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SMITII'S " Camden Stores," 79, Park-street, Camden toga LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1868. - o Mr. GLADSTONE'S speech at Romsey will be found very interesting, and there is always something at• tractive in noticing the remarks made by those who have been intimately associated wit's distinguished individuals who have dep.trted from arno.lg us. Tile members of the Corporation assembLd at the Town Hall yesterday to present as adlress to Mr. GLAD STONE. The right hon. gentleman admitted that hi• bad come a day after the fair, bat he felt compelled to remain iu his place in Parliament on account of the pressure of work there. The high character andgreat services of Lord PALMERSTON were alluded to in the address, and Mr. GLADSTONE referred to the 1 privilege he had had of speaking of those service some time after the death of the lamented Premier The time has gone by when it would be suitable to enter into detail into the character or doings of one so well known as Lord PALMERSTON, but the occ 1- sion appeared a fitting opportunity to dwell on di , leading points of his character and the truly Eng lish style of his policy. 'Chose who were intimately associated with the noble lord for so long felt a natural desire for his remains to be placed in the neighbourhood where he was so well known, and the noble lord had himself desired it ; but then, as Mr. GLADSTONEsaid, they rest in the greatest of the temples of all national fame, because it was the unanimous wish of the whole country that they should do so, and wished that he " should lie among great and famous men in the very centre of the political and national life of England which thAt venerable abbey overshadows." Mr. GLADSTONE referred with pride and satisfaction to the long period during which he had been the colleague of Lord PALMERSTON, and the many useful and im portant acts which were passed at that time. In dwelling upon the retrospect of his career, the right hon. gentleman very truly said that there was much to admire in it, and also much to emulate, in the characteristic traits which distinguished him. Looking at the political aspect of the future, Mr. GLADSTONE said that we, the people of the United Kingdom, are the stewards of a great and noble in heritance, which it is our duty to improve as well as to enjoy. All parties now join in congratulating themselves and each other in the extension of the franchise, and, as Mr. GLADSTONE said, it must now be remembered that, for the future, those who had so much to do with the change of representatives must share the responsibility with the Government and Legislature of the country if things did not go on favourably. The leader of the Opposition made an amusing , allusion to the tenacity with which all parties kept to the term of Liberal. Most of the addresses of the supporters of the Go vernment are signed Liberal-Conservatives ; and it is an universally acknowledged thing that this question is on the increase rather than otherwise. Mr. GLADSTONE concluded by dwelling upon the state and prospects of Ireland, and the serious work which lay before the new Parliament with re spect to settling - the vexed qu.istions of that coun try. Mr. COWPER made some observatims, in which he said that Mr. GLAD3TONE had the niajo rity of the House of Commons, butclid not hold office un ler the Crown on account of his sacrifices in the cause of Eeforin. The right hon. gentleman certainly praised the talents of his friend with great in - gnuity, and declared that he rejoiced to learn that the mantle of Lord PALXERSTON had fallen upon Mr. GLADSTONE. It rnly be observed that through out the course of these speeches no allusion was made of an irritating nature, and both speakers showed their discretion and good taste in avoiding such topics. The proceedings gave great satisfac tion to all present, and the affair terminated hap pily, having afforded the good people of Ramsey Among the several schemes proposed early in the session, and finally abandoned when the approach of autumn finds an accumulation of work undone, must be included the Sale of Liquors on Sunday Bill. It is not, however, press of time which has neutralized the efforts of the temperance societies, but the deliberate conviction of the special commit tee, who, after careful consideration and examina tion into facts, decline to recommend the passing of the bill. They grant that in many large towns, especially in the north of England, there is a strong feeling is favour of farther restricting the sale of intoxicating liquors on Sunday, bat they are of opinion that the existing law is working well, anti that druekennes3 is steadily decreasing, and they believe, no doubt with reason, that any further re striction would be very inconvenient and occasion much angry feeling, without really benefiting those who are inclined to excese while there is good groind for believing it would be often evaded. The example of Seetlaud has often been quoted as a proof of the satisfactory working of a restrictive act of tree kill.' &sired ; lint the instance, as the Comelittee show, is by ne means conclusive, since the habits of the Scorch an 1 English it. this respect are very different, although, as a whole, our northern neighbours have no reason to repro ich us. Of course there can be but one will in tho o me,tter, that the greatest amount of temperance should be obtained with the least interference with the social freedom of the people, but we may very much question whether stringent regulations like those sought after .4•••• LIFEBOAT SERVICES. —During the Storms of the past year the National Lifeboat Institution con ribu tad to the saving of 1,086 lives from various ship wrecks and 86 vessels from destruction. The Institution also xpended £31,845 in the same period on its Lifeboat Establishments, in addition to granting £3,189 for rewards. The Committee of the Institution earnestly appeal to the üblic for assistance to enable the m to meet the continued heavy demands on their 187 Lifeboat Establishments. Contributions will be thaukfcliy received by the London and country bankers, and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London. 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The following are the London addresses of E MOSE 3 and SON:- 155, MINORIES 156, 3IINORIES 157, MINORIES 83, ALDGATE 84, ALDO AT 141 85, ALDGATE 86, ALDGATE 87, ALDGATE 83, ALDGAT 89, ALDGATE 506, NEW OXFORD-STRE .T 507, EW OXFORD-STREET 508, NEW OXFORD-STREET 1, HART-STREET 2, HART-STREET 3, HART-STREET 137, TOTTE,NHAII-COLTRT-ROAD 138, TOTTENHAM-COITUT-ROAD 283, EUSTON-ROAD. Country Branch ; 19, BRIDGE-STREET, BRADFORD, YORKS. 20, BRIDGE-STREET, BRADFORD, YORIKS. SPECIAL NOTICE. In eonsequenes of frequent misrepresentations, E. 3103 E; and SON dad it uenmary to state that they do not employ any travellers or agents, and that their only Establishments are the above-mentioned. 4. 1 ,FT • 4_ • 111 3 taw FUN, LONDON, THURSDAY' EVENING, JULY 23, 1868 , an opportunity of hearing the distinguisned leader of the Opposition to advantage. The House of Commons spent most of their time, yesterday, in discussing the Corrupt Practices Bill. The new clauses which were left out on Saturd iy were taken up, 'and a good deal of dispute took p'ace on Mr. FAwcErr's clause for throwing the expenses of the returning officers on the rates. The Solicitor-General has placed a notice on the paper to strike out the clause, and great dissatisfaction was expressed in EOnle quarters at this being done. Mr. DISRAELI and the Chancellor of the Exchequer gave some explanations, and said that the Govern • ment had been considering the subject very carefully, and believed the clause would be inoperative on the subject of the extension of the principle to Scot land. A division was taken, and the Lord-Advocate proposed to withdraw the paragraph which threw the payment of the rates on the parish. Despite the efforts of Mr. M'LAREN, who insisted on a divisio❑ being taken, a. majority of twelve decided against it. Lord MILTON brought up a el ►use to alter some arrangement, and provide against the objec tioushe had previously stated of the whole county pay ing for onedivision, but the discussionsupon it were brought to a close, by the suggestion that the Solicitor-General's proposal to strike out the whole clause should be taken first, and this plan was postponed until that comprehensive scheme had been settled. The Government had yesterday a good majority to fall back upon in the contested points of the new clauses, and the discussion a►to gether was of a long character. The further pro gress of the bill was put off till a morning sitting to-day. It is curious to notice how very unsuc cessful Mr. MILL and Mr. AYRTON were in their efforts to improve the bill. In all pro bability the sitting of to-day will complete this measure, or nearly so, at any rate, but it has been a most hazardous undertaking altogether, and pro voked more angry retorts and sharp personal en counters than any measure this session, not even -xcepting the great debates on the Irish Church ; nd the Opposition have ❑ot given the Government much cause to rejoice for having undertaken the troublesome task at the end of the Session. Among the many troublesome tasks which the House of Commons has still left to accomplish one of the most prominent is the Cattle Bill. The subject is to be reopened at the evening sitting of to-day, and we hope there will be a little more -atisfactory progress made than was the case on last Monday. It augurs ill for the merits of a cause when its advocates have to resort to tricks, moeuvres, and delays, when they are anxious to tvail themselves of every form of the law which can be twisted to forward their interests and to ad vance or retard the hearing of the case as may best suit their convenience. In the same way it does not look as if the strenuous opponents ,f the Foreign Cattle Mai ket Bill hal very good or cogent arguments to bring against the measure, since they can find no more effectual means of opposing its progress than by wearying the patience of its supporters. The groat body of the 'base, like the majority of the public out of doors, has accepted the principle of the measure, and every time the poi: ts at issue are pressed to a division the opponents are decidedly in the minority. Yet time after time on Monday the progress of the committee was arrested, the old grievances were brought forward, the old arguments reiterated, the old devices resorted to. The forms of the House permitted these troublera of the peace a good deal more latitude when in committee, and so the evening was frittered away, and the bill left very much where it was at the beginning of the sitting. Such conduct will not give much satisfac tion out of door, and it is certainly not calculated o remove the impression that there is a strong in tcrested opposition to the bill, which fosters every prejudice, and urges on the Parliamentary adver saries of the bill. to extreme and unwarrantable courses. The price of meat within the radius of th, metropolis has long been a serious evil, and if our public-spirited friends, the butchers, are to have their way we are not likely to see it diminished. the Cattle Plague Cominis.sioners, who ought cer tainly to know something about the matter, have distinctly asserted that any port to which foreign cattle are freely admitted must be always more or ess infected by the dreaded enemy, and this state ment, though startling at first sight, only corro oorates the accounts which those best acquainted with the matter give us of the Steppes of Russia tad similar districts. Under these circumstances, while we are debating upon the best course to pur sue to relieve trade as much as possible, it seems to unprejudiced observers that one thing is quite clear, and that is that we should at once remove all re strictions which can with prudence be dispensed with. Whether or no it would be safe to permit free traffic in foreign cattle, there is no reason to doubt that greatly increased liberty might be allowed to the home trade, and for a body of gentlemen to object to this wel come and seasonable relief on the ground that it is a retrograde rc is simply absurd. It can ca inimical to the principles of Free elbe m re policy Scarcely trade to relax the restrictions on one branch of trade than to leave them as they are, and it is in no sen se a matter of policy or Free-trade prin ciples, but a practical question of excluding a disas trous epidemic. If the corn we imported from one particular country contained the elements of a dan gerous complaint, we should not certainly be sur rendering our Free-trade principles if we closed our ports to it. We hope that the opponents of the bill will reconsider their line of conduct, and will allow the rest of the work in the Commons to be can ever really attain the desired end. We must look to other means—to the education and elevation of the masses, to the increase of innocent and at tractive recreation, to the slow but sure influence of public opinion, and the example of the classes above them, to make our people more temperate. Already much has been done, and we are in the right way. Depend upon it, we must look to moral, and not to legal, means of effecting a widespread reform. LATEST INTELL 'GEM. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) ---f INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. MESSINA, July 23. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Pera pa3se.d Messina at 3.15 a.m. to-day, en route for Marseilles. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS, (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, WEDNESDAY, July 21. The statement that negotiations have been entered into 'ith a view of establishing a Customs Union between France, Holland, and Belgium continues to find believers. Some are even of opinion that the matter will not end with negotiation, but that a military confederation as well as a Customs Union is an immediate probability. The opening of negotiations is quite possible ; but in their successful termination I cannot bring myself to believe. France may have offered terms, because she has everytsing to gain and nothing to lose by the change. The smaller countries are, however,. pretty nearly in the reverse position. The only danger to which they are exposed is the danger of incorporation by France. Are they likely to annex themselves voluntarily, to guard against the chances of being annexed by force ? Apropos to the question of alliances is the much•talked of friendship between Austria and Prussia. There is no doubt that some leading men in both countries are endea vouring to bring about at least a rapprochement, if not an alliance. The New Free Press of Vienna advocates it strongly. The chance of a treaty between Prussia and Russia prevented for some time any steps being taken in the matter, but the question is now freely ventilated. It has been seen that Russia is occupied with her designs in the East, and bestows very little attention upon European politics. She is not at all likely to burden herself with the responsibility of any alliance. On the other hand, there are some objections to a better under standing between the two German Powers. In particular, the remembrance of the last alliance is not yet effaced in Austria. The scheme has, however, its advan tages. It would secure Prussia against France, and would strengthen Austria in the East. Whatever may be the chance of these late enemies coming to terms, the subject causes some alarm here. It is astonishing that political ferment, in any shape, should be possible this weather. It seems, however, that the heat has deranged the faculties of divers indivithials. I hear that last night some seditious placards had been posted in the faubourgs, and that they had been pulled down and several arrests made. Of course the report will be denied, as is the rule in such cases ; but it may be true or false. The Pays has either swindled itself, or has made a not very successful attempt to swindle the public. It publishes a proclama tion, signed " The Central Committee of Action," headed by " Libert6, Egalit6, Fraternit6," and containing above a column and a half of intolerable rubbish, the purport of which is that the time for action has arrived. It is gene rally believed that this document was concocted by the men of genius who edit the Pays. After all, however, that unhappy print may have been hoaxed. It is strange that a paper which receives Imperial support should not be kept in better order. To publish or to invent such a low piece of rant is alike discreditable. A defaulter was captured in Paris on Monday, after a curious chase, in which a London policeman figured to greater advantage than is generally the case with your metropolitan force. A German youth, employed in a lean ing commercial house at London, absconded early in the present month with a large sum of money, including a cheque for £4OO. This he quietly signed and then got the money. Departing for the Continent, he steered his course so sagely that though he was telegraphed after everywhere be was found nowhere. While the police were searching Paris he was at Nantes. His abode was at length discovered, and one of the ablest of the London police sent after him. This emissary arrived at Nantes just in time to find that the desired one had departed, taking with him a young Alsatian— of the gentler sex. When the policeman got to Paris again, whither he judged the fugitives had gone, he commenced a search under difficul ties. He did not know a word of French, and had no clue to the defaulter except a photograph which the German had left behind him. For two days the detective beat the pavement of Paris, accompanied by an interpreter. His diligence was at length rewarded. The German was arrested with his fair companion in a splendidly furnished house. This had been the residence of the girl, whilst the German, the better to avoid detection, had installed himself in a first-class hotel. The Italian correspondent of the Libertg continues his assertions respecting Garibaldian enrolments in Italy, in spite of all denials, official or otherwise. He says that enlistments are daily occurring in Rome, and that large numbers of young men are placing themselves at the dis posal of the Mazzinian " head-centres." THE WEATHER TABLE.-THIS DA Y. EXPLANATION, rarotneter corrected and reduced to 1:2 deg. a rea len; I. Theletter r.. iisirg ; f., falling ; 1.. steady—indicate dheeth nof motion of the mercury within last 14 hours. Thermometer exposed in shade, Extreme Force with its Direction during last 24 hours. Z.—calm Weatlicr ; b.—blue ; c.—clouds, detached; f.—fog ; h.—hail ; m.—misty, nary ; o.—oTereast, dull; r.--rains.—snow t.—thunder. Pak-fall, snow or bail (melted) during last 24 hours. Sea disturbance. bIETECEOLOGICAL EETORTS. Extreme Sea Thurrsday, • c) ! F. 1 July 13, D. T. W. 11 to F. D. WR. to 8 a.m. 12 9 Nairn Al er)leen . 3i ztir. 15 ;47 N. 1 2 N. 1 r.b.10'151 3 Leah 30'12r. 15 7 53 N.E. 4 4 N.E. r.o.;01; 6' 4 ' , carborough 3014 r. 157 55 N. 6 2 N. t.c 0;0'10 5 armontli 34',0r. 67 64 N 5 5 S.S.E. 0. 2 tickler C•txhaven SI udestues A rdrossan l 30'31r. 57 53 N.N.W. 2 3 N.W. r. O. 064 ' 2 Greencagtle 13) 34r. 58 55 N.E. 3 5 N. o. c.' Hoyhead 3018 r. Livlerpool - 3 Valentin 3 O -3: r. 58 ;52 N.N.E. 6 5 N.N.W c.rb 6 Cape Clear 3O/7r. 58 1 56 N.E. 5 3 N. 5., c. 3 l'ocl.e's rt 3o'lBr. 58 ;54 N. 5 5 S.S.W. b. 2 l'enzance Plymouth Weymouth 3011 r. 721 65 N. 5 3 N.B. c.m. 3 Portsmouth 30'04r. 71 1 65 NE. 4 2 S. c. 3 London 30 - 0:1. 72 , 65 N.N.E. 3 3 S.W. b'rc I"peGrisNez 29'959. 68 ;64 S.W. 1 0 . ...... Brest L'Orient 301,4r. 63164 N.N.E. 3 C. 1 Rochefort Biarritz - .c.f 2 Corm] n a Brussels ... • _ l'aris , trasbourg — Toulon Heart's Con tent (6 a.m. ocal time) 30'2Cf. j 561 66 B. 1 2 S. b. 1 REMARKS. (he atmospherical pressure is uniformly high : it has increased more than four-tenths of an inch in co .land, but has fallen slightly at Yarmouth and Cape Gris Nez. Temperature in the British Isles has fallen—chiefly in cur north-east coast. At Scarborugh the de crease amounts to 16 deg. Fresh winds from the northwards have prevailed since yesterday, and are now general in these islands, except in the extreme north of Scotland, where the wind is still light. The weather is cloudy at English and Irish stations, but in the north the sky is clear. Some rain has fallen at the north-eastern stations. There is still very little news from the Peninsula, and what there is does not tend to clear up the past or in any way forecast the future. We a-e informed that the Spanish Government, as well as the French Minister, objected to the Duke of Montpensier being permitted to reside in Portugal. The Lisbon Government has, how ever, disregarded these objections, and accorded the permission. The motive for this almost dangerous act of boldness is difficult to discover, except on the supposi' ion that a revolution in Spain is desired by the Portuguese Ministry. From Seville we bear that all the civil authorities of the town have been dismissed. It is added that the post•ofiice employes refused to open the letters addressed to the Duke and Duchess of Montpensier; but this statement hardly explains the dismissal of " all " the civil authorities. Admiral Nunez, commander of the Spanish fleet in the Pacific, has expressed his desire to return to Spain. • If the spread of intelligence in Russia be measured by the number of books issued at St. Petersburg and Moscow, it must be without parallel. An enormous quantity of literature is published, scarcely any work reaching less than three editions, and many fifteen. The sale of a book, therefore, ranges from 30,000 to 350,000 copi, s. Unfor tunately, the quality of this literature is not altogether reassuring. The trade is chiefly in the two capitals, and is carried on by booksellers, says the IVoraia Vraimaya, who are too greedy speculators to care about the good or evil tendency of the volumes they put into circulation. (Russia does not appear to be by any means alone in this respect.) It is suggested that a society of publishers and literary men should be formed, with the object of regulat ing the publication of books destined for the lower classes. The executive of the Jamaica Committee—Mr. Stuart Mill, M.P., Mr. P. A. Taylor, M.P., and Mr. Chesson, the secretary—have published an address to the subscribers A the fund for prosecuting Mr. Eyre, recapitulating the action taken and the results obtained. They state that the efforts of the committee have been well repaid, for a great amount of sound public opinion has been called forth. Mr. Eyre is stated to be in error when be speaks of himself as having been twice acquitted : "As there has been no trial, there can have been no acquittal ; and in that respect the question remains exactly where it was before these proceedings were commenced." In answer to the charge of persecution, so far as it is founded on the protraction of the proceedings, the execu tive committee repeat that for this protraction they are not responsible. Had Mr. Eyre been advised to meet justice like his subordinates, his case would have been brought to as prompt a hearing as those of General Nelson and Lieutenant Brand. On the whole, the docu ment is drawn up in no narrow or partisan spirit, and altogether it gives a fair risuma of the events arising out of the melancholy proceedings enacted in Jamaica during the rebellion, and of the efforts since mad 4 to have hie questio4 decided on its legal bearings. over. FRANCE. ROUEN, July 23. k range of warehouses in which a puntity of spirits was stored caught fire here last night. The filmes spread to the Post-office. The amount of damage is estimated at upwards of one million 'rancs. PARIS, July 23. The case of M. de Soubeyran against the Inter national (a French newspaper published in Lou lon ) was heard yesterday. M. de Soubeyran sued the International on account of two articles which had appeared in that journal. In the first case M David, the proprietor, was found guilty of having published a libel, and was sentenced to three months' imprisonment and a tine of 2,000 f. la thy second case judgment was passed upon him for one mouth's imprisonment and a fine of I,ooof. BOURSE, July 22.—Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows : II per Cent. End of month... Itt,l'art Loan 3 per Gent End of mouth 7O 20 Mexican Loan 23 Cat ii Mobilier End of month... 272 50 Spanish Threes Credit Funcior —1432 Home Debt — End o f mon th ... Deferred — RAIL WAYS. Cash Orleans .... 882 Northern Lyons and Mediterraumn So ut hern... Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa, Roman 43 POLICE I N TELLIG ENCE.--THIS PAY• WESTMINSTER. PICKING cP " FLATS."—Charles Templeman, about fifty years of age, one of a gang of " Mags men," was placed at the bar charged with plunder ing a gentleman's coachman cf a coat and some money. David Greenwood, the prosecutor, said that in INovember, 1866, he was "picked up" by a m a n named Wentworth and the prisoner at Knights bridge, and robbed. Wentworth first accosted him. and he went with him into a public-house, where prisoner came in and said he was a country man wishing to see the cur;ositics of the metropolis. A game of bagatelle was proposed, and prosecutor was induced to stake £1 12s Gd. on the bagatelle board. lie had no sooner done so than Wentworth touched him on the arm and called hint out. He returned to the room, and in a minute afterwards found prisoner had absconded with his money and greatcoat, which he had taken off. Mr. Arnold—What became of Wentworth? Prosecutor—He was charged here, and you committed him for six naoalis for it. Mr. Arnold How did the prisoner get into custody ? William Gunter, 316 B—He was in charge at Marl borou_;h-street for a similar thing yesterday, and 1 brought him from there, his friends having compromised it. Prisoner denied the eliarge. He Enid prosecutor lent him the coat because h 3 was cold, and when he found he had got it ou he was going to return it, but prosecutor was gone. Prisoner was remanded. rIIIAMES. EMBEZZLEMENT By A iVILLER.—Robert Nether cott, a miller's foreman, about 30 years of age, was brought before Mr. Benson charged with embezzling divers sums of money be had received for and account of his master, Mr. W. B. Ilmanuoud, of the Crown Mills, YiLrro -street, Ratcliff. The prisoner had been in the service of Mr. Hammond for five years at a good salary. The prisoner kept the retail cash book. It was his uty to enter every purchase in a book and to hand that boo k weekl y to his master, and account for all the receipts. Mr. Hammond gave the prisoner a holida y to Y armouth, which t a sted eight days, and p aid all hi s expenses. While iie was away he disc overed that th e prisoner hal i t ) h e e e n money hi an d had not a ccoun t e d f or a ll t a ken. The prisoner's defalca tions were stated to be very heavy, but two cases only were gone into. Th e prisoner sold 4 cwt. of ldlings and 1 sack of winnow dust to Mr. Jame, Wratte, a tradesman, for £2 135., and only ac counted for a portion of it. Mr. Ilaramoud bad not received the money for the 4 cwt. of middlings, and the prisoner had not debited himself with it in his book. On the 10th inst., Mrs. Thorpe of No. 49, London-street, Ratcliff, purchased two sacks of middlings, for which she paid him £1 is. That had never been accounted for. The prisoner was appre hended by Donald M‘Kay, a police-constable, No. 275 K. On the way to the police station in a cab the prisoner began to cry, acknowledged a good master, and asked forgiveness. Mr. Hammond re plied, "No, I cannot forgive you; I don't knos the extent you have robbed me." The prisoner after wards told M'Kay that Mr. Hammond had been the best of masters to him, and had given him £2 to enable him to spend his holiday comfortable. The prisoner, in defence, said—l own I have done wrong. A publican living near the mill asked me to lend him £5. I did so, and he never repaid the money, and I could not replace it in the desk. Mr. Benson—That is not a legal defence to the charge. You had no right to lend your master's money to any one. You are committed for trial. CommITTAL FOR MANSL.kLIGIITER.—Dorothy Ver denhalver, landlady of the Wellington public-house in the Cannon-street-road, adjoining the church of •it. George-in-the-East, surrendered ou bail to an swer a charge of killing her husband, Conrad Vtr denhalver, by stabbing him . with a table knife iu the course of a quarrel a few days ago. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, again defended the prisoner. Mr. Benson asked if an inquest had been held on the body of the deceased. Inspector Ge 2, of the K division, answered in the affirmative, and said the coroner's jury returned verdict of manslaughter against the prisoner, who was admitted to bail by the coroner. The medical evidence clearly proved that the wound which the unfortunate woman infitted on her hush tnd i,i a moment of passion was the cause of death. Mr. Bcoson committed the prisoner for trial foi manslaughter, and accepted bail. If any warning were needed against the reckless employment of Royal Commissions as a shift for relieving the Government from the embarrassment of taking a deci led coarse on cutest:ions of domestic policy, is would b.! supplied, says a contemporary, by a recent return of thy cost of the Commission on Irish Rail xays. The total expenditure on this pre cious irguiry has been no less than £22,500. Three commissioners and • a secretary shared £3,225 ; office expenses, printing, and that beautifully com prehensive phrase, " incidentals," cover £2,298 ; ravelling expenses are set down as £5,255 ; and the allowances of engineers and accountants, £11,726. THE TEA DUTY IS REDUCED —Hardman's Pure Tea is sold Bd. per pound Cheaper. This interesting fact will, when fully known, even further increase the demand for these Choice, long-approved Teas. They are not sold loose, but only in Packets, signed " Hortainan," London. REPRESENTA77ON OF TVES72IIINSTER. seconded, "That considering the unsatisfactory answers given by Mr. Mill and Captain Grosvenor, A meeting was held yesterday evening at St. and their conduct generally . in Parliament,. thjs .fames 's Hall to hear addresses from the Hon. R. meeting feels they are not suitable men to re pie-. W. Grosvenor and Mr. J. S. Mill, the members for sent the city of Westminster in the reformed Par- Westminster. Eight o'clock was the time appointed liament." for the commencement of the proceedings. At that The amendment was put by the Chairman, and time the platform was well filled, and the side gal declared to be rejected by an overwhelming majority, levies were partially lined by a number of ladies. A and the original motion was carried. few minutes after eight the Hon. Capt. Grosvenor Mrs. Liar came forward upon the platform to and Mr. Mill, and their friends, made their appear- address the meeting, and expressed her satisfaction ante on the platform, and were received with warm at the conduct of Captain Grosvenor, and of Mr. demonstrations of applause. Captain GROSVENOR was warmly received, and Mill during his three years' of Parliamentary life. It had been said that Mr. Mill had obeerved that during the time he had enjoyed the " crotchets," and she considered that to be his honour of representing Westminster he had not re- be=t qualification for the office to which ho ceived a single letter to criticise or influence his vote had been chosen. Why should women in other on any subject of national importance. The last ses- parts of England ho electors, and those in West sion had been a most important one, and they had tninster be debarred from such a privilege? She been gathering the seeds sown in 1832. Many represented 100,00) seamstresses in the metropolis, members were returned to the last Parliament who and 50,000 oppressed seamstresses that were earn were excellent Palmerstonians, but who did not ins* most wretched remuneration. If they wanted understand the position which was to be taken up to improve education iu the country, let the women by the Liberal party under Mr. Gladstone. As re- be properly educated. garded the Liberal party—after the accession of the Mr. G. Porrse wished to say that the Con- Tory Government—they were only too glad to ac- servatives might hold their meetings when they cept any scheme, come from what quarter it might, liked, but he asked that they should not come and which would produce an effectual settlement of the disturb Liberal meetings. Upon the issue of the long-agitated question of Parliamentary reform. To election at Westminster many elections would de the improvement of the bill, Mr. Gladstone—(loud pend, and he was confident that the Liberals would cheers and some confusion) directed the powers of be returned. his incisive eloquence, and the result of his efforts Mr. Mason Jones moved, and Professor Fawcett, had been manifest. As regarded the exclusion of the seconded a vote of thanks to the chairman, compound householders from the vote, unless the Le- which was carried uuanimously, and acknowledged gislature was prepared to retrace its steps, the Reform by Dr. Brewer. Bill of 1867 would only have the effect of substi tuting one kind of agitation fir another. The com pound householder was sacrificed to a Minister in distress. He rejoiced at the success which had at tended the efforts of the Abyssinian expedition under Lord Napier of Magdala. (Hear, hear.) As regarded Ireland, she must not be treated like a conquered dependency, but like an integral part of the empire, and in a manner involving all the re sponsibilities of civilized government. Ile wished to speak of the Fenian conspiracy with the contempt it deserved, but both of the great parties in the State were convinced that the attention of Parliament should be directed to remedying the evils of Ireland. Mr. Gladstone brought forward a resolution to get rid of the galling grievance of the Irish Church. Lord Stauley—(cheers and counter cheers)—a noble lord against whom he had not a word to say —(hear, hear)—except that the Tories always put him forward whenever they wanted to impart a spe cious air to their policy—moved an amendment. (Counter cheers.) But on this question, the Foreign Secretary, the Home Secretary, and the Prime Minister contradicted each other. (Hear, hear.) The union between Church and State might be a very wise, but it was a perfectly political, institution. (Interruption, followed by loud cheers.) Ile denied that the fate of the Established Church in this country was involved in the safety of that of the sister Church in Ireland. He should have been glad, if time permitted, to enter into other ques tions, but he felt that he must be brief. He would ask, however, by Vo horn the question of church rates was deprived of its sting? Ile desired to secure the opening not only of the doors bat the founda tions of the great universities to the great body of the people. (Hear, hear.) Ile considered that, as regarded both their military and educational sys tems, much watchfulness was needed. lie deplored the display of political immorality manifeste I by members of the present Government, which, he thought, was very much in contrast with the con duct of their opponents.. Ile hoped that they would all unite in marching to victory under the Liberal banner. (Loud and continued cheers.) Mr. MILL (who secured an enthusiastic recep tion) said that his hon. colleague and himself might be supposed to represent different sections of the great Liberal party, but he hoped that the electors would prefer either of them to a Tory. (Loud cheers, and some confusion.) His hon. colleague had addressed himself to the past, he would address himself to the future. They were assembled uncle: new circumstances. A great change had been male in the constituencies, and they Wolin be asked what they intended to do with their new power ? Did they intend that the power extended ti them should bring forth any new effort ? Was there b he any improvement in the administration of the new Government? If they were indifferent to their interests, other people would be so to ; but if the. intended that the Government should be able t deal with the great political and social pressing upon them now was the time for them tai bestir themselves. If they would will what shoul be done they might depend upon it that the ac; would follow. So it had been with the corn-laws and so it would be with the Church of Ireland. The thing might be done almost as easily as it could be said. But, besides abolishing bad laws, the nation had to make good ones. (Rear, hear.) They bad to deal with a richer, a more struggling, a more crowded society than our ancestors could have imagined. There were a hundred evils which had sprung up with which philanthropy would be called upon to deal. The public should endeavour to find out the men who were fitted to carry out this work. (Hear, hear.) Another important matter to be con sidered was the relation between capital and labour ; and again they would be called upon to look at pauperism and the poor law itself. (Hear.) They were determined that the people should have a good education, let it cost what it might. (Cheers.) There were schools enough to give education, but they did not do their work because the schoolmasters were either unable or unwilling to do all that they might. Until national education was put in the hands of men well fitted for the work they would not find themselves in a sound position. (Hear, hear.) As regarded their national defence, it might be secured effectively at a fraction of the present cost. In ev ery department of the Government the great want was of capable men, and it was necessary that the House of Commons should supply these capable men. The people of this country bad such an op portunity as had never been afforded them since the time of the Commonwealth. (Loud cheers.) They should send men to Parliament who could help Mr. Gladstone. (Cheers.) At the present time there was a peculiar duty placed upon the public to find the best men. He hoped that those who were sent to Parliament would bring something more than money bags and pledges. (Hear, hear.) lie should desire to be represented by some one who could tell him what ought to be done. The new electors would be responsible to posterity, to the non-electors, and to the inhabitants of our depen dencies, kir the use they might make of the fran chise, and if they did not use their power properly, the changes to be desired would come to pass more slowly than there was now reason to hope. (Great cheering.) Several questions were then addressed to Captain Grosvenor and Mr. Mill, who expressed themselves in favour of a poor-rate for the whole of the metro polis, and for a reduction of military expenditure As regarded the opening of museums and similar places on Sunday, Captain Grosvenor said he fel the difficulty of the question, and was not prepare., to give any pledge. The bent of his wishes would bt not to open places of amusement ou that day, or tod any thing tending to a profanation of the Sabbath. (Cheers.) Mr. Mill would, for himself, be ready to open on any day places of instructive amusement —(hear, hear,)—but to open them in the present state of the public mind would offend many good people. In reply to a question respecting the dis tribution of the funds of the Irish Church, in cast of their alienation, Captain Grosvenor said h. thought they might have to be devoted for the purr pose of various religions; au .l Mr. Mill stated that be should oppose the app'ication of any of thes. funds to any sectarian perposes. Mr. PROBTN moved, and Mr. J. BEAL seconded —" That this meeting expresses its entire approba• tion of the faithful services which the two repre sentativ.s of the city of Westminster, the lion. It W. Grosvenor, M.P., and John Stuart Mill, Esq. .NI.P., have rendered to their constituency. Tha' this meeting tenders them its warmest thanks, and resolves to do all in its power to return them to Parliament at the ensuing election." On the motion being put much confusion ensued, and ultimately an amendment was proposed and ,'(frmakt HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, July 22. The Queen, accompanied by the Duchess of Coburg, drove out yesterday afternoon. The Queen, accompanied by Prifice and Princes.; Louis of Hesse, Prince and Princess Christian, Prin cess Louise, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice walked in the grounds this morning. MR. WILLIAM HARRISON. A complimentary benefit to this gentleman is arranged to take place on Monday next, at Covent Garden Theatre, under very distinguished patronage. It may be fairly said of Mr. Harrison that he has done more than any living man for the cause of English Opera, and in his attempts to found it a home has impoverished himself, acid now that he is afflicted with severe illness be stands in need of this tribute to his talents as a singer, his enterprise as a manager, his worth as a man. While associated with Miss Louise I'yne in the management of Covent Garden and other Theatres, Mr. Harrison produced the following works : 7 ." The Rose of Castille," " SAtanella," " Blanche de N.;vers," "Bianca," " Armourer of Nantes," and the " Puri ;-.aa's Daughter," by Balfe ; " Lurline," the "llc sert Flower," and " Love's Triumph," by NV. V. Wallace; "She Stoops to Conquer," by Maefar ret: ; " Buy Bias," by Howard Glover; " Victoriue," by Alfred Mellon ; " Court and Cottage," by F. Clay ; " Romance," by H. Leslie ; " Fanchette and Punchinello," by W. C. Levey ; and the " Lily of Killarney," by Benedict. It was to Mr. Harrison's en terprise that the public was indebted for the excellent English versions of " Dinorah" and the " Domino Noir," both of which were placed on the stage with a completeness that only liberality could effect. It will be seen from this list how earnestly Mr. Harri son worked in what proved to be a disastrous cans; and we sincerely hope that the public, remembering his past zeal and energy, will rally iu strong force on Monday next and prove their appreciation of his services in the advancement of the lyric art in this country. The Rev. T. B. O'Donnell, Catholic chaplain to Brownlo.,v Hill workhouse, Liverpool, writes to the Times to correct an erroneous statement m Ido oy S.r M. H. Beach in committee on the Poor Re lief Bill. The hon. Baronet is reported to have said on that occasion that " the guardians of the poor in Liverpool, taking into consideration the fact that he majority of their paupers are Roman Catholics, lave appointed a Roman Catholic chaplain to their workhouse with a salary of £3OO a year." Mr. O'Donnell replies that there are upwards of 4,000 ,augers in the workhouse, and that two chaplains 'lave been appointed to minister to them—one a Protestant, the other a Roman Catholic. The Pro testant receives for his labours £3OO a year, the Roman Catholic nil. The Roman Catholic rate payers of the town have repeatedly claimed that their chaplain shall receive pay equal to that re ceived by the Protestant chaplain, but the guardians steadfastly decline to accede to their request. Emboldened by their successes in Wales, the Mor mons have endeavoured to break ground in Liver pool. Few persons out of the principality are aware of the immense encouragement which the emissaries of Brigham Young always find in the Welsh coun ties, especially in the southern parts. The miners Ire allured by the promises held out to them of vetting " land for the asking," high wages, and a comfortable home in the Salt Lake settlement, and they gladly abandon a life of toil for the fairer pros pect which is pictured to them. The Mormon elders, nowever, seek chiefly for girls, and many a house hold in Wales loses its best female servants once or twice a year, owing to the persuasions of Mormon preachers. These young women are generally told that polygamy forms no part of the Mormon relies gion or practice, and that its alleged existence is a mere wicked calumny of the " Gentiles." In Mon mouthshire the progress of the sect during the last few years has been amazing, but it is impossible to estimate it properly by statistics or returns, because the " converts" are taken out of the country as fast as they are won. In Liverpool the Mormon pioneers iid not find a promising field the other day. TWO .►f them began to preach in Sheil Park, but they were mobbed and driven from the spot. it is not usual for Mormons to resort to this method of pro selytizing ; they prefer to work unnoticed, and " lead captive silly women." The elders are net men to be discouraged by the displeasure of a single crowd in Liverpool. From a recent Parliamentary return supplied from the Poor Law Commissioners' Office in Dub- lin, it appears that there are 78 unions in Ireland in vhich a third meal is not yet allowed to the several Masses of healthy inmates of the workhouse, and that there are 55 unions in which workhouse inmates Are not provided with shoes and stockings, not- Ivithstanding the strong remonstrances of the Poor Law Commissioners against the continuance of these practices as being calculated to be injurious to the health of the inmates. Mr. Cogan has given n otice of his intention to bring the matter under the notice of the House of Commons before the end of the session, and it is to be hoped Lord Mayo will be ab ls to give a satisfactory answer. It seems no longer to be a secret that the Irish Church Commisssioners have unanimously resolved :o recommend that from out of the twelve remain ing bishoprics four shall be abolished, and that the incomes of the remaining eig!it shall be £:3,09 0 6 year for each of six bishops, £l,OOO or £4,50 0 3 year for the see of Dablin, aceordiag as it shall h 3 t b:shopric or archbishopric, and £6,0.0 a year fo r f the Archbishop of Armagh. An extra allowanc e £5OO a year fa. each bishop whose turn it is to el' to Parliame it is also reconnneurled.— The lice4 (j. ANOTHER FIRE FROM THE lIEAT OF THE SUS' t The present hot weather, besides drying up 31`11.°L every description of vegetation, except the staple of wheat threatens to do an incalculable amount of ' lll6 chief to waterside and other largo depots. Y133te.0 r.. day forenoon, between nine and ten o'clock, a telegraph nessage was received at the stations of the Iletropon'e Fire Brigade that the extensive tar factory at , ilaek j e j s Wick had been fired by the heat of the sun. The "g ill quiesly attended, and the fire was soon subdued. 0A 1:4 BRITISH COLLEGE OF lIEALTII, EUSTJN - ri g LO NDO N.—Health secured by Morieon's Vootab'e kV/ Medicines. Read the works of James Morison, the IlYge"'" Vaccination.—[Advortisement.] i ! 110 It