The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-27 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(seurza's :sr nsaans.) BELFAST, iIIIDLT NIGHT.
SAXONY. VENICE, Ooe. 22. This evening a banquet was given to Sir H.
Canis. The cbair was compied by Mr. CarinaLasvos
piwarz. 00,f. xi. 1 The plebiscite is over, and no one doubts that it J.P'
.
nof Saxony arrived here at has mulled in an almost unanimous Tote for Sir H. Canes, on rising to respond to the toast of his
The King and Queen
half-past four o'clock this afternoon, and were re. ' union with Italy ; but as yet the contents of the health, was received with prolonged applause. In the
ballot-boxes have nut been declared. Perfect course of his address he said— It is the fashion el
oeived with enthusiastic cheers by a very large con-
order has prevailed in this city, nor have we heard those who desire to east discredit
nem,
course of of the inhabitants. Their Majesties were
of any disturbance of the public peace in other tau' 2rheiPite t. "seri that ilm" wh° isgd thigh
met at the Saxon frontier by the chief Burgomaster
of Dresden, who delivered an address. The royal parts of the province. Venice has been under the I are '''''
le witethPreirnagrocvan-a to
ednass illiPmegnaa:rt' bisoand
age
vigilant cam of her own National Guard, with I Now, I am, sad r hove ovr beep, an advocate for
train was saluted with 21 guns upon passing the
fortreae of Konigetein. 1 thousands of soldiers present as guests, but with ; yeas and for improvement; bat lam not for m-
all matters of police in the hands of her citizens. volution. I am not for transferring our proper-
The Prussian commandant received the royal
It was well that this should be so during the pie hen
at the railway station. The King expressed ties or our liberties to the tyranny of a multi-
biscite, as there could not then be any suspicion tusk. I believe that if you transfer the government of
his thanks, and shook hands with the Saxon sub- , this country into the hands of mere numbers, yea
commandant of the fortress. of government interference ;and now that Venice
i endanger property, and I believe—for history and 'seed-
has made her choice, the sooner the citizens ' once both tench na this—that if you „dioser property you
The Prussian garrison paraded at Pirna, and the
ton garrison at Pillnitz. are relieved of their burdensome duties the better. I must inevitably endanger liberty. With regard to the
BREMEN, OCT. 26. A National Guard composed of such materials as with I charge of narrow-mindedness and bigotry, I repudiate the
usformthefiovrerof thevolunteercorpsistoogood for' charge. I with satisfaction upon my tenure of dice;
pacing up and down at the gates of public build- II it has drawn me into closer (
my with • bedy d Public
ings, and dodging burglars in the small hours of
~
of :hom withfwh.ll misit7 ..haathisbe, that ea I believe gnee happiness to act, and
the morning. Yet Venice may be proud of the they h„,,„ bean actuated, and in all they -
.4. ~,,, of
public *wit which brought so many of her fore- . government they will be actuated by a sincere and earnest
mart sons to take their share of these mamma- I desire for the welfare of their country • and fa
tomed duties. The drums of the National Guard ; particular with regard to Ireland, I fad 'confident
first woke the city to new life ; the sentries of the ' that her majaity's ministers will endeavour to treat
National Guard, with military caps and belts, but ; In whom aa
'".
battle-6" of a party—not as a spoiled child,
whom the mismanagement of one day is to be rectified
otherwise in plain clothes, were the first Italians ; by the equal sad contrary mismanagement of another ;
who held possession of St. Mark's since Daniel bat as the integral part of the United Kingdom, entitled
M.anin's overthrow. The guard deserves to enjoy Ito the same measure of justice, to the same laws, to the
a long career of amateur soldiering, to put on its Mine firm executive, as other parts of the United King.
full uniform with royal permission and to leave
i dom. This the great majority of the wealth, and of the
,
intelligence,and of the education of this country ackno w.
burglars to be dealt with by professional policemen. ledge cherish in their hearts, whatever divieions of
Again of the plebiscite. It has been conducted party may lie upon the surface. Mr. Chairman, you have
with as much method and precision as though it styled me just now her Majesty's latex`tGeneral.
were something more than an idle ceremony. I I beg, in the first place, to say still have the
honour to hold that office. As the proof of the intimate
The Venetians seemed resolved to exercise their
and complete union and incorporation of Ireland with
privilege of voting in a serious manner. Electoral England, and of the absence of any jealousy or narrow•
districts ware formed, committees of superinten- • mindedness towards Ireland on the part of the sister
deuce were appointed for each district, printed country, I appeal to the fact thatj am an Irishman. and
notices were widely circulated, stating the necessary an Irish representative has been entrusted with an office
qualifications for voters, giving the addresses of the which never before was filled except by • native of Great
Britain. Nay, I respect even the prejudices of my fellow
district offices, and calling upon men of every
citizens. ltise should be
oneofthe many
class to come forward. Yesterday the notices were that every on
ehleeltoemehnetald ofen and express
freedom
urgent in their tone, but were expressed in letters opinions freely, and that he should be enabled to di: so with-
of moderate size. This morning appeared placards out being exposed to the threats which of late I have
in large print, which stated that to-day was the seen public men exposed to, that the multitudes will rise
last day, and which made yet another appeal to in their tens of thousands if he dares to express them
yesterday again. I believe that just as the truest safeguard for
those who had neglected to vote. Both
civil freedom is to be found in your mixed and balanced
and to-day detachments of the National Guard,
constitution, so the safest guarantee for liberty of thought
with tricolour banners, marched through the city, and opinion is to be found in that free and unfettered
to remind voters of what was going forward. Every spirit which is embodied in your protestant institutions ;
MBA was expected to say " yes" or "no" to the and depend upon it that these are the opinions which
AMERICA. I question, " Shall Venetia form part of United Italy whether you call them conservative or by any other name
(Per the Persia via Roche's Point.) under the sceptre of Victor Emmanuel ?" I might will prevail. Mr. Chairman, we may rest assured that the
NEW YORK, OCT. 17, MORNING. go further, and put it that every triflingquoeett of
imthe genenilce gotovernmentt of Ireelanidgiscoansmatittuteern of
man was expected .
The Governor of Mississippi has recommended to say "yes," whilst he was earnestly requested no
ours. Outl
interest isanot tan "'mom rclocality ; it is 7.
the legislature of that State not to adopt the con- not to remain silent. Almost every man hadould a t
the ki
ng
kingdomconfidence, at la
you rge.
cannot have You cannot have
wi parity
order,
with.
stitutional amendment. I right to speak. It was only necessarythat he sh confidencewithout
The Attorney-General has officially announced 'be twenty-one years of age, a native of Venetia, you cannot have order without obedience to the law, you
that the President can do nothing further to ' six months' resident in Venice, and unconvicted cannot expect obedience to the law unless it is known that
the law will be impartially enforced, and unless it is known
hasten Mr. Davis' release on trial. Mr. Davis will of any crime. Lads who had volunteered into the
:that. t
ll uobetestabeblishumcentscedand
in
tioturdtieonsr
toot tohe c
btainountry
be delivered over to the civil authorities upon the ' Italian service, whether regular or Garibaldian,
proper application being made. The district attor. ' might vote under the age of twenty-one, and with- parliamentary support of a particular political party.
ney of Virginia states that the civil authorities out the term of residence. Returned exiles might But if you see, as I have seen not long ago,
have made no demand for Mr. Davis' person, be- also vote without the term of residence. And wt prime
ard minister rise in the House of Lords, Ma say
'th reg to the destruction of the Protestant establah-
cause he would have to be confined in a common when the would-be voter had verified his identity
'meet of Ireland, that in his opinion no worse or more
prison, where he would be deprived of the corn- before one of the committees, he went to the
fatal measure could be sanctioned by parliament ' • and if
forts afforded at Fort Monroe. ballot-box—or, more poetically speaking, to the notwithstanding, when a motion is brou ht forward in
Mr. Ward Beecher has delivered an address electoral urn—and dropped therein a slip of paper the House of Commons, having for its objectg the destruo-
announcing his intention to stand firmly by the bearing his " yes "or " no." I have been told tion of that establishment you find the minister
entru
rs sted
Republican party. that the lists of vote were not very strictly re• i with the government of Ireland rise his place ;
if you find on the
Mr. John van Buren died on the 13th inst., on vised, but there was never an election in which all •
eve of wish that attack God speed
sharp political contests in England, a
board the steamer Scotia. ' concerned went more completely one way, and
measure
The late hurricane was extremely disastrous in there can have been few elections in which the ex- ,
the operationu temp
t 8 iiciriug equallyUlster
and with
th
the rightse in
of its
ceremony the
m
its effects in the vicinity of the Bahamas, where it citement of the legitimate indoor
was rights of landlords in otherlan parts of the country if
caused many wrecks. 1 more subdued. 1 you find under pressure from this quarter or from :hat
Stephens, theeoke.
Fenian head-centre, has called a The illegitimate drama enacted without doors ' authoritative declarations made indicating a willingness
Lament for the country after long
Fenian mass meeting at New York, for the 28th has been as mirthful as the most sanguine lovers
to surrender the system of education established by par-
inst., when he will deliver his last address in of fun could have desired to see it. A laughing contests and with great
care ; if above all and beyond all you have seen the
America. plebiscite has been held in the narrow streets
__ _ • executive government in hurried bustle, without the
and the stone-paved courtyards, on the bridges knowledge of parliament and even in opposition to
GREAT FIRE AT QUEBEC.—DESTRI'CTION
OF TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED and wharves, and above all, in the Piazza St. 1 the expressed pledges given to parliament, by one stroke
HOUSES. ; Marco. "Si ! si ! ai !" has been shouted by overthrow the whole university system of education
' columns of small boys as they rushed through the of the country—if these things are done, the end and
Oct. 16. ' object for which they are done may be accomplished, the

BIR B. CAIRNS AT BELFAST.

(noit ma mew, ow

The King and Queen of Saxony arrived here
this evening. His Majesty has issued a proclama- '
tion, in which he thanks the inhabitants for their ,
proved fidelity under recent trials, and assures i
them of his continued affection, and of his earnest
..wfah • to heal the eCtintry's wounds, to promote its
prosperity, to equitably administer justice, and to
further by every possible means a prudent develop-
ment of t'-9 political institutions of the kingdom.
His Majes.; also declares that he will devote him-
self to the new Confederation with the same fidelity
which he displayed towards the former Bund, and
that he will use every effort to render the new
alliance a blessing both to Saxony and Germany.

HANOVER.

HANOVILS, Ocr. 26.

A royal decree has been published to-day regu-
lating the civil administration of 'Hanover. The
former Hanoverian ministers are to be replaced by
three departments of Finance, Interior, and Public
Worship respectively, under the control of the
general government.

RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, Ocr. 26.

The Emperor has issued a manifesto, announcing
to his people the betrothal of the Cezarewitch, and
conferring upon the Princess Dagmar the title of
Imperial Highness.
The Princess Dagmar has received a deputation
of the Danish inhabitants of this city.
The Grand Duke Michael, Governor of the Cau-
casus, has arrived here, accompanied by the Grand
Duchess.

object
exigencies of the moment may be met, political support in
a critical emergency may be obtained ; but all confidence
in the wisdom, in the firmness, in the impartiality of the
government must disappear. Mr. Chairman, I have said
this much in general terms, for this is not an occasion
for detailing the grounds for the course which
I, in conjunction with my colleague, have thought
it my duty—which we have thought it our
duty to pursue in the past year in the House of Com-
mons ; a course which, if I rightly interpret your attendanc
here tonight and the manner in which this toast has been
received by you, has met with your approval. The hardest,
but not the longest, part of my task remains. I have to
say farewell, farewell at least in the character of
your representative. How can I express to men
of every class and of every opinion in this
town my sense of gratitude for the long
stream of unbroken kindness which for so many years I
have received' How can I ask you in fitting words to
overlook any many shortcomings acd errors, of which I
I feel too well I have been justly chargeable ? How can I
tell you of the pride and interest I take in witnessing the
prosperity of this town ; with those financial difficulties to
I which you, Me. Chairman, have referred—now happily
adjusted ; with its numbers repeatedly increasing,
with its wealth, commerce, and manufacture swelling
I and increasing on every side, wit! its place now firmly
established amongst the foremost scats of industry in the
empire ; may loyalty and order, peace and virtue abound
• with her ; may her progress in years to come be such as to
distance the strides, and to reduce to insignificance even
the strides she has made in years past ; may she and may
! • her citizens stand forth for private worth and for political
wisdom the ornament, the example, and the encourage-
. P ment of Ireland. (Loud and protracted cheers, the whole
, I assembly rising to their feet when Sir Hugh Cairns re-
' sumed his seat.)

QUEBEC,
A violent conflagration broke out here on the crowd with all the importance of political agitators.
14th, and raged for thirteen hours, burning a large "Si ! si ! si :" has been echoed back by young
portion of the city and destroying 2,500 houses, . men wearing immense affirmative answers stuck in !
besides property to the value of three million their hats. The soft affirmative has been a '
dollars. Owing to this disaster 18,000 persona favourite with ladies young and old, and has
have been rendered homeless. formed the political creed of Venetian society for
A large fire raged simultaneously at Ottawa. i forty-eight hours past. Despite the cold weather—
you would scarcely believe how cold without coming
MEXICO. to Venice—everybody has assembled in the evening
A letter has been published by the New York jour- in the Piazza St. Marco, the cafes have been full
nabs purporting to hav e been addressed to the Emperor of well-dressed company, the gaslight has been
Maximilian by his envoy in Europe, Senor Eloin, and brilliant, there have been music and fireworks. If
the original of which is stated to be in the posses- any superstitious persons took alarm at the entry
sion of the State department at Washington. of the troops on a Friday, they may be comforted
Senor Eloin in this letter announces to the Emperor by a discovery made by other persons of more
that General Caatelnau is charged by the French ingenuity than superstition, that the lettters of the '
government to urge his Majesty to abdicate before word Venerdi (Friday), are the initial letters of
the departure of the French troops, and Eloin the words " Vittorio Emanuele Nostro Eletto Rd '
expresses at the same time his conviction that &Italia:,
Maximilian will not abandon Mexico, but that,
once freed from foreign intervention, he will
SIR D. Gooca, M.P., AT THE SWINDON INSTI-
make a fresh appeal to the people. ruTE. —On Wednesday evening Sir Daniel Gooch, Bart,
Advices received from Rio Grande to the 12th M.P., presided at a meeting to distribute the prizes in con-
state that Nijia had completely routed the liberal nection with the Society of Arts' examination of the mem-
main army and Escobado under the walls of Mon_ hers
,of the classes at the New Swindon Mechanics' Insti-
terey, and was marching on Matamoras. Anarchy tute an institution which was erected for the benefit of
continues to prevail at 3latamoras among the con- t„h-eesmtearnny hu
Company'sndied s locomotivefPe ns
works at Swindon.
a t the G e a
et
tending factions. lion. baronet having alluded to his early connection with
----- the institute as one of its promoters, said :—" I can look
(ST ATLANTIC TF.LEGRAPH.) back upon many as I walk through the establishment—l
NEW YORK. Om 25, EVENING. see many fac mayhat were some years ago youthful, who
Gold, 147. Exchange on London, 161 k. 5-20 :ea:deb:Y:l:d g'etl?yatrecomtintoenficeddn ltitatwmitahnymeiavneow grey-
-1 left us.
United States Bonds, Il4a ; Illinois, 1241; Eric, To those young laNs who are coming up, I will tell some-
81i. Cotton : Middling Upland, 39. thing of my young lire. I began with little better pros-
pects than they. I remember quite well when I left my
paFenta'unTlefrulßo
dear oblemitheins lastto words
k—laiwasmthen
Tax Fins AT Quzerc.—A fortnight ago the 1!„,;Ialou work, from six I) in the morning until six
Canadian papers brought word that regulations at night—' Always keep in mind, my dear Dan. that
had been issued at Toronto, Montreal, and Quebec ; you should look forward to being some day manager of
instructions had been issued for the guidance of that concern.' Those words have remained with me
the public force on the outbreak of incendiary thoseasaboveleamkelUrt7 conard tller titii!itiglequals ma..
fires, which had been threatened as part of the tahurtrt.f. litfeo. lw to
much entitled to such & position, if I could earn it, as
Fenian plans. On the 19th inst. we published a anybody else. Those words never left me, and I would
message by the Atlantic Cable, reporting that " a earnestly ask those young bids who are now rising and
destructive fire had taken place at Quebec." we beginniug their life, not to
.look
.at the present, not to
now learn that a calamity, far greater than was titkotheatstotydCeereriattisiVi%tana is
1
ponniraerrtistglils,
free
supposed by this mild announcement, has befallen country,yof any boy to rise to any position he will fix his
Quebec. Two thousand five hundred houses have . mind upon. If they don't rise to such • position as they
been burned down, and 18,000 persons made home- hope for, they will gain something equally valuable—they
less. At the same time a fire broke out at will gain the respect and esteem of all those about them.
Ottawa. We fear that it will be found that both There is another motto of mine—it is one I took from old
Sunderland bridge. I was in love at the time. I thought
originated in the desperation of the Fenian leaders. + the chances were against me, I did not use how I was to
—Daity News. l gain my object ; and I found these words in large letters
The Convocation of the Province of Canterbury on that bridge—`Nil Despersndum.' Those words have
was yesterday morning formally prorogued until the 21st aided me through life. • Nil desperandum.' U you ear-
of November. neatly set your mind upon an obiect—sn honest one—l
Yesterday, the Mayor of Birmingham (Mr. don't believe that you will fall far short of its attainment.
Edwin Yates) laid the foundation-stone of a third district Stick to it, never give it up, never say die."
free library in connection with that system some years ' THE REPRESENTATION or WEEPORD.—We hare
since established in that town. His worship also opened reason to believe that some of the most influential parties
with ceremony "The Reference Library." T n
his forms the connected with the county of Wexford have made oommti-
upper room of the Central Free Library, erected under the nications t . Colon-1 White, which will probably result in
superintendence of Messrs. Martin and Chamberlain, the
sentation candidature
the ocounty —Ff that gallant gentleman for the repro-
architects, Birmingham, at a cost of 13,00 W. of reeman Jl.

The appointment of Mr. Rolt, Q.C. as Attorney-
General will, of coune, render his re-eleetion for West
Gloucestershire necessary. Mr. Rolt has made himself
very popular in the division by his regular attendance at
the different agricultural meetings. *He has a seat at
Ozieworth-park, near Wotton-under-Edge, in the county,
and is himself somewhat of a practical farmer. Mr. Rolt
attended on Wednemlay night an agricultural dinner
among his constituents at Westbury-on-Severn, an out-
of-the-way place in the Dean Forest. Colonel Kingscote,
C. 8., was also present.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. G. Davis, the late
veteran Queen's huntsman,expired at his residence, Ascot,
at an advanced age.
THE REFORM LEM/EL.—The weekly meeting of
the council of this league was held last evening at the
offices, No.B, Adelphi-terrae, Mr. B.lleales, the president,
;in the chair. The chairman, alluding to the approaching
banquet at Manchester said it was expected that on
that occasion an attemp,t, would be made at compromise by
suggesting a measure fort be adoption of reformers gene-
nady. It was necessary be extremely watchful in re-
gard quasi-liberals in and out of parliament, and the
supporters of the league should guard against the contri-
vances of the forks, who were anxious to admit to the 1104
session of the franchise as few as possible, and to exclude
as many as could be decently excluded. Mr. Poster,
!LP., and Mr. Gilpin, M.P., at the meetings which they
recently attended, mae concessions in favour of the prin-
ciple of the league, and he looked upon the fact as a
significant one, showing that the more moderate liberals
recognised the national feeling in support of the league.