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The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-19

131FANOVER-SQUARE for NOVEMBER, the
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Ireland. Price Is. CONTINTS :
&newt and Joys. Sketch for the Pianoforte. Jules Benedict.
What does little Birdie say t Song. Arthur 8. Sullivan.
Bright Hours. Caprice for the Pianoforte. Sydney Smith.
Bessie Bell Banat Henry Smut.
London : Ashdown and Parry, Hanover-square.
London, England, 1867-08-03

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.- FRJDAY, At ..t.T

THR HOUMS of Luxes yesterday again went into
orsiiiiiittee on the Representation of the People
Bill

The Marquis of Ssusmhv moved to insert a
clause enabling persons duly registered, iuu lien of
attending in person to vote, to vote by means of
Toting papers, both in counties and boroughs.
The o stem, he said, had been found to work etli•
eientl:• in the election of guardians of the poor, and
mor• recently in university elections. It would
enable mime voters to give their votes without any
sacribc, . and without being subject to that intimi-
dation and violence which they had seen in Irish
electionA.

T:. • E.irl of DERBY gave his unqualified adhe-
sion t.. the proposal. It would enable the aged,
the sick, the infirm, and the timid to give their
votes without concealment, free from the danger
and tumult attending a contested election. But
while he was prepared t•. adopt voting papers at
all parhamentary elections, yet if their lordships
preferred it he would acquiesce in the aloption in
county constituencies only as a trial. He was not
at present prepared to give an opinion as to the
machinery to be adopted, 1.,:t Le was gh.d that the
Douse of Co•nuuons would have the opportunity of
again c'•aeidering the question.
Earl De (Lim, and Ens" expressed his sun:l:P.4f
at the statement of the Earl of Derby. The whole
point of the ease lay in the detai7s, cart he hoped
that the house would not 'sanction the princinle
without knos:ing the :4ystem to be :.lopted. De
was not satisfied with the working of the system .4
voting papers in the election of guardians, antin-
stead of putting a stop to bribery and intimidation
lie thought it would increase them.
Lord Caine, Lord De nos, Lord Clownirry-, the
Del..: of Cleveland, and Erl Fortcseue addressed
the bona• iu support of the amendment and the
Earl of Kimberley and Earl irativille against it ;
and on a din Won it was carried by 114 1.36.

Clauses were added, on the motion rri Earl STAN-
HOPE, enacting that parliameet should art be
di-
sul veil the demise of the crown, but should c,m-
tinur• in e \istence till dirsolved in the ordinary
way ; arid, on the motion of Earl DI: t;:tev,
qualifying any person who has acted as election
agent foitii being a returning (tracer.
Earl I :1;El' moved, in lieu of clause 47,, a clamie
providing that a member on being appointed to
office iii the g.,verntuont shvald not thereby vacate
his seat.

The Earl of Datum praerrc l the clans° as it
stood, providing that re-eltsit..lia should not be
necessary on a change from one ale:strtunatt of
government to another.
The in-tion was negatived, as was also another,
which was likewise anoveal by Earl CRE.., that the
disapaalif)ing rule which now applies to the officers
of the revenue department should be :..tended to
the other servants of the crown.

The other clauses and the schedules were agreed
to, and the bill passed through committee, and was
ordered to he reported on Monday.
The house adjourned at I I o'clock.
London, England, 1867-08-03

THZ NEW LINE TO TUNBRIDGE.

Ycateriay the directors of the South Eastern
Railway pas,eil over the new line by n secial trail f,t,o,
Chislehurst to Watt's-cross, which is within two•and.s.
half miles of Tunbridge. Among the gentlemen present
we noticed the Hon. James Byng. deputy-cluirman, Mr
dames Wha.man, M.P., Mr. Seymour Teulon, Mr. tlordoe
Thompson, Mr. John Barlow., Mr. Ellerin, general ova..
ger, Mr. Peter Ashcroft, engineer, &a The special, which
was under the direction of Mr. Ashcroft, conveyed about
ratty persons in all, including resident engineers, fore.
men, and other employes. The inspection commenced
at Chislehurat, and terminated at Watt's crook
The line is about 't.f miles in length, and shortens the di,.
lance between London and Folkestone, Dover. Tunbridge
Wells, St. Leonard's Hastings, and other important lank.ties reached by the ;Muth Eastern by about Et miles,
advantage likely to exercise an important and favourable
influence upon the traffic receipts of the company, part.
cularly in the summer season. The works were cominencel
in May, 1863, under a contract fur the construction of the
line and its maintenance for two years for
sum of 600,000/. In consequence of the
embarrassment, of the contractor, the corripeey
was necessitated to take the completion of the woest at,,
their own bands. The line has been successfully ow
strutted under the able direction of Mr. Peter Ashcroft.
the company's engineer, at considerably less than the mi..
tract price. The works on the line are of a very heivr
character—the heaviest in the eolith of England aids..
bankments, cuttings, and tunnels. There are four tunath
in the 23A miles : the first, near Chislekurst, is about
1,000 yards long ; the next, at Chet/Meld, *ism
half a mile • the third in the Polhill tunnel of I;
mile in length, and perfectly straight ' • and the
fourth is the SevenoAs tunnel, which will take fret,
rank among the great tunnelling works of the
United Kingdom. It is about two and a half miles is
length, or nearly a mile longer than the celebrated Rot
and Kilsby tunnels. Above two miles of its length is per.
fectly straight. Streams of water from the green sand
flowed in upon the navvies in such abundance as to nuke
the work one of great difficulty. It is proposed to supply
the towns of Tunbridge, Tunbridge Wells, and Seveneek,
with this water, which is of excellent quality, and is nos
running to waste at the rate of I,OO'J gallons per minute.
Some of the cuttings are 90 feet deep, and one of the e.,.
hankments, of great length, is 80 feet high. There are
about six millions of cubic yards of earthwork in the at.
tinge and embankments. There are Kt bridges of various
kinds on the line, and above 34.1 millions of bricks bale
been used. The brickwork in the tunnels was inspechd
by the help of the lime light. The directors returned to
town well pleased with the forward state and meant
quality of the work.
London, England, 1867-08-03

9 AND srEicfirs
71117NERY.

IE, C 100,000„

gration that has op.
ghhourhuals of Ruttier.
lust night, and was .tin
written. viz., lit o'clock
ntly heel., erected at great
of laud. They stood 4
and nett- the t lid Jolly
New-road. The various
rful machinery, and the
and barrels of perstu
filled with the relined
e Ilmt night some persons
id cried out "The works
eni,ll to seize everyone
t th.• contents of the pre-
an ignitable character,
%plod," with fearful vie-.
he case. Ref ore the engines
up :41 I,tt into the air.
sly-built houses, termed
minutes they were de.
of Mr. Moore, situate he.
lest attacked, and Wee
1 SolvAgt: Corps rolled out
r;t.do, of %YAK, whilst the
ate of ignition, was
.hugs. In the centre of
ate., leading to the re.
en this gateway ; whilst
er into the preas.room
,ing a fearful noise, and
of them, named Roger,,
surrounded with game,
that they had to be
and hauler explosion took
lown some of the walls,
plosion was over, As to
;is known. about thirty
employment. The 100

A tri).VAN IN MILL.
TCWN.

its

vs, the Athidlesex coroner,
.iaf Tavern, Churcb.street,
g the death of a woman
about 4(1 years.
I.S H, said that on last
If-put eight o'clock he
on the pavement in
fired to be intoxicated he
et station. He had seen
ore staggering up Unian.

If. said that when be came
he dece.,aed lyin; on the
under her head. She had
rr air. He sent for the
her removal to the wort.

1 that he thought that the
t. It knew the otuo4o by

very effort had been made
ras, but without success.
1. She was speechless and
ink. She was carried on a
Vorkhouse.
_

t the workhouse infirmary,
ught into the workhouse at
Into unconscious and con-
death, which took place at
P. 1.1. in her pocket. Her
able.

rnii"ednesday be wa.4 called
her in a state of inseam&
;ic convulsion. The post.
iy proved that there were
i her arms. Her back and
There was a scratch on the

nee been caused by a tall'

it was sell-inflicted!
was a wound behind the
d I do not think that wound
ill. There was a most seven'
, and her nose was split
a blow on the right eye.
nd a large accumulation of
re of the brain. The brain
:ceased's body were healthy.
body that she was a woman
of her death was the effusion
on her body could not have

ed might have been knocked
the police came up and WPM

t.
sultation, returned a verdict
spired from the effusion oft
he head, but how or under
e by the said Idol's., there
uI to prove.

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London, England, 1867-08-03

SPAIN AND THE PARIS BOURSE.

MADRID. Amur'. 2.
The government have received a telegram from
the Chairman of the Paris Bourse Committee, an-
nouncing that the Paris Boone is now open for
the quotation of all classes of Spanish aecuxitiea.

PARIS EXCURSION COMMITTEE.
London, England, 1867-08-03

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTERS TELEGRAMS.)
FRANCE.
PARIS, AUGUST 2, EVENING.

The Pattie of this evening publishes an article
signed by M. Drealle, and headed " Why war 1" in
which it demonstrates that war cannot be desired
by France any more than by Germany. The article
concludes as follows :—" If there exist in France
a sincere wish for war, that wish is the last echo
of political reaction ; if there exist such a wish in
Germany, it is the cry of national treason." The
King of Sweden left Vichy this morning for Paris,
where he will be lodged, on his arrival, at the
Palace of the Elyse.

SOUTH GERMAN'.
MUNICH, AuGun 2.

The official Bararian Ga:ette of to-day says :
King Louis is very satisfied with his reception at
the court of the Tuileries on the occasion of his
visit to Paris." • conference of plenipotentiaries
from Bavaria, Wurtemberg, and Baden u ill shortly
be held at Stnttgardt to complete the arrangement
arrived at on the reorganisation of the military
forces of South Germany.

THE JEWS IN ROUMANIA.
BUCHAREST, ArGI'ST I.

A Jew imprisoned in the Galata gaol has been
shot dead by the sentry on guard. The latter fired
in o.nsofuenee of the prisoner's refusal to obey the
summons to stop.

ITALY.
FLORENCE, Alleys? 1
Count de liisseleff, the Prussian Ambassador at
this court, has left fur Paris.

RUSSIA AND THE PAPAL SEE.
ST. PETERSBURG, AUtiCaT 2.
In consequence of the rupture of diplomatic
relations with the Papal government, rules have
been promulgated to-day for regulating the rela-
tions of the Russian and Polish catholic clew and.
laity to the Holy See. The former relations of the!
Russian government with the Pope will now be
carried on through a Roman catholic college in St.:
Petersburg. In the event of questions arising'
which cannot be decided by that collies, its
president will ask the opinion of the P 441,
and the reply of his Holiness before
being carried into effect will have to be submitted
to the Russian Minister of the Interior. The de-
cisions
of the Holy See may be observed in Russia
so long as they do not come into collision with the
institutions of the country or the rights of the;
chief of the state ; in the contrary case, all Papal
bulls are to be considered null and void.
London, England, 1867-08-03

THE WEEKLY PRESS.

Considering what the Lords have done the
Examiner says the tones have been trying to take back
part of what they professed to have given only the other
day. They take infinite pains to breed and train a com-
petitor for the gold cup of popular confidence, and just at
starting they set about maiming and laming their steed,
lest by chance he should win. What may happen in the
Commons to the new device of limited voting the Examiner
does not think it very m►terial to inquire ; but for the
large towns the maintenance of the lodger franchise as ori-
ginally adopted is essential; for the Scotch and many of
the English counties the restoration of the copybold quali-
fication to Si. is all-important ; and for the purity and in-
dependence of every contested constituency in the United
Kingdom the rejection of the pestilent scheme of private
voting by papers, instead of public voting by word of
mouth, is a point so critical that with many it is already
set in the balance as a counter-weight to the worth of
household suffrage. The independent liberals secured for
the Reform Bill ■ second reading distinctly upon the con-
dition that compound householding and the occupation of
permanent lodgings should not be suffered to disqualify
men for its benefits. So far as the abolition of com-
pound rating is concerned, there has been no departure
from the engagement publicly contracted. But what jus-
tifies or what can justify a breach of the remainder!
According to the Spectator it seems to be understood
that the change in the copybold franchise will pus un-
noticed in the Commons. The increased lodger qualifica-
tion will be rejected and the representation of minorities
will give rise to a sharp debate, ending in a vote in which
the confusion of parties will be worse confounded. The ex-
periment, which only affects twelve seats, will, however, in
all probability, be tried. The Spectator is not surprised
to hear that Mr. Disraeli intends to resist the change in
the lodger franchise, or that London is half inclined for a
demonstration. Lord Malmesbury is always getting his
party into some scrape or other, and this is a serious one.
The total rejection of the lodger franchise as including the
principle of universal suffrage would bavebeen intelligible,
but this change is a mere explosion of caste feeling, as un-
wise as it is small.

To the Saturday Review, it is difficult to understand bow
ministers can in the same breath proclaim that the resi-
duum is conservative, and yet shrink from fixing the
lodger franchise at a figure which will permit the lodger
residuum to vote. Rut it is now lef, to the House of
Commons to determine what the figure finally chosen shall
be, and our contemporary supposes there can be little doubt
that the Commons will restore the figures which they had
fixed on for ledgers in boroughs and eopyholdera in
counties. Even if, from sheer weariness of the whole
subject and from the nen-attendance of liberal members,
London, England, 1867-02-04

REMARKS.

On our northern coasts the winds have been strong and
squally. and much lightning was seen at Naini on Saturday
night. Barometers ruse on satuntay, but have since fallen be-
tween eight and nine-tenths of an inch. The winds this morn-
ing are chiefly southerly or south-westerly, but in the west of
Ireland that'• are north-westerly, generally strong on our western
and south.-en ousts and moderate on our other coasts. A large
amount of rain lion fallen at Valentin.

The first meeting of the Fox Club this season
will be held at Brooks', on Saturday next, the 9th inst.
TRAGIC OCCURRENCE AT INGLETuN.—A terrible
accident took place in the Backgate, between and
9 o'clock on Saturday night, which caused the death of
Mrs. Robinson, generally known as " Nest Guyer," a
very quiet and credulous woman, between lin and 70
years of age. It has been a practice for • long time for
some of the young men of the village, for the sake of fun,
to tell her all kinds of tales, and to threaten to shoot
her. Only a short time before the accident which
has ended in her death occurred, she said in •
neighbour's house, referring to those wicked threats,
" They have only three days to shoot me in." She went
into the house of Mrs. Clapham, whose husband has left
Ingleton. Mrs. Clapham, with three young women from
Bentham, were Liking tea, and Robert Atkinson and
Matthias Carr. She had not been in the house many
minutes when Atkinson raised his hands to reach •
double-barrelled gun, which was suspended on the aide
of a beam, and said, " Neat, I'll shoot thee." Mrs.
Clapham said, " No, thou mustn't, for I don't
know whether it is charged or not," when lie
withdrew his hands and walked on ono side.
Matthias Carr immediately jumped from his chair and
said, " 111 get the gun and shoot thee, Neat." Mrs.
Clapham sprang from her seat to check him, but be gut
the gun down. It came in contact with the head of a
young woman. Mrs. Robinson seised him, but he got
from her and the gun went off, the contents of one barrel
lodging in the right side of her bead and nearly einptied
the skull of its brains, which were scattered on the door.
When the gun went off Carr was near the stairs,
Mn. Robinson was near the door, and Atkinson, who was
standing at her side, had his waistcoat bespattered with
blood and brains. The poor victim lies with her head
towards the door where she fell, a terrible sight, and the
house is closed to await the coroner's inquest. Mr. Carr,
who is in a terrible state of mind, and says that he had
no thought that the gun was loaded, was immediately ap-
prehended. The sad event has caused the greatest excite-
ment in the village.—Lerds Afcreury.

GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, CALEDONIAN-ROAD,
leciNGTorr.—Number of patients for the week =ding
Feb. 2, fKZ, of which 273 were new our.
London, England, 1867-02-04

Total ..1 2N I 19120

LIVERPOOL COTTON XARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
(IT ELECTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH.)
(PROW OUR OWN CORRESPOND/Nt.)
- _

The geniral tone of the market continue; dull, and
prices are fully Id. below Friday's rates. Bales *Boat
6,000 bales.

MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.)
Sra.ta.—There are buyers of raw at last week's cur.
rency, but no sellers unless at extreme rates. Refined :
both the supply and demand for dried goods continues
moderate, prices are unchanged ; pieces are in request at
steady rates.
CorrEE. —A fair business continues to be transacted at
full rates.
TEA. —The market continues quiet.
Ric; Rum, AND SALrecrar.—No sales reported.
Saco FLOCK.— Business has been done for cash ; Borneo,
16s. ; Singapore, lte.
Co row.—There Is no improvement in the demand, the
sales being limited to small parcels, at previous prices.
Jura—A=l'U parcel of middling sold at 171.
Rea r. —lOO bales of Manilla at 501., for Albai.
SeLregrar.-1,200 bags sold, cash and short prompt, at
19s. 6d. for refraction 44 to 34.
London, England, 1867-02-04

THE BANK CHARTER ACT.

In the opinion of the Daily Anew the report of the
committee appointed by the Birmingham Chamber of
Commerce to examine the working of the Bank Charter
Act contains only • few mistakes., and shows that Bir-
mingham has advanced in economical knowledge since the
days when Mr. blunts was silenced by Bit Robert Peel.
With regard to the issue of bank notes for 11, this prac-
tically could serve no purpose, and incidentally might do
some harm. Another proposition of the committee,
that government should be empowered to issue other notes
of 11. and upwards to the extent of half the annual re-
venue, not payable in gold or silver, but receivable for
taxes, customs, and by the Post-office, and secured by go-
vernment stock, seems to the Dail!, Yeses one which would
produce no other result than the conversion of 31,000,000/.
of consolidated stock into the same amount of floating
debt ; and there is little or no probability that the sug-
gestion will be attended to. In their arguments against
the Bank Charter Act the committee are unanswerable.
It is really ample time that these questions should be
radically settled. The report has been circulated that
the existing government will propose an inquiry into the
working of the currency laws, but this will not be enough
unless the inquiry be made comprehensive. Governors
►nt directors of the Bank of England, private bankers,
and accountants should not be the sole persons examined.
Independent testimony must also be required, not merely
from 'the world-wide houses that command credit, but
from three who really feel the practical effects of what is
called • financial pressure. If the Birmingham Chamber
of Commerce can effect this result, they will elicit more
information and do more service than nine-tenths of the
protests and reports on record.
London, England, 1867-02-04

JOHN BROGDEN'S GOLD CHAINS by troy
weight, at realisable value, and the workmanship at
Wholeede manufacturers prices. The gold lii the chains gua-
ranteed, and repurchased at the price charged.
Here's the note,
How much your chain tii the Mimed carat,
The finencol of the gob!, and, charge for fashion "
Oil ARESITARY.
Manufactory, 15, ilenrietta-street,eovent-trarden, W.e., London.

BENSO'NS WATCHES.
5S and 60, Ludgate bill: 05, Oldßondatreet.
BROWN and POLSON'S CORN FLOUR
for CHILDREN'S DIET.
To obtain extra pmtit by the sale other kinds are sometimes
offered Instead of BRAWN and POLSON'S.
"John !crown," "John Poison," Is signed by the make" on
each packet.
London, England, 1867-02-04

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, FEB. 2.

To-day the Chamber of Deputies approved unani-
mously, and without debate, the treaty for the
cession of the Taxis postal administration to
Prussia.

The Sw-th anima Gatate of this evening de-
clares, apparently semiofficially, that the aim of
Prussian policy is to promote the establiahment of
a South German Confederation.

The same journal says:—" As regards the efforts
of a great portion of the Belgian press to irritate
the feelings of the French people against Prussia,
by means of systematic falsehood, we must pro-
test that in so doing the Belgian press is acting
in criminal opposition to the international law of
Europe."

AUSTRIA.
REPORTED RESIGNATION OF COUNT
London, England, 1867-02-04

BELCREDI

NIENNA, F. 3.

Count Belcredi is said to have tendered his re-
signation. It is not yet known whether his Majesty
has accepted it.

SWITZERLAND.
_ BERN, Pm 2.

Tho treaty of commerce between Austria and
Switzerland has been concluded in the form of a
declaration of reciprocity.
The Grand Council of Berne has voted 7,000,000
francs fur the Jura Railway.
London, England, 1867-02-04

XISCELLANEOI'S TOPTCA.

The Times concludes that the insurrection in Crete is
practicallyat an end, and expresses the hope that the repre-
sentatives of the Western Powers will exert themselves in
behalf of the vanquished population. " Three things,"
according to a Turkish proverb, " are utterly merciless—
time, fire, and the Sultan." His sublime highness may
not, however, be equally it sensible to sterner influences,
and all should now be applied to incline his heart to
humane and generous counsels.
Though nothing can heal the breach between Dr.
Colenso and the metropolitan of South Africa unless the
offending prelate will recant his work on the Pentateuch,
yet the Post endorses the advice which the primate and
the Bishop of Oxford have given to Mr. Butler that for
the present he should wait. As time goes on the COUTO* of
circumstances may remove difficulties, and it may become
possible to appoint a substitute for Dr. Colons* wishout
increasing the difficulties of the church in Natal, or im-
London, England, 1867-02-04

FRANCE.

PARIS, Pm. 3.
Prince and Princess Napoleon received General
Dix today at the Palais Royal.
Vice-Admiral Page died yesterday.
By the new press law printers and publishers
will only have to make a simple declaration of their
place of residence and qualifications.
It is believed that the newspaper stamp will be
reduced to 3 centimes.

It is nut yet known whether non-political publi-
cations will be subject to the same duty.

MEXICO.

ntßis, Fits. 3.

Official intelligence received here from the city of
Mexico, dated 29th December, states that the
French troops were continuing their retrograde
movement, and that by the 20th January the whole
expeditionary corps was to be echelonned between
the city of Mexico and the seaboard.

SWEDEN.

STOCKHOLM, Fn. 2, &Timm

In to-day's sitting of the Lower House, Deputy
Defiling brought forward a motion proposing gene-
ral liability to military service, the division of the
country into ten military districts, and the distri-
bution of the army into three classes, consisting of
125,000 men between 22 and 25 yearsuf age,120,000
reserve between the ages of 26 and 30, and 300,000
landsturm between the ages of 31 and 50.

AMERICA.
(NT ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.)
NEW YORK, FED. 2, EVENING.

Cold, 1314. Sterling exchange on London, 1081.
5-20 United States Bonds, ltgf. Illinois, 115.
Erie, 58t. Cotton : middling upland, 33. Petro-
leum, relined, 28k.

FREEDOM IN AtBTRIA.—The Austrian govern-
ment (says a correspondent) have prohibited the sale of,
and ordered the police to seize, a new work which has
appeared under the titlo of " Twelve Champions of Revo.
lutiou," containing the biographies of Robert Blum, Karl
Blind, Maszini, Count Cavour, Louis Blanc, and others.

Lieutenant Brand, who landed at Southampton
on Saturday from Jamaica, is described by a correspondent
as " A mile slender young man, apparently about 26 years
of age." He was not dressed in uniform.

A large American ship called the Fanny Lar-
rabee, bound from Havre to Cardiff, went *Am at Brook,
at the back of the Isle of Wight, on Friday night. At the
request of the American Consul at Southampton, the
Commander-in Chief at Portsmouth sent a steam-tug to
try tolsave the vesseL
A MUDENT GOVERNOR.—The New Zealand Ad-
vertiser, of Nov. 21, says :—" The governor arrived in to en
quite unexpectedly, and in a most undignified manner,
last evening. Contrary to the information we had re-
ceived, and which we had every reason to believe was
correct, his Excellency dot not proceed to Taupo, but
Came back to town by Cobb's coach. At this side of
Ngahaurauga the tire of one of the wheels came off, and
the passengers were obliged to walk. Mr. Millward, of
the Police-office, passed in a trap and offered to give it
up to Sir George Grey, but his Excellency declined the
offer and came in on ut."
London, England, 1867-02-04

THE POLICE COURTS.

BOW STREET.

John Burt Bowhot-/;;;ne, IlilieSaitehairsa, and Charles
Wis. Murat were charged with creating a disturbance in
Cecil-street, Strand, by forcing an entrance into a house,
and damaging some furniture, the property of Sergeant
Ackrill, who had been placed in possession of the premises.
Mr. Nicholson, on behalf of the Marquis of Salisbury,
the owner of the house, said there was no desire to press
the charge against the prisonern if they would sign an
undertaking not to attempt any further interference with
the property.
Mr. Darby, who appeared for Rowbotham and Stabbing,
said that Rowbotham claimed possession of the house.
The rent bad been tendered to the marquis's agent. An
action of ejectment was brought, to which an appearance
was entered, and the proceedings wore not gone on with
by the Marquis of Salisbury.
Mr. Vaughan said that even if Rowbotham was entitled
to polls-melon that would not justi4. him in resorting to
such measures to enforce it. There had been a serious bre sch
of the peace, and he should not allow the matter to be
arranged.
Committed for trial, but bail taken for their appearance.
London, England, 1867-11-28

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Prederirk 'William Wood, of 3, Albert-road Abbey-road,
St. Jobn's-woud, aged 57, was charged before the Lord
Mayor, that he being the trustee of a sum of 2,8991. Be. 9d.
IWtioett Three per Gat. Annuities, for the benefit of
William Oldham, did unlawfully convert and appropriate
2,300/. of the same to hie own use, with intent to defraud,
contrary to the statute 24 and 25 Vic., chap. 96, sec. 80.
Mr. Wontner conducted the prosecution ; and Mr.
G. C. H. Lewis, of Ely-place, appeared in behalf of the
defendant.

Mr. Wontner said this was • charge under the Fraudu-
lent Trustees Act, whereby any person who misapplied
trust funds was liable to a criminal prosecution on the
prosecutor obtaining the consent of the .attorney-General.
In the present instance this consent had been obtained,
and it would be produced at the proper time. It seemed
that under the will of William Chapman Oldham, who
died at Leicester in 1800, the defendant and another gen-
tleman, named Lambert, were appointed trustees of several
legacies, amounting in all to 9,0001., which were directed to
he invested in the funds, and the incomes arising from
which were to be paid over to the legatees. One of
these legacies was • sum of 3,0001., lees the legacy
duty, invested for the benefit of William Oldham,
and standing in the names of the trustees; but one of
these gentlemen, Mr. Lambert, having died in 1864, end
no steps having been taken to appoint another trustee in
his stead, the whole of the funds bed since remained in
the name of the defendant; and it would be found that
between August, 180, and September, 1867, he had from
time to time sold out portions of the stock, amounting to
23001. Latterly inquiries were made as to the safety of
the stock, and it was then ascertained that the amount
stated had been withdrawn. An interview was then ob-
tained with the defendant, and on hie attention being
called to the fact he admitted the misappropriation of the
money, and said he had lost it by speculation.
The prisoner was remanded for a week ; bail refused.
WOBSRIP-STRZET.
Mr. JoAn Verincer, an oil and colour man, of Great
Garden-street, Whirechapel, charged with having written •
sea ies of false, defamatory, and scandalouslibels on and
concerning, and having sent threatening letters to Mr.
Thomas Chambers, the Common Se s, was brought rip
for final examination, and additional evidence having bees
adduced, was committed for trial at the Central Criminal
Court.

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holiness the Pope.—This, at Is. lit ; 10b. 9d.: 121 b., eta:
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London, England, 1867-11-28

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

SOUTHWARK.
COSVICTION OP A THILVEIe MAME.

Willian Bridoer, 26, described on the charge sheet as a
shoe black. but well-known to the police as a trainer of
juvenile thieves infesting the New-cut and Waterloo-
road, was brought before Mr. Partridge charged with
creating a disturbance in the Waterloo-road, and causing •
mob to assemble outside the Olive Branch public-house
for the purpose of committing robberies.
John Chester, 128 L, said that in consequence of the
numerous and daring robberies committed in the vicinity
of the Waterloo-road and Lower Marsh, near the Olive
Branch public-house, he was placed on special duty to
detect the thieves. On the previous afternoon he heard
that a gentleman had been hustled and robbed near the
corner opposite the gallery entrance of the Victoria Theatre
and on proceeding there he saw the prisoner and
a number of young thieves congregated there to the
annoyance of the manager of the public-house and the
passers-by. Witness dispersed them and they all went
away except the prisoner who refused, and set him at
defiance, threatening to smash his head in if he interfered
with him. Knowing the prisoner to be a trainer of young
thieves, and a ray bad character, he told him unleu he
went away he must take him into custody. The prisoner
still refused, and when he was compelled to take him
into custody he collected a mob of persons round him,
calling on them to rescue him. Another constable Came
up, and with his assistance he was removed to the station-
house. _ _

The manager of the Olive Branch tavern, a woll-con•
ducted establishment. informed his worship that for some
time past the prisoner has led a gang of young thieves to
congregate in front of their house to the annoyance of the
customers and of Mr. Grammar, the proprietor. Persona
coming into and leaving the house have frequently com-
plained of being robbed, and at last Mr. Grammar was
oompelled to apply to Mr. Webb, the superintendent of
the L division, for the assistance of constables to drive the
thieves away.
The prisoner denied having annoyed anybody, and com-
plained of being ill-used by the police, but
Mr. Partridge told him he was satisfied that he was •
dangerous character, and in default of bail committed him
to prison for three months.
London, England, 1867-11-28

CtIRILENCT REFORM.

Currency reform, in visiting us again, discovers the
people, observes the Tisses, in a mood, and under dream-
stances, favourable to its teaching ; for almost everybody
finds himself in the unfortunate predicament of having to
spend less, enjoy himself less, work harder, take less holi-
day, and be wiser and sadder than he was a few years ago.
To them comes the currency doctor, with a panacea
for all pecuniary and political disappointments. Cold
is the root of all evils ; the cure is paper.
All the unions end associations which are to be repre-
sented at the meetings of the new Currency Reform Union
want ready money, and to get it they combine to obtain a
paper currency in which all private and public debts shall
be payable, and which shall be capable of sufficient exten-
sion to meet the reasonable wants of the population. But
as our contemporary has often had occasion to observe, it
has never yet been favoured with the exact cabalistic form
of words which is to render a bit of paper worth as much
as a given weight of gold without being the promise of its
immediate payment. That the charm exists we are not in
a condition to deny, but we have yet to be initiated ; and
therefore we look with some interest to the joint labours
of all these trade and political unions on the currency
question.
London, England, 1867-11-28

THE LATE FENIAN EXECUTIONS.

The comments of the Irish Roman catholic
organs on the execution of the Manchester Fenian and
the inscriptions which are seen on the chapel doors,
remind the Times of the assertion which s often made by
wise people, that the Irish never will listen to reason,
never will appreciate fair dealing, and never will see in
humanity anything but cowardioe. The late deed, hor-
rible and detestable by every English standard, con-
fers glory and immortality in the opinion of the Irish
press They proclaim, in effect, that this is what every
Irishman ought to do when the opportunity occurs.
The doctrine is progressive, and their pupils will improve
on it. In order to make England Russia and our Queen a
Czar, these writers are rather fond of comparing their own
country to Poland. We know not whether the Poles will
see the likeness, or even feel fl►ttered by It. So far as re-
gards the moral aspects of the case, they may even prefer
their own country, where, if there is an ever-smouldering
rebellion, there is something like reason for it, which there
certainly is not in Ireland.
The Doily News cannot think with some of its con-
temporaries that we have discovered, in the power of
diffusing terror, the certain means of checking
crime. The comparative unanimity with which a
political character has been ascribed by the inde-
pendent press and the organs of Irish opinion,
to the crime of Allen, Gould, and Larkin, and the justifi-
cation of the execution by some of the most influential
exponents of English public opinion, on the express
ground that the gallows ought to be employed to check
political offences, leads the Daily Ncwa to fear that the
death of the three men, which it has always main-
tained was within the moral and legal right
of the government, may do more to strengthen
the cause of Fenianism than to weaken it. Out
of protestant Lister, Allen and his companions have
been accepted as representatives of Ireland, and martyrs
in her cause. Irish feeling has been deeply wounded by
these executions ; the sympathy of the neutral masses,
which was with the law as long as the law was mildly ad-
ministered, has been carried over to the Fenian ; and any
estimate of the consequences of the new policy of rigour
woold be incomplete which did not take account of that
fact. The Roman catholic clergy, we may be quite sure,
counsel obedience to the law as strongly as ever ; but it is
a fact that throughout England and Ireland on Sunday last
catholic devotion was blended with the warmest sympathy
for the men executed on the previous day. All this
shows, and it is most important to be remembered, that
capital punishment is capable of awakening throughout a
whole people and on behalf of criminals that sympathy
which should naturally be felt only for their victims. As
far as can be seen at present, the most striking effect of the
executions of Saturday has been to intensify the exclusive
national and religious feelings which have hitherto made
the government of Ireland so difficult, and to deprive the
executive of a moral support of which it stood greatly in
need.
London, England, 1867-11-28

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London, England, 1867-11-28

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

Sittings at Nisi Prius in Middieses—(Before Lord Chief
Justice Borill and a Special Jury.)
11ACILICT/IT r. RAXINDALL.
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This was an action against the defendant, who carries on
business under the firm of I'ickford and Co., to recover
damages for false imprisonment, and also to recover pos-
session of some sacks.

Mr. Pe►roe ►nd Mr. Will► ►ppeared for the pl►intiff,
►nd Mr. M►nnen for the defend►nt.

The defendant was • general dealer, living at Walworth,
and his case was that Christmas-eve last be bought an
odd lot at a clearance sale at !Merry's wharf. When
he got the things home he fonad among them eight
sacks, five of which had Messrs. Pickford's name upon
them, and intending to take the sacks to the owners, he
went to Messrs. Chaplin and Horne's, and was there
directed to the defendant's place in Gresham-street. He
saw Mr. Gale, who wailln the defendant's employ, and after
some investigation that gentleman gave him into custody
upon a charge of having stolen the sacks. and next day he
was taken before a magistrate, who dismissed the charge.
Afterwards his attorney wrote to the defendant asking for
an apology and compensation, and as he got no answer he
commenced legal proceeding, against Mr. Gale, and also
against the defendant for the same cause of action. Mr.
Gale suffered judgment, and upon a writ of inquiry the
jury assessed the damages at :10/., and he had since, by
arrangement, paid UM. down and agreed to pay the balance
at ss. a week. _ _

To prove the authority of Mr. Gale Ito give persons into
custody for stealing the property of the firm, an answer
of the defendant to en interrogatory was put in, and in
this the defendant stated that Mr. Gale had given into
custody and prosecuted persons for stealing the property
of the firm in cases where he get the previous sanction or
subsequent ratification of the firm, and that in one case
such ratification was refused because the matter concerned
a railway company who themselves prosecuted.
Mr. Mennen submitted that this rather negatived than
proved authority.
The Lord Chief Justice intimated an intention to decide
the point in favour of the defendant; but the counsel
consulted together and agreed that a stet processus should
be entered.
London, England, 1867-11-28

THE MANCHESTER ELECTION.

Yesterday morning, at 12 o'clock, the Mayor
made the official declaration of the result of the poll, at
the Town Hall steps. The three candidates and their prin.
cipal supporters were present. The Mayor said that the
final numbers were:
Mr. Bright
Mr. Bennett 6,
643
The Henry
The total number of electors who had voted was 15,223.
Majority of Mr. Bright over Mr. Bennett, 1,740 ; ma-
jonty of Mr. Bright over Mr. Henry, 7,517. He, there-
fore, declared Mr. Jacob Bright to be duly returned as
the representative for Manchester in parliament.
Mr. BRIGHT. who was received with loud cheers, proposed
a vote of thanks to the Mayor, and in doing so
said that a statement had gone abroad thot the number of
votes polled was not so large as usual, and that there must
I have been, consequently, apathy in the constituency. The
contrary was however the fact. The register had been re-
duced by deaths and removals to a net total of 18,000
votes, and of that number about 15,300 had polled.
Mr. Beftleerr, in seconding the vote of thanks to the
Mayor, said now that the contest was over be hoped every
one would be prepared to join with bim in a desire to give
the honourable member every assistance in their power to
aid him in the discharge of his duty as their representative.
He was satisfied of this, that Mr. Bright would discharge
his duty in such a manner as to leave no ground for regret
on the part of the city at the choice she had made.
(Cheers.)
Mr. HENRY supported the motion, which was carried.
It will be seen from the statement above made that
15,233 electors were polled out of a total of 18,000. If it
is borne in mind that in a commercial oity like Man-
chester, on hardly any gives day in the year could an
election take place on which somewhere between one and
two thousand persons, commercial travellers and princi-
pals (moat of them voters), are not absent on business in
various parts of the kingdom and more distant lands, it
will be seen that the register must have been pretty well
exhausted in this contest.
London, England, 1867-11-28

,
THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 28, '5186:7.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(Irorsa's TELEGRASIB.)
ITALY.
FLORENCE. Nov. 2G.

The Italie says that M. Cambray-Digny will
definitively retain the portfolio of Finance. Signor
Broglio has been entrusted with the portfolio of
Agriculture.

The same journal refutes the statement made
by the Oseerratore Romano of the organisation of
new Garibaldian bands.

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE GERMANIA.
SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 28.
__

The Hamburg and American Company's steam-
ship Germania, from New York on the 16th,
arrived here to-day with 75 passengers and 38,407
dots. in specie. During her passage she spoke the
following vessels :—On the 16th, 'off Sandy Hook,
the Bremen ship Amaranth, bound west ; and on
the 19th, in lat. 42 deg. 9 N., and 54 deg. 54 W.,
the British ship Victoria Nyanza, bound east.

(Yip. Southampton.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 16, lifoßxiso.

The elections in Arkansas, Mississippi, and
Florida have resulted in favour of the reconstruc-
tion convention. The delegates re-elected were
nearly all radicals, the voting being carried on
mostly by negroes.
The New York Herald states that General Scho-
field, during a recent interview with the President,
expressed the opinion that the Virginia convention
would prove a failure, and corroborated the report
that the negroes generally were armed and the
whites defenceless.

It is reported that Chief Justice Chase has re-
primanded Hunnicutt, of Richmond, for the course
he is pursuing.
The New Hampshire Democratic State Conven-
tion have nominated Mr. John Sinclair as governor,
and have passed a resolution strongly denouncing
the views of Congress.

The official returns of the election to the state
of New York show a democratic majority of nearly
49,000.

The steamer City of Cork, from Antwerp,
arrived ont yesterday with cholera on board, and
was placed in quarantine.
London, England, 1867-11-28

.11Nous

NATIONAL CHORAL SOCIETY.

The eighth season of this society commenced last
sight, when Mendelmohn's El(ialb was performed.
This Matittition was founded by Mr. G. W. Martin, in
rivalry with the loni;matablithed and flourishing Sacred
Harmonic Society, the concerts of which generally draw
such ovettiowing ivadieuces, that it was presumed a public
could be found for another society also devoted to the per-
formance of the oratorios and otherchoral works of the great
masters. The increasing population of London and the
continual growth of musical taste have proved sufficient
grounds fur this assumption ; and this society, originated
and sustained by the exertions of Mr. Martin, now consists
of a large number of members, and the performances gene-
rally attract good audiences to the great room of Exeter.
hall, in which the concerts of both societies are held. Like
its prototype, the National Choral Society boasts of its
band and cliorus of 700—a body of executants more than
sufficient even for the large space in which the perform-
ances are given. Mr. Martin's chorus, chiefly composed
of members of the society, has arrived at great efficiency
by many repetitions of the same works, in public perfor-
mance and at private rehearsabi—the sopranos are esim-
daily bright iu tone and true in intonation ; the tenors
and bases* are also good ; the contraltos perhaps a little
matting in power, but this is the usual weak point in the
formation of a large choir, voices of that description being
comparatively rare.

Last night's performance of Elijah was similar in most
respects to that of the opening concert of last year, when,
else, the barytone, tenor, and contralto solos were assigned
to Mr. Smiley. Mr. K. Ledge, and Miss Lucy Franklein.
On this occasion the soprano solos were sung, as they have
frequently been, by M►dame liuderstlorif, whose earnest
energy and careful execution are undiminished by fami-
liarity and repetition. The room was well filled. For
t►e concert of Dec. 11 Mr. Martin announces Aria sad
GAloins and the Watpurgis Night.