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The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-08

THE LEADER OF THE HOESE OF LORDS.

The Daily News comments upon the obvious unfitness
of the Earl of Malmesbury to conduct the public business
and to lead the government in the House of Lords, and
points out that his deficiencies as leader are not merely a
great loss to the Cabinet, but are likely to prove a misfor-
tune to the country in the grave circumstances that are
culminating. Without oratorical powers, with • narrow
range of information, and partisan views, the policy of the
government is insufficiently explained by him, and when he
attempts to introduce improvements in the procedure of the
house, be has to be rescued either by the interposition of
the Lord Chancellor or of an opposition peer. This the
Daily Newt shows by • reference to Lord Malmesbury's
course when Earl Stanhope proposed • committee on the
Ecclesiastical Titles Act, and by the attempt of his
lordship to introduce a fresh regulation relative to asking
questions in the house. The minister who cannot prepare
two simple standing orders such as the house can adopt
is hardly the man to guide and direct and moderate it
under circumstances of political difficulty. Such clumsiness

in details, in matters of form and procedure, as to notices
of questions and the competition of committees, gives no
promise of judgment, or skill, or prudenoe in the manage-
ment of the haute politique which is looming in the dis-
tance.

THE PRINCE OP WALES'S VISIT TO IRELAND.

The Telegraph is happy to obser►e that the official pro-
gramme of the Prince of Wales's visit to Ireland recog-
nises to a great extent the thoroughly popular character
of the occasion. The Irish subjects of the Queen will
have abundant facilities for gratifying their loyal in-
terests. In the first place, it is now arranged that, in-
stead of being whirled from Kingstown into Dublin by
rail, the royal party will proceed by road—a six miles
road, skirting Dublin Bay, and passing two or three sub-
urban villages. One part of the ceremonial—the most
popular portion in 1821—the procession of the knights in
their robes through the public streets, is omitted. The
TekgrapA regrets this. It is a pity that nearly all tho
rather scanty pomp or ceremonial that surrounds royalty
in this country should be reserved for the favoured few.
On Punchestown Racecourse the prince will see more wild
fun, genuine hilarity, and intense excitement in half-an-
hour than Epsom can yield during the whole Derby week.
In visiting Wicklow, the princes* will see some sweet rural
scenery—lrish in its wildness and greenness, English in
the character of the many pretty villas and well-kept
demesnes.
London, England, 1868-04-08

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.—(THIS DAY.)
Fresh up this morning the arrivals of English wheat
cosawise, as well as by rail, were again limited, but in
tolerably good condition. The trade ruled quiet, at the
rates current on Monday.
There was a good show of foreign wheat on the stands,
the transactions in which were on a very moderate scale,
at previous quotations.
Floating cargoes of wheat were firm, at steady rates.
Other description of proclaim afloat moved off slowly, on
former terms.

Flee malting barley, owing to its scarcity, was held for
very full prima. Grinding and distilling sorts were diffi-
cult to sell at last week's prices.
Malt commanded extreme quotation., although the
demand for it was limited.

The show of oats was less extensive. Fins parcels
changed bands freely at full commies. Heated and in-
ferior oorn however, was dull.
Beans changed hands to a fair extant, at late rates.
No change took pleat to the value of peas, the inquiry
for which was moderately active.
The sour trade warn quiet, on fanner terms. On t►e
whole the demand for seeds, as well as cakes, was inactive,
at about late rate&
alittVAlo OF GRAIN, &a. INTO LONDON BY WATII
CAZLIAO2 THIS WKS&

Wing. Ikelei-
' Vs• an 6
=Ma mid &Dada 310 360
Vorago 16150
Total

Mat. Oas. I Mow.
990 I=_l.o
7. 71110 :: 100
900 113110 .. 1170
London, England, 1868-04-08

MONEY, in large or small amounts, and for long
or abort periods. with or without • life policy. resullirnb
Marble at the NATIONAL Gl' tit DIAN ASSURANVe COM-
PANY (Limited), 484, Oefewi..tre••t, Bloomsbury, N.C.
London, England, 1868-04-08

THE BRINDIBI HOUTZ TO INDIA.

The Times again points out the advantages
which the flumeßrindisi line across Italy possesses over
the present French route by Marseilles, taking, as it does,
by land over at least three-fourths of the distance, which
the latter moat achieve by water. The obstacles lie in the
aluggiabnese and incapacity of the Italian government,
in the jealous selfishness of the French railway companies,
and in the apathy and supineness of our own postal autho-
rities. The Italians have not yet provided a line of first-rate
steamers between Alexandria and Brindisi, and they &cau-
-1 ally disgust and frighten away travellers by the vexations
of their custom-Louses, and the dirt and discomfort of their
inns and stations. The French, for their own part, en-
; deavour to befriend their own Marseilles line by the un-
conscionable detention of 14 hours In Paris of the English
I mails on their way to Italy. A drawback still existing
against the conveyance of the Overland Mail across
I Italy is found in the break still occurring in the
railway communication at the Mont Cads Pass be-
tween St. Michel de Maurienne and Sara. The greet
Alpine tunnel will not be ready till 1872, and long delay
has damped the hopes in the eventual success of Mr. Fell's
Summit Railway. But the interruption of communica-
tion across the Alps arising from wintry inclemencies
never extends beyond twenty-four hours, and that happens
in extremely rare occurrences. Such a loss of time, even
I when it becomes inevitable, is but • trifle to sei against
the three or four days' gain that the Brindisi route, even
in its present moat imperfect state, already gives us over
the rival line of Marseilles.
London, England, 1868-04-08

AMERICA.
QUEENSTOWN, APRIL T.
The Inman Royal Mail steamer City of Balti-
more, from New York, arrived here at 5.30 p.m.
to-day with 1,216 dollars and 1,5001. in specie. She
landed the mails and passengers, and proceeded
for Liverpool. All well.

NEW YORK, MARCH 2i.
The Senate has ratified the treaty between the
North German Confederation and the United
States,. conceding the right of free emigration and
expatriation.
The Reconstruction Committee have reported
the bill for the admission of Alabama to repre-
sentation in Congress, provided that that State
does not, without the consent of Congress, alter
the franchise provisions of the new State con-
stitution.

The returns of the Arkansu election are incsm-
plate, but they indicate the defeat of the new con-
stitution.

General Buchanan has assumed the command of
the bth military district, and has ordered members
of Congress and State officers for Louisiana to be
voted for simultaneously with the vote upon the
ratification of thenew constitution.
A bill has been introduced in the Canadian Par-
liament to make American silver a legal tender.
ATLANTIC TILINIATH, THROCOR RI. arum's AGINTT.)

NEW YORK, Aram 7.
The democrats have carried the elections in
Connecticut by an increased majority.
Closing Prices : —Gold, 138 k. Sterling exchange
on London, 1091. 5-20 United States Bonds,
1882; 1111; ditto, 1885, 1001; 10.40 Bonds, 102.
Illinois, 1421 ; Erie, 731. Cotton : Middling
Upland, 281. Petroleum, standard white, 251.
Floor, extra State, 10 dole. 200. corn, old =WA,
1 doL 200.
London, England, 1868-06-05

MUSIC.

MR. W. CI. COMM' CONCERT.

This gentleman gave his annual concert at the
Ilenover-equare Rooms, yesterday afternoon, when, as in
preview years, the coemion derived special imporisses
from the engagement of a full and efficient arelteertra,which
was vonducted, is soar porticos of the pogroms', by Kr.
Cosine ►imself, whose fulfilment of a similar oaioe at the
comserta of the Philharmonic Society, during the part and
the present seas xi, has regaled in a large improvement in
the orohertral performances at the ooneerta of that insti-
tution.

The North Hants Choral Union had a festival
at Beringstoke a few days since. The choristers numbered
400 voters.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

PORTSMOUTH. JUNE 4.
The Racer, 11, screw sloop, Commander L.
Brine, arrived at spithvad this evening from the Mediter-
ranean, and salute tho flag of Rear-Admiral George G.
Wellesley, ,C. 11. She will sail to-morrow for Sheerness,
to pay off. The Pigeon, gunboat, arrived in harbour this
evening from Portland. The Pallas, 6, ironclad corvette,
Captain K H. G. Lambert, is ordered to join the Channel
squadron, and will leave Spithead en Saturday.

ADMIRALTY, JUNE 4.—APPOINTSIIINTI9.—NIyi-
sating Lieutenant Samuel M. Spry to the Cumberland, for
Cossack ; Navigating Sub-Lienteoant J. R. Veitoh to the
Victory, u supernumerary ; Assistant-Paymaster T. K
Semmens, to the Dwuntlesa ; Chief-Engineer W. McDowell
to the Eclipse; Engineer J. BeU to the Eclipse; and
First-Class Assistant-Engineer W. Streltos to the Eclipse.
London, England, 1868-06-05

SELECT PLANTS.-100 fine BEDDING
PL? NTd for 10a. Od., carriage paid to London. oompridog
geraniums, dahlias, McAdoo, lobelias, tome, truisms, sal-
vias, Bc., from B. W. KNIGHT, nodal, Uttle, Sumas.

SHERRY, One Guinea per Dozen, Pale or
Golden Imported direct from Jeres-de la-Yroniera,
soft and delicate, free from unnatural spirit or acidity, and
largely cosaumed as a dinner wise.—Terms cash, and carriage
paid, by the Importer.,PHYTIIIAN and SONS, 4.12, West
Price lists post free.
London, England, 1868-06-05

THE ART OF SPENDING MONEY.—To
make meaty le a universal desire, and the art el spending
It wisely requires but little study to render It equally universal.
agree that money saved Is money made. consequently
Ittlivieoet°l4.l7tniust Importance that • should !adopt the
meet advantageous method of ea leg it Those who can pay
ready money hold a great power ; still they cannot obtain the
full value which It naturally commands unless they select houses
In which Widnes, is conducted on ready money principles ex-
clusively. The keen competition between home of this order
presso's advantages to the public which no other system can
offer. The exelndre ready-money system le to buy with, se well
uto sell fur ready money. Manufacturers and merchants are
attracted to houses on that system, and dispose of to those
arms the great accumulations and over-productions of goods
which mutt be sold at a loin. Thus the buying power of the
ready-money system stocks the warehouse with a large portion of
Its (*.cleat lower prices than the cost of production, and forms
the first of the three inaln elements which constitute the selling
power of the ready-money system. 'The second element is the
avoidance of loss, No credit is given, oonseqsently no extra
profits are required to cover bad debts. The third element Is
the economy of time. No &Nationale are mods, oonesqnently
no waste of time In argument to settle the price, which le
marked upon each article in plain figures; otherwise it would
require the expense of three times the number of assistants to
do the same amount of business. To add extra profits for the
purpose ef taking off a diner/ant, reeking an atatementar an allow-
' ante . is against the Idea of a trader upon the true ready-money
irir. During twenty-two years the above system has boon
ly carried out, to the great advantage ef all parties, by
KUM BBOTHLII3, merchant tailors, Sydenhani 1105.1,
(Ludgate-NB

AIAMUR% BRO rassur SPRING SUITS.
The wets, 21a, Sem, aaa 4Sa., ea., 50a ; the waistcoats,
7a, Ba., Ba. ad., lle., lta, Its. ; the trousers, 14., 18s., 11s. ed.,
Us., 24a., Mc Every style and she kept in dock ter homedirte
vas, or mad* to seem:re. Patterns post tree.--Bydenham
House, No. 50, Ledgate-hill.

SUIT COMPLETE, 425.

SUIT COMPLETE, 60s.

SUIT COMR'LETIC, 159 e.

SUIT COMPLETE, 755.

SUIT COMPLETE, 815.
London, England, 1868-06-05

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their name attached, and L 1
their only est ddishments are 140,
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On and after JUNE 8, the Price of
TH E DAILY NEWS
will be

ONE PENNY.

The proprietorc of tie "DAILY SEWS" have great satisfac•
tfon in announcing a step which they teUev.: will be accepted
by the public as its own justification, for the journal only ad.
Tames In the line of Its natural development whet, it adjusts its
publishing arrangements to a state of things which for two-
and-twenty years it has laboured not unsuccessfully to promote.
In pre7aring for thi, tmnsformat.on one thought has pre-
demira In the edict ule of the proprietors. Their aim has
been to mak) "rut DAILY NEW?" universally accessible,
not o alter its char:to:or and tb-y would c matter their labour
worse than lost wer.?. ney to co: s rot to changes which would
lower its tone or in any way impair Its Utle to bold its accus-
tomed place in p tblic favour.

THE POLITICAL AND LITERARY
lirAtion of tl e Journal will remain Unchanged.
AND BE SUPPORTED BY AN ACCESSION
OF EMINENT WRITERS.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE
will rest on en orgalleation of Rpectal and exclusirc Correspon-
dence, calbracing the entire World.
London, England, 1868-06-05

TILE METROPOLITAN POLIeE.

Wiles so experienced a London magistrate as
Mr. Alaimo, in acknowledging the services and
efficiency of the police, declares from the bench
that, " however useful, in any question which con-
" cerns themselves they do not stick at stating
" falsehoods, even on oath, and banding together
"in each other's support," it is time to
ask what is there to protect the public
from its nominal protectors ? A gross
cane had called forth these stinging re-
marks. Mr. BROUGHTON, of the Treasury, sum-
moned two policemen to separate some women
who were fighting, and they had refused to inter-
fere until the latter had given up the conflict of
their own accord. Mr. Ram:Galva-, who investi-
gated the matter solely on public grounds,
wrote a letter to the Home-office next
day, which was referred to the Police Com-
missioner, who in his turn brought it before
the magistrate. The charge was corroborated
by an independent witness and denied by the
police, but Mr. ARNOLD decided that the latter
had committed perjury. But for this he Kliould
not have thought the neglect of duty called for
heavy punishment, and as it was he only inflicted
a flue of 50a. in the one case, and 20s. in the
other. There were the usual alternatives of a
month's and a fortnight's imprisonment, but these
went for nothing as the money was immediately
paid. We take it for granted that dismissal from
the force will follow ; but even this does not meet
the entire question. The man fined 50s. was a
police sergeant, and it needs no great acquaintance
with metropolitan arrangements to know that
police-sergeants have in many cases almost un-
limited power over the fate of the people charged.
There is an uneasy but deeply-rooted feeling abroad
that our police have too much power over the
liberties of the public ; and now that we are called
upon to increase their numbers it is impossible
that such a statement as Mr. AaitoLD's should fall
idly to the ground. As a magistrate of long-stand-
ing he has had abundant and exceptional opportu-
nities fur estimating the character of the police,
and he declares them ready to commit perjury to
protect each other. What chance is a poor Lester-
monger or bask, t-woman likely to have against a
power so unscrupulo...- as this, and how is the
public to rest satisded with the masters it has
created ? That " the police are always ready to
" swear away a poor man's life " is a delusion
firmly implanted in the minds of thousands of the
most ignorant and prejudiced clauses ; and it be-
comes a serious matter when this is partly sup-
ported by a judicial statement from the bench.

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 5, 1868.
London, England, 1868-06-05

FORTIFICATION OF MAYENCE.

The Mayence Gazttte of May 31 mentions that
the additional fortifications of Mayence are going
on uninterruptedly, but without any ostentation.
The covered lodgment near the new winter port,
where the works had been stopped for some time,
is now being finished, a considerable number of
masons being employed on it.

lawn's ra.zowle.)
FRANCE.

PARIS, JUNE 5.
The Monittur of this morning says in its bulletin
that the Bey of Tunis in the letter which was re-
mitted to the French consul expresses his regret at
the temporary suspension of diplomatic relations
between the two countries. He expresses the wish
to see them re-established on the former footing of
friendship. The Bey notifies his adhesion to the
formation of a financial commission charged with
1 the settlement of reciprocal interests.

SWEDEN. I
STOCKHOLM, Juws 4.
There has been a ministerial crisis here, and the
cabinet has been reconstructed as follows :—Count
Wachtmeister, the Swedish minister at Copen-
hagen, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Major-General
Von Thulstrup, Councillor of State, Minister of
Marine ; M. Adlercreutz, President of the Aulic
Court of Justice, Minister of the Interior ; M.
Berg, Councillor of Justice, Minister without a
portfolio.
Major-General Von Abelin, the Minister of
War, and Baron Von Ugglas, Minister of Finance,
have withdrawn their resignations.
The report that a new postal treaty has been
signed between Sweden and the North German
Confederation is unfounded.
London, England, 1868-06-05

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRIZES.

(By TELEGRAPH.)
(PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
OXFORD, FRIDAT.

The award for the prize poem, on the subject of
"The Catacombs," was made this morning to Mr.
J. A. Stewart, of Lincoln College. The Latin verse prise
on " Marathon" was awarded to Mr. I. W. Staabridga. of
New College, sad that for the Latin essay to Mr. B. L.
Riots, fellow of Coypus Christi.

According to an Austrian journal the Sultan
eats only once a day, drinks nothing but water, and, what
is extraordinary in an Ottoman sovereign, ne►er smokes,

RAILWAY, MINING, AND OTHER
,SHARES-(THIS ‘DAY.)

Visles to-day to 1 p.m.]

COLONIAL GOVEKNIEEN't agcußrrize.
Canada Government, 6 per cent., Jan. and Ja1y,1877 to
1884 1061, 6.
De., 5 pm cent., Jan. end July, 92e, 31.
Cape of Good Hope, 6 per cent., April end October,
1890 to 1900, 109 i.
Ceylon, 8 per oent., November, 1878, 6 per emit., 1104.
Do., 6 per cent., 1882 to 1883, 111.
New Month Wales Govemment, 6 per cent., 1888 to
1898, January and July, 99, 4.
New Zealaad, 5 per cent, 93.
Nova Beetle Government, 6 per cent., 1886, 1034.
109 u end, 6 par cent., 1884 to 1885, Jan. and Jaly,
Do., 0
Gper cant., 1891, January and July, 109 i, 4.
Victoria •vt., 6 per 68'4..1991, April and Oct., 1114.
London, England, 1868-06-05

FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIOATIONE.

Orel Viieliii,gOaiaTtiiilttlaiiLC;;;;;;nt, 5 per
cent., 791, 80.
South Italian, 51, I.

BRITISH MINES.
West Chiverton, 62i, .d.
COLONIAL AND FOREIGN HIND.
Don Pedro, North del Rey, 2 3-16, prem.
Scottish Australian (Limited). 1 1 16, ad.
St. John del Rey (Limited), 18i.
Yudanamutana of South Australia (Lim.),

DOCKS.
London and St. Katharine, 481.

JOINT STOCK BANKS.
• Agra (Limited), A, 101, 4.
Do., B, 8.
Australasia, 54.
Chartered Mere. of 'mkt, London, and China, 281, 8, 1.
City, 121, 1.
Consolidated (Limited), 41.
Imperial Ottoman, 114, 4.
London Chartered of Australia, 24.
London Joint Stock, 341, 6.
Metropolitan (Limited), 7a.
National Provincial of England, 2nd and 3rd issue, 39.
Oriental Bank Corporation, 43.
Union of London, 351.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Atlantic Telegraph, 50.
Commercial Union (Assurance), 51.
Credit Fowler of England (Limited), 3 1.16, 1.
Crystal Palace, 25.
Do pref., 101.
East India Irrigation and Canal, 161.
Egyptian 9 per cent. Viceroy Loin, guaranteed by
Egyptian government, 874, 84.
Electric and International Telegraph, 165, 3.
Ditto, New, 124.
English and Australian Copper (Limited), 4.
Fore-street Warehouse (Limited), 111.
General Credit and Discount (Limited), 54.
Hudaon'a Bay, 16, a.
London and Provincial Marine, 11.
National Discount Company (Limited), 116.
Ocean Marine Insurance, 20, 6, 191, 201.
Otago and Southland Investment (Limited), 1 9-16,
xd-
Vioeroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 734.
London, England, 1868-06-05

RUSSIA.

ST. PETERSBURG, Juts 4.
The St. Petersburg papers of to-day publiah ad-
vice. from Central Asia, date not given, announcing that
General Kaufmann, with 36 companies of infantry and
1,000 Cossacks, had advanced to Samarkand. The army
of the Bokhariane numbered 80,000.
[A telegram from Bombay, dated 25th May, and pub-
lished in Loudon on the Ist inst., announced the defeat of
the Bokhariana by the RCUlSlAlM—Reuter's Telegrams.]
London, England, 1868-06-05

CRAMER'S INDIAN PIANOFORTES, of solid
Mahogany. constructed both In use and mechanism so
securely as to resist the effects of any werna climate.
Prices, pecked and free on board.
Cottage Pianoforte'. 80, 60, 00, and 70 riiaesa.
Semi-Oblique', 55, 03, 76, 85, and 96 'abr.',
Semi-Orands (six feet lorm), 90, 100, and 110 guineas.
Boudoir-omnd' (Oft. VA. long), 110,and 150 guineas.
Full (Hands aft Pam:, 1.95, and 700 g
CRAMER'S INDIAN PIANETTE, with folding
keyboard, Is portable sad eonvealegt. lOW gut touch and
tone are highly satisfactory. Many of these Instruments ham
been supplied to hotels throughout the last : and a considerable
number hare bee Stied up in yachts and passenger ship"
Price 66 guineas.
CRAMER and Co (Matted), 501, Regent-street, W.
43, Moorpia-sireet. BC.
London, England, 1868-06-05

PREFERENCE I3dARR-13.

- --- ---- -- ------
North Baatern, Stockton and Darlington B. 6 per cent.,
128.

PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
Great Eastern, 5 per cent., 1862, 77.
Midland, 5 per cent., optional to convert to ordinary
stock, Sept. 1, 1869, 16g.
South &stern, 5 per cent., Charing-cress, 1863, 96.

LINES LEASED AT FIRED RENTALS.
London, Chatham, and Darer, Com. Fund Stock, 5 per
cent., 68, 4.

BRITISH POSSERSIONS.
Eastern Bengal, guar. 5 per cent., 108 i, 9.
Eat Indian, guaranteed 5 per cent., 112.
Grand Trunk of Canada, 161.
Great Indian Peninsula, guar. 5 per cent., 111 k, 10t.
Madras, guaranteed 5 per cent., 1071, 7.
Cuide and Rohilcund (share.), guar. 5 per cent., 2 11-16.
Made, guaranteed 5 per cent., Rai.
Do., Delhi, 1031, 4.

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Antwerp and Rotterdam, 10, 1.
Bahia and San Francisco (Limited), gnu. 7 per cent.,
15i. 4,
Dutch Rhenish (New), 511, t.
1 Great Luxembourg, 121, .
Lemberg-Curnowitz, gua. 7 per et (Lim.), 141.
Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidinl, 313.16, 1, 1.
Sambre and Meuse, 71.
San Paulo (Limited), guaranteed 7 per cent., 181, 1.
London, England, 1868-06-05

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.

Groat Mt 4,
Great Northern Ato receives no div. until 6 per cent.
has been paid to B), 961.
Great Western, original, 54
Lancashire and Yorkshire,) 94.
London, Brighton, and South Oust, 52, 1.
London, Chatham, and Dover, 201, 4.
London and North Western, 1154.
London and South-Western, 92.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 44.
Metropolitan, 110.
Do. Extension (div. lien. to 6 per out. till Jan., 1870),
1051
Midland, 1061, 6, 1.
North Eastern (Berwick), 1034.
North London, 1181.
South Devon, 45.
South Eastern, 764, 4, xn.
Staines, Wokinghem, and Wokirg, 101.
London, England, 1868-06-05

LATEST FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

(mum's Tsuaßate.)
RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, Joss 4.

The Minister of Finance has approved the plan
for converting the shares of the Dnnaburg and
Witepak Railway Company into fully paid up
shares to bearer, as proposed by the directors,
subject to the approval of the shareholders.
London, England, 1868-06-05

THE CITY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS

will be, as heretofore, Full. Early, and Impsrtial. In a word,
while an the preeeot features of the paper will be maintained,
arrangements will undergo no other modification than twit
is necessary to a more thorough and efik•lent representation
and diseusilon of the occurrences, Interests, and opinions of
the day.

PURLISIIINC AXP ADVF:KTISENIF.NT OFFICE,
114WI'ERIE-STREET, FLEET-'itTiIEET.

trite exprefss.
London, England, 1868-06-05

ARRIVAL OP LADY NAPIER.

(BY TZLERRAYIL)
(PROW OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY.

Among the passengers by the Per*, which
arrived at Southampton this morning w t!,, Calcutta
mail, is Lady Napier, the wife of Sir Nobel t Napier, Com.
wander.in-obief of the Abyssinian army.
London, England, 1868-06-05

HUNGARY.

PESTH, JONI 4.
At the sitting of the Lower House to-day, Herr
Madarasa brought in a monster petition furnished with
signatures from 131 communes against the laws passed in
1907 for effecting an agreement between Austcia and
Hungary. The statement of the object of the petition was
received with laughter by the house.
Herr von H orwath, the Minister of Justice, promised to
bring in a bill for the suppression of the usury laws.
The Emperor is expected here the day after to-morrow,
The court leaves Buda on the 9th instant.
The reported meeting of Hammen. at Balasfal has turned
out to have arisen in some students celebrating a holiday.
London, England, 1868-06-05

HIGH W?arlt AT UHTDON RE.IDGE.

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OillakET.-121113 DAY.)

THE OVAL.
COUNTY OP SURREY V. H.C.C. AND GROUND.

This morning, in fine hot weather, play was re
snmed in this match at a few minutes before noon. The
" not outs" of yesterday, Mr. Campbell with 30 and Mr.
Baker with 45, again faced the bowling of Bristow and
Griffiths, who changed ends. Mr. Campbell was bowled
by Griffiths after adding four to his score, and Farrands
went in, but Mr. Baker had to quit in Griffith's next over,
his off-stump being disturbed. Wootton followed, but
Griffith's "form" was so good that in his next over be
annihilated Farrands's chance of storing. Grandy and
Wootton were now via via, awl Wootton got a four to
leg off Bristow, and Grundy a good cut for three. The
M.C.C. "ground men" scored rapidly, nine runs being got
off one over of Griffith's. With the score at 164 Griffith
changed his tactics and tried "lobe," but they were
speedily parted by Wootton running out. This finished
the innings, as M.C.C. did not supply an eleventh man.
The score at 1 o'clock was as under :
X.C.C. AND (MOUNDS.—First Inning.
Mr. E M. Grace. et Pooley, I) Bristow
W. Price, c, Jupp, b Griffiths
Mr. A. Wilkinson, c Pooley, b Bristow
Biddulph, run out
Mr. 11. Klopoote, b Otiffith
Mr. F. Baker, b Griffith ss
Mr. F. (.`ampbell, b Griffith 34
Wootton, run out
Farranda, b Griffith
Grundy, not out
B 2,1b2,w1 6

Total

175
TUBES O'CLOCK,

The Surrey "order of going in" was headed with the
names of Jupp and Humphrey, who were opposed to the
bowling of Wootton and Farrands. Runs came quickly,
indeed the first seven ovcrs all yielded runs. Humphrey
soon rattled up 17 by two fours, two twos, tic.,
and then was caught at mid-on. Stephenson made
two good drives off Wootton, and then was fairly
caught by Biddulph at the wicket. Jupp, after making
20, was bowled off his body, and Korea& began by driving
Wootton straight into the pavilion, and he and the Surrey
wicket-keeper hit so severely, that at 78 Mr. Grace went
on at Wootton's wicket. At dinner time the score stood
as under:

.
sr lam—First Innings.
Humphrey, c Baker, b Farrsnds
Jupp, b Wootton
Stephenson, e Neldalo4 b Farrands
Po°ley, not out
Murdock, I-b w, b Farrands
Griffith not oat
b1,1.b1

Total
LORD'S GROUND.
M.C.C. AND GROUND V. OINTLEYEN OF IRELAND.
This morning the gentlemen of Ireland resumed their
innings, and at 1 o'clock were all out, with their score as
appended:
GENTLEMEN OP TEEL AN O.—First Innings.
Mr. J. Ponsonby, b Mumlord Il
Mr. H. H. Montgomery, not out
Mr. T. J. Casey, b Mnytk 1
Mr. W. Hone, b Marten
ME A. J. H&c Salle, b Marten
Mr. A. H. Barry, b !Own
Hon. Z. Acheson, b Ninon
Mr A.G. Belden, I b w, b Marten
Mr. W. Hunt, b Nixon
Mr. 11. P. Hewitt, 1b w, Nixon
Viscount Massareene, absent
1-b 2, b 13, w

Total.
London, England, 1868-06-05

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

(By =LEGUME.)

MANCHESTER MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

GRAND STAND PLATE.
Geelong • • • • • •
• •
Grand Duke ... ...
Harrogate ... ...

9 ran.
JUVENILE STAKES.
Dab/Maids ...
Damsel f
Portia . .
WILTON HANDICAP.
• •

Ottoman ---
--.
-------
Grand Duke ... . .
Sirocco . . .
Waffles .
BOROUGH CUP.
Chivalry ... ... .
Donaldbain ... ... .
Alicia . . .

5 ran.
QUISEN'S PLATS. Two miles.

Blacklock,- Amendment, Clown, Corporal, Alicia,
Honesty, Buttercup, Lord Hastings, Highland Duck,
Catterick, Ottoman, Greenhorn, Highland Mary, Ilium,
Grand Duke, Feodor, and Bracken are here.

CROYDON MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

WELTER CUP.

Sammertime
Benefactress ...
rultana
Romney
SCURRY HANDICAP.

Lucius
Dromond
Gladice
Albatross

NORWOOD STAKES. Five furlongs.
Lily, Diamond, Bedford, Obeddington, Dr. Wilson,
Norringion, Paleface, Inheritance, Lorenzo di Lardy,
Linendo, and Joyful are here.

BEITING IN LONDON.-(THIS DAY.)

2.30 P.N.

There were but few members present, and the
transactions were mostly for small amounts. Quotations
as follow :
London, England, 1868-06-05

FLAX IN IRELAND.

Motion made, and question put, "That a sum, not
exceeding 2,000 L, be granted to her Majesty, to complete
the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st
day of March, 1869, fur encouraging the cultivation of
flax in the south and west of Ireland."—The oommittee
divided ; ayes, 43 ; noes, 18.

- - - - AYES.
Adderley, C. B. Hay, Sir J. C. Powell, F. 8.
Beach, Sir M. H. Herbert, Oen. Bearden, D. J.
Booth, Sir R. G. Hildyard, T. B. Selater-Booth, G.
Bowyer, Sir G. Hunt, O. W. Selwin-Ibbotaon,ll,l
Burrell, Sir P. Kerslake, Sir J. B. Seymour, 0. B.
Cave, S. Lindsey, Col. C. Stirling-Maxwell,Sir
Dimadale, R. Manners, Lord J. W
Disraeli, B. Mayo, Ea. I of Stuart, Lt.-Col. W.
Dunne, Gen. Mlles, J. W. suttees, H. K
Dyke, W. H. Montagu, Lord R. Vi'aterhonve, 8.
Ferguason, Sir J, Montgomery. Sir G. Wise, 11. C.
Gordon, F. S. O'Brien, Sir P. Woodd, B. P.
Gore, R. 0. Preklugtoei, Sir J.
(lore, W. K. Patten, Col. TRLUIR.I.
Graves, S. R. Pennant, G. D. Taylor CoL
Hamilton, 141. Claud Pim, 11_ Noel, G. J.
London, England, 1868-11-16

NOMINATION DAT.

To•MORROW the tug of war—to-day the damn,
the challenge, and the herald's call to the combat-
ants. Nomination day was always more like a tour-
nament than a battle; there was something semi-
feudal, semi-chivalrous, and, we may add, eemi-
herb:woes. in the ceremony, such as very many Eng-
lishmen of all parties, even the most advanced, de-
light in, and almost worship, partly from the force of
instinot among the most conservative or ratheranti-
quarian people in the world,and partly, we might
say mostly, from the innate national love of a row,
by which we mean a compound of " chaff," beer,
sad a general scrimmage. What is called rowdy-
ism in America is only an intense, and
seater form. on a transatlantic scale, of that
peculiar public spirit which froths up at election
time in the old country. Some Frenchmen who
are consoled for their want of freedom by being told
that they are the most ungovernable of nations,
end that the phlegmatic Englishman is the only
kerma& creature that keeps order without gen-
darmes, would be frightened out of their wits and
fancy that the democratic and social repub-
li-s, wee about to swallow up society, if they
could see the surging, roaring, riotous
multitude at an English hustings when every
bold Briton, whether elector or non-doc-
tor, asserts the right of using his lungs and
hill fists in the freest and most independent
manner, bellowing with all his might, and raging
like tl.c animal whose name he bears at a rag of
any other colour than his own. It is a splendid
sight for the mind's eye of a sympathetic
foreign libcral at a safe distance, this rude
yet in the end most harmless celebra-
tion of the British birthright, when every
non-oloctor u ith unconscious irony performs
the part of the slave at a Roman triumph and
mocks the triumph that he makes. Take
away the inconsiderable political element from
a BALI]] crowd on a nomination day and
she residue of this great constitutional rite
will be largely made up of the Briton's pure
love of a row. It is altogether a rough business ;
very likely a serviceable ono as a safety valve.
For it may without paradox be affirmed
that on this rubble of electoral mud and mire
and rotten eggs, the great fabric of our liberties
is built up, and, however unseemly and disordered
it may look, who would wish to exchange it for the
admirable administrative organisation of universal
suffrage by • French Minister of the Interior
and his 500,000 functionaries? Give us, we say,
our rough and ready polling booths, and our
rough and ready rights of man in the concrete
/shape of fisticuffs and unlimited liberty of bellow-
ing. it is even thus we periodically crown
the edifice• of our liberties, adjust the go-
vernment and arrange the destinies of Great
Britain and Inland. No doubt if it were a
choice between the ancient British and the most
modern French political fashions, our choice could
not be doubtful for a moment. But should we
deserve to be called traitors to the British con-
(*action, if we ventured to hint a doubt
wbcther Nomination bay is absolutely hulls-
London, England, 1868-11-16

_MARYLFI3ONE.

On S at uniay, Mr. Harvey Lewis, the late senior
member for the borough of Marylebone, addressed no lees
t►an four meetings of the constituency.
Mr. Cbambers addressed a meeting at the
Mar)lebone Nuo-ic-hall, High-street.
Dr. Sandwith and Mr. Daniel Grant also ad-
drefeed their supporter, and votes of confblence wore
adopted.
London, England, 1868-11-16

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FRAHM KakSINIII64II.
pA2IB, AOC No &MOW
The From of this evening devotes an aril& lel
the speech of Lord Stanley at King's Lynn, and'
Amp that the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
did not take a sufficiently impartial view of the
situation of France. It is quite natural, says the
Alsace, that we should be pre-occupied by the
formation of a great centralised military power on
our eastern frontier, and it is not to ns but to
Prussia that Lord Stanley ought to give counsels
of moderation. We could have desired that the
Moab& Foreign Minister, while declaring himself
in favour of peace, had not presented so easily to
his hearers a prospect of events which would not be
likely to re-assure public opinion if they should
happen to take place—such as, for example, the
unity of Germany under the leadership of Prussia.
However, adds the France, this language does
not alter in any way the present situation of
Europe.

THE REVOLUTION IN RPAIN.—GREAT
MEETING IN MADRID.
MADRID, Nov. 14.
General Prim has addressed a circular in re-
sponse to a request made by nearly all the Cap-
tains-General for an increase in the provincial
General Prim declines to accede to
t=i cations, declaring that the government
reckons upon the support of the enlightened ma-
jority of the nation, and that any augmentation
would raise the army to a figure far above what
the country could bear. The circular announces
the concentration of a considerable body of troop.
in New Caistille, which, thanks to the numerous
railways and telegraphs, could be instantly de-
spatched wherever it might be necessary. The
subscriptions to the national loan amount to
6,684,000 crowns.
London, England, 1868-11-16

A NEW DIEM! POI lIZODZING roue.

The conservative equabbie in North Leiceetteshire
haserneted ansetirely new phaes. Theirrepreesible %cite
Hay Frame. who, eressevative thoegh he in is eat sks
iaveterate patios! foe et "oar old aobdity " sad its
alliances be this fox-heads( shim, kw hit epos se in-
satiate, if it does not pennies to be • very eMossiont,
device for fruit:reties the dodges of the meaty. As
as admirer of "fair and straightforward" sou
duct, Mr. Prewen, in a letter to the Imo
of Itellaad, gives to his in
the basellt of his °patios in
to the candidature of Mr. Gowen which Mr. Frevren dee'
not think mry encouraging. He sap:
Then a decided feeling with many that if be ihoeLt
be diesel (fie) in to relireeent the fox bootleg imerus.
wh , thee, the sooner litox heating is pet so sod to the
if it should so apple Meths gets in, and of
as intend to do our beet to dear the country of totes
which am very easily be done. When poor men ham
hem tamed out of their bind because they dared to vote
for se in leek we shall be quit* justified at taking the
came.

Pr wen, moreover, strengthens his own opinion by
quoting that of somebody ales who thought " that it ma
monstrous bringing forward a man who had no prom,
in the county, and who had only hem here a few year
a fox hunter, and who was shortly going to lean the
county." He adds, that he has written in the same VA.
to Yr. Tailby and Colonel Lowther, " in order that they
may know what our intention+, are." But Mr. Fr.,w•
mote clearly indicates tho naturo of his grievan c W a
postscript

If the,. was any crest difference I. oar polit'wal opi.
Woes (says he) or if Xr (lowos was an owner of property
in the count y, thine Wetdd be very different. Ile COD.
surnames t!'.'.l County Lave lost two wets through th..r
own foolish conduct, the borough of Loic,-ster and Sony
Leicestershire, both of which they had pftviorm to the alp
film in 1ft6.5, and if they loose they
any more sosts they
will only have to thank thorrodros for it.

The buts of Rutland condescends to reply to this et.
taiordinary apiatle ; but hk grace cannot make out Ida:
posoble bearing the return of either Mr. Frewen or Kr.
ClOWel can have on the subject of hunting. The
intimation that poor mon besu be.m "turnod out of ems
land" because they voted for Mr. Frewen locum c 'ugly
to have surprised his grace, who aye

If you man to insinuate that I have turned any pnet
man off because be voted for you, I Wll thank y .1 ~
give his mune and addreiw, as I aim nit awe.
one has been deprived by me of hi. laud ha. Cr.,
and if you cannot, I shall be much obtitTeil t yo, y,A
will not make further unfounded in,inuatinns.
London, England, 1868-11-16

CORK BUT= MARKET.-{THIS DAY.)

(TOON Oil OWN 0011UNNONDWIT.)
Ordinary, no change • 660 firkin,. Mild cured, 138..,
121 e. ; 40 Arlan&

MINCING-LANIL-glllB DAY.)
Stow.—Then is a fair inquiry, chiefly for refining
qualities, but firmer prices being demanded, etsroely any
business has been transacted. Refined dried goods are
firmer, and other goods sell steadily at previous ratan.
Coma I. in general request. Native Ceylon sold at
495. and Mysore at 535.
Tu. continues quiet.
Rzaz.-6,000 bags of cargo Bengal sold at Be. 91. Gash
for red. _ . .

CO;ron.—Previous prices are about impportad, but at
which the demand is only moderate.
In other articles no sabs to report.

TALLOW NAREMT.—(THIEI DAY.)
The market is steady. Town tallow, 60s. 3d. ; Poem
berg Y.C. on the spot, 61s. 6d. ; December, 61s. id. ;
JamuuT, 625. ; March, 62a. 6d.
PARTICULARS OP TALLOW.
London, England, 1868-02-05

NHE t*ICKP

when recruiting for the East India service was
simple kidnapping, mysberions disappearances
were common. The newspapers of Gismos M.%
time tell us of prisoners held under lock
and key, who killed themselves in attempts to
escape from the roofs of houses in Chancery-lane,
of men held in duress among the black spots of
Clerkenwell and in the dens about the Fleet
River, of trap-doors, and skeletons, and the other
accessaries of a Rateliffian romance. But the
motive to crimes of this sort has vanished.
The hidden places of such iniquities have been
opened to ,the light of day. If Mr. SPEKS had !
been a political man, alarmists might fancy that
he had been seized as a Fenian hostage or victim.
Speculations of this sort are, however, purely and
wantonly gratuitous. Conjecture is puzzled by the
improbabilities--amounting almost to impossibili-
ties—which face it on every side to which it turns.
Only one thing is certain, and that is the ineffi-
ciency of the police, which either failed to prevent
a crime of unparalleled audacity, or cannot clear
up the secret of a sudden disappearance which
combines in an equal degree mystery and noto-
riety.
London, England, 1868-02-05

THE PILL ON THE PUNCH PRES.

The Daily New describes this bill, of the liberality of
which the French government is secretly afraid, as one
that would be scooted in Austria as a relic of the barbar-
ous ages. The situation is full of pleasantry, if not of
dignity; the government, in reality, dreading the bill, yet
without the moral courage to withdraw it ; and a majority
more afraid of liberty even than Its makers, and only
waiting for a hint to release the government from its re-
sponsibility by throwing out the bill, or retaining only its
restrictive and penal clauses. Let us do justice ►t least to
the minority in France, a minority of brilliant and high-
minded men, whose pretesting voices, and whose cha-
racter and conduct, redeem their glorious country from
the disgrace of being ranked with Russia and with
Turkey in political civilisation nearly eighty years after
the proclamation of the rights of man !

STICATTORD POLITICAL Lnerultga.—Thie Course I was ordered to maks a Pall4neeeee; examination, be
of lectures has thus far proved most auceseefal, the said to me in an under tone' that I should find both the
audience having grown larger and larger. Mr. Anthony arms broken,' which statement had no foundation. Judg•
lecture, of which we published a report, wax mg from the dogged pertinacity with which he pleaded
followed by Mr. Mason Josses, who di ourned on the wide b„.. guilt and the•xtraardiltarymanner in which he
robjece of " Work for the new Parliament ;" Mr. Edward
North Bunks being in the chair. Lest Monday, Mr. voluntarily gate himself uP to /intim, combined with his
Joseph Barmaid lectured on the ballot ; Mr. Ebenezer wretched poverty. being in on absolute state of sterretioo.
Clarke presided. The lecturer's main argument was that hawse nee to think that at the time he committed the
electors should be assisted, as mach as possible, in making deed be was not responsible. Again, the peculiar ar
a connoisntions choice of their representatives ; and this
wse more likely to be done if they bad set to being into insane expresaloa of his countesses*, aad the above fads
the question what their patron, their master, or even their taken eolleotimii. strengthen ms in en opinion that this
Mends, would think of their vote. sir. Marsden, of the is a seas in whit& a mead view of the law might be
Ballot Society. proposedvote of thanks to the lecturer, takes, we that the capital punishment might be deferred
and Mr. WB. Dealt ascended it. A resolution was also is --
that the „see of hie mind be zemeewebiesiy
adopted in favour of the adoption of the haEot. After a
vote of thanks to the chairman, the meetlrg separated. emestalloted.a
The last of the series is on Monday next, by W. Carvell TES MILITIA IN BIMINI AITERICA.--CanOdk bee
Williams—subject " The Irish Church." about 34,000 aislesmilitia, of which Ontario sad Quotes
Dr. Deane, Q.C., has been appointed Admiralty have 81,000, Nova Scotia 1,000, and New Brueswlek 1.000.
I Advocate in the place. of Sir Travers Twim, who resigned The iserldled Militia of the disdain inashall about
on being appointed Queen's Advocate. 142,000.
London, England, 1868-02-05

THE FARETON•OFFICE ADMTNIRTRATION.

lancing at the discussion which is now some weeks old
respecting the mismanagement by the permanent staff of
the Foreign-office, the Daily New says it is obvious a
feeling of distrust has arisen, and that the office is just in
that plight when a committee of the House of Commons on
its oompositionand administration would be meet valuable.
Take Mr. Lay's came for example. That gentleman rendered
great service during the last China war, and was thanked
over and over again for what he did ; but his project,
adopted by the English government of the day, relative
to the clearing of the Chinese Bean of piracy in conjunction
with the Chinese government, failed because the Foreign-
office did not condescend to address a word of instructions
to the English ambassador at Pekin. Why, it remains for
the Foreign-office to explain. But without adequate ex-
violation, Mr. Lay's story is another added to the long
list of examples of " how not to do it," which in all
human probability would not hive occurred had the
Foreign-office had annually to render an account of its
transactions and proceedings to parliament.
London, England, 1868-02-05

THE SHIPWRIGHTS AND THEIR EMPLOYERS.

The Mondani is glad to observe that the greet meeting
of shipwrights and their employers at Burdett Hall is
bearing good fruit. Both sides, it will he remembered,
agreed that s committee of the operatives should be chosen
to confer with the muters upon the disputed points of the
deplorable dead-look on the banks of the Thames. The
committee-men were duly selected, and after clearly ascer-
taining the sentiments of th.ir fellows, they met two
representatives of capital yesterday at the Mission Church,
Millwall. These two were Mr. Green and Mr. Field. It

is now probable that •mw meeting of the shipwrights
will be shortly called, and that they will consent to get to
work upon two of the North German Lloyd's boats, and as
many others as can be taken up in the London yards at the
piece•price of rg. per finished ton.
London, England, 1868-02-05

MR. TRAIN.

The TiNl47 describes the seizure of Mr. Train and
his papers as evidently the result of a mistake,
though a most fortun►te mistake for the victim.
If Mr. Seward has made any remonstrances, which is
hardly probable, the matter will be easily explained In
the meantime, it cannot influence in the smallest degree
the perfectly distinct question whether a native British
subject. which Mr. Train is not, is amenable to British
' jurisdiction for treasonable conduct abroad, of which Mr.
Trsin has never been accused.
The Post maintains that the arrest was perfectly justi-
fiable if the English government believed themselves in a
position to show that he had violated the provisions of a
statute passed in the year 1818, which provided that " if
any person whatsoever" should, " either within or with-
out the United Kingdom," commit certain acts in the
nature of treason be should be guilty of felony.

Supposing, uks the Standard,th;t the Fenian President
Roberts or Sweeny were to land at Cork, at a time when
we were protecting ourselves against Fenian plots, should
we be expected to permit him to go free merely because his
scheme of an insurrection had been drawn up not in Ire-
land but in America