The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-22 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 22, 1868.

tion of explorers, ea being • locality suitable for
an European settlement ; and about thirteen
gars since an Argentine colony attempted, but
without success, to establish itself on the spot now
forming the head-quarters of the Welsh settle-
The chief drawback is the abeence of wood,
an inconvenience proposed to be remedied by
planting large hers of fast growing trees,
such as the willow or the Australian gum tree.
Flantatiouz of olive trews have also boon sug-
gested.
By the middle of 1866 sixty acres of ground had
1 Cfll sva with wheat, several houses and fences
sear ted, ten muss of cart-road completed, and
other improvements effected.. A portion of the
+a filers had also formed themselves into a volun-
teer corps, fur protection aga:net the neighbour-
ing Indians, whom, notwithstanding the profus-
sh•ns of goodwill wade by the leading Cacique+,
they greatly distrusted, having been told how on
more than one occasion the Spanish colony at
Patagonia had been plundered by the Indians.
Ncr were they ignorant of the fact that only a few
:is ars since, a tribe of Patagonians allowed Coin-
mender Alan Gardner, R.N., and his companions
to starve to death, and murdered the crew of the
Otean Queen. The chief difficulty with which
to colony had to contend was its iso-
lated position, being nearly 160 miles
from the nearest established post, and 201)
miles from the nearest market. Moreover,
the wheat crops were liable to be to-
tally destroyed in a single night by ono of the
Pampers, winds, which measionally sweep across
the plains. At the beginning of last year the news
from the colony was anything but favourable, and
Mr. Matthew, writing from Buenos Ayres to Lord
Stanley, stated that the failure of the settlers'
wheat harvest, together with the unwilling-
ness of the Argentine government to make
any further pecuniary advances, bad led
the Argentine authorities to entertain the
ides of removing the colonists from the
(Input River, and of offering them the choice
of lands near the settlement of Patagonia, or in
the province of Santa Fe. Two months later it
was announced that the Argentine Fovermumt
had temporarily suspended its decision; and,
later still, in June, 1867, it was formally stated that
the Argentine authorities were prepared to con-
tinue to the colonists the subsidy hitherto received
by them until the autumn of 1868, by which time
it was anticipated the fate of the hapless colony
would be determined in one way or the other.
In a few weeks we shall probably know more of
the matter.

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.
FINSBURY.
Yesterday evening a public meeting, convened
for the purpose of hearing addresses from the two mem-
bers for the borough, took place at Myddelton-hall,lsling-
ten, under the pisedency of Mr. J. Smut. The hall waa
crowded long before the hour appointed for the com-
mencement of the proceedings.
After a brief introduction from the CHAntsraw, whose
recommendation of the sitting members for re-election
was interrupted by demands for cheers for Mr. O'Malley,
the conservative candidate, and for Mr. Disraeli, the only
response to which was a general shout of laughter.
Mr. W. T. M. Teener:a came forward and was received
with loud and prolonged cheering. Ile commenced
by observing that that meeting was the fly-leaf be-
tween the book of the past and the book of
the future. Ile was not there as a candidate,
but as one of the members for the borough, and the
rai cling was held to hear from the representatives of that
constituency the closing account of the parliament which
was about to expire. When lie was elected for Finsbury
he gave but one pledge, which was, that whenever the
electors got tired of him, or disapproved of his conduct, be
would at once restore the trust reposed in him, and he
would give no other pledve at the corning election.
(Cheers.) Ilia experience of three parliaments was, that
if a great constituency wished to have its voice heard with
weight and emphasis in the Howse of Commons, its
represent:alien must go there with the dignity
mud spirit of a man about them, and not as
tie abject slaves of a majority. (laud cheers.) Thu
pot screen had not been a very fruitful one, or ono that
they could look hack upon with oxide. It would be for the
new p arliament to rectify mauy of the blemishes of the
Reform Act of 1867, especially that one which he had
endeavoured to correct last year. namely, the anomaly
which retained the rate-paying clauses. (Cheers.) lie
believed that in the new parliament thine would be a
majority of four-fifths in favour of vote by ballot
(clicers)—and though he did not like the ballot himself,
he believed it necessary in a land where those who were
powerful would not let the poor man vote as ho pleased,
and the very disclaimers which had recently been published
showed that that imputation did exist. The voting paper
system proposed by the Reform Dill would, he believed,
have been productive of fraud, forgery, falsehood, and
defeat of justice, and it was upon his motion that it was
rejected upon its first discussion in the House of Com-
mons, and again after its restoration by the House of
Lords. It was at hie instant's also that the lodger fran-
chise was carried. (Cheers.) Early in 11466 he introduced a
measure toenablelocalities to improve labourers' dwellings,
and before his bill had beeu three months on the table of
the house, it was made general at the request of munici-
palities. of Scotland and Ireland. The measure then went
to a select cominittee, but the pressure of other business
prevented it from poring in that and the following years.
It pained, however, through both houses last session with-
out a dissentient voice, and his firm conviction was that it
would have the effect of diminishing rather than increasing
the rates. (Loud cheers.) Upon the question of the ex-
tradition of criminals, ho had obtained a committee with
the view of preserving the position of this ...entry as the
safe asylum for political retugees, and that committee ha I
repeated in favour of a &chillno by which the alleged
muninal would have the opportunity of going before a
judge to show that it was on political grounds only that
his extradition was ilemunded. Statements from !nem-
! ere of the government last y.ar seemed to in-
dii ate an intention to put all sects of Christians
iu the eister island up on an equality by general eudove-
in. nt, aid Mr. Oladstone propeeel to areemplish this same
sod by the opposite method of deestahlishment and dbs•m-
de mint of the Anglican church. (How's and loud chasers.)
lij di-. stable hue nt be ellllolSto,l4l t hat the Allelic in biishops
ti. m li clued would no longer sit iu the House of I,•ele, acid
11. at the di rgy of that church would C 1.150 to have any
pit cc drece aver the cierey of :any other wet. It was the
Cloy ot the state, us fur as possibl., to make good that
loch Mr. I eft cont. ruplideil in the Act of Union, but
lath .ti spout and in tint!), Was a dead letter ; and
it was the duty of the. I. gislisi tire, for the Is I and
co hit et the colon and ter the moral guest of the
whole pee plc. to put an end to the cause of the
decent.nt that now prevailed in Ireland. (Cheers.)
Although waintly attached to the edahlishol church, he
was Iraq to surrender its prefemitial rights for the de-
nes al eel cheers)• and a man could have very
little faith in the faith lie pretended to believe in if he
thought it would per ill ne rely because it was placed on
a totting of equality with all other creeds. Wrest
arta ing.) He advocated the Ih:establishment of the
la 6.11 chinch, not in any hostility to that church, but
because he believed it was the only measure by which
tranquillity could be Fecund to Ireland. (Cheers.) He
appealed to the new electors in selecting their represen-
tames to refute the slanderers who said that
they were not lit for liberty, and to let the
first cession of the new parliament show that instead of
electing delegates to do the bidding of a mob. they wished
to choose men who would support measures not merely
for tie benefit of Unser that class, but for the good of the
whole community. Amongst those measures were rail-
way reform, in the direction of a reduction of fares, and
taxation reform, with a view to the retrenchment of the
present enormous expenditure of the realm, in which a
considerable raving might be effected by reducing the
colonial garrisons. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. Alderman Min, who was also loudly cheered, took
credit to himself for having nupnorted the settlement of
the church-rate question, and the abolition of flogging in
the wary. and for having devoted a good deal of attention
to the estimates. He stated that during the last two years
he had not been abssait from the house for a single day.
While the hon. member was speaking a placard with the
words, " Wm. Cox, your old arid tried representative,"
was exhibited in the body of the hall, and shouts were
raised from a small knot of persons in the immediate
vicinity, which for some minutes prevented Mr. Luck
from proceeding. An attempt was made to remove the
offenders, which resulted in a violent scuffle, causing a
Tunic, in which the occupants of the front seats rushed
upon and overcrowded the platform. Ultimately the
police were called in, and the disturbers of the prociedings
were forcibly ejected, amidst loud cheers.
On the motion of Captain W. W. Dess-rt, ee.ended by
Mr. W/171411/4E, the following resolution was carrie I :
"'I hat, in the opinion of this meeting, the parliamentary
cervices of W. T. M. Tomes, Eau, M.P.. and Mr.
Alderman Lusk, M.P., entitle them to the confidence of
their cons tituent/. This meeting, therefore, pled ict.3 itself
to use its utmost exertions to procure their re-election."

BELFART.—A meeting of the Grand Orange
Lodge of Ireland was held in Dublin yesterday to con-
sider the electioneering affairs of Belfast. Lora Ennis-
killen was in the chair, and Mr. William Johnston, of
Ballykilbeg, was present. A resolution was passed in fa-
vour of Mr. Johnston, and calling upon the Orangemen
to support the Orange candidates.
BRISTOL.—Mr. Morley has met with an enthu-
sisaic reception at Bristol. The Operatives Liberal AS3O.
chi ti on held their unniversary on Tuesday evening, at
Colston-hall, and Mr. Morley was present as their guest.
Of his speech the Weatern tnly Press says:—" Those
who were not present will fail to appreciate from the
formal parenthetical 'applause' and ' cheers' how truly
the heart of the great assembly was touched by what we
must call a noble speech—noble for its generous sympathy
with Irishmen, for its statesmanlike appreciation of the
educational and other requirements of the day, for its
tidelity to the best form of liberalism, and for its com-
prehensive grasp of the several public questions to which
it referred.

GHEENWICII.—Yeateniny the committee for
securing the return of Mr. Gladstone had an interview
with Mr. Alderman Salomous at the Cannon-Areet Hotel,
the specific object of the deputition being to represent to
him the fitness of joint action, and to ask his public co-
operation with the Gladstone committee. The conclu-
sion of the conference, which was characterised by perfect
frankness and unreserve on both aides, was that the
alderman stated that he ought to have no choice but to
accept, which he did cheerfully, the course which his
friends before him seemed unanimous in considering the
best, and he accordingly placed himself in their hands.
Ma ft Y LEM/Mi.—Last evening a public mcvting
was held ut the Eyre Arms, St. John's-wood, to hear an
address from Mr. J. F. Stanford, to whom a requisition
has been started, asking him to come forward as a coil-
ecivative candidate. Mr. Stanford having been hoard,
the following resolution was moved and seconded :—•• That
this meeting highly approves of Mr. Stanford's politicil
principles, and will use all its influence to promote the
requisition now in course of signature to that gentleman."
The revolution was put to the vote, and ulthriagh a largo
number of hands were elevated in the negative, the motion
was declared to be carted.

Sourli Millwartl, a barrister, anal
whore scat was once the residence of the wall-known
William tkilibett, at Botley, in Hants, is announced as
the second liberal candidate fur the southern divioen
of the county.

Ileums° mE Pooß.—At the Dorset quarter
1416i01)14 on Tuesday afternoon, the chief constable re-
ported that, with the view of ascertaining whether the
breast delivered to the recipients of out-door relief in the
different unions in the county was of proper weight. in-
struct' were given to weigh a certain number of loaves
on the day of delivery from the different contractors.
The result was as follows :r - loaves were weighed, of
which only 66 were proper weight. The deficiency in the
ivmai 66 66 gB9 varied from a quarter of a pound down-
wards—the average 11)8* per leaf being 2oz. 1 dwt. There
Lad is en is slight improvement during the last fortnight,
though iu three cases there was a deficiency of as much as
6 es. per 41b. loaf. The Earl of Shaftesbury, who was
plesent, mid,' this matter more than any other demanded
the attention of the magistrates useembhal. There was
1141 single thing in the present day that was of greater
importance than that the gentry of England should show
thud they were alive to the interests and to the claims of
the poorer classes.

liiremia and Co., Belfast, are the largest
beldam at illbleity be Übe we M. Their 4 Mill IrriciVlO nom.
sesolod by tim broliabl grehrima bit preemerws Ilb Brabety.
dons.
Is swim me own ler babe we sr Quota.
tion.b... t• lkapre. Deavele NM lbelleati gy 4.
IS, baren- flinia4. Lon/bm. W.CL—thAvertimmab.

iIFAUTIIII, IrAlll.—Mrl. R. A. Allen. World'it
llntr Itmtorm or Morning never tolls, to notokly motor', wowm or
furled 11.1 r to It. outhful colour s'n'l boonty. It atop," the lir
Iron, tolling orr; K prrtent. It promote,' luturiont
growth: it ramo.“ Om hair to grow thick mot .moot It nautili.,
nettle r oil non. Aye, In NAV,. Ixottlpo prim. la. —Hold 1p rthentlata
Pbtfuo.l".• Degd, Ste. Imuolutt —‘114•1•J

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.
Wlll7/MIDAY.

••
After the excitement attendant apron the celebration of the
Cambridge shim tretytheg sad everybody to-day • 'unmet quiet
sad calm, ea though, like the year, they were had ael.thng into
the "Fere and yalbw kat." llaoimakine generally are not such
great winners as might be expected from the triumph of melt an
onteder, as Bee flaw was backed for a lot of money before win-
ning the October Handicap, and es Use day at the mos At the
rises in the evening very little was done, only a few members
being prefect, and thew for the most pert oontanting themselves
with we koning up their book', and chatting ou the result of the
Casibridgeehire. Pete Domes, however, wan beaked for the
Deiby at oto 1, after which no mere than II 4e w we' offerel
on the at Id. Eight " monkey.' " were offered against Uelladrum
without meeting with a revporuie, elide a IW/ to We wag am
offend amine 111r.Merry's aeoend ering,Croes. Pretender, how-
ever, met with ii.ppert, Illon to To being taken about Inn three
tint sin one hand. 'ferrety-five to One W;c4 offered waged helm,
whilet al out Wild Oat^ and Pero Omen coupled uo more than
10e0 to NO could be obtained, whet was not coneidered goo 1
enough. Beyond IM offer by a levaUson W seea2pt 111,9 Ar L.l leo
stout each of five finis in one stable (Sir Joseph Hawlore), for
the Di ray of len', nothing glee came wider our Denim. A groat
quantity of rain fell dunug the but the minting oilmen!
with Winn t rummer minedne, sail the day, nunmared with yin-
today, wee very meek warmer. The runny WO" of a r .ry t •
deign' tion, the fist two events Icing walked ov.c for th
Glasse Stake., by liellsdrum, who literally walked over, Waring •
lie clothing on, and being enimpamed by hi. tneuer, Waugh,
on a hack. Hermit and kbeadventure, who alone were
fitment to oppose Woe Gown in the AU Aged
Stokes declined the content, which neulted in a walk
Over for the Jiesph Howley'e ehampion. The e'terry
jai )(et 111,111 again to the Dire in the Fifty Pound Plate which,
when the (Write appeared, was invented with uot a little in-
tenet, 'wing to Veapseian, the Donieder noirinicor of the
l'elmer, being among the number. One of Lord erlaernw'e
ht no the politic Maid of Mealier, however, alone entwine'
the Palmer, mid he won am lie liked. Then. was Nome talk of an
objection, on the ground of the Palmer carrying iinprop •r
w' mid, but it came to nothing. The good looking Ngelitjar wis
nisi.• favourite for the Ditch Mlle Sweepetakee, and neither
lloitenee nor the Gowan bad the slightest chance with her, sod
had Fresh le en en mind.' he could have won by awed any di,-
team 1-he Overnight Handicap Plate, which 'emend the
laige sunder of fifty entries brought no fewer thou
two at y-two to the post, the Duke of Newmetle's
telt, l'Once Imperial, half-brother to Juliwi, starting with
the call, Anise, ltiothday, and Spider being the mint fancied of
the remainder. Prince Imperial broke Kenyon'e reared spell of
ill-lurk, as he won easily from Spider and Wes Whip may' Dinh-
dee, Bullet's ne unt, who wax quietly pat about as a good thine,
flushed fourth, the distance beteg a little too tar for him. The
moderate Ole ntilt alone wan brought out in opmeition to Ilyeh-
worth for the Rumex Stakes, for which Mr. Savile's telt walked
over at Lewes, and put up • 71b penalty for it to-day. Odds of
6to 1 were laid on the son of Skinnieher, who woo eaeily. The
closed Mee of timi day was that between Pyrenees and Cawdsr,
for the Selling Sweepstake., over the T.Y.C. Mr. Merry's colt
was the favourite, but Morris brought Pyrenees with
one* a rush at the finish ai to win on the pied by
a abort head. Mars, Fordhana's mount, was immediately
spotted for the Subscription Plate, and his Metropolitan
form apred to give him a Frreat ehenne but ftegpips, the
east-of from the l)anebury stable, beat him very molly at the
Minh by a couple of lengths. The day's sport iemluded at the
top of the town, with an Optional Selling Plate over the Cun-
bndgeehtre Course, foe whirl barkers misted Peter to renewed
the to, and Mr. Padwreli's east-of won easily, and was subse-
quently chewed by Mx. Stone, and gee+ into Clete stable.
Er a re,m. or &igen of 100 sews each,h f, for
1 2-yr-old.; felts, Mt Max Last tharters of B.M.Mantis.)
kir. Mary's Pelladruni, by Stork-Catherine Hayes,
set Nth
Ter Ac,. Aunt greats of 109 move. each, h f. tei ft if declared
in the Cray.ci, and 26 raw ft it declared is thcJuly meting, for-
feit. to le divided between find and scowl unto', ; weight for
age ; niers, and gelding. allowed alb. Meetly Stakes Cowie. Six
furteeiw. (b nee., none of whom declined fides.)
Sir J. Hawley'a Illue (town, by Ileademin
3 yre, eat lidow o.
. . .
Finv Isnen Peare, weight foe age. petuiltiee and alloweneee.
A.Y. tine mile* furing. IJ yard, k
bir J. Haw)" je The Palmer. by Ileadonim -M dente
Eglantine, 4 yre, Set 3lb lit. ea. .• • • Will, 1
1,1.1 f lay Young 31..lhourne, dam by Tieiling-
ten Heel of Mailmen, :1 yrr, 7.1 e'.l. I'u. y
tia eel of re nee. es, 11, h f'. for 2-yr-old.; eolt 014
t.lrm e, bet cll.; vine. roe 'ars L.Y. hi twriabge SW yard.;.

lend FKlmnnt)in Nightjar, 1.2 Rid Martell
1..4 041. •Fretz-lii 1
Mr. 111..tu-grov•-'oll.lrictum• K.! YI. „ . (i: 2

Hr. T. vrAn, :1
11•41.0.. tr I's 44 IS of 1101.0.• ; for :1-yl.-01.14. T.Y.C. 'ilfsuinntA
140 )1.01.., • utzu..,
1.010. Vf N....A:41.,.....Princr Imrefi tl, .y Young

Inm nr—Jule, 7.t 111. .. ... (Kenyon, I
llr. Soder, I;A 71b ,J.ffe.-I) 2
Lord triarga,w's i by liuuwavy.- Kim Whip, 5.4. 1314
Vovey) 1
al.n ran :—nnnnie Katie, Mt. Munto,
(*aline, Lira Dayr.ll, lleaquan, Laropourn. Birthday, Tn. 11-11•,u,
)Sr'. Thom., Arlsi,vor, Aula r, Jule,
Arun:. ne f, Paul. Manes, and 11..51,1.0
Tnr l,aars braata of 25 rota eseli.lo ft. foe 2-yr-01 ,u 1(•.
Art lull; bUua, 5,4 711 ; ltnaltua and allosiusei a. T.V.r.,Z, fur.
lau tattle). (It win.,
llr. 11. ttarilr'e ityshwortb, by Skirmisher—Vertumna. rkt

(ter. 71b extra) . . ,
..J. ley. 1
31r. J. Foy's tlkn Tilt, MS 7lb ..... . (T. eltalbaserl
t.w r . of 10 t.ora. each ; weirhr for air; wamer to ho
poll for 250 aom. it dernandet ; certain albmranoes. T.Y.C.
(5 furlongs 140 m 1.,. (r. •chA,`,
Captain Ifarhell'a Sir Oliver, by Stockwell—Maria, 4 yr.,
94 lib (ZOO)
Dir. (1. JOOOll9 Janet Itawelile, 3 yrs, SA 71b (17750
(Fordbara) 2
Mr. 11. Goalies Secrecy, 4 yr*, Sat 7lb (1103) ((latter) $
Ambition elm ran.
_ _ _ .

RIANIOATMIRO Of In NOW. earn, we4gbt fnr RR.; rwtata
anew the winner to be (add for TO awe if demanded. ite. T.Y.C.
(5 farina", tno yards). le mile.)
Itinee L. Nltykoire Pyrenees, by Artim!,
_ . _

irt7tir;is;rri,i;;;,
Mr. Men y's Candor, 3 yrw, 7st 131 b (Batten.)
141.1,Fu1t MT los 1.1.a1r. of SO ofirwa.. for 2 and aids; the
winner to be sold far 350 sore. if demanded, te. T.Y.C. (5 (meaner
140 yards'. (15 inteie,,..
Mr. Pr)or's llagpipm, by Trumpet,•r —Minetrinta, I yrs, 74
(li. Covey., 1
Mr. J. Mar., 8 yr., AA 121 b (Mordham) I
Mr. Tattim's Manieehino, 2 yr., 7st ... Il)ailionl
The following also ran : Isis filly, Blaarbluie and Prinemit rat.
01•710,141 t. 5T1.1.11.1 Prat' of 50 WIN ; weight for ago; certain
allowaure.z nuilibritlgeohire Gorse ;1 mile tr yard...

Sir V. Legarri's IN;ier, by I. Albrams—Allegraj 3 yrs,
6st tone'stu
Mr. S Ottoman, 3 yrs, Tst 1,3100) (Kenyon)
Lord Stamford's Inheritor, 3 yn, 74 (311 Y)) Alsoarnond) 3
LATEST BETTING AT NEWSLLEKET.-12.0 PAL
Though there vr.s but • scanty muster at the Room, to-milt
the NIIII.Cry MA10.., LiVerpool (up, and Derby wn mad: the
channels of speculatio2At.th!ußdermestiotarl quotations:

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-00r. 20.
(Before Mr. Co--'Lesio& Biwa. )
IN PE MINI= ELNDWON NOTIAT.

'rho bankrupt was a merchant and commission agent,
of Fenehurch-street. He absconded on the 9th of June,
and has not surrendered. His debts are 5,0001. ; assets,
about I,LOOI.
His Honour adjourned the case sine die, and ordered
the Lankrupt to be proclaimed.