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LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 14.

MR. CHICHESTER FORTF.SC•GE AND
THE IRISH DEBATE.

THE Into CIIIEY SECRETARY for IRELAND is not
so well known in a popular sense as ho deserves to
be. In a peculiar way he is quite an original.
He is an Irishman by birth. It is necessary to
remark this, for in all other respects ho has less
of what is supposed to be clukracteristic of Irish-
men than almost any member of the House of
Commons. In accent he is so essentially
English that one would hardly imagine
he ever heard the brogue in his native
county of Louth, and In manners he is, if possible,
more English still. He is ono of the most dis-
passionate, ortivrly, and methodical of speakers.
He never uses a sentence without impressing you
with the belief that he has thought it out before
hand. Indeed, the same observation applies not
only to his sentences, but to his words. The
words that may be said to flow from
other men drop from Mr. FORTE:WC&
Mr. HENLEY once said in the course of
debate, speaking of a policy of progress,
that he did not like to put one foot before the
other till he felt pretty lure of the ground on
which he was to tread. The same may be said of
Mr. FORTEFICUE'II Lineage ; and what is true of
his language is equally true of his opinions. The
expression in his instance is the most remarkable
equivalent of the thought. It would be too much
to say that public care sits on the brow of a
gentleman of Mr. CrICTIEWER Foarrseres
ample fortune and social position ; but delibera-
tion is identified with all he says and does.
He is a very retailer of progress. He would
measure it out by the yard or half yard. He
would freely give what is asked for, but he would
not give an inch beyond the quantity demanded.
It may be thought from this description that Mr.
FORTEACUR is a dull speaker and an illiberal poli-
tician. He is neither the one nor the other. He
is not fluent certainly, but he is not inefficient.
The very fact of his deliberation predisposes
his hearers to believe that what has
been so much weighed must produce conviction,
and the conviction of the speaker soon becomes
the conviction of the listener. In office a " masterly
" inactivity" would, perhaps, describe his concep-
tion of progress. Out of offita measures be-
come very important, and no time ought to be
lost in settling things. The misfortune is that
watchers of the times and seasons of this class II
let the opportunity for action slip from them,
and their eyes are sometimes opened too late to the
possibilities of reforms in the State and in the
Church. Last night the late Chief Secretary was
very moderate, though still in advance, on the
question of the Irish land tenure ; but be was as
outspoken as it is possible for Mr. Foramens to
be, on that of the Established Church in Ireland.
There was scarcely a sentence of the speech which
was not received with " Hear, hear ;" hardly ono
which was received with a " cheer ;" and the
difference exactly measures the qualities of
Mr. Foramens's oratory and Mr. Foramers's
opinions.

The debate was continued ins comparatively
empty Home by Sir J. MoKerma,' The
O'Dowoonus, Lord CLAUD HAMILTON, Mr. H.
Mamma, and Mr. HawnsoiTs.
Mr. Baum rose alter Hr. Navnessasiv=allit

speech was of $ character
members as the Ministerial
on his own aide, with the

they bad thoroughly mistaken
they took him for itievoller
It was moderate in tone and manner.
*Jilts ever held any zeieltrtierairy views respeek-
ing the right of landed peepeety, theighelais
it to be entirely ocomsdble with *Me ruts to
desire a larger infusion of Mall holders of the
soll. He described as actually in operation in a
district in Somanstaldre what he proposed to do
in Ireland with a view of making the
people more contorted with their position
and more attached to the connexion with England.
Like others who preceded him on the same aide, he
did not so much discuss the Irish Church question
as mamase its doom. He recalled to the memory
of the House the language of the Parma hinnavaa,
described by him as a " master of phrases," whose
words "stick"—who once designated that esta-
blishment as an "alien church." The pro-
position of Lord Mayo respecting the en-
dowment of a Catholic University was
described in a sentence which is emi-
nently characteristic of Mr. Ehuoirr's style,
" Without meaning to be discourteous," be re-
marked, "I must say that the noble lord's pro-
" posal is grotesque and imbecile." This was of
course followed by great laughter ; but when Mr.
Bain= says a sharp thing and is interrupted, he
makes an addendum which produces another fit of
1 laughter or cheers, as the case may be. He did
mo in the present instance. Having produced the
desired effect by half a phrase, he was not con-
tent, but added, " anal that it is also very
" dishonest." Roars of laughter also followed
his reference to ADDISON'S description of the
mountebank, who sat in a stall and offered to sell
pills which were good against an earthquake. The
earthquake in the present instance was the disaffec-
tion of Ireland, and the pills were Lord MATO%
proposals. There was more than pathos in his
peroration. It was full of tenderness. His
quotation from the founder of Pennsylvania told
upon all hearts ; and when he followed it up in
the language of the inspired King and Prophet,
" to the upright there ariaethlight in the darkness,"
he left an impression on his audience, which was
both deep and solemn. Sir STAFFORD NORTEIMIS,
who followed Mr. BRIGHT, and brought the
debate to a close, defended, of course, the
policy of the Government. Ile did so
with as much force as common sense can
supply to what is generally admitted to be a very
bad case. Sir STAFFORD is remarkable as a voluble
talker rather than an impressive speaker. During
the hour that he occupied the house he did not
keep hon. members attentive by any very striking
observations. He belongs essentially to the
school of " departmental " speakers, and as such is
better at statement than in debate.

Mr. Monssu. is in possession for Monday.

THE " VULGAR TONGUE" IN FRANCE.

M. SAINTE BEIIVE, who possess* the secret of
making the driest subjects attractive to the dullest
reader, contributes to a recent number of the
Mtutitetcr an interesting paper on French ortho-
graphy, apropos of a now edition of the Dictionary
of common use which is now in course of prepara-
tion by what we may call a Committee of the
whole Academy. This " Dictionnaire de ['usage"
must not be confounded with that famous his-
torical dictionary of the French language which
seems destined to be in some sort the Talmud of
that learned Society, the slow accretion of several
centuries. M. Saiirrs Banvir, indeed, in his
capacity of Academician, certifies that, in spite of
jesting incredulity, the Dictionary, which will never
be more famous than it was before its birth, is
making steady, though unhastening, progress. We
believe the simple fact to be that it is progressing
at about the rate of a letter in a century. Thanks
to the Benedictine labours of M. Limas, that
conspicuous occupant of the Forty-first fau-
teuil in the Academy, the lettered public are
content to wait with patience for the completion
at some very distant day of the corporate work
which his own wonderfully exhaustive pages will
have rendered almost a dictionary of supereroga-
tion. M. Lirras's dictionary, it is true, belongs
to a living language, and in all probability the His-
torical Dictionary of the French Academy will be
produced in time to be the monument of a dead
language.
On the other hand, it must, in justice to the
illustrious company of the Palms Masarin, be re-
membered that an historical dictionary of the
French language is not the work of a Haussmann,
as easily and as rapidly "knocked up" as a new
Boulevard of rectilinear facades, two or three miles
of monotonous masonry. But to return to our
text. It appears that since the first appearance
of the " Dictionneire de rusage," in 1694, it has
passed through five editions. M. SAINTS Beuvir cites
several curious instances of the reluctance of his
countrymen to part with the old orthography, and
to admit, except into the language of fami-
liar conversation, words borrowed from a
foreign coinage. In this and some other
literary respects the most revolutionary of Euro-
pean nations has been one of the most obstinately
conservative. By a singular infelicity one of the
first " new-fangled " words upon whose admission
the Academy have been invited to pronounce was
the word absolutisme. It was not, we dareaay, for
the sake of paying a delicate compliment to the
existing regime that this ugly word was accepted.
Were not autocratic and despotism equivalent
terms? Or is there a certain shade of difference,
' according to French perception, between absolutisms
and despotiame pure and simple t The Second
Empire no doubt declines to be identified with
either in its character of a military but representa-
tive monarchy. We might almost fancy a liberal
Academician protesting against the new comer--

. . . . Male omicatis
Yard*" verbis.
But M. Twist', with his pitiless good sense, would
reply, " Admit the word if you will, and get rid
" of the thing."

-
With sispnweihritibbehd- OE)
Theo& the area doiagelli.
Boni day, like How" knee opt
binds against the stars. ?Mil/MU it 'lei
satisfaction to know that batman area in our
present state of ignorance are net wholly without
use. Mr. CoxwaLi offered to employ then
against the enemy in the Crimean war, and his
I offer was rejected. Since that tune, however, we
have to grown wiser, and shall probably follow the
good example set us by the Americans and
Prussians, when the opportunity oecnrs. We
! observe from the papers just published, relating to
the war in Paraguay, that a balloon was made me
of during the campaign, and that Lord Strswxyr
wrote for information about it. The attempt in
this instance proved unsuccessful, but since Gene-
' ral Mims confesses that there was no one in the
army who knew how to use a balloon, the failure
is nut surprising. We wonder, by the way,
whether balloons are to be found amidst the
mighty man of baggage our army has carried
with it to Abyssinia. Might it not be possible to
catch a glimpse of Sing THEODORE and of his
capital before coining to close quarters ?

The distnqifflpyipleh cosnarneed in the begin-
ning of the "iteek" it-Tonloare irere oontinued on

Weineeday, emit they app hinn the military
measly* adopted to barbeen emeistierious than
was at first supposed. On thereeinfargaf Wednes-
day a larger number of workman marched in
column on the Place du Capitol., singing the
" Idarseillaise." They were repulsed by a body
of foot Charmers, and this caned so runth
agitation that people began to does their doors and
shops. On the Place Saint Etienne mounted
police and troops were also engaged in keep-
ing back the crowd. In the evening both
places were occupied by artillery. The bridges
over the Garonne were also ocoupied, and
by these steps a manifestation, which was intended
to be madeduring the night, was prevented. There
were also some disturbances though of a less grave
character in Nantes. A correspondent of the Pays
—" Journal de rEmpire "—says that cries were
raised of Via to Reptsblique I A bat rEmpire / And
its editor derives from this circumstance an argu-
ment against liberal concessions past, present, and
I prospective.

(arrram's mecums.)
PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, MAD= 14.
Prince Napoleon left this morning at 8.30 a. m .
for Dresden.

Sir A. Buchanan, the English Ambassador at St.
Petersburg, left Berlin yesterday to return to his
post.

BMGIERL
BRUSSELS KUM 14.
. _

A royal decree has been published to-day au-
thorising the town of Liege to contract • loan of
10,000,000 fr. This loan will be negotiated by
M. Erreva Oppenheim.

THE GREEK INSURRECTION.
ATHENS, ?dawn 7 (vii Trieste).
Russian vessels arrived here yesterday with up-
wards of 1,000 refugees from Candi*.
Sickness prevails amongst the numerous Cretans
who are now in Athens.

Many persons have perished in Cando from cold
and hunger.

The Greek steamer Crete continues her journey
to and from the island.

Insignificant encounters continue to take place
between the Turkish troops and the insurgents.
The steamer Petrie, belonging to the Hellenic
Stearn Navigation Company, has been lost near
the island of Zen. All the crow and part of the
cargo were saved.

AMERICA.

THE IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT
JOHNSON.

(By ATLANTIC ITLXGRAPII. TEMOUGN YR. KETTEE'II AGENCY.)

WASHINGTON, MARCH 13.
The Senate Court met to-day for the trial of
President Johnson. Attorney-General Stanberry,
Judges Black, Nelson, and Curtis, and the Hon.
W. M. Evart', appeared as counsel on behalf of
the President.

The Court ordered the President to file an
answer to the articles of impeachment on or before
the 23rd inst., and then adjourned till that date.

(1111:11Ilell ISIAGILUE. )

The royal mail steamship Cuba arrived at
Queenstown at 2 a.m. to-day, with 19 cabin pas-
sengers and 191,319 dolt. in specie. She landed
108 sacks of mails, carrying on the Liverpool and
Scotch mails, and proceeded immediately for Liver-
pooL All well.

NEW YORK, Bissell 4, Nom.
The House of Representatives had adopted 12
articles of impeachment, charging President
Johnson with high crimes and misdemeanours in
violating the tenure of offioe law by attempting
the removal of Mr. Stanton from the War-officio),
and the appointment of General Thomas without
the advice and consent of the Senate, in conspiring
forcibly to seize the public property in
the War Department, in violating the Army
Bill, by trying to induce General Emery to
obey orders not sent through General Grant—in
denying the legality of Congress ; in attempting to
devise means to defeat the execution of the Recon-
struction Laws ; in denouncing Congress in public
speeches in terms unbecoming the Chief Magistrate ;
and in generally violating the constitution by not
enforcing laws specified.

The Howe his elected Messrs. Stevens, Bout-
well, Wilson, Williams, Logan, and General Butler
permanent managers of the impeachment on behalf
of the House.
The Democratic members did not vote.

The house has refused to receive a protest
from the Democratic members declaring that
the majority acted with tyranny in limit-
ing the debate upon the articles of im-
peachment, and with indecent haste on
pressing the impeachment under a strict party
vote, and denouncing the impeachment as a par-
tisan attempt to break down a co-ordinate branch
of the government.

The New York papers publish intelligence from
Mexico, stating that the forces of Juarez have been
ranted by the Yucatan rebels at Valladolid.

M. Berlioz has arrived at Monaoo on his return
/Mil Banda.

Priam Charlie of Roumania has just oaderod
fear magnillesst albums metstaing views of the mist pia
trireequa sites in Moldsvis sad Walachia. They are In-
tended as presents to the Emperors Napoleon and
Alexander IL, King William of Prussia, and the Count de
Mandrel.

The Moeimento of Genoa publishes a letter from
Lissed Quiset to M. Joseph Spiadrhd, of Yoram,
mining the Mimeos of the Italians to the moil& sewer,
isa d Cardinal Bonaparte toile throne of St. Peter, and:
to the dangers ter ..Bay in baring a Pope of the sum
family, and almost, es one might my, of the same persona-,
' Sty se the Brower of the Preach.
A Paris oorreiksbndent of the Nord writes :
."The agony Of IPioneh dealers, reading in Cairo, is hi
Nollsie ofamisainialioe. The Viceroy, who empiguli
is *if iiiptiwp as well se So fond& sad doeselin
Me bead their Mama Ms haw, mud Tae
EWR his caviera. The Berm* ChwersuramS
.abuts!), by, Ideally iientiimeate towards {e
. • , nnaarisksa 'to pi ea. eitierVetisited
;Ibis. lad SS sisperbilind . the paymili m avilltalbe
!inane ilaikes for eiviL • Thera Wers4llo Pas&
dntlmdara~lopfiieopli aerlielf eft thenalinal
lempervemaind ibinsma." : • 1.4 o dad.
• illiaaatigilige PraliblYlatailL
4114-161.

_ always boa 011101111041 of
political importanoe in Prawn. Great pains are
token by the government to prevent the circula-
*Fit Ail which it does not entirely approve of.
'l*Uss to-al7 that colporteurs authorised, if not
employed, by the Prefect of Police, are crying in
the streets a song destined to give a fillip to
the lacing patriotism of the country in the matter
of the Mobile National Guard. The burthen of
it is

VIVO be BOUM= regiments
Animb de bons sentiments ;
IA glair* sera le Mobile
Do Garde Notional Mobile. (Bis.)
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The verses which accompany this appeal to
" glory " and " good sentiments," speak of the
"sublime " decree of the Emperor which in the
name of " progress" has created the new National
Guard, and " reserves it for the frontier." Here
the song is in very flagrant contradiction with the
ministerial declarations which represented that the
Ow militia force was intended to do garrison duty
while the ream, army went to the frontier. How-
ever, I suppose, the authors of the song
think young men will be pleased with the
idea that they are to be real soldiers;
and, accordingly, they are told that they
will " gaily brave danger," " repulse the foreigner,"
and that all of them will be " conquerors." I
cannot help admiring (mirror magic) the placidity
of European governments which see all these
things going on, and yet suppose that the Emperor
does not mean to use the great army which he is
raising. The time may be uncertain in respect to
weeks or months, but all evidence converges to the
conclusion that France is meditating what I sup-
pose Dr. Cumming would call the battle of Arma-
geddon.

Marshal Mac-Mahon is on his way from Algeria
to Paris. The extremely improbable reason sug-
gested for his journey, namely, that he was coming
to ask for a million of francs to succour the
starving population of Algeria, is said by the
Petrie not to be the true one. Certainly that
would not be an adequate cause for such a great
personage as the Duke of Magenta leaving
his high command. If he wants 40,000/. he
could ask for it effectually by telegraph. I
think it scarcely more credible that he is coming
to relate personally to the Emperor his impressions
about the Arab tribes. It is impossible not to be
struck with the fact that his arrival in Paris will
coincide with the return from Berlin of Prince
Napoleon after having, as several German papers
say, " utterly failed" in his mission.
The Petrie says the National Guard riots at
Toulouse have been completely put down by the
" wise measures of the administration ;" but
that ultra-imperialist organ the Pays falls foul of
the Prefect of the Gironde and says it was entirely
owing to his supineness and cowardice that the
&teak came to a head. It calls upon all the other
perfects of Francs to cry shame upon their col-
league. The following proclamation was yester-
day placarded by the mayor of Toulouse :
Fellow Ciiisens,—Evil disposed persons are endeavour-
ing to mislead public opinion, by keeping up a factitious
agitation which is hurtful to all of tts. It is both the in-
terest and duty of good citizens not to contribute, even
involuntarily, to these disturbances. It would be dis-
astrous to excite bad passions on the pretext of a new law,
the spirit and bearing of which it is affected to mnunder-
steed. Deplorable acts, which all honest men must con-
demn, have been committed. The authorities have up to
this moment been extremely lenient, but they cannot with-
out neglecting their most snored duties, tolerate a longer
claimant* of these disorders. The mayor, oon-
Ming in the good feeling of his fellow citizens,
hopes that calm and order will be at once restored ; he
therefor* exhorts all well-disposed people to remain
quietly at home instead of mixing with the groups in the
streets which keep up the agitation ; and he warns them
that by neglecting this advice the carious will expose
themselves to the danger of being victims of these repres-
sive ineunrea, which it is the duty of the authorities to
resort to against the agitators.
The Mayor of Toulouse, E. FILHOL.
.

Dona at tits Capitol a Tcp;lotuai, March 11, 1868.

An application for leave to prosecute Viscount
de Kerveguen fora libel upon the six journals was
presented to the Corps Legislatif to-day. The
difficulty of refusing this most just demand, how-
ever little the majority may be inclined to grant
it, is greatly enhanced by the fact that they have
just authorised a prosecution against the Figaro
and the Situation for "grave offences" against the
Corps Legislatif.
The Freres dm Nord is prosecuted for an article
charged to be "a provocation to soldiers to neglect
their duties and disobey their officers." M. Picard
is retained for the defence.

The firmness of the Bourse continues, but the
amount of business done is extremely small.
Rents rose Tic. for account, dosing at 69fr. 57je.
Mobilier rose 3fr. 75c.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.;

SATCIIIDA7, liAECIM 14, 8 A.Z.

---- ----- PARLIAMENTARY DIEM EN POR
SEWING WILE

Thu following antics of motions and orders of
fothe
naiday stand in Ws eedenbook of the Rouse of comonsßOACommonsr t week s
MONDAY, MARCH 16.
Cizossa or vu DAT.
State of Ireland—adjoarned debate thereupon ; Suppi,
—oommittee; We's and Means—committeek Oyster am
Kneed Fisheries Ml—eationd riadingi Sea Fisheries Bill
—eoaunittee_ Wootton Pertinent and-Cornipt Practices at
Meadow 8111--emamittee ; Pike (Ireland) BMm.
&Atm ; Indian Railway Ocenpaedes Bill—essoad reading • County Courts (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Bill—eeema
reeding ; Compalcoty Church Rates ' Gladstooej—aa amesded, to be considered. Abolition Bill (hir.
TUESDAY, MARCH IT.
Norma or Moneys.
Sir J. C. Jerveiee—To ask the Secretary of State for
rondo Affairs whether he has any explanation to give Op
a late order of the Turkish go vnment, whereby @wilt,
made peering through the Bosphorus from ports affestel
with cholera are asas zcl to a great aggravation of the
diflioultiec of navigation between the black Sea and
Mediterranean ; whether (in the absence of the report
of the cholera 000gneas , 1866) that of the British cholera
cesunisaioners wif be forthwith distributed.
Sir J. C. Jervoise—To iuk siden of the
Committee of Council on Son,Edu whether his attention
has been directed to the fact that the report of the medical
racer of the Privy Council, dated Marob 31, 18e7, was not
dletribated till the Named week in September; and,
whether the report for 1868 will be IMPAIR lo to members
of parliament and the public at an early period of the ire.
sent session.
Mr. ilainurainh—To ask the nors-Preddent of the Com:
mittee of Council on Education, whether he can state when
the replies of our legations to the questions addressed to
them on the subject of technical education abroad, will be
in the hands of members.
Mr. Samuelson—To ask the Pint Lord of the Treasury,
whether he is prepared to fix the day on which he will
bring in the bill respecting elementary education in Eng•
land, and whether he intends to introduce that bill into
this house in the first instance.
Major Dickson—To ask the Secretary of State for War
if it is his intention to extend the Contagtona Diseases Act
of 1866 to Dover.
Mr. H. A. Bruce—Elementary Elucati,n—Dill to pro-
vide for Elementary Education ern England and Wales.
Mr. Rearden—Primary and industrial Schools tire-
land)—Bill for the establishment of Primary and Indus.
trial and Denominational Schools In Ireland,
whereby children of both seise shall divide each
day between scholastic and practical instruction
in arta, trades, and manufactures, suited to their
age and sex, and to secure such children the meanof contributing to their own support by the sale of the
joint productions of their labour, and thereby enable
then to remain at school until their primary and trade
; education shall be finished together.
Mr. Reanien—Union with Ireland Act Amendment—
Bill for the amendment of tho Act of Union betirreo
Great Britain and Ireland, and for the Lstabliahment of
a separate Legislation in Ireland.
Earl of Mayo—Reformatory Schools (Ireland) —Bill to
amend the law relating to reformatory schools in Ireland.
ORDRES OF THE Dar.
County Financial Boards (No. 2) Bill—second read.
ing ; Landed Property Improvement (Ireland) NU—
second reading.
WZDNILSDAY, MARCH 18.
ORDERS OF THE Day.
Sale of Liquors on Sunday Bill--seconl reading ; Bede-
mastical Titles Bill—second reading; County l'icatcial
Board. (No. 1) Bill—second reading.
None. or MOTION.
Mr. Sahreiber—On second reading of Eccleaiastical
Titles Bill, to move that it be read a second time upon
this day six months.
THURSDAY, MARCH 19.
ORDERS OP THE DAY.
Capital Punishment within Prisons Bill—committee;
London Coal and Wine Duties Continuance Bill—cam.
mitts..

NOTICES OP MOTIONS.
Sir Colman O'Loghlen—Peerage Representation (Ire.
land)—Bill to amend the representation of the Peerage of
Ireland.

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PPI• J). J. Pakington--Army estimates (in committee of
so
Mr. Gilpin—On motion for going into committee on
Capital Punishment within Prisons Bill, to more, as an
amendment, that, in the opinion of this house, it is e‘pe•
client, instead of carrying out the puniehmeot of death
within prisons, that capital ptuusluneut should be
abolished.

•
FRIDAY. MARCH 20.
ORDERS OF THE DAT.
Publics Schools (re-eouunittedi hill—committee.
Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Court Bill—second
mod•

Noncza or Monow.
On going into committee of supply,
Mr. W. E. Forster—To call the attention of the house
to the present state of the law affecting the allegiano: of
British subjects who have emigrated to foreign countries.
Mr. Lanter—To move that in the opinion of this house,
no postal subsidies in the form of a fixed payment, and
not dependent on the number of letters and newsmen
carried, should be granted where ordinary traffic supports
several lines of paseenger steamers, as is the case between
this country and the United States of America.
Mr. E. Hamilton—To call the attention of the tolhe to
the hardship indicted on small occupiers in many pectin,
mentary bra ougha through the abolition of the compon.
Jim of rates under the Reform Act of 1867.

Mr. Dickens intends to return in the Cuba,
which ic to sail homewards on the 22nd of next month.
A committee has been formed in Edinburgh for
the purpose of erecting a statue of Sir David Brewster in
conspicuous public place.

The thirty-fourth anniversary meeting of the
Statistical Society Will be held on Monday next.
The next congress of the Archeological Institute
will be held at Lancaster, in July, with the Right lion.
Colonel Wilson Patten, Chancellor of the Duchy of LA.
caster, u President.

" Greater Britain, a Record of Travel in English-
speaking countries in 1866-7," is the titlo of a new wwk,
by Mr. Charles Wentworth Dilke, whiLb will shortly
appear.

Fifty-three candidates have come forward for
election into the Royal Society during the present session.
Last year the number was sixty-one. The council make
their *election of fifteen to recommend for election some
time in ApriL

Letters from Mr. Bohnes, the representative of
the British Museum in Abyuinia, report hays the
sithesuewss) some progress in the arclueological operations.
Mr. Holmes has procured a number of manusaipts, some
of which it is to hoped may torn out to be of value. Ho
has acquired a silver chalice, thought to be of the Eftb cen•
tury ; and has made along his line of travel a number of
excellent drawings.
Messrs. Smith and Son have published a hand-
map of Abyuinia, together with a sketch showing the
relative positions of that country towards Egypt and
Europe•
THE POOR-LAW BOARD.—Sir Michael Hicks
Beach has accepted the °Moe of Parliamentary Secretary
to the Poor-law Board.

THE DUCHY OF CORNWALL. —This morning an
&nomad was published of the receipts and disbursements
of the Duchy of Cornwall, in the year ended on the 31st
December, 1867. The receipts amounted to 80,7561.
19a. 4d. ; and the total payments to 72,1811. Be.
leaving a balance in hand of 8,635 L 10m.
Ammar, TO Ma. &THE/M.—Mr. Sothern, the
celebrated comedian, nearly met with a serious accident
on Thursday. Whilst hunting with Baron Rothobild'e
hounds, he took a very deep drop fence in • road, coning
.arazdwhich at a ;ithairp trot was a baker'stc t, didignn by
petition, palled pulled her horse 4=yeeeoend at
he
causing
shoat • foot and a 101 l of the shaft of thee ter; to nut into
Mr. Sothern's horse. By a quick movement ho threw him
foot out of the stirrup just se the shaft grazed the saddle,
athnueveresavingof himselftalfroacmoidwehanct woTulhed don
horse
hare been
(Blares)
known with the baron's hounds, was shot.—Add.
MUTH OF MR. C. J. ANDERSON.—Many of our
readers will regret to hear of the death of Mr. Charles J.
Andersco, well known as an intrepid traveller in South
Africa. Mr. Anderson woe the author of "Lake Buena,
or Disoovegies in South-west Atria'," and also of "Tbe
Okavango River ; • Narrative of TravaL" Some few
gore mine* Mr. ndorses, after many years of travel,
settled in Damara Lend, and became a cattle breeder on
an art/salve seas, let in an engaguneck with
the Namaquas to newer • very large herd of attic
which had been stolen, he received a gunshot wound,
which splintered the thigh bone and rendered him a
cripple for life. Notwithstanding this fact, this moat
energetic traveller, after staying some time at DIP.
Brom for marginal aid, returned up the country, and, ow"
o,le endued zoologists in Ragland, proposed t
"An lllnetreted Fame of Song-west Aisles
ILerSullsemon died fa the wilds of Oudot!, near Ovashe
Need. berderbat at thoPertagusee pamesesaam. The pal*
SkilkLt
uhis death have net heat reselved.--Avitid.
or Mr. extatat DITATTX. —We mush
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SECOND EDITION.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THII3 DAY.)

COURT OF CHANCERY.

-- - _
vicmcssacutoi °Erma TAILING WS SEAT.
Yerterday the newly-appointed Vies-Olmseellor (G. IL
Gifford, Bsq., Q. 10.) was sworn in before the Lord Chan-
calor, m the Lord Mansellor's private apertiessto at the
Souse of Lords, es the sueosseor to Viee-Clianestior (now
Lord Justine) Wood. This morning, ai 10 o'clock, Vise-
Chancellor Gifford, newly wigged add robed, and looking
remarkably well, entered the well-known emit of kis dis-
tinguished predeomeor in chancery, and took his seat for
the first time onthebanch. The omit at the time was den
crowded by banisters solicitors suitors, and general
public. Within the bar we noticed lit. James, QC., Mr.
Amphlett, lir. Kay, C., Mr.
Prendergast, Q.C., Mr. Dries 44.0., and Ilr. aeon,
q.C. On entering the whole ;sr—indeed, we might more
troy say the whole auditors, rose and bowed.

EQUITY COURT.
(risiore Vies-4:7huteellor Gifford.)
Is RE THE LONDON 71IEGHT AD OMIT INEDIANCE

This was a petition for the winding-up of the cowpony,
which was an naregistered sammistion, and the only
question was whether an association for mutual saurence
In which the members were not jointly and severally, but
only severally •bousd by the deed of partnership, was
train. tin Conyettiet Act of 1862.
Mr. Alexander E. Killer appeared in support of the
petition.
The Vice-Chancellor made the order, as prayed.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
COM= AND OTHERS I. PARNELL AND OTHERS.
This case relates to • codicil executed by Benjamin
Comer, late of Clifton, near Bristol, s few days before. his
death, in January, 1867. It threatens to be a very long,
dull, and complicated affair, but it bad made little pro-
gress when we went to press.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.)
His Honour sat in chambers and disposed of a short list
of applications.
IN RE ALEXANDER TOD THE YOUNGIR.
Tin bankrupt, who described himself as of 8, Union-
street. Southwark, commercial clerk, asked to be released
out of custody. It appeared that he bad accepted bills for
the accommodation of a person named Bell, and on behalf
of the detaining creditor, who was the holder of one of
the bills. The court was asked not to grant the release.
The debts were 3?.71., and there are no assets. For the
bankrupt it was said that his parents would probably
assist him in discharging his debts, and that no benefit
could result to any one from keeping him in custody.
After bearing Mr. Merriman for the detaining creditor,
:tad Mr. Drake for the bankrupt,
His Honour declined to grant the release.
Application refused.
IN RE uENnT CURLL. . .

This was alio an application for release, the bankrupt
being described as of 14, Upper Bakeretreet, half-pay offi.
cer in the Commissarial Department. The debts are
shout MOl., and the failure is ascribed to want of employ.
iNeut and insufficiency of income.
.11r. Cork 'from Mr. Frederick Taylor's) opposed on be-
half of Mr. Jones, a tailor in Regent-street ; Mr. M.
beott ropported the application.
The bankrupt stated that he had been disappointed in
being placed upon full pay. His half-pay was 1801. per
year, ,ind he would endeavour to settle with his creditors
upon obtaining an appointment on full pay.
l'hiniately his Honour ranted* the release on the bank-
rupt undertaking to set aside 201. per year out of his half-
pay, and 50/. per year if he should obtain the appoint-
ment be anticipated.
Viler accordingly.

POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.)

CLERKEN WELL.
CHARGE Or DIGAIIT.

J•dat George Poulter,;gi;de;;;,oi 1, Charles-street,
Somer's-town, was charged beforo Mr. Barker with fele-
niewily marrying Frances Jane 'Planer, his wife, Naomi
'Nater, bciug then and still alive.
The prisoner was married to his wife Naomi at
l-t. Mary's Church, Paddington, but had been separated
for her for some years. On the Ist of Dec. last he was
lerred to France Jane Tickner, at St. Ann's Church,
house, and at that time, according to her statement, she
thought that he had cohabited with Naomi, that he had sepa-
rated from her on account of her having twice committed
adultery, but was nut aware that he had been married to
Is r. Since the recent marriage the first wife had been to
the prisoner's residence and annoyed the second wife, so
much so that she stated that she was afraid that she would
do her some grievous bodily harm.
The prisoner said it was true that he bad been twice
married, but he had been advised that his fleet wife had
he claim on him. She had committed adultery, had
caused him serious illness, and had broken up his home on
two or three occasions. She had deserted her child that
his second wife was keeping, and had nearly driven him
mail through her misconduct.
The first wife laughed most heartily whilst her husband
was speaking, and behaved in such a manner that she had
to be checked by the ofiicers of the court. She described
howl( as a dressmaker, and stated that she resided at 1,
Ceorge-street, Lisson-grove.
The constable said that when he took the prisoner and
told him the charge he said they could do nothing with
Lim. as ho had been at the Maryleboue polioe-oourt,
smiths magistrate had told him that his first wife bad no
atm on him. . .

Mr. Harker remanded the prisoner, but consented to
t.,ke hal. one surety in the sum of 10/., and the prisoner
Limn 1f in 20/.
The 11Pcond wife, who was in teen, asked to be allowed
to speak to the prisoner in the cella, and the request was
.waded to.

WORSHIP•STREET.

Evirma CHASE ♦IZII CI.ZVZZ CUTE= OE ♦ MEP.

e;h4a dr; Itofta, 34, mid to be • Polish Jew, living at
, Three Ton-whey, Spitalfields, was placed at the bar
cc with having stolen from a dwelling house a
p.or of trousers. a waistcoat, • watch and chain, and other
articles, value iu all W., the property of Isaac Loberman.
The prosecutor, a lad of 19, shared • room with the pri-
und yesterday he went out leaving his property safe.
The pris user aftereerds wont out ; but as he did not return
nt night the prosecutor's suspicions were aroused, and he
food the property mentioned above stolen. This
thoruing, when he went on board a steamboat at London.
trelge, to his surprise he encountered the prisoner, who
ihinieiliat..ly jumped overboard into the water, and
wade for the shore. The prosecutor, determined not to
lose his loan, sprang after hint, and also waded to
laud, which the prisoner reached first, and then continued
his tlight up the street, still pursued by the prosecutor,
nod he was stopped by a gentleman neer Tower-hill, and
given into the custody of a poline-coostable. The watch
and other property were found in his possemion, and he
wa t remanded for a week.

WANDSWORTH.
FINDING BANK NOT►v.-A SINGULAR APPLICATION.

The father of a young woman who is a domestic servant
nt Mr. Scott's Oyster-rooms, Coventry-street, Haymarket,
ni.plied to Mr. Hayman for his advice under the fol-
lowing cirsumstanees:—On the 31st of October last,
bit daughter found two 101. bank notes in one
of the public rooms upstairs in her master's
house. She gave them up to her master, who presented
her with a sovereign, promising, at the BMW that), to re-
store them to her in case an owner could not be found.
Applicant wished to know how long the notes could be
detained. The finding of the notes had been advertised
tee times, but up to the present time no owner bad been
found. _ . _ _

Mr. Dayman said be was not aware that there was any
&finite time. The applicant's daughter was entitled to
the custody of the notes as she had found them in a
house of enterteiameut. It was not supposed that they
helooged to any member of Mr. Scott's faintly.
The applicant replied in the negative and said that more
than four months had expired since the notes were found.
Mr. Layman thought the young woman :night fairly
r,luire of her master to deliver up the notes, but of coarse
etc would be answerable to the owner if one was found in
twelve mouths.
The applicant (said Mr. Scott had incurred 11. es. 2d. ex-
penses.
Mr. layman said his daughter would have to pay her
m..eter's expenses. Ile thought it would be better for the
notes to remain in Mr. litoott's hands for 12 months,
and if no owner was found at the expiration of that
tune she could apply for them.

CIVIL Snivics Com.zos. —The committee of the
Civil Service College has keel, been joined by the follow-
ing gentlemen : —The Rev. Dr. Vaughan, the Rev. Dr.
Tkiople, the Rev. Canon J. P. Norris, the Rev. W.
Re-era, the Rev. B. M. Cowie, and Kr. H. J. BAY, Bscre•
burl to the Schools Inquiry Commission. A large
number of influential members of the Indian Civil
Service met Sir Remy Anderson and Mr. Says at the
India-offioe last week to sonaider the beet means of pro-
moting the objects of the committee in Wise I. The general
feeling expressed at the meeting was that a college of
the character proposed would be of great Public benefit,
Pad, follovring the course adopted at the Foreign-ea" a
sub•committee was appointed to airfiL.'ee a Pien of lotion
for obtaining the support and assislanee of member, of the
service abroad.

Between 8 Ind 9 o'clock this noosing As:
number of platelayers in the employ of tb Kelm'tibia
1; away ware going to their work, tAer fetal %Nisi
tunnel the-dead body of a man, which had WO ME ever
by one of the trains.

row
fa ... ...11•ggitt 4/11Mgg I, i 4 In Mg t
1 if% 4140411k4 .
..g jhosvciin
published eif Ike awn Mrs *in the WE
ending larch 31,1 ii oddities ne thwaring }mead kilt
optima* peessaled la the asides ei 1687. The fold elm;
athensts to UMW, made up of a heath Om" mewl
which we Ind that ander the head law sharps (thigithel).
11P0l , la addition te the thin already veiled, la lee rf
gained to defray the costa of the maid essahnien
appointed for the trial of the Fusion peinenere
at liontherinr, of leak& pronesstions germs 17,
and of large sad exceptional payments for ersionthos in
preparing bill& For 111111611111 and expenses ecemeeted with
the Omni et Cbenesey in Irelead the sera el 14,0601.
will be required. Hitherto those expenses were
fee the meet part paid oat of the mutton' fee
fund, or from fees received by Mimes for their
own benefit ; but an set of parliament mime into opera-
tion in October last, which directs them to be paid out
of monies voted by parliament, and the vote sew asked
for is for the purpose of repaying advances from the
civil contingencies fend. A sum of 12,0001. la asked for
to meet the expenditure caused by the increase is
reformatory and industrial schools, and the augmented
coat of maintaining prisoners in county pole. The ex-
penses of the Boundary Commissioners, of the inquiries
*Depicted with the Trades' Union C 00111111111101), and el
certain other eammiisions appointed during the
year, whose aggregate expenditure has exceeded
the amount already provided for, will necessi-
tate a further vote of 21,0001. For local dues on
shipping, under treaties of reeiprocity, 11,0001. is re-
quired, in consequence of annual : payments to a con-
siderable amount having been commuted by a Anal
payment. The estimate of 1868-9 mill, however, show
• reduction. The sum required to repay to the civil con-
tingencies fund the payments made for compensation to
foreign merchants, and other sufferers by the bombard-
ment of Cape Hay tien by her Majesty's ship Bulldog, is
4,0001. A further sum of 5,0001. will be required to
meet the increased expenditure ceased by the appointment
of additional factory inspectors, and to pay the salaries and
expenses of the inspectors of lime juice.

COVENTRY ELECTION PETITION.-(THIS DAY.)

The committee appointed to try the merlin of
the petition of George &optimum Phillips and John Asti'',
against the return of Henry Mather Jackson, Esq., on the
ground of bribery, treating, and intimidation met again
this morning at 11 o'clock ; Sir Philip Grey Egerton in the

Counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Cooke, Q.C., and Mr.
Campbell Sleigh ; for the sitting member, Mr. Serjeant
Ballantine, Mr. Harry James, and the Hon. Cheadle. E.
Leigh.
Mr. Cooke said as his learned friends had intimated that
it was not their intention to call witnesses it became his
duty to sum up the evidence, which he submitted showed
that • systematic plan had been acted upon for the
purpose of obtaining votes by the payment. of sums of
money. It appeared that the voters, in addition to being
furnished with railway tickets, were paid 10s. or other sums
of money for loss of time, which was an illegal payment.
Besides, many of them were disqualified on au
count of not residing within seven miles, and in
the event of a scrutiny having taken place they
would have been struck off the poll. Aooord-
lug to the provisions of the statute, the receipt of
money for • vote was an act of bribery. Stephen
Knapp, according to the evidence, had been shown
to have acted as agent, and the evidence was altogether
uneontradicted. Agency and bribery bad therefore been
fully established. The published accounts showed that
570/. had been expended by the ward managers and dis-
trict managers, and there could be no doubt that the greatest
portion of that money bad been paid for the purpose of pro-
curing votes. If the committee should hold that the payment
of 10s. to each of the voters was not bribery, then
some ten or twelve members bad been most unjustly
treated on previous petitions. In the case of Devotiport
the payment of fe. to • number of voters three months
after the election was held to be bribery. The payments
there w.re purely voluntary, and were not made in accord-
aliee with any previous understanding on the subject. In
the present case en agreement for remuneration wee made
before the votes were given.
Ultimately, after the room had been cleared for a short
time, the Chairman said,on the readmission of the parties
that the court had come unanimously to the following
resolution : . .

Tba—s—li. Mather Jackson was by his agents guilty of
obliecbea at the last election ; that he was not duly
to eery. in the present parliament ; that the
last election for the city of Coventry was a void election.
That 'twee proved that Thomas Yardley,John
Weston. Oswyn, and William Moon were bribed by
Stephen Knapp. That it does not appear that these arta
were committed with the knowledge or consent of the
said Henry Mather Jackson. That there is no reason to
believe that oorropt practices have eateneively prevailed
at the last election. That these rceolntions be reported to
the house.

Mr. Goldwin Smith writcs to the Daily New to
point out that although Mr. Gathorne Hardy has quoted
observations of his against tenant right, he has always
advocated the abolition of primogeniture and of the entail
or settlement of land with a view to the division of the
estates, and to the diminution of absenteeism, and of the
great evils which it entails upon Ireland.
A correspondent of the Dublin Express states
that the recent discovery of pikes ender the altar at
Kilteely has caused a great sensation, and that the Roman
catholic clergy are determined to sift the matter to the
bottom, being impressed with the belief that the deposit
was the work of an informer.

Mr. John Cannoday, of Limerick, who had been
confined in Yountjay prison under the Lord• Lieutenant's
warrant for a seditious speech delivered at the mock
funeral in Limerick, has bees released on entering into his
own recognisance' for 1001. to be of good behaviour for
three years.

Fonetax-orvica, ?town 7.—The Queen has
been graciously pleased to appoint Horace Rumbold, Esq.,
now secretary to her Majesty e legation at Borne, to be
secretary to her Majesty s embassy at St. Peterebu Tbe
Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint A erne
Bertram Mitford, Esq., to be • second secretary in her
Maisaty's diplomatic servin.—Garette.
SUDDEN DEATH Of THE DOWAGER LADY TICH.
BOWEL —Thls lady, who has been for some time at How.
left's Hotel, blanchester-street, was found dead on the
floor of her drawing-room on Thursday morning last, her
head resting on a conch, and a Inewspapa- in her hand.
About 10 minutes previously abe was in conversation with
her maid about some trivial matter and she then appeared
to be in her usual health and spirits. Sir Roger Tisk.
borne, the claimant to the barenelege and mantes, has
been telegraphed for. An inquiet will be held in the
course of a few days.—Mmee Maritri.
THE CHELTENHAM STEEPLICHABRE. —The en-
tries for the principal stakes at the annual steeplechase
meeting have been pablialted, and appear to comprise all
the best hones in training in the kingdom. It is stated
that all the new ground, keened at eensidersble upsets,
is firm as powdble, and a well-planned water jump le made
oppositetin stand, 14 yards long and 15 feet wide. It will
be in full view of all the Garrison.— Wilts Stanckni.l
A Funorvirso Wonan.—A marriage, which
forms the happy denouement of • daemonic drama,
has just taken place at Monaco. A young man,
named Duranti, was soma time back arrested for at-
tempting to murder Madeleine Carbone. • young woman
to whom he was maimed, and on whom he had
in • moment of jealousy, balloted three wounds with a •
knife. He was tried for the crime, but Made/Mae, who
had not been seriously injured, implored with teen the
indulgence of the judges, and he escaped with •
sentence of only four months' imprisonment. The young
woman had not only (Neves her amallant, bat had
never ceased to love him, She was not satisfied with the
mild condemnation passed on him through her intercession,
but she appealed directly to the Prince for a remission of
the punishment, and the Sovereign, touched with her eon.
stalky, granted a tree pardon. The marriage took pleas
immediately atter.-429hpiani.
Twvio fixrunws.—The traffic receipts of rail.
=egin the United Kingdom amounted, for the week
March 7, on 13,146 miles, to 67f,3821., and fee
the eonesponding week of last yes; ca 12,849 miles, to
681,0461., showing an increase of 207 miles sad of 16,Mt.
The gross receipts on the following 14 railways amounted,
in the aggregate, on 9,497 miles, to 568,8631., and for the
oorrecponding week of 186?, on 9,950 mike, to 564,0351.,
ter= an increase of 237 mike and of 14,8181. TM
on the Caledonian and North British amounted
to 1.128/. ; on the Great Eastern to 2,111101. • on
the Great Northern to 5792. ; on the Gnat Weirton
to 9751.; on the Lancashire mad Yorbeliest to 2,5381. ;1
on the London and North-Western to ,1 3941. ; on
the temdon, Brighton, and South Comet to 2,505i_ • on the
London and South Western, 2,015/. ,• on the Midiend to
1,4491.; on the South Eastern to 2.01211.--total, 17,2101.;
bethoen this mast be docketed , the desnase on the
Great Southern and Western, 1,4001. cm the Idenehestor,
irbordeld, and Uneolnaldre, andfr/71. ea the Noklitamsters,
leaving the bemuse, as shore, 14,8101. The
and mineral traffic on -Those lines to
345051.• and foe the eerreepeorliog week of to
343,6894, showing an imam" at 1,01111. me *
tar gemsratteLpanioisi res., amenneed
maw, 21 I ilktruiterseamlnperr. The
trails molt sit , on 3,643,
&L "ilk
iha
°I I
zees, on 107 , showing
Age
Wm ,e
total telleitie
=Pikimsw aftiellwere at Hirt' EE •EINIREMigt,b
the gebleiliegmedre the

'OV'lm

.11.311 K
&elm** . fin US* MAW
liod mad Ilmielbit the leee Om haw"
nese hew! .imildikikei.lkaliside eintenie
have Ilse l'eleepeSLine MN.. to • yew.
esether lipapwr, 1 Vdrl 114 a.
oinks ea whelsede amid le*
The Ire is upnedirtg rapidly le elege
lime; and the damage already ameesile is eseerel
theimad pound& Thu tare keel *wiser ere et
awe* any use. Other mean hare bus telegraphed ter,'
sad giant excitement peameßs. The shad ie rather high.

GMAT 11282711CT10N OP PAM PROPZAPP.
summer= INWINDURIIIIL
011:PONITOW. &TOMMY U A.M.
At the present hour excitenteat prevail; through-
oat this district, owing to the occurrenes of one of the
most extensive fees that have taken plumes in this part of
the meaty fee the lest 18 years, and it is feared
that the &seam ma caused by Lellidiarks. The ire
oscusred at lisyfiskl Fenn, the impiety of lie. A.
Jackson. When diesomemd it wee found that esveral
ricks were ea in, mad also the berms, corn atom, and
other reo>
din the fermyard. A telegraph massage
arms to
Bemis,
so Shaw, the chief ofliese
of the Iletropilitea Fire ,end down some of
his ,team-engine, but es • is not within the
metropolitan district, he wee tomble to amply with the
request. The local engines did all that they poesably could,
and a land steamer belonging to a distant volunteer
brigade turned out, but daring the interval
the flames had takes pressman of farm peados)*
end buildings covering nearly half an acre of ground.
At the same time the most strenuous exertions are being
wide to get the ire extinguished, but it is feared that
that cannot be accomplished before night The ha of
property up to the present time Alert anoint to several
thousand pounds.