The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-06 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

MEL1301111:CE. 0c7,. 13.

The Victoria parliament hns been proregas 1,
after baring passed the bia for a loan of 2,10(),0)):.
for railway purposes.

Tho hhiPments of gold to England sinoe tho do-
parturo of the last mail amount to 110,250 oan-,de.

THE MAORI REVOLT.
SYDNEY, O. 10.

Mr. Parkes, the Colonial Secretary, has ;retired.
Advice. from Now Zealand state that the in-
surrection of the Maoris h.id not been sublued.
The British forces wore considered to be wanting in
proper organisation to repress tho revolt.
ADELAIDE, Oar. 13.
The Ministry Lave resigned.

AMERICA.

THE TAXATION OF THE UNUTED F4TATES.
FATAL DISTURBANCES LN NEW ORLEANS
AND ARKANSAS.

The Cunard royal mail steamship Russia, from
New York on the 27th, arrived at Queenstown at
2.20 a.m. to-day (Nov. 6), with 115 cabin pas-
sengers and 188,700 dohs. in specie. She landed
89 sacks of mails and nine passengers, and pro-
ceeded at 2.30 a.m., carrying on the Liverpool and
Scotch mails. The Russia made the passage in
tight dais six hours.

NEW TORN, Ocr. 27, Nowt.

A letter of President Johnson in reply to the
inquiries of General Ewing has been published, in
which it is stated that the national expenditure of
the past three years was, in the aggregate,
1,259,000,000 dollars, and the estimated expendi-
ture of the present year 372,000,000 dollars.
Immediate retrenchment is necessary to avert
bankruptcy. A wise economy, however, could
soon increase the revenue and diminish taxation.
If the debt were permitted to increase it would be
gathered into the hands of a few who could exer-
cise a dangerous controlling influence thereby.
The President has promulgated a treaty of amity
and commerce with Madagascar.
It is reported that James Hinds, a congress man
from Arkansas, has been assassinated at Monroe
in that state.

A tight occurred at St. Bernard Pariah, near
New Orleans, between the white and negro
clubs. Three negroes and ono white were killed.
The whites of New Orleans armed themselves and
proceeded to he scene of the disturbance, but
were prevented by General Rousseau, who detailed
cavalry to preserve order in the city and its
vicinity.
Fifty negroes entered Dardanelles, in Arkansas,
on Sunday, and fired upon the houses of the whites,
who armed and drove the negroes from the town.
Mr. Seymour, in a speech at Indianopolie, urged
him hearers to abate all party passion and declared,
as his earnest belief, that the welfare of the country
demanded the removal of the radicals from power.
Several additional slight shocks of earthquake
were felt in California on Sunday.
Advices from Cuba state that the insurgents
who plundered the town of Manati were driven off
by a gunboat. General Lorsuinli refused the re-
quest of a Cuban deputation to hold a public
meeting.
The crops in Jamaica are promising
It is r•' cried that &hum bad cal tared Jeremiu
and St. Mario.

NEW YORK, Oar. 2S, Noon.

Mr. fieytnour was enthusiastically received at Co-
lumbus in Ohio, and made a speech repeating
his previous arguments, and adding a declara-
tion as to the present condition of the public debt.
Be said that the unequal distribution of the na-
tional currency and the large representation in the
Senate enable the New England states to exercise
an undue power in the National Affairs, and large
centres of capital thrive at the expense of the
agricultural districts.
The negroes have been discharged from the New
Orleans police.
Oatmeal Rousseau has telegraphed to Washington,
announcing that Governor Warmouth had offered
him the control of the civil governments, and ask-
ing for instructions on the subject.
The President, through the War Department,
authorised General Rousseau to take whatever
action might be necessary to preserve pew.
The troops maintained perfect order in New
Orleans.

General Reynolds, commanding in Texas, has
ordered Judge M'Parland to continue a civil case,
involving the question of heirship to certain pro-
perty. The counsel protested to President John-
son against this unwarrantable assumption of
power by General Reynolds, and asking redress.
Mr. Johnson replied that the reconstruction laws

prevent his inierferenco on behalf of the peti-
tioners.

A large enthusiastic demi ,t.. 0 m.r•:nig was
hold at Now York last night, Ir. Blair %V. 49
among the speakers.

ewer House of
the

PPM*
According to Messrs. Wrigbt's report, Uri recant
frosts will materially lessen the cotton crops.
The party opposed to ritualism in the Episcopal
National Convention developes lees strength than
was expected.
Dr. McComb. of Scotland. was inaugurated yes-
terday es president of Princeton College with
imposing ceremonies.
Alight oexerred near Pumas in Cabs or Monday.
The insurgents were routed. Amounts represent-
ing the insurrection as formidable have been pub-
lished, but are grossly exaggerated. The disturb-
ances were of a purely local character, and the
number of the insurgents less than two hundred.

NEW YORK. Nov. 6.
The Allan steamship Germany arrived at Quebec
to-day.
Closing Priose :--oobl closed at 1321. The
highest quotation was 1321, and the lowest
132;. Sterling exchange on London, 1091 ;
6-20 United States Banda, 1882, 1081 ; ditto,
1886, 1051; ditto, 1866, 107}; 10-40 ditto, 1031.
It is reported that the government is selling
Bonds. Illinois, 143 ; Erie, 391. Cotton. Mid-
dling Upland, 251. Petroleum, standard white,
29. Flour, extra State, 6 dole. 700. to 7 dole. 300.
Corn, old mixed, 1 dol. 160.

On asirsno cLaza.)
ME WAIT IN HArTI.

LOMBAIIDM.ENT OF A TOWN AND MUCH
LOSS OF LIFE.
(CENTVAL PR .)
NEW YOltii, Nov. 6, 9 r.x.

Advicce received here from Port-au-Prirre an-
noun( e tie de traction of tho city of Jeremie by
General tia/nuve. After the capture of Petite
Goave,heave moved upon Jeremie and &-
mended its unconditional surrender underiptnaltyof
instant bombardment. The British, French, and
Amc rif an Consuls ut once waited upon ti,o Prori-
dr ',rot( r.ting against the fulfilment of the
threat, ae an outrage upon limunnity, awl in-
volving heavy losses to foreign residents, but
without avail. Ile even refused do:ay for the
unloved of non-combatants. The Irmthar.linent
lest( d three days. Many were killed and wounlog,
including numbers of women.

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ME. BRIGHT AT EDINBURGH,

EDINDLIOII, MICIU131:0•1%

flit day a opecial mocting of the E linburgh
CLamber of Commerce was held in the hall of the
Chanter, Melbourne place, Mr. G101:03 H/BUISTI,
chairman of the chamber, in the chair. Thera WM a
very large attendance of members, al it war known that
Mr. Bnght, M.P., was to be elected an honorary member
of the chamber.

After the minutes had been read, the CILLTRYLN
briefly addreteed Mr. Bright. and welcomed him as the
mooed honorary member of the chamber.
Mr. Broom, on rising to address the chamber, was re-
ceived with loud cheers. He said—Mr. Chairman. I was
not aware, until I looked through the glass in the doors
coming up the stairs, that I was about to meet a large
assembly of the members of the chamber. I had thought I
was coming to • fire minutes' chat with the directors
who min ht be here at one of their usual meetings, and I
than p' chaps not be expected to occupy your time more
than a few minutes, as there is some probability that I
shall be called upon to speak at greater length before the
day is over. (Hear, hear.) But I may say that I feel it
a very remarkable token of your kindness end good
opinion, that you have elected me an hono:ay member of
your body ; and I do so for several reasons. Your chamber
is, I believe, one of the oldest in the kingdom. I
see from the date on the wall, which I suppose is one of
the ornaments of the hall—(laughter)—that your chamber
has been in existence for about 80 years. (Hear.)
1 understand also that the number of members
is probably as great as that of any other chamber
in the kingdom ; and the very fact that so
long ago as 1820, now forty-eight years since, you
tamed this excellent petition, and presented it to the
House of Commons, is a fact which I think stands, and
ought to stand, so long sa the chamber l►sts, to its credit
and to its honour. (Applause.) In reading over this
petition I was amused by one omission in it. It is very
good in its argument, and I am very sure in the proposi-
tions it lays down ; but it avoids altogether the mention
of the subject of corn. I read it over twice to see if there
was anything about corn in it. (Laughter.) The fact is
that in those days we were so absolutely prostrated—l
was but a boy then, and must shake off any feeling
of humiliation. I do not pretend to be humiiated,
became I was not conscious of it ; but at that time our
forefathers were so prostrated under the heel of the terri-
torial power in this country, that even this chamber, so
intelligent and so authoritative, in approaching] parlia-
ment on behalf of free trade, had not got the courage to
mention the particular article of trade which was the
most important of all for the country. It shows how
much the nation has advanced since that time, that we are
not now afraid of speakingout our minds even on • question
on which we may differ from the territorial interest o the
country. (Cheers.) However, the petition was very
good, and the one which was presented that)/same
day from the City of London was also
good ; and during our anti-Corn-Law dis-
cussions and our free trade discussions it was
very commonly necessary for us, and useful for irk
to quote both of those petitions; and I recollect distinctly
that on more than one occasion they were referred to by
my lamented friend whose bust is now in your,hall. But
perhaps after all that has been done, the work of chambers
of commerce is not absolutely concluded. We have no
import cl sties that are now levied for protection, but still
we have import duties that are exceedingly oppressive,
and the removal of which would stimulate the trade of the
country to • great extent. I once advised the Financial Re-
form Association of Liverpool, who are against all
indirect taxation, to hoist a flag with the motto
"A free breakfast.table"— (applause) ; that, as the bread
was no longer taxed, some effort should he made to mita:
the tea and the coffee and the sugar. Now, I need not
tell you that there are great inequalities iu our taxation
particularly with reference to the probate and succession
duties; there being no probate duty, I think, on what is
trilled nail property, and the succession duty being levied
in a manner that is scandalously unequal and unjust.
(Applause.) Well, if that succession duty were made
equal on all property, and if it exist at all, it ought to
be made equal; that would bring in a considerable
addition to revenue, and if ;at
_the same time we
were to bring down the expenditure of the country by
about 10 millions, which is perfectly easy to be deem—
(applause)—and which any government, if it found that
there was a vote of parliament to that effect, could imme-
diately find the means of doing, then we could get rid of
the duties upon tea and sugar, which produce an enor-
mous slum, I suppose perhaps about 12 millions a year,
and also the duty upon coffee, which produces a much
smaller sum; but if those duties were removed this effect
would be produced—the consumption of those articles
would be greatly increased. (Hear, hoar.) You see they
are articles which enter now into the consumption of every
family in the kingdom. There is no woman who manages
a house, however poor she may be, who does not spend
something in tea, and something in sugar ; sad even down
to the very pauper who receives her 24. or Is. • week from
the parish, • portion of it goes fee tea sad sugar. If
these duties were removed, we should, of course, have
those articles as much cheaper as the duty, and cheaper
still further than by the amount of the duty, because the
amount of the duty involves a large expenditure of
capital, and altogether adds more to the met of the
article--(hear, hear)—so that if them duties wore re-
moved we should have an enormous increase in the con-
reception, and, as a matter of course, • corresponding
increase in our foreign trade ; and at the same
time we should give, in a special manner, •
relief to the great body of the wages- re-
ceiving class, became they are the people who

mown less they they would nesume U sere t—',l
Wen &repo. People who are well of wined est a.
I ably make their tea much alreager, and moult set pea.
Lahly use inn saw in their cooking, and ao on ; bet ..
tie working cheese it would be all • gift for theft, eel
the rig sand for their labour world of teems be atimulat..l
by the named Inds. The rate of their wow, sea,!(
not Le d:n.iniehed. The whole of the 12,040,000!., 0,
whatever was the gam that was remitted, wo del b,
as
abolish, decalk,a. The great bulk of it would As ~
'latices to the working clause of the eseetry.
Well, now I nape.* that, not because I lb ak the work-
ing classes of the country should pay se proportin of lila
tans (Hear, haw.) And that legislates Se merely le:
the purport of slaking them tendon able at Vie as.
pare of others, and at the septum of Julio. Bit es
mot bier is sand that of the arreaty minion peipt,
doing of proud resesse, lacladiag the lice* delis,
whin an imposed as the tale of articles of pears; „1.
ocooptink, you lad that the taxation us arteee tha
vast bulk el which is consumed by the working clay"
amounts to no bee than forty-five millions a year ;
eks
amount, therefore, which they contribute in prop..rt,,,,
their mauls sad to their noosses, ie very m itt la•gar
than the anaceint which is contribute! ur
caber and richer motions of society—oonse clew,
I believe U would be the simplest auto
of justice to them that this change should be role
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duoed, and that instead of its being squandered by
vicious system of government it should be left to (mad,
and multiply itself in the pockets of the people, eo a,
give increased comfort to all chases of the popu:awy
(Cheers.) We are all interested in thin, and it weal as
me that it is a question to which it would be quite pram •
for chamber, of commerce throughout the country to tea
their attention. (Hear.) Bear in mind that ministers 1/
the crown, thin government and the lot, or the nest, or sny
government, have much to do, and that the itvat
their byte when they get sato oftice in to try and {hop is
(Laughter.) That I. the first thing, the &rat .I.2ty
minister, to keep in office—(laughter; ill, fve%
long ohm rvation—(laughter) —and he is ma.', .sa!‘ 1
of stepping the least out of his routine. bemuse if he •!-.7
anything new before parliament. an.] tl-.re is a can:. .);
en adverse division against him. it is as a•le.sre
against the government of which he LI a resen'er. a.. 1 a,
doubt all the memßeis of the governcmt • s., r
I,•gin to peck at him, and upbraid him, ii he hi, te! t
into any parliamentary difficulty. T%-..

T.

that miniFtt rs do not attempt throe new
adventurous minister who has tlo
courage to attempt things of thi s.n y ~
Glad Anne. (Applause.) I need ri,,t t.:l c • . •
quality, which is soadmirable in him. haioft,•n I, : .
to the charge of not being a very ben rn.•,.-•..
lLoae yr rak.ns whose iutaresti are tli;t,the I n...

owe to tlita opinion if a minist r like •
in power. Now, whit he wooll win.. a., I. •
wl.et everybxly would wan', at I a%t av ry
takes tide view that I have been leyio.t .

fli,— I have vicv.r heart! Mr. Oladt ..1.,
opinion upon it, Lut ary on Jain; ~,A a

that wLat.i, v. anted :a, that cha:abere )i c, x n

'Teal with 4uth, rty upon these quest.eni. sh ..!
arm. and tlvit they should not lay down ir

cause they hsve got rid of the corn laws, an•l th•• •:T .
Loroly, and the navigation laws; that they sh•-rild /.. •
these quosticiv, and see if there are nut c..,
which tLey can be just, belief:lc al., and a••••:.::. • •
country, as they have been in former stru‘a • .
toles. (CLotr3.) Now this point abut a fry 1- •
fast table I think would make J very go el tint : I
were a auslidate for a constituency Chit want•-I
rartictilar advantage set before it, I think Ish
that flag, and thus show to ail men and women •
house in the town I was canvassing what a gr,s. s
tegedt won:1 be to them, at lout twice a da7. y

would return Ice t> per Lament over my o

(Laughter.) It wou:d he a simplificatimi of our :u

great addition to our commerce, a gr nt stimulus
demand for labour, a great relief to the mi.).
rity of the population who live on war*
and it would tend more alio to wean tio
people from the consampLon of articled whir ii s-s
pern:cious--(hear, hear; —and give domethiog—what :
I Fay 1' It would make the home, the doinutir.
more tempting and more comfortable to workmen. (Hem
hear.) Therefore, on all then grounds I think it wail
not be a bad undertaking for the chambers of commer
jog Mr. elladstone's elbow, when he comes into
(cheers)—and to see whether we could not make
great step. I suspect, judging by all his part car,.‘,:,
that if there were a pt.blic opinion powerful ea3.:(r t)
remind him and to help him on, he would be ai will:az 12
the future as he bias been in the past to bring befrit
country budgets combining a smaller ex endirsr s
greater relief to all clamed of the people. .;t7h)e7c.)
1 must not be supposed to be speaking with any ant :sty.
I have not seen Mr. Gladstene, or heard from hinl,
in fact, do I know that I have seen or heard from ar,y
one of Lid colleagues since the session of parliament br
up. lam only speaking as believing what is good t Ss
done, and pointing out to you frcen mypettexperiet
is the way in which good may be done. It can only bi sieu
by men like yourselves esaurning these guldens, midi :4
up your minds upon them, urging them upon all th
around you. and finally urging also the goverameit
the time being, and parliament, to listen to w` r:
have to say, and carry out the views which you La:d
termined upon. (Applause.) I have nothing more io
am very glad to have had the opportunity of meeting y
These observations I have made ad they arose in my
at the moment I stood up, and thinking of your celebrs;
and admirable petition. I can only hope that what y.
were powerful to aid and to help forward in lslo, you ref
be still, and continually, powerful to urge forward .3
regard to our commercial legislation in years that IN ::
come. (Cheers.) You have not the reputation here
that vast manufacturing induetry and commerce wsich we
have in Manchester, and Liverpool, and Birmingbain;
you have a reputation which is not escerei II that
of any other place in the Mairlom. of beats
an intelligent and instructive people. an I eon) are
many things in which your 01 n has hat grdit
intluence upon the population, and 1..-reat .I.**l
government; and I am quite sure th..: f
Leine; useful are not in the sl:ghtest doge, ..•
by the eat. but are increased by all .11e go .1 ;'.
bare done in Tears that are gone. k %IT:A -
Chairman, I have only to ray that lam no: •
to you. and I shall consider that A is a real h
1 a...:ept with feeling, that you have 21:0w.:,i

star..l urea your list as as honorary
Chamber of Commerce. (loud cheem.)

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In the evening Mr. Bright attended a ri
working classes in the Corn Exclxit,:' 0;
Market; Mr. Osmer PITT, M.P., resid-t. t— • : •
present were the Right Hon. J. Mocereiff, $i ,
Hay. M.P., Mr. Dolglish, 11.1'.. Mr. M5..1.0-01.
Waldegrave-Leslie, M.P., Mr. Miller. st r ,
Anatruther, M.P., Sir A. I.:aeon Madland. a •
The addressesing opened the pre -• $
brief speech, were promoted to %.c. - :"•••• ' $
the Edinburgh branch of the &dem e.
the United Trade. Council reproicutaig the
trades of Edinburgh.
Mr. Bright commenced byalluding to the altond ndatice
Position of politic-salinities in couseq‘u nee 0i the ramio or
the reformlin. The aristocracy wlio lately goovned dei
country had. he said, abdicated, and thrtt wo,t L.,tial
leader. Lord Derby, se the chief. had in .n
oon e
for them capitulated. The fate of this great nam,*
in it. own hands, and the responsibihtt of the LA 1:11
rested with the majority of the people. Mr. Bright wit
referred to Mr. J. S. Min's opposition to the tallet. r•-'s
after tirgisig arguments in its favour. raid he believed this
experience of election contests would AIVTI
every man who was in favour of public order that the
ballot was indispensably necessary to *revue it. The hot:-
gentleman then dealt with the land question regard to
the whole of the United Kingdom. Prom year to rem': the
owners of land were beco fewer in iiiinther. the
object of the existing monopoly • that gieot (smite%s ql
with Teat estates, might power and might eett
the great governing party in the NAITO. rho
just policy of the law was to leave toe&MI
'
cumtion or dispersion of land to
causes sad Defers long it would be the duty of
Tatars to remove from the statute-book the law of
prim
venture, and to limit the practice of intone ant seta,-
amnia to persons who were living when the deeds Were
made. After stating his views with regard to the esr°-
diture on the army and navy. the hon. gentleman ad-
verted to the education question. The hon. gentleman
Meowed • hope that, as one result of the 01$1:
ilea of the suffrage, there would be a ,rh''
and sBeetly extension of education to son
part of the country. In conclusion, he alluded to the re.
retying pan sin. and anticipated an amcherat.os of its
miseries as the result of better legislation.
replying to a vote of thankIns, Mr. Bright eu.lgeli-
catty recommended anion end energetic action email: Oa
liberal electors of Scotland at the cooing eteotioaa.

6, " '64oo;4rz'
•
.übl . of the Lower House of
.n I • • e resigned, leaving the
q ml
• jpiolmoren, the probate judge in Sandusky,
Ohio. a member of °engross eleot. has been
le
Arrested fur issuing fraudulent naturalisation