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Mr. DISRAELI has sent a letter to the Earl of DARTMOUTH, the President of the National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Association on the subject of the Irish Established Church. In this he expresses his satisfaction at the memorial of the Council of the National Union, and at the Consti tutional Associations connected with that body, in which they express their confidence in the right hon. gentleman, and in the Government which he has formed by the command and with the appro val of fler MAJESTY. Mr. DISRAELI says very truly that " suchlexpressions of feeling on the part of influential bodies of his countrymen are encou raging and opportune.; As for the " crisis" of Ire land, which some have been pleased to dilate upon with great emphasis of late, he considers that in some respects the crisis of England might with more appropriateness be referred to, since the " avowed purpose" has been made by a powerful party of destroying that " sacred union between Church and State which has hitherto been the chief means of our civilisation, and is the only security for our religious liberty." With his usual skill Mr. DISRAELI has summed up the matter in a few sentences as to the most striking point of the affair, and set the case clearly before us. No better censure could be given as to the course which Mr. GLADSTONE has seen fit to pursue in thus provoking a contest of the vote he demands, and in forcing the House to come to a division point blank upon a question of so weighty an import. The purpose is now avowed, remarks Mr.DisRAELI with great emphasis, because until last week Mr. GLADSTONE had given no intimation of his inten tions, and certainly we never expected him to start forth so suddenly and exhibit such undue haste and extreme zeal. How far better it would have been to take things more quietly, and to allow the change to come on gradually, for people cannot be forced suddenly into convictions. But dictation is too much the habit of Mr. GLADSTONE'S policy, and he thereby alienates many who would otherwise generally be under his guidance. The Liberal party do not stand well in this matter, and it is of no use to say that they do ; the notion cannot be got rid of that it is a trial for power which they are making, and that at the expense of consistency and in defi ance of political courtesy and Parliamentary usages. Who can affirm that it was expected that the Irish Church Establishment was to become the subject of discussion this year, especially after Lord STANLEY'S declaration on the subject at Bristol, in the autumn ? But such reticence does not suit those who ar e eager to put their schemes into fulfilment, and accordingly this confusion worse confounded has arisen. It is seldom that events justify those who thus push matters to extremity, and create a momentous situation for the sake of edging themselves in in the skirmish ; and it is worthy of note that the Liberals far more frequently than their opponents delight to take ad vantage of such machinations. It would be far wiser if Mr. GLADSTONE were to withdraw his motion even now ; but if he persist in pressing it on we believe that it will result in his own discom fiture, which it can easily do without detriment to the particular question at issue, whose decision belongs rightly to hereafter. Yesterday the Election Petitions and Corrupt Practices at Elections Bill was passed into com mittee, but not without some demurring in various quarters. On the motion for its recommittal, Mr. Minium, moved a resolution against the House giving up the right of deciding who were its mem bers, but this was subsequently negatived. Mr. WHITBREAD put the case more forcibly when he said that the principle of the bill was good, because it secured an immediate trial, and in these days the judge is really of no practical use that any one can see who studies the matter attentively. Mr. 11. BERKELEY told hon. members a truth, though not a very acceptable one, doubtless, when he sai d that the Ballot was the only cure for the evil, and that all legislation that has previously been tried has been useless ; but perhaps it may be found that measure may lead to it eventually, and it certainly seems to impose penalties and offer restrictions that have not yet appeared in similar measures. Sir S. NORTHCOTK put the case very fairly before the House, when he showed that last year the Govern ment had taken care, in the introduction of their bill last session, to preserve the rights of the House of Commons to review the decisions in the matter which another tribunal might come to, but many then declared that such a plan would not do, and they must have a sound principle to go upon. When the bill came before the committee, there was an almost unanimous opinion that it would be better to entrust the decision to another tribunal than the House. The Government have accepted this recommendation of the Select Committee, and therefore it does seem most inconsistent to make further objections ; and we agree with Sir S. NORTHCOTE that if the llouse is really in earnest in its desire to check bribery at elections it was certainly futile, instead of fairly grappling with the question, to raise objections " as to an unwil lingness to part with an imaginary privilege of that House which stood in the way of serious improve ment." We are glad to find that the House of Commons last evening decided on an important change for the better in the condition of the British soldier. A majority of twenty-five carried Mr. OTWAY'S amendment, and got rid altogether of flogging in the army in time of peace. lhe words which Mr. OTWAY proposed to insert in clause 22 of the Mutiny Bill were as follows :—" No court martial shall, for any offence whatever committed under this act during time of peace within the QUEEN'S dominions, have power to sentence any soldier to corporal punishment." The arguments THE SU IN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 27, 1868. on both sides have been so often quoted that , it is needless to refer to them ; only it is wortl by of notice that several members of the Royal Con mis sion, who, from their position, declined to vote, expressed themselves as adverse to corporal punishment. There was very lit tie said in favour of it, and Sir C. RUSSELL'S remark that only seventeen were flogged last year was happily met by Mr. TREVELYAN, who asked why those seventeen offenders should not have been summarily dismissed the army. If so few are liable to this punishment, and those few are hardened offenders -whom there is no risk of degrading, it would certainly be much more conducive to the interests of the army to get rid of such men altogether. The class of offences for which flogging should be reserved in time of peace are of such an order that men who could be guilty of them are better out of the ranks altogether, and the stigma attaching to an honourable profession entirely removed. A decided majority of 25 in a House of nearly 300 members has virtually settled the question in a manner which will be cordially endorsed by the public at large. It is always a very difficult task to legislate for ' people at a distance with whose modes of thoughts and habits of daily life we are not familiar. Re presentative men are naturally accepted as express- 1 ing the views and feelings of a whole community, whereas it is likely that they only represent the opinions of one particular party or section. It is impossible to find any man who can accurately ex hibit the wishes of a large and mixed community, and if we raise the number to six or eight we shall not find the difficulty much lessened. We should be puzzled to choose six members of Parliament who could be said to represent fully and fairly the whole English people, with all the varied inte rests, agricultural, mechanical, political, commercial, professional, mercantile, domestic, King, Lords, and Commons. In the same way it does not always follow that the decision of delegates and committees may give satisfaction to the bodies which they re present, and it appears that this has been the case with regard to the people of Nova Scotia, who com ' plain that the home Government and the Imperial Parliament were misled by the statements of the delegates who professed to represent their opinions to the Earl of CARNARVON. Neither Prince Ed ward Island nor Newfoundland, they say, was affected by the Act of Union, and Nova Scotia was only included in it on account of the presumed ap proval and consent of her people. In reality there seems to have been a strong opposition to the mea sure, and if we are to judge by the result of the subsequent elections the people of Nova Scotia are gwatly dissatisfied with the change. " But one of the delegates who prepared the Dominion Act was re-elected, and but two of the 32 members of the House who voted approval of it have been chosen; and of fifty-seven members returned to both Houses, all but four are petitioners for the repeal of the law so universally condemned." So runs the petition which the people of Nova Scotia have resolved upon presenting to the House of Commons, and it sets forth in strong terms the grounds for complaint which the petitioners believe they have. They argue that the proposed scheme should have been submitted to the test of a general election before it was presented for the decision of the home Parliament, and finally passed into law ; whereas the election did not take place till Sep tember last, more than two months after the Confederation Act was declared to be in force. A cupy of resolutions passed unanimously by the Nova Scotian House of Assembly on the 21st of February is now before us, in which the action of the Delegates is strongly condemned ; and it is affirmed that the only powers given to them were to arrange a scheme of union " which should effectually insure just provision for the rights and interests of this province," each 'province to have an equal voice in the Delegation. These powers, i t is urged, they altogether exceeded, and, while they neglected to preserve the interests of the co lony from molestation, they allowed the bill to be finally decided upon without submitting it to the test of one popular vote. Audi alteram partem. We must remember that strong arguments have been adduced by the sup porters of the Delegates in favour of the union of the colony, while undoubtedly the general scheme of confederation has commended itself to the approval of all interested in the future welfare of British North America. At the same time, it is not in accordance with British legislation to rule any State in a manner unwelcome to its people, and the grievances of the Nova Scotians demand there fore full and free investigation. Mr. HOWE, the able and eloquent advocate of the anti-Confede rates, is now in this country, and their cause will certainly not want for vigorous and earnest defence. In a recent speech which he made at Brooklyn, in the county of Hants, Nova Scotia, Mr. llowE summed up very forcibly the several points to which the colonists objected, among which he gave a pro minent place to the taxation of flour, corn, and corn meal, which presses heavily on the poorer colonists, and has excited the greatest discontent. As Mr. HOWE remarks, if the colonists refuse to pay these taxes, it will be hopeless for the Cana dians to enforce them. " Everywhere indented with creeks and harbours and river mouths, it is evident that oppressive and unpopular imposts can not be regularly collected. Should smuggling be come fashionable, I should like to know how these Canadians can enforce them." Let us hope that matters may be amicably adjusted, and that a few wise and timely concessions on either side may restore more kindly feelings. The great object to be attained by confederation will be missed if the Union becomes a source of discord and bitternes instead of strength and mutual support. If both parties would consent to lay aside the jealousies and rivalries almost inseparable from a small band of neighbouring independent States, the obstacles now barring the way to a better state of things might be speedily and happily disposed of. THE PRINCE OF WALES'S HARRIERS.—BRIL LIANT CLOSE OF THE SEASON.—On Thursday morning his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales left town in order to attend the closing meet of the season with his harriers. The Prince, who left Paddington in a saloon carriage, was accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Christian ; Colonel Kingscote, Master of the Prince of Wales's Horse, Colonel Hardinge, Colonel Gordon, &c., travelling in the same train. The royal party reached Wind sor at 11.40 a.tn. precisely, and were received at the station by Lord Bridport, the master of the Prince's harriers. Mr. Moon, of the Queen's stables, was in attendance with a shooting break and four and other carriages. Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Christian entered the first carriage, the Prince of Wales and a distinguished party occupying the shooting break, and the other carriages following with the suite In this order the royal cortdge, which presented a very dashing appearance, quitted the terminus, and driving through part of High-street turned down Peascod-street, and left Windsor on its way to New-lodge, at Winkfield, the residence of M. and Madame Van do Weyer, about four miles distant. The progress of the Prince through Windsor was a sort, of ovation. The weather was damp, and the roads heavy. The royal party arrived at New lodge shortly after noon, there being a large field ready to meet the Prince. As a trial to the pack and bunt a stag was turned out, and pointed for Billingbear-park. Prince Christian rode to the hounds, her Royal Highness Princess Christian returning to Windsor after seeing the start. The Prince of Wales after following the chase for some time left the hunt, and returned, via Taplow, to London. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELE(RAMS.) AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE RUSSIA. (Via Queenstown.) NEW YORK, March 18th (Noon.) The bill to admit the Alabama representatives to Congress has been recommitted by the House of Representatives to the Reconstruction Com mittee. Mr. Thaddeus Stevens opposed the bill. Messrs. Brooks and Becke, Democrats, sub. mitted the minority report of the Reconstruction Committee, opposing the New Constitution in Alabama as grossly unjust in enfranchising masses of ignorant negroes, disfranchising intelligent whites, giving non-tax-paying negroes the power of imposing taxes, and generally being framed in the interest of Northern ofliee-seekers. A bill has been introduced in the House and re ferred to the Committee of Ways and Means, providing for the reissue of legal tenders that have been withdrawn from circulation. It is reported Mr. STANTON, apprehending a gr ;uerilla raid upon the War-office from Virginia, has ordered the garrison of Washington to be held in readiness. Major. General Thomas has notified to General Grant that an armed organisation is being effected in Tennessee to take forcible possession of the Central State Government. General Grant has authorised General Thomas to use all the force a his disposal to protect the State authorities. General Hancock has left New Orleans for Washington to confer with the:President relative to his resignation of the command in the Fifth Mili tary District, leaving General Reynolds in tempo- rary command. St. Patrick's day has been enthusiastically ob served by the Irish residents in the principal cities of the Union, and passed off without disturbance Advices from Cuba state that General Lersundi bad ordered the Bishop of Cuba to leave the island for insubordination. The Cunard Royal Mail steamship Russia arrived at Queenstown at 6 a.m. to-day with 75 cabin passengers and $121,931 in specie. She landed 106 sacks of mails and eight passengers, and proceeded for Liverpool at 6.15 a.m. All well. She carries with her the Liverpool and Scotch mails. NAPLES, March 26. Admiral Farragut has arrived here. He will leave Naples shortly with the American squadron to visit Messina, Palermo, Malta, and Constanti- nople. THE BOMBAY MAIL. MESSINA, March 26. The Bangalore passed Messina at seven p.m. to day. Letters in London probably Monday evening. OUTWARD INDIA, CHINA, AND AUS TRALIAN MAILS. GIBRALTAR, March 26. The Ripon, from Southampton on the 21st inst., arrived at 2 p.m. to-day, and leaves at 5 p.m. for Alexandria. She experienced fine weather. THE DISTURBANCES IN BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, March 24. A serious conflict took place at midnight at Chatelineau between the troops and the rioters, in which eight men were killed and ten wounded. The Council of Ministers assembled twice in the course of last evening. FRANCE. NICE, March 26 (Evening). The Czarewitch presided to-day at the inaugura- tion of the Mortuary Chapel, erected in memory of his late brother. Invitations to be present at the ceremony were issued to the French authorities, the Russian subjects, and ti he resident notabilities. The Czarewitch will leave for St. Petersburg on Saturday. BOURSE ' March 26—Three o'clock. —The market closed as follows :- 4i per Cent. End of month — 3 per Cent End of month 6B 95 Credit Mobilier End of month 263 75 Credit Fonder 1466 25 End of month — RAILWAYS. Account Orleans N orthern 1177i Lyons and Mediterranean Southern.... 5681 Western Eastern .. Sardinian Austrian 543i L om b ar d 377f North of Spain Saragossa Roman 49 Bank Shares ...,,.3160 Itr.l'an Loan ...... 47 30 End of month... Mexican Loan 19 25 Do. Sends ..... 131 Spanish Threes 38 Rom* Debt . . .... Deferred ......... MR. GLADSTONE'S SECOND RESOLU- TION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The second of Mr. Gladstone's resolutions deserves support from all parties, for no one will defend " the creation of new personal interests" in such cases as those to which I now beg leave to draw attention. A day or two ago the deanery of Leighlin was filled up by the Grown. In 1834 the dean's duties as dean were reported to consist of " attendance on all chapter meetings when convened," and his emolument as dean was the sum of £5 18s. sid., " exclusive of the benefice of Wells with cure of souls." Leighlin Cathedral has long been a mere parish church. In 1834 Divine Service was per formed in it " once on all Sundays and on the principal festivals, and the Sacrament was administered six times in the year." In 1864 the deanery of Leighlin was returned as worth, with Wells rectory, £331 ss. 7d. (gross), and £293 ls. 10d. (net), besides residence. Wells contained, in 1861, 71 Anglicans, 2 Dissenters, and 1,000 Roman Catholics. The new dean is about 44 years old, and long may he live. But " the new personal in terest" created by this appointment may be expected to last for another quarter of a century at least. Within the last few weeks it was announced that the Bishop of Tuam collated to the vacant living of Kilmoylan and Cummer—a union created since the passing of the Temporalities Act, and containing four Anglicans and 2,769 Roman Catholics. Its net value is returned at £291 4s. There has been neither church nor glebe house in it since the Re formation. During the latter part of the year 1867, the benefice of Clonegam and Newtown-lennan — an Episcopal union in Lismore diocese and in Crown patronage—which had been enjoyed by members of one family since the beginning of this century, became vacant. It was dissolved and divided into two benefices, under the sanction of the L)rd-Lieutenant and the Privy Council. One of the newly-created benefices is Newtown lennan, worth £331 yearly, and containing four Anglicans, and 1,143 Roman Catholics. It has neither church nor glebe house. This living was given by the Crown to a clergyman aged about forty-three. The personal interests created by this exercise of public patronage will last pro bably during more than a quarter of a century. It is possible (though unlikely) that the Eccle siastical Commissioners may build churches in Kil moylan and Newtown-lennan, and that by the introduction of resident clergymen, clerks, and sextons, the Anglicans in those benefices respec tively may be increased from four to thirty. But such a process is one which few will approve, whether they wish for re-distribution or dis-establishment. It is to be hoped, therefore, that an immediate stop will be put to such exercises of Church patronage, and to fresh disbursements of Church revenues by the' Ecclesiastical Commissioners. Vacant parishes may be intrusted to curates, pending Church reform.— ' am, &c., March, 1868. W. MAUER& BRADY, D.D. CORRESPONDENCE PROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, THURSDAY, March 26. That a dissolution will take place this summer seems more and more probable ; and this event will, it is be lieved, bring about a change of Ministers, for M. Pinard, the new Minister of the Interior, is supposed to be unequal to the task of directing the elections. It is not unlikely that M. Rouher will undertake this onerous duty, since as the Chambers will not then be sitting, he will not be called upon to fulfil his present function—• that of defending the Imperial policy—which func tion he holds by virtue of his office as Minister of State. There is some talk of M. Duruy and M. Baroche going out of office. The first has offended the clerical party by his endeavours to promote female education, and of course it is important to regain the support of that party before the elections. M. Baroche is the Minister of Justice. He is believed to be desirous of quitting his post, and in that case M. Pinard will probably exchange his own for it. The Public Meetings Bill has passed the Corps lAgis latif, and will pass the Senate unaltered, except for the worse. It is terribly stringent. For instance, the ninth clause empowers the courts to inflict a fine of £l2O and six months' imprisonment upon persons who, being as many as seven in number, unite together to form a meeting without the consent of the authorities, or upon any one who lets them have a room, or upon the chairman and the assessors of the meeting. Such a heavy pecuniary fine as this (to say nothing of the imprisonment) will deter every body in the small towns from letting a room for any meeting, inasmuch as no one can be sure that all the con ditions requested by the law have been fulfilled. For instance, it may turn out that, although the Government authorisation has been given, one of the persons who signed the requisition for it is not in the enjoyment of his civil rights, or there may be a mistake in the spelling of his name or the number of his house ; or the hour or the place at which the meeting is to be held may be for gotten to be mentioned. In fact, the smallest mistake or omission may bring down a sentence absolutely ruinous to a poor man, and, indeed, to the great majority of the rural inhabitants. The right of public meeting will be a dead letter throughout the rural districts. I mentioned yesterday that the Government some time ago prosecuted the Courrier de ringerie for stating last September that a famine was impending, and that the editor was punished for publishing false news. It now turns out that the Government was fully aware that the calamity was at hand. Marshal M`Mahon, Governor of Algeria, has just stated in the Senate that so long ago as April of last year the Emperor wrote to him authorising him, at any cost, to succour the native population ; yet five months later the Government denied the existence of the distress, and punished the journalist who referred to it. It is rumoured that Count Bismarck is about to send out a despatch to the Prussian Ministers at the different Courts, explaining to them that Prince Napoleon's visit to Berlin had no diplomatic object. If for " object'' "result" were substituted, the despatch would be more truthful. The King of Prussia has sent to Ntlaton, the famous surgeon, a beautiful vase made at the Royal porcelain works, together with an autograph letter and a view of the Palace at Berlin, as a thank-offering for his skilful treatment of Count von Goltz, the Prussian Minister in Paris. The Pall Alan Gazette publishes extracts from an Abyssinian letter, whose contents it describes as almost incredible. It appears that the Turkish and Egyptian mule-drivers were left for some days after the starting of the expedition without food or water. They naturally did not like this. About 150 of them came up jabbering to an officer, who, not understanding their language, took it into his head that they were mutinying, and reported accord ingly. Forthwith two companies of infantry were sent down, and sixty of the Turks were tied up to the triangles and got fifty lashes each. It then leaked out that the poor wretches had been three days without rations, and were only complaining. This sort of treatment continued for some time, but at last interpreters were sent, and Captain Annesley, who is a good linguist, took them into his division. They were then happy and contented, and worked so hard that Captain Annesley was thanked, and was promised that the threat of discharging them, which had been made, should not be carried out. On the strength of this they threw away all their old rags, having now the Government clothing to wear. Suddenly an order came down to send all the men back to Egypt, and to deprive them of the Government clothing. Remonstrance was vain, and the utmost that Captain Annesley could obtain was that some of these unhappy men should be allowed to retain their trousers. The whole of them were embarked under an armed guard, and sent back to Suez, where they will tell the tale of British injustice and cruelty—truly a most scandalous tale. The French Government is using every effort to induce the Pope to accept a new . Franco-Italian Convention. The Cabinet of Florence, under the pressure of France and Prussia, has renounced the project of making Rome the capital of Italy, though it will not abjure the vote of the Italian Parliament. The design is now to make Rome a free city, under the presidency of the Pope. Napoleon stipulates that no change shall take place during the life of Pius IX. The rumours as to probable amendments to Mr. Glad stone's resolutions are gradually pointing to a definite issue. That issue is unmistakeably to the effect that the House of Commons has nd'hitention of standing two dis solutions within twelve months. During the discussion on the Army Estimates on Thursday night a report was current in the lobbies that Sir Robert Peel proposed to move an amendment to Mr. Gladstone's motion, which would be in effect a reference of the question of the Irish Church to the new Parliament next year. Although the rumour was not traceable to any authentic source, it was vet accepted as probable. Whether the right hon. baronet persevere in his inten tion or not, there will not be wanting members of the Liberal party who will be ready with their amendments on this occasion. Mr. Watkin, one of the Tea-room party of last year, will move that instead of Mr. Gladstone's first resolution, the House give its consent to the following motion : " That this committee considers the question of the future position of the Established Church in Ireland should be finally decided upon by the Reformed Parlia ment, which ought to be convened at the earliest pos sible period after the electoral revision of the year 1868." The hon. member, it u-ill be seen, limits his motion to a final decision by the Reformed Parliament, and has no idea of preventing the present House from expressing an opinion upon it. Mr. Laing, who, from his connection with the Cave of Adullam of 1866, finds no favour in the eyes of the advanced Liberals, is also ready with an amendment. This, however, is only in the case of Mr. Gladstone's resolutions being carried. Should the Opposition leader be successful, Mr. Laing will move : " That this House is of opinion that while the principle of disestablishing the Irish Church has been affirmed by this House, the ques tion is too important to be settled without an appeal to the constituencies created by the New Reform Acts ; and therefore that it will be the duty of the Government to arrange the course of public business so as to enable this appeal to be made at the earliest practicable opportunity." Clearly, then, the House of Commons does not mean to be put to the anxiety, the expense, and the delay of two general elections. The Post intimates that the Govern ment, if defeated, as they possibly will be, will probably elect to postpone the decision of the Irish Church question to the elections of next January, and to retain office in the meantime. But what they certainly cannot do is to dissolve Parliament in April,! to reassemble in May, to be redissolved next January. It could only enter into the romantic brain of the present Premier to hold up such an impossible " bogey " for the intimidation of such members as he may imagine to be not men, but children. On the other hand, the Ministerial papers are as emphatic as ever in threatening a dissolution should the House sanc tion the policy of Mr. Gladstone. They say that Mr, Disraeli and his colleagues will cheerfully avail themselves of the occasion for allowing the nation to institute a com parison between their predecessors and themselves. A. strange story comes from the other side of the Atlantic. Many of our readers will remember the famous trial of the Earl of Cardigan which took place some twenty-seven years ago. Captain Tuckett, an officer in Lord Cardigan's regiment, believed that his commanding officer had been unduly familiar with his wife, and forced him to fight a duel. Lord Cardigan was tried before the House of Lords on the charge of attempted murder, and was acquitted. Captain Tuckett and his wife went to the United States, and lived in Philadelphia for many years. The pair had to struggle with povery, the husband editing an insurance journal, and his wife, a lovely woman, helping him all she could, and a model of everything that a wife should be. She had denied to her husband in the most solemn manner that she had ever received from the earl any other letters than the one the accidental discovery of which had led to the duel, and his last words were assurances that he never doubted her. But a week of his death, according to the New York paper from which we are quoting, she threw off her dis guise, and resumed what the writer says had been her real character from the beginning. Her first act was to write to the earl that she intended to publish the letters he had written to her in India in a volume, which had the desired effect of bringing a remittance. Her career from that time forward is represented as having beenbold, courageous, and profligate to the last degree. Her last years were years of great privation and suffering, and she finally tied with a friend to Colorado, where she at last rests in peace. THE PREMIER UPON THE CRISIS. There has just been published an important letter, which has been addressed by the Right non. B. Disraeli to the Earl of Dartmouth, in reply to a memorial, ex' pressing confidence in MS Premiership, forwarded to the right hon. gentleman by the Council of the National Union, and of the Constitutional Associations connected with that body. The letter is as follows : " 10, Downing-street, March 24, 1868. "My Lord,—l have received with pride and gratitude the memorial of the Council of the National Union, and of the Constitutional Associations connected with that body, in which they express their confidence in me, and their thorough determination' to support by all means in their power the Government I have formed by the command and with the approval of her Majesty. " Such expressions of feeling on the part of influential bodies of my countrymen are encouragingly opportune. "We have heard something lately of the crisis of Ire lam?. In my opinion the crisis of England is rather at hand; :or the pupose is now avowed, and that by a powerful party, of destroying that sacred union between Church and State which has hitherto been the chief means of our civilisation and is the only security fur our religious liberty. —I have the honour to remain, my lord, yours sincerely, (Signed) " B. DISRAELI. "The Right lion. the Earl of Dartmouth." THE TRADES UNION COMMISSION. The Trades Union Commissioners have held another sitting at their office in Great Queen•street, Westminster. There were present Sir W. Erle, chairman, the Earl of Lichfield, Lord Elcho, M.P., Sir D. Gooch, M.P., Mr. T. Hughes, M.P., Mr. J. A. Roebuck, M.P., Messrs. F. Harrison, Merrivale, Brooks, and Matthews ; Mr. Train acting as secretary. The witnesses examined were Mr. Woods, a coalmaster in the Church Gresly district, where the destitution has been existing between the miners and the coalowners for the last twelve months ; and Mr. Henry Briggs and Mr. A. Briggs, of the Whitwood Collieries, South Yorkshire, and who have been working these collieries for the last two years on the co-operative or industrial partnerihip Prin ciple. Mr. Normansell was present on behalf of the Opera tive Miners' National Association. Mr. Woods was first examined. He entered into lengthy details concerning the origin of the existing dispute in the Church Gresly district, and gave a general denial to the statements which had been publicly put forward by the men. The masters opposed the introduction of the Miners' Union into the district, because they knew it would desire to interfere as to the manner in which they should con duct their business. The reason why the masters had opposed arbitration was because they had obtained the services of as many workmen as they required, and then workmen were quite satisfied with the terms under which they were engaged. He gave several illustrations of what he alleged was trades union tyranny and dictation. The Messrs. Briggs, in their examination, deposed more particularly to the working of the co-operative system they had introduced into their collieries, and described the great advantages that had resulted from it, both morally and pecuniarily, to masters and men. Since its introduc tion strikes had been unknown, whilst previously they were in constant collision with the union. Their men were mostly members of the South Yorkshire Miners' Union, a very powerful body. They had every reason to be satis fied with the result of the system they had introduced, and thought it would tend to great good were it generally acted upon in all establishments where a large amount of labour was performed. On Wednesday the commissioners met specially for the purpose of taking the evidence of Mr. Pickles, one of the managers at Messrs. Briggs' collieries, as to the many ad vantages attending the co-operative system of working as applied by the Messrs. Briggs. That which had formerly been antagonistic was now all in harmony. The commissioners sit again on Tuesday next, when several of the working miners are to be examined. THE SOLDIER'S KNAPSACK. The third report of the War-office Committee appointed some three years ago to investigate the effect of the present system of equipment on the health of the infantry soldier has just been presented. We congratulate General Eyre, the president of the committee, on the successful termination of his labours. It may be remembered that we gave, last year, an account of the plan proposed by the committee, and stated that it was about to be tested at Aldershot. The report before us contains the result of the trials at that station, and at Portsmouth, Colchester, Parkhurst, Chatham, Woolwich, and Dublin. The opinion expressed of the equipment is most favourable, and it is clear that the objects aimed at by the committee havo been attained. Pressure on the lungs and heart has been entirely obviated, and the weights press on no parts which can be injured. The plan tried in the summer has been altered in various details, in accordance with suggestions made, the com mittee state, " by all ranks in the army." We are informed that the private soldiers took immense interest in the trials, which was indeed only natural, considering how much their comfort depended on the result. The equip ment, as now perfected, is extremely simple ; so much so, indeed, that it seems wonderful it was not sooner adopted. The old framed knapsack is entirely discarded, and a soft valise is substituted. The weights are distributed round the body, and are brought low down, with a view of gaining the great mechanical advantage of keeping the centre of gravity of the body as near as can be in the position in which it is in the unweighted person, and of allowing the free action of the chest and of the great muscles of the shoulders. The sacrum and the tops of the scapulw, which are the two strongest parts of the body, bear the chief weights ; and advantage is taken of the principle of balance. The equipment is most easily adjusted, and is put on and off in a moment. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge has been very anxious to secure a good equip ment, and has now ordered a thousand sets to be made, with the view of equipping two companies in five different regiments. In two or three months, perhaps, it will be seen if any further alterations in detail are re quired ; and if not, the equipment will probably be brought into general use as soon as possible. As the soldier must carry some weights, he will still move at a disadvantage as compared with an unencumbered pedestrian, but this disadvantage is far less than it was with the old system ; and we may reasonably hope that all risk of injury to the heart and lungs from the pressure of faulty accoutrements has now been removed.—The Lancet. The Queen and the icoyal Family came up to Buckingham Palace on Monday. It may be interesting to our lady readers to know that on the day when her Majesty leaves Windsor there is an exodus of two hun• dred persons from the precincts of the Castle, and that the servants are all placed upon " board wages," just as is done in ordinary gentlemen's families. ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM.—The inland revenue, to the officers of which department has been delegated the duty of collecting the new dog tat, have received pay ment on no less than 400,000 dogs na.,fr-a than the old paro chial collectors. This success is a first step in the direc tion of committing the general collection of taxation to the officers of the Crown instead of the nominees of the parish. SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE IRON TRADE. The ►reliminary meeting of the ironmasters of the Birmingham district was held at the Hen and Chickens, in that town, on Thursday afternoon. After a discussion which occu pied three hours and a half, a resolution was passed, to reduce the price of finished iron 10s. per ton, making bars £7 ; and that the puddlers' wages be reduced ls. per ton (10 per cent.), and all other wages in the trade in propor tion, fourteen days' notice to be given to the men on Saturday next. It is understood that the minority at the meeting will abide by the decision arrived at. SINGULAR ACCIDENT. —A horse, with part of a cab, was discovered floating at the entrance of the channel of Portsmouth Harbour, on Thursday morning . . It is said that an accident happened at Sea View, near Ryde, a few evenings ago, by which a cab was broken in two, and the horse, with the fore part of the vehicle attached, w as washed out to sea, after having fallen over the sea wall of that neighbourhood into the tide. It is feared, too, that the unfortunate driver was drowned, as nothing has been heard of him since the accident. HUDDERSFIELD ELECTION.—We are informed by a correspondent that, early on the morning of the poll, 120 of the temperance electors went in a body and re corded their votes in favour of Mr. Leatham, and that afterwards thirty to forty others followed their example. Mr. Leatham's majority was 322. Mr. Leatham, w e understand, has given up his opposition to the Permis sive Bill, and is now prepared to vote in favour of a rate payer's veto upon the issue of all new licenses.— Alliance News. " OBLIGATED TO DO IT."—At West Bromwich, John Ashley was charged with assaulting his wife, Mar garet Ashley. The wife's statement was to the effect tlil,t the prisoner had beaten her very often, every day that week until Thursday. He also beat the children. Prisoner said he was subject to fits, and was strange in his ways. His wife said she did not take any notice of his conduct when he was in that state ; but when he "leathered" her and the children at other times she was " obligated to do it." The bench said his conduct was very improper, and sen tenced him to six weeks' imprisonment. " L4* -2r vc. Vi‘ /Ave TC11314 HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, March 26. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, accom panied by Princess Louise. Her Majesty went out this morning, accompanied by Princess Beatrice. Princess Louise also went out, attended by Lady Churchill. The Prince of Wales, attended by Captain Ellis and Colonel Kingscote, hunted with his harriers near Windsor yesterday. The Princess of Wales drove out, attended by the Marchioness of Carmarthen. Lady Sarah Spencer, Lady Cecilia Molyneux, Captain Seymour, and Captain Boyle have accompanied the Earl and Countess Spencer in their visit to Spain The Earl and Countess Spencer intend to be absent until a fortnight after Easter. SCIENCE AND ART IN DUBLIN. A large and influential deputation of Irish noble men and gentlemen yesterday waited upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Earl of Mayo, at the Government offices in Downing-street, to ask the Government to institute in Dublin a department of science and art, under Irish management, similar to that in South Kensington. The deputation con sisted of the Marquis Clanricarde, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Lord John Browne, Lord Claud Hamil ton, Lord Cremorne, Sir John Gray, M.P., Sir Jas. Straughan, Sir P. O'Brien, M.P., Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness, M.P., Sir J. M'Kenna, M.P., Sir C. Lanyon, M.P., the Hon. W. Vereker, Colonel French, M.P., Col. Stuart Knox, M.P., and Messrs. Rearden, M.P., De la Poer, M.P., Blake, M.P., J. Bagwell, M.P., A. Ferrier, Charles Moore, M.P., Aldermen Joint, Manning, and Hudson, Guinness (Horse Guards), Kinnahan (high sheriff of Dublin), Rev. Dr. Russell (chaplain to the Lord Mayor of Dublin), Stock, M.P., Dr. Mansell, Captain Arch dall, M.P., J. Vance, M.P., Henry (town clerk, Dublin), Allen, Angelo Hayes, R.H.R., Pollard- Urquhart, M.P., Switzer, Fry, &c. The deputa tion was introduced by the Marquis of Clanricarde, and after some remarks from the Lord Mayor of Dublin, The Hon. Mr. VEREKER explained the object the deputation had in view, and pointed out the aids which had from time to time been afforded to Eng lish manufacturers. Such was unfortunately not the case with Ireland. The South Kensington Museum was of but little use to their country in consequence of the distance by which it was sepa rated from them. lie argued that even the little which that centre of art could do for Ireland bad not been done, and complained that, although sub sidies had been granted for the benefit of English artisans, nothing had been granted for the benefit of artisans of their country. He contended that an establishment of the character which they wished for, namely, an Irish institution under Irish manage ment, would be productive of good results, and supply a want which was most seriously felt. Mr. BLAKE supported the petition, stating that it was very desirable that such an institution should be provided in order to give the people a taste for art and science. He very heartily joined with the other gentlemen present in pressing on the Govern ment the necessity of forming such an establish ment. Captain ARCIIDALL urged that Ireland should have a fair share in the expenditure of the State. Sir PATRICK O'BRIEN alluded to the imagination of the Irish people, and the facility with which they designed, and contended that if they only had opportunities of studying art and science they would be capable of great things. They did not ask the Government for an extraordinary grant at first, but only to form the nucleus of such an institution as the Kensington Museum, and then, if it was found to answer, the grant might be CE tended. Sir B. GUINNESS said what they wanted in Ire land was occupation ; if they had that, there would not be so much emigration. As a first measure, what they brought before the Government was very important, for there was naturally a great aptitude for art among the Irish population. An immense amount of employment would be occasioned by such an institution as that contemplated, which would tend to make the people more loyal. The inhabi tants of Dublin were very anxious that the Government should favourably consider the pro' posal. After some remarks from Sir J. GRAY and Mr. REARDEN, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was bapPY to say that the Government had already made uP their minds on the question. His hon. and gallant friend had said that he hoped the Governmen t would not be able to resist the pressure put upon them. They wanted no pressure—(cheers)—for he did not think he should be wrong if he stated that he had taken the initiative in the matter. When he was in Dublin at Christmas the present question was a subject of discussion with the Lord Lieute nant, himself, and other gentlemen. On their re' turn to this country they communicated with the President of the Council, and the subject had bee° under the consideration of the whole of the Cabi net, and the Government were prepared to giv e effect to the views which had been expressed hi the deputation. (Cheers.) He agreed with what had fallen from various speakers with regard to th e capabilities of the Irish people, and was quite satisfied that there was among them a great natur al aptitude for art and science. He had been especially struck with a specimen shown him of some wort executed by a young man:who had received but fel t advantages in the way.of learning anything of ar t ' He concurred in what had been said concerning th e unsatisfactory state of the present arrangement, a° he did not think that the Irish people had their fai r share of art departments. (Hear, hear.) The Go' vernment, as he said before, had taken the matter into their consideration, and proposed to give I f Dublin an institution analogous to that of Scout' Kensington, under the direction of Irish manage ment, and which should be a sister to and not sub' ordinate to the English establishment. (Chore.) It would, therefore, be tinder au Irish director: who would be responsible to the Minister °I Education, and it was also proposed that tl ie various local establishments should be affiliat ed to the Dublin institution. Although t ha schemes were not fully matured, the G e , vernment hoped that all who felt i n tereste d . in the subject would give them any assis tance in their power. There were some institutions w hich would have to be modified if the plan which 01e Government proposed were carried out, and th ey trusted that no private or personal considerati on ' would be allowed to interfere with what they P r° .: posed, and which would be, they believed, product', tive of considerable advantage to the people o f ir t i, land. (Hear, hear.) They had not put in the es; mates any scheme for building such an instit ution' a site not yet been fixed on, and they all knew that 4 Parliament was not willing to vote money for any object unless they knew all particulars resp eeti it. The matter would, therefore, have to stars a its a che he for a few months, but when the est iina' l b e would be prepared next year they would be 0 Nv he hoped, to state everything connected .t h - subject. The right hon. gentleman conclu ded ot saying that any suggestion made by those P rese would be duly considered. The deputation then withdrew. SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE IRON TRADE.---13111".,/ 5 0 HAM, March 26.—The preliminary meeting °f red iron masters of this district was held at the IP ° r y Chickens, in this town, this afternoon ; there w as a li . e o large attendance. After a discussion which occupied ti,0131..' hours and a half a resolution was passed by an i110—:03. durable majority to reduce the price of finished iron, to per ton, making bars £7 ; and that the puddlers' w 3 g e ; reduced ls. per ton (10 per cent.), and all other wag to to the trade in proportion ; 14 days' notice to b e gill:- the the men on Saturday next. it is understood tba'.,,ecl minority at the meeting will abide by the decisi on aryl at. 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