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Moses and Son, comer of Minories and Aldgate ; New Oxford-street, and Tottenham-court-road, London And Bradford, Yorkshire. Gratis and post free on application 4,„frt ttit , „on, LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1867 APOPULAR HISTORY of LONDON from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Present time Part the Second—From 1066 to 1867. FIIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY. —Morning, 7h. 35m.—Afternoon, Bh. 10m. I`o-Moßßow.-3loruing, Bb. 52m.—Afternoon, 9i. 39m. _ The Secretary for War has been re-elected with out opposition, as it was expected that he would be, and the speech he delivered on the occasion was very interesting. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON is always distinguished for frankness, and no matter what audience be addresses, he goes direct to the end in view, and expresses himself fearlessly and faithfully. He had an awkward task to perform yesterday, and yet no one present could blame him for his reticence. He said that he appeared before them for the eleventh time during thirty years to thank them for the honour of electing him as their representative, but that this time it was under circumstances of greater em barrassment than on any former decasion. As laughter was produced by a reference made to a meeting of the "Droitwich Branch of the Reform League," the right hon. baronet said that he always regarded with respect what his neighbours at Droit wich were about, and that he paid attention to their proposals. One subject discussed was annual Parliaments, and Sir JOHN facetiously observed that, so far as Droitwich was concerned, they had gained that desideratum. In 1865 he was elected after the dissolution :of Parliament; in 1866 he came before the electors as First Lord of the Admiralty ; and now in 1867 here he was to thank them for again affording him a proof of their renewed confidence. We put entire faith in the declaration of the right hon. baronet that it has been with no presumptuous spirit that he has accepted the onerous duties that devolve upon him In this new appoint ment, for he was actuated by the " paramount feeling of duty which he owed to the QUEEN, and his desire to support Lord DERBY'S Administration." No doubt it was with sentiments of regret that Sir JOHN PAKINGTON relinquished his post at the Ad miralty, for he has shown so much interest in all that concerns its administration, and so much zeal in suggesting and carrying on necessary reforms, that he must feel as if he was leaving his mis sion only half fulfilled. He says, very truly, that the head of the Navy ought to be a Secretary of State, and that he considers his present post is no promotion, for his former one was quite equal to it in rank and dignity and every bit as honourable. It is to be hoped, however, that the change may prove beneficial to the new service in which he enters, and as, notwithstanding the much-esteemed services of General PEEL, it is well known that his successor is more of a Reformer in every respect. We are now merely speaking the language of com pliment when we say so, but may really look for ward to see our words verified. It was, of course, impossible for Sir JOHN to touch upon these subjects without referring to the changes that have just taken place in the Adminis tration ; and, as he said, he was betraying no con fidence thereby, because all that had related to the matter had been made public, so far as regarded others, and he was about to speak of himself in con nection with the circumstances that took pltce. A very hurried deliberation was all that the Cabinet collectively could hold, for so unexpected was the summons on the Monday, which was the day for the introduction of the Government scheme, that there was much time lost in finding the different members of the Cabinet. Lord DERBY had to meet the Conservative party, and Mr. DISRAELI to address the House of Commons, all in a compara- tively brief period, and hence great allowance must be made for the mistaken course which the Go vernment pursued. He agreed with the right hon, baronet, that, notwithstanding the respect due to the noble lords who seceded from the Cabinet, that they acted with precipitation in so doing. It was, of course, a most awkward dilemma in which they found themselves ; but as all has sub sequently turned out to the gain of the Reform cause, there is no need to cavil at the steps that were previously taken. Sir J. PAKINGTON said that all knew what was " the honourable and manly course to take when we had made a mistake, viz., to retrieve your steps, and that was the course which the Cabinet now found that it must take." Referring to the measure about to be introduced to Parliament next week, the new Secretary of War declared that he could not enter into details respecting it ; but he touched upon its general out lines, and said that " the main principle of the bill would be a large and bold concession of the fran chise to the working classes. So far as we can judge from the necessarily detached and unfinished pieces of information that he was able to impart to his constituents, we think that this new scheme of Reform about to be submitted to public approval will be a comprehensive one. We agree with all that Sir J. I'AKINGTON says about the folly of putting faith in any fixed sum, or limiting oneself to arbitrary conditions. Those now excluded from voting by the law that has hitherto decided a ten pound rental to be the impassable barrier naturally complain and ask, " What is the principle in ten pounds?" " Is there any principle in the pounds ?" he naturally asks. " No, undoubtedly, there is not, and there is no prin ciple in any figure." The fact is that Sir Joux has arrived very near to the mark, when he says that whatever figure is adopted some one or other will be sure to find fault with it, and suggest an other as more expedient. The Government wish to rest on a principle, and not on a figure. One thing they have resolved upon 'Low to consider—the general interest of England, which will be compromised if one class exercises a predominant power. This will be the true basis to rest upon, for no matter which class it is, no good can come of its being in the ascendancy. The working classes have never shown a desire to monopolise the electoral power of the country, and whatever fuss has been made has not been by them, but those who pretend that they can represent their views better than themselves. Sir J. PAKINGTON also intimated that there would be new franchises in the Reform measure in order that those who were calculated to take their share in the electoral privileges might not be excluded. We hope and trust that the Ministers will set about their arduous task in no niggard spirit, but rather look ahead, and in some sort legislate as if they were a generation in advance. Let them suppose that they are in the year 1899, and the result will not be any hindrance to their chances of success, but rather enhance them considerably. Nothing is likely to answer at this critical juncture that is not conceived in a bold spirit and carried out with energy and determination. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON seems to feel that the Cabinet made a mistake the other day, but they arenow resolved to make no more in that direction ; and we think that the speech delivered yesterday, at Droitwich, taken collectively, inspires one with hope and confidence. Its language seems to be full of hope, and its assurances to tell of convictions in the right direction. The Govern ment, he says, feel that the matter now before the country must be disposed of. It stands in the way, it prevents the attainment of useful legislation, it impedes measures for the good of the country, and it will be a bad thing to create a feeling of division among the people. The desire of the Government in framing the Bill is to see a loyal, united, and contented people. We are glad to find that the anomalies of our present law of libel are likely to undergo some change. It is only wonderful that in a country which prides itself so much upon the freedom of the press, and is so eager for full publicity in every department of business and politics, such inconsis tency and injustice as disfigure the present law should have been so long tolerated. Many of the improvements now under consideration were sug gested by wi more than twenty yoga ago but al: THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1867. though the press may be naturally supposed to be - - the best informed on the matter, its opinions are possibly supposed to be influenced by its interests. The common sense of the question is certainly on the side of the Fourth Estate. It is manifestly the business and duty of the newspaper proprietor to publish full and faithful reports of the proceedings at all public meetings. In pursuance of this duty he inserts (very possibly without reading it) an accurate report of an intem perate or slanderous speech. The speaker's name is published at the head of the speech, all the atten- dant circumstances of time and place are given, so that any one who likes to verify the statement can do so without trouble, and yet the proprietor is liable for heavy damages and still heavier costs. The person slandered must seek redress, not from the false or malicious speaker, who has wilfully attacked him, but from the pro prietor of the newspaper, although he never heard of his name, and knows nothing of the matter. So that supposing the slander to be proved and damages given the slanderer still escapes scot free, while a gentleman who is perfectly innocent must pay a large sum, and be subjected to all the annoyance, loss of time, and inconvenience of a lawsuit. In fact, such is the present state of the law that if a man of sufficient standing to get his words reported wished to injure a newspaper proprietor the shortest way of doing so with impunity to himself would be to slander somebody else ! Sir C. O'LOGIILEN'S very sensible and timely measure deals with this part of the question in a practical and straightfor- ward manner. Despite the fears expressed by some hon. members he gives no scope for an abuse of the liberty of the press. Newspaper proprietors and publishers3are still to be liable for unfounded attacks upon individuals published on their own authority ; but in the matter of reports public speakers are to be made responsible for what they say at public meetings. The proprietor may be re- quired to publish a contradiction of the false state ment, which naturally he would be eager to do, but the real offender is to be the person punished for the offence, not a substitute who knows nothing of the matter. Mr. BAINES very justly said in the course of last night's discussion that gentlemen con nected with the press were now liable to heavy punishment for not doing that which it was notori ously impossible that they should do—that was to say for not examining reports, often brought in at the last moment before publication, in order order to eliminate from them whatever might be defamatory. Mr. BAINES reminded the house that speakers at public meetings were fully aware that their words would be reported, and therefore they ought to be held responsible for their speeches. We admit, with Sir G. BOWYER, that the publication of a refutation of the slander does not always com pletely undo the mischief done by its publication, because many persons might read the slander who did not read the contradiction. At the same time the hon. baronet fully concurred in the justice of punishing the speaker, setting forth his rea sons very forcibly. "At present what a man said against the character of his neigh bour at a public meeting was actionable only if it came within the law of slander, which was of a very narrow description. But if he said anything which, if written, would be actionable, but which was not actionable if spoken, he was entirely exempt from responsibility. That was a great abuse, be cause the man who spoke slanderous words knew perfectly well that there were other persons present who were writing them down. Therefore, as he sl oke the words, knowing that they were going to be published, he ought to be liable the same as if he had wrote them with his own hand." Mr. ROEBUCK, who, no doubt, in pursuance of his professional duties, had often had the opportunity of hearing the real history of a libel case, summed up in a few terse and vigorous sen tences the present working of the law. If an honest man found himself libelled, he said, he went to the newspaper proprietor and said so, and if the pro prietor refused to publish his answer he would still have his remedy under the new bill. But what did a dishonest man do? He rushed to a dishonest attorney, who immediately demanded the name of the newspaper's attorney. No opportunity for ex planation was sought, and if offered it was re fused ; they must wait. " The meaning of that was till costs bad been incurred, otherwise there would be no pickings and no bill." When the case came on for trial the attorney was ready for an arrangement, which meant that the unfortunate proprietor should pay his costs. We apprehend that the fidelity of this picture will be recognised by a good many gen tlemen of the press. In reference to this point of costs, Sir C. O'LOGHLEN'S Bill provides that no plaintiff shall be entitled to more costs than damages, unless the jury shall give damages ex ceeding £5. Also it extends the provisions of the English law, with respect to costs, to Ireland ; for in Ireland even a farthing damages carry costs. The debate was an able and interesting one, and the evidence given by those who knew most about the matter abundantly proved that there is urgent need of a change. The principles of the Bill, which was read a second time, are sound and rea sonable, and any minor alterations or improvements that may be desirable can be easily effected in its progress through committee. The arrival of the China from Boston and Halifax, with news from New York to the 28th ult., brings us fuller details of the proceedings of Congress than we could obtain by the telegraph. The House of Representatives have passed the amendment to the Army Bill ordering the disbandment of the Southern militia. The Army Appropriation Bill, as passed, prohibits the PRESIDENT from removing General GRANT, or assigning him to do duty elsewhere than in Washington, without the approval of the Senate. It further requires all the PRE SIDENT'S military orders to be issued through a General in the army. These provisions are of course intended to restrict the PRESIDENT'S authority over the army, and is both an impertinent and an unconstitutional interference with the Presidential powers. It is said that General GRANT favours the bill for the military government of the South, though whether this is actually true or not is uncertain. Possibly his military associations in cline him to the rule of the sword, but if he throws his influence into the balance against the South the prospects of America are darkening. It is not to be imagined that the Southern States can be much longer kept in their present condition, and therefore everything that postpones the prospect of a speedy restoration of the Union increases the danger that soon union may become impossible. THE CATTLE PLAGUE.—We regret to announce that, after the county of Cumberland has enjoyed an im munity from cattle plague for several months, the dread disease has again appeared in this district. Mr. Thomas Atkinson, of Wall Dub, in the parish of Burtholme, Lauer cost, had a cow destroyed on Monday, the animal having been condemned by Mr. Thomas Coats, veterinary sur geon, the Government inspector, as being affected with the rinderpest. Mr. Atkinson had only this one cow, which he had purchased last month in Carlisle. It was of the Irish breed, and had in all probability been newly im ported.—Carlisle Journal. THE PANTHEON, IN OXFORD-STREET, having lost its occupation as a bazaar, why not, suggests the Athenaeum, bring it back to its estate as a concert-room, as it was in Burney's days, when La Bastardella (Lucrezia Agujari), the most amazing singer of her time, sang there for the thou moms a= of XlOO a night. Verdi's opera of " Don Carlos," about which there has been feverish excitement for many months past, was at length produced on Monday evening. I was not present, for in truth it was very ,klifficult to get a ticket of admiss i on for love or money. As much as 500 f. was paid for an orchestra stall, a fact which ma y prove how great is the rage for musical novelty. The excitement respecting " Don Carlos" was i n creased from the circ ums t ance th a t quality of the music regular the performance. The the rehearsals were private, private, so that nobody should d b e untila b able the g t o ngiivhet ofan 1 the of leading musical writers have deferred their criticisms for the present. Critics and political writers in Paris sometimes require a long time before they can digest their opinions. I therefore hasten to say that from sonic whispers I have heard from musical localities this opera has h ar dly r isen to the marvellous height of art which was expected. In other words, some consider it as a sort of failure. One critic, not of first-rate authority, however, who has given his views upon the production, says :—" This opera illustrates the principal incidents of Schiller's celebrated piece, which is of rather sombre character, but suited to the energetic talent of the composer. There was an anxiety to know if Verdi, on again working for the French scene, would persist in his first style, or would exhibit the influence which the French school had operated upon him. Without abandoning his melodious qualities, it appears that Verdi has un dergone a powerful transformation. He has made a step towards the style of the author of the " Huguenots" and the " Africaine." Verdi, in "Don Carlos," has Meyerbeerised himself. It is after the great scene of the auto-da-fe that his con version becomes striking, but the orchestration ,of the whole work evinces a constant effort. Verdi happily deserts the precedents of the Italian school to recognise in dramatic music, the importance of symphony. The first act is only a preparatory in troduction of little importance ; the second has much grace and freshness, but Verdi has only reached the element of grand opera in the third act. There is no overture to this opera. Up to the third act Verdi has been powerful. Then he becomes grand. The fourth act continues this impression of grandeur. The last act, a little severe perhaps, demanded something more striking ; but the curtain neverthe less fell upon a noble musical page, the success of which cannot be told upon a single representation." The Emperor and Empress were present, and seve ral times gave the signal for applause. Last evening and night the rain fell abundantly and violently, with such a copious intermixture of snow that the snow was uppermost on the ground in the morning. Some of the snow still remains in the gardens of Paris and in the vicinity of the city, and, upon the whole, it has been a dull, cold, win tee', day, with quite enough rain to be extremely disagreeable. If I were a weather prophet I should say it will be frosty to-night. THE ITALIAN FLEET.—The Italian Government has had three vessels of war for some time in the Candian waters. The Italia now announces that this number of vessels is to be considerably augmented, and adds—" Italy is preparing for the grave events which may take place in the spring, and which everybody anticipates." " The Italian fleet," writes the Florence correspondent of the Debats, " collected at Cagliari under the orders of Admiral Ribotti, will leave for the Levant in a few days. Between this and the month of April events are expected to take place in the East, and Italy appears destined to play a considerable part in them—a part of conciliation rather than of war—a part which it l 5 difficult to define, but which it is easy to foresee.'' CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Wednesday Evening. The Moniteur states, upon the authority of a let ter from Pesth, that the magnates of Hungary in tend to substitute for the traditional present made by the kingdom to the Sovereign on the occasion of his coronation a gift which will be of use to the whole empire of Austria. The idea is to offer to his Majesty three ironclad vessels, which will be named Hungaria, Francis Joseph, and Elizabeth. This project appears to be very favourably received by the population of Hungary. The Prussian papers assert that the suppression of the gambling-houses will soon be the order of the day in Prussia. The Reichstag of Northern Germany will, during its present session, and with out delay, be called upon to adopt measures on the subject. Prussia, it is expected, will herself pro pose the suppression of gambling-houses, as this has been accomplished for a long time in her own States, and was always an object with the ancient Ger manic Diet. I have already spoken of the various fanciful con structions and annexes of the great Exhibition, but I beg your readers to accompany me on another little tour of inspection to-day. Not the least in teresting part of the spectacle at present are the groups of workmen from all countries in their usual working dresses, which of themselves form a curious contrast, and the different tools they use excite curiosity. It is not correct to describe the locality as a Tower of Babel, for order reigns at the Exhi bition, and it affords rather an illustration of the silent system, so far as language is concerned, and everything proceeds with method and tranquillity. Spain has prepared a vast building where will be exhibited all the products of her colonies of Manilla and Cuba. Textile matters will form a large pro portion of this part of the Exhibition. By the side of the Spanish building there will be a Moorish farm, where agricultural implements will be exhi bited, some of which are of a very primitive kind, but others exhibit unknown improvements in this branch of Science. Italy will exhibit the various implements which for several years have been employed in boring Mount Cenis. The tunnel will, no doubt, be con sidered as the greatest boon ever known to Italy, for it will be twelve leagues long. When com pleted it will save travellers from the trouble and inconvenienceconnected with the ascent and descent of Mount Cenis. From these specimens a perfect idea may be formed of the way in which the engi neers manoeuvre the series of hammers which crush the hard granite and quartz of that gigantic mountain, in spite of all obstacle and resistance. To break such substances is literally hard work. The other tools will be exhibited which are used where the beds of other strata arc more easily perforated. Frequent precipitations of the soil have taken place, but the workmen have adopted ingenious modes of avoiding the dangerous results from the falling masses. One annexe will be devoted to the contributions from the Roman States, which I have already men tioned. The great feature is an exact represen tation of the sombre and melancholy subterranean vaults of the catacombs of Rome, replete with so many dark and terrible historical recollections. Near the model of the Roman catacombs are exact specimens of discoveries made during the researches now in progress at Mount Aventin, which are of great interest in an archaeological point of view. Already fragments of marble have been found, which once formed portions of the statues of the gods of Caesar and Pompey or the great men then worshipped like gods. I shall from time to time resume my sketches of the wonders of the coming great spectacle at the Champ de Mars. A disastrous occurrence took place a few nights ago at a rural hall at Castellar, not far from Cannes, in the department of the Alpes Maritimes. In the middle of a dance a young girl suddenly separated herself from her partner, and, drawing a dagger from under her dress, plunged it into his stomach. Of course immediate assistance was given to the victim, and the young girl, who made no resistance, was taken into custody. She stated that the victim was the lover who had seduced her, and she was about to.become a mother. lie had many times promised her marriage, and on that morning she had asked him solemnly to declare whether he meant to marry her or not. lie then gave a decided re fusal, on which she begged him at least to accom pany her to the ball in the evening, and she had then made up her mind to stab him during the dance. The girl, whose name is Marie P--, is about 21. The victim is a few years older. The I wound is so serious that he is not expected to sur- LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) MEXICO. (BY ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH) NEW YORK, March. 13. The latest Mexican intelligence received here announces the occupation of Orizaba and Cordova by the Liberals. The Emperor Maximilian left Queretaro on the 25th February to attack Escobedo. SERVIA AND 'TIE PORTE. VIENNA, March 14. The Porte has consented to evacuate the Servian fortresses in consideration of the promise of the great Powers that the sovereignty of Turkey over Servia shall be maintained. The Prussian Lieutenant-Colonel Gorensky has arrived at Belgrade, and paid visits to the Prince of Servia, his Ministers, and the Turkish Go vernor of the citadel. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, March 14. The Journal de St. Petersburg of to-day publishes despatches from the Russian Government upon the Eastern question, dating from 1860 and 1861, re questing the Great Powers to anticipate, by an unselfish line of policy, the serious events which the conduct of the Porte towards its Christian subjects is likely to bring about. The Journal says, " These despatches show that even at the period they were written, the Western Powers recognised the necessity of reforms, and condemned the apathy and unfavourable dis position of the Porte, but the efforts of Russia to bring about an understanding remained fruitless, notwithstanding their conciliatory and unselfish tendency." THE BOMBAY MAIL. SUEZ, March 13. The Carnatic leaves this evening for Bombay, with the outward mail of February 27—March 4. The Salamander from Melbourne has brought about £52,000 in gold, the China from Boston £l,OOO, and the Pera from Alexandria about £1,600 in specie. The Bombay mail of March 1, which reached Suez yesterday, was brought by the Salsette, not the Malta, as previously reported. vive. FRANCE. BOURSE, March 13, Three o'clock.—The market to-day is very weak. The following are the las quotations : Bank Shares 8560 Italian Loan i4 Do. end month 54 074 Mexican Loan 23 50 Do. Bonds l5B 75 Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred YAM For Account. Orleans Northern 1225 Lyons and Mediterranean 930 Southern 583 75 Western — Eastern Sardinian — Austrian Lombard 415 North of Spain — 125 Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona — Roman ELEC TION INTELLIGENCE. 41 per Cents 97 50 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 69 80 Do. end month 69 80 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Credit Foucier — Do. end month 1490 THE SECRETARY FOR WAR. Yesterday the election of a member for the borough of Droitwich, rendered necessary by the removal of Sir J. S. Pakington horn the Admiralty to the War-office, was held at the Court-house, Droitwich. The Court-room, which holds about 2GO people, was, of course, filled. The proceedings went off quietly. After the reading of the writ and the usual pre :rninaries, the Mayon, Mr. Fardon, called upon the electors to nominate their candidate, whereupon Mr. E. BEARCROFT, of Mere-hall, proposed the re-election of Sir John Pakington, and noticing his promotion to the head of the War Department, said he looked upon it as an acknowledgment of his great administrative talents. As to the changes that were impending over the country, he trusted they would be for the benefit of all, and not in sub mission to any combination of parties. Dr. RODEN, M.D., seconded the nomination, and condemned the acts of the democracy that would prevent the middle classes being properly repre sented. (Cheers and hisses.) In Sir John they had a man not only of ability and experience, but also of unquestionable honesty of purpose. No other candidate being proposed, Sir J. PARINGTON said he now for the 11th time, in the long period of 30 years, had to express his deep and heartfelt gratitude to the two friends who had proposed and seconded, and to them, his friends and neighbours, for the unanimity with which they had again done him the honour of electing him as their representative. He appeared before them that day under circumstances of greater embarrassment than on any previous occasion. He then proceeded to advert to the main political topic of the day. He had observed in the newspapers that there had been recently a meeting of the " Droitwich Branch of the Reform League." (Laughter.) He heard some of his friends laughing, but he begged to say that he should always listen with respect to his Droitwich neighbours, whether members of a Reform League or not. He understood one of the objects of the League to be " annual Parliaments," and, if so, be must congratulate them on having attained that object inDroitwich so far as he was concerned. In the year 1865 the electors of Droitwich did him the honour to return him as their representative at the general election ; in 1866 he again came before them on being appointed First Lord of the Mini ralty, and in 1867 (added Sir John) here lam again. He was almost afraid that they would get tired of these annual ceremonies. (No, no.) With regard to the circumstances which had led to the present election he entreated them to believe that he had accepted the duties of that most difficult and arduous office to which he had just been ap pointed in no spirit of presumption. Quite the re verse. He had undertaken it not from choice, but from the paramount feeling of the duty which he owed to his Queen and with the desire to support Lord Derby's Administration. His friend, Mr. Bearcroft, in seconding his nomination, had spoken of it as a " promotion," but he regarded it as no promotion whatever ; he considered the position which he had just left as honourable as the new one he bad just undertaken. He had already expressed his opinion that the head of the navy ought to be a Secretary of State, and he trusted this would be so ere long. But, nevertheless, he looked on the head of the navy as equal in rank and dignity to the head of the army. He had accepted his new charge with feelings of great reluctance, having left an office in which he bad taken the greatest interest and col leagues with whom he had acted with the greatest friendship and harmony. It was true that up to this moment he had received the most kind and cor dial assistance from the staff at the War-office. Nevertheless,the change was one involving a sacrifice of feeling and inclination on his part, and he only undertook it in the feeling which he had expressed of the duty be owed to the Queen and Lord Derby's Administration. He added that no one had ever acted in a mote honourable and consistent manner than General Peel. He deeply deplored his loss, and in taking his place it was with the strongest feeling on his part of his inadequacy to discharge the duties of the War-office in the manner in which General Peel had done. They were all aware that these changes in the Government had been caused by the resignation of three members of the Cabinet, of whom General Peel was one. That was a question which was so much mixed up with the position in which he stood then that it was impossible for him to avoid referring to the circumstances leading to those resignations, and he was not betraying any . confidence, because the facts had become notorious through speeches in Parliament and the press. On Saturday the 23d of February a Cabinet Council came to conclusions in respect of the Reform Bill, which the Government intended to propose to Parlia ment. Monday, the 25th, at 2 o'clock, Lord Derby, as Prime Minister,was to address the whole Conser vative party in Downing-street, and at half-past 4 the Chancellor of the Exchequer was to explain the Reform Bill to the House of Commons. As soon as the Cabinet Council of Saturday (23d) had been concluded, it was a notorious fact that Lord Derby left London for Windsor, to communicate with her Majesty on the subject that had been discussed that day by the Cabinet. He (Sir John) heard nothing until Monday morning, when he received an urgent summons to Lord Derby's house at half-past 12. When he got there he found three or four members of the Cabinet assembled, but as they had antici pated no such summons tha messengers could not find all the members of the Cabinet, and it was more than half-past I—Lord Derby having to meet the Conservative party at 2—before the Cabinet could be brought together, and as each one dropped in the first question was, " What is the matter?" Then every one in succession was informed of the fact that Lord Cranborne and Lord Carnarvon had seceded from the adoption of the bill which the Cabinet had adopted on the preceding Saturday. He had the greatest respect and regard for his noble friends, but he could not help thinking that in so acting they were precipitate. They might imagine, therefore, the extraordinary difficulty and embar rassment which must have attended a Minister of the Crown placed in this position. Lord Derby had to address the Conservative party at 2 o'clock. Ho did not think they had more than 10 minutes in which to make up their minds. They knew the result. It was determined by a majority of the Cabinet to propose—not the bill which had been agreed to on the Saturday, but an alternative mea sure in place of the larger and bolder scheme. Now there was no wisdom so easy, no wisdom so common, as to be wise after the event. They were told by their critics that their conduct was vacillating and unworthy, that they ought not to have made that hopeless attempt to keep the Cabinet together, and so on. But, be that as it might, that was done ; they were driven to a decision which they really had hardly 10 minutes to think of, and if they did make a mistake, and he was not prepared to say that they did not—he thought that those who criticised their actions, be fore they were so severe upon them, should consider what they themselves would have done under cir cumstances of such difficulty and embarrassment. They all knew what was the honourable and manly course to take when one had made a mistake, viz., to retrieve your steps, and that was the course which the Cabinet soon found that they must take. For myself I deeply felt that the course taken had been a mistake, and that was the unanimous feeling of the Cabinet after they had met together. They felt that however painful it might be, they must part with those of their colleagues who had taken a less liberal view than themselves of the matter, and that they must bring in the measure which they had pre viously matured. (Hear, hear.) They knew what change followed in the Cabinet. He had been called upon to take the administration of the War Depart ment, and being so called upon he felt that he had no alternative but to accept it. On Monday next it would be the duty of the Government to submit to Parliament their Reform Bill. He stood before them as one of the members of that Government, and as the measure had not yet been submitted, he should be guilty of a breach of duty if he entered into de tails respecting it. Its general outlines they were already acquainted with, but he was free to say that the main principles of the bill would be a large and bold concession of the franchise to the working classes. (Applause.) Mr. SMITH (a magistrate)—Don't clog it with any impossible conditions, Sir John. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON resumed—They would dis cuss the conditions at their next meeting—(a laugh) —but those would be the main principles of the bill. They had a most difficult task to perform, and they were willing to take a lesson from the past. In the great Act of 1832 a £lO rental was decided to be the right test as to who should have a vote. That served its purpose for a time, but, as they all knew, the men who were living in houses below £lO rental complained very much of their being shut out, and asked what was the principle in £lO. Was there any principle in £lO ? No, undoubtedly there was not. There was no principle in any figure. Then a few years ago a rental of £8 was proposed as the right sum to fix for a qualification for the franchise, and the late Government brought in a bill for a £7 franchise. The other day, in that short-lived bill of theirs—(a laugh)—£6 was to be the mark, and then somebody got up and said he would prefer £5. (Renewed laughter.) He repeated, there , was no principle in any figure, and whatever figure they might adopt they might be sure some persons would be discontented with it. (Hear.) The Government, therefore, had asked themselves whether it would not be safer to rest on a principle instead of resting on a figure ; whether it would not be a safe way, as well as a test of respectability, if you did not give the vote to a man merely as a householder of £6 or £7 rental or rating, but because, whether an occu pier or ratopayer, he was in such a position as en abled him to pay the burdens that attached to pro perty. If that was the principle to be carried out in a Reform Bill, there could be no doubt that it would be in point of numbers an enormous conces sion to the -working classes. (A Voice—" It's more Radical than Bright.") It could not be denied that great difficulties attached to public men in endea vouring to arrange matters of this kind. He could hardly imagine a deeper responsibility than attached to any Government charged with the decision of such a matter as this, and he would tell them that the Ministry with whom he had the honour to act felt that, whatever arrangements were to be made, it must be for the general interest of England that no one should exercise a predominant power. (Hear, hear.) He cared not whether it was the working class or the class above them ; but all classes should have a fair share in the representation. (Hear, hear.) His friend Mr. Smith had said, " Don't clog the bill with con ditions." That might be a very plausible doctrine, but in dealing with the question they must consider whether this principle was not sound—that no one class should predominate, whether high or low. He did not believe that the working classes desired to monupolise the electoral power of the country, They had shown they were not indifferent to the franchise, and he was glad of it, because he believed that every elector who took an interest in the fran chise took a corresponding interest in the welfare of his country. (Hear, hear.) But if they made great concessions to numbers it would be desirable to con sider in what way they could avoid placing a dis proportionate power in the hands of a class. They had heard of plurality of votes, of duality of votes, and of -cumulative votes. The late Mr. Cobden suggested a plan of dividing a town which returned more than one member into wards, and of giving one member to each ward. As he had said, he could not enter further into details with regard to the Government plan, but he thought it probable that they would find that some such plan as this would be proposed to a limited extent by the exercise of a second vote. There must be new franchises, the object being still to extend the franchise, to increase the electoral body, but in such a way as would give the right of voting to persons who, though not householders, were by education and position in life as well calculated as others to take part in the election of representatives. The Government felt that the matter now before the country must be disposed of. It stood in the way. It prevented the attainment of useful legislation, it impeded measures which were intended for the nr g e o a od te of the country, and i t would be a bad thing to a feeling of division among the people. They never could at any time afford to divide the people against each other, and least of all could they at this time, when they saw rebellion in the sister country. The desire of the Government in framing the bill to be presented on Monday next was to see a loyal, a u nited, and a contented people. (Cheers.) The r i g ht hon. baronet again thanked the electors for the honour done him, and proposed the usual vote of thanks to the Mayor. This brought the proceedings to a close. curtl9ert ;Of Vsst - - eirtiglat HER MAJESTY, &o. WINDSOR CASTLE, March 13. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Christian, drove in the grounds this morning. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Beatrice, Prince Leopold, and Prince Henry of Prussia also went out driving. The Countess of Caledon has succeeded the Duchess of Roxburghe as Lady in Waiting. Lord Crofton and Lieutenant-Colonel W. il. F. Cavendish have succeeded Lord Bagot and Colonel the Hon. C. Lindsay as Lord and Groom in Waiting. The Duchess of Roxburghe remains at the Castle on a visit to her Majesty. We have authority to state that the QUeel l'6 Court, which was postponed on account of the death of her Serene Highness the Duchess of Schleswig-Holst ein Augustenburg, will take place on Tuesday next, the 19th inst. The Court will go into mourning for her serene highness on Wednesday, the 20th inst. LITERATURE. Off the Line. By Lady Charles Thynne. TWO vols. Hurst and Blackett. This is a very charming story, very interesting throughout, and very original both in its purpose and its treatment. Sybil Morley, the heroine, is a beautiful, impetuous, wilful girl, unaccustomed, from early childhood, to any restraint or discipline. " Petted and contradicted by her brothers, idolised by her father, scolded by her nurse, and spoiled by her mother, it was not wonderful that at eight years old Sybil Morley was a most unmanageable young lady, and that she contrived to make all around her more or less slaves of her childish caprice." At eight years old such a state of affairs might appear immaterial, and even amusing , but at eighteen the results of such training, or want of training, became very sadly manifest. Death having deprived her of her father, and ill health and an ardent temperament rendering her mother quite unequal to the task of guiding her, S y bil is left to her own desires, the somewhat arbi trary interference of her elder brother only arousing her proud and undisciplined nature to rebellion. We do not propose to bet ra y the secrets of the story, which, as we have a lready said, is very interesting, and some of the incidents of which will very probably take the reader by surprise. We must confess that we had expected a different result to the unfortunate expedition to Richmond. The fair heroine is to be congratulated upon her, assuredly unmerited, escape, and the fair authoress upon her skill in baffling the expectations of the reader. It is very seldom that we (bac k ' neyed novel-readers as we are) can experience the pleasure of being surprised at any story, and when such rare occasions do occur, we are glad to acknowledge the fact in token of our appreciation of the writer's skill. The character of Hervey Feltham, the fisherman, is very carefully descr ibed. His ultimate disappearance is almost too su dden and too submissive, though it is true that the object of his introduction had been effe cted. Again, the last appearance of Mrs. Fe lthao is somewhat too " sensational," and no t q uite in keeping with the general style of th e work, which is eminently simple and natural. GeGeoff rey Morley, Sybil's soldier brother, is very ha P Pill sketched, and contrasts effectively with the scholarly but somewhat austere Eustace. The moralof the storY, which is very happily worked out, is expressed ia the concluding sentence. A mother is reproved by a friend for keeping her children in too strict dig" cipline. "Nothing," says the captious friend, " id so tiresome as children that are kept in one groove. " Surely that is not the worst t hin g that can befall a child," rejoins the more prudent mother. " of my early life, and if I have not come to dre ad everything that tramples on conventionalism, at breaks down the barriers that should exist in a girl's mind. I am not afraid of their keeping je the same groove; but very much of everything tha t may tend to make them run off the lino ," yet it is discipline and not austerity that the autho-e ress wisely recommends to the gua rdians oft young. " Over indulgence to. a child is usually very much deprecated," she remarks, " but want °f sympathy and a congenial atmosphere has effeet: that are much more lastingly inju rious." It t b o ffer h a pless fortune of poor Sybil Morley t o from both these evils, an absence of all control in n early childhood and unsympathising austerity her imprudent girlhood. The mother s and da9de ters who may happen to read her history inaY her rive profit as well as pleasure from t he results of chequered experience. MUSIC. NEW BALLAD Music —still continues to catcu the public ear, and, at welcome intervals, to chttr ul the public taste—through the indefatigable agencY of the Messrs. Cocks and Company, of New Bur lington street. Charles Mackay's National Song., " There's a Land, a Dear Land"—words and mol e both his own—we can never tire of —coming bale to our hearts, as it does, w ith the penetrating warmth of the patriotic ar dour inspiring i tts all our e verf note and word. How d irectly it appeals o nobler sentiments of civism, the words of the seal w ill, of themselves, suffice to apart from the melo d y , there merely of a siagld indicate, by the excerp stanza :-- There's a land, hts a de l the free, and, Where the rig of Though firm as the earth Are as wido as the sea ; Where the primroses bloom, And the nightingales sing, And the honest poor man Is as good as the king. Flowery, Showery, Tearful, Cheerful, England wave guarded and green to the shore West Land, Best Land, Thy Land, My Land, Glory be with hor and peace evermore. " Sweet Philomel," written by Mrs. Wm. g ll % composed by A. Leduc, is a pretty little ditty 3° „ unworthy of the author of " Jenny of the Herr Meyer Lutz has composed expressly for the Louisa Pyne (and it is high pra ise to add that tea ballad is worthy of interpr etation by that g if o u artiste) a song entitled " A S i g h went Floating _z the Breeze." Besides which , th e inexhaustible Vr t r at Abt has given us a song about' Bonnie g•atile" may rank with his best. nested ACCIDENT.—A sad scene WO L in d 'wit. ----------- naeyavieoihyesfterday morning, about 12 o'clock, oPP°slte proceedingalr, Davis-place, Waterside, e h , Cavhfenlssetavr. O.IA-pber3srogne:o: f h t a h s e b t e w en o the theboard. elder y currentthe eld w e elder a o n so e s j t u r m o u p s e d an but the younger atantl one was adjusting a sail he fell overboard, ii:to ascertained oner o t f h atthethheayrgvet.erevibhr oiftehetrnii ea soon disappeared. The poor lad was, after a quarter of hour or so, picked up by Mr. Charles's icemen, who "r paned, fortunately, to be unloading block ice at the tiro:: i d u th a e ft w er in h d in s lorligaahltcbi:l::' and taken ashore to Mr. Everett's, the Quee u's ' ltfrn s tte l n: directly opposite the scene of the accident. Ever)" lion was there paid him both by Mr. Everett and hie v fi ,,,, who procured medical aid as well, and after six hours 't,, was removed to his home by his father, Dlr. W r • ra,.,or son, of Isleworth, who had been sent for, and who , °" hoEverett► riving, expressed his gratitude to Mr• and Mrs. Evere and all concerned. a n d TB V' E , OLUNTEERS.—The London Scottish a the 19th Middlesex have just terminated a rif ie Ina ::: which has been shot at the Epsom range. Th e Aril : - Or; ment was that ten of each rank of one corps should ..,. against a similar number of the other, thus —ten o00,,e1:0 ten non-commissioned officers, and ten privates. 'l ci ts scores were :—Officers of the 19th, 383 points ; 1- ', ° % °, 33 Scottish, 378. Non-commissioned officers of 19tm,"„ points ; London Scottish, 438. privates of 19th, 429 ; -'-' - 1 .don S c ottish, 409. Thus there was a majority on the todtotitt scores of ten points in favour ofthe 19th. The 14° , 13 „,,,at, Scottish had the disadvantage of having two Men a" --- but the lowest scores were allowed for there. General Garibaldi ;las written to the orittoc; denying that in his recent speech at Palraa. he a cc° ,. s , e .ie that paper of having sold itself, or stated that an o' l- t could be inserted in the Times for £12,000. Tho report aye the General, is false.