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LONDON, FRID.A; APRIL 6, 1866.

The grand banquet to be given to the Chancellor
of the Exchequer by the
good citizens of Liverpool
has been for some timelooked forward to with in-
terest. Especial curiositMr. GLADSTONE might y was felt to hear what
say on the occasion, seeing w
that the Ministerial Reform Bill
in his
cer-
tain to occupy a promising place •
great eclat and
Is discourse.
The festivities have passed off with
success. Mr. GLADSTONE is still sufficiently
member to make his political addresses
somewhat
of an event in South Lancashire, although
he has so long been known by the aa.
soeiations of his name with the locality, no
less than honoured for his brilliant abilities
and respected for his sympathies with the popular
sentiments, Accordingly, when the South Lan-
cashire Liberal Legislation Society determined to
hold a banquet in honour of their new representa-
tive they were certain to obtain plenty of support,
and the large and brilliant assembly who gathered
together last' evening, in the Philharmonic Hall,
gave ani)le testimony to the popularity of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer in his native county.
The audience were not at all likely to be disappointed
in what they were to hear. No speech of Mr.
GLADSTONE'S could fail to be: worth listening to,
and on this occasion, though he did not rise
into hifs customary eloquence, he touched

upoon many topics of great public interest,
taking in rapid succession the insurrection in
Jamaica, the Fenians in America, the Cattle Plague,
and the Reform Bill. On the Jamaica question Mr.
GLADSTONE does not commit himself, but he
naturally defends the Ministerial policy, and espe-
cially insists upon the necessity of a full and fair
investigation. Of the preliminary suspension of Go-
vernor EYRE, which was virtually prejudging the
question, he says nothing, so that we may perhaps
not unnaturally infer that he does not wholly ap-
prove of that arbitrary exercise of power. So
far as the advantages of publicity are concerned,
there can be no disputing the truth of
what Mr. GLADSTONE says, " I think that, after
all the greatest of the advantages which we may
claim to possess is that everything which happens
in this country or in the public interest is sure to
see the light. There is no power on earth, there is
no power of the Government, there is no power of
a party, there is no power of a class that can
conceal facts of public interest." It is to this
tribunal of public opinion that Mr. EYRE and his
friends must appeal if they want justice.

From Jamaica Mr. GLADSTONE nat unnaturallly
passes to Fenianism as affecting another colony.
He admitted that Fenianism derived its force from

a foreign agency and influence, though he hastened
to explain that he did not intend for a moment to
attribute the responsibility of their proceedings to
the American people. A sprinkling of persons in
that vast community may indeed sympathise with
the conspirators, but the great body of the American
people, he feels convinced, regard them
with the
same feeling of condemnation as ourselves. With
regard to the threatened invasion of Canada Mr.
GLADSTONE asumes, we are glad to see, a most
decided tone. He is convinced of their ability
and their determination to resist the in-
vader ; and he adds, that if
unhappily the
need arose there is no resource possessed by
ofwhich
greeted this announcement this country that she would not fairly spend to
assist them in their holy work.
from
T
m
theh The
lips
cheers
a pro-
minent member of the Cabinet gave conclusive evi-
dence that Mr. LOWE'S Colonial policy met with no
more favour in South Lancashire than his anti-
Reform doctrines.
Of the Cattle Plague, his next topic, Mr.
GLADSTONE did not say much, except to
deplore the severity of the visitation in
particular localities, and to recommend the
example of Aberdeenshire to all agricultural
counties. Before coming to the discussion of the
Reform question, which was the " last, not least,"
subject to which he addressed himself, Mr. GLAD-
STONE had a few words of praise to spare for the
New Parliament. Already, he said, it had done
good service in two or three important particulars,
such as the independent audit of every branch of
the public revenue, the control and superintendence
of public pensions (both reforms arising out of
the EDMUNDS'S scandal), and, finally, the Oaths
Bill. Mr. GLADSTONE took occasion to remark
upon the progress of toleration and good feeling
since that bill has passed the Lower House almost
unopposed, and has gone to the House of Lords
with every prospect of success. Part of the facility
with which this measure has been carried the Leader
of the House of Commons himself, not unversed in
the tactics of parties, attributes to the calm before
the political storm which may be expected to burst
upon the second reading of the Reform Bill. The
bill itself could scarcely find an abler advocate than
the right hon. gentleman. He reminded his hearers
that seven times had the subject been recommended to
the consideration of Parliament by her MAJESTY,
that " the great Lancashire nobleman," who was
the head of the opposite party, had expressed his
willingness to lower the franchise, and he repeated
in concise language the statistics which prove the
necessity of Reform. "We hays a limited consti-
tuency, which amounts perhaps to 900,000. There
are four and a half millions of living and breathing
men, citizens, like ourselves, payers of taxes like
ourselves, bound to every civil duty like ourselves,
fathers of families like ourselves, having an interest
in the peace and order of the country like our-
selves, and in the face of these men these solemn
pledges have been given, which pledges there
are men who advise you to cast away with
scorn to the winds of heaven." Mr. LOWE,
who has put himself forward as the spokesman
of the anti-Reformers, was declared by Mr. GLAD
STONE to be the real leader of the opposition
to the bill, and his diatribe against the working
classes was held up, as it deserved to be, to indig-
nation and contempt. In reference to the motion of
the 12th of April, Mr. GLADSTONE humorously
asked, " Gentlemen, how often do you usually in
business transactions allow a man to renew a bill ?
. . . We call upon you to say whether you are
satisfied with this attempt for the seventh or eighth
time to put off that which I shall best de-
scribe in Liverpool as a mere renewal of a bill."
The warmth of his reception gave sufficient
evidence to Mr. GLADSTONE of the support of the
South Lancashire Liberals, who are at least willing
to accept the Bill as a step in the right direction,
better than the dreary inaction of late years; though
neither they nor its eloquent advocate can profess
to believe that it is all that it might be.

The unsatisfactory condition of the Jamaica
peasantry will long form a subject of comment,
now that attention has once been called to it, and
those who have chosen to consider that the whole
thing has been far too much exaggerated, and
that in reality little or no disaffection existed, may
now discover their mistake, for recent intelligence
from Jamaica informs us that on the 14th of last
month the soldiers were called out to support the
civil powers, for the first time since the landing of
Sir H. STORKS. The cause of the disturbance was
7raigciciotsr:d"i.nn
the great irritation existing about the "land
question," -which has been all along one
of the chief sources of confusion and con-
troversy. In the celebrated addresses which
preceded the outbreak and fanned the flame of dis-
content until it reached a seditious heat and
violence, the constant theme of complaint was
the lands. The " back lands " were considered by
the peasantry at least to be their particular portion
and appanage, and the demagogues who unfor-
tunately obtained such inflouleitniccealacraeptihtaelpoeuoptloefwt•hhios
contrived to make great p
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and the fiacnhishhasTboewenn
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liked with the place. The innovations were
free-
holders have doing pretty much what they
8° great that at last the owner of the
place sought to enforce his
of course was co •his
the surveyor who wentP
considered quite an intruder I
turn. The Police-inspector and
the order of the Judge, heard
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accordingly.w ould meet
with 'resistance, and
A striking instance of the harm
precipitate policy of the Home occasioned by the
afforded in this case, because the Government waspeople exclaimed
that the law they wished to enforce was Governor
EYRE'S law, and that the new authorities had brought
out new law. At any rate they preferred to offer
determined resistance to those who presumed
to
interfere with them, and threw up barricades of
trees across the road which barred the entrAnce.

Two deputations waited upon the Governor, who
displayed great firmness, and declared that the law
must be enforced, and wisely stated that before all
things its dictates must be obeyed, and their
grievances would be seen to and redressed.
In consequence of this decided language, and the
representations of their friends, the squatters allowed
the lines to be " run ;" but this ebullition shows the
state of feeling throughout the place, and proclaims
the evil effects wrought by intemperate men.
Meanwhile the Commission appears at last to
sight the conclusion of its wearisome labours.
Colonel FYFE'S evidence was recently taken,
and it is interesting, as it relates to
the Maroons. The Colonel was formerly
Superintendent of the Maroons, and he furnished
some particulars concerning them which are sure to
meet with attention. He said that, " morally and
socially, they were of a much higher grade than
the negro ; but he thought they used to be in a
better condition than they are in now, for they have
been left too much to themselves." Soon after the
recent outbreak Colonel FYFE went with Governor
EYRE to Port Antonio, and there he found the
mountain warriors whom he had led iu the insurrec-
tion of 1832, and who offered to follow him.
He was furnished with complete authority, in
order that he might render the services of
the troops under his command as efficacious
as possible. He went to Torrington, and the rebels
who had collected there were all scattered, not-
withstanding that they had sent defiant messages.
Colonel FYFE'S orders appear to have been as fair
as they possibly could. He ordered that those houses
should be burnt in which stolen property was
found, but that one shelter should always be left
for the women and children. An immense quantity
of property was found in Torrington, and in reply
to Sir H. STORKS' question as to how they knew it
was " stolen," the Colonel replied that it could not
be mistaken—private houses and stores were gutted.
Colonel FYFE adduced some instances in which he
had to consider cases where law had been violated
by the Volunteers and Maories, and he appears to
have decided in a right spirit concerning them. The
Colonel also stated that he put a stop to all flog-
gings; and as for the' wire cats," which have given
rise to so much animadversion, he ordered them to
be burnt, properly denouncing those who had thus
exceeded authority. The Maroon witnesses who were
examined testified to the zeal and ability with which
the Colonel's orders had been obeyed. " Any
Maroon," said one of them, " would suffer him-
self to be shot rather than disobey Colonel
FYFE'S orders." Mr. WESTMORELAND was ex-
amined. He has lived in the island for

twenty-seven years, and has been a Member of the
Assembly for seventeen years; he is the chief member
of the Executive Committee. lie banded in let-
ters to the Commissioners, which showed the ten-
dency among the negroes to revolt on the 20th of
September ; but while at a store in Kingston he was
told that there was to be a rebellion, and seditious
conversation had been overheard. " The Govern-
ment," said Mr. WESTMORELAND, " were aware that
violent speeches had been made at public meetings,
and especially one had taken place at Kingston, of
which the newspapers said that it was too bad to
be reported." When he saw the letter written
to the Governor by PAUL BOGLE and others,
Mr. WESTMORELAND said be noticed the remarkable
circumstance that the names of several of the sig-
natures were similar to those which had figured at

the meetings of GORDON.
Mr. WESTMORELAND very properly referred to

the course pursued by the Legislature in the unani-
mous addresses which were passed to the Governor
in answer to his speech. On the whole, Mr.
WESTMORELAND'S evidence is among the best and
most conclusive that has appeared on the part of
the official authorities of the island, and furnishes
abundant proof of the charges that existed, of the
spread of the rebellion, and also of the peril which was
incurred after it was apparently put down. Mr.
GoRRIE and Mr. PAYNE have called several witnesses

to show that the disturbed state of feeling through-
out the island did not exist to the extent that has

been said, but they have not substantiated their
evidence very satisfactorily. Colonel FYFE, who is
evidently well informed, and of great experience,
has alleged, on the contrary, that the peasantry wero
getting very excited before the outbreak, and that
the UNDERHILL meetings produced great harm.
There cannot be two opinions as to the disaffected
state of the island among any but those who are
partial or prejudiced in their views.

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FRO3I OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Thursday Evening.
The Moniteur says—" Baron Saillard has re,

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the Mexican Government, the Emperor has decided
that the French troops shall evacuate Mexico in
three detachments. The first will leave in Nov.,
1866, the second in March, 1867, and the third in
November following. Negotiations are in progress
between the two Governments to substitute for the
financial stipulations of the treaty of Miramar
new conditions for its object to insure guarantees
for the debt due to France, and for French inte-
rests engaged in Mexican loans.
M. Delaunay has commenced at the Conserva-
tory of Music the important and curious course of
lectures relative to the diminution of the speed
with which the earth makes its annual revolution
round its axis. The Empress was present as well
as all the scientific and learned portion of Paris.
The professor entered into many explanations re-
specting the sun, the moon, and the earth, in de-
velopment of his newly-discovered theory of the
relaxation of the speed in the movement of our
globe. Astronomers and men of science generally
seem to put faith in M. Delaunay's arguments and
views. M. Boillot, the eminent scientific writer in
the illoniteur, adds his testimony, remarking that
although the exact extent of the diminution of
speed of rotation is not as yet ascertained, the fact
is indubitable. To determine the precise retarda-
tion will be the work of time. The existence of the
change of speed is fully proved.
Batty, the lion tamer, has had another warn-
ing. The night before last while he was exciting
the lions, in order to please the spectators, one
of them became exceedingly irritated and wounded
him with its claws in the right hand. The wound
fortunately was not serious. Although there was
some danger in continuing the performance, as wild
beasts are always excited by the sight of blood,
Batty proceeded to the conclusion as if nothing
had happened, encouraged by the spectators, who
were delighted at his courage, or foolhardiness as
some considered it.

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his
wife under very frightful circumstances. He had
been in the habit of cruelly beating his wife, who
has often been compelled to resort to surgical
assistance to cure the injuriel; she received. The
motive of the murder was jealousy, for which there
appears to have been some foundation. He effected
the murder by means of a knife and some other
cutting instrumeni,. The wounds were of such a
nature that the victim must have suffered intense
pain. The murderer was found concealed near the
house in a ditch, and was se cured with difficulty, as
he made a violent resistance. He will be tried at the
next assizes at Douai.
The Siec/e, referring to the attitude of Prussia
"V," The Italian journals continue to deny that