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Om.—Nooa To-llonnow.-Morning, Oh. 32m.—Afternoon, lb. orn. fars' Sin t 4411)Y) LONDON, FRID-11; 2111EC11 6, 1568. - - --- - Mr. DISRAELI has every reason to be satisfied with the reception he met with yesterday, both inside and outside the House, and although he himself may be the first to distrust appearances, still it is encouraging to have so auspicious a commencement. We do not believe that any one grudged the right hon. gentleman his triumph, not any one, at least, whose opinion was worth having. He has fairly earned his position, and it remains to be seen how long those who now Omit that it is his right will leave him in pos session of it. Perhaps there are few things more difficult than for one in the position of Mr. DISRAELI to explain the exact policy which it will be desirable for him to pursue. He did wisely in not saying too much. It is easy to add and impossible to retract. No better illustration of the prudence of his course could have been found than was given by the re marks of Mr. BOUVERIE afterwards. In the pre sent state of parties, and the very intricate state of affairs, we do not see why the PRIME MINISTER should be called upon all at once to enter into ex- plicit statements as to what the Government is to do on every possible occasion that may arise. The House is not compromised, and it can judge each question of importance as it comes before it on its own merits, but some people cannot be satisfied under any circumstances. The commencement of the right hon. gentleman's speech was very fittingly devoted to a tribute to Lord DERBY, whose retirement he said was unex- petted. " Personally as well as politically devoted to him," his colleagues would not realise the im- mense loss which they must sustain in the event of his leaviug the Cabinet. With a true appreciation of the situation in which he found himself, Mr. DISRAELI did not enter upon the career or character of Lord DERBY, but contented himself with expressing the hope that the noble lord would be restored to health, and in that case he would continue to exercise an important influence over public affairs. The House of Commons is indeed an assembly which needs no incentive to do honour to the distinguished statesmaL who has just relinquished the highes office under the Crown. As the right hon. gentle man who has succeeded him observed last night to the House, that was the arena where he acquired his political and parliamentary experience, and many there present had a personal recollection of that "brilliant perception and fiery eloquence" which he possessed more than most men. The noble lord was the most hard-working member of the Cabinet, and the loss of his services must be estimated ac cordingly. In taking upon himself the task of forming a Cabinet, Mr. DISRAELI declared that he felt the full responsibilities of such a work, but that he felt it his duty to undertake it, nor could he with due self-respect refuse such an offer. "I trust to be supported by my colleagues. I trust to the sympathy of a generous party ; and perhaps I may be per mitted to say, I trust to the fair and impartial treatment of a House of Parliament in which I have passed half of my existence." All who are now Mr. DISRAELI'S colleagues de serve, he says, his recognition of the generous manner in which they have granted their assist ance. The foreign policy of the Government will be the same as heretofore ; that is to say, Lord STANLEY will conduct it in the same course which he has hitherto taken with the approbation of Par liament and the confidence of Europe. With re ference to domestic policy, Mr. DISRAELI an nounced amid general cheers that it would be a liberal policy, a " truly liberal" policy ; and, after the " loud cheers" which greeted this addition, he proceeded to explain further, by saying that " this policy would not shrink from any changes which are required by the wants of the age we live in, and will never forget that it is our happy lot to dwell in an ancient and historic country, rich in traditionary influences, which are the best secu rity ,for order and liberty, and the most valuable element of our national character and our national strength." We think Mr. DISRAELI acted with great dis cretion in not entering fully into the Irish question for, as he said, his observations might have been " misapprehended ;" he, therefore, contented him self with some leading remarks. The continued suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act causes great regret to the present as it did to the past Administration, but still it is some satisfaction t o remember that it has not been found incompa tible with the just, impartial, and even lenient administration of the law. As Lord DERBY truly put it, the present measure was not directed against the Irish people, but it is rather to pro tect them from the machinations of a foreign con spiracy. The new Prime Minister gave no loop hole to the enemy in his remarks on Ireland, for he spoke cheerfully and confidently about " one of the most interesting and important portions of the United Kingdom ;" and declared his conviction that the prosperity of the country and the happiness of the people might be greatly advanced if the House would be conciliatory and careful in its deliberations on all questions of grave import relating to Ireland and the Irish. The noble lord, the Chief Secretary, will take an early opportunity of stating the policy of the Go vernment in that respect, and that policy Mr. DISRAELI intimated they came prepared to vindi cate, should occasion require them so to do. The right honourable gentleman concluded his im • pressive speech by assuring the House that so long as he directed its affairs there should be no lack of energy and no want of labour on the part of the Government in the conduct of public business ; and that hon. gentle men opposite should have every facility of bringing forward those measures which they deemed of im portance. This prefatory address of the Premier's was more effective than if he had indulged in a lofty strain, and entered into elaborate statements ; and perhaps the wise and discretionary course he pursued could not have been better illustrated than by the speech of Mr. BOUVERIE. Why he spoke was not very evident, as he did not represent the Opposi tion itself ; on the contrary, he directed his sneers more especially against the Liberals than he did against the occupants:of the Ministerial bench. " The Liberals did not deserve to be called a party," he facetiously observed ; " they had leaders who wouldn't lead, and followers who couldn't follow, and, instead of being an organised party, were little better than a rabble." We think the " impalatable truth " of this description may satisfactorily account for the tenacity of Mr. DISRAELI in attempting to carry on a Government with a ml. nority in the House of Commons. We take leave to differ from Mr. BOUVERIE, however, when he says that this state of things is a greatpublic calamity The days of strong parties are gone by, and the question now is who can best serve the interests of the country ? We would rather accept the de finition of Sir G. BOWYER, when he says that if the Government " adopt a wise and liberal course they will find supporters in every : part of the House." Mr. GLADSTONE made no remarks upon the chief subject of the moment, but whether his reticence means approval or otherwise it is diffi cult to determine. Earl RUSSELL was not so scrupulous, and made no secret of his dis appointment at the turn events had taken. The noble earl thinks that no confidence can be placed in a Government which says one thing and means another ; but the House of Commons and the country will adopt a more generous tone, we feel convinced, and at any rate wait till the new Prime Minister has shown his. policy before they condemn it. Mr. DISRAELI has, no doubt, plenty of enemies, but he may trust in the general sup and look beyond port of the House of Commons, THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 6, 1868 , rorßas...;* the House to that public which will appreciate all i LATEST INTELL MENGE honest services, and not withhold its confidence at the I bidding of disapi n ted aspirants for office. None (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) p can say that - he has thrust himself forward in an unnecessary manner; the duty has devolved upon him, and he may lay just claims to the forbearance of the House and the sympathy of the public ; and we not only hope and expect, but feel trust and confidence that such will not be withheld from him, since he has done his best to deserve them. ;GREECE. ' ATHENS, Feb. 29 (via Trieste). Russian vessels have recommenced conveying Cretan families to Greece. The :Greek steamer Crete has made another successful run to Candia, with clothes, ammunition, and provisions, and has returned to Syria. The meeting of the supporters of the new Premier which was held yesterday at Do wning-street did not belong strictly to the category ,of political assem blies. The fact that it was not intended to do so was clearly indicated by the absence of Lord STAN LEY from the meeting, and it was felt on all sides that an elaborate exposition of policy was not needed from the new Premier. Having filled so prominent a part in the Cabinet of Lord DERBY, and having during the noble lord's illness acted as virtual head of the Ministry, it was not to be sup posed that any new or startling schemes would be developed immediately upon his accession to power. Mr. DISRAELI'S views and principles were already familiar to his followers, and they had no reason to apprehend that the Premiership would produce any change in them. Such general information as was necessary he would, it was known, lay before the House of Commons later in the day, but there was not much to be said in the way of programme with which the main body of the Government supporters was not already acquainted. Still the meeting was a large one, for it gave the opportunity of showing confidence in the new Minister, and of giving him a cordial welcome to the dignities of his new office. Mr. DISRAELI has often assisted his chief in receiving such assemblies, probably not without some vision of the time when he should himself fill the post of honour. On this occasion, though the future was sufficiently laborious, there was no pressing cause for anxiety, no formidable attack to resist, no difficult question to deal with. Mr. DISRAELI was received with enthusiasm by his political friends, and, after alluding to the loss which had been sustained by himself and the Conservative party by the retirement of Lord DERBY, he ex pressed his satisfaction in being able to assure them that the party would still have the benefit of his direction and counsel, and he would, it was hoped, soon be able to resume his seat in the House of Lords. The new Minister admitted the difficulties which lay in their way as a minority having to deal with the great questions before them ; but he re minded his hearers of the triumphs of the last two years, which might well afford them hope and con fidence for the future. No task can be more difficult, no question more vexed, no subject can be raised more certain to provoke opposition, to disorganise parties, than Parliamentary Reform. The long years of delay and the broken promises, the repeated failures, and the extreme theories put forward by amateur statesmen and mob orators, all combined to complicate a question in itself most difficult and important. The fact of having successfully passed through such an ordeal, of having made large and liberal concessions to the people without disorganising or disarranging the existing securities for social order and good govern ment, has given the leaders of the Conservative party a degree of strength and stability which they have never of late years obtained. " Success is virtue" in the House of Commons as well as in the outer world ; and Mr. DISRAELI, in assuming the duties of First Lord of the Treasury, carries with him the prestige of the success of last year, achieved mainly through his efforts and under his auspices, a fact of which the main body of his supporters are not insensible. THE CRETAN QUESTION. VIENNA, March 6. Private telegrams have been received here stat ing that the Powers are negotiating for a settle ment of ;the Cretan question by a Conference of their Ambassadors, now being held at Constanti nople, with the assent of the Porte. At the meeting of the Court of Common Coun cil, held yesterday at Guildhall, the progress of the various metropolitan improvements, or such of them at least as come within the jurisdiction of the city, formed the subject of discussion. The report of Mr. CuBITT, engineer of the new bridge at Black friars, was on the whole satisfactory, though there have been some difficulties in the way of the under taking. The diversion of the Fleet Sewer, the connection of the Thames Embankment works with the bridge, and the construction of the railway, which it seems stops the way of the others, all remain as they were twelve months ago ! This is not very encouraging, and calls for a little more inquiry. Rome was not built in a day, and no one expects a railway, nor a national undertaking like the Thames Em bankment, to be completed in a day either ; but when it comes to a whole year spent, and no pro gress made, it is not unreasonable to call for a little more vigorous action. The present condition of things is very inconvenient to the public, and its termination has been looked for with some impa tience, but if matters are progressing at such a snail's pace the prospect is not hopeful. The Blackfriars Bridge seems to be getting on faster. Commencing at the north abutment the masonry, according to the engineer, is now brought up consi derably above the level of the springing of the arch, and all is in good working order. At the first pier from the Middlesex side the caissons are all down after very great difficulty, and the pier will soon begin to show itself above water, the granite being wro ught and ready for setting. At the next pier three of the caissons are down and the concrete in two of them. The arches are also making satisfac tory progress. The south abutment is finished to a point much above the road level, and the Chair man of the Bridge House Committee expressed his belief that the new bridge would be finished is a year or a year and a half. Another very important city improvement —that of Holborn Valley—was also reported upon. Mr. Deputy FRY, Chairman of the Improvement Committee, said the thorough fare along the viaduct would be opened towards the end of this year or the beginning of next. The foundation for the pavement of the western ap proach street between Ely-place and Farringdon road has been put in, and preparations are being made for opening a line of traffic on the western side of Farringdon-road through the western ap proach street to Hatton-garden. All parts of the works seem making steady progress, and we may soon look forward to seeing Holborn Valley trans formed from one of the troublesome and dangerous highways of the metropolis into one of its most handsome and useful thoroughfares. THE LATE MRS. GEORGE COMBE.—On Tuesday the grave closed over the remains of this estimable lady—a daughter of the great Mrs. Siddons, and widow of the author of the " Constitution of Man." Mrs. Combo has survived her husband nearly ton years, Mr. Combo having died in the autumn of 1858. They were married in 1833, and during the 25 years between these Mrs. Combo was her husband's inseparable companion in all his jour neys, spending three years with him in a tour through America, whore he lectured in most of the principal towns and collected materials for his important work OR the United States. To this work Mrs. Combo contributed a description of the shore scenery near Portland, in Maine, which was much admired. Mr. and Mrs. Coombe travelled much on the Continent, and spent oecasionally a whole winter abroad. After Mr. Combo's death his widow lived for the most part abroad, often suffering from ill-health, and she died at Nice on the 19th ultimo. In accordance with her wishes, her body was brought to Edinburgh and interred beside that of her husband in the Dean Ceme y. Mrs. Combo was the last survivor of her own family, her brothers and sisters having predeceased her. — Scotsman. UORRESPO, DM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CC..gESPONDENT.) PARIS, THURSDAY, March 5. As you are nolt endeavouring to devise some means to put down bribery, it may interest some of your readers to learn an incident which has just taken place in the Corps Legislatif. At the beginning of the year an elec tion of a deputy occurred in the district of the Somme, and Count d'Estournel obtained a majority of 309 votes. His competitor protested against the election on the ground of irregular votes, and also on that of bribery and treating by the Count. The bureau of the Chamber has ascertained that these charges are true, and has dec'ared the Count's election void. The particular cireunr , ' !rice to which I would call attention is, that the tnost important charge against him was that he made a donation of 6,000 f. (2240) towards building a town hall, and gave £2O to workmen out of employment. The Count Le Hon, in presenting the report of the bureau, said, " Without wishing to proscribe acts of generosity by a deputy towards his constituents, the bureau cannot sanction, during the electoral period, acts intended to obtain the favour of the voters." I wonder what English Al.P.'s would say to such a very rigorous rule as this. At the same time, lam bound to say that the Government is not always in this Spartan frame of mind. For instance, M. Pelletan mentioned that at an election for a seat in one of the councils-general three days back, bills were posted announcing that by the influence of one of the candidates the Government had granted a sum of 400 f. to the town. Pelletan demanded that this election also should be cancelled. I doubt whether his demand will be conceded. The newspapers being compelled to insert the whole of the reports of the debates furnished by the Government shorthand writers, are to-day forced to give up two pages to the debate on the proposal to call out a contingent of 100,000 men from the class of 1867. M. Picard objected, and wanted to know what was meant by the words in the report : "In presence of the new situation of Europe there is an absolute necessity for France, in order to main tain her independence and her rank, to increase her defen sive force to 800,000 men." M. Rouher replied that they were not to be understood as implying that there was danger of war. On the contrary, he said, " Our relations with the diffe rent Governments are most friendly and pacific, and the clouds which a few months back seemed to be rising on the horizon, have, in our eyes, completely vanished." Of course, this admission strengthened logically the demand of the Opposition, that France, instead of increasing her arma ments, should set Europe an example of disarmament. I say logically, for that is quite a different thing from numeri cally ; and when the question was put to the vote that the contingent be reduced to 80,000, it was lost by 220 votes to 29. There are still very prevalent rumours of a dissolution of the Chambers. The Ministerialists would feel aggrieved by such a step, and they say it would be a violation of the agreement by which, if they passed the Army Bill, the Chambers_ should be allowed to live out their full time, that is, until next year. But the Government is said to have been warned by the Prgets that the new Press Law will act unfavourably for the Imperial interests, and that it would be better to get the elections over before that law comes into operation. Prince Napoleon's visit to Germany causes much more sensation in that country than it does here. The German newspapers persist in believing that the Prince, if he be not officially accredited by the Emperor, is at least autho. rised to make representations affecting the diplomatic affairs of Europe. The Prince was received on his arrival at Berlin by our Ambassador, M. Benedetti. The SiAle, which did not at first join with the five other journals and the Benue des deux Mondes in demanding of M. Cassagnac the production of the proofs of his charges against those publications, has now joined them, and pro. mises that it will not prosecute the proprietor of the Pays. In connection with this affair the Siecle publishes a curious letter from M. Boittelle, a senator and former prefect of police. M. Boittelle says that in 1862 he received a visit from a person whom he afterwards learnt to be M. La Varenne. This person said that he was authorised by Signor Rattazzi, then Prime Minister of Italy, to offe: M. Boittelle the insignia and brevet of Grand Office' of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus. M. Boittelle ex• pressed his astonishment at such a gift coming in such an unofficial way, and said he should consult the Italian Minister at Paris, S. Nigra, on the subject. The Ambassador subsequently wrote a rather lame explanation, to the effect that M. La Varenne had made a mistake, and that the insignia, &c., bad been addressed to him owing to an act of forgetfulness, by which they were omitted to be enclosed in a second envelope, addressed to the Italian Legation. M. Boittelle was assured that the decorations were intended for him, that they had been sent at S. Rattazzi's own request, for he knew M. Boittelle's warm sympathy for Italy. The Ambassador hoped, therefore, that Monsieur would overlook the accidental irregularity, and regard " as not having happened the communication which M. La Ira reline had undertaken to make in the name of his Majesty." IcE. Boittelle adds—which may, peilaps, throw additional light upon the affair—that M. La Varenne had for some time past been vainly asking him to obtain. the Legion of Honour for this very active agent. Greppo, a former representative of Lille, has just been condemned to a month's imprisonment and £4 fine for having introduced into France a news paper, L'Etoile Edge, whose circulation had been for bidden. M. Greppo will do well to content himself with introducing filthy feuilletons in future. Against such there is no law. As it is he may think himself lucky that he has not had the full penalty of a year's imprisonment and £4O fine inflicted upon him. M. Adolphe Royannez, chief editor of another paper, La Voix du People, has been condemned by the Marseilles tribunal to three months' imprisonment and £2O fine, and the printer to the same fine and one month's imprisonment. The paper also is suppressed. The prisoners will appeal, but of course in vain. Loose morals are contagious. Having half ruineC private finance, they are now infecting Governments. Thus the newspapers of the same day tell us that in the United States both the Republicans of Ohio and the Democrats of Pennsylvania have decided that the Govern ment bonds shall be paid in greenbacks instead of gold ; that a Government Commission in Italy has recommended the Government to deduct the income tax, which is S per cent., from dividends paid to Italian fundholders, even those residing abroad ; awl that the Austrian Cabinet have decided to deduct the same tax, amounting to 10 per cent., from the coupons of all Government loans, including even those which were contracted under an express guarantee against such an impost. The Times well remarks that such proceedings are called in private life bankruptcy and compromises ; in the language of Govern ments they are simply measures and necessities. The Italian mission to this country, vacant by the retire ment of the Marquis d'Azeglio, has been offered to General La Marmora. That statesman has declined the post, and it is thought probable that Signor Minghetti will have the refusal of it. Probably he will not be disposed to accept it. Both statesmen have been Prime Ministers, and could hardly accept the post without some loss of dignity, espe cially as it is only a legation, and not an embassy. On Wednesday the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg wai betrothed at Rudolstadt to the Princess Mary of Schwarz burg•Rudolstadt. On Sunday three doctors were engaged seven hours in embalming the body of Ex-King Ludwig of Bavaria. Incessant telegrams from Munich directed every detail of the process, and also of the funeral arrangements. The reigning King Ludwig 11. was to have gone to Nice with his mother to receive the remains of his grandfather, but " an indisposition, aggravated by chagrin, has prevented him from accomplishing this pious duty." The Emperor Napoleon has given orders to yield to the ex.king the honours due to a reigning sovereign. No doubt the corpse is gratified by this mark of respect. The Prussian Government seems determined to punish Ex- King George of Hanover for his late speech by sequestrating his property. However, King George will not starve; he has a fortune independent of Prussia to the amount of about £300,000. For Count Platen the matter is far more seriouF. He is to be tried for high treason ; and it is said there are abundant proofs of his conspiring to restore his former master to the throne of Hanover. King George is not the only one of the dispossessed sovereigns who does not like his position. The Ex-Elector of Hesse has published at Leipzig a proclamation calling the " faithful Hessians " to arms " under the flag of the ancient reigning house." The invitation, we need hardly add, has received no response. The Swedish Chamber of Deputies has defeated by 100 votes to 69 the Ministerial proposal to abolish the punish ment of death. The Primate of Hungary and other Hungarian bishops have offered to furnish the Pope with three squadrons of hussars, mounted and armed, ant to be maintained at the expense of the bishops. The Pope has accepted the offer. According to the Lancet the health of the troops in Abyssinia continues to be very satisfactory. The few deaths that have taken place have resulted from dysentery, and there appears to be an impression that this disease and diarrhoea may become more prevalent during the summer in the parts bordering on the Red Sea, and during the wet season on the highlands. The sanitary condition of the mountain pass, which was unsatisfactory from the presenee of a number of dead mules and animals, is now very fair. One field hospital is to be establikhed at SenaffS. 410 1 44.01).0 st2bef2 o 4 !%t TURKEY. PERA, March 4. Two Government steamers, with 30,000 lire on board, left yesterday to begin transporting emi grant families wishing to return from Greece to Crete, and to provide them with funds for their immediate wants. A collision has taken place in the port of Sinope between the Italian steamer Benjamin Attwood and the French steamer Clyde. The former was sunk and two men drowned. SPAIN. MADRID, March 5 (Evening.) At the sitting of the Congress to-day Senor Ocana announced that it was the intention of the Government to effect reforms in the sale of wood lands belonging to the State. The Minister also stated that he was about to present the bill for the subvention of railway com panies. March 2. The Minister of the Interior has issued a circular to the Prefects desiring them to use every effort in their power to remedy the effects of the prevalent dearness of provisions, and ordering that all dis turbers of the public peace shall be rigorously punished. At the sitting of the Congress this morning Senor Ocana brought in a bill granting further time for the conversion of the bonds of the Passive Debt, in the form prescribed by the law of July 8, 1867. He also read the modified articles of the Budget, asking that a bill should be passed for the diminution of the floating debt by restricting the emission of Treasury Bonds. CALCUTTA AND CHINA HEAVY MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Six O'CIOCIL The Peninsular and Oriental Co.'s steamer Ripon with the above mails passed the Needles at 8.50. a.m. to-day. The Nyphon was totally wrecked on the night of the 23d January, off House Hill, 25 miles south of Amoy. The boilermaker, gunner, and eleven Chinese were drowned. Cargo all lost. GIBRALTAR, March 5. The Bangalore, from Southampton on the 29th February, arrived to-day at 7 a.m., and left at 11 a.m. for Alexandria. THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION. The Times's Special Correspondent with the Abyssinian Expedition telegraphs, under date Atte gerat, February 17 :-- " The advanced guard has arrived at Antalo. " Kassai will meet Sir Robert Napier, on the 20th instant, two marches south of this place." [This message was forwarded from Alexandria on the 28th inst., at 2 p.m.] AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, March 6. The Hamburg an d American Company's steamer Germania sailed at two o'clock to-day with the English, French, and German mails, and a general cargo, including jewellery to the value of 44,400 francs. QUEENSTOWN, March 6. The National Steamship Company's steamer Erin arrived here last night. She embarked passengers this morning, and proceeded for New York. All well SOUTHAMPTON, March 6. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ripon arrived here to - day with 71 passengers, £39,831 in specie, Egyptian bonds to the value of £9,900, and a general cargo, including raw silk to the value of £250,000. In the Bay of Biscay the Ripon encountered a north-westerly gale and a heavy sea. She spoke the steamer Bangalore on the 3d inst. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) THE EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF ALLEGED WHOLESALE SWINDLING IN THE TEA TRADE.-.-IN ',RE HANNAAH AND PATTERSON. These bankrupts were described as grocers, trad ing in copartnership in the New North-road, and to-day was appointed for the :last examination and order of discharge. The bankrupts, who have filed no accounts, are now in Newgate upon a charge of swindling various firms in the wholesale tea trade of no less than £2,500 worth of tea which they sent to Scotland to be sold under the hammer. The case was to have been tried at the last sitting of the Central Criminal Court, but upon the application of the prisoner's counsel was adjourned until the April sessions. ... His Honour adjourned the case until a future day. CITY OF LONDON COURT. (Before R. M. Kerr, Esq.) THE COMPOUND HOUSEHOLDER QUESTION -IMPOR TANT DECISION—ASCOT" v. FLORENCE. This was an action by a tenant against a land lord to recover certain rates and taxes which the tenant had paid under the following circumstances : —The plaintiff had held under the defendant a certain small house for which he pa id an a g reed sum per week up to the time of the passing of the last Reform Act, and defendant paying all rates and taxes. When the Reform Bill passed Mr. Florence sent a written notice to the plaintiff to the effect that for the future the rates and taxes must be paid by the plaintiff, as well as any other charges that might be made, but no deductions could be allowed from the rent. Mr. Florence handed in this written notice, and called a witness to prove that it had been left with the plaintiff. Plaintiff—l understood from your honour that if I had paid rates and taxes I could sue the landlord for them. His Honour—But you said nothing about the notice. You see that the Legislature have g iven you a vote, and you must pay for it. You come under the conditions of the compound ho useholders ' clause in the new Reform Act, and under that clause the rates and taxes which had formerly been paid by the landlord are ordered to be paid by you, and in return you get a vote. The plaintiff thought this was hardly fair. His Honour—You received the notice, and it has been proved here, and I can only administer the law as it is laid down. It is quite clear that Mr. Florence has protected himself by this notice, and I must decide in his favour. Defendant—l do not ask for any costs. His Honour—You are entitled to the verdict. Verdict for defendant. FEARFUL CO. 11 BURGLARS. Three men, giving the names of Joseph Edington, Thomas Swan, and George Armitage, belonging to New castle, have been charged at South Shields petty sessions with having burglariously entered the shop of Mr. Thomas Medd, pawnbroker, Jarrow, on the night of the 21st February. Between one and two o'clock on the morning in question a constable named Hodgson was passing at the hack of Mr. Medd's shop. Thinking all not right, he blew his whistle, when presently he heard footsteps inside the shop, and coming towards the door where he was standing. lie at once drew his truncheon and turned the light of his lamp into the shop, when he was suddenly confronted with Edington, armed with a large iron bar. On discovering the situation he was in, Edington immediately raised the iron bar to fell the officer, but fortunately he escaped the blow. He, hoWever, was severely struck on the breast, and his watch in his waistcoat pocket was smashed to pieces. He dodged the ruffian and his formidable weapon, and managed to deal his antagonist a terrific blow on the head with his staff, which brought him to the ground. No sooner had Edington been felled than Swan came to his :ompanion's rescue. His first act was to knock the police man's lamp out, which he did with one of his feet, and all was in darkness. A fearful conflict then ensued. Hodgson, who is a very strong and stalwart-looking fellow, how ever, proved too much for his adversary, and on losing his lamp he immediately clenched his truncheon, and felled Swan by a blow on the head. While falling he grasped Hodgson, and threw him down to the ground. Mean while the third burglar, Armitage, stepped over the two, and escaped over the yard wall. Determined to secure, if possible, Edington and Swan, Hodgson held on to the atter, but still continuing to be as violent as ever, the )fficer was compelled to use his truncheon freely. Edington and Swan appeared in court with their heads covered with bandages. They were both committed for trial. There was some doubt about the identity of Armitage, who was discharged. —Northern Daily Express. The dinner in honour of Mr. Brand by the Liberal members of the House of Commons, on the Jceasion of the presentation of the testimonial, is fixed 'or the 28th of this month. The chair will be taken by Ar. Gladstone. Count Maffei will, in consequence of his Excellency the Marquis d'Azeglio's retirement from the post of representative of the King of Italy at the Court of St. James's, act as Charge d'Affaires, and the offices of the Italian Legation have been removed from Grosvenor dreet to 28, Davies-street, Berkeley-square. Whatever statement may be made by the head of her Majesty's Government, the Dublin Mail is in a position to assure its readers that no measure will be introduced by :he Government on the subject of the Irish Church during the present session of Parliament. The emphasis which the Mail places on the word " measure," by italicising it, is worthy of note. The Scotsman, which, however, would not be likely to take a sanguine view of the prospects of the Government, says there is a prevailing opinion amongst the M.P.'s that the new Ministry cannot last beyond Easter. The mem ')ers of the Associated Chambers of Commerce are very anxious on the subject, chiefly because they are anxious to see a Bankruptcy Bill passed this year. There were several members of the House of Commons present at the meetings, and no one of them would give Mr. Disraeli a longer lease of power than two months. As to the idea of a dissolution and an appeal to the old constituencies, it was held that "such an exercise of Ministerial power would be too shameful." As to gloomy prophecies, it may be remembered that their name is legion at the commence. ment of every session. Last year they were more nume rous than usual ; yet the Ministry contrived to live. It appears that the Government, through Mr. Laing, have promised to give Scotland ten additional members instead of the seven which were allotted by the Scotch Re form Bill. This has been made known to the Provost of Dundee by the M.P. for Wick ; and the three extra mem bers are to be given to Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and Dun dee. This of course outbids Mr. Gladstone, who in 1866 proposed to give seven additional seats, and it is by no means unlikely to be accepted. Still, there is to be a fight over the matter. On going into committee Mr. Baxter will move an instruction that instead of add ing to the members of the House, they have power to dis franchise all boroughs in England and Wales with less than 5,000 inhabitants. This measure would give exactly the ten seats required, and would affect Arundel, Ash burton, Dartmouth, Evesham, Honiton, Lyme Regis, Marlborough, Northallerton, Thetford, and Wells. These towns now return fifteen members, all of whom would be bound to vote against the motion. There is also the consideration which has been already hinted at, that the Speaker will rule such a mode of dealing with the schedules of the English statute to be unprece dented and unconstitutional. On this point it may be well to bear in mind the language of the Reform Act. The 16th section provides that " from and after the end of this present Parliament no borough winch had a less popula tion than 10,000 at the census of 1861 shall return more than one member to serve in Parliament, such boroughs being enumerated in Schedule (A) to this Act annexed." Five of the ten—Honiton, Thetford, Wells, Evesham, and Marlborough—are enumerated as coming within the opera tion of the Act, but there is no provision which prohibits Parliament from dealing as it thinks fit with boroughs under the 5,000 line of population. "A Ratepayer," writing to the Herald, argues against the resuscitation of the compound householder. His reason is, that those who are obliged to compound for their rates are too poor to pay them at all, and should be ex cused. In support of his argument, he shews that on the original establishment of the rate every person was rated in respect of visible property, while the poor were excused. Now, however, several kinds of property are non-rateable —one member of Parliament pays, as he himself stated only is. a year rate—and the burden is put upon the poor. "A Ratepayer" suggests legislation to remove this anomaly. The Vice-Chancellorship vacant through the promotion of Sir W. P. Wood to the Court of Appeal is expected to be given to Mr. Giffard, Q.C. This gentleman has no claims on the Conservative party on the ground of his political services, and should he receive the post he will owe his elevation solely to his merits as a sound commer cial lawyer of long practice and of good standing in his profession. The Trades Council at Birmingham have resolved on having a working man as one of their representatives. They propose to pay him £3OO a year and his election expenses. An atrocious attempt has been made to blow up the Dundee Powder Magazine, which contains seven tons of g unpowder. A piece of tow was found burning at the door, but it was fortunately discovered in time to prevent what must have been a fearful calamity had the concocters of the plot succeeded in their designs. As yet no one has been arrested on suspicion of having been connected with this wicked intention to destroy a town, although Fenia,nism is, as usual, suspected of having had something to do with it. The failure is announced of the Victoria Freehold Land an d Building Society, concerning which so much was said, on its establishment, as being the first land society on a " Conservative basis." There is a deficiency, it is said, of £7,000, £30,000 being the amount due to depositors. Since 1848 the total receipts of the Victoria have amounted to nearly £289,000. The abstract of accounts from June 1866 to June 1867 (the last issued) shews a total receipt for the year of £17,445, and £12,568 repayments to members and depositors and expenses of management. Nearly 20,000 colliers in the St. Helens district have " turned out " in opposition to a resolve on the part of the employers to reduce wages to the extent of 15 per cent. The men are willing to submit to a reduction of 1.0 per cent., but the employers adhere to their own terms. -PHARMACY AND TIIE SALE Or POISONS.—The Home Secretary has officially signified his intention, should the pressure of public business permit, to introduce into Parliament as a Government measure, or, if prevented from doing so, to support a bill to regulate the sale of poisons, and to alter and amend the Pharmacy Act, 1852. A draft bill for the purpose has been submitted to Mr. Hardy, and he has expressed his personal approval of its provisions, which have for their object to control traffic in poisions, and to provide an educational qualification for persons entrusted to compound medicines.—British Medical Journal. A PANTHER FlGHT.—Captain Cumberlege, De puty-Commissioner of Sumbulpore, in writing to his sister, under date the 24th of January last, says :—" Do not be horrified when I tell you that I have been in bed ten days with wounds received from a panther. I was very roughly handled, but am now quite out of danger. It happened thus :—I had wounded the brute and was tracking it up by its b100d . ,, when all of a sudden it rushed out of a patch of long grass and charged a coolie. I rushed forward and fired to save the man, though I could scarcely see for the grass, and in another second, 'before I knew where I was, I received a smashing blow on the face, which nearly stunned me and knocked me backwards. I managed to turn on my face, and the brute then seized me by the shoulder and shook me like a rat. He then left me and attacked a policeman, who was the only man standing near. He pulled him down, and hearing his shrieks I revived, and, as they were rolling over and over together, I felt about for my rifle ; it had still one barrel loaded, and, on recovering it, I dragged myself up and shot the panther ►vhile he was still gnawing at the poor, wretched police man. I have three nasty scratches under my eye, and some eight tooth-holes in the back. The poor policeman died last night ; he completely loft heal!, bad delirium, and saw Orris in hid Aft 1 Mill Cimfk HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, March 5. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac companied by Princess Christian. Prince Leopold went out, attended by Mr. Duck- worth. The Queen drove in the grounds this morning, attended by the Duchess of Athole. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales drove out, attended by the Countess of Morton. THE BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE MAILS. The Royal Mail Company's screw steamship Tas manian, Captain E. M. Leeds, arrived at South ampton on Wedneslay night, with mails of the following dates in charge of Commander Wake, R.N., naval mail agent :—Buenos Ayres, January 26 ; Montevideo, 29th ; Rio Janeiro, February 8 ; Bahia, 12th ; Pernambuco, 14th ; St. Vincent (Cape Verde), 22d; and Lisbon, 29th. She brought 47 passengers, among whom were Lieutenant Parker, R.N., from Rio Janeiro ; Captain George, from Pernambuco ; and Commander Borth, R.N., from St. Vincent. On freight she had £38,008 in specie (of which £29,310 was gold and £8,698 in silver), seven packages of diamonds, 726 bags of coffee, 821 rolls of tobacco, 135 half-chests of oranges, and 185 packages of sundries. The following war news is taken from the Anglo. Brazilian Times of the 7th of February : " On the 13th of January General Mitre trans ferred the command-in-chief to Marshal the Mar quis de Caxias in the following order of the day His Excellency the President of the Republic and general-in-chief of the allied army having to absent himself temporarily from the army in con sequence of the death of the Vice-President of the Republic in exercise of the executive power, he has dictated the following order of the day. During the absence of the general-in-chief of the allied army the superior power-remains in charge of the Marquis de Caxias, general-in-chief of the Brazilian forces, with the corresponding powers granted by the treaty of alliance. Let it be given in the gene ral order of the two armies, and advise the respec tive Governments.—Head-quarters, Jan. 13, 1868. " ' ORDER OF THE DAT, No. 4. " Camp of Tuyu-Cue, January 13, 1868.—1 n consequence of the order of the day transcribed below, and of that established between the Allied Governments, I declare for the knowledge of the respective armies that for the second time I assume the command of the said armies during the absence of his Excellency the President of the Argentine Republic, D. Bartolomeo Mitre. I count on the efficacious assistance of the officers and troops of the armies in the civilizing and holy crusade that unites the three nations against the Government of Paraguay.—Marquis DE CAMAS.' " During a cannonading on both sides upon the 15th a Brazilian shell blew up a deposit of powder in the Paraguayan lines, and set fire to a camp, destroying a portion of it, together with some arms, equipments, and munitions. However, by next morning the Paraguayans had new quarters raised on the ruins of those destroyed. Some more Brazi lian troops, with some small cannon, have been passed into the Chaco, and the reports from the army say that an operation against the Paraguayans there is daily looked for. The army is reported in a tolerable state of health. The number in the hospitals is given at 6,000. The fleet continues without novelty. The fire of the ironclads has de molished all the church but the lower walls, and the bombs of the ketches seem to be annoying the Para guayan head-quarters seriously. The railway con structed to supply the iron-clad division lying be tween HumaitA and Curupaity is doing good ser vice, and even a 150-pounder rifle had been sent up to replace a damaged one. The river was falling again, after having risen to an unusual height. The rise is believed to have greatly injured, if not de stroyed, the Paraguayan path through the Chaco to the Bermejo. In the Paraguayan fortress they were seen to be raising further walls around Lopez's head-quarters. The insurgents in Santa Fe had abandoned the city of Rosario to the Government troops and authorities. The city of Santa Fe was still held by them." _ _ The same paper reports that :—" The new Minis try organised by the President of the Confederation consists of the following persons :—Minister of the Interior, D. Domingos F. Sarmiento ; Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Rufino de Elizalde ; Minister of Finance (acting), D. Christov6olAguirre ; Minis ter of Religion and Justice, Dr. Eduardo Costa ; Minister of War And Marine (acting), General Wenceslio Paunero. Signor Sarmiento being at present Minister at Washington, the Minister of Justice will take charge of his duties until his re turn. Mitre has issued a proclamation, in which he promises to carry on the war to its term. The American Minister, General Asboth, a Hungarian, had died in Buenos Ayres. Cholera was declining generally throughout the River Plate, except at San Nicolao and some other points. It had, how ever, attacked most of the villages and towns of the campo in passing from the capitals. In Monte ' video, after reaching, it is asserted, 150 cases a day, it had greatly diminished. The part of Montevideo has been opened to vessels from Buenos Ayres and the Plate in general. The new Brazilian Minister, Conselheiro Joaquim Thomaz de Amaral, had pre sented his credentials to the Government of Monte video. In consequence of the state of commercial matters in Buenos Ayres 1 to 2 per cent. a month had been paid for discounts. The American Minis ter has again tendered the good services of the United States to act as mediators between the bel- ligerents in the Paraguayan war, but the Brazilian Government has to consult with the Governments of the two other countries in the alliance. By order from the Ministry of Fazenda, the gold coins of Spain, Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal, and the United States are to be accepted in the Custom houses in payment of gold duties, in addition to the Brazilian, Old Portuguese, and English gold coins, previously legalised. The Government is proceeding to exchange Bank of Brazil notes to the amount of 11,000,000r5., which are to be re placed by Imperial notes." It was currently reported yesterday among those who are likely to be well-informed that the vacant Vice- Chancellorship would be offered to Mr. Giffard, Q.C. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Governor of the Falkland Islands. Despatches were sent to the Governor-General of Canada. Count Maffei will, in consequence of his Excel lency the Marquis d'Azeglio's retirement from the post of representative of the King of Italy at the Court of St. James, act as Chargé d'Affaires, and the offices of the Italian Legation have been removed from Grosvenor-stree t to 28, Davies-street, Berkeley-square. THE HOSPITAL FOR WODIEN.—On Thursday her Royal Highness the Princess Christian paid a visit to the Hospital for Women, Soho-square, to inquire after one of her royal highness's servants, who is an inmate of chat institution. Her royal highness visited some of the wards , and expressed her gratification at the general arrangemen ts of the hospital and the appearance of comfort which the wards presented. THE DISTRESS IN LONDON.—A great meeting of men and women is to be held in St. James's Hall on Satur day evening, for the purpose of considering what shall be done for the thousands of homeless and starving peePl? now in London, and for considering to what the p resent' stagnation in trade is attributable. FIRE AT NEWCASTLE.—About midnight on Wed: nesday a fire was discovered in Harry Clasper's noten boat house, on the Tyne. Although al l p ossible menll9 were tried to stay the fire they were unavailing. T he building was destroyed, and alm ost all the boats were cniv. sunned. Lord Cremorne, M.P., has been very serioneli de: ill at Dartrey House, county Monag han, w hich has . tamped the Earl and Countess of Dartre y in Irelatlaf ° The last accounts represent hi s lordshi p to be ont e ,, danger, and progressing as favourably as could be desir THE Bisnor OF EXETER. — The health of. the venerable Bishop of Exeter (says the Western Times)gi't o. some anxiety to his lordship's family from w hat is state The sudden changes of temperature prove t r y ing to nonogenarian. NO Soule r Bank retui there is a Cabney. I million an( now excee, half. It E will not me Current qu of the i n Private de stances ha! the h an d s has falle n for cotton, Inodcrat( the forthcc Will ptoba' principal C lama: rucrea: Inel-co.! No cl: Increal Deer; Incre.a: Deerea Bullia' Resery The reti Wed nesda ')erbyshir Feb, Feb, Feb Mar Mar Afar CON