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JOHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CIIERRY TOOTH PASTE is grea tly superior to any too th powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price is. 6d.—Red Bull. Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street, London. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. AGUE AMARE'LLA. restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect ing this wonderful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more concentrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, 3s. each ; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each. including brush. Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames street London. E.C. LONDON, BRIGHTON, and SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.—The Directors are prepared to re ceive TENDERS for the RENTAL of the LONDON and PARIS HOTEL and TAP, at Newhaven, for a term of seven years from Midsummer, 1869, determinable at the tenant's option at the first three or five years. The Hotel is situate on the Quay at Newhaven, and passengers using that route to Paris pass the Hotel in proceeding to or from the steamboats. The Hotel has the large accommodation of about 60 bed and sitting rooms, with convenient bar, large coffee-room, billiard-. room, capital kitchen, and other offices. The whole are furnished by the Company, and will be so let. Near the Hotel is a three-stall stable and garden, which will be included in the letting ; but the Company reserve to themselves the right at any time to take possession of the garden for any alteration of their premises at Newhaven. Tenders, stating the highest rent, free of all out-goings, and marked, " Tenders for the London and Paris Hotel and Tap," to he delivered to the undersigned not later than the sth of May, 1869. A draft of the proposed lease may be seen on application to Mr. Cripps, Rates and Taxes Offices, London-bridge Terminus; or to Captain Knight, at the Newhaven Station ; and the tenant will be required to accept the lease, and execute a counterpart thereof accordingly, and to pay the lessors' solicitor's charges for same. The Directors do not bind themselves to accept the highest or any Tender. ALLEN SARLE, Secretary. London-bridge Terminus, 30th March, 1869. SCINDE RAILWAY (Indus Steam Flotilla, Punjaub and Delhi Railways) COMPANY. At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Proprietors of the above Company, held at the London Tavern, Bishopsg-ate-street, in the City of London, on Tuesday, the 30th March inst., for the purpose of Considering the Pro priety of Authorising. the Directors to obtain an Act of Parliament empowering the Company to Amalgamate the several undertakings of the Company into one, at such time after the passing of the Act as the Proprietors see fit —W. P. ANDREW, Esq., Chairman of the Company, pre- Siding—the following resolutions were carried : Proposed by the CHAIRMAN, seconded by ALEXAXDER DEVAtiX, Esq., " That the Directors be and are hereby authorised to obtain an Act of Parliament empowering the Company to Amalgamate the several undertakings of the Company into one, at such time after the passing of the Act as the Proprietors see fit." Proposed by W. MACKINNON, Esq., seconded by R. E. MounicE, Esq., " That this meeting, believing it to be of the utmost importance to the Company's existing undertakings that early steps should be taken to unite the several sections of railway in the Company's hands in one continuous line, are of opinion that, as soon as the Amalgamation bill now before Parliament shall have become law, the directors should take the earliest opportunity of convening a meet ing of the proprietors for the purpose of considering the propriety of exercising the powers to be conferred by the bill, with the view of placing the Company in the best posi tion for obtaining an early concession for the line between Kotree and Mooltan." Proposed by R. E. MoußroE, Esq., seconded by J. KING, Esq., That the cordial thanks of this meeting aro tendered to W. P. Andrew, Est., for his able and courteous conduct in the chair this day." W. P. ANDREW, Chairman. S. H. R. PARRY, Acting Secretary. Gresham House, Old Broad-street, London, March 30, 1869. rwIROUVILLE SUR TIER (NORMANDY) to LOAN of £400,000. SECURED by MORTGAGE DEBEN TURES of the T i:OUVILLE ASSOCIATION (Limited). — Issue of 40,000 Mortgage Debentures to Bearer of £lO each Annual interest 7 per cent., payable half-yearly, in London and Paris. The First Half-Year's Interest will be payable the Ist September, 1869. These Debentures will be redeemable by annual drawings to begin after the third year at £l2, thus giving a bonus of 20 per cent. Applications for Debentures, accompanied by a deposit of £2 per Debenture, will be received in London by Messrs. Herrics, Farquhar, and Co., Bankers, St. James's-street, London: Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co., Bankers, Lombard -street London. And in Paris, at the offices of the Association, 51, Rue de Cardi nal Fesch. The affairs of the Association are under the direction of The Right Hon. Viscount Bury, 31. P., Director of the London and South-Western Railway, 66, Prince's-gate, London, Presi dent. The Hon. William Ashley, Stable-yard, St. James's Palace, Lon don. Monsieur Jacques Adolphe Cordier, Ancien Depute, 124, Boule vant Haussman, Paris, and Chalet Cordier, Trouville, Nor mandy. Algernon W. B. Greville. Esq., 45, Sussex-gardens, London Lieutenant -•Colonel the Hon. Charles H. Lindsay, M.P., Winch field, Hants. Monsieur Dumond de 3lontcelz, Administrateur des Mines de Zinc de la z-ilesie, 44, Rue de Luxembourg, Paris. Sampson Lucas Sanville, Esq. (Messrs. S. Oppenheim and Sons), 18, Old Broad-street, London. Debtrau. CB, x.lO extell. The Snbeeription is payable, 42 on ap plication, £2 on allotment, .£2 on the Ist of Slay, £2 on the 15th June, and £2 on the Ist August. Or the whole £lO may be paid up at once, in which case dis count at the rate of 7 per cent, will be allowed. BANKERS. Messrs. Harries, Farquhar, and Co St. James's-street, London. BROKERS. Messrs. Seymour and Elwyn, 38, Throgmorton-street, London. A BRIDGED STATEMENT. ADVANTAGES OF THE DEBENTURES. Mortgage. taken in the joint names of Trustees on behalf of the Debenture-holders. Each 14 Debenture: Will be secured upon Freehold Land, by mortgage or hypothe cation. Will be redeemable at £l2 per bond (thus giving a bonus of 20 per cent.), by annual drawings, after the third year. Will have coupons for interest, payable half-yearly, at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum attached, and— Will be accompanied by a warrant certificate, entitling the holder (in addition to the above bonus) to a distributive share in half of the surplus profit arising from the ultimate realisation of the entire property comprised in the mortgage. Applications for fully paid-up Debentures will be entitled to priority of allotment. If no allotment be made the whole of the deposit will be re turned without deduction. If the whole amount applied for be not allotted the excess of deposit will be applied to the future payments due upon such number as may be allotted, bnt interest at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum will be allowed and paid as above thereon. An opinion of the soundness of this security, and of the value of the distributive share of surplus profit offered to the Deben ture-holders, may be formed from reports annexed to the printed particulars, and the consideration that Trouville is one of the choicest marine resorts in France, where the noblesse spend their summer. It lies on the coast of Normandy, opposite to Havre, directly south of the Isle of Wight, and possesses one of the largest and most comfortable hotels in France, public rooms, gardens, walks, slopes green to the water's edge, and sands superior to those of Scarborough or Ramsgate. From London Trouville may be reached via Dover and Calais, For lkestone and Boulogne, or via i onthampton and Havre. From Paris it is only five hours and a half distant by railway. Plans of the properties and reports of architects and sur veyors may be obtained at the Offices, or will be forwarded by post. Full printed particulars of the Loan and forms of subscription may be obtained of the Bankers, Brokers, and at the Offices of the Association, namely :-26, Old Broad-street, E.C.• 6, Whitehall, Westminster, London; and Paris, 51, Rue de Car dinal Pesch. £400,000 LOAN. TROUVILLE ASSOCIATION (LIMITED). TE Subscription List will b e Cl ose d on WED NESDAY, the 7th April instant, up to, and inclusive of which day, applications for the 7 per cent. Mortgage Debentures will be received by the Bankers, viz. : Messi s. BERRIES, FARQUHAR and CO., St. James-street, London, Messrs. ROBARTS, LUBBOCK, and CO., Lombard-street, London. By Order, H. NANSON, Secretary ad interim. Tronvillo Association (limited), 26, Old Broad-street, E.C. 'FIIEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE, . Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatt'rton. in Boots. Commence at Seven, R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining Revival of " After Dark." THIS EVENING, THE SECRET. After which, Pion Boucicault's Great Drama. entitled AFTER DARK: a Tale of London Life Mr Vining, Mr Walter Lacy, Mr Dominick Murray, Mr J. G. Shore, C. Harcourt, Edmcnds, Holston, and Gresham; Miss Emma Barnett, and .Hiss Rose Leclereq. Concluding with MASTER JONES'S BIRTHDAY. ')oors open at half-past 5, commence at 7. Box-office open daily from 10 till 5. THEATRE - ROYAL, DRURY - LANE.- MORNING PERFORMANCES To-Morrow (SATURDAY). April the 3d, and WEDNESDAY, April the 7th, and SA -0 URDAY, April the 10th.—' t Two o'clock, the Royal Original Chrysty's Minstrels (from the St. George's I t all) will give Selec tions from their celebrated Entertainment. A t Three o'clock, the Grand Pantomime of PUSS IN BOOTS, terminating with the Grand Transformation scene. A t half-past Four, a Musical Folly, entitled THE GIRLS "F THE PER 1011: A t Five, the Deck of a Man-of War in Miniature—Three liundr. d Infant Sailors and Marines. Carriages to be ordered at a quarter-past Five. Doors open at half-past One, commence at Two o'cl,ck. Children and Schools at reduced prices to the following parts of the house, viz., First Circle, Dress Circle, and Stalls. Box-office open from 10 till 5 daily. THIS EVENING, at 7 o'clock, a new Drama, THE MAN OF TWO LIVES: Br Charles Dillon; Messrs Ryder, T. Rouse, F. Moreland, Barrett, F. Wilson, Barrett; Mesdames Beath, Edith Stuart, Hudspeth, and Mrs Vandenhoff. To eonclude with the grand Pantomime of PUSS IN BOOTS, Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5 daily. THEATRE - ROYAL, DRURY - LANE.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. Great Combination of Attractions for tha Faster Holidays. A New Romantic Drama and the Grand Pantomime of "Puss - THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform (for the Sth time) a new romantic Drama, in three acts and a prolog entitled THE MAN OF TWO LIVES, founded on Victor Hugo's celebrated novel, "Les Miserables," adapted by Bayle Bernard, adapter of •` Faust." Principal character by Mr. Charles Dillon, supported by the entire strength of the company. To conclude with the pantomime of PUSS IN BOOTS, terminating with the Grand Transformation Scene. Stage Manager, Mr Edward Stirling. Musical Director, Mr W. C. Levy. Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7 o clock. Box-office open from 10 till 5 daily. THEATRE ROYA L, HAYMAR KE T. Sole Lessee. Mr. Bnekstone. THIS EVENING, BLUE DEVILS: Messrs. Bowe, Rogers, Buckstone. jun., and Miss Fanny Wright. After which, HOME: Messrs. Soth'ern, Chippendale, Comp ton. A stley. &c.; Mesdames Cavendish, Burke. Bill, rte. Followed by THE CAPTAIN OF THE WATCH : DTessre Sotliera, Chippendale, Vincent, &e. ; Mesdames Cavendish, Bill Concluding with MAKE YOUR WILLS: Joseph Brag, Mr Buckstone. Box-office open daily. ROYAL, ADELPII!. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. TilIS EVENING, at 7, k DAY'S FtSIIING : Mr G. Belmore. 't 15 to 8, sth time, BLACK AND WHITE. Mr Fechter. Miss carlotta Lcclercq, Mr Arthur Stirling, Mr R. Phillips, Mr Atkins, Mr Stuart, Mrs. L. Murray, Miss Lennox Grey, &c. To conclude with WHITEBAIT AT GREENWICH. 31r Atkins and Mrs Leigh Murray. TIOYAL STRAND THEATRE. lA, Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7, A WIDOW HUNT. Messrs. Make. Belford, Joyce; Mesdames Bufton and Maitland. After which. JOAN OF ARC: Messrs Thorne, James, Fen:- ton, Turner, Chamberlaine; Mesdames Bufton, L. Maitland, &c. To conclude with HUE AND DYE. ROYAL AMPIIITHEA FRE AND CIRCUS, HOLBORN Now EASTER Acts, f r e 7 h o n L o I v H e l A t i Y e and—Entire r d e i t i c o li n a a n l g a e t t r o a f c t o e n r s f - - 1111 T a h n e c best and only entertainment of the kind in the metropolis. Town and country holiday-makers will find no other Theatre in Lon don offering a programme so replete with variety, amusemen t, and excitement. - THIS EVENING, 3rd appearance of the greatest wonder of the day—the Salamander Horse! ()SRA, the world renowned, in his unapproachable and extraordinary double so mersaults and pirouettes from the FLYING TRAPEZE. The magnificent tud of Filly Performing,' H o rses, and. the matchless SCENES iu the ARENA, by MM. Bradbury, scar Carre, Salamon,ky, Adolphe Carre, Maitrejea,n. and Mdlles. Salamonskv. Montero, A malia, and Krembser. 'the most com plete combination of equestrian talent everbrought together, Positively t e Last Four Wee ks of the Equestrian Season— . who have not yet seen t he wonderful and beautiful horses should lose no tihie in doing so, as they leave London for the Continent on the 2Eth of April. Doors open at Seven, commence at half past.. Morning Per formances Wednesday and Saturday, commencing at Half-past Two. LOBE T EATR E-R OYA L. ‘JI Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry. THIS EVENING. at 7, THE HAPPY FAMILY. At FS, H. J. l'yron's new and original Drama, MINNIE ; or, LeOrlqrd'S Love: Miss L 3 dia Foote, Mrs Stephens, and Miss Brennan ; Messrs David Fisher, Vernon, Marshall, and J. Clarke. 'l'o conclude with BROWN AND THE BRAHMINS: Messrs Marshall, David Fisher, Andrews. Hurlston, and J. Clarke; Mesdames Lydia Foote, L. Morgan, Brennan, Fountain. Hughes, and Stephens. - 13 OYA L CHRISTY' S. JLIL, GREAT ST. GEORGE'S HALL, REGENT-STREET. Licensed by the Lord Chamberlain. • FASTER NOVELTIES. Fresh Engagements, in addition to the most powerful Ethiopian Troupe in the world. First Appearance of the celebrated American Comedian, Mr. Harry Leslie. Pro nounced by the Press to be the genuine sensation, end the only Company of Christy Minstrels who have performed by express command before her Majesty the Queen and the Court at Balmoral. Arrangements for the Easter week : CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. New Songs, ColniCScetches, and continued success of the BurlPsque Extravaganza, THE VERY GRAND DUTCH-S. GRAND EXTRA PERFORMANCES. Friday (this evening) at 8 ; Saturday, April 3, at 3 and ADMISSION ONE SHILLING. Private Dozes, £2 25.; Stalls, 55.; Reserved Seats, 3s. ialcony, 2s. Acting-manager, Mr. ANDREW NIMMO. '2IIIE "SUN" NE WSPAPER.--G. R. GLENIE, Sporting Library. 4, Connaught-terrace, Edgeware-road, lelivers the LATE EDITION of "THE SUN " at the earliest possible moment after leaving the press. 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(} begs to inform the Trade that he is Agent for the LATEST EDITION of "THE SIJN." and can supply it earlier than any other man in London or Country the evening of publi cation. No connection with any other persons. Bally's, Buff's, Wright's, and M'Call's Guides. All the Daily Papers, Magazines, and Periodicals as soon as published. Agent for the Joint-Stock Coal Company. Orders by post attended to. THE LATEST EDITION of t , THE SUN '' supplied, as soon as published, Every Evening, by W ALEX A • DER (late Brooks), Newspaper Agent, o. 4, Old Cavendish street, Oxford-street. 1 1 HE THIRD EDITION OF « THE SUN," I giving all the SPORTI.‘ G NEWS of the day, may ho seen 9,t JEM M \ NTO N'S house, "The Swan and Horse Shoe," Little Britain, City, E.C. THEATRE-ROYAL DRURY- L AN E. role Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. THIS ErigNrNG, at 7, THE MAN OF TWO LIVES: Kr. C Dillon: I o conclude with PUSS IN BOOTS. THEATRE-ROYAL. HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, BLUE DEVILS: Messrs. Howe, Rogers, Buckstone, jun., Miss Fanny Wright, &c. Mier which. HOME: Messrs.Nothern, Chippendale. &c.; Mesdames Cavendish, Hill, &c. Followed by THE CAPTAIN OF THE WATCH. NI r. othern. Concluding with MAKE YOUR WILLS : Mr Buck stone. Commence, at 7. PRINCESS S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining. THTB EVENING, at 7, to cominen4with THE SECRET. At 8, AFTER DARK: Mr Vining. Mr Walter Lacy. Miss Rose Le clercq, &c. And MASTER JONES'S BIRTIIDAY. THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHL THIS EVENING, at 7, A DATA FISHING. Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. Stephenson, Mrs. L. Murray, and Miss Lennox Grey. At 15 to S. BL A( IC AND WHITE: Messrs. Fechter, A. Stirling, R. Phillips. Stuart: Carlotta Leelerery, Miss Lennox Grey, &o, And WHITEBAIT AT GR - NWIC FI :Mr Atkins. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborongh. TILTS EVENING, at 7.30, THE WIDOW HUNT. Messrs. Bel ford, Clarke; Miss Bufton. JOAN OF ARC: Messrs. Thorne, James. Fenton; %. esdames Goodall, Lydia Maitland, Bufton. To conclude with HUE AND DYE GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. THIS Evnzimo, at 7. A HAPPY FAMILY. 7. 1 5, or, Leonard's Love. And BROWN AND THE BRAHMINS: Messrs. Marshall, David Fisher, Andrews, Hurlstone, J. Clarke; Mesdames Lydia Foote, Brennen, Berend, Hughes, Fountain, and Stephens. ROYALTY THEATRE. Tinder the Management of Miss IL Oliver. THIS EYENING, at 7.30, A LOVINII CUP. Mr. Dewar, Miss M. Oliver. To be followed by CLAUDE DUVAL; Mr. Dewar, &c. To conclude with THE BOARDING SCHOOL. PRINCE OF WALES'S ROYAL THEATRE. Under the Management of NI iSR Marie Wilton TIM EVENING, SCHOOL: Messrs. Hare, H. J. Montague, Addison, Glover, and Baneroft: Mrs. Buckingham White, Miss C. Addison, and Miss Marie Wilton. After which, A WINNING HAZARD. And INTRIGUE. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS, HOLBORN. THIS EVENING, the Great Carre Troupe and magnificent Stud of 50 Horses; also Onra, Alfred Bradbury, A. Carre, ST. GEORGE'S THEATRE, REGENT STREET. Tina EVENING, at 8, THE ROYAL ORIGINAL CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS' Ethiopian Entertainment: and the Burlesque Extra,vaglnza, THE VERY GRAND DUTCH—S CHRISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 3 Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and S all the year round. ROYAL AL TT AMB RA PALACE. THREE BALLETS Promenade Concert. Band of GO. Begin at 8. 13. Box-offic( open from 11 to 4. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-pack, OPEN daily (ex cept Sundays). Admission, ls.; on Mondays, 6d. Children under twelve, 6d. J ea 't-"t -*'l7 .THE SUN,_ circumstances, but in the tone and manner of it firm, yet impartial, at the same time that it v, as thoroughly manly and energetic. Mr. W. H. SMITH, as now one of the most conspicuously placed of all the metropo litan members, deprecated the notion of the House being understood in any way to pledge itself to the acceptance of the details of the measure by assenting to the second reading of the bill without a division. If by passing thebill through thatadditional stage it was clearly recognised that members were simply accepting the principle of a commonbasis of rating, he considered, he said, that there would be no objection on the part of the Rouse to postpone the consideration of the details until they should come to be examined and discussed minutely in committee. The suggestion thus opportunely thrown out by the lion. member was readily, and even, it might be said, eagerly caught up by the Right Hon. Gentleman the President of the Poor-law Board, who intimated at once, in the clearest way possible, his recognition of the fact that, by assenting to the second reading of the measure, the House was in no particular whatever committing itself to any single one of the Bill's provisions. It would merely, he said, be understood that what the House bad agreed to was the general principle that equalization of assessment was most desirable in the metropolis. Of course he added, there would be considerable difference as to the best mode of arriving at the result which all desired. Mr. GOSCHEN ex rressed his belief, however, that there was a general feeling that it was most important to bring the question to a satisfactory settlement, and that whatever might be the difficulties in the way of a perfect measure, at all events the present state of things was so unsatisfactory that it was the duty of Parliament to put an end to it. About this, there can hardly in point of fact two opinions. The anomaly of the present system, or rather no-system, is a thing flagrant and notorious. Something like an approximation at least to an equitable assessment in the metropolis is what every one is naturally aiming at. How it is to be secured, is a matter simply for discussion, and for very s'irious consideration. The taxation in the metropolis is at one and the same time so enormous in its aggregate amount, and so monstrously unequal, and therefore unfair, in the manner of its distribution, that one and all must be only desirous to aid the Government, as far as possible, in dealing with the question practically this year, and in passing the bill in some shape before the present session has been brought to a close. What shape it will have to assume is obviously for con sideration in the Committee. Meanwhile the Govern ment, according to Mr. GOSCHEN'S very distinct and most satisfactory assurance yesterday, will cheerfully entertain all suggestions for amending the bill as long • the general principle was maintained—namely, that , there shall be uniformity of assessment. Among the most charming and, at the same time, among the most benign of the many charitable insti tutions adorning the metropolis, are those which have the most recently sprung into existence. There is that tenderly - thou gh t- o f Creche introduce] among us within these last few months by a noble Catholic lady, who finds her benevolent suggestion caught up in no way as that of an alien, by her large-hearted Protestant fellow-country men and fellow-countrywomen. Then, too, there is that Hospital for Sick Children, the mere thought of which, the mere name of which, goes straight to the hearts of us all. CHARLES DICKENS brought it home to us very exquisitely in the last of his great serial fictions, " Our Mutual Friend," where, under the shadow of the toys, ranged along the shelves over the tiny beds in the sleeping-room—looking for all the world, as he said, " like the dreams of the children"— little JOHNNY dies in the dead of the night, sending a kiss to the Boofer lady. Yet more recently, in one of his Uncommercial Papers in All the Year Round, the same great writer took U 3 with him in imagination into a kindred scene, into a humbler place of shelter fur little ones, somewhere down at the East End of the metropo lis. And now another distinguished and generous hearted writer, worthy son of a worthy sire, not less in tender spmpathies than in humorous conceits —Tom lloon—has taken us back again to the Elder Institution in Great Ormond-street, Bloomsbury, has induced us to observe with him, or to put it in other words, has enabled us to see through his eyes and hear through his ears, the sights and sounds, greeting any one who, any day, may visit the Hospital for Sick Children, and there examine for himself what Tom Hoop prettily calls " Lilliput Lodgers." IVhoever,lby happy accident, may light upon the eight pages of the tiny brochure or lirraison, daintily embellished with woodcuts, in which the author last named recounts his experiences as an eye witness in regard to "Life in Lodgings," will surely have his heart turned towards that tender Charity, his feet incited to a pilgrimage thither, his hand con strained to extend itself with some kindly offering of benevolence. THE elections which took place on Tuesday sug. gest a few remarks. In two instances the unseated members have been succeeded by men of the the same political views. The inference which we draw from this fact is different from that drawn by the Times. Our contemporary infers that a con stituency does not like to have its members peti tioned against, and marks its resentment by return ing men as nearly as possible of the same opinions as the victims'. This is a by no means necessary inference. It is but natural that the circumstances which led to the election of two Liberals or two Tories in November should lead to the election of two Liberals or two Tories in March. No new poli tical question has arisen in the interval. The Irish Church was the prominent topic in the autumn ; it is the prominent topic in the spring. Coercion and intimidation may perhaps be less open at Blackburn now than it was then, but there is little doubt that it has been equally oppressive. It is by no means creditable to the borough that one of the gentlemen who signed the famous circular to the masters of cotton mills at the general election should now be chosen as the representative of that borough. At Hereford the case was widely different. In that city the two sitting members were unseated because an over-eager supporter had given a dinner to certain electors long before the election, and, as he declares, without the smallest intention of influencing the election. There has been no other instance of members unseated for so small a cause as this ; and remembering that Messrs. CAWLEY and CHARLEY still retain their seats for Salford, although cabs ad libitum were employed for the conveyance of voters, we can only wonder at the glorious uncertainty of the law, even when that law is newly-framed and is administered and interpreted by some of the acutest lawyers in the kingdom. But the net result is that in Blackburn two young Conservative gentlemen have been chosen instead of their Conservative fathers ; and that in Hereford a junior CLIFF has taken the place of a . - senior CLIVE, and that Mr. CRANDOS WREN HOS KYNS, a very able agriculturist, has succeeded Mr . _ WYLLIE, .a very able Anglo-Indian. The politica: balance, if such a term can be applied to the present inequality of parties, is undisturbed by these elec. tions. It is otherwise when we come to Dumfriesshire. There the Conservatives have gained a very material triumph, which must be to them a source of immense gratification. There was scarcely any defeat which caused them more mortification at the general elec tion than this of the great Duke of BUCCLEUCH by a London tradesman. Political and social prejudices were alike wounded to the quick, and keen was the satisfaction when a technical error was discovered at LONDUIV, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 18(,9. The Valuation of Property (Metropolis) Bill was read a second time last evening, and, although the discussion which took place previously was very brief, it was in several respects interesting and of import ance. The severest opposition to the measure was that evidenced by the right hon. and veteran member for Oxfordshire, who plainly intimated that he re garded the Bill as vicious in principle. Immediately after the close of 'Mr. HENLEY'S remarks, the hon. gentleman the new :member for the City of West mingter, availed hi: Ds elf of the opportunity for the de livery of a maiden kix ech, necessarily brief under the LONDI,NI,_ _FRIDAY EVENINa.,_ the victor's expenSe. There is no doubt that Sir SYDNEY WATERLOW took the Duke and his friends somewhat by surprise. They could not believe that any serious opposition was meant to the ducal nominee, and they failed to work as hard as they would otherwise have done. The result shewed that they had fallen into the always perilous mistake of unduly despising their adversary. The Duke was van quished, the tradesman was victor. It is not often that an opportunity for retrieving an error is given so speedily as it was in this case. Sir SYDNEY'S excess of caution—his desire to retain his busi ness if he did not win the seat—had led him into a false position ; sitting between two stools he came to the ground, and found himself out of his business and out of Parliament at the same time. His endeavour to retrieve his blunder has not been successful. The fight was a very severe one. The Conservatives, no longer underrating their antagonists' strength, brought up sixty-one more electors than they did in November, and Sir SYDNEY for some reason brought up nineteen less, and thus his majority of 44 was converted into a minority of 30. What the reason was it will not be difficult for anyone who has read the Scotch newspapers to explain. It may be told in one word, " Maynooth." Sir SYDNEY was beaten, and ducal influence and religious bigotry prevailed. Mr. GLADSTONE will no doubt seriously consider this incident. He will have to weigh well if, in attempting to do bare justice, he is strong enough to despise one of the most paltry and miserable political cries ever raised. THE WIGAN COLLIERY EXPLOSION. Again has the danger attending the working of collieries been illustrated by a fearful example, and the neighbour hood of Wigan is again the scene of the disaster. In the Park-lane or Highbrooks 'Colliery, belonging to Messrs. Mercer and Evans, twenty-eight men have lost their lives, arid more names are likely to be added to the list of killed ere it is closed. The colliery is already noted for its danger. A more unfortunate one we are told does not exist. It is situatedat Ashton, in Macker- field, about four miles from Wigan, a mile from the high road from Ashton to Wigan, and at the top of a single line of railway. It was here that in 1865 over 100 colliers were imprisoned several days by the breakage of the machi nery, and here also in 1866 an explosion occurred by which thirty persons lost their lives. An adjacent colliery belonging to the firm was on fire for many months, so that Messrs. Mercer and Evans have of recent years been very considerable sufferers. The Highbrooks Colliery consists of two shafts, an upcast and a downcast, both originally sunk to work the Orrell five-feet seam, which is found in the upcast at a distance of 280 yards from the surface. In the downcast, however, it was found that a fault occurred which had the effect of throwing the Orrell four-feet, or Arley Mine, and which should lie 60 yards below the five feet, to a point 60 yards above it, or at least 120 feet out of its ordinary position. The winning of this four-feet seam has been a matter of no ordinary difficulty, for, as the work has advanced, fault after fault has obstructed the progress of the work. The seam, too, so notably a gaseous one, has had to be got with the greatest caution, and every means has been adopted which could be suggested to secure the safety of the workmen. All the lamps were locked and examined by the fireman ; no collier was allowed to fire a shot unless the fireman had first examined his place and given him permission, and care was taken to secure the services Gf the most competent men as underlookers and their assistants. The pit is divided into three dis tricts, in which the ventilation is distinct, and an explosion occurring in one would be thus localised. The district in which the explosion on Thursday occurred is the south district, where there are fourteen working places. The Manchester Courier, telling the story of the disaster, says that Thursday was what is known among the colliers as "making-up day "—the last day of the fortnight's reckoning—consequently all the hands employed at the colliery were at work. Nearly 100 men and boys went down at six o'clock ; the ventilation was then reported by the fireman, Richard Gorton, as in excellent condition, and the day's operations commenced. Several of the miners had drilled shot-holes the previous evening, and, in compliance with the rules and observances of the mine, Gorton was consulted respecting the firing of one of these in a place worked by a collier named Leyland, situate about 560 yards from the shaft in a downward direction, and 360 yards on the dip side of the pit. It is generally believed by the miners who have since made an examination of the locality, that Gorton, who was seen going in the direction of this place some time before the disaster, had fired the shot ; that it had been what is known as a " fast shot ;" had failed to bring away the coal, and firing either a sudden emission of gas, or—as some of the men aver—communicating the flame to the coal dust circulating in the mine, created a blast which, passing with deadly effect through the various workings in that part cf the mine, scorched those who failed to make their escape. This was about seven in the morning. The first intimation received at the bank of the pit of what had occurred below was the usual sudden and dense blast from the shaft mouth. Knowing instantly what had taken place, those at hand at once took steps for the rescue of such as might be alive in the pit. Happily the ventilation, although it had become reversed, speedily restored itself, and an exploring party were descending the shaft in a very brief space of time after the occurrence. In the pit itself what had happened was not generally known at first ; and some m en who were working within fifty yards cf the shaft were unaware of what had happened. Others, however, were attracted by the noise, and the news soon spread. At the mouth all was soon commotion and excitement ; the excitement common to such occasions, which has been so often de scribed, produced by the anxiety of friends and relatives. It was not long before those who intended to work came forward, declared their intention, and the exploring party was soon organised. The exploring party which first went down was under the command of Mr. Sharrock, the undcrlooker. The only difficulty experienced was to have the party suffici ently small to utilise the air that was in the pit. It was found that the stoppings and doors had been blown out, and much of the roof loosened, but by means of bratticing, which the party put up as they went along, a current of air was establi s h e d. The morning was very f ar advanced. The first thing to be done was to get the uninjured work men, and those in the other part of the colliery being apprised of what had happened were soon on the surface. It was then ascertained that about forty remained in the dip side of the workings, and, under the direction of Mr. Mercer, a search was made in this part of the mine. In a slow and often interrupted passage through the workings, owing to the fallen stoppings, portions of roof and other d6bris, the exploring party found many who had been burned or were suffering from the effects of choke-damp. As they went on they discovered that a large number of lives had been lost. Very many dead bodies were found in the district where the fireman, Gorton, had gone in the performance of his duty, and upon the dip side of the workings. Though the effects of the explosion were not universally felt in the pit, two persons, Peter Lowe, aged 20, a dateler, and John Ashcroft, aged 12, a pony driver, who belonged to other districts, but happened to be upon the " jig brow" at the time of the explosion, lost their lives from choke-damp. Their bodies were brought to the bank early in the forenoon. The work of exploration proceeds slowly, as- the bodies (which were all more or less charred, and some dreadfully disfigured) had to be carried singly for a di s tance of about 200 yards along the workings, which were rough with debris, to a spot where they could be pl ac ed upon waggons, and so conveyed to the pit's eye, a further distance of 500 yards. Gorton's was amongst the first of the bodies recovered. About six o'clock in the evening, by which time all the bodies had been collected at the pit's eye, the bringing of them to the bank was p roce eded with. They were brought up, except in th e case o f the boys, singly, and removed upon stretchers ( each b o dy being covered with a hundreds of persons, chieflwhite cloth) to the adj acent car penter's shop. Somey opera tives and friends of the deceased, were congreg a t e d aroun d the pit's bank as this ' operation was proceedi ng- Wi t hin an hour the last of the bodies, which numb ere d , as a lready stated, twenty- L eight, was brought up. THE JOCKEY CLUB. —The annual general meeting of the Jockey Club will be held at Newmarket after the races on Wednesday in th e C raven Meeting. The fol lowing notice of motion h as b een g i ven by Admiral Rous : "That a committee be a p po i nte d a t the annual meeting of the Jockey Club each year, consisting of the three stewards and four other members selected by the club ; that all proposals for alterations in or additions to the 'rules concerning horsera,cing in general' shall be referred to the said committee, who are to give public notice of such proposals, and may, if they think fit, appoint a day on which they would be prepared to hear and consider any objection made to them by owners of horses not members of the Jockey Club, or by other persons interested ; that in the Second October Meeting in each year (duo notice being given) the committee shall report to the club the proposals made during the year, the evidence they have taken, and the opinion of the committee on each proposal, which would then be submitted separately to the club for adoption or rejection, and the rules so altered and amended by the Jockey Club world come into operation from the let of January of the following Year." • APRIG 2, 1869. THE RAILWAY. The Thames Tunnel—a pilgrimage to which has been made by most country cousins who have visited London — is at last to be converted into a practical undertaking. Thanks to the East London Railway. Company this gigantic failure—one of the most gigantic of even Erunel's failures--is to be taken possession of by the steam•engine, instead of being allowed to rot in obscurity and darkness. In the course of a few weeks a new line of railway will be opened from Broad-street to the London Docks, which will connect the busy haunts of the East-end with the classic regions of Wapping and Rotherhithe. The line runs from Broad-street through the crowded thorough fares of Bishopagate, 11.Iile-end, Whitechapel-road, and Commercial-road, on to Ratcliff-highway. Lower, from a moral point of view, it could hardly ever sink. Physically, however, it has still to descend, passing now under the eastern basin of the London Docks, from whence it passes by the back of the St. George's Workhouse to the Thames Tunnel, and so beneath the bed of the river southwards towards its final destination. Wapping Station—th e present northern terminus of the line —enjoys probably the distinction of being the most deeply " underground " station in the world. Except, indeed, for a direct route to Hades, it is iiflicult to suppose that a more deeply-buried station can ever be required, sunk as it is fifty-five feet below ground, the roof of the station being no less than ten feet below—not high water mark—but the actual bed of the river. This singular station is no less than a hundred yards in length by forty feet wide, half of the width being occupied by the roadway, and half by a 10ft. platform on either side. The booking-office is of course on the surface, and from thence, as at present advised, the unfortunate passenger is supposed to descend to his train by means of a staircase of some seventy or eighty steps, the process being, of course, inverted on his return. In the matter of ventilation this subterraneanest of stations is to stand comparison with any. At each end of the station is a large open shaft, up which, as up a gigantic chimney, escapes all the foul air driven out before the engine as it rushes through the tunnel, and down which, when the train moves on, rushes a fresh supply of such pure air as the upper atmosphere of London can afford to fill up the vacuum it leaves behind. From Rotherhithe to Deptford Lower-road Station the line is covered in with a gigantic roof of glass and iron, the Surrey Dock Company being afraid lest sparks from the engines might set on fire the floating timber in their ponds ! Here we have a striking instance of what an inch may sometimes be worth. There is an old saying, " between the devil and the deep sea," and the Deptford Lower road Station is an exemplification of it. Eight more inches of headway were imperatively required for the passage of a train, and eight more inches were accordingly obtained by the simple process of cutting off the nine inch brick roofing of the sewer and replacing it by an iron cover one inch only in thickness. A " simple process," which cost about £3,000, or about £315 per inch ! A short open cutting through about the most unredeemably dreary wil• lerness to be found even east of London carries the line to the New-road, Rotherhithe, about 600 yards beyond which the line divides into two branches, one turning off towards the Old Kent-road, the South London Railway, and New Cross ; and the other continuing up to the surface level, on which it passes at an angle right through the venerable arches of the old Greenwich line. From this point the line makes a sudden shoot upwards at a gradient of 1 in 00 over the Grand Surrey Canal, which it crosses on a wrought-iron girder bridge, and thence upon a bank to New-cross, where it terminates in a handsome independent station. The engineer is Mr. Hawkshaw. When the line is complete, it will form one of the most important links that have yet been added to the yearly lengthening chain •of metropolitan railway communication. 7'll STRIKE AT PRESTO S. The card-room operatives, who occupy a vastly. :mportant position at Preston, inasmuch as the work of s large number of the other bands in a great measure depends upon their operations, and who form no inconsi derable section of the discontented factory operative body—numbering as they do over 2,000—a1l of whom will immediately strike work on the Bth inst., unless some arrangement be come to in the meantime, have just issued their first declaration. After some prefatory remarks, it goes on to say : We assert, and, when necessary, can prove, that the card-room hands of Preston are paid greatly lower than the operatives of other districts, and that, in addition to this, our work is a more laborious kind of work than that executed in other districts. If it can be shewn that we are getting more wages than other dis tricts, then are we willing to be reduced to their level, but if the comparison holds out that we are paid less than those other districts, we are willing to continue being paid at the ordinary rate of wages until either trade revives or the nrtsters think proper to increase it. Under no circumstances shall we submit unconditionally to any reduction other than that of the rate paid in other places. Why a reduction at all should be proposed at the present time by the Preston masters is more than we can say. We admit that the cotton trade is bad, but we are per suaded that the true remedy of resuscitating the present condition of the cotton trade does not lie either in a better supply of cotton, or in full time and reduced wages, but in a general adoption of short time, and a continuance of the present state of renumeration." An important interview has been held between representatives of the masters and the operative spinners and Joinders. During the interview it was stated that the masters could see no reason for changing their proposition to reduce the wages of those spinning counts of fifty and under, but that they were willing to make a compromise with those spinning finer counts, and would be satisfied if they would accept a 5 per cent, reduction. This proposition was rejected. The representatives of the masters then asked if the operatives would accept a 5 per cent. reduc tion all round. The reply given to the second proposition was that there must first be a consultation with the opera tives themselves. The deputies of the spinners and minders then proceeded to an immense meeting of their body, held at the Institute, Church-street, and reported thereto what had passed. The operatives decided unani mously to resist the proposition for a 5 per cent. reduction, the resolution to that effect being subject to the approval or otherwise of a general delegate meeting shortly to be held. ECONOMY AT GREENWICH HOSPITAL —An Admi ralty order has been received for the closing of two of the three gates at which visitors and the inmates have hitherto - , been admitted to Greenwich Hospital. This is calcu lated to effect a saving of about £6OO per annum, in re ducing the number of metropolitan police employed from seventeen to seven. A.NOTHER IRISH MIIRDER.—A telegram from Tipperary says that another murder Las Le :n committed in Tipperary. The victim is a farmer, named Topham, who was found on Thursday morning lying dead near his own house, about ten miles from the town of Clonmel. He was shot through the head. No further particulars have yet been received. The Northern Post, the organ of the Russian Minister of the Interior, says that the consumption of alcoholic drinks in the empire has increased since 1863 by 101 per cent. The number of persons who died from drunkenness in Russia last year was 2,748, being at the rate of seven a day. In a single government—that of Riazan—the deaths from this cause have risen from 17 in 1854 to 117 in 1864. At-Moscow, according to statistics furnished by the director of police, the number of persons . _ . . arrested for drunkenness (including women) was 7,224 in 842, and 21,794 in 1863. _ _ _ MISS BURDETT COUTTS.—In the list of persons nominated to serve as guardians of the poor for the parish of Bethnal Green, which has just been affixed to the doors of the workhouse, there appears, as one of the candidates for the West Ward, the name of " Angelina Georgiana Burdett Coutts, of 1, Stratton•street, Westminster, and Holly-lodge, Highgate." Miss Coutts is the owner of a large amount of property in the parish, the model lodging-houses . in Columbia square, and the handsome and spacious new Columbia- Nlarket having been erected by that benevolent lady. The :atter edifice has been recently inspected by the various district wards and vestries and the Metropolitan Board of Works, and will be opened on the tat of May next. It would be a fortunate thing for the poor in Bethnal Green if Miss Burdett Coutts had a seat upon a board whose name has been somewhat frequently before the public in reference to the peculiar tone of the proceedings at some 3f their meetings.—Express. _ _ _ LYNCH LAW IN PORTLAND PRISON.—On Mon day one of the convicts at Portland prison, having been punished, threatened "to do" for the warder (named Burns) Nvho had reported him, if he should meet with an opportunity. Accordingly, at the breakfast time, when the prisoners were mustered in one of the halls, the convict made an attack from behind on the warder with the candlestick belonging to his cell, of which he had managed to obtain possession. He dealt him some severe blows on the head, and before the other officers could interfere the ruflian en- deavoured to thrust the extinguisher into the warder's eye, probably intending to gouge it out. Ile was, however, pre. vented from doing his victim any further harm by those who witnessed the outrage. He also received a very wholesome lesson in "Lynch law " in the shape of a severe thrashing from the justly indignant warders, who, remembering the dastardly murder of their unfortunate comrade Treviss, were resolved to prevent the recurrence of a similar catastrophe. We understand that Burns is not very greatly injured by the cowardly attack made upon him ; it may be hoped, however, that the convict obtained such castigation as will cause him to remem ber his brutal conduct for some the to come.—Dorset _ County Chronicle. POLITICAL 'RATIONS. DIRKENITEAD.—A Working Men's Liberal Association for the borough of Birkenhead was inaugurated on Wednes day night at a numerously attended meeting, held in the Workmen's Hall. The speakers included Captain Sherard Osborn and Mr. Henry Mather Jackson, two gentlemen well known as unsuccessful candidates for the represents,- tion of the borough, and who expressed their opinions upon the leading political questions which are at present attracting attention. MID-CHESHIRE. - The Conservatives of Mid-Cbcshire have established a Constitutional Association, the inaugu- ration of which, and the celebration at the same time of the Conservative victory in Mid-Cheshire in the last election was attended with considerable festivity, at Winsford, on Tuesday last. The new association was formed last Monday evening, and at a meeting of the members which was then held Lord Delamere was appointed the president. STAFFORDSIIIRE. — On Wednesday a public dinner was held at Burslein, to celebrate the opening of the reading room in connection with the Staffordshire Potteries Con stitutional Association. Sir Smith Child presided. Viscount Sandon proposed the toast of "Church and State." He did not think that the game was up because there was a parliamentary majority against them. He desired that the bill for the disestablishment of the Irish Church should be opposed " tooth and nail," for it was impossible to impose worse terms on the Church. Mr. Adderley, in responding to the toast of the "Housesof Parliament," said that all honour was due to the House of Lords, and we had to look to it just now as the support of our national institutions. He believed that its treatment of the Irish Church Bill would unravel many mys tifications, and shew how Mr. Gladstone had been made the tool of the enemies of the Church. He did not fear an open enemy so much as a smooth-tongued person, who dared not assail an institution from without, but, standing within, opened its doors, and said to its enemies " Pray come in." SALFORD.—On Wednesday evening a "monster consti- tutional tea meeting," as it was termed on the tickets, was held at Salford, to commemorate the return of Mr. Cawley and Mr. Charley as members for the borough. The room was crowded, a great proportion of the audience being ladies, who displayed a profusion of blue favours. The room was decorated with evergreens, mottoes, and the names and portraits of Conservative leaders. Mr. Cawley, M.P., was unable to attend the meeting in consequence of the state of his health. Referring to the question of the Irish Church, Mr. Charley said he would do all he could to oppose the object Mr. Gladstone desired to obtain, because Mr. Gladstone sought to destroy his Church, which was dearer to him than life. It was a question between Mr. Gladstone and Lancashire, and between Mr. Gladstone and the working men of Salford, and Mr. Glad stone must succeed in conquering their convictions before he could succeed with this great question. He felt far more strongly upon the question of disestablish meat than on the question of disendowment. On that question he entirely agreed with Sir Roundel' Palmer, who defined disendowment as making the State put into the Exchequer property which was not previously there. Mr. Charley went on to say that Mr. Gladstone was playing into the hands of the Fenians. Mr. Gladstone had released the Fenian prisoners, and much good might they do him. EAST WORCESTER.—On Wednesday night a great demonstration was made on the part of the Conservatives of the county of Worcester to celebrate the return of Mr. R. P. Amphlett in the place of a Liberal member for the East Division of Worcestershire. A grand banquet, to which upwards of 500 noblemen and gentlemen sat down, was given in the Shire Hall of the county town. The Earl of Coventry presided. In responding to the toast of the " House of Lords," Earl Shrewsbury spoke of the passing of the Reform Bill, and thought we had gone a little too far. We were told at the time it was a leap in the dark, and, as a Conservative, looking at the general result of the last election, he thought we had jumped a little too far. He deprecated the policy of Mr. Disraeli for going a little too far in the matter of that Reform Bill, and he deprecated 111 r. Gladstone for going in for entire destruction. He deprecated any Prime Minister, whether Conservative or Liberal, or Whig or Tory, who, in bidding for power, failed to manifest any distinct Policy- Sir John Pakington responded to the toast of "The Health of the Conservative leaders." Statesmen of all parties (he said) through a long series of years had been agreed that Ireland should be governed with liberality, with firmness, and with justice. Under the late Government Ireland was governed wish liberality, firmness, and justice. It devolved upon the late Government to deal with the Fenian conspiracy, which originated with that section of the Irish people which had never yet been, and he feared never would be, contented. That conspiracy was subdued, both in England and Ireland, with firmness and moderation, and without exceeding the bounds of justice or transgressing the powers given by law. Under the late Government the general prosperity of Ireland was unin terrupted and increasing. The only liberality shewn by the present Government in dealing with Ireland was liberality with other peop'x's money. Instead of firmness, they had been guilty of one of the most culpable acts of weakness that ever disgraced a Government—in dismiss ing the Fenian prisoners— an indiscretion which, by creating a false and mischievous impression in Ireland, might lead to future outbreaks. For justice, the . present Government substituted the spoliation and plunder of the Protestant Church. The statesman who formerly published a book in which he said he considered it a " high and glorious duty" to be called to the defence of the Protestant Church in Ireland, now said that Church was a noxious plant, poisoning the ground upon which it stood. He who in that book declared that the party who then desired the separation of Church and State were influenced by " the most wretch e 1 infatuation," was the man who had exercised all his rower to sever the con nection between 'Church and State, and destroy the supre macy of the Crown in Ireland. The two main principles of the bill wereutterly inconsistent with sound policy and true religion. He would never be a party to the adoption of the voluntary principle in religious matters. It esta blished a false and dangerous relation between the poor man and the pastor who was to instruct him. The pastor ought to be independent of the charitable feelings of those to whom he ministered. There was not throughout Europe a single instance in which a nation entrusted the religious instruction of the people to the voluntary principle. rut there were two examples of the kind—one was presented by the Roman Catholics in Ire land, and the other by the United States. lie submitted that in neither case were the results such as to make it desirable for this country to follow the example. With regard to the secularisation of Church property, it was utterly unjustifiable, and would be a disgrace to Par liament and the country. If financial equality was desirable, it might be worth while to consider, having regard to the present crisis, whether it might not be better to make grants to the Roman Catholics to enable them to conduct their religious duties properly and respectably, rather than despoil the Protestant Church, and throw the whole into one mass of confusion. Every statesman of eminence from the time of Pitt, and every writer of ability at present, proposed this as the mode of overcoming the difficulties of the question. He feared the proposal of Mr. Gladstone would irritate and alienate the Irish Pro testants ; while, with regard to the Roman Catholics, the year since the proposal was made had been marked by a revival of the Fenian conspiracy, and a return to those dreadful agrarian murders which had long been the disgrace of the Irish people and the greatest stain upon them and the religion they professed. He hoped that if the councils of the Conservative party were guided by wisdom and prudence, it was still possible to avert the national disgrace of adopting the sacrilegious proposal of the Government. The petition against the return of Mr. Meyrick for Pembroke was appointed to be tried on Thursday before Baron Martin, who bad announced his intention to sit at 10 o'clock. Notice of an intention to withdraw the petition had been given ; but as it was expected the application would In made in court the public attended at the appointed hour. The mayor, however, titer waiting an hour, withdrew. The parish church at Pontefract, after uudergoing alteration and repair, was reopened on Wednesday by the Archbishop of Yolk. There was luncheon afterwards at the Town Hall. In replying for " the House of Lords," Lord Wharncliffe adverted to the I r i s h C hurch question and sug gested that whatever the v o t e came to in the Upper House this year it must not bo supposed to have been influenced by that of last year. Mr. Childers acknowledged the toast of the "Army and Navy." On Thursday the Act of last session requiring that a means of communication should be provided between the pas senger and guard of railway trains came into force. Hence forth, every train travelling more than 20 miles without stop ping is to be provided with an flickilickut mcaos of communi cation between the passengers awl the servants of the com pany in charge of the train. Any company omitting to pro vide such communication is liable to a penalty of £lO, and " any passenger who makes use of the said means of com munication without reasonable and sullicient cause, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £5." A meeting of the Irish Railway Committee, peers and members, has just taken place at the Marquis of Clanri carde's, when it was resolved to solicit the signatures of the peers connected by property with Ireland, and the Irish M.P.'s to the document, impressing upon her Majesty's Govern ment the importance of intro, acing a measure on the basis of the Second Report of the Irish Railway Commission, with a view to obtaining in the case of Irish railways sulstantial reduction of fares, increased accommodation, and unity of management. Eighty membeysi of Parliament havp .already &geed the memorial. LATEST INTELLLGE (REU - ER'S TELEGRAMS.) HOMEWARD BOMBAY (HEAVY) MAIL. GIBRALTAR, March 30. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer the Massilia left this morning for Southampton, where she may be looked for about the night of the 3d April. Experienced strong head winds. All well. GREECE. The King and Q ueen left A t O T - I I d E a N y S f A o r p r c i o l r u where they intend to pass the summer months. QUEENSTOWN, April 2. The National Steamship Company's steamer Erin, from New York, arrived here at 4.30 a.m. to-day. She landed passengers . and proceeded for Liverpool. All well. RIO DE JANEIRO, March 10. Lopez is reported in his present position to have abundance of food, but his ammunition was said to be scarce. Senor Paronos has arrived at Assumption. Admiral Inhanau is dead. Up to the present time the elections have resulted in the return of 86 Conservatives. BUENOS AYP.ES, Feb. 28. Elchange on London, 494 ; wet salted hides, 374 ; number of beasts slaughtered, 34,500 ; sales, 42,500 ; shipments, 17,395 ; no stock ; dry bides for Germany, 48 ; ditto for America, 434 ; sales, 55,000 ; shipments, 10,387 ; stock, 28,000. Freight to the Channel—pipes, 40; bales, 25 ; wool, 75 ; tallow beef, 151 ; mutton, 144 ; lumber, 42. Car diff coals, 94 ; Cadiz salt, 85. PORTUGAL. LISBON, Marh 31. The London, Belgium, Brazil, and River Plate Royal Mail Steamship Company's steamer City of Brussels, Captain Haddock, arrived at St. Vincent on the 14th inst., nine days from Falmouth, and sailed the following day for Rio and the River Plate. BELGIUM. BRUGES, April 2. The Court of Assizes to-day passed sentence on the pri,oners accused of incendiarism at St. Genois. Vanderpute was sentenced to 12 years' hard labour, Virginie Takkens to 15 years' imprisonment, Van Overschelder to 10 years', and de Poorter to 5 years' imprisonment. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (ntom OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT;) PARIS, THURSDAY, April 1. In the Corps L6gislatif we have had an interpellation on the Belgian railway difficulty, and M. Rouher has given us some remarkable information on this subject. It is pretty clear that the Government will allow the question to die a natural death, if possible. It resolved that there should be a Belgian difficulty, and there was one; it has had enough of it, and is now determined, apparently. that there shall be no Belgian difficulty. At least it is difficult to put any other interpretation upon M. Rouher's speech of yesterday. He said that the mixed commission was constituted in principle, but thatit had not been organised. No exchange of communications between the Governments of Paris and Brussels had taken place since the official note was published. No pro gramme of the questions which the commission is to dia. cuss has been drawn up. M. Rouher was as negative as Mr. Watkin Edwards, your justly famous ex-official assignee. He did not even know whether the question of fares would be raised. In fact, he knew nothing. The row about the Belgian railway has been going on for weeks, despatches have been interchanged, Europe has worked itself into a periodical ferment, an official intima tion of a settlement has been published, and yet, when the Minister of State is questioned, he states that a mixed commission has been agreed upon ; but of whom it will consist, or what it will do, he cannot say. It looks very much as if the Belgian embroglio had either answered WI purpose, or the French Cabinet had come to the conclu sion that it never would, and must therefore be dropped. Nobody, in fact, seems to trouble himself about the Belgian, or any other foreign affair. The refreshing novelty of France minding her cwn business may be wit nessed in this troublesome land for once. The elections are now the one topic of interest. The attitude of both parties shevvs how fully the great importance of the struggle is appreciated. The authorities are doing all that can be done. Some of them have turned literary hacks, and the country will shortly be swamped with official publica- tions, designed to convince the nation of the excellence of the Government it has got, to show that the people are getting all they can possibly need, and therefore ought not to trouble the disinterested Administration by sending up a shoal of venemous Opposition deputies. " A Letter to an Elector," said to be the work of the Emperor him self, is now in the press. It is designed to prove that the national confidence has been fully re paid, and that the Emperor, named at first sovereign absolute, has realised gradually those re forms that seemed desirable. Another work of greater size and importance is a sketch of the history and acts of the reign of Napoleon 111., with statistical documents, shewing the improvements of all kinds that have been accom -plished in France under the present rule. Of course I do not expect that anything will be said of the things which have been done that ought not to have been done, or the things which have been left undone that ought to have been done. But these addresses to the electors are not all. The Emperor:o recent speech to the Council of State has been sown broad' cast through France. In all the towns, and especially the manufacturing towns, the speech is posted up and die' tributed to the cry of "Grande discours," "Superb ( ' discours," in favour of workmen. This speech, I hardly need remind your readers, related to the abolition of the workmen's books. The Government is distributing it in every possible shape, in order to lessen Liberal influence with the workmen. And though the workmen will doubt' less be inclined to ask why this reform was effected just before the election, yet the measure can hardly fail to have some effect. But this canvassing and pamphlet-dissemi' nating in the name of the sovereign grates strangely upon English prejudice. In the great work of propagation the Opposition ell' dently struggle at a great disadvantage. They have not the resources of the Budget, and so far they are not die playing the same activity. Moreover, the Government has secured the services of the non-political press, and for some consideration these small journals consent to distri' bute, inclosed within their twa leaves, the Emp e ror's speech or any other documents that may be thought necessary for the good of the people. This is an enornuniS advantage. Besides the Belgian question another very importan t topic was brought before the Corps Ldgislatif yesterday' M. Jerome David's interpellation relative to bribery an d corruption by money came on. There was a large attet" dance, Marshal Canrobert and several State Councillor s being present. M. David believes in official candidature , and hopes that the Government would never abandoo them—they frustrate the Opposition so—but he does vet believe in competition by money, and urged the Govern' ment to repress it. M. Rouher then got up an d said that there was nothing to require any extra severity, or any new measures. England might be corrupted, but France was not. M. David w ith' drew his interpellation, but M. Picard, Opposition deputio carried on the discussion, though a question of his own , and severely handled the Government. The debate vi o adjourned until to-day. I hear that the Minister of the Interior has declared that the Government had no inters' tion of abolishing official candidatures. Nobody expected it. Another public meeting has come to grief. At the Barribre d'ltalie, Madame Minck was telling o f the oppression which the people suffered during the middle ages. The word " oppression " roused the commissairo who put an end to the meeting. The Naval receipt and expenditure account for the past year has broil published. The net excess of expend l4 ' tore beyond the grants is £330,194. The West Suffolk Chamber of Agriculture held th meeting at Bury St. Edmund's, on 'Wednesday. The following resolution was unanimously agreed to :--‘, That till' Chamber is of opinion that, without abandoning the prin' eiple of lc eal self-government, the taxation for that PurP °s : ought net to fall upon real p ro p er t y a l one, b u t s h ou ld 1) " provided fairly from general source , ." Mr. Newdegate's retu rn o f the RIMS voted to, al l a borrowed for, the support of Maynooth College has it' ll ; been issued. The amount paid from the Consolidat ed ' ,Fund between 1840 and 1851 for repairs and furnishing W A d £30,000. It further appears that £18,700 was borrovie by the trustees of the college out of the Public Works Lo lls Fund (Ireland) between 1861 and 1865. This sum is par; able in 22 years from the date of the advances by an op° rent-charge of £olos. per annum.