The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-08 00:00:00

CIVIL SERVICE OP INDIA.

The following are the 'names of the gentlemen,
selected in 1865, who bays weed the " final examine:-
lion," and for whom errtitee of 9uplitioation have
been issued by the Civil Berries Commiesioners :
NAM& PRZBIDIOICT, &c.
James John Digges La Touche N. W. Provinces, Ica.
Charles James Lyall
William Henry Crowe 4 .. -. Bombay.
Clrvistopber Henry V0we1116.......4..
Donald Mackenzie Sweeten ...,,,.t. rir.l. Provinoes,4o.
'Bien. Charlie Johnson ........ .-.... Madras.
titopitooliemy inunti . '
.c. B?sibal.
Andrew Wfillarn Coehrikt !..8 =4l.
Gcerge Barest Reid 3 ..AVAIILI li.:A 4' .
,Yeadertakiktward Gibed, ' 11161!"1
i Thep= Di ant Heigh**
' ribeaelsou. Evans
rt Brdith Aikman Mite ,
ICluirliir4entior Bruce Ousaming
Lindsap Neill « 4.Q . • itc •
Thomas Weir r• f•• ere
lienry James Parsons ......... .••• •••• V. •
Join; Faithfoll Fleet' * P..,,...,..„ "Ditto.
George William Vidal' 4_516.'21 Ditto.
BenryiJohn Stedman Cbttes.l.... al BeagaL
Henri liarriagton Evans :..... ..... i Provinces, lio.
Willi Bushe Power ,
'Richard Mamma water
Willi® Porteous • 'Bombay.
'Arthur Dania PAM
__ . • *Ditto
•

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The following prima were airtlyffed 'at the different
" periodical examinutions " mad- al the '4 final examine.
Non :"-Mr. La Touche-Wien law, 101. ; Sanskrit, 10/. ;
Hindi, 10/. ; Arabic, 101. and 501. ; Persian, 101. Mr.
Lyall-Jurisprudence, 101.; Indian law, 101. ; Hindustani,
10/ r• Hindi, IW.; Persian, 101. and Sot. ; history and gee-
-IILLITERRANEoIe EXTENSION 'TELEGRAPH Cott-frr:phY of India, 101. Mr. Crowe-Hindustani, 101. ; Gil-
`, ILluirr.6).-The usual ball-yearly meeting was held darati, 10/. Mr. Vowell-Bengall, 101. Mr. Smeston-
l-rday at the London Tavern, Bishopagatostreet, Mr. ! Jurisprudence, W. ; Hindustani, IW. ; Hindi, 101. Mr.
57 Noon in the chair. In moving the adoption of the E. C: Johnsorer-Telugu, 10L and 501. Mr. Whlina-Gu-
ort and accounts, which had already been published jitrati, 101. ; Ilarathis 10f., Mr. Cochran-Sanskrit, 10/. ;
`-Mitebted, the Chairman said he had simply to eon. Benpli, 101. Mr. Reid-History and geography of India,
?'date the shareholders upon the successful repair of 101. and 50/. Mr. R. Bvara-Jarispradence, 101. ; English
. rodu cable which was now in excellent king law, 10/. Mr. Cummine-offeradrlol. ; Telugu, 101. ;
..
.his-
t 4. sod doing a fair amount of business. A shareholderwr
toe,' and geography of India, 101. Mn, Parsons-English
kArking upon the 'Jelling off in the traffic as compared law, NC ; Indian law, 101. • Marathi, 101. Mr. Fleet-
lamer years, the Chairman, in 1 su hal the . Sanskrit. 101. and 711. Mr. ildal-English law,lol. Mr.
rerg. PP
receipts •
Kruse , II•aller-Benpli, 10/. Kr. Pollen-45ufsrati, 101. Mr.
'deg figures :- In February
!'..' 700/. ; in August, 6,7110). ; 'in February, 1865, i Nolan-Political economy, 501-
1' . y were 8,4814 ; in August, 5,7161. ; in Februarbi .. ._ . ._
1:.. they were 6,M4/. ; in August, 5.2111. ; and in 1 FRENCH EXPEDITION TO THE NORTH POLL-WO
:•.,,,s'y of the present year they were 5,05 d/., and to-day A ;a the dyesiteer of yesterday ,_..... The merged, de
- -., but as regards the half-year there had been a read - -
',...ction of charges for local traffic under the French Chasseloup Laubat, president of the Geographical Society
'.ltaliut convention, which might have caused some and of the Committee of Patronage of the Expedition to
....'uti"' while in 1864, 1885, and 1888, the receipts the North Pole, has received the following letter from the
r**.ilteil by the cotton speculations with Eirn't• It' Emperor's Cabinet :-' Palace of the Tuileries, 2nd Austad,
'tile sed the reduction in the local charges would be a
of future increase in the returns. The report 1867. '- -
r•Ni been unanimously adopted, the usual dividends . be has placed a sum of fifty thousand francs at the disposal
t'' declared of Bs. per share, less Income-tax, on the of the society formed for the parpoire of promoting the
17ree shares, elmil to 8 per cent. per annum, and ;W. I voyage of Si. Gustave Lambert to the North Pole. His
. a tree of income-Mix, equal to three per cent. per
ice. on the ordinary shares,
,cjileinnan and directors concluded the business.
'4 Ynov GENERAL . ~ OMNIBUS COMPANY (LIMITED).
tice
and a vote of thank. to Majesty's beat wishes are for the success of thim under.
i taking, which interests science is each a high degree, and
deserves the utmost ancieuragement.-I am, &c natal,
"Mk reeelpte week ending August 4, 12,5781. la. 2d. riv•A• 00.106117 el the 11111Perm'*

MINISTERIAL BANQUET AT THE MAN-

EUON-HOURS

The Lord Mayor gave a grand banquet at
the Mansion-house last evening to her Majesty's Ministers.
About two hundred and fifty guests were present, including
the Earl and Counter of Derby, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer and Mrs. Disraeli, the Duke and Duchess of
Marlborough, the Duke of Buckingham, Mr. (fathom°
Hardy, Lord Stanley, Sir John and Lady Pakington, Sir
Stafford Northcote, Colonel and Mrs Wilson Patten, Mr.
Corry, M.P., the Duke of Richmond, Mr. and Mrs.
Walpole, the Duke of Montrose, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen
Cave, Lord and Lady Naas, Lord and Lady John Manners,
Sir Alexander and Lady Milne, the Earl and Countess of
Bradford, Lord Claud Hamilton, M.P., the Russian
Ambassador and the Baroness Brunnow, the Spanish
Minister, the Creek Minister, the Honduras Minister,
Lord Robert Montagu, M.P., Lord Barrington, M.P.,
Lord Houghton, Lord and Lady Henniker, Mr.
Henley, M.P., Mr. Adderley, M.P., Lord Justice Bolt,
a large number of conservative members of parliament,
several gentlemen connected with science and art, and the
chief civic dignitaries.
The loyal and patriotic toasts were duly honoured.
The Loup MAI OR, in proposing the Foreign Ambasaadors,
especially eulogised and welcomed the Russian Ambas-
sador.

Baron BRIWNOW, in responding, thanked the Lord
Mayor for the honour clone to himself and colleagues, and
expressed his especial pleasure at having the opportunity
of meeting her Majesty's ministers. He was sure he should
obtainthe unanimous approbation of his colleagues when he
acknowledged his full confidenoe in his noble friend lathe
head of the English government. His colleagues joined
with him in uttering their beat wishes for the prosperity of
the great city of London, whose welfare was so intimately

various commercial, social, and moral matters which loudly
call for reformation and from which the attention of par-
liament has been diverted by other questions of a more
interesting and exciting character. The noble earl then
proceeded to allude to the visit of the Sultan and the
Viceroy, and to the recent honours conferred upon the
Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs. He concluded with proposing
the health of the Lord Mayor.
The LORD MAYOC responded, and proposed " The
House of Commons"

........._
Mr. DISRAELI—I thank you very much on the part of
the House of Commons for the honour you have done
them in remembering them this clay. The relations
between the House of Commons and the City of London
are so ancient and so numerous that I need
not remind you that this is not the first
occasion on which you have drunk their health
at meetings like the present, and I may further re-
member that it is by no means the first on which I have
had the high distinction of representing their gratitude as
Ido now. I can may truly of this distinction, that it is
not a mere ceremony. I know it is cordially offered, and
I am sure it is cordially received—" and even ten times
repeated It still will please' (Laughter and cheers.) You
have referred to circumstances which will, I hope, soon
operate a change in the constitution of the House of Com-
mons ; but it is a very striking and, I think, consoling
circumstance, that the changes which I trust are impend-
ing are sot occasioned by any want of confidence in the
people of this country in the House of Commons. Their
desire far this change has originated, not from any
belief that the House of Commons does not represent
fully the people of this country, but it is a desire, on
the coup', to share the proud privileges which they
r::, on the part of a great portion of the popula-
his country in this age of progress to make those
who are in possession of power aware that there are others
who are desirous of shanog it, because they believe they
are worthy of participating in its benefits. Being able now
in the month of August to take a more general view of
what has 000urred with reference to this great question
than some months ago anyof us were enabledto do, we may
congratulate the country that not only in parliamenti but
in the community generally there has been a great spirit
of candour and calmness in considering this question, such
as I believe has been paralleled on no other occasion under
similar eircumstancea No doubt there has been during
the struggle that has occurred some acerbity of opposi-
tion : some sharp things have been said, and certain sharp
things have been done—(" hear, bear," and laughter)—
but I think the general conclusion at which we
have arrived is that the change which has been
brought about has been because it was approved by the
calm conviction of the country. Some expressions of
disapprobation have been made ; and I think we most all
know that when you attempt to disturb a monopoly yon
can hardly expect to accomplish your object without creat-
ing some noise and some tumult. I have seen in my time
several monopolies terminated, and recently I have seen
the termination of the monopoly of liberalism. (Cheers.)
Nor are we to be surprised that when certain persons be-
lieved they had a hereditary right whenever it was neces-
sary to renovate the institutions of their country they
should be somewhat displeased that any other person
should rtesume to interfere—(laughter)—which I hope, in
a spirit of true patriotism, they believed that the
requirements of the state rendered necessary. But
I am re that when the hubbub has subsided,
when shrieks and screams which were heard sometime
ago, which already have subsided into mobs and sighs,
have entirely appeased—(laughter)—nothing more
terrible will be discovered to have occurred than that the
tory party has resumed its natural functions in the govern.
ment of this country. (Cheers.) For what is the tory
party unless it represents the national feeling? If it Au
not i:nt national feeling toryism is nothing. It does
not d upon hereditary coteries of exclusive nobles,
it does attempt power by attracting to itself the
spurious forces which may accidentally arise from advo-
cating cosmopolitan principles, and talking cosruoriolitnn
jargon. (Cheers.) The tory party is nothing unless, it
represents and upholds the institutions of the country.
For whit are the institutions of the country ? They are
entirely in theory, and ought to be entirely, as they are
largely, I am glad to say, in practice, the embodiments of
national necessities, and the only security for popular
privileges. I cannot help believing that became my Lord
Derby and his colleagues have taken a happy opportunity
of enlarging the privileges of the people of England, we ly.ve
done anything else but strengthen the institutions of this
country, the essence of whose force is that they represent
the institutions and guard the rights of the people.
(Cheers.) I hope that when, as I trust it may again be
my lot to return thanks in this hall for the House of
Commons, not reformed, but renovated by the legislation
which I trust is on the eve of being passed, you will agree
with tie in the convictions which now animate us that the
meninges we have brought forward,l believe with the general
concurrence of the country and parliament (should they
be passed), are such as have added strength to the state
and spirit to the community. (Cheers.) On the part of
the Home of Commons, not a condemned House of Com-
mons, but a Howe of Commons which has frankly and
generously offered to the people of this country a abase in
the privileges of which they are proud, and of which they
have availed themselves for the general benefit, I again
return you my thanks. (Loud cheery.)
Met toasts followed.

connected with the commercial interests of all the civilised
nations of the earth. In conclusion his Excellency
acknowledged the flattering terms that had been used to-
wards himself, and declared that his endeavouni had
always been to promote a good understanding and friendly
feeling between Great Britain and Russia. (Cheers.)
Sir J. PAKINGTON responded for the Army ; Mr. CORRY
for the Navy ; and Major Rose, M.P., for the Volunteers.
The Loan blAtoa next gave " The House of Lords and
her Majesty's Ministers," congratulating the Prender upon
his recovery from recent illness. Ho thanked the noble
lord for the honours th►t had lately been conferred upon
certain members of the corporation, after the recent visits
of the Sultan and Viceroy. (Cheers.)

Lord Deans-1 rise to express, upon my own part and
that of my colleagues, our grateful thanks for the honour
you have dove us in inviting us to the splendid hospitality
for which this City has ever been distinguished, and for
the cordial reception you have given to us, who are endea-
vouring to the best of our power to discharge the arduous
duties which devolve upon the ministers of the crown. At
all times this is mast gratifying to those who are
placed in that high position, and charged with
cares and anxieties of which few can have an
idea except they have known them by expe-
rience. It is most !gratifying for them at any time to
find themselves sustained by the good will, confidence, end
friendly regard of all classes of their countrymen ; but if
at any time such a manifestation of good will and oonfi-
deuce is gratifying to the servants of the crown, most of
ell must it be so when they are approaching the close of •
protracted and more than usually eventful session, in
which their labours have been unceasing, and their
anxieties far beyond those that usually devolve upon
them, and upon which they entered with that steady re-
solve that characterises men who having a great object in
view devote themselves to its accomplishment, and
find themselves crowned with an amount of success
which their moat sanguine expectations had hardly led
them to expect. At the commencement of the present ses-
sion, whether we looked abroad or at home, the political
barometer was decidedly pointing to storm. Abroad there
was every reason to apprehend that • war might break
out, which would involve the whole of Europe in a con.
tlegution, the conclusion of which, once commenced,
could not be foreseen. That danger was so im-
minent that statesmen quailed before the coming
'danger, and believed that no effort, however well
intended, could succeed in averting the threatened cals.
the Europe. Happily, not by interfering uncalled for
In affairs of foreign countries, but by tendering, when
&eked for, judicious, wise, and disinterested advice, it was
the good fortune of jho present ministry to eastribete,
*Kit the assistance of the other neutral powers of the
seatinent, towards warding off that great misfortune, and
Frein to Europe and the world the blesaiugs of peace.
rs.) And you may rely upon it that so long as her
jesty's present advisers hold their place, there is no
object to which their exertions will be more strenuously,
Ce7ringly, uneessingly, and disinterestedly devoted than
meaintensnce of peace and the cultivation of friendly
Tahitians with all powers in the world. We are not a
gauntry which has anything to pin from extension of
dominion or increase of territory. Our interests are the
interests of the world at large—the interests of friendly
relations throughout the earth—tits interests of peaceful
commerce and amicable connections ; and these am the
interest, and relations which at all events, so long as I
hold my present position in her Majesty's councils,
will be the object to which our attentioa will be most
stresuonaly directed. I have said that the barometer at
the' mumenoement of the session pointed to storm, and
while I will not My at present there are no clouds in the
political horizon, I thluk I may venture to remark
that at all events we are not arrived at
" set-fair," but are approaching a quarter where
she barometer will point nearer to " fair" than to
"change." (Cheers.) Turning from foreign to domestic
affairs, 1, may again refer to the anxiety, and I may ven-
ture to add fear, with which we entered upon the arduous
task to which we had devoted ourselves. Here I may be
permitted to say that nothing except an imperative sense
of duty, nothing but an overwhelming sense of the respon-
sibility which I owed to my sovereign and country, would
have induced me at my age and position again to accept
the arduous responsibility of first minister of the crown.
(Cheers.) I felt there was • necessity laid upon me, that
there was a great work to be done, and that, how-
ever unworthy I might be to be the instrument
of doing it, there was no other person who possessed
the same means of carrying out to Its successful
bane that great work which I saw to be necessary for the
welfare of the country. Although this is not the time to
diseuss the merits of particular measures, yet as this great
question has occupied the attention of parliament during
the greater part of the session, I may be permitted to say
that entering upon it with great apprehension and anxiety
as to the possibility of bringing it to a successful result,
we have been encouraged by the manner in which parlia-
ment has received our overtures, and by the manner in
which those who did not altogether agree with us in poll-
tic.Al opinion. have generously and cordially co-operated in
endeavouring to come to an arrangement which would
Ming adverse parties to unity in a course of action that
would once for all settle • question that while un-
settled tended to prevent other useful legislation, and
which it was therefore of the utmost importance to settle
without further delay. (Hear, hear.) We have made
sacrifices ; we have encountered taunts and obloquy, but I
honestly say that none of those things move me so long
as I feel in my own conscience I have in the slightest
degree contributed to effect the great object upon which
the heart and mind of the country were set. (Cheers.)
I will not now enter into the details of that great question,
hat I will merely express the hope, which I am sure will
be shared in by all present, and all who wish well to the
interests of the country, that whatever may be your
opinions as to the hazardous step being taken, whatever
may be the anticipations and apprehensions in the mind
of every loyal Englishman, there is the predominant hope
that the liberal franchise that has been extended to the
people of this country may find that people worthy of the
exercise of that franchise, and that as we have extended
the rights and liberties of the people, so we shall have ex-
tended and strengthened the securities and institutions of
the country. (Cheers.) You must not suppose
that this session' which has bad its attention
so largely drawn to the great measure of the re-
presentation of the people in parliament, has been wholly
barren of fruits of a different description. We have not
alloirettour attention to be exclusively devoted to that
question, however great and paramount in importance
it may be. It is no little thing to say that in the course
of this session we have fulfilled an object which has been
anxiously looked for by successive statesmen, namely, the
consolidation and union into one of the various provisoes
of our North American dominion. By that means we
have given additional strength to the provinces themselves,
and additional security for their cohesion, loyalty, and
attachment to the British throne ; and I believe in ex-
tending to them the full privileges of citizenship, and the
rights of a united people, we have tended in the
greatest pouible degree to consolidate and bind together
those links which unite those provinces to the mother
country, and by the only tie which can unite distant colo-
nies. namely, mutual interest and affection. I am happy
to say we have not neglected the duties we owe to the
poorer classes of our country, and it is • great satisfaction
to me that even in the course of this busy session we have
been enabled to introduce and carry through • measure
which will tend greatly to improve the condition of thou
who are most requiring our support, namely, the poorer
population of the city of London. I trust that this peat
and overwhelming question of parliamentary reform being
put aside, and having been the means of terminating for •
considerable period of time any agitation foe future
changes, parliament will feel itself at liberty to devote its
attention—and I can answer for it the government will
devote its mad sedulous attention-4o the introduction of

THE LOADS AND COMMONS.—As it is by no
means improbable that there may be a conference between
the two houses, it may be interesting to recall the cir-
cumstances under which • similar course was last adopted
nine years ago.
i Previously to 1858 the Commons had
passed for several years n succession a bill for the ad-
misamm of Jews to parliament. As regularly as the
measure was sent up by the lower house it was rejected by
the Lerfis, until the session of 1858 found the Earl of
Derby npin in power, sad the liberals once more in oppo-
sition. I The Oaths Bill, promoted by Lord John Russell
(then Mes of the colleagues of Baron Rothschild in the
representation of the City of London(, was carried through
as usual by overwhelming majorities. It reached
the Lords in the third week of April, and went into
committee on the 27th of that month. Then, as now,
the occupant of the woolsack was Lord Chelmsford,
wbo, as Sir Frederick Theaiger, had shown uncompro-
mising hostility to the measure whilst he was a member of
the Home of Commons. In committee on the bill the
Lord Chancellor moved the omission of the sth clause, by
which Jews would be enabled to sit in parliament, and it
was struck out by • majority of 119 to 80. The measure, as
altered, was sent beak to the lower house on May 10,
when, en the motion of Lord John Russell, the Commons,
by • vote of 263 to 150 rejected the Lords' amendments,
and appointed • committee to draw up reasons for their
disagreement. Mr. Thomas Dunoombe moved that Baron
Rothschild be • member of the committee, and after a
debate, which was adjourned to the next day, the propo-
sition was carried by 251 to 196. On May 31 there was
a warm discussion in their lordships' house on the subject
of the conference, and it was resolved that the peers should
insist on their amendments. Both houses thus main-
taining • determined attitude, Lord Derby stepped in, and
intimated that he would be prepared to support a measure
which bad been introduced by Lord LUCAII with a
view of meeting the difficulty. This provided that
either house might, by resolution, seat • member of the
Jewish persuasion, and that on his objecting to take the
oath "on the true faith of • Christian," those words
might be omitted. The second reading of this bill was
carried on July Iby 143 to 97. On the 12th of the same
month it was read • third time and passed by 33 to 12,
and on the 16th, on the motion of Lord John Russell, it
was read a second time in the Commons by 156 to 65. On
the 21st it was read a third time and passed, and the
Commons, having secured that for which they had
struggled so many years, passed a resolution " considering
it unnecessary to examine the reasons offered by the Lords
for insisting on the exclusion of Jews from parliament."
On the 26th Baron Rothschild, introduced by Lord John
Russell and Mr. J. A. Smith, appeared at the table to be
sworn, and by • resolution a the house was seated in
conformity with the provisions of the act. Thus nearly
three months elapsed between the arising of the diffe-
rence and its satisfactory adjustment.—Wcslera Horning
News.
ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION (LIMITED).—
The ordinary half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the
above undertaking was held yesterday at the institution,
Regent-street, the Rev. J. B. Owen in the chair. Mr.
Thomas, the secretary, read the report, of which the
following is an abstract :—The revenue account shows a
steady increase, and notwithstanding some heavy items for
repairs and new erections, the directors are able to recom-
mend a dividend on the half-year of 5 per cent., clear of
isoome-tax. The total income for the half-year ad been,
including the sum of 4,4911. received from daily visitors,
6,349/. 15.44., and theexpenditure,s,374l.l9s. 11d.,leaving
• balance of 774/. 2s. 5,1. New seta of improved spectre
glasses have been supplied, a new oxygen gas holder, and
other heavy charges had been defrayed out of the current
profits of the le year. The sum of 8451. bad been
received ander Overend, Gurney, and Co.'s bankruptcy,
and no ultimate loss is expected on the deposit.
Professor Pepper made a most satisfactory report from
this department, and the Rev. Mr. Mackenzie reported
equally satisfactorily from the educational department, the
average attendance of students during each term being
4,133, or 1,300 for the three terms, from whom the mine of
3001. had been resolved. Several prizes had been obtained
from the Society of Arts, including five money prizes of
251. each, and 88 certificates had been awarded of which
29 were first class. The chairman congratulated the
shareholders on the continued and increasing prosperity of
the institutive. Since June last, which was considered
the dead season, the receipts had been daily more than
until. He moved the adoption of the report. Mr. Max-
Well moonded the motion, which was agreed to, and the
proceedings dosed with • vote of thanks to the chairman
and Me. Pepper.
OITSTAL PALM:M.—OwI SHILLING DAY.—WID-
NE9DAY, AUGUST 7.—Admixsiens on payment, 5,063; ditto
by mama tickets, 1,048 ; total visitors, 6,111.

THE NATIONAL REFORM UNION.

A public meeting was held last night, under the
auspices of the National Reform Union, in the Queen's
Concert Rooms, Hanover-square, to protest against the
Lords' amendments to the Reform Bill, especially with
reference to the three-cornered constituencies and voting

papers. The advertisement convening the meeting specified
she the lodger franchise, but subsequent to its issue their
lordships rescinded that alteration. Notwithstanding the 1
unfavourable state of the weather, the attends's°, was
both numerous end respectable. The large room was filled ;
in every part, many ladies being amongst the occupants of ;
the platform and reserved seats. The chair was taken
shortly after eight o'clock by Mr. M'CubtAcif Tognerts,
M.P., who was supported by Mr. Crawford, M.P., the
Right Hon. G. J. Goschen, ILP., Mr. Hughes, M.P.,
Mr. Shaw Lefevre, M.P., Sir John Gray, M.P., Mr.
Dixon, Mr. Trevelyen, 11. P., Mr. J. L. O'Beirne,
M.P., Sir Patrick O'Brien, M.P.,Mr.Wm. Lloyd Garrison,
Professor Rogers, and Mr. Edmond Bodes.
The Right Hon. G. J. GOSCHLN, who was received
with loud applause, proposed the first resolution.
They had to look after the interests of the great towns
which were assailed—whose influence was menaced by
the amendment, which was going to take from them part
of their already insufficient power. The counties and the
landed interne held together, and all the great con-
stituencies should do the Mine in defence of their com-
mon interests. They would not fight about the authorship
of the bill—they would not contest the origin of it. There
might be those who thought that Earl Russell and Mr.
Gladstone, by resigning office, lent earnestness to the cause
of reform. (Cheers.) The two distinguished men to
whom he referred were, in consequence of their resig-
nation, taunted by their foes with hang been actuated by
pique; but he believed, notwithstanding, that when
the question of reform was settled the names of
Earl Russell and Mr. Gladstone would stand in the
front of those concerned in the settlement of the great
question of reform. He thought the future historian
would have no difficulty in arranging his chapters,
which would be something like the following:—
Chapter 1. The fall of the Russell ministry, pull-
ing down with them the pillars of conservative
resistance. (Loud cheers.) Chapter 2. Miraculous
Conversion of the Conservatives. (Cheers.) Chapter 3.
The introduction of the conservative reform bill, covered
over with a quantity of checks. (Cheers.) Chapter 4.
The ignominious strangulation of these checks at the
hands of the liberal perty. (Cheers.) Chapter 5. Ga.
yank resuscitation of these checks at the House of Lords.
(Hear, hear.) Chapter 6he could only give by enticing,-
tion, but he hoped it would be—Final extinction of these
cheeks at the hands of the liberals, and the passing of the
Reform Bill. (Loud cheers.) The right hon. gentleman
concluded by moving "That this meeting indignantly
protests against the resolution of the House of Lords in
favour of the representation of minorities in constituen-
cies returning three members to parliament, by limiting
each elector to two votes, thus neutralising the additional
representation given to large constituencies, and aggra-
vating the existing injustice in the distribution of political
power." (Cheers.)
Mr. TR6VZLTAX, M.P., did not come there to speak to
any particular resolution but simply as a north country
liberal, bay that he and hie friends sympathised with their
fellow liberals of the metropolis on the great question.
He looked upon voting papers as a plan for the protection
of the briber and intimidator, and that was why the
House of Lords had made the alteration in the
measure. Upon the other branch of the resolution
be thought every allowance must be made for the
opinion of John Stuart Mill, Lord Frederick Cavendish,
and Lord Amberley, who did not support the representa-
tion of minorities from the point of view taken by the
Hons. of Lords, but because they believed it would
tend to the advancement of democracy, whereas
the object of their lordships was to destroy
that influence, If their lordships were really sincere in
their desire to give protection to the voter why did they
not at once adopt the ballot (Cheers.) As for their
desire to introduce voting papers he believed it had origi-
nated with an Orange deputation, who waited upon the
Chancel or of the Exchequer, and said if the right hon.
gentleman would only give voting papers they would
guarantee him all the Irish county members, and • good
pro
portionboroughprop
resolution was then put, and carried with accla-
mation. . .

day). Be announced that the largest suers to
National Reform Union mere determined erect the ob-
ject they had in view, and, if neoeseary, to double their
contributions.

Sir JOHN GHAT seconded the motion, and said he only
spoke the sentiments of his countrymen in Ireland when
he affirmed that they accepted the programme of that
night. The House of Lords had tried their hand in
=Sthe House of Commons into Moonier ; but it
e that before long the House of Commons would be
them in putting their house in order. (Leughter.)
rotidtnitt the aim of their lordships was to put in force
the principle of voting paten in England to secure their
ultimate adoption in Ireland, where they would be
attended with the greatest abuse. (Hear, bear.)
Mr. Haltom Jonsn also spoke in favour of the petition,
and was followed by
Mr. BLtL.zs, who declared that if the Royal Parks Bill
were persevered in there would be another demonstration
in Hyde-perk ; but he trusted a better spirit would prevail,
and that nothing more would be done in regard to the
! messier*.

The petition wee agreed to, and alter a rote of thanks to
the Chairman the meeting separated shortly before mid-
night.

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA.

COWES, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The race for the Queen's Cup, although com-
menced under anything but encouraging prospects turned
out one of the most interesting that has taken place for
some years past. As already reported, it terminated in
favour of the Aline, although she had to make allowances
to the others, in one case as much as nearly half an hour.
Last night there was a grand dimplay of fireworks on the
Parade, and there were some line volleys of rockets from
her Majesty's yact Victoria and Albert, that was lying in
roads, and at intervals the whole of the sanest was brit-
tautly illuminated with red, green, and blue lights. Many
of the yachts lying here were also lighted up with coloured
fires.

To-day was appropriated to the race for the Royal Yacht
Squadron prise of 1001. for *utters beleighig 4 sity ierid
nth t club of not less than 30 tons, Der exceeding 100 tons.
The Queen's Coulne. A. time race R.Y.S. scale, Thames
measurement, in three prises of 70t, 20f., and 10/. The
course was from the station off the Royal Yacht Squadron
Castle to the eastward, round the Warner Light vessel,
passing to the southward of the Brambles (between the
shoal and (owes), then round a flag-boat moored to the
westward of Lepe buoy, back to the castle, passing be-
tween the Hag-boat and castle flag:staff, keeping outside
all the buoys on the shoals (Peel included), except the
Middle and Sturbridge, leaving the Warner and flag-boat
off Lope on the port hand. Twice round the course
(about fifty miles).
The following yachts were entered :
Yachts Tons Owners.
Birondella ...... 98 .... Lord H. I.,..anna.
Volante
Vi ex
nose
Sphinx W .... Mr. J. S. Earle.
rhryne
Nrual 79
Moue 44
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To-day the town regatta was held, and the programme
oontained prises for sailing, rowing, duck hunts, &c., and
drew together a great number of people, and the day in the
town was observed almost as a complete holiday. The
duck.hunta, as usual, excited roars' of laughter. Some
details of these competitions must also be deferred until to-
morrow. It is expected that the Prince of Wales and
other members of the royal family will, this evening.
honour the regatta with their pregame. There is a great
deal of company at the Fountain Hotel here and amongst
them Lord Mahon, Major Painter, Captain hen,
Percival, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan, Mrs. Sullivan, Mr.
and Mrs. Phillipson and family, Captain Astley, Mr. and
Mrs. Webster, ke.
The Royal Yacht squadron annual dinner will take
place this evening, on which occasion the Earl of Wilton.
the Commodore, will take the chair.

Vangwurd won first prise ; second and third not deter-
mined. Believed to be Dime end Hirondelle.

His Majesty the Emperor of the French has
forwarded to the treasurer of the Dover Sailors' Home a
donation of two thousand francs.

The ninth party of workmen visiting the Paris
Exposition under the auspices of the Paris Excursion
Committee left London on Tuesday, to proceed by the
Newhaven and Dieppe and Dover and Calais routes.
There were about 170 in all, of whom tours than 1:10 were
from the pianoforte factory of the Messrs. Broadwood. at
Westminster. The final arningements for their departure
were made at the Victoria and Ludgate-hill termini by
Mr. Hodgson Pratt, vice-president and lion. secretary of
the committee.

Mr. T. Hrcnen, who was warmly received, said the
resolution which he had to propose was this—" Resolved,
that this meeting protests against the alterations made
in the Reform Bill by the Holum of Lords, in raising
the oopyhold franchise from N. to 10/., thus further
restricting the county franchise, already limited
and unjust ; and this meeting emphatically
condemns the pernicious and unnecessary system of
voting papers. which, if adopted, will in time
lead to every kind of intimidation and corruption,
the real cure for which is the ballot." (Loud cheers.) He
complained of the interference of the Lords with the power
of the Commons to reform their own constitution, but
the time might come when the House of Commons would
have an opportunity of turning the tables, and then very
likely the Horne of Commons would be able to suggest
certain amendments that might be introduced into the
constitution of the House of Lords. (Cheers and
laughter.) But withous dwelling upon the good time
coming, he would at once pass to the resolution.
The first amendment of their lordships was
of more importance than might probably at first
sight be supposed, for it was the copyholder, and not the
freeholder, whose qualification ought to be placed lower.
' There was the question of the open spaces around the me-
tropolis and other large towns, and if the people wished to
prevent these spaces from being inclosed, they must up-
hold the electoral rights of copyholders ; and he
therefore hoped that this amendment would be
reversed by the Commons. The introduction of the
voting papers, it should be remembered, did not
rest upon the principle which prevailed in the
colonies, and as it stood it could not help working most
mischievously. He was bound to declare that he was
one of those who favoured the representation of minori-
ties—(" oh, oh,")-11114.1 the desire of those who advocated
it was to see all shades of political opinion pulling
together. There were 12,000 voters in his own borough
who were in the condition of a greet and influential class
in America who stood outside of politics, because they could
not obtain representation in accordance with their views.
He had however no anxiety to press this matter any
further, but as a working man's question he might state
that about four years ago the subject was discussed in a
council of the Working Men's College. At first the majority
of the working men who attended that institution enter-
tained a similar opinion to that of the meeting, but at the
end of the debate the converts to his own view and that of
his friend, Mr. John Stuart Mill, were about four to one.
/Hear, hear.)
Professor ROGERS, in seconding the resolution, said one
nducement for the Lords to raise the qualification of copy-
holders was the knowledge that copyholds were not so
easily manufactured as freeholds. The Chancellor of the
Exchequer, in the course of the debate upon this part of
the bill, professed his disbelief in such • manufacture, but
he could assure the right hon. gentleman that for political
purposes it had been carried on most extensively in Bucks.
It was not so easy, however, to make copyhold voters, and
that was the reason their lordships were adverse to
the reduction of the qualification. (Hear, hear)
He had had some experience both of the working
of voting papers and the representation of minorities at
the University of oxford, and it was impassible to con-
ceive anything worse than the results. It was the system
of voting papers, by the facility which it afforded for the
creation of faggot votes, which led to the defeat of Mr.
Gladstone at oxford. Not only did the system foster and
rover intimidation, but it was a great means of increasing
the expenses of elections. Now, if there was one thing
more to be desired than another it was the reduction of
such expenses, and he hoped the day was not far distant
when they would be paid by the constituencies themselves.
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. MARK PRICE, of Manchester, in supporting the reso-
lution stigmatised the House of Peers as an antiquated
chamber, and said that, like the Bourbons, " they had
learnt nothing and forgotten nothing." The peers must
learn that they were simply tolerated by the people of
England so long es they were content to eat their bread
in idleness and do the world no mischief. (Laughter.) If
they swerved from that course they would not be tolerated
for an hour. The people of England had been asking for
voting papers for years but the voting paper they wanted
was the one that could be deposited in the ballot-box.
These hereditary classes, though " born to rule," were
not born with all the brains of England, anal they would
be no longer tolerated as Nimrod' to saddle the backs of the
people. Lord Derby had said, " Tell me the names of the
great squatters of a county, and I will tell you who re-
present it." Were the people of England content to live
ender such a system as that If not, let there proceed
from that meeting to the lower House of Lords, which was
the Commons, a voice that should not be misunderstood
—let the House of Lords be made aware that if their
amendments were not rescinded they would recommence
an agitation which should be more powerful than any that
had gone before, and possibly less gentle. The bill
which would be demanded in 1868 would be • very
different measure to that of 1867. (Cheers.) He concluded
with an earnest appeal to the meeting to exert its influ-
enoe to restore Mr. Gladstone to power, and to give him as
• companion that able champion of the people and of
liberty, John Bright. (Loud cheers.)
The resolution was then carried, like the former, amidst
loud cheers.
Mr. WLRBURTON. of Manchester, moved the adoption of
• petition embodying the resolutions, with the request to
the chairman to sign it as therepresentativeof the met*,
' and present it to the HMSO of Commons to-morrow (Ws

A meeting of the Neutrality Laws Commissioners
was held yesterday. Present : Lord Cranworth, Lord
Houghton, the Right Hon. Sir William Erie, Sir George
W. W. Bramwell, Right HOC Sir R. J. Phillimore, Q.C.,
Sir Roundell Palmer, M.P. Q.C. Mr. Travers Twins.
Q.C., Mr. W. V. Vernon Harcourt, Q.C., rud Mr. W.
E. Forster, M.P. Mr. C. S. A. Abbott, attached to the
commission, and Mr. F. I'. Onslow, the secretary, were
also present.
. .

A gentleman named Gilpin, who landed at
Southampton from the Alexandrian steamer Columbian
last Friday, left that town for London on the evening of
that day. He was noticed to be uleep in a compartment
of a first-clam carriage by himself when the train arnved at
Basingstoke. When tlie train reached Waterloo the door of
the compartment was open, and Mr. Gilpin was miming.
Search was made for him some way down the line, but he
oould not be found. At 6 o'clock the following morning
the unfortunate man was found on an embankment be-
tween Woking and Brookwood, insensilde from serious
external and internal bodily injuries. He was itoinedittely
carried to an hotel at Brookwood, and medical attendance
procured. He is still lying at the hotel in a dangerous
state. _ _ _

As the 6 p.m. passenger train from Reading
Junction was proceeding between Basingstoke and Mor-
timer, on Monday, the driver was stung by aomvaing on
the lip, which soon became very much swollen, and after
his arrival at Basingstoke be fell down senseless. A
medical mall was sent for, and after a time the driver
recovered his mutes, but he wee unable to return with his
train to Reading. It is supposed that the wan was stung
by a hornet.
The order for the change of the let Battalion
Grenadier Guards from the Tower to Aldershot camp was
cancelled on Tuesday, consequently the battalion will re-
main at the Tower till the half-yearly change of quarters.
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ADWI BALT; AUGUST 7.—A PPOI NT ENTS. —Lieu-
tenants W. Stewart to be flag lieutenant to Vice.
Admiral Lord Clarence Paget, C.li., Commander-in-Chief
in the Mediterranean ; F. Britten, to the Caledonia.

Tug BRITISH AIWILICOLOOICAL A:LsOCIATION.
When the programme of the annual congress of the
British Archeological Assordation was drawn out a spe-
cial day was reserved for an examination of the ruins of the
Roman city of Uriconium, at Wroxeter, near Shrewsbury,
and the visit WAS made on Tuesday, under the roost
favourable cirennutanoes as regards the weather. The
members of the association and their friends arrived in
Shrewsbury shortly sfter ten o'clock, and drove direct to
Wroxeter, where Mr. Thomas Wright, M.A., F.S.A. as-
sumed the guidance of the party, and a most interesting
examination of this unique relic of the Roman occupition
of Britain was commenced. With the proceedings of
Tuesday the annual congress of the association finally
closed, and the majority of the members and visitors left
Shrewsbury the same night.
Tug CATTLE PLAOUE.—For the week eiiclrisnel
August 3, no QOM reported
from cattle plague have been
from any part of Great Britain.
FIsHERY LlTl4.—The Cornish Telegraph reports
that, as a score of Mount's Bay boats were on their way,
on Friday, from the coast of Ireland, where they hod met
with no success, to Scarborough, one boat shot her nets
and took 30 maize of herrings, which sold at 355. per
maize.
RESPITE OF THE DOWLAIS MC RDF.RER. —The
condemned murderer, Thomas Watkins, has been respited.
When the wretched man was informed of the respite, he
at once dropped upon his knees, and broke forth iu expres-
sion of contrition for his crime, prayer for forgiveuesa, and
thanks to God for the mercy vouchsafed to him in the
extended opportunity for repentance in this life.
DEPRAVITY AND CRIMIL —A woman wan oil Tues-
day lodged in the Worcester county gaol, from Blockley,
on &charge of murdering bee son, aged eighteen months,
by drowning him in a pond. The prisoner is a single
woman, and it is rumoured that the father of the child is
her own step-father. Since the birth of the child she has
been in a desponding way, and on Thursday night she
drowned him in a pond, and attempted to share the
same fate herself, but crawled out again, and was found at
the edge with the dead body beside her. At the inquest •
verdict of " Wilful Murder" was returned, and the pri-
sorter was committal for trial.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—The eitchteen Indians re-
cently brought to this oountry will play their favourite
and interesting game of La Crosse, on the cricketgroand
at the Palace, this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
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