The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-10 00:00:00

REMARKS,

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Since yestenlay the pressure of the atmosphere over the
British isles has uniformly Increased, and is still increasing.
Winds are tight to moderate, and still westerly, with fluer
weather. A thunder shower is reported from Aberdeen.

A FLIGHT OF STORKS, —The Jcntrnal de Vilk-
franche (RhOne) states that a large flight of storks going
in a southerly direction passed over that town three days
back. Two of the number, apparently fatigued, alighted
on the top of a tall factory chimney so rest, but being
disturbed by some gun shots fired at them, resumed their
course. The Intelligenz-Blatt of Berne likewise says :
" The large flight of storks which two days back had
assembled on the roof and balustrade of the church of Si.
Esprit has taken its flight for the south. This singular
fact has given rise to different surmises. Those birds of
passage generally only leave for their winter quarters in
Africa at the end of September or the beginning of October.
Are we menaced with an early winter, or with some other
unfavourable change of temperature _ _

Needles were 'first made in London by a negro
from Spain, in the reign of Queen Mary. He died with-
out imparting the secret of his art. The art was recovered
in 1565. nail Growse first taught the English to make
needles, but the art was again lost for nearly a century,
when it was again recovered by Christopher Greening, who
settled at Long Crendon, in Buckinghamshire. Needles
are now chiefly made at Redditcb, in Worcestershire,
Hathersage, in Derbyshire, and in and near Birmingham.
Someitob. years ago 100,000,000 needles a week were made in
Itedd

18671

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

trios sus elm

PARIS, FRIDAY EVIIIING.

The committee appointed to inquire into the
question raised by M. Berryer in the last days of
the session, whether M. Pinart and his associates
do not still owe the state 28 millions of francs on
their contract for the purchase of Mexican Bonds,
consists of M. Allou, the bdtonnicr, M. Plocque, a
past kitounier, M. Greasier, the standing counsel
to the Treasury, and M. Gronalle, President of
the Order of Advocates of the Court of Cessation.
The composition of this committee is of good
augury for the Treasury. The members of it are
too good lawyers and men of too high character
not to report conscientiously upon the facts.

The much announced publication of a pacific
note in the Prussian Moniteur appears to have re-
solved itself into an article in the semi-official
North German Gazette, of which we have a resume
to-day. The official organ of Berlin will probably
reproduce it. The only upshot of it is that Prussia
has no explanations to ask from France concerning
the communication made by its diplomatic agent
relative to Northern Schleswig, and that the com-
munication in question was not of a nature,
"either by its form or its contents," to lead to any
ulterior step on the part of Prussia. The Gazette
does not doubt that the friendly sentiments with
which Prussia and its government are animated
will be reciprocated by France. All this really
amounts to nothing so long as preparations for
war are continued on both sides. It shows at
most that M. Lefevre de B6haine, the French
charg6 d'Affaires, made a false mo% e, and that while
he is disavowed by his government, the Prussian
court does not want to make his indiscretion a
cause of quarrel.
The prosecution of M. Vermorel, of the eau rrier
Francais, and three of his staff, for a libel on the
Csasagnac family, came on to-day, and was not
concluded till a late hour. I have heard the result
and must defer particulars till to-morrow. M.
Vennorel is fined 200 fr., and the other defendants
50fr. each. The presiding judge said there were
" very extenuating" circumstances. This no-

minal sentence is a moral acquittal, because the
French law not allowing proof of the truth of a
libel the judges could not do otherwise than
convict.

A despatch from Madrid announced yesterday
that several great commands had been suppressed
from motives of economy. The true reason is that
the general officers dismissed cannot be trusted,
and are suspected of an intention to join in the
next prontincidmento, which cannot be long coming.
The Bourse was not so good to-day. Bente
fell 120. for cash, and 10c. for account, closing at
69fr. 35c. and 69fr. 324 c. Italian fell 30c., Credit
Foncier 7fr. 50c., Mobilier 3fr. 75c., and Comptoir
d'Escompte 3fr. 25c.

The Beaminster (Dorset) District Church Choral
Association held their festival last week, at which 130
choristers were present.
The East Devon Choral Association held their
annual festival at Ottery St. Mary last week. The muster
of singers was 300. The North Devon Choral Union fes-
tival took place also last week at Bideford. The choir
numbered 400. At Darlington, in Devon, a choral fes-
tival took place at the same time, at which 100 singers
attended. The Rev. T. Keble, a nephew of the author of
the " Christian Year," preached the sermon.

THE Owes or THE Smonos.—Yesterday even-
ing at 5 o'clock the Commons' decision on the Lords'
amendments were taken by the appointed members of the
Lower House to the Lords. The reasons for disagreement
with the amendments of the Upper House which had
been refused were also handed in. These had been
arranged in the morning by the committee appointed by
the house. The Lords will take , then reasons into
consideration on Monday ; after which, if they should
disagree with them, they will be returned to the Com-
mons, and a conference will follow. It is, however, be-
lieved that the peers will accept the reasons. These steps
necessitating delay, and the vote in supply leading to
more discussion than was expected, it is now supposed
that parliament will not separate before Tuesday, August
20, when it will be ed by commission. The
ministerial whitebait dinner has been fixed for Wednesday,
' the 14th inst. The Queen's Speech will then be drafted,
and agreed to at a Cabinet Council on Thursday. The
Appropriation Act, it is not doubted, will be through both
houses by Friday night next.
THE LIBERALS AND THE VOTING PAPERS.—Lord
Salisbury's interpolation of voting papers in the reform
bill gave occasion for a rally of the liberal party which de-
serves a note of admiration. The summons of Mr. Glyn
was answered with alacrity, and from the 238 who con-
demned these aids to corruption and intimidation, we have
to deduct no more than seven tories. Voting papers were
approved by only four liberals ; for, after all that has passed
sir ce February, 1866, we can no longer bestow that title on
Major Anson, Lord Arthur Clinton, Mr. Fort, Mr. Gilbert
Hesthcote, Mr. Mainwaring, or Lord Elcho. They are
gentlemen who have gone astray and found a home under
the wings of Mr. Disraeli. The four liberals who approve
of voting papers are Mr. Biddulph, Mr. Laing, Mr. Wyld,
and Mr. Doulton—the claim of the last to the honour of
standing in the liberal ranks being very equivocal.
Abstracting these, we find that the party led by Mr. Glad-
stone showed a firm front, and succeeded in frustrating a
mischievous design. Great credit is due to them, but some-
thing must be accorded to the management of the new
"whip" who brought them together at so difficult • season. In
many respects we may regard this as the most significant
division of the year, and we are glad to see the liberals, at
the close, standing better than they did at the opening of
the session. Differences of opinion touching the repre-
sentation of minorities drew away a large number from
the sound constitutional standard, saved the government,
and satisfied the excited susceptibilities of the House of
Peers. The division on that subject was not a party
struggle. But that on voting papers was essentially dif.
fereot, and afforded a good test of party unanimity.—
Telegraph.
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC GOSSIP. —A coming
tenor, Mr. Varley, of Bradford, is announced in the
Oreltrittra as one "of whom report speaks in the highest
terms." Signor Mario, it is said, intends to fall into the
fashion of the hoar and the occupation which suits his
powers, and meditates singing English ballads on an
autumnal tour in England ere starting for St. Petersburg.
It would seem from the Welsh newspapers that parochial
choral festivals are coming into favour. One was given
the other day by the Llandaff Diocesan Choral Amman-
tion, in which 32 voices, contributed by 12 choirs, took
put. Everyone is to have a monument now-a-days. The
Germans are conspiring to raise one to that empirical man
of genius, the Abbe Vogler. A concert in commencement
of a fund for the purpose was the other day given at Dann-
stadt with a good result. We read that the widow of
Meyerbcer (one of Vogler's two distinguished pupils—
Weber was the other) gracefully sent a liberal contribution
to the fund. We hear that in the coarse of
next month there will be a musical festival at
Meiningem and on the Wartburg ; and that at
the latter the Abbe Lisit's oratono of St. Eli:abetli
will be produced. It is said that M. Rubinstein is
about to write an opera on a French libretto for Paris. The
Italian musical journals announce that Signor Federigo
'Ricci is engaged on a new opera buffs, which is, probably,
to be entitled Don Chiarlaotte e San:io Panein —that
Signora Dora has been singing, in Leek, at the San
'Carlo, Naples, with Signor Castelli, a tenor from whom
much may be expected—that Signor Miceli has received a
' commission to write an opera on the taking story of Bel-
shazzar's Feast—that Signor Scbira is at work on a five-act
opera. entitled Lea—and that Signor Bocoolini is to be
looked to as a rising baritone. Mdlle. Wiliam is to sing
in a new opera. Les Bluets, by M. Cohen, before she goes
to the Grand Ora to take the part of Ophelia in the
Hamlet of M. A. Thomas. Mr. Harris, at the time present
one of the most accomplished and successful stage managers
in Europe, has been retained, it is said, for theOpem at St.
Petersburg during the coming winter. Mdlle. de Murska,
the meteoric, has flitted back to the Opera at Vienna. All
manner of promisee are made by our contemporaries for M.
Dumas the elder. One week we are told that he has been
retained to give " Conferences" (as the French have it) in
America—the next, that he is busy on yet another Romeo
and Juliet (guars, a translation from Shakspeare ?) in
verge. —Athentenn.
DROWNED WHILE BATHING. On Wednesday
two young men, respectively named Finnemore and Pei-
deans, went on the rocks at Polxeath, Cornwall, for the
purpose of bathing. They had hardly jumped into the
water, which covered them to the waist, when a heavy
wave took them both off their legs, and carried them out
to sea. A festival was being held on the beach, mid it is
estimated that 2,000 persons were present when the unfor-
tunate men were drowned.
The Ohio Agricultural Society pays 10 dollars to
' anyone who will bring the largest number of strings of
rat's tails, not less than 1,000 in a string.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS DAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at 10 minutes palt 12
o'clock.

SUPPLY.
On the order of the day for the report on supply,
Mr. B. HOPE rose to call attention to the prop
removal of Canning's statue from it present position, And
to the general arrangement. of Parliament-wit/sr..
After sneaking of his reluctance to do anything
which might tend to wound private feelings, he rand
be
was glad to hear his noble friend the First Commission,
of B orka intimate the other day that he was in favour
of leaving the statue where it was. He (Mr. B. H,4,0
contended that the present position was in fact one of sbe
beet that mould have been elected. The square in tow.
of the Abbey wee exceedingly picturesque ; and the .pot
to which the statue was removed was anything ion
back slum, while there was a monument near it *bun
was a costly and magnificent work. If the statue
were removed the perspective effect would be destroyvd
and an impediment placed before the eye in looking dean
Parliament•street, from Whitehall. A most attraeht,,
piece of town gardening which Mr. Barry meant to carry
out would thus be spoilt. He trusted his noble friend
would enure the house that the integrity of the garden
ground would be preserved, and Canning's statue not ro,
moved from its present place.
Colonel W. PATTEN said, although that question was
not within his department, it happened that he had same
knowledge of this particular subject. iie happened to
know that the late Lord Canning said he had no objection
personally to the removal of his father's statue. (Hest,
hear.)

Iced ELCHO said if the statue were that of his father
he should be glad that it had been removed from its
former position.
Sir C. O'LOGHLEN observed that the Chard of
St. Margaret spoilt the view of Westminster Abbey, and
he hoped that that would be removed.
Mr. J. LOCKE thought the status was very mach inv
proved by the change of site, and among his friends bad
beard no opinion to the contrary. Formerly the statue
did not appear a good one; now he considered it very fine.
Mr. HENLEY doubted the propriety of the house being
called upon to express a grave parliamentary opinion on
such a question at a Saturday meeting to despatch seem.
nary business. In its former position few members saw the
statue at all on their way to the house, and a hundred
people saw it now for one person who saw it before.
Lord J. MANNERS, after observing that the quertion
was put down yesterday under a special arrangement,
hoped the question would not lead W a division between
the two houses of parliament. There could be no doubt,
after what had been said, what was the predominant feel-
ing in that house, or that it was opposed to that in the
the upper house. Without saying anything definite as to
the permanent petition of the statue, he must my be con.
sidereal the present position very superior to the former
one. (Hear.) To the objection that there was no sunshine,
be must reply that he had seen • whole stream of sunshine
falling on the statue. If the great block of buildings be.
tween Parliament-street and King-street were 111910 Mi
there would be • vast improvement in the view. He
would undertake that nothing should be done before nett
session to prevent the removal of the statue to another site,
(Hear, hear.)
. . . . . .

Mr. GREGORY was glad to hear the deckration that
nothing final was to be done before next year.
The discussion was continued by Colonel Sykes, Mr.
Runt, Mr. D. Griffith, and Lord Echo.
The report was then agreed to.
AGRICULTURAL GANGS BILL

The above bill, which came down from the Lords, was
read a second time, after which the Naval Knights of
Windsor BiU passed through committee.

THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
This bill was brought in by Mr. Hunt, and read a first
time.

The house adjourned at 20 minutes to 2 o'clock.

A Cornish gentleman named Beal, on visiOn4
his native place last week, treated 50 poor old women of
Millbrook and Sahash to a tea and hall a soverelgu
About M of the women were 70 years of age and upwank

Some hundreds of volunteers have been encamped
this week at Itembridge Down, in the Isle of Wight.
Loan Baouonam. —The venerable Lord Brougham
is expected to arrive at his seat, Brougham Hall, ou Wel.
*relay next, from London. We are informed that be
lordship is in the enjoyment of excellent health, which bar
been much improved since him return from Cannes.—Nee
dal Mercury.
CRYSTAL PALALlL—Besides the fete of the Ger-
man Gymnastic Society, this afternoon, Mr. Lin Rays
will give a selection of dramatic recitals in the comet
hall ; and the American life raft, which recently crewel
the Atlantic, will be exhibited.
One of our friends has been occupying one of his
holidays this week in looking up • few of the "merle
men" whose names have recently figured in our cclumsiis
suffering the full, or rather the paltry, penalty of :./. fee
deficient weights. In one case, that of • baker whole
been twice fined the full amount for giving four ounces
short in a four-pound loaf, our friend found the to.
ficiency six ounces. Thus it appears that the lines till
upon the customers, and not on the trader., who double
and treble their legitimate profits by dishonest practicer.
It is quite clear that we must have some remedy other
than fines. Impriminment, even for a few days only,
would have terrors that no fines have.—Soutk Los .b.,1
Press. _ _ ....

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A TOURIST DROWNED ON LAKE WINDERMERE.—
We regret to have to record a very serious and, %infante
nately. fatal accident which occurred on the above lake
about 9 o'clock on Thursday evening last, the nth Auguat.
The unfortunate person who has thus met his untimely
end was a young gentleman from Liverpool, earn.' Jelin
Bennett, 21 years of age. It seems he only airivol at
Rewires* in the afternoon of that day, having come tomcat
a relative of his named Mr. Parkinson, alw was solo:arcing
at Mr. Walker's Temperance Hotel. Shortly after his Uri.
val and after taking some refreshment, he engaged a plea.
sure boat from Mr. Walker, the bort, and went out fur
sail upon the lake. Mr. Walker accompanied him, arslreeed
for some distance, but when off the Ferry Nab, Mr. Beaten
wanted to take a turn at the oars and while changiug Li?
seat for that purpose he lost his balance rind was emits.
tated into the water. The unfortunate gentleman, how-
ever, almost immediately caught hold of the esly of the
boat and while in that position was told by Mr. A% Ail to
keep fiat bold and as quiet as possible as meistance would
be sure to be near at hand. But Mr. Bennett attempted
to get into the boat and in his vain endeavours pulled it oe
one side, likewise upsetting Mr. Walker into the lake.
Both men then caught hold of the boat, andel-eel out 101.111
for attendance, but before any help arrived poor Mr. bra
nett had sunk to rise no more. Mr. Walker was fortunately
rescued, after being in the water as near as he could tea
about three-quarters of an hour. News of the lanientAbli
occurrence reached Bowneas too late for any attempt to
be made to recover the body that evening ; however, by
daylight neat morning, P.C. Greenbank, with a wan
of boatmen, ?cc. proceeded to drag the lake, but it vii
more than three hours before they recovered the boly.
It was found between Cockshott Point and the Ferry Nab,
almost opposite the Parsonage fields. The utast
has cast quite a gloom over the otherwise lively bids
village of Bowness. What snakes the accident still
deplorable is the fact that the young gentleman 0,111
attended the funeral of his father and mother about
months ago. An inquest was to be held by C. G. TLote
EMI, this (Friday) evening.—Kemlal Merrrtry.
WONDERFUL Em'APE ON A RAILWAY. —1
Saturday • young woman, with • child in her chant'
whilst passing over • railway craning at West Hankie
became bewildered at the approach of an engine, T
engine whistled, and she stood quite terrified at itf t
prosich, and at last run away, leaving the child Ipctvty
the rails. Mr. Superintendent Davidson, who was at
t
crafting, sprang forwanl to rescue the chill, and in dv
' so his foot caught the switches and he fell across the
of rails upon which the engine was travelling. tieve.
persons were about, and as the engine dashed over t
spot i 1111111111111 l afterwards everyone felt convinced th
a horrible tragedy had occurred, but on further obser,
tion it wiLS found that both Mr. Davidson and the el,'
were safe and uninjured. It appears Mr. Davidson in
fall had grasped the child, and had rolled over the
and thus escaped.— York Herald.
AMERICAN BRUISERS.—There must be sumetlt
fatally provocative of pugnacity in the heat of these •
dog days. For more than a week past not a day h
elapsed without one or more merry mills between t!,.
lively lads the shoulder-hitters, either at some secl...:,
spot in the suburbs of New York, or in some sport.,
house in town, or on some corner of Broadway itself. T
prize-fight mania is raging. Newspaper reporters rave
left-handers, and rib-roasters, and heavy alekoner.
somebody's nasal promontory ; of blows that St 11.1
teeth rattling down somebody else s throat, that lift
one clear off his pins or send the other to ;nee:, del
punished, and finally of throwing up the sponge. Th
have well nigh exhausted their vocabulary of slawg in
scribing the recent numerous exhibitions of th
manly art of self-defence. They are doily ocoll'
in recording names destined, perhaps, to be 0..'
trims in the annals of the P.R., but 1110 t...
which have hitherto been quite unknown to fame.
catalogue has bad a long supplement added to it atn
the past ten days, thanks to Bob Wed.' and 1.
Kavanagh, the Infant Lawler and John Hagan'. f
Sheffield Chicken and the Ulster Pet, Jemmy Anon.
and Pat Carroll, Tom Levy and Pate), Gamin, PAIll•
and Tom Matfield, Steve Donnelly and Phil Mel oso.
Frank Sullivan and Tom Marney, John Provost and
Evans, Pat Canfield and Jim Hartegan, Tom M•t*"
and Jack liadway, not to mention other iseiseulsa
who have been drawing each other's claret or freely sh
din; their own in honour of the opening millennium of t
brumes. John Morrissey has fairly fought his se..y
congress. Why may not his brother bruisers
least to exemption from interference with their
sports on the part of Superintendent Ketrady and lr l`
coats ? The latter, indeed, swear that they are sla"
irrepressible, and fear they will remain so while fie
days last, if not for a thousand years.— \e derl: H'`.
July 10.

IP E RIAL PARLIAMENT,

It: 01.' coNINII)Ns.—(T1118 DAY.)
1, :: t,.01, the clime .a in minutes pa+t 12

51"19.1.1*.
I. r ..f the ,ley fel- the report on Tinel,ly.
t.. t ~11 ettention to the proposed
•t ,t ,e. 11.11.1 tt • present position, and
tt .11 ~...:‘•111,11t* ‘.l l'atliament•Mou re.
ft!it.t.CLICC tll do anything
,1 fee!ings. be said he
1.1. 3.,.' le ft tee•l the Pita Comtnissinner
.T. 11:1- ~tl:. I ti..c ti..a he was in favour
a n ~ le it W. 15. lie 1?1,. It.
sat ts,.• N.., 111 litet one of the
,„. , „ „ T 1,.• ...ware in fli,ht,
. 1•1 l'ict 711,, ; an.l lit., VOA
11 I, ,I n 5 AnythingLnt
T*. , IS ~. .stit twar it which
alit; ti, neck. If the statue
It the le would he destroyed
.111, I.T 1.1 t. ti 1., fere the es c in looking .101,11
fr.. e Will:eh .11. most attract',
- • n 1.1.1, Mt. I:.ary meant to carry
'• 11. trt;st,-.1 his noble friend
integrity ef the garden

ti

I statUtt uut tv•

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I' rTEN ,Ith..tigh that queßtiou tvav
nt. that he had Ilona!
Z t.I• 1.0 tk•tl.4l' ,11),;eCt. He ILlploened to
is lar.• 4 %omit,: gala he had no objection
0a,.11 vi las father's statue. (Hear,

Ili w NMI if the •mtlie were that of his fisther
Alsil tiist tt h.,1 beta removed trout its

1,0(.111.EN .4-erce.l that the Church of
spoilt the view of NV,,ttiiinster Abbey. ;tn.j
t th.,t wonl•1

t'KE thonht tLe ,t,tue was very much
im-
n .if bite. mot among his friviiils
ui•m to [ix iolitrary. Formerly. the statue
.r ..r,.•: flow be consl.lereil it very fine.
•• .1 the propriety of the house being
bp!, I...rli.o...‘ntaty opinion on
•li hevting to delleSteh
f..rme. position frt.- ilienilwrit sky, the
ti:. t, the house. atlui a handed
, now- who saw- it before.

XNNl*.lfs. „ft. r itta that the question
to s. sa r i.A lilt a St.:el:II arrangement,
...rthl not 1,3.1 tu ItiViSiOn betwmat
olirtit. There could bu no &WA,
‘l,l. W.I. the predominant
sus,. t ii.it it Wail 0/.110,11,1 to that in the
in. Without saying anything definite as to
tt position of the statue, he must say be con.
itrewitt politioll wry superior to the former
To th.- ..i.j..,t hot that there wan no sunshine,
that he Lot 5..-0 a Who st r,:tin of sunshin.)
smut,. If tit, gic.tt block of buildings be.
nt,nt.str.-• t awl King-duvet were remmusl
be a vast itaprovrittent in the view. Ito
aks that Tio hit,. should be dune before n.'Nt
V. nt this rmitt.valtd the statue to another site.

On. W:l3 ;4101 to h,...r the declaration thAt
wAs to 1. .1 • bcfol... twit year.
continued by t 'olouel Sykes, Mr.
;rithth. an.ll.or.lElcho.
thrn :I,:ret .1 to.

CANGS
hill. which cattle down from the Lords, WAR
1 tnu.-..,^.ttr which the Naval Kuigista
throo,:h can ttttt ittee.
NIE ANT( /11:1.tTII /S HILL
tia trotilit in by Mr. Huut, and read a first