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EYRE PROSECUTION COMMENCED. PROSECUTION of Mr. EYRE, late Governor of Jamaica.—The Committee of the Eyre Defe: cc and Aid Fund beg to call the attention of the public to the ets: The Jamaica Committee are preparing an indictment ar , ainst Mr. Eyre for murder. Four actions have been actually commenced against Mr. Eyre and Colonel Nelsen for alleged illegal arrest and false imprisonment. The Attorneys of the Jamaica Committee are also the At torneys for the Plaintiffs, and one of such Attorneys is a Ai ember of the Execut.ve Committee of the Jamaica Com mittee. It is earnestly requested that subscriptions may at once be paid to tiie credit of " The Eyre Defence and Aid Fund " with the United Service Company ;Limited', Bankers and Amy nd \a:y Agents, 9, Waterloo-place, Loudon ; or Mt .. - srs smith, Payue, and Smith. 1. Lombard ttr, et. 1...0 411 communications to b ad]r•_seed to the Hon. Secretary, 9, Waterloo-place, Patl-malt. HAMILTON HUME, Hon. Sec. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. 6,1 e e.oee and Man iger, Mr. F. B Chatterton. THIS .EVENING, Colm.n's Comedy of JOHN BULL. Mr. Phelps; Messrs 'l'. Sxinbourne, E. Phelps, Barrett; .lltenclames .ifermanr. Vezin, Ivab I Adams, H. Vaodenhoff. To conclude w.th the Pantomime. entitled NUMBER Nit' ; or „Harlequin and the Gnome-King of the Giant 31 untain. Commence at a Qu rter to Seven. sHEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, ole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Bucks,ene, 10-NIGHT, A LESSON FuR LIFE. Messrs. Fothern, Chius..enciale, Compton, Howe, Kendal, Gordoa. Rogers, Braid- Clarice, Vincent, ,tic: ; Mesdames Chippendale, Moore, Wrigh t , Sre. Attei' which, THE SERIOUS FAMILY. Messrs. Buck. stone, It .)we, k'arren, Vincent, &c. ; Mesdames liulaPenciale, Mo re, Bnrke, Hill, Sidney, Sre. Commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Feebler. EVElii /NG. ROUGE EL' NOIR. Maurice D'Arbel a Gambler), Mr. Pechter ; Messrs. Emery, Evans, Moreland, Lieitzpatrica. Dalton. Reynolds, Lom s, Diewbouna, Andrews, Anderson, Vivian, Bennett. and Edward Price; Miss Hen rade, Mrs. Leigh Murray, Miss Grattan, and Miss Carlotta Leclercq. Preceded by THE TWO POLTS. Mr. H. Widdicomb. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining*. T IS EVENING, DELICATE GROUND. Alr. Vining, Mr. J. G. Shore, an I Mis 4 Katherine Rodgers. Followed by. at ti o'clock, THE STREE l'S OF LONDON. Airs H. Marston, Milli ,ktontagu. Miss Katherine Rodgers ; Mess, s. F. Villiers, J. G. Shore, Calhaem, H. Forrester, at.d Mr. Vining as Badger. ROYAL . OLYMPIC THEATRE. New Management. hole Lessee, Mr. B. Webster ; Manager, Mr. U. Vt igan. T ; ;IS: EVLINING, LONDOS ASzUItANCE. Messrs. G. Vincent, Addison, D. Murray, and Mr. Charles Mathews; Jklesdames E. 'lta -, en, Milly Palmer, and Charles MatheWS. Atter whi,h, Itc,MANTIC 'LDEA. Messrs. G. Vincent, Addison, 1,. Murray, and Charles Mathews; Mesdames E. Faire, and Charles Mathews. Doors open at halt-past Six commence at Seven. lOLBORN THEATRE ROY A L. Sole fooprietor and Manager, Mr. z-efton Parry. TILLS EVENING, a new Farce, MY TUILN NEXT. Mr. Belmore, Miss Foote, *ass Lennox. After which, Boucicault's drama of FLYING SCUD. Xessrs. Neville, Delmore, Blake, Garden, Vollaire ; Mesdames F. Josephs, C. Saunders, B. Foote, Raymond. HEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, Jan. 3 at Seven, A SISTER'S PE.NANJE. Miss state Terry, Miss Hughes, Miss Emily Pia; Messrs. H. Vezin, Billington, Ashley, Eburne, Romer, a,d Stephenson. To conclude with the New Grand Burlesque of T LIE MOUNTAIN DHU; or, THE KNIGHT, THE LADY, AN D 11IE LAKE. Messrs, J. L. T ole. PAul Bedtord, Ashley, tt. Romer, and C. J. Smith ; Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss Furtado, Miss Hughes, Miss Emily Pitt, (to. Ito YAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. TIIIS EVENING, NEIGHBOURS. 3:esers. 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Lists of Prices with rules for Self -measurement and Fashion Sheet, with Patterns and "History of Loudon," gratis and post free. TIIE STRIKE OF FLANNEL WEAVERS. —Some 2,000 operatives engaged in the flannel manufacture at Milnrow, near Rochdale, went out on strike about a month ago fcr an increase iu wages of id. in the is. and other advantages. ~'ss they still persist in -their strike, the flannel manufac turers of the entire Rochdale district on Tuesday declared that unless the Milnrow men resumed work the next morning, united action—in other words, a general lock out should take place. The amount of distress this step breatena can hardly be estimated. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. rHis DAY.—Morning, 10h. 50m.—Afternoon, 11h. 25m "ra-Mosnow.-111@rning, h. m.—Afternoon, 12h. 2m ":4 1 .3 Tr , o • LONDON, THURSDAY, JAN. 31, 1867. Mr. BRIGHT seems determined to get as many testimonials as he can before the opening of Parlia ment. The course he is pursuing is a very strange one, and would really be more consistent with the acts of one who was new to public life, and who started in an untried capacity, than for one who has born the brunt of a long political career. Be it as it may, it is certain that many will read Mr. BRIGHT'S vindication of himself, however vehement or violent he may be in his language or exaggerated in his statement. The object of the meeting last night was to present an address to Mr. BRIGHT, testify ing the respect and admiration his fellow-towas men entertained for his public and private character. After the ceremony was over the hon. member for Birmingham indulged in one of his well-known diatribes against all who differed from him. In some respects a change has come over the style of Mr. BRIGHT'S discourses of late ; he seems more anxious to recall the past than to dwell upon the present, and to anticipate the future. He com menced by thanking them for the great honour done to him, but soon plunged in media., res as he got upon the exciting topic of his wrongs and injuries. A particular party has assailed him; the word has gone as from head-quarters, "that all the miserable writers and speakers of the miserable and hateful faction should endeavour in the interval between thesession of 1866 and the session of 1867 to defame him as much as possible in the hope of injuring in some degree his influence in favour of the great question of ex tension of the franchise." How ridiculous such an assertion is, and how utterly unworthy of a man in Mr. BRIGHT'S position. The inconsistency of his conduct is quite annoying ; here he is, week after week, and month after month, rushing over the country, and upon platform after platform de nouncing, assailing, and reviling all who presume to differ from him ; and yet he presumes to turn round and declare that he is the ill-used and injured party. The few remarks that have been made upon his acts and proceedings have driven him nearly to frenzy, if we are to take his words au pied de la lettre; but perhaps the real secret is that he is glad of a pretext for uttering damaging remarks against his opponents. Mr. BRIGHT has mentally reviewed the quarter of a century during which he has been before the public, and has come to the conclusion that it is strange that political acts should be so scanned and scrutinised, and political leaders exposed to so many depreciating remarks. For months and years Mr. BRIGHT has been pursued with the "rancorous spirit unfortunately introduced into political controversy, and it has assailed him with unrelenting animosity." All we can say is that if such a spirit has got abroad among our public men, no one has been more sedulous in propagating it thau he who now comes forward as its victim. He has done a great deal of harm in this respect, for be has used his great influence in the wrong direc tion, and made enemies of those who need not hare been so but for his incessant and unjust at tacks. We suspect the cause of Mr. BRIGHT'S sudden and violent hatred t.) the present House of Commons lies in the fact that he has lost his influence there, and some of its most notable members have called him t, account for the strange and unusual course he has pursued in the provinces. There he has decided that its doom is sealed, and there is no hope for it ; it is doubtful, even, if it contains a single righteous man except himself. Mr. BRIGHT is a perfect weathercock ; one day he reviles the newspapers, and the next he turns round and abuses the Tory party for deny ing the people food for their minds. It requires persons to be well-informed in political matters before they can safely read or hear the re marks of this great agitator.. He leaves out so much, he implies so much, and he insinuates so much, that it is quite possible to arrive at a totally different conclusion from that which is the correct one if we take his words for our guides and land marks. Thus he declares that the House of Lords, led by Lord DERBY, resisted the repeal of the paper duty, totally ignoring the reason why they did so was that the income-tax was so oppressive, but this is a sample of the fair play and veracity of the man who has pursued so straightforward a course for years past. Mr. BRIGHT is fund of poetical quotations, but he cer tainly could not adopt the language of him who wrote— " Vain was the man, and false as vain, Who said were ho ordained to run His long career of life again, He would do all that he had done." He sees nothing he has done respecting public matters to reproach himself with, and now when he asks a reasonable thing, that the millions of his countrymen may be heard in the Commons of Eng land, when he says that " it would be a good thing for the United Kingdom, and good for freedom every where, that they should now seize the sceptre that has for the last two hundred years been wielded by a class. When I say this lam subjected not only to opposition—for that I can understand—but to an opposition conducted with a falsehood and a malice which know no scruple, and which, if I were not supported by the honest sympathies of millions of my fellow-countrymen, might overwhelm me." We object to this mixing up of political and private matters ; but it seems to be the object of Mr. BRIGHT'S present policy to do so with all his might and main. 'The present House of Commons, he declares, (i i s quite useless to effect any good whatever, and it cannot pass any suitable measures to i m _ improve itself." I say " that there is only one power which can do anything in these matters, and that power is the people." How can he call such language consistent with his oft-repeated declara- Lion that he is no friend to violence, and that he never utters a word that can be construed into wishing to create disturbances and violent changes ? He considers that a reform bill is rendered inevit able by the " loud gathering and unanimous cry of a great people," but he had better take care or else he will find that he has retarded the progress of the very measure he professes to forward. By agitating and capti vating the minds of the ignorant, and inciting the violent to rash acts he will collect against him all who value peace and security more than any changes however goodiu themselves, if not accompanied with safety. We see no good to be gained by these con stant speeches of Mr. BRIGHT, and on the contrary they are productive of evil in a great measure, be cause he cannot keep himself within bounds, but must rush ou to extremes on whatever topic he discusses. According to the intelligence transmitted from New York through the Atlantic Cable, bearing date last evening and the evening before, the PRE SIDENT still maintains his resolute attitude. The news of January 29 tells us that President JOIIN SON has vetoed the second bill for the admission ei Colorado to representation in Congress as a State of the Un ion. The news of January 30 supple ments this intelligence with the information that the PRESIL , ENT has vetoed the bill proposing the admission a Nebraska as a State. So that this latest movemb.nt of the Radicals has, as usual, re ceived a check from the firmness of the PRE- SIDENT, and his determination to uphold the Constitution. The object of the Radical party in endeavouring to admit these States is, of course, transparent. They wish to increase the strength of their party in Congress by the ad mission of four new members ; and they will very likely find several more new States waiting for ad mission. Already Montana is talked about, and if Messrs. 51:31.R and STEVENS are to have their way, the geographical limits of the United States are likely to be as elastic as their political constitu tion. The Radicals scarcely trouble themselves to conceal their objects ; indeed, their manoeuvres are so self-evident that the attempt to do so would be futile. Colorado and Nebraska have, no doubt, like the other thinly-peopled States of the New World, a great future before them. Their natural resources are great, their powers of production as yet untried, the capacities of their soil undeveloped, but to admit them to an immediate equality with the older states, with their millions of inhabitants, is an act of political extra vagance only possible under existing circumstances. Neither Colorado nor Nebraska have as yet inhabi tants enough to entitle them to send two members according to constitutional provisions ; but such considerations, as we have seen, have no weight with the Radicalleaders. They have made it con ditional on theadmission of the territory of Nebraska as a State that it shall adopt a constitution removing all political inequalities on account of colour. This is quite an illegal and unconstitutional provision, which Congress, under existing circumstances, has neither right nor rower to make, but it sufficiently shows the sort of measures which are expected from the new States. These two significant movements, however, have been, as might have been antici pated, opposed by the PRESIDENT. Indeed, no one could reasonably sanction the admission of these newly constituted territories, while he permitted the exclusion of the old states of the South. The Radicals pull down with one hand, while they build up with the other. They do not attempt to conceal the rancour and vehemence of their feelings towards the South. The whole of the Republicans are not of course animated by the sre bitter and intolerant spirit, but they are dragged along by their leaders, who are in some instances inspired, it is said, by sentiments of personal vindictiveness. The state of American parties is such that moderate men are afraid to leave the ranks of either side for fear of being forced into the other, denounced as traitors, and rejected by their consti tuents. There is no middle ground between parties such as we have in England, and a thorough inde pendent politician, untrammelled by the fetters of party, is unknown. The consequence is that the country loses the good effect which might be produced by such men, and the whole system of legislation is committed to violent extremes. A specimen of this was given the other day, when a moderate Republican, Mr. HALE, inter rupted a disgraceful attack made by Mr. LOAN, a Missouri Radical, upon President JOHNSON. Mr. LOAN plainly declared that Mr. JOHNSON was in the plot for the assassination of his predecersor. " The assassin's bullet, wielded and directed by rebel hands, and paid for by rebel gold, made ANDREW JOHNSON President of the United States, The price which he was to pay for the promotion was treachery to the republic, and fidelity to the party of treason and rebellion." This language was interrupted by Mr. HALE, who demanded proof of such assertions. The speaker, however, interfered, saying that, pending a charge of impeach ment, members might, upon their own responsibility, make charges of any sort. A somewhat novel in terpretation of constitutional law ! The PRESIDENT, however, is not to be moved by threats or menaces of any kind. He keeps firm to the original doctrines of the constitution, and his Cabinet cannot support him. By his resolution, although he override the extravagant action of the Radicals, he puts a powerful check upon their proceedings, and they are chafing under the irritation. The execu tive, though theoretically powerless, can practically effect a great deal ; and of this the. Radicals are be e miing sensible. Consequently they find them selves compelled to hurry on the impeachment movement from which so many of their members shrink. It is very probable that, should they pro ceed to such an extremity, it will be their own death-warrant, because the effect on the finances of the country will be so serious that the tide of public feeling will be turned against the agitators. The ides of March, 1867, will be all important to America. CORRESPONDENCE FROR PARIS. (FROII OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Part's, Wednesday Evening. The Aroniteur announces, upon the authority of the Venice Gazette; that the Italian Government, de sirous to give due consideration to the administra tive reforms to be introduced into the kingdom, and at the same time to respond to the desires of the Venetian Deputies, has Iresolved not to make any sudden change in the peculiar legislation by which the Venetian provinces were governed previous to their annexation to the Italian monarchy, and by which they are ruled at the present time. Count Tecchis di Bayo has received from his Government and presented to Prince Charles of Roumania the letters of King Victor Emmanuel, which accredit him as the Representative of Italy to the Government of his Highness. The Chamber of Deputies of Darmstadt has unanimously adopted the treaty of peace concluded with Prussia. Two deputies, Messrs. George and Bamberger, advocates of Prussian policy, proposed the following amendment :—" The Chamber, while approving of the treaty, at the same time expresses a hope that the Government will make every effort to include in the Confederation of the North those portions of the Grand Duchy which are now ex cluded from it." The minister, M. Dalwigk, although expressing his great desire to be united to Prussia, opposed the union on the ground that it cou:d not be offecteel without imposing onerous burthens upon the country. At the suggestion of the minister, the Chamber agreed to an amend ment of M. Dumont, to the effect that it would not be expedient to discuss the amendment of Messrs. George and Bamberger until the Chamber was in possession of the act constituting the Con federation of the North. The Gazette de la Croix, iu commenting upon the speech of M. Bismark relative to the commerce on the Prusso-Russian frontier, says that he had no intention to display any hostile feeling towards Russia. It adds, what it says M. Bismark did not like to say in the face of the Polish deputies, mem bers of the Chamber, that the insurrectionary attempts of the Polish Committees residing in foreign countries formed the principal cause of the obstacles which the Russian Government opposed to commercial transactions upon the Prussian 'rontier. A letter from Naples, dated Jan. 21, says:— " General Pallevicini, who was specially charged to put down the brigandage in the province of Salermo, Iris destroyed the bands of Cerini and de Parva, who were in the arrondissement of the Campagna. After having driven them from the latter locality, he attacked them at Murro Lucans and Voltnrava. Seventeen brigands and their chief were killed in the latter encounter. There now only remain a few brigands who are scattered about, and they will soon be destroyed. Some additional particulars have been received at Naples respecting the earthquake which took place at Messina on the evening of the 19th of January. This phenomenon, although of common occurrence in Sicily and particularly Messina, which is nearest to the three volcanoes, Etna, Stromboli, and the Volcano is particularly remarkable from the con nection it seems to have with those which at the beginning of the month took place in the hamlets and villages at the foot of the Atlas in Algeria. The shock, the progress of which was from south to north, and lasted about 15 seconds, caused great consternation in the town. Many of the inhabitants left their homy in terror, and tojk ref ug..l in the streets. No great damage, however, was done to the ' town. The earthquake touk place when the weather wes fine. The thermometer was at 12 deg. Reaumur. The sea was calm, although a siroco had been blow ing for two days. There were signs, however, of another approaching tempest, which broke forth, and occasioned some frightful disasters at sea. The month of January has been very fatal to navigation. Between the 15th and 16th more than 30 vessels were much damaged, and some were sunk. Many sailors perished. During this tempest the French steamer La Seine was sunk in the roads of Branceleone, on the coast of Calabria, where.it was wrecked upon the same point in 1865, but was recovered and repaired by a company at Marseilles. The wreck in 1865 was caused from the want of a lighthouse on the coast of Branceleone. A light house, however, is now in coarse of construction there. The shooting season will close in the department of the Seine on the 11th of February, after which it will be illegal to sell any game whatever. The season will also finish in the other departments within a day or two of that period. Mr. Gladstone is still in Paris and had the honour of dining with the Emperor and Empress, at the Tuileries, on Monday. According to report, which, however, I am not able to authenticate, the following will be the prin cipal points of tne proposed new law upon the Press. Persons wishing to establish a newspaper in Paris must first send a declaration of their desire to the Minister of the Interior. In the provinces, the declaration must be sent to the Prefect of the department in which the town where the news paper is to be published is situated. The managers printers, and writers, are to share the responsibility. The newspaper stamp duty is to be lowered but in Paris security must be given to the amont of £ 4 ,000 sterling. Writers will still be compelled to sign their words to their articles. The term of imprisonment for press offences is to be shortened. The tribunals may suspend or suppress the publication of a newspaper, after a certain num ber of condemnations and in certain exceptional cases. The French committee who recently sent a letter to the widow of Abraham Lincoln as a testimony of condolence, have re3eived a letter from that lady, wherein she states that "the medal which you were en trusted;to give to me has'been placed in my hands. I cannot express to you the emotion with which I receive this proof of the sentiments of so many of your countrymen. So great a testimony to the memory of my husband, given in honour of his ser vices in the cause of liberty, by those also upon another land, work for the same great cause, affects me deeply, and I beg you to accept for your selves and for those whom you represent my most grateful thanks.--I am, with profound respect, your obedient servant, " MARY LINCOLN. " To the Members of the Committee, Messrs. The weather continues warm, almost sultry, but it has been dull and rather rainy to-day. A circular railway for the left bank of the Seine is entirely finished, and in a few days it will be opened for g)o.ls and passenger traffic. The Journal des liebats contains the following from Rome, dated January 24 :--" Cardinal An tonelli is ill. He has the gout in his hands and feet. For several days past he has been unable to write his signature." A sailing match from New York to Cowes, which promises to be even more interesting than that between the Henrietta, Fleetwing, and Vesta, is to take place in a few days. The proprietors of the pilot boat No. 15 of New York, the B. Jones, offered to sail from . New York t o C owes for 50,000 dollars against any pilot boat or yacht in the world. The challenge has been accepted by the proprietors of the pilot boat No. 1, Hope. The B. Jones is a little boat of 100 tons, only half the tonnage of the New York Club boats. :TEE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 31, 1867. Equalisation cf Poor Rates. Last evening a conferenc3 of delegates of the members of vestries and boards of guardians of the meti•opolis was held at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill, to take into consideration the best means of pressing upon the Government the necessity for speedy legislation upon this subject. The chair was occupied by Mr. William Gilbert. The following parishes and unions had signified their approval of the equalisation of the metropolitan poor rates, and had promised to send delegates on this occa sion :—St. Saviour's, West London, East London, Lam beth, Chelsea, St. Mary, Newington; Fulham Union, St. George's, Southwark; St. Mary, Stratford; Bermondsey, Rotherhite, St. (Nave's, Southwark ; St. George's-in -the- East, Strand Union, Wandsworth Union—in all 15 a populati on o f 794 , 916 eparish es, rsons, and o r unions,containingX2,B4 ; B26 property Mr. F. H. FOWLER, one of the honorary secretaries, read the ninth annual report of the committee of the Metropolitan and County Association for the Equalisation of the Poor Rates, which detailed the progress already made, and ended by stating that Government would be urged to find a remedy for the alleged evils of the present system. The CHAIRMAN, in moN.ng the adoption of the report, observed that, although the bill which had been introduced into l'ailiam , nt by this association had failed, it had had the effect of directing attention to tho subject, and a com mittee had been appointed to inquire into it. The facts which had been disclosed were really startling; and he might mention, for instance, his own parish, that of Kensington• From that parish 58,000 poor persons had been ejected and were now living in the poor parishes of Chelsea and Ful ham. In St. Bartholomew's, Finsbury, the whole of the poor had been ejected by railway interests, and in St. Cle ment Dane a similar result would soon follow, owing to the building of the now law courts. The rental would be increased by about £500,000 a year, whilst the poor m ould be banished into Lambeth. In St. George's, Hanover square, with a rateable value of two millions, they had scarcely any rate, although had a working population of 60,000 servants. It was said that the richer districts, al though not paying much to the poor rate, made up the difference by the liberalityof their charitable contributions ; but what wer e th e f acts ? He had ascertained, that if , in stead of all th e recent donations for the relief of cho l era patients, th e money required had been raised by rate, a halfpen n y rate would h ave ro duced the whole sum, and .£5,000 o ver; a farthing p rate would have provided beds for 1,000 ch o l era patients. Although the meeting was but thinly attended h e was happy to say t h a t th e c ommitt ee had received l e tt ers acquiescing in the movement from persons representin g a m i ll i on o f t h e inhabitants of Lon don, and it S h ou l d be borne in mind that t h ey on ly com menced their p resent operations nine d ays ago . Mr. BLA CKFORD, chairman h • o f the Fulham Union, seconded the motion. Mr. CoutssoN, of St. George's, Southwark, and a member of the Board of Works, urged upon the meeting the great importance of equalising the poor rates, and reminded them that Mr. Villiers, when President of the Poor-law Board and Mr. Baines, his predecessor, had exp•eessed themselves in favour of the movement. “If," said Mr. Collinson, "it had not b een f or that abominable Reform Bill, which was always poking its nose in somewhere, a bill would have been introduced on the subject last session. (Laughter, and hear, hear.) Mr. GREEN (the shipbuilder) said that in the eastern parish where ho resided they were supporting not only the poor of their own parish, but all the poor people who had been brought thither through the ill effects of speculation and the operation of fictitious capital during the last few years. After some further discussion, in which Mr. Burlton, Mr. Bonham, Mr. R. E. Warwick, Mr. F. H. Fowler, and others bibk part, the report was adopted ; and Dr. STALLAItD moved the following resolution : — 4 ` That in the opinion of this meeting the time has now arrived when it is the duty of the Government to introduce a bill for the equalisation of thepoor rates within the metropoli tan district, and that a deputation do wait upon the Poor-, law Board in ordor to impress upon the Government the great importance of the measure." The motion was unanimously agreed to, and a resolution was passed authorising the addition of certain names to the committee. The meeting then separated. L A TEST INTELLIGENCF. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) OUTWARD INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRA- LIAN MAIL. MALTA, Jan. 30. The Pera, from Southampton on the 20th inst., arrived to-day at 3 a.m., and left at 11 a.m. for Alexandria. The Syria, from Marseilles, Jan. 28, arrived at 8 p.m. to-day, and will leave at 2 a.m. to-morrow for Alexandria. FRANCE. THE ATLANTIC YACHT RACE. PARIS, Jan. 31. Yesterday the Emperor gave an audience to Mr, Bennett, the owner of the American yacht lien. rietta. The Regatta Society of La Rochelle have pre sented a gold medal to Mr. Bennett, in commemo ration of the ocean yacht race, in which the Hen• rietta was victorious. BOURSE, Jan. 30, Three o'clock—The market has experienced but slight alteration from yester. day, and latest quotations are as follows : 41 per Cents 9B 85 Do. end month 3 per Cents. 69 05 Do. end month 69 05 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Credit Foncier — Do. end month 1492 50 RAIL' Bank Shares 3565 Italian Loan 54 75 Do. end month 54 65 Mexican Loan 2l 50 Do. Bonds 146 25 Spanish Threes - -- Home Debt — Deferred - 'AY& For Account. Orleans 906 25 Northern llB5 Lyons and Mediterranean 9ll 25 Southern 563 75 Western — Eastern Sardinian Austrian 393 '75 Lombard 932 50 North of Spain — Saragossa 133 75 Ditto to Barcelona — Roman. — Banquet to Lord Monck at Portsmouth. PORTSMOUTH, Wednesday Night. A complimentary banquet was given here this evening to the Governor-General of Canada, by Mr. Emanuel, the mayor. His lordship formerly represented the borough in conjunction with Sir F. Baring, and on his arrival yesterday with Lady Monck the bells rung him a hearty welcome. The banquet, which was of extreme elegance, was given at the King's Rooms, Southsea, and the company numbered about 300. Amongst them were—The Mayor and Mayoress, Viscount and Viscountess Monck, Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley, G.C.8., Col. Fane, M.P., the Hon. Thomas Ryan, Mr. Bonham- Carter, M.P., the Hon. Mr. M'Dougall, Sir John Simeon, Mr. Simmonds, M.P., the Hon. Mr. M'Donald, the Mayor and Mayoress of Southamp ton, the Mayor of Winchester, Admiral Sir George Mundy, C. 8., Captain Glyn, A.D.C., the Hon. Mr. Carteir, Col. Mould, Col. Jervoise, the Hon. Mr. Howland, Admiral Wellesley, Mr. W. H. Stone, M.P., Lord Bury, Capt. Herbert, Capt. Robinson, Capt. Molesworth, Capt. Burgoyne, R.N., &c. Lord Moscic, in returning thanks for his health, dwelt upon his old connexion with the borough, and referred to the history of the last ten years. With regard to the colonies, be said he could remember when it was proposed to allow the colonies to manage themielves. On two occasions he had been com pelled to throw himself on the loyalty of the Cana dians ; and the whole colony would have been ex pended in defence of British territory—though the quarrel was not theirs —if it had been required. REFORM MEETING AT MAIDSTONE. Last night, at 8 o'clock, a:numerously attended public meeting of the inhabitants of Maidstone was held at the Town-hall (by permission of the Mayor), to take into con sideration the question of Parliameut.ary Reform. The chair was occupied by Mr. Potter, the chairman of the'local Reform Association, who commenced the pro ceedings by reading letters from the two membas for the borough (Messrs. Leo and Whatman), apologising for un avoidable absence, and stating that it was well known they were strong supporters of a large extension of the fran chise and the vote by ballot. They thought it advisable to wait until it was ascertained what would be the policy of the present Ministry with regard to the Reform ques tion, and then to confer with their constituents on the subject. The chairman observed that the large attendance of the working classes proved that they felt a deep interest in the question of Beform, and that the men of Kent were determined to assist the agitation for the enfranchisement of those masses of the people who were now unjustly de prived of their political rights, and were to all intents and purposes political helots. He fully agreed with their great leader Mr. Bright that Lord Palmerston had been for many years the great obstacle in the way of Reform; but that was no longer the case, and it was the fault of the people themselves if a just settlement of the question was not soon effected. He did not believe they could expect anything in the shape of a fair and honest Reform Bill from the pre sent Ministry, as the old Tory spirit was still rampant ; but the people must show that they were determined to be deceived and cajoled upon the subject no longer. Mr. WELLS moved the first resolution—" That in the opinion of this meeting no Reform Bill will meet the re quirements of the people unless it includes registered man hood suffrage and the vote by ballot•" The most disgrace ful slanders had been cast upon the working classes by members of the House of Commons, some of whom claimed to belong to the Liberal party. The electron committees fully proved the fact that venality was by no means con fined to the working classes, for in some of the boroughs the cases of bribery were nearly all confined to the middle and upper classes of electors. It was a shame and dis grace to the nation that the working classes, who were especially interested in a state of peace and good order, and had, in fact, every stake in the well-being of the country, should be virtually unrepresented, whilst capital and broad acres had more than a fair share of representa tion in the House of Commons. The Rev. R. E. B. MACLELLAN (Unitarian), in seconding the resolution, observed that the same principle for which the Americans fought and severed their connection with England was still true, that taxation without representa tion is unjust and tyrannical. He had always been con vinced thlt every man who paid taxes should have a voice in the making of those laws which he was called upon to obey. Since the Reform Act of 1832 the working classes had vastly improved in point of education and intelligence, by moans especially of cheap literature—that mighty agency the cheap newspaper —and by the establishment of the penn y postage, which had induced thousands to learn to write, in older to be able to communicate with their friends. He maintained that the am 'mit of sound political knowledge amongst the working classes was equal, if not superior, to that of any other class. Was it the working classes that passed the infamous tax upon corn, to raise the rent-roll of the landlord at the expense of the people's bread ? No ! It was well known that this monstrous injustice was perpetrated by educated legisla tors, whom it took a long series of years to teach that they had all along been labouring under a delusion. Mr. Lowe might talk upon the venality of the working classes, but if some of them committed the sin of receiving bribes, what could be said of the base, wretched hypocrisy of those who tempted a poor man with money and then turned round and denounced the immorality of the class they had done their best to demoralise? After replying to various objections urged against manhood suffrage, the speaker called upon the middle classes to render their aid in sup port of the movement. The middle class obtained their present extent of pelitical power by the aid of the working classes in 1832, and there was an implied covenant that they would assist the working classes to obtain their fair share of representation, and they were bound by every principle of gratitude and honesty to redeem their pro mises. Mr. MANTLE, who attended as a deputation from the London Reform League, addressed the meeting at some length, and the resolution having been unanimously adopted, a vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. REDUCTION OF WAGES AT TIIE MONMOUTHSHIRE IitoNWORKs.—A month's notice has been posted up at the principal ironworks of Monmouthshire, and the same will terminate at the end of February. In the other iron pro ducing districts of South Wales a reiuction of 10 per cent. has already been carried out without opposition, but as the 119nniout hshire ironmasters did not give notice at the same time, the hands wero beginning to hope that such an im provement would be experienced in the demand for iron as tho New Year advanced as to render a reduction unneces sary. This expectation, however, has not been realised, dulness prevails in every branch of trade, and it is with difficulty sufficient orders are secured to keep the works partly employed. Under these circumstances the em ployers considered they had no alternative but to give notice of a drop of 10 per cent., and the reduced scale will come into effect at the end of February. Edward M'Closkey and Francis Mullan, who are described as the leaders of the Belfast Fenians, have been arrested in Dublin. LITERATURE. Saint Alice. By Edward Campbell Tainsh. Three Vols. Hurst and Blackett. The title-page of this wurk ii.forms us that Saint Alice, who gives her name to the book, is, how ever, no saint, but " A creature not too bright or good, For human nature's daily food," ttc. However her friends or flatterers may have styled her, Alice Campbell, the heroine of this tale, is repre sented as the most charming and loveable of dam sels. Her character certainly reflects credit upon her preceptor, who is also her guardian and her biographer. Fifteen years before the narration of this history, the narrator, being then a bachelor of the mature age of thirty-two, took upon himself the care of the orphan daughter of a friend, Alice Campbell, a little damsel of four years old. The situation is somewhat improbable, and the romantic admiration of the guardian for his adopted " niece," as he styles her, is certainly extravagant. He devotes himself to the education of Alice, and his educational theories, which are many, have the merit, which few theories have, of being practical withal. The first volume lingers lovingly over the details of Alice's childhood, and if her biographer and guar dian is a little too rapturous in his enthusiasm for his protogee he certainly has a fair excuse, for the little Alice is very charming in her childhood and in her girlhood. The story throughout is a simple biography. The interest lies in the development of character, that is, as regards the heroine. The narrator of the story is merely the narrator, and possesses little individual interest for the reader. As a specimen of his opinions and qualifications as the narrator of a woman's history, let us take his description of TILE ERAS OF A WOMAN'S LIFE. The " seven ages of man," have become proverbial. I do not think anybody has pointed out the ages or stages through which a woman passes. I shall try, making one remark first. We men glide from one stage into the next; women leap from stage to stage. If a man gets married, for instance, he may be awkward and uncomfortable amongst his fellows for a few days, but after that he is much as he was before—or if any change takes place, it is gradual, almost insensible. But, as I eay, a woman leaps from stage to stage, and those following, as I think, are her stages. There is first the girl—shy, bold, saucy, sensitive, affec tionate, fond of pleasure and change, intelligent, somewhat vain, given to enthusiasm and hero-worship. The plea sure that girls give us is akin to the pleasure that chil dren give us, and this again is akin to the pleasure that kittens give us. lam quite prepared for a storm here, but I have said nothing slighting—nothing that the girls or their mothers need be angry at. Lot us analyse the plea sure we get from kittens (of course I am assuming that the reader has sufficient good taste to be fond of kittens). There is first, admiration of their grace. There is second, the pleased surprise at unexpected manifestations of intel ligence ; and there is third, very great pleasure at the dis play of affection, even though we may be conscious that the affection is not at all special to ourselves. I think any candid person will confess that these are the three chief elements in the pleasure we derive not only from kittens, but also from children and girls. I know that there are girls of another stamp, who have the thought fulness and depth of feeling that usua]iy belong to ma turity, but these are the exception. The next stage is the woman. proper—which is bounded by no year, but by a great event. The day that a girl knows that she loves she becomes a woman ; but con cerning this stage, the reader will remember that my ideas have already been expressed in a previous chapter of the present history. Then there comes the stage wife. The girl carries nothing upon her shoulders, the woman takes up the full burden and meaning of the inner life, while the wife takes up also the responsibility of the outer life. The girl lives for the hour, the woman lives for the ideal, the wife lives for the ideal made actual and practical. Hence the woman is more stable and more intense than the girl, while the wife, not less intense, is yet more ]ightsome than the woman who loves and is not married, for high thought and intense feeling weigh upon us less when they can take expression in action. It scarcely ever happens that a - girl who has entered into the depth of love fails to be come more playful and gay when she is married. Some of the other individuals introduced are sufficiently attractive, but every interest is sub ordinated to that of the chief figure, who is throughout the perfect heroine. Select Biography connected with European History during the Sixteenth Century. By James Murray, author of " Sketches of. Ancient History." Two vols. John Camden HGtten. Three very important and interesting historical characters form the subjects of these biographies. The first volume is devoted to the history of Charles V., the great Emperor of Germany, and the second contains the lives of two very dissimilar individuals, Pope Leo X. and Erasmus. A very momentous period of history is considered on in these volumes, and the careers and characters of the three heroes of the narratives, the Emperor, Pope, and Author are each in their way romantic and remarkable. The biographies are written in a.calm dispassionate spirit, and the two volumes form a welcome addition to the rich stores Df historical romance. The Good Child's Coloured Picture Book, with twenty-four large plates. Routledge and Sons. This is indeed a boon for " the good child!" A large handsome volume, containing twenty-four beautifully coloured pictures, divided into four series, each one likely to prove to the little beholder " more excellent than the other." First we have " Domestic Animals," comprising " The Horse," The Cow," " The Ass," " The Dog," " The Cat," and " The Sheep ;" then follow the " Wild Animals," viz., " The Lion," " The Elephant," " The Tiger," " The Bear," " The Camel," and last, but not least attraction for the nursery, "The Monkey." All these pictures are accompanied by brief but interesting descriptions of the various animals. Having arrived at the conclusion of the zoological series we come upon a delightful set of Nursery Games, such as " Blind Man's Buff," "Nine Pins," "Punch and Judy," "Guy Fawkes," " Battledore and Shuttlecock," Scc. In the letter press descriptions of these games the. young scholar may learn much important information ; as for ex ample, in the elaborate directions for an amateur Punch and Judy to be perf orme d i n th e nurser y. " The House that Jack built," concludes the volume with true and accurate portraits of " Jack" and his world-famed " House," and his " inAlt" and his rat," and his " cat" and his " dog," and his " cow" with the "crumpled horn," and the " for lorn" milk-maid, and the " tattered" man and the " shaven" priest, and the crowing " cock," and the juvial " farmer" who sowed the " corn," which is the beginning and the end of the whole veri table history. Our Children: Sketched from Nature in Pencil and Verse. Dean and Son. ' These very charming pictures were, we are told, taken from the life for the amuse ment of one particular set of children by two (evidently) very skilful and very loving aunts. For the pleasure of other children the artists have been induced to give them to the public, and very attractive they are likely to prove. The pictures are pencil drawings, and by some curious process of engraving:they still, in the printed volume, appear as pencil drawings with the gloss of the black-lead still shining upon them. First we have " Contented Nellie" playing with her toys, and " The Little Brother" playing with his dear baby, and the adventurous young rifleman, and a'charming group of all ages " reading aloud," and the " Railway Train," where six little ones, " small by,degrees and beautifully less," are holding on by each other's skirts and jackets, and proceeding in a graduated line of march. Some twenty or thirty subjects in all, capitally sketched, and illustrated with simple and amusing verses. The Adventures of Diletto ; a little exiled Prince. A Fairy tale. By S. T. Emery. Dean and Son. This little story possesses a threefold excellence. It is in the first place a charming fairy tale, full of transformations and vicissitudes, and is likely to engross the little readers' attention from first to last. Secondly, it has a better moral than most fairy tales. The selfish, spoiled little Prince Diletto is banished from the indulgences of home by the inexorable fairy Benevolence, until he shall have learned better behaviour. Thirdly, in the course of his exile, the unfortunate Diletto endures all the varieties of climate (and his little readers gain a pleasant acquaintance with many lands), now freezing in the 8110W8 Of Greenland, and shrinking with die- , .."-- gust from a proffered draught of oil, and now act companyinga ca ravan th roug h t h e san d s o f th e sultry desert. Th e s t ory ir3 most ingeniously contrived , and i 8 writt en i n t h e most s i mple and p l easant man ner irtrvinah!e. Musings about Men. By Henry Southgate, with illustrations by Gilbert and Birket Foster. One vol., pp. 312. Ward, Lock, and Tyler. This is a very curious and interesting collection of the opinions and sayings of various authors regard ing man in the abstract and in the individual. The volume is beautifully got up and charmingly illus trated, and contains in its very carefully collected contents extracts from the best authors, living and dead, with many choice specimens of our happiest household words. Fairy Tales. By Henry Morley, with illustrations by C. H. Bennett. New and Revised Edition. George Routledge and Son. All who may happen to have read the very and delightful " Ad ven t ures i n Ski tz l an d," which appeared in a periodi ca l some f ew years b ac k, will require no recommendati on t o t a k eup a vo l um e which contains that amazin g hi s t ory , w ith o th er extriva ganzas by the same delightf u l au th or . We can not say, however, th a t we cons id er th e o ther tales equal to that first favo r it e . clever _ ?If 1-K • - r • • - tifilltit HER MAJESTY, &c• OsBoRNE, Jan. 30. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice, walked and drove yesterday afternoon, attended by Lady Waterpark ; and her Majesty walked in the grounds this morning, accompanied by Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice. The other members of the royal family went out also. Dr. Robertson arrived at Osborne yesterday, and had the honour of dining with the Queen and the royal family. THE ROYAL VISIT TO SHROPSHIRE.—In accord ance with the plan of the Prince of Wales's visit to Shrop shire, as originally sketched, special arrangements were made by the railway authorities for the journey of his royal highness from Trentham to Newport, via Stafford, yesterday. On Tuesday evening, however, a telegram was received by Mr. Wood, the district superintendent of the London and North Western Railway, stationed at Shrewsbury, stating that the Prince of Wales had ex' pressed his intention of delaying his departure for Lillesbal l for another day. His royal highness was to leaveTreuth ain at 11 30 this morning, reaching Stafford at noon, an d travel thence by special train to Newport. The Marchioness of Salisbury and family leave Hatfield House, Herts, in a few days for town for the sea son. The noble marquis will be among the guests of Lora Derby on the 4th Feb. The Earl and Countess Granville have arrived in town from visiting the Duke and Duchess of Manchester at Kimbolton Castle, Hunts. The Earl and Countess of Clarendon have ar rived in town from The Grove, near Watford, Herts. The Earl and Countess Grey arrived yesterday at their house on Carlton House-terrace, from the nortb, for the season. FOOTBALL.—CIVIL SERVICE V. CHARTERIIO I SenooL.--A match was played at Charterhouse yesterdef afternoon between the above clubs, which resulted in victory for Charterhouse by three goals to none. In sPi t : of the rain which fell p r io r t o th e commencemen t of an continued throughout the match, both sides were repre sented by full teams. For the School, E. E. VenableS, W. L. Boreham, and Y. A. Foote played well ; for the Civil Service, A. F. Kinnaird and C. G. Wandby. The goals for the School were obtained by A, S. 31ammatb W. Wallace, and E. E. Venables. SHOCKING CALAMITY NEAR HULL.—On Tues day morning a shocking occurrence took place at the village of Sproatley, seven miles from Hull. Ab out six o'clock the domestic servants at Sproatley Gra u g ° Farm, occupied by Mr. Henry Robinson, discovered that the premises were on fire. The male servants, who w ere then in the stable, heard the alarm of fire, and on rushing outside they saw that their sleeping room in the nor th- West corner of the buildi ng was i n f l ames. The f ore man, John Jackson, at once got out a ladder, and reared it against the room in which he knew his master and mis tress slept. On ascending he found the apartment filled with dense smoke, but he smashed open the window* and called upon the old people to come towards him. At first the only reply were the groans of the unfortunate farmer and his wife, but in about a minute, Mrs. Robinson, w b° was rather stout, made her appearance at the winde vt : Jackson tried t o p u ll h er out, b ut ow i ng to her grit" weight and her helpless condition he could not succeed' and the smoke began to pour out with such violence that Jackson was obliged to relinquish his hold. The poor old lady then fell down on the floor, and Jackson, who W 35 ahnoFt blinded, descended the ladder. Shortly afterwar a Superintendent Watson, of the East Riding Consta bulary, arrived from Sproatley, with several of the in" habitants of that village, and the attempt to rescu e the old people was renewed. A young bricklayer! named Thomas Johnson, ascended the ladder, and he had a rop e compose d o f men ' s scarves a ttache" to him in case he should become overpowered. 11° entered the room, and after groping about for some 610 he found the dead bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Robinson a nd their youngest daughter Clara, who it was supposed was safe. She had, with her elder sister, got out of the burn ing building, but had, it appears, returned to try and saV e her father and mother, and there lost her own Lfe. N °11 : of the bodies were burnt, with the exception of al , Clara, who was slightly scorched on her right cheek. 31r. Robinson, who was 78 years of age, appeared to have been . dressing when over p owere d b y th e smo k e . The wife b ad on her night-dress, her stockings, and one of her boots' and Miss Clara had most of her clothes on. •A melancholy interest attaches to the death of this young lady, as si lt ' had been far some time preparing for her marriage. The wedding was to have taken place in about a fortnight. To farm, which is the property of Sir Clifford Constable, Wa s about 400 acres in extent, and the house in which the fire originated was a vory old-fashioned building Mr. Robin son had occupied it for about 50 years, and was about to retiro at Lady-day. Tho furniture was nearly all save d ' and none of the cattle or farm buildings were injured. LIMITED LIABILITY AND THEATRICAL Kan.—The limited liability principle as applied to theatri cal. business appe ars t o result i u loss ; an d th e atricals under pti uu supervision r t a h e e calm en, of a board of management, cowl/u se are not successful. The report of tli o New Priuce of Wales Theatre C o mp a ny, Liv e rpool, has P e t . been issued. The theatre, which is one of the most mogul licent in England, has cost about £40,000. The paid" up is £27,000 ; an d a t th e presen t ti me th e re is e amount of £15,000 to the debit of th e company at thei r bankers. Th e b an k ers are w illi ng t o a ll ow thi s a mount k n remain at the debit for the present at 5 per cent. inton es per annum, on the understanding that the sum is t° cleared off, if required, by mortgage, h further call, or th issue of new shares. A RAILWAY GUARD AND POINTSMAN CONY - lOW . —At Macclesfield, on Tuesday, Thomas Rhodes' guard, and Wm. Smith, ground pointsman, were charg e f with wilfully neglecting their duty, whereby the lives of several persons were imperilled. On Friday evening last an accident occurred on the North Staffordshire Ettilo:3', .when the 5 30 train from Macclesfield ran into four Ol e o ral waggons found standing on the up-li ne o f rails. 'Ji o shock was very violent, and many of the passengers wiee rr much shaken and bruised. Mr. J. Row s on, tea de g be London, had his teeth knocked out, and wa s obliged to ro taken back to Macclesfield ; and other passengers W e e , more or less hurt. Both line s were bl oc k e d w ith the rut ral stone from the waggons, and i n consequenc e of 50-8 6 1 of the carriages being thrown off the rails the trga e impeded two or three hours. It app eare d th a t two o ' l % gons had been left on a siding to be taken up by the gage train of w hi c h th e d e f en d ant Rh o d es was the g n3 ; 1 110 When the train was shunted into the sidi ng , two ef: s t trucks broke loose and ran with considerable force aga l : 3 o ii the two waggons waiting to bo taken up. linfortur' the defendant Smith (who was the pointsman on the s P t c ; jo had, as he admitted, removed the "stop block" fr ubl iti os siding, to facilitate, he said, though iu a very irr e b f or way, the shunting; and the consequence was that o° oo , o waggons wero propelled from the siding across the d L ,.r and on to the up-line, at the very mome n t the pas 6el3 7o train was due on the same line of rails. Owing ° or darkness of the evening neith er th e d r i ver o f the Pas se-n e - o t train nor the signalman in his box on the embank° could see that the lin e w as no t c l ear, an d b e fore th e l d l 3. l3 o fondants could.give warning the collision took plac e * ~,l oc k defendant Smith a d m itt e d h av i ng remove d t h e stel) " ci I to expedite th e s h unt i ng , as th e t ra i ns were late, a n ;a lodged that the stop block was so imperfect that be t he known waggons shunted on the siding with more t han eo usual impetus to pass over the stop block and run d ti t o on the main line before stopping ; so th a t (he argu e / be en accident might have happened if the stop block h' so lf in its place. The do,eudant Rhodes sheltered li n ' t o under the plea that if the stop block had been de wu .,„- A s waggons could nor have left the siding, and tha t : e get not his duty, but the signalman's, to stop tho Pa s A xlO train coming on. The defendants were each h ued and costs, or two month' hard labour.