The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-07 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 7, 1868.

i IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT•

HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY, MARCH 8.

The LORD CHANCILLOR took his seat on the woolsack at
Ave o'clock.

- - - ---
The Earl of Illutissun Gary notice of him intention
of callinF attention to the arrest of three ?dicers of her
Majesty D ship Forte by the Brazilian authorities on that day
week.

ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN (IRELAND).

---- ---
The Duke of NEWCASTLE moved the second reading of
the Illegitimate Children Ireland Bill, the ohject of which is
to enable the poor-law guardians to recover the cost of ille-
gitimate children in workhouses from their putative fathers.
Viscount LIFFORD moved that the till be read •
second time that day six months, but ultimately the bill
was read • second time, with • direction that it should be
referred to • select committee.
THE GALWAY SUBSIDY.

The Hurl of ILARDWICKE asked the Postmaster-Gene-
ral whether, in connexion with the proposed restoration of
the " Galway subsidy," it was intended to make any altera-
tion as to the port of departure or destination of the
morels of the Atlantic Royal Mail Steam Navigation
I Company carrying her Majesty'. mails to America ; and
whether any arrangement having such as object in view was
cooteruplated by her Majesty's government, or had been
proposed by the company io question.
Lon' STANLEY mid that no communication from the
company had yet been received by the government ; and
before any proposal could be entertained the company most
satisfy the Admiralty that it bad a sufficient number of
ship able to perform the service.
Lord HARDWICKE—But am I to understand that as
Irish aid not an Eagle& port will be selected'
Lord STANLEY—Certainly.
Their lordahips rose at 7 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY, MARCH 6.
The SITAIMI took the chair et 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Honey Wand Reehunation Bill was read a second
time.

-----
The order for the second reading of the Private Tel h
Company Bill was discharged on the motion of Colonel
Parrus.

jects, and he believed that, if the resolution were carried, it
would have a fatal influence upun Lritish interests and
lives throughout the world.
Mr. COBDEN sail be was in this difficulty in regard to
' this case, that he could not believe in the competency of
the witnesses. He took exception to Mr. Causal Vereker
as a Illilitill in the OMB, and he adverted to some of that
gentleman's proceedings and correspondence to show, he
! said, the condition of his mid, which would render him; in-
! competent in any court of justice; sod be was the
' only witness to certain facia. Assuming, what
Iwas probable, that some of the property of the
wrecked barque was pluudered, and that some of
the crew were murdered, this would not found a
claim against the Brasil government, unless its com-
plicity were proved, and this proof was wanting. The
British merchants in Brazil were unanimous in disapproving
the course adopted by their goverument, being convinced
of the desire of that of Brazil to cultivate friendly relations
with this country. This case showed the great advantage
that would result from the publication of diplomatic corns-
poodeoce. not after, but at the time it took place.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he had expected to
receive some new light upon this subject from Mr.
Cobden, but he bad bees disappointed; he had oat; made
a feeble attempt to throw discredit upon the *video°,
of a servant of the country who had discharged his duty
most faithfully, and upon whose sole evidence the mae did
not depend, as Mr. Cobden had alleged. The principle of
this case was not open to mistake or mis-
understanding. It was the duty of a govern-
ment to protect its subjects and to suppress mime
and wrong, especially from other nations; and he
undertook to show, from the evidence supplied by the
Brazilian government itself, that British subjects had sus•
tained wrong, for which they were entitled to redress. With
this object, he entered upon a close and critical examine-
tam of the evidence funnelled in the papers, and extracted
astrong body of proofs, which, when pressed upon the Bra-
zilian government, had been put aside. He contended that
the government bad acted in.this case boot fide, io fulfil-
ment of its duty to teach all governments, strong or weak,
that British subject could not be wronged with impunity.

Calons, te.

Ashton-under-Lyne
Blackburn
Bolton
Burnley
Burr
Churls,
Mortice
Glossop
Haatlngdas
Liar
Oldham
Proton
hochdale
Saddlnward', township
Salford
Stockport
Todroordes
Warrmington
Whi

Total

rasa
lai.g
1111;
!lel
-tat4

C 15,761

eig
sa-
rgv

Itu.ass

d ~
yD{~
GQ
7 '
{r O

leadsue

• The return bran the Chariton Onion not h►ving been recelved
for this week, the previous ass bee been sabstitused.
FRRDK. PURDY, Statistical Department.
Poor-law Boned, March 6, 1863.

The committee held their weekly meeting yester-
day at the Measles-house. William Cubitt, BK., M.P.,
presided ; end Messrs. Howes, Cotton, Morley, Lyostt, arid
Annytage were present. The total amount received op to
Thunday was 448,957/. la. 4d., and the amount remitted to
the distressed districts was 339,8331. 6.. 9d. The total
amount received during the week was 2,5811. 12s. 3d. The
following grants were made-Preston, 2001. ; Mottram,
3001. ; Birch, 501; Team 1001. ; Waltou.le-Dale, 1001. ;
Broadbotioin,lsol. ; Halms needlewomen, 3004 ; Hadar.
751.; St. John Chadderton, 751.; Mottos, 751.; Church 1001.;
Crawsbaw, 1201. ; Lame, 201. ; Edenfleld, 1001. ; Tooter-
grille, 751. ; Broadbottoaa end Chalsworth 1111 Wile elms, 251. ;
Bt. Pies, 601. ; Btaleybridge overlookers, 1001. ; Charley,
261. ; Whaley Bridge. 401. ; Crouton. 501. ; Dunkirk and
Kesaley, 100/. ; Wigan, 1.01.10/. ; Reytoo, 2001. ; Milihrook,
2001. Glossop, 1001. ; Whitworth and Faith, 2001. ; Shut.
tiewortb, 501.; Stockport. 1594 ; Ca 4485440. 2004 ; Blvd-
bury, 1001. ; Glossop oveilookers, 401. ; Todroardee, 2504
Clism7,7oo4es. 501. ; Babumessat, 201. The total automat panted
wa

OZTBIAL PALP2II.--011Z SHILLINODAY.--PZIDAY,
MARCH h.—Admission ma payment, 436; ditto by swoon
ticket. 614 • total, 1,060.
Boots or THZ SLAW/N.—Menem &limier',
Ottsy, and Co. base Just published " Welting for the Verdict,-
. Now novel, by the popular Author of " Anse Sherwood.%
This novel, togeth, r with tho first volutes of "The Life and
Times of flit June, OTOIRM. by Tomes
age
11 'Cullagh.
I sp. ; " Horse Berton. Its History." Thin.
Are (aseoad !Mitten, ; " Travels In !Mak," by Lleut,-
Colonel Torten* ;Second Zdition). may now be bad at
all the Olreolating labrabea. Next week wilt be pebbled, the
Biased VOlll/10 Of The Ws and Times of Sir Junes Orators,"
" History of the British Navy," " Mildrinsion the Barrister,"
" hosanna in the Life of as Old Had." •• The Sena se It Is, or
, Twenty Y inpeleoe le the leetimen bile el Aseurna.'—
I Advertisement.)

-Ist dividend of Cd., March 9, and four subsequent Mon-
days, at ®Neal.
GlOllOl Youno,-Brhignorth, Shropshire, grocer-Ist dividend of
L. 10d., March 19, and any subsequent Thursday, et Kinnear's,
Birnii
ogokozirdaa, Leamhigtou, keeper of sgrkalUtral imple-
ments for tin—let dividend of 4e. kid., March 19, and any
subsequent Thursday, at Kinnear's, Birmingham.
WILLIAM Kkaaeon, Birmingham, clothier—let dividend of 9d.,
March 17, and any sutasquent Tuesday, at Whitmore's, Bir-
II.III2IMiM
FRAZICIS DPIELXT, PerAbOte, Woreesterehire, money scrivener
2nd dividend of SO., Mash 17, and any subsequent Tuesday,
at Whitman's,
JO2IN. R IC.M•11011._ Basfoll,larib.. Minehamshire7lst dividend of

td.. March 9, and three subsequent llondais, at Harries,
Nottingham.
Costock, Nottinghamshire, surgeon-Ist divi.
demi of Is. ii, March 9, and three subsequent Mondays, at
Harris's, Nottingham
Jona Wohaai.t,llaton, Derbyshire, printer—lit dividend of
18. ed.. March 9, and three subsequent Mondays, at Harris's,
Nottingham.
011013.31 t Wan, Derby, grocer-Ist dividend of M., March 9, and
three subsequent Mondays, at Harries, Nottingham.
BiII,JAMIN HENRY JaCases, Leicester, silk mercer-Ist dividend
of M., March 9, and three subsequent Mondays, at Harries,
Nottingham.
W 0.1.1•11 Pt:IMM and JAMES CoLLETT, Derby, blacking mann-
Lecturers-1d dividend of Is. 3d , March 9, and three subse-
quent Mondays, at Harries, Nottingham.
WILIJAN BROWN' end JAMBS UPIVS, Cozbench, Derbyshire,
tamers—let dividend of 101., March 9, and three subsesturnt
Mondays, at Harries, Nottingham.
Jonas COOPIII, Burton, leicestershire, miller—let dividend of
81.. March 9, and three subsequent Mondays, at Harris's,
Nottingham.
BLUM= CILUtLin HOCILIY Stamford, Lincolnshire, iron:
. .

-Ist dividend of tiTi. 6d.. Muth 6, three subsequent
at Hants's, Nottingham.
DIVIDENDS.
March 17. W. Renshaw, Northampton, jeweller—March 23.
J. W. Cola, Holborn-IW, tailor—March $l. W. Hopparton, Han.
way-street, Oxford-street, assistant to a &sakr to lace—April 13.
F. Hewer, Hereford. butcher—March 20. J. =ay, Widnes,
Lancashire—March 16. T Rivett, Stockport, Cheshire, cotton
yarn dealer —March 17. W. Firth, Bradford, Yorkahlre, draper
—Moth 27. L Whealdon, Halifax, Yorkshire, linendraper—
March 27. J. (trepan, Halifax, Yorkshire, photographer—March
20. K Edwards, Birmingham, woollen draper—March so. T.
Hughes, Prestelve, Radnorshire, tailor—Aprll 2. W. glade,
Bagnnr and East Haybourne, Berkshire, and Hurstbourne Priors,
Hampshire, paper maker.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
. . . _ _

J. J. Slordet, J. El: il;yeroindCi KriTailinger , Great Tower-
street, City, general merchanta, so far as regards G. Is Kreglinger
—H. W. Wrigley and G. Wrigley, Huddersfield, cotton doublers
—B. Jull and 1). Dtplock, Tunbridge Wells, grom ro—T. Meet-
ham, J. Buckley. J. Roberts, J. Horrocks, M. Kershaw, S.
Hornby, 0. Horrocks 8. Andrew. F. Pickering, and J. Harland,
Btalybridge, Iron founders, so fax as nerds T. Cheetham—J.
Hama and R. Barrow, Liverpool, tea dealers—W. H. Wyld and
C. A. H. Robertson, Bristol, wine merchants—J. Bayley and J.
Routledge, Carlisle, grocers—F. C. Dutton and J. Pendiebury,
Leigh, lancuhire, flour dealers—W. E Holiday and 0. Holiday,
Clapham. Surrey, hatters—T. Platt and K Platt, Hadfield lodge
and Padfield Mills, Derbyshire, spinners—S. Lesley and T.
Ricketts, Birmingham, electro-plated ware manufacturers—G. H.
Taylor and J. Harper. Halifax. Yorkshire, cotton waste dealers
Beaumont, J. White, and J. Whlttinghaffs, Stalybridgil
common brewers, so far as regards J. Whittlngham —W.,
Proctor and J. Proctor, Carlisle, Ironmongers—R. J. Mil-
ton and 8. Weymouth, Waloot-place, Kennington-road,
soap makers—K Hitching and G. Bitching, Birkenhead, tea
dealefs—T. Ashley and J. Wilson, East,lane. Bermondsey, kid
leather dyers—Hannah Plant, F. Hornbuekle, and Mary Horn-
buckle, Heaton Kends, Lancashire, bread bakers—E. Bentley,
J. Priestley, and R. Thwalte, Halifax, Veritably', contractors for
ovens, so far u regards E. Bentley—E. Mann and W. Allan, Man-
chester, solicitors—J. J. Blagbarn and R. Blagburn,
Yorkshire, sea., Gates-
head, Durham, tallow inerchanta—John Whitten and Joseph Whit-
ten, Halifax, orkshire, woollen manufacturers—T. Levitt and F.
&kens, Kingston-upon-Hall, cabinet makers—W. Bayliss, M.
Bayliss. J. Simpson, and K Jones, Darlaston and Monmore Green,
Wolverhsnipton. and Fish-street-hill. City, chain manufacturers
—H. Kiley and J. 0. Artindale, Peterborough, draper—W. Tilly
and F. Tilly. Portsmouth, soap manufacturers—T. Leacher and
B. F. Rennstt, Cannon-street West, general agents—T. Hays and
P. Hays, &Menton. Lancashire, stonemasons —J. Fletcher, K
Fletcher, M. Fletcher, and R Fletcher, Little Lever, Lancashire,
dyers—Ann Womack and 0. R. Womack, Norwich, tailors—
Maria Louisa Moore and Caroline Beeville Maaaingberd. South-
sea, Hants, schoolmistresses—R. Whitehead and J. Mitchell,
Leeds, stone merchants—W. Bates and E. Bawling, Bradford,
Yorkshire. waste dealers—A. J. Smith and P. A. Mawdaley,
Pentre, Flintahire, alkali manufactarers—J. Newton and W.
Hipkiss, Birmingham, eunmakers —G. 8. Miller and B. Barker,
Jun., Liverpool. Mipbrokers—F. M'Ke axle and K. Middleman,
Edinburgh, bakers.
_ SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS._
.

GEORGIC STEPHICII, Timlllo, satiorier, March 13, at kt.Carthy's
Temperance Hotel, Thurso.
JOHN M.CRO•II.I. Clayton, ow Bridge of Zany farmer, March
14, at the Solicitors Library, Perth.

FEARFUL COLLITRY LIVES
LO37.—NZISCatrrLi-ttlos-Trifi, YAWN 6.— TM Northern
coal-field has just been the scene of one more fearful and
fatal catastrophe. At about six o'clock this morning an ex-
plosion of gas occurred in Coslodge Colliery, by which 19
persons have lost their lives. The colliery is situated on
the north side of the Newcastle-town Moor, about a mile
and a half from the town, and is the property of Mr.
Joshua Bower, of Leeds. The workings of the mice are
very extensive, and it appears that at the time in question
30 men and boys were working in the north-east division of
the pit. Of these 19 were killed instantaneously ; the other
11 had been got out alive. In the course of the forenoon
several of the bodies of the dead were brought to bank, but
at the time of the despatch of ourparcel, at one o'clock, four
remained to be discovered. The sufferers are chiefly boys.
At the hour of writing the news of the accident was not
generally known in the town, but calamities of this kind have
become so fearfully prevalent hare that they scarcely cause
any great degree of excitement.

MIDDLE -ROW, If OLBRN.—Yeeterday a deputa-
tion from the Holborn District Board of Works, moan-
ponied by their surveyor and clerk, waited upon the Hoe.
W. Cowper, Chief Commissioner of Public Works sod
Buildings, at the office Whitehall place, to represent to
him the desirability of making the cost of the removal of
Middle-row a charge upon the coal and wine duties, for the
continuance of which a bill is now being prosecuted is par-
liament. Sir S. Morton Peso, Rut., M.P. introdumid the
deputation, and briefly referred to the chief points com-
pacted with the matter under 000sideratioo. John
C. Hall, Req.. member of tbe Metropolitan Board
for Holborn dietriet, stated at some length the
views of the requisitionists, which were in sub-
stance as follows :—That the proposed filling up of the
Holborn valley would be incomplete as a metropolitan im-
provement whilst the traffic east and west was compelled to
filter through the bottle-necked obstruction caused by the
projection of the houses forming Middle-row. That although
the City were to have the administration of the funds
created by the continuance of the duties, the block of
houses knows u Middle-row was within 20 feet of the City
boundaries, and oossequeetly might be considered as part
and parcel of any improvement which the City autho-
rams might undertake. That the coal and wipe
duties were not collected exclusively within the City arra,
but over the whole metropolitan district, end consequently
the funds derivable therefrom might fairly be expended for
the accomplishment of any improvement within the London
district proper. The Hon. Mr. Cowper said the present
bill simply proposed to continue the duties for a specified
period, and that it should be for a subsequent bill to deter-
mine the precise localities in which the revenue should be
expended. lie quite concurred with the deputation in
thinking that the bridging over the Holborn valley would
be incomplete without the removal of Middle-row, • mope-
Many when the traffic from the new statics to be erectod
by the London, Chatham, and Dover and Metropolitan
Railway Companies was taken into sccount. He should
hove much pleasure in assisting the deputation to the
attainment of their views at the proper time.

THE MURDER AT BASCHERCH.-0/1 Thursday
Edward Cooper was brought before the magistrate' et
Shrewsbury, and char with having on Deeember 14,
1862, at the parish of Baachurch, in the county of Salop,
wilfully killed John Cooper, biz son. From the evidence of
16 witnesses it appeared that prisoner was a widower and a
farm servant. He had two children, a boy and a girl—the
former being between eight and nine years of age, and the
latter younger. The boy was deformed, and for mine time
peat his father had bees trying to get people to keep him, of
to get him into the workhouse. He bad the boy at his em-
ployer's house, and got liberty to go with him on Sunday,
Dec. 13, to get someone to keep him. He weal to Han wood,
and with the boy stopped all night in his uncle's hoses.
On the following morning he left for Baachurch, taking
the boy with him, and was seen bysevend persons from seven
o'clock in the morning until two o'clock in the afternoon on
his road to Baschurch, the lad being still in his company.
At two o'clock be went to a cottage without his coat, he
having up to shortly before that time been seen wearing •
coat, end borrowed • spade. He returned home to his em-
ployer's house at three o'clock, cud nothing was beard of the
boy after until the 26th February, when the body was
found buried in scoop's* about 200 yards from the cottage
where he had borrowed a spade. From the appearance of
the body it would seem that it wes not quite dead when it
was boned. There was a handkerchief tied so tightly round
the neck that the medical gentlemen who examined the
body had no doubt that death arose from strangulation.
The prisoner was folly committed for trial at the ensuing
assizes on the charge of wilful murder.—BirmilepAsts Poo.

METROPOLITAN BOARD or Wows.—The weekly
meeting of the board was held yesterday, Mr. ?Awakes in
the chair. The engineer, Mr. J. W. Basalgette brought up
his monthly report upon the progress of the main drainage
works executed on the several lines of sewers construciing
for main drainage purposes, which was adopted. Mr.
Newton. pursuant to notice, moved—" That the coal duty
of la Id. per ton is a tax levied over the area of the me-
tropolis. for metropolitan improvements. That the Metro-
politan Board of Works, more fully than any other municipal
body, memento the whole metropolis over which the
tax in levied ; that in virtue of its constitution as • repre-
sentative body. and its special functions in regard to publis
works, the Metropolitan Board of Works Is the proper
authority to exercise control over the expenditure of the
revenue derived from the coal tax. It is therefore resolved
that them facts be at once pressed upon the attention of the
governroset and the legislature, with a view to obtaining
such alterations in the bill now before perlissoeut for con-
tinuing the coal and wine duties as will constitute this
board the authority for expeediag the whole proceeds el
those duties." Mr. Brooker seconded the motion. Wilda,
after a long discussion, was carried by a majority of 94 to 1.
The routine business having been disposed of, the board
adjourned.

Importing ten without colour on the leaf pre-
vents the Chloe.. waft oR inferior Worn learn ea to the
,seal kinds. Horsham'. Tee le tulooloared therefore Oyer
good Mk% 3•14 la paints* 2.1110 easate.-lAdveitioneat.l