The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-23 00:00:00

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LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 23.

THE outbreaks at Stalybridge, which began on
Friday, form the first breach of the peace that has
occurred during the long period of severe distress
in the Cotton Districts. They are, however, un-
happily of a serious, not to say of an alarming,
kind ; and thought unattended with loss of life or
dangerous personal injuries, have resulted in the
damaging or destruction of a considerable amount of
property. The rioters have directed their principal
attacks against the mills and private dwelling-
houses of certain well-known firms, and the stores
and offices of the Relief Committee, smashing in a
number of shopkeepers' windows by the way.
The military have been sent for, and the Riot
Act has been read. Sixty of the chief rioters have
been taken into custody, and twenty-nine of these
were on Saturday committed by the magistrates for
trial at the Chester Assizes. The alleged, and no
doubt the immediate, cause of the out-
break was the proposed reduction of fourpence
a head in the rate of weekly relief, and the new
system of payment by tickets on shopkeepers in-
stead of money. Before hearing what the local
Relief Committee have to say on the matter it
would, however, be unfair to pronounce a decisive
opinion on the justice, the necessity, or the pro-
priety of these changes. Whatever reasons may
have existed for the proposed reduction in the
rate of relief, observers at a distance can hardly
help regretting that the change should have been
adopted and carried out at a moment when so
much excitement prevailed in the town and neigh-
bourhood. But, of course, trivial changes of this
kind, even though enforced in a harsh, distrust-
ful, and unfriendly spirit, would not for a moment
justify or even excuse the lawless violence of the
mob. Looked at apart, indeed, they are wholly
insufficient to account for this serious outbreak
and wanton destruction of property. English
working mon, even of the most ignorant and de-
graded class, do not hastily take the law into their
own hands, and are the last people in the world
to seek vindictive satisfaction for the first fancied
wrong, or the sudden and violent redress of even a
real injury.

The fact is, the feelings of irritation and dis-
content that exploded at Stalybridge on Friday
had not only been growing and deepening for
many weeks, but bad of late been artificially stimu-
lated, until they had reached a pitch of excitement
and exasperation that might at almost any moment
and on any pretext have led to a breach of the
peace. It is important, however, to remember
that Stalybridge is quite an exceptional case,
and that this excitement and tendency to law-
less acts is in the strictest sense local. The
causes which have produced this unhappy out-
break are of very partial and limited
operation, as all familiar with the history
of the distressed districts, or in the least ac-
quainted with the feelings and opinions of the
cotton operatives as a body, know perfectly well.
Those causes have often been adverted to by our
Special Correspondent, and some of them are
clearly detailed in his letter of this morning refer-
ring to this lameetable riot. In the first
place, it must be remembered that the opera-
tives of Stalybridge are unhappily amongst
the least instructed of their clam. There
has always existed amongst them the dregs or
sediment of the old physical force Chartist agita-
tion, and this, as may be imagined, is a violent
and excitable element that would naturally strive
to work its way to the surface in a season of dis-
turbance and distress. The position and circum-
stances of the operatives at Stalybridge have un- '
happily afforded but too much scope for the opera-
tion of this evil influence. They have been sub-
jected, in common with the limited district of
which Ashton is the centre, to special trials and
temptations. Owing to the unfortunate jealousies
and animosities, political and religious, that
divide the town, there have been at Ashton from
the first, rival Relief Committees actively canvas-
sing for operative support, and outbidding each
other in the rate of relief afforded, as well ea in
the amount of wages offered to the girls and women
in the rival sewing-schools. While Ashton has
thus been, as it were, glutted with relief, Staly-
bridge, only four miles off, has been comparatively
starved. Thcre is there only one Committee of
Relief, and they have of course been obliged to act
on more fired and economical principles than pre-
vailed in the adjacent town. The operatives
have known and felt the difference, and this
tended to produce a feeling of irritation and
discontent. This feeling seems to have been
industriously worked upon by the old Chartist
agitators, who had, since the total collapse of
the movement, lived in' comparative seclusion,
amongst others by an obscure dissenting clergy-
man, once locally notorious as a Chartist dema-
gogue. Indignation meetings were held ten days
ago at the instigation of those who hoped to
turn the present feeling to personal or poli-
tical account. Strong resolutions against the
method of affording relief were passed at those
meetings, and it is very possible that the conduct
of some of the inillowners or the local authorities
may have afforded some pretext for these proceed-
ings. The important point to be noticed is that
the feeling is strictly local. There is no prospect
or probability of its spreading through the distressed

districts, or affecting any considerable body. of the
cotton operatives in any of the larger towee. - On
the contrary, we believe the great mass of working
men in the North will deplore this disgraceful out-
break as sincerely as any other class of their fellow-
countrymen.
Undoubtedly, however, the outbreak shows in
• forcible and significant manner the dangers to be
apprehended from supporting • large body of
working men in enforced idleness by charitable
relief. While such idleness must be a severe
trial to all the higher virtues of character in the
very best, it will inevitably soon prove destructive
to others less gifted. There are • vast number of the
weaker, the less informed and less reflective, whoare
altogether creatures of instinct and habit, and who,
when the habit of work, the routine of industrial
occupation is gone, lose most other virtues with
it, and become the easy victims of appetite and
passion. In • word, amongst only a million ope-
ratives there must be • large number who cannot
stand the trial of such a crisis, and must be fatally
demoralised by continued inaction. Can nothing
be done to provide these men with work I That
is the serious question of the hour, and every day
it becomes more serious, more urgent, more im-
perative. Here is perhaps the finest body of
free workmen any country could show, waiting for
employment, earnestly asking for it, and ready to
accept it in almost any form and in any direction.
Is there no place where work for them might
be found, no capital available for setting
this vast industrial machine once more in motion
At present the arrested industry is • pure burden
on the resources of the country. Once in motion
it would be immensely adding to the capital em-
ployed, and increasing the wealth of the world.
Cannot the necessary capital for assisting this
vast force of free industry be obtained I Surely,
to judge from the assistance freely offered for
other purposes, the capital could easily be secured.
If a great slave industry is in distress, for example,
capitalists are to be found who freely offer mil-
lions for its relief. To establish and extend a
gigantic system of slave labour, money enough can,
it appears, at any moment be found in this couutry.
It can hardly be that when a large system
of free industry is reduced to temporary distress
no capital is forthcoming for its support. Capital
is all that is really needed. Fields of remunerative
labour are abundant. There is ample scope in
our colonies for the employment of at least •
portion of those who have no prospect of work
at home. Queensland is anxious to have almost
any number of emigrants, and the emigrants are
anxious to go. Surely some company, some
society, some association might be formed to assist
in carrying out effectually so noble and patriotic an
object.

RECALL or rpm Gas= Muturris.—The Greek
government have recalled M. Tricoupi, their
minister here, and have abolished the Greek Lega-
tion in London. M. Tricoupi goes back to Greece
this week. The Morning Post says that this step
arises from "an excessive desire for economy,"
and that the other missions at the principal capi-
tals of Europe are also abolished.

CONSECRATION or THE BISHOP or GLOTICTSFER
AND THE Bienor or Gouutuitx.—The new bishops
will be consecrated in Canterbury Cathedral on
Wednesday next, March 25. The service will com-
mence at half-peat 11 o'clock, and the sermon will
be preached by Dean Alford. A train, which leaves
Victoria Station, Pimlico (Chatham and Dover
Railway), at 7.45 a.m., will arrive at Canterbury
in time. The Archbishop of Canterbury and tho
Bi■bops of Worcester, Sydney, and Melbourne will
take part in the service.

THZ VOLUNTEER-9 OW EAST= MONDAY.—AU
difficulties Mto the ground at Brighton for the
Easter Monday field-day have been satisfactorily
overcome, and the War-ofiice arrangements will be
made as soon as the Lord-Lieutenant of Soll6ol'll
sanction has been obtained for the assembling of
the volunteers at Brighton.—Time.

FtTIMAL or SIICJAMIS OUTRAM.—Owing to
Wednesday being a saint's day the funeral of Sir
James Outram will take place at 1 o'clock instead
of at 12, as previously announced, in Westminster
Abbey.

Mawr COMIIMIONB.—The next examination for
direct commissions in the army will be held on
9 Monday the 4th of May next, and following days.

CELEBRATION IN GIBRALTAR 07 THE MAE:Laos
or no Panics or Wauta—W• read in the Gibraltar
Chronicle of the 111dt in :—" The public celebration of
the wedding-day of the Prince and Princess of Wales, which
yesterday made our streets gay with banners, wreaths, and
tapestry, was well snetaineil by the brilliant illamioatioo
which ushered in the eveaing. Nearly every house was illu-
minated, end the whole town was promenading the streets
to view the various deviate and transparencies. From soon
after sunset until past 10 o'clock the principal streets were
densely thronged, and, when viewed from the windows
above, presented the appearance of an ever-moving stream of
heads. Elefortimately the weather was not propitious."
At Rome, on the day of the Prince of Wales's
merrily's, the British midgets had a steeplechase in the
Campaigns., in spite of the Pope's prohibition of any such
break-neck amusements as racing or fox-hunting within
sight of the cupola of St. Peter. In the evening a number
of British noblemen and gentlemen, needy all members of
the EDO& club, gave a handsome entertainment, consist-
, :rag of a coneersatione with music and refreshments, and
concluding with • supper, to which about 150 guests at
down. Signor Castellani, the eminent jeweller at Rome,
I is to be commissioned to execute an ornament of Roman
style and workmanship for her royal highness.

Lord Sudety has been appointed lord-lieutenant
of the county of Montgomery.

Her Imperial Highness the Duchess do Brabant
left the Clarsodou Hotel oo Saturday morning for Dover,
en route for Brussels. Her imperial high mem was attended
by the Countries d'l've, Count de 'annoy, and a numerous
retinue.

His Royal Highness the Count of Flanders, at-
tended by Major Burnell, left the Clarendon Hotel on
Saturday laat for Brume's.

The Duke of Wellington presents his compli-
ments toe cotsroporary, and states that the presentation
of Mr. Tillett at the late levee we. made in entire ignorance
of that pompon's character. and of the fact of his having
been convicted of felony.

At the evening meeting of the members of the
Royal Institution, on Friday, Mr. Balfour Stewart delivered
a lecture, "Oa the nature of the forms produang the
greater magnetic disturbances."

On Thursday next Mr. Gladstone, it is stated,
will introduce a bill authorising the issue of certificates of
stock held in the public feeds. The object of this measure
is to facilitate the transfer of stock by affording to indivi.
duals an option of holding it in such a form that they ma
treader it in any part of the world with u much ease as a
bank-note. The bolder will, if be chooses, be able to have
the certificate made out io his own name instead of to bearer.
The coupons, however, attached to the certificates will all
be payable to bearer.
TAZ PRINCE OF WILLIS AND THZ MINING IN-
Faust.—Several incorrect statements having obtained
currency as to the amount received by the Prioce of Wales
from the duchy, as derived from the mines in Cornwall and
Devoe, we have been requested to state that the income
derived from duchy property is about G COM. net, awl
issues out of ten different and dietent counties. Cornwall
and Devoe are among the learn profitable. la three coentise
the keel gross produce from mime, ha., is about 6,500 E
per annum, out of which a large portion is from guarder of
granite and elate. and china clay. Deducting these last
items, and also the payment of salaries of the Stennary
officers (about 1.2401.), the net revenue from mines is about
4,3(101.. and this amount is only obtained from minerals
and mines on the Prime's ewe land, is which, aniorw•
nately, nose of the rich minisg districts are situate. Is
fort. ever since 1838 the Duke of Cornwall barn become only
a fourth or fifth-rate landowner is Cornwall, end a still
smeller me in Devoe. It will thus be men bow small a
pecuniary interest the Prism has io the metallic mince. We
are also Informed that Om other landowner (Mr. Basset)
receives ia due dose about 20,0001. per sanum. —MUM.;
Journal'.

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 23, 1863.

Inc ann.
4
WINDSOR CASTI.4 KU= 21.
The Duchess of Brabant, attended by the Coun-
ties d'Yve, left the Castle last night.
The Count of Flanders arrived at the Castle hat evening,
and accompanied the Duchess of Brabant to London.
The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Louie of Here,
walked end drove in the grounds this morning.
Princes. Beatrice took a carriage airing.
Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, arrived at
the Castle this afternoon.

SOIfDAT, MARCH n.

The Queen, Priem and Princess Louis of Here, Princess
Helens, Prince Arthur, aad Prince Leopold, with the
Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, attended divine service
this morning in the private chapeL The Rev. F. C. Cook,
Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen, preached the sermon.

The Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Mary, and the
Duke of Cambridge, visited the Prince and Princess of
Wales on Saturday, at Buckingham Palace.
The Prince and Princess of Wales welt to Marlborough-
house in the forenuon.

The Prince and Princess Christian, with the Princess
Dimmar, Prince Frederick, Prince William, and Prince
Waldemar, and Princess Thyra, of Denmark,visited the Prince
and Princess of Wales.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Christian of
Denmark, and the Princess Dagmar, took a drive in an open
carriage in the afternoon.
The Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark, attended
by Colonel Francis Seymour, C. 8., visited Marlborough-
house.
Prince Frederick of Hew Cassel and the Duke of If ol-
stein-Glucksburg visited sod took leave of the Prince sod
Princess of Wales in the afternoon.

The Duke of Cambridge, the Prince and Princess Chris-
tian, Princess Dagmar, Prince Frederick, and Prince Wil-
liam, of Denmark, dined with the Prince and Prinosea of
Wales at Buckingham Palace in the evening. General arid
Madame d'Oxholm, the Counteas Beventlow, and Colonel
Francis Seymour, C. 8., were in attendance on the Danish
royal family. Colonel Tyrwhitt attended the Duke of Cam-
bridge.
Yesterday morning the Prince and Princess of Wales and
the Duke of Cambridge attended divine service in the
Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Bishop of Manchester
preached the sermon from St. John's Gospel, chapter 20,
verse 17. The anthem was Psalm 130, "Out of the deep "
(Prince Albert). The Earl of St. Germans, Viscount Syd-
ney, the Bishop of London, and several other peers were
present. The Countess de Grey and ',rout -Colonel Koppel
were in waiting on the Prince and Princess.
The Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark, with the
Pincessee Dagmar and Thyra, Princes Frederick, William,
and Waldemar, visited the Prince and Princess of Wales.
Prince and MOONS Christian, Prince Frederick, Princess
Delmar, and Priam William, attended by Colonel Francis
Seymour, visited the Zoological-gardens in the Regent's-
park.
The Prises of Wales has honoured Mr. Marshall Wood
with sittings for the bust of his royal highness which Mr.
Wood is executing for the corporation of London.
Prince Louis of Hesse, attended by Captain Westerweller,
left Buckingham Palace on Saturday for Windsor Castle.
The Duke of Cambridge visited Prince Frederick of Hesse
Cassel and the Duke of Holstein-Glucksburg, on Saturday,
and took leave of their royal and serene higuesses. Prince
Frederick and the Duke of Holstein, attended by Baron
Oertzen, M. de Roepatorff, Captain von Kau, and Lieute-
smot-Colonel du Plat, left town at & o'clock on Saturday
evening for Dover, and embarked on the Vivid for the
Continent.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday, at
the official residence of the First Lord of the
Treasury, in Downing-street The Ministers pre-
sent were Viscount Palmerston, Earl Granville,
Sir George Grey, Earl Russell, the Duke of New-
castle, Sir G. C. Lewis, Sir Charles Wood, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset,
the Right Ron. T. Milner Gibson, the Right Ron.
Edward Cardwell, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and
the Right son. C. P. Villiers.

The Committee of the Privy Council on Education lied
• meeting on Saturday at the Council-office. Present—the
Lord President, Earl Rural, the Duke of Somerset, the
Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Sir George Grey, sod the Vioe-Presideot.
Mr. John B. Fell sot Mr. John Shaw had an interview
with the Right Hoo. T. Milner Gibson on Saturday, at the
Aloe of the Board of Trade, on the encroachments of the
Ulverston and Lancaster Railway on the Leveu navigation.
Despatches ware sent on Saturday from the Calonial-olfice
to the Governors of the North American Provinces, Her.
muds, and to the Lord High Comndoicerer of the loni►n
Wanda.

THZ PRINCE or WALLY.—His Royal Highness
thit, Prince of Waite honoured the London Stereoscopic
Company with s sitting at Suckiogham Palace on Saturday.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess
Christieu of Denmark, accompanied by Prince Fade.
rick, Prince William, ►nd Prince Waldemar, sad the Print
comes Darner and Thyra, are expected to take leave of
their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales
to-day, and, with their retinue, take their departure for the
Continent, on their return to Denmark.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and
Princess of Wales do not intend going to Sandringham
Mall, the Prinoe's mat in Norfolk, tomorrow, ea wee
contemplated, but will go itudead to Windsor Castle,
to stay a few days with her Majesty and the royal family
According to the latest arrangement, it is the
intention of the Prince and Princes, to leave for Sandring-
ham on Friday next by special train. A portion of the
Prince of Wales' household leave on Wednesday to com-
plete preparations for the reception of the Prince and Prin-
cess at Sandringham.

Since the marriage of the Prince of Wales the
whole of the establishment of his royal highness have gone
entirely out of mourning. Up to the time of the wedding,
they, in common with the household of her Majesty, wore
mourning, bat it is now completely abandoned.
Viscount and Viscounteas Palmerston entertained
at dinner on Saturday evening, at .Cambridge-honee, a die.
tioguished circle, including his Excelleocy the Italian
Minister, the Marchioness (Maria) of Ailesbury, the Ear
and Countess of ehafteabory and Lady Victoria Ashley,
the Earl Cowper, Viscountess Jocelyn and MiasesJocelyn,
Lord Broughton, Lord and Lady Harry Valle, Mr.
Chichester Forteecue, 11. P., and Frances, Countess Waldo.
grave ; Mr. Beaumoot, M.P., and Lady Margaret Beaumont,
Hon. Gilbert [lndium* M.P., Hon. Evelyn Ashley, Mr.
Wood, Mr. Arthur Rummell, M.P., Ac. Later in the evening
Viscountess Palmerston had an assembly, which was most
numeroualy attended, the company including many of the
leading members of the corps cliplomatiquc, and a long list
of the members of the aristocracy of all shades of politics.
Amongst the visitors were his Serene Highness Prince
Frederick of Holstein, and the Princess Obeenovieh of
dervia.

The Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland left
Stafford House on Saturday, for Clivedeo, until after
Dieter, when the ducher will take up tier abode at the
Duke of Devonshire's residence at Chiswick.

The Duke and Duchene of Argyll are expected
to leave their villa at Kensington on Friday next, for
Itoieneath, his grace's seat, near Dumbarton.

The Earl and Countess Runnel' and family leave
lowa at the close of this week for Pembroke Lodge gash.
mood, for the Faster recess.

The Earl Granville entertained a large party at
dimmer on Saturday at Ws residence in Brutourariet.

The Earl and Countess De Grey and Ripon leave
town at the close of the week for Studley Park, war Ripon,
for the Fester hohdays.

The Earl of Sandwich has arrived at hie resi-
dence in Groovenoroqunro, from Hinchinbroks, new Hunt-
inidog•

The Earl and Countess of Mount•Edgcumbe have
arrived in town from IfountrEdicurnbs. His lordship has
takes a resideom in Grosvanor•straet for Om /44•011.

LATEST INTELLIGENCbi.

AUSTRIA AND POLAND.

The Earl and Countess of Verulam and Lady
Harriet Griteston left tows on Saturday, for Corhanibury
Park, to paw Use Baater mesas.

It is believed that the next Drawing-room will
be held on Tuesday, the 28th of April.

The Vienna Preset announces that a new im-
perial ordinanee hu been issued relative to the
measures to be taken with regard to the Poles
who take refuge on Austrian territory, and to volun-
teers who flock to Poland. The tribunals of the
jurisdiction of the superior court of Cracow, when-
ever there shall not be indications of participation
in a secret society, or of enrolment for foreign
military service, must confine themselves to stating
the acts imputed to the accused, also their natio-
nality and their domicile. Those belonging to the
Austrian empire, after a summary examination,
will be sent by the police to their home.. Fo-
reigners will be detained provisionally at Olmutz or
at Iglau. Seventy-one insurgents who had fled
into Gallicia had been sent to the latter city.

Lord and Lady Willoughby IYEreaby entertained
at dieser en Saturday, at their reeidence on the Terrace,
Piccadilly, Lord and Lady William Osborne, Lord and
Lady Colville, Viscount Chelsea and Lady Augusta Cadogsn,
Colonel the Hoe. James Macdonald, Colonel and the Hoe.
Mrs. Dudley Carleton, lion. Gilbert Liestlicole, and Mr.
Bony Mslbsak.