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(15th time), a new Musical Drama, GA..I.IBXLDI 1V SICILY. Miss Roden, Miss E. rift; Messrs. It. Phillil,s, J. G. 'Taylor, and Ashley. Atter which, at 8, LOST IN LONDON. Messrs. TT. Neville. J. Clarke, P. Bedf.rd, Ashley, Eburne, C. J. Smith ; Miss Neilson, Mrs Billington, and Miss Seaman. To conclude with A BONNIE FIS WHIFE. Mr. J. Clarke, Ashley. Stephenson, and Miss Furtado. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. New Management. Sole Lessee, Mr. B. Webster ; Manager, Mr. IL Wigan. THIS EVENING, THE BEST WAY. Messrs. Clayton ard H. Wigan ; Mrs. St. Henry. Yellowed by THE LIAR. Messrs. C. Mathews, Addison, EL T. Montague. and Horaze Wigan ; Mrs. Charles Mathews and Alias Stephens. To ,conclude with OLYMPIC GAMES. Messrs. H. J. Montag ne, G. Vincent. D. Murray ; Mesdames E. Warren, G. Moore, Sheridan, If arras, N. Harris, St. Henry, and Roselle. Doors open at half-past Six; commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. - Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, at 7, BAMBOOZLING. 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Om, 1, • AL 4 1 fr": • 11 , i fro %se t ?b. % tit • 44444 4r.sio*-- 7 LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1867. The much-talked of demonstration of the 6th of May has happily passed over without s rious dis turbance. 'The concourse of people in the Park VR3 very great, but nothing like riot or tumult occurred. Only five prisoners were apprehended, and none of them bore the smallest approach to political martyrdom, three of them being arrested for pocket picking and two for gambling. At ten o'clock the police, who, during the evening had patrolled the Park, and the military who had been kept at hand,were withdrawn, and an hour later the I'ark was empty. No accident of any note occurred during the afternoon, and if no great political object has been gained by it, its promoters can, at least, toast that nu serious consequences have ensued. No doubt the Council of the Reform League are heartily glad that the day is well over, and we hope it will be some time before we are treated to another of these monster meetings. We should imagine that the most ardent of their supporters must by this time be pretty well convinced that they are not of the kind which influence legislation. Orderly as semblies at suitable places, where debate and dis cussion are matters of reality and not of form, and at which the sentiments of the audience can be fairly tested by the speakers, are the demonstrations which carry weight. We must feel sure that an assembly knows what is being talked about, that it has a definite interest in the matter in hand, and that the majority of its members, at least, accept the terms of a resolution before we can suppose that the Government or the Legislature will attach much importance to such a declaration of its sentiments. The platforms in Hyde-park might represent the eloquence of Mr. BEALES, Mr. BAXTER LANGLEY, and their associates, but a good deal of its sweet ness or acidity was wasted on the air, for compara tively few of their immediate surroundings could catch their words. The only resolution which was proposed was carried with applause by the company gathered round Platform No. 1 ; but we apprehend that Mr. BEALES himself would be forced to admit that the greater portion of the motley assemblage were sublimely indifferent to the claims of the com pound householder, and altogether ignorant of the advantages or disadvantages of a residential qualifi cation. It is almost amusing to compare the pro ceedings in the House of Commons last evening with the programme of the League. If they had waited in patience for a few hours more they would have found that the lodger franchise was not re fused by the Government, and that the disputed point regarding the term of residence was conceded. They could hardly suppose that the House or the Ministry would be prepared to surrender the very foundation of the measure, the principle of rating, and adopt an unconditional household suffrage throughout the country, because such a measure would be generally unwelcome, and would be very unlikely to be carried. So far, then, as the gathering together of large numbers of persons in a given spot was concerned the object of the League has been attained, and we are heartily glad that the annals of the day are un marked by any noticeable event ; and we hope that since they have succeeded in carrying out their programme and holding their meeting, the Reform League will now abandon these foolish monster gatherings, which have no sort of political influence in a rational sense, but only serve to con nect their cause with agitation, disorder, and defi ance of constituted authorities. Yesterday was a busy day for the Government in every respect, and they steered their way trium phantly through the various shoals and quicksands that beset their progress, completing with the almost assured success of the Reform Bill in its pas sage through the House of Commons. We are not surprised at this, because we have all along declared our conviction that it was capable of being moulded into a useful measure, and expressed confidence in the good faith of the House ; but it is most gratify ing, nevertheless, to consider it comparatively safe. In many respects there is far more chance of a Reform measure being carried by the Conservatives than by their opponents, because they are more united and compact as a party, and do not divide into sections as the others do, too frequently illus trating the adage, " quot homines tot sententix." There seemed last night a sort of tacit agreement between the House and Government to do their best in the furtherance of the great work before them, and the result was eminently satisfactory to all sides. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in an nouncing the opinions of the Government upon many points, declared that Mr. lIIBBERT'S amend ment had been considered, as they had promised it should be ; and the conclusion was that they could not agree to it in its present form, and to give the compound householder the " legis lative relief" in the manner which he suggests. Some propositions will be made by the Government, however, which will have the effect of improving this part of the scheme ; and, as Mr. DISRAELI showed last night, it is impossible to say that the landlord pays the fine, and that neither he nor the tenant will incur it, and thus the legislation will be divisted of the invidious character ascribed to it by Mr. GLADSTONF, and agreed to by others. "We propose," said the right hon. gentle man, " that the moment the compound householder claims the right of exercising the franchise, by pay ing the full amount of the rates and deducting it from the rent, to exonerate the landlord from the guarantee he has given." So again when the com pound householder has paid the full amount of rates he can deduct from the rent the same amount that he has gained. The new clause which Mr. DISRAELI will place on the table of the house will contain the facilities of the original proposition, together with some new suggestions that have been made in re spect to the compound householder. We may fairly conclude, then, that this obstacle of the compound householder is in a sure way of being settled in a satisfactory manner. Sir ROUNDELL PALMER'S amendment did not meet the approval of his friends, and he withdrew it, thereby getting rid of some others which depended upon it. It is curious to notice that the only Conservative member of Lord PALMERSTON'S Cabinet has thus out-Heroded Heeon, and gone far in advance of his friends the " sincere Reformers." The lodger franchise may be looked upon as settled now, and that is an important point gained, as it was one of the best parts in the bill of 18b9, and its then opponents have not only come round to it, but done so with the zeal that generally distinguishes converts. The Ministry can afford to overlook the abuse they have met with, in consideration of the compli ment that was peid to their discernment, and there cognition of their prescience in putting the provi sion into their former scheme. Mr. DISRAELI said last night that he had no " prejudices whatever on the subject of the lodger franchise," only he wished to consider it in a different spirit from that in which most others dwelt upon it. Some had tried to persuade him that the result of admitting lodgers to the franchise would be the greater diffusion of Conservative principles; but hr, added, " I suppose this is a tradition of the old Reform Bill of 1832, when everything was consi dered with reference to party, but I have a most profound contempt for all these considerations. If we are to consider the interests of party, I am per fectly persuaded that, however wise we may think ourselves in these conclusions, we shall find the experience of a few years will baffle all the conclusions we may make. I have always felt that a lodger franchise, if established upon a sound principle, would be a very good franchise, and that it might be a very important addition to our con stitutional element." Mr. TORRENS withdrew his -amendment, which was the wisest thing he could do, and the rest of the matter will be settled by the committee. Mr. BRIGHT'S remarks at an earlier period of the evening seemed more favourable towards the completion of the Ministerial scheme than any he has made yet upon the subject. lie ' said he did not despair at all of corning to even an unanimous vote upon the chief points yet remaining for discussion. It is a sign of the tim es , we suppose, that the hon. .+ r ¢ ._ . . T . ` ~y , "."7" ~_ :~ ~. . THE SUN, LO member for Birmingham should be thus gra cious and condescending in his remarks. His com prehenson of the views taken by the Chancellor of the Exchequer and his friends is most singular, and almost approaches clairvoyance in its exactness and mystery. Ib is quite clear that the Chancellor of the Exchequer will take the House more into his confidence than he did some weeks ago, and also that his friends thinks they may as well swim over the river as swim back again. This is encouraging, because a little while ago there was no talk ing about swimming, but we were to sink, according to the hon. member for Birmingham. Mr. BRIGHT continued in a strain worthy of the occasion in advising the supporters of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer not to draw back, but to make one more effort, for the right hon. gentle man would b. more pleased if they gave him power to do what was right, viz., " making this Bill a great Bill, memorable for this session and for all time, and a great advantage to the country." We hope and trust that this prediction will be realised, and the attitude assumed by the House last night seems a sure indication of its being so. The hon. member for Sheffield, like most hon. members who uphold a principle consistently and straightforwardly, comes in occasionally for his share of censure and abuse. Nothing is more annoy ing to loud professors than a resolute attempt to reduce their professions to practice, and in the same way nothing is more aggravating to some of our political agitators than the prospect of obtaining the thing they are agitating for. Reform has been the bugbear of everybody during the last few years, and both parties have been abnsed for their indifference and delay, and the accusation has not been altogether unjust. Now that the House of Commons is really addressing itself to the con sideration of a comprehensive and liberal measure the agitators are no better pleased. An awful prospect presents itself to their view. What if a good Re form Bill be carried, and there is no excuse for further speech-making, letter -writing, proclama tion-printing, and all the rest of it? OTHELLO'S oc cupation will be gone, and here are a whole host of OTHELLOS who don't see their way clearly towards getting before the public in any other capacity. How can the various leaders of the Reform League exist in obscurity ? They belong to those plants that require a prominent position and constant attention. To work unknown to fame is not their idea of political heroism. They like the trumpets before them and the crowd after, and would rather harangue the roughs of St. Giles's on their exclusion from the political rights of citizenship than sit down contented at the prospect of a qualified household suf frage. To gentlemen who hold these views no offence, of course, can be worse than that of Liberals who, like Mr. ROEBUCK, boldly support every measure of Reform which approves itself to their judgment, without waiting to ask where it comes from. So the Local Reform League of Sheffield has placed Mr. ROEBUCK under the ban of its displeasure. It has called a meeting, condemned his conduct, and means (if it can) to dislodge him from his seat. Happily Mr. ROEBUCK has survived more than one of such attacks, and since he really represents Sheffield, and not the Local Reform League, it is possible that he may receive their anathemas with out political annihilation. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Monday Evening. The following news is from the Moniteur : " The Ministerof Finance of Italy has announced to the Chamber of Deputies that on Thursday he will enter into an explanation of the financial con dition of the kingdom." A private telegram from Lisbon announces the departure of the Queen of Portugal from Madrid on her way to Paris. "In consequence of the explanations given by the Portuguese Minister to the Chamber of Peers, the Government obtained a vote of confidence from that assembly by a majority of 42 against 7. " A letter from Massonah, dated March 31, states that a sanguinary conflict had just taken place between the troops of the Emperor Thcodoros and the rebels of the interior, who advanced to the centre of the TijrC. The principal chiefs of the insurrection had been killed or taken pri soners by the Imperialists, who remained masters of the field of battle." The usual ceremony, commemorative of the death of Napoleon 1., took place to-day in the church of the Invalides. Yesterday, the sth, was the anni versary of the Emperor's death, but the ceremony was postponed until to-day, as it is not the custom for the Catholic Church to celebrate masses for the dead on Sunday. There are yet some sceptiCs as to the probability of peace, and several papers entertain their readers with alleged reports of extensive military prepara tions on the part of Prussia, from which circum stance, or invention, they argue that the Luxemburg question is by no means settled. On the other hand, the Temps, a journal well acquainted with the affairs of Germany, speaks of peace as a cer tainty. Referring to the communication made to the Chambers on Friday by the Marquis de Mons tier, the Minister of Foreigu Affairs, which I men tioned in my letter of that day, the Temps says : " The communication made by the Marquis de Moustier, and the declaration made by Lord Derby in the House of Lords, seem to leave little room for doubt and contradiction. They almost amount to the certainty of the maintenance of peace. By the concession of the Prussians and the neutrali sation of the Grand Duchy we obtain all that it is important to have, and we do not leave to Germany even the shadow of a grievance. The menace of a lamentable and absurd war is not neutralised in an instant, but it is to be hoped that it is now sup pressed for ever. We cannot say that the incident of Luxemburg was very skilfully introduced, but we feel sincere congratulation that it was raised, because, according to all appearance, it will lead to a great result." The Journal des Debats has almost the same con'- fidence in the maintenance of peace, but it says may are ycreate many details e a t o l ti a e r a r . a n g It, e h w o h w i c e h r e i r t s h e e m m a o fif t e h ra e mr r e h pe that peace will be the result of the discus sions of the Conference." Yesterday the brother of the Tycoon, Ambas sador for Japan, went to inspect the immense bal loon, the Geant, in preparation by M. Naidar, the aeronaut, and also the balloon called the Cylinder. One of the objects proposed is to make ascensions with a view to meteorological observations, much valuable information having been obtained in this way by Mr. Glaisher, of the Greenwich Observa tory, since 1860, and the scientific men of France being desirous to follow the example. Little ad vance has been made in France in the science of aerostation since the days of Gay-Lupac, Barral, and Bixio. The most important discoveries on the subject are those of the Viscount d'AmCcourt. One of the most attractive objects in Paris at the present time is the magnificent collection of tulips in the garden of the AvenuJ d'Eylati, N 0.137. There is not such a magnificent collection iu the world. The garden occupies more than four hec tares, and there are more than a million and a half of tulips. This is certainly one of the most attrac tive curiosities in Paris, and there is free admission. Madame Persiani, a singer well known in London at her Majesty's Theatre some years ago, was buried on Saturday at Neuilly. She was born at Rome on the 4th of October, 1818, and made her debut with great success in Paris in 1838. Madame Persiani had left the stage since 1850. Iler funeral was at tended by many artistic celebrities. She died very suddenly from apoplexy. More Royal personages will shortly be in Farix ~. . ,:; . Meeting of the Conservative Party. A meeting of the supporters of Lord Derby's Government was held at the noble earl's official re sidence, Downing-street, yesterday afternoon to hear from the Premier the course which th e Ministry in tended to take rela tive to the p ro posed amendments to the R e f orm Bill. 225 members were p resen t. Lord lig by e xplaining fully the plan th e Govern ment intended to ad o p t with re g ar d to the meeting to be held in Hyde-park. He stated th a t t h oug h Dni r, who was loudly ch eere d , com menced they had been accused of vacillation andirresolution, and especially Mr. Walpole, yet the course that they pursued at the end was what they from the very first determined upon, and was the united t in i e g ono n d e u i r n question was the advice of not only the existing la w office rs of the Crown, but legal, He action of the Cabinet , and not of Mr. Walpole only. lid explained at con siderable len gth the law with regard to the rights of the Cro wn to the park, and horifarsucshtnitnedeettihniagts as , acting t t also of all the previous legal advisers, they had issued a proclamation, which was in the form of a public notice, warning all persons against an in fringement of the law, and they had further made a personal service of a notice upon all those persons who had been advertised to speak, and all who were about to take part in the proposed political discus sion in the park, notifying to them that, should they attempt to address the meeting, they would be liable to a civil action at law for trespass, and Lord Derby stated that such actions would be immediately commenced against them. lie a(ld e d that the law officers of the Crown had not only advised this as the proper course, but as the sole course that could be pursued according to statute law. He was determined, whilst maintaining the dignity of the Crown, not to illegally endang er the liberties of the subject. Hie lordsh ip to the Reform Bill, and explained at length the various bearings of the questi • on of the personal payment of rates in' full, expressing his opinion that there 1,1 be • • • could no justification in exempting the compound householders from the same liability that was Common to all other rate payers, and that he considered payment of the full rate was a necessary barrier against household suffra ge pure and simple. Hold ing this opinion so stron g ly as he did, whatever the was he decision of the h ouse as he could not give way. Ho then alluded to some new clauses which the Chancellor of the /4 I , wou ld Ic.equer introduce that evening. . The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, who on rising was loudly cheered, then explained the nature of these new c l auses, by which he ma i nta i ne d th e inequalities w hi c h were complained of, and which had been rep roac h fully termed a fine upon compound householders, would b e entirely o b v i a t e d. The meeting th en b roke up after expressing, with entire unanimity, th e i r determ i nat i on to support the Government, an d their satisfaction w i t h t h e state ment of the Ch ancellor of the Exchequer. A Cabinet Council was held after the meeting of the Conservative party at the Earl of Derby's, at which the whole of the Cabinet Miuisters were present. MR. ROEBUCK AND REFORM. SHEFFIELD, May 6. A large open-air meeting of working men was held at Sheffield this evening. It was called by the Local Reform League. The meeting unanimously condemned Mr. Roebuck's conduct on the Reform Bill, called upon him to resign, and pledged them selves to oppose him at the next election. Confi dence was expressed in Mr. Gladstone, and thanks given to N.r, Hadfield. ) t LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) PRUSSIA. BERLIN, May 7. The King of Prussia has conferred the Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the House of Hohen zollern upon the King of the Belgians and the Count of Flanders. The United States Minister at this Court is seri ously ill. THE CROATIAN DIET. AGRAM, May 7. The Committee of the Croatian Diet has sus pended its sittings in consequence of the impossi bility of any understanding being arrived at between the different parties. It is believed, however, that the party in favour of the union of Croatia with Hungary will obtain a majority. ITALY. FLORENCE, May 7. The Gazzetta del Popolo announces that Signor Rattazzi has received from the Prussian Embassy in Florence communication of a despatch from Ber lin thanking Italy for the conciliatory part she has taken in the Luxemburg question. The same journal states that negotiations are reported to have been opened for the conclusion of a financial operation based upon the ecclesiastical property. The Gazetta d'ltalia announces that a contract relative to the alienation of the ecclesiastical :pro perty will be signed to-morrow. LUCERNE, May 6. The elections to the new Grand Council have resulted favourably to the Liberals. Some popular agitation prevails in this town. THE HAGUE. TILE HAGUE, May 7. A Luxemburg deputation, consisting of the Burgomaster of that town and two municipal councillors, had a long interview yesterday with Prince Henry. They have set out to-day for London, in order to present a petition to the Conference. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, May 6 (Evening). The works of the Belgian Public Works Com pany were inaugurated to-day by the King and Queen, accompanied by the Count and Countess of Flanders, the Ministers, and municipal authorities. SPAIN. MADRID, May 6. The Queen of Portugal arrived in this city last night, and will remain here two days before pro- ceeding on her journey. AMERICA. (Arrival of the City of Baltimore.) NEW YORK, April 27, 11.30 am. The Supreme Court yesterday heard the argu ment in the Georgia and Mississippi injunction cases. Attorney-General Stanbury argued that the injuries specified by the plaintiffs were entirely con tingent and prospective, and based on the presump tion that the Reconstruction Act would be abused in their bands. The national officials of the Court had no jurisdiction over the official enforcing the laws enacted by Congress. The question of the constitutionality of those laws was purely political, and could only be reached by political means. Mr. Charles O'Conner, in reply, contended that the injuries specified were not merely prospective, because the defendants have declared they would enforce the Act, and have taken the preliminary steps to do so. The Act set aside the legal state. of the Government, and interfered with the constitu tional rights of States to regulate the franchise, and was generally unconstitutional and void. The remedy could only be obtained in the Supreme Court, which was created for the express purpose of decid ing such questions. The jurisdiction of the Court could not, therefore, be denied. The argument will be resumed on the 3d of May. General Sickles has prohibited the sale of all spirituous liquors to soldiers and sailors in his dis- trict. In South Carolina the jurisdiction of the Pro vost Court has been extended to cases of murder and arson. It is reported that Fayetteville, in North Carolina, is to be garrisoned in conse quence of the disloyal attitude of the residents. General Ord has issued an address to the freed men, urging them faithfully to perform their labour contracts. General Ord has removed the State treasurer of Arkansas for incompetency. The Washington Criminal Court has sentenced Sanford Conover to ten years' in the penitentiary for perjury during the trial of the assassination conspirators. Senator Wilson visited Mr. Davis at fortress Monroe on Thursday. Admiral Farragut has been appointed to the com mand of the Mediterranean squadron. Eight Japanese commissioners hays arrived at washington. llostilities with the Indians in Nebraska have commenced. Mexican news, published in the New York papers from Republican so urces, reiterates the assertion that Maximilian had offered to capitulate at Queretaro, provided the Imperialist officers were G uaranteed their li ves and property. This was .re fused by Juarez. It is also reported that Maxi milian offered to capitulate if allowed to leave the country. Imperial accounts 'from Vera Cruz via Havana report the recapture of Puebla by the Imperialists, and that the garrison of Vera Cruz were well sup- plied. The Inman steamship City of Baltimore, from New York, on the 27th ult., arrived at Queens town at 930 a:m. to-day (Tuesday) with themails, $309,500 in specie and 106 passengers. After landing the mails and passengers, she proceeded at 10 30 a.m. for Liverpool. FRANCE. BOURSE, May 6—Two o'clock.—The market to day is weak ; sales preponderate, and the quotations of stocks and shares are sensibly lower. Three per Cents, are being offered at a decline of Vic., viz., at 68f., and Italian Fives are at 48f. 75c. or 75c. lower. In miscellaneous securities Mobilier have declined Bf. 75c., to 355 f. ; Credit Foncier 20f., to 1,415 f. Comptoir d'Escompte 15f., to 730 f. ; and Immobiliere 10f., to 187 f. 50c. The railway depart ment is similarly influenced, and lower rates are readily accepted for all the principal lines. Three o'clock.—The closing quotations are as follows ti per Cents 9G 50 , Bank Shares 3400 Do. end month — Italian Loan 4B 9.", 3 per Cents. 6B Do end month 4B 80 Do. end month 67 80 Mexican Loan — Credit Mobilier ... 357 50 Do. Bonds — Do. end month ... 353 75 Spanish Threes Credit Foncior — ! Home Debt — Do. end month 1417 50 t Deferred -- ItAIL NY &TS. For Account. Orleans 857 50 Northern 1147 50 Lyons and Mediterranean 865 Southern Western 547 50 Eastern Sardinian Austrian L0mhard........ .... North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona - - 386 25 365 - IN THE THICK OF IL (From the Correspondent of the Times.) After mature consideration of the respective merits and advantages of a friendly balcony in Park-lane, and another in Connaught-terrace, from which I could survey the doings of Mr. Beales and his "Men of London" in Hyde Park, with that same luxury of Sauve Mari Magno feeling with which I viewed their progress along Pall-mall on more than one occasion from my club house win dow, I deemed it best to give up all thoughts of a safe harbour, and plunge into the thick of the meet ing, judging that'the ear might thus come in for no less a share of the entertainment than was allowed to the eye. At about 6 o'clock in the afternoon I was on the ground. I stood for some time at the Ilyde Park Corner end of Rotten-row, where only a few riders still lingered, though there was no lack of glittering carriages with flaunting parasols on the drive. The last urchin had trundled off his hoop from the foot path ; the last nursemaid had c lught up her tod dling charge and bundled off with it ; the assem blage of promenaders was so thin as to give the Park the appearance it ordinarily wears ou a grand Derby Day, or used to present on the recurrence of one of the Chiswick shows of ancient times. There was nothing like bustle or excitement, no apparent expectation of any unusual event. As I proceeded along the drive, however, there was a visible change in the aspect of things. A motley multitude of vari ous ages and of both sexes lay on the grass plot of the Achilles and the adjoining grounds—a quiet, drowsy set, lazy, lazzaronic in appearance, hardly, it would seem, to be moved from their blessed repose by all the thunders of Mr. Potter's eloquence. As I reached the scene of the evening's achieve ments, I threaded a crowd of listless saunterers, mostly belonging to the lowest ranks of the working classes, not a few in rags; most of them unwashed, but, on the whole, a most in offensive, orderly set, playing off their harmless jokes upon one another, joining in poor at tempts at a choral song, and crowding together here and there in groups where a tipsy man formed the centre of attraction, and little, if at all, disconcerted by the policeman, who peeped above their greasy caps and fell back as soon as he had ascertained that no thim blerigger was there at his old tricks. Specimens of the " rough" genus there ware few indeed, if any, and no expression struck my ear of a more seditious character than that of a promising youth in tat tered fustian jacket, who wondered " when the sodgers would be coming." For the rest, the cir culation was everywhere free, with plenty not only I of standing and sitting, but even of reclining, room everywhere. The gentle sex was largely, if not fairly, represented. Cracking nuts and peeling oranges seemed to be the great business. It was a people's fair, a picnic, a holiday in the open air. Lookers on in broadcloth were numerous, and there were not a few gentlemen on horseback, rising above the level of the people's heads, together with groups of women perched here and there on the benches. There was no appearance. of platforms, though here and there might be seen an attempt at a scaf fold hung with dirty red cloth and dirtier Union Jack, and tables, destined perhaps to do duty as " stumps," but, in the meanwhile, put to other uses by members of the thimble-rigging fraternity. To these gentry the few, but all-seeing, policemen showed no forbearance. At last, between half-past 6 and 7 there was a stir in the multitude, a shouting, a waving of caps, arid a bandying about of the names of Beales, of Dickson, and of the other heroes of the day. The ten platforms were instantly reared on various points of the vast green expanse. The kings of men stood upon a form at the foot of that glorious cluster of old trees rising in the centre of the Park ; the minor orators spread here and there, wherever the multitude volunteered a hear ing. In the midst of each group the number of its especial platform was held aloft as a standard ; be side the bearer stood " Mr. Chairman," arid it was to him personally that the words of the orator were addressed. The crowd was nowhere either very -dens,: or very stationary. There *as a perpetual ;hitting and swaying here and there ; everywhere the same want of earnestness or reverence ; indeed, the same sense of unmitigated egregious fun. At no time was it difficult to make one's way up to any Of the ten platforms, to hear distinctly every word of any of the ten bawling orators. I cannot say I carried away much of their effusions myself, but I doubt whether any one present was much more edi fied than I was, although, as a matter of course, every sentence was received with the accompani ment of tremendous cheers. "We are the enemies of wiolence," said one; " we are the enemies of dis order ; we are the friends of the for ; we are the friends of order." Another wasted a prodigious amount of breath in vindicating the people's right to meet in Hyde Park--a point that seemed to have b een practically settled to everybody's satisfaction by the very fact of his being where he was. A third was sure Government would be overwhelmed by their "stunning" demonstration, and as unable to withstand their resolutions as it was powerless to prevent their meeting. Big as the words were, and strong as were the lungs which uttered them, there is no doubt that all eloquence fell extremely it a among the multitude, and the dulness of the whole affair was hardly relieved by a procession making its way over the green from the Marble Arch, preceded by a blood -red flag, and marching to the tune of the inspiriting Marseillaise. That fresh inroad of new actors, and the theatrical style of theirapproach, broke through the sameness which had characterised the proceedings of the evening, and seemed to create some stir among the masses, who threw themselves with a rush into the new comers' way ; but it was the flash of a moment; by the time the strain of the band was hushed, and the flag had taken its station at ono of the platforms, the weary work went on in its humdrum way ; and it was with the greatest difficulty that it could be kept up until the sun sunk, like a great ball of fire, behind the Bayswater steeples. At about a quarter to 8 a juvenile column, formed under the guidance of some unknown leaders, and singing in chorus, took its way toward s th e gate at Apsley -h ouse ; other bands, as far as I could see, marched off in all other directions, and the assemblage thus broke up in the same orderly and exemplary manner which had characterised its conduct throughout.the even ing. As I came to the gate I saw a gentleman on horseback advancing at a walk in the midst of a crowd of small ragged urchins, who cheered him lustily. That gentleman, as I learnt from a by stander, was Lord Ranelagh, " the people's friend." Altogether I should say there never was an instance of greater disappointment than men's hopes and fears met in this famous Hyde Park gathering ; for neither was it possible for its oppo nents to anticipate more perfect behaviour than that of the assembled multitude, nor, on the other hand, could its promoters have shown less ability to pene trate the apathy and inertness of the masses. I called the assemblage 44 a gathering" advis e dl y, f or it had but little of the character of a meeting or demonstration. Hardly anything could be more difficult than to estimate the numbers of a multitude scattered over so vast an extent of ground. Yet I think I am quite safe in my statement that there were at no time more than from 30,000 to 40,000 persons in the Park. But, however wide of the mark either that or any other estimate may be, there is no doubt that out of ten persons present, men, women, or children, hardly three knew any thing whatever about the nature and object of the day's proceedings, and the others cared but little about them. With the vast majority the attraction was merely fun, and even that was found upon ex periment to be of the stalest and slowest description. THE MAR PEERAGE.—We have been informed that Mr. Goodeve, who assumed the title of Earl of Mar on the death of his uncle, the late earl, applied, through the Home-office, for the usual permission from the Queen that his brother aul sisters might have granted them the rank and dignity of an earl's children. This, however, was refused, on the ground that Mr. Goodeve had not established his right to the title.— Allou Advertiser. ARRIVAL OF THE WATER NYMPH.--.The Water Nymph, Captain Babot, from New Zealand on the 14th February, with passengers and a general cargo, including a consignment of gold, was off Plymouth on Sunday night. She landed one passenger, takt": fin rt .1 * 111-114.0 lifb4 r. HER. MAJESTY, dac• OSBORNE, May 6. The Queen walked and drove in the grounds this morning, accompanied by Princess Louise. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice also went out. Her,Royal Highness Princess Christian has driven out twice daily at Windsor since her Majesty's de parture from the Castle. Sir John Pakington left Osborne this morning for London. The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Tees dale, rode out yesterday forenoon. •Ilis Royal Highness the Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone and Mr. Aaron Polley, honotued the Institute of Painters in Water Colours with a visit on Saturday last. The Archbishop of Dublin has arrived at Maurigy's Hotel from the Palace, Dublin. The Earl and Countess of Strafford and family have arrived at their residenc• in St. James's-squaro from their seat in Herts. The Earl and Countess Amherst and family will arrive in town to-day from Montreal at their seat near Sevonoaks, Kent. The Earl and Countess of Hardwicke and Lady Agneta Yorke have arrived in town from Sidney Lodge near Southampton, for the season. The Earl and Countess of Home. and family arrived at their residence, in Grosvenor-square, on Friday last, from the Hirsel, near Coldstream, 13erwickshire. The Countess of Jersey will have an evening party on Saturday next. The Countess of Morley and Lady Katherine Parker have arrived at 50, Eaton-place, from the south of France. The Count and Countess Moltke, accompanied by the Countess Halek Winterfelt, have arrived at Maurigy's Hotel from Denmark. Viscount Holmesdale arrived in town yesterday from Linton Park, Kent. Viscountess Holmesdale returns to town to-day for the season. Launch of an Armour-Cased Frigate. Yesterday the interesting ceremony of launching the iron armour-cased screw-frigate Crown Prince took place on the premises of Messrs. Samuda Brothers, at Poplar. This magnificent vessel has been constructed for the service of the Prussian navy, and it has been brought to its present advanced state in less than 18 months from the time of its commencement. The dimensions of the ship are as follows :—Length between the perpendiculars, 2861 t,; breadth of beam, 50ft ; extreme depth, 36ft 4in burthen in tons, 3,404 ; engines, 800 horse-power. The Crown Prince has been constructed with a view to fulfil all the requirements of the modern system of naval armaments, and those who are especially in terested in the science of naval architecture will per haps not be surprised to learn that the shipyards of this country seem likely to supply vessels of war not only to our own navy, but to the rulers of Conti nental States. The appearance of the Prussian flag at the stem and stern of the vessel, relieved in mid distance by the union-jack of England, sufficiently indicated the country for whose purposes it was des tined ; and certainly every one who saw her as she stood " high and dry" upon the ground, ready to slide into the water, was impressed with the idea that she possesses all those qualities of impregnability which are now more than ever demanded in the construction of ships of war. The Crown Prince is cased with armour plating extending all round the vessel from 6ft below the water line up to the main deck, 5 inches in thickness, and reduced to 4i inches at the ends, and so arranged as to protect the rudder and steering apparatus, as well as the whole of the lower deck. Also for about 120 feet amidships, extending upwards to the height of the upper deck, thus fixing a midship battery., which in addition is p ro t ec t e d b y thwartship iron-case d bulkheads. The d ec k-b eams are covered W i t h steel plating as a pro t ect i on against shell, and the Vessel is built with a d ou bl e b ottom and water tight wing passage. Th e armament will consist o f 14 steel breech-loading guns of seven tons each, in the midship battery ; one pivot gun on the upper deck forward, protected by an armour plated shield and a pivot-gun aft. She is designed to be barque rigged, with iron lower masts and steel lower yards , the masts being skilfully arranged to form ventila tors for the lower cabins and store-rooms. The vessel will be fitted with all the modern improve ments for securing the greatest speed, strength, and protection, and for economising fuel. Her speed is expected to exceed 13 knots an hour. Al though the keel of the ship was laid so recently as the end of February, 1866, she is now rapidly ap proaching completion, her internal fittings being nearly all in place, and her masts, rigging, Ste. , being ready to go on board. Viewing all the ad vantages of strength, power, and speed displayed by the Crown Prince, it must at once be admitted that she is an important addition to the iron-clad navy commenced by the Prussians, and the nucleus of which was formed by the cupola-ship Armenius, launched from this yard in the month of August, 1864. The ceremony of christening the vessel was performed by the Countess Bernstorff, wife of the Prussian Ambassador, representing on the occasion the Princess of Prussia, at the express desire of her royal highness. As the countess, in obedience to existing custom, struck a bottle of wine against the bow of the vessel, she exclaimed, " God speed the Crown Prince," and the superb frigate glided into the water with as much ease and grace as if she had been long accustomed to it. In short, the launch was in every respect most successfully car ried out; and Mr. Samuda was loudly applauded when, at the close of a dejeuner which afterwards took place on the ground, he proposed " Success to the Crown Prince, coupled with the health of the Countess Bernstorff." Count Bern storff having acknowledged the compliment, gaY e " Prosperity to the firm of Samuda and C 0.," 3 toast which was responded to with the most en thusiastic acclamations. Besides the Count and Countess Bernstorff there were present—Baron Loe, Baron de Schmidthals, Baron D'Obineck, Lord John hay, Sir Robert Peel, Bart.; Vice-Admiral John E. Erskine, the Prussian Consul-General, Sir J. Thwaites, Messrs. Rothschild. C. Vignoles , P. Anderson, &c. The Post contradicts the report of the illness of Lord Brougham. By the last accounts received by the members of his family the illustrious and venerable lawyer was still at his villa at Cannes, and, considering his great age, in the enjoyment of perfect health and vigour. DEATHS OF DISTINGUISHED SCOTCHSIEN.--On Friday, Mr. G. M. Greig, the well-known eminent Scottish water-colour painter, died at his residence near Edinburgh' and on Saturday, Mr. Walter Crum, F.R.S., of Thornlie bank, near Glasgow, died•in his 71st year. THE LODGER FRANCHISE.—In reference to the correspondence between Mr. Crawford, M.P., an d Mr. Potter, of the London Working Men's Association, on the subject of the lodger franchise, published in Satur day's papers, Mr. Potter wishes to say that neither the committee nor himself have received one farthing fo r their time and trouble in getting up the meetings, but they have subscribed towards the expenses as far as their mean 6 permit. Ile further states that after such conduct on the part of Mr. Crawford, the association does not desire aril further communication with him, nor ce,n they have eni confidence in him as one of the Liberal representatives of the City. Mr. Potter, writing to Mr. Crawford, says :" " I now beg to tender you my regret for making the APO cation, as my only object iu do doing was under the 0 1 ' pression that you sympathised with the cause we have in view, and that you would probably help us to defray the, expenses which were being incurred, as several other of the metropolitan members have done." ARTISANS' VISIT TO THE PARIS EXHIBITION.--; The Motaiteur announces that the subscriptions to assist French workmen to visit and study the Paris Exhibition already exceed £4,000. The Society of Arts have started a subscription with 100 guineas to British workmen 10 like manner, and desire to receive subscriptions. SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS.—At the meeting of this society held yesterday, W. H. Le Feuvre, Esq., Pres iden ,_ , . in the chair, the following gentlemen were balloted for and duly elected members :—Bonjamiu S. Fisher, Eds" e r r, Buckham, Benjamin Cooke, Henry Shield, John 13. F" 1111 0 _ Fred. C. Danvers, Thomas Greenhill, and John WatSilge: , ritiud F.G.S.; Associates: Charles M. Barker, Richard G William Sandison, Douglas Heath Ashbee, and -re Rumble, Eecirs. ~: ' i r'.. r DON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 7, 1867. than for 50 years past. The King of Greece has been here, and Prince Oscar of Sweden and the Duke de Leuchtenherg of Russia still remain. In a few days the King and Queen of the Belgians, the Queen of Portugal, the Prince and Princess of Prussia, and, it is said, the Prince of Wales will be here. It is also reported that the Emperor of Russia, accompanied by his two sons, will be in Paris. Other visitors spoken of are the Emperor and Empress of Austria, the King of Prussia,. the King and Queen of Spain, and the Viceroy of Egypt. The brother of the latter is in Paris. The Prince and Princess Adalbert of Bavaria are ex pected. The Princess is sister to the Queen of Spain. It has been already stated that the ceremony of distributing the prizes to the Exhibitors will take place on the Ist of July. Round the throite to be erected some of the most remarkable articles now in the Champ de Mars will be displayed. A circular has just been sent to all the foreign commissioners, inviting them to make arrangements for the safety of such articles from their various countries as they may consider desirable. We have jumped into summer to-day, and literally without a spring. The weather has been excessively hot, and half Paris was at the Champ de Mars. The magnificent Russian stallions excite much interest. They are generally taken from their stables about three o'clock in the afternoon for exercise. The Russian Commission have displayed great care in reference to the horses. The haras Councillor of State, has been constructed in Paris from plane sent from St. Petersburg, under the direction of General M.The Koptef f,Russan andMce a x le . r s , ianiidaevdin b e y .equipments, har ness, &c., are the work of ill, I gnatoff. Among the many telegraphic despatches received in Paris is one from New York, which I mention for what it may be worth. It is to the'effect that the American Minister in London has received in structions from the Cabinet at Washington to urge the English Government not to execute the two Fenians condemned to death. The American Go vernment authorises its Minister to declare to the English Cabinet that if the execution should take ' place, it will create an amount of excitement and antipathy in America against the English which it will not be in the powet of the American Govern ment either to control or arrest. If, on the con trary, according to this authority, the lives of these two men be timed, the clemency will produce a reaction in favour of England, which will completely put an end to Fenianisni. A letter from Berlin, dated May 2, says that great satisfaction h as b een pro d uce d among th e working classes of th at c i ty by a r ecent measure adopted by King William, who has ordered that a sum of £3,000 sh a ll b e set apar t f or th e purchase of machines, tools, and industrial and agricultural implements at the Paris exhibition, to be exhibited in a Museum at Berlin. The study of these imple ments, it is supposed, mill be very useful to the working classes of Prussia. The announcement is considered as a strong demonstration in favour of peace on the part of the Government. Such, at least, is the interpretation put upon this measure by the working classes in Prussia. The provincial papers continue to give details of the damage caused by the recent thunder-storms. At St. Christol en Jarret a man who was standing at his stable door was struck by the lightning. The only apparent injury was a small wound on the left hand side of the skull, b u t bl o od flowed from it in such quantities that h e di e d in a few hours. At Langonar an incident occurred during the tempest which may possibly dissipate a popu lar prejudice against an assembly of guests to the number of thirteen. That number of persons were at dinner when the lightning struck the table. Knives, forks, and plates were scattered in all directions, but not the slightest injury was sustained by any one. General de Ladmirault has been appointed to the command of the camp at Chalons, in the room of Marshal Furey, who retires from ill health. A conference is about to take place between the Siamese ambassadors now in Paris and the French Minister for Foreign Affairs with a view to a frontier limitation Treaty. France is now possessed of Cambodge, which borders the kingdom of Siam, and which forms part of the French colony of Lower Cochin China. The object of the proposed Treaty will be to fix the exact limits of Cambodge, the possession of which by France has hitherto been contested by Siam, but that kingdom now con sents to a treaty to regulate that possession. '