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G I.'J-..1101ut0w.-2,loruing, 7h. 30m.—Afternoon, 81" Our. 1 11 4 , v rIW • -I—it« 4") s • " LONDON, TUESDAY, FEB. 26, 1867. When a fortnight ago Mr. DISRAELI introduced The 'rouse to the Government Resolutions on Re form he expressed a wish that the House of Commons would rise to the occasion before it, and this was not an unnatural hope, considering the importance of the subject. We regret, however, to state that in some respects the House did not fulfil this desire, for the Chancellor of the Ex chequer and his colleagues had to stand the fire of a hostile assault from many quarters, and one con ducted, too, with great energy and determination. Of course, no one expected that anything like una nimity would be come to, but still it would have been very easy to make what objections were neces sary, as were deemed so at any rate, without intro ducing into the tone of the discussion that bitter and acrimonious spirit of party which has been the ruin of so many noble projects, and has caused the destruction of much that was good and great. Mr. DISRAELI is no novice in Parliamentary affairs ; he has often had before this to withstand hostile criticism, and has had to witness the failure of schemes which might have been rendered conducive to the welfare of the community. We do not think, however, that upon any preceding occasion he had brought forward a measure so deserv ing of the support of the House and the sympathy of the public as that of last night. We do not profess to be the champions of the measure in its every detail, and to assert that it could not possibly have been better de vised, but we do say that it is a great deal better than many had a right to expect, and that it goes further than had been anticipated in the right direction, while it also affords a prospect of settlement in many awkward matters, and seems to have grappled with every leading difficulty in a very successful style. Many of its prOpositions are broad, states manlike, and well-considered ; many of its changes have long been called for by the growing intelli gence of the people ; and the rapid changes, and most, if not all of its provisions, seem actuated by a spirit of fairness, and animated by a sincere de sire to do justice to the various classes of the com munity. Perhaps there is no question which of late years has engaged the attention of the House or occupied the labours of our statesman more arduous than that of Reform, and of the many times when the matter has been before the House and the country not one has been so awkward in many respects as the present one. The Government of Lord DERBY has the luck of finding itself constantly brought face to face with the most complicated measures. No matter at what time the Conservatives are suddenly called into office, they are told that they must immediately come to a decision on this or that subject, and high above all others in importance and interest towers the vexed question of Parliamentary Representation. We would warn those, however, who think that they may run down their prey at this convenient season that they will have to bear a heavy respon sibility in so doing, and that in the face of the house and the country they will have to answer for their conduct. There have been many indications during the last few months that the country at large is getting heartily sick of the way in which Reform has been treated by Parliament. Those who con sider, and with justice too, that their privileges are concerned in this matter, and that their interests are at stake while the settlement lies dormant, feel very naturally hurt and indignant that year after year should glide by and nothing definite take place, and that session after session should see one bill after another introduced with pomp and ceremony only to be consigned in its turn to the limbo of darkness, and add another to the numerous lists of failures which pass to the land where all things are forgotten. It becomes, then, snore important than it has ever yet been that this year should see the settlement of the Reform question ; and, indeed, so significant have been the signs manifested in respect to this that we think that a measure in many re spects faulty and imperfect had much better be passed than that nothing should be done in the matter. Not that any one has a right to apply such terms to the scheme last night brought forward by Mr. DISRAELI, but we fear that many care not for the right or wrong of the thing, but only look to their own individual prejudices and particular fancies not being thwarted or interfered with at all. Mr. DISRAELI made a very lucid statement of the several plans of the Government last night, and entered into an elaborate explanation of its details, which, so far as we can judge at this brief space of time, seem fair and impartial. We say again, as we said before, that the W right hon. gentleman was not, met in a spirit of confidence and good faith by many. Mr. LOWE and Mr. BRIGHT agreed for once in their deunciation of the project before them ; and Mr. ROEBUCK, we regret to say, also showed himself adverse to the plan. Considering all things, we may come to the conclusion that Mr. LOWE is the most formidable of the Ministerial opponents, and, therefore, it is well to look to some of his chief arguments. lie begins by saying that the Government scheme is like a " balloon in the air; they have no contact with it." Then the right hon. gentleman seems to feel some compunction for the hard measure he and others dealt out to Mr. GLADSTONE last year, and thinks his reserve was openness itself compared to the manner in which the Chancellor of the Exchequer has carried on his explanations. Mr. LowE expended all the powers of his considerable eloquence in an earnest appeal tothe House not to consent to the motion that the Speaker leave the chair, and used illustration after illus tration, heaping precedent upon precedent, to show the danger, the folly, and the injustice of the scheme of the Government. All ended, however, in the decision that a bill must be substituted for these Resolutions. " Let us call upon the Govern ment to bring in a bill after the good old English fashion, and then let us deal with it in our own way." We have no doubt whatever that " all our way" would very soon settle the matter, and send the bill of Lord DERBY after those of last year and the years before. " Touch the nettle gently, and it will sting your hands," says Mr. LowE, but " grasp it firmly, you are unhurt, and may tear it at your leisure." We think, however, that this is very much what the Government has done, for they have acted with sense and spirit, and seem to have taken every possible precaution to prevent failure. Mr. BRIGHT followed in the wake of Mr. LOWE, and condemned the cause of Government, and de clared that a bill must be brought in at once and without delay. He taunted the Ministers with the convenient manner in which they changed their opinions to suit the purpose of the hour. Mr. BRIGHT concluded by asking the house not to falter in its duty, but to allow such a measure to be passed as would settle the matter, and relieve him and others from the necessity of ever again opening their lips on the matter of Reform. We may well ask, however, could such a scheme ever be fuund, and if it were, would it please Mr. BRIGHT any the better ; would he not find some excuse, and see some plan at the eleventh hour in the vaunted it.tedscheme which compelled him to put hi s veto Mr. GLADSTONE'S speech is quite a relief after those of the two gentlemen who preceded him, and he seemed to be actuated with the full desire to do justice to the propositim of the Government. lie did not promise any unqualified support, but be did promise to do nothing hastily or harshly against the measure ; and on that we must rely, as we suppose the Ministers will do, as their best chance of getting over the great difficulty of the task before them. Although he did not approve of the Resolutions in the abstract, Mr. GLADSTONE admitted that if the Government decided that mode of procedure to be indispensable he would waive his objections. Mr. DISRAELI, in the brief reply he made to the speeches before the House, did not show any desire to put needless obstacles in the way, for he said that they would not insist upon any special Resolution that would lead to idle controversy. With his usual tact and discernment the right hon. gentleman declared that he was not surprised to see the union that had taken place between Mr. LowE and Mr. BRIGHT, because it was perfectly evident that neither was very anxious that the bill should pass, and hence the hostile spirit displayed by both was very easily comprehended. All we can say on this, the latest scheme of Reform pro pounded to the House of Commons, is that we earnestly desire it to pass. Modified it may be, improved it certainly can be, and altered in some respects it can afford to be to meet the views of some, but at any rate it should pass. We would urge upon those who are not entirely pledged to extreme views upon the matter to waive their ob jections, and put the honour of the house, the welfare of the country, and the wishes of the people before the lower, meaner, more tri vial, and more selfish ends of party and of prejudice. We think that Mr. GLADSTONE means to act worthy of his position, and we hope that his influence may secure a majority for Ministers. As for the Government they may feel the satisfaction that they have done their duty under very trying circumstances, and we consider that the responsibility now rests with the House of Commons. Of one thing we are assured, the loss of the measure will not be the gain of those who oppose it, and the country will learn who to blame for the failure. Let the Resolutions be taken in committee, and there subjected to whatever change may be deemed necessary ; but let not the whole thing again fall through, and the country witness anew the disgraceful sight of a lost session. Of all conjunctions of circumstances this will be the least propitious. And why should it be brought about because hon. members prefer the fight of fac tion to the task of legislation with fairness and tem perance. Let not the House generally be deceived by specious sophistry and studied declamation, but let it follow the path of duty, which will assuredly in the end conduce more to its greatness and glory than any efforts to assert its own supremacy. The great difficulty which undoubtedly exists in dealing with the question of Parliamentary Reform received last night a very strong illustration. Out of doors, on the hustings, at public meetings, it is always the safe, easy, and popular course to descant upon the advantages of a comprehensive extension of the franchise which shall yet have due regard to the limits imposed by the Constitution. When once, however, the question comes down out of c]oudland to a matter of practical detail the case is very dif ferent. It is an old saying that nothing can please everybody, but the misfortune of all Reform Bills is the same, they can please nobody. Whether the members of the house and the critics out of doors are inspired by the vision of an impossible perfec tion, or influenced by a secret objection to any Reform in the representation whatever, it is for themselves, their constituencies, and their con sciences to decide ; but certain it is, that numerous and various as have been the measures submitted for consideration, they have been successively and de cidedly rejected, and no disposition has been shown to make the best of them, or to see what can be made of them. The proposals which Mr. DlsnAlms last night laid before the house offer at least the foundation of a very excellent and really liberal measure. Of course some points are capable of alteration and amendment, some suggestions are superfluous or impracticable, some things are omitted which it will be necessary to add ; but the substance of the Resolutions, as proposed to be carried into effect, give the House the groundwork of a satisfactory settlement ; and the hypercritical spirit displayed on so many points, so far from tending to produce a better measure, greatly impedes the passage of a good Reform Bill. The principal changes proposed by the Government are the establishment of four new franchises, applicable both to boroughs and counties :-1. An education franchise. 2. A £3O savings bank franchise. 3. The possession of funded property to the amount of £59. 4. The payment of 20s. a year in direct taxation. These four franchises, it is evident, will admit a large number of the unenfranchised classes, and they will not be rigidly limited to certain figures, inasmuch as education and prudence will, we may hope, go on increasing among our working classes. The new franchises will offer a premium to intelligence and to prudence, and no man who will not take the trouble to qualify himself for one of them can rea sonably complain if his _opinion is not asked on questions of broad national importance. Politics are not child's play, neither does a sound and clear judgment on complex matters come by intuition, and theref9re it is useless to suppose that a totally illiterate man can really be an ade quate judge of who is or is not an efficient member of Parliament. In fact to an ignorant and uneducated man the possession of a vote can be of no real use, whatever their political leaders may say to the contrary. We have always strongly advocated an educational franchise, and we regard it as indicative of a desire really to enfranchise the working classes, not merely to make a nominal con cession to agitation, but to train and fit them to exercise that direct and independent influence upon public affairs which only men capable of forming an intelligent and unbiassed opinion can exercise. 'We are surprised to miss from Mr. DISRAELI'S " fancy franchise" one which formed a conspicuous part of his bill in '59, and which has since risen greatly in public favour. We allude, of course, to the Lodger Franchise, which the Government will do wisely to add to their propositions. The Borough Franchise is to be reduced to £6, the County Franchise to £2O, both founded on rating, not on rental. We should not suppose that the Government would hold themselves pledged to these particular figures, on which they might safely be guided by the opinion of the House. The plurality of votes, which has given rise to some suspicion was explained by Mr. DisnAELI to mean, merely that the "fancy franchises" might give a vote in addition to the occupation franchise, but the Government would not, he said, insist upon that resolution. It would be in many respects undesir able, because almost every householder would have under its provisions two or three votes, a result by no means to be wished. The awkward and invidious task of redistribution is dealt with very ingeniously. The four boroughs which have occupied such unenviable prominence during the autumn are to be totally disfranchised— a fate they richly deserve. Twenty-three small boroughs, with populations under 7,000, are to lose one member each, so that 30 seats will remain for disposal. They are to be divided between towns and counties, 14 being given to new boroughs, such as Hartlepool, Staleybridge, and Barnsley, and 15 to counties by the division of North Lincolnshire, North Lancashire, and other large and populous counties. The Tower Ilamlete is to be divided into THE SUN, LON UON, TUES Y E V ENING, FEBRUARY 25, 1867. two districts, each with two members, and the thirtieth seat is to be given to London University. Various other points for the improvement of regi stration in counties and diminishing election ex penses were added, and the scheme for dealing with cases of proved corruption elicited the approval of Mr. GLADSTONE. Altogether the plan of the Go vernment, as yesterday indicated by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, offers, as we have said, a good practical foundation upon which the House of Com mons, if really desirous of satisfying the country, may raise a comprehensive and liberal measure. The intelligence transmitted yesterday through the Atlantic Telegraph is highly important, and affords us further reason to hope that the aspect of American politics is undergoing a salutary change. The house of Representatives has refused to pass the Tariff Bill, and has referred it to a committee, which is virtually disposing of it altogether. The common sense of the public has, no doubt, exercised its influence over the members, and the perception of the serious dangers which threatened American commerce became too general to allow of the mea sure, as amended by the Upper House, becoming law. The amendments, so-called, consisted, in almost every case, of additional duties, until the Tariff, as finally submitted to the house of Repre sentatives, assumed a prohibitory character. There was a strong opposition against it, especially on the part of the - Western representatives, but at one time it was more than probable the interested pro moters of the scheme would succeed in pushing it through Congress. Happily the attempt has failed, and the news will give great and general satisfaction in English as well as American circles. The amend ment which specified that the Bill should come into force immediately on its passage through the Houses instead of not coming into operation until the first of April would have actually affected the cargoes now being shipped for American ports, and must, therefore, have entailed heavy losses on European merchants. We congratulate the House of Repre sentatives on their rejection of the obnoxious mea sure, and hope that it may be accepted as signifi cant either of a change in the Radical policy or of a growing conviction on the part of the leaders that it will not do to try the public patience too far. Regarding the aspects of Southern affairs we find the Missouri Legislature has refused to submit the amendment disfranchising rebels to the people for ratification, an instance of national spirit, which few impartial Northerners will be disposed to condemn. At the same time there are indications of a possible compromise between the opposing parties, leaving out, of course, such extreme and unreasonable men AS SUMNER and STEVENS. The PRESIDENT has agreed with the" Southern Governors upon a new plan of reconstruction, which the more moderate Radicals are, it is said, not indisposed to accept. This scheme, which was laid before the Senate about a fortnight ago, advises a Constitutional Amendment, changing the basis of representation, and excluding the more active Confederates from Federal office. This would be very different from the oppressive and tyrannical details of the former measures, and as it is :quite evident that both sides must yield a little if a compromise is to be effected, it does not appear to exact too much from either. The American people generally are growing weary of the present unsettled and disastrous state of things, and are be coming sensible of the danger of continuing it for two or three years longer. The extreme Radicals, who rave about impeachment and martial law, have lost much of their influence in and out of Congress, and we trust that the rejection of the obnoxious tariff may be accepted as an indication that a wiser spirit is beginning to prevail in the national councils. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. PARIS, Monday Evening. The bulletin of the Moniteur states that the Par liament of Northern Germany was opened on Satur day at Berlin. The first sitting of the Reichstag will take place on the 11th of March. At the open ing ceremonial of the Parliament on Saturday the Queen of Prussia, the Princess Royal, the Princess Frederic Charles, Prince William of Baden, Prince Nicolas of Nassau, Prince Henry of Hesse, and a great many foreigner Ministers and eminent per sonages were present. The Bavarian Gazette states that King Louis has consented to the resolutions drawn up by delegates from the States of Southern Germany, and discussed and agreed to by the Conference of Stuttgard. The ratification of the resolutions by Bavaria has been sent to its representatives at Stuttgard, Carlsruhe, and Darmstadt. The Emperor has recently paid several visits to the Exhibition, and has been over the whole extent of the park in the Champ de Mars. His Majesty expressed great satisfaction at the whole of the works, and was able to convince himself that it would be possible to open the Exhibition at the time appointed. I glean some more interesting facts from the Blue-book respecting the internal condition of France. The internal navigation consists of 9,600 kilometres of rivers classed as navigable, and 5,050 kilometres of rivers and canals. (A kilometre is 1,000 metres, and there are 1,609 metres in an Eng lish mile.) Total, 11,750 kilometres. The most important line of rivers is from Paris to Havre and the sea by the Lower Seine, from Paris to Strasburg and to the Rhine by the river M arne , f rom P ar i s t o Lyons and the Mediterranean by the Upper Seine, the Zonne, the Saone, and the Rhone. For some years there has been a constant increase in the amount of tonnage at the maritime ports. In 1816 and 1847 the tonnage of the vessels which arrived in those ports was registered as 12,531,500 tons. In 1864, the latest period to which the accounts have been made up, it was 17,638,000 tons, being an increase of 5,106,500 tons. In this increase the three great ports of Marseilles, Havre, and Bor deaux together give a tonnage of 1,895,000 tons. Their tonnage had increased in 1861 to 6,745,000 tons. Among the other ports where the increase was most prominent were Calais; at which port the tonnage had increased from 334,000 to 477,000 tons ; Brest, which had increased from 229,000 to 414,000 tons; St. Nazaire, from 20,000 to 316,000 tons ; St. Malo, from 130,000 to 198,000 tons. The total extent of railways conceded was, on the 31st of December, 1865, 21,033 kilometres, includ ing 613 kilometres to be eventually conceded. The present position of railways is much the same, as in the course of last year only two concessions were made, that of the railway from Armentieres to the Belgian frontier, 3 kilometres in length, and that from Hazebronek to the same frontier, towards Poperinghe, 14 kilometres in length. On the 31st of December, 1866, the extent of the railway net work was 21,050 kilometres, viz., 9,776 of the old network, and 11,274 of new lines. Some experi ments with electrical apparatus to establish com munication between the conductors of railways and the engine -drivers was not successful, but an acous tic system, very simple and ingenious, is under con sideration, which, it is hoped, will effect the very desirable and important object iu viow. The works executed in 1866 with reference to public worship had for object the restoration of several cathedrals ; for instance, those of Albi, Amiens, Autun, Montpellier, Pergueux, and Rouen; also the partial reconstruction of the cathedrals of Cambrai, Clermont, Moulins, and Troyes. New cathedra's have been built at Marseilles and Gap The religious seminaries of Contances, Nantes, Rennes, Tarbes, and Tulle have been reconstructed. In the Budget provision has been made both for Protestant and Jewish public worship, by payments to clergymen and the construction of churches or synagogues. Taking into account the cold weather, and that it was the first Spring Meeting, the steeple chases at La Marche yesterday went off with tolerable success. The following is the result :—Prixd'Ouver ture or opening prize, 2,500 f., for horsez , :which had never won a prize of B,ooof. at a steeple chase. Bon Espoir, 1 ; Tim Meagles, 2. Some trifling accidents took place. Amount of the prize, 3,100 f. —Prix des Tribunes (handicap). Doge, 1; Mario, 2. Amount of the stakes, 3,osof.—Prix d'Essai, for horses of 4 years old and upward 3. Maorie Chief, 1 ; Said, 2. Amount of the stakes, 1,500 f., 350 f. to the second horse. There will be races at La Marche next Sunday. The Court of Assize for the department of Vienne has been occupied with a frightful case of violation and murder. The evidence proved that on the 21st of October last a young girl of 18, servant to ill. Condrier, a gentleman of property, residing at La Grelandi'cre, had leave to visit her parents. On returning back through a wood she was accosted by Louis Beaugeard, a returned convict, who, after committing a horrible outrage upon her, cut her throat. The evidence was complete as to the commission of the crime. A knife stained with blood was found in his possession, and a link of circumstances left no doubt as to his guilt. The jury gave a verdict of guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to be executed in one of the public squares of Chatellevault. The assumption as to the inviolability of corres pondence through the post-office brings to recollec tion a fact which must prove that the Emperor has a respect for that great principle. Soon after he escaped from his prison at Ham he wrote a letter to the Prime Minister of Belgium, with a view to be convinced that any letter which he might send through that country would not be subjected to any inspection at the post-office. The Miuister, in reply, sent to the Emperor, then Prince Napoleon Louis, the text of Article 22 of the Belgian Code of Laws, which states that " the secret of letters is inviolable, and that the law determines who are the responsible agents of any violation of the secret of letters confided to the Post-office." To-day the wind has been rather cold, but upon the whole spring is in advance at least a month. In the gardens in the environs of Paris the peach and apricot trees are in bloom. There have been violets and cowslips for a mouth past. The trees on the banks of the river are getting rapidly green, and those in the suburbs to the south of Paris ex hibit foliage. The lilac trees will soon be in bloom. The chestnut trees planted in the park of the Exhibition seem determined not to be behind with the celebrated 20th of March chestnut tree in the gardens of the Tuileries. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE FRENCH LEGISLATIVE BODY. PARIS, Feb 26. Yesterday evening in the Legislative Body M. Lanjuinais addressed the House upon the inter pellation of which he had already given notice. He acknowledged the importance of the concessions granted in place of the debate on the address, but maintained that the right of interpellation, con trolled as it is, was no right, but toleration. lle regarded the decree of the 19th January as irregular, and considered that the measures an nounced therein should have been authorised by a Senatus Consultum. M. Chesonlong stated that the majority of the Chamber did not separate the Empire from liberty, and pointed out the progressive development of the national institMions since 1852. M. Marie maintained that the suppression of the address was illegal, and that it restricted the right of discussion and the popular control of public affairs. M. Vintry, in reply, demonstrated that the right of interpellation was advantageously substituted fur the debate on the address, and spoke in refutation of the attacks of MIL Marie and Lanjuinais. M. Jules Favre concurred in the views expressed by those speakers, and concluded his speech by saying, " Let us maintain the address; it belongs to us." The discussion will be resumed to-day. AMERICA. The Inman steamship City of Baltimore, from New York on the 16th inst., arrived at Queens town at 11.20 p.m., on the 25th inst., with 36 pas sengers and $36,460 in specie. After landing the mails and passengers sho proceeded at 11.40 p.m. for Liverpool. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, Feb. 26. The prescriptions of Art. 1 to 7 of the decree of the Bth February, 1867, relative to the prevention of the cattle plague, have been applied to the corn munes of Brabant and Liege, and strict measures for the repression of fraud have been adopted on the western frontier of Flanders. SUEZ, Feb. 25. The Messageries Imperiales steamer Cambodge, with the India and China mails, 98 passengers, and 1,530 bales of silk, arrived here at 4 a.m. to-day. FRANCE. BOURSE, Feb. 25.—Two o'clock. A certain amount of alacrity has been displayed since the opening of business ; and stocks and shares are held firmly at the improved rates of Saturday, with, in some instances, a further trifling advance. Threes, for the account, are at 69f. 90c. Credit Mobilier and Foncier shares are—the former 3f. 75c., and the latter sf. higher ; the respective quotations being 512 f. 50c. and 1,520 f. Comptoir d'Ecompte have gained lf. 25c., at 772 f. 50c. ; whilst Italian Fives have receded 17ic.—viz., to 54f. 25c. Three o'clock.—The market has closed as fol lows : I} per Cents.. 99 90 Bank Shares 3570 Do. end month — Italian Loan 54 15 3 per Cents. ..... .... 69 70 Do. end month 54 07i Do. end month 69 90 Meximn Loan 2l Credit Mobilier ... 510 Do. Bonds ' 143 75 Do. end month ... 510 Spanish Threes Credit Foncier — Home Debt — Do. end month 1512 50 Deferred 'LAIL W A YB. For Account. 930 1226 23 938 75 ~... 683 75 Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean—. ..... Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard — 553 75 North of Spain S aragosE a Ditto to Barcelona Roman .. 128 75 J 1 23 Lord Derby's supporters, to the number of about 230, assembled at his official residence yesterday afternoon, shortly after 2 o'clock. His Lordship, i❑ a speech of some length, laid before the meeting tie details of the Reform Bill which the Govern ments were prepared to intro luce, and which cor responded with the pregrarnme set forth in Mr. Disraeli's speech of last night. He explained that, personally, he was inclined to favour a larger reduc tion of the franchise, coupled with some kind of plurality of voting ; but that, finding the latter principle generally unacceptable, he had been com pelled to fall back upon the £6 rating qualification in boroughs, and the £2O franchise in counties. Lord Derby's speech was received with unanimous applause, and his proposals were accepted by the whole meeting. At the conclusion his Lordship remarked that this was the last time he should attempt to deal with the question of Reform ; and, should ho fail now, nothing would induce him, wearied and worn as he was with the responsibilities of political life, again to accept the onerous duties of the position he now occupies. --Herald. LAW INTELLIGENCE.---This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice Lush and a Common Jury.) WILLIAMSON V. DRUMMOND. This was an action to recover a sum of £25 on a bill of exchange. It appeared that the plaintiff supplied the defend ant with some building materials to the value of £3O, for which he paid £5, and gave a bill of £25. The defendant not being able to meet the bill in January when it came to maturity, and the plaintiff, according to his statement, accepted another bill on the dis tinct understanding that it was not to be considered as a substitute for the other bill unless he could get it discounted. He failed in doing so, and the last bill was torn up. Evidence was given for the plaintiff in support of the preceding statement. The defendant said that he paid an attorney, but he was absent, and his defence was that there was no proof of the lost bill having been torn up, and wanted to call hiz wife as a witness. His Lordship, having heard Mrs. Drummond, decided on not receiving her evidence. The jury accordingly found a verdict for the plaintiff for the amount claimed, and execution was ordered in four days. BUSINESS OF THE COURT. His lordship said that as he would have to be in chambers to-morrow at one o'clock, and would go on circuit the following day, he would take only a thort case, and there being none re-adjourned the Court until next Saturday. The Court then adjourned. The business before the other Courts was not of any public interest. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—This Day. OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) Charles Milliken pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with forging two cheques for £7O and £45 with intent to defraud the Metropolitan and Provincial Bank. The Recorder sentenced him to six years' penal servitude. Mohtague Taylor was indicted with embezzling several sums of money, the property of his em ployer, Mr. George Evans, hatband manufacturer, Cannon-street. The defendant had formerly been in the employ of the prosecutor, first as cutler, and afterwards as clerk. Subsequently an alteration in his engage ment took place, and his remuneration for services was arranged to depend entirely upon commission. The alleged embezzlement having been discovered, the prisoner was given into custody, charged with the offence. After the trial had concluded, the Recorder told the jury that enough had not been proved against the prisoner to constitute him to be a servant, or clerk, within the meaning of, the Act ; and as Mr. Evans, the only person who could speak to the terms of the engagement with the prisoner, was not present, he directed an acquittal. Mr. Collins, who appeared for the prosecution, said under the circumstances he should postpone proceeding with the other indictment against the prisoner until next session, when Mr. Evans would be present. Bail was taken for the defendant's appearance next session. William Green, seaman, was indicted with steal ing a boat belonging to Mr. Lucy, a ship owner. The prosecutor, on the arrival of his ship from China after an absence of three years, found that various parts cf the ship's fittings were missing and also the mahogany jolly-boat. The prisoner denied stealing the boat. The last time he saw it was when it was being used for taking some of the crew ashore. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. NEW COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) Charles Lord was found guilty of abstracting let ters from on;; of the pillar letter-boxes in Llington by means . of a thin stick tipped with bird lime, and was sentenced to four years' penal servitude. POLICE INTELLIGEACE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE " LORD CHIEF BARON" AND•HIS PERSECII TORS.—W. E. Stanley, a decorator, Mercer-street, Long-acre, was charged with damaging a show board, the property of Mr. Brooks, the Lord Chief Baron of the " Judge and Jury Society." Mr. L. Phillips, printer to Mr. Brooks, said that about 12 o'clock the previous night he saw the pri soner in Leicester-square break the show-board, and run away ; but he was stopped by a constable and brought back. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the witness said he believed the prisoner was drunk. Francis Attwood, 186 C, said that last night, while standing in Leicester-square, he saw the pri soner and two others coming along Leicester- square, and the prisoner, when he got to Mr. Brooks's, pulled down a large board and threw it into the street and ran away. lie stopped the prisoner, and Mr. Brooks gave him into custody for breaking the board. The prisoner said he was not the one who did it Mr. Brooks said that for some time past he had been much annoyed and persecuted, he having had during twelve months to come to that court no fewer than seven times to complain of similar conduct to the prisoners. Why he was so much annoyed he really could not tell, as he felt he did not deserve it. It was the last year of his lease, and the treat ment he had been subject to would probably pre vent him renewing it again, as he believed there was a conspiracy to drive him out of the place. He wished publicly to thank the police for the assis tance they had at all times given him, and especially last night. Some years ago it used to be fashionable for persons to go, on the opening nights, to Cremorne and commit all sorts of damage for what they called " a lark," but now it.was the practice for fast young men to say, " Oh, let's go and give the Old Baron a turn," and then to come to his place and do all sorts of damage. Such con duct was a disastrous loss to him in another way. Imagine in a theatre the play of Othello being per formed, and just as Desdemona was about being smothered—(laughter)—the lessee being called out to quell a disturbance, and the performance being stopped, a scence of confusion, and the visitors afterwards demanding their money back. Such was his position last night, several pedons demanding their money back. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he suspected the prisoner was one of those fast young men who went about doing all sorts of mischief and glorying in it. He would order the prisoner to pay 20s. for the damage and a fine of 20s. or a month. The " Lord Chief Baron," in his usual dignified style, thanked the magistrate and retired. MARYLEBONE. THE CHARGE OF ARSON IN KENTISH-TOWN— COMMITTAL OF THE PRISONER.—Stephen Samuel Wales, aged 46, late of No. 26, Prince of IV ales road, Kentish-town, was brought up for final exa mination, charged with maliciously setting fire to his house with intent to defraud the Western In surance Office of the sum of £950. Mr. F. 11. Lewis, barrister, instructed by Mr. Sadler, of 28, Golden-square, prosecuted ; and Mr. Lewis, sen., of Ely-place, defended. Mr. Lewis Barker, superintendent of the Western Office, and Mr. Charles White, assessor to insurance offices, were also in attendance. The particulars of this case have already appeared, from which it may be remembered that the prisoner carried on business as a general clothier, dealer in jewellery, fancy goods, and unredeemed pledges. In November last he effected an insurance with the Western office of £3OO on his household goods, stock in trade for £6OO, and fixtures and utensils for £5O. On the 22d of last January a fire took place between 1 and 2 in the morning, and was shortly afterwards put out. The directors of the company having a suspicion that the place was fired gave the prisoner into custody. From time to time very voluminous evidence was given for the prose cution. The depositions were now read over, and prisoner was fully committed for trial at the Central Crimi nal Court. Mr. D'Eyncourt said he would take bail, the prisoner in £l,OOO, and two sureties in £5OO each. Notice to be given. THAMES. INDOLENT PAUPERS. - William Burgess and Henry Wilson, ablebodied fellows, were brought before Mr. Paget, charged with refusing to execute the.task of work assigned to them in the workhouse of St. George-in-the-East. William Thomas, labour master, said the prisoners were admitted to the casual ward last night, and were provided with a supper, bed, and a breakfast this morning. They were required to pick 2lbs. of oakum in return for the entertainment afforded them. At 9 o'clock they had not picked any of the oakum, and upon expostulating with them, they said they would see him - first before they would pick an ounce of oakum. Wilson began to smoke his pipe and said he did not come there to work. The prisoners were admitted as casuals on several occasions, and were incorrigible paupers. The prisoners treated the charge with the most perfect indifference. Mr. Paget asked Burgess what he was, to which he replied "Nothing." The same question was put to Wilson, who said that he had been a layer-on. Mr. Paget—A layer-on of what Wilson—Of sheets in a printing-office. Mr. Paget—How long is it since you did any work? Wilson—Six mouths. Mr. Paget sentenced the prisoners each to a month's imprisonment in the House of Correction, and said they would have to work hard enough in prison. MARKETS. —This day. HAY. SMITHFIELD.—Moadow hay, £2 15s to £4 53; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 6s por load. Demand heavy. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 8s ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 Gs per load. Trade quiet. WRITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 53; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 16s per load. Inquiry limited. COLONIAL. TEA.—Business has remained very quiet, operations on the part of the trade having been delayed until to-day, when a large quantity of Indian growth will be offered for competition. China descriptions have been neglected. UGAR. —There has been an absence of demand, and but little business has been transacted in the private market, at about previous rates. Refined goads , are, in most in stances, a shade cheaper. C OFFEE. —A fair amount of business has been transacted in plantation Ceylon, and late rates have been well main tained. The stocks on hand compared with those of the corresponding period last year show a decrease of 2,200 tons. IlicE. —A moderate inquiry has prevailed for cleaned de scriptions, but the enhanced rates demanded by holders has somewhat checked business. lIEBIP. —Russian qualities have been in more demand' and prices generally are well sustained. TALLOW.—The market has been very quiet during the past week, and but little business done; prices, how ever, remain without alteration. From St. Petersburg the latest quotations are 47} silver roubles with hand-money for August delivery, the Exchange 31d. 11-16. The foreign houses still hold off, and the business hitherto done for export is very limited, not one-fourth of what fig usual at this season. To-day our market is steady, 42s 6a is offered for March, April, and June, and 43s 6d October to December, on the spot, 42s 6d or 42s 9d is the price for new Y.C., and 42s 6d for old town tallow, and 42s 6d net cash. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (This Day.) Market opens quiet. — Sales probably 5,000 or 6,000 bales. SYBIL'S SECOND LOVE. By Julia Kavanagh , author of " Nathalie,"&c. 3 vols.—Miss Kavanagh's nog novel is a clever, interesting, and eminently readable book. There are a great many characters brought upon the stage, but the interest is cleverly concentrated on Sybil and bet doings from the very first, and it is well kept up until the eventful second love. Miss Kavanagh's plot is intricate and well worked out, with evident caro, and an attention to details that shows the true artist. Uncla Edward, Airs. Marsh, and Miss Glyn are excellently-drawn characters , whose acquaintance we can recommend the reader to wak e as earlx, as possible.—Globe. ARCHBISHOP CULLEN.—At the conclusion of the proceedings in the House of Commons last evening Ali' Newdegate took the opportunity (there being only ton members in the house) of reverting to the subject on which he had put a question to the Chancellor of the chequer in the early part of the evening. The right bon• gentleman had, in reply to this question, suggested that there was a precedent for the manner in which Archbishop Cullen had been treated on the annals of the house in the case of Cardinal Wiseman, who had been called before Mortmain Committee, where he appeared in his robes AS a cardinal. He had gono through the minutes o f that committee, and he found that Dr. Wiseman was sum' moned before that committee as Dr. Wiseman, and not e.g Cardinal Wiseman. THE ASSASSIN OF THE DUKE OF PARMA.---. The aide-de-camp of the late Duke of Parma was actually accompanying the Duke down the main street at the time when the fatal blow was struck. He said 01° people were all coming out from the church, and the assassin, who wore a large cloak thrown round shoulders, so as partially to shield his features, m' °d with the throng and pushed up against the Duke, striking him swiftly in the lower part of the body with a long knife, which he secreted under his cloak. The Duke f °l ' back into the young officer's arms, exclaiming, "I a m assas sinated" The murderer darted into the church, holding, his cloak over his back, and extending his two arms at fill' length, till he seemed like a gigantic bat flying from t he daylight. He was nearly taken at the doors by a soldier, who caught him by the cloak, but the miscreant suddenli, dropped his garment, which cause d th e so ldi er t o f a ll, and in another moment the man had mixed with the crowd low effected his escape. It was affirmed he was arrested tirie° afterwards, but was each time released by order of Conn Pallavicini, at that time Minister, though this wag P r° l bably but an idle rumour.—R em i n i scences of a n Enfil Cadet in the Austrian Service, in the " Cornhill Magazine" I' March. WAITING FOR THE REFORM DEBATE.—Aga in in the " small hours" of yesterday morning, betweette 100. and 200 persons had congregated in Palace-yard, On with members' orders, and some without. At six o'clock, when the doors of Westminster Hall were opened, ali t : mendous rush was made, and one of the policemen on nfi suffered some severe injuries from the squeezing to Nvl u if. ho was subjected, and had no means of extricating ilitn, se , On the present occasion, before admission into St- P: 1 - 3 - 0 phen's Hall, every order was carefully examined, an d " ho holders passed in seriatim-101 having genuine order s (t ", gallery only holding 70), and a vast number withou t any orders at all, many resorting to various devices to ebt° admission. th e PARIS EXHIBITION.—His Royd Highness Prince of Wales, as chairman of the British C c:ll ; mission, has forwarded to the Society for the PreP a !, ti for of the Gospel, a liberal donation towards the fund e, erecting (on the site granted by the Prefect de la Sel- r i close to the Paris Exhibition buildings) a tat:0° 111 t o church for the use of English and American visitors Paris in 18J7. T r A PRESENT FOR THE EMPEROR OF tx Count d'llincourt, Lieutenant in the mounted Ch 3ss- i iie charged with the transport and the presentatio n to tile Emperor of Japan of 25 Arabian horses offered French Government, has just left Marseilles in the , r ial dorado. He is accompanied by a groom from the I°l'. stables, rAT AaLcor,p‘ocrcall,DaEnzldT A 12 mTen.SWANSEA.--John a workman employed at Messrs. Lamberts works, v P- oi s t ett was walking along a plank over the tapping Pit °f oc m ffh e a t h t i t n l i , ss bwt that a e t hisanhd suspendede f td ili s n tr t struck oo c vt k he re tagainstbhuer plank nin o s 0 ; na b e e wb , la°s r " k'' o t • was seen of him when the workmen ranligtouidte fuciae° were his two arms stretched above the flames. mol.l' CRYSTAL PALACE.---ONE SHILLING DAY' 000 DAY.—Admission on payment, 1,048; ditto by tickets, 1,210; total visitors, 2,258. ADYERTISEMENT.I—HoIIoway's Ointment a—d s red The variable temperature of most climates is alwaY s o aP nant with colds, catarrhs, tumours and abscesses,becolt,° scrofulous diseases and glandular affections usuallAiont,u worse at each variation. Holloway's Ointment, "l'c;sibt rubbed upon the skin as near to the affected part a e l . ; o ,ed4 will be found the most safe and efficient means oeecis ately subduing pain, and finally eradicating the!asi,A ills future mischief from the system. W henever the ' l , O r e , chronic, c onOitutional, or dangerous, HolleviO r s poic should be taken to quicken and inc r e ase the curative ; Scurvy, skin diseases, and sim il ar disorders, dis4Porlow;_ fore the cleansing and healing influence of -"; 0 01) 11 remedies which, for their successful employine" quire moderate time and fair attention.