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London, England, 1866-10-15

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Distilling ....
Malting
OAT&

St to SS
S 2 to SS
40 to 44

Dutch brewing 7. 2O to 29
feeding
ARRIVALS OF ORATE, RC., I!
WATER CAEB.IAOE, FRO:
CLOSIVIL

Wheat. Bailey.
CITS. era
4506 4692
Scotch lB 230
Irish
Foreign
Total

lIINCING-LANE.-(THIS DAY.)

1890 G

fitIGAIL—The market continues dull and inactive, no
sales reported since Friday last. Refined is steady at
last week's currency.
Corrr.E.—A fair steady business is doing at recent quo-
tations.
Rice AND RUN.—No sales reported.
litricza.-800 bags of black pepper sold at steady prices,
and a small parcel of good white Penang, at 66d.
BArrgeraz.-31110 bags of Bengal sold at 20s. 9d. for re-
fraction 2, short prompt.
Carrog.—There is an improved demand at full to rather
dearer prices.
In other articles no change has taken place since Friday
last.
The sales advertised for to-morrow consist of 850 casks
and 900 bags of sugar ; 400 caskq, 100 cases and 2,300 hags
of coffee ; about 32,000 bags of tea, and sundry parcels of
dryealtary goods.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is steady at the following prices :—Town
tallow is qncted 445. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot,
445. 6d. ; October to December, 445. 9d. ; December,
445. 9d. ; January to March, 455. 3d. ; March, Urn. ; all
the year, 445.
London, England, 1866-10-15

SHOCKING MURDER IN BIRMINGHAM.

A man named Joseph Taylor, a whipmaker, was I
dabbed on Friday night ao severely, by the father of •
woman with whom he cohabited, as to canna injuries in
way way likely to result in death. Taylor, who
le a returned convict, has been living with a
gel named Eliza Desmond for the last six months,
emepyiag a room in Thorp-street, of which the
bather, Dennis Desmond, was tenant, and of
which • couple of illegitimate children of the woman's
were also inhabitants. All the parties appeared to have
agreed very well in their miserable abode until Thursday
eight, when the father and the daughter's paramour
=Le!the latter deeming it then advisable to leave
. He returned, however, late on Friday night,
sand was let in by the daughter, who made for him a bed on
the floor; Desmond, awaking and finding that Taylor had re-
tinned, aimed a blow at him with a fender he picked up from
the hearth. This wee ineffectual, but be followed it up by
aiming out of the house his daughter and Taylor. They
called &policeman, and with his assistance forced open the
dote which Desmond had refused to open, and then
mother smile was beam ; the policeman evidently re-
larding it as of an ordinary character, and not calling for
1M interference. The end of it was, however, that old
Desmond, matching up • sharp knife, which he used in his
lade of whipmaker, inflicted a frightful wound in Taylor's
abdomen, from which the bowels protruded. Taylor was
immediately taken to the hospital, while Desmond was
apprehended and removed to the police-station in Moor-
land,. It being seen that Taylor was in a dying state, a
megistamte waa sent for, and the dying man's depositions
vete taken, and he died yesterday morning. Desmond,
ebo is about 60 years old, was taken before the magistrates
ce Saturday on a charge of stabbing Taylor, and remanded
eatil Wednesday.
London, England, 1866-10-15

CHINA.

A despatch has been published from Sir Ruther-
ford Alcock respecting the proposed municipal regu-
lations for Shanghai, in which it is suggested that
it would be advisable to endeavour to obtain some
form of charter from the imperial government,
binding the natives resident in the English and
American settlements by the rules and regulations
designed for the local government of the place.
" Shouldthis idea be carried out," says the Shanghai
Commercial Record, " much of the difficulty which
has till now existed, from the Chinese authorities
interfering in an unsatisfactory manner in the ar-
rangements designed for the public good, will be
obviated. They have hitherto enjoyed a species of
influence on acoount of their claiming the right of
taxing their own subjects, which has proved of a vex-
atious description ; as, in addition to the munici-
pal taxes which the natives had to pay to the coun-
cil, the Chinese authorities were m the habit of
stepping iu and levying imposts as imperial taxes
which often were far beyond any amount they
were legally entitled to. This state of things it is
to be hoped will now be put an end to ; and the
fact that there is a probability of the Chinese go-
vernment being willing to grant a charter for
Shanghai, forms gratifying evidence that at least
some strides have been made in the avowed policy
of foreign nations in China; namely, a policy of
centralisation ; as it is an undoubted improvement
to see that being now accomplished in conjunction
with the high authorities at Pekin, which was for-
merly deputed to commissioners and local officials."
The floods were subsiding at Hankow. They
had put a stop to all trade, and caused considerable

H.M.S. Osprey, which left Hong Kong on
the 2nd, returned into harbour on the 16th
August. She only succeeded in finding two pirati-
cal junks,
which she made out on the Bth, and pro-
ceeded to overhaul them ; finding escape
.impos-
sible, they ran on shore near Han,,-go-tsm in Hai-
nan ; the crews deserted the junk: and escaped in-
land. On the Osprey getting within range she
tired a few shot and shell at the junks, and then
sent her boats to burn them, which was accordingly
done, though in effecting it one man was seriously
burnt by the explosion. The Osprey aftewards
cruised along the coast of Hainan, but without
making any more captures.
The heat had been intense in Shanghai, and no
feweran eight deaths from sunstroke took place
in the week preceding the departure of the mail.
London, England, 1866-10-15

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

The imports at Port Adelaide, from January 1 to
August 18, amounted to 1,728,005/. and the exports
to 1,189,996/. The cereal exports from Port Ade-
laide and the outporta to the same date are esti-
mated at 485,731/. 15s. Gd. The government land
sales by public auction and private contract, to
August 23, were 166,358} acres, which realized
264,6341.28. The Customs receipts at Port Adelaide
and the outports, to August 18, were 157,292/.
Ga. Bd. ; and the railway receipts to the same date,
75,7871. 15s. 11d. The population of the colony
at the end of June was 166,252.
London, England, 1866-10-15

PARTICULARS OF TALLOW.

1961 1 1868. I 1865. I 1866.

Stock on !land Oil? day ..casksl S 5 !:%)

Deßeery Let Week
Ditto from It Jane.

Arrival Llst week
Ditto from Ist June
Pricer. C. on spot Ms day
Ditto Town last Friday

Lmel
24,814

"64
42,5066.
I a.
• • 45 0
46 6

47,89.
3.465
26.851
2,494
29,684
d s
41 3
44 3

42.422
4.obt
9,264
5,658
49.209
d.
49 6
50 0

37,933
2.335
34.130
7.567
e 3 SO3
e. d.
44 6
46 6

—--
Arrive/ for the week ending 23rd October last year 8,026 casks •
and delivery 4,534 casks. The arrival last week comprised 7,81.5
casks Petersburg, 10 Australia, 2 ether places; total, 7,867 casks.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
We have a larger supply of beasts, but the average qua-
lity is very indifferent; consequently choicest descriptions
are not much lower. Inferior kinds are difficult
of sale. There are also a few more sheep, and
the demand smaller than last week. Prices are
not so good, yet there ia not much reduction in beat
qualities. Good calves are still scarce and dear. Our
foreign supply consists of 3.770 beasts, 8,240 sheep, 90
calves, and MO pigs. From Norfolk and Suffolk there are
50 beasts, 200 from Ireland, and 2,140 from the Northern
and Midland Counties.
Pee atone of Silva a. d. ad. I Per stone of 81M. d. ad.
Best "cots, Herd& 5 0 5 4 Fart Das& lithdsBls 0 0 0 0
Best Si.orthoma 4B 6 0 Bed Long.wools.... 6 2 5 6
51c0.41 qual. beasts 3 4 4 4 Do. 00. Shorn.... 0 00 0
Cah ea
PIO
Beat Demtlilf-hreda 6 0 6 2 Lamb 0 0 0 0
Beasts ri market, 6,1 A; sheep and lambs, 50,500; calves, 97;
OR 73,1

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Meows. Patten len and Smith report a continued
stead demand for consumption for all descriptions of
both English and foreign hope at fully late prioes. Fine
samples of both Suasex and Weald of %eats are beoominq

MURDER AT Bilk NMAWR. —The inhabitants of
this quiet little town, situated partly in Monmouthshire
and partly in Breconshire, bare been greatly excited by the
perpetration of an aggravated murder. The murdered man,
Jonathan Davies, a carpnter, had been summoned before
the magistrates for assaulting the wife of Henry Lloyd,
residing in Glamonpui• street. Aster hearing the evidence
the magistrates dismissed the case, ordered the complain-
ant to pay the costs, and adviaed Davies to have a sum-
mons against her. This gave great umbrage to the hus-
band, Henry Lloyd, who after leaving the court threatened,
in the bearing of a police officer, to give Davies a dose
before night. In the course of the afternoon the parties
met at the Red Cow public-house, where some words
ensued, and Davies got knocked down. Lloyd then kicked
him in the ribs and on the temple, and Davies, having
given a groan, immediately expired. Lloyd was at once
apprehended, and at the inquest which was held upon the
body, before Mr. Cox Davies, the ooroner for the district,
the jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder" against
Lloyd, who was thereupon committed to take his trial at
the next Brecon assizes.
London, England, 1866-10-15

into with that of France, nor f to e ullrA
faction of other foreign th,
duties of protection to their citns y ex'
pact of the ruler of Mexico. Nearly all our French
contemporaries are urging his return to Europe,
perceiving, as they do, that his presence there can
only be attended with discredit to a cause with
which the name of France is intimately associated.
On personal grounds his return is especially de-
sirable. By an act of unspeakable folly committed
last autumn, he placed himself on a level with
the worst of the native guerilla Generals opposed
to him, and almost made their brigandage respect-
able by comparison. On the 2nd of October, 1865,
he issued a proclamation officially announcin' g
that Don Bernie Jusazz had quitted Mexican
territory, yielding to the national will ; that the
struggle had thus lost its political character ; that
the Government was from that time only op-
posed by gangs of criminals and bandits, and
that, strong in its power, it would be inflexible
in its punishment of the latter, in order
that the laws of civilization, property, and
morality might be upheld. This proclamation was
succeeded, on the following day, by a sanguinary
decree, in the fifteen articles of which the most
vigorous measures were denounced against parties
taken in arms. All persona found violating those
I
articles were to be instantly tried by I
court-
martial, and if convicted, were to be sentenced
within twenty-four hours. Ten days afterwards
the Republican Army of the Centre, the
best disciplined force at the disposal of
JUAREZ, sustained a severe defeat, and its
General ARTEAGA and General &aim were
summarily shot, together with several Republican
colonels, although by that time MAXIMILIAN'S
Government must have become aware that its
decree had been framed under false reports as to
the abandonment of the Republican cause by
Juanzz. Since that tragical occurrence the cause
of MAximisrarr has steadily declined, while that of
the Republic has steadily acquired strength.
General Aaresos was a brave soldier,
a true patriot, and a man of unblemished
probity. His comrades have sworn to avenge his
death, a vow which they can . never fulfil while a
French army guards Maximusies throne, but
which they are very likely to attempt if he re-
mains behind when it is gone. On every account it
would be better for the Pantos to return with
his protectors. Whatever hope of being useful
to Mexico he might once have indu'ged sr .rat
now be at an end, while the inteir.nts of the Impe-
rial Austrian dynasty urgently require ni: pre-
sence at Vienna, from which capital we shall soon
expect to hear of him, his recent declarations to
the contrary notwithstanding.
London, England, 1866-10-15

HUNGARY.

PESTIT, ocr. 14.
The opening of the Hungarian Diet will, it is
believed, take place on the 15th proximo.
The Emperor and the Imperial family will pro-
ceed, at the beginning of December, to Buda,
where they will remain for some time.
The cholera has somewhat diminished.

THE HUNGARIAN LEGION.

BERLIN, Oct 13.

The semi-official North Germiti‘ Gazette of this ,
evening says :—" The return home of the members ,
of the Prusso-Hungarian legion has obliged the
Austrian government to adopt certain measures, by
the instrumentality of the police, for the exorcise
of necessary supervision, and in case of need, for
the preservation of public order. Beyond this,
however, the arrangements which have been made
by the Austrian government do not extend. The
Vienna cabinet has expressly declared that the
provisions of the Treaty of Prague, relative to the
amnesty, shall be strictly carried out, and that in
no case shall any member of the Hungarian legion
be prosecuted by the Austrian authorities.

SAXONY.

DRESDEN, Ocr. 13.

The Omatitutiona/ Gazette of to-day says that
King John having made certain military cones_
sions necessary for the security of Prussia's strate-
gical position, the conclusion of peace will no
longer be delayed.
Dresden will probably receive a mixed garrison.

WtRTEMBERG.
STUTTGARD, Ocr. 13.

Nearly all the paragraphs of the committee's
address which referred to the German question,
and were drawn up in opposition to the policy of
Prussia, were rejected to-day by the Chamber of
Deputies.
The draft of an address, proposed by 15 mem-
bers of the chamber, was agreed to in its entirety
by 61 against 25 votes, and it will be presented to
the King on Monday next.
London, England, 1866-12-27

MARKETS.

COTTON.—Lrratroot, Due. 26.—Market very dub.
atding Saturday's fullsoseralation prior& Wes to-dayls 000 Was, ;ash%
,000 export. 4,50 u
160.4 ; 650 roman, and
isa. to 160. ; Goo mash um
121 d. to 1414, ; 00 Egnottair, 1444. to 154.; las
Snryrna, lOritoßlidii 8,350 Surat, 9ed. to 1344 Kam
nia.toll • &Ando, tau, 8(1- to ; Cl 6-4
1014. ; 250 erit,ls to 16d.

TALLOW.--WirmaDaY linaza.—The matt IN
closed to-day. _

MANUFACTURES.—MIDDIRSTIRLD, Dec.
town has worn the appearance rather of a holiday Asa,
market day. Buyers attending have been few eitherfcleapi.
don or the , and business transactions consequesly
limited. =chasers show a dintmetinn to extend *we
a concession can be obtained, but these instances me
fes
manufacturers generally bolding firm prices. The
l
merchants are busy stocktaking, and doing little eacept.
ing a few patterns in new goods for the spring trade.

WOOLS.—Runnessrlan, Dsc. 26.—There is bd
little doing in wool at present, buyers evidently boil
back till the oommencemsnt of the new year. Prim
all sorts, however, continue firm.

COR/4.-ISosrole, DEC. 2&—A small supply of Asa,
the trade ruled doll at last week's rates. Barley, t.
and oats unaltered in value. Wheat, red, 58s. th ok;
white, 55e.
HULL, DEC. 26.—At to-day's market a fair rib
ply of English wheat, and all good qualities Qs
fully last week's rates, whilst damp and inferior lat
are difficult to quit at ls. per qr. rxhiction. •
barley meets a fair inquiry, and a good business could 1m
done if holders would make some slight concethios. Pow
and peas slow sale at Is. per qr. reduction. Oats ate imeg
p'entiful and decidedly usurer for all except the bilk
descriptions. Arrivals for the week —093 NV heat, 10,W;
barley, 15,453 ; oats, 7,727 ; beans, 1, ; peas,
Indian corn, 1,655 qrs.
LEEDS, DEC. 26.—We have a purely holiday am*
and in the absence of business, prices of wheat can ealyie
written nominally as on Friday. Very little pssaeg is
other articles ; value remains as before.
MASCHESTER, DEC. 26.—The principal market tha
week, owing to Christmas falling on Tuerday, is Woo
Friday ; but, considering that the holidays are on, woks"
had a rather lively business to-day in cloth. 'Ms ii,
been a tolerable demand, resulting in a fair Waft
Prices are erceeKlingly firm, but buyers are unwilliag a
operate largely at the advanced rates demanded. Then I
&rely general demand for yarns, and a moderate halm
has been done at rather higher rates.
NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNS, DEC. 26.—At our market this
morning we had s moderate show of wheat from th
ge-iwars; but from the coast, as well as from abreadAho
arrivals are very liberal. This happening at • dam el
year when all parties are restricting their telinr_dai.: mi,
business partook quite of a holiday character, so that kg
' articles may be quoted nominally unchanged.

CATTLE.--.SourHALL, Dec. 26.--Quotations nay
taken as merely nominal, for the market was quits s telt
day one. Mutton made from ss. 6d to 6s. 6d. ; pwk.
3s. 4d. to 4s. 6d. per stone of 81bs., sinking the 44
London, England, 1866-12-27

AVALUABLE CHRISTMAS PRESENT.-A
CHINESE CADDY, containing line. of reallygood BLACK
TEA, sent carriage free to any railway station or market town in
Earkind. Ireland, scotland, or Wales, on receipt of Os., by
PIiILLIIB and Co., tea merchants, 8, King William-street, City
LC.
London, England, 1866-12-27

MINES-(THIS DAY.)

Uars o'CLoot.
The mining res:-ket is active to-day, with a good
demand for shares in the following mines, at the
quotations given, viz. :—West Frances, 104 to 11 ;
North Crotty, 3 to 4 ; Prince of Wales, 265. 6d. to
265. 6d. ; Great Retallack, 20e. to 255. ; Prosper
United, 2i to 3 ; Wheal &ton, 1374 to 1421 : NN, est
Chiverton, 55 to 56 ; Tincroft, 11 to ; Clifford
, 7 to 8 ; West &ton, 117 i to 122 i ;
East onvit,d9l_, to 10 ; and Chontales, 2! to I.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.)
The public market. continue closed for the holidays, MA
by private contra,. t buaitiesa has been transacted.
For coffee there is v. fair .h mod and business has been dons
in plantation Ceylon at the full prices of last week to some
advance. Rice tutu. but quiet. For cotton there are
buyers at fully last week's prices, but few sellers ; and
few sales are reported in jute. at Previous lutes.

TALLOW NIARKET.-(THIS DAY.)
The market is stea!y. Town tallow is quoted 438.114
net cash ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spat,
Janwiry to March, 44.. &L to 44.. 91. ; March, 45a. to
45a. lid.

DIETROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(Tills DAY.)
We have a very eh set supply both of beasts and sheep,
and it principally eonKists of those left over from Monday
last. There Is an inquiry for the choicest descrip-
tions of all kinds of stock at rather an advanced
rate ; but on the avettge trade cannot be quoted better.
It is almost a Loliday market, and a clearance cannot be
effected. Our foreign supply consists of 24) beasts, 710
sheep, 31 calves, and TO pigs.
Per stone 01 Wm a 41. a. d. I Per some of Sibs. s. d. is d.
Best seots, Hereta. .-. ~, 4 4 Best Dos& Ht-bdsnh 0 0 0 0
Hest short-horus 4 3 S u 6611L011C.W001/.... S 4 5 6
H-eond qua. beasts 1 s 1 0 Do. do. Shorn._ 00 0 0
Celves
figs
u 0 0
be Im 01t-,4 . 0 _,Lambs
sta e,d m 0
Beasts at market, .:.:Pr , sheep and lambs, '2.090 ; agree. SS
pigs. 110.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Charles .rimes Easton reports trade at the fol-
lowing priers : Prime clover, from 100 s. to 115 a. ; in-
ferior ditto, Ms. to leis. ; prime second cut clover, 90s.
to 100 s. ; inferior ditto, Me. to 70a. ; prime meadow bay,
755. to 84s. ; Mfetior ditto, .15s. to 70a.; straw, As. to 445.
London, England, 1866-03-01

IMPERIAL_ PNT•

HOUSE InF 0020101113.—WiDinetrate, Fte, 28.
After our report lets nnter4ey,
lir. BOCVEBIE mWed the mend reeding of the
Pellagra of Colleges Declaration Bill, the object of winch is
to relieve graduates of colleges who were eligible for fel-
lowships from mating a declaration that they conformed to
the liturgy of the church of Ragland, under the Aot of
Uniformity.
Mr. MEATS was prepared to assist to regulations which
would exempt laymen us univeritties from all tests, but
thought there would be some conflict between the present
measure and the Tests Abolitfoo (Oxford) Bill, as the
latter would practically replace the particular obligation
which this bill sought to rectos*
Mr. SELWYN said it was not intended to oppose the
second reading, but he gave notice that it would be opposed
ors going into committee.
The Jamaica Governtsient Bill was read a third time and
passed, after a short disunion.
The PrIDONS Helena's Annuity Bill and Prince Alfred'.
Annuity Bill were read a second time ; and the whole of
the limbless having beers disposensf, the house adjourned.

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

TIVERTON.

The polling commenced at 8 o'clock yesterday
mooting, and at the opeaingof the two booths a large num-
ber of voters assembled. At 9 o'clock Mr. Denman had
polled 79, and Sir John Hay 61. By the early trains parties
came from all parte of the country, and as the supporters
of each candidate were pretty evenly balanced the excitement
in the town was iMense. It was averred that several honest
electors bad been droned the previous night—certainly
some were nowhere to be found when sought after by
the party to whom they were pledged. All the
hands of Mr. Emory's silk factory had a holiday. At
noon the numbers stood—Denman, 187 ; Hay, 153. To
add to the excitement, large blue placards wereposted about
the town, " Earl Russell and his cabinet have resigned."
This, however, was considered to be a ruse of the camerae.
tire party, and it was generally disbelieved. Sir John Hay
received the telegram from the Exeter Oaxtfe. The excite-
ment was continued to the ohms of the poll. During the
day Mr. Denman received the following telegram from the
Hon. Mr. Brand, of the Treasury :—" No truth in the
rumour ; no foandetion whatever for the article in to-day's
Timer." At three o'clock the numbers were—Denman,
229 ; Hay, 184. Close of the poll—Denman (liberal), 232 ;
Hay (coeservative), 186. Shortly after four the Mayor
made the official declaration of the poll as follows : —Den-
man, 232 ; Hay, 186 ; majority for Denman, 46. Bir J.
Bay moved, and Mr. Denman seconded a vote of thanks to
the mayor. Several conservative' did not vote, !lading their
came falling.
London, England, 1866-03-01

THE AIISTRO-PBUSSIAN CONFLICT.

The Paris Prase of to-day says :—" People in
Prussia continue to speak of the prospect of war.
IL de Bismarck no doubt wishes to make a diver-
sion in order to cover the suppression of political
liberty. It appears from a letter from Berlin that
Prussia is silently making preparations for war.
There are eight hundred infantry engaged day and
night in the 'manufacture of war munitions at
Nelsen It is well known that Prussian engineers
were sent to Austria to inspect the fortresses there.
They have made their report, and represent the
fortress of Oimutz, which from its situation would
take a leading part in case of a war between Austria
and Prussia, as being particularly formidable. The
feeling in the military society of Berlin is decidedly
warlike, and the superior officers speak of a war
with Austria as probable." The Freese, on its own
part, thinks that Prussia would not commit such
a piece of folly.
London, England, 1866-03-01

SUNDERLAND.

The contest between Mr. 13. Fenwick, the govern-
ment candidate, and Mr. Candlish, the advanced liberal,
simply because it was one of personal prestige, was fought
oat at Sunderland yesterday with great bitterness. Except
cm the questious of the game laws and church endow.
meats, there was very little (Macaw° in the political views
of the respective candidates. The question involved was
simply the conduct of the Whigs at the general
election, on which occasion the advanced liberals al-
lege they betrayed their candidate, and broke up the
liberal compact. And yesterday the strewth of each party
was determined, as the conservatives as a party took no
active part in the contest. The ipoWng oommenced at
8 o'clock, and throughout the day was very spirited.
After 12 o'clock, Candlish continued to bold a majo-
rity. At the dose the numbers were :—Candlisb, 1,430 ;
Fenwick, 1,296. The contest wu carried on through a
011638 of snow storms, but the interest never flagged. The
number of votes is said to be se large as was ever polled in
the borough.
London, England, 1866-03-01

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES.
The Avenir National has the following :—" The
events of Bucharest begin to assume greater Im-
portance inthe consideration of governments. Russia i
publicly mixes herself up in the question by an 1
article which appears in the official Journal of St.
Petersburg. The nomination of • foreign prince,'
says this journal, 'is a violation of the treaty of
AccordingtothePatrie Franceand Austria are
of adifferent opinion, and seem resolved to allow the
Ronmain people to dispose freely of their own des-
tiny. Russia demands a European conference. The
Porte seems to have taken the first step in this
direction. A Berlin despatch announces that
Prussia has accepted the proposition of Turkey
for the assembling of a conference at Constanti-
nople. We have no further news respecting the
movements of Russian troops on the Pruth, but
on the other hand we are assured that Prussia is
making very extensive and very complete prepara-
tions for war. We must not regard in too serious
a light the warlike news which comes
to us from so many quarters. The refusal
of the Count de Flandres obviates for
the present the first objection of Russia, and the
announcement that the choice of a foreign Prince
would be considered by Russia a violation of the
treaty of 1856, would of course equally apply to the
Duke of Leuchtenberg. We have no recent news
from Bucharest. Bat if the Ronmain people do
not know whom to select for a prince, there is a
very simple mode of getting out of the difficulty,
namely, by not choosing any. We know that some
people do govern themselves, and they seem to get
on very well."
London, England, 1866-03-01

ionsorourAx LOCAL 00V=nMITT.

The facts which at once prove the necessity of • change
in the local government of the metropolis and indicate
what must be the fundamental principles of any improve-
ment lie chiefly, the Daily News says, in the prodigious
multiplicity and complexity of the present arrangements
for metropolitan government. The endless variety of ex-
tent of jurisdiction which exists gives rim to an infinite
confusion in detarroiniog the limits and authority of each,
the sources of misgovernment increasing with the
subdivi►ion of the duties and the limitation of the powers
of the rulers. No one of any ability or position cares to
become a member of a vestry or board of guardians,
whose functions are confined to the management of the
r caroms of a small parish ; while, by • singular legislative
blander, the Metropolitan Board of Works, which was in-
tended to be at once the wart of appeal from the vestries,
and the general directing power in metropolitan govern-
ment, is elected by the vestries themselves. To remedy
the evils no course is possible but that of consolidation
into larger and better defined districts ; anl Mr. Beale's
suggestion, which has already reached so practical
a stage, deserved; to be kept steadily in view while we
await the report of the committee, which will furnish the
data on which • change most be enforced.
London, England, 1866-03-01

FORZIGN anaiaa.

Were the spirit of political liberty in Germany at all
like that which animated our own ancestors under similar
circumstances, there ought to be, the Times remarks, •
serious crisis is Prussia. There is scarcely any violation of
constitutional rights committed by Charles I. of which
King William has not been guilty, and the counsels of
Count Bismarck are • Prussian parody on the counsels of
Strafford. It would seem, however, that Prussian electors
as 'a body are, as a Penumbra royalist speaker expressly
asserted the other day, vary well satiated with a strong
government which develops their trade, protects their
pecuniary interests, and we may add, bullies their weaker
neighbours. The virtue of moral courage, which is indis-
pensable to political success in this country seems to be
so rare in Prussia that no liberal statesman can be found
to organise sad lead an effective opposition to Bismarck,
though the latter has the whole intelliguos of the country
against him.
The Post reminds M. Thiers that the system which it is
to be presumed embodies, in his opinion, the ideal of poli-
tical freedom, broke down through its own weakness ;
and that this fact seem to suggest the labro•oe that the
alternative rests betweea the present order of things and
• republic. A wise statesman would be in favour of letting
imperialism, which has given free teed* and national
greatness sad prosperity to France and unity to Italy,
have • fair triaL Oar system and that of the United
States widely differ, got we each think ourselves free, and
M. Thiers thinks so too ; and the French system, which
differs from both, may yet be equally free, though in
another way. M. Thieve, by his facts and in hie own
person, does much to prove that it is so.
The Telegraph Suds it difficult to comment with patience
cm proceedings so discreditable to the American cabinet and
people as those connected with Mr. Banoroft's late ad-
dress. The sole purpose was to conciliate the favour of
the mob, and it is impossible that ill feelings towards
friendly nations constantly fostered among the Ignorant
and degraded should always remain under the control of
those who encourage them for the mere purpose of secur-
ing a temporary popularity. In • oountry where the
public a:ousels are so directly influenced by the opinions
and feelings of the muses as they are in America, the in-
L dnigeoce of the habit would suffice to turn the scale at
I some critical moment, and lead to the most deplorable
results.
London, England, 1866-03-01

COILS:MATZ INSTRUCTION IN IRELAND.

The Daily News corrects some erroneous statements of
the Saturday Review on the subject of Iriah university edu-
cation, dispoeing of an important argument of the weekly
journal by the simple statement that there is no protestant
educational institution in Ireland of a denominational cha-
racter which receives either State recognition or aid, sad, on
the other hand, there is in the important instance of
Maynooth a Rom en catholic institution of this kind,
which receives both. Homan catholic' are fairly
represented in the senate of the Queen's University as it is,
and the only persons whom it is desired to exclude from it
are the enemies of united education, whether catholic or
protestant The issue raised by the proposal of the govern-
meat is not one between protestant. and eathotice, but one
between laymen and priests, or more correctly between
Irishmen of ell religions denominations and ultramontanse.
The London University offers the exact relation for the
class of problems presented by the existence of sec-
tarian colleges for the higher education side by side
with the national. The state must adopt one of two
principles—either to confine its recognition and aid to
colleges whisk comply with conditions which entitle them
to be regarded as national, or to recognise and endow
without inquiry or distinction all colleges alike. No one
hes proposed the latter plan ; at all events it is quite
certain the country is not prepared to adopt it. But the
former would leave the ease of sectarian institutions =-
provided for, were it not supplemented by an open rani.
vmity on the London plan. Such a university, however,
exactly meets the requirements of the ems, by opening a
renege to degrees to all who, from whatever reason,
object to the national institutions, and enables us to
reconcile state action in education with perfect freedom
of choice to the educated.

It is understood that the authorities at the Horse
Guards have determined on strengthening the depot bat-
talions of infantry serving in Ireland, and that the depot
battalions at Belfast, Templemore, Mulllngar, Finney,
and Battevant will shortly be considerably augmented by
the addition of several of she English and Indian depots
now attached to the battalions in this country.

Dean Gamier, of Winchester, has just celebrated
his 901 h birthday. The venerable dean 'Usual regularly
to his cathedral dud's.

The fine French ship which went ashore at
Shashi's, is the Isle et Wight, is likely to be got off.
London, England, 1866-03-01

NAPLES.

The correspondent of the Temps says:
The cabmen's strike in Napier' seems to have been seem-
ponied by some political incidents. Bevecal domiciliary
visite were made. Amongst others the house of the curate
of San•Liborio, and those of the priests Mancinelli and Pa-
radini were visited. An ex-colonel of the mai guard,
named Span*, wee arrested, and on him was found
a cypher of the Ferns*. Mace, and a document which
is raid to compromise Francis IL Other steps
were also taken. Two emigrant notables who had returned
to Naples were ordered to leave, and Mgr. Pantegua,
bishop of Castellamare, whe wee allowed to return to
Naples when the cholera broke out, was conducted to the
Boman frontier. It is said that on quitting the Neapolitan
territory the bishop turned round to the gendarme' and
sail to them, "Tell your despicable authorities that I
shall return in a year and the King oleo," to which one of
the gendarmes replied, " Four excellency need not take so
much trouble, for wo shall came to see you in Rome."
London, England, 1866-03-01

MINII&-(THI8

DAYJ
Os' o'OzaaK!

The mining market is rather firm to-day, with a
good demand for Chiverton Moor, Great North
Lam, Nast Lovell, East Caradon, and Caldbeek
Fells shares. Some of the present quotations are
iss follows :—Fast Caradon, Bto ; Great North
Lam, 9to ; Chiverton Moor, 7to ; Nast
Lovell, 10} to ; Clifford Amalgamated, 16k to
West Chiverton, 76 to 78 ; Chiverton, 18i to
; Caldbeck Fells, Ito pram. ; and Hollybush
Diary, Ito prem.
ohontales Gold shares are quoted 21. 16s. 3d. to
21. 18s. 9d. prem., and hontino and Bolivia,/ to
prem.
London, England, 1866-03-06

decision can lead to the Conviction of the deputy

Freutzel, upon whose case the question was
raised, are so long that there is good hope
that M. de Bismarck and his system may be
scattered to the winds before a result
can be obtained. The Sing of Prussia must
be even madder than people take him to be if he
hopes so sat against the «madame of his people
and of the whole civilised world, upon a com-
plaisant judgment forced from the Supreme Court
of Berlin, to its eternal disgrace—.lthough by the
smallest rnaiority_—snd to the overthrow of the
tizarlsomsared mama of which Proosis was proud,
/I y a des juges a Berlin.
Apropos of the story that AL de Bismarck is
going to pull down the famous windmill of Sans
Bowl, which was preserved as a monument of re-
spect for private property even in the time of Fre-
derick the Great, the Charicari has a caricature in
which Frederick tells M. de Bismarck it is no
wonder he should take a different view about the
mill, because now ne somsnes pas de mime farina
tow les deux.

Although the American news reacher London
earlier than Paris, it is quite possible that you may
not have noticed, or may have passed over as un-
worthy of notice, a report of a public meeting
given by the Courtier des Etats Unis, a
journal published in the French language,
and which, with • seal more often than
not ill-directed, gives a oolour to all American news
favourable to what it considers French interest.
At this meeting it was "resolved" that France is
the friend of Ireland, and the head-quarters of the
Fontana is the Tuileries. The French government
papers laugh at this ; but they would laugh still
more if they knew as well as the English readers
the value of the mountebank who moved the reso-
lution—George Francis Train.
The Bishop of Arras, Mgr. Parisis, who had an
apoplectic stroke a few days ago, died this morn-
ing. lie was a member of the Constituent As-
sembly of 1848.
General Yusuf, the native Algerian who holds a
commission in the French army, is dangerously ill
at Cannes.
The Pattie ventilates an opinion that the prin-
cipal result of the deposition of Prince Couza,
which has already produced a protest in Jassy
against the doings at Bucharest, may be the sepa-
ration of the two Principalities.
The Bourse was in an uncertain state to-day.
Rente rose Tic. for cash, and fell 10c. for account,
closing at 69fr. 721 c. and 69fr. 75c. Mobilier fall
21r. 50c. Credit Fonder rose 12fr. 50c. Italian
rose 35c. In railways the only notable change was
a fall of 6fr. 25c. in Orleans.

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London, England, 1866-03-06

NEW MEYBEES.

Mr. Plowll, the eewly-elected member for Limerick,
mad Mr. Demise, the cewly.elected member for Ilvertoo,
took the Oaths acd.their seats.

NOTICES.
COOLIE EMIGRATION

Xr. B. 00CHRANE t 3 put questions on Thursday next
is the Presi bat of the Board or Trade on the subject of
the excessive mortibty which had lately uo3arred on board
ships conveying 0006116
London, England, 1866-03-06

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TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

Dinorca's =auamia.)
THE. CORPS LEGISLATIF.
PARIS, Mama 5.
In to-day's sittings of the Corps Legislatif the
debate upon the amendment to the paragraph of
the address relating to Algeria was resumed.
Speeches were made by General Allard, M. Lan-
juinais, and X. Berryer. The latter pointed out 1
the danger attending the creation of an Arabian
empire. M. Ronher, in reply, explained that the
policy of the Emperor was to put au end to the
hatred existing between the two nationalities in
Algeria, and which was falsely represented as In-
extinguishable. After a few words from M. Jules
Fevre the amendment was rejected, and the para-
graph relative to Algeria was adopted.

THE LEBANON.
MARSEILLES, XABce 5.

Advioes received here from Tripoli, dated the
22nd ult., announce that Dervish Pacha had
arrived in the Lebanon with 10,000 men. A de-
tachment of Joseph Karam's partisans bad de-
feated two battalions of Turks. Karam, with his
forces, was entrenched at Benachi, awaiting the
Turkish army under Dervish.

AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, MMus 6.

It is rumoured that Prince Cour& has ►ddressed a
letter to the signatary powers of the Treaty of
Paris, protesting against his forced abdication, and
soliciting assistance in order to obtain his reinstate-
ment. _ _

Reports are current in financial circles that the
Minister of Finance has consented to exempt the
Lombardo-Venetian Railway Company from tax-
ation for a period of twenty years, provided the
company will undertake to carry out certain works
for the improvement of the port of Trieste.
The Wanderer denies the accuracy of these re-
ports, and asserts that the Lombardo-Venetian
Railway Company is to be exempt from taxation
for fourteen years, and that, in consideration of this
concession, Messrs. Rothschild will take up the re-
-40 millions of the recent Austrian loan.

AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA.

VIENNA, MARca 5,
London, England, 1866-03-06

DIVISION IN THE HOUSE OP LORDS LAS?

NIGHT.
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LAW OF EVIDENCE AMENDMENT BILL.
Moved that the bill be now re►d a second time (The Lord
ChinosMr) ; objected to, nod an amendment moved to
leave out " Dow," and insert "this day six months" (the
Lord Chelmsford) ; on question that " now" Mead part of
the modoo—costenta, 29 ; non-oontents, 29. The num-
bers being equal, it was, according to ancient rater, re-
solved in the negative.
London, England, 1866-03-06

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The bills wire real a sewed time :
Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway (Southern
Lints) ; Bristol Harbour Junction Railway and Wind
Depot ; Devon and Cornwall Railway ; lialesowen and
Dromsgroveßrannti Ragways k North Western sod Churieg-
moss Railway; Ferran Railway, Pier, and Harbour;
Somerset and Dorset Railway ; Bonth Eastern Railway ;
Swam Union Railway ; and Weiss= Valley Railway, Bill&
London, England, 1866-03-06

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

AGITATION IN BOHEMIA.

At a recent sitting of the Diet of Prague, the
dissidence between the Czech and German races in
Bohemia exhibited itself in a degree of agitation
whioh almost amounted to violence. A proposition
for abolishing the privilege accorded to the German
language in the secondary and higher departments
of education, and putting both the Czech and
German languages on a footing of complete equality,
was the occasion for this outbreak of national feeling.
The sitting continued for nine hours, which shows
howkeenly the question was contested on both sides.
The government wishing to give offence to neither
party proposed to take the opinion of the universi-
ties, which was equivalent to an adjournment of
the question for the session. This proposition was
rejected by 121 to 101, and the result was received
by the Czech party with great enthusiasm. The
people who crowded the tribunes and who were
assembled before the chamber loudly cheered the
national deputies, while the German members
were insulted, and in some instances maltreated.
The official Gazette of Prague strongly
censures the municipal authorities for not acting
with greater vigour on the occasion. A similar
display of feeling manifested itself in different
points of Bohemia and the armed force had to
be called out to preserve public order.

THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES.

The Wanderer of Vienna openly advises the
government of Austria to take advantage of the
crisis in the Danubian Principalities by annexing
them to the empire. By adopting this course
Austria would at once escape from her Italian diffi-
culties, and the dangers with which M. de Bismarck
threatens her in Germany. The two Western
powers would be glad to see the exchange of
Venetia for Moldo-Wallachia, and Austria could
then reckon on their moral and material support
against the pretensions of Prussia.
. .

_The ost Deutche Poste also has an article in which
much the same policy is advocated.

(ulna's =ma
FRANCE.

PARIS, Mum &

The eondition of the Prinoe Imperial is very
satisfactory, the disease being rapidly on the de-
cline.

SPAIN.

MADRID, Mises 5, Emma.

♦ meeting of the shareholders of the Bank of
Spain was held to-day, when an animated discus-
sion took place. The directors of the bank propose
to issue notes for 50 reels and 20 reels respectively.
London, England, 1866-03-06

THE JAMAICA INQUIRY.

Mr. BRIGHT asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer If
be would undertake, on behalf of the goverment, teat all
despatches and all infermation received at the Admiralty
and the War Department convected with the recent tram-
actions in Jamaica should be laid before the royal commission
Row sitting in that island.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had better
perhaps state what had been dose, for ea the Hoye,. Com-
mission bad made coosiderable progress at the dr :41 of the
last ailvices, it might be uncertain what effect any order
that might now be made would have. Sir H. S.orkv, the
chief commissioner, was also the commander-in-ctOef, and
therefore the military superior of all the olece-s who had
been concerned in petting down the outbreak. All the
documents relating to them were therefore already at his
command and is his possession. The deem of the navy
bad reported to the Admiralty, and the Admiralty felt
restrained from giving up the pi pus by the circumstance
that the naval officers had made their reports in obedience
to from their superiors, and had not been warned
that Claw report' might be stied against them. The Ad-
miralty had, however, by a letter of the 6th of January,
desired Adnurel Hope to afford all the intormation
assistance that he could to Sir B. Storks in conducting the
inquiry.
Mr. BRIGHT thereupon gave notice that unless the
despatches were produced either in that bowers in Jamaica
be should brier' forward a distinct motion for their priority,
thou.

Colon' S. KNOX widted to know why the same rule bad
sot been acted upon towards the soldiers as had been fol-
lowed in the case of the sailors—why the latter should not
be famed to criminate themselves, and the former should!
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
gallant gentleman had misunderstood hisstaaemest. The same
tale had been acted upon in both COMM The naval officen
?sal reported to their superior+, and the military bad done
the nine; but Sir H. Storks was the superior military
officer, end his responsibility as the head of the commis-
sion would be affected by the knowledge which he had ob-
tained by means of the clt 'patches.
London, England, 1866-03-06

EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN IN MINES.

Kr. AICROYD *eked the Secretary of State for the
Rome Department whether his attention had been called
the miss of a girl. 12 years of age, crushed to death in a col-
liery near Wigan, sod to the evidence gives at the isquest ;
sad whether the girl bad been employed contrary to the
pebvicons of the dot for the Regulation of Employment in
Mines _

Sir GREY sold that he had received a very fall report
upon the ease from Mr. Hickson, the government inspector.
In his opinion the girl had not been employed con-
trary to the provis'ons of the statute ; but the employment
of a child of such tender years sae very reprebee able. If
the hon. member would move for it, Mr. Hickson's report
should be laid ovi the table.
WRECKS ON THE COAST OF DURHAM'.

Sir H. WILLIAMSON asked the President of the Board
of Trade whether he was aware that IT vessels came
ashore DMZ Whitburo, on the coast of Durham, between
the w )ntbs of September and January last ; if his attention
bad been called to a rumour of Nee lights having been
exhibted neer Whitburn, and it there was any truth is thaL
rumour. If in. whether the Board of Trade intended order-
ing any further ineeetigation than that abseil, instituted
by the Trinity-house ; and, if there was no truth in the
rumour, whether the Board of Trade intended inquiring into
the circumstances under which those vessels came ashore,
more especially as regards there that did so in oelm wee
Cher and with as off-shore wind?
Mr. GIBSON said the board was aware of the casualties
In question, and had inquired into the rumoured exhibition
et false lights. He dtd not, however, believe that that
rumour was true, and did not think any further isivesitiba-
lion intuit necessary. There seemed to have been notl"ng
peculiar in the circumstances under which the vessels
bad come ashore. The propriety of putting up an
additional light on the comet of Durham was under con-
sideration.

POOR DEBTORS.

In answer to Mr. liantzr,

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL meld that, on the 10th of
December last, the Master of the Dolls had directed the
neceestry steps to be taken for settling a scheme to sd-
atinieter the charitable finds formerly applicable to the
relief of pour debtors in the Qaten's Bench Prison, now
abolished.
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