Princess Louise and Princess Bea trice. Prince and Princess Christian, Prince Leopold, and Prince Henry of Prussia also went out. Mr. Alfred Tennyson (poet laureate) had the honour of an interview with her Majesty at Osborne yesterday. FEB. 17. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, accom panied by Princess Christian. The other members of the royal family walked and drove. Her Majesty and their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Christian, Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice attended Divine service at wbip pingham Church this morning. The Rev. George Prothero officiated. The Rev. R. Duckworth had the honour of dining with the Queen and the royal family yesterday. THE PRINCE OF WALES. The Prince of Wales rode out on horseback on Saturday, attended by Major Teesdale. The Prince of Wales attended divine service at the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday morning. The Communion Service was read by the Rev. Thomas Helmere and Rev. W. H. Brookfield. Anthem, " Sing we merrily (Crotch). Sung by Masters Wood and Coward, Messrs. R. Barnbh Benson, and Winn. Mr. Cooper presided at the organ. The sermon was preached by the Rev. W. IL Brookfield from Ist Cor., ix. 25. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Mary (Princess of Teck) attended the service. ILLNESS OF THE PRINCESS OF WALES. Some alarm was created at Windsor on Saturday in consequence of the Prince of Wales, who had visited Windsor on Friday and had slept at the Castle, being hastily summoned to town. A special train was immediately ordered, and his royal high ness reached Marlborough House without delay. The rumour was, that the Princess of Wales had been suddenly taken very ill. Unfortunately this rumour is not without foundation, for last night a communication was received from Gen. linollya authorising us to state that " Her Royal High ness the Princess of Wales has been suffering for several days from acute rheumatism, but that there is no symptom to cause any anxiety." POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. THE WAY EMPLOYERS ARE ROBBED. —Charles Dan a young man in the employ of Mr. John Augustus Jones , butcher, 194, Piccadilly, was charged before Mr. Tyrribi" with stealing a quantity of meat, the property of his em' ployer ; and Joseph Wilson, a butcher, and Edward Ed wards, a baker, were charged with receiving the same with a guilty knowledge. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, AP' peared for Wilson. Police-constable Chas. Butcher, 137 0, said—Last nigh! about 8 o'clock I was in Piccadilly opposite the shop of Mr. Jones, butcher, when 1 saw Edwards walking up an d down and past the shop several times. He went up to O. shop door, when Day, who is in Mr. Jones's employ, came to tho door and opened it. They spoke for about a minute and Edwards left, and Day went in and shut the door' Edwards then wont to a public-house about four or five doors off, and then came out and went to 31r. Jones's shop again, when Day, who had a large bundle with him, opened the shop door, and handled the bundle, which I observed contained a leg of mutton, to Edwards, who walked awaY and wont to No. 37, Rupert-street, where Wilson lives on the second floor. I stood on the opposite side of Rupert street, and could see from the peculiar construction of the house Edwards and Wilson in conversation together Shortly after Edwards and Wilson and a female came out of the house, and went along Piccadilly till they came to the White Bear, about 200 yards from Mr. Jones's she"), where Wilson and the female waited while Edwards walked on to Mr. Jones's shop, and having put his hand on the door it was opened by Day, who gave Edwards a bundle and then closed the door again. I followed Ed wards and saw him join Wilson and the female, and then all of them walked away till they got to Windmill-street , where Edwards handed Wilson the bundle. After gong; into a public-house and remaining there a short time, they all went to No. 37, Rupert-street, Wilson carrying the bundle. I g o t th e ass i stance of a constable in uni form, and went up into the room, where • I o w ' Wilson and Edwards and two or three other persons' I told Edwards and Wilson that I was a police-officer, and was going to take them into custody for receiving mel t, knowing it to be stolen from Mr. Jones in Piccadillf . Wilson said ho knew •nothing about it, and Edwards re mained silent. I found in the room a leg of mutton hang ing on the wall, and another tied up in a handkerchief on a chair. Wilson said it was his room, and ho lived there with his family. 1 asked Wilson if he had any more most in the place, and he said ho had not. I found in a our board a piece of salt beef, a piece of fresh beef, and some mutton, in all about 401bs. Wilson said he know nothing about the meat, and that it had been brought there by 6 , person. I took Wil son an d Ed war d s t o t h e stat i on and then went to Mr. J 0119 8 .8. Day was out, but on his corn" ing in at 11 o'clock I told him tho charge against him, and he said he had taken meat once, and that he knew Nilson and Edwards were in custody, because when ho was on t ho saw them going to the station. He also said that he had 3s. each for the legs of mutton from the pers on he solu ,, them to, and whom ho had become acquainted with hi seeing him take bread to a family he (Day) a l s o took meat to. Mr. Jones—Day is in my employ, and has been since September last. I believe the legs of rautt i pn to be 01 property. Last week I missed three, but being a 181. g e stock I cannot say that I missed the two legs in question. In reply to Mr. Lewis, Butcher said I have known 'M I ; son, who is a baker, some t i me, b ut know no Laren (4 him. Mr. Lowii having addressed the magistrate in behalf of Wilson, Mr. Tyrwhitt said—lt is a case I must send for trial, but I will take bail for Wilson. lam afraid it will tutu out that the young man, Day, has been led away by tile other and older prisoners to take his master's property. Committed for trial. MEETING OF THE LIBER4L PARTY.—The ing is the letter convening the Liberal members of Da' liament to the meeting on Thursd a y, a t M r . Gladston s'6 residence, to consider the course to be taken in reference to the resolutions of the Government, and on the 1 34° T: question generally :—" Sir,—Mr. Gladstone takes t'" liberty to request your attendance at 11, Carlton -1108 , e . ; terrace, on Thursday, 21st inst., at half-past two, on pu b i '` business of pressing importance.—H. BRAND. F° ll ' 3 '67." It is rumoured in legal circles th a t Sir A. • Cockburn is about, through declining health, to resign the appointment of Chief Justice of E ng l an d, an d that his P l3e) is to be taken by Chief B aron K e lly ; th e Solicitor-o°ll°r o ai f Sir John B. Karslake, succe e di ng t o th e c hi e ftainsliiP - the Exchequer.— Observer. TIIE TICHBORNE BARONETCY.—There see tobB bo no longer any doubt that the p , erson who claim s t° l, o the bat onet and own er o f the estate, near Arlesfor d, iS 0, real Sir Roger Ticbborne. On Friday the church b d. , ° rang out a merry peal i n h onour o f hi s arrival at estate. DEATH OF THE SEA BEAR AT THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—Land and W a t er announces that the sea bear, • so long a favourite with all visitors to the Zo ol4e f Gardens, died on Thursd a y mo rn ing. Souls P ieees canvas and a hook having boon found it is feare d that b may have suffered from the effects Of these substancl which he had swallowed, passing through the i vi er" i organs. 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