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The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-27

HOLBORN.

A few weeks ago we had to notice th-.. efforts of
a small band of aristocratic dramatic amateurs, who, with
various &trees of ability, ranging bet one mild Jaunty
and respectable mediocrity, performed Mr. Byron's bur-
lesque of Ivanhoe at the Strand Theatre, for the benefit of
Mrs. Swanborough. This company of " distinguished
amateurs," as they call themselves, competing manna
of both holism of the legislature, and iscressed by the
areetion et at least two baronets, have now taken the
Holborn 'Theatre for one week to represent comedy,
burlesque, sad have for the benefit of the " Uni-
versal Beneficent Society." Amateur adds who
venture epee a step of this kind, wholly un-
precedented in the history of am►teur folly, who adver-
tise themselves as " • great attraction for six nights
only," who push the professional male actor, for a time,
from his stool, and who invite newspaper critics—the lest
men in the world to belong to the Universal Benevolent
Association—to see their capering, must bear to be treated
as professional %etas retreated. Clarity is held to coves
• multitude of sin, but, knowing something of the work-
ing of theaters—the expanses before and behind the
scenes, and the small margin of profit genes
rally left on even the most apparently snoossofd
amateur performance—we venture to doubt whether the
Universal Beneficent Soddy IrM be mach richer for this
sheet semen al arimeeratie niuninery. Charity, in this
ease, will most probably take more the shape of intention
than of execution, and the only thing tangible will be a
performance that no theatrical manager would put • money
value upon. Grosslyimperfectin their words, singularlystiff
and enemy in court costume, nervously weak or spasmo-
dically noisy, such • company would scarcely be endured
by • mixed audience if they appeared in any other mimes
but their own, and the play bill wail not mode to look
like • pegs of the Court Guide. The pit and gallery
seem to be struck by the condescension of the " distin-
guished " actors, and if there is any tittering at the
obvious imperfections of the acting, it comes from the
stalls and bone—in many cues from friends and sequin-
tans—rather than from the public. The names of the
Marquis Townalsend, Lord Arthur Pelham Clinton, Sir R.
Roberta, Bart., Sir John &bright, Bart., Moen. Malts
lead, sod others, are sufficient to half fill • pit and gal-
lery with people who are not more idiotic and tolerant than
the ordinary play-goer. These people have often been
patronised by lords and marquises, and they seem to re-
juice in the opportunity of returning the compliment. Such
pnformances can answer no good purpose, and they there-
fore deserve no encouragement. They can teach actors
nothing—not even elocution and gentlemanly deportment ;
they can render no aid that cannot be better rendered in
a hundred other ways, in clothing the naked and feeding
the hungry, and they must inevitably tend to diminish
that respect which many persons think is due to the aria-
tacr►tic and governing chases.
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SPAIN.

MADRID, M.ty 14.

The printers and editors of Spain are signing a
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Chamber of Deputies by the Catalonian members
increasing the import duty on paper.

ARRIVAL OF THE HECLA.
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PAIRS

lATIST DTTFZIAIGENCO.

ONVIWII TUBOBANIL)
HUNGARY.

PESTH, MAT 14.

Baron von Benet has submitted to the Emperor
the draft of the speech to be delivered by his
Majesty at the opening of the Reicharath. It is
said that the speech is characterised both
by forbearance and frankness, promises liberal
measures, and dwells upon the fact that
the Hungarian Diet has greatly contributed by
its attitude to the reconciliation of Austria with
Hungary.

ITALY.

YLORINCE, MAT fl.

In yesterday's sitting of the Chamber of Depu-
ties Signor Ferrara, the Minister of Finance,
brought in the Ecclesiastical Property Bill. He
stated that GOO millions will be levied for the use
of the state on the ecclesiastical property. This
amount will be made up partly by the public
rentes inscribed in the Great Book and appro-
priated to the department of public worship, and
12 millions of lire from the ecclesiastical establish-
ments. The remainder will be obtained by
an extraordinary tax on the ecclesiastical pro-
perty in the proportion of twenty-five per
cent. of the capital. The payment of the
extraordinary tax will be effected in eight half-
yearly instalments, the first commencing Jan. 1,
1867. The amount remaining after deduction of
the extraordinary tax will be applied to ecclesias-
tical pensions, and to defray the expenses of public
worship. The financial operations sanctioned by
this law will be contracted for by a commercial com-
pany which will receive a maximum commission of
3 per cent.
London, England, 1867-05-15

cnimcz or Elm

Jaws Prowis Arsagon, clerk t • Mr. Richard Fallon,
bill discounter and auctioneer, of No. 52, Marsham-street,
Westminster, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with
embezzling several sums of money received on account of
his employer.
Three cases were gone into, and Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded
the accused for a week, declining to take bail.

WORSHIP-STREET.
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---------------------
Janes Smith, a powerful man, was charged with forcibly
bretkirg and entering the dwelling-house, No. 49, Grey
Eagle-street, Spitalfields, and stealing two watches and •
large quantity of clothing and bed linen, the property
of Thomas Atkins.
The prosecutor was absent from the premises at the
time, but the prisoner was seen to leave them in company
with two other men, all of whom carried bundles of great
size. The circumstance, occurring as it did at 5
in the morning. excited the suspicion of • neighbour,
named Shaw. The street door was left unclosed, and he
aa quickly as poseible made the prosecutors son acquainted
wits the facts. The prisoner was subsequently ran into a
" cul do sue," and apprehended. The others escaped.
A remand was ordered.

RATH LNG IN REGENT'S-PARR. —A deputation
waited on Sir Francis H. Goldsmid, Bart, at St. John's-
lodge, Regent's-park, on Monday, by appointment, to
confer with the worthy baronet respecting the proposed
public bathing in the portion of the ornamental lake ad-
lacent to the grounds of St. John's-lodge. Mr. George
Craikshank, who takes very great interest in this and
similar popular movements of • sanitary description,
beaded the deputation, and Mr. W. Beare, the hon. same-
tary, and Mr. Welitherley, of Kentish Town-road, ex-
plained the nature of the " boon" so much desired. Mr.
Chas. Whyte, • champion swimmer, the possessor of
numerous medals, bad the honour of submitting some of
these trophies to Sir Francis for his inspection. It was
arranged that the deputation should prepare • plan on
paper of the proposed bathing-place, and wait on Sir
Francis again on Monday, the 21th inst., Sir Francis
kindly promising in the meantime to make • personal in-
spection of the Victoria-park arrangements for bathers.
London, England, 1867-05-15

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THI MALT TAX.

Though the government have assented to the ap-
pointment of a select committee to inquire into the opera-
tion of the malt tax, the Tiara says the course of the dis-
cussion last night will certainly not encourage the expec-
tation that the present or any future government will be
►ble to dispense with the proceeds. The labours of the
committee are clearly limited to an investigation whether
the incidence of the tax can be alleviated by any change
in its mode of imposition, and their principal task will be
to examine the alternative proposal of a direct tax on beer.
It may assist their decision to remember that the revenue
commission appointed in the United Staten for considering
the means of raising a national income deliberately chose
a beer tax, and even invented a machinery to simplify its
collection. The great obstacle in the way of following this
example arises from the practice of private brewing
amongst us ; but the Times inclines to the opinion that
the brewers might be appeased by a rearrangement of their
license duties, so that private brewing might be relieved
from any tax.
No free trader, the Daily News remarks, was ever found
to defend the malt tax in the abstract, or even on its own
special merits as affecting the producer and the con-
„mixer. The rising prices of barley, the increasing exporta-
tion of English malt liquors, and the gradual absorption
of the brewery business by a few gigantic funs, are
reasonable and interesting subjects of investigation ; but
the Daily News trusts that Mr. Gladatone's weighty word.
of warning "against holding out false expectations of
government being allowed to part with enormous sums of
money, there being at the time no means of replacing
those sums"—will not be lost upon the deliberations of
the committee. The evidence will be available for legis-
lative purposes when some future Chancellor of the
Exchequer sees his way to • reduction of six or seven
millions sterling in the estimates of the year ; naive,
indeed, the brewers' license, as it was suggested last
evening, can be safely multiplied by 12, or a beer tax be
made • substitute for two-thirds of the present malt duty.

. .
The Star thinks the opponents of the malt tax must be
disappointed with the course taken by the government.
Though Mr. Disraeli had nut pledged himself or promised
anything, he had suffered gentlemen conspicuous in his
party, and one of whom ix now a member of his govern-
ment, to vapour against the late government as especially
identified with the defence of the tax. It is certainly
worth recollecting, considering the attitude of the present
administration, that the late ministers were solemnly
warned that there were limits to the forbearance of the
agricultural classes. It was even declared, as Lord Edward
Cavendish spiritually reminded the house yesterday, that
the maintenance of the malt tax was owing to the im-
placable hostility of Mr. Onvistone to the agriculturists,
upon whom Mr. Disraeli now says the tax is not a burden.
London, England, 1867-05-15

CONTENT.
Toed de Seem's.**
K.rl of M.

[orlon

►arl of Hoene _ ......_.
Earl of Clarendon
ILord Ravensworth Earl Kuaaell
Earl of Dunmore Lord Dacha
Earl Vane 'Viscount Ever.ley
Earl of liarewood Earl of Effingham
Lord Wyssfoed Lord WecUsury
Earl of 'Limonll Karl of Cirlle
Viscount Poweraeourt Viscount :Sydney.

tits !Court.

OSBORNE, MAY 14.

The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, accom-
panied by Prinoeas Louise, and her Majesty walked in the
grounds this morning with Prince Leopold.
Primus, Louise drove out this morning, attended by the
Hon. Mrs. Gordon.
Princess Beatrice went out also.
The Prince of Leiningea visited her Majesty, and re-
mained to luncheon.

The Rev. George Prettier° bad the honour of dining
with the Queen and the royal family yesterday.
Colonel Maude left Osborne to-day.
The Hon. Emily Cathcart has succeeded the Hon. Flora
Macdonald as maid of honour in waiting.
London, England, 1867-01-25

MIERICA.

The Times reviews the proceedings relative to the
proposed impeachment of Mr. Johnson in a spirit
which is very unfriendly to the Congress. It as-
sumes that the majority will persevere in the course
they have determined upon. On the 4th of March
the present Congress will expire, and in accordance
with an act passed last month, the new Congress will
immediately commence its sittings. The interval will be
consumed in preparing Articles of Impeachment. Thea,
when the new Congress is inaugurated, and the radical
party, strong now, becomes even stronger, when, above
all, the two-thirds majority in the Senate will be secured
beyond the possibility of doubt, the impeachment will be
presented, a condemnation will be secured by which the
main defence against the despotiamot a temporary majority
will be swept away.
In another article, after a sketch of the case of the
Rappahannock, which has been concluded in the Court of
Admiralty, and describing it as a transaction of which as
a nation we have reason to be ashamed, the Times bawds
a conjecture as to the ultimate decision in the Alabama case.
That Great Britain will be held legally responsible in
damages for the depredations of the Alabama by any corn-
potent arbitrator is very improbable ; that she will be re-
commended, in equity and honour, to make some com-
pensation for what her government might possibly have
prevented is almost certain. Public opinion would accept
this solution of the difficulty with perfect satisfaction, and
support any reasonable enactment which might put an
effectual stop to the equipment of Rappahannock*, or
facilitate their prompt confiscation.
London, England, 1867-01-25

111BCT.LLANEOCA TOPICS.

The Herald finds in the wide-spread distress among the
mechanics and labourers of London reasons which seem
to it unanswerable against the holding of meetings with
a view to co-operating with the reform league. There is
something, it thinks, excessively repulsive in the idea of
the working classes of London electing to " make a holi-
day" under present circumstances. It is no time for
"play" when thousands are starving for want of work.
The Tines counsels French public men to make the best
of the changes which have jest been made by the Emperor
in the constitution. It was France who placed herself un-
conditionally in the power of one man ; beggars must not
be choosers, and France voluntarily beggared herself.
She should accept restitution even by the smallest instal-
ments, and, while waiting for more, learn to make the
most of what she can get. The present ministerial arrange-
ment, the Tines also says, is purely temporary ; and,
however disposed the Emperor may be to use his ministers
as mere clerks, nothing can be predicted as to his future
policy till the real men are known who are to usher in the
new order of things.
According to the Tdearaph the fruitfulness or uufruit.
fulness of the coming session will be determined by the
conduct of the Adullamites. The bulk of the latter, it is
said, propose to fight with their tongues in debate, and
when the division bell rings they mean to run away.
Found nowhere in the lobbies at the critical moment of
the fight, their names will not appear on the fatal record
of those who vote against reform. 117 the adoption of
this ingenious device they hope to escape the penalties
which pursue deserters from the field of battle.
The Telegraph objects to the plan of mustering at Tra-
falgar-square on the 11th February and marching to ti e
Agricultural-ball, and thinks it would be much better to
divide the metropolis into districts, each having its own
meeting—all to be held simultaneously. The whole body
could be directed from their different points to one large
centre such as the Agricultural-hall, where the passing of
the final resolutions would contribute something like a
united approval to the previous proceedings of tho day.
That the demonstration will pass over, says the Star,
as did the lest, in perfect peace, unless the government
are goaded into a panic by their frantic supporters, and
London, England, 1867-01-25

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the storms of
the past year 3866, the National Lifeboat institution, by
its lifeboats and other means, contributed to the saving of 913
persons from different wrecks on our Coasts. The institution
also expended E 31,430 In the same period on Its lifeboat eats.
lillshments, in addition to granting C 2.173 for rewards
The Committee of the Invtitution earnestly APPEAL to the
public fur ASSISTANCE to enable them to meet the continued
Leary demands on the 172 lifeboat stations of the Institution.

Conti•igutleasaie—racef;ea by1171.47n.5.7n "ast,ll7;;;;itry
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London, England, 1867-01-25

TO THE EDITOR OP THE EXPRESR.

Six,-Will you kindly allow me to say that the
book now being advertised in the different journal. an
" Mrs. Wood's new work, Sir Cyrus of Stonycleft
Newby, publisher," is not written by Mrs. Henry Wood,
author of " East Lynne." By affording me space in your
columns to my so much, you will aid in setting at rest a
small matter that is causing for the second time some
misapprehension, and will greatly oblige yours, Sc.,
Jan. 24. THE AUTHOR OF " EAST LYNNE."

A lecture on the " Claaaica of the Pianoforte "
wen given at the roomeof the Society for the Encouragement
of the Fine Arta, last evening, by Mr. Alfred Gilbert,
assisted by Mr. H. Holmes (violin), Mr. W. H. Aylward
(violoncello), and vocally by Madame Gilbert. The pro-
gramme as selected from the works of Handel, Bach,
Haydn, and Mozart gave great satisfaction to a highly
appreciative audience.
London, England, 1867-01-25

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

OtIIITIR'S TELEG RA MS.)
PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, JAN. 25.

A grand banquet will take place to-day at the
Palace of the Crown Prince to celebrate the anni-
versary of his royal highness's marriage. The
British Ambassador and Lady Loftus are among
the distinguished personages invited.

ENGLAND AND EGYPT.
MALTA, J. v. 24.

Lord Clarence Paget has left for Alexandria in
the Psyche in order to invest the Viceroy of Egypt
with the Order of the Bath. Her Majesty's ship
Caradoc, with the naval staff on board, has pre-
ceded his lordship.
The Arethusa, Endymion, and Racer are already
waiting at Alexandria in order to assist at the
ceremonial.

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.
(BY TELEGRAPH THOM GALLE.)
MELBOURNE, Dzc. 26.
Intelligence received here from New Zealand
announces that the Maori King has signified his
submission to the English authorities.
The shipments of gold from Australia since the
departure of the last mail are 8,000 (1) oz. for
England, and 20,500 oz. for Galle.
London, England, 1867-01-25

THE CONFERENCE OF WORKING lin ON RELIGION.

The Deily News speaks of the conference at the
London Coffee-house on Monday as a meeting to which
there has been no parallel in any professedly Christian
country. The promise of a patient hearing which was
given by the originators was faithfully kept, and much that
was erroneous was borne for the sake of the good that
must come from the frank expression of opinions honestly
held. The circular assumed that the artisan class were
more alienated than others from the religious institutior
of the country, but the Daily News suspects that the
largo majority of the middle class do not regularly attend
any place of worship. Nevertheless, tke alienation of
the most numerous class is a serious fact. Of the objec-
tions they offer, while some must be dismissed as de-
void of all seriousness, others are deserving of earnest
attention. The character of the objections was not
irreligious, but to the effect that what is given to the
people as Christianity is not the true and simple religion
of Christ. This is not pleasant for those who call them-
selves Christians to hear, but if they are sincere they
would rather that reproach should fall on them than on
their Master. And we do not think that anyone can read
the speeches at this meeting without being struck with the
profound impression which the character of Christ has
made on the minds of many of those who shrink from call-
ing themselves by His name. The artisan speakers allege
substantially that the men whom they find in the front of
our religious organisations are notoriously living on a dif-
ferent life-plan from that set forth in the Bible.
Church arrangements, it is said, are not founded on
Christian but worldly ideas, and though Christianity is a
religion of sacrifice all the churches are full of the spirit of
class. There was a good deal to be said on the other side,
as was shown in the brief speeches of Dr. Miller and Mr.
Hall. Perhaps, if these good people had a larger share in
the management of church affairs, many of the arrange-
ments to which objection is made would disappear. One
thing comes out pretty clearly from this conference. If
Christians want to increase the power of their religion
over their generation they must not hope to do so by ac-
commodating it to the temper or prejudices of any class
—whether higher or lower—more or less numerous.
London, England, 1867-01-25

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WRECK ON THE DIALHAII COAST. —WHITHVRIP,
NEAR BUNI.ERINAND, THCEISDAI NIGHT.—The brig Benton,
of South Shields, bound from London to the Tyne, in
ballast, gut on the rocks off Whitburn this morning, in •
dense fog and • southerly gale, accompanied by a heavy sea
(reports Captain Duff, R.N.). The crew, fearing their vessel
would instantly go to pieces, took to their long boat, pre-
viously burning a tar barrel as a signal of distress. As soon
as the signals were observed from the shore the Thomas
Wilson lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution was
at once launched, and proceeded out. On arriving at the
wreck, and finding that she was waterlogged and aban-
doned the lifeboat pulled out to sea, and fortunately sue-
t ceeded in finding the shipwrecked men, who were then
taken into the lifeboat, and brought safely ashore.
London, England, 1867-01-25

TO THE EDITOR OF THE EXPREMS.

observe that Mr. Ferrand pronounces
the late Mr. Byng's alleged description of him to Mr.
Cobden as the greatest ruffian who had appeared in the
House of Commons during the last fifty years to be a pure
invention of the member for Birmingham, and a libel on
two men who are both dead. " Not a man in Ragland be-
lieved it, and the man who believed it least was Mr. Bright
himself." I distinctly recollect hearing Mr. Cobden him-
self teU the anecdote at a public meeting in the Free-trade-
hall of Manchester, after the repeal of the Corn-laws ; so
that the calumniator, if there be any calumny, is Mr.
Cobden and not Mr. Bright. The precise date of the
meeting my memory does not enable me to give, but any
ono who thinks the matter of sufficient importance may
easily discover the passage by ransacking the files of one of
the Manchester papers.—l am, dm.,
Jan. 24. AUDITOR TANTUM.

THE AUTHOR OF "EAST LYNNE."
London, England, 1867-01-25

TRAFFIC RETURNS.

Miles Pas- Mer- Total, Told,
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Week ending Nor. 14.
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Month ending November.
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Week ending Dec 8.
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Week culling Jan. 13. 1867. leo&
LOOdoll,lllburiASouthend 716 234 1,900 995
Week ending Jan. 18.
Belfast and N. Counties 99i 879 (46 1,e,15 1,729
Dublin and Meath
Londonderry & Coleraine
Week ending Jan. 19.
North Eastern nni 13,484 47,079 60,523 61,814
Week ending Jan. 20.
Belfast and County Down 441 360 215 574 504
Bristol end Exeter LLB 2.806 2,641 5,440 5,381
Great Eastern
Great Western 1311 224,429 34,811 03,340 65,695
Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire 246 4,72[ 14.4'G' 19,16/ 21,103
North British

• The Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, and South
Yorkshire Canal, partially closed dining the week by frost.

It is expected that the passengers who came
home in the West India steamer Ls Plata will be released
from quarantine to-morrow. The Douro, a steamer which
ban hitherto been on the Brazil line, will take out the next
West India mail.
London, England, 1867-01-25

♦VORSHIP-STREET.

TIMMS Hill, a tobacconist, in Cold Harbour-street,
Hackney-road, was charged with violently assaulting
Police-constable Fordham, 197 H, who stated—This morn-
ing defendant was making a great disturbance outside his
own door. It being then one o'clock, and he intoxicated,
I advised him to go indoors. He then called for his stick,
which not being brought, he fetched it and struck me as
bard as he possibly could on the shoulder with it. (The
stick was as thick as a man's arm.) I could not get I
to the station-house without assistance of other constables
Mr. Newton—What do you say to this.

Defendant—l'm very sorry.
Newton—Sorry. It's very diegraccful conduct, parti-
cularly for a tradesman, to be guilty,of. Without the slightest
aggravation you assault, with a weapon like that a man
Who is in the streets to protect others. I can't allow
this, and order you to pay a 20e. fine, or go to prison for
seven days.
The defendant was locked up in default.
Charles Brans was charged with being in unlawful pos-
session of two uniform cloaks belonging to the Royal
Horse Artillery.
Kenwood, a detective sergeant of the H division, stopped
the prisoner in Buck-lane carrying a bundle containing
London, England, 1867-01-25

HARP.IS'S CRYSTAL SPECTACLES of well-
known excellence can only be had at 62, Ureat Russell.
street, opi.dte the British Museum Gates. The very best steel
frame (Vial Sim:tacks, Ins. and 18a—THOMAS HARRIS and
SON CA 'TION the public against persona using their name
Established 1780. No traveller or agents.
London, England, 1867-01-25

COMMERCIAL AND MARKET&

MA r. K -LANE. -(TH IS DAY.)

.....
Our market to-day was very scantily supplied with
English wheat. The general quality of the wimples, how-
ever, was tolerably good. The few millers in attendance
purchased cautiously ; nevertheless, Monday's prices were
supported.
The show o foreign wheat was slightly on the iacrea,e.
Both red and white qualities moved off slowly, but as full
currencies.

Flontier e trrnes of grain commando.' extreme rates.
Both English and foreign barley were in full average
sumily, and sluggish request, on former terms.
The welt trade was steady, at Monday's quotations.
The 'owl: of imdt was moderate.
Good cord oats were firm in price, but superior kinds
were a slow inquiry, at barely late rates.
In beans, next to nothing was doing at full prices.
Peas couniimded very little attention, the quotations,
therefore, wile almost nominal.
The flour trade was rather heavy, at previous rates.
Linseed and cakes moved off steadily at full currencies.
('lover, canary, and other seeds, were very inactive.

♦RRIVAI.. 01, GRAIN, &c.. INTO LONDON. EV WATVR
CARILIA.A, '•LO)I JAN 21 To JAN. 21. i -
L 1 >I VI.
London, England, 1867-01-25

CHINA.

HONG KONG, J. 1.
Markets here and at Shanghae all unchanged
since the departure of the French steamer. Total
export of tea to date, 100,000,0001 b.

THE BANK OF FRANCE.
PARIS, J.tx. 24.

The Bank of France return for the week ending
to-day shows the following changes compared with
that of last week :

INCREASE.

Cash
Notes
Current accounts . . .
DLCILEASE.

Bills discounted . . . fr. 11,000,000
Advances
Treasury balance . . .

We read in the Moniteur of yesterday :—" Let-
un Florence state that Signor Tonello and the
Cardinal Secretary of State of his Holiness have come to
an understanding upon the various questions they have
had to discuss, and that the concessions of the Italian
government with respect to the oath and the exequatur
have removed the hulk of the obstacles which had
hitherto stood in the way of the nomination and instal-
lotion of the new bishops in the vacant dioceses."
London, England, 1867-09-19

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGEN CE

(BT 721101•110
MONMOUTH MEETING. -(THIS DAY.)

SECOND MONMOUTH BIENNIAL. Three quarters

of a mile.
The Roe f and Manse are here.

COUNTY MEMBERS' PLATE. One mile.
Edinburgh, Ischia, Needle Gun, Miss Skerratt, Esparto,
and Englishman are here.
FIRST MONMOUTH BIENNIAL. One mile and a
quarter.
Lady Hester and Carnage are here.
BEAUFORT CUP. One mile and a quarter.
Wroughton, The.Colonel,Grand Cross, Nelly, and Liber-
tine are here.
THIRD BEAUFORT BIENNIAL One mile and •
quarter.
Wroughton and Recompense are here.
CHIPPENHAM STAKES. Six furlongs.
Lady Hester, The Roe f, Englishman, Edinburgh, and
Faun are here.
TROY PLATE. One mile and a half.

Stockinger, Nidderdale, Trapeze, Needle Gun, Allow
Me, Esparto, and Libertine are bore.

HENDON MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

FARMERS' PLATE. Seven furlongs.
Musketeer, Amour Propre,Wild Bee, Hop Leaf, Isabella,
Rally, Jassy, Freedom, Lady Margaret, Gaiety, and Lydia
are here.

HARP STAKES. Six furlongs.

Vicious (sold for 40/.), Algar, Wasp, Battle-axe, Tommy,
Lupus, Tina (W. each), Nuo, Deformity, Spiteful, Europa,
Actress, Cobra Capella, Rutland, Lord Craven, Bumboat,
Narino, Perfect Cure, Vigour, Kaffir Land, and Variation
(20/. each). All are here.

KILBURN HANDICAP. One mile and • Milt
Musketeer, Tina, Hopvine, Erin-go-Bragh, Isabella,
Quinn:., Naboklish, Mischief, Lady Margaret, Lydia,
Woolwich, Algar, and Violet de Clare are here.

TRAFFIC RETURNS.

Maas Pa& Mai, Totd. Tooa.
IMAMS. °pea. Bogen. aliaaclies. 1957. 1951
Week ending July 14. A A al A
Great Indian Peninsula .. 852 5,339 13,170 18,509 11,905
Week ending J ivy 15.
Northern el.riueur.B Ayrea. 19 473 997

Wcek ending July to.
Madras—South WeiWne.
North Went Line. 163
Week ending AugtFt .1.
grand Trn.k e6eauada ..1377

11,847 6.674
1,7V8 9-23
23,404 27,789

Week ending Sept 1.
Soon ns sad Cassaba 6l OBS 1,116 1,781 992
Week eliding Sep.. iS.
Limerick and thuds
.therick and loynes 1444 87 e 2 149 121
Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 141 368 435 494
Waterford and Limerick
Week ending Sept. 14.
Perrbroto and Tenny - - 433 273 '
Week ending Sept. 13.
Cornwall
Great Northern
Lancashire and Vorthhire. 403 16,043 26,497 49,640 46,333
London, Chatham & Dover
& Met. Ex. & Branches . 133 13,606 1,116 15,342 12,n43
Metro. Hs. ofL C. & D l.ll 2,693 291 ;384 1,254
London & North Western _1326 61,931 67.161 128,982 114,851
London and South Western - 21,90, 8,821 30,722 -
blanehester,Sonthionctlon,
and Altritschatn - 1,143 442 1,686 1,480
Manchester, Shelleld, and
L6nco'sthlre 149 10,071 14,260 24,330 24.606
Midland 861! 16.828 35,1119 81,147 56,176
North London ll 4.10, 1,936 6.036 6.166
North Staffordshire (IL&C ) 208 - - 3,817 8,703
loath Devon
Misr ...... - 144 1.641 1.366 2,946 %KO
London, England, 1867-09-19

AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY.

PESTH, Sem 18.
A meeting of the former Honveds, which was to
have been held on the 6th of October at Arad, has
been prohibited by the authorities on the ground
that it might incite the inhabitants to a conflict
I with the military.
M. Desk returned here to-day.
The Vienna journals publish an analysis con-
firming and giving fresh details respecting the mi-
Material proposals for a financial arrangement
between Austria and Hungary, which have been
submitted to the Austrian and Hungarian dele-
gates. After deducting interest to the amount of
25 million florins, representing a capital of 500
millions which is to be borne by the western por-
tion of the empire alone, the ministers propose
that Hungary shall assume 30 per cent. of the re-
maining interest on the public debt, and 30 per
cent. of the whole expenses of the empire. The
minister further propose a unification of
the state debt, consisting of a transformation
of it into public rentes, without change in the rate
of interest, and with every possible economy in
the expenses of redemption. The plan for the
unification of the debt is to be laid before the
representative assemblies of Austria and Hungary
at the latest by the let of May, 1868. In order to
ascertain the permanent quotas of both portions
of the empire, a commission will be appointed
which will draw up an account of the revenue at
the end of the year, using for that purpose the
accounts published by the committee for the con-
trol of the public debt.
'the Prase announces that negotiations for the
regulation of the commercial relations between
Prussia and Austria have been resumed.

The .Ncio Free Prue says :—" In response to
repeated requests from Greece to act as mediator in
the Cretan question the United States have ordered
the American Minister at Athens to declare that
any intervention in the conflict between Turkey
and Greece does not come within the province of the
United States."

THE DANISH ROYAL FAMILY.
LUBECK Barr. 18.

The Queen of Denmark, the Princess Thyra, the
Czarewitch, and the Grand Duchess Marie Feodo-
rowna arrived here this afternoon from Copen-
hagen, and they will proceed to-morrow morning
by special train to Wiesbaden, to visit the Princess
of Wales.
London, England, 1867-09-19

VRev. J.WRIGHT, M.A. F.A.S., &c., will interfered, it is difficult to see what Mr. Lssou-
ilwesch a SERMON at Holy Milli (s.slier:.l,bwHa
Mil, no SUNDAY MOILNINO, the 22n ''..,114"&ke. OMAR could do but leave everything in the magia-
Rev. Charles Hulse in the afternoon. In AID of the PUMA trate's hands, unless he was prepared to treat
of the BRITISH ORPHAN AsYLI'M , Mackenzie park,
Slough 'forrnetly at Clapham Rise, instituted ISM, for the reap- FARINA as a person entitled to honourable lig&
Non of the orphans of those ouce iu prosperity from all parts of faction, which, consistent) with theposition he
the British empire y po
Divine Service a ill commence in the morning at 11, and In the had taken up as to his assailant's character, he
afternoon at half-psht 3 chs.k.
offices, 73, Cheapskle. obviously could not do. To us it appears that

Mr. haiorcimaz acted at Homburg in the inte-
rests of society, as every Englishman should do
under similar circumstances. We hope the time is far
distant when our countrymen will be so pusillani-
mous as to abandon the character of ladies abroad
to no other protection than is to be found in the
police of a German watering place.
London, England, 1867-09-19

MINCING-LAN N.-(THIS DAY.)

SUGAR. —The business doing is extremely limited, titers
being no buyers at previous rats s, and few sellers at say
' decline. Retined—Tbo limited business is at about per
prices.
COFFEE.—Good qualities are readily taken off ►t the
full valuations, common kinds are dull of sale, and rather
lower; plantation Ceylon, 'ordinary to fine ordinary, 61a.
to 68F. ; low middling to middling, 7ls. to 795. lid. ; good
middling, 80s. to lids. ; pea berry, 86a. to Wis. tkl.
COCOA.—Trinidad continues dull of sale. Grenada soli
at 60a. to Ms. _

—Tu.—The parcels ex Taeping are now mostly disposed
of ; the market for old teas continues very quiet.
lens.-210 runs. sold; Jamaica at steady prices;
Leewards, Is. 44. to Is. M.; superior, ls. 9d.
FREIT.-At public sale new cup route sold Vs. to Tice ;
Valencia raisins at steady pi :ce, low to fine, Vs. to 435. ;
muscatel, layers. 565. to 595. ; loose, 42a. to 445. ; sultana.
425. to Ms. ; Turkey filo, common to fine, Vs. t 0744.1
R:E.-150 tons Bengal sold, PAMIR, 12s. fid. ; broken
i• e, 135., landed.
icits,—Pepper is in steady request ; Singapore, 31d.
to 3,;d. ; Penang,: d. ; Tenni:my, 31d. to 30. ; white
Singapore, 4101. to sd.Cloves Zannbar at firmer prices,
341. to 34d. Pimento, ltd. to 20. Mace, low to mid-
dling, 4d. to 2s. to. Nutmegs, Is. 3cl. to ls. sd_
Gin' er : Jantsica,l,,w to good, Ms. to 71s. ; Cochin, low
to good,4ls. to 745. ; fine sail rely superior, 104 s. to
SALTPETRE continues dull of sale.

(7'7.Ter,;i;ii;leiiec.;;cirefjuest at steady prices.
JLTE is du'l of •ale at previous prices.

TALLOW MARKET.— ;THIS DAY.)
The market is steady at the follow:0g prices:—Tows
tallow, 42.. 6d. ; Yetcnburg Y.C. on the spot, old, Oa.
date neo , 43e. 3d. ; October to December, 435. 3d. ;
December. 435. W.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
The number of beasts on offer is about the same 51 ea
Thursday last, Lot the trade is not so active as on that day.
There is, howe‘er, scarcely a quotable difference in prier.
There is also clout the same 'apply of sheep. Trade in
exceedingly dull, and there is great difficulty to maintain-
ing prices. Calves sre lower. Our foreign supply ear
sista of 245 he, 0.10 sheep, 135 calves, and 120 pigs.

Pet alms of 8185 ad. s. d.
Beat Boots, Heralds. 5 0 5 2
85•1 Bbart-boros a b 5 0
&wood %W. beads Y 8 3 10
05/M 3 6 5 8
rigs.
belt DIA& ads 5 0 6 2
at ma.tri et. ; 511110 P
pia, 210.

Pis moo* of BMo. aa. ad.
Bag Doo&111-13do8h • •
Bed Lecag.lrool4 4 4 a •
Do. do. Shorn— 0 0 • •
As & woad qua 3 0 4 •
DJ. do. Shorn 0 0 • •
Lambs
and lambi, 13,6 b). calve•, 340:

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(7IIIB DAY.)
Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade at the
followirg ;owe., viz. : —Prime old clover, 1U4.; in-
ferior ditto, Ms. to !as. ; prime old hay, 755. to $5. ;
inferior ditto, Gift. to 70s. ; prime new clover. 90a. to 100 a. ;
inferior ditto, 00a. to 755. ; I,.:me new hay, 72a. 6d. to
so.. ; inferior ditto. Ma. to 60s. ; straw, 34.0. to 42a.
London, England, 1867-09-19

WOIISHIP-STREET.

John O'Brie ,D;aertltrusiet,iteWeTt O'Brien, and JoAn
Yates, were charged before Mr. Newton with burglariously
breaking into and stealing from the premises situate 88,
Whitechapel-road, a wholesale boot and shoe manufactory,
between 140/. and 2001. in gold and silver money, belonging
to Mr. James King, their employer.
Mr. May conducted the prosecution, and from the evi-
dence it appeared that the money mentioned Mae left as
usual in three drawers of desks on the night of the 16th
inst., and that on the following morning, when Mr. King
went to the warehouse (for he did not sleep there) the
whole place warn in confusion—the drawers forced open by a
crow-bar, and the money gone. In a later part of the day the
prisoner Musket, who, in common with the others, had de-
nied all knowledge of the robbery, was told by Mr. King that
if he really was guilty, oraware who wee, and would make a
clean breaded' the whole, he should be foruiven, having been
an old servant, and valued hitherto. He denied at that
time the slightest idea who were the guilty parties, hot at
9 o'clock Impaired if Mr. King would guarantee iu
writing his on if he disclosed the facts. This was
done; and e then disclosed that lie had been "dog
nagged " into joining the plan by the others, princijully
by John O'Brien. That he remained in the premises and
forced open the places. That the money was subsequently
divided, himself receiving 50/. as his share. He expressed
great contrition. All the prisoners were then given into
custody.
Mr. Newton remarked that he lied no power to place the
prisoner Musket in the position prosecutor hail promised.
He should have considered what he was promising.
The prisoners were then remanded without offering any
remark.
London, England, 1867-09-19

THE FEN AN OUTRAGE AT MANCHESTER.

The Fenian outrage at Manchester is described
by the Times as an incident unprecedented in this country
within recent date, and u characteristic of Irish Ameri-
cans. We have dangerous and violent classes in this
country, but the law has att►ined such a recognised supre-
macy among us that the officers of the law are seldom
seriously obstructed in the discharge of their duty. The
precautions taken in Ireland for guarding police vans and
prisoners are almost unknown in this country. It is this
which has rendered so aud►cious a rescue possible. Seven
unarmed policemen were readily overpowered by thirty
or forty armed Fenians, accustomed to appeal, not
to law, but to force. It is startling thus to find our-
selves face to face with en enemy in one of the most
important cities of the kingdom. The lenians have
declared war against our institutions, and have
carried it into the very heart of the country. The
authorities seem to have acted with extraordinary prompti-
tude, and it is indeed of the first importance that this
resistance to the law by open violence should be put down
with a strong hand. The leader of the rescuing party
seems to have been captured, and as he is 'said to be the
man who fired the fatal shot, it will, we may hope, be pos-
sible to make an example of him.
London, England, 1867-09-19

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1867.

late (curt.

BALMORAL, SKIT. 17.

_ ----, -- .• -..
The Queen went out yesterday morning, mount_
partied by Princess Christian ; and in the afternoon went
out driving with Princeu Beatrice and Lady Franceit
Bantle.

Princess Louise rode oat, attended by Lady Chan:hill.
Prince Christian, with Mr. Gathorne Hardy, went out
deer stalking.

Prince Arthur arrived at the Castle yesterday, attended
by Major Elphinstone, V.C.
Sir James Clark also arrived at the Castle.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Governors of the Australian Colonies, the
Mauritius, the Settlements on the West Coast of Africa,
Gibraltar, Malta, and from the Governor-Gener►l of
Canada.

ARRIVAL or HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF
THE NETHERLAND%—IIer Majesty the Queen of the Ne-
therlands, attended by Count Bylandt and a numerous
suite, arrived at Woolwich Arsenal at half-pest 12 yester-
day afternoon in the Dutch steamer De Volk. Her Ma-
jesty was received by the military and naval authorities
with the customary honours shown to persons of her
exalted rank. Her Majesty immediately proceeded to
London to Claridge's Hotel, where she will remain during
her sojourn in the metropolis. We understand that her
Majesty will shortly pay a visit to the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Salisbury, at Hatfield-house, Herta, and after.
wards to the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, at the
Grove, near Watford, Herta.

Her Royal Highness Princess Mary Adelaide
and His Serene }Highness the Prince of Teak have arrived
at Rampenheim, the Duchess of Cambridge's chateau, near
Frankfort.

The Marchioness of Aileabury has gono on a
visit to Sir George and Lady Jolla Wombwell, at New-
burgh Para, their seat in Yorkshire.

Lord Elphinatone has, it is reported, sold his
estate in Ross-shire to Mr. R. Tennant, of Glenearron.
Lord Crewe has left town for his estate near
Crewe, in Staffordshire.

The Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P., has pur-
chased Kinlook, near Dunkeld, of General Campbell.

His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant will pro-
ceed to-morrow morning to his residence at Baronscourt,
accompanied by the Ladies Hamilton. The Marchioness
of Abercorn, accompanied by Lords Ronald, Frederick,
and Ernest Hamilton, Captai-i Stewart, A.D.C., and suite
were to leave for London yesterday (Wednesday) evening,
on a visit to her daughter, Lady Mount Edgcumbe, who is
at present in a delicate state of health. His Excellency
the Lord-Lieutenant has recently been suffering from a
slight attack of gout.

Baden is still full, but of Germans, and the
English element is rare. The Queen of Primes is still there,
and the King is expected. The Duchess of Hamilton is
also there, as are Mr. Becket Denison, M.P., Mr. H.
Edwards, M.P., Mr. Harvey Lewis, M.P. The Duke of
Hamilton his left for Paris, Mr. Wombwell for Homburg,
Serjeant Ballantine for Paris.