The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-05

were present, ana the proceedings began with a
org mixing committee, which was very well re-
oetyed by the meeting. When, however two
lectures on tuberculosis had been delivered and
ten more were announced on the same subject,
the audience became impatient, and a Dutch
Pnysiclan, pr. Van Lone asked the permission
OF the President to make a remark The Presi-
dent gave the required permission, upon which
the Doctor said:-''I am a. stranger from Hol-
tend the Congress ! see, however, that have
been deceived. This is no congress- but a lee.
to and applaud each other" These words caused
an tndescribable tumut, the foreign physicians
Frenchmen as warmly protesting against his
conduct Ultimately order was restored, and
the lectures were continued. but not until after
Dr. Van Lobe and his supporters had left the
room. 1t is probable that, unless the committee
alters the programme for the future sittings of
the Congress, they will be attended by French
physicians only.
What the Reform Bill Effects.
The London Daily Neios says
"Now that the Reform Act is before us, and we are
to form something than vague idea Of its pro.
England and Ireland With iS fS mebefs, n ana ID
scotland with so, being unaffected by 1t. The 900
present Parliament divided into is2 county members,
the S e % e3soS n b 8%s
distribution, reducing the number OF the borough
to 1888 and the universities to s. Here s at any rate,
the very large minority Of ls9 out Of the i've hu
to do with household suffrage.
mocracy rating OF fl2 is equivalent to a rental of
fl5 or Elein some parishes even more, and in most
than half what It is in populous 5oroughs. Tne bill
agricultural laborer it will scarcely enfranchse a
artisan in the mining counties; the enfranchsement
hard and fast line 4 draws is far more exclusive of
towns was ever found to be- The County members in
the new Parliament will not at any rate, represent
county and borough members is itself delusve one
although three hundred and twelve members will
elected household suffrage,
OF those members will continue to represent, they
GGence in the counties in which the Oorous6s are
urban Population indeed in looking over q The lst 81
boroughs which are still to be represented In ParliR
dominance Of small agricultural borOughs over the
large towns II the great centres Of population are
strongholds of aristocratc influence that influence
roughs belong rather to the county than TO the city
"sixty-three is the number of borough members
who, though they will be elected by household suE
naS nus nce 81 the landed Interest," and WIFI pPe
sent not popular democratic aspirations but arlsto
82 housebolders seats, to which category they only
sentaon, which, they really contribute to swell we
shall have 24s representatyes Of the householders,
countless ana FIVE members for the learned corpora
the democratic part Of the national Representation
The total result is that. putting the democratic nu
geS try at its minimum, may Be possible that aris-
English re-
This then, is shooting Niagara'-igving over the
Who Sns 20 them a6d To b s and req %
not trouble themselves to ascertain what really is,
as S to is
Is the oxer rna %
on OF the measure is that strength ms very greatly
the sristocratc element; that it renders
future progress In the democratic direction easier but
supremacy; and that, SO far from constituting the
power calls the great body Of the people tostand at
ss classes and more Of the great national
which the same to all classes who depend on aud
and our pOsteriry will be great"
Religious Conference In Europe.
AN AMERICAN BISHOP TO PREACH THE INAUGU-
RATION SERMON AT THE LAMBETH SYNOD.
| From the London Times, August "a.
Several colonial bishops at present in London,
and the Cape mail brought the bishops Of aTahams'
ard i the en- orange Ss Tee he SsaoP $ Of New
Honolulu will be there in about fortnight 1t is ex-
%
in September; A. the request OF the Archbishop Of
by bishop of the United States OF America, and DR..
| the purpose.
THE EVANGELICAL CONFERENCES AT AMSTERDAM.
| From the same Journal
On Monday last a conference OF Christian brethren
of all Churches and all nations mbled under the
auspices Of the Holland Evangelical Alliance. was
naar who delivered an address Of Wecoma to the
| numerous visitors. Some of the foremost dlvines
United States, as well as many well known clergy
men and ministers from Great Britain. compose
the conference. The building in which the meet
inls are held contains an elegant hall capable OF
e Is surrounded Sy splendid grOuads which ere
the ehairman's adoress the conference was en-
Sgt6b @ be iGr state Of IN soH
1ssaS read s
Huet upon Belgium. Dr.. ThoIncE spoke hopefully Of
the religious condition OF Germany The United
States were represented by Dr. Prime, who, in the
American brethren a nearly Invitation to the Evan
gecal Alliance TO hold their next conference in New
sion were the Rev. Canon Battersby Rev. ]. Howard
| Hinton, and Rev w. Robertson, Edinburgh. The
In the evening there was conUersdstone In the iumi
mated gardens An excellent concert of sacred music
session was resumed wi en- the main subject Of dis
cusslon was the evange ical ministry, and preaching
took part in the proceedings the Rev. ProfessO
PFoessoE T5 a MeFSg S Rey D MsCSsh Sn
! terminate until the 18th instant
PrOclamRtiOns by General Prim.
The Madrid correspondent OF the MorniI!
| Advertiser says that the following proclamation
have been profusely sprinkled by unseen mys
: | terious agents through all the mess-rooms AM
: barrack-rooms of that city,
''SpaniaFds!-The hour has come at last when W
should slriKe the blow and rid ourselves or cur OF
pressors. Our cOuntrys dignity, and our liber
PPestrained until success should be certain Il 6s
| now arrived. The immortality In The upper snhere
s | despotism. has rendered Indispensable q radicl
9 | change in cOuntry's desuDtes. There
4 nothing more DANGEROUS or mischisv41s ina ina
/ | revolutions. when they necesstated by
j nations misory or an armys suffering: when dis
q Sion has attained the limits of tyranny. Agrlcutul
is suhering All trades are stagns3t the press sn