The Express. — London, England, 1867-06-06 00:00:00

show eau•.• why Le should not ho dismissed from Ms once. upon which Le wrote to know what charges had been male against him. and received an a nswer to the effect that no instruction* Lad been given to the City Solicitor to inform hint. Ma. isgood apts•arel before the council, and at a subse. quoit meeting he was represented by counsel The learned counsel requested to know the charges that had been made a gunst Mr. Osgood, when some of the members of the court wished to ask the Recorder and the Common Ser. jeant if they could legally act without hearing evidence. A member then moved that the question should not be An sa erect, which was carried by a majority of two or three. The court was then cleared. A similar motion was again neat,• and carried, and the result was that strangers were readmitted, and the Court of Common Council proceeded to 41 rge both Mr. Osgood and Mr. Hakeman. The learned counsel (Mr. Chambers) contended that the dis charge was illegal on the ground that the corpora tion had not jurisdiction. They had the power of appointment and discharge under the old act of pirliament, but by that act, which gives limited eq uitable jurisdiction, the court, although it had reserved the power of appointment in the corporation, gave the power of discharge to the Lord Chancellor only in the same manner as is the case of all county court officers. _ _ Mr. Justice Blackburn said the corporation of London was about as bad a body to appoint and discharge these officers as the legislature could devise, but he was of opinion there was nothing in the last act that took away the power of discharge from them. The Lord Chief Justioe said they would not trouble the learned counsel further. The Court of Common Council had, in his opinion, the right to discharge, but accenting to the learned counsel's statement they had exercised their jurisdiction under a most re markable state of circumstances. They had removed Mr. Os good from his office on the ground of misbehaviour upon the report of the committee and not upon evidence taken before themselves, and that he thought was a fatal blot in the exercise of their jurisdiction. They were to see with their own eyes and not with other persons', to hear with their own ears, and judge by their own judgment instead of that of others. Their conduct in that respect he thought fatal. or at all events it was quite sufficient on which to grant the rule to show cause. They must have before them some thing more positive than was contained in the section referred to by the learned counsel as taking away the power of dismissal from the corporation before they arrived at that decision. He agreed with his learned brother (Mr. Justice Blackburn) that them could not he a more lawn s enient jurisdiction for the appointment and discharge of these officers than the corporation, but if they had the poser the court must uphold it. The other learned concurred. Rule granted. EX PARTE nscinss. Mr. Hannen, in this case, obtained a similar rule against the Lonl Mayor and corporation. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sitting in Banco.—(Before Lord Chief Juatiee Bovill, and Justices Willa, Kyles, and Keating.) PALMER, APPELLANT, r. TUCKER, RESPONDENT. The appellant in this case had been onvicted of having taken a salmon other than by rod and line between noon on Saturday and 6 o'clock on Monday morning, contrary to the 21st section of the Salmon Fisheries Act. The facts were these :—The appellant, a warehouseman in the City, went down to Seaton, in Devonshire, for the benefit of his health, and about 9 on the evening of Saturday he stood on the beach watching the fishermen draw in mackerel nets. Among the mackerel was a salmon, and a policeman then ordered the fishermen to throw it into the sea. After some delay this was done, but the appellant stepped into the water up to his knees, and took the sal. mon out again, and kept it out. Mr. Pinder, for the appellant, now contended that the conviction was bad. Only one of the witnesses had sworn that the salmon was alive when the respondent took it out of the water ; but it sweated that it had been out of the water five or ten minutes, and it had also received a blow, so that the probability was that it was dead. To take a dead fish out of the water was surely no offence ; and he submitted that the conviction could not stand, because the magistrates seemed to have convicted irrespective of the question whether the fish was dead or alive. The court, however, held that the true construction of the case sent up was that the magistrates had convicted the appellant of taking a live salmon, and they were of opinion that the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction. Decision affirmed. COURT OF PROBATE. (Before Sir J. P. Wilde.) SUGDIPM V. LULU. Mr. Manisty Q.C., and Mr. Inderwiek appeared for the plaintiff ; and Dr . Q.C., and Mr. Hannen for the defendant. This cans, which is a dispute between a brother and twister respecting the will of their late father, Mr. Sugden • airing boiler, of Wortley, near Leeds, was resumed this morning for the third day. Dr. Spinki, .C. summed up the evidence on be half of the d ef en dant, Mrs. Bailey, pointing out the great affection which existed between the testator and his daughter, and having bad a quarrel with his son, the plaintiff, there need be no surprise that he had made • will bequeathing all his property to the favourite daughter and disinheriting the disobedient son. Hie lordship said that he was not satisfied that it had been made out by the evidence that the testator knew what he was about when he bequeathed the whole of his property to his daughter alone, and therefore he pro nounced against the will which she had propounded, though he did not think that it was a case in which either party ought to be called upon to pay the other's costa. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, (Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) IN RE WILLIAM HAIGH. _ '''' The bankrupt, described as a commission agent, of (hold hall-chambers, Rasinghall-street, came up for examination and discharge. Debts, 6301.; no assets. Mr. Chandler appeared for the assignees ; and Mr. Reed for the bankrupt. The bankrupt examined, and stated that he had acted as agent for various manufacturing firms. During the last two years he had incurred 40,0001. worth of bad debts in his capacity of agent. If the goods had been paid for he would have received his commission, but many of the firms with whom he dealt bad stopped payment owing to the bad state of trade. The Commissioner—l am sorry for the manufacturers whose goods you sold. (A laugh.) In answer to Mr. Reed, the bankrupt stated he had been in business 16 years without failure. RIB Honour granted the order. (Before Mr. Registrar Pepys.) IN HZ GEORGE OSBORNY. The bankrupt was the well.known provision dealer and cheesemonger, of Ludgate-hill. The adjudication took place upon the petition of one of his creditors, and to-day was appointed for the choice of assignees. From the statement prepared by Messrs. Hart Brothers, it appears the indebt edness amounts to 25,7311., with wets about 13,7001. Proofs to the amount of over 15,000 f. were now admitted, and the following gentlemen were chosen assignees : Mr. W. Matterson, Winity-chambers, Borough, provision merchant ; Mr. Kleinwort, Trinity-square, Tower-hill, Provision merchant; and Mr. E. Hayes, of Hibernia wharf, London-bridge, provision agent . Mr. 'l'. P. Cope man, of St. Swithin's-lane, was appointed manager to the estate, and Masers. Linklater and Co. having carried the choice were appointed solicitors under the proceedings. TUX POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) GUILDHALL. VIOLENT biILMANAN. Hrnry Young. • private in the City of London was placed at the bar. before Alderman Begley, charged with violendy assaulting the complainant. Richard Canning maid he lived at 39, Great Castle-street, and was a oellarman out of employ. About 7 o'clock last night he was at the Holborn end of Farringdon-street, and saw the prisoner and two other militiamen trying to pull a conductor off the monkey board of his omnibus. He told the pri• soner he ought to he ashamed of himself. They followed him up Holborn-hill until he came to Ely•place, abusing him the whole way. When they came there the prisoner struck him a tremendous blow in the stemach, and made bin, almost fall to the ground, and another in the eye, at the same time telling him to put up his bands and tight. He told him he did not wish to tight, and the prisoner then said be was worse than a schoolboy. A policeman came up and took him into custody. In reply to the prisoner he denied that be bad addressed any improper names to him or his mates. Alfred Vickery. 17, Holborn-hill, said be saw the pri soner at the corner of Ely-place trying to provoke the complainant to strike him but be refused to do so. The prisoner, when be found Canning would not fight, turned to his comrades and said " Shall I let him have it?" and they said " Yes, turn him over." The prisoner upon that struck him a violent blow in the stomach, another in the face, and several others on the bead, and then, coward-like, wanted to sneak away, but witness collared him. William Crouch, 269, corroborated the complainant's evidence a. to the prisoner's conduct towards the omnibus conductor. He afterwards took him in charge for assault ing the complainant. He was not the worse for liquor. The prisoner whined and begged hard for mercy on ac count ,f his wife, who was in the hospital. Ho tried desperately to get up a cry. but failed. A corporal in the City of London Militia said the pri soner had not been long in the regiment, but since be had been there he bore a good character for steadiness, clean liness, and sobriety. Alderman Healey fined him Is., or seven days' imprison. rennt. The fine was paid. MARLBOROUGH STREET. WHOLE-4.41.E 11088/LET AND 1111:CLIVING. Alfred Harris, in the employ of Messrs. Buelcmaster, tailors, No. 3, New Burlington-street, was charged before THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1867. Mr. Knox with stealing a quantity of cloth, and other pro perty belonging to his employers; and Mary Liimb, piece-broker, of No. 2, Lowndes-court, Carnaby.street, was charged with receiving the same with a guilty knowledge. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for the defence. Police-constable Butcher, 137 C, proved seeing the pri soner seiner Harris leave him empoyers that morning, and seeing that he bad something bulky in his peaseasion he followed him, and saw him go into the shop of the female prisoner. lie went into the shop and saw the female prisoner measuring a piece of lining, and on asking her what she was doing, she said that she was measuring a piece of lining, but that she hail not bought it. He told Harris that he had no right with it, and he said he had, and that it was his own property. Ile sent for another officer, and then asked the female pri soner if she had any more property she had bought of Har ris, and she said she had nut, thatahedid notknowtheman. and hail never seen him before. She asked Harris if be bad ever been there before, and he said " No." He told them it was of no use their saying Harris had not been there before, because be had seen them together repeatedly. The female prisoner then asked to be allowed to go upstairs to see her daughter. He asked her if she had any other property there, and she denied it. He told her it was no use of her denying it for he had seen Harris come there often with property, and told her he should take her into custody and search the house. She then said that she had cautioned Harris against bringing property there, and that she had a little more property there which Harris had brought there, and she would give it to him, and be then said in Harris's presence that he hail brought the things there—some lining, &c. He searched the place, and found a large quantity of pro perty of venous kinds there. The female prisoner said she could produce bills relating to some of the property. A parcel pruduced, containing • quantity of lining, was the one prisoner was carrying that morning, and he had about -14; yards more in his pockets. By Mr. Lewis—Mrs. Lamb aid she had hills of all the other property I took away but that brought to her by the prkoner. Mr. James George Arnold, clerk and traveller to Messrs. Buckumater, identified some parcel., of goods produced as property of the firm, and said the prisoner was in the employ of the firm as porter ; the property consisted of linings, Butcher said that Harris bad a coat on with pockets peculiarly constructed so that property could lie all round the coat, and the coat was stocked with property when be left his employers. Solomon l'asley, 69 C, gave similar evidence to that of Butcher. Mr. Lewis baked that bail might be taken, but Mr. Knox declined at present to take it and remanded the case. MARYLEBONE. PAVING DEWANDR- IMPORTANT DECISION UNDER THE METROPOLIS MANAGEMENT ACT. Alfred .Gptire. , ,, of No. 8, Craddock•street, Prince of Wales-road, was summoned at the instance of Mr. Edward Oldrey, special assistant and surveyor to the vestry of St. Pancras for prosecuting r.avement demands, for neglect ing to pay the sum of 8/. its, for paving works to be executed in front of No. 8, in the same street, in pursuance of an order made by Mr. Tyrwhitt, and for the space of CA days did unlawfully disobey the said order, whereby he became liable to the penalty of 341. if enforced. Mr. Cooper, solicitor to the vestry, appeared in support of the prosecution. The defendant made a lengthened statement in which he protested against the arbitrary manner he had been treated. He stated that the charges made for the paving were exorbitant, for being a little in the building way he knew what the charges ought to be, and asked for a further adjournment. After the evidence taken before Mr. Tyrwhitt had been read over, Mr. Mansfield said the defendant's conduct was very foolish. Taking into consideration the great leniency with which he had been treated by the parish authorities, he could not resist granting the order for the payment of the full fine of :W. and coats, if pressed to do so. Mr. Cooper stated that this being the first occasion the board bad deemed it necessary to prosecute for penalties he would ask the magistrate to mitigate the fine to 2/. and costa, to be paid in one week. Mr. Mansfield at once consented, and ordered a distress warrant to issue in default. WORSHIP-STREET. A CANI)11) THIPF. Jareph Clark was charged before Mr. Cookewith stealing a leather bag, value 3a., from the person of Miss Mary Ann Bennett, of Upper Homerton. Yesterday afternoon the young lady was returning from a seminary at Hackney to her residence when the prisoner snatched the bag in question, containing her schoolbooks, and ran off. A gentleman pursued, and he was given into custody. Prisoner—Oh yes, I'm guilty. I want to get to America. I've been thieving now two years. I've no home, and I must do something to live. I offered to go for a soldier, but my eyes are had i they say I could not shoot anybody. I must go on thieving until they de send me to America. My brothers and sisters are there, and I believe my parents also. I think I could get something to do there. Mr. Cooke—Your chance of doing so is not very much with a conviction for felony at your back. Prisoner—But what am I to do? I should not have robbed this young lady but for want. Mr. Cooke—You should have applied to the American Consul - 14iaoner—Ittit I was born in England. My parents are Americans, they came over here, had me, and left me. The consul won't help me. Mr. Cooke—You must go to prison for three months with hard labour. Prisoner—And when I come out I'll thieve again. I will go to America. DI9GRACEFUL CONDUCT. William Tames, IS , describeda; a IX;shmaker, living in Sampson-place, Mile-end-load, was charged before Mr. Cooke with the following disgraceful oonduct in the public street. Mr. James Frederick Loveday, of the Society of Friends, Z 3, Bookham-street, New North-road, was passing through Brick lane, Whitechapel, yesterday evening, when he ob served the defendant and another man, who afterwards escaped, flinging handsful of mud and fi lth in all directions, without regard to person or sex. His clothes were smothered, and on offering a word of remonstrance, de fendant pushed him and broke his watch chain. Wayland, 75 H, said that defendant was not in liquor, and both himself and companion Hung handeful of every description of muck into the shops and at the windows. Defendant—Not I : it was the other man, and he also who ran against the gentleman. Mr. Cooke--Such conduct is most disgraceful, to say the least of it. I have a strong suspicion a robbery was con templated. Go to prison for six weeks with hard labour. WESTMINSTER. /STEALING A HORSE AND CAB. A middle aged man, of creditable appearance, who g►ve his name John Gibson, was charged with stealing a hone and cab. William Parsons Blueman, 302 F, said he was in the King's-road, Chelsea, last night, when the prisoner was pointed out to him as a person who bad stolen a cab from Paddington. Prisoner had got a cab with him, and mount ing the box was going to drive away. The horse being stopped he ran down by the church but was pursued and captured. Mr. Selfe (to defendant)—What have you to say? Defendant—l was coming by Pa ddington Railway station when I saw a horse walking along in a cab by the side of the rank. Mr. Selfe—Well? Defendant—A lady and gentleman got into the cab, and asked me to drive them to Cremorne-gardens, so I got upon the box and drove them there. Mr. Selfe —And took • fare for it? Defendant—Yes, I took the fare. I was going to drive the cab back to where I found it. Of course, when I was taken into custody, somebody rid I bad stolen the cab. Mr. Selfe—Did they really ? Defendant—Yes ; they did. Thomas Harrows', 8, Bloomfield-mews, owned the horse and cab, which he put down at least at `2. He knew nothing of the prisoner. Charles Hedges said that he was the driver, and left the cab on the rank near the Great Western, at • quarter past nine, while he went for refreshment ; when he came out in half an hour it was gone. Mr. Self* (to prisoner)—You are rather • cool band. You are remanded for a week. THREE BOYS DROWNED WHILST BATHING. —Ten tertian Mr. C. Z. DriMeld, coroner, bald an inquest at the Queen's Arms Inn, Parr, on the bodies of three boys, named Thomas Soarry, aged 14 years, and William Scarry, his brother, aged 11 years, sons of Michael &arty, labourer; and Christopher Malone, aged 8 years. son of John Malone, labourer, who all lived in Upper Parr-street, Parr, and who were drowned on Sunday afternoon last in the Parr mill dam, St. Helen's, whilst bathing. The boys were seen bathing on Sunday afternoon in the dam, the water in which is usually low, with the exception of the course of a brook which runs through it, the bed of the latter being considerably lower than the remainder of the dam ; but on Sunday there had been • considerable overflow of water how the canal into the dam, and it is supposed that either one of the boys must have got in the coons of the brook and the others went to his assistance, or that they were advancing in a string, and accidentally walked into the brook, as their bodies were found in the bed of the brook about 7 o'clock in the evening. The jury re , turned a verdict of "Found drowned.' _ _ --- ENGLISH THEATRICALS IN PARIS.—Mr. A. Hen derson. lessee of the Prince of Wales Theatre, Liverpool, is about to open the Theatre des Julien' at Paris for a month, with English comedy and burlesque. Owing to the depressed state of theatricals in this country at the present time he has been able to get together a very good company. Chief among them will be Mr. &Ahern, who will appear as the famous Dundreary. The after piece will be Burnand's popular burlesque /aims, which in per haps one of the best specimens we have of that class of dramatic literature. A young rook was shot last week, near Ramsbury, in Wilts, which bad a white throat and several white feathers in its wings. When a Kentucky judge, some years since, was asked by an attorney upon some strange ruling, " Is that law, your Honour !" he replied, " If the court understa nds herself, and she thinks she do, it are :"—American paper. THE CHARITY CHILDREN AT ST. PAUL'S. The anniversary meeting of the children of the ' itetropolitsn parochial schools took place this morning at St. Paul's Cathedral. The seats were, es usual, arranged under the dome, and on the youthful occupants being placed, the scene was peculiarly interesting. The musical arrangements were similar to those of former years. The service commenced at 12 o'clock, the sermon being preached by the Hon. and Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Carlisle. At the close of the festival a collection was made, by permission of the Right Rev. the dean and the rev. the chapter of St. Paul's. During the progress of the children to the cathedral the diminution in point of numbers was noticed in connexion with some of the City parishes. The present railway system has occa sioned many of the parishioners to remove to the suburbs, thus withdrawing the support hitherto awarded the several schools. CRICKET.-(THIS DAY.) SURREY r. YORKSHIRE. This long-established county match commenced this morning at the Oval, on wicket; of the usual excel lence. The weather too, contrasted with that of the earlier portion of the week, was favourable indeed. l'p to now, with the exception of the Colts' match, Surrey has been inure fortunate in this respect than Middlesex. The published lists were adhered to on both sides, and Yorkshire having won the toes, determined to take first innings, and sent as their representatives Holgate and Thewles. Hew tfield and Griffiths (the latter with slows from the pavilion end) were the bowlers. The latter, after a few overt, changed his pace, as Holgate bit him about ; indeed, this batsman got the lion's share of runs, booking 25 out of the 40 which were recorded during the first 40 minutes. The howling and fielding were none of the best and the ground lent no assistance to the bowlers. At 44 Sewell went on to bowl at Heartfield's end, and when our despatch left the ground, at 1 o'clock, the score stood as follows : YORBSIIIILE—First Innings. J. 'MmHg, not out If olgate, b tlrlfilth Total The English Yacht Clubs number 1,789 yachts the Now York Yacht Club, .19 yachts ; the Society of Paris Sailing Club, 16 ; the Winderiner Sailing Club and Royal Swedish Yacht Club, 15 each; Le Cercle Nautique de la Mediterranee and the Imperial Yacht Club of St. Peters burg, 12 each ; the Royal Canada Yacht Club, 10 ; and the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, 7 ; the names of the English royal yachts are the Victoria and Albert, Alberta, Elfin, Osborne, Black Eagle, Dapper, and Viking. On the 19th ult. the Victoria, bearing the flag of Lord Clarence Paget, the commanderdn-chief of the British fleet in the Mediterranean, and the Arethusa, Captain Macdonald, anchored off the mole•head at Algiers. Lord Clarence Paget and the officers of the ships landed ; and in the afternoon a considerable number of seamen were sent on shore. In a short time both officers and wren were careering in carriages through the beautiful drives which surround the city, the men returning to their ships in the evening without creating any disturbance, or leaving any stragglers. On the 20th Lord Clarence Paget with hie family and a party of officers went to Blidah, a distance of about thirty miles by rail, as yet the only distance com pleted. Blidah is a delightful residence in the summer time, surrounded on all aides by gardens and the famed orange groves. The neat morning the two ships steamed away for Gibraltar. The Paris papers of to-day have the following : " The day before yesterday 30 young men quitted Paris, under the command of M. Raison, an ex-Garibahlian offi cer. This little band, perfectly equipped, and consisting chiefly of students, is bound for Athens, where it will await a favourable moment for embarking for Crete in the famous vessel the Panhellenion." A letter of the 30th of May from Rome says that the priesta continued to arrive. They are determined to be in good time for ► celebration which will occur only on one of the very last days of this month. A great num ber of high church dignitaries are expected. The Arch bishop of Tolosa has written to have a eonvent prepared for his accommodation and for that of 80 priests, who are to compose his suite. Notwithstanding the great attraction of the races, and the unpreeedently Luge numbers of persons who visited the Bois de Boulogne on Sunday, there were on the same day at the Universal Exhibition no fewer then 91,000 visitors, the largest number which the turn-tables have hitherto recorded. The prize given by the Emperor Napoleon to be competed for in the chess tournament, and consisting of • Sevres vase, valued at 5,000 fr., is being exhibited at the International Club, Paris. The play commenced on Tuesday evening last, when the first game, between M. Arnow de Itiviere and Mr. S. Lloyd, was won by the former. The Military Journal of Berlin has the following : —" The needle gun has not to fear comparison either with the English Snider or French Chassepot. Here is the result of experiment' made on the 19th March last, the temperature at 3 degrees of cold, the weather sombre, and the soldiers inexperienced :-80 men, without knapsacks, but with their accoutrements, lying down with their car touche boxes close to them, fired during 32 seconds, at a distance of 400 paces, 350 shots, and hit the target 75 times in the hundred. These men, who had not been at all prepared, and had been simply told to hit the target es often as possible in the time given, fired consequently 4 1-6 shots per head, which makes about 8 rounds a minute." A meeting of the Neutrality Laws Commissioners was held yesterday. Present—Lord Cranwmth, Lord Houghton, Lord Cairns the Right Hon. S. Lushington, the Right Hon. Sir W. Erie, Sir G. W. W. Bramwell, Sir R. J. Phillimore, Q.C., Mr. T. Twin, Q.C., Mr. W. V. V. Harcourt, Q.C., Mr. W. H. Gregory, M.P., and Mr. W. E. Forster, M.P., Mr. C. S. A. Abbott, attached to the commission, and Mr. F. P. Onslow, the Secretory, were also present. A meeting of the Trades Unions Commissioners was held yesterday. Present—The Right Hon. Sir W. Erle, chairman ; the Earl of Lichfield, Lord Elcho, M.P., the Eight Hon. Sir E. W. Head, Bart., K.C.8., Sir D. Gooch, Bart., M.P., Mr. H. Iferivale, C. 8., Mr. J. Booth, C.B. Mr. J. A. Roebuok, Q.C., M.P., Mr. F. Harrison, and Mr. W. Mathews. Mr. J. H. Patterson, Secretary to the Commission, was also present. THE New Signor or Roenewree.—Dr. Claugh ton, Bishop elect of Rochester, has nominated as his chap lains the Rev. William Ralph Churton, M.A., Fellow of King's College, Cambridp, formerly curate of St. George's, Kidderminster, and the Rev. Joseph Benjamin M'Caul, of King's College. London, rector of St. Michael's, Bessie show. The Bishop elect will be consecrated in Rochester Cathedral on Tuesday next and will be presented to the Archbishop of Canterbury by the Bishops of Oxford and Salisbury. The sermon on the occasion will be preached by the Rev. Henry Arthur Wondgate, M.A., of St. John's College, Oxford, rector of Belbroughton, near Stourbridge THE ROYAL. COAL COMMUSION.—The royal com mistioners appointed to inquire into the coal sources of the United Kingdom have appointed Mr. Evan Daniel, of Swansea, their engineer for the district extending from Llantrissant, Glamorganshire, to the extreme end of the South Wales mineral basin, in Pembrokeshire. THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY.-011 Saturday last, being the first Saturday in June, the president of the Royal Society, and the other appointed royal inspectors, in accordance with the old cu s t om , v i s it e d and officially inspected the instruments, dc., at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. Of late years it has been customary on these occasions for the president to issue invitations to a large circle of scientific gentlemen and amateurs for a visit to the Royal Observatory. The various instrumeat rooms and apartments are thrown open, and each is presided over by one or more of the staff of assistants, who are accustomed to explain the uses and various details of the apparatus under their charge. On Saturday this astro nomical conversations was opened at 3 o'clock. Shortly after the arrival of the inspectors the official visitors assembled in one of the rooms, and the Astronomer Royal read to them his annual repo r t. For the most part, this document was of so technical a character that a digest of it is hardly necessary. Concerning that department of the Observatory which is concerned with the distribution of accurate time, it was recorded that the principal elec tric clock, the "motor clock." as it is termed, is in good order ; that it maintains various clocks in perfect sympathy with itself ; that it regulates clocks in London, sends signals through Britain, drops the Deal time ball, fires guns at Newcastle and Shields, and puts communication in such a state that the Greenwich observer can receive automatic reports of the going of distant clocks as he may desire. Electric signals now convey Greenwich time to some places in Ireland, and during the laying of the Atlantic cable last year the Observatory sent signals to the Great Eastern twice a day to enable her constantly to determine her longitude. The Westminster clock is timed by Greenwich signals, and automatically reports its work ings. In 38 days out of 100 this clock ordinarily has an error of lme than I second ; on only 1 day in 100 has it an error of between four and five seconds. The report was a voluminous and valuable document. After the converse done the company dined together at the Ship. John Cross, the Dorsetshire labourer who was sent to prison for stealing a hurdle, and whose case evoked a great deal of sympathy in the country, is now lodged in the county gaol under • writ of espies ad satisfacien durn.—Dera: County Express. ASCOT RACES.-(THIS DAY.) In point of weather, the Cup Day affords a cheerful contrast with the Derby. At an early hour, a number of open carriages, with mounted postilions, pro ceeded from the west-end en route for the "heath." Later in the day, however, it was evident that the most popular means of transit was by rail, and from half-past 9 till nearly 1 o'clock, the approaches to the Waterloo Terminus of the London and South Western Railway tes tified to the fact. During the time mentioned there was a constant stream of Manama cabs crossing Waterloo-bridge, and a large sprinkling of private carriages with faihionably dressed occupants. The arrangements at the station were under the direction of Mr. Williams, traffic superintendent ; and notwithstanding the great influx of persons booking for " Ascot Direct," the trains were despatched with surprising regularity. Al many as 20 " specials " were made up, each containing IS carriages. The Great Western Railway had a good share of patron age, and the departures from Kensington were pretty fre quent. The following are the entries for the Gold Cup, from Osley's and The GOLD CUP, value 300 sort given from the fund, and added to a subscription of 00 scrra each : the second horse to receive 00 soya out of the stake* : three-years old, 7st Mb ; four 84 10Ib ; five, 94 Mb ; six and aged, 94 Mb mares and geldings allowed Mb. To start at the Cup post and go once round, about two miles and a half. 33 sub. Lord Allesbury's Pavernske, by Stockwell, 4 yrs. Mr. Chaplin's Hermit, 3 yrs. Mr R. Bulketers Owain ulyndwr, S yrs. Mr. H. E. Dunbar's Tormentor, 4 yra Mr. Graham's Regalia, 6 yrs. Lord Glasgow's b c, by Young Melbourne, dam by Telling ton, nut of Maid of Madam, 4 yrs. Mulish, of Hastings's Lecturer, 4 yrs. Marquis of Hastings's John Davie. 6 yrs. Count P. de Lagrange's Mootgoubert. 3 yrs. Captain Mackell's Knight of the Garter, 3 yrs. Mr. Mackenzie's The Priest, 3 yrs. Duke of Newcastle's Julius, 3 yrs. Duke of Newcastle's Opoponaz, 3 YTS. Baron Rothschild's Tnunnalin, 4 yrs. Baron Rothschild's Hippie., S yrs. Mr. H. Savile'sl4ealakin, 4 yrs. Mr. H. EnvUe's D'Eatournel, S yru Lord Westmorland's RAMC 4 ym, Mr. H. Coventry's Verdigris, 3 yrs. Mr. Eastwood's Master Butterfly, 3 yrs. ASCOT-HEATH, THOBSDAY. The weather this morning has been a shade more auspi cious for the great gathering on the heath. His Royal Highness' the Prince of Wales, who left Cliefden yesterday morning and travelled by the Great Western Railway from the Taplow Station, paid a dying visit to town, and returned by the IS o'clock fast train from Paddington to Taplow, thence to the Duchess of Suther land's mansion on the banks of the Theme,. Thence the Prince left this morning for the Great Western Terminus at Windsor, to which he was accompanied by the Duke of Sutherland and a distinguished partyof friends. The bore' was of course alive with visitor,, many of whom were, doubtless, attracted by the fact of the Prince and royal family being about to proceed from Windsor in " Ae:ot state "to the course. At 11.15 the Duchess of Cambridge Prince Ed ward of Saxe -Wei mar, Prince de Teck. the Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitx, Lady Caroline Cust, General Knollys, Colonel Kingacote, and Major Teesdale, arrived at Paddington, and were received by Mr. Tyrrell, the superintendent of the line. They left Paddington by special train, under the charge of Mr. Alfred Higgins, arriving at Windsor about noon. There they were met by the Prince of Wales, and the whole of the party then drove in Ascot state to the course—that is, • carriaie drawn by four horses, the postillions and foot men wearing scarlet and gold liveries. The departure from Windsor was witnessed by crowds of spectators, the royal party, on leaving the tows, driving through the long-walk and park. (By yiazourtr.) £lOO PLATE. Vixen colt Man of Roes Miss Whip ... 1 2 FOURTH BIENNIAL. Lord Lyon Wild Moor Harpenden • Twenty minutes late. ,FIFTH BIENNIAL. Vega , 'le • • •• • See Bow - • • • . Bismarck ... . ... 7 ran. GOLD CUP. Lecturer Regalia Hippie . . 1 . 2 ... 3 10 ran NEW STAKES._ T.Y.C. Lady Elizabeth, Rosicrucian. Drake's dam c, See Saw, Banditto, Donaldbain, Formosa, Babican,Chelsea, Dulcet, Restitution, King Alfred, North Marston, and Miss Maria are here. ST. JAMES'S PALACE STAKES. Old mile. Hermit, - FatTer, 11arire;ii;, and Wild Moor are here. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) THORSDAT, JOTIL O. 8 A.R. , r. , & i ll W. 1 1 110 1 7 NIIIII Aberdeen Leith Ardrossan. Greencastle .40,671 &W. I 5 Valentin .61,66 &W. I Cape Clear Bl 561 W.S.W. 6 Heil= :!56.44 1 68 & A 118.6111521 &S.W. I Penzancs 96.77i66 W.&1 1 1. 6 Bred 1111.82:1 W. I 7 ,abet. SAM; , W. 4 Reehetort 26;65 I. , 2 Plymouth 79.77 57 W. 8.17. ! I Weymouth 'ln 67 &&W. s PorMandh IL 56 B.W. ! 6 landau 95.71 a. 57 W.S.W. , 7 Varmenth 70.74 68 i 8 Bearborough 15.81 id &W. , 6 Shields 25.58 68 &W. • Helder - I-_ _- .. : REMARK Barornerical pressure Is less than It was yesterday, and li now lowest In the north. Winds are generally north-westerly, light In the north, and fresh elsewhere. Weather Is overcast, and rain has fallen, except on the west coast. Official intimation has been received of the sen tence of death passed on the Fenian at Cork having been commuted to penal servitude for life. The Telegraph understands that the two officers who were dismissed from the Ph....he for" bullying a mid. ahipman" have been reinstated. A sun fish was captured in Torbay, a few days since, which weighed 5 cwt. The Dorset Chronicle states that the Fenian convict Burke will shortly be brought to the Ide of Portland. THE REPRESENTATION OF BURNLEY.—A requisi tion, requesting Mr. Shaw, cotton spinner, of Lowerhouae, near Burnley, to allow himself to be nominated u a candi date to represent Burnley in the liberal interest, has been presented to him. He has published a long address in reply, asking the inhabitants of Burnley to let the matter stand over for a while, sa the day of election is very far distant, and the plunging of the town into a long pre liminary contest can do nothing but mischief. A requisi tion to General Scarlett, in the conservative interest. is on foot. _ Tax Hox. CoLoNxi. Brxezizy.—lt is with no small pleasure we are now enabled to announce on un doubted authority, that the affairs of the gallant colonel are at last settled, and that he bag retumed to England, and is residing with his family at Berkeley Castle. In conyeyrng to our readers this intelligence, we sincerely congratulate the liberals of Cheltenham on haying their old and triad friend one more restored to tbem.—Cheften ham Examiner. Tai LIBERAL PARTY IN DIEEX. —On Tuesday afternoon a meeting of the liberal electors of North Essex was held at Braintree for the purpose of determining the beat means of advancing the liberal cause in the division. Captain Lnard, R.N., C. 8., was called to the chair, and in opening the proceedings said the various committees which had been appointed to attend to the registration on behalf of the liberal party having of late rather relaxed their efforts, the present meeting had been called for the purpose of forming a central committee with the view of strengthening the liberal party in the county. On the motion of Captain Byng, R.N., seconded by Mr. 8. Cour tauld, it was resolved that the proposed committee should be formed, and various gentlemen from each district in the division were nominated to serve upon it. On the motion of Mi.z2, seconded by Mr. C. Tabor, a vote of thanks was to Mir T. B. Waters, the liberal mem ber for Bort Essex, for his conduct in the House of Com mons. Mr. T. 8. Western acknowledged the vote on be half of his father. Thanks having been also voted to the chairman, the proceedings terminated. On the motion of Mr. J. A. Picton (liberal), ascended by Mr. E. Lawrence (conservative), the Liverpool Town Council yesterday resolved to place in St. George's Hall • portrait statue of the Earl of Derby, "in commemo ration of his eminent services during a long public career. and also as a memorial of the presentation to the town of Liverpool of the Derby Museum." THE BANK OF FRANCE. (astrina's muslin.) PARIS, J urit 6. - The return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day shows the following changes as com pared with the previous account : IrreszAss. Cash Private accounts . . DECREASI Bills discounted . . Notes Advances Treasury balance . . MONEY MARKET.-(TRIG DAY.) 0,1 o'OrApos. The dealings in the stock markets still show a priponderanee of sales, and prices have again given way, though not to any important extent. The orders to buy are upon a limited scale, while stock purchased at lower quotations continues to be offered for sale. The transactions, however, are not very numerous. Attention is directed to the monthly settlement in Consols, which has been attended with the failure of another operator I for the fall. The speculative " differences" on this stock become payable to-morrow, and heavy losses have been sustained by several of the large speculators in their recent operations. The English funds have declined 1 to per cent. Most of the speculative foreign securities are lower, but home railways, with two or three exceptions, are quoted the same as yesterday. The discount market is quiet, with only a limited amount of business. The rate for the beat paper .2/ per cent., but a few transactions are still reported at 2!. The charge in the Stock Exchange for advances for a few days on English government securities is 1 per cent. Consols are now quoted 94!., to 1, ex div., for money, and 94k, ex div., for the new account (July 10) ; and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 93g to Foreign stocks are flat. Turkish Bonds of 1862 have declined per cent.; Italian of 1861, ; and Turkish of 1865, and Spanish Passive, 1. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are quoted 59f to 60i ; ditto Five per Cents. of 1865, 331 to ; Greek, 151 to 16 ; Spanish Passive, 24g to ; ditto Certifi cates, 15j to if' ; Italian of 1861, mi to 52; and Mexican, 17 to 1. The only movement in financial shares is a rise of 2s. 6d. in Credit Foncier, viz., to 41 to die. London Financial are quoted 18 to 17 dis.; General Credit, 1, 1 , to 1 dis ; and International Financial, 14 to dia. Bank shares are firm, with a rather large amount of business. Consolidated are quoted 14 to 11, prem., being firm ; London and Westminster, 108 to 110 ; Union of London, 45 to 46 ; Alliance, 7 to 6 dis. ; and Imperial Ottoman, par to 1 prem. United States 5-20 Bonds and Erie Railway shares are unaltered, at 721 to 73 and 394 to 40, respectively ; but Illinois Central are 4 worse, at 781 to I. Anglo-American and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference share' are steady ; the former are quoted 181 to 4 ; and the latter, 4. 1 1 to The government broker bought yesterday 16,0001. New Two-and-a-Half per Cents. for the Sinking Fund, at 761, ex div. By buying this security, government extinguish a large amount of nominal capital by the application of a comparatively small sum of money. HALF-PAST THRICE O'CLOCK. The stock markets are generally better, owing chiefly to the improvement in the weather. Con sols have advanced per cent., the present prices being 94g to ex div., for money, and 94t0 ;i, ex div., for the account. About 48,0001. in gold has been sent into the Bank. At Paris this morning the Three per ('ent. Rentes opened at 70fr. 35c. showing no change. We learn from Constantinople that a decree respecting the enfranchisement of some of the crown lands has appeared, which will materially add to the resources of the treasury for the next four or five years. The increase during this pre sent year will be, it is said, about 3,000,000: This news is of importance to the holders of Turkish Bonds, whose dividends, it may fairly be assumed, will thereby be better secured. About 48,0001. in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday, making a total of 387,0001. for the week since the last return, while in the interval there have been no withdrawalsi for export. The Saxonia, from New York, has brought only 6,0001. in specie. The biddings for bills on India took place yester day at the Bank of England. The amounts al!..tted were :—To Calcutta, 12,48,000r5. ; to Madras, 1,75,000r5. ; to Bombay, 5,85,000r5. The minimum price was fixed as before, viz., at Is. Ilid. on all the presidencies. All tenders at and above the minimum will receive in full. It appears from these results that the demand for remittance to the East continues sluggish. The London and North Western Railway traffic re turn shows this week an increase of 2,469/. over the corresponding period of 1866, and the Midland an increase of 10,3531., 8,735/. of which is in the goods traffic, the goods traffic receipts for 1866 being for Whit-week. _ _ A circular just issued by the directors of the London and Westminster Bank states the follow ing as the "terms and conditions proposed for the issue of 50,000 new shares of 1001. each :" 1. The new shares to be issued at • premium of 101. per share, and allotted in the proportion of one new share for every share held by each shareholder on the register on the 31st day of July, 1867. 2. Any shareholder who is not desirous of taking up hie allotment of the new shares may substitute some other person or persons. 3 . The sum of 301. per share (namely, M. per share in part payment of the capital of 100/. per share, and 101. per share premium) to be paid by instalments as follows:-101. on the 14th August, 1867 ; 51. on the 14th February, 1868 ;W. on the 14th August, 1868 ; 101. on the 16th November, IBGB. On payment of the first instalment, scrip will be issued , =Lintereat at the rate of 5 per cent. 4. From and e 31st December, 1866, the holders of the new shares who have paid up the said sum of 30/. per share, and executed the company's deed, will participate in future dividends on an equality with existing shareholders. 5. The directors may forfeit shares in respect of which an ' of the foregoing conditions are not fulfilled, together wit h all money paid and interest thereon, and sell such shares, applying the proceeds of such sale and any money so for feited, 201. per share to capital, 10/. to the reserved fund, and the surplus to the credit of profit and loss. Creditors of the Staffordshire Rolling Stock Com pany (Limited) are required to send the parti culars of their claims to the liquidators by the 6th of July. The subjoined report on the market for American securities, is from the circular of Messrs. Satter thwaite and CO. : There has been since our last of this day week a con siderable amount of business transacted in American secu rities on the Loudon market, and up to Monday last prices of United States 5-20's showed an advancing tendency. From the highest point reached, however, there has been • slight reaction, and they close at 72) to 721 for the earlier inane, and 701 to 711 for the 1865 Bonds. Illinois shares on higher quotations from New York, and in prospect of approaching dividend, have advanoed 2 dole_ viz., to 78; to I, at which they are firm. Eries, which have not been well sustained, leave off 391 to 40. On • renewed inquiry for Atlantic and Great Western Consolidated Bonds they have advanced to 244 to 251, after having touched Certificates of debenture, at 31 to 32, are 1 per cent. higher. Illinois Seven per Cents. and Erie Third Mortgage have both advanced 2 dole., and Pennsylvania Sterling Londe also show a rise of 1 per cent. Thu annexed on the hide trade is from a circular issued yesterday by Messrs. T. Y. and T. Powell : In the month of May, the period of *ark harvest, the supplies of leather are 1.1:lilY to smug extent limited. Such has been the case ilurin4 the pest_ month ; the ab sence of some articles Ito diminished the amount of busies done, and has also prevented any great accumulation of rho stocky of other goods that. are not at poWnt much in re quest. Prices have been nearly uniform with those of the previous month. How far the great abundance of money and low rate of discount arid affect our maript it is not easy to say, but it is obvious that the development of business ia every branch, to which the resent position of the money market most lead, canr ot leave the lasillier market entirely uninfluenced. In raw goods there hes not been welt activity, although the 6-st arrivals from River Plate have given additional importance to the imports of the month. The sales, however, be' e been to nearly in average exttnt, and show an advance on Australian bidet. The stocks in general are moderate. At Leadentiall yesterday the sap ply of fresh leather was again short, particularly the I. ti ldes of prime English butts 241 b. to 401 b., and English bellies. The general demand was somewhat limited, and prices unaltered. :.: 3 NINEs.-(Tars DAY.) ONZ o'CLoox. The mining market is active lo -day, with a for Uhiverton Moor, Great Vor, goode West Chiverton, Prince of Wales, and other shares. West Chiverton are quoted 674 to 70 ; Chiverton Moor, 6 to ; Great - Vor, 18 to ; West Kitty, 20a. to 2 2 5. 6d. ; North Crofty, 44_ to li ; Prince of Wales. 575. 6d. to 60e. ; Wheal Bao set, 67} to 70 ; Seton, 120 to 125 ; and Great Retallack, 4 t 4 j. The market for foreign and colonial mining shares is firm, and Erica' have improved. St. John del Rey are quoted 62 to 64 ; Don Pedro, 34 to 1 prem. Anglo-Braiiiian, 9-16 to 11-16 prem. ; Pestarena„; to prem ; Roam Grande, 7-16 to 916 prem.: Chontales, to prem. ; Anglo- Italian, to ; ; Frontino and Bolivia, 7-11. to 9-16 ; and Unit ed Mexican, 2to 4. BAILWAYS.-(THIS DAY.) Oil O'CLOCK. The railway market is quiet to-day, and the only changes in the principal stocks are a rise of I per cent. in Metrol olitan, and a reduction to the same extent in M:dL•ind and London, Chatham, and Dover. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 1274 to 1, ; Great Western, 46 to ; London and North Western, 1161 to 1171 ; Midland, 1161 to 1 ; Lanoaahire and Yorkshire, 129/ to 1 ; Cale donian, 112 i to 11;44; South Eastern, 681 to 1 ; Great /Warn, 331 to r ; Great Northern, 1'44 to 117 i ; ditto A, 116 to b ; London, Chat ham, and Dover, 18/ to 19{; Brighton, 14 to ; and North British, 34 to 35. [For to-clay'i Share List see page 4.1 COMMERCIAL AHD MARKETS. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (by( TV:L[OIIAM ) (ram OUR OW oomsromirr.) The market very steady. Sala, about 10,000 or 12,000 bales. MINCING-LAN IC.-(TELD3 DAY.) St:cop.-There continues to be a good inquiry, and prices are again firmer. common qualities being most in re : uest. The private sales include Porto Rico, at 3 1 / 4 . • common Jaggery Iladris, 245. 6d. to trie ; elayed Manilla; AA. Gd. to 315. ; unclayed, Ns. Refined : dried goods nee in request at firm prices ; pieces show a alight advance. COFFEE.-No public sales were held to-day, privately the market remains arm. Tea.-The public a; les have progressed quietly at the previous value. COCOA has found buyers at about previous prices. 'rri. !tided, 50s. to 85s. Guayaquil, 50a. to 06a. Gd. FRUIT.-The bindres. doing in this market is merely confined to 'mull parcels to supply the immediate wants of the trade. Rum.-70 puncheon' of Demerara sold at Is. 65d. Rice AND SAITPETIM.-No sales reported. Sricza.-Zanziter elms sad white pepper are rather lower ; other articles toe same as before. Pepper, white l'em.ng, sold at 5411. to 55d. ; cloves, Zanzibar, dark to good. 30. to 3j(d. ; pimento, lid. to lid. ; mace, good, is. 2.L to 3s. sd. • ordinary, la lld. (linger , Afric.ba, 2.5. 6d. to 2Pis. ; Henget, 27.. to 27.. 641. Gorron.-Tbe market has been rather quiet- Jure has sold steadily at about previous prices for good and fine to lf. Is. per ton advance for ooustuou-at 171. to 221. • rejections. 15/. 15a. to 16/. Hrxe.-The market continues firm. St. Petersburg, clean, at 351. to :35/. IN.; Manilla, 501. to nu. COCHINEAL-700 bats sold at steady prices to 1.1. per lb. advance. Tenerifle silver, 3s. ld. to Is. Gil.; black, 2". i Id. tot.. 41. Hooduras silver, 2d. to Is. MI.; black. 3s. 3d. to 45.; 11,mican silver, 3s. 4d. IND/CO.-100 chests told at May sales' rates. TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) The market is steady. Town tallow is quoted 41s. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 435. 6d.: J uue, 435. La. ; October to December, 44a. 6d. to 445. ; December, 445. 9(1. to METROPOLITXN CATTLE MARKET. (THIS DAY.) We have again a abort supply of beasts. There is a fair demand, and prices on the average are higher. The supply of sheep is about the same as on Thunulay I:.st ; the demand isgood, and prices generally better. Good calves are making fully late rates. There is an abundant supply of lambs; they cannot all be sold, although price, are lower. Our foreign supply amidst' of 50 besets, 1,710 sheep, '206 calves, and 5 pigs. Per stone d 611 a ad. ad. I Per stone of Saba ad. a. d. Best Scots, Hayed& 5 9. 5 4 BOA Dinalit-bdstat 5 4 5 4 Best Short-borne r 0 5 9 ; Best Lootwools.... 0 0 .1 • Second qoal. beasts 66 4 4 Do. do. Oben 4 6 Calves• 0 d •, 'twos& wood qua/ 0 0 • • PO2 l Best Desk Tiff-heeds 0 0 0 0 Laths Bents at market, 501 sheep sad lambs, 11,540: calve., 1,4: Oak 70. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Etston reports trade very slow at last day's prices. viz.: --Prime clover, from 100 s. to 110 s. ; in ferior ditto, 80s. to 905.; prime second cut, 90s. to 100.. ; inferior ditto, 365. to 60a • prime meadow hay, 80s. to 86e. ; inferiot ditto. 60s. to 765. ; straw. 44* to 46e. LORD CaMDEN . 4 CARRIAGE. —There have beck occasions when a little tom' has caused individuals, when before the public. over their tongue. A slip of this sort, born of vanity, was once committed by Lord Camden. As he was coming out from St. James's at the end of a royal festival, Towne. end, the police chief at all court doings , called aloud , " Lewd Camden's carriage '—Lord Camden's carriage !" " Townsend," said my lord, in an undertone, to the great Bow-street runner, " the King baa made me a marguir !" •• d th !" exclaimed the police superintendent, as he turned round to the chariots and charioteers, " Lord Camden's carriage. TI.. Kih9 has made him r, renothis I" The newly-elevated peer cou:d hardly forgive himself for Lav ing committed that little slip.—Corakiff Mogo:ine for June. Lua; H,Lioave.—The pupils of a day-aeltoof have not the same need for long holidays as boys living away from home. If the Eton, Harrow. Shrewsbury, or Winchester boy has long holidays, he is, at any mit, absent from his family and boom throughout the school terms. Not so the boy at the City of London or the Oil wick schools. who returns once or twice each day to Inn home, and has only five whole days of schooling in each week. Yet Dulwich boys (to quote an example) cannot make more than one hundred and sevesty•tive complete days of schooling, even if they miss no single half-day when the school is opened. Their holidays, half-holidays, amid Sundays amount to a hundred and ninety days in the year. )lore work and ie.' play is clearly needed here ; but the practice of the great public schools is copied without regard to the widely differing circumstances and prospects of the pupils. Boys whose de.tination is the desk, the warehouse, the shop, or one of the infinite variety of industrial pursuits, cannot afford to opens, a lame section of the year in mere pastime or listless idlensas The masters of theme metropolitan and suburban day ischools have not the same need of long vacations that cua be pleaded for their fellow-workers in boarding-sehouts. An Eton, or Rugby, or Harrow master is more or lens engaged with his pupils from early morning till late at night, and even his Sundays are not days of rest. Yet the head-master of Eton holds that such duties, tilling ten or twelve hours every day, involve no severe mental labour. The masters in large d: y-schoole have only half as many hours of work each day. and no Sunday work. Yet four months out of the twelve are claimed by the masters of middle-class dapachoola as indispensable to the recruiting of their exhausted energies. If this claim be just, it fol. lows that Eton and Rugby masters, who work twice as long, should get eight instead of four months' vacation. It is only in Bsgland that each a claim is set up. Schools re simiar character in Scotland, Prussia, and other countries where educatiee is best attended to, give less holiday by ail or eight weeks in th- year. One coneplenons result of the shorter holidays in Scotland la the frequent sitcom of Scotch boys in coespetition what the ablest youths from the English public scaools. —Msesillein's Altrum.in• for J unc. &W. W.&W. N.W. W.N.W. &W. &&w. &W. &W. &Lir. aw. 1131. LW. &LW. &W. e — _ I _