The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-06 00:00:00

CENTRAL CHAMBER OF AGRICULTURE.

A council meeting of the Central Chamber of
Agriculture was held yesterday (Timidly), at the Salisbury-
hotel, Fleet-street. In the absence of Mr. Albert Pell
(who is contesting the vacant seat in parliament for South
Leicestershire), and in the accidental absence of the vice-
chairman, Mr. R. Jasper More, M.P., the chair was taken
I Mr. CLARE SEWELL READ, M.P. Present—Mr. Edward
Holland, M.P., Major Wilson, Captain Horsell, Mr.
Masten, Mr. Morley, Mr. John Smyth, Mr. William E.
i Long. Mr. James Howard, Mr. John Brown,
Mr. John Hemsley, Mr. Osborn, Mr. Brandrion, Mr.
Arkell, Mr. Painter, Mr. Thome. Wilson, Mr.
Joseph Kirkham, Mr. John Swishy, Mr. J. Paine, Mr.
R. L. Everett, Mr. Thomas Duckham, Mr. William Davie,
Mr. H. G. Andrews, Mr. C. Simmons, Mr. William
Gardner, Mr. Thomas Chandler, Mr. Thomas Harrison,
Mr. James H. Bodeen. Mr. J. Chalmers Morton, Mr. John
Waller, Mr. G. Smythies, Mr. J. D. Williams, Mr. James
Odams, Mr. G. Richmond, Mr. J. Algernon Clarke (secre-
tary), &a. ; including representatives fl me the Warwick-
shire Chamber, the Staffordshire Chamber, the Midland
Farmers' Club, the Leicestershire Chamber, the Lincoln-
shire Chamber, the East Suffolk Chamber, the West Suf.
folk Chamber, the Herefordshire Chamber, the East Kent
Chamber, the Croydon Fanners' Club, the Swindon Cham-
ber, the Somersetahire Chamber, and the Home Cattle
Defence Awociation. The Earl of Clarendon, Lord
Harpers, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Webb, &0., were elected
members of the Central Chamber. The first sub-
ject for consideration was "The injury to the home
cattle trade, caused by the operation of the order
in council of August 20, 11th? ; also, the impolicy of ad-
mitting foreign animals into the same market with home-
bred animals—and proposed legislation thereupon ;" and
I after a very animated and practical discussion the follow-
ing resolutions wore unanimously agreed to :-1. " That
in the opinion of this chamber the introduction of cattle
plague and other infectious diseases into this country,
through the unrestricted importation of foreign live stock,
has been the cause of serious low to owners of home-bred
animals,and has diminished the supply of wholesome animal
food ; and that no eufficientsecurityagainat such visitation
will be found until all imported fat stock are slaughtered
at water-side markets at the ports of landing, and until
similar regulations to those now in operation for foreign
store cattle are enforced for the importation of sheep."
2. "That • deputation from this chamber wait upon the
Home Secretary in November to submit the foregoing
resolution." The second question for consideration was,
" What steps shall be taken by the chamber with regard
to the malt tax ? " the following resolutions being
carried 1. "That the Central Chamber pledges itself to
use its beet endeavours for obtaining a repeal of the malt
tax" ; and 2. "That the secretary request the provincial
chambers to recommend gentlemen from whom witnesses
may be chosen to give evidence before the select committee
of the House of Commons." The subjects chosen for
future discussion are :—" The Education of Agricultural
Labourers," and "The Working of the Highway Act,"
while "County Financial Boards will probably be taken
up. The annual general meeting of the members is fixed
for Tuesday, 10th December.

COPYRIGHT WITH AMERICA. The following
letter appears in the New York Tribune of Oct. 24 :
" Sir,—The letter from Mr. Charles Dickens, published in
the Tribune of to-day, recalls to my mind a fact stated in
my hearing the other day, by Mr. Macmillan, the well-
known London publisher, and proprietor of Macmillan's
Magazine. Mr. Dickens says that an international copy-
right would have made him ' a man of very large fortune,'
whereas, in the absence of such a measure, he has aeon-
mulated only' moderate savings.' Mr. Macmillan assured
a company of American authors and publishers, a day or
two before he sailed, that if there bad been an interna-
tional copyright treaty in force between England and the
United States during the last twenty years, Mr. Long-
fellow would have received under it 40.0001. sterling,
equivalent to more than 240,000 dot. of our present currency.
He made this statement deliberately, and authorised me,
if ever I made it public, to support it with hie name am!
authority.—l am, sir, very respectfully yours, JAMES
PARTON. —New York, Oct. 22."
CRYSTAL PALACIC. ONE SHILLING DAY.—
MONDAY, Nov. s.—Admissions on payment, 887 ; ditto
by season tickets, 1,101. Total visitors, 1,988.

The CHAIRMAN said that since the previous meeting they
had been in communication with several gentlemen of in-
ttoence on the subject of the " Working Men's Parlia-
mentary Fund," and he believed he was justified in re-
marking that the question was assuming a very important
aspect, and that it was attracting a great deal of notice in
the press and elsewhere. Of course they had not yet put
the scheme in the shape which he presumed it would ulti-
mately take ; but they had received assuranees from the
most important towns of the country that there
was an earnest desire on the part of reform,
trades, and other societies to carry it out. At Leeds
it was proposed to hold a meeting in support of the
fund, and at Manchester and Newcastle the matter was
very warmly taken up. and there was also every pras-
pect of its being ventilated in Scotland. It had been
said by many members of parliament that the House of
Commons would be benefited by the admission of some
of the working classes to that assembly, but now that
working men were going to put the idea in practical
operation those gentlemen threw " buts" and • ifs" in
the way, and said they did not like the working men as
aides" to be represented • however as parliament would
meet this meratii they shouldwell to have a conference
of 40 or 50 gentlemen consisting of M.P.s and others
interested in the question, when they would endeavour
to anus at a mutual understanding respecting it.
The chairman then read the following letteis :
" 66, Mount-street, W., Ist Nov.—Dear Sir,—ln reply
to your letter of the 21st ult., I regret to say that I can-
not accede to the request which it contained. You ask
me to connect myself with au association specially founded
to secure the return to parliament of candidates belonging
to one particular class. lam most desirous not to be mis-
understood. Ido not share the objections put forward in
some quarters against the election of working men, but am
meet willing to believe that if genuine and actual repre-
sentatives of labour enter the House of Commons, they
will prove to the country that a vigorous and use-
ful element has been added to its deliberations,
whilst they themselves will meet with a cor-
dial reception at the hands of the house. But the
effect would be greatly weakened if, for the first time in
our constitutional history, men should avowedly be
elected to represent a spscisl class ; it would be the intro-
duction of an entirely new principle, the propriety of
which liberals have strenuously denied. What was our
argument when anti-reformers, pointing to the members of
the working class, protested against any franchise under
which one class would outnumber ail the others at the
poll! We insisted that the constitution knows nothing
of classes, that such argument. rested on new and dan-
gerous theories. Would it not be inconsistent for the same
man now to be the first to inaugurate class represen-
tion by joining an association such as you propose.
It will be an evil day for England if ever elections are
made to turn, not on the opinions of rival candidates as
to the great questions of the day, nor on the programme
of the parties by whom they are respectively brought to
the front, but exclusively on the class of society to which
the candidates belong. The conflict of the election would
be carried into the legislature, and the struggles of classes
take the place of the struggles of political parties, and
members, instead of shrinking from avowing even to them-
selves that they are influenced by class views and interests,
would assume the character of class representation in their
own eyes as well as in the eyes of the country. You will
feel that holding those views it is impossible for me to
join your association, and I may add that apart from those
views I could not pledge myself to the support of any class
of candidates without fully endorsing the programme on
which they stand, and this programme has, as far as I
know, not yet been worked out. Working class candidates
will, like all others, Devito put before the public the main
articles of their political creed, and when they had done
so, the nature of their creed, not the class of society to
which they may belong, must determine the measure of
support which they ought to receive.—l am, yours faith.
fully, G.. 1. GOMCHEN."—" 1.30, Piccadilly, Nov. 4, ling.
My dear Sir,—l have taken into serious consideration
the request which you have been good enough to forward
to me from the committee of the London Working Men's
Election Fond. I feel compelled to do so, as I cannot un-
dertake the responsibility which ought to attach to such
an office, the demands on my time being very great. At
the same time I beg to mature the committee of my
ayinpafey with them in the work which they have under-
taken. I have repeatedly in wheaten: mid out of parlia-
ment expressed my desire to see working men in the
House of Compton', not ssmerely reresenting a particular
class, but as a new vehicle to form opinions upon subjects of
imperial policy, which affect them as much as they affect
any other portion of the English community. Those opinions
wera expressed when they were only received with hoot-
logs —hooting* by those who now pretend to be the ad-
vocates of the rights of the working classes, and their
peculiar friends. If the committee will not think me im-
pertinent, I would venture to urge upon them the pro-
priety of avoiding the appearance of making the work
they have undertaken a mere class movement. They
should take higher grounds, and be prepared to give their
support to any upright and able working man who is con-
sidered fit by them to take his seat in the House of Com-
mons, not merely because he is a working man and a re-
presentative of the working classes, but because he would
make a valuable representative of the people at large.
Yours truly, A. H. LAT MID." A letter was read from Mr.
Charles Gilpin, BLP., in which he said, "I regret I can-
not consent to act as one of your trustees. The fact is I
could not in such a position be a cypher, and
I have no time at present to engage in any
new undertaking, as my hands are quite full."
Alderman Lusk, M.P., and Mr. Locke, M.P., wrote to say
that they were too busy to become connected with the
movement. Mr. Onslow, M.P., also declined to act as a
trustee, but sent a subscription.
The CHAIRMAN announced that he had received a private
letter from Mr. Bright, M.P., but he wished to read the
following portion of it for the meeting :—" I do not think
any good can come of efforts to return members because
they are working men. I have no sympathy with land-
owners, or farmers, or lawyers, or cotton spinners in par-
liament, and I doubt the wisdom of soy proposition to
return working men. I hope the new constituencies may
be able to discern who is the best candidate, and on all

occasions to have the sense to vote for him. I think the
first great thing to be done is to secure the ballot, which
would so strengthen the liberals as to make a real redistri-
bution of teats obtainable"

After some discussion the following resolution was
unanimously adopted : "That the members of parliament
and other middle-class reformers favourable to a direct re-
presentation of labour in parliament be invited to meet the
executive of the London Working Men's Association in
conference on the opening of the November session, for the
purpose of discussing the best method of practically carry-
ing out the proposed movement."
The meeting then adjourned.

Saner! or ENGINEER-S.—At a meeting of the
Society of Engineers, held on Monday last; Mr.
Baldwin Latham, vies-president, in the chair. The
continuation of Mr. S. W. Wormana'a paper on "Mecha-
nical Saws" was read, and the following candidates for
election were balloted for and duly elected :—Members—
Messrs. G. W. Hepburn Hepburn, William Wilson,
Robert Morton, J. Warburton Stent, F. Szuster, C. M.
Barker, David Kirkaldy, W. Smith, F. B. Valiance, Ben-
jamin Fothergill, D. K. Clark, A. Chambers, B. Marten,
J. Howard, James Gilchri-t, Henry Turner, W. Sy:us,
James Gresham, and W. R. Jones. Foreign Members—
Messrs. F. Werry, W. Wain, and J. A. Whitfield. Asso-
ciates—Messrs. T. Roberts, E. Elliott, R. A. Wilkinson,
H. J. Calton, Christopher Spriggs, S. T. Scharchmidt, F.
N. Cowell, H. H. S. hsoott, J. M. tan Winkle, and H. O.
Thomas.
THE DT-BLIE EXIITBITION BrILDING.-01:1 Mon-
day the Lord Mayor of Dublin and a deputation of the
corporation presented to the Chief Secretary a memorial,
which had been unanimously adopted in the Town Coun-
cil, asking to have the Dublin Exhibition Palace converted
into an Irish Art and Industrial Institution, similar to the
South Kensington Museum. The Earl of Mayo, in reply,
assured the deputation that this subject was one to which
he had given much consideration, and in which he would
forward the interests of Ireland if be possibly could. He
was not in a position, however, to give& decided opinion on
the subject. The vote last year to the department of
Science and Art was 20.5,000/., of which 37,90U7. had been
given to Ireland. His lordship referred to the results
which had been attained at Dundalk under the Depart-
ment of Science and Art, and said that gentlemen should
consider well before they committed themselves to the ad-
vocacy of an independent institution for Ireland. They
should consider whether the better course would not be to
still further extend the operations of the Science and Art
Department in this country. The Lord Mayor strongly
advocated the establishment of an independent institu-
tion for Ireland.
With reference to the exceptional arrangement.
made for the journey of the Queen from Balmoral to
Windsor, the Carlisle Journal says :—" We understand
that an anonymous communication had been received by
some of the officials to the effect that Greek fire was to be
thrown upon the train from some britLie in the vicinity of
Carlisle, and, as may be supposed, the approach to the
city occasioned no little anxiety. The bridges end other
points in Cumberland and Westmoreland were cense-
quently pre-occupied by parties of the county police, who
were on special duty on the occasion. The communica-
tion in question, however, was probably only a silly hoax,
as there was not the slightest sign of any outrage baring
been contemplated."

Last night a dreadful riot broke out in this
city, a most complete and sucoeiaful attack being made on
the shops of the butchers and bakers, the windows of
which were smashed, the shutters in some instances being
taken down and thrown into the streets. A disturbance
had been anticipated by the city authorities to-day,
in consequence of the attempts to put down the
practice of holding a hotline, and lotting off fireworks in
the cathedral yard, which is in the very heart of the city.
The Yeomanry and the Enrolled Pensioners were oommuni.
cated with, and a large number of special constables were
sworn in. The rioters, however, commenced operations
before the arrival of the Yeomanry, and the police force
of the city proved totally inadequate to quell
the outbreak. The 20th Regiment, numbering :WO
men, under the command of Captain Oldham,
came from Plymouth by special train, but up to the time
of their arrival—two o'clock this morning—the mob bad
carried on their work of destruction without interruption,
visiting in turn every part of the city, and, when prac-
ticable, carrying away the provisions of the shops at-
tacked. The riot commenced in the lower part of the
city, where the police superintendent immediately de-
spatched a body of off cer& Of these officers, however, the
mob, which gradually swelled till it reached near 3,000,
took not the slightest heed, and worked their way through
the principal streets, throwing missiles in the most reck-
less manner. Wanton mischief seemed alone to actuate
them.

The staff of the Ist Devon Militia, under the ammand
of Captain Savile, marched to the Guildhall shortly after
ten, where the mayor and magistrates assembled.
His worship called upon the citizens to render
every assistance to quell the disturbance. Prevention
he aid was better than cure. He meant to show the city
that there was a force prepared to put down the riot. At
present he did not deem it prudent to read the Riot Act.
The Mayor, accompanied by Captain Savile and others,
then left the Guildhall with • view of rendering personal
aid in stopping the riot, but the crowd of people was
so great that his worship deemed it prudent to return to
the ball, from the windows of which his worship addressed
them. He said he was exceedingly sorry that a city so
obedient to the laws as Exeter had the character of being
should have disgraced itself by these riotous proceedings.
He was informed that the riot was still going on. He
much regretted that the mob had not been induced by
the lovers of order to disperse and return to their homes.
A discumaion then arose as to the propriety of reeding the
Riot Act,snd whetherit wasdesirable for the militiaandthe
special constables to act before the arrival of the military.
It was deemed inexpedient to make auything like a de-
monstration until the forces were adequate to cope with
the riotous proceedings. It was decided not to read the
Riot Act, but the militia and the specials perambulated
the streets, and succeeded in dispersing a great portion of
the mob. On the arrival of the military the riot had been
put down, and it ores not renewed. The forces were
divided into three sections, composed of the military, the
police, and the specials. Having marched through the
principal streets of the city, they returned to the Guil-
dhall, and were dispersed, excepting a strong guard of 50
of the military and the night constables. There was no
further damage. In the event of a renewal of the out-
break to-day, there is ample power in the city to sub-
due it.

Bread is 844. per 41b. loaf, and meat ranges from 7d. to
9d. per lb.

EXETER, Nov. 5.

There is considerable disturbance in this city to-
night. The mob, however, is not engaged in bread rioting,
but in insisting on its privilege of making a bonfire and
discharging a quantity of fireworks in the cathedral yard
in remembrance of the Gunpowder Plot. A bonfire was
made and fireworks were discharged. The military charged
the mob during the night. A provision riot took place at
Torquay to-night, and the Riot Act was read. Disturb-
ances have occurred to-night at Crediton, also on account
of the dearness of provision.—Restrr's Tekgrasa.

TH E PRINCE OF WALES IN THE II IT NTI NG -
FIELD. Yesterday his Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales, attended by Major Grey, arrived at the Windsor
station of the Great Western Railway by the 11.7 a.m.
train from London, for the purpose of opening the season
with the royal harriers. At the station the nines was
joined by Lord Colville, the noble waster of the Qumn's
buckhounda, and Colonel Hauling°, and the distinguished
party then drove to New Lodge, the residence of M. Van
de Weyer, where the fixture for the meet had been made.
The weather was cold, but there was a bright sun, and the
fineness of the day attracted a select field of about 50 hone-
wenand
horsewomen. Mr. James King, the Prince of Wales's
huntsman, wasearly in attendance with the pack. The shoot-
ing break, drawn by four bays, containing the Prince of
Wales and party, arrived about noon. His royal highness
was received first by Major-General the Hon. A. N. Hood,
master of the royal harriers, and then by M. and
Madame Van de Weyer. The Prince partook of
some refreshment, and then mounted his splendid
chestnut ware, and the chase was at once commenced.
Some small plantations were first drawn without success,
but on crossing the road a hare was started in a rye and
vetch field on the confines of the perk. Puss pee a
rattling run in a ring, the chase leading away through
Folijohn-park, post the front of the mansion, doubling
back to M. VkD de Weyer's park, in a cedar plantation of
which, after a inn of twenty minutes, it was killed. The
scent was bad, owing to the coldness of the weather.
Another hare, however, was found in the " big field," but
after much doubling it was !mt, only to be found once
wore under the very noses of the bounds, and killed after
a few seconds' run. General Hood then took the pack to
Mr. Dearlove's field, near the Maidenhead-road, where
another hare was found. This afforded a great deal of
sipiotireti, hudnt weara log
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of Mr. (kla;ftont`hse (lulittle village das
more the chase was renewed. hut puss " was lost, and
at two o'clock his royal highness returned to New Lodge to
luncheon, which was served in the flue oak dining-room,
where covers had been laid for 20 guests. After the repast
the Prince rode back to Windsor, and left for town by the
Great Western Railway. _ •

FOREIGN-01710E, Nov. 4.- —The Queen has been
plesuod to approve of Mr. John S. Fiske cc consul at Leith
for the United Mateo of Anierica.—Go:rfte.

EDINBURGH UNIVNRSITY.—The session of Edin-
burgh University wag opened on Monday, and about
GOD students enrolled themselves in the various classes,
and many others are expected to do so in the course
of the week. As melds the opening addresses of
the professors, Professors Tait and Kelland directed
the attention of their classes to the controversy which
is being carried on respecting the genuineness of the
correspondence purporting to have passed between
Newton and Pascal on the theory of universal gravi-
tation, and published by M. Chsales in the Comptes
Rendus. Both professors considered the letters to
be forgeries ; and Professor Tait mentioned that
Sir David Brewster believed he would soon be
definitely aide to bring the forgery home to its author, in
the person of a friend of Newton, who for some time had
access to all his papers. Professor Slackie's address was
on the Etymology of Topography, in which, adopting and
applying the initiative theory of the origin of language, he
illustrated, chiefly from places in Scotland, the fossil
meanings that lie in local names. In his opening address
Protease, Masson gave an account of the foundation of the
University of Edinburgh, and of its first principal and
regent, Mr. Robert Rollock ; and Professor Turner
sketched the history of the chair of anatomy.
Ittlsamava IN Disrasss. —Three lads belonging
to the Naval Training School at Gorey, in the Wand of
Jersey, having become tired of the restraints imposed upon
them, last Monday night resolved to take their departure.
To effect this they proceeded to Fliquet Bay, where
they cut adrift a boat, in which they made for the
opposite coast of France. They had taken the pre-
cautiou before leaving the institution to provide them-
selves each with a revolver. The weather turniug out
more boisterous than they expected they found them-
selves unable to noes the French coast, and were com-
pelled to take refuge on the Rambo', a lamge bed of
rocks which stands above high water, about midway be-
tween the two coasts. On these rocks are two or three rude
huts, in which the fishermen take refuge while fishing in
the neighbouthood of the rocks. Here the runaways were
compelled to remain, being unable to get away. On Wed-
nesday they were perceived by some fishermen who were
returning to Jersey. The fishermen went to them and
found them half famished for want of food. They heard
their dismal tale, supplied them with what provisious they
had remaining, and then proceeded to the shore to give In-
formation to the authorities at the institution from which
the lads had deserted. On the next day her Majesty's
cutter Jere was sent to the rocks and brought off the
runaways. During their residence on the rocks they bad
kept up a fire in the but, tearing out the bottom boards
and planking of the boat when their supply of attay fuel
was exhausted.

JOHN BRAG]

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