The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-08 00:00:00

Rhea has ended this complicated and painful
critic', and we earnestly hope for no return, and
that harmony for the future shall exist as far as
the public interest requires between the two
branches of the legislature.
The debate in the House of Lords was read with
the greatest interest. The speech of Lord Cairns,
as explanatory of our charter, declaratory of our
rights to cunititutional and responsible govern-
ment, was hailed in the most rapturous manner by
the popular part?.
Your capitalists rimy prepare for another loan.
We are about going to the English market for at
heat a million. We are about to commence imme-
diately another line of railway, extending from
Melbourne towards the district of the Ovens. It
is supposed this line will pay about six per cent.
en the expenditure, and that it will afford a large
held of occupation fur entigrants of the working
class, and none other are required.
It is mooted among some of our leading poli-
ticians to invite Mr. Goldwin Smith to this country,
that he may judge for himself of the union existing
here between democracy and monarchical institu-
tions. This he cannot witnees in America, and we
with him to examine and report on our social, in-
dustrial, and political organisation. He appears
to i.e a true expounder and defender of democracy,
and as such he would receive, if ho could venture
among us, a hearty welcome. The lectures on
Pym, Cromwell, and Pitt have been read here with
great interest, and have made Mr. Goldvrin Smith
quite an Australian favourite, and his speech at
Birmingham yet more so.

TBE PRIM RINo IN AMERICA.—The New York
Journals of August 26 oontain long reporte of a boxing
match between two prize fighters named Collyer and
Edwards. After 47 rounds, and a fight of an hour and
14 minute., Edwards was declared the winner. The fol-
lowing scene took place on board the boat which conveyed
the men and their friends to the place of combat:—"About
11 o'clock on Sunday night the exeursionista left Light-
street Wharf, Baltimore in the steamer Metazoan'. The
ropes and stakes for the were on board, as were also
Collyer and Edwards, with their 'seconds. There were
also on board probably 600 of the roughest-looking men
ever congregated together on any °cession. Prior to
pairing Annapolis one of the roughs, by the name of Joe
Beard, fpm Baltimore, began quarrelling with some
other party, and in a moment after twelve pistol shots
were heard in rapid succession. Great confusion pre-
vailed for a length of time, and when the disturbance
was quelled it was discovered that the man Beard was
stabbed in the side and cut in the face and head. Another
man by Use name of Pat Mullen was shot in the right
breast, and stabbed in the back and head. Another, Billy
Carroll, of Philadelphia, had his finger shot off. It was
reported that while the shooting was going on a man
pulped overboard, and although probable, it was impos-
sible to ascertain who he was. Another panic ensued
during the night, and more shots were beard, but this
time nobody was hurt. It wasa frightful night, and not
until daylight did many of the passengers dare to emerge
from the hiding places where they had taken refuge
during the shooting. '
A NEWCASTLE STEAMER ASHORE AT HARTLE-
POOL.—On Sunday morning the steam vessel Walleend left
the Tyne with between 160 and 200 parengers on board,
from Newcastle, for a day trip to Hartlepool, and pro.
ceeded safely as far as the bar at the month of the harbour
of the latter place, where she arrived about 11 o'clock.
It being low water at the time, the water on the bar was
exceedingly shoal. and although the Wallsend is a vessel
of no peat draught she grounded in her attempt to enter
the harbour, close to the western shore. All
efforts to get her off were vain, and there was
no alternative but to land the paasengers in small
boats on the sands, whence they walked into the
town, having suffered nothing from the accident beyond
this temporary inconvenience and about an hour's delay.
After being lightened of her living freight the Wallsend
was got into deeper water, where she could ride in safoty
until the evening tide flowed 'sufficiently to enable her to
enter the harbour and re-embark her passengers. Had
the weather been rough a very serious result might have
arisen from the mishap, and at bed her passengers would
have befit placed in great peril; but as it was almost a
di ad calm no harm betel either vessel or pamengert.
TOTAL WRECK OF THE DREMENSlS.—lntelli-
gence was yeeteiday received in Liverpool of the total
wreck of the 1-:a: t India trader Bremenms, off the Island
of Ascension. on the 12th ultimo, by which cargo to the
extent of upwards of 120.00 W. was lost. The Bremensis
left Bombay for Liverpool on the 20th May. with a large
Bed valuable cargo, ceinimting of 6.181 bales of cotton,
and • quantity of myrabolans, eoir yarn, seeds, &c.
the mimes leading to the wreck are up to the present
I: me unknown, but it is supposed that the ship bad ap-
prr ached Afteeneion for the purpose of procuring water,
and that she bad drifted a-hore, and became a total wreck.
ro lives sic reported to be lost.
FEAR) ri. DEATH OF AN ENOTNESIAN.—A most
fearful and fatal accident befel Joseph Clark, an engine-
men in the employment of Messrs. Pow and Emma, at
their factory, Budson-street. North Shields, on Saturday.
Clerk bad set the engine on, when by some accident he
got entangled in the machinery. His cries attracted the
attention of the other workmen, and the engine was
stopied ; but ho was so fast jammed in amongst the ma-
chinery that it was fully half-an-hour before he could be
got out. The unfortunate man was dreadfully crushed
over the cheat, and only lived a short time after he was
rescued.

FIRES AND PRODABLE LOBS OP LlFE.—Last
night, about It o'clock, afire took place in one of the newly
erected warehouses in Cross-street, Paul-street, Finsbury
belonging to Yews. Jas. Lyle and Co., wholesale
upholsterers. The fire, which commenced a few minutes
after the numerous hands had left off work (from what
rause at present unknown), was not extinguished until
11 o'clock, and almost every floor in the building was
Leurly burned out. The property is supposed to be in-
sured. About the same time another tire took plate in
Bower-street, Commercial-load East, which, beeidesdoing
considerable damage to the furniture, iu the hotee, so
reiionrly injured a woman that she was taken to the
heel 11,1, and remains without hope of recovery.
ANOTHER FATAL BOAT ACME:ff.—OUT
Giernock correentlent writes :—" Another of those
boat avid' nts which have been so painfully frequent in
the river this season meurred here on Saturday, by which
George While, labourer, Bearhope-street, lost his life. In
the foienoen a lug sail boat, named the Annie, belonging
to lie. Bowman, proceeded from this port with the Mtn's-
tire of going to the Gourock Regatta. There were on
board Francs Oregory, 4, Dalrymple—treet ; Hy. Rally,
22t, Didiympk-street ; Andrew ll• Arthur. LongweU-closs,
all seamen. and Wm. Barclay, joiner.7l,l, cutlet, and Geo.
White, labourer, Bum-hope-street. When the boat reached
opposite tote battery, about half-past 11 o'clock, she was
caught in a squall, and there being little ballast ou board
she upset, throwing the five men into the water. The
four first-nuined swam till rescued by_irentlemen who went
off in boats to their assistance ; but White, not being üble
to swim, rank and was drowned. Be was 14 years of age,
and unnuuried. The body of the unfortunate young
mom White was recovered by trawleni yesterday morning
close beside the snub boat, and conveyed to his friends."
—.North British Mail.

LI(ONW01111}318 AND THE QUESTION OF CAPITAL
AID I.s.notru.—A movement is on foot amongst the iron-
workers of the north of h`ngland to obtain an advance
un the wages they base been reoeiving for the last year
and a half. Following the long strike of 1866 was a
reduction of wages, amounting to 25 or 30 per oent. peat
a
with this advantage in their favour masters have °com-
plained down to the present time that they cannot meet
foreign competition, and the &martian has bees partially
borne out by the fact that only very partial employ-
ment has been afforded generally in the trade anti a
shod time since. A meeting of delegates was held at Dar-
liogton on Saturday. The proceedings were private, but
the resolution pawed at the meeting has beim published,
which reveals that an attempt is to be made to obtain an
advance of about 10 per cent. on puddling and mill work.
mid that deputations are to watt on masters to this mid.
Another meeting is to be hekl ut Gateshead in a fortnight.
to receive a report of whnt is the employee.' answer.
1 bin attempt, which the Uuiuu would wish to make
ratiocuil. 1: looked upon throughout the norUu•rri dis-
trict as moot ra:11 and ill Molted, and one to which the
• mploy ere will under no circumstances yield.
Illt. Dl: JONOIeft LIMIT-BROWN CAM LTVER OIL.
-It is now reeelesiveTy eatablhilartl that no ether trtl fen oneible
pror use the sew In nefirteJ effrew as Dr. de Jimetteathl on the
rearnin envy InrwNA. Allen ti. l`hrOnory. IMt.. Parimuy of
L.. 17,110.14 T. In ruronlina raison) in onnratiptio4 entre:-
"Davit t tor some yearn riletudyrty. turd Ht. de Jonah'', Light-
Pri s u aal later OA, boils m Isubits rod privet.. suresrw, 1 brio
1..114.1 iui 111 rt!-111111 that n• of,erta we 1,17 tar otilwrige to
lI,OPP .4 nay ill Mt ILIA hirrir Ott.' 110:4 "sly is coirsotost I osnonot
Ilan' 'init.. IA .4: gurrio, Os.. by all s•roosistr.
rule (rosroners, Away, Hominid, sad W., 77, bin., leintka.
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Yelferday the men WI strike were e.xeeedingly
jubilant in CA neequence of the ono°. o cult nt of the com-
mittee that no fewer than 70 of the privileged drivers had
seared, and that in eonstideTatiort of receiving ak 6d..
cay newly 1,000 of them would not attend the raw* •
station', this morning. The information unpai text by the
leaders of the cabmen must neriesearily be taken
with referee, but it ►ppears to he an undoubted fact
i that tune of the men at Charing-cross have withdrawn
their cabs, and that the potential influence of snowy bas
piccuced • decided change in the views of a con-
►ideaabte section of the privileged driven. No
furtLer communications have been interab•aged
with the directors of the various railway itempaniee.
I duties are seemingly dead& t in t.ue dutermination
they have come to, and the feeling is pretty general
amongst the trade that should the iespectutione of the
thistle as to the secession of the priviieged men not bo
reedited, the struggle will bo prolonged. 'file klacknery ear-
liege 1 oprietors' Association are makingili operate attempts
to eltect the triumph of their caws. During the attire of
}ester lay their agents were actively emp.oyed in seheiting
the privileged men to abandon the:, theudi, and the result
vl their promises of pecuniary support will be seen in 'the
rut riackce of cabs at the stations U. miming. So deter-
mined are the men on strike to resist the regulation' of
the railway companies that they assort that in the
event of their being obliged to succumb they will
take revenge on the directors by declining to
take luggage into the station , which at is alleged are
j riett property, and having it in the Arcve, from whin i
th'• lot i sniff, cffie; re would be obliged t t remove it 11
the ti eine. st morning large meeti UV of cab.
ea tire and drivers were held at the Pakenham Arm•,
Cadhorperetreet, and in Blue Lion-yard, Oray's-inu-
road. The utmost unanimity prevailed, en 1 the nice re-
'sly( d to persevere in their struggl,, and ni accept nothing
• Bert of the demand they have made on the railway com-
panies.

- During the afternoon the drivers took their homes and
cabs from the yards, and, forming into prooswions, drove
through some of the leading thoroughfares, wcoompanied
by one or two bands of music. Their object was to con-
vine e the public that the " growlere " and hansoms driven
by the unprivileged cabmen are equal to those belonging
to the privilefied drivers.

Shortly after eight o'clock last evening • meeting,
attended by nearly 1,000 cabmen, was held in Trafalgar-
square. Dr. de Ritchie, of the Temple, who is a candi-
date for the representation of kLarylebone in the new
parliament, was the chairman. Is opening the premed-
ings, he stigmatised the imposition of the 191. 10s. annual
tax as being infamous, and indefensible on every principle
of political economy. Mr. John Stuart Hill oondein.ned
taxes upon communication, and he (the chairman) con-
tended that the cabmen's tax came under that category.
Be hoped the reformed parliament would remove the
grievances from which the cabmen suffered ; and if he
had the honour of • seat in the home, he should do hie
utmost to bring about the desired change. Re-
ferring to the privileged system, he said it
enabled the railway cabdrivers to get the
beet traffic of the metropolis, and that such a monopoly
had never been contemplated by the legislature. If the
cabmen submitted to the injustice which had been in •
tided on them they would not be worthy of the name of
Englishmen. He believed it was within the province of
the Home Secretary to say to the railway directors, " We
require of you to allow all cabs to enter your 'Wiese"
(Loud cheers.) The cabmen were engaged in a righteous
struggle, and one which deserved the sympathy and sup-
port of the public, who were more interested in the eon-
teet than the men themselves. A driver named Sae
then addressed the meeting. He said they had not been
able to convert the privileged men by argument, and they
had, therefore, resolved to buy them. He was followed by
another cabman named Evans, who congratulated them=
on strike on the fact that only one police me had
arisen in connexion with the demonstration on Primrose-
bill. lie complained that be had been accused in the
prefn of having boasted of the inconvenience to which
iuseegcre on the Great Eastern Railway were subjected
on Saturday. He was exceedingly sorry for the p 'Orion
in which the public ws re placed by the strike, but lee did
not me that there was any remedy. Atter addres=s by
other drivers and owners had been delivered the meeting
dispersed.
A numerously attended meeting was al.o hell lust even-
ing on Stepney-green. Some of the speakers at the
Trafalgar.squate gathering were present, sun delivered
addreeies which evoked enthuse,: ie cheering.

With regard to the enactment which itnpo4es
ycnalty u; on any cabman keeping Id., cab two days in the
yard without just cause. those on strike state that, in►+-
much as the cabs were taken otT the ',tends at 2 &cloak on
Eattuday morning, and as Sunday eould not be counted,
yo.terilay was the only day ou which they coil.' be said
to have been absent front the .heel:. Today is the
second day; and as they do not intend to set the law at
dt fiance they propose to send the eubr out for an hour or
two each night, asserting that iu that way they will be
acting in accordance with the provision of the act of par-
liament.

The curate of a ritualistic church in the neigh-
bouthecid of Warwick. with the vicar's two daughters,
have just gone over to home.
We (Scotamati)understand that the secretary to
the Curators of the University has received a letter from
Sir Alexander Grant. Bart., Bombay, accepting the
appointment of Principal of the liraiveratty of Edinburgh,
and staung that be hopes to be We to enter upon the
duties of the office about the hese !!! ! inz of November next.

BOTANIC-OAI DENB, REGEIriT'I4-I;ARI.--On Satur-
day their Royal Hr•Rhneas's the tiniud Duchess of Neck-
lenburgh-Stielitz, the Princess Mary Adelaide. and Prince
Trek Visited the Botanic-Rantens specially to view the
living cochineal insects lately received. The culture and
habits of the insect were explained by qtr•. W. Sowerby to
the Royal party, who etpn•svvl much interest on the
subje4 t.

Acßicuurt-RAL HALL. hq.ixorox.—A series of
conceits are announced at the Agricultural-hall ou a
similar scale to those of lust autiiiiin. They will ontn-
sit nee on Wednemlar. the 10th instant. The hall has
be. n demisted, and 'laid out in the tint: of a kinlea. in
which varioua tiopical cud exotic plants art plumbl in
cowl any with choice English flowers. The name of Mr.
Sins Beeves, 111tIlle. Liebhart, Sigimora &Ma Sehalchi. and
klr. Levy are included iu the poigraninu m.
TIIE SEWAGE QrEz-TION A'r
couft truce of three local board+ it T.eamington ham just
decided to unite the three panthes for sewage purpose+.
11w cimfercucti has !wither iiivided in favour of trru
iu couseyuctice of the failure of the lime-deodorising
works and the thwatened injunctions amvinst the pollu-
tion of the river by a sewage (atal!. 400 acres are said
to be nevetivary for irrigation. unit the works will °oat
about 40,0001. Warwick has adopted irrigation on 100
aorta, at a cost of 10,000/.

ANGLING IN rim THAMDI. —Punt fishing in the
Thames has been very good of late, and an imiiimoe ban
conic to our knowledge where a gentleman at Twicken-
ham in one week took with rod and hoe 200 pounds of
reach, dace, and a few barbel. Surely these focte.preeent
an additional reason why the sport and amewinant of to
many should not be dertroyed by a few poachers, who, if
allowed to ply their unlawful trade of netting nada-
turbed, would soon empty the river. if a new act were
pawed enabling the magi- trates to send persons ao offend-
ing to prison. without the option of paying a tine, the
practioe would soon be put a etop to, but never will with-
out 14,410 such enactment.—lfidiffeser Chrouliek.
SCENE me A NNW TORN THIATRE. —During
the performance of Fief Piste at the Broadway Theatre,
New York, on August 23, six sheriffs' armors came egi the
stage after the second act to firmer Kr. matins s", of
the actors. against whom a warrant of arrest had been
granted in the morning by Judge Barnard, at the mit of
ktr. Lloyd, the leases of the theatre. Mr. Harkins
ereapid oat of the theatre through the orchestra. it does
not appear that any violent nuatonee wee aftwed b the
(Invent of the law; but listen' the curtain rose for the
third act, several shots were heard. Two persona fell—
eisthen Wilson. an old nightaiLm, and. a hump awned
tisai.hyriain. The boy was report"' to be in a dying
tot., and WiliA.n won dangrrously wounded. The play
went cn as if nothing had ed. Mr. Little perluem-
itug
tl.e part that Harkins nos to have playa&
PATIAT OH 1 ICE II OF E.:* u, SOCTG KENSINGTON.
K Lim tor of visitors for tie ending Sept. 6,
total son tube, sines- the ..isoing of the Himesim
bee daily (Kay 12, 12611), „ 1.
1;1 said Co., ere the largest
bow. 3,4 d Al Loh) Io the wort4l .rt Irish WhAdry
111. C. Ow sew nkal prorroaavii L. i redo nnle.e Nt.ra
Bait .! u. •••••1. mad 01404-s for 1..-I a. 41-,or esrtodkoll.
Utaco w. esidissuon to Id MAR. Unto U.ta sad c,' &Mark; as
ltreah .trPdinga, Ptrard,Lont...n, W.C. - ;Advaraleraient.