The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-23 00:00:00

EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1884.

THE

House of Commons, for which assuredly brininsts
themselves are not most to blame. If the Home
of Commons is content year after year to mistake
pleasantry for policy, and to acospt personal charm
of manner, gaiety, and vigour, as the highest
wisdom, prudence, and dignity, it may quarrel
with the consequences of its own infatuation, but,
assuredly, the courtry will bring its representa-
tives to account for all they have permitted and
for all they might have prevented.
It will probably startle the English public this
morning to find that for a few minutes last evening
they were within an ace of a Ministerial crisis.
After Lord ROBERT CECIL had asked, with his usual
harmless suavity, "how the Danish papers were
" getting on," and Mr. LAYARD had replied that "a
" large portion was almost ready," and had parried
half a dozen more tormentors on the same subject,
the House was quietly moving into committee of
supply on the Naval Estimate; when Mr. DISLIKE
rose "to make an inquiry of her MaJuorv's
" Government as to our relations with Denmark."
Glancing at the vacant seat of the Fewer Minors;
he almost despaired of seeing him in his place
when the time came for giving information to the
House. It seems hard that in this severe poli-
tical weather even a Flaw Mneam should
not be allowed to have a bad cold, not to speak of
the gout ; but Lord PALMERSTON has only him-
self to thank for this heartlessness of the Home
of Commons. Mr. Dias.aam had a strong
case against the Government in the absences
of the papers which, as he remarks, will con-
stitute the " case " of the Government, and
without which no final verdict on its policy can be
pronounced by the House. For the strength of
the present " case" against the Government is that
neither the House nor the country knows what it
is doing. It is commonly believed from one end of
Europe to another that it was by the advice of
England that Denmark abandoned Holstein
without striking a blow, gave up the Deane-
werke and all the mainland of Sleswig.
It is even reported that the British
Government, congratulating the Emperor of
A CSTILIA on his speech to the Reichsrath,
lamented the resistance of Denmark. Such absur-
dities are not only reported, but believed on the
Continent. Has Prussia desisted from invading
Denmark proper f It is not absolutely certain
that this monstrous outrage is not at this moment
accomplished. All that the English public knows
is that its Government has protested and pro-
tested, and held out hoped to Denmark, and
threats to Germany ; and that while the heroic
Danes have lost all but their honour, Eng-
land has, perhaps, been careful enough to lose
her honour only. Why, it has even
been reported abroad that when England invited
France to join her in a menacing despatch,
France asked whether England wri prepared to
follow up that despatch by action ; and on a ne-
gative answer, declined further mutual negotia-
tions. There can be no doubt that the publica-
tion of the Danish " papers " will disperse to the
winds a world of foolish stories. But is it honest
pride or want of self-respect that prevents
the Government from anticipating these in-
ventions of their enemies at home and abroad by a
solemn end distinct declaration of their policy 1
There was a semblance of rough logic in Mr.
Binutxx Ononnit's motion that the discussion of
the Naval Estimate; involving a reduction of five
thousand men and boys, should be postponed until
Parliament hsi learnt from the Blue-book the
responsib":ties to which the country was com-
mitted. But Mr. Rozerex's attempt to engraft a
vote of want of confidence upon a motion for the
postponement of the Naval Estimates (which, on
many other grounds, was reasonable and desirable)
was a " wild justice," which all past or pristine
Ministers or 'Coder-Secretaries on the Opposition
benches were eager, at Mr. DISRAELI'S judicious
bidd;ng, to disavow. Indeed, to the credit of the
old Parliamentary sportsmen on both sides of the
House, there was a general unwillingness to map
up the fox before he had broken covert, as the
division-47 to 220—proved. Mr. KINGLAKE,
who returned with interest Mr. ROEBUCK'S recent
complimentary allusion to "mares' nests," put this
rational interpretation of Mr. BERNAL OSBORNE'S
motion happily enough, and so did Mr. Wzirsta.
And Mr. Gtxneroitz was quite unanswerable when,
with characteristic boldness and sagacity, he at once
accepted Mr. Rozet-ex's interpretation of Mr.
BERNAL Ossoans's motion, and declared it to be
not consistent with the rules and usages of Par-
liament, and insisted that it was due to the Home,
to the Government, and to the country, then fair
notice should be given of a motion denoting
a want of confidence. The House, for all its
hot blood, could not but acknowledge the perfect
justice of the Citionsixos of the Excitant:tines
claim ; and, perhaps, it was a little ashy ned of
having been hastily betrayed into taking advantage
of the momentary indisposition of Lord Patrons-
molt. It may be well for Mr. Diana=
and his followers to understand while they ate
hatching a vote of want of confidence, that what the
country resents in the apparent policy of the pre-
sent Ministry is, not so much that they have dam
too little, as that they have said too much ; and
that while they have talked incontinently, they
have acted with a seamy hardly less injurious to
the reputation of their country than to their own.

PAILIJAMENTAR V DIVISION.

ROUSE OF OOMMONEL—Ti
SUPPLY.
Order for eon:mink* read.—Notion toads end question pro-
Aposed "That Mr. Speaker do now leave the ehair."
dmest proposed, to leers out from the word "that"
to the end of the question, in order to add the words
the coorideratios of the Navy Estimates be
till this day three weeks" (Mr. Osborne) ; instead
of--Question pot " that the words proposed to be left
out 'tend pert of the question." The house divided :
ayes, 220 ; 120011, 47.

AY R&
Acton, Mr J. D. Fitzroy, lard EJ. Morrie. D.
Agnew, Mr A. T. W. Morrison, W.
Annesby. Cal. eleslyir H. W. Kw, Lard
Altonn, IL 8. Faster, W. O. Neale, C.
701114C110, P.O. NiooL W.
br4e5.1,411.. J. 101444000, C. & North. L
Behr,, B. Fraser, me W. A. O'Brisa. Sir P.
Beting, H. B. Col. Ogilvy Sir J.
Berm& Sir F. T. trewherd.it. IL GLeghisa, Slr C.
Baring, P.O. Garin, Major Packs, CoL
Baring, T. Gibson, T. M. Paget, C.
Barrow. W. H. bilpla, C. Paget, Lord A.
Barttelot, Col. Gladetane, W. =Lord C.
Ballturet, A. A. Glyn. G. C. Mr Z.
Baxter, W. B. 0..q11 0. Paull. h.
&slay, T. A. L. PetsoeMse, G. IL
Baer& W. W. Gol=nell, Sir F. H. Peel, Sir Z.
Beaks. & Omcben. O. J. Peel, F.
Buiesamat. W. B. Gower G. W. Peel. J.
Bellew, R. IL Om/. Cart. Peto, Str 8. M.
Deaths* G. W. Grupo& 8. Pilklngtoo, J.
Berkela, C. P. Grade& H. Z. Pinney, Cd.
Blddulph, Col. Grey. Mr G. Pollard.Umaltart,W
Blade. A. Gurney, 8. A.
Blasoome, J. G. Hades'& 0. PPOrlter, .
Boahma-Carter, I. Hanbary, Z. Powell, J. J.
Bowyer, liir 0. Sankey, T. Pritchard, J.
Bridges, Sir B. W. Hardesatle, :. A. }ruby, Lord
=IT Marl. C4l PIZ,.
Drove*, Lord I. H.
Brom, H. A. Ileathecie, M.
W. loft, J.
Buchanaa, W. Healey, .1. W. RotheeMld,BaronM.
Buller Sir A. Henley, Lord Russell. H.
Barred Sir P. Hervey, lard A. Russell, A.
Bury, VW.. Hodskinson, G. etalotoons, Ald.
Bader, C. 8. Hodgson, IL D. ticholeSeld, W.
C oward, C. W. Sclater-Bootb, 0.
Matt,lJ W. Scott, Sir W.
Celiliorps, F. H. Ingham, R. Scourfleld, J. H.
Cardwell, Y. Jersolso, 81r J. Selept. C. J.
Carom*, C. Johnston* Sin J. Seymour, A.
Cullman, Viset. Kelton lob, IL T. Sheridan, Z. E.
are, S. Klaglake, A. W. Smith, J. B.
Chapman, J. Kinglike. A. Smith, A.
Klumard, A. F., Smith, J. A.
glfiLefi, C. C. KnatchbaiLlispie. Smyth. Col.
Close, M. C. am. & limollett, P.
Colebrooke, WT. E. lab* J. Stanhope, 1. B.
Collier, Sir B. P. lapsed. A. H. Stmaielet, J.
ColUinnt, Sir G. C. Lanan, J. 87km. Colonel
'nee, W_.
Cowper, W. W.T. Lawson, W.
emerald, T. H. tenths" IL A. Tracy, C. R.
Crawford. B. W. Lamm 0. J. Turner, C
Mesh. IL Lee W. Vanaltlai., W.
Davie Sir N. R. Legh, Major Verney, Sir H.
Davie, Col. Lennox, lard G. Villiers, C. P.
Denman, G. Lewis, 11. 'ryes, CaL
Daring. Blr Z. C. Lindsey, W. S. Walcott, Admiral'
Gl'l we a, L. L. T. Wink, S. H.
Dodace, J. O. =, J. Welds. Mr J.
Du Cane, C. Lowe. & Walter. J.
Dol, IL R. Mackie, J. Worrier, Z.
Deeds* F. Mackintioa,W (Lyre) Watkins. Col.
pandas, Sir D. Mactinnon,W. Aye) ;rat, T. IL
Du Pre, C. O. Ilidins. & , 1 P.
Dutton, S. H. Manners, Lord 0. Whitbread, 8.
fix,
LB. C. Marshall.
W. White, J.
Martin. J. Willoughby, ellr H.
Zodeld, Met. Massey, W. N. Wood, Sir C.
Ryan* T. W. Mildesay, H. F. Woodd, B. T.
Swart, W. Miller, W. Wrightson, W. B.
wart,Moffatt, G.
FR ellowes, B. Morereiff, J. =Jas.
Fermoy, lard Moatagu. Lord R. Brand, H. B.
relay, A. 8. Montgomery. Slr G. Dreher, Sir W.

NOBS.
Beaumont. /I A. Orlfilitt, C. D. Malcolm. J. W.
Corgill, W, W. Holiburtoa, T. C. Manners, Lord J.
Cacti. Lord R. Hamilloa. Lord C. Morrie', W.J.
Clifton, Mr B. Hamilton. I. T. North, Col.
Coo. W. Harvey, IL B. Parker. Major
Timer, 8. D. Ihnineray, J. P. Boebeek, J. A.
Die. son. CoL Hopwood, J. T. health, illr P.
Doolton. P. Honfall. T. B. Soares, J.
Elphinatouse, 81r J. Inmate, Yiect. Strawy, Blr H.
Pane, Co. Jolllife, 8k W. O. &intros, M.
Farquhar. Mr M. Hoot, CoL Talbot. W. C.
Ferranti, W. Laoa.os, W. H. Thyone, lord H.
Oetty, B. G. Leader, N. P. Terser, B. W.
Oore, J. Z. LOllllO2. Lord H. 0.
Greece, J. lose, R. P. ULM&
Green* CoL Loarrileid, B. Othoroe, It.. B.
OreydroWittoo,Vbct Lyon, Y. Hay, 81s J.

Fifty mmesevatives voted with the goversumuk via :
H. Amslay, H. Beillle, T. Baring, W. H. Barrow, Col
Bartlelot, A. A. Bathurst, W. Beach, G. W. Sentinel, Si..
13eidges, Sir P. Burrell, S. Cave, J. Chapman, M. C.
Close, 0. Do Gass, C. Do Pre, B. C. Bgertort, F. Yellows,
Sir W. Fraser, B. Gerd, A. Goddard, apt. Gray, Sir W.
Heathcois, Bight Hots. J. W. Healey, Lord A. Hervey, S.
Kekewich, J. Lard. Major Loch, Lord G. Looms, B.
Malin, Lord G. Macaws, Lord B. Montego, Sir G. Mont-
gomery, Lord Nam, W. Nigel, H. Paull, G. IL Praeocks,
J. Bolt, G. Sclater-Booth, C. Selwyn, Col. Smyth, P. Srool-
lett, J. B. Staultops, C. Turner. W. Vamittark Col. Tye*,
Admiral Walcott, Bight Hon. S. Walpole, Sir J. Walsh,
Sir H. Willoughby, sad B. T. Woodd.
The supporters ot the araeadmeat am divided into 11
liberals sad 36 ceoservatives ; &mon the latter, it will be
moo, are Lord J. Masters, Sir W. Jolliet, sod Lord B.

Mr. George Clive wi'l move on the Bth March
tors abet eormstMes to amain, late the expediency and
peselicebility of abolishing tarapike tt este.

- •
Sir Charles Douglas intends on second reading
of Chumh Rates Commutation Will, to move, that it be
mad a mooed time upon this day six months.

On going into committee of supply on Friday,
Yr. Butler-Johnstone will MOWS, "That, In th• opinion of
thin boom, the conduct of the late negotiations by her Ma-
Jamey's government with reference to Poland is calculated to
impair the indium* of this country."

A conference of Liberal ieformers, principally
from the Woridog Yea's Aasociations of Yorkshire, was
limb! in Lesda leM night, in order to ormoort measures for
the formation of a Nasiooal Reform League. A thorough
reform spirit prevailed at the meeting, sad the proosedinp
afford a hope of the resorreotion of rattly Liberal opiaioos
in Yorkshire.

The conservatives of Hertfordshire have decided
Dot to bring forward a candidate for the mat rendered
vacant by the death of Mr. Misr. A liberal baa offered,
and it it ant likely that his return will be opposed.
A deputation from the Manchester Chamber of
011411160T00 waited upon Lord Palmerrton, yeaturday, to
premat him with the memorial which was adopted by the
chamber a few days wince. Ito prayer is to give each
further poem to the Board of Trade or the Foreigirodlee
as will facilitate oomniereial negotiatiorie with other coun-
tries.

The ?rive COIIIIISSION.—Reporting their pro-
eaediep to the ekes of the year 1863, the tithe oommis-
'icemen is their report honed to-day, observe :—" We have
received 7,070 agreements and confirmed 6,77$ We have
made 5,647 drafts of compolsory awards, sod oonarroed
5,449. la 12,227 districts, ea .01 be seen from the above
statement, the tithes have bee. commuted by confirmed
agreements or soearmed awards. In 414 of these dietricte
the rentchargee have been disposed of by redemption or
merger. We have received 11,768 apportionments, sad
confirmed 11,780. We have made 2,949 altered cep.
partionmeota, and confirmed 2,5.52 ; sod of them 171
have been received and 150 confirmcd daring the year 1863.
We have received 971 applications for the exchange of glebe
lands, sad orrefinned 870 of such exchanges ; and of these
42 applications were received and 47 exchanges confirmed
daring the past year. We have reeeived 552 applionimis
for the redemption of rentcbargs, and have completed 403
each redemptions ; and of these 89 were received, sad 89
completed during the year 1863. We have received 8 appli-
anima to convert variable corn rents payable wider load
acts of parliament into rentchaages to be henceforth payable
fa like manner as ordinary tithe rentcharges, and have exa.
plated awards in 3 of them aims. At the close of 1853 we
hod coefirmed 14,640 distinct mergers of tithes or rest-
ehargee."

THE COPYHOLD COMELISSION.—This morning was
issed the twesiyerreed report of the Ocovhold Oseaseis-
dorm 4.661 eofraisolieralute and commatatioas have
sow base completed. Deriag leB3 520 sefraachismosata
were ejected. al which 90 ano is chivied sesame, 47 is eol-
Wei masers, sad 383 ie lay meson. Besides these
sedatairiimieds the commisician have received 386 ap-
plications of which 62 are under the voluoiszy, and 334
under the cesspulawy powers of the acts. The renisio.
gleams have further authorised 186 sales, 62 purchases,
30 safrosokiesawals, 10 eximages, sad 17 stylistics
from digs. far tibiae mossy for porpoise of Improve-
ment. Of these 60 sales, 22 webers, 8 oaf reachisemeate,
1 essirose, Gad 8 spoliation' far roleiag mossy for pur-
poses of isapinverset, lava bean authorial during the
present year.

- Tar IwoLooms Oominentou. —Thin morning,
Itto report of Mb commiuden for 1864 was head, The
another of eppheattom of all kinds woos the waist of the
act le 1,117 ; the number of eases Wow the bat Retinal re-
port le 340. The acreage of enclosuree wail:wed b
433678, sad there are 215,515 sores of enelemiree is pro.
grew. The tionimiwiowers give • list of anolowine to which
they have received the aecowary 4:011111111114 appending the
gnaw& os whisk tiny seen to be expediest.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(IRON On OWN

PARIS, MONDAY EVINDIO.

Contradictory rumours have been circulated all
day at the Bourse, and there have been violent
oscillations, nothwithstanding that Consols come
I higher. The speculators for the rise say that the
invasion of Jutland is a strategical incident of
small importance, which will have no effect upon
the policy of the great powers, and will certainly
not lead to a general war. On the other hand the
bears argue that this extension of the invasion
quite changes the character of the war, and they
talk of a British fleet in the Baltic, and a
French army on the Rhine. It is impossible
to gather anything certain from the remarks
of the French papers, which have no
positive instructions, and often contradict them-
selves in the same page. The Pays, after au article
arguing that the invasion of Jutland is no part of a
preconceived plan, but the result of a " fatal " stra-
tegical necessity, and does prejudice the political
question, concludes that the imbroglio can only be
solved by energetic measures; but it is not clear
whether it means to approve the energetic measures
of Austria and Prussia, which elsewhere it blames,
lor to hint at intervention by France. It thinks
the rumour that orders have been sent to Berlin to
evacuate Jutland premature.
The journals state that 125 Mexican officers, now
prisoners of war in France, have sent in a declara-
tion of adhesion to "French policy," and that in
consequence they will be sent out to Mexico by the
first man-of-war that goes.
While we in Paris have been complaining of a
bitter black frost, very unusual so late in February,
people in the south of France are much worse off.
Telegrams in the Moniteur, dated Feb. 21, represent
almost the whole country from Lyons to Marseilles,
and from the Alps to the Pyrenees, as being covered
with snow, which, in some places, is as much
as six feet deep. Traffic on many sections of the
southern railways is entirely put a stop to ; and
several garrisons have been put into requisition to
maid in clearing away the snow. In many dis-
tricts the young men summoned to draw lots for
recruiting the army were utterly unable to get to
the rendezvous.

The Count de Montalembert, at one time the
darling champion of the church, is said to have
been denounced at P.ome by no less than 67 bishops
in consequence of his liberal speech at the Matinee
congress.

STORMY MEETING AT DUBLIN.

THE " FENIAN BROTHERHOOD."

DUBLIN, MoarnAT Ntairr.,

At an immense meeting held in the Rotunda
this evening by the O'Dono&hoe and Mr. A. K. Sullivan, to
protest wind the erection al a statue to Priam Albert in
Celleg•e-greso, the Fenian Brotherhood stormed the plat-
form, routed the chairman and committee, mid after a des-
perate fight of 15 minutes remained meters of the ground,
waving s green deg, and &lambing a oohed sword.

Some of the cZabileatis wore the American uniform.
The excitement and tumult were Wade.

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A very extensive scheme for the improvement of
Livsrpoel haa been papaw!, sad perlisassatary poises
will be might for it this sesekta. Yesterday it wadi dis-
guised by the coastal of the boreasb„ sad wee acespted
after ea swisadasset of ass pert of the projost led bees
wade.

We (The New) are authorised to state that the
imams* offices el Loudon have determined islet stnino-
misty to oppose Mr. Glarlstone's Government Annuities
Amendment Bill. A deputatioo of managers of Insurance
aomploiee will have an ioterriew to-day (Tuesday)
with the metropolitan members of parliament ; sod pro-
bably on Wednesday • deputation will ,also wait upon tlp
Chancellor of the Exchequer to induce him to withdraw
the prepoesd smear&
. . . .

A earthier in a Manchester bonne wan charged at
the oily polioe-coart, yeeterdsy, with =beading the large
sera of IS3OI. The primmer admitted hie guilt to the
poliownas wbo took him.

w Tax Fitzxce Psorierma Satoms.—lt appears
that erreammtents hem been made, wader the yew, of
the PAners of Weiss, and sabsbuitWly seder that of the
whole Reel& female anatomy, to held a homer at St.
James's Hall, ea the 16 h, 19th and May amt, ea behalf
of the Fronds ilielnelant Free flehoole whisk to,. grunt
up in this metrepolis. Though them schools rte of =
as recent as 185 S more thee 1,30 D mils have
them, so eneseirms, are the disarmed Pima in the streets
mar Weeder. Golden. and Solo squarer. At present,
however, the volustuy oostributioas of their friends do
sot odes to meet the ....awry outlay, so that there is
oecessica for this extraordinary effort is their behalf, and
every mama to wish it a ooasiderable success.
FISH HATCHING TOR THR TRAMIEL B. P.",
writing from the Dow, Hampton, stye that the Thames
Aegting Presermakin flootety have entrusited their Mi.
betaking cumatims to his .hags, and he has ride ialies
this gratuitously, with a view to stook our noble prars•
of 22 mike for the Unseat of the a ling publie. "This
is now the third year I have • begs member of
fish in my eppaeatoa, which I have erected at my own
mat, and have ale dy turned many thorned Si Wm the
Thames. the remelt being that many yawn Week salmon,
salmoirtrout, have hem men and men taltea with the Sy In
the shallows of the river. The .usher of ea I have new
liebelaing out in my gmealsous ere ;
Sallaoo4lollk 9C3 ; great lake trout, 2,500, Mr. a
hybrids between the mimes and the trout (doing remark_
ably well at present), 3,C7 ; ombre ohmelier, 4,0 D ; Beg.
limb trout, 97,00; ?reach Meat, SAO ; the Mel ameba'
of fah we intend tarring ant late the Themes
new thZsz
b eing, Morefore, rang &eh are
out fast from their end in a few dam it will be •
pea sight to see swimming shout is Its* mneery over
100 X admen and West la eallastim tias amp et
the Meet trues the eaten el the gentlemat whe
have been html easegh to allow its be take them.
I have led the velnehie unieteme of Mr. Prank
%Wand ; and although we have menimists& se
assay hundred full-grown kb, in hem net, to war know-
ledge, hurt or kills& • single was. llfr. Beekland bas Eon
kg oar labeler' lam able to mks some ispertwil AWRY
time en the rad* et the *a e:dpEasesii dm labia of
rervagia. alike sal be be Mew ens-
the funds of the toasty larger us shwa
bare boss .cabled this rer be have h skied may themand
mere bit Asa us haw dose. LA year I wee made' la
hetet eat end tam eat shim ilea the slyer 96 par ea*. a
the age pined in the hetes. This year I least emu to do
Utast thee WA"

Turai—Pasces. Oirs annum DAY. ••••
MOIIDAT, Flll2. 22.—Adsaisioao oa mamma, 4108 ; Obi
by mom 7.906: loh4 kit&