The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-20 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVEtTING, JUNE 2O, 18671"'

ie said that distress would "eishance4 is
hard times by contraction 4redit *run& 1
characters. Having, ee h,v hesi, no preterty,
they must always be of very AM: 111 u! c for
they have no tie to any locality, and even the
power to imprison after judgment may be easily
evaded by removal to another district before
judgment. Hence the bad security must be in-
sured against by high interest, mid this process is
not the way to alleviate distress. On the other
hand, the really honest, really industrious family
does not need to have its honesty fortified bydread
of imprisonment after it has again begun to accu-
mulate some property ; and it will find credit as
cheap, acconling to the state of the times, without
as with that suspended but needless power.

It seems, on the whole, clear that we must at
least make one rule for all classes of society. It
will never do to maintain a power in tereorcat
over the mechanic from which we absolve the
master. If we make up our minds that property
and not the person should be the basis of credit
and the means of payment, we must not apply to
the poorer class a harsher treatment than we im-
pose on the wealthier. Probably, as in other cases,
the wisest course will he found to be that
which least interposes law at all, and leaves most
to the agreement of individuals. And, as we have
seen, while a creditor may fairly ask us to give
him his debtor's property, which has been virtually
pledged to him, he has no right to ask us to give
him his debtor's body, which the debtor has no
power to pledge. Even the right of attaching
wages or income before it is paid, which the law
of Scotland gives in lieu of the right to imprison
for small debts, has been found to lead to the
gravest evils. The best remedy of all would be
to shorten in every case the period of credit. Times
of distress do not last for more than a few months,
and ono, or at most two years'cr,mlit would be ample
to allow in the lowest as well as the highest cases.
Such a limitation of actions receives great opposi-
tion from those who make large profits out of cur-
rent accounts. But that is a class to which neither
rich nor poor owe any gratitude, and which there
is no reason we should favour by keeping the
-courts open to them for an absurdly long period.

OUR CONTEM I'ORARIES.

(THIS DAY.)

of Broadhead. They We been given time for Ode pur-
pose ; but ES seems impeasible that Broadhead's position
can be morally separated from the general charaster of
Shefflelif tokenism. The witneasHallant also confessed to
an outrage scarcely less murderone, to whirit he hod been
expressly hired by the members of another trade. He
was asked to " waylay" a man named "old Sammy Sut-
cliffe," and was promised, and paid 71. He "was to make
him as he could not go to work for a week or two," and be
struck him several times on the head with a life-preserver.

" Had you," said the Commissioner, " any quarrel with
Linley r [the man who was murdered.] " I did not
know him," said liallam, "et the time, and I never
spoke to him in my life. I had no malice ag►inst him,
only his being obnoxious to the trade." The general state
of things revealed by such a fact is awful, and might seem
almost hopeless. But what is to be said about Mr.
Broadhead and the union itself? Be it observed that
Broadhead made a distinct agreement beforehand with
these men that they should shoot Linley, fixed the price
of the crime, and himself paid the moneys• Broadhead
will be examined, and it is possible that he may make
even more revelations. But a deliberate agreement be-
tween the secretary of a union and two members to shoot
au " outcast " for 201. is quite sufficient.

Our attention has been called to a report headed
" Ibbotson r. Cutts," under date of 27th May last,
in which it was stated that the court granted a
rule to strike an attorney off the rolls. This was
erroneous, as the court simply called upon the
attorney to answer the affidavits, which has been
done by him satisfactorily. We greatly regret that
Mr. Cutts should have been subjected to the tem-
porary annoyance which this error must have occa-
sioned to him.

the Court.

BALMORAL, Jura 18.

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Christian,
drove out yesterday morning ; and in the afternoon her
Majesty went out with Princes', Beatrice, attended by the
Duchess Dowager of Atholc and Miss Macgregor.
Her Majesty, Prince and Princess Christian, Princess
Louise, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, attended by
the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, will leave the Castle
this morning for Windsor Castle.
The Duke of Richmond left the Castle yesterday.
WINDSOR CASTLE, JUNE 19.

The Queen, accompanied by Prince and Princess
Christian and Prince Christian Victor, Princess Louise,
Princess Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, arrived at Windsor
this morning, at a quarter before 9 o'clock, from Balmoral.

The suite in attendance consisted of the Dowager
Duchess of Athole and Miss Macgregor (who attended her
Majesty to Perth), the lion. Mrs. Ales. Gordon, Lady
Susan Melville, Major-General Sit T. M. Buldnlpb, Lord
Charles Fitzroy, Mr. Legg, Mr. Bahl, and Dr. William
Hoff meister.

On arriving at Windsor Prinoe and Princess Christian
and the infant Prince proceeded to Frogniore-house, at-
tended by Lady Susan Melville and Mr. G. D. Engleheart,
who met their Royal Highnesses at the railway station.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Louis of
Hesse, with the Princesses Victoria Elizabeth and Irene, ar-
rived at Windsor Castle this afternoon, from Marlborough-
house, attended by Baroness Schenck and Captain von
Westerweiller.

The Marchioness of Ely hu succeeded the Dowager
Duchess of Athole as Lady-in-Waiting.
The Hon. Mary Lascelles and the Hon. Florence Sey-
mour have arrived at the Castle, aa Maids of Honour in
Waiting.
Viscount Strathallan and Colonel the Hon. D. de Roe
have also arrived as Lord and Equerry in Waiting.

A deputation, consisting of Sir M. W. Ridley, M.P., the
Hon. H. G. Liddell, ALP., Lord Henry Perry, 31. P., and
Mr. W. B. Beaumont, 31. P., had an interview with the
Lord President of the Council, at the Privy Council Office
yesterday, to present a petition from landowners and
fanners of Northumberland on cattle plague restrictions
and the opening of stock tale markets.
A deputation from the University of Dublin, consisting
of the Right Hon. the Earl of Rowe (Chancellor), the Rev.
the l'rovost of Trinity College, Anthony Lefroy, M.l'., the
Regius Professor of Divinity, the Rev. Joseph Carson,
D.D. (Senior Fellow), the Rev. Professor Houghton, and
Mr. Coates, had an interview with the Lord Pre-ident of
the Council at the Privy Council-office on Tuesday last.
A deputation from Leeds, consisting of the Mayor of
Leeds, the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the
Leeds Exhibition 1868, Mr. Fairbairn, Mr. W. Beckett
Denison, and Dr. Chadwick, had an interview with the
Lord President of the Council at the Privy Council-office
on Tuesday last.

Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-office
to the governors of Gibraltar, Malta, the Mauritius, Cey-
lon, Hong Kong, Labuan, the Strait. Settlements, and the
Australian colonies.

MAHHIAGB I 9 HIGH LIFE.-(HTh DAY.)

The marriage of the Duke of St. Alb* and Kiss
Sybil Grey, daughter of General the Hon, ,Oarle ad
Mrs. Grey, and niece of Earl Grey, was solemnised thin
morning at the Chapel Royal, St. James's. His alred
Highnem the Prince of Wales, their Royal Highnailee
Prince and Princess Christian, her Royal Highness PROMOS
Louise, hie Serene Highness the Prince of Teck, and their
Serene Highnesses Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe-
Weimar witnessed the marriage. There were also present at
the chapel the Duchess of St. Albans, the Duchess of Suther-
land, Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marquis of Her-
tington, the Earl of Zetiand, the Earl and Countess Grey,
the Earl and Countess of Yarborough, the Marquis Cam-
den, the Earl of Morley, the Earl Cowper, the Marquis
Conyngbam, the Earl and Comdex' Granville, the
Countess of Leioester and Lady Anne Coke, the Countess
of Antrim and Mise Grey, Viscount and Viscountess Ha-
lifax and Hon. Miss Wood, Viscount and Viscountess
Walden, Viscount and Viscous:item Chelsea, Viscountess
Jocelyn and Hon. Miss Jocelyn, Viscount Hinchingbrook,
Viscount Torrington, Viscount Hamilton, Viscount Evereley
and Hon. Miss Shaw Lefevre, Lady Churchill, Lord Albert
Leveson Gower, Lord and Lady John Manners and Miss
Hughan, Lord Henry G. Lennox, Sir Frederick and Lady
Grey, the Right Hon. the Speaker and Lady Charlotte
Denison. the Doan of Windsor and Hon. Mrs. Wellesley,
the Right lion. Sir George and Lady Grey, Hon. Oliver
Montagu, Hon. Mr. Calthorpe, and many others. The
bride, accompanied by her father, arrived at the chapel soon
after 11, the bridegroom having previously arrived. The bride
WA attended by six bridesmaids, namely, Lady Dianalleaa-
clerk, sister to the bridegroom, the Hon. Alice Wood, the
Misses Victoria, Louisa, and Mary Grey, sisters of the
bride, and bliss Charlotte Farquhar. The bride was
attired in a dres of white satin trimmed with rich Brussels
lace and wearing a veil of the earns costly fabric, and a
wreath of orange flowers. The bridesmaids were
similarly dressed in white tarlatan trimmed with
gold braid, and white tails bonnets with gold leaves.
The ceremony was performed by the Honourable and
Rev. John Grey and Hon. and Rev. Francis Grey, assisted
by the Rev. H. Fletcher. After the marriage had been
registered in the usual manner, the wedding party and
friends adjourned to General and Mrs. Grey's residence at
St. James's Palace to breakfast. In the afternoon the
noble duke and his beautiful bride left for the duke's seat,
Beetwood Lodge, near Nottingham, to pass the honey-
moon.

NORFOLK AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

THE EARL OF KIMBERLEY ON AGRICULTURAL

TOPICS.

FAKENHAM, TROVIDAT.

The banquet in connexion with this show took
place at the Corn-hall last evening, the Earl of KIMMEL-
I.F.T in the chair, supported by Lord Londe., Lord Wel-
singham, Lord Haatings,Sir T. Beauchamp, Sir Willoughby
Jones, Sir W. H. B. Ffolkes, Hon. T. de Grey, H.P., C.
S. Read, M.P., Colonel Fitzroy, Hon. Harbord Harbord,
Hon. Vivian, J. Hudson, R. Leeds, B. Gordon, IL Ayl•
mers, T. Brown, K Beck (agent to his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales), &c. Upwards of two hundred and thy
of the leading agriculturists of the eastern counties were
present. _ _ _

After the ordinary toa.ta had been disposed of,
The Earlof KIMBERLEY was received with loud cheers; and
after some local references went on to address himself to
the establishment of chambers of agriculture, which he re-
joiced at, as they gave the agriculturists an opportunity of
discussing matters of the utmost importance to them.
selves, and afforded them • capital interchange of
opinions. They were living on the eve of great and
important changes—he would not directly or indi-
rectly say anything sa to the policy of this—they
were about to make one of the most momentous changes
known in this country, being about to transfer to a consi-
derable extent the political power from the middle classes
to the class below them. He did not intend to say a
word as to the manner in which this was proposed
to be done, or to the pan which one party or the
other had played. It was in consequence of this fact,
that he rejoiced at the signs of life, and the discus-
sions which the agriculturists would be able to undertake
throughout the country. The state of society here was
exceptional ; there were large landlords, tenant farmers,
and • large clam of labourers paid by the day. This state
of things did not exist in France, Belgium, Italy,
nor to anything like • Ihrilat extent in Germany.
The mention of the labourer brought him to the subject on
which he wished to make some remark, and that was as to
the condition of the labouring classes—berneant the aericul-
tural labourer. With some remarks that had recently
been given ut'erence to, and which had excited great in-
terest—they had no idea how much—he freely owned he
did not agree, except in part, whilst some opinions he
entirely dissented from. (Expressions of dissent.) The
noble earl was sure they would hear him fairly.
(Cheers.) He was only animated by one desire,
and that was to express his honest independent opinions.
Before going into the matter be particularly desired to
refer to they would excuse him for referring to another,
viz., settlement, and it was only that which could produce
• salutary change in the matter of the labourers' cottages,
such achange es he trusted would ultimately beatoomplished.
(Cheers.) Under the old law it was the direct interest
of all parties not to have cottages built for labourers
in close parishes. It was as much contrary to the in-
terests of the tenant farmers as the landlords. ;No.) He hod
heard tenant farmers say so. He had heard them with his
own ears say " Don't put us cottages upon our close
parishes." He did not refer to this except as doing
what they would naturally do, and he did not
blame them as being more than ordinarily selfish.
As the law now stood the tenant farmer would
go to his landlord when he went to hire his land and would
say in the same way as be would may, " I want more sheds,
I want more cottages." They will operate as • gentle prey-
sure on the landlords, and the difficulty will be removed.
The question was one of the utmost importance, is there
was nothing which pressed more on the mind of every
employer of labour than the rise in the price of labour
ma the tendency (which existed) of labourers to
leave them, which be took to be the pressing
question of the day. (Cheers.) He held that they should
by every means in their power endeavour to place the
agricultural labourer in such a position as not to desire to
leave his employment. (Cheers.) It was of no use to talk
of old times ; they had lost the control of the men, and if
they were disposed to go they would simply do so, unless
it was made their interest to day. That brought him to the
subject to which he had been anxious to direct their
attention, viz., agricultural gangs, the restriction of the
field labour cf women and children, and the educa-
tional question.ZaThe employment of women was strongly
insisted upon as being absolutely necessary, and he re-
gretted but recognised the necessity. The Agricultural
Chambers had shown • disposition to recognise the per-
missibility of making some change in the present
gang system. Still lie, as a Norfolk man, felt
',shamed of • recent decision of the Norfolk
Chamber of Agriculture on this subject, • de-
cision which had excited much interest out of
the county, much more than most of them would imagine.
Legislation on the subject was now imminent. He did not
altogether agree with the provision of Mr. Fawcett's bill •,
but Lord Shaftesbury had charge of • bill on the subject
which he had not seen ;• but which he had learned
the principal provisions of from a noble lord. This bill
proposes, as to gangs, that no woman under 18
years of age shall be employed, and doubtless
Lord Shaftesbury would propows, and if the noble lord did
not, he (Lord Kimberley) would, that there should be no
mixed gangs, and that the gang master should be licensed.
(Cheers.) Lonl Shaftesbury proposed that nobody shall he
employed under 8 years of age, and no girl under 13. He
thought it was monstrous that children of the tender age
of 6or 7 should be employed in these gangs. (A voice :
There are very few.) The fewer the better. (Cheers.) It
was not merely the fault of the employers, there were
mercenary persons who would sell their children's services.
They ought not to send a girl of 13 to these gangs to form
habits which would unfit her to be the mother of a family
and prevent her ever being a good servant. Lord Shaftes-
bury's bill would make compulsory the education of
children, and though this was beset with many difficulties
be held • very strong opinion that the present great
change of political power that was about to take
place in towns would shortly extend itself to the
counties, and it was • political axiom, that to
I place political power in the hands of men at once igno-
rant and immoral would be very dangerous. (Cheers.)
He foresaw great difficulties in the way of this education—
social and religious. The noble earl went on to allude to
the queation of slaughtering cattle at the point of
disembarkation, which, regarded as • pounds, shil-
lings, and pence question, ought to commend itself
to the government. He supplemented the advice
of the member for Best Norfolk as to the
agricultural statistics, and thought it should be men-
tioned as honourable that on • previous ooeasion when
these kind of leaflet's:a were asked for the county of Norfolk
was by no means backward. After expressing his regret
that the Highways Act had not been adopted in the
county generally, his lordship made some remarks on the
meats gmeatio as to the preservation of game. He had
never been • great preserver, but if they bad not • greet
bead of game theywould not have so manyresident owners,
and the landowners would corns to regard property only In
the light of profit, and would dispose of it where the
highest price could be obtained, to the entire destruction
of the good understanding at present subsisting between
owner and tenant He trusted that whatever changes
might take place they might be enabled to hand down to
resteriti unimpaired the pure fabric of the eoastitutioo.

LATUST INTELLIGENCE.
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(asona's Tzunpuits.)
- • FRANCE.

PAWS, Joss 20.

The Monifeur of this morning says :—" Yester-
day the Emperor visited the Viceroy of Egypt at
the Pavillon Matson. Immediately afterwards
his highness went to St. Cloud to pay his respects
to the Prince Imperial, whose health is now com-
pletely re-established. He was received by tho
Prince most affably, who thanked him warmly for
his gracious attention."

LIJXEMBURG.
LUXEMBURG, JUNE 20.

Yesterday the Chamber sanctioned the treaty of
London in reference to Luxemburg, one member
only dissenting.
The proposal that Limburg should participate in
the expense of dismantling Luxemburg, has been
referred to the sections for consideration.