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Tins DAY.- Morning, 2h. 321n.—Afternoon, 21i. 50m. fa-Mom:tow:Morning, 3h. 10m.—Afternoon, 3h. 26m. tigg .4 LONDON, TUESDAY, FEB. 5, 1867. Mr. KINGLAKE has met his constituents at Bridge water, and appears to have afforded them satisfac tion. In mentioning the all-engrossing topic of Reform, he said that they might all be glad to hear from him his impressions, just as when people were reading accounts of a battle they were pleased to get hold of a common soldier and ascertain what were his news of the conflict which took place last year. Mr. G LADSTONE introduced the bill very quietly at first, but he soon electrified the house by his intimation that the Franchise Bill must be separated from the Distribution of Seats Bill, which was to form the subject of considera tion in a future session. It was almost amus ing, the hon. member said, to witness the manner in which the house understood the keeping back the Redistribution Bill. It reminded him of the impression conveyed to his mind in the Eastern countries, where he had travelled, in the marriages of the people. What they beheld was a bundle in ' the shape cf a coffin, with a pair of boots, walking along, and they were told that this was the bride. " The bridegroom did not sec the bride until after the marriage ;" but that was not the way of Englishmen, and above all it was not the way they could expect to be adopted by such a cunning old fox as the House of Commons." The confusion that arose in consequence was very great, and it gave an excuse to thsoe who were really opposed to all Reform, and thus everything militated against the success of the Ministerial measure. Mr. KINGLAKE described his own intervention and the way in which he appeared on the scene as a sort of Deus ex niachina to extricate the Government from their perilous position. When the second reading was over he gave novice for a motion, to the effect that Government should bring forward the Bill for Redistribution of Seats, and the results gained the Government a majority of five. The hon. member delivered some very just stric tures upon the course pursued by Mr. BRIGHT in denouncing Mr. LOWE, and still more in wishing that plAcards against him might be put upon the doors of all workshops. He said if the working men were hit, let them hit again, " hit straight and hard, but hit fair." As for the resignation of 3.lini sters, Mr. KINGLAKE very truly said that there was no other course open to them which as high-spirited gentlemen they could pursue, and, notwithstanding the slurs which some have been pleased to cast upon them fur so doing, he did not see how they could have done otherwise. Respecting the position of the present Government with regard to the vexed question of Reform, the hon. member uttered some plain truths, which were free from prejudice at any rate, and from which his political opponents might take a useful hint if so inclined. After stating that it was of great moment that the subject of Reform should be settled at once, because it stopped the way of so many other useful schemes of improvement, he went on to observe that the Tory party had a "glorious opportunity" before them in the settlement of the matter, because they could introduce a Bill with the autho rity of Government, and also the measure of last year was so extremely moderate that they might readily overtop it with very little exertion on their part. He saw nothing in the antecedents of the Conservatives to hinder or forbid them from bring ing in a me :sure of Reform, "fur the first who in troduced a Reform Bill was Mr. PITT, the great Tory leader, who introduced a Reform Bill into the [louse of Gantnons, so that there was nothing in the traditions of the Tory party which should pre vent them from dealing with the question." This is perfectly correct, but it is something queer to hear such straightforward statements from a Liberal member, and Mr. KINGLAKE deserves great credit for his bold and decided language. Had we more such honest politicians the great question of Reform would not for so many years have been dragged through the mire of party warfare, and been made subservient to the carrying out of the basest tactics and the most paltry subterfuges. When he had advised his opponents in a manner which might make them glad to avail themselves of * The Naval Expenditure from 1860 to 1862, and its Amite. Jidgway, Piccadilly. THE SUN, LuALON, TUESDAY E v ENING, FEBRUARY 5, 1867. r the privilege Fas est ab hoste doceri, Mr. KINGLAKE went -on to caution his own friends, and, if possible, the I?,cture he read them was even more suitable thar, the other exhortation. He said that if the Libt!rals had to take up Reform again they must first of all reconstruct their party ; and, in his humble opinion, " such could only be obtained by first attaining to a convergence of opinion." If any great or good results are to follow upon the plans propounded by the present Opposition, they can only be effected by the adoption of Mr. KING LAKE'S suggestion, for the motley and disunited crew that now presents itself contains within itself the seeds of dissolution, and it needs very little effort on the part of its enemies to frustrate its efforts and to confound its policy. Mr. KINGLAKE suggested that they should follow their leader— that is Mr. GLADSTONE—and not waste time in -waiting for perfection, but think of a measure that would find supporters—one that, without being " democratic in such a sense as to endanger their liberties—for that was what many people thought should still be extremely welcome and congenial to the high-spirited people of this country." We can say, without any hesitation, that it is long since we have met with so straightforward and, at the same time, so spirited an address from a member of Par liament to his constituents, and we hope that the public will appreciate it as it deserves. It is quite refreshing to find an important subject like that of Reform treated as it should be, on its own broad principles of right and justice, and not hustled and turned to suit the particular views of this or that partisan. There is more meaning in one sentence of a speech like this we have criticised than in whole columns of tirades like Mr. BRIGHT'S. Senseless demands for concessions which would subvert the whole principles of constitutional go vernment, and coarse invectives against all who presume to hold contrary opinions, may gain a momentary applause from unthinking hearers, but can never possibly win the regard of more atten tive or initiated observers. It is this way of look ing at everything through a party medium that has lowered the tone of policy among many influ ential members of the Liberal side, and made their professions quite at variance with their practice. We are not surprised that men of decision like Mr. KINGLAKE should be indignant at the in consistency of such a course, and point out alike to friend and foe what is the best plan for them to pursue in order to gain the confidence of the country and to further the end they should have in view, namely, the improvement of the legisla tion and representation. Mr. BRAND'S remarks at Lewes on the state of affairs do not contrast so favourably with those we have just mentioned, for he said, in adverting to the chances of the present Government bringing in a Reform measure, that if they did it would be like gathering grapes from thorns and figs from thistles. Mr. BRAND said that the Bill of last session was not perfect, but it might have been amended in committee, which was true enough in its way ; but we wonder if no thought of NEMESIS occurred to him as he thought of the measure introduced by the DERBY Ministry of 1859, to which his friends refused a hearing, and which they have since been ready enough to praise, because it suited their im mediate convenience to do so. An elaborate defence of the late Board of Ad miralty has just been put forward* by a writer who is evidently familiar with the whole work ing of the establishment. Such a statement has been confidently looked for for some time past, and it has now made its appearance on the eve of the meeting of Parliament, by way, apparently, of anti cipating the criticisms and censures which are never wanting so far as our naval administration is con cerned. The advo'ate, indeed, is by no means un conscious of the difficulty of his task, though he is not inclined to allow that the late Board excited more displeasure than its predecessors. lie comes to the charge boldly, declaring, in his very first sentence, that " The human mind cannot recall the period when the department of the Admiralty was not the subject of accusation and complaint." He goes on to say that these general complaints have been so often repeated that they are now ac cepted without inquiry by the body politic, and as the officials themselves are prohibited from entering into any controversy no well-authenticated state ment is put forward in contradiction. The charge against the late Board is, however, he considers, somewhat exceptional in its character. Besides the usual charges of fraud and maladministration the Board has been definitely charged with having in six years expended seventy millions of money,while leaving the navy in a most unsatisfactory condition —having, in fact, wasted the immense sums en trusted to them. The Board have certainly found a special pleader of no mean ability ; for he sets their case in the best possible light, bringing forward all its strong points, and softening down more doubtful particulars. No doubt a good deal of abuse has been heaped upon the Board which belonged in fact to the system, and we are willing to accord the late officials credit for having done what they thought best, though we must confess that, notwithstanding all the progress made and the improvements carried out, there are some awkward facts, and still more awkward omissions, to account for. The writer sums up the most important measures of naval administration as follows :—L The man ning of the Navy. 2. The establishment of a re serve of seamen. 3. The construction of ironclads and other ships. 4. The armament of the Navy. 5. The improvement of dockyards and docks. 6. The introduction of more accurate estimates and ac counts. If, he says, it can be shown that under all these heads great progress has been made during a period of unusual difficulty the result must be fa vourable to the late Administration. lie there fore proceeds, taking the heads one by one, and, as we have said, making out the best possible case for his clients. It was scarcely necessary for this purpose to go back to a period anterior to the Russian War, though in commenting on the great increase of the estimates during late years it is but fair to take into account the exceptional circumstances of the time. The manning of the Navy is the first topic touched upon, and it is one in which the late Board acquitted themselves better than others. They take credit to themselves for carrying out the recommendations of the Royal Commissioners re specting training ships, and for appropriating five large ships to train boys for the navy. This is an excellent system, and ono which we should be glad to see more largely developed, since by means of each training ship boys are not only made efficient sailoriz, but become accustomed to the life and re gard the sea as their home. v o boys are now admitted into the navy except through a training ship, and after fifteen months' training they enter the navy as first-class boys, becoming after two years' service eligible to be rated ordinary seamen. It is gratifying to know that the officers under whom such boys have served report the result of this training to be most satisfactory. The increase which is perceptible under the head (.4 wages is attributed to the endea vour to improve the condition of the men, and to provide adequate retiring allowances and widows' pensions. The consequence of more liberal treat ment has been that, whereas formerly ships of war were often kept idle for want of hands, no ship during the last four years has been, when so com missioned, compelled to wait for a crew. Coming to the department of shipbuilding the writer has a more difficult task. There has, he says, been much misrepresentation respecting the cupola and turret ships, and he devotes several pages to the arduous but not altogether successful endeavour to exonerate the late Board from any blame for their treatment of Captain COLES. Un fortunately, no arguments, dates, or explanations, can dispose of the awkward facts of the case, and whatever the willingness of the Board to give a fair trial to the eager inventor, it took a very strong pressure from Parliament, the press, and the public to get those good wishes carried into effect. It is scarcely necessary to tell us that there was much controversy respecting the best kind of turret ship, and as to the fitness of such a ship for sea-going pur poses ; neither was it necessary to call in "rumour" to his aid to show us that the late Board and its advisers have already determined that Captain COLES'S forthcoming experiment must be a failure. Captain COLES, we are told, had every chance ; but it is not denied that the only vessel he was allowed to try his system upon was a converted wooden three-decker. Neither are the dates con tradicted which show that the vessel, ordered in the spring of 1862, was not ready until the middle of '64. We get, however, no explanation of the manner in which the Royal Sovereign, when actu ally completed, was treated by the Government. Under the new regime Captain COLES'S may hope. Under the late Board it is plain enough that his schemes were judged before trial. On the important question of national dockyards the advocate of the Admiralty finds plenty to say, and as he has common sense on his side he does well to make the most of it. The idea of abandoning our dockyards and trusting entirely to private enterprise in times of emergency has been shown to be most unwise. Private firms may give valuable aid, may supple ment the public establishments, but they might fail us just in the time of need. Especially in these days when trade unions have grown to so formidable a height should we beware of relying exclusively on the labour of men who for some whim or pre cedent may refuse to labour. " When the Russian war created a pressure for small vessels and gun boats," says the writer of the pamphlet before us, " the shipwrights in the Thames took the oppor tunity to strike for wages." The Secretary of the Navy in the United States has frankly confessed the great difficulties under which the Government laboured in consequence of trusting exclusively to private dockyards; and there is no doubt that, whatever the crotchets of individuals, the public generally would be very averse to so rash and im politic a proceeding as the abandonment of national dockyards. • The writer is confident that during the next six years the naval expenditure of the country will be even heavier, but he forgets that it. is not so much of the actual amount of the estimates that critics complain, as of the inadequacy of the results ob tained. When Sir JOAN PAKINGTON was questioned about the ships in reserve he was obliged to decline giving an answer ; and although there have never been wanting specious arguments on behalf of our naval administrators, we apprehend that Reform is no less wanted among them than in less note worthy quarters. CORRESPONDENCE FROX PARIS. - (FRO)1 OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARTS, Monday Evening. The ifoniteur states that, in consequence of the departure of the French troops from Rome, the Pontifical Government has increased its precau tionary measures in the interior of the country, as there was every reason to fear that brigandage would be carried on to a greater extent than ever. The Minister of his Holiness charged with the affairs of the army had adopted various arrangements to insure safety and good order in the Pontifical ter ritory. Among other arrangements is the re-esta blishment of the auxiliaries of the reserve, who ren dered such great services in 1848. These auxiliaries, all volunteers, will form a battalion of six companies for each province. Many districts have exhibited their desire to increase the protective force. In the communes peasants have enrolled themselves who know the habits of the brigands, and who will therefore be able to counteract their machinations. It is hoped that the precautions adopted will lead to a speedy extermination of the brigands. In the meantime, however, great alarm prevails respecting them at Rome. A private despatch from Florence states that the discussions in the Chamber of Deputies relative to the project of law for the separation of the Church from the State and the liquidation of ecclesiastical property proceeds with great animation. The de bates will probably continue for many days. Prince Napoleon Jerome and the Princess Clotilde yesterday gave an audience of an official but friendly character to General Dix, the new Minister Plenipotentiary to France from the United States. A letter from Florence, dated Feb. 1, says that the Senate, constituted into a High Court of Jus tice, has declared by a majority of 71 votes against 60 that there was not sufficient pl inia facie evidence to proceed against Admiral Persano on the charge of cowardice (codardia), but it was of opinion that he was chargeable with negligence and incapacity. The trial will commence on the 12th of March. In the meantime the Admiral has been set at liberty. The Journal de ROM° states that a few days ago the Pope went to the Gregorian University of the Romani College to inspect the meteorological machine which is to be sent to the Universal Exhibition at Paris. His holiness has contributed very liberally towards the expenses of this curious and important machine. The inventor, Father Angelo Secchi, director of the observatory, entered into a very lucid and interesting explanation in regard to the services which this machine is likely to render to the science of meteorology, with which his Holiness expressed great satisfaction. The Pope tben visited the chronographic telegraph of Hipp, which has arrived at Rome, the object of which is to deter mine with precision the difference between the observatory of Rome and the other observa tories of Europe. This machine, as deli cate in construction as it is curious in operation, is a present from the Pope to the Observatory. In the same room are exhibited the electrical clocks given to the Observatory by the Pope and by M. Detouche, of the Rue St. Martin, Paris. M. Detouche presented to the Holy Father the beautiful clock which regulates the meteoro logical machine. As time is money, according to the English proverb, the establishment of M. De touche is pre-eminent for its clocks and watches, which regulate it with the precision of chronometers. Accounts have been received in Paris of some serious riots among the Belgian pitmen employed at Marehienne-au-Point, one of the most important coal districts of Charleroi. Some of the workmen struck fur an increase of wages, and they proceeded to acts of great violence against such of their com rades as were disposed to go down to work in the mines at the present wages. The workmen also attacked the.offices of the coal companies. It was necessary to send for the assistance of the military, and, according to one account, the soldiers fired upon the mutineers and killed several of them. This latter report, however, is said by another account to be unfounded. At all events the strike is, no doubt, of a very formidable and dangerous character. There has been a violent storm upon the coast of Belgium, and great damage has also bee 4 caused at Brussels, Antwerp, and some other towns. In the vicinity of Brussels the storm was so tremendous that trees were torn up from the roots. The same thing took place at Antwerp. The Scheldt was like a sea. During the storm the Spanish barque Arthur and the English barque Oscar were driven from their anchors. The Dagbladet, a journal published at Copen hagen, in giving an account of the formal taking possession of the Duchies by Prussia, says that the population did not exhibit any enthusiasm on the subject, but they seemed rather to deplore the event. The ceremonial was everywhere the same (it says). The first magistrate, surrounded by the garrison, read the patent of annexation and a pro clamation of King William. The Prussian flag was hoisted, and the affair was terminated with the cry of " Long live the King," " but there was no echo to the cry." The I lagbladct argues from this coldness on the part of the popula tion that it will strengthen the ilea of Prussia not to consult the wishes of the in habitants of Northern Schleswig, and to consider Article 5 of the Treaty of Prague as a dead letter. This view is supported by the fact that the elections for the North of Germany are about to take place throughout Schleswig. The recent speech of Count Bismarck in the Chamber of Deputies does not reassure the Dagbladet. On the contrary, it sees in all these circumstances a flagrant contradiction of the formal promises made by the head of the Prussian Cabinet. The English and French commission charged with inquiring into the circumstances connected with the fisheries in the seas between the coasts of the two countries, with a view to prevent the dan gerous collisions which have often occurred between the English and French fishermen, have come to an amicable understanding, and the resolutions which they have adopted upon the subject will shortly be embodied into a treaty. A lady at Fontainebleau has given birth to three children, two girls and a boy, all of whom with the mother are in good health. Vice-Admiral Page, President of the Council of Naval Works, who died on Saturday, aged 60, was buried to-day. The funeral ceremony, which was impressive, took place at the church of Auteuil. M. Fortune Delavigne, the brother of the eminent Casimir Delavigne, has just died in Paris. The Journal des Debats confirms the information of La France respecting the new law upon the press, and adds that the newpaper stamp will be reduced, but that in future it will be applied to literary as well as political newspapers. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Feb. 5. All the deputies to the Reichsrath elected in Vienna are supporters of the Constitutional pro gramme of the Central Electoral Committee. Count Barral arrived here on Saturday last, and was received by Baron Beust. To-day he was re ceived by the Emperor in private audience. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, Feb. 5. A royal decree has been issued, provisionally pro hibiting fairs and markets for cattle of all kinds as well as any assemblages of cattle, for whatever pur pose, belonging to various proprietors, in any public place or stable. HUNGARY. PESTH, Feb. 5. The Lower House of the Hungarian Diet passed in last night's sitting a vote of censure upon the Government for having last summer jeopardized the liberty of a member of the House. The publication of the decree appointing the new Hungarian Ministry is daily expected. AMERICA. The Inman steamship City of New York, from Now York on the 26th ult., arrived at Queenstown at 10 30 p.m. to-day, with 162 passengers and $29,050 in specie. After landing 16 passengers, she proceeded at 11 p.m. for Liverpool. NEW YORK, Jan. 26. It is understood that the Judiciary Committee will not report upon the impeachment of President Johnson until the close of the present Congressional Session. It is reported that John Surratt will be summoned to give testimony in reference to Mr. Johnson's alleged complicity in the assassination of President Lincoln. The Indiana and Nevada Legislatures have rati fied the Constitutional Amendment. The recent decision of the Supreme Court of Alabama, declaring that the Government of that State was not destroyed by the rebellion, renders valid all contracts in Alabama under legislative enactment during the rebellion. BREST, Feb. 4 (Evening.) The Transatlantique Company's steamship - Ville de Paris from New York on the 26th ult. has arrived here, having made the passage in 9 days. • FRANCE. BOURSE, Feb. 4.—Two o'clock.—Transactions arc not numerous, but the market is good and quotations firm, excepting Italian Fives ; this stock has declined 45c., the present quotation being 54f. 70c. French Threes are at 69fr. 25c., and Credit Mobilier shares at 508 f. 75c. Credit Foncier are sf. lower—at 1,485. An upward movement is visible on Railway shares, Lombard being in great demand ; they are now at 4 )6f. 25c.—or an advance of 1 lfr. 25c. Austrian have improved 5f., and Orleans, Lyons, and Northern 2f. 50c. each. Three o'clock. Quotations have improved ned are the final quota- towards the close ; aubjoi tions q per Cents 99 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 69 40 Do. end month 69 35 Credit Mobilier Do. end month Credit Foncier — Do. end month 1487 50 Bank Shares 3597 50 Italian Loan 54 90 Do. end month 54 70 Mexican Loan 2l 75 Do. Bonds 142 50 Spanish Throes Home Debt Deferred ILAJLWAYP. For Account. Orleans Northern 1193 75 Lyons and Mediterranean 9lB 75 Southern 568 75 Western 582 50 Eastern Sardinian . — Austrian Lombard 4lO North of Spain l2O Saragost a Ditto to Barcelona — Roman ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN.--The general monthly meeting was held on Monday, Feb. 4 ; Earl Stanhope, D.C.L. F.R.S., in the chair. Messrs. John Blacker, Adam P. Blandy, John Clarke, M.D., Wm. David, Robert Ward Jackson, Edward Smith, M.D., F.R.S., and Capt. the Hon. John Robert Vosey were elected members. The special thanks of the members were returned to the donors of the following additions to "the Donation Fund for the promotion of Experimental Re searches." Messrs. John P. Gassiot, F.R.S. (4th annual donation). £2O ; Samuel Scott, £5 ss. ; Win. Dell, £5 ss. ; Edward H. Moscrop, £25; and Alfred Davis, £2l. The special thanks of members were presented to Mr. Edmund Pepys, M.R.1., for his present of the portrait of his father, Mr. John P, , pys, for 66 years a member of the Royal In stitution. The presents received since the last meeting were laid en the table, and the thanks of the members re turned for them. SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN A GRAVEL PlT.—Yes terday morning as four men at Tooting were digging out gravel the walls of the pit fell in, and three of them were embedded in the earth. They were dug out in an ex hausted condition and much hurt. SHOCKING MURDER.—On Sunday morning the dead body of a man, named Jones, was found on the road near Pentfehobin. There was a large and fatal stab on the right side above the groin, and close by lay a knife. The brother of the deceased, who had been in his company at a late hour on the previous night, was arrested. lie stated that he and the deceased were attacked by a party of men as they were getting home, and finding that they were get ing the worst of it, he ran off and loft his brother behind. OPENING PARLIAMENT• _ ~ _. HER MAJESTY'S SPEECH. - MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, In again recurring to your advice and assistance, I am happy to inform you that my relations with Foreign Powers are on a friendly and satisfactory footing. I hope that the termination of the War in which Prussia, Austria, and Italy 'have been engaged, may lead to the establishment of a durable peace in Europe. I have suggested to the Government of the United States a mode by which questions pending between the two countries, arising out of the civil war, may receive an amicable solution, and which if met, as I trust it will be, in a corresponding spirit, will remove all grounds of possible misunderstand ing, and promote relations of cordial friendship. The war between Spain and the republics of Chili and Peru still continues, the good offices of my Government, in conjunction with that of the Em peror of the French having failed to effect a recon ciliation. If either by agreement between the par ties themselves, or by the mediation of any other friendly Power, peace shall be restored, the object which I have had in view will be equally attained. Discontent prevailing in some provinces of the Turkish Empire, has broken out in actual insurrec tion in Crete. In common with my Allies, the Emperor of the French and the Emperor of Russia, I have abstained from any active inter ference in these internal disturbances, but our joint efforts have been directed to bringing about improved relations between the Porte and its Christian subjects, not inconsistent with the sove reign rights of the Sultan. The protracted negotiations which arose out of the acceptance, by Prince Charles of Rohenzollen, of the Government of the Danubian Principalities have been happily terminated by an arrangement to which the Porte has given its ready adhesion, and which has been sanctioned by the concurrence of all the Powers, signataries of the Treaty of 1856. Resolutions in favour of a more intimate union of the Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, have been passed by the several Legis latures, and Delegates duly authorised, and repre senting all classes of Colonial Party and Opinion, have concurred in the conditions upon which such an union may be best effected. In accordance with their wishes a Bill will be submitted to you which, by the consolidation of Colonial interest and re sources, will give strength to the several Provinces as members of the same Empire, and animated by feelings of loyalty to the same Sovereign. I have heard with deep sorrow that the calamity of famine has pressed heavily on my subjects in some parts of India. Instructions were issued to my Government i❑ that country to make the utmost ex ertions to mitigate the distress which prevailed during the autumn of last year. The blessing of an abundant harvest has since that time materially improved the condition of the suffering districts. The persevering efforts and unscrupulous asser tions of treasonable conspirators abroad have, dur ing the last autumn, excited the hopes of some dis affected persons in Ireland, and the apprehensions of the loyal population ; but the firm, yet tempe rate exercise of the powers entrusted to the Execu tive, and the hostility manifested against the con spiracy by men of all classes and creeds, have greatly tended to restore public confidence, and have ren dered hopeless any attempt to disturb the general tranquillity. I trust that you may consequently be enabled to dispense with the continuance of any exceptional legislation for that part of my domi nions. I acknowledge, with deep thankfulness to Al mighty God, the great decrease which has taken place in the Cholera, and in the Pestilence which has attacked our cattle ; but the continued preva lence of the latter in some foreign countries, and its occasional re-appearanc in this, will still render necessary some special measures of precaution ; and I trust that the visitation of the former will l ea d to increased attention to those sani tary measures which experience has shown to be the best preventive. Estimating as of the highest importance an ade quate supply of pure and wholesome water, I have directed the issue of a commission to inquire into the best means of permanently securing such a sup ply for the metropolis, and for the principal towns in densely peopled districts of the kingdom. GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, I have directed the Estimates for the ensuing year to be laid before you. They have been pre pared with a duo regard to economy, and to the re quirements of the public service. You will, I am assured, give your ready assent to a moderate expenditure calculated to improve the condition of my soldiers, and to lay the foundation of an efficient army of reserve. My Lords and Gentlemen,—Your attention will again be called to the state of the representation of the people in Parliament ; and I trust that your deliberations, conducted in a spirit of moderation and mutual forbearance, may lead to the adoption of measures which, without unduly disturbing the balance of political power, shall freely extend the Elective Franchise. The frequent occurrence of disagreements between employers of labour and their workmen, causing much private suffering and public loss, and occa sionally leading, as is alleged, to acts of outrage and violence, has induced me to issue a Commission to inquire into, and report upon, the Organization of Trades' Unions, and other associations, whether of workmen or employers, with power to suggest any improuement of the law for their mutual benefit. Application will be made to you for Parliamentary powers, which will be necessrry to make this inquiry effective. I have directed Bills to be laid before you for the extension of the beneficial provisions of the Factory Acts to other trades specially reported on by the Royal Commission on the Employment of Chil dren ; arid for the better regulation, according to the principles of those Acts, of workshops where wotnen and children are largely employed. The condition of the Mercantile Marine has at tracted my serious attention. Complaints are made that the supply of seamen is deficient ; and the pro visions for their health and discipline on board ship are imperfect. Measures will be submitted to you with a view to increase the efficiency of this impor tant service. I have observed with satisfaction the relaxations recently introduced into the Navigation Laws of France. I have expressed to the Emperor of the French my readiness to submit to Parliament a pro posal for the extinction, on equitable terms, of the exemptions from local charges on shipping, which are still enjoyed by a limited nnmber of individuals in British ports ; and his Imperial Majesty has, in anticipation of this stop, already admitted British ships to the advantage of the new law. A Bill upon this subject will forthwith be laid before you. A Bill will also be submitted to you for making better provision for the arrangement of the affairs of Railway Companies which aro unable to meet their engagements. Measures will be submitted to you for improving the management of Sick and other Poor in the Metropolis, and for a redistribution of some of the charges for relief therein. Your attention will also be called to the amend ment of the Law of Bankruptcy ; to the Con solidation of the Courts of Probate and Divorce and Admiralty ; and to the means of disposing, with greater dispatch and frequency, of CL L.: increasing business in the Superior Courts of Common Law, and at the Assizes. The relations between Landlord and Tenant in Ireland have engaged my anxious attention, and a Bill will be laid before you which, without interfering with the rights of property, will offer direct encouragement to occupiers of land to im proye their holdings, and proyide a simple mode of HER MAJESTY, &c. 4- WINDSOR CASTLE, Feb. 4• The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, and Princess Beatrice, left Osborne to-day at half-past two o'clock, and arrived at Windsor Castle at 6 p.m. In attendance were Lady Waterpark, the Hon• Emily Cathcart, Major-General Sir T. M. Bid dulph, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Major Elphin stone. Viscount Torrington, Major-Gen. P. Seymour, C. 8.- and Lieut.-Col. Hon. D. de Ros, have arrived at the Castle as lord, groom, and equerry in waiting. Sir James Clark has also arrived at the Castle. Mr. Dickens's Beading at the Free-trade liali (From the Manchester Guardian.) So many distinguished men, in their own estima tion, are distinguished precisely for those gifts for which the world gives them least credit, that the phenomenon of a great author who is also a great actor deserves a universal and cordial recognition. It has long been no secret that, unlike Shak spere, who, if tradition be no liar, acted badly what he wrote divinely, and unlike Garrick, who reversed his master's experience, Mr. Dickens pos sesses an almost equal genius for rendering and for producing life-like creations of human character. Of late he has offered the general public frequent opportunities of judging of this fact for themselves; and we permit ourselves to hope that not only the numbers of his audience, but also the warmth of his reception, at the Free-trade Hall on Saturday last, may induce him to repeat more frequently in Man chester an experiment so certain of success. It maY be assured that by this time the Smelfungusea who at first loudly protested against the indignity of A great author exhibiting himself before the public have been effectually silenced. In these days of photographs, it is indeed astonishing that anybody should run to look upon a popular character in the flesh, when a minute before a shop window wil l serve his purpose equally well, and enable him if not to see, at all events to say he has seen, the object of his wonder. According to Sheridan's well-known advice to his son the one is as good as the other for all social and conversational purposes. But even those (if there were any) who on Saturday nigh t came to stare must have remained to admire. It is not every day that men have an opportunity of lis tening to a great writer's adequate interpretation of his own creations—creations which have become s° real to us that their very names have passed into national proverbs. There is no phase of character or life which is not clothed in flesh for us by th e genius of Mr. Dickens. The Times and the Satur day Review point their paragraphs with allusions to the Circumlocution Office and Mr. Pecksniff ; Pick wick and David Copperfield enliven the daily asso ciations of city life ; and many a reputation for wit has been sustained on a happy faculty for recollect ing the sayings and doings of the thousand charac ters to whom the genius of one man has given a reality and a being. The very Boy at Mugby achieved immortality before he was a month old. It may SiiCal presumptuous to quarrel with Mr. Dickens for his choice of the subjects by which, whatevertheym But may be, het , Doctor ,issu sure to Marigold's delightanappre ciative audience. Pre scriptions" is, in our opinion, one of the least hapPl of his creations. The Cheap Jack himself is admirable, and was as irresistible as ever on Satur day. But the story is sickly, and the episode of the deaf-and-dumb lover courting his deaf-and-dumb mistress is simply painful, which no work of ar t ought to be. Moreover, why should Mr. Dickens not have omitted the somewhat clumsy machinery, which was indeed admissible as an introduction to the padding of a Christmas number, but which is both dull and preposterous in a simple tale ? SePhi s library might have been safely eliminated, and for gotten with the ephemeral books of which it is sti' posed to have consisted. On the other hand, nothing could surpass in true refinement Mr. Dickens's stYl i e of renderin g th e s t ory o f t h e h onest Ch eap J ac k an ` i his little daughter. It was dramatic in the sea s© that every character was clearly marked and indivi" dualised—not only the languid giant, but even se ordinary a figure as the proprietor of the asylum is brought before us to the life ; and, again, the excel lent taste of the reader never allowed him to outstaii tha limits of a reading. Everything is shaded off into a part of a connected and consistent whole the vulgarities are not too vulgar, the laughs whic h are raised are not too loud, the emotions which ar e stirred not too intense--at least if the spirit of Eb e audience responds to that of the reading, and main tains itself in harmony with the genial character 01 this interpretation of a story in itself abrupt in it ' S changes and unequal in its execution. As for the " Trial from Pickwick," Mr. Dicke- 11 ' 4 is not the only man who knows it by heart, but he is the only man who can add to itsinfinite humour' Talk to us of Garrick and his Protean powers ?la . ' Justice Stareleigh and Mr. Serjeant Buzfuz, and Al r. Nathaniel Winkle himself, all appeared in su ccessio n in Mr. Dickens's face an d voice, and, like the imag e of Mrs. Bardell's departed exciseman, will rein/ " stamped on" us f or ever. If M r. S amue l "%Ilen e failed to attain to a similarincarnation, it is only cause, like his own personal illustrations, he already has become to all of us a mythical personage rocs pable of realisation in this imperfect world. Often a, we have heaed Mr. Dickens read this deathless oce lls A t we never knew him enter more heartily en " 5 , thoroughly into its glorous fun than on SaturclN night. One horrible suspicion alone marred otherwise perfect enjoyment. Surely Mr. Dic ke rs has not been tampering with his text ? What are the undergraduates at Cambridge who a few 9e3 o ; ago passed so satisfactory an examination .13 the " Pickwick Papers," what are the countless tiw ent sands who fondly imagine they could at any inou l stand a similar test, to think and to do if the ell tllo 0 himself introduces (as he thought in two eas es 5 13? introduced on this occasion) variorum readill o , " Pickwick" cannot be improved—even hY . Dickens. The Earl of Derby, First Lord of the Trea sur T; gave a Parliamentary banquet at his official residence Downing-street last night. par' The Chancellor of the Exchequer gave his liamentary dinner at Grosvenor-gate last night. bgd His Royal Highness the Price of W r a` e- g h to fixed Thursday, the 23th inst., at 2 o'clock, on Whiet-ife preside over the annual meeting of the Royal Natio nal — gir of boat Institution, It is to be hold, through the Wi llie : the Lord Mayor, in the Egyptian Hall, Mansion-lwus-,00 TIIE GREAT WATERLOO COURSING Cu r •bicit great national coursing meeting of the season , at ISf d to the Waterloo Cup will be contended for, is poly n!ctitoro• come off on Wednesday, Feb. 20, and subsequent ttio The locale for the coursing will be in Lancashire, ov ec s A t estate of the Earl of Seft on . Th ere are 1;4 subser it)e e r o y' ..£25 each, and the value of the cup is £1 GOO. The a r' c ea hound kennels of Ireland and Scotland will be repres e rio and dogs from all English counties will contest tb° pryiS Brigadier, the greyhound which won the cup last Yea a competitor for the cup of this season. 0 15 ALLEGiI:II STARVATION oF A CBI" . Saturday, at the East Riding magistrates' m eeting , .4 1 not and his wife, named Haldenby, were charge d W ii i i r ic ieo supplying their male child, 8 years old , with food. The child was found in a most emaciated coliof weighing only 361 b., and several of the n eighbo urs d v ia prisoners deposed to it not getting enoug h food 0 child, cruelly beaten by its mother. lt appeared that tli!' tira d e life had been insured for £lO. The itiquiry As the prisoners beiug admitted to bail. obtaining compensation for permanent improve ments. I commend to your careful consideration these and other measures which will be brought before you ; and I pray that your labours may, under the blessing of Providence, conduce to the pros perity of the country and the happiness of 111 1 people. With the opening of Parliament appears DEBRETT'S ILLUSTRATED PEERAGE, BARONETAGE, KNIGHTAGE, AN! , HOUSE OF COAMoss OF 1867, containing the latest addi tions and corrections to February, 1867. In ono vol., with over 1,600 Coats of Arms. 15s. half-bound, gist edges or in 2 vols. Peerage, 7s. Baronetage, &c., 75. _ . ,„.. 6 lull