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On Monday afternoon a soiree was held at the Town-hall, Birmingham, in connection with the Working Men's Liberal Conservative Association. A numerous party assembled, and the speeches were of an interesting character. The chairman, Mr. S. LLOYD, entered at some length into the nature of the institution, and mentioned the effects it had produced at different times and in various directions. The last time inquiries were made into the matter it was asc*tained that there were more than a hundred Liberal Conservative Associations, or those of a similar character, in the country. This is as well, for the very extreme doctrines that are promulgated by the Reform League and other Associations do not fairly represent the spirit of the people, and it is desirable on many accounts that there should be some con centrative agency at work. It is always of conse quence for the working classes, who form the largest portion of every community, that there should be a good Government maintained, and that order should be preserved above all other considerations. As the Chairman very justly observed, it matters comparatively little to the rich ; they could thrive after a selfish fashion, and get money from any form of Government. " Even under a despotism like that of Prussia people could get rich fast enough, but the working classes were always the first to suffer in times of civil commotion, bad Government, and slackness of trade." This is very reassuring ; and as we all know that in any financial or social and political disturbances the working classes pay the heaviest penalty, surely it behoves them to regard public affairs and important questions in an enlightened manner, and from an elevated point of view. It is a mistake to imagine that if a working man takes up politics at all he must do so in an irritated sense, and that he can only look upon the rulers of the land in a captious spirit, and with the intention to find fault with everything, large and small. This by no means follows, for there are many among the lower classes who entertain very correct views on those things, and form a very correct idea of the requirements of States and the duties of legislators. The teaching of the demagogue would have us think that these associations or institutions are all founded for the purpose of the working men being edified by somegrand display of stump oratory; but a better spirit may prevail with advantage, and the errors that exist among us may be pointed out, without indulging in sweeping censure or vehement abuse. Professional agitators do more harm than good, and so many have abounded among us of late that it is high time some counter-demonstration was made, in order that those most interested should discover who are and who are not their friends ; and also that these critics should not have the opportunity of declaring that they are the spokesmen of the community, and represent the working men in their harangues. It is a far wiser and truer policy to show the members of these associations how they can rise in the social scale, instead of for ever de claiming against all the wealthy, titled, or influen tial among us. In this speech now before us it is said that in the ranks of the army, the navy, and among the ministers of the Church, there are sons of working men, and on the ben c h o f bi s h o p s there are at least one or two sons of working men ; " and all this shows that the working class, as well as the middle class, have an interest in the maintenance and the right administration of these institutions." Such violent opinions have been promulgated by some speakers at variousmeetingsandassemblies that mo derate men must welcome the opportunities that pre sent themselves to discuss the chief subjects of the day with calmness. The language in which some in dulge, talking of Fenianism as deserving to prosper, and declaring that Ireland must employ force to remedy her wrongs, is quite unsuitable, and yet such violent declamation may come to be consi dered as the exponent of the working man's feeling if means are not taken to set people right. Mr. STAVELY-HILL made some remarks, which were well received, and deservedly so, for they were spirited and to the point, while they represented some very true sentiments. He said if they called themselves Liberal,Conservatives, it was because they thought that the gentlemen who appropriated to them selves the name of Liberals were a good deal more so in name than in composition. Many good men might be found among the Liberal party, but the combination of old Whigs and extreme Liberals does read droll, and certainly produces incon sistency ; and there is a great deal of truth in the re mark of Mr. HILL that the Liberal party is never united but when it opposes the Conservatives. Many questions await the consideration of the Go vernment which affect the working men, such as education and the trades'-unions, and we agree with Mr. HILL that a great proportion of the outrages we all deplore are due to such legislation. The funds of no society should be put beyond the power of the law, still less at the disposal of " fraudulent trustees and dishonest . secretaries." Mr. BRO3ILEY DAVENPORT explained the Liberal Conservatives to be those who protested against the undue assumption of a certain class who came for. ward to arrogate to themselves all the good quali ties of the earth. If you disagree with me, you must be very foolish. We are the only salt of the earth, and in us you must believe or believe in nothing." As for the Conser vatives being . called obstructives, he very properly denounced it as unfair, declaring that of late especially they had done nothing to deserve such an appellation. The Whigs and Radicals were jealous of the late Reform Bill, and did all in their power to cast ridicule upon it, and it does appear inconsistent, to say the least of it, that those who all their lives bad been advocating reform should be so indignant and disappointed when at last a measure was carried which went further than any of the kind had done before. It is certainly true, as the hon. member remarked, that it is Mr. GLADSTONE'S fault that the Session is clogged up with work, and that he wished to force the Conservative party into an awkward position by his recent Resolutions. Lord STANLEY'S amendment was not fairly treated, for some middle course must be found between appeal ing to " extreme bigotry and smashing down the Irish Church with a violent blow." Some very sound advice was given at the conclu sion of this address—" Preserve your own line, do ❑o trust too much to Prime Ministers, still less to leaders of Opposition ; watch and judge for yourselves, and, above all, let there be a party like that which _IFE BOAT SERVICES.—During the Storms of .1.1 the past year the National Lifeboat Institution con tributed to the saving of 1,086 lives from various ship wrecks and 35 vessels from destruction. The Institution also expended £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 public for assistance to enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on their 186 Lifeboat Establishments. Contributions will be thankfully received by the London and country bankers, and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London. 'UGH WATER AT LONDON . BRIDGE. rxis DAT.—Morning, 7h. 19m.—Afternoon, 7h. 50m• ro-Mon.Row.-Morning, Bh. 27m.—Afternoon, 9h. 7m. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 15, 1868. . _ is around me—not ashamed to call a spade, a spade —to call treason—treason, not patriotism ; to call murder, murder, and not an error in judgment." It is always a relief to meet with downright declarations like this, and, apart from all party considerations, they are much to be valued, for they represent the spirit of English independence, and show the national character in its truest attri butes. Temporising schemes can never reaLly answer instead of a sound policy, and party manoeuvres will always defeat themselves in the end, for they must be detected, and reveal them selves in their true colour to the community. There seems to be good reason to doubt whether the successes recently achieved in Paraguay by the Brazilians are really so substantial as the first in telligence asserted. The Brazilians, as we know of old, are skilful adepts in the act of making the worse appear the better cause, and of converting what is at least a doubtful and unprofitable victory into a positive and lasting triumph. It is necessary therefore to receive their statements with considerable reserve, more especially as from the geographical situation of Paraguay we get nearly all our news through Brazilian channels. Even the intelligence which we publish to-day from the seat of war, however, gives rise to a suspicion that the former account was over-coloured. The Estremadura steamer, which left Rio Janeiro on the 24th ult., and reached Lisbon on Monday evening, reports that Asuncion has not been abandoned by the Paraguayans, as was at first stated, and that the three ironclads which had ascended the river had returned. It is more than probable that the other parts of the story will need a little modification, now that the first excitement is over. The Bra zilians, we are told, have seized two forts, and two corvettes and a steamer have reascended the river as far as Humaita, without sustaining any damage. If Humaita has been abandoned by the Paraguayans, it is no great wonder that they did not offer any resistance to the advance of the vessels. It is a significant fact that this exploit should be so solemnly chronicled. We are told that a flotilla of small Paraguayan boats attacked two Brazilian ironclads on the night of the 2d of March, but the greater part of the assailants-650 in number—were either shot or cut to pieces by the Brazilian sailors, and the rest were sunk in their boats. This statement again, we must accept with considerable reserve. Since the attack was made by night, it is not very easy to understand how the Brazilians were able so accurately to distinguish the number of their adversaries, or how they could be certain that all were so summarily disposed of, leaving none to escape. We apprehend this attack and its repulse have been made the most of in order to counteract the effect of the news about the re turn of the ironclads and the retention of Asuncion by the enemy. The whole of the Brazilian story has been sub jected to very searching analysis by the correspon dent of a contemporary. The Brazilians have no reason, he declares, to be proud of the achievement. He does not deny that they passed Humaita, but he denies that they forced the passage. The vessels started on a dark and foggy night, when firing was altogether a matter of guesswork, and the rising of the river prevented the torpedoes and other obstacles from hindering their progress. Some of the French and Montevidean papers go so far as to affirm that the Brazilians passed Humaita without firing a single shot—a state ment not wholly improbable, since we are told the sides of the vessel were completely covered with sandbags, and since it was in the same glorious manner that they passed Curupaity some months ago. Of course the Brazilian leaders were wise to take advantage of any accidental circumstance which might favour their plans, such as the darkness of the night or the unusual height of the river, but the passage so accomplished is not to be reckoned as a triumphant victory. The same writer believes that the capture of the Paraguayan port by Marshal CAXIAS was no such great achievement as was re presented. The odds against the defenders were very great, and the Brazilians brought their needle gun into action. The Paraguayans, he asserts, retreated to Humaita in good order, and he gives the numbers engaged on either side as six hundred foot, fifteen hundred horse, and twelve pieces of artillery with the Brazilians against 1,500 men in the garrison. The spirit of the Paraguayans and of their leader is reported to be undiminished, and they are resolved to maintain their independence to the very last. The position of the Brazilians is really not very secure. Their fleet is divided into three divisions, separated by the Paraguayan forts, and when the river falls the torpedoes and other dangers will impede the return of the advanced vessels. It is very possible that as the passage of Curupaity did the Brazilians no actual service, so the much vaunted passage of Humaita may rather assist than retard the triumph of Paraguayan independence. The progress of the Impeachment trial in the Senate Court shows that the prosecution finds it very difficult to produce any substantial evidence against the accused. They are making a great deal of the story that President JOHNSON in structed General THOMAS to obtain forcible possession of the War Office, notwithstand ing the distinct denial of all the chief parties concerned. They produced several witnesses to testify that the General had threatened to use force to obtain possession of the War-office, and that he had peremptorily demanded it of Mr. STANTON. A peremptory demand, however, or even a threat, is a very different thing from a forcible seizure, and Mr. STANTON'S own conduct will hardly bear a searching scrutiny. The managers of the trial have filed as evidence copies of the PRE SIDENT'S letters to GRANT, relative to disregarding STANTON'S orders, and also Mr. JOHNSON'S message to the Governor of Alabama, advising the rejection of the Constitutional Amendment. Reports of the PRESIDENT'S speeches against Congress have been filed as evidence, and reporters summoned to testify to their accuracy. All this shows that there is very little real evidence to be brought against the PRE SIDENT, no dangerous assault on the liberties of the people, no flagrant abuse of his prerogative, no open subversion of constitutional law can be proved against him. If it could, we should not find the prosecution turning over dusty files, measuring words, and guessing at intentions, when they are so bent on carrying their point. America has changed, indeed, if she is afraid of words, and a new era has dawned for her politicians. In England we are far more reticent and courteous in our political dealings, but the notion of impeaching a minister for a hasty speech (whose libel consisted in its truth) would be indicated on all sides. As the Radicals object to free representa tion and free discussion, perhaps it is no wonder that they should also object to the right of free speech when not exercised by one of their own party. MAILS FOR TIIE UNITED STATES FROM SOUTHAMP- ToN.—The Postmaster-General has made a further contract with the Hamburgh-American Steamship Company for the conveyance of mails to Now York by their packets which sail from Southampton every Friday. Mails for the United States will accordingly be made up in London, and forwarded to Southampton by the day mail of every Fri day, for conveyance by one of the Hamburgh-lunerican Company's packets.—General yost Office, 6th Apil. LATEST INTELL IGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) HUNGARY. PESTH, April 14. M. Asztalos, one of Kossuth's principal agents, has been arrested upon a criminal charge. The Croatian deputation for the definitive settle ment of the relations between Croatia and Austria is shortly expected here. PORTSMOUTH, April 15. Her Majesty's Indian troopship Crocodile arrived here this morning with troops from Alexandria. AMERICA. (By Atlantic Telegraph.) WASHINGTON, April 14. The Impeachment trial was resumed to-day before the Senate. General Sherman, who was examined as a witness, deposed that when Presi dent Johnson offered him the post of Secretary of War, he, the President, claimed the right under the Tenure of Office Act to make an ad interim ap pointment, and expressed a wish to get a case before the Supreme Court. SOUTHAMPTON, April 15. The North German Lloyd steamship Baltimore has arrived here with 38 passengers and a large cargo. She left Baltimore on the Ist inst. On the Bth she spoke the French brig Santsonic, and on the 14th the Norwegian bark No. 68 and the steamer Hermann—all bound west. LIVERPOOL, April 15. The Inman steamship City of Antwerp left New York for this port on the 11th inst. with $17,000 in specie. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS, (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, TUESDAY, April 14. General Raasloff, the Danish Minister of War, had, says the Presse, two interviews with our Foreign Ministei, the second of which took place on Saturday. The Presse professes itself able to tell what passed at the meeting. It was only " very incidentally " that the General referred to the question now pending between Prussia and Den mark ; and the Marquis de Moustier "confined himself to expressing the sympathies of the French Government for a solution which might conciliate the grave interests in volved in the question, but he did not say a word of the intervention of a diplomatic note in order to assure the execution of the sth article of the Treaty of Prague." It is possible that the General had hopes of something more definite than this, and in consequence of his disap pointment has returned home sooner than he intended. I see that the Independence Beige considers the war fever is over for the present, and states that the pessimists have put off the conflict until the winter. Ido not myself find this. On the contrary, the funds continue to fall steadily, and the Bourse is very dispirited. Perchance this was the final cause of the bellicose rumours. At all events, the Mats, a strongly pro-Prussian journal, does not believe in them. In an article which has attracted some attention, M. David says the Vienna Cabinet has lately asked that of Paris to form an alliance with Austria and England, to the exclusion of Prussia and Russia, and that the reply from the Tuileries was, that our Government saw no reason why it should separate itself from Prussia. The same journal affirms that the Danish Government has asked the intervention of France with regard to the Schleswig affair, but that our Government has declined, and at the same time expressed its confidence in the moderation of Prussia. "If these two facts are true," says M. David, " and we have good reason to believe them so, it is clear that the Government of France does not desire war, and that, far from preparing for it, it avoids with the greatest care everything which might give rise to a disagreement." In spite of all these arguments, reasonable as they seem, and anxious as the French people are to accept them, they still doubt if they ought to do so. Marshal Niel's activity is stronger than M. David's logic. For instance, I men tioned to you in my last letter that there was to be a camp formed at St. Maur, near Paris. This will make the fifth that will be held this year simultaneously. The others are at Chalons, Lannemezan, Sathonay, and Pas des Landers, near Marseilles. These do not include the active divisions of the Ist and 3rd Corps and the cavalry at Luneville. M. Emile de Girardin has always been a great advocate for a European Congress. He advocated one twenty years ago. He was in favour of that proposed by the Emperor in September 1863. He now revives his favourite expe dient, and ridicules the diplomatic senility of men who, like Lord Russell, say that a congress before a war is impos sible, and that it must take place after war. The proprietor of the Liber•te is a long-headed man, and I should not be surprised to find that he had some private knowledge of an intention on the part of the Emperor to renew his former proposal. The clerical party are announcing their policy with regard to the elections. The Univers, recalling M. Rouher's famous jamais by which the road to Rome was closed against Italy, says that the electors must require something more even than this. Catholics must demand that " the rights of the Pope be recognised, and that official candidates should engage to maintain them, independently of the policy and the promises of the Government. That policy has been too change. able, and important promises have been too often forgotten not to render other guarantees neces sary." The Journal des Villes et des Campagnes says:— " Between a candidate, even an official one, but sincerely devoted to the Church, and a candidate even indepen dent, but hostile to Catholicism, our choice cannot be for a moment doubtful. We accept the first, although he is official, because the second does not assure us of that com plete liberty for our faith which we demand before all things." Thus the Government is assured that its candi dates will be accepted—without enthusiasm, it is true, but still accepted, if only they are devoted Catholics. There is a very improbable statement in the Liberte to the effect that the Emperor is going to Constantinople, Greece, and Egypt, and that while he is in Greece he will visit the battle-field of Pharsalia, and in Egypt will occupy himself with documents relative to the sojourn of Cmsar in that country. I suspect that the Emperor has had enough of Julius Cresar. The book fell very dead, for it was very dry. He should try his hand at gossip, and he will get as large a sa7e as Queen Victoria. There has been a tremendous gale in the Mediterranean, and on Good Friday Toulon was visited by a hurricane, so that communication between the ships and the shore was impossible —a very rare event at that sheltered port. Marseilles was choked with ships which had entered for safety. An Austrian ship of w.kr era;ged her anchors, awl being carried against one of the jel,l,ir, or ‘b. Napoldon, sank. The Prii: ce Imperial is now so co npletely restored to health that he is about to make a tour in the West. He left yesterday morning for Cherbourg, where, after visiting the dockyards and other works, he will go on board the Reine llortense to Brest, and from thence he will travel by rail to Rennes, and visit his godmother, the Countess Baclocchi, who, you will remember; had such a terrible acci• dent soine months ago. From Rennes he willreturn to Paris. He will be accompanied by his great friend, the young Conneau, the son of Dr. Conneau, who aided Napoleon to escape from Ham, and who has lately been made a senator. It is arranged, I believe, that young Conneau shall receive his first communion at the-same time that the Prince makes his. This is now postponed to May 5. It was at one time intended that all the boy volunteers whom the Prince commands should take a like part in the same ceremony, but it is now al'andoned, though it is pro bable that they will serve as a guard of honour. M. Pinard, Minister of the Interior, has presented an analysis of the reports sent in by the Prefects of Depart ments as to the working of the new conscription law. The Prefects all say that it has been well received, that the country is full of patriotic enthusiasm, and that the dis turbances which took place at Toulouse and Bordeaux were the work of gaol-birds. The Prefects write what th. Emperor wishes to read. General Dumont has been reviewing the French troops at Civita Vecchia, and has bestowed upon them rewards for their gallant performance with the Chassepot upon the Garibaldians at Mentana. You will be glad to hear that M. Eugbne Forcade is much better, and that there is a prospect of his recovery to reason. Prince Gortchakoff is preparing a diplomatic circular, whose object is to officially inform the various Powers of the incorporation of Poland with the Russian Empire, and to assure them that, in spite of this change, rendered necessary for the unification of the empire, there will be no alteration in the management of Polish affairs. The report just presented to Parliament by Mr. Fenton, her Majesty's Secretary of Legation at Munich, on the commerce and finance of Bavaria, contains some interest ing statistics relating to the telegraph system of that country. The telegraph is in the hands of the Government. The entire length of the lines amounts to 2,070 English miles. The number of telegrams forwarded in 1865 war 005,403, and in the previous year 459,307. The large increase was chiefly owing to a reduction of the tariff on messages from a graduated scale, according to distance, to one uniform charge of 9d. for every message of ten words to any station within the kingdom. The receipts shew a net profit of over 5 per cent., without taking account of the Government telegrams, and of those sent in connection with the railways, which also constitute a branch of the public service of the country. It is now supposed that the recent revolution in Japan will prove favourable to the interests of foreign commerce. The Mikado (spiritual ruler) has sent a message to the representatives of the foreign Powers, informing them that the functions of the Tycoon (secular ruler) have been abol• 151104, and inviting the Ministers to return to Osaka. CONFESSION OF MURDER.—The prisoner Low, sentenced to penal servitude for life for the attempted murder in Cambridgeshire, and who will be removed this week with other prisoners from the county gaol, has made a full confession of his guilt to the governor of the gaol. He says he was asked by Williams to ride ; he got into the cart on the Cambridge-road. Helsaw the boy at the turn pike. He had a cap on and the jacket with the odd but ton, as sworn to by Williams. Sat on the same side of the cart. as Williams did. He accidentally felt a shovel at the bottom of the cart. When past the wash-pit he struck Williams with the shovel downwards. Thought he was dead as be did not call out. Low then robbed him and threw the shovel away, and went away. He had no blood upon him. At night he put the purse and money under his pillow. The purse was buried the next morning. He told his wifo that he found the money on the common, when she burst out crying, and said she did not believe it. He had never told his wife how he got the money. A MAIDEN SESSION.—At the Oxford City Quarter Sessions there was not a single prisoner for trial, and, in accordance with the custom of the city, a pair of white gloves was presented by the Mayor, Mr. J. R. Carr, to the Recorder, Mr. W. li. Cooke, and the same compli ment was paid to the Mayor by the Sheriff, Mr. F. Greenwood. It is now something like 50 years since that Oxford City could boast of a maiden Quarter Sessions. The Recorder, in thanking the Mayor, congratulated bim and his brother magistrates on the condition of Oxford. TILE TEA DUTY IS REDUCED. —Hornirnan'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 Fakes, signed "iiorniman," 'Ando. A FRENCH VIEW QE nTr3 1 0LICE AUTHORITIES. M. A. Wolff, a correspondent of the Figaro, gives an amusing account of a visit he lately paid to London. A friend of the writer, one M. Espeleta, had been robbed of 70.000 f., and the thief, escaping to England, succeeded in obtaining a good post in London. Meanwhile, he was tried by the Paris Assize Court, and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. The thief did not think it necessary to change his name, and his employers, seeing the account in the French papers, began to be suspicious, and the result was that he tendered his resignation, which was imme diately accepted. M. Espeleta was then communicated with, and had no doubt that the London gentleman was the thief. He went to the Parisian authorities, and they told him that they were powerless in the matter, as the Anglo-French Extradition Treaty did not include " abuse of confidence." M. Espeleta then decided to go to London to see what the English magistrates could do in the affair, and in company with M. Wolff he set off. Arrived in London, M. Wolff seemed to have experienced:nothing but surprise. The first functionary that they visited was Sir Richard Mayne. His astonishment was extreme to find him in a little house, without a military post at his door, or one soldier to act as sentry ! More still was he astonished that Sir Richard received his visitors "not as an important functionary, who is thinking only of an opera dancer all the while his visitor is explaining to him the cause of his visit,. but like a man of the world." The head of the metropolitan police confirmed the statement of the Parisian authorities as to the Extradition Treaty, and seems to have perfectly astounded M. Wolff by saying that he was only an " arm of justice ;" the law was stronger than he was. He advised M. Wolff and his friend to see a solicitor, who also said he was afraid nothing could be done ; but, never mind, they would go and see a magistrate. They went. The magistrate was alone, without even an assistant judge. He wore no robes or uniform. " But," says M. Wolff, "my _stupefaction was great indeed when I heard him speak with civility to the witnesses. He actually said ' sir' to them. He ques tioned them with kindness, and encouraged them to defend themselves fearlessly. The affair before him was a quarrel between two sailors. The accused were at the bar ; they stammered out some words of excuse. Peter accused Paul, and Paul said that it was Peter who began the row. The magistrate listened to - both with the greatest atten tion and then said, in a paternal tone, ' My lads, I could send you to prison, but if •I sentence you to pay a light fine I hope to give you a lesson by which you will profit. You may now go away, and do not begin again." When their affair came on, however, the magistrate could do nothing. They then returned to Sir Richard Mayne. M. Espeleta, greatly disappointed and no wonder—at having lost 70,000 francs, gravely asked Sir Richard whether, if he met the thief in the street, and he laughed in the face of his former master, he might not at least give him a caning. Sir Richard smiled, and said : " Well, if you do, you will have to go to prison for assault, and I (the Prefect of Police) have not the power of liberating you! " This announcement completed the surprises which M. Wolff received, and after recovering from it he re quested to be allowed, under the guidance of an agent, to visit some of the lower parts of London. Sir Richard answered : "I have never granted to any one what you ask of me ; but I understand the in terest that this sombre picture of London has for a foreigner. To-morrow evening at nine o'clock a man will call at your hotel. You may follow him without fear. He is my surest agent, and the most intelligent. He will do the honours of London." M. Wolff does not give us the result of his investigations ; but, as one is led to sup. pose, reserves it for another occasion. ATTEMPTS TO UPSET RAILWAY TRAINS. On Monday afternoon an attempt was made by an ex - -ailway g uar d, name d S amu el Jenkins, to throw the train going from Hagley Review to Kidderminster, containing almost 1,000 volunteer s and other passengers, off the line, near Hodgehill, in the borough of Kidderminster, and about a quarter of a mile from the Kidderminster station. This train was due at about half-past five, and some plate layers employed on the line observed Jenkins placing some thing on the line in three distinct places about 100 yards apart. Finding himself watched he ran off, and they sent information to the station. Upon examination the police found that a piece of old rail had been placed cross wise on the metals, 100 yards from this a piece of iron and a sleeper chair, and about 100 yards further a large piece of an old boiler, wedged on to one of the rails by a large stone about 101 b. in weight, and jammed so tightly that had the train escaped the other obstructions this must have thrown it off the line. The obstructions were re moved, and five minutes afterwards the Volunteer train came by, with the Wolverley, Tenbury, the three Kidder minster, Bewdley, and Stourport and their friends. The delinquent was found in a beer shop, sitting at a window which overlooked the line, so that had the catastrophe which lie had attempted taken place he would have witnessed it. Upon being • captured Jenkins suddenly produced a razor and threat ened to cut the officer's throat, and might have done so had not a man named Bennett jumped over some rail ings and assisted in securing him. They conveyed him to the police-station, where he became riotous, and it was found necessary to take every precaution lest he should attempt violence on himself. He resigned his office of guard while under suspension, a few weeks ago, and there has for some time been something strange in his behaviour. On Monday morning a diabolical attempt was made to upset a passenger train on the Denny branch of the Cale donian Railway, near Larbert, by some person placing a number of " chairs" on the rails, and setting the points of a fork at " half-cock." Fortunately, the driver of the train, which was proceeding northwards, observed the obstruction on the line in time to slacken the speed ; nevertheless, considerable damage was done to the plant. The tender of the engine, which was foremost, was knocked off the line, the leading axle being broken, and two cattle trucks were also thrown off. No person was injured. The line was blocked up for several hours, during which time the passengers for Denny and Larbert were put to some inconvenience by having to walk between the two places. Upwards of sixty " chairs " were destroyed, a number of rails twisted, and a quantity of sleepers rendered useless. The matter is being investigated by the police. The North British Mail says : " Some villains, not yet in the hands of justice, yesterday attempted to upset a pas senger train on the Denny branch of the Caledonian Rail way, near Larbert, by placing a number of ' chairs ' on the rails and turning the ' points' diverging from the branch to the south main line. Fortunately, hoWever, the obstructions were observed by the driver of the advancing train in time to prevent the threatened catastrophe. Several waggons were displaced, but none of the passenger carriages or their occupants sustained the least injury. Some consequent delay to traffic, of course, occurred, and considerable damage was done to the line and rails." The ironworkers in the South Staffordshire dis ;Het have turned out on strike in opposition to a pro posed reduction in wages. There is some probability that the dispute will not be of long duration, as the men have already offered to meet the masters half way. The Archbishop of Canterbury has appointed Friday, May 1 (the Feast of St. Philip and St. James), for the consecration of the Hon. and Rev. Charles A. Harris, M.A., a brother of the Earl of Malmeshury, who has been nominated by the Crown to the bishopric of Gibraltar, in the room of the Right Rev. Dr. W. J. Trower, resigned. The consecration will take place in Canterbury Cathedral. FATAL ACCIDENT TO A VOLUNTEER.—A party of volunteers, who had been at the review at Portsmouth on Monday, were somewhat saddened by an accident at the Basingstoke Station, which proved fatal to one of their number. Russell Johnson, a young man, who was a mem ber of one of the southern or south-western artillery corps, persisted in crossing the line at a time when a luggage train was standing by the platform. He had just stepped from the platform, and bent down to pass under one of the waggons, when the train was moved. Of course the wheels ran over him. Both his legs were broken, and he was so seriously injured that, notwithstanding all the efforts which were made by the medical men under whose care he was placed, he died on the following morning at the County Hospital at Winchester. THE BALLOT IN GREECE.—An interesting letter, written by Mr. IL Arthur Arnold, and dated from Athens, appears in the Times, on the ballot in Greece. In that country party feeling runs extremely high, and the excitement is general. An election was, at the time the letter was written, going forward in Athens. There were thirty candidates for the five seats in the Grecian Legislature. The polling places are churches. The writer describes how the voting is conducted. Thirty ballot-boxes are placed on the floor cf the church, each of them bearing the name of a candidate. Upon one-half of the box, painted white, is written " Yes," and on the other half, painted black, is written " No." A clerk attends the voter, with thirty bullets, and when opposite a box, pronounces the name of the candidate, and hands the voter a bullet. Passing his arm up a funnel about a foot in length, the voter's hand arrives unseen at a division in the box, and he drops the ball to the right or left, ",yes" or " no," as the chse may be, and so on throughout the whole thirty. This system, Mr. Arnold declares, ensures perfect secrecy, and the best order is maintained. Though sometimes a stupid voter makes a mistake, as all the can didates aro liable equally to suffer from it no discontent s caused by it! Cirtribt HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, April 14. The Queen went out in the grounds this morning, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, and Prin cess Beatrice. FRANCE. PARIS, April 15. On the occasion of laying the foundation stone of a church at Rambouillet yesterday M. Baroche, the Minister for Public Worship, made a speech, in the course of which he announced that a plan for the construction of parochial roads would be laid before the Legislative Body at its next sitting. M. Ba roche observed that this plan, which will occupy the finances of the State and of the communes for a cer tain number of years, is essentially a work of peace, and would never have been undertaken by a prudent Government at a period when peace was not assured, or when war appeared imminent or even only pro bable. M. Baroche concluded his speech as fol lows :—" The eagerness displayed by the Emperor to hasten the execution of the works is, therefore, an additional proof that he desires peace, and has no reason to believe in war. Yes, gentlemen, the Emperor desires peace, an honourable peace worthy of a great nation. France, confiding in her own strength, is prepared for all eventualities. By the development of her military organisation she does not seek war, and we are convinced that no one entertained any idea of declaring war against her. The peace of Europe will not be disturbed. Do not believe, therefore, in those cries of alarm, the talk of war, which either error or malevolence reproduce with a kind of periodicity, and devote yourselves in safety to the labours of agriculture and of industry." BOURSE, April 14.—Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows : 4} per Cent. Lnd of month —. ..._ 5 per Cent End of month 6B 80 Bank Shares 3160 Ital 4 an Loan End of month — Mexican Loan Do. Bonds Spanish Threes 37 50 Home Debt — Deferred YB. Credit Mobilier 245 End of month... 246 25 Credit Foncier ...1460 End of month... RAILWA' Account Orleans N orthern 117 6 1, Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 566:1 Western 543i • • Sardinian Austrian Lombard 365 North of Spain Saragossa Roman 4 51 2 NAVAL AND MILITARY IN2 ELLIG ENCE. It is expected that the visit of the Queen to Alder shot to-day will be brief. According to present arrangements, the troops, under the command of Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. Sir James Yorke Scarlett, K.C.8., will march from camp about 9 o'clock and proceed to Frimley, where they will form up to re ceive her Majesty, who is expected to arrive about 12 o'clock. The 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards and the Ist (King's) Dragoon Guards will furnish escorts from Bigshot, and a battery of Artillery stationed on Frimley Ridge will fire a royal salute as soon as her Majesty's approach is signalled. The troops will march past her Majesty on the review ground, and then return to quarters. Her Majesty Pavilion to lunch, in the afternoon. a w n il d l a th n e e n w p il r l o r c e e t e n d rn to tn t N h v e ißndosynarl The 43d Monmouthshire Light Infantry, under the command of Lieut.-Col. F. 11. Synge, and now quartered at Aldershot, is held in readiness to pro ceed from the camp on the 23d inst. to Jersey, there to be stationed. Yesterday the Royal Horse Artillery at Aldershot was actively exercised. C, and E Batteries of the C Brigade formed upon Eelmoor-hill about 10 o'clock hi drill order. After marching past in close column at a walk, trot, and gallop, they were put through various field movements peculiar to artillery by their respective commanders. C Battery, on the march to quarters, received the word " detachments front," and the men were put through the sword exercise, which they performed in a most perfect manner. The condition of the batteries leaves nothing to be desired in point of drill, discipline, and efficiency. Lieut.-Colonel Mowbray, R.A., will proceed to Aldershott Camp at the end of the present month to assume command of the Field Batteries, Royal Artillery. A notification has been:received at Chatham from the Horse Guards announcing that the first and second distribution of the Banda and Kirwee prize money, amounting to £63 for each private's share, has commenced being paid at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, to the roll of officers and men of No. 6 Company, 14th Battalion (now G Battery, 14th Brigade), Royal Artillery, who were employed in the operations leading to the capture of Banda and Kirwee, between the 19th of April and 16th of June, 1858. The 11th Brigade, Royal Artillery, recently re turned from India, has received orders to take over horses and equipments for Field Battery service. Her Majesty's troopship Simoom arrived at Ports mouth late on Monday night, with troops on board from foreign service, and disembarked them yester day at the dockyard. VOLUNTEER FIELD DAY AT WIJIBLLDON.—Yes terday morning the Inns of Court Volunteers assembled in the Temple, and were joined by four companies of the Oxford and Cambridge corps. Previous to falling in, the band belonging to the " Devil's Own" played several pieces, after which the respective corps marched to the Waterloo terminus station, and proceeded to Wimbledon, where they held a field-day. Ensign Hughes (Oxford), Captains Roe and Tomlinson, and other officers accom panied the Universities' corps ; and Major Lysley and Captain Wood were among those with the Inns of Court. THE LAW OF GRAVITATION.—The moon may fairly claim to share with the apple the honour of having led to the discovery of gravitation. Weight, which makes bodies fall to the ground, is not confined to the surface cf the earth. It exists on the top of the tallest edifices, at the summits of the loftiest mountains, without showing any appreciable sign of growing weaker. It brings hack the stick of the most high-flying rocket; it draws down hail, rain, and snow, from the upper regions of the atmo sphere. "If weight," thought Newton, " has caused this apple to fall to the ground, why should not weight reach as far as the moon ? Why should not the moon have the same tendency as the apple has to fall to the ground ? And is not this tendency the actual cause which, like an invisible spring, retains the moon in her orbit round the earth.—Lickenio " AU (he l'far Round." TILE COBDEN CLUB. Last night the Cobden Club at Leeds held their first banquet, at which Mr. W. E. Forster, M.P., was present, and nine other members of Parlia ment. Mr. FORSTER, in his speech, alluded to the recent division in the House of Commons, and said there was for the first time for many years hopes about Ireland. He believed, and it was a belief based on what he heard from those who really knew, that already there was a different feeling in Ireland, and that already there were many who had come to de spair of justice from England, and who had begun to believe that there was no hope except in repeal, and even, as some of them thought, in separation, who were beginning to return to faith in the Imperial Government and in the Liberal party—(hear)—so that there was every reason to believe that Ireland would become a contented member of the community instead of what she had been so long —our shame and disgrace. But, although this was encouraging, and ought to be a solace to Mr. Gladstone in every difficulty, yet it imposed upon him and upon his supporters in Parliament an immense responsibility. If, after all the Irish people were disappointed; if, after all, the opponents of these resolutions or this policy were so strong that the Protestant ascendancy would still be preserved in Ireland, and religious equality still denied to her, she would not only still be insulted as having a Church of the kuiuority held over her by the force of power, but there would then be a different state of things to contend against. Instead of there being, as now, a feeling in that country in favour of dissolution.- - held, indeed, by large numbers of very shy men of no great importance, and having no great influence —we would find the intellect, the influence, and much of the wealth of Ireland joining that stan dard. In fact, if he were an Irishman himself, an Irishman of station and means, he should feel that he was not doing his duty to his country—to. his Irish country—if after England had had the question of whether she would treat Ireland as she treated Scotland and as she treated herself fairly brought before her under the most favourable auspices she should at length refuse to decide it as jus" tice demanded, he did not say that the time had comb when he must seek to dissolve the Union that existed between the two countries—(cheers)—and he need not say that the dissolution of the Union between England and Ireland meant untold evils to both countries. He mentioned this question because they had now arrived in this Easter recess at a most im portant time. They would be well aware that all Parliament bad done had been to go into commit tee on the state of Ireland, or rather into the con sideration of those Acts by which the Irish Church is maintained by law. That committee would be gone into in a week or two, and he could not for a moment believe that the Liberal members of the House of Commons, who had voted in so large a majority for going into committee, would insult Ireland by doing nothing when they went - .here. He had no fear of this. He had very little doubt—he might say he had no d o ubt- - that the resolutions which Mr. Gladston e had proposed would be carried by very nearly, i f not quite, the same majority as carried its motion for going into committee. He trusted that there would be no compromise on the matter, because that was where the danger lay. As to the English Church being in danger, the sole foundation of the State Church in England was the wish of the Stat e —that was to say, of the large majority of th e . , people who comp o s e d th a t S tate — t h at t h ere s h o uld " gt"to Church ; that was the sole possible four" dation for it, and when that foundation if z ° e t r were the case, were sapped awar, then' t he Sta.- Church must fall, uct,ause there would be nothing to keep it up. It was upon this feeling that it rested) and why the advocates of a State Church in Ens: laud—and he ho nes tly con f esse d h e was not one those who were opponents of a State Church --why its advocates could not see that they would be in much safer position if these principles were applie d throughout the whole of th e t h ree i slands t h a n ~ different principles were allowed to extend to ilre land, he could not for a momen t understand. With regard to the " No Popery" cry, that also had not suc ceeded ; indeed, it would not have said much fe r the common sense of the Protestants of England' the hearty, true, sincere Protestants —if it had suc ceeded. Although the result would be that for Of: b next few month s we s h ou ld h ave a M i nistry in minority, he was not disposed to find too flue fault with what und ou bt e dl y was b est i n acco rdan',„. with the principl e s o f const i tut i onal governm ent' Hitherto Mr. Disraeli b a d d one the work o f 010 Liberal party and the work of the Radicals far bet s ter than they could ha ve d one i t themselves, and he thought Mr. Disra e li was ent i t l ed to their h i g hest gratitude for doing it—(hear, hear)—but he doubt e : whether the right hon. gent l eman could pursue sue.. a course in the future; he doubted whether lu i : 0 Disraeli and hi s f r i en d s wou ld i f they could, an d doubted whether they could if they would. Mr. BAINES, M.P., in replying to one of the toasts, eulogised the obj ec t s o f t h e Cl u b , an d s% there were cases in which party spirit was a childisd thing. It was a disguised selfishness that displaY e itself in a mere unmeani ng a t tac h ment to any'enint'tr:t h red, blue, or y e ll ow , w h atever i t might b e ; wvo public spirit was a totally different thing. It g age an enlarged view of th a t w hi c h was good an d rig ,,D % and true ; it i nvo l ve d t h e des i re to promote 0 ,, happiness of those by w h om t h ey were surroun ded' it implied a sense of the claims of their c ountry' and a wish to ad va nc e th e h app i ness of all nOto kind ; it enlarged the mi n d , i t ennobled the spir it, and it made such me n as th ose b efore them wer,tbi a club which bore the name o f Richard Cehnbeat He scarcely knew whether he ought to say s v he ,was going to say, but he would sal on his own responsibility, that he, for ' 3 ' having observed Mr. Bright most closely to many years in and out of Parliament, had cowe, the conclusion that if h e cou ld i n one respec t P re sume to differjrom Mr. Cobden, who had refl is at, to take office under Lord P a l mers t on ' s G ove rnnie • if he should be ca ll e d b y hi s Sovereign and by de country to take office, he believed he would honour to it. (Che ers .) H e, f or one, would tife o his hearty support t o an Ad m i n i strat i on in Nv. the names of Gladst one an d B r i g h t were ass oel! .e b. (Cheers.) Both me n h a d b een a lik e i n t h e ir at' e li. r meat to Free Trad e , t o economy, t o peace , t° d gious liberty, and to j us ti ce t o I re l an d, an Do therefore thought they might most proper l y associated together in the same Cabinet. Mr. J. HOLDEN, M.P., also spoke, and se s of speakers followed, en j o i n i ng upon t h e Lib e ral 1 3 ,,e 0 unity of action and ac ti ve prepara ti ons f o r the " election. FRENCH RAILWAY DIVIDENDS. —llle tba rate of the dividends paid on the share capital e. Eastern of France Railway Company during t h° A O' years ending 1867, inclusive, was 7.18 per coot- 40' num. 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