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

THE IRISH REFORM BILL.

Mr. Chichester Fortescue has given notice that
on Friday week he will move :—"That this house
considers it essential to the satisfactory settlement of the
question of parliamentary reform that there should be an
amendment of the law relating to the representation of
the people in Ireland as well as in the other portions of
the United Kingdom; and considers it desir.ble that in
accordance with the expressed promise of the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, the government should introduce and
lay upon the table their bill upon that subject before the
house is asked to read for the third time the bill for the
amendment of the Representation of the People in Eo;•
land."

The boroughs in England and Wales with a
population of less than 10,000 in 1801 returning two tone
bers, are :—Andover, Bodmin, Bridgnorth, Bridport
Buckingham, Chichester, Chippenham, Chipping Yip
combo, Cirencester, Cockennouth, Devizes, Dorchester,
Evesham, Guildford, Harwich, Hertford, Honiton, &At.
logdon, Knaresborough, Leominster, Lewes, Lichfield,
Ludlow, Lymington, Malden, New Mallon, Marlborough,
Great Marlow, Newport (Isle of Wight), Poole, Rich-
mond (York), Ripon, Stamford, Tavistock, Tewkesbury,
Thetford, Toter.. Wells, and Windsor.
Captain Vivian intends to move on going into
committee of supply:—" That the volunteer force was
established solely for the purpose of security against
foreign invasion, and that the members of that force, in
cases of domestic tumult or disturbince, have no obliga-
tions or duties distinct from those of other citizens, and
are in such cases no more than any other citizens liable to
orders or instruction from the military or civil authori-
ties."
Viscount Enfield will ask the Secretary to the
Poor Law Board on Monday whether any nominees have
been appointed under the provisions of the Metropolitan
Poor Relief Act, paned during the present session, to act
as joint guardians of the poor throughout the metropolitan
parishes and unions ; and, if such nominations have not
taken place, whether it be in consequence of one of the
provisions of the above-mentioned act, which stipulates
that the nominees and ex-officio guardians together Mall
never exceed one-third of the whole board, the resident
justices of the peace in several unions already constituting
that number.
The Emperor of Russia has caused a souvenir to
be transmitted, through the medium of Baron ile Budherg,
his ambassador in Paris, to Mdme. Laburie, who, as is
known, was slightly wounded in the attempt of June 6.
being an emerald in the shape of a heart, surrounded with
brilliants. The jewel was made in Russia, and bears the
address of the jeweller at St. Petersburg.
The Situation, new journal, at Paris, publishes
the following singular note :—" This day is the anniversary
of the battle of Waterloo, June 18. Let us not forget that
date. We have avenged ourselves on all foreigners who
crushed us by numbers in Isl 3, 1814, and isn. We coo.
quered the Russians in the Crimea ; we defeated the Aus-
trians in Italy ; we did better than conquer the English -
we saved them at Inkerrnann: We have taken vengeance
on all except the Feminism When will their tort
oome ?"
The following paragraph is going the rounds
the Paris journals:—" Prince Mokeifayo, son-in-law .:
Queen Pomare, is expected in Paris early in October. 11.. i
Oceanic prince is a Parisian of pure blood, well known ,2
the Boulevards ; and if we are not mistaken the real na•-t
of the prince is Rogues, and he held the piano two
ago at the Varietie Theatre as accompanier. Protell
finding himself dull in the Sandwich Isles, he has mid, a
pretext of wishing to see the Exhibition to return to
France with his young wife, and to never go back to l-1!
mother-in-law's kingdom."
The succession of the late Doctor Jubert .lo
Lemballe has just been settled. The portion falling to
each of his five heirs is 560,000 fr., or 2„stw,ooofr.
" A handsome fortune," says Gatimani, " when the fa-t
is remembered that the illustriou. surgeon came to T."
a poor lad."
The marriage of Prince Paul Demidotf with ilia
Princes. Itlestcherski took place at Paris yes.erday, at the
Russian church, with great pomp. The young lady. it
known (says Gal ignani), had been
greatly admired by the
Grand Duke, heir to the throne of Russia, before his nor'
nags with the Princess Dagmar, and it is the Etuper"t
Alexander himself, report says, who brought about this
union between Prince Demidoff and the Princess.
The Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha has arrived in
Paris, and alighted at the hotel of his own repre.entitoe.
Prince Humbert is to go to Vienna when ho
leaves Paris. Apartments have been prepared for him 'a
the imperial palace.
Mr. C. Plowden, secretary to the Allalialial
Board of Revenue, has issued a report on the census
Ca a
of the North-Western Province!' on the null of Janearv.
1805. The census reveals the fact that only s'O.,
are born to every 100 males, and this is true of South,
Asia generally. Mr. Plowden finds the cause chieil,v
this, that the warmer a country is and the older a hush"
is, as compered with his wife, the greater the number •
male births. It is an important religious fact that t!,."
ars in the province only 44 millions of Mkt...mini:ins, ..*
seventh of the whole population. There seems, says t
analyst, to be no mock modesty among the 2 ; who • .
scribed themselves as professional thieves, or among
pimps, 2,251 eunuchs, and 241,806 prostitutes. Sow
returned themselves as " sturdy be Baas," end
"bad characters." In the list we rind 479,015 ordal
beggars, 29 professed mourners, 111 slmstekers, 2 pedii
makers, 220" flatterers for gain." 1 " vagabond." 14
piercers," 51 " makers of caste woke," wrele~
charmers, informers, fortune tellers, jesters, Sas
hangmen, and gravediggers.
CRYSTAL PALACE. —Mdlle. Nilsson will inf.: at
the opera concert next Saturday.