The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-22 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, 1867.

which are not aNilied t' ii:h.rs is triatael.: not to
be borne. The authors of this bill confound regu-
lation w ith prohibition. To Pieyent the unload-
ing ,if coal in crowded thoroughfares in the middle
of the day may be very desirable and proper ; but
it is nut necessary f. r that pulp. ise forbid its
delivery in the hundreds of quiet streets aid
squares which are to be found within the four
mile radius at such times as it may he convenient
to householders to receive it. It vi .11 rat do
to be always looking at this traffic •ntcsti.-u from
a police point of view, and thinking that we are
sufficiently meeting it when we increase restrictions
and multiply offences punishable wit's a i.enalty
not exceeding forty shillings. We have ti, face
the fact that London is growing rapidly every
year, and already contains inure than one-secenth
part of the population of England and Wales. The
expanding requirements of such a !.' .n must
be met by large foresight, and carnet be satis-
fied by paltry economies. Our traffic is sc.ch as the
public convenience makes it, and soiiner or later
we shall have to recognise the fact that our
thoroughfares must he adapted to i:, i:.stead of
attempting to contract our traffic to the liwita of
our ancient and narrow streets.

OUR CONTEMPORARIES.

(THIS DAY.)

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The Queen, accompanied by Prince and Princes
Chrixtian, drove yesterday afternoon t• Bonchurch and
Shackle, returning to Osborne by Saedown and Beading.
Lord Charles Fitzroy was in attendance.
fifer Majesty went out this morning, attended by the
Duchess of Roxburgh..
The other members of the royal family walked in the
ground.
Lord and Lady Bloomfield arrived yesterday, sod had
the honour of dining with the Queen and the royal family.

A Committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Mo,t Honour-
able Privy Council sat yesterday, at Whitehall, on the
subject of the cattle plague. The Lords present were—
The Lord President and the Right Hon. H. Corry.
Mr. Helps and Dr. Alexander Williams attended the com-
mittee.

A deputation from Liverpool, consistin; of the inayor
(Mr. E. Lawrence) and the town clerk, introduced by Mr.
Graves, M.P., had an interview with the Duke of Buck-
ingham, at the Privy Council-office, yesterday, ou the
subject of the Stanley cattle market.
A deputation from the corporation of Liverpool, con-
sisting of the mayor (Mr. K Lawrence) and the town
clerk, had an interview with the Right Hon. Spencer H.
Walpole, at the Home-office, yesterday. The deputation
was introduced by Mr. Horsfall, M.P., and Mr.
Graves, M.P.

A deputation from district poor law auditors, cousisting
of Mr. Robert White, Mr. William Roberts, Mr. W. J.
Patterson, Mr. John Seagram, Mr. W. Ellis, Mr. Merri-
field, Mr. Fossctt, and Mr. Meymott, and accompanied by
Mr. John Bright, M.P., Mr. Hovel Gwyn, M.P., Mr. J.
T. Hibbert, M.P., Mr. W. Morri., and Mr. T. B.
Potter, M.l'., bad an interview with the Bight Hon.
Gathorne Hardy, at the office of the Poor-law Board,
Whitehall, yesterday.

HEALTH OF THE PRINCESS OF WALES.
(THIS DAY.)

The following bulletin has been issued. this

morning :
" MARLBOROUGH HOUSE, Fee. 22, 11 A.M.
"Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales
slept well during the night. Her royal highness's
condition this morning is satisfactory.
" The infant princess continues in health.
(Signed) " ARTHUR FARRE, M.D.
" WILLIAM JENNER, M.D.
" E. H. SIEVEKING, M.D."

CABINET COUNCIL.—There Hill be a cabinet
council to-inorrow afternoon at the First Lord of
the Treasury's official residence in Downing-street.
The council is appointed for three o'clock.

We (lien,l,l) have reason to believe that her
Majesty the Queen will net as one of the godmothers to the
infant daughter of the Prince and Piinctee of IValcs. It
is understood that the eirrouthement of her royal highness
will cause no change in the arrangements already made for
the season.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
Teck honoured the Ladies Cadogan with their presence at
dinner last evening, at their residence in Clarges-street. A
select party was invited to meet their royal highnesses.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh
will leave Clarence House, st. Janice's, this morning for
Plymouth, to join the Galatea.

We read in the Lancet :—" It is generally under.
stood that the accouchement of the Prisceu Christian
may be expected to take place in April, and that of
the Princess Mary in May next. We hear that in
each case Dr. Arthur Farre is engaged to attend, and that
Dr. Priestley will be called upon in case any assistance is
required. It is said that Sir Charles Locock has promised
to be present on the occasion of the Princess Mary's con-
finement, although he will take no active part in the oon.
duct of the case."

Last evening the Countess of Dartrey gave her
first assembly this season at her residence in Curzon-street,
Mayfair. The noble earl and countess previously to the
assembly entertained the following select party at dinner
—The Earl of Clarendon, the Countess Caledon, Frances
Countess Waldegrave and the Right Hon. Chichester For-
tescue, M.P., Viscount and Viscountess Halifax, Lord and
Lady Stanley of Alderley, Lord Cremome, ILP., Lady
William Osborne, the Right Hon. Robert Lowe, M.P., Mr.
Bernal Osborne, Mr. E. Stanley, Mr. Clements, &c.

LATEST INTELLIGEticE.

SPAIN.

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A letter from Madrid in the Earopc says :

Isabella 11. not only fears an Orleans but has also Se
sontend with the insubordination of the King ; all which
is the cause of frequent dissensions ii, the palace, where
Sister Patrocinio and the Rev. Father Cirilo generally act
as mediators ; sometimes Father Claret is called in to be
arbiter. It is a matter of public notoriety that certain
letteni in the King's possession, very compromising for his
august consort, constitute the apple of discord. Attempts
have been vainly made within the last few days to get
them from him ; the only thing fonnd has been the draft
of a manifesto to the Spaniards, iu which Don Francisco
announces himself as regent of the kingdom—which,
doubtless, would be a first step towards claiming for him-
self the rights of the Prince of the Asturias. which would
tend much to serve the views entertained by the heirs of
Don Carlos. A spy of Gonzalez Bravo gave the alarm.
The scene which followed was so violent that the confessor
and Sister Patrocinio were obliged to huffy to the palace.
The King got off with an imprisonment of three days in
his own apartments. There is also • belief that Don
Fnincisco ix striving to overturn the cabinet and replace it
by a Lersundi ministry. Such an event, if realised, would
indicate a return to a policy less reactionary, but would
not avert a revolution. It is now too late. The position
of the Queen is therefore most critical ; she distrusts the
Duke de Montpensier ; she is exposed to the critiques of
the King, and she is attacked by the revolutionary junta.
And, whilst these scenes are taking place in the regions of
right divine, the ministry also gets itself talked about.
Gonzalez Bravo exacts from all candidates at the next
elections a blind adhesion to all the plans of government.
There are now no less than 20,900 persons condemned for
political offences in the prisons and praidios (hulks) of
OPAL

THE INSURRECTION IN CANDIA.-THE
PROPOSED REFORMS OF THE SULTAN.

The IleWide IHlepcmirat of February 14 con-
tains the following resciipt addressed by the Sultan
to Mustapha Paella :
I need not say what pain has been given to us by the
revolt in the island of Candle, which has been organised
by a small number of indisposed persons, and by the injury
to life and property which has been occasioned thereby.
TIT.T. failure of our efforts to prevent these calamities,
and the disregard of the paternal advice which we offered
to the misguided inhabitants are due to wicked men who
will be held responsible before God and the tribunal of
public opinion for all the calamities of the island, for they
are the cause o► them. However, the prudent conduct of
the loyal inhabitants, who have thoroughly understood the
true state of the case, and the courage and braveryexhibited
by our imperial army, and the effective measures adopted by
it, have succeeded in establishing order and public security
throughout the island except at those points where
wretches, who have come from abroad like brigands, are
to be found. As to the inhabitants, those amongst them
who were induced by perfidious suggestions and false pro-
mimes to join the agitators for a time, have gone back to
their commercial or agricultural pursuits under protection
of the amnesty which has been recently granted by us.
A commission has therefore been appointed in our capital
to inquire and decide upon a system of administration for
the island which will be carried out by the new governor
to be sent to Crete as soon as the present excep-
tional state of things shall have disappeared. The com-
mission will point out the means by which the disasters of
the country may be repaired, and such ameliorations in the
administration of affairs as the legitimate wishes and wants
of the population may require and which will pro-
mote the prosperity of the inland by a development of
agriculture and trade, and by the improving the condition
of the country generally. Hut in order that the proposed
reforms may succeed, in order that the prosperity and
tranquillity of the island may be assured according to our
wishes, we have judged it to be expedient to take the ad-
vice of some of the chief inhabitants who enjoy the con-
fidence of the country. For this reason, and on the ad-
vice of our government, we desire and order that you pro-
cmd to the election by the inhabitants of one or two re-
putable Musiulmans or Christians in each province
and send here without delay the persons so chosen. In
publishing this our imperial rescript, you will clearly
explain to all our kind and royal wishes and intentions.

THE SULTAN.

In reply to the above, the General Assembly of
the Cretans issued the following proclamation to
the people, dated February 1 :

Our misfortunes are at an end. Intervention has
already commenced. Crete is free, and unites herself to
Greece. Turkey, seeing that she is about to lose the game,
has adopted the following measure. She has named an
extraordinary commission. Server Effendi will soon be
here, if he has not already arrived, to invite you to send
representatives from each province to Constantinople in
order to treat with the Porte. This commission will pro-
mime that the Sultan will grant all the concessions which
the Cretans may demand. The Porte only offers con.
casions because it knows that Crete is about to escape
from its rule. Take care that no province sends repre-
sentatives. Whosoever consents to go to Constantinople
as a representative will be a traitor to the country, and
will conic to a bad end. Make no engagement with the
Turk. Whosoever will compromise with him will be re-
ganled as the most odious of traitors. Ho will repent of
it afterwards when it will be too late. Success ! Crete is
yam!

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EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(mom on owl; CORRESPONDUT.)
PARIS, THURSDAY EVE N:::4

In the Corps Legislatif to-day it was annouheed
that the bureaux had authorised the interpella-
tions proposed by M. Picard on the violation , f
the secresy of letters in the Post-office, and by M.
Lanjuinais on the general purport of the reforms
of January 19. I ate informed that there was A
majority in favour of the interpellations in every
one of the nine bureaus ; but that in some of them
the over-zealous loyalty of several members showed
itself in a desire to screen the illegality committed
in regard to the legitimist pretender's cireu-
/sr from all discussion. The very absurd idea,
ventilated by the Indipcodwice Edge, that tho
Council of State would have to consider the pro-
priety of the interpellations is conclusively dis-
posed of by what passed in the chamber to-day.
On the question being put front the chair as to
what day would suit the chamber for the discus-
sion of the interpellations, M. Rouher rose and
gallantly said the government was anxious to
meet them at the earliest possible moment. It
was agreed rum. eon. that the debate on the ugly
post-office business should come on to-morrow.
M. Mather was for having the other ques-
tion disposed of also on the sante day.
But M. Emile 011ivier—whose public atti-
tude on this as on many former occasions
by no means justifies the impression of his
old friends that he has sold himself to government
—rose to object that the two matters would b.:
too much :or one day, and on his motion it was
decided, after some sharp altercation, that Vis-
count Lanjuinais' interpellations should be taken
on Monday next In the course of the sitting M.
Tillers was observed to go to the presidential chair
to speak several times to Count Waleswki, and it is
understood that he lodged an interpellation on
foreign affairs generally, and the German war in
particular, signed by himself and MM. Aucel,
Hallez, Claparitde, Larnbrecht, and Plichon.

The Bourse was firm. Rent° rose 20c. for cash
and 12/1 for account, closing at G9fr. 75c. and
60fr. 671 c. Mobilier rose 3fr. 75c., and Credit
Foncier, 2fr. 50c. Italian rose 50c., with a large
business doing, in consequence of an impression
that a great banking house will make a new
proposal for the purchase of church property in
Italy.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

FP.IDAT, VEIRVAI,T 22. I Laa

B. T.; w.

F.I Extreme. Sea.
I W. E. to
121 F., D. I 1 9.

Nairn 30.01 45! W.
Aberdeen 30.09 41 S.W.
Leith
Ardrosaan 3O 10 471 &W.
Hreencaatk 30.17 481 W.
Valentia 30.33 49 &W.
Cape Clear 30.41 49 W.B.W.
lArerpad
Holyhead
Pentanes 30.19 id W.
Br.st 70.63 4.2 S.S.W.
Lorient 70.51 39 S.E.
Rochefort
Plymouth
Weymouth
Portsmouth 1153 47. W.S.W.
London
Yarmouth
Scarborough 50.34 48 W.S. W.
Shields 3.,.29 bO. IV.
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