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

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be able to utter the right
moment ; and so reconcili
sands of conscripts to their .
again, that be has levied num.
and has only spoken the magic
got his men. On those -
simple increase of numbers ,
out fora reorganization, for something permanent;
yet previous experience would lead us to believe
that the object in view is less a permanent reor-
ganization than a levy under that name, to
accompnah a special result. Is that so I Already
the armaments of France are greater than they
have been at any period, actual war excepted,
since Naromkts I. was in the height of his turbu-
lent career. France, we are told, has, by means
of her armies, vindicated her true position, and
she will never grudge the cost of doing that.
Are we to have a further example of such vindica-
tion ? If so, the war that is to be must be short..
Consider this fact—more than one-third of the
number of men liable to be drawn are declared
exempt on the ground of unfitness. The burden
would fall on the remainder, and only 40,000 of
these would escape. How long could the
industry of a country afford such a drain of men
as this represents f And what a picture of the
state of Europe is presented by these pro-
jects for arming and training men by the
million 1 It is wholly inoonsistent with the
notion of defence. Were France threatened, his-
wry shows that she would not lack soldiers, less
perhaps now than ever, because the instinct of
danger would be aroused instantaneously. Armies
on the scale now projected can only be intended for
special efforts, or the economists are wrong about
the scarcity of labour, and the augmentation of
the French army is another form of a poor law.
Those of our readers who have watched the course
of political action for the last fifteen years can
decide for themselves which is the truer interpre-
tation of this gigantic attempt to turn France into
one huge garrison. We shall hear what the Legis-
lative Body will say to the latest offspring of
Uesarism.

THE LATE REFORM DEMONSTRATION.
A letter from the secretes/ of the demonstration com-
mittee is commented upon by the Times and the Post.
After putting aside the statement that a select rather than
numerous gathering had been desired by the committee,
the Times ridicules the blame which is thrown upon Sir
Richard Mayne for giving no assistance at Beaufort-
house grounds, and quotes certain parts of the
letter es a complete confirmation of the warnings addressed
beforehand to the promoters of the demonstration of the
dangers of • dense crowd in narrow streets. As to the
part of the letter which says that, if found necessary, the
late demonstration will be followed up on a far more
gigantic scale during the next session of par.
liament, the Times is willing to think that this is
rather the language of • few persons elated by the sudden
importance which has been given them than of the work-
ing class of Londoners, even of those who are attached to
the trades' unions. London may tolerate such a gather-
ing for once, but • renewal of it wills • very strong
hostile feeling, for, after all, workinge not the only
persons in the community who have rights. These as-
semblages inflict much loss on private persons, besides
) causing the greatest public inconvenience.

the Court.

WINDSOR CAf3TLE, DEC. U.

The Queen drove in the grounds yesterday
afternoon, attended by the Marchioness of Ely and Lae',
Augusta Stanley.
Her Majesty walked out this morning, attended by Lady
Augusta Stanley.
Princess Beatrice rode in the Home Park, and Prince
Leopold went out walk"tg, attended by Mr. Sabi.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, and
attended by the Marchioness of Ely, Lady Augusta
Stanley, and Major-General F. H. Seymour, went to Kew
this afternoon and visited the Duchess of Cambridge and
the Prince and Princess of Teck.
Her Majesty travelled by a special train on the South-
Western Railway, and returned to Windaor.Caatle at half-
past four o'clock.

A Committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Most Ho-
nourable Privy Council sat yesterday at Whitehall on
matters relative to the cattle plague. The lords present
were the Lord President and the Right Hon. H. Corry.
Mr. Harrison and Dr. Alexander Williams attended the
committee.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat
yesterday. The lords present were—Lord Justice Cairns,
Sir E. V. Williams, Sir R. T. Kinderaley, and Sir J.
Colvile.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of the Settlements on the West
Coast of Africa, Gibraltar, and Malta. Despatches were
sent to the Governors of Gibraltar and Malta.

THE ROYAL VISIT TO SUFFOLK.

DISS, TUESDAY.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales reached Oakley-park, the seat of Sir E. C. Ker.
risen, Bart., MP., about half-past 6 o'clock last evening,
and hie Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh arrived
at Thornhiun-hall, the seat of Lord Hartismere, about
the same time. The royal visitors were escorted as far as
Steeston-bridge by the Lisa volunteers, and were met at
that petit by the Eye corps. The math; were thronged
with spectators, and the darkness of the night was con-
tinually broken by rockets, Bengal lights, torches, &c. The
royal party had been received at the railwaystation—in the
handsome saloon constructed under the superintendence of
Mr. Batterby, from the engineer's office, Great Eastern
Railway, Stratford—by Sir E. C. Kerrison, Lord Hartle_
mere, Earl Stanhope, the Hon. J. Henniker-Major, M.P.
and Lady A. Henniker-Major,the Hon. T. Henniker-Major,,
the Hon. A. Henniker-Major, the Hon. T. de Grey, M.P., Mr.
G. Josselyn, and a number of the leading inhabitantsof
The special train in which the royal party travelled was
under the personal superintendence of Mr. Robertson,
general superintendent, and Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Dut-
ton, district superintendents ; Mr. Chatfield, locomotive
superintendent at Norwich, riding on the engine. The
train arrived with admirable punctuality. The road over
which the Duke of Edinburgh passed in Lord Hartisasere's
carriage on his way to Thornham-hall was spanned with
triumphal arches at Thornham and Volley. The Thorn-
ham arch had the word "Galatea" on one side, that being
the ship of war to which the Duke of Edinburgh is
attached ; while on the other aide was the motto " Success
to the British Navy." Among the guests invited by Lord
H irtibmere to meet his royal highness were the Earl of
Gosford, Lord Kenlis, Viscount Newry, Lord Bingham
and Lady Cecilia, Mr. Russell and Lady Charlotte Rus-
sell, the Hon. Lionel Ashley and the Ladies Ashley,
Lieutenant Haig, equerry to the Duke of Edinburgh,
Mr. Lumley, &c. The dinner party at Thornham-hall
het evening comprised, of course, the Duke of Edinburgh
and the circle enumerated. The dinner party at Oakley-
hall comprised their Royal Highnesses the Prince and
Princess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland,
the Earl and Countess of Tankerville, Earl Stanhope, the
Countess Stanhope, and Lady Mary Stanhope, the Earl and
Countess of Leicester, the Earl and Countess of Strad.
broke, Lord and Lady Suffield, Lord R. Grosvenor, the
Hon. Miss White, Sir E. landseer, the Hon. T. de Grey,
M.P., the Countess of Macclesfield (Lady in Waiting to the
Princess of Wales), and Colonel Keppel (in waiting on the
Prince of Wales). To-day the Duke of Edinburgh,
Viscount Newry, the Hon. J. Henniker-Major, and some
of the other guests at Thornliam-hall, went out shooting
in Sherwood and Park covers. The Prince of Wales, the
Duke of Sutherland, the Earl of Lecester, Lord Suffield,
&c., were also engaged in shooting over the well stored
covers on Sir E. Kerrison's estate. The weather was cold,
but fine. The visits of the Prince and Princess of Wales
and the Duke of Edinburgh, all of whom appear in ex-
cellent health, are expected to terminate on Thursday.

On Monday his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge, accompanied by Lieut.-Generals Sir James
Scarlett and Forster, General Sir G. Wetherell (governor
of the colleges), and a numerous staff from London and
Aldershott, inspected the Royal Cadet and Staff Col-
leges, at Sandhurst. The day was lovely and bright, this
being the eleventh successive visit (as his royal highness
remarked) in which th,s good fortune has attended
him. A numerous company therefore enjoyed the beau.
tiful grounds of the colleges, and watched the proceedings.
The chief interest of the latter was, as usual, the distribu-
tion of the free commissions (this time thirty in number)
to the successful competitors among the gentlemen cadets,
In presenting these the duke was enabled to compliment
the authorities and the students on the good conduct of
the latter during the past term. The ceremony took place
at the end of a short display of manoeuvres, well executed
by the cadets, in the front of the college. The giving awayof the
prizes was afterwards performed by the superintendent of
studies, Colonel Addison, whilst the Commander-in-Chief
adjourned to the Staff College, to hear the annual report
read. Eighteen officers obtained their certificates on this oc-
casion. After partaking of luncheon in the mess-room of
the Staff College with Colonel Lacy and the officers his
royal highness and party returned to London, by Farn-
borough, having concluded a very satisfactory inspection
of both institutions.

THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS CHRISTIAN. The
Prince and Princess Christian arrived at Knowsley on
Monday evening on a visit to the Earl and Countess of
Derby. They were met at Huyton StAtion by Lord Derby.
The guests invited to met the Prince and Princess in-
clude their Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess Ed-
ward of Saxe-Weimar, the Earl and Countess of Bradford,
the Earl and Countess of Wilton, Lady Susan Melville,
, Count and Countess Gleichen, Lord Claude Hamilton,
M.P., and the Hon. F. Stanley, M.P. Yesterday the
prince and party shot over the Knowsley preserves. The
visit will extend to Thursday.

.Art
out the occurrence of any important incident.'
The Constitutionne/ of to-day contradicts the
statement that the Custom-house officials at Vera
Cruz had refused to submit to the control of the
agents of the French government.

ADDRESS OF THE HUNGARIAN DIET.
PBSTH, Dzc. 12.
The following is a more complete summary of the
draft of the address which will be discussed on Sa-
turday next in the Lower House of the Hungarian
Diet. The address states that the last roya re-
script has not been able to allay the apprehensions
entertained by Hungary, notwithstanding the pro-
mises and the acknowledgments of the national
rights contained therein, since the request of the
Diet for an immediate re-establishment of the con-
stitution has not been complied with.
The address requests the Emperor not to render
a satisfactory reconciliation impossible by postpon-
ing the re-establishment of the legal basis of public
affairs, and continues as follows :—" There are
situations in the life of nations which can never be
maintained without danger. Such is the case when
the internal affairs of a nation have been unsettled
for along period. Always dangerous, such a position
of things is in the present day particularly perilous,
when we are threatened by great European questions
calculated to produce serious complications. Our
own affairs, and those of the empire generally, are
not so completely set in order that we could
calmly meet all the emergencies that might arise—
foreign complications might reach us by some
unforeseen incident."
The address requests his Majesty to grant
means and opportunities to the Diet for effecting
a satisfactory compromise. " Before all," it con-
tinues, " it is necessary to that end that the
constitution of Hungary should be completely
re-established. We ask, in the interest of
our own country, of your Majesty, of the
dynasty, and of the whole empire. Our de-
mands are justified by the fundamental laws
which form the basis of the mutual legal
relations between us and the imperial dynasty.
That portion of the royal rescript which refers to
the common affairs of Austria and Hungary, and
to the draft of the committee of fifteen, can only be
discussed when the Diet is in a position to consider
the whole constitutional scheme, and to pass re-
solutions in reference thereto." The address again
requests that those persons upon whom sentences
have been passed or who are sailed for political
offences shall be amnestied. The fulfilment of
these requests can alone satisfy the Hungarian
nation, and give hope for the arrangement of a
successful compromise.
In conclusion the address requests his Majesty
not to delay the fulfilment of these demands, and
states that the Diet has learned with great satiafac
tion from the royal rescript that the Emperor in-
tends to introduce in his other provinces also the
principal of ministerial responsibility.

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF WASHINGTON,

(Yi4 Queenstown.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 1, Monnxo.
The financial report of Secretary M'Culloch will
show that the deficiency of the Treasury for the year
ending December, 1865, was 619,000,000 dols.
Six months after that time there was an excess of
receipts over expenditure of 38,000,000 dols., and
the public debt has been reduced 200,000,000 dols.
during the last twelve months.
Advioes received here from Mexico to the 25th
ult. state that the Emperor Maximilian's baggage
had arrived at Vera Cruz. Maximilian remained
at Orizaba, but exercised no official functions.
The imperial garrison at Zulapa had surrendered
to the liberals.
Letters received at Washington easel t that Ba-
zaine anticipated no trouble from Sherman's visit.
Reports had reached New York to the 28th ult.
of Sedgwick's occupation of Matamoros, and that
Maximilian had left Vera Cruz for Havannah•
Both reports have since been denied.
Sedgwick advised the government on the 27th
of his reported occupation of Matamoros,
whereupon General Grant telegraphed to General
Sheridan to depose Sedgwick if the report was
verified, disavowing endorsement by the United
States.
Washington despatches state that the Federal
government are perfectly satisfied of Napoleon's
intention to remove his troops from Mexico. M.
do Montholon has furnished the United States
Cabinet with the names of 20 transports about to
sail from France to bring home the French troops
by the end of December.
General Sherman was to leave Havannah on the
25th ult. for Mexico.
It is believed in Canada that the recent news of
a projected Fenian rising in Ireland will have a
bad effect upon the condemned Fenians. No de-
cision has as yet been delivered regarding a new
trial of the condemned.

SOUTHAMPTON, Dsc. 12.
The Hamburg American Company's steamer
Allemannia, Captain Trautman, sails at noon for
New York, with a full complement of cabin and
steerage passengers and a large cargo, including
French jewellery from Havre, value 92,305 fr.

A duel between General Clampllas and Marshal
Benedek is spoken of at Vienna.
Magnificent blocks of crystallised sulphur, dug
at Hidvena, have arrived from Bagdad for the Paris Ex-
hibition, with specimens of essence of petroleum, of pearl',
of pit coal, and of broidered stuffs. From Mosul five
species of marble, twelve specimens of minerals, several
antiquities from Nineveh, marbles from the spot called
" Yournong the Prophet," with inscriptions in undo
ciphered hieroglyphics, have arrived. On one of these
marbles there is an eagle's head, with a wing on its back.
Wines, gold and silver, stuffs, and carpets are expected
from Diarbekir.
In his annual report just laid before the Council-
General of the department of the Seine the Prefect (M.
Haussman) dwells on what he has done for the city of
Paris ; the 3,614 houses built from the Ist of October,
1865, to the 30th of September, 1866, or 263 more than
last year ; the 2,256 houses totally or partially razed to ,
the ground-967 by appropriation and 1,289 by their
owners—with a view to new said magniflosat coastractions
and corresponding gains. He complains of the " unjust
criticisms" on these constructions and demolitions, which
have made Paris the finest city in the world, and have
given to the department of the Seine " a harmony ra-
i quired by such a city," and have favourably modified the
' essential conditions of human life.

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not very good ;
troubled in
his mind ; I pray for his restoration to tranquillity. The
French nation is Christian, its sovereign should be Chris-
tian also. By the aid of prayer, oonfidenos, and perse-
verance that great and powerful milieu may yet obtain its
desire. For me, I live in the mercy of God, and my blew
ing aocompanies you on your voyage.
The " black man" has been round to the evening
papers to " invite" them not to reproduce the
paragraph I have cited, and so effectual has been
his mission that not one of them prints a word of
it. Some give points to indicate a blank, and the
Gazette de France subjoins to the blanks the asser-
tion of the Debate that it warrants the authenticity
of the report. The Opinion Nationale maliciously
points attention to the suppression by stating in a
conspicuous paragraph that at the moment of
going to press it has been " made" to conceive
doubts as to the authenticity of the paragraph in
question, and has been " invited" to postpone its
publication. The mission of the black man could
not be more dearly indicated. There is not the
least doubt that the Pope spoke the words in ques-
tion, and they fully explain why the Empress did
not go and is not going to Rome. Under these
circumstances, M. Tonello, the Italian negotiator,
who has taken up the mission abandoned by M.
Vegerai as a too forlorn hope, can expect but lenten
entertainment at Rome. The Pope is, I believe,
more obstinate than any of his cardinals ; and for
this obvious reason, that he has lees to lose than
any of them. So far from there being anything
prune facie improbable in the provoking words at-
tributed to the Pope, they accord entirely with the
whole tone of the polemics pursued at his bidding
by the French clerical journals and with the mani-
festoes of the French ultramontanist bishops.
The following is given by the France of this
evening as an authentic version of the speech made
to the Pope by General de Montebello, which
preceded the allocution of the Holy Father above
alluded to :
Most Holy Father,—ln coming for the last time to pre-
sent to your Holiness our respectful homage, and to solicit
your blessing, I cannot but feel deep emotion. There
awe
circumstances in which the sadness inseparable from an
adieu becomes real grief. But one thought consoles me.
If the Emperor, faithful to his engagements, withdraws his
troops from Rome, he does not withdraw him support from
the Holy See. Our 17 years' occupation will be suc-
ceeded by a moral protection as imposing and not
less efficacious, because it will be a restraint upon
some and an encouragement to others. May
time which, in the hands of an au-powerful and merciful
God, appeases passions, calms sorrow, and founds more
than it destroys—may time inspire all with that spirit of
concilation which alone can bring about a solution of pre.
sent difficulties, and assure to the Sovereign Pontiff the
independence and security of which he stands in need
to extend his spiritual action to the farthest extremities of
the world: Such are my wishes and such the homage of
my profound respect, which I lay at your Holiness's feet.
The Bourse was neither affected by the Pope's
uncomplimentary speech, nor the confirmation by
a solemn article of the Coturtitutionnel that the
standing army is to be increased from 600,000 to
800,000, besides 300,000 Gardes Mobiles. Route
rose 10c. both for cash and account, closing at
69fr. 65c. and 691 r. 67ie. Italian rose 42ic., and
Mobilier Bfr. 50c. Credit Fancier fell 3fr. 75c.

MR. ADDERLEY, M.P., ON REFORM.

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The Right Hon. C. B. Adderley, M.P., presided
at the annual dinner in connexion with the Hanley Cattle
Show, at the Mechanics' Institution, Hanley, last evening.
In responding to the toast of the " County and Borough
Members," Mr. Adderley said he, as an humble under-
secretary, had no secrets to reveal. He did not
know what went on in her Dlajesty's service, and
although he was on the most friendly terms with
the chief of his department, yet so faithful were the
members of the cabinet to one another, and so loyal to
her Majesty that they did not reveal any secrets. With
reference to that subject which was now so prominently
before the country, the reform of the electoral body
which returned members to represent the country in
paliament, he had never concealed his moat sincere de-
sire for an effective reform. Be had always stoutly
ced
maintained that as the country advan in intelligence,
and as there arose a large body who would be able to
give an intelligent andindependent vote, the electoral body
shodhl be opened to receive all such citizens. But he had
also always maintained that there was a great difference
between opening the institutions of the country, by ad-
mitting the increased intelligence and independence, and
upsetting those institutions and substituting something
very different. (" Hear, heart" and applause.) Those who
looked to the West for better institutions did not represent
the public feeling of this country. (Applause.) He was
glad to see that after those violent speeches recently
made in St. James's-hall there was a meeting of the same
class of men, who took the earliest opportunity of repu-
diating the violent expressions made use of on that occa-
sion, and of separating themselves from connexion with
what they called the vapourings of certain people who
had attempted to represent, but had misrepresented,
them. He was glad to see that the same clams of
men formed themselves together in Birmingham, call-
ing themselves liberal conservative operatives, and in
doing so made use of expressions which did credit to
them and to the country, as having been made by opera-
tives, and which he believed were better representatives of
the feelings of the people of England than the speeches at
St. James's-hall. And, if, as he believed, they were not
prepared to upset the institutions of the country, they
were not prepared to pay personal compliments to the
Queen at the expense of the throne, or to make elective
the higher Chamber of the Legislature, or to admit to the
lower chamber such a body as that which returned mem-
bers of Congress in America, and which had made America
a byword in her relations with foreign powers, and corrupt
in her own local administration—then the question was
very simple. If there was a wish merely to reform the
institutions of the country, it was a question, not of
principle, but of degree. No doubt, in every country
like this there would be very wide differences of opinion
as to what a reform bill ought to le; but if it was agreed
that they wished to maintain the institutions of the
countfy, they might calmly discuss amongst themselves
as to the right way to widen the electoral body, and to
improve and adapt those institutions. Then they need
not have animosity one with another, they need not set
class against class, and they need not claim for one class
all the wisdom and patriotism of England, and vilify
another class as if it had neither. (Loud applause.) Let
them as free Englishmen, having a right to express their
opinions, give each other credit for honestly desiring to
maintain and improve the institutions of the country.
The hon. gentleman resumed his seat amidst applause.
Other toasts followed.

The Royal Commissioners for considering the
feasibility of a digest of the law held their first
meeting on Monday last, the 10th of December.
Thero were present Lord Cranworth, Sir Hugh
Cairns, Sir James Wilde, Mr. R. Lowe, M.P.,
Sir W. Page Wood, Sir George Bowyer, Bart.,
11. P., Sir John G. Shaw Lefevre, Sir T. E. May,
Mr. Daniel, Q.C.' Mr. Henry Thring, and Mr.
F. S. Reilly. Mr. Godfrey Lushington was ap-
pointed secretary to the commission.
His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and
the Countess Bernstorff have gone on a visit to Viscount
and Viscountess Holmesaale at Linton, Kent.
The Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe have
arrived at the Clarendon Hotel from Floors Castle.

Mr. William R. Robinson, head of the mercantile
house of Robinson and Fleming, died suddenly yesterday.
In the year 1847 Mr. Robinson was Governor of the Bank
of England, and after his retirement from that position
he connected himself with the present firm, which has for
many years enjoyed a high reputation. Ile was always
regarded in the city of London with the greatest esteem.

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ch mind flf not, then Providence and the people, without lan. . advice or The 3foniteur of this morning publishes the plan asinine that you will have seen ti
water potency be brought syrapatby, took the remedy into their fawn beads. The for the reorganisation of the French army, the to the French officers attributed by the .
smolt knows that he will encouragement et the 'Wier meta, which sacrificed the prindpal features of which do not Met from the the Pope, and which that journal guarani
nation to landlords' rents, multiplying a population of
I formula at the right
serfs ; the creation of derivative tenures, and other re- details on the subject already given by the Paris absolutely correct. At the end of tha
le the hundreds of thou-
itristions hindering the transfer of the soil and the appli- there is the following passage than "Alia
r fate. We must repeat journals.
cation of capital to it ; the extrav ce and embarrass- The Moniteur also publishes advises from the could be more personally disagreeable an
nunual hosts twice before, meats of the landlords, and their spoliation of the tenants' City of Mexico to the 9th ult., which state that the ing to Napoleon 111., nothing more what i
nagio words after he had improvements, with the existence of absentees end middle-
, occasions there was a men, are but a few features of a system which only twenty Emperor Maximilian thew
still, at Orizaba, and that is called michang
nothing had transpired to show what his ulterior Go, soldiers, with my paternal benediction.
ars ; now we are to look years ago flourished in full vigour, and which had scarcely
intentions might be. " The concentration of our the Emperor of the French, your Emperor, tel
__...:-- —.,......,ant , a Parallel in hi.terY for iniquity. prs for him. I hear that his health is not
troops," adds the -11"iteur, , "is 'Wing effected with- I c,a- Ty h be better. They say he is
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