The Express.
London, England, 1867-03-27 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

ARMED PEACE.

The Belgian War-office, having instituted an
inquiry respecting the armaments which are going
on in Europe, the following information has been
obtained :

FIIANCE.-4 40,000 Chassepot rifles are in course of manu-
facture, the greatest portion to be finished before the Ist of
ltarcb, heiß.

PRI'AMIA.—The needle gun and rifled cannon system to
be maintained. The gnn manufactories are very busy in
completing the stores for the arsenals. 1,100,0n0 breech-
loading steel barrels have been ordered mince the war.

Ar...erat.t.—The alteration of 600,000 guns on the Wanzl
principle ; :700,000 to be completed by the end of the year.
Sot TH 4:ERNIANT.—Bararia, Wurtemburg, Baden, and
Hesse-Darmstadt adopt the breech-hauling gun, on the un-
derstanding that the system may be changed if the experi-
ments which are going on at Munich arc not found to be
satisfactory. The Prussian rifled cannon is preferred, and
large orders are in course of execution.

EViiiANli.-1:,0,000 Enfield rifles are already converted
on the Snider principle. 3.10,0P0 guns of the mine kind
will 10, ready in the coui,e of the year. 1,000 genii are
being converted every .:ay in the government manufac-
tories. -1•2‘; rifled c•nnons of various cciihres will be maim.
factored by the end of the year.
It u•si.t.--600,0a) guns are being converted on the C.ir'e
principle (a modification of the needle-gun). ••
be ready by the beginnii.g noit par.
cannons are in course of const, the
field batterie•,.

DECLAIM.—The chambira h.• .1., : ,tim for
the conversion of the present gd, ;doaders, but
the model gun has not yet Is.•en ..!.on.
ffou.aNn.—The conv,rsiou of ;he prtdent arm into
guns on the St'll.ler principle.
ITALY, SPAIN, I'OKTi•.:aL, GREECE.—The breechloading
gun adopted. Spain and Greece have ordered cannon
from the manufactory of M. Krupp, of Kasen, in l'rtt.Nia.

I:Etutuis will continue the u=al of the titled Pnhaian
cannons adopted in 1864, and will bring into use the
breechloading small ann.

(11EUTER's
AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, MARCH 27.

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It is stated that the treaty of commerce between
Austria and Belgium will be finally concluded this
week. Baron von Beust will accept his election as
a member of the Bohemian Diet.

SERVIA.

BELGRADE, MARCH 26, EVENING.

The Prince of Sonia has issued a proclamation
announcing to the inhabitants his departure for
Constantinople on Thursday next, in order to
thank the Sultan for the evacuation of the Servian
fortresses. The only condition of the evacuation
is that the Turkish flag shall be hoisted on the
citadel beside the Servian standard. During
Prince Michael's absence the government will be
conducted by the Council of Ministers.

ROME AND ITALY.
ROME, MARCH ?6.

The official Journal of Rome of to-day declares it
to be incomprehensible that the speech from the
throne at the opening of the parliament at
Florence should have spoken of the legitimate
liquidation of the ecclesiastical property. Such a
measure, it continues, is illegal spoliation
suffered by the church, and cannot be legitimate,
when ho who can alone authorise it will never ac-
cord his sanction.

THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT.
FLORENCE, MAACH 21, Everinta.
The Chamber of Deputies to-day confirmed 15
elections.
Official intelligence has been received here of the
death of Senator Do Filippi at Hong Kong.

THE BOMBAY MAIL.
SUM, MARCH 26.
The Baroda, from Bombay March 14, arrived at
midnight yesterday (25th).

AMERICA.
(BY ATLANTIC TZLICIIAPIL )

NEW YORK, BLutem 2li, 6 P.M.

A revolution is reported to have broken out
in Hayti. President Jeffrard is said to have
escaped on board a French num-of-w•ar.
The Inman steamship City of Limerick arrived
out to-day.
Closing prices :—Cold, 134. Sterling exchange
on London, 109. 5-20 United States Bouds, 1001;
Illinois, 1151; Erie, 57i. Cotton : Middling Up-
land, 31i.

Vitt ettUrt.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Mesa( 26.

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Christian,
drove out yesterday afternoon, attended by the Duchess of
Roxburgbe.
Her Majesty, with Prince and Princess Christian, drove
out this morning in a carriage and four. Major-General
Hon. A. N. Hood, Equerry in Waiting, was in attendance
upon horseback.
Princess Louise, attended by the Hon. Emily Cathcart,
went out walking. Prince Leopold also walked out,
attended by Mr. Legg.
Princess Louise went to London last evening, and was
present at the Pbilharmonio Concert in Hanover-square.
Lady Caroline Barrington, the Hon. Lucy Kerr, the Hon.
Emily Cathcart, and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Ben.
thick, were in attendance.

Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstono, was also
present at the concert.
Rear-Admiral Henry Mangles Denham, PALS., Mr.
Henry Pennell, Mr. Ceorge Harvey, ]'resident of the
Royal Scottish Academy ; and Mr. Noel Paton, R.S.A.,
her Majesty's Limner for Scotland, arrived at the Castle
to-day, and had the honour of knighthood conferred upon
them by her Majesty. The Queen was accompanied by
Princess Louise during the ceremony.
Lord Crofton, Lord in Waiting ; Lieutenant-General Sir
Henry Bentinek, Groom in Waiting; and Major-General
the Hon. A. N. Hood, Equerry in Waiting, were present.
The Duchess of Roxburghe left the Castle this morning.
Sir James Clark has also left the Castle.

Lady Churchill has succeeded the Counteu of Caledon
as Lady in Waiting, and horn Raglan baa succeeded Lord
Crofton as Lord in Waiting to the Queen.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of Canada, the Cape of Good
Hope, Natal, and St. Helena.
Despatches were sent to the Governors of Malta, the
Mauritius, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Labium, the Straits Set.
tlements, the Australian Colonies, the Cape of Good
Hope, and Natal.

Her Majesty will, it is expected, visit their
Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales towards
the close of this week, and will very probably remain a
night at Buckingham Palace.
Mrs. Thomas Rani entertained at dinner last
evening, at her residence in Gloucester-square, Hyde-park,
his Excellency the Italian Minister, Prince Ouroussow,
Baron de Loe, Lord John Hay, Lady Suffield, the Hon.
Henry Strut; the Hon. Mrs. Loyd-Lindsay, the Right
Hon. W. E. and Mrs. Gladstone, Mr. and Lady Ma egret
Beaumont, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Button, and Mr. John
S. Lumley. Later in the evening Mrs. Ralli had a musical
party, which was numerously and fashionably attended.

The Right Hun. the Speaker will hold his first
levee (full dress) this evening (Wednesday) at 10 o'clock.

According to the Cape of Good Hope papers a
royal proclamation had been issued by the Queen of Mada-
gascar, forbidding civilians to wear hats with brims. That
privilege is restricted to the government officers. The
civilians are now wearing a kind of skull cap. Many wear
their old hats with the brims torn off. The btreeta are
strewed with the discarded brink

EXPRFSS FROM PARIS.

01011 ma owi oweroirom.)

PAM, TrESDAT EVENING.

The Luxembourg question is presented to-day
by the Path press in a more serious manner than
it has ever yet been. In the first place the Pays,
whose editor, Grapier de Cassagnac, was first em-
ployed to put forth feelers on the subject, as he
daily does for the annexation of Belgium, says :
In what the journals call the Luxembourg question, there
are two distinct things. In the first place, the newspaper
rumours in circulation ; and next, the negotiations which
the French government is pursuing or may pursue. As to
the rumours, we of course publish them for the satisfaction
of the legitimate curiosity of our reader.. We cannot
allow them to be ignorant of what is said on a subjezt of
great importance. But as to the negotiation., of which
we du not profess to know anything, it is v‘ ry probable
that we should not in any case speak of them to the
public. These are grave and delicate questions, its to
which it may he said tit they have no commencement
but only an end. We hop that this will have au end.

Next comes Senator ihferonttii•re'a j mncil, La
Fria, ~ which affirmed the other (lay that there
was no truth in the reported negotiations about
the cession of Luxembourg, and now, having
obviously Kiceiced instructions identical with
those given t,r tho Pays, contradicts itself
as follows :
We are reproached with our incredulity on the subject
of pretended negotiations for the cession of Luxeib-nirg
to France. We arc not going to revert to what we have
already said. But if it be true, as certain journals per-
sist, that p,rrperfrra are going on relative to this affair,
we may be permittel to think that a sentiment of
patriotism and propriety should repress conjectures and
discussions which could only serve to compromise nego-
tiations of great national Interest.

That Napoleon 111. is trying hard to annex
Luxembourg there can be no manner of doubt. We
hear of *instant telegraphic correspondence be-
tween Paris and Berlin, and Paris and the Hague.
M. Charles Baudin, tho French minister plenipo-
tentiary at the Hague, who was expected in Paris
for his brother's wedding, writes to his family that
ho fears public business will prevent him from
coming. Letters from Luxembourg state that the
rumour, which was at first received with incre-
dulity, is now causing immense excitement in the
town. A number of functionaries from French
neighbouring departments have arrived in the pro-
vince, are paying visits to the moat notable fiuni-
lies, and are, in the most barefaced way, beginning
a canvass fora plebiscite. The King of Holland
has, I believe, come into the French view of the
subject, but it still seems to me next to certain
that Prussia will oppose an invincible obstacle. I
hope it may never turn out that English ministers,
under the Idea of preserving the peace of the
world by propitiating France, have put any diplo-
matic pressure upon Prussia to yield this point.
The French party which desires the annexation of
Luxembourg desires also the annexation of Belgium
and the Rhine. Luxembourg would only be a
whet to French appetite. The best way to keep
France quiet is for all powers to lay down the
rigorous rule that she must not have another inch
ofj territory, and above all things not to sanction
the fallacious principle of universal suffrage to con-
firm the conquest or the sale of a people.
Although it continues to be said that there will
be no official inauguration of the Universal Exhi-
bition on April 1, I hear that the Emperor will
visit the building on the opening day, and inspect
only those departments which will be then com-
plete. These, I fear, will be extremely limited.
The Bourse was extremely heavy. Rent° fell
20c. for cash and 121 c. for account, closing at Gdfr.
05c. and 68fr. 925 c. Mobilier fell 13fr. 75c. All
the securities dependent on the Mobilier were de-
pressed, owing to a report that a combination with
the Societd Immobilii,re and the Comptoir d'Es-
compte had fallen to the ground. There was a talk of
negotiations for the sale of the Hotel du Louvre
and Grand Hotel, which belong to the Socik
mobilike, to some English capitalists, for a sum of
between 30 and 40 millions. Credit Foncier fell
10fr., and Italian 30c. The Northern Railway fell
10fr., Lyons Gfr. 25c., and Southern ilfr.
The money article of the Press• notices a rumour
that the negotiations reLitive to Luxembourg are
broken off.

TUE GALE.
WRECKS ON THE IRISH COAST.
WEXFORD, Masai 24.
Intelligence was received here yesterday (says
William Coghlan, Esq., the collector of customs), that a
ship was riding at anchor close to the shore in the North
Ray, near Blackwater Head, and that she was in very great
danger. It was blowing very hard from the south at the
time, and the weather was thick. The Civil Service lifeboat
of the National Lifeboat Institution was thereupon at once
launched, and proceeded under sail to the vowel, which was
found to be the barque Loretta, of Liverpool, having a
crew of 14 men on board. She was bound from Antwerp
to Liverpool in ballast. The services of the lifeboat were
gladly accepted by the master, as one of the chains had
parted, and had the other given way, the ship and her
crew must in all probability have been lost, as the sea was
running very high. With peat difficulty the lifeboat
boarded the barque, and with the aid of two steam tugs,
which subsequently arrived, she was taken safely outside
the banks.

TYRELLA, DUNDRUSI BAY, Makes 24.
A sloop was observed to be stranded yesterday morning,
about one mile from the wutchhouse m Dundrnm Bay,
during a fresh gale of wind. She was the William, of
Peimpol, bound to Iceland with gear, salt, and provisions
for cud fishing. The crew laid out both anchors in hopes
of getting her off, as she was stranded at low water mark,
and they could have walked :shore had they been desirous
to leave their vessel, but this they would not do. As the
gale increased and the tide made, it was known that the
smack would probably part from her anchors in the
broken water, and indeed she shortly did so, and came
broadside to the sea. The lifeboat of the National Life-
boat Institution was quickly launched, and proceeded to
the scene of the wreck, but in the meantime seven of the
crew had left in their own boat, and had succeeded in
reaching the shore, but were unable to return for the re-
mainder of the crew. The vessel noon foundered, or
otherwise tilled with water, as the sea washed completely
over her. When near the wreck two of the ears of the
lifeboat were broken, and she was driven to lee-
ward and on to the beach, in spite of all the ex-
ertions of the crew. The boat was, however, again
taken to windward and launched, but with a similar want of
success. By this time, however, through the severity of
the weather, some of the gallant men in the lifeboat were
exhausted by their exertions, but volunteers were soon
obtained in their places, and the boat was again launched
and proceeded through the broken water. Every sea tilled
her, but she behaved most nobly under these trying cir-
cumstances, and after great difficulty, the vessel was
reached, and the six poor fellows who were left in her
were rescued from their perilous position and brought
safely ashore in the lifeboat. The master of the
smack fell into the water while endeavouring to
numb the lifeboat, but was rescued by the exertions of
those in the bout, after being some minutes under water.
Great praise is due to the coxswain and crew of the life-
boat for their persevering and gallant services on this occa-
sion, as they suffered much from their exertions and ex-
posure to the severe gale then blowing. The cost of this
lifeboat, as well as of three others, was presented to the
National Lifeboat Institution a few years ago by a hence
volent lady, and her boats have since saved scores of lives.

The youthful Earl Rivers. was buried last week.
His father and mother I licd last year, and his sister was
killed just before by lightning in the Alps, while on her
wedding tour. The youthful nobleman was only 1; years
old. lie was the fifth earL His ancestor was Sir William
Pitt, an Elizabethan diplomatist. The Chathams are a
younger branch of the Rivers family. The late countess
was a sister of Lord Granville. The Into earl is succeeded
by his uncle. The father of the late earl, fearing that
his son was not likely to live, would have cut off the entail
for the sake of hie daughters ; but the son not having
reached 21 yaws of age before his father died, could not
give his consent. If the son had lived until he was 21
he would have cut off the entail. By the operation of the
law of primogeniture, the father, with a magnificent estate,
could not make a provision for his daughters, nor the son
make a provision for his sisters.

THE PROSECUTION OF MR. EYRE.

(THIS DAY.)

(BT TEL/ARAM.,

MARKET DRAYTON, WLDIIIISDAY Arms:roes.
Mr. Eyre surrendered at noon to-day, and
entered the court with Mr. Gillen', who appears for th
defence. A solitary attempt was made at applause, but it
was immediately suppressed.
Mr. Fitzjauo, Stephen opened the case in an elaborate
speech-

THE ENGINE-DRIVERS' STRIKE.

LATEST PARTICULARS.-(THLS DAY.)

The whole of the Brighton Inca have tendered
their willingness to return to their duties, the men :at the
metropolitan cud of the line still remaining resolute. The
servants of the company living at Brighton needs r
nearly one-half of the engine-.'rivers, a.el with such
an influx to those r.lreioly erop7oyed the working of
I the trains this morning assmned a far different
aspect to that of )-ester-day. The whole of the
main Sine service has been resumed, a h the
exception of sonic slight delay in starting the early
trains, but little interruption has taken litre.
The trains travelling to the suburban entities, altheegh
not strictly adhering to the time tables, lime fully
realised the demand of passengers ; and sve are
informed that moat of the Munchen in connexion
with the wain line service are being worked. Only
in one instance has the traffic been eutirely stopped.
between Kensington and Clapham Junction. In that
ease, however, little inconvenience has been Mt. in cut.
sequence of the trains belonging to the South Western
Railway running in the same direction. The applica•
Goes at the engineers' department for situations in
the plane of the men on strike have been very
numerous to-clay, and it is said the full comple.
ment of firemen have already been engaged. Milers a
new driver is engaged, be is accompanied on the engine by
a travelling inspector, guard, or other experienced person,
in order to be initiated into the working of the signals;
awl as an encouragement to the new man, and a further
guard against mishaps, plate-layers have been stationed
along the line between the signal posts with flag indicators•

BRIGHTON, WZDNESDAT MORNING.

The strike is at an end so far as this part of the system
is concerned, and there is no doubt but that during the
day nearly the whole of the men residing here or on the
branch lines will offer themselves for work. Last evening
the men sent delegates to thu Brighton station front
their committee•room in the town, with a view
to test the feelings of the officials, and as soon
as the determination of the directors was made known
to receive the men back to work till Thursday active nego-
tiations commenced. At the request of the men, Mr.
Craven, the locomotive superintendent, saw them at their
committee•room, and after some discussion they signified
their intention to return to work this morning on the con-
cessions of the directors. During the evening they had
delegates, and telegraphic messages passing to and fro with
the Loudon committee, but it is understood the latter re.
fused to give in. The decision of the Brighton men was,
however, telegraphed up to town. The men have hitherto
kept faith with their promise, and the main line triffic Is
working with its accustomed smoothness. By this evening
all the branch lines will likewise be in working order.

In committee on Representation of the People
Bill, Mr. Colville proposes, at clause 4, line 19, after
" and," to insert. " who shall be seised at law or in equity
of any lands or tenements of copyhold or any other tenure
whatever, except freehold, for his own life, or for the life
of another, or for any lives whatsoever, or for any larger
estate of the clear yearly value of nut less than U. over and
and above all rents and charges payable out of or in respect
of the same, shall be entitled to vote in the election of a
knight or knights of the shire to serve in any future par.
Bement for the county, or for the riding, parts, or division
of the county in which such lands or tenements shall be
respectively situate."—Mr. Dillwyn intends to move a
clause providing that persons entitled to vote at city and
borough elections shall only he entitled to give one vote
fur one member.

After the second reading of Metropolitan Im-
provements Mil, Mr. Treeby will move that it be committed
to • select committee.

In committee on Canada Railway Loan, Mr.
Adderley will move the following resolution :—" That
the comtnissionen of her Majesty's treasury be authorised
to guarantee interest, at a rate not exceeding four per
centum per annum, on any principal money, not exceeding
three million pounds sterling, to he raised by loan by the
government of Canada for the construction of a railway
connecting Quebec and Halifax."

On Friday Mr. H. Seymour proposes to call the
attention of the house to the desire of the Red River
settleumut, in North America, to be formed into a crown
colony.

Mr. Monk, on Monday, will ask the Attorney-
General whether he considers the doubts which have arisen
as to the legal time for the publication of banns of natri•
mony in churches during morning service to be well
founded; and if so, whether it is the intention of the govern•
meta to introduce a measure during the present session for
removing those doubts, for legalising marrieges knowingly
solemnised without due publication of banns, and foe
relieving clergymen who may have celebrated such mar-
riages from the serious penalties they have incurred under
the act 4th tire°. IV., et. 76.

The agricultural operation of sowing is a month
late in the south of England in consequence of the uuge-
nial weather. From the Lime cause the fanner. b.u•e
lost a great number of lamb,' in that part of the cou::try.

The captain of a Swansea trader just arrived in
Southampton reports much damage to shipping. He nle;
a trader in the Irish Chanwa, the captain of which hml
broken both his legs, one of them in two plsees. The
crew had set one of the legs, but could not set the other.
They did not know whereabouts they wer.•. and could not
ran, on account of the weather, to any ne.Lr port for
shelter or assistance.

ROYAL INSTITUTION.-011 Saturday afterno..r.,
in the course of the last of a series of six keen, ,ai
„Cool Gas," l'rofessor Fmokland said that he ha, just
had the illuminating power of the gas supplied to titb
fermis large towns tested by the standard sperm c.e..P.,5,
and now holds written and signed certificates in his pos•
session of the 'exults as follow :—Berlin, Iritto emelt, • ;
Paris, 12'3 ; London, 12.1 ; 9'o ; Edinburgh,
Manchester, 221,1; Liverpool, 22'0 ; Glasgow, : .V.er•
decn, 3.-0; Greenock, ti':.; Hawick, 300; Intern"',
25'0 ; Paisley, :30•3 ; Carlisle, ; Birmingham
Thus the gas aupplied to Kdlnhnrglt and Glasgow gi'rs
more than twice the light of the gas provided for Lcaoion.
The above shows the average light given by the gas fur
nished in London ; but, in particular instances, it el'y
equals nine candles. The g4s, of London also, he st.i.td.
is richer than it ought to he in sulphur compounds. at is
burning gives off too much pokonous sulphurous 'CI.,.
and other gaseous vapours iiiptiious to health and pro.
perty. London gas is now wont than it was many •
ago, although its methods of manufacture ha, le, a
cheapened by the discoveries of science, all new 0n... viol a
in this direction having been eagerly taken up by tier
companies, who, so far us is known, have nut adopted
single invention which would benefit the consumer. .1, tlk
gas is damaging to works of art and beauty. the !while
should, by paying a fair price for it, at least have it of p.
quality. Ile concluded by retying, „it should base
illuminating power of twenty candles, below whirl, Lo 6
is fit for household use."

THE. DISFIZANCII ISl' NEXT .)F RED: VrE.
greatest excitement prevail:, in this borough on tll. •'
ject of its proposed ilisfribchisement. At a meet,- ••••
the council the subject Lint Saturday the A
that a deputation havin,,, been appointed at a publi, ~,••••,•
ing to wait on Mr. tflailotone, and explain to him s :a ti.e
borough shotill not In ilisltailehiseil, he hap wi
the right hon. gentleman to fig a day. and 11114 n n i • ,1
following reply :—"Carlton-house.terace, M.,reh '2l.
Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge
your letter of yesterday. In reply, I lie,: to I
cannot yet judge whether it will be jossible for toe h,'"
after to enter upon the .iiiestion connect, ,1
the boroughs proposed to be disfranchised, by w.y c.
venation, but I shall in no cane arrive, without fur
sideration, at any final opinion as to the mei, mode a: ,l
'immure in which parliament should deal VI it II
time, however, for ouch conoi lerat. has not yet r.
and the important business now i 111 l ne.liately peen.li t
this moment precludes toy anticipating it. You 1.••7
ever, doubtless, circulate the information which tr, ,v
thought material on a subject of so much interent. Ii•
the honour to be, &c.. W. E. lila, ,ST, E. The M.t,
Reigate." The council resolved on petitioaing •
Lt
against the disfranchis went of the bon:nigh,
tention " more especially to the divided opinion et z.'.*
commissioners in their late report on the election 1.
and to the great increasing wealth and rapidly-6u...
population of the borough."
Comm. PALACI. thrs Bar.Lnro DAY.—
Tt; BADLY, MARCH %.—Admissions on payment, on!';'!;
by 11011/Wi tiokota, 1,831. Total viaitxa, 2,749.

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•aos bled that who 1.• a local authority thought
. • , :liar piece of should be clearest of the
I, it and no fre.li site was foam', the
• • • he subp•eted to such gluten only as this
h.,. .l if the dwellings haul not Intl removed.
w... a provision in the Public Health Act to that
t.lont that was tonavailable,beciuse the local Indi:orifice
the task of wholesale eviction. If the pre-
: wire removed without any others being
....pe would, of course, have no refuge but
. 11. hail no uhjectifon to public improvements
~ hut when the ploughshare of public ion-
-7 1..111 swept away the !mime of the poor, he had
• to offer them meter existing circionistancex.
.o f.ict no remedy for that state of things, The
• ' • thee refeired to instances of hardship by
.• IL...tritium The great thing, lie said, to be
1...1 it. t:.is country was not the recurrence of cholera.
.•r remes and goof, but typhus never goes, and by
1., -.ought to ciefoloat it. Referring to the oppori-
.. t• ...oporitiou of :ilanclicster, he cited statistics
, • :•,.• fearful extent of the evil in that city.
alluded to opposition of the same
la • Is, anol met it in a similar manner.
..ief portial character empowering the local anthori-
• up awl pull down hail worked eaceedingly
wet theee who were meet infavourof it anxiously de-
the 1. of this bill. In this last hour of the old
-, se,. arise system let parliament show the poorer
•,••• that it would do as well for them as they could do
h,:o.c:N v% when they had acquired the franchise.
111. It. J. SELWYN considered the house under great
;steels to the hon. member for Finsbury for the man-
ia, which he had dealt with this iniportaut
(Cheers.) The bill was, ho contended,
.• ly ',otiose:try to meet the evil. Were power
.. n to purchase haul ou n larger scale the rate of inte-
l• .1, :is e,i from new buildings would, lie believed, be in-
.• ...ell. He cited statistics connected with new buildings
-• sod by different societies to show the benefits already
• ..:en ed. nor bum member then argued in favour of a
•imient guarantee of 4 per cent., which he said would
• perfectly teat., the rite of interest already realieeil being
. • while if the object were carried out on a larger scale,
letta reture might be expected.
Sir ol.olleltVOlSE criticised the seventh clause, relating
contr.:ions dileame, a clause which he considered the
ta•eloce of the bill
Mr. tilt N I.: alluded to the lamentable deficiency of ae-
...neslatien in the cottages of agricultural labourers, and
s.•• 1 he :I:th:ilia:to' indirect lenient iu that quarter from
t:•• Ile gave the hill his hearty support.
Mr. Al tiTI/N regretted that the bill did cot extend to
ti- real districts, where the squalor of the reaidenose
:!,.t whieb existei in Loielon. lie was glad,
I...sever. that its character was essential and practical.
Ai it stood, the bill did not deal with overcrowding, but
empty with the case of houses which, from one CAW/ or
feller, were iu themselves outfit for human habitation.
[Left sitting.]

• •

THE WATERFORD ELECTION PETITION.
(THIS DAY.)

The connuittet. to inquire into this petition met
toil, this morning at 11 o'clock.
Mr. Abnileioi Coates, agent to Earl Strsdbroke, was the
witness called. He said—The Earl of Stradbroke has
shut 7,4 ten n.t. at Hallmusic:wherry, who are voters. On
tat. •_^,tii of December I went to meet a number of
s,ters, for Ow purpose of taking them to Thingarvan on
an. I accompani the cars in the direction of Dungarvan
Lem Lallanno.arberry. There were about 40 vehicles in our
r,,rty. We were accompanied by a number of lancets,
te! about 12 or VI policemen. Mr. Pendergrasa, an agent
ti Captain Talbot, and Mr. Warburton, a resident magis-
rt.de, were with us. When we arrived at Railey's-croes
the lancers galloped very quickly down a side road, and
I great number of -tones were thrown at them by a mob
that was asseuible.l in the field,. The crowd then crossed
tie fie:ds and placed themselves in front of the cars which
they t.• pelt, and the voters; wereilispersed. When the
lancer', went down the road the mob was very small, but
it afte:wards inercased wonderfully. There were about
41n altogetlo, - men, women, and children, the women
r:stherin; stones in their aprons, and the men throwing
them, ttie inumi had a large " wattle " (stick) in his
land. :old he waved it over his head, saying •• By this,
hat. and the ..ther, if you COWL, a step farther I will have
Sour life.- -the tenants of Turd Strialbroke, who &moons-
-0.i,1 •aorning, were going with the intention of
' rtu. for r.tpt.tiu T.4lhot. I had not coerced them in any
r+/. They .lid not vote, but returned to their own
come..

by Mr. Waters--I have always taken li
part in the Wat,rfonl election, on the conservative side,
ocemlii:g to toy principles. I am quite sure, front the
astral r in which Lord Strailbroke's tenants ere
ir,,ted. that not nne of them would wish to vote against
Lan. 1t,r.1. There was no passage in a letter from
Lad ritradbio; a tort:stetting the tenants with eviction if
refused to vote. I never said I was diret.ted
t, evict n0vi....1y who would not vote for Captain
Tdbot. I Low a person named I)wan, a tenant
of Lord Sti.albroke s, and also of Mr. Peer,
tie sitting inunilar. I did not go to him and ask him to
vote for Captain Talbot. Ile came tome and I read to him
a letter I had n ceived front Loral Strailbroke wishing his
tenants to s ote for Captain Talbot. Dwati remarked that
L• was also a taint of Mr. De Is Poer, and I advised hint
to .tay at home. ! said he had a lease at a fair occupation
th ti when the farm was to be let I should be dia.
poad to let it to one of my own political feeling, and
" Tak- rare that Lord Stradbroke may not have
tee atine IM;." I cannot say whether I meant
Va. a, ati ....1 or not. Divan's lease has *bout eight
to tato. I know Patrick Coffey, a tenant of
stradi..•.ks's. I had • conversation with him.
He di,l not riditiee to vote for Captain Talbot,
but ".id if is. dill so he should be afraid of his
~
'6. N. 4 a word was said to him at the time about his
not all the tenants on the estate are Roman
.
• ;• a::, with one exception. Coffey has a
1" t years. He ilia not vote at the election.
'ate, tr..r.i t Idle and said I hoped ho would pay
t... 2,tla of March.
[Left sitting.]

The elle!, tit dinner of the London Coffee and
K‘cpers' Ecneeolent Astociation will take
l l"• on the 15th of next month; Cap.
Lit! , Nt.T., in the chair.
T • '
t:• : • • Covviers.—Mr. Dickens, who took
' . a tirday morning to Holyhead in the mail
•-• • ian.l great interest in twelve Fenian
' 'one boat, under escort of a body of
t d ~• route to English prisons. A scene
• • •: • e taken place on the embarkation of the
• ' • • •Ie almost precipitating herself into the
.• :o 'peak to one of them, and, when dies's.
fervently a book which she drew from her
ti• amer moved away.—Dahlia Evening Nail.
I', I kk. , • ; or THE EA EL or DEBLI N. —Tho
t.:. Earl of Dublin on the rocks near Bally-
Z' ' • asgril. Workmen were busily engaged
tlu •-k of yesterday in taking the cargo from
1 greater portion of the cargo will, it is
vol.—Non/urn Whig.