The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-17 00:00:00

IRELAND,

DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY.
A deputation of graduates of the Queen's Uni-
versity in Ireland waited upon the Chief Secretary
yesterday at his office, Dublin Castle, in order to
submit to him some views which they consider ne-
cessary for the development of the University.
Having expressed their gratitude for his generous
conduct in founding a scholarship in each of the
colleges, and " even more for his eloquent and fear-
less speech in their favour, they proceeded, through
Mr. Wilson, the chairman of their late meeting, to
state what they require. In the first place, they
think that the graduates and diplomates should
form a portion of the body corporate of the Univer-
sity, the only one in the United Kingdom in which
the Senate alone constituted the body corporate,
and their exclusion affected their status as members
of a learned body. They claimed the right of
meeting in Convocation for the purpose of electing
members to represent them in the University Se-
nate, of discussing any matter whatever relating to
the University, and making known to the Senate
their decision thereon. They claimed, moreover,
that the consent of the Convocation should be ne-
cessary to the surrender of the University charter,
and that they should be represented in Parliament,
which they consider of the greatest importance.
They expressed their decided approbation of the
project of establishing a fourth Queen's College in
Dublin, as they thought that by so doing the Go-
vernment would place the principle of united edu-
cation beyond the power of any assailant. While
it was admitted that Trinity College had exer-
cised a large amount of liberality in throwing open
many of its positions of emolument, still, from the
fact that the Established Church numbered but
one-ninth of the population of Ireland, and
the fact that the students of that communion
in Trinity College numbered 92 per cent. of the
whole, it was evident that the Roman Catholics
and Protestant Dissenters of Ireland were not
willing to accept Trinity College as the place of
their education. The graduates were convinced that
the proposed College in Dublin would be the most
successful and best attended of the Colleges. Mr.
Wilson further brought under the notice of the
Chief Secretary the fact that surgical diplomas were
not now granted by the Queen's University, and the
propriety of their being granted ; and concluded by
stating he had the authority of Sir R. Kane and
Mr. Berwick, the Presidents of Cork and Galway
Colleges, for saying that they fully concurred in
the views and claims of the graduates. The ques-
tion of intermediate education, as affecting the suc-
cess of the Colleges, was also brought under the
notice of the Chief Secretary. Sir R. Peel said that
it would be, of course, impossible for him at once to
give a reply to so many subjects as had been brought
before him. He was prepared to express his ap-
proval of some of the objects of the deputation, and
asked to be furnished with a written statement of
the views aso ably put forward by Mr. Wilson, in
order that he might more fully consider them. He
was anxious in every way in his power to pro Mote
the interests of the institution, and expressed his
satisfaction at the success which so young a Uni-
versity had already attained,
The Lord-Lieutenant, with a party in two car=
riages, including the Marquis and Marchioness of
Kildare, Lord and Lady Grosvenor, and Lady Caro-
lineLascelles, yesterday visited the Mater Miseribor-
dim Hospital, which has been recently opened for the
reception of patients, already 70 in number. It is a
Roman Catholic institution, as its name imports ; but
it is stated that persons are received without reli.
gious distinction, and that there are some Protest-
ants among the inmates. The building is a very
fine one, and the arrangements for ventilation,
cleanliness, and comfort are said to be excellent.
The establishment, as regards its interior and do-
mestic economy, is under the care of a reverend
mother and assistant saperioress, aided by a
section of the Sisters of Mercy. The Lord-Lieu-
tenant and party were received by the physician
and surgeon, Dr. Hughes and Dr. Ellis, Dr. Hay-
den, and other gentlemen. They remained for an
hour inspecting the various departments of the
establishment, and when departing inscribed their
names in the visitors' book, the Lord-Lieutenant
adding to his signature " the expression of his
admiration of the institution and his sincere good
wishes for its prosperity."
The special meeting of the corporation which was
held yesterday, though on the exciting subject
which led to the recent affair of honour, was quiet
and orderly. A lengthened statement from Mr. Mor-
gan, the law agent of the corporation, was read, in
which that gentleman gave his version of the mat-
ters in controversy between him and the waterworks
committee, by whom he had been superseded as
their legal adviser, Mr. Smyth having been ap-
pointed in his stead. The Conservative members
wished for a time to consider a document so volu-
minous and important, dealing with sundry matters
brought before the Council for the first time; but
this was opposed by Alderman Roe, Alderman
Reynolds, Dr. Gray, and others. Alderman Rey-
nolds moved and Alderman Darcy seconded a reso-
lution that the Council should sanction the proceed-
ings of the Waterworks Committee notwithstanding
Mr. Morgan's statements. Dr. Gray, its chairman,
then delivered a speech in reply, wfiich occupied
three hours and fills eight columns of the _Freeman.
At its conclusion the debate was adjourned till
Monday next.
A farmer in good circumstances, residing at But-
tevant, County Cork, has mysteriously disappeared,
and it is suspected that he has been murdered by
soldiers and women of ill-fame. He was at a pig-
market in that town on Saturday, and was known to
be possessed of a considerable sum of money. He
was last seen on his way home, proceeding towards
the barracks. The Cork Examiner states that two
soldiers of the 87th Regiment have been arrested,
one of them having changed a £5 note in Doneraile,
and on,the person of the second was found another
£5 note, for which they could give no satisfactory
account. One of the three girls, their companions,
had a £3 note which she deposited with a friend.
A man named Slattery had paid £25 to the miss-
ing man, and if he can identify the notes the mys-
tery may be cleared up. It is believed that Cogh-
lan, a sober, industrious man, was robbed and
murdered.

The same journal states that at Killarney on
Monday a man named Denis Keeling, in attempt-
ing to stab a deer as she plunged into the riper,
fell in, and was carried away by the flood ; no trace
of the body has been yet found.

. A Castlebar correspondent of thb -Irish Times
states,

" Ttki Mr. John M. Sheridan,. of Pheasant-hill,
in this county, had been shot by Mr. Pike, a Magi-
strate, living in Achil. &thing btit the bitie facts
are to hand.. It is paid that Mr. Sheridan wanted
to florae himself into the house of Mr. Pike, and
that the latter fired at hint and shot hits in the
heart. Nothing fturthet has been elicited in this
town of this extraordinary affair except what was
notorious, that an unkind feeling existed between
the two parties, and that a challenge had been sent
by Mr. Sheridan to Mr. Pike, but no duel took
place. Mr. Pike had taken an action against Mr.
Sheridan for libel. I will let you have full parti-
culars by next post."

THE MILTOWN-ROAD OUTRAGE.
Mr. Healy, station-master at Miltown, has re-
ceived the following interesting letter from Mrs.
Jolly, the mother of the young lady so brutally
assaulted on the Miltown•road

"Dublin, Oct. 14.
"Dear Mr. Healy,—Allow me to offer my heart-
felt thanks for the ready shelter you gave my be-
loved child in her helpless and bitter agony; I feel
I owe a debt of gratitude to you I can never repay.
The prompt kindness and judicious care yourself
and family afforded my helpless child was the means
(under Providence) of preserving her from death or
some dreadful sickness. Words are inadequate to
express my deep feelings towards you and yours ;
and myself and family shall ever feel the name of
Healy call to remembrance one who has rendered
us an inestimable benefit in sheltering our child--
our
iplyre
unite woniteh—mine
ituhdaetepawgfrualtitnuidge.htto.
you ;and
and
may that Being who led m - y child to kind and gene
rows hcarts lead _ you andmyours to that haven of rest
where there shall be no
is the sincere prayer of your eevseorrrizorwa,tenfouimfroireendsin,
"Miss Jolly and I hope we shall be able to :all
on you before we leave Dublin ; if not, you shall
lam from me before lops. "14. S. 19144,y."

STATE O,P

A letter from Alexandria, dated. Oct. 4, says—
Since the Viceroy's return from his visit to Con-
stantinople troubles and anxieties, it is to be feared,
have been actively besetting him, not the least
harassing arising, as I need hardly add, from the
lamentable state of his finances.
Simultaneously with his return it became known
that the negotiations for the smaller Egyptian loan,
for which, as you will remember, the Government
had entered into treaty at Paris, after the failure of
the first proposals, had been broken off. It is very
generally believed that the Pasha's own extreme
repugnance to the principal act of security required
of him—namely, the hypothecation of his revenues,
or the admission of foreign supervision over their
collection and expenditure—has in reality been the
great stumbling-block; but it is also said that a
peremptory prohibition in the matter has been laid
upon him by the Porte. The Turkish Government,
it is asserted, has expressly declared that it will
hear of no proposals whereby any part of the
Egyptian revenue might by any eventuality fall
into the power or under the control of subjects of a
foreign State.
Taking it as a matter of general principle, and
having regard to the peculiar circumstances and
political position of Egypt, one can hardly question
the right of the Turkish Government to exercise
such interference, nor even the wisdom of the views
it is represented to entertain on the question.
According to present appearances therefore the
idea of a foreign loan must be abandoned. But
another and a rather anxious problem still remains
—namely, whether this Government can be left to
its own unaided resources and efforts to extricate
itself from the difficulties in which it is placed—
whether, indeed, it has it in its power to do so. The
elements of the question can be described in very
few words. The debts of the Government, as I have
already mentioned, amount- to about £10,000,000
sterling, consisting chiefly, besides arrears of pay
to its employes and the engagements to the Suez
Canal Company, of Treasury-bonds, the latter gene-
rally in the hands of Europeans of various nations.
The whole of this debt may be said to be due at
present and onwards, at various fixed dates, through
a period of two and a half to three years. By way
of assets, on the other hand, it may be calculated
that the Government has it in its power, by practis-
ing the strictest economy and under otherwise
favourable circumstances, to realise an annual
surplus of revenue over current expenditure of
£1,000,000 to 1-'1,5C0,000 sterling, or, say, about
one-eighth of the debt.
Now that a foreign loan seems out of the ques-
tion, the only expedient that is suggested is to con-
tinue the issue of Treasury-bonds, or of some other
securities of a similar nature ; the object, of course,
being to raise funds wherewith to meet liabilities as
they fall due, and thus to remove the due dates to
more distant periods. I need now only add that the
market rate of discount on existing Government
bonds is about 10 or 12 per cent. per annum, and it
becomes evident enough that the expedient under
consideration is, to say the least of it, a very deli-
cate one. In fact, if nothing better can be devised,
it becomes a question whether, with the best pos-
sible
.wishes and intentions, the Government, in-
stead of. extricating itself, may not become more and
more deeply involved, not merely in a stationary
debt but in 'an increasing one. But the question is
one upon
,which your readers will form their own
conclusion, and I recommend it especially to those
who have had opportunities of watching the result
of similar transactions in commercial or private life.
As yet no definite course has been finally decided
upon, but the Viceroy continues resolutely to perse-
vere in his measure of retrenchment. A quantity
of silver plate and other valuable articles has just
again been advertised for sale by public auction,
and the greater part, if not the whole of his jewelry,
may shortly be expected for sale on the London or
Paris markets.
Strong as is the interest that naturally attaches
to these questions, they have latterly well-nigh
been completely forgotten under the threats of a
more immediate calamity that has been hanging
over the country, or which, indeed, I ought to say,
has actually fallen upon many wide districts, owing
to:a rapid and excessive rising of the Nile.
It is hardly more than a week ago that fears, ex-
cited by the extraordinary height of the river, and
more especially by the continuance of its growth

began powerfully to manifest themselves through-

out the country. Gradually the embankments
along the river and canals became crowded
with the village population, watching and strength-
ening the weak points of the dikes, upon which the
safety of their lands depended. The Governors of
the provinces and the whole official staff down-
wards soon also followed, and took up their quar-
ters in tents pitched at the several points of danger,
where they had to occupy themselves in urging and
directing the peasantry in their labours for the com-
mon safety. The scene as viewed from the river
has been described to me as a most singular and
exciting one, and at night, from all directions, far
and near, the fires of the watchmen came gleaming
through the darkness over a wide 'expanse of swift-
rolling and angry-looking waters. The next intel-
ligence we received at Alexandria was that the
flood had attained the level of 24 cubits and 16
karats, or 24ths, a height unparalleled for some 25
years past, and by which the whole country was
thrown into a state of consternation. Then fol-
lowed accounts of damage and losses in various dis-
tricts, all more or less severe, though fortunately
still of a local character. But the progress of the
waters had now become a question of inches, and it
was felt that with the slightest increase every em-
bankment must give way, and the entire length
and breadth of the country be abandoned to a
devastating flood.
Since then the information that has come to hand
is to the effect that the river is subsiding, though
not w
ithot having caused a lamentable amount of
damage.
On the night of the Ist
through from a canal on the western
:of the
The
river, near the railway.the waters broke
latter has been de-
stroyed, telegraph posts and wires torn up and
washed away, and some ten tilt,: at least of coun-
try laid under water. A goods train that was sent
up with an engineer and platelayers pulled up for
a Moment at a place where the regular passenger
,
train had just passed before them. The embank-
ment immediately began to give way from under
them, and the carriages sank town Into the water,
The men took refuge upon the roofs, but after a
While .ratitid that both 'Woe and behind them the

earthen enbankment had entirely melted away
from under the rails. They had to adopt the only
means for saving themselves that offered—to drag
themselves through the water along the fails' their

only guide in the darkness that had set in, until
they reachtd dry land, in d Btate bf utter exhaus-
tion, and some among them having been On the

point of letting go their hold and of resigning
themsetves to what seemed an inevitable fate.
Yesterday intelligence came from the Delta of
similar damage to the railway from Kafr Zayat

towards Benha, which has likewise become impass-
able, and in several parts is altogether destroyed.

Cut off as we are fro% communication with the
interior, both by rail Ad telegraph, it is impos-

sible to come to any conclusion possessing the

slightest pretensions to accuracy of the amount of
injuries and losses that have been experienced
throughout the country. But day by day we have

received intelligence of fresh disasters. The greater

part of the standing crop of Indian corn is univer-
sally declared to be lost. In Upper Egypt, the
crops of dura seyfi, or holcas, which, as in the case
with Indian corn in the Lower Country, forms
there the staple article of food, must in like manner

have been swept away. Many villages have been

entirely overwhelmed, and immense losses of cattle
are spoken of, and even of human life. Granaries,
both Government and private, have been flooded,

and already it is said there is an intention to pro-
hibit the further exportation of grain from Alexan-
dria, so as to secure a sufficiency of food until next
harvest. From the cotton districts, where the pro-
cess of picking the first ripe pods had just com-
menced, we have also accounts of heavy losses, to
the extent of at least in great measure reversing the
sure anticipations so lately entertained of an un-
-11411411Y heavy crop, su eyont the more deplpxablo

at this moment, when the value of this description
of produce is raised to an extraordinary point.

Steamers have been collected for the Transit of
the outward Calcutta mails and passengers. The
passengers will be conveyed by rail from the land-
ing-place to Kafr Damar, the first station beyond
Alexandria, and thence by way of the canal and
Nile to Boulac.

It is calculated that at least two or three months
will be required to repair the damages to the rail-
way, and to admit of a resumption of the traffic.
The expense which this alone will inflict upon the
Government amid its other losses, all which it can
so ill afford, may easily be conjectured.

OCTOBER 8.

The Calcutta and China passengers who arrived
at Suez on the evening of the sth inst. have only
this day reached Alexandria. The mails and caigo
will be down this evening.
We have received few authentic details of the in-
undations to fill up the general account I have
already given you; but things seem quite as bad as
they were at first described. A vast extent of the
Delta is described as presenting the aspect of one
sheet of water. The river has, however, fallen to
24 cubits. From the cotton districts, which' lie
chiefly beyond the eastern branch of the Nile, re-
ports agree in stating that a large portion of the
crop is lost or damaged, though it still seems impos-
sible to form an estimate of the amount. An im-
mense number of villages have lost the whole of
their stock of grain, and will have to look to the
Government even for seed.
The losses to the latter will be enormous. A
piece of good news has, however, come forward by
the French steamer—namely, an offer from Frank-
fort of a loan of 60,000,000 f. to 70,000,000 f. at 11
per cent. interest per annum, redeemable in 30 years,
and without any demands of special security.
Nothing, of course, could be more opportune. But
there is a report, which obtains very general credit,
that the French Consul-General has raised some,
Apposition to the contract being concluded. What
could be the object of such interference it is not
easy to conceive, but it is still more difficult to guess
upon what reasonable grounds such opposition could
be based.

TILE INTERNATIONAL EXIIIBITON

OF 1862.

The progress of the building at South Kensington
during the past week has been unusually rapid.
Every day of this exceptionally fine weather is so
much gain to the contractors in point of time; and,
indeed, so much advance has been made that there
is little doubt that, if they choose, Messrs. Kelk
and Lucas may bring their labours to a conclusion
at a period much within that fixed for the comple-
tion of the structure. At the present time no fewer
than 960 men are at work on the ground, indepen•
dently of those employed at Thames Bank, where
the iron for the domes is being prepared. The
scaffolding for the eastern dome having been com-
pleted, its erection will be proceeded with imme-
diately ; most of the material is in a state of due
preparation having been brought to the ground,
and lying ready to be fixed. In the nave, ten
ribs of the roof have been raised; eight have been
raised in the south-eastern, and two in the north-
eastern aisles. Eight windows of the clerestory in
the nave are in their places, and such advance has
been made with the roofing as to enable some opi-
nion to be formed with regard to the important
question of light. A notion seems to prevail that,
whereas the glass building of 1851 was on the whole
rather too light, in the parts of the structure of
1862 which will be especially set apart for exhibi-
tion there will not be light enough. Considering
that the building is intended for an exhibition in
summer weather chiefly, it seems that as regards
light it will be sufficiently and indeed well adapted
forits purpose. The scaffolding of the western dome
is creeping up fast, and has reached to a height of
five stories. All the iron columns under the picture
galleries have been fixed, and the glazing of the top
lights has been begun. The demands for space which
flowed in at an early period had rendered necessary
the consideration of an enlargement of the building,
or at least of that part of it which is temporary in
its character; and it has now been decided that an
" annexe," similar in plan and in material, but of
lesser dimensions to that on the western side, front-
ing Prince Albert's-road, shall be erected on the
eastern side in Exhibitionlroad. This will be de-
voted mainly, if not altogether, to the display of
agricultural implements, and it is proposed to have
an open court in the middle of it. Some idea may
be formed of the character of the machinery which
can be, and no doubt will be exhibited, when it is
stated that among a host of others the following
eminent firms have applied for space, some of them
fof almost as much as the commissioners have at
their disposal :—Messrs. R. Stephenson and Co.,
Sharpe, Stuart, and Co., Neilson and Co., R. Na-
pier and Sons, of Glasgow, Todd and M'Groger,
Msiudslay.and Field, Whitworth and Co., R. Fair-
bairn and Co., Platt and Co., Besemeres and Co.,
Warsan and Co., J. Napier and Sons, J. Scott
Russell and Co., the London and North Western
Railway Company, Sir William Armstrong, &c.
Numerous additions have been made to the list
of commissioners which have been appointed.
Among the added foreign commissioners will be
found those for Costa Rica, Ecuador, Holstein,
Uruguay, and Venezuela. To the colonial list there
has been added Prince Edward's Island, Bermuda,
Barbadoes, Jamaica, St. Helena, Ceylon, Mauritius,
and Hong Kong. The local committees at home
have been considerably increased, and the additions
comprise Arbroath, Aylesbury, Carnarvon, Dublin,
Dunfermline, Elgin, Exeter, Leeds, Leek, Maccles-
field, Neath, Newton-Abbott, Redruth, &c. All
this shows that the net-work of the scheme of the
Exhibition is spreading further and further, and
that the space which it will ultimately enclose can-
not yet be adequately calculated upon. The mention
of the word " space" reminds us that it is a term
which brings with it a fearful sound to the ears of
The executive. They approach the allotment with
much anxiety, and it should be well understood that
the space applied for being as nearly as possible ten
titos greater than that which can be allotted, the
adrimittees will have to exercise the utmost
diff rea.: - manner in which they apportion
discretion in tnb . iiispose of. It will be lie-
that Which they have to - - ^a. to strike out of
cepary for them, in the first pax-. 'ion of oh-
the lists applications made for the recep. •
jects which hase no interest in an industrial e-
bition, or which do not fairly represent the industry
of the country. It may be said, in a parenthesis,
that some of the applications which have been made
have been of the most absurd character. In some
cases persons were even desirous of being allowed
to exhibit monsters, real or sham, and more or less
disgusting; in fact, demanding that the " world's
fair" should have some of the features which used to
distinguish the fairs of Greenwich and St. Bartho-
lomew's. No one but those who have had to exa-
mine the applications which have been sent in can
form a ided of the curious nature of many of them.
Many intending exhibitors; under the idea that the
space allotted will be in proportion to that demanded,
have applied for quantities far in class of their
actual requirements. The authorities do not recog-
nise that these demands give any title to space, and
it will be the duty of the committees to see that
those who may be deemed entitled to space obtain
no more than is absolutely sufficient to meet their
fair necessities. No one in any case can be consi-
dered an exhibitor until he has been so constituted
by a committee. It has been stated that many of
the exhibitors propose to use the cases which they
bait) had made for former exhibitions, and it is
well that they should understand that, owing to
the the very different nature of the hi:ilding designed
pre-
vious
-
for the Exhibition of next year to that of any
vious exposition, it is not likely that many of sue
cases could be used, even supposing that there was
adequate space in which to place them.

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MR. W. EWART,_III.P., ON NATIONAL

AFFA IRS.

Mr. W. Ewart, M.P., addressed his constituents,
at Dumfries, on Friday evening last, in the Market-
hall, which was crowded in every part. The chair
was taken by ex-Provost Leighton.
Mr. E WART, after speaking of the beneficial effects
of an annual visit by a representative to his consti-
tuents, for the interchange of sentiments, proceeded
to speak of measures which had been introduced
in the last Session of Parliament. Referring first
to Scotch measures, he said that to many of the
Bills introduced by the Lord-Advocate he had given
his cordial support, but some of those Bills were
not successful : the Road Bill fell by the wayside,
and the Salmon Fisheries Bill was lost in the
troubled waters of legislature ; but some did sur-
vive—for instance, the School Bill, the County
Registration Bill, and others. To the School Bill
he had rejoiced to give his support, wishing to bet-
ter the condition of the schoolmasters of Scotland,
but he did not think the Bill went far enough. The
County Registration Bills were also supported by
.him. The Scotch members had a very practical
way of settling their subjects of legislation. The
Irish members were very fond of making long
speeches, and sometimes, he might say, not very
quiet or composed or collected ; but the Scotch
members assembled and held a kind of Scotch Par-
liament ; they discussed their measures before they
were introduced into the House of Commons, and
then they were generally passed unanimously. But
his constituents would have a right to ask in the
words of Shakspeare "not only how he was accom-
panied, but likewise how he spent his time." He had
been engaged in the early part of the Session on a
very important committee connected with the pub-
lic business of the house, which all of them would
consider mightbe considerably improved. (Cheers.)
He had ventured to make a proposition which he
hoped would be acceded to, and he thought it
would—that one night in the week of the time of the
House of Commons might be devoted to the serious
business of the country—that is, that one night
in the week might be given to the public estimates,
which was, perhaps, the most important public busi-
ness they had to transact. (Cheers.) He hoped
they might see more rational hours in the House of
.Commons, and, as with other labouring men there
are fixed hours in which they begin and terminate
their labours, he hoped the same might be the case
in the House of Commons, and that they would see
no more of that irrational midnight, or indeed early
morning legislat ion to which they had been too long
accustomed. It was no great advantage to see a
large number of the members in the arms of sleep,
and he was reminded on such occasions of the lines
of Cowper, which they might be allowed to parody :
" Sweet sleep enjoys the chairman in the chair,
And sleep tired members on the bench above,
And sleep the clerks below."
(Cheers.) He hoped they might have a more rational
mode of proceeding, and that habits of business'
would be introduced—habits so far different that
economy of labour would be the result. (Cheers.)
The hon. gentleman next referred to the bills for
simplifying the laws of England, to which he had
given his labour and support, believing them steps in
the right direction. Another question to which he
had given much attention had proceeded in a satis-
factory manner. Two or three years ago he found
great attention directed to the question of British
settlers in India, and he was happy to say that, in
conformity with the recommendation of the com-
mittee, the Government of India allowed land now
to be sold in fee simple, in proprietorship—in fact,
there was now freehold property in land to English
subjects; and he thought that would be a great
advantage in connecting the people of India with
the people of England. (Cheers.) He believed the
until there were such English settlements in India
they would never dovelope the resources of that
country. (Hear, hear.) Great interest had lately
been taken in the question of the recent changes
which had been made by the minute of the Council
of Education in respect to the education of this
country. This was a deeply important subject, and
for his own part, if he must give his opinion, he
would candidly confess he thought the Government
had been too hasty in interfering with the arrange-
ment ; they would have acted much more wisely
had they paused. (Hear.) He thought that when
men undertook a business under certain offers on
the part of the Government they ought not to be
hastily interfered with ; and he was afraid Govern.
ment had been somewhat premature on this occa-
sion. (Cheers.)