The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-27 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 27, 1867.

might very well be left to fight out their
dittbrences were it nut that their battles
are fought through our aides. Which-
ever wins, it is the patient taxpayer who will get
all the knocks. The way the business is dune is
this. A regiment returns from India, and the
War-office appoints it quarters at Plymouth ; as
it has to pass up the Channel it would seem the
moetnatural thing in the world to land it at its place
of final destination. But the Indian Government
insists that Portsmouth shall be the only port for
the arrival and departure of its troops, and accord-
ingly to Portsmouth the men are carried past Ply-
mouth, and then disembarked, and sent off to the
latter port by special train at an enormous and un-
necessary cost. This thing has not happened occa-
sionally or by accident, but is systematic. The
Earl of LONGFORD regrets the want of concert
between the two departments, and pathetically
complains that all the representations hitherto
made to the Government of India by the
War-office have failed to convince it. The Earl
of Ai KW C, who last night very serviceably brought
the facts before the House of Lords, and elicited
from the Government the admission that they
were true, observes that this contest is much to
be deplored. It is certainly to be deplored ;
but it is also to be stopped, and that quickly.
There ought to be somebody in the Government
capable of speaking with authority, and telling the
clerks concerned that there must be no more of
this nonsense.

OUR CON TEMPORAIUBS.

(THIS DAY.)

the (curt.

WINDSOR CARTA Nov. 28.

The Queen, accompanied by the Pristegis Louise,
drove to Cliveden yesterday afternoon, and honoured the
Dowager Duchess of Sutherland with a visit.
Major-General F. H. Seymour was in attendance upon
horseback.

Her Ifejesty went out in the grounds this morning
accompanied by Princess Louise.
Princess Beatrice rode in the Home-park.
Prince Leopold, attended by Hr. Duckworth, went out
walking.
Sir James Clark has left the Castle.

The Duchessof Roxburgbe and the Hon. Caroline Caven-
dish have succeeded the Countess of Ceedon and the
Hon. Florence Seymour as Lady in Waiting and Maid
of Honour in Waiting.

Prince and Princess Christian, attended by Lieut.-Col.
and Mn. George G. Gordon, left Frogmore, on Monday,
on ► visit to the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough at
Blenheim.

Despatches were sent from the Colonial-office yesterday
to the Governors of Gibraltar, Malta, Ceylon, Hong
Kong, Labuan, the Straits Settlements, the Mauritius,
the Australian Colonies, the Cape of Good Hope, and
Natal.

A deputation of noblemen and gentlemen interested in
the establishment of a Chartered Veterinary College for
Scotland had an inetrview yesterday upon the subject
with the Duke of Richmond and the Right Hon. Stephen
Cave, at the office of the Board of Trade, Whitehall.
A deputation of the guardians of St. Martin-in-the-
Fields had an interview with the Earl of Devon, at the
office of the Poor-law Board, Whitehall, yesterday.

Prince and Princess Christian, attended by
Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. George G. Gordon, left Frog-
more on Monday, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of
Ilarlboroegb, at Blenheim.

The Duke of Marlborough left his residence in
St. James's•square on Saturday for Blenheim Palace. The
noble duke and duchess are surrounded by a distinguished
circle to meet their Royal Highnesses the Prince and
Princess Christian.

Lord Willoughby de Eresby has arrived in town
from Gritnathorpe Castle, where he has been entertaining
• party of frien Is, who have had excellent sport in his
lordship's extensive preserves.

Mrs. Disraeli continues to improve, and is daily
gaining strength.
Lord Stanley has consented to attend a conser-
vative banquet at Bristol, to be presided over by the Duke
of Beaufort ; and it is believed that the Chancellor of the
Exchequer will elms attend, should Mrs. Disraeli by that
time bare recovered from her late illness.

Sir Colman O'Loghlen intends to move in com-
mittee of the whole house, that the chairman be directed
to move the house that leave be given to bring in a bill to
amend the law relating to the payment of bills of ex-
change and promissory notes falling due on bank holidays,
and to render • bank holiday the day after Christmas
Day, and also any other day that may be appointed, to be
observed as such by royal proclamation.

Mr. Bereeford Hope will ask the Secretary of
the Treasury on Friday whether the Treasury have arrived
at any determination as to the appointment of architect
for the new courts of justice, and whether he would object
to state that determination to the house.

Mr. Selwin Ibbetaon, to-morrow, will ask the
Vice• President of the Council whether it is his intention to
bring in • bill during the present session to regulate the
importation of foreign cattle, carrying out the statement
made by the Lord President to • deputation from the
Home Cattle Defence Association.

On Friday Mr. Charles Forster will ask the At-
torney-General whether ender the provisions of the Repre-
sentation of the People Act, every occupier in parliament-
ary boroughs must be rated to the relief of the poor ; or,
whether in the event of the occupier not desiring to
obtain the franchise, the owner may still be rated ; also
whether payment of rates by the landlord would not, in
point of law, be deemed payment by the tenant.

Mr. Henderson to-morrow will ask the Secretary
of State for the Home Department if he is prepared to
give the house any information as to the progress made by
the royal commission appointed in June, MK to inquire
into the probable duration of the coal fields of Great Bri-
tain, the waste in production and consumption, and other
matters connected with the mime ; and if he is able to
stets when the commission will make a report of its por-
ceedings.

To-morrow Mr. Hadfield will ask the Secretary
of State for the Home Department, whether (referring to
the report of the Commissioner on Oaths) it is intended to
bring in a bill to render it unnecessary in future to impose
any oath except those which all persons may take
conscientiously and without difficulty, and especially to
abolish such oaths as are now by law imposed, and which,
year after year, are dispensed with by an Indemnity Act.
On Tuesday Mr. Neate will call the attention
of the House of Commons to the state of the law respecting
the vagrant poor, and to the great diversities of practice
in the administration of that law.

Mr. John Abel Smith brings forward his bill for
further regulating the sale of fermented and distilled
liquors on Sunday in England and Wales to-morrow.

...
Mr. Gladstone will introduce to-morrow, a bill
for the abolition of compulsory church rate.

. -
The testimonial to Mr. Brand, subscribed for by
members of the liberal party, to the amount of 2,0001., is
now be seen at Garrard's.

Colonel &tali°, of the Royal Engineers, has been
appointed to advise the Boundary Commission in their ar-
range cent of the plans and reports sent in by the asaiatast-
commissioners.

It is the expressed opinion (says the Owl) of
several of the judges that the new County Courts Act,
coining into operation on the Ist of January, will lessen by
at least one-half the common juries' work at nisi priuc at
Westminster and on circuit. The act, which was evidently
intended by the government as a means of evading the cry
for more judges, will therefore probably enable them to
attain that object.

A vacancy is shortly expected on the judicial
bench, which. wording to the Owl, will be filled by Mr.
Ballot Brett, Q.C., M.P. for Heiden.

Yesterday the adjourned meeting of the share-
holders of the North Eastern Company was held at York
to receive the report of the scrutineers appointed at the
special meeting last week, on the subject of the proposed
application to the Board of Trade for permission to
abandon the construction of the projected Leeds and
Wetherby branch. By a large majority, both in number
and value, the shareholders declared in favour of the
course recommended by the directors, the number assent-
ing to the abandonment being 7,154, against 625 dissent-
ing ; the stock represented by the former amounting to
13,891,3911., and by the latter 632,2171., or an amount in
favour of the proposal considerably exceeding the three-
fifths required by the standing orders.
Fortakix AFFAIRS.—A convention has been
recently signed at Vienna between Austria and France on
the affairs of the East. It consists of two articles. The
object is to guarantee to Turkey her present territory.
Baron Beust's visit to this country was undertaken with
the view to obtain the adhesion of England ; but Lord
IStanley refused, on the ground that the stipulations of the
Treaty of Paris of 1556 were sufficient for the purpose.—
The government of Prussia has refused to enter the con-
igress on Roman affairs on the ground of being a protestant
power. England, it is said, will decline for similar res.
sons.—Oerf.

THE SEXAGENARIANN OF PA ALTAMENT.—The
following members of the House of Commons claim to be
I excused from serving on committees, as being upwards of
60 years of age : —Messrs. H. J. Billie, E. Baines, T.
Baring Sir H. W. arron Messrs. W. Barrow hf.
T.T. Bass,; Col. Biddulph, Sir; R. (;. Booth,H. Sir B. W.
Bridges, Messrs. J. Briscoe, J. Brocklehurst, IL Brooks,
Major C. Bruce, Sir E. Buller, Mr. M. Chambers Sir M.
Cholmeley, Messrs. W. Clement, J. C. Cob,old, M.
Corbslly, J. Cowen, Sir H. R. Davie ; Messrs. F.
Donde'. A. C. Dunlop, W. Ewart, H. E. Critm-Ewing,
J. Feilden, Col. Gilpin. Mr. (i. C.Glyn, Sir G. Grey, Sir B.
Guinness, Mr. G. Hadfield, Sir W. Heathoote, Messrs. J.
W. Henley, E. Holland, T. B. Horsfall, R. Ingham, and
W. Jackson ; Sir J. Johnstone, Mean. J. King, J. Laird,
and W. Lee ; Col. Lowther, Mews, W. Marshall and C. W.
Martin, Sir J. Matheson, Messrs. J. S. Mill, J. R. Mills, C.
Moore, and 0. Morgan ; Cul. North, Sir H. 0. Owen, Col.
Packer Mr. R. Padmore, General Peel, Mr. E.
'
Potter, Sir J. Power, Mr. R. G. Price, Sir M. W.
Ridley, Messrs. D. Robertson and F. W. Russell;
Sir W. Scott, Messrs. C. Seely, W. 0. Stonier,
J. Steel, CoL Sykes; Messrs. W. Tits and G. Trill; Btr
J. Trollops, Mr. C. Turner, Sir W. Verner, Sir ll:Verney,
Admiral Walcott, Sir J. Walsh, and Sir T. B. Western.

LATEST INTELLIGENT.

OrtrlTß'S TILLEGIUMIL) "•
THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE.

VIENNA, Nov. 27.

The Preme of this morning says that the united
efforts of Austria and France have succeeded in
removing the hesitation hitherto entertained by
Russia and Prussia towards the project of a con-
ference upon the Roman question.

ITALY.

FLORENCE, Nov. 26, Evimiso.

The Na.ionc states that General Menabrea and
the English ambassador yesterday signed a declara-
tion settling the regulations of Italian and English
joint stock companies, and their right to carry on
commerce, and to appear before the tribunals of
their respective countries. This declaration is
identical with that already stipulated by England
with France and with Belgium.

The Italie announces that the Pontifical autho-
rities will to-morrow hand over 800 Garibaldian
prisoners to the Italian authorities.
Garibaldi has sailed for Caprera on board the
Eaploratore.

THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES.
BUCHAREST, Nov. 26.

A new Cabinet has been formed constituted as
follows :—M. Polesco, Minister, President, and
Minister for Foreign Affairs ; M. Jean Bratiano,
Minister of Interior ; M. Donitseb, Minister of
Commerce.

M. Demetre Bratiano has been appointed diplo-
matic agent of the Principalities at Paris, and
M. Crctzulesco, the agent at Florence.

SERVIA.

BELGRADE, Nov. 26.

The Servian armaments have assumed a more
serious character. The artillery organisation espe-
cially is being pushed on with the utmost de-
spatch. The services of foreign artillery officers
are now accepted by the government.

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Ardramen 3O 2140 N.&
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Bearboraish .1716.
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Helder 10.0040 N.N.W.
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The sudden decrease of pressure—;eported yesterday has been
succeeded by a rapid Increase. This morning the barometriad
readings In the south of England are lower than they were
yesterday morning, but are higher than those obeerved last
evening. Pressure is Increasing everywhere. Temperature is
variable, but has diminished generally to a considerable extent.
Variable and light winds prevail 111 Scotland in other parts of
our islands the prevalent direction Is northerly. Some rain has
fallen. mostly on the east coast. Aurora borealis le reported
from Nalrn.

A FEMALE VOTER. —A noteworthy incident of
the election yesterday at Manchester was the record and
acceptance of a vote by ► lady, at the Cher Hon Town Hall.
It appears that, when a name is on the register, the pre-
siding officer has no alternative but to receive the vote of
the person who bears the name when it is tendered, if the
voter answers in the affirmative the only two questions that
can be asked at the poll The name "Lily Maxwell" is
registered (No. 12,326) as that of a person entitled to vote
for the parliamentary borough of Manchester. Possibly the
registrar may have supposed it to be a masculine name.
However th►t may be, the rightful owner of the name pre-
sented herself yesterday, accompanied by two other ladies,
one of whom was Miss Becker, the secretary of the Woman
Suffrage Society of Manchester, and voted for Mr. Jacob
Bright. The ladies were escorted from the emmittee-
room by a large number of persons, including several
members of the MI Saints' ward committee, and were much
cheered as they passed to and from the poll.

WHITEHALL. Nov. 25.—The Right Honour-
able Gathorne Hardy, one of her Majesty's principal Secre.
taries of State, has appointed Frank Newby Wardell,
EN., to be an inspector of coal mines and iron stone
mines, under the Act 23 and 24 Viet., cap. M.—Gazette.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(Tan DAY.)

I.
The SPEAKER entered the house at 12 o'clock, but it was
93 minutes past before the requisite number of members
i had asaturhw

NOTICE.

Mr. NORWOOD gave;c7treetbat after the recess he
will move for leave to introduce a bill to give a limited
Admiralty jurisdiction to local courts in Ireland.

LIBEL BILL.

Sir C. 07,00HLEN moved the second reading of his
libel bill. The bon. baronet proceeded to refer to the history
of the measure in the last session. On the third reading he
stated there was a majority of four to one in favour
of it, but it was then the 7th of August and too
late therefore for it to go to the House of Lords.
He hoped the house would now consent to the second
reading in order that it might go to the House
of Lords at an early period. It had been said
that the reason why the bill was not more opposed was
that it was a "Press Bill." Of the sixteen clauses
only the first three or four related to the press,
but the bill generally had, he admitted, the approval
of the press. At present the press was privileged to
report the proceedings in courts of justice, and one object
of this bill was to extend the privilege to public meetings.
There were many cases in which it is was desirable for the
public interest that speeches should be reported. The
second clause of the bill guarded against abuse by
providing in effect that if the publisher of a newspaper
refused to publish a reply to an attack he should be held
responsible. The hon. and learned member then recapitu-
lated the other provisions of the bill.
Mr. NEWDECATE moved that the bill be read • second
time that day fortnight, on the ground that the house hail
been summoned for special business, with the understanding
that no other business of importance was to be entered
into. The bon. member protested against the growing
practice of leaving the principle of a bill to be discussed
in committee.

Sir R. COLLIER saidj if the bill had for its object
merely to defend the liberty of the press, be should not
have opposed it. But it contained • clause to which he
strongly objected ; he meant the third clause, which tended
to check freedom of discussion by making • speaker re-
sponsible for all words uttered by him at a
public meeting. There was • wide difference be-
tween words spoken and words written. (Rear, hear.)
They had been told by the leader of that house that invec-
tive and sarcasm were the ornament' of debate, and the
right hon. gentleman's own speeches were not deficient in
those qualities. (Laughter)• It would not be right to
punish men for utterances of that kind in the heat of
debate.

Sir C. O'LOGRLEN then consented to postpone the
second reading till the 12th of February.
The amendment was withdrawn and the second reading
postponed accordingly.
DRAINAGE AND IMPROVEMENT OF LANDS
iIRELAND) SUPPLEMENTAL BILL.
This bill was read a third time.
CHURCH RATES.

Mr. NEWDEGATE obtained leave to bring in a bill for
the commutation of church rates.
MINES ASSESSMENT.

Mr. P. WYNDHAM asked for leave to bring in a bill
to wes mines to local rates.

Mr. PEASE hoped the would distinctly define the
principle on whic it was proposed that mines should be
rated. He had hoped that her Majesty's government
would take up the question.
Leave was then given to bring in the bill.