The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-15


JOHN BRIGHF ON PARLIAMENTARY REFoRM-The
political event of the week had been great demon
stration at birmingham, in honor of Mr. John
Bright, member of Parliament from that town and
the delivery by that gentleman of telling speech
on the subject of Parliamentary reform. Mr..
Brights remarks were regarded as indicative OF
the policy of the extreme radicals, and as such at
tracted great attention He eulogized the elective
franchise as practised in the United States, the
equal distribution of representation and the ballot
and pledged himself to supporta Reform bill, pro
vding for such system in England. Mr. Bright's
recommendations were not generally acceptable to
the great bulk OF the press. The Manchester Guar
dian takes decided exceptions to his audations OF
American institutions, and the law and order which
he contended prevailed under them.
DEAR PRIME MINISTERIAL letter from Teheran
OF the 18th September, says: ''The examination
made into the accounts of MrZa-A CHA Khan ey-
Sadragan, (prime minister who with his two sons.
is still in custody has revealed facts which are al
most incredible. Thus, though his salary was not
less than LOCO, ,0O0f. year. he appropriated annu-
ally 5000, ,000f: and during the war with ENGLAND
ne levied on all the country tax, which he called
Tax for the Holy War; which amounted to l2 OOO
OOOf, but Of that only one-fourth went into the
treasury, the three others not having been ac-
counted for by him and his creatures. 1t is al
legged that one or two influential parties have
strongly solicited the Shah to take this individual
into his service again, and on his refusal have even
employed threats. But the Shah has remained
firm
The GREAT EAsTERN.-The complete prospectu
of the Great Eastern Steamship Company formed
for the purchase of the Great Eastern steamer has
been issued, and meeting of the old shareholders
convened for the lst of November to make the final
arrangements for the transfer of the vessel. The
capital of the new company is to be f33O 600 and
f25 in new shares for every &200 at present held
The fresh directors include several men of great en-
ergy and influence.
ESCAPE OF A PoLITICAL PRIsoNER.-The following
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itica prisoner and alleged unatic is recounted by
the Independence Beige: an. Fargin Favolle an
ex-member of the National Assembly, who took part
IN the affair of the Conservatoire des Meters
with Ledru Rollin, was condemned for that offence
to Imprisonment for life. After undergoing his
punishment for six years, he seized with Illness
and 1T was decided to remove him to a maison de
sohte. Three years ago he was accordingly taken
to the Hospital St. Louis, where he resided in the
Pavilion Gabrielle which is reserved for patients
who have the means of paying for better accommo-
dation.
''Two days ago, on one of the attendants entering
the apartment, the prisoner had disappeared, and
all his effects had been removed. The evening be-
fore, about five O'Clock, after he had dinner, NJ.
FayolIe went into the garden appropriated to the
use of convaescent patients he spoke to several as
usual, and walked up and down as he was in the
habit of doing. At half-past seven he returned to
his room, but before doing so he contrary to ordi-
nary habits, shook several of the patients heartily
by the hands, and from that time no one has seen
him. His bed was found just in the state it would
have eenifit had been slept in. As to the means
by which he has escaped and removed his efFecto
all remains unknown"
New Fashions FOR LADIEs.-The correspondent
OF the Press has heard con excellent authority.
that the Empress and some of her ladies have late.
~ oeen engaged in making all manner of expert
ments on dress as regards FORM and deyelonment
and color, and that the result is, that thew have
determined before long to inaugurate violent re-
action to the present style; that is to say to have
dresses short enough to display the foot and ankle
instead Oh trailing on the ground; to diminish i'm
mensely their prodigious development; and in
place OF colors more or less stad to have the
brightest and gayest hues imaginable.
GoUNT DE MoNrALEMBERr. Rr.-The Moniteu,' an
nounces that the journal entitled the Correspondent