The Sun. — London, England, 1867-04-12 00:00:00

± !Xi t. i s. ILF +~ j ~~ AFTER Covent-garden Theatre—EVANS' to SUP. After Drury-lane Theatre EVANS' to SUP: After Lyceum Theatre EVANS' to SUP, After Adeiphi Theatre After Olympic Theatre After strand Theatre }WAWA' to SUP. After New Royalty Theatre --EV ‘NS' to SUP. After St James's Theatre . . .... —EVANS' to SUP. After Prince of Wales' The t t re ....EVANS' to SUP. LOndou Singing and Sapper Club, E VANS', Covent-garden. Vocal. Entertainment at Eight. 1(11 tkIIAN'S LL WHISKY. DUBLIN EXTILBITTONi, 1865. onThlilllB n P celebrated T OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the rize Meda. It i s fern,. Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole- ld in Bottles. 3s. 84., et the Retail ]louses in London t be gents in the principal towns in England ; or -.iniosnlA nt F 4. GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. ci Observ e the Red Seal Pink Label, and Cork branded Rinahan's LL Nhiskvi." COUNTRY HOTELS, - PUBLIC lIOUSES, USINESSES. NE3S and KNEES !Mt on application. Mara for insertion reoelved until the 27th of the month At their AMC :"lON AND HOTEL AGENCY OFFICES. A.2ar-street. S' raw!, W.C., snd nearly oprwosite the Charing Cross Ttailway Stitioo. WITUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION 1 . ` 11 10 . 1n0.•.te.1 hv Act of earltarnlnt, 1.4'•0l , • - Coy141•1T-GAR7EN. LONDON, Pre. ''' l2 ' 4 MINEY noon Personal Security, Rills of Sale r _ hull or Len.elmi I Proc)er y, for one, two, or three years, "aYahi f ‘ unted. dia.% ) - week Y. monthly, or qunrterly. Bills promptlt Forms free on receipt of stamped envelope. [EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. XF ORD, 6, OXFORD-STREET, W., TRE ITUSICAL EST ABLISH 1110 IT of LONDON. p n : PE RATIC SELEC l'lONS.—rrinci al artistes, afisees o"aell, Barrie, and Fltelenry ; Nte.ars. A . St. Albyn, Hull.. Pinsk, Fs,Evanand Bury with Extra Band and Chorus G l ndt u i lnr, Vlr. Jon •tansu'-'OlO C ornet-a -Piston. Nit, REYNOLDS, of the Coldstreatn a ds' Band and A. 11fellon's t'oncort.. tk_CMEDY. by Messrs. HARRY SYDNEY G. W. ,;'." celebrated JAPANESE .TU'3GLEgS; the Brothers -"MA the Wonders of the Wor141; Mdle. GF:RTRUD a nd her rronpe of Performing Dogs, this Evening. ROM'. FRASER. Comedian, with his croo of comicali 'es and his new song, "THE BOY AT MUGBY." ICOTICE.—The makerßos. HANLON. the celebrated American Acrobats, will their re-appearance THIS EVENING. MADAME TUSSAUD'S BAKER-STREET. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. rs , 'TRW AD or rroNs. —Life-size Moiels of the KINT4S and kta_URENTS QUEENVICTORI of 1 41NGLAND, from WILLIAM of NORMANDY A. - OPen from 11 a.m. till dusk, and from 7 till 10 p.m. tance,Admiil.o • ' children, under ten, half-pric e ; ex t ra room s , 6d. ARGYLL ROOMS. - GRAND CASINO, Windmill-street Piccadilly. . , These elegant and popular Rooms, havine been entirely re aecorated, are now OPE 1 4 11THItY EVI*TING for Concert and T , n —a nchg Conductor, Signor LUGI CU RTL M anager, ---• vaERET. Admission to Promenade, One Shilling. Reserved Seats, Two Shillings. WESTO N' S GRAND MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN. r, Sole Proprietors, SWEASEY and HOLLAND. " ' r and Selecti on f rom Donizetti's favourite Opera of V, -r,4 10 1A DI LAMMER MOOR. " Principal vocalists -u-earicgardo Mr. H.D e Brenner ; Arturo, Mr. Douglas M e ll on ; a ,o Mr. P. Corri ; Lucia, Miss Annie Tremaine. Also ORSeb.ction from Verdi's favourite Opera, IL TROVA ikPuE," at 9 o'clock. Principal vocalists —Manrico, Mr. glas Mellon ; Conte di Luna, Mr. P. Corri ; Leonora, 4'.118s Annie Tremaine Azneena, Miss Ellen Read. ARTH UR LLOYD'S B ur l esque D rama, ent i t l e d 1 4 `,111.I GGET'S BROOK ; or. the Wicked Squire ;" Jolly Ell Emma. Bruce, Paddy Fannin, Patrick Sellers, Frank I,„",nre, Dancer ; Jean and Victor, the Sensation of ti ,_"n"nn. Band of 30 first-class performers, and large Dens chosen from her Majesty's and Covent Garden uPera Houses. Musical Director Mr. Y. OORRI. , Prices of admission —Stalls and Balcony, is. • Area, ; iZtvat a Boxes, 10s. 6d. 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London, and by most arag -2- M. 11, - ' ce3 s. ltd., and three times the quantity in one, The sue ]o abik f D Giot+N MllOO6 Ind Liver Pine. ir - genui ne ~ or .r.... .. -3 / 4 1 4m1),, rt ~ •re , 4 Nuare erecU :WY:dile. with "Wilham NUrrcved to the stamp. Iq E 11. ITN D RED and SIXTY-SEVEN Mr5q , ,,....._ the AL4 t ,.......! u URI ORPII ANS are being. maintained , in naz i % ""u; u ORPITAN AS LUA. rollingwood Cott t, nt, SUrrey. FUNDS greatly needed for their support. ° Mete _______________, 96, Cheapside, E TARLES A. WALKER, Sec. a -1 - 11 7 1181 1 ORP RAN ASYLUM, Mackenzie tI , uted a i r s k i p lo , ~h, Bucks (fottnerly at Clapha.a-riae , . In this ""—lier Most Gracious MAJESTY the QUEEN. the will be eektary. at the giadiyce Ived by the Uni S. No. 73, Cheapsid e, E . C . N u ENRAg Y SYKES THOR.NTON, Treasurer. TILSON J.P • hairman of the Board. '" " fl EN Itie.El) CIATTLEY. %LA., Hon. Sec. ALFRED IMACKENZ I Secretary. _ . . 'FRE of MANAMENT oo BOA.RD c all the t XD ON HOW EOPATHICHOSPITAL wish the to 13,4 t ear of th e i r f r i en d s t , it s posT tlon—daring the th e drat r the beds have been almost constantly filled, and heei t ( . 1 . on the resources of the Hospital has consequent iy_ h "^ce' s ea t TheY trust, therefore. that all the friends ot them, _PatnY, both in town and connt , y, will rally round lut nes lind thus Prevent the necessity of curt ailinz the u s t e- Sltti?r the Hospital by the admission of ft . war I Olen s Pres„oVPT lONS earnestly needed. Bankels Nictvo". %AL. an d Co, the and Union Bank, Place. Reentstret. 110 ' 52, Great Ormond -street, WARREN, Clerk. _ O OUR' STIIPWRECKED SEAMEN and their et 4 ,4 n i I'llll ' l k vED WIDO WS an d ORPHANS. — Upwards t 1, 41 " , , •kh ich _ B Tritish vessels are annua ll wrecked, about 2,000 o jo on the B r i t i sh Isles ! y 4 Atti e " no part of the eosst where the SHIPWRECKED k , „ nt Ni',lßS' sociFrf is charm wiio cio•h e4 not represented bv an Hon s . (w ' hen nakerii and sends to their I l ltorn i e ta chsrit'eeked:persons ot all n Mons. and is the chann r e ow of ned. . rhe y to the bereaved widow+ and orphans of the d hat volt.always inst t es@ t 0 t he earneelv APPEAL , f r HELP. The disa ant ' The izociety relieved 11,221 person Tvict.i,onviz ship wrec . kPd men, widows, and v o e rphan; iessrs. Will iam ` 8. and subscriptions thankfully repel .d by Deacon, and CO.; and be the undersigned, lilb FRANCIS LEAN, SecretaryelV-chtualbera, London-bridge S.E. fruERESCITE SOCIETY wishes to add another ihe ti 45 Itaa to the 12 now in operation. Last year no_ f rom *hat ot ,,tner, friendl ess, younz females were reject e d be", ee b e n 7 a waY in five years. have home the Committee wleh to form woaldbe_tor a h a ,_ girls, almost children, fram the age of 8 to 1 5 . s r" o ,Fen led astray from the path of virtue. kr.o.,.ributiona van be received gratefully by the SecreftrY. Ilittu all i„ el CoOPer,Bs, Queen•stroet, Cheapside; or by Ness" 3 mid Co, Losebard-street. ~..er~ 1 7F 11 ~~ ~ o ELIE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, A PELL 12, 1867. No. 23,349. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 VOIS , F F T H E LINE By LADY CHARLES TtIYNNE. "A story with a genuine interest."—Athenxtrn. "A very el•arining, interesting, and original work.' —Sun "An a •Iniral;le work. in every thought. sentiment. an fancy the authir shows really contra ru neuSe and true re Burst and Blackett, :13, Great 11Ia•lb)rou_;h-street. 0G 4,ICENSE.—THE COMMISSIONERS Li of INLAND REVENUE GIVE NOTICE. T from and after the sth of April ine., every poison KEEP LNG a DOG is required to PAY a LICENSE DUTY of 3s. for each dog. The penalty for keeping a dog without license is The person in whose custody, char e, or poss..ssion, or n whose house or premises any dog shall be found or seen, is deemed to bo the person who keeps such dog, unless the contrary be proved. Post-office orders or postage stalips for the duty may be remitted to the Collectors of Inland Revenue at Tower hill, London (Nliddlesex Collection) with a statement of OP name and abode of the applicant., on receipt of which a license will be forwarded. Forms of application may be obtained at any post-office. Licenses may be obtained in the county of Middlesex at the following m places, and, at places at a distance, front the offices- name licenses may be obtained fro te Super ' visor of Inland Revenue on his occasional visits. Notice of the times and places of his attendance for this-pur pose will be given at least a week before the day of at tendance. Tower-hill, London -Office of Collector of Inland Revenue. Ealing , • Staines Stamp-office. Uxbridge OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE. RESTAURANT. BROAD-STREET TERMINUS, E.C. BREAKFASTS will be provided at llalf-past o'Clock, JOIIN PERRETT, Proprietor. wild Indians, of whom no account is taken. We think it quite possible that these savages may soon become conscious of tly.! change of masters ; but to this point nobody gives any consideration, and the argument from nationality is thus exclude•! from the question. But an argument of far greater con sequence—inde,d, of overruling a•rl decisive im portance—remains behind. We do not look upon British AmericA as France and Germany 1°,1: nron METROPOLIT E AN and GI WESTERN RAILWAYS. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE. Now ready, in I vol., Bvo., with numerous Illustrations, WILD LIFE t AMONG TTHE PACIFIC L TRAINS, at. frequent intervals, from MOORGATE STREET, KING'S-GROSS, PADDING-TON, and all interme,iliate stations, to FIAMMERSM ['NI STATION, 5 minutes' walk li•oin ETU .61{IDGE: beat point of view. every cap of debatable grcuud between their re spectiyi territories. We rath r persuade ourselves that, some day or other, our Transatlantic posses sions must, in the very nature of things, be lost to us, and we have no desire to struggle 'against the E UROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. CHAIRMAN- Gen. Sir FREDERIC SMIT LI, K.a., F.R.S. Policies payable during life, indisputable, not liable to forfeiture. The ROYAL NAVAL, MILITARY, and EAST INDIA Life Department, affording peculiar advantages to Officers and others in the Navy and Army, is under the especial patronage of 11E11 MOST GRACIOUS. MAJESTY THE QUEEN. Annual Premium Revenue, upwards of £310,000. New Premium Income in 1865 exceeded £62,000. Life, Fire, Guarantee, and Annuities at advantageous rates. The European is the only Society authorised by the Im perial Parliament to Guarantee the Fidelity of Govern ment Officials. Full particulars of the popular principles of this Society will be found in the New Prospectus, which will be for warded to applicants, post free. Offices - 316, Regent-street; 17, Waterloo-place, Pall mall ; Amid 69, King Willion-street, , City. HENRY LAKE, Manager. WM. CORBETT, Secretary. inland Revenue, Somerset House, London, April 4, 1867. D OG LICENCE.—The COMAIISSIONERS of INLAND REVENUE Give Notice, that from and after the sth of April inst., every person keeping a dog is required to pay a licence duty of ss. for each dog. The penalty for, keeping a dog without licence is £5. The person in whose custody, charge, or possession, or in whose house or premises any dog shall be found or seen, is deemed to be the person who keeps such dog, unless the contrary is proved. Poet-office orders or postage stamps for the duty may be remitted to the Collectors of Inland Revenue at Somerset Rouse or Tower-hill, or Gresham House, Old Broad-street, with a statement of the name and abode of the applicant, on receipt of which a licence will be forwarded. Forms of application may be obtained at any post-office. Licenses may be obtained in London and its vicinity at the following places : • Somerset House Collector's Office. Tower-hill _ _ Gresham House, Old Broad-street Milo-end Surveyor's Office, 118, Mile-end road. Dalston Dal ston- road. Islington lnland Revenue Office, 6, Pullen's rovf. Highgate and Hamp t Surveyor's Office, 21, Harrington stead f street, Hampstead-rood. Paddington Surveyor's Office, 18, Paddington green. Kensington Surveyor's Office, 25, Upper Philli more-place. Vauxhall Surveyor's Office, Hanover-place, Clapham-road. Camberwell lnland Revenue Office, 95, Hill street, Peckham. Southwark 43, Somerset-street, Portman-square Surveyor's Office. WM. CORBETT, Secretary. Inland Revenue, Somerset House, London, April 4, 1867. INDIA OFFICE, 6TU APRIL, 1867. IM SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA in T • COUNCIL hereby gives Notice, that he has received from the Right'Honourable the Governor-General of India in Council the following Notitipation relative to the Sale of the HAWULBAUGIL and AYAR TOLL GOVERNMENT TEA PLANTATIONS in KUMAON. HERMAN MERIVALE. NOTIFICATION, DATED THE 13Th FEBRUARY. The following TEA PLANTATIONS and FACTO RIES in Kumaon, the property of Government, are offered for SALE at the prices specified : 1. Hawulbaugh, in Kumaon, forty-six miles from the plains, and six miles from Almorah. — Th e Plantations, including the small Nursery of Kussoena, in the immediate neighbourhood of Almorah, consist of about 106 acres planted with tea. At a short distance from the planta tions, there is a cheer (Pinus longifolia) forest, consisting of 102 acres, belonging to the estate, the timber of which is well fitted for making tea chests, &c. There are on the estate two large slated houses, a large slated factory, two large slated godowns, a slated barrack for Chinese tea manufacturers, and numerous slated out offices, and the stock and block of the factory are com plete for tea operations and in working order. The yield of the estate last season was about 16,000 lbs. of tea, and 500 maunds of seeds, all of which have been sown in the plantations. This estate will be sold in one lot, in fee simple, free of all demands on account of land revenue, exclusive of ex isting local cesses, such as road, educational, and postal cesses, or such as may be hereafter legally imposed, for Rupees 40,000 (forty thousand rupees). 2. Ayer Toli, in Kuttvoor, Kumaon, distant about 80 (eighty) miles from the plains, and about forty mileas'frean - Almorali.- This Plantation, with the smell Nursery of Lutchninissur, consists of about 2,550 acres, of which about 300 are under cultivation with tea, about 700 acres of cleared land, and the remainder covered with pine, oak, &c., forest, the timber of which is well adapted for making tea chests, &c. There are on the estate a slated house, a slated factory, and a slated godown, and numerous out-offices ; and a slated house or godown at Hawulb:iugh, for storing tea, will be sold with the estate. The yield of the estate last year was about 12,000 lbs. of tea, and about 600 maunds of seeds, all of which have been sown in the plantations. This estate will bo sold in one lot, in fee simple, free of all demands on account of land revenue, exclusive of existing local ceases, such as road, educational, and postal cesses, or such as may be hereafter legally imposed, for Rupees 1,25,000 (one hundred and twenty-five thousand rupees). A small portion of the plantation of Ayar Toli. named Bincoli, belonging to the temple of Nagnath, will bear an annual rental of Rupees 2 i(twenty-four rupees) per annum. This land is leased in perpetuity from the temple of Nag oath on this rental. Offers will be received by the Superintendent, Botanical Gardens, North-Western Provinces, Saharunpore, and, on the offer being accepted,.the purchaser must deposit 5 per cent. of the purchase-money, which will be forfeited if the amount of the purchase-money be not paid in full on the date.which may bs agreed upon at the tune of sale. • Both of these estat e s h ave b een sur v e yed, and copies of the Survey Maps may be seen on application to the Super intendent, Government Botanical Gardens, Saharunpore. By order of the Honourable the Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces. R. SIMSON, Secretary to the Government, North - Western Provinces. - - F• • • etep , ( 2,,va • 4 44 /6- 1 11 t c \ 44,4400': ry 6„. 41. • •Ar‘. isk , /4. 7 ziAt 3 / 4 •\ -1 " -410 1t v 17 a • , f #l . :N N; .0 ,e> ral• 411 1 t.• 71:' 2, .9.-1.11Ps;•:1,60-11,,s' ,-A1 Ij • , o • _l.dt natural course of events. Thee ession of Russian America to the United States may, perhaps, ac celerate or assure this result, but as the result has been lone - accepted as a probable and not very deplorable necessity, we look upon the proceeding without uneasiness. But neither France nor Germany can look on the • fate of Luxemburg with similar indifference. This little Duchy, insignificant as it appears on the map of Europe, would nevertheless convey some accession of- ,strength to either of the two rival Powers competing for its possession. Its population' is inconsiderable, but its position is strong, and the. value of territory increases enormously where so very little comes into the market. It would be unfair to forget, in egimatiug the claims of the competitors, that whereas France, according to old theories of the balance of power, and a spacious claim to some acquisition;-his Duchy of Luxemburg was about the only piece of territory which she could quietly ob tain. It belonged to a proprietor who was willing to sell it, and it formed no part of any organis4 Kingdom or Confederacy which might be unwilling to lose it. The Germans, in fact, can only forbid the sale by an appeal to force. They can say that they will fight rather than permit the bargain, be cause the interests of their country require them to do so ; but they cannot say, as far as can be seen at present, that either the Emperor Napoleon or the King of Holland would be doing any wrong in effect ing the transfer. Luxemburg, it is true, is German, and not French, but so are half-a-dozen Depart ments of the French Empire. There never was a distinct line of partition drawn between the nations of France and Germany ; and Luxerriburg, for that matter, might be French as easily as Stras burg, and with as little violence to nationality. On the other hand, the Germans are enabled to say that Luxemburg did and does actually belong to Germany. It is only outside the Germanic body by accident, or pending the reconstruction of the Confederacy. It belonged to the Germanic Empire ages ago, and to the Germanic Confederation only twelve months since. It is still as much a portion of Germany as Wurtemburg or Baden would be had those States abstained from forming any new con nection after the dissolution of the old Buud. In point of fact, the Prussians look upon the Duchy much as the Anierican Congress looks upon the Southern States of the old Union. They deny that it has any right to secede, or form part of any State but Germany, or even remain independent. At a public meeting at Berlin, on Sunday last, it was re solved, not only that Luxemburg must never be separated from Germany, but that it should be incorporated with Germany as soon as possible, and that no appeal to the inhabitants of the Duchy on the subject should be allowed. This last resolution is probably less arbitrary than it appears. It may, indeed, be doubted whether Prussia would willingly permit the Luxemburgers to become French were they ever so much inclined ; but the decision itself was directed, no doubt, against the stratagem of universal suffrage, with its notorious opportunities for trickery and fraud. The truth of the whole story, however, lies -in the fact that the Germans, who, before they had consolidated their national strength, woul I have purchased the acquiescence of France with a larger sop than Luxemburg, are in disposed to make any concession now that their ob ject has been unexpectedly attained. They accom plished all and more than they hoped to ace nnplish before France had au opportunity of making her assent indispensable ; and though the terms since suggested by the Emperor Napoleon have not been immoderate, the Germans, being in a position to refuse them, have availed themselves of their advan tage. They hell that France must not be strengthened by the acquisition of Luxemburg, just as we, had we pl-ased, might have. said that the United- States should not acquire territory to the prejudice of our dominion. They make the question one of might as well as of right. Perhaps the right of reasonable expectation really does belong to France, but there is one thine . which we should think must soon be clear to the French Emperor and the French peo ple. Luxemburg cannot be necessary to them, and would do them little good. The cess ion might have gratified their national pride as a tribute paid to French influence, but the Empire is already power ful enough to dispense with the mere profit or pres tige of such an acquisition. POST.—The debate which took place last evening in the House of Commons in committee on the Re form Bill, irrespective of the particular issue raised, at all events proved the great inconvenience of pro ceeding to the discussion of the separate clauses of a bill when its general principle has not been affirmed. The Chancellor of the Exchequer was fully justified in replying to the sneer of Mr. Bernal Osborne that although he had professed g reat willingness to take counsel of the House of Commons, he obstinately refused to accept any of the proposed amendments, by the obvious retort that he could not be expected to endorse proposals which overthrew instead of amending the bill which lay on the table of the house. It was to be assumed, said Mr. Disraeli, that the house had assented to the general principle of the bill when it read it a second time, and therefore it was inconsistent to propose changes which could not be entertained without a complete remodelling of the entire measure. Of course it was expressly un derstood when the-bill was read a second time that the house was pledged to absolutely nothing that it contained, but if the house insisted on keeping its hands free the Government were clearly entitled to a similar indulgence. It was, however, in the in troductory discussion on Mr. Gladstone's first amendment to dispense with, the necessity of the personal payment of rates that the inconvenience of this exceptional mode of procedure became most apparent. It was impossible to consider this pro posal apart from the general tenour of the bill, but what that general tenor will be no one is in a posi tion to say. According to strict rule every speaker should have confined his observation to the particu lar clause under discussion, but none, not even ex cepting the proposer of the amendment, could avoid entering into the consideration of the general prin ciple of the bill, and speculating on the probable re sult of certain clauses being retained and of others being altered. We have never ceased to maintain that the house committed a fatal error in declining to discuss the general merits of the Ministerial mea sure when the motion was made that it should be read a second time. We pointed out how delusive were the hopes that such a course of proceeding would either lead to.a saving of time or to a more easy and satisfactory settlement of the points in issue between the Government and the Opposition. The tenour - of every speech delivered last evening fully justifies the opinion we expressed. Though bouud to confine himself to the consideration of a particu lar clause, each speaker canvassed the policy of the measure considered in its entirety, and the conse quence was that the house witnessed what was in truth a debate on a second reading, conducted under conditions which deprived it of all its value. The preliminary skirmish on the proposal of Earl Ga . - venor to postpone the consi deration of the bill _tu committee until after the Eas ter recess was intended rather to sound the general feeling of the house on the expediency of postponing aslong as possible that inevitable decision which must determine the fate of the bill than to lead to any practical result. Whilst admitting the advisability of effecting a compromise between the rival parties in the house, it was never theless patent to all that such an end was not more likely to be attained by deferring the discussion on the fundamental clauses of the bill until members had returned after the holidays than if pushed on at once. The issues now raised are clearly defined ; and as the Government have declared that they will not give way, it may fairly be assumed that a fort night's consideration would not have the effect of inducing them or their opponents to "change the pro ' gramme they have respecti rely published. If, intleed, the Liberal party continued to be divided, there might have been some reason for deferring the con test, in the hope that they might become once more united ; but as such is not the case, they or their chiefs had no motivelor procrastination. Whatever may have been the object of the member for Chester in making his proposal, the short discussion which supervened before it was withdrawn put it beyond Ia doubt that the Opposition were determined to support their leader, and were ready at a moment's notice to divide on questions which they were as sured by the Government threatened the existence. of the bill. The Conservatives were not averse from a postponement, and, indeed,-the only persons who supported. Earl Grosvenor's motion rose on their side of the house. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, however, had the sagacity to 'perceive that if a divi 'Ova were takeu the result would be adverse to the ; <IA y • • - irse 4 , 1 ;7; 1 • tz.; Al 11 S nucE.... 4d.. STAMPED sd. Government ; and, in order to avoid what would have been a most damaging defeat, a'inounced his readiness to proceed with the bill. In • one sense, therefore, the motion of Earl Grosvenor Ltd to a trial of strength, the result being decidedly favour able to Vie Opposition. In the speech with which Mr. Disraeli introduced his bill stnn:, weeks since he spoke of rating as the cardinal principle on which the posiession of the franchise should be based, and this principle Mr: Gladstone directly put in ii:33llC by the brat of the amendments which he proposed. Unless a man personally pays rates, says the Go a-eminent, he should not be entitled to a place on the Parliamentary register. Whether ho pys rates or not, so long as he holds a tenement out of which rates are paid, though by another person, he should be entitled to the franchise ; this is the position taken up by Mr. Gladstone. We are prepared, reply the Government, to enable the large class known as the compound householders, and whose rates are now paid for them by their landlords, to pay those rates personally, and to deduct them from the rent, thereby avoiding any double charge upon such as are willing to qualify themselves for the enjoyment of the franchise. Such a course, re torts the leader of the Opposition, is illogical and inconvenient, besides entailing on com pound householders much loss of time, trouble, and unavoidable expense. It is also urged that, as the condition of this class of occupiers is to 'a great extent dependent on the action of parochial authorities, the net result would be to make the members of the electoral body depend. on causos.the operation of which should be counteracted in any measure for amending the representation, of the people. If a compound householder can obtain the franchise by making a special arrangement for the payment of rates, it is obvious that Parliamentary agents will be exposed to the temptation of making the arrangement for him, and paying his rates, in the not uncertain hope of receiving in exchange the benefit of the franchise with which he has been so generously endowed. It is impossible, however, to avoid feeling that when the committee proceed to a division it will be on a false issue. The question will really be, not whether compound householders shall enjoy the franchise without the payment of rates, but whether the present bill is one which it is ex pedient to proceed with any further. By E. H. LAMONT, Esq "This handsome, Well illustrated book is .full or Interest, party owing to t , e n:any strange sight.; an i scenes t'o• author saw, and not - a little to his vivae:o.ls style and eleve' descriptions."—tgar. • Hurst and Blukett, 13, Great MarlborAigh-street. 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Post-office Orders to be wade payable to Jolla White, Post 040e, rlooadilly. InstituVon of Naval Architects. The annual congress of this institution com menced its sittings for the present year yesterday morning at the Society of Arts—the President, Sir John Pakington, in the chair. The proceedings commenced with the reading of the report of the. council, which did not give a flourishing account of the financial position of the institution, though measures were said to have been adopted to increase the income and reduce the ex penditure. It was stated that notice had been given that it was intended to raise the rent of the rooms now occupied by the institution, and that in con sequence it had been proposed to apply to the Go vernment to grant rooms for conducting their busi- Deis in future years. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON then delivered his opening address. He observed that though the report of the council expressed some regret at the financial posi tion of the institution, yet as regarded its successful and prosperous action there was ground for con gratulation, and he hoped the financial prosp9rity would soon be restored. With regard to that part of the report alluding to the leaving of their present offices in Adelphi-terrace, and the expectation that rooms would be granted by the Government for their reception, he regretted he could not give much satisfaction. A communication had been received to the effect that there were no rooms at present applicable for the purpose. Sir John Pakington then alluded to the question whether the Institution of Naval Architects had not a claim on the Admi ralty for an auntril grant, as was at present given to the United Service Institution, and he thought that it had a very fair claim for such assistance, considering the impt,rtatte,l.of . the objects.it-had_in view and the services it had rendered. At.. the meeting last year the catastrophe of the ship London, in the Bty of Biscay, and the wrecks of other passenger ships about the same period, had called especial attention to the subject of the safety of passenger ships, and a recommenda tion was then made that the question should be taken under the consideration of the council. The council had consequently deliberated on the matter at 14 meetings, and had agreed to a report, which would be read to the meeting. One of the points under consideration was, whether some amendment was not required in the law regarding passenger ships, and a deputation from the council had within the last few days had an interview with the Presi dent of the Board of Trade on the subject. He thought there was little doubt the question would be taken into consideration by the Government, with a view to the amendment of the law, and it was pro bable a royal commission would be appointed to de termine the nature of the amendments in the law required. Sir J. Pakington then noticed the pro gress that had been made in the school of naval architecture, observing that the greater number of private pupils were foreigners. He regretted that the native private pupils were not greater, but there was a large number of Government pupils, so that there was every prospect of having a considerable supply of competent men for the command of ships. At the last meeting of the institution one of the questions that gave rise to much discussion was the comparative merits of turret ships and the broadside system. Th a t question was now on the point of being practically determined by the. ships Monarch and Captain, the former constructed by Mr. Reed, and the latter by Captain Coles, who had received carte blanche to carry out the system in his experi mental turret-ship the Captain. In conclusion, Sir Joh - a congratulated the members of the institution on the progress they had made, and the benefits their exertions had conferred on naval architecture, and expressed cmfidence in their future prosperity. The special report of the council on the safety of passenger shipswas then read. Itcontained 15 con elusions, of which the following were essential points. In the first place, it was affirmed that no general rule can be safely Lid down for regulating the proportions of length and depth to the breadth of a ship, end a great variety of proportions of length and depth to breadth may be. safely adopted, and the ship made sound and seaworthy, by judicious form, construction, and lading ; that the construction load water line of every ship and her scale of displacement from light to load waterline, should be appended to every design of a ship, showing the extreme draught to which she should be laden, and measures should be taken to insure that this information be recorded on the ship's papers ; that there is a minimum height of freeboard which cannot be safely reduced in sea going ships of ordinary fitment, and it is desirable to fix this minimum height; that it would add much to the strength and security of steamships if trans verse and longitudinal bulkheads, coal.bunkers, iron lower decks, and screw alley were all so connected with the hull of the ship and with each other as to form independent cellular compartments, water tight, and having all their communications with the decks and each other by water tight doors worked from the deck; that double bottoms are to bo, regarded as a great element, both of safety and strength, in the structure bf a large iron ship ; that it is very desiral le that sufficient ventilation should always be provided in passenger ships to admit of closing all side scuttles and battening down, or otherwi enc!osing all hatches iu bad weather ; that in regard to hatchways and openings i n the ;leek it is desirable to carry the beams of the ship t all steam interruption wherever practicable; barrelledtha hand vessels, if of iron, should have a bra-s i acros them without after ones—the former to hale , pump to every compartment ex! oplt tsliueiefeenevoaerk,l,aioldr ' co t n h n e e r c e ta s 'o h n o s u t ld o t b h e a p t, at a e s n a t psunbuslptistt.;ltae,finorg these d e p e p a u d i e n i p i t s of m t this extent. 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GENTLEMEN,--• THE death of Mr. Hatibury has deprived you of the services of a highly-esteemed Representative in the House of Commons. For the vacancy thus sadly and unexpectedly occasioned I venture to offer myself as a Candidate. There are many among you, I flatter myself, to whoa my name is not unknown as a zealous supporter of the Liberal cause, and at thisimportant crisis I hold it essen tial that any candidate presuming to ask for the suffrages of such an important and thoroughly Liberal constituency as that of Middlesex should be able to give trustworthy assurances of his devotion to the principles which they have at heart. Should you do me the honour to return me to Parlia ment it would be my first duty to to-operate with those who desire to effect the passage of an.houest and straight forward measure of Reform—such a measure as would prove to the large body of artisans and working men, whom I hold to be entitled to the franchise, that the House of Commons is not afraid of the people, nor averse to the free extension of political privileges, nor disposed to deny to the intelligent operatives a share in the government of the country, to whose burdens they are called upon to contri bute. If the Reform Bill prop o s ed b y the Tory Ministry be not capable of adaptation to such an end, I should not hesitate to give my adherence to any course which may seem the most calculated to attain the desired object. Respect to the memory of your late Representative will not allow me for the next few days to take any further steps to bring myself before the Electors, but 1 shall take the earliest possible opportunity of meeting you in public and giving you a detailed, and I trust satisfactory, account of my views upon all the important political topics of the . day. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your very obedient servant, HENRY D. LAI3OUCHERE. 23, James-street, Buckingham-gate, S.W., March 2D, 1867. MIDDLESEX ELECTION. - CENTRAL lI COMMITTEE for PROMOTING the ELEC TION of Mr. LABOITCHERE. Chairman—PASCUE GRENFELL, Esq. - , Berkelu. M. P. P. Brand, tht H. B. \V.; M.P. Buxton, Charles, E-q., M.P. Chambers, Montagu, Eq., g.c., M.P. Chambers, Thomas, Esq., M.P. Clay, James, Esq., M.P. Cogan, the Right Hon. W. 11. F., M.P. Edwards, Charles, Esq., M.P. Eykyn, Roger, Esq., M.P. Forster, \V. E., Esq 2 M.P. Gibson, the Right hon. T. 1.1., M.P. Goscben, the Right Hon. G. J., M.P. Greufell, H. R., Esq., M.P. Gridley, G. H., Esq., M.P. Grosvenor, Captain the lion. R. W., M.P. Hayter, Captain A. D., M.P. Hodgson, Kirkman D., Esq., M.P. Hogarth, J. R., Esq. ,Hugessen, E. H. Knatchbull, Esq., M.P. Hughes, Thomas, Esq.. M.P. Kinnaird, Hon. A. F., M.P. Lawrence, Alderman W., M.P. Leeman, George, Esq., M.P. Lefevre, George J. S. Esq., M.P. Lewis, Harvey, Esq., Locke, John, Esq., M.P. Lusk, Alderman Andrew, M.P. Marjoribanks, Sir D. C., Bart., M.P. Neate, Charles, Esq., M.P. O'Donoghue, The, M.P. O'Beirne, J. L., Esq., M.P. O'Brien, Sir P., Bart., M.P. Osborne, R. Bernal, Esq., M.P. Potter, Edmund, Esq., F.It.S., M.P. Rothschild, Baron Lionel N. de, M.P. Stansfeld, James, Esq., M.P. Torrens, W. T. M'C., Esq., M.P. Trevelyan, G. 0., Esq., M.P. White, James, Esq., M.P. Breton, P. 11. Le, Esq. Brewer, W., Esq., M.D. Bruce, A. S., Esq. Busk, E. T., Esq., J.P. Clarke, Joseph, Esq. Churchill, Lord Alfred . Delapryme, Charles, Esq. Davenport, George, Esq. Edwards, Henry, Esq., J.P. Freeman, R., Esq. Elodrich, F., Esq. Gardiner, W., Esq. Griffith, Wm., Esq., M.D. • Humphreys, John, Esq., Coroner Jenkins Henry, Esq. Lubbock, Sir John, Bart. Newton, Wm., Esq. Monson, the Hon. E. J. Michael, W. H., Esq. Porter, Colonel Pignet, Charles, Esq. Richards, J. G., Esq. Rough, Robert., Esq. Snell, Charles, Esq. Walden, W., Esq. Walker, W., Esq. Weguelin, Christopher, Esq. Wilkins, John, Esq. Werrott, Charles, Esq. Westerton, Charles, Esq. Younger, Henry J., Esq. ITHOMAS GILBERT, Jun., Secretary. Committee Room, 66, Charing-cross, S.W. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. TIMES.—It will probably occur to many persons to contrast the proceedings in the two analogous cases of Russian America and Luxemburg. The Emperor of Russia, without troubling himself about anybody's opinions on the subject, has sold to the United States a piece of territory conterminous with our own, and so placed an ambitious and en croaching neighbour on our very borders. The country thus transferred overlaps British America exactly as the Duchy of Luxemburg overlaps Bel gium, and the proceeding might beyond question be viewed as menacing more or less remotely the security or independence of our possessions. In fact, the in stincts of the British public actually took alarm at the first intelligence of the transaction, but the agitation quickly subsided, and the news which we yesterday published of the final ratification of the bargain was received with something very like un concern. In the case of Luxemburg, however, the people, who may be said to represent our own part in the transaction, have protested so vehe mently as to interrupt or prevent the proceedin g . The Germans say that their powerful neighbour and possible enemy shall not acquire this position of advantage to their prejudice, and though they can not very well impeach the title of the vendor, or his right to part with his property if he pleases, they overrule all such considerations in favour of their own interests, and say that the sale shall not take place. A generation or'two ago we should prob ably have held the same language respecting Rus sian America ; but the two cases, though nearly parallel, are distinguished by some important dif ferences. In the first place, an element in the question of the Luxemburg is wholly wanting in that of Russian America. There are inhabitants of the country to be consulted. Luxemburg has a population of 200,000 souls, well entitled to a voice in the determination of their own destinies. Rus sian America has no such population. All the settlers in the country could be carried away in a single steamer, the rest of the inhabitants being ,/; , -rcX ) injection pipes if the engines have condensers. In large vessels the donkey en gines should have a sepa rate boiler high above the water line, and communi cation with the main boilers. All vessels should have a set of bilge pipes connecting every hold, and the en gine compartments with these pumps. As a security- against fire. that there should be pumps on the upper deck, fitted as force pump; and provided with a sufficient length of hose to reach either extremity of the vessel, and also provided with suction hose or pipes from the sea ; and that the stowage of a shit:, whether clone by contract or not, should be dens tinder ins[ection of the e:.ptain of the ship, and should be conducted under hi :own orders only.; and he alone should be held rc +ponsib!e for the good stowage of his ship. In Mimi to the fors•going re.:ounnendations the coo aril recorded rarions suz gestions which they cone 13 !red deserving of codsi deration ; one of which vtrns that all communication with the Sea should be ' ally exposed to viegx. . , Mr. Winn A M beggo L. .to state that many member% of the profession di 1 ',tot agree with the sug:esti' i na of the roport, and IJ3 said that he hinisAf was op pose:l to almost every one. Mr. SCOTT RUSSELL explained that the council did nbt intend that any action should be taken on those suggestions without further consideration, and ono of the main objects of the propo3ed royal com mission would be to consider the soundness of those suggestions. After a few remarks from Mr. Reed and Mr. Grantham, the report was adopted. Sir J. PAKINGTON said he regretted that his offi cial duties would prevent him from remaining all -101 get, as . he resigned the chair to Mr. Lloyd. The reading of papers then commenced. The first was " A. description of some tug-steenners for..: - -=• - the Godavery river" , by Mr. J. R. Napier, - who" I had constructed them so as to draw only six inches of water., Mr. REED and Mr. SCOTT RUSSELL complimented Mr. Napier on his achievement, and the latter ob, served that it was the first time an iron awning had been applied to give lightness and strength do a boat. Mr. N. BARNABY then read a paper " On the stowage of merchant ships," in reference to a pas sage on the special report of the council. lie ex plained at some length the scientific principles on which a ship's load ought to be placed, and said that the behaviour of a merchant ship at sea depended more on the stowage of the cargo than on the con struction of the ship. He contended that rules should be given to the captain and to the packer as to the way in which the cargo should be stowed.. Mr. WiGRAM observed that the chief difficulty arose from the manner in which the cargo came in to be loaded, a quantity of heavy goods being sent to be shipped at the last. An animated discussion ensued, in which Mr. Scott Russell, Mr. Grantham, Sir E. Belcher, Mr. Weston, and other gentlemen took part. A paper " On the proper form of ships," was then read by Mr. J. BOURNE. Mr. J. REED read a paper " On certain cases of weakness in iron ships" and pointed out several in stances of the erroneous application of mechanical principles in the construction. A paper contributed by M. FLACHAT, " On the depth of ships," was next read. Admiral ELLIOT read a paper " On the specialite of ships of war ; or, the navy of the past, the pre sent, and the future," in which he contended that the attempts to combine the qualities of all classes in iron• plated ships were not likely to be practically successful, and that it is desirable to maintain in the service the different classes of ships that were found serviceable in former naval warfare. The four foregoing papers were discussed together, Mr Scott Russell, Mr. Wigram, Mr. Reed, Sir E. Belcher, and Mr. Dudgeon taking part in the dis cussion. The meeting then adjourned at half-past four. THE EVENING MEETING. The proceedings were resumed at seven o'clock— Sir E. Belcher in the chair. Mr. M'GREGOR read a paper on " Some inven tions for marine populsion reinvented," in which he noticed a great number of useless inventions for the • Propultion ofzbiks.j4zll,l49hject 1.000 patents had been obtalug44A4Nate-ProPrLion of which patents were for*pliostd inventions the imprac tica.bility of which had been proved again and again. Ile expressed regret that so much ingenuity and labour should have been thrown away, and he said that application at the Patent-office would have quickly dispelled such illusions. In the discussion of the paper, Sir E. BELCHER stated from his own experience that investigations at the patent office were far from being so quickly made as assumed by Mr.'X'Gregor. Other gentlemen complained of the difficulty of pro curing information respecting the nature of previous inventions at the Patent-office, and urged the neces sity of an improved mode of reference. Three papers of a technical character on the "slip" of screw propellers were then read, and the discussiOfl on them was taken together. The titles of the papers were—." Some remarks on appare . nt neg ative slip," by Mr. W. J. " Apparent negative sli p in screw p , Macquororoperillletrasn,k, tbny; Mr. W. Fronde ; and " Relations of the screwthe dis to its reserve c nrrents," by Mr. A. Rigg, jun. In cu ssion Mr. Reed, Mr. Scott Russell, Mr. Napier, Mr. Galloway, Sir E. Belcher, Mr. Bourne, Mr. Grantham, and other gentlemen took part. One of the points on which 'difference of opinion was expressed was whether any advantage is gained by placing the screw as far as practically possible from the stern post, that plan having been recommended by Mr. Froude. The general opinion appeared to be that there is less vibration and greater speed in that arrangement. Sir E. Belcher, however, men tioned a serious accident to the ship Phoenix in con sequence of the screw-shaft having been elongated. Mr. REED then read a paper " On trials of steam ships on the measured mile." lie observed that trials on the measured mile had often been condemned as liable to error and to be rendered fallacious by various means of "jockeying." He contended, however, that for the primary objects for which the measured mile was instituted, viz., to test the maximum a mount of steam-power, to try the utmost speed of the ship under conditions by which it may be compared with other ships, to ascertain the efficiency of different • forms of propellers, and the speed of the same ship at different times ; for these purposes the trial on the measured mile when fairly, conducted was superior to trials for several hours on the open sea. He admitted that on many occasions fallacious re sults had been obtained by jockeying, but no such tricks could be practised on her Majesty's ships, for all the officers engaged in the trials were impartial, aud had no object to serve in makine• the ships appear to have greater or less speed thatithey really possessed. In a short discussion on the paper, Mr. Galloway, Mr. Scott Russell, and Sir E. Belcher took part. Another paper " On the impact of water against a ship and on its direction and pressure," by Mr. W. E. Soccombe' was read, and the meet in g then adjourned until this day. Her Majesty's screw troopshipliaegera, Comman der J. Simpson, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday morning from Malta and Gibraltar, having called in at Plymouth Sound on her way up Channel, and LindeLtnded theriturldi..liNi:eitau‘ii:rre:tiltbsive.alli)desn ny w earned Il;'irlouuddebede,Rraa\fneirdeorn.s,lejett,hn Her freight list oa a rrival at Spithead comprised Lieut. Ifon. 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