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The right hon. gentleman made an interesting THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 9, 1868. speech on the occasion, which seemed to afford • the Radica is to bring forward such a charge is general satisfaction. He asked the electors of North not a lift le amusing. Their manoeuvres during Northamptonshire to ratify the choice of his SOVE- election seasons to secure the return of their REIGN by again returning him as their representa- chosen candidates are certainly not such as to tive to the House of Commons. Mr. HUNT de- qualify them for censorship of others. The charge dared that he little thought when he last ap- of violating the Constitution brought against the peered before his constituents that in so PRESIDENT by those very men who have themselves short a time he would solicit their suffrages in laboured assiduously to undermine and overthrow the character of Chancellor of the Exchequer. By the old Constitutional laws and doctrines is another a curious combination of circumstances the Prime instance of inconsistency which would be ridiculous Minister had little choice in filling up the place if the issues involved were not so momentous. As vacated by himself, and he had to select an untried Lord STANLEY said the other evening of Mr. man, though certainly not an unqualified one. SEWA.RD'S indignation respecting the use of the very Great allowance must be made for the new Chan- term .he employed in his own despatches, we might cellor of the Exchequer, for he is placed in a some- almost ask the Radicals whether they could with what invidious position, succeeding, as he himself gravity prefer such a charge. The Constitution in remarks, to those " intellectual giants who filled their bands is nothing more than a string of Acts so large a space in the public mind." He of Congress, to be repeated, overridden, or set can but do his best, however, and a aside in any way the caprices and passions of the fair trial he has every right to ask for and expect. moment may dictate. The Tenure-of-Office Bill, Another thing to take into account is that the pre- ueglect or infraction of which constitutes one of sent time is au inauspicious one for the peculiar Mr. JoinesoN's chief offences, is of itself unconstitu office which he has undertaken, and no ordinary tional, and has been so declared by competent anxiety attends those who have to fulfil its duties. judges and legal authorities. Yet the Articles of The " commercial panic" has not yet gone by, and Impeachment are based on these grounds. the bad harvests of the last two years have produced The PRESIDENT, meanwhile, has ordered a writ evil consequences, so that already in taking the to be prepared, requiring Mr. STANTON to show post of Chancellor of the Exchequer during the cause why he holds possession of the War Depart temporary absence of Mr. DISRAELI, Mr. HUNT ment, so that he is resolved to bring this quarrel has had to inform the House of Commons that the at least to a legal issue. Mr. STANTON will find revenue of the country has lost its elasticity for it a different thing to vindicate his conduct before the first time for many years. But perhaps out of a legal tribunal and to put forward evil may come good, and when at last the evil arrogant pretensions which Congress is sure to effects of the last year or two are passed away, we support. In regard to General THOMAS, too, Mr. may recognise a better order of things, for specu- STANTON seems likely to get into trouble. It will lation, such as it has been for past years, should be remembered that he had caused the arrest of the not be continued. The overtrading and reckless General, on the ground that he intended to take character of too many of our men of business have forcible possession of the War-office. Whether he brought great distress on the country and ruined found his evidence fail him, or whether he thought hundreds, but after the fearful warning we have discretion the better part of valour, it seems that had the public will be slow to lend its countenance when the trial came on STANTON failed to appear to a repetition of such proceedings. against the prisoner, who was discharged by the Turning to general subjects, Mr. HUNT observed Court. General THOMAS upon this immediately that we had now on our hand a costly war ; and, instituted proceedings against his adversary for in answer to an unwarrantable question, Whose false and malicious imprisonment, laying the fault is that? he replied, very properlf, that no damages at $150,000. one could say that the blame attached to the present The American people, who are fond of excite- Government. The right hon. gentleman declared ment, are certainly likely to have enough of it just that he never wished to find fault with his political now. This affair of STANTON and THOMAS would, opponents when they were not there to answer him, in less troublous times, afford topic for debate and but still the Abyssinian difficulty was no doing of discussion all through the States. Now, however, the Conservatives. He entirely agreed with the public attention is engrossed by the Impeachment, late Chancellor of the Exchequer when he says and meetings indicative of popular feeling are being that those who object to risking so many lives held in all directions. The preponderance of the to save so few seem to forget that if England had Radical Conventions, under the recent legislation, acted on this principle hitherto she would not now naturallygives a good deal of support to the Radi g occupy the present position which she does. It cal party in Congress, but we must re would be, indeed, a most dangerous precedent to member that where the feeling of the establish that foreign potentates may ill-treat our country is fairly shown and tested the countrymen, and yet that we are to raise no voice result is very different. In some directions on their behalf, and do nothing to rescue them the provincial bodies appear apprehensive of an from their sad durance. No one of proper spirit and actual collision between the contending authorities. accurate judgment can conscientiously blame In Pennsylvania, whose Senate passed a resolution the present Government for having undertaken in favour of the Impeachment, numerous Demo the affair, and be the Expedition successful or not cratic bodies are e ff e cting military organisation. in its immediate object of rescuing the prisoners The New Jersey House of Representatives have they will have done their duty, and no more can be inquired into the condition of the State armament, expected of them. It is indeed peculiarly a ques- in view of the peril in which the country is placed. tion that does not admit of party interpretation In New York itself there are ominous signs. The being put on it, for it is a national one, and Eng- police have seized the muster-roll of a society called lishmen should rally round the cause, feeling assured the " Johnson Club," on the ground of a breach of that it is one of common interest and importance the peace being threatened. What their real intention to all. The occasion which called them together, was may be:questioned. The PRESIDENT as heretofore being the first time he had seen his constituents stands firm in his old footing. He has recently since the passing of the Reform Bill, Mr. addressed some delegates from Baltimore, and he HUNT naturally made some observations on that declared that he thought no personal sacrifice too interesting subject. Some speakers and writers great to bear in defence of the Constitution ; and have indulged in remarks to the effect that the yet a breach of the Constitution is one of the Conservatives were " dragged" into that measure. charges against him ! In his speech to the Balti- Speaking for himself, the right hon. gentleman de- more delegates, Mr. JOHNSON expressed his belief Glared that so far from having been dragged into that the intelligence and patriotism of the people giving his support to the bill he could con- would yet rescue the country from the threatened scientiously declare that he gave his " entire ap- ruin, and we must hope that this confidence which prover to the main features of it. As for the pro- he has maintained unshaken through all vicissitudes position that the principle of household suffrage will not p rove to be misplaced. should be applied to the counties, Mr. HUNT thinks that it would not be a beneficial change. It has already been said that the influence of the landed proprietors is too great, and this would make it still more so, and give that preponderance to one class which is always found to be prejudicial. Another theory which the new Chancellor of the Exchequer sought to contradict was that which !ays down the law, that the Conservatives being ob structives they bad no right to introduce popular measures. This he indignantly denied, showing very forcibly that if the Conservative policy is to be a successful one it must look " not only to the past, but also to the requirements of the pre sent and of the future." Nothing could be fairer than the manner in which Mr. HUNT spoke of the duties which devolved upon all who aspired to direct affairs at this time. He declared that they must recognise the great progress that has been made intellectually, morally, and materially, if they ex pected to gain the support of the intelli gent men of the country. In conclusion, th 3 right hon. gentleman affirmed that Mr. DISRAELI had the entire confidence of the Conservative party, and that they had had long experience of his ability and assiduity in the House of Commons. On the whole we consider that this first speech of a mem ber of the new Administration in a full and unfet tered style is a most successful one. It imparts confidence, and inspires us to hope that the career of the new Administration will be a brilliant and effective one, and that it may long retain the con fidence and goodwill of the country. The Radicals in the United States are pressing on their preparations against the PRESIDENT with vigour and determination, but they are beginning to find the difficulty of the task they have under taken. They appear to be above all things apprehensive of loss of time or any unnecessary delay, and the Senate has adopted a resolution prohibiting dilatory motions during the impeach ment proceedings, and limiting the debate on the Articles of Impeachment to one day. Possibly this has been done in pursuance of the old idea of checking discussion, and silencing all opposition ; but it also no doubt proceeds from the anxiety of the Republicans to hurry on the impeachment without interruption. No attempt to curtail the Presidential functions during the trial is to be made according to present appearances, and the New York Herald declares that the Impeachment Committee of the House of Re presentatives have nearly completed the Articles upon which the PRESIDENT is to be tried. At first these were said to embrace six specific charges, but now the Articles are only four in number, charging the PRESIDENT with violations of the Constitution and Tenure-of-Office Act, also with bribery ; and even these charges occasion some perplexity to the framers of the Articles. They find it difficult to secure the object in view, and at the same time pre s Ave the unity of the party. Th e N ew Y or k T i mes, in referring to thi3 difficulty of the Impeachment Committee, says that it seems to be widening the basis on which Mr. JOHNSON is to be arraigned, and, as the Articles are at present reported there is nothing very new in the charges. Bribery is an accusation very easily brought against any public man or political party in the States, and unfortu nately not very difficult to substantiate, though for DM PARIS. RE-ELECTION OF THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER. KETTERING, Saturday. The election for North Northamptonshire, occa sioned by the appointment of Mr. G. Ward-Hunt as Chancellor of the Exchequer, took place to-day —the High Sheriff (Mr. H. de Stafford O'Brien) presiding as returning officer. Dr. F. R. Lees, who had suddenly appeared as a candidate in the ad vanced Liberal interest, bad placarded the town with his address, which was of great length, but it was never seriously supposed that he would go to the poll. - The HIGH SHERIFF, who created some amusement by referring to Northamptonshire as " this splendid and aristocratic county," having briefly opened the proceedings, Mr. T. TRYON proposed, and Mr. WATTS RUS SELL seconded, the nomination of Mr. G. Ward- Hunt. Mr. F. WALLIS proposed, and Mr. W. WELLS seconded, the nomination of Dr. F. R. Lees. Mr. J. T. STOCKBURN proposed (but only with a view to put himself in order) the Hon. Fitzpatrick Vernon. Mr. Stockburn said he did this to enable him to ask Mr. Hunt what his opinions were upon the Irish question, the education question, and Mr. Coleridge's bill for more freely opening the univer sities to the middle classes. The nomination of Mr. Vernon was not seconded. Mr. WARD-HUNT, who was received with loud cheers and groans, said when he last solicited the suffrages of the constituency, he little thought that within so short a space of time he should appear before the electors in the character of Chancellor of the Exchequer ; and he had no doubt that no one would have ventured to predict that this would have been the case. It had been a curious combi nation of circumstances which had limited the choice of the First Minister of the . Crown in filling up the post which he (Mr. Ward-Hunt) now occu pied. He could not pretend that any merits of his would have pointed him out to the public as the person most specially fitted for that appointment, and when he looked at those who had preceded him in office—those intellectual giants who filled such a large space in the eyes cf the public—he must own that his qualifications would compare very badly with those of the Ministers who had preceded him. He could only say he should approach the task which now devolved on him with no feeling of triumph at his rapid elevation, but with great anxiety whether he should be able to discharge with competence the duties which he should have to perform, and he should look forward with confidence to that which he was sure every one who endeavoured to do his duty always received—viz., a fair trial from the country. The time in which he had to undertake his duties was one of no ordinary anxiety. We had had a commercial panic in this country from which we had not yet recovered ; we had had two harvests of inferior quality ; and as it was his duty to an nounce to the House of Commons, iu the tempo rary absence of his predecessor, the revenue bad for the first time for many years lost its elasticity. li e believed that the trade and commerce of the country were now in a sounder state than they had been for a long time past ; and he considered that that over trading and over-speculation which had brought about so much distress was now looked upon by the commercial world as a thing no longer to be pur sued. He consequently looked forward to a sounder state of things, which would enable the revenue to rise again to that favourable position which it had lately occupied. In addition to the adverse circum stances that he had mentioned, we had at the present time a costly expedition to Abyssinia ; he hoped it would not prove a costly war. (Cries of " Whose fault is it?" " Russell's ;" and " No, no.") He was asked whose fault it was. He never wished to make charges against opponents when they were not present to answer him ; and, therefore, he would not attribute the Abyssinian war to any one, but he would venture to say that it was not the fault of the present Government. Mr. Wells had sought to fix blame upon the present Government for having sent an expedition for the relief of our fellow-countrymen in Abyssinia, and he spoke of risking the lives of 10,000 men for the sake of a few. But he (Mr. Ward-Hunt) would ask Mr. Wells, if he had a child or a brother pining in the dungeons of Abyssinia, would he complain that 10,000 men had been sent to release him ? (A Voice : " Who was it stopped the presents which were given to re deem the prisoners ?") Mr. Wells thought that we ought not to risk the lives of 10,000 men for the sake of a few, but if that had been the principle upon which Great Britain had acted we should not be in the proud position in which we now stood. (A Voice : "And we should not have had a national debt.") It was right that it should be understood in foreign countries that the lives of the meanest of her Majesty's subjects would be anxiously and jealously guarded by those at home. (A. Voice : " Jamaica ;" and laughter.) The knowledge that a few persons of no great position and not many in number would have the strong arm of Eng- land raised to protect them would have the effect of protecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of her Majesty's subjects in all parts of the world. It was, however, a great misfortune that there should be any necessity for sending out the Abyssinian expedition. Even in the subordinate position which he had lately filled, viz., that of Secre tary to the Treasury, the cost of the expedi- tion had occasioned him great anxiety and very great labour, and in the more responsible post to which he had lately been called the immense ex penditure which was now taking place in Abys sinia must enhance the difficulties of the task which he should have to perform. The present was the first occasion on which he had been able to address his constituents since the passing of a measure of reform by the Government of which he had been a member. (Voices—" Not by the Government ;" " No, they are in a minority ;" " The best clauses were passed by the Liberals," &c.). Well, he wished to say a few words upon the question. It had been the fashion with some portion of the press to speak of the Conservative party as having been dragged against their will to support the mea sure. (Hear, hear.) He wished to speak plainly and honestly as to his own course in the matter, and he could say that, so far from being dragged unwillingly in support of the measure, the main provisions of the bill had his entire approval. He had watched with interest the dis cussions which took place on the Reform question in 1866, and had come to the conclusion, after the many promises made from the Throne of a reduc tion of the fronchise, that the question could na longer be deferred. He had also come to the con clusion with regard to the borough franchise, which was the principal bone of contention, that if you went down to a lower figure than that at which it was placed by the Reform Bill of 1832, there would always be a new agitation to go still lower, and that we could not consequently look forward to a settlement of the question. (A Voice—" It is no settlement in the counties now.") Under these circumstances he had come to the conclusion that the only plan by which anything like a settlement for the future could be secured was to make house hold suffrage in the boroughs with personal pay ment of rates and the condition of a certain resi dence. So far from his being converted suddenly to this opinion when the bill of the Government was introduced, he might say that although he was not at the time a member of the Government, yet his opinion on the subject was asked long before the bill was introduced, and he gave it unhesitat ingly in favour of that borough franchise which ultimately became law. (A. Voice—" Why not in the counties as well ?") Why, supposing that it had been proposed for the counties, would the great Liberal party have supported it? (Cries of " Yes," and " No.") Why, what was the accu sation in the waggon that morning but that the counties had been too long in the hands of the squires and parsons. (Hear, hear.) If there were household suffrage in counties, would the influence of the squires and parsons be greater or less ? (Voices : " Try it, and their influence would be less with the ballot.") lie had said before,and be said it again now, that he should be sorry to see the supreme power in the State vested in any one class all over the country, in counties and boroughs alike, for the only way in which our complex syE,- tem could work was the having different classes re presented. If supreme political power were once I put into the hands of any one class, some question would sweep over the land and there would be no thing to stem it, so that to preserve the constitu tion handed down to us by our forefathers it was most desirable that there should be a distinction be tween the county and borough franchise. (Hear, hear.) It had been said with regard to the Reform Bill that the Government had cared for nothing ex cept to keep their places—(A Voice : " True")—that they did not care what they sacrificed so long as they remained in office. It was very easy to make such a charge, but he did not think, if one looked at the conduct of public men on one side of the house or the other, that it would be found that this kind of morality really existed among them. Who was the strongest supporter of the late Reform Bill outside the Government in the House of Commons? 'Who was it but his right hon. friend Mr. Henley? Yet, when a Reform Bill was brought in by Lord Derby's second Government in 1859, Mr. Henley and Mr. Walpole, who were then members of the Cabinet, disapproved of the bill, and they resigned office be cause they could not support it. Iu doing this they gave the strongest proof that they were not persons who would sacrifice their convictions for place ; and in 1867, no question of place being at stake, Mr. Henley came forward and gave the strongest sup port to the bill then introduced, and particularly to the principle of household ratepaying suffrage in boroughs. There were two parties—or rather there was a party and a small section—who disapproved of the conduct of the Government upon the occasion of the Reform Bill. First of all, there was the great Liberal party, and what they said to the Conserva tives was—" It is your place to be obstructive and to run your head against every wall you can find ; we have long had a monopoly of power in introducing measures that the country is desirous of having, and you have no business to come forward and propose measures which will be accept able to the public." One could understand the feelings of the great Liberal party; they wished to be always conducting the affairs of the country, and to point to the Conservative party as an obsolete, old-work set of people, who never got a ray of light into their heads. There was also a small section of the Conservative party who viewed the proceedings of the Government with dislike, and he must say that he honoured the course taken by his late friends in the Government at the crisis of the Reform Bill. He believed that they acted sincerely and according to their convictions, and he always honoured a man who did that ; at the same time he considered that they took a wrong course, as they set their eyes too much upon the past. and did not sufficiently regard the present or look forward to the future. He was convinced that if the Conservative party were to look forward to the intelligent mind of the country it must recognise the great progress which the coun try had made, not only materially but morally and intellectually; and, recognising this fact, it was the duty of Conservatives not to think that measures which were right and proper in the days of our fore fathers might not have occasion to be altered in the present day. He had always felt it was the beauty of our constitution that, as we increased in intelli gence and wealth, and as knowledge permeated into remote parts of the country, and got down to classes among whom we could not expect to find it years ago, our constitution was capable of expanding to meet the requirements of the day, so that, without violent changes, and preserving entirely the spirit of our constitution, we must from time to time be removing restrictions and giving privileges which in former times our ancestors might have been quite wise in withholding. We could not look upon the effects of the press in this country—effects which had been greatly multiplied by the introduction of steam —we could not look at the results of the rapid communication which railways had given us from one part of the country to another, we could not look upon the increased knowledge of the mass of the people without seeing that the country had made great strides in intelligence. He had entered with this feeling the Ministry which had been formed under the presidency of his right hon. friend Mr. Disraeli, and he thought that the Conservatives must not be mere milestones to register the progress of their opponents, but that they must approach the different questions of the day in a candid spirit, and with a desire to meet the requirements of the age, without violating the principles handed down to us by our forefathers, and without destroying the great institutions of the country. (Hear, hear.) The Conservatives had lost Lord Derby, whom they had looked forward long to guide them by his counsels and to support them with his advice ; this was a great loss, and the Conservatives would long feel it, but they had in Lord Derby's successor one who had stood by his side for many years, shared his confidence, and fought the battles of the Con servative party in the House of Commons. It was a great comfort at the present time to find that the Conservative party had rallied round their new leader and given him their confidence. With that confidence Mr. Disraeli would direct them in the path they ought to pursue. He had been asked certain questions, and he approved of the open-air discussion which had taken place. Had he still been an independent member of Parliament he should have had no hesitation in giving a frank answer to the questions put to him ; but, as the Ministerial policy would be announced upon these questions in a few days, he thought it would not be unreasonable if he asked Mr. Stockburn to wait till then. With regard to education, the Government had announced their intention to bring in a bill upon the subject. Mr. STO:IKBURN-1 think there is one thing you might answer, Mr. Hunt. Will you insist upon a conscience clause being inserted in such a bill ? Mr. WARD-HUNT believed that what Mr. Stock burn bad called shrouding oneself in Ministerial re serve took place upon every hustings when a Cabi net Minister presented himself. Electors were anxious to elicit a declaration of policy not yet vouchsafed to the Legislature, and every Minister always declined to satisfy that curiosity, on the ground that an election was not the proper occasion on which such an announcement should be made. He hoped, therefore, that Mr. Stockburn would not think he was treating him with rudeness when he asked him to defer the question for a few days. la conclusion, he had to thank his constituents for the great confidence which they had reposed in him for 10 years; and he should never forget that it was to the electoors of North Northamptonshire that he owed the distinction to which he had lately suc ceeded. (Cheers.) Dr. LEES spoke at length, but intimated that on the present occasion he should not go to the poll. On a show of hands being taken, it was declared to be in favour of Dr. Lees, but as that gentleman retired, although he said he should possibly go to the poll on soma future occasion, The HIGH SHERIFF declared Mr. Ward-Hunt duly elected. A vote•of thanks to the High Sheriff closed the proceedings. DEATH OF Ma. CROSLAND, M.P.—(By Tele graph.)—A. 'vacancy has just occurred in the representa tion of Hudelersfield. Mr. T. P. Crosland, M.P. for that borough, died at his residence, Gledholt, near that town yesterday afternoon. He had for some time been in a de clining state of health. He was 52 years of age. THE BISHOP OF WINCHESTER.—A slight improve ment was manifest in the health of •the Bishop of Win chester on Saturday, and still further yesterday, in conse quence of quiet and refreshing sloop. His Lordship is still, however, in a critical condition, and prayers, of which printed forms have been circulated, were offered yesterday on his behalf in almost every church within his extensive diocese. The confirmations arranged to be held by his Lordship during the past weak wore performed by Dr. Hobhouso, late Bishop of Nelson Island, New Zealand ; and Dr. Ryan, Bishop of the Mauritius, has undertaken to hold confirmations in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Wight, commencing his tour on Tuesday next. Burtyr AT SEA.—There s emus every reason to believe that the now bark the Cauaradzo, of Sunderland, which sailed on her first voyage from the west on the 21st of June last, for Valparaiso, and after leaving the Downs has not since been heard of, has been destroyed by fire. The master of the Otorsa, which arrivod at Valparaiso in September, reported having seen a vessel on fire while rounding Cape llorn, and there is every reason to believe that she was the one missing. The Canaradzo was in com mand of Mr. Thomas Robertson, of Kirkcaldy, and had a crow of 16 seamen all told. CORRESPO [nom OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, SUNDAY, March 8. The publication of the evidence with respect to the cnarges of corruption against the Paris newspapers is the topic of to-day. There was a regular hurricane here yes terday, and the rain descended in torrents ; nevertheless, the people kept crowding round the kiosques where the newspapers are sold, eager to get early copies of the Pays. The paper is usually to be had by four o'clock, but it was more than an hour late, and the would-be purchasers were not a little sulky at being kept out in the rain all that time without their eagerly-anticipated morsel. When they did get it, they could scarcely have been much better pleased. Two of the papers which had been implicated — the Arenir National and the Libertl—were at once placed out of the list. The only despatch referring to them was one professing to have been written in 1860, i.e., from five to six years before those journals were started. The other publications mentioned in the same despatch are the Siecle, Debats, Opinion Nationale, and Revue des Deux Modes. Of course the accusation fails, so far as this despatch is concerned. It bears inte •nal evidence of being a forgery, and must be set aside altogether. The other documents are twenty in number. The first is a letter from the chief editor of a French journal not named, to M. de La Varenne, giving him carte blanche for all moral, political, and other arrangements, and acknowledging the receipt of I,ooof. No. 2 is a letter from Rattazzi to La Varenne, telling him that the arrangements with the press cannot be settled by correspondence, and that he had better come to Turin. The letter concludes thus : "I am certain that you will do all that you can to give the journals a direction favourable to the new Ministry." No. 3 is the spurious letter already referred to. No. 4is undated and unsigned (two very sus• picious circumstances), and says only, " We thank you for having appointed the Siecle our official Moniteur." No. 5 is a letter from Palermo (no year is given), in which the writer asks La Varenne to arrange with the Opinion Nationale to make its letters from Sicily favourable to the Government. No. 6 simply tells La Varenne to give a denial of some reported event, beginning especially with the Opinion Nationale. But I need not weary your readers with going through the list. A large number of the docu ments are simply advices of, or receipts for, money which passed between the Italian Government and La Varenne, indicating that this person certainly had relations with that Government, but by no means shewing what he did with the funds he received. The only paper against which there seems any suspicion is the Opinion Nationale. The Siecle publishes some very severe remarks upon this affair. Addressing the author of these accusations, it says : "As for you, M. de Kerv4guen, we will say to you only one word. Since the commencement of this affair you have failed in all your duties. You ought not to have given the publicity of the tribune to your base calumnies before being assured of their truth. Having done so, you ought not to have shamefully declined the responsi bility of your act. After the condemnation pronounced against you by five men of honour, you ought to have con cealed your disgrace in private life. You believed that you could save yourself by audacity and by new indig nities. You will be deceived in your hope ; for whatever you do, and whatever your unscrupulous accomplices do for you, France will always read upon the first page of your deputy's certificate that ' in reading from the tribune of the Corps Legislatif an article containing false and calumnious facts you have rendered yourself morally responsible for them.' No one will envy you that title of nobility." The Government has made an important concession in nehaif of the Press. M. Pinard, the new Minister of the Interior, announced that Article 11 of the new Press Law which had been passed would be withdrawn. This clause gave the Government power to inflict a fine of 1:3,000 for one offence. On the other hand, the Chamber has passed a clause which will tell heavily against the chroniqueurs and Mneurs of the Paris papers. As originally worded, it pro posed that all malevolent publication of any facts in the private life of any person should be forbidden, and an offence against this law should be punished with a fine of from £2O to £2OO. But the word "malevolent" has been omitted, and the clause in its present stringent form was passed by 132 votes to 104. For some reason not explained the Opposition as a body did not vote on this clause ; if they had voted against it they would have thrown it out. As the first result of this new law, the IfibertJ declares that it will not henceforth publish its column of gossip, Le Monde Parisien. To shew under what difficulties French journalism is carried on, I may mention that it was stated during the debate on the Press Law that in three years the Liberte had cost M. Emile de Girardin £12,000 out of pocket, although it is said to have a circulation of 30,000. The Temps, which has been in existence eight years, and has 12,000 subscribers, has involved a loss to its proprietors of £38,000. The reduction of the stamp duty by something less than one tenth of a penny will effect a saving of £144 per 1,000 copies per annum ; so that M. Girardin will now rather more than pay his expenses. There has been an electio n to fill t he vacanc y in the Academy of Moral and Political Science, caused by the death of Victor Cousin. There were three candi dates, whom the Avenir National thus describes. M. Vacherot, who represented free philosophic thought ; M. Caro, who represented official and university philosophy ; and AL Nourrison, who represented religious philosophy. The clerical party, of course, supported the last-mentioned candidate. M. Vacherot had been condemned by the bishops as one whose writings should be rejected with horror. Nevertheless, or perhaps in spite of that, Vacherot had 18 votes to 9 given to each of his competitors. He was supported by Tillers, R6mnsat, Simon, Michel Chevalier, and other well-known members. The Morning Post states that Lord Mayo will to-morrow night, on the part of her Majesty's Government, propose to, the House of Commons -1. The postponement , of the Irish Church question until such time as the present Com mission shall have reported. 2. The issue of a Royal Commission to inquire into the relations of landlord and tenant in Ireland. 3. The grant of a charter for the establishment of a Catholic University. 4. To subsidise the Irish railways. Assuming this information to be cor rect, the Post points out that the first two measures are useless postponements, while the last two raise ques tions peculiarly obnoxious to the British taxpayer, though both may suit the purchase of vote system in favour with the new Prime Minister. The Herced comes forward on the question of the com pound hous, holder, and gives a party explanation of the difficulties V. ich are engaging the attention of parochial authorities in many towns. Our contemporary lays the whole blame of what it admits is a blunder on the shoulders of the Opposition, and appeals to the history of last session in support of its charge. Objection was taken to Mr. Disrw li's original bill, that it would leave the occupier at the mercy of the landlord as to whether he should have a vote or not. From the Opposition benches came the first proposal to abolish the compound householder, and in accepting Mr. Hodgkinson's amendment Mr. Disraeli also accepted a rider drawn up Mr. Childers, which pro vided for a permissive system of voluntary composition. `When he embodied the latter into clauses, however, he was charged with a breach of faith, and a meeting at St. James's Hall was held, attended by Mr. Mill, this charge being embodied in one of the resolutions. On the follow ing Monday a general explanation took place, at which the then Chancellor of the Exchequer denied the author ship of the clause. The result was that the compound householder was extinguished. The Herald asks what right the Liberal organs have to lay the abolition of the compound householder at the door of the Tory party. ALLEGED INSULT TO THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON. —The protest of the French Consul at Newport against the publication upon the wars of Vie town of a coloured poster, representing Mr. Howard Paul in the character of the Emperor of the French, has been made the sub ject of debate at a special meeting of the Town Coun cil, when the correspondence between the consul and the mayor was read. The following is a copy of the consul's letter, addressed to his worship : " Sir, My attention has been called this morning to a placard posted in various parts of t he tow n , and purporting to represent his Majesty the Emperor Napo leon in connection with an entertainment which is to be given shortly by a man known under the name of Howard Paul. It is scarcely needful for me to remark how unbe coming, not to say scandalous, is the parading in the public thoroughfares of Newport of the pretended likeness of the sovereign of a country which is on the most friendly terms with England. lam therefore convinced that you will think it your duty (if it is in your power) to have the said placards suppressed as soon as possible.—l have the honour to be, sir, your most obedient servant, le Consul de France, M. H. BOUR DILLON." The Mayor promptly replied, assuring M. Bour dillon that the posters in question were not intended to create any feeling of disrespect towards his Imperial master, and that they were " simply pictorial advertisements, to attract attention and lure persons to the entertainment, such as is often clone at exhibitions of waxwork and the like." Here the correspondence ended, but the obnoxious hills were subsequently pasted over, and the committee of management of the hall where the entertainment was to have been given, " viewing the act with indignation, and considering it an unwarrantable interference with the liberty of the subject," wrote to the chairman of the Watch Committee demanding explanations. The expla nation given was to the effect that the Mayor, understand ing from the sergeant of police that the committee of management would have no objection to the posters being quietly put up out of sight, had directed the bill-stickers to cover them over. Eventually the committee expressed themselves satisfied with the explanation offered, and tin subject was permitted to drop, LATEST INTELL MEN CE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, March 7, Evening. Alidhat Pasha has been appointed President of the Council of State, Agathon Effendi, Minister of Public Works, the Telegraph, and the Post ; Mum taz Effendi, Minister of Justice ; Savet Pasha, of Public Instruction ; Caboun Pasha, of Commerce ; and Kiamil Pasha, Minister without portfolio. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE MANHATTAN. QUEENSTOWN, March 9. The Guion steamer Manhattan, from New York, arrived hers at 7 a.m. to-day, with 32 passengers. She landed some and proceeded immediately for Liverpool. FRA3 BOURSE, March 7.—Th: closed as follows : CE. Iree o'clock.—The market 4/ per Cent. End of month._ 3 per Cent End of month 69 40 Credit Mobilier End of month 238 75 Credit Foncier 1455 End of month-1383 75 RAILwx Bank Shares 3160 Ital , an Loan End of month 43 40 Mexican Loan Do. Bonds Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred — Orleans ... Account 890 Northern 1175 Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 555 Western Eastern .. .''-' Sardinian Austrian Lombard 377 North of Spain B3 Saragossa Roman 451 THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION.—The special cor respondent of the Times with the Abyssinian expedition telegrams, under date Adabaga (?), February 22 :—" The headquarters are here to-day with 1,000 men, about 50 miles from Antalo, and are likely to remain for several days awaiting the advance of more troops and supplies, which are delayed by the deficiency of the Transport Corps. The British forces have occupied Antalo with 1,000 men. It is doubtful whether Kassai can leave Mows. to meet Sir Robert Napier. The captives were in good health up to the 30th of January. King Theodore has not yet entered Magdala." [The above despatch was forwarded from Alexandria, March 4, 11 a.m, by the new route, via Norderney, Hanover.) THE MAILS, &C.—SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday.—. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw steamship Tanjore, Captain G. S. Brocks, sailed to-day for Gibraltar, Malta, and Alexandria, with the Mediterranean and East Indian mails, 3,000 sovereigns for Alexandria, £2,950 in bar silver for Bombay, and a full cargo. She takes out 22 first and 11 second class passengers, and four proceed by the corresponding steamer from Marseilles, making a total of 37, among whom are Major J. Jago, Ensign Cavenagh, Captain Richardson, and Lieutenant St. John Grear, for Gibraltar; Ensign Trench, for Malta ; Rev. J. Young, for Alexandria; Assistant-Surgeon F. Ryan, for Aden; Cap tain and Mrs. Burnett, Hon. Mrs. Gordon and Major I Thompson, for Bombay, &c. Sunday.—The Union Com pany's screw steamship Saxon, Captain R. B. Davie, sailed to-day for the Cape of Good Hope, with a full comple ment of passengers and freight, embarking the mails at ' Plymouth. A GRAND ASSAULT OF AMIS. was held at Capt. Chiosso's Loudon Gymnasium in Oxford-street last week, when a brilliant assemblage of patrons and friends were present to witness various feats of arms, comprising fencing for a silver cup, which was won by H. Nicholson, Esq., after some splendid fencing. There wero also some spirited bouts of single stick, broadsword, sabre against the baronet, and boxing. Sergeant-Major Kelly, late of the Royal Artillery, likewise exhibited some of his marvellous feats with the sword, slicing the raw egg fixed on rises, cutting the apple iu a handkerchief without cutting the latter, &c., &c. The general arrangements, under the direction of Mr. Hall, gave every satisfaction, and the various encounters were received with applause. rt I 4 , 4 4 , y a Am t HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, March 8. 1. - le Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac companied by Princess Louise and Prince Leo pold. Her Majesty, Prince and Princess Christian, Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice attended Divine Service this morning in the Private Chapel, The Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting were in attendance. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE, The 2d battalion Bth (King's) Regiment, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel A. C. Robert son, arrived at Aldershott on Friday afternoon from Portsmouth, and proceeded to occupy quarters in A, B, and E lines, South Camp, lately vacated by the 56th Regiment, removed to Ireland. The marching in strength was 631 non-commissioned officers and men, 61 women, and 131 children. The battalion is attached to. the Ist Infantry Bri gade, the command of which was assumed by Colonel Robertson on Saturday. The battalion will be in spected to-day (Monday) on the guard mounting parade by Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Sir James Yorke Scarlett, K.C.8., commanding the division at Aldershott. Speculation is busy at Aldershot Camp as to the number of regiments which are likely to form the summer strength of the division. There is no doubt that prior to the field-day season a consider able augmentation will be made, and the camp will wear its wonted aspect of military activity. A general court martial assembled at Aldershot on Friday, in the court martial room, No. 17 hut, South Camp, for the trial of a prisoner of the 54th Regiment for insubordination, and of such other prisoners as might be brought before it. The find ing of the court has not yet been promulgated. GREAT FIRE AT POPLAR. This (Monday) morning, at an early hour, a fire of a rapidly destructive character, and wellaigh attended with fatal consequences to numerous per sons, broke out in the premises belonging to Mr. J. Kendall, a bread and biscuit baker, No. 259, High street, Poplar. The building, independent of the bakehouse, contained seven or eight rooms, and when the discovery of the fire was made by the police, the whole of the residents had retired to rest. By repeatedly knocking at the doors and shutters and the springing of the policemen's rattles, the parties were made sensible of their danger, and they managed to reach the street in their night dress, but nearly stifled with the heated smoke. With as little delay as possible the fire escapes attended, as well as numerous engines of the Metropolitan Bri gade, including three land steamers by Shand, Mason, &c. By that time the flames were rolling out of every window and through the roof, and were attacking the premises of Mr. R. Claydon, a fish monger, No. 261, and the back rooms on the first and second floors of No. 257 were also on fire, and strong fears were entertained for the safety of Mr. Milton's oil and Italian stores, Nos. 253 and 255. A good supply of the East London Company's water was immediately procured, and the engines were set to work ; the steamers threw some thousand gallons of water per minute into the blazing build ings, which happily had the effect of saving with slight damages the oil and colour warehouses of Mr. Milton ; but the flames in Mr. Kendall's premises could not be extinguished until they were burned out and the roof destroyed. The roof and second floor of Mr. Claydou's house were also severely burned, and the contents damaged by water. The whole of the back rooms of N 0.257 are also nearly destroyed, and the rest of the house and contents are also seriously injured by fire and water. The origin of the fire is unknown. Fortunately the sufferers were insured in the Sun, Phcenix, and Atlas fire offices. A strong body of police of the K division rendered essential aid to the firemen, as did also the London Salvage Corps under the superintendence of Mr. Swanton. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A SUNDAY NUISANCE.—SCANDALOUS CONDUCT. —Edward Bowes was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with throwing missiles to the common danger of the passengers. Police-constable William Pawton, 121 C, de posed that on the previous afternoon, about half past five, he was in Berwick-street, Soho, when he saw the prisoner and about fifty other lads fencing with sticks, and assaulting every one they came near by throwing orange peel at them, and they also had string across the street so as to throw per sons down, and an orange girl was thrown down, her basket upset, and some of her oranges taken. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the constable said that he saw the prisoner throw a cabbage stump, and then took him into custody. Mr. Thomas Pim, of No. 27, Peter street, spoke of the nuisance he received from the lads. Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the prisoner 55., telling him that the next time it would be 405., as persons were harassed to death by such lads. THAMES. A WOULD-BE SPORTSMAN—SINGULAR FANCY. Edward Hubbard, a youth about 18 years of age, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with steal ing the working model, a purse containing 165., a teapot, some shirts, and other property, belonging to George Daniels, of No. 1, Perseverance-row, Stepney. The prisoner, who is the son of respectable pa rents, lived with his parents next door to prosecutor. In the course of the month of January Mr. and Mrs. Daniels missed a good deal of property. The pri soner was often looking round the prosecutor's garden, where he had no right to be, but which he could easily reach from his parent's garden. At last he was suspected, and the model engine was traced to the shop of a dealer named Christophe r Disher, of 2b6, Whitechapel-road, who bought it of the prisoner for 6s. The teapot and other pro perty which the prisoner had sold were recovered. Mr. Gomm, who appeared for the prisoner, said his father was a very respectable man, an optician , who had been at work for one empi oyer, an opts' cian, for 18 years. The boy was well maintain ed ' and it was not poverty that induced him to commi t the offences laid to his charge. The prisoner wanted a gun, and had a desire to go out on shoot ing expeditions. The gun was purchased, all the prisoner had paid several instalments el money out of the proceeds of the robberies he had committed. Under these circumstane es the prisoner would plead guilty and throw bhp° lf on the mercy of the court. Mr. Paget said this was a case of a very se nature, and one which he was quite sure the Leg °, ar lature never intended to dispose of sunanail o l• f The prisoner had committed many wanton acts dishonesty. Mr. Gomm—He had a peculiar anxiety O r 5 gun. Mr. Paget—He should have controlled hio de sires. Ile is committed for trial. TWELVE ANIMALS ROASTED ALIVE. 011 11111-1r ,, 5 : day a most disastrous farmyard fire occurre d at Snes,-; ou the Whitby and Malton line, on the farm occupied b' i Mr. Parker. The fire originated in the stables, in cel' s .„ -- (pence of the using of a defective lantern. Only the fsr'`" a, house was saved. The most heartrending scenes oc cur tue as the poor horses and beasts were burn t alive. j u n stable where the fire broke out were four horses, only tWe of which was saved. In the adjoin in g buildings mulch cows, a heifer in calf, three steers, and three Ye:l3-`0 lings, were all roasted alive. The other b u ildings b 13 , farmyard, with oat stack and some str aw, were all are" Sheffield Independent. Th eit Ilornintan's Pure Teas arc Bd. per pound cheaper. i v . 2,500 agents—confectioner s n London, and chelni,t tb 4 of the country—are 0 1 4 receiving fresh VIV I" these long-approved teas "CO/11 in packets. 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