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The CHAIRMAN then put the question to the
vote, when the amendment of the Rev. W. Mit-
chell was carried by a large majority.
A committee was then appointed to prepare the
petitions, and after a protracted sitting of over three
hours the meeting concluded with a vote of thanks
to the chairman.

BIRM INGHAM.

TUESDAY EVENING, 10 30 p.m.

A meeting►, convened by the Mayor, was held in
the Town-hall here to-night, to consider the pro-
priety of petitioning Parliament in fivour of Mr.
Gladstone's. resilutions. The meeting held last
Thursday night, at which resolutions were passed
against the proposed disestablishment of the Irish
Church, served to stimulate the enthusksm, and an
hour or more before the doors of the hall were to be
opened a dense mass surrounded the building, three
times the number that could by any possibility be
squeezed into the place.
The Mayor (Mr. Thomas Avery) arrived at 7,
and in 10 minutes after the doors were opened the
place was crammed in every part. Such a meeting
has not been seen here since the Papal aggression
meeting many years ago.
The chief requisitionists, and those opposed to the
object they had in view, met the Mayor iu a Com-
mittee-room of the hall, and the order of proceed-
ing was arranged. When the Mayor entered the
hall be was greeted with cheers ; but the adverse
factions as they took their places right and left of
his worship were received with cheers or groans,
which were not even partially subdued for many
minutes. Those opposed to "disestablishment"
sent forth volleys of Kentish fire, and the vast mob
on the floor of the Hall swayed forward in wave-
like form in spite of the lines of policemen placed
to stein the tide. The excitement was. tremendous.
The Mayor easily obtained a hearing. He begged
for fair play for all the speakers, and explained that
he had convened the meeting in compliance with a
requisition signed by many hundreds.
Mr. J. JAFFRAY, J.P., moved the following re-
solution :—" That this meeting, believing that the
maintenance of the Irish Church as an Establish-
ment is unjust to the Irish people, a source of dis-
affection, and therefore an obstacle to the advance-
ment of the Protestant religion, heartily approves
of the resolutions submitted to the House of Com-
mons by Mr. Gladstone for its disestablishment."

Mr. GEORGE DAWSON seconded the resolution.

Mr. SAMPSON LLOYD then came forward, and was
received with deafening uproar. His admirers in
the body of the hall and the galleries did their best,
and the Mayor appealed to the spirit of fairness of
the assembly ; but not a word that Mr. Lloyd said
was heard beyond the reporters, though he spoke
fully 20 minutes. He moved the following amend-
ment :—" That, while anxious to carry out any
reform calculated to increase the efficiency of the
Protestant Church in Ireland, this meeting is op-
posed to its disestablishment or disendowment."
Mr. SEBASTIAN EVANS, M.A., seconded the
amendment. All the while he, too, was speaking,
the groans were deafening, loiidly intermingled
with Kentish fire. At 10 minutes before 10 o'clock,
when Mr. Evans sat down, the excitement in the
hall had very greatly increased. There were several
other speakers set down to address the meeting, but
these were " withdrawn," and the Mayor rose to
put the amendment. A very large number of hands
was held up in favour of it, but on a show being
taken the result was unmistakably the other way.
The resolution approving Mr. Gladstone's proposi-
tion was then carried by a very great majority, cer-
tainly not less than three to one. Ou this result
the cheering was tremendous. It was unsubdued
for many minutes.

A petition to Parliament embodying the spirit of
the rosolution was adopted. Among the clergy on
the platform against the " disestablishtnent " were
the Hon. and Rev. G. F. Yorke, M.A., rural dean ;
the Rev. Dr. Wilkinson, the rector, and the Rev.
Dr. Burgess.

The Veil. Archdeacm Sandford was with the
supporters of Mr. Gladstone's resolutions.

CARLISLE.

A crowded meeting was held in Carlisle on Mon-
day night in the largest ball in the City, for the
purpose of petitioning in favour of the disestablish-
meat of the Irish Church and supporting Mr. Glad-
stone's resolutions. Captain Ferguson, of Morton,
presided. lie read a letter from Mr. Edmund
Potter, M.P., regretting that he could not be pre-.
sent, but saying that his constituents might rely
upon his supporting Mr. Gladstone upon.this and
other important measures which must quickly fol-
low. Sir Wilfrid Lawson, of Brayton, formerly
M.P. for Carlisle, addressed the meeting at great
length, and said he rejoiced in believing that the
majority of 60 was the forerunner of a policy of re-
ligious equality in this country. Resolutions were
passed in favour of the objects of the meeting, and
a petition to Parliament was adopted. The proceed-
ings were almost unanimous, only one opposition
speech being made.

The further correspondence from Abyssinia just pub-
lished deals chiefly with the question " What will
Theodore do ?" The interrogation having been made to
the chief, Waldo Yasous (who, it may be mentioned, led
Colonel Phayre to make the mistake about the roads), he
answered that the Negus would surely fight. He had as
many soldiers as the hairs of his head, quite 100,000
men, who would kill themselves sooner than run
away. There is a general concurrence in advising the
Commander-in-Chief to look out for surprises. On the
16th of March an alarm was given in order to test the
quickness of the men. Most of them had an idea that it
was real, and, rushing from their breakfasts, were ready
for service in nine or ten minutes. The 4th Regiment
was ready in two minutes and a half, and close indeed
must have been the enemy to have effectually surprised
the camp. With regard to other matters, they may be
thus summed up. The roads are wretchedly bad ; the
scenery is exceedingly beautiful ; the natives are more
thievish as the troops go further into the country; the
chiefs around are jealous of each other, but stand in awe
of us ; Theodore displays some nervousness, but promise
of plunder has raised both the courage and the spirits of
his troops ; the number of these latter is uncertain; our
army is in the best possible spirits.
The only map of Magdala in existence is in the hands
of Herr von Heuglin, a German explorer, for many years
the friend of Theodore. This map dates from 1862. It is
stated that the rock on which Magdala stands rises per-
pendicularly to a height of 4,000 feet above the level of
the sinTounaing valleys. There is but one way up, and
this is so narrow and steep that in some parts it may
be defended by a single man. To starve out the
garrison is rendered impossible by the extent of
the plateau on which the castle is built, including a
vast area of arable land and meadows ; to attack it with
artillery would be equally impracticable, as no balls can
reach it from below, and the nearest heights are some hours
distant. Besides, there is not much of a castle to be
attacked at all, the mountain of itself being considered an
impregnable fortress. With these advantages on his side,
Theodore, Dr. Schweinfurth (the German Abyssinian tra-
veller) thinks, will quietly keep to his rock, waiting for
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