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THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMA MUT. Fi is EVENING, BLUE DEVI, S Messrs. H.we, Buckstone. inn. ; Mis , F. Wright. After which, 31E RY WARNER : Miss Bateman. Mes,rs. Howe. Compton, &e. Concluding with HIGH LIFE BELOW STAIRS• Messrs. Buckstone, Howe, Kendal; Miss F. Wright, Miss F. Gwynn. THEATRE-TIOTAL, ADELPITT. THIS EN - EYING. at 7. DOMESTIC ECONOMY: Mr Geo Eel more fLnd Mrs Leigh Murray. At S. EVE: Mr Benjamin Weh wr, Mr If. Nev 11. x, Miss Fiirta.lo. Mrs Alfred Mellon. 4Z,' A nd DID YOU EVER SEND YOUtt WIFE TO CAMBERWELL? Mr. U. Bellmore. ROYAL STRAND' TTIEATRE. Sole Lessee end Manageress, 3lr3.Sivanborotwh. Tins -EITENIN(4, at 7.:30, _v. 000 SE. 'Messrs. Bel ford, Clarke; Mis,s Bnften. JOl,\r eF ARC: Messrs. Thorne, James. Fenton; , esclannes Goodall, Lydia Maitland, Button. To conclude with HUE AND DYE CRYSTAL- PALACE GUINEA SEASON Tickets, admitting on Tuesday (the Royal Fete), and generally until May 31, 1870, at all entrances, this day. Purchasers must come prepared with printed or written name and address. ORYSTAL PALACE.—BY ROYAL COM- N.) lid A ND. —ln HONOUR of His HIGHNESS The VICEROY of EGYPT, and also honoured with tho pre sence of their Royal Highne,ises the PRINCE and PRIN CESS of WALES, an EXTRAORDINARY MUSICAL FESTIVAL and GREAT PYROTECHNIC DISPLAY, with Illumination of Fountains, will be given NEXT TUESDAY, June 29. The GREAT MUSICAL FESTIVAL _ _ will be under the management of the Committee of the SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY. The Orchestra will comprise between 3,000 and 4,000 performers, and will be arranged as on the occasion of the Handel Festivals. Conductor, Sir MICHAEL COSTA. The music in the first part will be selected from Ora torio music, that in the second part mainly from the pieces which were received with such favour at the great Rossini Festival at the Crystal Palace on the Ist of May. After an adequate interval the GREAT FOUNTAINS will be played, enlivened by the Military Bands in attend ance at the Promenade, nntil the GREAT PYROTECHNIC D [SPLAY and ILLUMI NATION of FOUNTAINS, in which all the resources of the Pyrotechnic Art will be brought to bear, rivalling, if not excelling. the long remembered display on the occasion of t..e similar fete offered to his Imperial Majesty the Sultan. ARRANGEMENTS. The Palace will open at The First Part of the Musical Festival will begin at The Second Part of the Musical Festival G. 0 Groat Fountain Display and Promenade, with Military Bands The Pyrotechnic Display and Illumination of Fountains Terminating at Half-past Ten o'Clock, after which the Palace will be brilliantly illuminated till Twelve &Clock. The price of admission for non-Season Ticket-holders will be by Tickets purchased previous to the day, Five Shillings ; or by payment on the day, Seven Shillings and Sixpence. Guinea Season Tickets free. Children Half price. Numbered Stalls for the First and Second Parts of the Concerts, in the Area, Five Shillings each. These seats will be so arranged as to present a view of the Royal and distinguished Visitors and the Orchestra. Plans of Seats and Tickets at the Crystal Palace, and at No. 2, Exeter-hall, This Day from ten till five o'clock. Five Shilling Admission Tickets for the above great Fete) and Guinea Season Tickets as above, and of the following agents:— Baker-street, Moutrie, 55 Brixton, Pearce, 2, Brixton place Camberwell, Griffith, the Green Chancery-lane, Cox, 102 Charing-cross, Brook, 39 Chelsea, 3/lacmichael, 207, King's-road City, Keith, 48, Cheapside - " Good, 60, Moorgate-st. " Letts, Royal Exchange " Marratt, 63, King Wil- Hem-street " Mead, 73, Cheapside " Todhunter, 22, Gres- 4. 0 8. 0 Knightsbridge, Westerton's Library London Bridge, Stanley,Ter minus Lower Norwood, Barker, Post-office New Bond.st., Chappell, 50 44 Cock, 63 44 Lacon, 168 Old Bond-st., Mitchell, 33 011ivier, 19 Oxford-street, Duff, 147 Paddington, Key, Bishop's road Peckham, Stansfield, High street Regent-street, F irr p-on, 266 Westbourne-grove, Mellisbip 37 St. James's hall, Austin I Vigo-street, Hammond • Wigmore-street, Nimmo, 3 (late 55). )lication essential. ham-street " Cook, 98, Fleet-street Croydon, Warren, High-st. Islington, King, 86, Upper street Kens'ngton, Railway Station, Warren's Library NOTE.—Early LAWRENCE, Mayor.—ln a MEETING or As sembly of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Liverymen of the several Companies of the City of London, in Common Hall assembled, at the Guildhall of the said City, on Thursday, the 21th day of June, 1869 : Resolved—That the Report of the Committee of Livery men in relation to the office of Bridge Master delivered in this day, be received, adopted, and entered upon the minutes of this Common Hall. Resclved —That the thanks of the Livery be. given to the Right Honourable Jathes Clarke Lawrence, M.P., Lord Mai or, for the able manner in which he has presided over the Meeting this day. Resolved—That the Resolutions passed this day be ad vertised in the usual newspapers. WOODTHORPF. WANTED, by a highly respectable married Man, a SITUATION in a PRINTER'S WAREHOUSE or Bookseller's, or as Light Porter, in Town or Country. Good charac,er. Address, J. 8., 28, Foley-street, Tichfleld-street, W. THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY, Enrolled under a and 7 Will. IV., cap. 12, as the Conserva tive Benefitßuilding Society, co-operating with the United Land Company (limited), incorporated under the Companies' Acts 18(12 and 1867. Notice is Hereby Given, that the NIXTY-SEVE TIE QUARTE4LY GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the Conservative Land Society will be held at the Offices, No. 31, Norfolk-street, Strand, London. W.C., on TOE 'DAY, the 6th day of July, 180, at Two of the Clock precisely, Viscount RAN in the Chair, to receive the Report of the Ixecutive Committee, and for general purposes. By order of the Board. CHARLES LEWIS GRUNEISEN, Secretary. London, June 22, 1869, Prospectuses of the Share and Deposit Investing Depart ments and of the Bnilding and other Advance Departments sent free of charge. Present rate of interest, live per cent. per an num on Shares and four per cent. per annum on Deposit Ac counts, payable half-yearly. INTEGRITY LIFE ASSURANCE AND SICK BENEFIT SOCIETY. 30. Wellington-street, Strand, London. The MEMBERS of the above SOCIETY are respect fully informed that the ANNUAL MEETING will take place at its Offices on MONDAY next, .Tune 28, 1869. Chair to be taken at 6 p.m. WM. TRAVERS, Secretary. ROBERT MARTIN COLE, decease, - L —Pur suant to an Act of Parliament, 22' and 23 Vic. cap. 35, intituled. "AU Act to further Amend the Law of Property and to relieve Trustees," NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN; That all Creditors of .R. M. Cole, late of No. 22, Sydney-street, Fulham-road, Brompton, in the county of Middlesex, Commander in the Royal Navy (who died on' the 6th day of April, 1869), and whose will, with a codicil annexed, was duly proved on the 7th day of June, 1869, by Joseph Marsh, one of the Executors therein named, and all other persons having any claim or demand against the Estate of the said Robert Martin Cole, are hereby required to send particulars in writing of their claims and demands and of the nature of the securities (if any) held by them to me, the undersigned J. Chapple, of No. 25, Carter-lane, in the city of Lon don,Sol icitor to the mid Executor on or before the 318 t day of July next, after which time the said Execu tor will proceed to distribute the assets of the said Robert Martin Cole, amongst the persons entitled thereto, having regard only to the debts or claims of which the 'said Executor shall then have had .notice, and that the Exe cutor will not be liable for any debt cr claim of which he shall not then have had notice. • Dated this 23th day of June, 1869. J. CHAPPLE, Solicitor for the Executor. LIFEBOAT SERVlOES.—During the Storms of the past eighteen months the National Lifeboat Institution contributed to the saving of 1,270 lives from various shipwrecks and 32 vessels from destruction. The Institution also expended £27,641 in the same perio lon its Lifeboat Establishments, in addition to granting 43,793 for rewards. / rho Institution has now 207 Lifeboat Stations under its management. Contributions will be thankfully received by the London and country bankers, and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-stroot Adelphi, London. COMPENSATION IN CASE OF INJURY, AND A FIXED SUM IN CASE OF DEATH Caused by ACCIDENT OF ANY KIN 0, may be secured by a • Policy of the RAILWAY PASSENGERS AS;WRANCE COMPANY. An Annual Payment of #3 to .£6 SR. insures £1.600 at Death, nd an Allowance at the rate of £6 per week for Injury. RAILWAY ACCIDENTS ALONE may be provided, against by Insurance Tickets for Single or Double Jouruies. For particulars apply to the Clerks at the Railway Stations, to the Local Agents, or at the Offices, 54, CORNRILL and 10, REGENT STREET, LONDON WILLIAM J. VIAN Secretary. A GENTS WANTED EVERY WHERE to introduce commodi• lee valuable to every householder high and low. This offers a highly remunerative Commission to Tradesmen, Travellers, Gentlemen's Servants, &c. Apply with two stamps to R. MARRISON, Great Orford-street, Norwich. TOUR GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY PTOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth 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. AGUA. AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, nn matter at what age. JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid done 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 as., 7s. Gd., and 15s. each. mcluding brush. Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames street London. B.C. GLOBE THEA TR ;:- rtOYAL. Tin F:VENiNn, at 7, BLOW FOR BLOW: Messrs. W. Farren, Vernon. David Fisher. J: Clarke: :Miss Lydia Foote. At 9. 5, the new burlesque - Ti-114: CORSICAN BOTHERS: Messrs. J Clarke; Marshall. Andrews, and Unrlstone : Mesdnmes Julia St. George, Berentl,Bremaa, and C. Thorne. ROYALTY THEATRE. Under the Management of Miss M °fiver. TITTS EvENING, at 7.50, IN FOR A HOLID AY. Followed -by A ROVING COMMISSION. And THE MILITARY BILLY TAYLOR. To conclude with CLAUDE DUVAL: Mr. Day, Mr. Dewar, Mr. Danvers, Miss H. Oliver, Miss K. Bishop. FOR TOURISTS AND EXCURSIONISTS. E. MOSES and SON have made preparations, on an unusually large scale, in every dt-partm of tlrir busicess. For addressee, see following ai vertisement. A _ RARE COMBINATION. The RARE COMBINATION of EXCEL LENCE with CHEAPNESS will be founl in every article sold by E. MOSES and SON. Every description of Clothing ready made, or made to measure, for all ages, all occupations, and all classes. Commodious apartments for measuring and fitting adjoin the spacious and elegant Show Rooms, which contain a very largo and diversified stock of materials. For the convenience of Ladies accompanying their Sons there is a distinct department for Young Gentlemen's Clothing. Orders by Post are attended to with care and punctuality, and the easy and accurate system of self-measure introduced by E. MOSES and SON enables them to guaruntee a faultless fit. Orders from persons who are not known to the firm should '.e accompanied by a remittance, or a London reference. Any article not approved of will be cheerfully exchanged, or, if desired, the money will be re turned. All Goods are marked in Plain Figures, from which no abatement can be made. The Stock of Hosiery and Drapery, Hats and Caps, and Boots and Shoes, is unequalled for magnitude, variety, and cheapness. Complete Outfits for all Climates, with every requisite for the voyage. Lists of Prices, with Rules for Self-measure, Patterns, and Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-free. E. MOSES and SON'S Establishmonts are closed every Friday evening at sunset till Satur day evening at sunset, when business is resumed until eleven o'clock. E. MOSES and SON, Ready-made and Bespoke Tailors, Habitmakers, Woollendrapers, Hatters, Hosiers, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, and Ge neral Outfitters for all Classes. The following are the only addresses of E. MOSES Ind SON:— LONDON. CITY ESTAB LISH MENT. 155, MINOBIES IM, MINOBIES 157, MINOBIES 83, ALDGATE 84, ALDO AT E 55, ALDGATE 86, ALDGATh 87, ALDGATNJ 88, ALDGATE SD, ALDGATE OXFORD-STREET BRANCH. 506 NEW OXFORD-STREET 507, NEW OXFORD-STREET AS, NEW OXFORD-STREET 1, HART-STREET 2, HART-STREET 3, HART-STREET TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD Bi ANCII. 137, TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD 133, TOTTENHAM-CO URT -ROAD 283, EUSTON-ROAD. Country Branch: 19, BRIDGE-STREET, BRADFORD, YORKS. 20, BRIDGE-STREET, BRADFORD, YORKS. 11.1.1EATRE ROYAL, HA YMARKET. Sole Lessee, Mr. Buekstone. THIS EVENING, BLU PI DEVILS : Messrs. Rows, Bnckstone, jun.. and Miss Fanny Wrisht. Aft.r which, MARY WARNER: Messrs. Howe, Comnton, Kendal, Rogers, and Clark; Mesdames Bateman, C. Hill,White, Lq ite And 111 =ii LIFE BELOW STAIRS: Messrs. Buckstone, Ilowe, Kendal ; Mesdames F. Wright, and F. ti wynn. Box-office open daily. Commence at Seven. lIHEA'fRE ROYAL, AI)ELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. Directress. Mrs. Alfred Mellon. THIS EVENING. at 7. DOMESTIC ECONOMY. Mr G. Bel mere and Mrs. Leigh Murray. At S o'clock. EVE Af iamin Webster: Messrs. Henry Neville. .1. G. Taylor; Miss Furtado, Hiss Lillie Lee, and Mrs Alfred Mellon. And DID YOU EVER f• END YOUR WIFE TO CAMBER WELL : Mr. G. Belmore, Mrs. L. Murray lIIIEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN. I. Sole Lessee and Manager, BARRY SULLIVAN. EVERY EVENING, at 7.30, the very laughable farce of THE SMOKED MISER. At 8 o'clock, Sheridan's inimitable comedy of THE SC HOOT, FOR SCANDAL. Supported by the following celebrated artistes :—Barry Sullivan, J. C. Cowper, It eorge Honey, W. H. Stephens, Charles Coglan, D. Evans, Lin Rayne, A. Bernard, E. Dyas and W. Arthur; Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Miss Jane Rignold, - Miss Louisa Thorne, Miss Amy Fawsitt, and Mrs. Charles Horsman Acting Manager—AmonY SULLIVAN. 0Y AL STRAND THEATRE. IA Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7.30, FOX v. GOOSE. Messrs. '2 hrke and Belford; Mesdames Bnfton and Hughes. After which. JOAN OF ARC: Messrs Thorne. James. Fen ton, Turner, Chamberlains; Mesdames Bufton, L. Maitland, &c. To conclude Ruth HUE AND DYF CI LOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. k3r Sole Proprietor awl Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry. . . THIS EVENING, at 7. BLOW FOR BLOW: NTessrs. W Parrcn, Vernon, I'as - A Fisher, end J. Clarke; Miss Lydia Foote At. 9.11. TT. T'yron's grand Brirlecque, THE CORSICAN " Bt)TITERS:" or, The Troublesome Tw!t.s: 3Te,44 , s J. 'Clatke, Marshall. Andrews. and Hurlstone ; Mesdames Julia St. George, Brennan, Berend, and C Tborue. T" "SUN" N EWSPAPER.-G. R. 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THE "SINGEr MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Chief Office in the United Kingdom: 147, CHEAPSIDE. Branch Depute or Loca A gents in every Town THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, - JUNE 28, 1869, THEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN. TTITS EVENING, at 7.30, THE SMOKED MISER. After which, THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL : 111 r. Barry Sullivan, Mr. J. C. Con per, Mr. G. Honey, Mr. C. Coghlav, Mrs. HermannVeziu, Mrs. C. Horsnian, .Cc. PRINCE OF WALES'S ROYAL TIIEATIIE. Under the Management of Miss Mario Wilton SCHOOL: Messrs. Hare, H. J. Montague, Addison, Glover. and Bancroft; Mrs. Buckingham White. Miss C. Addison, and Miss Marie Wilton. After which, A WINNING HAZARD. And A LAME EXCUSE. ST. GEORGE'S THEATRE, REGENT STREET. Trite EVENING, at 8, THE ROYAL ORIGINAL CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS' Ethiopian Entertainment. Immense Success of BARGE BLUE. The Only Leon CHRISTY MINSTRELS, St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8 Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3 And 8 all the year round. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. THREE BALLETS Promenade Concert. Band of 60. Begin at 8. ls. Box-office open from 11 to 4. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-park, OPEN daily (ex cept Sundays). Admission, Is.; on Mondays, Gd. Children under twelve. Gd. 4- Wir AVM, ty LONDON, SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1869. His Highness the Pacha or Viceroy of Egypt, now the guest of England, has this afternoon witnessed, as the especial guest of the QUEEN at Windsor, a Grand Review of the British Troops in the Great Park. A magnificent day, the presence of Her I%.IA JESTY, and of the Heir Apparent, and of H.R.H.'s Princess, together with the assembling there of a vast number of civilians as spectators—combine to render this an exceptional gala occasion during the stay of his Highness in this country. Housed in Buckingham Palace during his sojourn in London, the Egyptian Viceroy cannot but finil himself somewhat more befittingly re ceived by the Court and by the Uountry than he was at the period of his first visit to England) when, by an accidental coincidence, he arrived simul taneously with his liege Suzeraine, the Sultan Caliph, ABDUL-AZIZ. Apart altogether from our remem brance of the noble hospitality with which the Prince and Princess of WALES were entertained during the time of their recent visit to Cairo, it is impossible that we should not have, nationally speaking, a remorseful sense that England has had in some sort expiation to make to his • Highness the PACIIA in her recollection of the paltry manner in which he was welcomed (if his former receptions here in the metropolis could really be dignified with the title of a reception at all) when he last entered the capital of the wealthiest and vastest empire in the world. Only for the generous and munificent, and we will even say princely, interposi tion of the Earl of, DUDLEY, the nation would have had the poignant consciousness ever since of having allowed the Pacha of EGYPT to be housed at that period in a public hotel, with the additional mean ness, and almost impertinence, on the part of England, of afterwards paying her honoured (?) guest's hotel bill. Happily, that disgrace ful recollection was spared to us by the op portune proffering, to the Pacha of EGYPT, of Dud ley House, in Park-lane, as his Highness's London residence for the time being, by its noble owner. Coming, as he does now, while the SULTAN is not here, and while the QUEEN is, according to her wont of late years, absent from her own metropolis, the Viceroy finds himself at last treated en Prince by the nation, and not by an individual, now that he has placed at his disposal the Palace of the Reigning SOVEREIGN. Throughout the whole of the rest of his stay in England, it is earnestly to be hoped that his Highness will be treated as alone befits his own dignity and the reputation of England for National hospitality. The QUEEN and Court, the Government and the People, ought to vie with each other in according to him the honour to which he is in many ways so justly and so conspicuously entitled. Tiu new amendments of the Irish Church Bill placed upon the Lords' papers ought to be carefully ' I studied by all persons who take any interest in the great question now before the country. No greater mistake could be made than to suppose that the subject was settled, or approached anything like a settlement, this day week. The only point which was then determined was that the Church was to be disestablished. All the rest will have to be fought out, and with a far more doubtful result than that which attended the battle in the Lower liouse. There is not a point decisively settled there by large majorities which will not be raised again in the House where the Ministry has a minority. Running down the list of amendments, the substance of which we give in -another column, we find two important classes : those which affect the disendowment of the Church, and those which affect the redistribution of the surplus funds. There are others of minor importance to which the Government will probably give way. Such, we take it, is the postponement of the operation of the bill for another year, so as to give time for the constitu tion of that new representative body which will henceforth be charged with the government of the Church. But concession will be far more difficult when the Government comes to the amendments of vital importance. Taking the first class we have mentioned, we find that if Ministers assent to these amendments they will have to give to the Church the whole of the private endowments between 1500 and 1660, as well as those subsequent to the latter date; that the par sonages will be handed over without charge ; that in calculating the value of incum bents' incomes no deduction will be made for the stipend paid to a curate; that in the event of a living being worth less than £2OO a year the incumbent will, nevertheless, receive that full amount ; that curates ; however short a time they have served, are to get not less than £3OO in the way of compensation, and £lOO a year up to 15; that any land granted as glebes by royal grant or letters patent will be retained by the Church. In other words, as Mr. GLADSTONE said, the " poor afflicted Irish Church" is, after having endured the sufferings of Jon, to receive JOB'S reward. Having been stripped by the ' Challe us of Westminster, and left naked and empty, it is to be re-clothed and re-endowed far more richly than before. How can the Government accept such proposals ? If these are inadmissible, what shall be said of the amendments which refer to the disposal of the sur plus funds ? Of course, if the first are carried, we need not trouble ourselves about the second, for there will be no surplus funds to dispose of. But assuming that the proposals of the three archbishops and Lord SALISBURY are not pressed to a division, or are defeated, what will Ministers say to the pro positions made by Earl GREY, Earl RUSSELL, the Duke of CLEVELAND, and Lord LIFFORD ? The three first of them are influential Liberal peers, and their action is therefore the more serious, represent ing as it does a serious defection from the ranks of the Liberal party. Yet though backed by their authority, and probably supported by not a few other members of the party, we do not see how Lord GRANViLLE can agree at this late hour of the day to adopt the policy of levelling up. That policy was expressly denounced by the Liberal party on the hustings last autumn ; the suspicion that the Con servatives meant to adopt it did them irre trievable damage, and it was necessary to shelve the Minister who first enounced it, by sending him to India. To adopt it now would be a breach of faith, unless, indeed, the nation were itself to declare for it. But he who supposes that there is the smallest chance of such a change of feeling as that must know abso lutely nothing of the popular sentiment, nay, rather the popular conscience, for it is much more than a sentiment. We do not deny that there are some advantages to be obtained from a oncurrent endow ment. Among them would be the bringing of the Roman Catholic priesthood more ender the control of the State. But for that very rearm the priesthood will not hear of such endowment. Even, therefore, if the nation were as warmly in fa-our of it as it is bitterly opposed to it, what god purpose can be served by offering a gift which be flung back in the face of the giver ? Aboveall, there stands the undeniable fact that the county, whether rightly or wrongly, is opposed to any furter experiments in the way of a connection between he State and the Church. For many years past tis current has been setting in steadily against the Side endowment of religion. It was never stronger that it is now. That the Lords should think they are able to stem it shews only how far off they still are from being in accord with the nation. As a nation we have long been famous for waiting to experience the worst possibe effects of a bad system before attempting to reform it. Changes in our naval and military organisaion have often been preceded by some great disaste], We have seen the refusal to moderately extend tht franchise result in a very large extension, aid the tradition runs that the mismanagement and neglect which lead to fatal accidents can nev.v receive attention until they have proved fatal b a bishop. In the same way there is now too mud reason to fear that the OVEREND, GURNEY, and Cc prosecution will do nothing more than conclusively ?rove what has been proved again and again—that our criminal juris prudence is altogether out of font through the lack of a Public Prosecutor. It will be remembered that the inquiry into the conduct )f the directors who invited the public to buy the insolvent discount business was undertaken by a givate individual, Dr. Tnom. This gentleman had been a shareholder in the company whose only business has been to pay i,ne det,ba ur a privaLe,tirrn, and he Traa, therefore, a considerable loser. He naturally felt desirous that such a flagrant scandal should be exposed, but as he could entertain no hope of recovering his losses, and as very many families throughout England had suffered from the same cause, the duty he undertook was justly considered in great measure a public duty. Much applause greeted his determination to bring the directors before the LORD MAYOR. Seldom has a case excited greater interest. The memorable story of the two deeds, the endless tergiversations by which the directors strove to conceal their real position from the public, the remarkable narrative by which Mr. WATKIN EDWARDS secured a lasting fame at a rather high price, are treasures of commercial history which I would have remained in secret but for Dr. THOM. The decision of the magistrates to submit the case to a superior court gave general satisfaction; for, whether the directors be punishable or not, it was clear that their transactions were such as to demand judicial investigation. It was hoped that this case would serve to shew that there was a limit to the success of nefarious transactions even in commercial life, but the hope seems to have been premature. English justice is not, it seems, to be brought to this course of plain sailing. The OVEREND, GURNEY, and Co. case has come to a deadlock. Dr. THOM, after spending a consider able sum of money without the remotest hopes of benefit, except to the general public, hesitates before committing himself to further cost. The examina tion before the magistrates involved outlay ; the actual trial will be a much more serious affair. Dr. Thom is not unwilling to do the nation's duty, but he thinks that he might, at least, be allowed to save the fees of counsel by pleading in person. This the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE cannot permit. Dr. THOM has applied to the Home Office for assistance in the shape of counsel, but has been refused, for reasons which Mr. BRUCE might gratify a benighted country by explaining. The LORD MAYOR has bound Dr. THOM to continue the prosecution in recognizances of £5,000; and there is a probability either that the prosecutor must continue a trial, the cost of which he cannot and ought not to bear, or forfeit the surety demanded by the City magistrate.. There can be no hesitation in stigmatising this affair as a national disgrace. It has been eaid by some that Dr. Timm ought not to have opened the case unless he felt himself in a position to complete it; but the slightest consideration will suffice to expose the injustice of such a plea. Even if the trial become the discreditable farce with which we are threatened at present, the examination already gone through will not have been in vain, though far short of meeting the ends of justice. Moreover, Dr. T HO M might have justly concluded that if he commenced the case the Government might justly complete the work which ought never to have been left to a private individual. If after all it did prove finally impossible to persuade the Executive or Judicature to take any notice of fraud under the guise of commerce, the voluntary assist ance of the pu bli c might have been fairly ex pected. A public subscription will be decidedly preferable to the collapse which seems imminent just now, but there ought to be no necessity for any such course. It is - within the power of the Home Office to comply with Dr. THOM'S request; and the refusal he has already met with, to whatever motive it may be owing, cannot be founded on want of authority. Indeed, similar cases have already arisen, and the money for the prosecu tion has been supplied from the Treasury. The Government spent £38,000 in prosecuting the directors of the Royal British Bank ; and surely the case of OVEREND, GURNEY, and Co. (Limited) warrants even an economical Ministry to undertake an outlay which would cer tainly be much smaller. There can be no excuse for allowing such a prosecution to fall through. But whether the fiasco at present looming in the distance be realised or not, the duty of the Legislature to pro vide a public prosecutor and avoid the chance of such scandals in future will not be the less clear. There is abundant scope for a just medium between the stringent public system of France and the absolute encouragement held out to guilt in England. The Viceroy of Egypt has felt himself obliged by his numerous engagements to decline the invitation to visit Manchester. A French provincial paper states that the Emperor has announced to 11. de Lesseps his intention to create him Duke of Suez. The improved weather of the last day or two has materially brightened the prospects of agriculturists, espe cially in tho Eastern counties. It was so dark in Manchester on Thursday that for several hours gas-light was necessary to any one who wished either to read or write. There was no thunderstorm, no rain, and no fog. On Wednesday afternoon a boiler explosion oc curred at the extensive ironworks of the Monkland Iron and Steel Company, situated at Calderbank, about two wiles from Airdrie, whereby two men were killed and three severely injured. _ It is the intention of her Majesty, it is stated, to confer the honour of knighthood on Mr. Meek, who was mayor of York during the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to York in 1866 ; and on Mr. Heron, the town clerk of Manchester, for his services to the munici pality of that city for many years. The Bishop of Winchester is proceeding with his case against the Itev. It. Hooker Wix, M.A., vicar of St. Michael's, Swanmore, Isle of Wight, which will very shortly come before the Court of Arches. Mr. Wix still persists in continuing the objectionable practice against which the bishop's monition was directed. Dr. Stanley, l)ean of Westminster, has subscribed to a fund which is being raised to defend Mr. Voysey. The Dean, in a letter he has written states that, while strongly deprecating Mr. Voysey's mole of treating Biblical and sacred subjects, he could not but be aware that it is an exaggeration caused by equally reprehensible exaggerations of another kind, and while at the same time he condemns and regrtts much that Mr. Voysey's sermons contains, he recognises in them no less a rare honesty of purpose, as well as a humble and devout faith, which seems to him to demand the utmost sympathy for the frame of mind which has led to 'results in other respects to be lamented. OBTAINING REDRESS. _ • The following appears in the Ilera7d :—" There are dif ferent modes of obtaining redress for injuries wrought by the bands of new spaper editors. The ion. F. Cadogan is trying one—and the. most recognised—an application to a jury for damages. Lord Carington has, we understand, adopted a readier and a more decided remedy, the argument um baculinum. It appears that the noble lord was aggrieved by some comments which appeared in a weekly paper, reflect ing not only upon himself, but on his father, and resolved to have recourse to that last mode of procuring satis faction which the law takes cognisance of as assault and battery. Wo have not a word to say in defence of the provocation. Tho wonder is that it has been left to Lord Carington to take it up. But we are curious to see the issue. According to some authorities we are to have the ordinary summons, from Marlborough-street, the usual de fence, and a fine. According to others, nothing less than a meeting on Calais sands will settle tho affair. There aro folks so much behind their time and so weak-minded as to think that the only way of giving a check to the forcible language and the physical demonstrations in vogue now a- days is an invitation across the water, and a measure ment of twelve paces. .A t any rate it will be interesting to watch the denouement. At present the peer has the best of it." PARLIAMENTARY AND MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEE. At the sitting of the Parliamentary and Municipal Elections Committee on Friday, Sir Charles Wentworth lke, M.P., furnished some interesting evidence as to the French system of elections. To assist him in his labours the deputy returning-officer of the district selects four electors, two being the oldest and two the youngest on the register, who sit withhim in the room where the votes are recorded. The ballot-box is opened in the presence of the commis sion thus formed, and the key placed in the hands of the oldest elector. Each voter is furnished with a polling-card, on personal or written application, during the three days prior to the day of the election. On that day no cards can be obtained. About two-thirds of the electors of Paris take care to. provide themselves with cards, though votes can be recorded without them. As the electors enter the room, they are met by the touts of the canumabes, ya. upon them, and hand them voting papers inscribed with their different names. These papers are not all of the same thickness, and the witness stated that in some dis tricts the voters will erase the name of the Government candidate and write in the name of the candidate he favours; and as he hands in the paper to the persons pre siding at the ballot-boxes, it is thought, from its thick ness, to be for the Government candidate. When the voting closes, any elector who likes can place his seal on the ballot-box. The growing feeling in France is against continuing the voting for two days. The prochs-verbal,whieh is issued after the election, details the proceedings which h ave taken place at the time of voting, and the manner in which the scrutiny bas been conducted. There are five classes of rejected visiting papers, viz.-1. Those which are utterly bad. 2. Those on which the names of the candi dates cannot be read. 3. Those on which there is not a sufficient description. 4. Those in which the voters have made their names known ; and 5. Those contain ing the names of candidates who have not taken the pre scribed oath. As these invalid voting papers are taken out of the ballot • box they are placed in different coloured envelopes, and are afterwards destroyed. No nomination beyond that of the candidate himself is required in France. In Paris the expense of the ballot falls on the city. The expense is trifling. The expenses of M. Thiers and of M. Favre, at the last election, were about £4OO each, the amount being chiefly expended in printing. Referring to New York, the witness said that the system adopted there is very similar to that in vogue in France, though the elections are not conducted with so much care, impersonation prevailing to a large extent. In Massachusetts, as there had been a good deal of fraud, especially amongst the Irish voters, a law had been passed establishing secret voting.' The plan adopted was the envelope system used at the test of the ballot in Manchester lately. It was found, however, that fraud still prevailed, and so a repeal of the law was effected, and elections are now conducted as they are in France. Bribery in New York is conducted through the medium of ward managers, a species of contract being made with them to secure the votes of the bribeable people, who are tho roughly well known. In answer to questions by the committee, the witness said that secret voting is practised in the Australian colonies. In Tasmania a great deal of shuffling goes on with the voting-papers, one paper often being substituted for another. In Victoria the return. ing officer is always sworn to secrecy. The hon. member was strongly of opinion that the best mode of voting by ballot would be by means of balls, there being many objections to the use of papers. The evil of what is known as after noon bribery might, ho thought, be done away with, even without the Ballot, by the abolition of check clerks. Nor, he believed, would the Ballot prevent that kind of bribery, prevailing in small constituencies, which may be described as paying for results. The next witness called was Mr. Arthur Arnold, who was present at the last election in Greece. The voting was secret. Each candidate had a Separate ballot-box, and the balls were put in iu the same manner as is I done in the clubs iu England, the names of the candidates being legibly inscribed over them. There were five vacancies and thirty candidates, and the plan pursued was for the attendant in the booth to go round with the voter with a bowl containing thirty bullets. As each of the thirty bullet. boxes were reached the name of the candidate was called out, and the elector, taking a bullet, deposited it in the half of each of the boxes inscribed "Yes" or "No," as he I desired. A malicious attempt to destroy the boilers of the North of England Waggon Works at Preston has just been discovered. The supply pipes connected with the boilers receive their water from a large well in the yard, and during the evening some persons bavo entered tho yard unseen by the watchman on duty there. A large quantity of stones, bricks, wood, and other materials were gathered together and thrust into the pipes, totally disabling the boilers from being used at the present, and damaging them to a considerable extent. A large number of men were un able to work in consequence thereof. THE BOILER EXPLOSION IN SOUTH WALES. The adjourned inquest on the bodies of the four men killed at the boiler explosion at the Abergwawr Colliery. on the 31st of May, has been held by Mr. Overton, at the Rock Inn, Aberaman. Mr. Wales, the Government in spector, attributed the explosion to the fire end of the boiler, partly from long use, but principally from faulty construction. A letter from Mr. Fletcher, chief engineer of the Manchester Steam Users' Association, was read, which stated that the boiler was twenty-three years old, and that after it had been in use three years it was con verted from an internally-fired boiler to one fired exter nally, while, in addition, the furnace-tube was taken out. These alterations were a great mistake. Competent inspection would have detected the danger. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." AN AGED ACTRESS. —Dramatic necrology has lately recorded the decease, at a good old age, of the humorous comedian and excellent man Robert Keeley ; and more recently, at the ripe age of seventy-five, of the intelligent and painstaking Shakspearian actor, Mr. Drinkwater Meadows. And now, from the United States, we learn that Mrs. Vernon—an actress of great personal merit, who had for seventeen years played the " first old women " at Wallack's Theatre, New York— died in•hat city on the 4th instant, in the seventy-eighth year of her age. She was an Englishwoman, but had emigrated to America so far back as 1827. For several months before her death she was quite deaf, and s) nearly blind that she had to be led upon the stage ; yet her acting had lost none of its vivacity and spirit, and she remained a favourite to the last. THE ATTEMPT TO SHOOT IN IRELAND. —At Dublin, Thomas Shea, described as a veterinary surgeon, has been charged with attempting to shoot Mr. A. S. Foster, of Cappagh House, Finglas. From the evidence of Mr. Foster it appeared that on the preceding evening, in consequence of a message brought through his coach. man, he walked down the avenue leading from his house, where he met the prisoner, Thomas Shea. The prisoner said, " Mr. Foster, I hear the Misses O'Reilly have come to live with you." Mr. Foster said, "Mr. O'Shea, I cannot allow you to proceed up to my house. You have treated me very badly, and promised to pay me the money I advanced to you ; but, when once a man deceives me, I have done with him." After an altercation, Mr. Foster asked prisoner to withdraw, and Le said, "Do you mean it?" to which the prosecutor replied, " I do." The prisoner, who was on horseback, turned his horse round, and appeared to be feeling in his pocket for something, at the same time dropping a piece of paper which Mr Foster handed to him, and again requested him to with. draw. Shea then quickly turned his horse towards Mr. Foster, and charged him at a distance of eight or ten yards. Mr. Foster seized the bridle in his hands, and stopped the horse, when the prisoner, as alleged, presented a pistol at him, and drew the trigger. The cap exploded, but the weapon missed fire. Mr. Foster sprang forward, dragged him off the horse, threw him on the ground, and a struggle ensued, in the course of which Mr. Foster sue. ceeded in wresting the pistol from the prisoner, which on examination was found to be loaded. The struggle was only terminated by the arrival of the coachman. Mr. O'Donnell, the magistrate, decided on remanding the prisQuer. THE LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' amendments to the Irish Church Bill are increasing rapidly, and now occupy ten printed folio pages. Beside those already published, and which have been placed upon:the notice-paper by Lords Grey, Russell, Colchester, and Shaftesbury, there are others moved by the following twelve peers : Earl RUSSELL (additional) amendment to the effect that, upon the application of any owner, declaring that he wishes his lands to be liable to their present rent-charge in whole or in part, in perpetuity, it shall be lawful for him to obtain an order from the commissioners, distributing the , rent-charge payable after January 1, 1885, in whole or in part, either to the clergyman of the Protestant Episcopal Church or the minister of the Presbyterian Church, or the priest of the Roman Catholic Church officiating in the parish wherein the rent-charge arises, or to all of them, in such proportions as he may deem fit; and the deed providing for such distribution shall be registered in the Court of Chancery, and be of perpetual force and obligation. Archbishop of CANTERBURY proposes several amend ments. The first is to substitute 1872 for 1871 as the date at which the bill shall come into operation. The second is to provide that the new commissioner shall be a member of the Church. The third proposes to substitute the second year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth (1560) for 1660 as the date from which private endowments shall be exempted from the operation of the Act. The fourth inserts a provision by which the commissioners shall be empowered to take historical and other evidence as may seem to them to be satisfactory (although the same may not be legal evidence) as to whether any property is a private endowment. The fifth orders that when any land becomes vested in the commissioners which has been appropriated as glebe land by royal grant, or letters patent, since 1560, the commissioners shall, on the application of the pro posed representative body, made within six months after January 1, 1871, vest such property in that body, subject to any life interest subsisting therein. Archbishop of YORK proposes a new clause in lieu of the 23rd. The effect of the alteration will be that any archbishop, bishop, cathedral dignitary, or beneficed clergyman may, during the year 1871, apply to have his life interest or annuity, exclusive of pew rents and burial fees, commuted for a capital sum ; the commutation to be based upon tables approved by the Treasury in accor dance with 2/, 28 VlCb., c. 43, and to bo calculated upon the value of the property after deducting all rates and taxes other than income tax, and to include the benefit derived from fines on the renewal of leases taken on an average of fourteen years preceding 1869. The com missioners are to pay the amount, together with an additional sum of 25 per cent. to cover contingencies and risks, to the representative body, and that body is to pay either the annuity or its commuted value. Upon the capital sum being paid the annuity of the applicant shall cease, and his estate and interest shall vest in the commissioners. Archbishop of DUBLIN proposes six amendments:— First. In calculating the compensation to be paid to incumbents no deduction shall be made for the salary of a permanent curate, as is now provided. Second. All that portion of the 14th Clause which relates to the investiga tion respecting what constitutes a permanent curate is to be omitted. Third. The present clause, providing for the payment of compensation to curates, is to be omitted, and in lieu of it there is to be a clause whereby any curate, serving as such between January 1, 1869, and January 1, 1671, and shall not subsequently have accepted duty out of Ireland, shall have a gratuity of £lOO for every year during which he has served, but the amount is to be not less than £3OO nor more than £1,500. Fourth and fifth are verbal amendments of the fifteenth clause. Sixth. In case of any alteration being made in the articles, doctrines, or rites of the Church by the repre sentative body, they shall not be binding upon any ecclesiastical person who may dissent therefrom within six months, and such dissent shall not disqualify him from receiving compensation. Bishop of PETERBOROUGH proposes amendments whereby, in estimating the compensation to Le paid to incumbents, the commissioners shall deduct the tax now paid to Eccle siastical Commissioners in Ireland, but not the payments made to diocesan schoolmasters, visitation fees, and other payments for the maintenance of registries and eccle siastical courts and charges under the Drainage Acts. Another amendment orders that where the income of an incumbent is estimated to be less than £2OO a year, the annuity paid to him shall be £2OO a year. Duke of CLEVELAND proposes that the commissioners shall be authorised to build parsonages, and to attach thereto ten acres of glebe land, in all parishes where the Roman Catholic priest or the Presbyterian minister has "no suitable dwelling. Marquis of SALISBURY wishes to omit all that portion of Clause 27 after the word " thereon " (line 33, page 13), which compels the clergy to pay for their parsonages. Earl GnAtiviLLE proposes to add the following pro vision to the clause giving compensation to lay patrons:— " Provided always that where any person would, but for the provision of the statutes affecting Roman Catholics in reference to conformity to the Established Church, have had at the passing of this Act any such advowson or right of presentation vested in him, he shall be entitled to com pensation for such advowron or right of compensation in the same manner as if the same were then actually vested in such person." Viscount LIFFORD makes the same proposal as the !Marquis of Salisbury with regard to ecclesiastical resi dences, and would also have the commissioners ascertain the cost of the erection of churches or meeting houses and manses by the Protestant nonconforming congregations of Ireland in receipt of the Regium Donum, and pay over the amount to trustees. He proposes also to grant glebe lands to Roman Catholic priests and Presbyterian ministers. Viscount CLANCARTY proprse s to allow the rresent occupants of Irish sees to retain the!r seats in the House of Lords even after the passing of the bill. Lord FOIFORD (Earl of Limerick) proposes that when the commissioners purchase the surrender or assignment of any subsisting lease or tithe rent charge, made by an ecclesiastical person or corporation, they shall deduct such sum in the pound as has been paid on the average for Door rates during the five years preceding. Lord CAIRNS. The amendments moved by the leader of the Opposition are very numerous, but are (excepting one) less important than those move d b y ot h er peers. Hi s first proposed alteration is that the bishops, clergy, and laity of the Irish Church shall be empowered to meet in general assembly or convocation by representatives from the different dioceses, and shall frame regulations for the government and for the property of the Church and the future representation of the Church in diocesan synods. The persons to represent the Church in the proposed representative body are to be chosen by a majority at a general assembly or convocation fairly representing the bishops, clergy, and laity of the Church. Then comes a very important amendment, well nigh the most important of all that have been proposed. The bill, as it stands at present, allows the newly-constituted representative body to hold lands, notwithstanding the Act of Mortmain, " to such extent as is in this Act provided, but not further or other wise." Lord Cairns would omit the words quoted, and so wholly repeal the Act of Mortmain so far as the Irish Church is concerned. Lord Cairns then proposes a new clause which renders any alteration of the articles, doctrines, or rites of the Church which has been sanctioned by the newly constituted body binding upon all the members of that Church in the same way as if they had contracted to abide by the same, such observance to be enforced in the tem poral courts ; and every clergyman shall be subject to the authority of his diocesan in the same way as though the bill had not been passed, but the bishop is not to have any coercive jurisdiction. The other amendments worth mention are one providing that in the event of any eccle siastical estate being sold by the commissioners, the purchaser shall respect all tenants' rights of renewal to which the lands were subject at the time of sale ; and one ordering that, in the event of a vacancy in any bishopric, benefice, or cathedral appointment, the net income shall be paid over to the representative body, who shall make provision for the discharge of the spiritual duties attached to the vacant preferment. His Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Com manding-in-Chief will hold a levee at one o'clock on Thurs day, the Ist July. THE NOTTINGHAM ELECTION.—A dinner was given on Thursday evening, by some of the Liberal party in Nottingham, to celebrate the return of Mr. Charles Seely, jun., to Parliament. In the course of the evening Mr. W.A. Richards, Mr. Seely's election agent, said that he had had experience in Nottingham elections for many years, and could state that no purer election had ever taken place in that borough than that which resulted in the return of Mr. Seely. Referring to the future, Mr. Richards said that he had very little doubt that at the next election Mr. Bernal Osborne would be sen to Par -1 ament as the colleague of Mr. Seely. CRIMINAL STATISTICS.— The number of criminal offenders committed for trial in England and Wales in 1868 was 20,091, of which 15,033 terminated in convictions and 5,015 in acquittals. In the previous year the numbers were—committed, 18,971 ; convicted, 14,207 ; acquitted, 4,741. It would appear, therefore, that crime in England and Wales had increased in 1868. In Scotland, in 1868, the number of criminal offenders committed for trial was 3,334, against 3,305 in 1867 ; the number convicted was 2,400, against 2,510 in 1867 ; the number acquitted was 297, against 277 in the previous year. In Ireland the 2 ommitttls last year were 4,127, or 434 less than in 1867 ; the convictions were 2,394, or 339 less than in 1867 ; and the acquittals were 1,709, or 94 less than the previous year. In Ireland there has been a consi,lerable decrease in the n um b er o f criniinala comittol And convicted, SPORTING PROPHECIES. LIVERPOOL, CHELMSFORD, AND WORCESTER MEETINGS. BELL'S _LIFE." Liverpool. —Molyneaux Cup—Myosotis. Trial Handi cap—Rejoinder or Portugal. Welter Plato —Marshal Ney or Pantaloon. Croxteth Flying Stakes—Myosotis. Juve nile Plato—Performer or My Honey. Great Lancashire Produce Stakes—My Lady or Highclere. Maiden Plate — Emerald or Antietam. Earl of Sefton's Plate —Myosotis. Bentinck Handicap —Emerald or Ellen the Fair c. Nur sery Handicap—Eskdale. Liverpool Cup—The Spy or Ploughboy. Chelmsford.—Sweepstakes of 10 sous—Pats. Chelms ford Handicap—Warlike or Wild Flower. Great Baddow Stakes—Nightingale's selection. Nursery Handicap — Fusee or Amelia f. Town Handicap—Kingsley. Worcester.—Worcestershire Stakes—Avoncourt or Winifred. Flying Stakes—Marshal Ney or Gipsy Coventry Stakes—Sparkle or Hollandaise. " THE FIELD." Liverpool.—Molyneaux Cup —Victress or the Spigot Lodge representative. Croxteth Flying Stakes—Sou brette or Rejoinder. Trial Handicap Portugal or Kelvin Grove. Welter Plate —Hammerton or St. Valentine. Liverpool St. Leger—Blair Drummond. Produce Stakes —My Lady. Juvenile Plate—Performer or My Honey. Earl of Sefton's Plate—Landscape or Myosotis. Bentinck Handicap—Emerald or Whinyard. Stanley Nursery Han dicap—Eskdale or Queen of Beauty. Shorts Handicap — Pantaloon or Soubrette. Welter Cup—The Maze or King of the Fairies. Maiden Plate—Produce or Antietam. Liverpool Cup—The Laird or The Spy. Nursery Handi cap—Enfield or Miss Whip c. Stamford Plate—Dawdle. Scurry Welter Handicap—Champagne Charlie or Sagit tarius. All-aged Plate—Antietam or Produce. Chelmsford.—Chelmsford Handicap—King Victor or Jove. Great Baddow Stakes—Wedding Chimes or Miss Merryweather. Nursery Handicap—Blanche or Hester. Hy land's Plate—Tornado or Court Card. Town Handi cap—Adjutant or Kingsley. Worcester.—Worcestershire Handicap —Silenus or Wini fred. Croome Handicap—Bonnie Katie or Fancy Boy Grand Stand Plate —Official Assignee or Mando. Flying Stakes—Minnie Warren or Malcolm. Worcester Cup— Redivivus or Cock of the Walk. Coventry Stakes—Hol landaise or Whiteleg c. Bentinck Benevolent Fund Stakes —La Sorrentina. 64 THE ERA." Liverpool.—Produce Stakes—Hengist or My Lady. Juvenile Stakes—Performer. Molyneux Cup —Mr. Payne's selected. Croxteth Flying Stakes—Perfume. Trial Han dicap—Honestish or Kelvin Grove. Welter Plato—Ham merton or Fitz william. Earl of Sefton's Plate--Islam or Myosotis. Bentinck Handicap—Emerald. Maiden Plate —Antietam. Stanley Nursery Handicap—Castanette f. Liverpool Cup—Acaster or Beto Noir ; Tabouret for a place. Chelmsford.—Chelmsford Handicap—Chapel Royal or Wild Flower. Chelmsford Nursery Handicap —Kenning ton or Hester. Worcester.—Grand Stand Plate—Gipsy. Croome Han dicap—lslam or King Richard. Worcestershire Stakes-- Sileans or Ligurian. Great Worcestershire Stakes —Offl cial Assignee. Flying Stakes—Luna. Worcester Cup — Make Haste or Redivivus. Bentinck Benevolent Fund Stakes—Sulky Bet. Coventry Stakes —Hollandaise or Lorelei f. " SPORTING LIFE." Liverpool. —Liverpool St. Leger—Beautiful Bird or Blair Drummond. Produce Stakes—My Lady. Welter Plate—Pantaloon. Molyneaux Clip—Stork; in his absence' Myosotis or Good Hope. Croxteth Flying Stakes—Per fume. Juvenile Plate--Performer. Grand Stand Stake s —Melaine. Earl of Sefton's Plate—Patrician or Myosotis. Maiden Plate—Emerald or Antietam. Bentinck Plate — Emerald or Python. Stanley Nursery—Catamaran or Soucar. Shorts Handicap—Soubrette. Welter CLIP -- Remus. Liverpool Cup—The Spy. Nursery Handicap-- EAdale. All-aged Plate—Emerald or Antietam. Sisa l " ford Plate Patrician or Good Hope. Scurry Welter Han dicap—Robespierre. Chelmsford.—Chelmsford Handicap—Court Card or Joseph Dawson's representative. Great Baddow Two-Yr old Stakes—Zaccheus. Chelmsford Nursery—Fusee: Hyland's Handicap—Court Card or Joseph Dawson fi representative. Town Plato—Violetta. " SPORTING GAZETTE." Liverpool.--Molyneaux Cup--Islam or George Osbal doston. Croxteth Fl Ving Handicap--Perfume. Juvenile Plate—My Honey. Produce Stakes—My Lady. Maiden and All-aged Plates—Emerald or Antietam. Liverpoo Cup—Acaster or The Spy. C elmsford.— C helm sford Handicap—Chivalry o r The Skipper. Great Baddow Stakes—Miss Merryweather or Birdie. Worcester.—Worcester Handicap —Silenus. eroomo Handicap—Bon Block or Fancy Boy. Grand Stand Plate —Gipsy. Great Worcestershire Stakes—Lady of Lyons• Flying Handicap—Malcolm. Worcester Cup—Redivivu s Coventry Stakes—Hollandaise. " THE SPORTSMAN." Liverpool.—Molyneux Cup—Lady Houriette or Islam• Croxteth Plying Stakes—Stork or Perfume. Produce Stakes—My Lady. Liverpool Cup—Romping Girl, The Spy, or The Laird. Chelmsford.—Two-yr-old Sweepstakes—Pate. Chelms ford Handicap—The Shipper or Court Card. Great riti dow Stakes—Wedding Chimes or Miss Morryweather. "SPORTING TIMES." Liverpool.—Trial Handicap—Vulcan.. Molyneaus Cup —Myosotis. Juvenile Plate—My Honey. Produce Stakes —My Lady. Maiden Plate—Emerald. Liverpool CUP -- The Spy ; The Laird and Ploughboy for places. Chelmsford.—Sweepstakes of 10 sovs—Pats. Chelnig" ford Handicap—Court Card, The Skipper, or Mars. Great Eaddow Two-yr-old Stakes—Atlas. Nursery Handicap Queen of Hearts or Kennington. Hyland's Plate—Cou rt Card. Worcester.—Worcester Stakes —Bloss's representatiV e Worcester Cup—Edinburgh. " THE BEACON." Liverpool.—Molyneux Cup—Myosotis, Punishment, or Messenger. Croxteth_Stakes—Pantaloon or St. Valentine. Produce Stakes— My Lady. Welter Plate—Marshal Nel or Pantaloon. Liverpool Cup—The Laird or Bete Noir . Chelmsford.— Chel Lusford Handicap—Warlike or Court Card. Great Baddow Stake—Wedding Chimes. Chelms ford Nursery—Hester or Miss Merryweather. Town Handicap—Falstaff or Kingsley. Worcester.—Worcester Handicap—Winifred. Croon () Handicap—Emerald or King Richard. Grand Stand Plate Goojerat or Gipsy. Flying Handicap —Election or Mal colm. Worcester Cup—Rodivivus or Needle Gun. -Bell tinck Benevolent Fund Stakes—Wellington or Goojerat• Coventry Stakes—llollandaise,. " SUNDAY TIMES." Liverpool.—Liverpool St. Leger•—Beautiful Bird, .0A or Blair Drummond. Produce Stakes—My Lady. Wel ter Plate—Pantaloon. Trial Handicap—Rejoinder or Portugal. Molyneaux Cup—Victress. Crosteth Flying Stakes—Perfume. Juvenile Plate—Performer. Earl of Sefton's Plate—Vex or Islam. Maiden Plate—Antietam' Bentinck Handicap—Professor Anderson or Raunds• Stanley Nursery Handicap—Vintner. Shorts Handicap" King of the Rovers. Welter Cup—King of the Fairies• Liverpool Cup —Ploughboy or The Laird. Chelmsford.—Great Baddow Stakes—Wedding Chit:nen. Chelmsford Handicap—Wild Flower. Chelmsford Nurse* * Handicap—Kennington. Town Handicap—Kingsley Hyland's Handicap Plate—Harebell, Court Card, or Morn ing Star. Worcester.—Worcestershire S take s— S ilenus. Croonin Handicap—Bonnie Katie. Grand Stand Plate—Aetna or Gipsy. Great Worcestershire Stakes—Manalo. Flying Stakes—Luna or Malcolm. Worcester Cup—Silenus or Cock of the Walk. Bentinck Benevolent Fund Stakes-- Aetna or Goojerat. Coventry Stakes—Hollandaise. THE DEIBY AND OAKS FOR 1871. —The conditions of these races are advertised in this week's Calendar. The entries for now yearlings close on the Tuesday after the ensuing Newmarket July meeting. THE WHlP.—This ancient turf trophy maybe challenged for on July 13 next, and, if accepted ; will be run for on Tuesday in the Second October Meeting, lOst each, Beacon Course, 200 sovs each. Mr. Chaplin is the present holder. As an instance of the success sometimes attending " patched-up" horses, the Hackler, who " broke down" e t the end of last season, and was fired by Mr Condon, may bt mentioned, as he has won three races since the operation.. Sir G. Chetwynd's colours are—Dark blue, and yello hoops. Aldershot Races are altered to Friday and Saturday' July 9 and 10. Number Nip was struck out of the Northumberlan d Plate at 2.25 on Wednesday. FORFEIT LlST.—Gordian Knot's forfeit has been paid . 3 soya of Lochiel's arrears have been paid. Mr Glenville sold Tumbler to Mr Sill for his running at Stockbridge. The price did not transpire. Prince Soltykoff has named his yearling colt by Knight of Kars out of Mavourneen, The White Knight. Soucar, after winning the Selling Sweepstakes at Stock" bridge, was sold to Mr Brayley for 400 guineas. YoRK SPRING MEETING.—Ca Friday, at a meeting of the Race Committee (John Roper, Esq., in the chair), it being reported th a t i n consequence o f N ewmar k e t Spring being fixed for the first week in May, Chester Races had been appointed for the second week, it was determine d that the York Spring Meeting should be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 17 and 18. It was also resolved that the Zealand Stakes, for two year olds, should have 200 sous added ; and a new two year cld 'plate for ICO soy!, given by the committee, to be run for on the second (la) I was also determined upon. These attractions are likelyto bring large fields of " the youngsters," who, acc ording to the regulations of the Jockey Club, cann ot now ru n before the month of May. The Lewes and Croydon First Spring Races will take place, as usual, between the Newmarket Craven and First Spring Meetings. Romping Girl ran in the colours of her new owner, gr Chaplin, iu the Wallop Plate at Stockbridge.