The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-23 00:00:00

THE CAPE HAIL.

The mail steamer Cambrian arrived at Plymouth
yesterday with the above mail and 61 passengers. She left
the Cape on the 21st, St. Helena on the 29th ult., and
Asoensioa en the 2nd inst.

The Governor was in the Free State, engaged hi settling
the boundary line between that country and Basutoland.
The utmost quiet prevailed in Kafirland. Kroh was settling
down upon the lands allotted to him. The despatch from
the home government upsetting the previous anaraparents
made for the settlement of Trankeian territory had
however, mused much dissatisfaction on the frontier. Some
of the Kafir leaders were raising a report that the English
government, frightened of Kreli, had restored some of his
country to keep him quiet, but when a fitting opportunity
arrived he would retake the whole.

THE RE-ELECTION 01 PRESIDENT LINCOLN.—Tbe
Paris naps of yesterday, in annoucciog this event, says :
" The Americus' people have not shrunk from their du►y ;
they have felt that there is only one man and one party
capable of conducting to a soccessfal isms the formidable
civil war in which they have been engaged for the last four
years. The re-election of Mr. Lincolo will produce an im-
mense effect in the South ; it indicates that the
struggle will be continued with indomitable vigour until
the complete subjection of the rebel States ; it heralds forth
the approaching reustablishment of the Union and the final
extirpation of slavery:* The Dibate of yesterday says :
" The significance of this re-election is wall known—war to
the knife against the South until it submits. It I. probable
that if military events have languished for some time put
it waa because on both sides the result of the election wu
beiug awaited. The sunray of the struggle will now he re-
doubled.'

SVDDIN MATS ---On Monday afternoon Dr. Lan-
heater held an inquest at the College Anna, Great College.
street, Camdeu.towo. on the body of Henry Normintoa, or
Norriogtoo, about 48 years of age, formerly of the 4th
Light Dragoons. It appeared th►t on Monday, the 14th
lost., he entered the ooffee•sbop of Mr. Pearos, 99, Upper
Albenyrtreet, and bad some refreshments in the inner
room. After being there some time he appeared very ill.
and had some tea, when suddenly he fell off the sofa and
when medical aid was procured be was prooosineed dead.
The only article to lead to his identity was his discharge,
dated "York, September 28, 1864," showing that he bad
served 24 years and 178 days, and that he wee 24 when be
had sainted in the 4th Light Dragoons. He wore the
Indian medal with two clasps, bearing the oasnes of "Chi.
lion wallan" and "Galena," and with his name " Henry Nor.
minion." round the rim. In his discharge, however, be
wag called " Henry Norrington," bat there wee no one to
own or identify him. Mr. I. N. Jakins, of Osnaburgh.
street, surgeon. had examined the body and said he found
great consumption of the lung., and • large clot of blood
on the side of the heart, which bad no doubt caused
death. The jury returned • verdiA of " Death from tutu.
al causes."

Hoezmu Drxra.—The following details were
educed at an inquest before Mr. Richards yesterday, held
in Sebooltionse-lane, Ratcliff. The investigation warn into
the cirenmetances attending the death of Elisabeth Wood,

aged 55, who had died In violent convulsions. The
deceased had been married, but had been obliged to
leave her husband owing to hie misconduct. Be devil
her any assistance, and she was left with her aged
mother, nearly 80 years old, to support. About four
months ago she sought and obtained work at
Mears. Johnson's white-lead factory, in Limehouse. She
was then in pod bodily health. She laboured
there from 6 o'clock io the morning till 6 o'clock
in the evening, and her wage for these twelve
hours we. la 6d. These were the regular hours, but souse-
thus the work went oo till 9 o'clock, or even till 11 o'clock
of sight, and then the last five of these seventeen hours
was reckoned " overtime." There were about twenty
women at this factory thus employed, and the evidence re-
, corded that they were for the most part young. The un-
fortunate woman, who commenced the work well, soon fell
ill, poisoned by the occupation. Her joists became weak,
her body wasted, her teeth became black, end she got
palsied. With the first effects she went to a doctor, who
told her she must inevitably die from the lead poisoning
toiler she left the work. But she replied, " What could
she do!" She had her old mother to support as well
as herself, sod she had no choice but to go on
end starve. She did so ; and first was unable to
work on all days in the week, thou could struggle only on
some, and, finally, could not get to the place at all ; then
she we. seised with convolsioas and died. The doctor to
whom she bed been gave evidence that her death restated
from lead poiaooieg, accelerated by want of food. Doubt-
less she was rendered usable to take or eat sufficient food
by the stale of her teeth and gums, Ac., from the poisoning
of the blood. Some constitutions gave way under the
action of the lead poisoniog much wooer than others. The
jury gavea special verdict, embodying with the medical
reasons given in evidence an opinion that, " considering the
deadly rotor* of the ocenpatUo, the hours of employment
in vrhite.lead factories are too long ; and also that it would
be desirable that there should be a systematic inspection of
such establithinute by a government officer."

A conference took place last evening at the rooms
of the Society of Arts, John-street, Adelphi, in coonazion
with the Metropolitan Association for Promoting the Educa-
tion of Adults, on the "abject of the organization and man-
agement of night schools ; Sir THOMAS PIIILLLPB prodded,
and briefly explained the object of the meeting, observing
that the importance of night schools as supplementary to
the education afforded to the working classes in day schools,
and after they left the latter, was now generally admitted,
although perhaps few would go so far as a noble lord was
reported to have done the other day, and say that night
schools should supersede day schools.
The Rev. HINILT Warre, M.A., chaplain of the Savoy,
' delivered an addrem, prefacing it by stating that he had been
largely mixed up in the conduct of night schools for several
years, and that halhad seen niacin to change some of the
opinions he had advanced four or five years ago. He
to confine his paper to the following subjects :
! ItrMiadneed for sight schools specially suited to boys of an
age stretching from 13 to 18. 'l'he desirableness of changing
We name of night schools to the more attractive name of
youths' club or institute. The best method of railing or
adapting buikliogs for the use of evening schools. The
selvantage of reading and recreation rooms in connexion with
the evening schools. The classes most needed to be formed
for • boys' evening school. Are paid or voluntary teachers
mcetito be desired and enoouraged ? How can night schools
be maintained on self-supporting principles?' He then
dilated at some length on providing night schools suited to
boys between the ages stated, quoting a paper of Mr.
ffdlilshead's, published last year in the Daily News,
riO"oat the difficulties under which '• hobbledehoys
ur bur want of congenial sod profitable occupation' in
their leisure hours, and deducing from his premises the
value of providing night schoola, but under some
other name, in which not only should educa-
tional facilities, but opportunities for amusement
and "octal enjoyment be provided. He suggested that
youths' clubs or institutes would be the more appropriate
name for the institutions he contemplated, as expressing
more accurately and attractively their proposed objects.
The clue he proposed to benefit was the sons of working
men after they left school. He recommended that the
National School-rooms should be used for these clubs or in-
stitutes, urging that it would be difficult to obtain the mean'
of providing other buildings for the plumes, and that were
it otherwise the money spent in building or in rent might be
much better employed. Besides, he believed that in the
Nattiest Schools they would better secure the clams of boys
they desired to inflames, and that this use of the wheels
would be advantageous in the education given in the day
schools. Again, there clustered rotted the National School a
variety of institute*, savings banks, he.. of which the youths
would avail themselves. He pointed out various other advan-
tages he anticipated from the adoption of this suggestion, se
the obtaining of the government grant, the assistance of the
Nathanl schoolmaster, and the sympathy of the parishioners.
He considered paid teachers would be necessary for these
night schools in addition to the voluntary educational and
other help which would doubtless be afforded. He attached
great importance to the assistance of ladies as a means of
refining the habits, thoughts, and manners of the boys. He
recommended compulsory attendance to at least three
classes weekly, and that there should be a discretionary
power of discipline. There should be a reading-room, a
place for draughts, chess, and similar games, and opportu-
nities within certain limits for education and social inter.
course. This requirement might perhaps be met by de-
voting one hour previous to and one hoar after sWdy for li
amusement. And in the summer months there should be
provision for cricket, boating, and gymnastics. He held it
to be a vital point that these institutes should be self-sup-
porting, and in this respect he admitted that he had
committed an erre' in the institution he founded
some years ago at the Lowther Arcade. The rate
of payment "mast vary according to circumstances.
4d. to dd. weekly had been found to meet the seeds of Lon-
don boys, but perhaps in the conatry 3d. or 4d. would be
more suitable. Hs considered that there should be an
entrance fee of double the weekly payment, as an induce-
ment to continuous atteadanoe t there should be no
extra payments for lecture", class, bues, or entertainments. He
recommended that there should be periodical examinations
and distributions of prises. All would, he thought, admit
that some religious guidance was requisite for the members
of these institutes. He would not exclude dissenters, but
it was vain to expect that • youths' institute maid succeed
upon the principle of embracing all denomiastioes. He had
seen many promising institutions come to grief from the
impossibility of getting managers of different religious views'
to act together. If the dissenters desired numb institutes
they should provide them for themselves, but their start-
ing
_point must be the church of England. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Hauer CHUM followed, explaining the advantages
of examinations as carried on by the Metropolitan Associa-
tion, and showing the neemeity of affording to the sons of
the working classes the means of pursuing their edaeatOn
after the period at which they usually left the elementary
schools. He described the nature and form of the examine-
tioos of the amociatioa, adding that none were examined
under 16 years of age, and that the examination papers
were sent round to the localities, where the pupils
He altogether dissented from the opinions of the last speaker
as to the religious question, considering it ofj the'greatest
importance that members of the different religious bodies
should be brought to act together in the work of
education, and he was happy to say that be
knew of several institution, in which mambo's of the
different religious bodies laboured harmoniously together,
and with the best results. (Cheers.) He could state that
the working classes were by no means indifferent to the
value of continuing their education after leaving the ele-
mentary schools—co the contrary, there was a strong and
even an enthusiastic desire for it. The association did not
confine itself to youths of between 13 and 18, to which Mr.
White's paper was limited, but extended its facilities and
its system of examination to adults generally ; and they
actually found people coming up of the age of 45 or 50,
although the majority were Degrees' 16 and 24 or r.S. Ae
to using the national schools for the purposes of these in-
stitutes. he thought much was to be said on both sides,
and pointed out surnames objections to the proposal.
Mr. TABEICY, hon. seeretary of the Ishegton Youths'
lostitinion, winch had been alluded to by Mr. White in the
way of illustration, offered some remarks explanatory of
the system there pursued and the beneficial results.
The Rev. B. F. Satire, diocesan inspector of schools for
the archdiocese of Canterbury, gave it as his opinion that
what might be suitable for London would be perfectly in-
applicable for the country, when be considered that the
night schools should be educational exclusively, and quoted
his own experience of the value of rural night schools as a
means of continuing the influence of the national day
schools. Upon the point of recreation he recommended an
annual festival. When night schools had failed, he believed
it was generally from want of proper teaching.
The Rev. Mr. Werrrotorox principal of the City of Los-
don Collage, for which he claimed the credit of having been
the first to establish night schools under the name of the
Metropolitan Evening Classes, believed the true secret
of the MOM, of the classes established at Crosby-hall was
that amusement and instruction were combined. He &S-
-eised that the proposed clubs or institutes should not be
held in the national schools, and that other teachers than
the national schoolmasters should conduct the claims. He
thought the attendance should be voluntary, but that
there should be a certain number of attendances at lectures
to qualify for the examination for prizes. Upon the nat.
gious questions, he objected to the exclusion of dissenters,
adding that in the college with which he was convected
they had members of all denominations, and be could
warmly conceive any difficulty in bringing members of
the different denominations to act harmonionaly with each

other and with members of the church in the
of such institutions.

Mr. Iltatisa.L, secretary of the London Mechanics' Insti-
tution, said such clauses as had been spoken of by the last
speaker bad existed in asonexioo with that institution for
forty years.
Mr. FORD doubted whether, by adopting the title
" Youths Institutes, or Clubs," they would pt the class of
boys intended, viz., the sons of mechanics, and those who
might be called the really working men. He was in favour
of •• Night Schools" sa the preferable title, and gave some
particulars u to the system pursued and the progress made
in a night whoa of which he was the conductor.
The Rev. W. BAIRD. of Clare.market, considered that the
I broader the religious basis on which they established these
schools the more certain they would be to succeed. While
always anxious that the church should maintain her true
posit/ors, he thought it meet unwise that she should set an
example of intolerance. (Cheers.)
Mr. BALER, of the Baysw►ter Institute (which had also
been spoken of by Mr. White), described the practice of
that establishment, the pupils in which, he said, were
chiefly of the working classes, adding that the institute
was self-supporting. that it was open to all denondaationa,
and that the &auditors was voluntary.
The Rev. A. B. Suter, Mr. Whittincham, Mr. golly, Mr.
Stock, Mr. Currie, and other gentlemen connected with the
management of night schools and ragged schools in various
parts of London and the provinces, gave their experasess,
and offered suggestions, after which
The Rev. Mr. WHITE replied, briefly remaking that the
Metropolitan Association, in connexion with the Society of
Arts, really did tame in to the aid of all the clues. which
had been referred to.
_

The CHAIRMAN mid it Ina of the utmost importana in
dealing with this question of adult teaching, th►t all those
classes should be included whose education now generally
closed at 12 or 13 years of aim
Oa the motion of H. H. CHZSTER a vote of thanks was
accorded to the Rev. Mr. White for his address, and to Sir
H. Phillips for presiding.

The Whispering Gallery of St. Paul's ; who has
not witnessed its marvellous effect with the human voice? It Is
an extraordinary fact. although an cop &nation why the offset le
produced a extremely difficult. nth is precisely the case with
Herring's maiMetio hruabes sat combo the magnetic current
from which restores grey hair to its misuse colour, and la oases
of neuralgia. nervous headache. and rheumatism giros Imme-
diate and permanent rellat—Ogloes,l4. Baskagbill4tivit. Loa-
dow—{Adverilasabent)

The Casings!' having opened the proceedings by a few
brief observations,
Mr. Cox, on rising, was again loudly cheered and hissed.
He commered by string that he bad come before hie
asatituents to render an account of every action he had
done. He asked them fearlessly to bear what he
heel to say, promising that he should abide their
judgment with the utmost raider°. He had
prepared a programme of the subjects on which he in.
tended to address them, but as he had voted and spoken
upon almost every question which had occupied the attention
of parliament during the past session, he should be most
happy to answer any questions upon any other prints on
which an explanation was desired. (A Voice, " How about the
Stanfield question n That was just one of those points
upon which be should have to address them if gentlemen
would only restrain their impatiens. He should commence
with Denmark, because that was a question epos which the
great party division took place. He did not defend
much of what had been done by the government, the effect
of which was to incite Denmark to resistance, and which had
certainly led to great humiliation and lose on the part of
that kingdom. At the same time, when it became a question
whether or not we should enter upon a greet European war
in order to sustain the character of England as the police-
man of Europe, he voted spinet a resolution which
would hare had the alai of hurling the preset ministry
from power, and placing Lord Derby at the head of affairs.
He reminded the meeting that, notwithstanding the count.
lees treasure and the oceans of blood which were expended
by this country, in order to keep the Napoleonic dynasty
from reign in Firm they now toned a Napoleon on
the throne. Therefore what it came to be a queer°■ of
war or pare, he voted in favour of the latter. With respect
to the course he took in what was termed the Stendeld
affair, he would at once go to that part of hie programme,
and defer his observations upon reform until afterwards. He
ensured them that he had nothing whatever to bide with
respect to hie redact in that particular. He had a very
plain unvarnished tale to tell them. He read an account
of a speech made by a very WI official in the French
government, which contained a charge against not only a
member of the government and the House of Commons,
bat spirt a member of the part y in that brae to which
be belonged, and he did think that • charge brought
against the member for Halifax by such an authority of
complicity in • plot to murder deserved the most WWW.III
consideration of the members of his party. (A great deal
of noise and confusion occurred at this period in cense-
gra°e of the repeated interruptions of some individual at the
end of the room, and there were loud cries ci " Turn him
out.") When silence was restored, the hon. member conti-
nued. When he read that champ he went down
to the house at a quarter to four o'clock, and
intimated to Mr. Brad ter it was hie intentioa to ask
Mr. Stanateld a question upon the subject, sod shortly be-
fore the Speaker took the chair, Mr. Standeld came to him
and said he was glad that the hoe. member was going to
ask bun the question, and be would be obliged to him (Mr.
Cox) if he would put it without any notice. Acting upon
that request, and hang animated with the most friendly
feeling. towards the hon. member for Halifax—for God
knew that he was horrified at the cherp—he did so, and
plata asking ruitquerion herd been about the bordered
MAD in the three kingdoms. (Interruption.) He was not
there to make soy misrepresentative.. He knew his words
ware being taken down, and he defied say ter to contra-
dict him. (Cheers, and hiseee.) Now they had heard the
truth—he meant those who had always opposed him and
persecuted him frozeithe first—and they did not like it. (Greet
interruption, and cries of "Come to the vote.") He would
come to the vote. (" Oh f oh !" and groan.) The hoe.
member then read the vote, which was to the effect that
the statement of the Freer Procureur•Gerral, ice rating
a member of the house, deserved its serious
(Hoer, hear.) There was • charge of a most serious nature
brought against a member of the government, end, more
than that, • member of the radical party ; and, after a calm
review of the circumstances of the case, he boldly affirmed
that it did deserve the serious consideration of the hour.
(Grouts and cheers.) Would any man walk about calmly
with such • charge made by such a person hanging over
him! When Mr. Lowe was charged with altering the re-
ports of the inspectors of wineation—(crier of " That's going
away from the question")—he had • committee of the house to
examine the charge, and he (Mr. Cox) thought Mr. Starfeld
was badly treated because he ought to have had one to vindi-
cate him. (A Voice—" You voted with the torie.") Supper
he did, what then ! (Guiana.) He could assure theca that
when the urea instituted liberal mommas, and the whip
were always adulating principles of centralirtioe, the
radicals vested justly for the tones, and he could tell them
that of late they had had to vote quite as of ten for the
sohes as the whip. Was be to vote clack was white at the
dictation of the minister! He boldly said that he ward
do no such thing.
The hon. member weaproceeding to pass to another point
i when a great deal ofinterruption arose and there were
loud cries that the explanation was not satisfactory- He
then stated that ea this was retry the principal point oo
which he had to give an explanation, he should be ready at
once to answer any question upon it. The uproar still eon-
tinned, and several gentians° in the body of the hall and
on the platform rose to put question'. Silence being at
length restored,
Mr. Dowtneto said that, as an elector for the borough who
had only given two votes, and those two plumps' s, for Mr.
Cox--(ebeers)—he should avail himself of On permission
cry that gentleman to state his views oti the point now
brought before the meeting. (Renewed uproar and cries
of " No, no," "Question," and " Pat the question.")
Mr. 00X—No ; I edaim the protection of the chair. Have
you • querns to ask!
Mr. Dowinao stated that he had, gad again attempted to
address the melting, but so great was the uprou that he
was compelled to desist, Marin that he should oppose soy
vote of confidence which might be moved.
Mr. CARTWRIGHT, another elector, who dee spoke amid
continued uproar , was understood to wish Mr. Or to say
distinctly whether, at the time he pat the quarks to Mr.
'Mandela in the Hoer of Commons, he believed in the
truth of the charge, and sot that it was • vile fabrication of
the impsdal government, and whether he believed it now!
Mr. Cox (as soon as he could be heard above the sore
of the tumult) said that the question was—Did he be.
lire that what was brought against Mr. Steedeld was
true! His answer was that he did not believe the state-
ment, and that he put the question simply to give Mr.
Staedelet the opportunity to rise and aostred it. (Loud
chews, and • ".4•6'. That'. all sanar.")

Mr BEE= squired how it ;ran that,' believing the
charge to be War, the boo. member voted for Sir H.
Streosy's motion, upcoming regret to the Emperor of the
French that such plots should exist here?
Mr. COI—"No, no."
Numerous VOICIS—" Yes, yes," succeeded by mingled
grooming and cheering, the whole room presetting • noose
of the greatest confusion for some minutes.
Mr. Cox said that the answer he had to give was that
which be had already given, namely, that such a charge
against • man of Mr. Stanaeld's position did deserve the
serious consideration of the house, whether it were trite
or false. The reply evoked • molar storm of grams
and hires, met by coaster-cheerieg. The hon. member
o3ocluded, after giving a narrations of one week's parlia-
mentary work, by stating that be was perfectly satisfied
that there would be no election till this time twelvemonths,
but come when it might they would hod him • candidate for
thew suffrages again. (Cheers.)
Mr. Saturous than moved :—" That I. the opinion of
this meeting, Win. Cox, Fig., M.P., ham, by his strict adhe-
rence to the principles which he professed, and by his con-
stant attendance to his parlieunentary duties, as evidenced
by the division list of the House of Commons, entitled him-
self to the support sad mandato' of the electors of the
borough of Finsbury..
Mr. NAPILII HIGGIN (barrister) seconded the resolution.
He stated that while some gentlemen of his own class did
not look with any greet favour upon him for rendering
his support to Mr. Cox. yet he never would torn
his back upon • man who hooestly, fairly, end
faithfully represented the opinion of the people
of Fiesbury. (Cheers and biases.) Such men as
Mr. Cox, who was • most able and dillies. part, espresso-
tativa, was much wanted to the boom, at • time when they
had • government forfeiting all its pledges, and setting its
face 'ring political progress. (".No, no," "Yes," end
cheers.
The rummy having read the resolution,
Mr. Domenic; advanced to the platform, and agate at-
tempted to address the meetiog, but was met by each •
tremendooe uproar before be could beak his first mature,
that it was impossible to hear • word. The uproar conti-
nuing some minutes,
Mr. COI appealed to the people to hear what the gentle-
man who objected to one out of 500 votes bad to say.
Mr Dowsiuto, who spoke amidst continued uproar, mid
that it the vote which Mr. Cox had given on the Stonsfeld
motion had been an ordinary on. he should have mid no-
thing, but wider the peculiar circumstances of the cue it
was a vote which. in Me opinion, ought to determine Mr.
Cox's east for Finstutry. (Groaning. kissizi. sad great
onslnsion.) Finsbury was oboe represented by one Torn
Tancombe—(cheers)—end he was a man who was not afraid
to say is the House of Commons that he was • friend of
Marxini. (The speaker was here met with such • terrible
uproar, that though he remained for some one gestionlatisi