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The prudence of this decision will be generally admitted. All English Governments are very averse to coming into collision with large bodies of the people, even though the collision may be provoked by the folly or recklessness of the people themselves. The Ministers are naturally very rel uc t an t t o i n flict unnecessary injury to life or limb, even on the noisy and turbulent Democrats, who aim at setting London by the ears. Every opening has been (-riven for the Council of the Lea. "'" t° "lake h ' nour.ible retreat, and we have no doubt but that Mr. 13EALES and a few others woull be very glad to do so if their more violent associates would permit them. Mr. GLAD s-roza:bas op2nly advised and entreated the renun ciation of the sc h eme; it a i has taken the trouble to atte n d them to give it op ; a •r G the Co unc il t o b eg GEORGE GREY and other gentlemen on the Liberal side Lave boldly declared tlljr conviction that the whol e a ff a i r is illegal and improper. Bat the meetin g is to b e b e kl en masse, and the news is no doubt very welcome to the roughs and pickpockets of the metropol The prolonged dispute and agitation about the matter has had the effect of increasing its importance, so that there is, in one sense, more reason for appre hending riot and disturbance than there was last year. On the other hand, much greater precau tions have been taken, a different line of conduct wi►l be pursued by the authorities ; and, above all, the general feeling of the public has been roused for the preservation of law and order and the protection of property. The Government, while not offering any direct opposition to the entry of the crowd into the Park, or to the delivery of addresses by the speakers so long as they keep to terra firma, by no means intend to surrender their position as guardians of the public peace. They have made, as we have said, ample arrangements, and the numbers of special constables sworn in at the different Vestry Bulls, during Saturday and this d a y, are sufficient guarantees that the roughs will not be allowed to have it all their own way. Mr. BEALES has issued an emphatic appeal to the de monstrators, and the members of the League declare themselves most anxious to preserve order ; but these gentlemen forget that the danger apprehended is not from their own recog nised followers, but from the crowds of doubtful hangers-on whom they will find it impossible to get rid off. &nybody who knows what a London crowd is like would think it most chimerical to make a pledge on its behalf. Who can guarantee that no pockets will be picked during a Lord Mayor's show ? When gentlemen choose to call together a mixed mob in open defiance of the law, they must be sanguine indeed if they hope to be able to control their proceedings, especially when even ing comes on after a hot, exciting, and exhausting day. We should imagine this afternoon to be anything but pleasurable to Mr. BEALES and his friends. When they have got through their pro gramme and uttered twenty sentences apiece to a crowd which cannot catch half of them, what then? Are we nearer a Reform Bill than we were before? Are we more likely to obtain manhood suffrage ? Are we more secure of our civil rights and indivi dual liberties ? Le jeu ne vaut pas la chaudelle, even supposing the day to pass over without any discre ditable riot. It is a strange way of demonstrat ing the fitness of the working classes for the fran chise, and we do not wonder that the working men of London are protesting against it by the thousand. The deputation which waited upon Mr. WALPOLE on Saturday presented petitions against the proposed demonstration, signed by upwards of 16,000 persons, and no doubt all who signed it will be ready, so far as they are able, to assist in preserving order. The Council of the League intend the proceedings to be as short as possible, and are no doubt quite as anxious as the Government themselves that matters shall pass off quietly. It is said that the Home Office has suggested furnishing the League with 10,000 pass tickets for members of that body, so as to keep out the roughs, who are always eager to get up a tumult. It will be diffi cult, we fear, to keep these gentry quiet, even if they are excluded from the Park. At any rate we hope the Reform League will learn a lesson from the annoyance and confusion they have brought upon their fellow citizens, and that this may be the last of these foolish and useless demon strations, which are planned and insisted upon without the slightest regard to time, place, or cir cumstance. One thing is certain. The most inve terate despot that ever lived could not devise more certain means of bringing shame and discredit on the popular cause. Mr. DISRAELI is always fortunate in his designa tions of things, and he has called the Royal Aca demy the Mecca of society, which is a happy ex pres7ion, and one that aptly represents the state of the case, for it is a delightful interlude for those who are distracted with the turmoils and strife of politics to meet thus together to discuss the progress of the fine arts, and consider the results of the great and gifted. The anniversary banquet, held last Saturday, was unusually brilliant and well attended. The President, in proposing the toast of the Royal Family, alluded in terms of regret to the " severe and protracted illness" of the Princess of WALES, declaring that the warmest sympathies of all classes were awakened in her behalf, and expressed the general wish of the public in trusting that her Royal highness would soon be enabled to "resume the duties of the exalted station of which she is so bright an ornament." The Prince of WALES, in returning thanks, gave the gratifying assurance that the Princess was progressing towards recovery. His Royal Highness made some observations which showed his appreciation of art, and his judgment in respect to the merits of artists. Further on in the proceedings the Prince displayed that promptitude which distinguishes him, and upon a difficulty arising as to who should return thanks for the Volunteers, Lord ELCIIO not being present, said " I am a Vo lunteer, Sir FRANCIS. I will return thanks for the Volunteers." In proposing her Majesty's Ministers the President declared that it was a satisfaction to them to receive the distinguished statesmen who govern this country. Both the present Administra tion and the last testified their appreciation of art, by the friendly consideration they showed; and as Sir FRANCIS justly observed, it was a happy cir cumstance when the members of the Royal Aca demy of Arts had to acknowledge the sympathy of all classes of public men, proving that the " inte rests of art, and the prosperity of that institution, were held to be the common propertyof all parties." Lord DERBY'S speech was a very entertaining one, and additional interest was imparted to it from the circumstance that the noble lord has only just re appeared in society after his recent severe illness. He observed that his health would have furnished him with a sufficient excuse for absence, but he felt it was a "peculiar" occasion, and one in which it was both a pleasure and a duty for all in pro minent situations to testify by their attendance their appreciation of the arts which are cultivated there, and their respect for the office held by the President, and for those whose labours reflect so much honour on themselves and their country." This is a very correct observation on the part of the noble Premier, and it exactly typifies the character of the entertainment which is given at the Exhi bition. Alluding to the more immediate topics of the day the noble lord said that they had all heard a good deal lately about working men, but he was sure that in one sense through the whole length and breadth of the land there were no more truly working men than her MAJESTY'S Ministers were, " and more eqvcially, I may say this of those Ministers who are members of the llouse of Coin mon9, and, pre-eminently, G.. f my right hon. friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who I have no doubt would feel it an inunense relief from the labours of his position if he could claim the advan tage of the Ten flours' Bill." Without intro clueing a subject of poli tical discussion, the noble earl considered himself justified iu saying that it would be a source of universal gratification " if it were possible by th , united labours of all parties in the course of the present session to see a satisfactory settlement of the great question which has Belong absorbed and almost in !uopolised the time of Parliament to the hindrance of various pressing and important subjecLs which urgently de mand Public consideration." The liP.lf-hour which he had devoted to the works around him did not permit Lord DERBY to do more than say the col lection comprised specimens of more than average merit ; and he awakened the mirth of his auditory by calling attention to the number of works by female:artists on the walls of the Academy ; men tioning this, he added, because "it might furnish an argument in political discussions for the admix sion of ladies to the electoral franchise." The President proposed the House of Commons, connecting with it the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. DISRAELI observed that it was a new thing for the House of Commons to he thus honoured at this " classic festival," but he saw some similarity in the position of the House and of the Royal Academy. " They are both ancient institutions, they have both in their time been very much criticised, and they have both been occasionally reformed." Notwithstanding all this, however, both still remain,and in ay be ranked as among the most flourishing and popular institu tions of the country. In the course of his remarks the right hon. gentleman made an interesting allusion to the late Mr. PHILIP, who left us compa ratively young, when " England and all Europe was only maturing to the recognition of his genius. He was a real artist, and had dipped his pencil in the splendour of Andalusian skies." The President referred to the changes now impend ing over the Academy, and hinted that the Govern ment might render additional assistance. To this Mr. DISRAELI said that, as a member of Parliament, he should be ready and willing at any time to do anything required for the comfort and convenience •of the Royal Academy ; but in another capacity, speaking as Chancellor of the Exchequer, he must must say that he preferred to transact business before dinner. The right hon. gentleman vindicated the House of Commons from having neglected the fine arts. They had never been backward in the purchase of valuable collections and rare works of art for the nation, which was the more satisfactory, as good taste was one of the elements of national greatness. Among the many interesting speeches delivered, that of the Lord Chancellor may be mentioned as most impressive, and one particularly well adapted to the occasion before him. lie said that they were assembled to commemorate one of the most interest ing of the public anniversaries of the year, for on that day the " secrets of all studios" were at once disclosed as if with a flash of light. Disappointment never follows in the expectation awakened by the mystery pursued for so long a period. As perfection can never be attained, those who frequent those anniversaries can, as the Lord Chan cellor declares, " find genius advancing upon its own steps, and through itself pushing back the zeal as it advances, making its progress towards it." As the President observed in one of his speeches, the Royal Academy is honoured by the company of men distinguished for all that can tend to the greatness of a nation in their different spheres. They had " the revered heads of the Liberal states men whose names would live in the pages of history, the learned heads of the law, and men in every branch of science and literature." We trust that this may long continue, and that for many years to come the anniversary entertainment of the Royal Academy may assemble to commemo rate the progress of art among all the leadinc , mem bers of society, and that differing parties may unite on the common ground of art to dwell upon the pro gress that has been made, and to render due homage to those whose genius is a source of national pride, and must tend to the elevation and refinement of society, while it counteracts the degrading influence of mere material pursuits. The arrival of the Asia from Boston and Halifax brings us news from New York to the 23d ult. The intelligence is not specially important, though there are some points of interest. A resolution to offer the mediation of the United States between the belligerents in Mexico has been laid upon the table in the Senate, and it recommends a simi lar amicable intervention between France and Prussia. America is apparently in a pacific and peace-making mood, so that we may hope she is in clined to hush up some of her threatened domestic quarrels. The position of Mr. DAVIS continues to excite a good deal of interest. The Attorney-General has received numerous petitions from both North and South for his pardon and release. The Herald states that the illustrious prisoner recently refused to apply for pardon, on the ground that the applica tion would be a confession of guilt. 'Whether this be true or no there would be no disgrace in accept ing a pardon tendered by the Government, ard we hope before long that the tedious captivity will be ended. Blacks and whites are still disputing, and it is somewhat amusing to find that several Southern newspapers owned by negroes are busy cautioning the freedmen against Northern political adventurers. Certainly this is sound and sensible advice, and we hope that the freedmen will be wise enough to take it. Possibly their own experience may endorse the judgment. The usual denunciations of the President are going on at Radical meetings ; but altogether the aspect of affairs is quiet and less threatening. The Atlantic cable brings a sig nificant piece of information from Trades Unions, who are in the habit of holding up the States as the paradise of labour. A formidable strike, we are told, has taken place among the working men of Chicago in favour of eight hours' labour. So that we may reasonably believe that, whatever conces sions may be made by employers, the demands will keep pace with them. Perhaps the next demand will be six hours, then two days in the week, and so on until the positions of capital and labour are reversed, when their opinions and demands will naturally change also. After the prolonged agitation of the winter mat ters seem to be growing more tranquil iu America, and we hope that the g eneral tone of the p ublic mind will make itself felt by the Radical leaders , who assumption have so long bet carried w e e nall intrig ue before them.and NEW FRENCH ACADEMICIANS.--M. Jules Favre and M. Gratry were on Thursday elected members of the French Academy. The little village of Prapic (ilautes-Alpes) has been almost wholly destroyed by firo, only two out of 39 thatched houses of which it was composed now remaining. An old man of 72 met with his death in the flames. FIGHT WITH INDIANS—NARROW ESCAPE OF A YOUNG LADY, &C.—SAN ANTONIO, March 23.—0 n the 6th inst. a company of soldiers left Fort Clark, under the command of Captain Wilcox. After being on the march four days, and arriving in the vicinity of Fort Lancaster, they discovered a fresh Indian trail, and following it up for nearly two hundred miles they surprised a party of ti itt two hundred strong. A charge was or dered, when fled in greet disorder. Thesoldiers pursued them neat ly fifteen miles, killing and wounding4lo ut the lied Min, when the former were under the necessity of beating a hasty retreat, as the main body of the Indians, strong, was before them, composed of Comanches, Kickapoos, Lipans, nnd Muscaleres. The soldiers lotd, but one killed, five wounded, and four missing. A few days ago a young lady named Lizzie Robinson had a narrow escape from being captured by a party of marauding In dians. She was standing on the bank of a creek ou her father's plantation (about 40 miles from here), when she saw a band of Indians approaching. Secreting herself be neath the shelter of the bank, the whole party passed to within a few feet of her, driving before them a quantity of horses ansi cattle belonging to her neighbours. This ex pedition was undertaken and accomplished more than 100 miles within the line of the United States forts. Their number maws them audacious, all the Indians from the northern froatier haying emigrated to th,3 plains of Teiae. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Sunday Evening. There was a Cabinet Council yesterday at the Tuileries under the presidency of the Emperor. The Empress was present. The Moniteur states that the Deputies of the kingdom of Saxony have adopted in totality, and without any change, the Constitution of North Germany by 67 votes against 6 only. It is officially announced by the Prussian Moniteur that M. Foehr, Charge d'Aff..ires of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg at the Court of Prus sia, remitted his letters of credence to M. Bis marck on the 30th of April. The First Chamber of the States-General of the Netherlands has terminated the examination of the Budget of 1867, and agreed to it after a short dis cussion. Among the modifications introduced into the system of territorial defence in the Netherlands is the suppression of three Major-Generals, thus re ducing from seven to four the Military division, which in future will be distributed as follows : First command having its chief station at the Hague, 2d do. at Basle Due, 3d do. at Arnheim, 4th do. at Groningen. There was a grand religious ceremony and Te Deum at the Russian church in the Faubourg St. Honore, it being the fete of St. George, the anni versary fete of King George of Greece. The Luxembourg question being now in such a hopeful train of settlement there is for the moment a cessation of alarming reports. The Gazette de l'Allemagne du Nord, the official organ of M. Bis marck, declares that Prussia has no interest in in ducing the Powers to sanction the result of the last war, and that, in the opinion of its Government, the Conference of London ought only to occupy itself with the special question of Luxembourg. The Etandard, which pretends to know every thing which passes in the English Cabinet, says that it has, at the desire of Italy and Belgium, and with the concurrence of Russia, manifested-a desire that the two former countries shall be represented at the Congress. It adds that the reply of Prussia and Austria to this proposition has not transpired. M. Bentinck, the Dutch Minister, it says, will repre sent Holland at the Conference. We have again had a fine, beautiful day, and the attendance at the Exhibition, I think, was greater, than it has yet been. The reserved garden is be coming magnificent. The cascade has begun to flow over imitation works into the small lake. Some China fish gambol in the aquarium. There are many green-houses in this garden of different temperatures and form. In addition to these, the kosques, pavilions, flowers, and plants give a very picturesque and attractive aspect. The park is now kept open till midnight. The lights from the restaurants are not sufficient, but the light from the lighthouse occasionally illuminates it beautifully, and seen from a distance when the luminous mass turns round the circular rays from it have a magni ficent effect. From time to time red flowers dart forth, and excite wonder and pleasure. The light house is near the Pont de Zena, and is so situated that the light it throws is occasionally seen from any part of the Exhibition. At ten o'clock, the Chinese gardens is brilliantly illuminated, and the effect is charming. The performances at the Chinese theatre have commenced. The opening of the International Theatre is announced by bills for the 15th, but I think it can hardly be quite finished by the time. In the gallery at the Exhibition, where the wonderful English machinery is to be seen, is a pyramid of gold from Australia—that is to say, it is a gilt pyramid of the dimensions of the substance of gold which would have been formed by the gold found in that colony from 1851 to 1861. h oEa e ng basis T a h s i Exhibitionh sis square, andyra pyramid, which was a t t h e the pyramid show s f our fregold p in 1862, measured on each side of its base two yards and three-quarters. The pyramid now in the Champ de Mars measures about three yards and a half on each side of its foundation. It is more than 19 yards high. This mass of gold would represent a weight of nearly 11,000 tong, and would be worth 35,750,000,000 f., or about a seventh part of the value of all the gold in the world. The pyramid of gold exhibited in London weighed about 800 tons, which wou ld b e equivalent iu value to two milliards (600,000,0001 .) In spite of the strict watch kept at the Exhibiti on a by the 3 police, 0 a flask, a beautiful piece o f ar t , va l ue d t nearly 00f has been stolen fr om th e Austrian Museum. l in afew y oi ofa hydr au li c mach i ne without trouble, r o platformoble, w ao d c r t o he n r e s military bands ha ve a dd e d muc l h rit t h othe pleab d u a re s of the visi tors. Those who are tired may be drawn a bou t i n 'a small vehicle f or two f rancs a the ap enr se c os. i d n si source o m c o e ra , o and i 0 f pleasure awaits the m . T he pano rama which then presents i t self is magnifice n t, th e view including the Tr ovadero with its remarkabl e yan hour. i ascend by A t c ircular means t staircase, the Invalides, the Ecole Alilitaire, and the splendid churches and monuments of Paris. The various curious buildings connected with the Exhi bition may also bo seen from this elevation with great advantage and effect. The buildings are in every style, in every form, in every colour, and of course from this height may all be seen at once. The spectacle is equally novel and magnificent, and seen in this way it is by no means the least attrac tive of the exhibition. The chairs which were vacant at the French Aca demy in consequence of the deaths of M. Barante and M. Couin, have been filled up by the election of Father Gratry, of the Oratoire, and M. Jules Favre. i - at the do or A devout lady, who attends the Chur c h o f S t. everyn oc h , has atu r da been y to in au the habit ma n who fghioving half a fran c sits with a box to receive alms. Yesterday, w h en she proffered the usual sum to him, he said, " I beg your pardon, Madam ; during the Exhibition it ie a franc." On the the night of the 17th April several rather severe shocks of earthquake were felt at Gessenay, not far from Lausanne (Switzerland). A further manifestation of the cattletague in Rolland has led to serious disturbances in the com mune of Schoonenoerd. The authorities having ordered that some cattle infected with the disease should be slaughtered, a crowd assembled to prevent the execution of the order. The soldiers were sent for, and the riot became so Alartniag that they were ordered to fire. Two of the rioters were killed and two severely wounded, but the crowd dispersed. The disease has also manifested itself in a cow-house at Katerstraal, near the Hague. The authorities have adopted rigorous measures 'to prevent it from spreading. An agricultural journal of Brabant says that the cases of the disease which have arisen at Antwerp from the 20th, no instance of the disease has taken place in Belgiu m since the month of January of last year, and it has never yet been possible to discover exactly the source of the disease. It is, however, supposed t o ar i se i n c onsequence of the extensive trad e b etween Belgium and Holland, and particularly w ith Rotterdam, which i s, as i t were, the vast ce n t re of infection of t h e Nether lands. The Senate has agreed unanimously to the law gra►►ting 500,000 f. to M. Latnartine as a national reward. A tradesman of Vienna has just left his little for tune-3,ooof.—by will to the Emperor Napoleon. Itr a codicil to the will the testator says that his universal legatee., the E m p eror, ma y give the moneyto whomsoev er b e to accept it hi mse l f. P l eadeb; should he not be dispose_! THE HoUSE OF CONEMONT LIBRARY.—It is said that the Speaker has promoted Arr. Iloward, the assistaut librarian, to the office of librarian, and has appuir.tcd Mr. Hearn, secretary and librarian of the late Marquis of Lans downe, to the office of assistaut-librarian. Some delay has occurred iu completing these appointments, in consequence of the necessity of a revision of the establishment. FLOWERS PROBABLY TO BE NIPPED IN THE BUD TO-DAY IN EIYDE-PARK. It would be difficult to find a more magnificent display of these beautiful flowers than may now be s'301:1 by any L on d oner w ho chooses to take a stroll into Hyd e - park. The bads extend nearly the whole way from th e S tanhope -gate entrance to the Marble-arch. There are at p resent seven varieties in bloom, viz.:— Tournesol (scarl e t an d yellow), Rex .Rubrurum (scarlet), La Candour ( w hi te ) , Yellow Prince (yellow), Po ttebaker (white), Wat er l oo (scarlet), . LATEST INTEL LIG ENCE (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) FRANCE AND, PRUSSIA. LUXEMBURG, May 6. Fears being entertained of the disastrous effect which the dismantling of the fortress and the re - moval of the garrison would have upon the prosperity of this town, a petition, adderessed to the President of the Conference of the Powers, is now being signed, soliciting that the neutrali sation of the fortress should be effected by the an nexation of the Grand Duchy to Belgium. THE SUN, LON DON, MkSNDA Y EV EN IN 0, MAY 6, 1867. ITALY. FLORENCE, May 5. The elections at Alexandria, Savona, Sala, Vit torio, Acqui, and Bassl.no have resulted in the re turn of Signori Rattazzi, PescAto, Ferrara, Berti, Chaves, and Broglio respectively. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSIWRG, May 6. The ice on the NeVa began to break to-day. The opening of navigation is fixed for the 14th instant. FRANCE. BOURSE, May 4—Two o'clock.--The market to day shows a fair amount of activity, but the business transacted is of a very unsettled and irregular cha racter. Italian Five per Cents., which touched 49f. 90c. at the opening, have retrograded to 49f. 20c., or a decline of sc. on yesterda,y's close ; and French Threes have receded to - -68 f. 35c. Among miscellaneous securities lrnmobilere have fallen 13f. 75c., and Mobilier 10f., to 372 f. 50c. ; whilst the shares of the Credit Foncier have advanced 17f. 50e. to 1,435 f. In the rail way department, the quota tions of the principal French lines show a slight re covery ; those of foreign companies, on the other hand, are weak at sensibly lower rates. Three o'clock.—The closing quotations are as follows :-- 4.1 per Cents 97 Do. and month — 3 per Cents. 6B 60 Do. end month 6B 37} Credit Mobilier Do. end month 1435 . Credit Foncier — Do. end month 1433 Bank Shares 3500 Italian Loan 49 70 Do. end month 49 50 Mexican Loan — Do. Bonds — Spanish Threes Homo Debt — Deferred 'LYS. For Account. Orleans 865 Northern ll6O Lyons and Mediterranean 907 50 Southern 553 75 Western 547 50 Eastern — Sardinian . — Austrian 390 Lombard North of Spain — Saragossa — Ditto to Barcelona — Roman. : — Mr. Gladstone and the Liberal Party. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This- Day.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (S . ttings in Banco bofore tho Lord Chief Justice, and Justices Mellor, Blackburn, and Lush.) ES PARTE COSTERTON. This was a rule calling on the defendants, two attor neys of this court, to show cause to a complaint brought by the plaintiff, a captain in the Royal Navy. It appeared from the statement of counsel that theplain tiff employed the defendants, who were in partnership in in 1861 in some family lawsuit, and the result of the pro ceedings showed that he was entitled to otAO. He con sented to allow the money t o s t an d over prov id e d t h ey could get a mortgage for the account. In 1866 he applied to them for the money, and iu the September of that year received a letter, putting off the payment. The following December he received another letter to the effect that their partnership was dissolved, that they were insolvent, and that his mortgage was not secured. The affi.lavit of the plaintiff stated that one of the partners had induced him by fraudulent representations to allow them to retain the money. The Court granted the rule against both attorneys. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings in Banco before the Lord Chiof Baron, and Barons Martin, Bramwell, and Piggot.) SLADE V. SLADE. This case was resumed this morning, Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., resuming his arguments on behalf of the defendant. (LEFT SPEAKING. CRIMINAL couß r.—(THIS DAY.) The May session of the Criminal Court commenced this morning. The calendar does not contain any charge of murder, but it is a noticeable fact that there is an unusual number of cases of feloniously wounding, no less than 11 prisoners out of the 74 being charged with that offence. Many of them are of a serieus character, as they are charges of wounding the police by parties to resist their lawful apprehension, and all these cases will be prosecuted by the Treasury. There are also no fewer than 15 prisoners charged with robbery accompanied by violence, an offence that usually is not much hoard of at this period of the year. There are also two cases of steal ing post letters to be disposed of at this session, and it would seem that this class of crime—which it was hoped through the recent regulations of the Post-office affecting money and articles of value by post had received a material check —is again becoming prevalent. The judges who preside at this session are Lord Chief Justice Buvill, Mr. Justice Blackburn, and Mr. Baron Pigott, and the aldermen who aro to act as second commissioners are Messrs. Wilson, Sidney, Carden, Hale, Dakin, and Stone. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,---The communications which have reached Inc since the 12th of April with reference to the division on that day, from individuals, from the provincial press, and especially from the chairmen or other acting representatives of meetings in the large towns and elsewhere throughout the country, have been, and continue to be, so numerous as to place it beyond my power to acknowledge them separately and in the manner I could wish. I therefore beg the favour of being allowed to do it by this public reply, which I trust that those who have addressed me will be so good as to accept. As respects myself I have reason to be deeply grateful for the terms in which these communica tions have been couched ; and to feel that, if I can not merit the confidence they express, still they impose upon me even an enhanced obligation to labour, together with others, for the prompt settle ment of the question of reform " upon principles liberal, intelligible, durable, and equal in their application to the various classes of persons whom they may affect."-1 have the honour to be, sir, your faithful servant, W. E. GLADSTONE. 11, Carlton - house-terrac e , May 4. WILLS AND BEQUESTS. (From the Illustrated London News.) The will of the Right Hon. Wm. Baron Feversham, late of Duncombe-park, near Helmsley, Yorkshire, and of 3, Hyde -park -gate, was proved in the prin cipal registry on the 20th ult., by the acting execu tors, the Right llon. Louisa Baroness Feversham, the relict, and the Hon. and Very Rev. Augustus Duncombe, Dean of York, the testator's brother, power being reserved to the Right Hon. Randolph Stewart, Earl of Galloway, his lordship's brother-in law. The personal property was s worn under£l4o,ooo. The testator died Feb. 11, at his town residence, at the age of 68. The will bears date June 9, 1866, and is strictly of a family nature. His lordship be queaths to his relict, Baroness Feversham, in addi tion to her settleMent, an immediate legacy of £3,000 and the furniture, plate, carriages, &c. To his second son, Captain the lion. Cecil Duncombe, Ist I Life Guards, he leaves a sum which, with that under settlement, will make together £65,000, and also leaves to him all his stock and shares in the Thirsk and Malton Railway. To each of his daughters, beyond their marriage portions, £5,000; and legacies to other persons and liberal bequests to his servants—all legacies to bo paid free of duty. The residue of his property, real and personal, his lordship has bequeathed to his eldest son, the pre sent Baron Feversham, absolutely. The will of Mr. Charles Hardy, of Chilham Castle, Kent, and of Osdal House, Bradford, Yorkshire, was proved in the London Court on the 13th ult., and the per sonalty was sworn under £500,000. The execu tors are the Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy, P.C., the testator's brother, of Hemstcad-park, Kent; the Rev. Alexander Orr, of Salehurst Vicarage, Sussex, the brother-in-law; and Mr. Charles Stewart Hardy, the BOR. The testator died Mareh 16, 1867, at the age of H. His will ie dated Nov. 27, 1865, and is of the extraordinary length of 179 folios. The dis positions are confined chiefly to the members of his family. lie bequeaths to his wife, in addition to her marriage settlement, an immediate legacy of £l,OOO, an annuity of 1 - 2,000, aud the intorest of £30,000, together with the furniture, plate, car riages, and other movables not otherwise dis posed or belonging to the castle. His mansion and residence of Chillaan Castle, and the land and estates in the counties of Kent and Sussex and all other freeholds, he leaves to his eldest sou and his issue. To his younger son he leaves a legacy of £20,000 ; and to each of his daughters a legacy of £17,000, and an annuity of £4OO whilst unmar ried. lie leaves his right and interest in the Low Moor Ironworks and his shares in the New River Company to his two sons, appointing them re siduary legatees of his estate generally. The will of Francis Cox, of Lawford-place, Essex, widow of Mr. It. W. Cox, was proved in London under £BO,OOO personalty. She has left the following charitable bequests :—To the British and Foreign Bible Society and Church Mis sionary Society for India, each £1,000; to the ondon City Missions, Society for Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, Scripture Readers.' Society, Missions to the Uniten Brethren of Mora vians, Society for Premoting Christianity amongst the Jews in the Missiou at, Jerusalem, Society for Promoting Scriptural Inz.truction to Irish Roman Cat holies In their native tongu.l, Pastoral Aid Society, Ragged School, London ; London Fever Ilospital, General Benevolent Institution, Society of Vandos Church, Italy, towards evangelisation; and the Essex Hall Industrial Asylum, each £5OO. To the Hundred of Tending Provident Fund, £300; Sick Ladies' Home, Harley-street, £2OO ; the Cripples' Home, Marylebone, £3,000 ; and to the poor of Lawford, £2,000. There are several legacies and annuities to her labourers and servants. To her bailiff, £4OO ; her nurse, £3OO. Liberal legacies to her executors. All legacits to be paid free of duty. The residue of her property she leaves to her late husband's nephew, the Rev. R. C. Hales, rector of Carfoe, Oxfordshire, for his life, and after his decease to his son. POLICE INTELLIGEME.—This Day. MARL BOROUG 11-S TREE T. CARRIAGE ROBBERY.—Robert Anderson, a young rn an, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a cloak from a carriage. Mr. Peter Burrowes Hutchins, a gentleman, residing at No. 28, Bernard-street, Russell-square, said that on Satur day afternoon, while sitting in the shop of Mr. Newman, Soho-square, having ridden there in an open carriage with his sister and brother-in-law, the coach nan being on the box, he saw the prisoner lookingabout as if to see whether any one was watching. Suspecting that he intended to steal something from the carriage, he kept his eye on him, and saw him go up to the carriage and take hold of a cloak, and just as he had drawn it about half out he seized him and charged him with stealing it. He denied doing so, said he was going home from his work, and that he (Mr. Hutchins) had no right to stop him. The cloak was the property of his sister, Mrs. Shore Smith. Police-constable, 198 C, said that when the prisoner was given into custody he bogged hard to be forgiven for the sake of his wife and largo family. He had made in quiries, and found that the prisoner had neither wife nor family. The prisoner had no answer to the charge, but asked the magistrate to settle it. At the request of Inspector Harrison, the prisoner was remanded. THAMES. Mr. Paget was on the bench soon after 9 o'clock this morning, for the purpose of swearing in special constables. None presented themselves up to 12 o'clock, and it was un derstood that the county magistrates were busily occupied in the swearing in of specials at the Vestry Halls in the district. The police of the K division, 600 in number, and the H division, 208 in number, are under orders to muster at half-past two o'clock, at their respective station howes, and will leave in omnibuses, vans, and carriages for Hyde-park. The district is remarkably quiet this morning, and it is believed will remain so all day. The business of the court is heavy, and it is fortunate that it is not likely to be interrupted by the swearing in of special constables. CHARGE OF STABBING.—James Smith, a labourer, was charged with stabbing James Ricketts. The complainant, whose head was bandaged, said that he was seated on a chair and his head ou a table fast asleep in his kitchen on Saturday night when his wife's sister aroused him, and said they are hitting your wife outside. He went out to protect her, and the prisoner hit him on the chest and knocked him down, and while ho was down stabbed him on the forehead with a knife. The people then pulled the prisoner off him, and he said "I have done for one, and I'll go and do for the other.' While a surgeon was in attendance on him and dressing his head the prisoner took up a flag-stone and threw it at the door. John Ricketts, no relation to the last witness, confirmed his statement. There was a general row in Bloomfield street, Bromley, whore the parties are dwelling, on Satur day night. The witness saw the prisoner knock down his namesake, James Ricketts, and then he knocked down the prisoner. Several persons were injured. All the witnesses ageed the prisoner was exceedingly violent. Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET —This Day. Market opens with a good demand, at about Saturday's rates. Sales probably 12,000 bales. The Earl and Countess of Derby will have di nner and evening parties in St. J ames 's-square on Saturd a y s , th e 18th of May and Ist of June. The Countess of Derby will have a party in Downing -street on Saturday, the 25th of May, in honour of her Majesty's birthday. The Earl and Countess of Gainsborough and the Ladies Blanche, Constance, and Edith Noel have arrived in Cavendish-square for the season. Miss Bateman, the celebrated actress (who re cently married Dr. Crow), is about to return to Europe, with the view of settling iu England. Miss Clara Vandeleur having returned from the Continent, will make her first appearance this season at Mr. Howard Glover's concert, at St. James's Hall, on Mon day, May 13th. MR. BRAND STILL THE LIBERAL WIIIP !—COn trary to expectation, Mr. Brand has been induced to con tinue, as long as health enable. him, in the office of Whip to the Liberal party.—Little Times. DUKE CHARLES OF BAVARIA is about to enter a monastery in grief for the untimely death of his young wife. If any of the thousinds of English people who will be crowding to Paris this year can spare a day or two for' seeing anything more than the established sights of the, city, it may bo suggested to them that they should visit the two vast establishments for the insane and the imbecile which are really famous all over Europe, but are seldom seen. by the ordinary Englishman. Country gen tlemen especially, with whom, as county magistrates, rests so much of the management of our county lunatic asylums, would do well to Andy the working of these celebrated institutions, partly to see whore they aro inferior, and partly where they are superior to our corresponding establishments. What especially strikes an Englishman, both in the Bicetre and the Salpetriere, is the vastness of their size. The former is a species of combination of our union work house with the asylum, and c o ntains, including officials and servants, nearly 3,000 persons, of whom about 800 are afflicted with insanity and idiocy in the terrible varieties. The management is on the whole admirable, and shows the gift of the French nation for organisation in every de tail of life. In the matter of the awakening of a certain amount of intellectual life in the imbecile, the success of the French system is said to bo inferior to that pursued at the Earlswood Asylum, to the wonderful success of Whi c h the French physicians are in the habit of doing ample jus'- tice. The Selpetriere is exclusively for women and girls, as Bicetre is for the other sex. its size is enormous, the buildings and grounds extending over more than sixty-live acres, and the whole number of inmates, including officials and servants, is about s,Guu, o f these nearly 2 ; 000 are idiotic or insane. The prin cipal cause of mania among the inmates is stated bo the eximusting effects of overmuch needlework, espe cially when c arr i e d on a t n i g ht. The brain g i ves way under the severe demands made upon it, and all the more readily from the want of sufficient food and fresh air. It is the same iu Paris as in London, or rather it is worse, inasmuch as the passion for dress among French ladies is more unsparing and exacting than among English women. 01 the semi-idiots a large proportion ctene from the class of the " unfortunates ;" and it is said that since absinthe has come to be drunk in such quantities by the lower classes in Paris the increase in madness both among men and women has been fearfully un the advance. There are fete days and amusements in those asylums, as in England, but scarcely to the same extent. French ladies, a recent visitor was told, never go over the establishment, d rea d ing the sight to o muc h. B ut German,Swedish, and A mer i can ladies are by no means unknown as deeply interested visi tors, and there is no difficulty in obtaining permission to v i sit WO; th Gazette. rt .%* (natal: HER MAJESTY, &c. OSBORNE, May 5.. The Queen and Princess Louise rode on ponies yesterday afternoon, attended by Lady Church" ; and Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice walked in the grounds. • - Their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and the Heredi tary Prince Adolphus come to town from Cambridge Cot tage at the end of this or early in the ensuing week. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge returns to her residence at St. James's Palace on Monday next from Cambridge Cottage, Kew. _ . his Serene Highness the Prince of Teck and her Royal Highness the Princess of Teck have arrived at their residence, Princes-gate, from Cambridge Cottage, Kew. The Marquis and Marchioness Townshend have arrived at their residence in Dover-street, Piccadilly, from Ball's Park, Herts. Discharged Prisoners and Children. A meeting was held on Friday at Willis's Rooms for the purpose of promoting a more efficient co-operation among the existing Catholic institu tions for the care of discharged prisoners and of children released from reformato r y an d i n dustrial schools. Archbishop Manning presided, and was supported by the Roman Catholic Bishops of Shrews bury and Clifton, Lord Petre, the Right lion. W r • Monsell, M.P., the lion. C. Langdale, Colonel Townley, Canon O'Neal, Mr. Weld, of Lulwortli ; Mr. Gainsford, Mr. G. Houghton, Adiniral Spen cer, Canon Kershaw, the O'Conor I)on, the Rev. B. Doran, and others. There were also present the Marchioness of Lothian, the Marchioness of Lon donderry, Lady Edward Howard, Miss Bowles, Miss Stanley, Miss Langdale, &c. The CHAIRMAN expressed his regret that the person to whom they owed the calling of the meet ing was not present—he alluded to Lord Henry Howard, whose absence was on account of ill health, though he was happy to know that his lord ship's illness was but of a transient nature. To his earnestness and zeal to promote the objects of the institution they were indebted for their assembling together that day. The specific object for which the meeting had been convened was to promote a correspondence and co-operation among the existing Catholic institutions for the care of dis charged prisoners and of children released from re formatory and industrial schools. It was ob vious that the maintenance of these institutions must rest upon the means and efforts afforded by the localities in which they existed. Those gentle men and clergymen who represented the different localities would speak of their respective institutions. It devolved upon him to give an account of the in stitutions existing iu London. There were five in stitutions in and about London for discharged pri soners and for boys and girls from industrial and reformatory schools. lie considered these five insti tutions to be as many as could possibly be under taken with their present strength. The meeting bad not been convened for the purpose of raising funds, but with a view to promote a correspondence be tween and a co-operation among the institutions. That co-operation was sometimes called patronage, and sometimes agency, but, call it what they mar, its real signification was, that in the large towns there should be some persons who would undertake the care of prisoners when discharged, and of chil dren when coming from the reformatory schools to pass them on and watch over them in their transi tion state. Such a system of agency or patronage was absolutely essential to the permanent existence of the institution. The time that the children remained in the schools under the control of the association was about five years, but the period that discharged pri soners remained was only a certain number of months. The difficulty of doing any permanent goad with such persons in so short a period of time was exceedingly great, and the danger of such per sons relapsing into their former vicious courses WAS proportionately imminent. What, therefore, was required was a certain amount of supervision and watchful care on the part of same charitably dis posed persons over those discharged prisoners and children when they had passed from their hands. There were two ways in which this might be done —one was to select and pay a certain number of persons in all the chief towns of England to do this work ; but he confessed that such a suggestion did not appear to him to be practicable, because the amount which would be required to give an ade quate remuneration, so as to retain the whole ser vices of those persons, was beyond their strength, and to give them only a retaining fee would not be sufficient. The other alternative, and which ap peared to him to be the more practicable one, was that they should look out for persons of zeal, and who had the interests of the prisoners and children at heart, to do this work voluntarily. Were this course pursued, he felt confident that plenty of persons would be found willing to take upon them selves this specific duty. The Rev. JAMES NUGENT then read the report, which stated that the number of cases assisted by the society during the last 12 months was 413, In cluding 86 persons assisted on their second applica tion. Out of the 413 cases only nine had been re committed, and 36 were going on badly or doubt fully, making a total of 45 unsatisfactory cases, against 32 unsatisfactory cases, as shown in last year's report, thereby showing an improvement in the conduct of the recipients of at least 2 per cent. Of the 187 cases for which employment . had been obtained the most satisfactory reports were given by their respective employers. Many had obtained good positions, had made deposits in the savings bank out of their earnings, and had shown every disposition of reformation of charac ter. Out of 76 cases assisted to emigrate the society had most reliable information as to at least two-thirds of them doing well. The re mainder had so recently gone that there had not been time for the society to hear from them. The most satisfactory results had attended the com mittee's efforts in shipping men and boys on long voyages, and• out of the 61 cases' for whom the society obtaiued ships 43 had received good .dis charges and been re-shipped ; the remainder bad not yet returned from their respective voyages. The past experience of the committee showed them the great advantage of emigration for this class of persons. They had recently had a most advantageous offer made to them from an author ized agent from South America, for the employ ment of a large number of boys, from 16 years of age upwards, in agricultural and manufacturing pursuits; and in the event of their effect ing satisfactory arrangements this would open a large field for the remunerative employ ment of boys from reformatories. The committee regretted that during the current year the subscrip tions and donations bad considerably decreased, and that a debt of upwards of £2OO was pressing heavily upon them. The society was not merely local, but extended its assistance to boys from reformatories, and discharged prisoners belonging to any part of the United Kingdom and Ireland, upon the recom mendation of any gaol chaplain, whatsoever his religions denomination. The committee, therefore, appealed with earnestness and confidence to a gene rous public for their subscriptions and donations to enable them to effectually carry out the objects of the society. On the motion of the Bishop of SrinEwsnußY , seconded by Canon KERSHAW, the report was adopted. The following resolutions were also agreed to "That it is of great importance to the welfare of prisoners and of children discharged from prisons, reformatories, and industrial schools, that all Catho lic institutions of this character be in correspondenc e and co-operation." " That a general committee be formed, an d that it hold its meeting annually in succession in Lou don, Liverpool, .Manchester, Birkenhead, Leeds, Birmingham, Newcastle-on-Tyne, and Sheffield• The meeting having been addressed by Colonel TOWNLEY, the Rev. J. NuGarr, and others, the proc..eediugs terminated with the accustomed yote of thanks to the chairman, I