The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-29 00:00:00

THE SUN, wriliON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 1867.

If such evils befall his countrymen it will not be
the fault of ANDREW JOHNSON. He has loudly
proclaimed to the people the dangers which threaten
them if they once sanction the departure of their
political advisers from the broad lines of
their old Constitution. He has faced calumny,
insult, and opposition of every kind in his steady
guardianship of the popular rights. He can afford
to despise a mere personal affront, though he will
not, at any risk to himself, give his sanction to the
dangerous measures which, under the guise of
equality and freedom, are being hurried through
the Legislature. The Radicals are not likely to
gain much by their newly acquired influence over
the bestowal of political favours. Experience has
long shown that he is a fortunate man who in a
similar case can please one without displeasing two ;
and if their selfish and headstrong grasp at illimit-
able power results in creating fresh divisions among
their ranks, and consequently weakening their in-
fluence, they will not obtain much sympathy, at
least on this side of the Atlantic.

Several M.P.'s areimproving the very short period
left to them before the assembling of Parliament by
presenting themselves before their constituents,
either to obtain their approval or to deprecate their
displeasure. We have during the last week had oc-
casion to chronicle more than one of these meetings,
and in our impression of yesterday we reported the
address of Mr. CHILDERS to the electors of Ponte-
fract. Mr. CHILDERS did not have to appear before
his constituents to receive reproof or to offer ex-
planation, for he was greeted with cordiality, and
dismissed with a vote of confidence, which, judging
from the frank and straightforward manner in which
he spoke, he is likely to merit. Mr. CHILDERS
was a member of the late Government, in which he
did good service, first at the Admiralty, and then
at the Treasury. No doubt, he has still before him
a useful career as a public servant, but for the pre-
sent he does not appear to resent his temporary
exclusion from office. He demands that thepresent
Government should have a fair trial, and not be
treated by its opponents as if they had been ousted
from office by a succession of intrigues. For his
own part, "he was prepared to give the present
Government, not the support they had a right to
expect from political friends, but that generous conis-
deration and forbearance which their measures might
justify." If a Government did its duty he thought
the Opposition of the day ought to show them some
forbearance, because continual changes weakened
an Administration and diminished the influence of
the country. Mr. CHILDERS summarised the his-
tory cf the late Reform Bill, and congratulated his
hearers that Pontefract was never included in any
scheme for the redistribution of seats. He is him-
self a staunch Reformer, and will, no doubt, be
found on the right side when the question cornea
again, as come it must, before the considera-
tion of the enrrtMt.c...' " of tho otLo„
speakers expressed his pleasure at finding
that their member supported the principle
of arbitration for the settlementof strikes. We have
no doubt that owing to the long continued depres-
sion of trade, the relations between capital and
labour will, before long, be closely inquired into,
when we trust that some fair and reasonable solu-
tion of the existing difficulties will be arrived at by
the Legislature.

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

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(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Monday Evening.
The bulletin of the illoniteur says that the Minis-
.er of State of Austria has published an Imperial
rescript respezting the reform of the political ad-
ministration in the kingdom of Gallicia. The fol-
lowing arc.; the principal regulations :---1. The
administrative affairs, which have hitherto been con-
fided try the Imperial Lieutenancy of Lemberg, to
the (3rovernrctental Commission of Cracow, to 17
C'aiefs of districts, and 176 Commissariats of districts,
are in future to be managed, under the direction of
the Governor, by the Imperial Lieutenancy of Lem-
berg and by 74 Commissariats of districts. 2. In
consequence of the importance of their functions,
the chief of the district of Cracow will have the title
of Aulic Councillor, and those of the other territorial
divisions of the kingdom will assume the denomina-
tion of Councillors of the Lieutenancy. 3. The
legal action of the Lieutenancy of Lemberg will
extend over the whole of the country. 4. Finally,
the new regulations announced in the edict will
come into force on the 2Eth of February, 1867.
The Chambers are to meet on the 14th of Feb-
ruary. The Siecle, in reference to the opening of
the Session, has the following remarks : —" We shall
soon know how the Chambers will appreciate the
regulations which modify their relations with
the head of the State. We shall also soon
know the tenour of the projects of law
on the press and on the right of public
meeting. The Commissions charged with the
task of drawing up these projects are, it is said,
composed chiefly of magistrates, whose presence
there is no doubt indispensable, but the subjects do
not involve jurisprudence alone. Great constitu-
tional principles are concerned, as well as numbers
of problems connected with politics, administration,
and social organisation. It would not have been
useless to introduce into the Commissions a rein-
forcement of statesmen, and even of journalists."
The diplomatic relations between the Court of
Rome and the Russian Government have been
broken off. A circular of Prince Gortschakoff
attributes the cause to the " recrimination" of the
Court of Rome, but it adds that Russia has no
hostile feeling towards the Holy See.

A letter from Naples, dated Jan. 20, says :
3 Vesuvius is covered with snow, as well as the
mountains which surround the bay of Naples, and,
after having experienced excessive cold, we have
just been subjected to a violent tempest which has
occasioned many disasters at sea. Clouds of hail
driven by a tremendous wind broke the windows
of the houses which face the sea, and shook and
injured the houses themselves. The waves dashed
with fury against the quays, the Mole, and La
Chiaia. The shore was coverediwith oranges, vege
tables, and provisions of all sorts, which had been
washed from various vessels. The authorities esta
blished au hospitalon the shore, to assist seamen who
had received injuries, and for the reception of dead
bodies washed up by the waves. Vessels belonging
to various countries have been lost, English among
others. Twenty-five vessels have been lost at '
Naples, four at Baia, and eight have sustained
damage. A postal steamer, the Stromboli, and the
transport Citta di Napoli were in great danger. At
present the number of deaths known ,is but five.
The damage to vessels, however, is estimated at
from two to three millions of francs. The Prefect
of Naples, the authorities, and many well-known
merchants, and others, remained on the shore for 36
hours. Every one did his duty nobly.
A mysterious affair has created a good deal of
excitement at Neuilly, close to Paris, at the house
of a gentleman of property, in the Rue Flue', As

tator. That danger yet threatens the freedom of
the great Republic. If JOHNSON were not in his
present office, who can tell whether his successor
(especially if he be, as is:most probable, a popular
general) may not grasp the reins of power with a
daring and irresponsible hand? More particularly
may this be the case if the Radicals still retain
their preponderance in the Legislature, and the
Southerners can no longer confide in Mr. JOHN-
SON'S determination to protect their rights. America
may once more be the scene of rebellion and discord
and civil war, and it is in the midst of such a chaos
that the tyranny and divided interests of Repub-
licanism usually pass into the tyranny of a single
will.

The Courtier de l'Ain states that several persons
perished in the snow during the late severe weather.
They were returning home, but wore paralysed by
the cold and were buried in the snow.

The Mansion-Rouse Distress Relief Fund,

This committee met yesterday at the Mansion-
house, under the presidency of the Lord Mayor,
and supported by the following members :—The
Rev. W. Rogers,
rector of Bishopsgate ; Mr. Max-
well, Mr. R. Wrigram, the Rev. T. J. Rowsell, Mr.
J. D. Hill, the lion. Col. S. Wortley, Mr. G. Moore,
the Rev. F. G. Blomfield, Mr. J. Holmes, Mr. J. P.
Gassiot,
Mr. A. De Rothschild, Mr. S. Morley, the
Right Hon. G. Goschen, M.P., Mr. Bevan, and Mr.
Alderman Finnis.
. The minutes of the last meeting were read and
duly confirmed ; and the cashier to the fund re-
ported that the cash already received was £4,818,
exclusive of the sums in the hands of the different
bankers, and that the committee bad made grants
to the amount of £2,275, leaving that day an avail-
able balance of about £3,600.
In the course of the day numerous deputations
were received from different parts of the metropolis
with claims for assistance. Among the first were
deputations from the district parishes of St. Peter's,
St. John's, and St. Thomas's, Walworth, to whom
the committee made a grant .f gtloo.
The next deputation was that from the East
Central District Committee, including Poplar, Lime-
house, and Millwall, headed by Mr. Ravennall,
who stated that all funds locally raised were ex-
pended, and to this deputation the committee made
a grant of £5OO.

The next deputation, headed by the Rev. Mr.
Martin, came from Canning-town, Plaistow-
marshes, a poor district occupied principally by
stevedores and others concerned with shipping, and
to this deputation a grant of £5O was made.
The next grant was made to a deputation headed
by the Rev. Mr. Money and other gentlemen from
the district of St. John's, Deptford New Town, and
the sum awarded was £2OO.
A deputation from St. Mary, Rotherhithe, intro-
duced by Mr. Searle and other gentlemen, received
a grant of £lOO.

The Rev. W. J. E. Vaux, from St. Philip's, re-
ceived a grant of £25.
The Rev. J. W. Carter, of Christ Church, Strat-
ford, and a deputation by whom. he was attended,
received a grant of £OO.

Several other applications were heard and ad-
journed, in order that better arrangements might
be effected by the amalgamation of small districts,
with a view to secure the best distribution of the
funds. The total amount of the grants of yester-
dayfact that their sittings were pro-
tracted f
until close upon six o'clock in the
indicate
was £1,225,0 b
tthweo and the zeal of the committee was
y
evening. At its rising, the committee adjourned
until Wednesday next.

The Condition of the Dock Labourers.

Last evening a crowded public meeting of the un-
employed dock labourers was held at St. Mark's
School-room, Chamber-street, Whitechapel, " to
take into consideration the best means to remedy
the evils and better the condition of the above class."
John Bowing, Esq., occupied the chair, and was
supported by John Holm; Esq.
(President of the
Dock Labourers' Association), and other gentlemen.
Mr. RICHARDSON (the secretary) described the
objects of the Dock Labourers' Association. In
Liverpool there were 18,000 dock labourers who did
not receive less than 35. 6d. per day ; 16,000 of the
above belonged to an association, paying 3d. per
week, and every man working at the docks be-
longed to the association. He did not see why the
men of London could not do the same, except that
their wages being
so low they could not pay 3d.,
but they could afford ld. per week.
A resolution was then moved calling upon the
labourers to join
the Dock Labourers' Association,
and the public, by subscriptions and donations, to
High-street, assist them in their time of great need, the com-
mittee at 210, Shadwell, being grateful
for the smallest assistance.
Mr. BENTON seconded the motion.
The Rev. 13noox LAMBETH said he sympathised
with the condition of the dock labourers, and most
gladly gave the use of the room for the present
meeting.
He was glad to find that since he had
attended a public meeting of the men at Stepney
they had made some progress ; and although he did
not believe that the state of the labour market in
the colonies would justify
emigration, yet he ap-
proved of the plan proposed by their president, Mr.
Hohns. As to the dock companies increasing their
charges so as to increase their wages, that could only
be done by decreasing the dividends of the dock
companies.

The CIIAIMIAN said he did not see why the divi-
dends of dock companies should be maintained at
the cost of their workmen—the starving dock la-
bourers and their families.
The Rev. Mr. OAKLEY said he had seen with
astonishment that the wages of dock labourers did
not average more than 6s. per week, and wished to
know if that were so.
In reply, a man present said he had not earned
more than 6s. per week for the last 12 months.
The Rev. Gentleman said he should like to know
how many of those present (between 500 and 600)
had exercised the franchise.
About a dozen hands were held up, and the meet-
ing, in reply to another question, unanimously
approved of compulsory
education for their children.
After addresses from other speakers the resolution
was carried, and the proceedings closed with a vote
of thank to the chairplan.

the gentleman had left home for a fortnight, his
cook, Celestine Leebchon, a woman about 35, was
observed to go to work at a boarding house in the
Avenue du Roule, but she went home at night to
sleep at her master's house, accompanied by another
woman named Eleanore Guepart, who was also
employed in the kitchen. Two mornings ago, as
nothing was seen of the women, although it was
known that they slept on the ground floor, the door
of the room was broken. Elenore Guepart wa s
quite dead, and the other woman was in a dying
state. There was no indication in the room that
suicide had been committed by suffocation or other-
wise, nor was there anything to lead to the idea of
murder. The body of Eleanore Guepart was sent
to the Morgue, and a post-mortem examination
is to take place, but in the meantime the cause of
death is a mystery, and the circumstances have
caused crowds of persons to assemble round the
house, who take an interest in all sorts of versions
of the affair, which are retailed by those who affect
to know something about it.
The Menzorial Diplomatique affects to have exclu-
sive information in regard to the intentions of the
Emperor Maximilian. It says that on the Ist of
February the Mexicans will have to decide whether
they will maintain the Empire or re-establish the
Republic. Maximilian does not manifest any inten-
tion to become a candidate for the Presidency of the
Republic. On the contrary, he is resolved to aban-
don power should the vote of the Congress not give
decisive and unequivocal proof of the desire of the
country to preserve the Empire. Maximilian had
been obliged to stop at Puebla, because his health,
which had begun to improve, had again become
rather critical. He had been attacked with fever.
The Emperor, therefore, would not make any stay
in Mexico, but he intended to proceed without delay
to Cuernavaco, where he meant to await the final
deliberations of the Congress.
Accounts have been received in Paris of the loss
of the fishing boat l'Aigle, belonging to St. Valery-
en-Caux, near the coast of England, while engaged
in the herring fishery. Twenty-nine sailors of the
above town perished in the boat. A subscription
has been announced for the relief of their families.
The Debat of Vienna again asserts that there
will be a treaty between Russia and Prussia. In
reference to this report the Journal des Debats says
—" The Debar of Vienna still maintains the proba-
bility of an arrangement,according to which Russia
will cede to Prussia the whole territory of Poland
as far as the Vistula, recompensing herself with
Eastern Gallicia. The report of a convention of
this kind has already been contradicted by persons
interested. However, we record it again. Many
projects, often contradicted, finish by being
realized."

LA TEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TRLEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.
(Per Atlantic Cable.)
(Received in London at 9 a.m. on the 29th inst
NEW YORK, Jan. 22,

The House of Representatives has passed a bill
requiring the Government to make its sales of gold
publicly and to the highest bidder.
The Germania arrived out.

ARRIVAL OF TIIE ENGLISH SQUADRON
AT ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 28.
The Psyche, with Mmiral Lord Clarence Paget
on board, together with the rest of the English
squadron, has arrived here.