The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-29 00:00:00

THE OXFORD COMMEMORATION.

OXFORD, FRIDAY.
The "Shooting Stars " gave a supplementary per-
formance at the Victoria Theatre last evening, which, like
its predecessors, proved • great success. The members of
Exeter College afterwards held their annual ball, at the
Corn Exchange, M. Julien again having the honour of
conducting the musical department. The at-endanoe was
large, and the festive gathering passed off with the greatest
&Aft. With this event the pleasures of the Commemora-
tion may be said to have ceased, the prosecution or "perse-
cution" of the " Shooting Stars " having taken place before
the Oxford city magistrates this morning. There was
a full attendance on the bench, the mayor, Mr. E. T.
Spier', presiding. The information was laid by Albert
Edward Jones, who described himself as a professor of
elocution and professional actor, residing at Alma-place,
Cowley-road, Oxford. There were in all 1:i summonses,
the defendants being Henry Groom, lessee of the theatre,
and the following gentlemen of the university (members
of the company known as the " Shooting Stars ), whotook
part in the classical burlesque of Ariadne :—Messrs. A. G.
Bagnold (Minos). W. E. Goechen (Theseus), F. M. Alleyne
(Mentor), E. 11. Salle (Phiedra), M.L. Cumming (Ariadne),
W. A. Heygate and W. G. Guilletnani (Pages), H. J.
Hood (Apollo), G. Oumbleton (Bacchus), W. R. Barnes
(Aurora), T. Holme (Flora), and W. R. Anson (Disoordia).
The " informer ^ conducted his own ease. Mr. G. Mallam
appeared for Mr. Groom, and Mr. Hawkins (one of the
university solicitors) for the " Shooting Stars." The
court was densely crowded, several of the talented stars
also being present. The charge against the lessee of the
theatre was that he kept a cattail& place of public resort,
situated in the parish of St. Morn Magdalen, Oxford, foe
the public performance of stage plays, on the 22nd of June,
to wit, the Victoria Concert Room, without authoriiy in
that behalf from her Majesty's justices of the peace for
the said city, as required by the statute, and that
he did continue to keep the same place open for one day
after, to wit, on the 24th day of June, fLo. The precise
charge against the "stars" was that 'hey did for hire act
and present there a certain part in a certain stage play, to
wit, Ariadne, in a certain place, to wit, the Victoria Con-
cert Room, the said place not being • patent theatre
or duly licensed theatre under the statute, Sc. Mr.
Jones said he appeared there for the benefit of the mem-
hem of his profession, to support the information laid by
him on Tuesday last against Henry Groom, lessee of the
Victoria Concert Room, and a company of theatricals
known as the " Shooting Stars," for performing
without • license. He paid 2s. 6d. at the doors of the
theatre on Monday evening, and a check was given
him for the money he paid, which he delivered to a city
constable in uniform. It was a stage play, with all the
adjuncts of scenery, He. Mr. Mansn, who admitted the
facts complained of and the lesseship, submitted the pro-
secutor to • desultory cross-examination, and made an
able and eloquent speech in favour of Mr. Groom, whose
case was heard brat. He relied solely on the Zird section
of the act of parliament 6 and 7 Vic., cap. 48, which
enacts that the words " stage play " shall be taken to in-
clude every tragedy, comedy, farce, opera, burletta, in-
terlude, melodrama, pantomime, or other entertainment
of the stage or any part thereof ; provided always that
nothing herein contained shall be construed to apply to
any theatrical representation in any booth or show which
by the justices of the peace, or other persons having
authority in that behalf, shall be allowed in soy lawful
fair, feast, or customary meeting of the like kind. Mr.
Menem endeavoured t., show that the performances of the
amateur theatricals during the Commemoration week,
and which had been allowed to go on from year to
year without interference, were a part and parcel
of the Oxford Commemoration, and therefore came within
the category of "lawful fairs, feasts, or customary meeting
of the like kind," and took the case out of the act, and
on that ground he urged he was entitled, according to the
reasonable, fair, and genuine meaning of the clause, to ask
the magistrates to dismiss the summons. The clerk to the
magistrates (Mr. Jacob) having given it as his opinion
that the Commemoration was not a " fair, " nor "of
a like kind," and stated that the Victoria Concert Room
was rived for the relief of the poor, the magistrates retired
to the Council Chamber, and having sent for the parties
concerned the public were shortly afterwards admitted.
The mayor said the magistrates had well considered the
case, and as it was understood that the present informa-
tion should include the three days not included, they had
determined on fining Mr. Groom ten shillings for each day,
and as the young men did not intentionally break the law,
they would be fined ten shillings each person. The deci-
sion was received with loud applause.

THE TAILORS' STIUKA---Tnn MASTER TAII.OIU4
Burrowers FOR ConsentAcT.—At the Marlborough-
street Police-court yesterday Mr. Edward Lewis, of
Great Marlborough-street, on behalf of the London
Operative Tailors' Protection Association, applied to Mr.
Tyrwhitt, the sitting magistrate, for a summons against the
president and secretary of the Master Tailors' Association,
two master tailors, and others, for having conspired—
firstly, to force journeymen from being hired or employed,
or from endeavouring to hire themselves to, or accept work
or employment from masters ; and secondly, for conspiring
to force or induce persons to belong to a dub or associa-
tion. After some preliminary observations Mr. K Lewis
said—A workman was at work at Mr. Haldane's. The
master came to hue and said—" Go to Air-street and
subscribe to the Masters' Registry ; if you do not I will
turn you out and prevent you from gaining your liveli-
hood." That is clearly a threat. If the workman would
not do such and such things then he would he obliged to
leave has hiring. I make it a conspiracy against the
chairman and the secretary this way—they con-
spired to prevent persons from getting employment
unless they belonged to a particular association. Your
worship will see that the masters break up an association,
that of the workmen, and then establish another among
themselves, and this they do because they feel the weak-
ness of their case. We say that the masters were entitled
to do this : to tell the workman, "You are • unionist, and
I will not employ you." But what the master was not en-
titled to do was by s threat to force workmen to join the
masters' association. The way I propose to charge the
chairman and secretary is this : the clause in the act
makes it an offence to prevent by molestation or obstruc-
tion • workman from luring himself to • master. I say
that the masters at • meeting passed a resolution which
they circulated among the trade, that men should not be
hired to masters unless they were on the registry in Air-
street. Mr. Tyrwhitt—The association, in fact, say to the
masters, You shall not employ a union man. Mr. E. Lewis
—That is so. They a resolution to that effect, and
it is on that ground passel
summonses for a conspiracy.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—l think the case will bear • summons.
Mr. E. Lewis then applied for five summonses, which were
granted.
Puts tit THE OLD Kim ROAD.—An extensive
Ere took place last night in the Old Kent-road, in which
a number of small houses erected on • plot of ground
extending from Westall and Weston's stores, were de-
DWl's&

(astrnali TZLZOIAIIS.)
THE VISIT OF THE SULTAN.
TOULON, Jun 28.
The entire squadron is drawn up in order in the
harbour to receive the Sultan. His Majesty will
arrive here at 9 a.m. tomorrow, and will continue
his journey at 2 p.m. Mustapha Pacha has arrived
here.

THE VISIT OF THE BELGIAN VOLUNTEERS.

BRUSSELS, Joss 28.
The commander of the column of Belgian volun-
teers who are about to visit London has announced
that the date of their departure has been fixed for
the 10th instead of the 11th proximo.

FRANCE.
PARIS, Jaws 28, EVENING.
M. Winterholder has been appointed Roumanian
diplomatic agent in Paris, in the place of M. Balat-
chano.
In to-day's sitting of the Legislative Body M.
Dumiral, the reporter of the Committee on the
Budget, presented his report on the bill for the
supplementary credits. The debate on the budget
will commence to-morrow.

PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, Jusg 28, Evesurc.
The semi-official North German Gazette of this
evening says :—" We believe that in Prussia the
same regulations will be observed at the approach-
ing elections for the North German Parliament as
at the elections fur the first parliament."

HUNGARY.
PESTH, Juan 28.
In this mornings sitting of tho Lower House of
the Hungarian Diet the government asked for
authorisation to commence preparatory works for
railway lines between Grosswardein and Klausen-
burg, Taottore and Agram, and Miskolcz and
Hatvan. The debate upon this question will take
place on Monday. The government proposal to
send a committee of fifteen members to Vienna to
discuss in a preliminary manner with the committee
of the Reichsrath the finance qucations common to
Austria and Hungary has been adopted. The elec-
tion of the members of this committee took place
in both houses of the Diet this afternoon.

THE CANDIAN INSURRECTION.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Joss 27.
Official reports just received from Omar Pacha
announce that a great success has been obtained by
the Imperial troops over the volunteer corps con-
centrated in the district of Lapethi. After this
defeat of the volunteers, the inhabitants of Lapethi
delivered over to the Imperial army 6,000 carbines
and a large quantity of munitions of war which
they had recently received from Greece by the
Arcadi. The Imperial army now holds the strong-
holds which it was necessary to occupy previous to
marching on Sphakia.

ITALY.
FLORENCE, Jugs 2s. ,1
In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies
bills embodying the treaties of commerce and navi-
gation with Japan, China, and Paraguay, as well
as a bill proposing to increase the circulation of
silver money from 141 to 156 millions of lire, were
laid upon the table. The bill for the provisional
exercise of the budget until the end of July was
adopted withoyt discussion by 215 against 15 votes.

THE PAPAL STATES.
ROME, Jr2/11 N.
Twenty fatal cases of cholera occurred in this city
between the 26th and 27th inst.
M. de Sartiges, the French Minister, leaves
about the 20th of July.

SPAIN.
MADRID, Jim 28, Rvms-ma.

In to•day'a sitting of the Spanish Chambers the
announcement was made that the Ministers of
State and Marine had resigned. Senor Arrazola
has been appointed Minister of State, Senor Mar-
tin Bella Minister of Marine, and Senator Ron-
call, Minister of Justice.

PORTUGAL.
LISBON, Juwz 27, BVIXIMO.
The Portuguese Chambers were closed to-day by
the King with the usual ceremonial. His Majesty
delivered s short speech, in which he said that
their labours had been very satisfactory. The Mi-
nistry for Foreign Affairs had been organised ; the
commercial treaty with France promised to aug-
ment the national commerce ; the state of the
finances had been much ameliorated and the ex-
penditure reduced, and a course of economy would
be pursued. The new civil code and the reform of
the civil administration were great steps on the
road of progress, as was also the abolition of capital
punishment. The extradition treaty with Spain
was of manifest utility. His Majesty also said
that the railway system was now very complete,
and would develop the resources of the country.

INDIA.
BOMBAY, Jinni 22.
Vbs. shirting', sr. 14a. ; Vbs. ditto, 7r. 6a.;
40's mule twist, 14. Cotton quiet. Dhollerah,
235. Exchange on London, Is. 11 5-16 d. Four
per Cent Government Securities, 89} ; Five per
Cent. ditto, 106}; Five-and-a-Half per Cent. dotal
1111.

CALCUITA, Alta 20.
811bs. shirting', 7r. 10a. to 7r. 14a. ; 40's mule
twist, 71. Cotton, 181. Exchange on London,
ls. Hid. Four per Cent. Government Securities,
881 ; Five per Cent. ditto, 106 ; Five-and-a-Half
per Cent. ditto, 1101.

FRACDS ON EKICOLANTN.—Lant week proceedings
were taken•at the Mansion-house by Captain Lean, R.N.,
the government emigration agent for the port of London,
against a firm carrying on business an shipping agents in
Leadenhall-street, under the style of West, Course, and
Company. for having defrauded a number of poor people
of considerable sums, under the pretence of providing
berth, for them in a ship called the Devonshire, to New
Zealand. In the case of Charles Morgan a sum of 401.
bad been paid. In the case' of Isabella Stevens and Ellen
Peacock, 281. had been paid. A man named John Swage,
proved that be had paid 101. Two persons, named Rachel'
Stokes and Charles Stokes, mother and son, appeared
to have paid NY. ; and in the case of Edwin Wil-
HMO, the sum of 71. had been paid—making a total
of 1411. of which these poor persons had been de-
frauded. Upon the case coming before him again yes-
terday, the Lord Mayor said that a most gross and
cruel fraud appeared to him to have been committed upon
the complainants, and he should exercise the power given
him by the act of parliament of ordering the defendant to
refund the whole amount that had been received, and be
should further inflict a penalty of 51. in each case. and in
default of payment of the whole amount be should order
the defendant to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour
for two months. _ _

LONDON FREE AND OPEN CHURCH ASSOCIATION.
—The Archbishop of Yoek last evening presented the fol-
lowing petition to the House of Lords—" That a bill bas
been introduced into and is now pending in your lordship'l
right hooourable bowie, entitled 'An Act to amend the
New Parishes Acts and Church Buildings Acts,' and under
which bill it is proposed (amongst other things) to give
facilities to persons bolding pews and sittings in churches
as their private property to surrender such pews and sit-
tings for the benefit of the parishioners generally. That
your petitioners conceive that the existence of any private
or exclusive rights to pews or sittings in churches is con-
trary to the fundamental principles of religion and of the
parochial system, sad is a potent cause of the estrange.
mein of the masses of the people from public worship.
That the *Wet of the said bill is to give facilities for the
removal of the evil above referred to. Your petitioners
therefore humbly pray that the said bill may per yoar
right honournblo house." It wee signed cm behalf of the
eamisiatiost.

The Moniteur du Soir announces that the Sultan
will arrive in Paris on Sunday afternoon. The pre-
sent anticipation is that he will land at Toulon be-
tween 7 and 9 o'clock on Saturday morning. He is ex-
pected to visit the arsenal and start at 2 o'clock for
' Marseilles. At the Mareeilles station he is to dine;
land then without halting a moment at Lyons to
push on to Dijon, where he will be allowed a " few
hours " repose. At 3 in the afternoon of Sunday
he must make his public entry into Paris, and on
Monday he will " assist " at the distribution of
prizes. 1 think this calculation much too fine to
be relied upon ; and doubt greatly whether Abdul
Aziz will think it consistent with his comfort to do
the severe work cut out for him.

M. Bethmont's interpellations demanding an
inquiry in every commune of France on the effect
of the military organisation upon trade, agricul-
ture, and population was, as a matter of course,
rejected by the bureaux. M. Magnin, member for
Dijon, to-day presented another set of interpella-
tions, couched in a similar spirit, which, although
to a certain extent leas obnoxious, are not likely to
meet with a better fate. He asks that government
should consult the Councils-General on the sub-
ject which M. Bethmont desired to have investi-
gated by a universal public inquiry.
It is, I believe, certain that the debate on the
budget will not begin to-morrow, but stand over
for Tuesday, Monday—the day of the distribution
of prizes—being a dies non. How apparent is it
now that the government never seriously meant
to pass the " liberal" bills this session! When on
Tuesday last the presentation of the little extra
bill of 158 millions upset all the calculations of the
budget committee, rendered a new report necessary,
and compelled a postponement of the debate which
stood on the order of the day for Wednesday, MM.
Glais Bizoiu and Picard said, " Well, but we shall
have nothing to do all the week. Why cannot
we take the press bill, which the govern-
ment
has assured us only hangs over for
want of time ?" M. Rouher fought hard'
to have the debate on the budget fixed for
Saturday instead of Monday in order to weaken I
the argument of the opposition that there would
be sufficient time to discuss the press bilL He
succeeded with a willing majority ; but his zeal for
despatch in coming to the budget was insincere,
as it will not be debated on Saturday after all.
One sees clearly now why no loan was proposed
for the little bill aforesaid of 158 millions. That
is but a flea bite to what is to come. I have the
most serious reason for believing that a large loan
of not less than 750 millions is imminent. In all
probability M. Behic, late minister of Public Works,
the adventurous colleague of and sympathiser with
M. Hausmann, who, though dismissed fur a while
has been kept in reserve, will shortly take the
finance portfolio which M. Rouher only holds pro-
visionally, and will effect this loan. In order to
make the public swallow it the more easily it will
be said that some indefinite part of the money is to
be used for reproductive " works of peace."
The budget committee met to-day to consider
the 158 millions bill, and after hearing explana-
tions from MM. Rouher and V uitry, Marshal Niel,
and Admiral Rigault du Genouilly, five members
were of opinion that instead of adding to the float-
ing debt there ought to be an immediate loan to
cover the amount ; but the majority agreed with
government that it was better to wait a little and
swallow a big pill at once. The Minister of War
assured the committee that within six months
from this time France will have an effective army
of 750,000 men thoroughly al used and equipped.

At the Bourse the haute went down to
68fr. 8.6 c., but recovered to 69fr. 12hc., being
fall of only 2ic. from yesterday.

Mr. A. H. La \
Most: "Theta'
scheme of the
temporary 'Penh
captive, seeking,
representation tz
tension of the .
whilst retaining m
4,000 to 5,000 Mint,
Westminster, Lambeth,
ham, Leeds, Sheffield,
presentntioa."

Mr. MARK PIM—,
seconded the motion
that the Borough Fn
all meant increased
and very little

THE STOCK OF COTTON IN LlVERFOOL.—Yeater-
day the stock of cotton in Liverpool was reported as fol-
lows :—The actual a ock of American was 3d9,754 bake ;
Biota, 149,194 •, Egyptian, 51,546 ; Smyrna and Greek,
4,634 ; West India and Peruvian, 26,070 ; Surat, Madras,
and Bengal, 125,402; China and Japan, I,B7o—making a
total of 748,670 bales, showing • decrease below the esti-
mated stock of 39,834 bales. In consequence of the re-
duction in theestintatedstock, the cotton market in Liver-
pool yesterday was of • much better tone than hitherto.
WATER-COLOUR DRAWINGS. —A valuable collec-
tion of water-colour drawings from different private
sources, including the collection of Mr. W. Brocas, R.11.A.,
was yesterday disposed of at the rooms of Messrs. Christie
Manson, and Woods, in King-street, St. James's. The
following merit notice:—Samuel Prout : Old Buildings
on a Canal in Belgium, with boats sad figures; View of
Antwerp ; A View in Nantes, with • Gothic cross and
figures ; A Gothic Well and Figures, and • View in Nu-
remburg, with the companion drawing--155 guineas.
Copley Fielding : A Highland Loch, • vigorous work on
rough paper ; A Landscape ; and a River Scene, with
boats--120 guineas. David Cox : Bolton Abbey ' • and the
following beautiful examples, all obtained direct from the
artist : Road from Bettws-y-Coed to Capel Curig ; Welch
Cottages ; The End of Bala Lake ; Bridge over the Llngwy ;
Harvest Time ; On the Road to Snowdon ; Nant Francon ;
Soldiers on the March ; Dover Castle and the Banquet-
ing Room, Haddon-boll-210 guineas. Clarkson Stan-
field, : Windermere, engraved as an illustration to
" Guy Mannering," in the Abbotsford edition ; end the
Battle-field of Preston Pans, engraved in the same work
(two splendid drawings)-150 guineas.
The ancient manor and baronial estate, about '
2,250 acres, of Castleconihe, near Chippenham, the pro-
perty of Mr. Poulett Scrope, 5Ll'., on which is some of the
most beautiful and romantic scenery in the county of
Wiltshire, and which has beet in possession of the Scrope
family since the latter part of the 13th century, was yester-
day submitted to public auction, at the Mart, by Manors.
Driver and Co., of Whitehall, and after • very spirited
competition, was purchased by Mr. Lowniles, of Eaton-
place, for the sum of 153,000 f.
THE MURDER NEAR MAIDSTONE.--Oil Thursday
afternoon last Henry Roots, an agricultural labourer, was
again brought up in custody before the Hon. and Rev. E. V.
Nigh at the magistrates' office, Melling, Kent, charged
with violating and murdering a woman unknown, • hawker
of laces, Re. It will be recollected that on the 14th of June
a labourer named George Glover was pairing through •
wood near Money-bridge, Trotfescliffe parish, on the road
from Sevenoaks to Maidstone, when he found the body of
a woman much decomposed. The prisoner, who was the
last man seen in her company, was apprehended on sus-
picion of having murdered her. There was, however, no
direct evidence to implicate him, and he was discharged.
He went on his liberation, with • number of persons, to •
publichonse, where a quarrel took place. and Ellen Collins,
a married woman, saki if she had told all she knew he
would have been committed. She was examined on
Thursday. and said she had seen the prisoner at the place
' where the body was found in the act of assaulting the
deceased, and heard the latter screaming " Murder !"
She was so much frightened that abe did not interfere.
The reason she did not disclose the facts before was that
she went to meet a man named Thomas Brooker, and did
not wish her husband to know it. Several witnesses were
called, who deposed to seeing the prisoner and the de-
ceased in company at various times during the evening.
Mr. Pope, surgeon, maid he is of opinion that the deceased
had died from strangulation by a shawl tied round her
throat. The shawl, bonnet, and box carried by the deceased
were produced and Identified as having been on her person
on the evening in question. The prisoner,w)so bad nothing
to say in reply to the charge, was committed for trial.
The lease of the building lately the banking
house of Price. Marryat, and Co., in King William-street-
was sold by auction yesterday by Mr. Marsh fur 20,0001.
The property is held from the Corporation of London for a
term of 47 years at • rental of 1.101. per annum.
WILLCOX AND Cue SZWING MAC/dINg. —" Its
seam le stronger and low Liable to rip In use or wear than the
Sockciftcb Judges' Report,* at the "Grand Trial' Mend
for the "Report," and samples of work, containing both kinds of
, stitches on the same piece of gouda—W. and 0. A. AL Compaay.
'155, Regeotelresa—cadvertisement.)

A public meeting, under the auspices of the
National Reform Union, was held last evening in St.
James's-hall, to protest spinet the government scheme
of redistribution, and to demand adequate representation
for the great borough constituencies. Mr. Jacos Bawer
(in the absence of Mr. G. Wilson, the president) was in
the chair; and among the gentlemen on the platform were
Sir H. Hoare, Kr. Warburton, Mr. J. S. Mill, M.P. (who
via received with prolonged cheering), Mr. Mason Jones,
Mr. Holden, M.P., -air J. Grey, M.P., Mr. IL Reales, Mr.
Lewd, M.P., Colonel Dickson, Mr. J. B. Tore, &c. '
Letters of apology for non-attendance were read from e
various gentlemen.
Mr. Homan, H.P., moved the first resolution:—" That
this meeting deeply regrets that the government refuses to
redeem its pledge of introducing the Reform Rill for Ire- ,
land during the )resent session of parliament."
Mr. S. Poem in seconding the motion, reminded the
meeting of the staunch support they had received from the
Irish members of parliament, and called upon all linglish
reformsrs to show their gratitude byßill putting forth every
effort until a sound hie Reform was passed. The
learned Boman created shouts of laughter by describing
a" co utional" meeting held in Manchester the pre-
vious n . ; and much enthusiasm when he called upon
all Eogi pen to prevent the government from "tricking"
the Irish people.
The resektion ith accl.--• •
Sir J. SPAT, 7
diality t`
of the lasi
back to the .
meeting, the

,
The resolution .
On the propositioi.
Re.u2s, the following
lathe opinion et •
and other *um
organisation int
the ballot, and
as will give the
tants of the nun
who with a 121.
from borough i
Mr. J. S. Mu
said he bad not .
as the greater pt
constituents, they
were. He though)
they continued to
than the present 1
tribution of seats
bed unless the I
additional memh.._
included naturally
were entitled to
upontheri:f°
of
opponents, sand
claimed by Mr.
Mr. 'Disraeli
from the beginning doot-
the commise awn
they were la the aggregate
The same argmemen% -
were more ;Imbue \
to Mr. DE's own principles Landon was 'elided tent
represen equal to one-fourth of the whole,
espresso The musty populations were ems,
of land! and farmers, the small 'barkeepers, aad pot
fessional of the . unrepresented towns, and the re-,,
minder ibe .11 MAMIE of county voters were made
up of eflytUra )senses. He should like to know -
whether county members would have the Dice to
stand u ; and say they represented the w_icultoral
labourer. Orliaiirs.) They—the landlords sad 4prvasi-'
were tied* people with etimir the lebeeress ever )leer
any dispute. The present bill did not intend to give votes
to the agricultural labourers. It was all very well to say
that the interests of all classes of the nation were the
same in the long run; but mankind was more governed
by their immediate than their ultimate interests, and it
could not he said that the immediate interests of the
agricultural labourers were identical with those of the
landlords and farmers. If there were any classes
in the community by which the agricultural labourer would
not wish to be represented they were the two he had men-
tioned. The town members represent them much better.
(Laughter and cheers.) The farmers had dispute.; with
the labourers upon questions of wages, and they dial not
wish to are them educated. The landlords would get on
much better with the labourers were it not for the an.
cursed subject of game. (Loud cheers.) Such was the
state of feeling that had taken possession of the landed in-
terest on the subject of game, that he could not conceive
of any agricultural labourer choosing to be represented by
any man who kept a gamekeeper. (Renewed cheers.)
Whatever might be the nature of the claims put forward
for the representation of counties, one thing war. certain—
it was not on behalf of the agricultural labourer--(hear.
hear)—and the town representatives were at pre-
sent the real representatives of the agricultural
labourers, so far as they had any representation. The
hon. gentleman then argued that the iucreaecil repre-
sentation of large towns must come either from the
counties, or from the disfranchisement of the rural dis-
tricts or villages that returned two members when they
ought not to return one. (Cheers.)
The re elution er.s carried.

- -
A vote of thanks was moved and seconded to the chair-
man, and before the motion was put, a lady in a sailor's
hat, whose name was not announced, cause forward and
made a long oration on the subject of wunieua political
rights. She called for a show of hands in favour of Mr.
Mill's propositron to admit women to the suffrage, end the
meeting, which had half dwindled away, cordially answered
the appeal.
The meeting ultimately broke up just before midnight.

Brief:AWE CASTLE, Joss 27.—This day had
audience of her Majesty Monsieur Sylvan% Van de Weyer,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotenthuy hum
the King of the Belgians, to deliver his letter of recall ;
and the Baron de Cetto, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary from the King of Bavaria, to deliver his
letter of recall, to which audiences they were reapectively
introduced by Lord Stanley, her Majesty's principal Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Atfairs.—bietsjc.
WHITEHALL, JCNE 26.—The Queen has been
pleased to present the Rev. George David Boyle, M.A., to
the vicarage of Kidderminster, in the candy and dioceseof
Worce.ter, void by the promotion of Dr. Thomas Leib
Chkaghton to the bishopric of Rochester.—C,l:sltr.
AT THE CovKT AT WINDSoR CASTLE, J "la 26.
Her Majesty having been graciously pleased to deliter the
custody of the Seals of the Duchy and County Palatine of
Lancaster to the Right Hon. Colonel John t 1 i con Patten,
the oath of Chaneehor of the Duchy of Lancaster was this
day, by her Majesty's command, admiundered to him
scosrdingly.—Gazette.
CENTURY SUPPER.—This club met on Wednesday
night last at the Pall-mall Restaurant to celebrate its flou-
rishing state by a supper. it has now been founded about
two years and a half, and promises to be a valuable organi-
zation and rallying point for those also wish to promote
liberal and progressive movement in all departuienta of
thought. The idea of the club was borrowed from "The
Cosmopolitan," but the younger society professes more
distinct and pronounced opinions. Profi smr Huxley was
in the chair on Wednesday, and the following toasts were
given:—" Literature,"to which Lord Houghton napoml d;
"The Radical Members of the House of Commune," with
whom Mr. Stanfield was coupled; "The Bar "called up
Mr. J. C. Mathew; Mr. K. E. Digby returned thanks for
'• The I7niversities ;" and Mr. W. V. Harcourt, for
"The Strangers." The proceedings were brought to a
close by drinking the health of the chairman, on the pro-
posal of Mr. H. Yates Thompson, the honorary secretary
and treasurer of the club.
THE RECENT RIOTS AT BIRMINGHAM.—The
Mayor of Birmingham and Mr. Kynnendey, sitipeimiary
magistrate, were to have an interview with Mr. Gathorne
Hardy, the Home Secretary, yesterday, on the subject of
Murphya recent discourses at Birmingham, with the view
to a consideration of their tendency and charm ter ; also
with special reference to Murphy's threatened visit to
Liverpool and other large towns. 'Within the seven days
allowed by act of parliament for claims under ;MI., notices
of claims to the amount of 1,562/. Is. hid. fur damages its-
curled during the late riots have been received.
Some curiosity has been expressed as to the
means that may be adopted in providing the additional
seats required by the Scotch Reform Bill. There is a
strong feeling in the house against any increase in the
actual number of members. There are two altenad ives :
either the required number of seats may be gained by
grouping English boroughs, or the number of n presenta•
tires for Irel-nd may be decnassd. The general opinion
seems to be in favour of the latter plan, and we under-
stand that an amendment in this wow will not improbably
he moved. We hays reason to believe that her Majesty's
government would not be wholly averse to such • propswiL
—lmperial Renew.

e rtabiion was carried with acclamation.
J. flleAr, M.P. thanked the meeting for the oor-
y they had shone towards Leeland in their
• beou •
to the Hogue•.
i.. . •
ing, the issolution w been ilerbwr.,, • ' . •
assistance to oppaesw aei (Loud chaos.), ..s l , .. •
.A. H. LAYARD, M.P.' the folio renehi- • • -.. -,-,,ii,
...
'That in the opinion o tneetingthe • . . S, f . ;
ne of the government cannel be regarded eves •
orary settlement of the qualities ; it is irefaireiniEdo-
re, seeking, through the instrunnbility of felrevleed .- . .•
imitation to the counties, to witutternet the side ex- ~
~ ,
in of the suffrage at length given to boroughs ; and f'. . ' ~„ .: ,
t retaining members for small and dean Sown& of
5,000 inhabitants, leaves Marylekone, Pytabwy, • a , :•minder, Lambeth, Manchester, Lerequal, Shining- i
Leeds, Sheffield, and Bristol without increased re- 1 • •-
...,.
abeam." ••
.••.; , '
. Mace Pima, agent of the National Reform Ultimillr , .
ded the motion in an eloquent speech, contending
the Borough Franchise Bill, so much vaunted, after ( ,- • „.' • . •
scant increased rent to some 570,000 eroding( men, ' - ... ...%. •10.,
eery little enfranchisement. Y 7 " . ••
e resolution was carried unanimously. .• • • . . ' • •T't -' '.
,i;•• •
the proposition of Mr. PROBVN, seconded by Mr. K. • -t- -. 4
.es, the following resolution was also panned :—" That. • , 4:`,1 ' • eie.„
.!)
, opinion of this meeting the National Reform Uniewer ••" i
Aber associations are bound to continue their present .i, ... ..
- ligation in order to secure a just distribution of seats.. •—,
allot, and such an extension of the county franehise I
in give the suffrage to the great bulk of the inhabi- ,
• i
lof the numerous large country towns and villages, 1
with a 121. rating franchise will remain excluded both . at%
borough sad county reprewmtation." - .
J. B. MILL (who had often been called on before) .
he bad not intended to address the meeting at all, but • • • 4
le greater portion of the audience wee probably kin . . . ,
ituents, they had a right to know what his opinions
. He thought reformers would only do their duty if . .
continued to agitate until they obtained a better bill. e, • Ae'': "
the present was in the very essential point, the It,• tion of seats ; above all, no refrainer ought to be ,4111..! ~
anless the large *win obtained a rent number of
ional members, and speaking of .the large tosritelbe • - • ••••••••• ,;::
ded naturally the metropolitan districts. These
•..
entitled to a larger representation not only . e'd
reform priacipies, but upon the ridciplee ..• r. .n. 4
heir opponents, and on the principles pro- '1 "•'I: 2 A .
led by Mr. 'Disraeli himself. That gentleman had . :r-
the beginning deekred, with frequent iteration, that
counties reset lave a larger repremntation. because • ..v
were in the aggrgato more populous than the toeing. . .. ' ..,
same would apply to large towns which „ . ,
more ipepnlons then Ina the counties. Aceording . • - ‘
r. DZ's own principles London was eutined to • •
leen equal to one-fourth of the whole ,coun •• .1 •• ?'
sea The county populations were ems "" ~:••
oilseed farmers, the small shopkeepers, pie ' , :10.
mil of the . unrepreeeuted towns, and the re-,., ..r i
der -the -11 **Ahab of county voters were made
f %eal laleasirers. He should like to know -
her county members would have the lace to i ' ' .4
1 u - and New they represented the laricultaral ! --;

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