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Office-49, Essex-street, Strand, HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. MIS DAY. —Morning, sh. 32m.—Afternoon, sh. 49m. ro-Monatow.-Morning, 6h. 10m.—Afternoon, 611. 29m. ,0 710 - (wgit), Amt, LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1867. It must, we should think, have occurred to many who listened with interest and attention to Mr. GLADSTONE'S elaborate speech last night that the right hon. gentleman was somewhat unreasonable in his requirements. Without waiting for the deli berations of committee, without having the oppor tunity of testing the practical sense of the House and of ascertaining the wishes of many members of their own party, he called upon the Government at once to notify what portions of their bill they in tended to alter, and to declare explicitly their inten- He says that the bill must " undergo a total, or, at least, a substantial alteration ;" and he apparently expects some representa tive of the Cabinet to spring up in his place, and express the pleasure with which himself and his colleagues will submit to such an alteration. We have very little doubt that, under other cir cumstances, Mr. GLADSTONE would be the first to denounce such conduct as pusillanimous and un worthy of a responsible Administration. He is, in fact, expecting the Government to accept his dic tum to take the expression of his own views and opinions as representing the collective wisdom of the House ; and yet, judging from the speeches of Mr. ROEBUCK and Mr. OSBORNE, there are some independent members who wish, on this matter, to exercise an independent judgment. Mr. GLAD STONE himself was last year by no means disposed to accept this sort of dictation, and held, as some thought, only too rigidly to his original scheme, notwithstanding the manifest wishes of the House. The fact is we have had too much of this political punctilio, this attaching a point of honour of a difference . of £l, and making a Government ques tion of some minor clause that will not perhaps affect five hundred votes. Even now, after all, they talk .about excluding party feeling, and treating Parliamentary Reform as a national ques tion on national grounds. There is an evident desire in some quarters to induce the Minis try to commit itself to some particular point, to give a pledge that it will stand or fall by some particular provision, although such a declaration is the very way to bring into the de bate that party spirit which it is so desirable to eliminate. Mr. GLADSTONE does not appear to see the absurd position in which a Government of any party would place itself by coming down to the House and saying, " Here is our own bill ; but any thing you dislike in it we will alter upon pressure. We will expunge such and such clauses, and add such provisions, if you wish." No Ministry can be expected to make such a declaration. It is enough for them to express a willingness to obtain the views of the House without pledging them selves to a rigid adherence to any of the minor provisions. It must be remembered that they en deavoured at first to be guided by the directly expressed opinions of the house in the form of Resolutions, and that this was objected to by none more strongly than by Mr. GLADSTONE himself. What, then, does he expect them to do ? As Mr. HARDY very justly pointed out, the objections which he last night took to the measure are such as might most properly have been introduced in committee. They were objections to detail, difficulties which might be best adjusted by the unrestrained discussion of committee. He said last evening that " to reject this Bill, and to set forth another plan, unless it be absolutely neces sary, would be a great evil, because it would tend to retard the settlement which all so mcch desire ;" and yet, what other interpretation can be put upon his conduct than that he wishes for its wholesale rejection ? "I am anxious," he said, "to exhaust to the uttermost the means of knowing whether, by going into committee on this bill, we may hope to bring the question to a satisfactory conclusion." But surely Mr. GLADSTONE must know that it is impossible to put the question in such definite terms. The Government have already inti mated their willingness to discuss the bill in a spirit of forbearance and conciliation, and with the solitary exception of the unpopular dual vote, it is as yet uncertain what points find favour with the Liberal party, and to which they take exception. We have only Mr. .GLADSTONE as spokesman, and it is certain that his opinions are not identical with those of some old and consistent Reformers. As regards the dual vote, it is worth while to remember that the principle was contained in one of the Resolutions, and that Sir. DISRAELI tions. subscquently expressed his willingness to withdraw it, saying at the same time that he believed its cha- racter and object had been misunderstood. So far, then, as this clause of the Bill is concerned, there is not much reason to apprehend it 3 obstinate reten- tion on the part of the Government. Neither have we had any intimation that they will make any strong opposition to the introduction of the lodger franchise, or its substitution for one of the qualifi cations which they propose. As a specimen of the spirit which too often animates all critics of a Reform Bill, to whatever party they belong, we may rceall the strong opposition which was made to the Bill of 1859, which was the first to include the lodger franchise. Mr. BRIGHT, On that occasion, gave his celebrated nickname o: " fancy franchises" to such a deviation from routine. But it is according to the whim of the moment that such propositions are received. If they find a place in the Bill sub mitted to the country they are denounced as " visionary," " intricate," " impractical ;" if they are omitted, it is then the time to declare that no measure is perfect without them. In the same way, when the Bill of last year was rejected by the House, Mr. BEALES and his friends were clamorous in 'avour of a £7 franchise. Here is a household suffrage proposed, and evidently accepted by the House, and lo! a host of objections spring up. We ought, we are told, to secure the most prudent, steady, and intelligent . of the working class as voters, but we must not make the savings bank a test of a man's prudence, long residence a ;est of his steadiness, or education a test of his ntelligence. No doubt all such tests are fallible --- and incorrect in individual cases, but we cannot legislate for individual cases. We must accept those principles which are generally sound, and those applications of them which are generally conclusive. Some details must be taken as evidence : if we are not prepared to take refuge in wholesale declarations, such as Mr. LowE's assertion that the £lO suffrage is the plank between us and ruin, orMr. GLADSTONE'S belief that all flesh and blood has a righb to vote. All the ingenuity of the leader of the Opposition could not prevent him from contradicting himself when he came to this part of the question. He says in one sentence—" If I am to choose between person and person, I say give me the best, the most intelligent, and themost independent I can discoYez SOUS. among the working classes ;" and in the next, " I would ask any man who was anxious to prevent a settlement of this question to continue agitation whether his imagination could devise a more effec tual method of doing so than by establish ing enfranchisement on Lrtificial qualifica tions, separating man from man, making distinctions between one voter and another, —not those which circumstances of birth or edu cation may have created, and which we may look upon as dispensations of PROVIDENCE, but distinc tions arbitrarily created by Parliament, which would be found in practice to be worth less than the paper on which they are written." We would ak the right hon. gentleman what is the distinction between £7 and £6 but a "distinction arbitrarily created by Parliament ?" Very certainly it is no conse quenco of his birth or education that he pays £1 per annum more for his house, neither can it exactly be included among the dispensations of PROVIDENCE. Yet Mr. GLADSTONE did not see any injustice or impropriety in founding a Reform Bill upon this arbitrary principle. These epithets, these nicknames, have no logic in them. All speculative legislation must be more or less arbitrary in its character, and in spite of what either side may say the work before the House of Com mons is now in a great measure speculative. To make it really productive of good, not only party feeling but prejudice must be laid aside, and the house must fearlessly enter upon new paths, which may be none the less direct, and none the less valu able that they have been hitherto untried. In some respects we consider that Mr. ROEBUCK'S speech was the most important in last night's debate, because, in the first place, ho is a thoroughly hide r pendent member and a tried Reformer of many years' standing, and also because he is a man of great weight in the house, and his opinions must be duly considered and well weighed. Mr. ROEBUCK then came forward as the champion of the Govern ment last night, not as the devotee of the Ministe rial scheme pure et simple, but as the exponent of those who seek to retard its course, if not altogether to assail its existence. We commend the speech of the hon. member for Sheffield to the earnest attention of all those who may still waver as to the course they shall pursuo when it comes to a division, feeling convinced that they will find therein expressed sound judgment and an ener getic spirit. First of all, asks Mr. ROEB UCK, why is it that he supports the second reading of this bill ? and why does he wish for Reform at all ? And in connection with this theme he declares that he does not seek to " better the character of the House." We entirely agree with this last sentiment, and, in deed, we may find a great deal of the mistakes that are made by Mr. BRIGHT and others is this, they are always directing their attacks upon the House of Commons, as regards its intrinsic worth, instead of merely en deavouring to extend its influence and improve its representation. Since the House has been reformed in 1832, as Mr. ROEBUCK emphatically remarked, " it has produced a body of legislation such as the history of the world cannot offer." Of course the combating of minds is of great service, and great advantages arise therefrom ; the " timid meet the bold, the hasty the slow, and the courageous the diffident." Mr. ROEBUCK does not claim to be en rolled among those who seek to establish the " natural rights of mankind ; but he seeks Reform because the people are not satis fied with the present system of represen tation." We think that a very wise distinc tion is drawn in this speech between those who are against all reform, and those who go to the other extreme and demand manhood suffrage, and such like improvements. All portions of the artisan or labouring class may aptly bo represented in the House ; but that is no reason why the whole should be represented there. As Mr. ROEBUCK says, an other portion is not educated, is vicious, and totally unfit to have the government of mankind in their hands, and to such we may well be afraid to intrust the destinies of this great country. A very plain course is thus put before the House, and the hon. member for Sheffield asks Mr. GLAD STONE if he agrees in this object, and if he does not, can he, or will he, state plainly what it is that he does want. There is much to admire in the straightforward manner in which Mr. ROEBUCK always explain himself, and we make bold to say that the house must have felt it a relief to listen to a man who came direct to the point, and boldly declared what he wanted and what he did not want. After having listened so long to the eloquent dis course of one who certainly subscribes to the doctrine that language is given to us- to conceal our thoughts, Mr. ROEBUCK says plainly that he wishes to exclude some from the franchise, and does not intend to mince the matter at all. The Chan cellor of the Exchequer has shown them a way to do so, and has brought forward a very wise pro posal. The provisions of the measure are put in because it is desired to admit the " worthy portion of the artisan class," but Mr. GDADSTONE came forward and declared that you must make no dis tinction at all, it is not fitting to do so. Why, argues Mr. Roeb uc k very power f u ll y, " I must make a disti nc ti on , un l ess I go to manhood suf frage; but the right hon. gentleman the leader of the Opposition persists in saying that you must look to a man's worth, intelligence, and virtue." The only way in which we can presume to judge of the existence of these qualities is by examining how a man lives ; and hence the desira bility of following the proposals of this bill, or some scheme equivalent to the same. Men of common sense must concur in the advisability of applying some test, and not going haphazard into the matter. IVe think Mr. ROEBUCK'S remarks must have been very annoying to those who were seeking to make mountains out of molehills, and yet would not come to the point and let one understand what they wanted, "instead of harping on the eternal string that the bill before them would not do." " There is no use," said he, "in mincing the matter or going into these minute pettifogging questions which we have heard discussed; let us take a large and broad grasp of the subject." Going on with the consideration of the best means virtually to reach the desired end, Mr. ROEBUCK confessed that he thought they were more likely to suc- teed if we followed the course already indicated by the English Constitution than if we had everything divided into squares like a map. The representation of a variety of interests is the only thing that is really needed in the House of Commons, and those who aim at more or less will not reform the House as it ought to be reformed, :o suit tho wants and wishes of the nation. Mr. GLADSTONE and Mr. BRIGHT, and others, seem to forget that by giving an undue preference to any particular class they are injuring others. Thus to let in an overwhelming number of one section will swamp the others, and thus virtually render the scheme of the Constitution ineffective. There will be danger in entrusting the power of voting to those not fitted for it, and we may say so boldly, and make up our minds to it, instead of taking up what may be in some degree the most popular side of the question, and capsizing things and misleading per- We would direct particular attention to that part IHE SUN, LO.N I ON, TUESDAY EVEMNG, _MARCH 26 1867. foto, and has therefore become rather reckless in his sweeping assertions and violent denunciations re garding it. After an able discourse, in which he explained the real purpose of the Government scheme, the Solicitor-General referred to the lan guage of Mr. GLADSTONE himself last year, when he said that the question of Reform was an interest common to the whole House of Commons, and to every party add section within its walls, and ex pressed a hope that a fair and candid consideration would be given to the Government proposal. The debate is adjourned till to-night, when it will no doubt b 3 resumed with spirit. On the whole, we do not consider the House can be called averse to the bill, and, notwithstanding the bitter ness and hostility which Mr. GLADSTONE has thought fit to display, we do not despair of the bill finally receiving the sanction of the House. If the Mini sters are firm and steadfast, and if they will make needful concessions, we think that they may succeed in their arduous endeavour, and that the question of Reform may meet with a settlement in the pre sent session—a remit earnestly to be desired, and worthy of all toil and trouble. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Monday Evening. The bulletin of the Moniteur contains the follow " ing news :-- " On the 20th of March, in the Chamber of Re presentatives of Hungary, the general discussion commenced upon the report of the Commission of Sixty-seven Members respecting the organic modi fications of the Constitution and affairs in common. It is hoped that these important debates may be concluded before . the Easter holidays. " The Italian papers are unanimous in the asser tion that the Speech of the King Victor Emmanuel on opening the States has produced a very favour able impression in Italy. " The Italian squadron of evolution anchored on the 20th of March at Spezzia, where it will remain for some time. This flotilla is composed of the ironclad frigate Prince de Carignac, the screw steamer Re Galantuotno, the screw frigate Maria Adelaide, and the steam corvettes San Giovianni and Messina. All these vessels are last from Cagliari. _ been a great chan ge among the foreign Th There diplomatists in Russia." The commission appointed to consider the proposed reorganisation of the army met on Saturday, and appointed M. Larrabure president. An important discussion upon the subject of the army arose before the appointment was made. The details of the proposed plan were discussed very anxiously and minutely. The majority of the members, however, agreed in the necessity of increasing the army of France in proportion to the augmentation made by foreign countries in their armie s . Poor England ! Liken to the denunciation of a journal of St. Petersburg. It says :—" Oh Albion the chastisement of thy inhumanity will take place ere long. Dost thou not hear the hollow murmuring of the popular masses who land in all directions upon the soil of Ireland. The Fenians are assuredly not so unhappy, so oppressed as the Greeks ; and yet, where is the new prophet who will recall to the recollection of the English Ministry the energetic words of the Holy Gospel ;--, Aures habent et non audient, oculos habent et non videbunt 1'" I visited Exhibition y es t er d ay and several times last week. he It appears, I repeat, i n a very ___... t unfinished state, but the activity displayed there is so wonderful that what was scarcely begun to-day is on the morrow fully completed. All this activity and progress, however, is carried on with the most perfect order and precision. Already, too, the hotels and cafes have a goodly number of visitors. When the weather is at all bright the park and its walks and arbours have a picturesque appearance. Among the foreign constructions which strike the eye in passing is a very fanciful and elegant kiosque prepared by Prussia, which is destined for a mili tary band. Austria has built an immense restau raunt, surrounded by exchange houses, which pre sent a specimen of the constructions of Styria, Wallachia, the Tyrol, Upper Austria, Hungary, and Gallicia. Holland exhibits in a special build ing every article connected with railways, car riages, machines, rails, and some adjuncts of a peculiar description differing very much from those in use on other railways. One very interesting portion of the Dutch department will bo the spot for cutting diamonds. There will be seen the workmen employed in cutting and polishing dia monds sent from the Indies and America. These operations will give a perfect idea of the transfor mations which the diamond undergoes from the time when it is taken from the mine until it shines upon a lady's hair, i 4 Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear." Russia has many annexes. One of the most prominent is an Isbah, a summer residence of a rich Russian merchant. It is of very singular construction, unlike any chateau or villa to be seen in any other part of the world. Near this summer retreat is a tent of the Cossacks of the Don. It is formed of thick skins, and has a very light wooden roof. Turkey exhibits a mosque with a minaret, in which resides the muezzin, that is to say the person who at the rising and setting of the sun calls the Mussulmans to pray. Near this mosque is a Turkish school and a house of Lebanon. The Viceroy of Egypt has sent many dazzling and curious objects. Amongst them is au oven for hatching eggs. It has been supposed that artificial hatching of eggs is a modern idea, but a French authority says that Diodorus de Sicile devotes a whole chapter to instructions for this operation. The inhabitants of the Regency of Tunis have erected the tent of their Bey in the park. It is of solid brickwork, and curiously ornamented outside. The Emperor of Morocco has also caused a tent to be erected similar to that used in his empire. The palace of the Dezwill be splendid. There are many of Mr. ROEBUCK'S speech in which he criticises Mr. GLADSTONE'S criticism of the Government Bill, as he shows up his unfairness and exaggeration. For instance, he said that the bill put fines upon voters who lived in ten-pound houses ; but Mr. ROEBUCK showed the fallacy of this argument, declaring that the scheme was one of plain common sense, and that the invidious word " fine " was not worthy of the right hon. gentleman ; the man thus victimised, according to the theory of the leader of the oppo sition, is in reality only called upon to bear his fair share of the burdens of the State. In concluding his eloquent and impressive address, Mr. RoEnucK urged on the Ministry not to "shrink" in the matter, but to persevere in their endeavour to pass a Re form Bill. "Depend upon it the virtue, the intel ligence, and the sagacity of the country are, at the present moment, desirous of seeing a settlement of the question, and that every hour we dally over it increases the danger by which it is surrounded. I beg right hon. gentlemen opposite therefore to pluck up courage, and not to be frightened by the terzible anathemas they hear spoken of themselves, or by pettifogging cavils." This is bold language, and comes direct to the point at issue ; we hope the Ministers will pay due heed to it, and not allow themselves to be dismayed or daunted at the prospect before them. Another danger which awaits them was pointed out by Mr. ROEBUCK, when he entreated them to disregard the taunts of their opponents, and not stick to pre conceived notions merely because they were pre conceived, but with "large hearts and willing spirits to yield where truth, and knowledge, and intelli gence taught them to yield." The Solicitor-General's speech was very much to the point, and he exposed a good many of Mr. GLADSTONE'S errors and mis-statements. The fact is, that the right hon. gentleman seems to have wound himself up to oppose the Ministerial plan more extraordinary features and constructions which I shall describe on future occasions. To-day my last reference will be to the small Belgian palace destined for a museum. It cannot fail to excite attention. The porch is very elegant, and is after a model of the famous Loggia of Florence. A letter from Constantinople states that probably the Sultan of Turkey will come to the Exhibition. At all events his sons and nephews intend to be present. More than 10,000 persons are now daily at work upon the Exhibition. As a general remark the Oriental con structions present features of luxury, decoration, and ornament. Those of France, on the contrary, are more plain and simple. The old oak and the style of the Renaissance dominate. In the garden devoted to the kingdom of Prussia on the right side of the grand alley which leads from the Palace to the Ecole Militaire, a colossal eques trian statue, in bronze and gilt, of his Majesty King William, has just been erected. The artist is a Prussian statuary of note, M. Gladenbeck. The King is in full military uniform, and wears a cuirasse under his cloak. An Egyptian caravan, with a large menagerie of animals, arrived at Paris on Friday. Marshal Vaillant, Minister of the Emperor's Household and of the Fine Arts, commenced on Saturday a series of receptions as Vice President of the Imperial Commission of the Exhibition. There were present members of the Exhibition Commis sions of various countries, and a great many ele gantly-dressed ladies connected with the aristocracy. The saloons were brilliantly illuminated and taste fully ornamented with flowers. One great source of pleasure to the guests was the representation of the " Misanthrope" by the comedians of the Theatre Fran cais. The weather continues fine and warm, but it is still of rather an April character, that is to say there arc occasional showers. The wind is rather violent and weather prophets see more atmospherical dis turbances. The general committee appointed to manage the subscription for the purchase of the tower of Joan of Arc at its last sitting at Rouen announced that the maintenance of this monument is now an accom plished fact, that tower and about 600 metres of ad joining territory having been sold for a sum of 60,000 f. So France seems determined to stick to her reminiscences of Joan of Arc, and the Planta genet statues. In the Halles Centrales there is now a fair show of strawberries and cherries from Algeria. At pre sent, however, they are by no means cheap. Indeed there is a tendency to a rise in everything—the Seine included. Within about a month bread has risen from four to five sous per pound. The Pulais Royal Restaurateurs give notice that from on and after the 31st of March, "in consequence of the dearness of provisions generally" there will be an augmentation in the price of breakfasts and dinners to the extent of about 20 per cent. The Cape of Good Hope. PLYMOUTH, March 25. The Union Company's steamship Briton has arrived here with dates from the Cape of Good of February 19 ; St. Helena, 27 ; Ascension, March 3 ; Madeira, 19. She brings 73 passengers, the usual mails, and four pkgs. specie. The mails are for warded by to-night's mail trains. The Briton has proceeded to Southampton. At the Cape politics were quiet. There was already great speculation as to the probable course of the business during the next session of Parha m ent, which will open about the end of April. The necersity of a further retrenchment iu the public expenditure was everywhere admitted. The Governor had issued a circular to the resi dent magistrates and civil commissioners to show how far the retrenchment resolutions adopted by the House of Assembly could be advantageously carried out in their various departments. A pamphlet had been published by Mr. Darnell, pointing out that £40,000 might be realised by a proper use being made of the Crown Forests alone. Refreshing rains bad fallen over a great part of the country, but some districts were suffering slightly from drought. Agricultural prospects continued favourable, and trade was quiet. Table Bay had been visited by an unusual quan tity of shipping. The natives in the colony and on its immediate border were perfectly quiet, but another war between the Free State and the Basutos was considered im minent, as some Boers had been killed. The lands taken from the Basutos during the last war had been sold by auction, but it appeared doubtful whe ther their purchasers would be allowed peaceful pos session. Some of the Burghers admit that the Basu tos have not space enough to live in. They think it a great mistake to occupy land beyond Caledon, this greed of land having, in their opinion, been a fruitful source of colonial war. The trial of some members of the British Kaffra rial Mutual Protection Association, which had orga nised an armed attack upon a Kafir tribe, near King William's Town, a few months since, has been fixed to come off at Port Elizabeth in May next. The news of the alleged death of Dr. Livingstone had reached the Cape. In a letter from Dr. Kirk, British Consulate, Zanzibar, to Sir 'rhos. Macle&r, the news was feared to be but too true, from the known ferocious character of the Mazitu, the alleged perpetrators. No further news, however, had arrived than those which , have reached England. The birthday of the Sultan of Turkey was for the first time celebrated by the Malay population at Cape Town on Feb. 9. Great solemnity was ob served. There were grand ceremonies at the prin cipal mosque in honour of the day, and a compli mentary address was presented to the lion. P. E. de Roubaix, Consul-General for the Turkish Empire. A controversy had been raised in the colony by Lord Romily's judgment in the appeal case of the Bishops of Natal and Cape Town. Active meetings continued to be held by the different Churches, and petitions to the Imperial Parliament were adopted. Some of. these petitions are in favour of the introduction of a bill similar to that brought in by Mr. Cardwell last session, but the large majority of them are opposed to separation in fact or name from the Church of England. One of the resolu tions passed at Cape Town expresses great regret that doctrines contrary to the fundamental princi ples of the Church of England are taught within her pale in the colony of Natal, and deeply deplores that measures have not been taken by those whose duty it was to institute them through the lawfully constituted tribmials of the Church of England. Another, at Grahamstown, petitions " that if the Parliament of Great Britain legislate in any way for the English Church in this colony they will legislate only so far as may be necessary to remove the doubts and uncertainty which exist, and to secure for your petitioners the same rights as their fellow churchmen in Canada possess by law." At Natal there had been a monetary crisis from there being more banking institutions than were needed, causing over trading and speculation. The temporary effect of the crisis is considered likely to be soon got over. The African mail packet APGregor Laird arrived out at Madeira on the 19th inst. FALL OF FOUR HOUSES INTO A LAKE.—SIXTEEN LIVES Losx.—A letter from Pallanza, dated the 17th, in the Morimento of Genoa, says :—" Yesterday evening, be tween 6 and 7 o'clock, four or five houses, situated on the national road at Feriolo at the extremity of Lake Maggiore and a shipbuilding slip, fell into the lake. Sixteen persons aro missing, and no doubt exists that most of thorn, if not all, have perished in the catastrophe. Four houses were carried away with the ruins. The cause of the disaster has not yet been discovered. Some persons affirm that a subterranean current exists, for last year a terrace sup ported by a wall, the foundations of which wore on the bank of the lake, gave way ; others attribute it to geologi cal causes, the burgh of Feriolo being built on alluvial soil resulting from the overflow of the river Joco and the tor rent Strums, which have their confluence at the spot; the boatmen and fishermen attribute it to some volcanic action, because at the moment of the catastrophe the water in the neighbourhood was gait° warm." NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.— The Lords Commis sioners of the Admiralty have appointed the following staff of officers to the Royal Marino Battalion in Ireland, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel J. 11. Stewart:—Bre vet-Major T. V. Cooke, paymaster; First Lieutenant A. Hill, adjutant; First Lieutenant W. N. G. Johnson, quar termaster. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE NORTH GERMAN. BEIZLIN, March 2Gth In to-day's sitting of the North Geman P, liament, arcicle 6 of the constitution was agreed to unanimously. This article places under control of the Band all customs and commercial legislation, monetary and banking regulations, the railway, navigation, postal, and telegraph departments of the different State of the Confederation. All amendments to this article were rejected in consequence of a declaration of Count Bismark ex plaining the division of the vote of the Federal Council. The seventh article was agreed to by a large majority. Art. 7 refers to the right of declaring war, making peace, concluding treaties and alliances, and ap pointing ambassadors. War is to be invariably declared upon invasion ; in other cases the consent of the Sovereigns of at least two-thirds of the population is requisite. The amendment of Herr Lasker to this article was agreed to. The amendment of Her Krutz was rejected. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, March 26, The official Vienna Gazette of to-day contradicts the statement of some newspapers that General Fleury had been appointed French Ambassador to the Austrian Court, in place of the Duke de Gram mont, or that he had been entrusted with the mission of representing the Emperor of the French at Pesth during the coronation of the Emperor of Austria as King of Hungary, The same journal publishes an article refuting the objections of the Conservative journals to the convocation of the Reichsrath, in which it says :-- "The basis of the Austrian Constitution has been already laid down by the October Diploma and the February Patent. A revision of the Constitution is only required to bring it in harmony with the constitutional rights of Hungary. The Government stands firm on the ground of the Constitution, and Conservative interests are not endangered by the convocation of the Reichsrath." AMERICA. NEW YORK, March 25, 6 p.m The House of Repi esentatives has not yet agreed with the Senate upon the period and conditions of adjournment. The Senate has passed a Bill allowing American citizens to sell war vessels to belligerents at peace with the United States. Violent gales have been prevalent along the coast, and several shipping disasters have occurred. The Inman steamer, City of Washington, and the North German Lloyds steamer New York arrived out to-day. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Closing prices :—Gold, 134 ; Sterling Exchange on London, 1088 ; Five-Twenty United States' Bonds, 109 ; Illinois, 115 ; Erie, 58. Cotton, middling upland, 318. * Arrived in London 10.25 a.m., March 26. MEXICO. NEW YORK, March 25 (Evening). Advices received from Mexico announce that the Emperor Maximilian bad returned to Queretaro. The Liberals were preparing to besiege Quiraga. INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. MARSEILLES, March 25. The Nyanza arrived at 8 p.m. The mails leave London at 10 p.m. GIBRALTAR, March 25. The China from, Southampton on the 20th inst., arrived to-day at 5 p.m., and leaves at 8 p.m. for Alexandria. All well ; has experienced heavy weather. THE REFORM LEAGUE. A torchlight meeting of Reformers, which had been convened by this association, took place in Trafalgar-square last night, under the chairmanship of Mr. E. Beales, the president. During the past few weeks the league has held a meeting in this square on a Monday evening, for the purpose of protesting against the different reform measures which have been brought forward by the Govern ment. Each night the weather has been unpro- pitious, but, notwithstanding damp and rain, the working men have attended in large numbers, and last night there were between three and four thousand present. The proceedings were of the most orderly character. The several speakers were listened to with the utmost attention, and those assembled evinced their determined opposition to the bill now before Parliament. The chairman, in his address, congratulated them upon the fact that they were so earnest in the matter, and so resolved to obtain their just rights, that they were not de terred from meeting by the inclemency of the night. There had been a variety of statements made respecting the actual extension of the franchise as proposed by the present bill. Ho should be glad to know how many amongst the three or four thousand before him were entitled to vote ? In answer to this request about half a dozen persons held up their hands. It was evident, he said, that so far as they were concerned they were not represented in the House of Commons. It would be well to ascertain how many of them would be enfranchised by the different clauses of the bill which was called the " Representation of the People Act, 1867." It professed to amend the representation of the people for England and Wales. Of course, the Government meant that it should not be a mere sham. (Cries of " No, they don't, they are only cheating us.") First of all he would ask those who were lodgers to hold up their hands. (More than tWo- thirds of the meeting did so, amidst cries of " Let Gladstone give us a lodger franchise.") Well, the Government pretended that they had made due provision for lodgers. All who had £5O in the savings bank or in the funds would possess a vote. How many would be thus enfran chised ? (Only one hand was held up, which occa sioned a good deal of laughter, and shouts of "Turn out the Tories.") He would tell them that there was another chance there was the compound householders clause. Let them show their number. (bout 10 or 12 responded.) That, then, was another sham ; but there was another chance, there was the 20s. direct taxation—for income tax, hair powder tax, armorial bearings, &c. How many paid that ? (Two persons signified they did, amidst cries of " They are hair-powder men.") It appeared, then, that the bill was a sham, and one which ought to be condemned by all honest men. The following resolution was proposed by Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Bannister, and carried unanimously—" That this meeting protests against the confused, decep tive, and contradictory measures introduced into the House of Commons by the Government for the alleged amendment of the representation of the people, and renews its adhesion to the principle of residential manhood suffrage protected by the bal lot, as the only sound basis of a real and satisfactory reform of the representation of the people in Par liament." [ADVERTISEMENT.]—IIoIIoway's Ointment and Pills.— No False Security.—The diseases threatened by the blight ing wind and ever-recurrent storms can only be safely met by early and reliable remedies. The treatment invented by Professor Solloway possesses every merit that can be desirable in a medicine for the household. They are alike available for youth, maturity, and age ; they extract from the blood all that is effete or hurtful; they che c k a ll irre gular or disordered action and substitute pure blood, from which alone a sound structure can be formed or maintained. Stitches, pains in the sides, shortness of breath, palpita tion, bronchitis, chronic cough, sore throats and diphtheria, are reduced within the limits of safety by these remedies used according to the directions. • r - e c , Ori n rt HER MAJERTY, &c• WINDSOR CASTLE, March 25. The Queen and Princess Louise rode on ponies this morning in the Home Park. Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Christian went out walking. His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, has left the Castle for Green wich-park. The Bishop of Oxford and Sir Stafford Northcote have also left the Castle. The Prince of Wales rode on horseback yester day, attended by Lieut.-Col. Keppel. The Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer left London yesterday morning for the Continent. During his Excellency's absence M. Bartholeyns do Fosselaert will act as Charge d'Affaires for Belgium. The Earl of Lonsdale has gone to spend a few weeks at Folkestone. His lordship, we hear, has materially recovered in health of late. The Countess of Malmesbury, according to ac counts received in town yesterday, is going on so favour ably towards convalescence that there is no necessity for any further bulletin. The Thames Angling Preservation Society. This excellent society, which has now for five and twenty years pstrsistently persevered in its modest but excellent efforts, gave its customary en tertainment on Saturday, at the Red Lion, at Hampton, on the occasion of the annual inspection of the breeding tanks and the live stock hatched and hatching. On their arrival at Hampton the whole party inspected the tanks of Mr. Ponder, to whose exer tions and skill the society owes the highest debt of gratitude for its present position and the over growing success which attends its efforts. It is Mr. Ponder who directs and personally superin tends the hatching and development of the spawn, and at this time he has in his breeding tanks up wards of 56,000 young fish, namely :—Trout, 37,755; great lake trout, 2,168; salmon trout, 2,680; and salmon, 13,453, all in the most lively con dition. These will shortly be transferred to the ponds, and thence, when they have arrived at a sufficient stage of growth to be beyond the attacks of the numerous enemies the fry have naturally ready to prey upon them in their early ages, these fish will be turned into the Thames. That the fish sent into the river in this manner during former years are now beginning to show results is certain, for very good fishing may be had in particular parts, and salmon have during the past two or three years been noticed returning up the stream, and doubtless many would breed in the higher inland waters of the main river and its tributaries if the pollution of the water was diminished, and there were some artificial means afforded to the fish of overcoming the obstacles which existing weirs and mills oppose in their path. At two o'clock the committee and a large party of visitors sat down to luncheon, an abundant sup ply of excellent champagne having been provided by the venerable president of the society, W. H. Whit bread, Esq. The chair was occupied, in the ab sence, through ill-health, of the president, by S. Whitbread, Esq., M.P. After the usual loyal toasts, the chairman proposed " The Thames Angling Preservation Society," and in his comments criticised, with all the skill and knowledge of an accomplished fisherman and naturalist, the practical proceedings of the society, paying well-deserved compliments to Mr. Frank Buckland and Jr. Ponder. Mr. Ponder next spoke, and,with his usual ability, remarked upon the practical object of the society, and on the importance of pisciculture. The Thames Angling Preservation Society, he said, was the first public body who had introduced that noble and useful art into practice in England. There was a want yet of the development of this process to a wider and more national extent ; but the society, through many difficulties, and sur mounting many disasters, had brought the art to a perfection, and had set an example which had given an impulse to pisciculture throughout the kingdom. During the past five years the society had put into the Thames 205,000 fish, of which _ _ some 48,000 were salmon-9,150 char, 2,000 grey- ling, and the remainder common and great lake trout• It might be asked what was the result in the Thames of all this contribution ? The immense volume Of water in the first place rendered it hard to know the actual condition of the fisheries, and very large numbers of fish indeed must be required to properly stock the river ; it must be remembered, also, that it is the habit of trout to proceed against the stream, and considerable quantities, therefore, may be accu mulating in the higher portions of the river and its tributaries. It would be desirable for this reason that corresponding establishments should be formed at distances of 20 miles apart to aid and assist each other in the general work. Mr. FRANK BUCKLAND followed with a very able speech on the cultivation of salmon rivers, With especial reference to the Thames, which was de lived in his usual humorous style. He stated that there were 480 rivers in the United Kingdom capable of producing salmon, and containing in the agg gre" gate, 10,399 miles of water. Rivers were to the salmon as trees were to birds, and the fish would breed in the highest branches. The instincts of the fish were so strong that they would get over all but insuperable difficulties to get to their proper spawn ing grounds, but obstacles too numerous and too impossible were put in their way on the Thames. First were the stake nets, draft nets, ezc. then the mill dams and wheels ; and, lastly, th e steamboats to frighten them. It was an old adage that there could be no chickens without eggs, and without eggs there could be no salmon' He spoke in most condemnatory terms of the pollution of the river, especially in regard to the chemical refuse from manufactories and mills, th e gaseous products of which were of all things mos t fatal to the fish ; and he took this very a dmirable ground for his ar g ume n t th a t persever i ng t o prevent such pollutions in the wat er as were i n i m i c al to the fish was taking the most effect ua l means of making the water fit for the requireme n ts of man. bi t. ' Buckland then pointed out ho w the salmon might be cheaply but effectually helped on its superior jour ney ; and how it would be desirable to divide the whole of the coast line of the British isles into de': partments, by which means the salmon-breed in g rivers might be properly preserved in groups under distinct boards of conservancy. He proposed tha t the society should undertake the conservancy of th . Thames, and by coming before the Government 01 that capacity effectual aid could be g i ven the m ' which there was no legal means of affording them as a private society. Mr. Menzies, the deputy surveyor of Winds Park, strongly commended the efforts of the ode'', and urged that the proper way of disposing of the sewage was on the laud and not direct into the river. He also proposed the establishment of fish-hatching apparatus in connection with engine-houses, whe re the waste steam could be utilised in warming the water in the hatching tanks during frosts and cold weather. Mr. Sache, Mr. Roper, and other gentlemen mado excellent practical addresses ; and it may be truly said that none of the previous annual gatherings have equalled this one iu the interest of the topics brought forward or in the practicalvalue of the dis cussions. Every one will certainly concur in the truth fulness and justice of the concluding remarks of Mr. Whitbread that, whilst it was only those who sowed abundantly that could hope to reap plentifully, the society had attained magnificent results from the insignificant expenditure of £lOO a year. CONFESSION OF THEFT OF JEWELS.—A wan named Edward Jones, who was convicted of a burglary last week at the Sussex Assizes, before leaving the dock confessed that ho had committed a burglary also at Linton , in Kent, and had stolen a packet of jewels, the property of Viscountess Holinesdalo, and also several articles be longing to his lordship. Suspicion has always rested Oa the lady's maid. 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