The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-12 00:00:00

Ina ORES, Tu'Emmy t• I 1; JUNE" n, /86t

=rot 4nwvite4fluent to. Italy. He exposed at soma L
the abestrffity of asking Austria to part with an
important nest of fortresses which Prussia herself in 1839
had proaosnced to be a German frontier and a safeguard
of European Pointing out that what be called the
Fenian p le o nationality on which the demand was
made mustlnvolve the season of Bohemia, Hungary,
Trieste, and the Tyrol, not to push the question
beyond Austria ; and asserting that by such advice
we became the disturbers of the peace of Europe.
After remarking that, in accepting the proposal for a con-
ference without ascertaining beforehand whatAu stria's views
were, the government had departed from the pitiless logic
of Lord Russell's despatch refining to go into congress two
years since, he concluded by putting a string of question'
to the government—whether they had any ground for be-.
lieving that peace would be preserved ; what reason they.
had for concluding that the conference would have been
useless ; and what was the purport of the advice given to
Austria, Prussia, and Italy.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, premising
that he answered the questions put to him under protest,
and in the belief that they would serve no good purpose,
denied that the quarrel between the German powers could
have been settled but for the Italian difficulty, for the
testing question which disposed of the conference embraced
the Elbe duchies quite as mach as Venetia, and affected
Prussia quite as deeply as Italy. The rescission of the
treaty of Gastrin, the reference of the question of the
duchies to the Diet, and the convocation of the states of
Holstein, were the questions which were likely to give im-
mediate occasion for war ; and, speaking strictly of the cir-
cumstances of the moment, Italy, he asserted, could not be
said to be acting the part of a disturbing power, or to being-
gravating the difficulties of the situation. As to the conduct
of the by-standing powers, while Professing ignorance as
to the course of France, he denied that our government
had given encouragement to Italy to go to war • and with
regard to the cession of Venetia, that had notoriously been
the policy which our government, as a friend, had for some
years advised AustrM' to follow—though in a moment
like this, believing the maintenance of the Austrian
empire to be of great importance to Europe, they might not
be willing to repeat it. In the double quarrel in which
she was engaged, Austria having public right and justice
on her side, had the sympathy of Englund with her
in respect to the Duchies, but in the matter of Venetia
she could not expect it. He declined to follow Mr. King-
lake into a discussion of the value of Venetia to Austria,
and in regard to the parallel he had instituted between the
Elbe Duchies and Venetia he declared his readiness to give
up Venetia altogether if its populations could be shown to
be desirous of contiuuing to form part of the Austrian em-
pire. After explaining the fundamental difference between
this proposal for a conference and that which had been re-
fused by the government in 1864, he stated, in answer to
Mr. Kinglske s questions, that the government had no
solid grounds for holding out a prospect that peace would
be preserved, and that they had been parlicularly chary in
giving advice singlehanded to any of the powers. He con-
cluded by a eulogy on the policy of calling a conference to
)settle disputes between the European powers, and regret-
ting that it had failed in this case.
Mr. D. GRIFFITH asked whether any compensation
for Venetia had been suggested to Austria in the Danu-
bian Principalities?
After some remarks from Mr. B. COCHRANE eand Mr.
SAN DFORI
Sir G. BOWYER,pressed for an explicit denial that
what he called the ' court of Florence" had been informed
in private letters from some member of the government
that we would use our influence with Austria to cede
Venetia, maintaining that the " King of Sardinia" had no
more right to Venetia than to Middlesex, and that those
who had mixed up Venetia with the Holstein question
were responsible for the failure of the congress.
Sir R. PEEL contrasted Mr. Glatistone's expression that
he answered " under protest" with Lord Clarendon's
readiness to give explanations in the other house, and
warned Mr. Gladstone that these discussions might here-
after be not uafrequent. He attributed the present crisis
to the overweening ambition of Prussia, fostered by an
unscrupulous minister ; hinting that had Lord Palinerston's
advice to his cabinet been followed, the Prussian policy
would have been checked at the commencement of the
Danish war.

Notwithstanding an attempt to put an end to the dis-
cussion made by Mr. Laing, who remarked that it could
do nu good and might do harm, it was continued by Lord
R. Montagu, Major Walker, Mr. H. Seymour, who main-
tained that the cession of Venetia was recommending
itself to Austrian politicians, and that the idea at Vienna
was to obtain possession of Silesia, so as to exchange it for
Venetia, and by Lord Cranberne, who vindicated the
right of the House of Commons to demand explanations
from the government at such a crisis, and challenged a de-
nial of the rumour that Loth Russell in private letters
had advised the cession of Venetia. He threw
also some doubt on the desire of the country population
of Venetia to be annexed to Italy, and asserted that the
principle on which that annexation was demanded might
be applied to strip us of India, part of Canada, and even
Ireland.

Mr. LAYARD explained that Mr. Gladstone bad no
protested against answering Mr. Kinglake's questions, but
merely against being led into a discussion, and assured
the house that the advice always given by the government
to Italy was, not to go to war, but to consolidate herself
and apply herself to internal improvement. The Italian
army, he asserted, was on a peace footing until Austria
began to pour troops into Venetia.

Sir J. Hanmer and Mr. Hibbert vainly endeavoured at
intervals to recall the house to the " real business of the
evening" as they described it—Reform ; but the discus-
sion on foreign affairs was continued until close upon
10 o'clock by Colonel Herbert, Mr. Rentinck, Mr. Powell,
Lord C. Hamilton, Mr. Whiteside, Lord J. Manners, Sir
H. Verney, Mr. Earle, and Sir J. Walsh, who repeated the
question, to which no answer was given, whether besides
the official communications Lord Russell had been
giving advice in private letters, an irregularity which from
Lord Russell's antecedents he thought not improbable, but
which he denounced as utterly unconstitutional.

PRINCESS MARY OF CAMBRIDGE'S ANNUITY

BILL.
Tide bill was read a second time.

MEETING OF THE ITALIANS IN LONDON.

Last night an adjourned meeting of the Italians
resident in London was held at Farringdon-hall, Ring's
Arms-yiid, Snow-hill ; Signor SHIL/2C7A in the chair
There was a very good athendanos of Italians, the hall '
' being quite full.
The CHAIRMAN explained what had been done at the I
Imeeting on Frida7 last and the cause of its adjournment.
The object of their meeting was to give every Italian in
London who, owing to the distance, was not able to be
cat on the field of battle, an opportunity of aiding, '
present on the field of battle, an opportunity of aiding,
l aub.criptione in money, the war of Italian lithe's- '
taon. (Hear, hear.) It was the duty of all Helium to
ambit in this noble and sacred oect. (Hear.) The motion
"which he had to submit was, "That it is a strict and most ,
sacred duty of every Italian to contribute by every means
in his power to the movement of the whole nation for the
emancipation of Venice." This was the resolution which
he bad to submit fur their approval, and he was 'urea
would receive the assent of all. The emancipation of
Veneta* was a necessity for Italy, and would be a benefit
to Europe. It would be a benefit to Italy, because when
the Italian nation was constituted in its unity it would
banish obscurantism and despotism, and enable Italy to
march in the van of civilisation and humanity. (Cheers.)
It would benefit Europe, because until Venetia was
Italian there could be no solid peace in Europe, and
the taxpayers of Europe would be compelled to aupport
4,000,000 of armed men, as was the mite now. They wished
to put an end once for all to this state of things. They
had an Italian regular army of 460,000 men ; 50,000 young
men, red-shirted volunteers, bad placed themselves under
the command of Garibaldi—(enthusiastic cheers)-60 bat-
talions of the National Guard had been mobilised. (Hear.)
They had 5.50,000 men now ready to fight—no mean army.
(Cheers.) They had another 100,000 volunteers who had
inscribed their names, and another 50,000 National Guards
who could be mobilised-700,000 in all. (Cheers.)
He believed in the success of the Italian cause because
every man of these 700,000 would go to battle as a sacred
duty, whereas the Austrians would fight not knowing
what they fought for. Then they lied the Italian fleet
which, though not equal to those of England and France,
was dill respectable, and able he believed to cope with
the Austrians. (Cheers.) Italians were frequently asked
why they disturbed the peace of Europe. It was all very
well for persons who did not experience the despotism and
tyranny of foreigners, the flogging of men and
women, to ask such a question, but Italians who experi-
enced, and who witnessed those things, could never ask
the question. (Hear.) They had no desire to involve
Europe in war, but they wished to see Italy independent
and united. Let Italians have courage; let all contribute
as best they could to the sacred cause. With the first
battle won they would have Venice, and after Venice
would come Home. (Cheers.) Their watchword in the
meantime must be union, concord, duty. (Cheers.)
Signor SAFFI, in seconding the resolution, addressed the
meeting in eloquent and starring language. It was not
now a time for words, but for action. Those of them who
could not take part in action could at least subscribe. He
had received letters from Romagna which stated that the
enthusiasm of the people was unbounded. One town of
10,000 inhabitants gave 1,000 r olunteers, another of 5,000
gave 500 volunteers, and these were now in arms at Como.
(Cheers.) It was the same in other towns, and the enrol-
ment was still going on. Whence originated all this
national fervour ? In this, that the aspirations of the
Italian nation had been suppressed by the German
foreigner. It is because the moral and intellectual life of
Italy had been kept down, and ignorance and servitude
forced upon the country. (Hear, hear.) Even in the Nea-
politan provinces which had not felt the galling yoke of
the Austrians like the Lombards, a national instinct urged
them with equal impetuosity to free the Italian soil of
"II Tedesco." One mother sent her six children
to fight for Italy. Such was the feeling of the country.
It was impossible for them to live in real peace as long as
Venetia was in the hands of the stranger. Brigandage was
encouraged in the south in the interest of the foreigner
and the reactionist, but with the first battle gained bri-
gandage would disappear. The Venetian question once
resolved, there would no longer be any pretext for vio-
lating the peace of Europe. But with Venetia attached
to Italy, Italy would put herself at the head of progress
and civilisation. (Hear, hmr.) Let all then unite in heart
and soul, by words and deeds—let all fraternise in this
sacred cause, and lay the foundations from which would
arise a great nation worthy of its ancient renown. (Ap-
plause.)
The resolution was put and carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN-It is evident that all Italians here are
united at least. Abbiatno rinto. (Cheers.)
Signor Smart* proposed a resolution respecting the dis-
tribution of the fund, and denied the position that the
Austrians had any right to Venice. Venice was made over
to Austria by the treaty of Campo Formio. The Italians
were not bound by that act of Napoleon I.
Signor Panov,ull seconded the resolution. and recom-
mended that no money should be paid except to persons
properly authorised to receive it, for he knew that persons
had been collecting money in the name of the committee.
(Hear, hear.)
Dr. &tact next addressed the meeting, and handed in a
cheque for 20/., with a promise of 201. more when the beat
gun was fired. (Cheers.)
A very liberal aubarription was then enter.' into.
Aniongbt the subscribers was Signor CIHAVCS. of Great
Windmill-street, who subscribed 1001., to be thus distri-
buted :-201. to the first soldier who took a standard from
the enemy ; 401. to the families of the two first soldiers of
the commune of Villanova, near Asti, who might fall on
the field of battle ; and 401. to the first ten wounded sol-
diers, of the same commune, who might stand most in need
of aid ; besides the cost of an outfit to any soldier who dis-
tinguished himself by some heroic deed in fight. The
meeting was a most enthusiastic one.

*parting intentgence.

TATTERSALL'S.—MoNDAY.

The muster at Albert gate to-day was scarcely an average one,
but, considering that the meetings of the past week were of an
uthruportud character, the settling which took place was of no
very insignificant nature. Speculation on future events took a
somewhat wide range, yet the majority of investments were
merely to small amounts. Windham, after being supported at 1 to 1
for the Northumberland Plate, advanced still further into fa-
vour, 6 to 1 being the highest price obtainable, while at 8 to 1
both Caithneu and Miss Haworth found support ; several others
were mentioned and hacked at their quoted prices. The Good-
wood Stakes was touched upon, but no genuine comm-salon was
traceable, though there was a alight fancy evinced by backers
fur Mr. Ten IBroeck's pair, both of whom met with support. The
names of several " dark" ones were mentioned for the Derby,
each of whom was backed at the prices quoted. Dragon, being
in moat demand, was supported for nearly L:8)0.

NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
Bto 1 agst Captain Gray's Windham t,
Bto 1 Mr. J. Palmer's Caithness t.
8 to 1 Mr. R. Osborne's Miss Haworth
100 to 8 Sir. Jackson's Harry Bra!!Ilford ti
100 to 8 Mr. T. Slasternian's Honesty t,
100 to 7 Sir. W. E. Hobson's Dolan
100 to 8 Mr. Merry's the Primate A and off
81 to 1 Mr. Mackenzie's Browu Bread A and off)
GOODWOOD STAKES.
15 to 1 agst Mr. Ten Brueck's Forester t and off'
100 to li Mr. Ten Broeck's Slender •t and off
20 to 1 Lord St. Vincent's Lucifer .t.•
20 to 1 Mr. J. Nightlngalls Surney •t.
20 to 1 Lord l'xbridge's Liteguardsman (t;
20 to 1 Baron Rothschild's lamball•A;
du to 1 Mr. Pryor's Othello .t,

ST. LEGER.
2 to 1 eget Mr. R. Sutton's Lord Lyon (or
8 to I Duke of Beaufort's Rustle off
Even ou Lord Lyon and Savernake agst the Reid, (t to 4300.)

DERBY.
20 to Avg Sir Joseph Hawley's The Palmer A'
80 to 1 —31 r. Chaplin's Hermit C
22 to 1 Count F. de Lagrange's Dragon A
23 to 1 Lord Stanford's Sir Oliver •t•
15 to 1 Dake of Hamilton's AJlesbury
2)3 to 1 Mr. Ten Broeck's Fitzroy :.t.
80 to 1 Mr. E. Wright's Uncas A,

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—BONDAT.
NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
7to 1 agst Windham ;off, I 10 to 8 agat-Honeaty (of;
Bto 1 Csuthness Adtoff 10 to 1 Dolan t
9to 1 Miaallaworth,off 12 to 1 Lady Vano;off)

*haat aii .ititittarp.

PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 11.

The Ballarat, nailing ship, Captain J. Allan, be-
longing to Messrs. Manner, Prest, and Lyth, arrived at
Portsmouth this morning from New Zealand, with a wing
of the 68th Regiment, under the command of Lieutenant.
Colonel Greer, C.B. She had on board belonging to the
regiment men, women, and children, Captains Tucker
and Seymour, Adjutant C. Covey, Lieutenants Bolden,
Ray, and Palmer, and Ensigns Ilderton, Green, and Wood-
ward. The ship came into harbour WWI after her arrival
at Spithead to disembark the troops, who will be quar-
tered in Clarence Barracks, Portsmouth. The depot of
the regiment is expected to arrive from Preston on Wed-
nesday.

THE ABYSSINIAN CAPTIVES.—ConsuI Cameron,
the Rev. Mr. Stern, and the other captives may now be
expected very shortly in England, as Dr. and Mrs. Eeke
have already arrived in London. It appears that her Ma-
jesty's ship Victoria has been ordered to return to Masao-
wah for them by the 10th inst., and to convey them to
Aden. In the event, however, of their reaching the coast
at Sawakin instead of Massowah, the Victoria is to proceed
to that port and bring them direct to Sues.
CaltsvAL PALACE. —A great day and evening
fda takes place this day in honour of the wedding of the
Princess Diary of Cambridge. The amusements comprise
a display of great fountains, performances by Chang,
Ethardo, the band of the Coldstream Guards, Nelson
Lee's pantomimic ballet, a balloon ascent by Mr. Coxwell,
and illumination of the entire length of the building. The
lighting up of the tropical department is expected to pro-
duce startling effects. To make it a truly popular day, the
price of admission is fixed at one shilling.
HEALTH AND STRENGTH RESTORED ET Du BARRY'.
DELI4IOI.IIIRIVALIIITA iItABICA FOOD, which Mal without me-
dicine or inconvenience dyspepsia (indigestion), cough, asthma,
consumption, debility, constipation, diarrhcea, palpitation, ner.
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Its cost In other remedies, and la the best toed tot intasta
60,000 cures annually.—Os Barry and Co., No. 77, Regent-street,
London, W. In tins, at Is. 1 d. ; lib., 2s. 91 ; 1211 a, 92a ;
bete., 40e. : also Mil, Grocacburch-street ; 4, Cheapaide; 69, ISO,
181,, exturdetaist: sad at ail Grocera—LAdrartbionotal

THE EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT ON THE
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.

It wee no exaggeration to describe the railway
accident in the Welwyn twined on Saterdny night as ens
of the most extraordinary on record. A. careful visit to
the plate, and renewed inquiries yesterday, show how ap-
palling, but for the providential eircumstneee of the three
trains being composed of empty trucks and waggons of
merchandise instead of passenger carriages, the dirtier
would have been. So far it has caused but one death, and
to all human appearances only one other person is so mach
injured ea to be beyond the hope of recovery. Although
the lose of property is too great to be estimated at present,
the accident was probably not so destructive as was at
first apprehended. No official inquiry took place
yesterday, and some days will most likely
elapse before evidence will be taken respecting the
cause and nature of the accident. The coroner's
inquest, fixed for eleven o'clock to-day, will be little
more than formal, the immediate object of summoning a
jury being to legally identify and dispose of the body of
the guard Ray, now lying at • road-side inn near the tunnel
A Board of Trade inquiry is expected, and the Great
Northern Railway Company have already made a thorough
investigation of their own. The result of that investiga-
tion is that two signalmen are suspended, but until the
judicial examinations take place it will be sufficient to
remark generally that the accident happened primarily in
consequence of negligence or misunderstanding on the
part of one or both of these men in the performance of
their duty as signalmen ; and secondly, in consequence of
the negligence of the unfortunate man killed. It
should be added that these men are as trustworthy and
experienced as any employed by the company, and that
Ray was three years a mineral guard in the company's ser-
vice. There is no mystery connected with this serious
disaster beyond that contained in the short statement
that it has been caused on one of our best railway sys-
toms by ordinarily reliable and competent men for once
neglecting the simple rules they have worked by for
yeas.
The tunnel where the accident occurred is hardly a
quarter of a mile from Welwyn railway station,
and is from • half to three-quarters of a mile
long. At the further end there is • special
signal-box communicating with the station. When •
train leaves the station the signalman there telegraphs to
that effect to the signalman at the end of the tunnel, and
it is the A B C of the signalman's duty that no other train
leaves the station until a message has come from the end
of the tunnel signalling that the former train has cleared
the tunnel On Saturday • train of empty tracks for
Hitchin, from King's-cross, passed by the Welwyn station
shortly after half-past ten o'clock, and ran on into the
tunnel When it had got to about the centre the bursting
of the steam-tube brought it to • stand-still, and the duty
of the guard Ray (who with • young man to whom he had
given a free conveyance down the line, occupied
the break van) was to hurry to the mouth of the
tunnel, show his danger lamp, put down fog
signals, and get what assistance was necessary. There
can be no doubt he was slow to do this, and it is
said, in explanation, that he made a remark to the fire-
man in front, signifying that his faith in the station signal-
man stopping any train until he was safely out of the
tunnel was so implict that he felt "all right." The in-
quiry pending must decide the precise nature of the signal
between the man at the end of the tunnel and the man at
the station. It is understood that • signal of some sort
was communicated, but it may transpire that none at all
was sent. There, unhappily, is no doubt about one fatal
fact—a Midland goods train was permitted to pass the
Welwyn Station and, undeterred by danger signals of
any kind, to rush at average speed into the tunnel, and,
of course upon the rear of the stationary train. The dif-
ference of time between the ern anise of the two trains
into the tunnel is variously estimated at from nine to four
minutes. By the collisionthe break andseveralwaggonsof the
Fiat train were smashed and thrown of the line, and the
engine of the second train was thrown over and covered
with the wreck of the two sets of waggons. Within three
minutes of the collision a train cans up at the ()the • end,
from Scotland, with meat for Newgate-margate, and 1.. e
signalman, having no intimation that the up-line was ob-
structed, was not to blane in allowing it to pass. A
second collision was inevitable, and the engine and a few-
waggons were thrown off the rails, helping to pile up the
dtbris. Amongst the merchandise, strewed about, were a
few casks of oil, and large i,uantities of miscellaneous dry
goods. The hot cinders were scattered amongst them,
and in a few moments the flames were leaping
up the pile of splintered timbers, which in the centre
must have nearly touched the roof.
It is not quite clear even to themselves how the engine-
drivers and firemen of each train escaped, and it was
almost miraculous that before the conflagration had become
general, they had crept out of the ruins and given an
'dorm, which brought aasietnnce from Welwyn. A brief
search discovered the mangled corpse of Ray jammed
against the wall, a short distance from his break, and the
insensible form of his companion. A little later the guard
of the up train was rescued in a half-insensible condition,
and with the others taken to the adjoining station, where
they received prompt attention. By the time these men
had been removed the tunnel was fast filling with
flame and smoke. There were between eighty and ninety
waggons, empty and laden, in the block, and perhaps forty
of the empty trucks were dragged out. The general
manager of the line (Mr. Seymour Clarke) lives five miles
from Welwyn, and he was soon at the tunnel directing
the energies of such men as could be collected, and
sending for labourers. The increasing fire in the tunnel
in the course of an hour prevented any one entering, and
those collected at the entrance could only listen to the
roaring of the flames, and witness the dense volumes
of smoke that poured out. It was not till long after day-
light that the wind was strong or favourable enough to
drive the smoke through so as to leave the Welwyn end
clear for the operations of the fire-engine. Water was
procured from a large pond in the neighbourhood,
and vigorously applied during the whole of Sunday,
but it was not until the evening that the hundreds of men
who ha,: arrived could commence work in earnest. Step
by step the fire was conquered, and the &bris removed, and
before sunrise yesterday the engines were no longer re-
quired. Some 450 navvies, under engineers and foremen,
with Mr. Cockshott, the superintendent of the line, and
Mr. Williams, his deputy, as general directors, worked the
whole of yesterday to clear the line, and the progress made
justified the confident belief that the traffic-, which since
the accident has been taken over the Great Eastern line,
will be speedily brought back to its own line.
The scene within the tunnel yesterday was calculated to
strike awe into the mind of the person who ventured
into its gloomy recesses. In the uncertain light of
the unsavoury lamps swinging about in the bands
of the labourers the fearful traces of the
fire received additional expression. The brick facing of
the tunnel was baked and scorched like the interior of an
oven, and at noon notwithstanding the cooling effects of
wind and water, the walls were in places too warm to be
touched by the hand. The accumulation of wreck, origin-
ally 30 feet high, had been considerably reduced, and out-
side the recently dragged out engine and tender of the up-
train were standing, brown and caked all over, like fire
bars after a red hot hest. No doubt they had been fired
to a white heat during Sunday morning, and strange and
weird they now looked in the bright sunshine. The
permanent way in the tunnel was being as rapidly as
possible relieved of large iron bars bent and twisted like
bits of wire, of boiler plates crumpled as if they were tin-
foil, of bolts and screws splintered and pounded into flakes
and ,lust, and of various kinds of old iron that had lost all
indications of their original shapes or uses, in the fierce
fire through which they had passed. Intermingled with
these were hteoallicoefo crinoline wire, broken, or here and
there whole pipes, remnants of furniture, bits of
hoop-iron, and such imperishable remains as there were to
mark where the laden goods train had been upset. The
meat was saved by the energy of the officials, and sent off
to its destination on Sunday morning. Midway between
the tunnel and Welwyn station • temporary tent had been
erected for the victualling of the labourers, who will not
leave the spot until the line is clear.
We were informed by Mr. Seymour Clarke last evening
that the traffic of the Great Northern would resume its
; ordinary course to-day, and that the tunnel was already
~ sufficiently cleared to admit the Femme of goods trains.
se

The remains of the six persona lost in the late
fire at Dublin were dug out of the ruins on Sunday. Only
one of them could be identified. The others were blackened
and mutilated. Bitter and general indignation is ex-
pressed with regard to the mismanagement and neglect
that led to the catastrophe. Had the fire-escape been in
order the lives must have been saved ; or if there had
been a proper supply of ropes, and ordinary intelligent*
and activity displayed by those whose duty it was to direct
affairs, this sad calamity, it is believed, might have been
averted.

JUDGE LONOTIELD. —The rumour that Judge
Longfield bad come to the determination of resigning his
office as one of the judges of the Landed Estates Court has
been confirmed by a public announcement of the fact made
by the learned judge himself on Saturday. The reason
assigned by Judge Longfield for adopting this course is the
additional labour thrown upon him by the determination
of the government not to fill up the vacancy caused by the
death of Judge Hargreave. He complained very strongly
of the injustice with which he had been treated in this
matter, and said "he felt that he should be wanting
in self respect if he sat in his present seat for a day after
he was able adequately to discharge the duties of his post."
This in consequence of the state of his health, be could
not do if the number of judges were reduced. The public
will view the retirement of Judge Longfield with much
regret. No abler, no morepainstating, no more conscien-
tious judge has ever presided in any legal tribunal, and the
retirement of such a man in the full vigour of his intel-
lect, from a position which he was peculiarly • to
fill, will be universally regarded as a great *c loss.—
Saunders' Sews.