The Sun. — London, England, 1869-03-02 00:00:00

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FMOSES and SON, Ready-made and Bespoke j• Tailors, Habit Makers, Woollen Drapers, Hatters, Hosiers, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, and General Outfitters for all Classes. The following are the London addresses of E. MOSES and SON:— CITY ESTABLISHMENT. 155, MINORIES 156, MINORIES 157, MINORIES 83, ALDGATE 84, ALDO A T 85, ALDGATE 86, ALDGATE 87, ALDGATE 88, ALDGAT E 89, ALDGATE OXFORD-STREET BRANCH. 506, NEW OXFORD-STREET 507, NEW OXFORD-STREET VS, NEW OXFORD-STREET 1, HART-STREET 2, HART-STREET 3, HART-STREET TOTTEN II AM- CO ITRT - ROAD BRANCH. 137, TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD 138, TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD 283, EUSTON-ROAD. Country Branch : 19, BRIDGE-STREET, BRADFORD, YORKS. 20, BRIDGE-STREET, BRADFORD, YORKS. SPECIAL NOTICE.—In consequence of frequent misrepre- F entations, E. MOSES and SON find it necessary to state that they do not employ any travellers or agents, and that their nly Establishments are the above-mentioned. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. ChattArton. Doors open at half-past 8, commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5 daily. THIS EVENING, at 7, THE GIRLS OF THE PERIOD; a Musical Folly. Followed by, at 7.45, OTHELLO: Mr. Phelps, Mr. Dillon, Mr. H. Sinclair, &c. ; Miss Heath and Miss Fanny Huddart. To conclude with a Grand Ballet of Action entitled B It DA. THEATRE ROYAL, HA YMARKET. Sole Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. ' THIS EVENING, RAISING THE WIND: Messrs. Ken dal, Clark, Rogers, Buckstone, jun., and Mesdames Laws, Dal ton, &c. After which, HOME: Messrs. So them, Chippendale, Comp ton, A stley, ke,; Mesdames Cavendish. Burke, Bill, Rc. Concluding with RUR 1L FELICITY: cssrs. Blackstone, Kendal, Rogers, Clarke, Weathersby, White, &c. ; Mesdames Chippendale, Fitzwilliim, Laws, Gwynn, Wright, &c. Box-office open daily. - Commence at Seven. rHEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. THIS EVE.NING, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL. Mr. G. delmore, Mrs. L. Murray. kt 15 to 8, THE DEAD HEART: Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr Arthur Stirling, Mr. G Belmore, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Ash ley, Mr. Stuart, Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss Lennox Grey, &c. Commence at Seven. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining THIS EVENING, at a quarter to 8, anew Drama. in four acts, entitled MARIE AN TOINETTE Louis XVI., Mr. William Rignold ; Count Fersen, Mr. J. G. Shore ; The Dauphin (five years old), Miss Lydia Howard; Marie Antoinette, Mdlle. Bea trice; Messrs. Dominick Murray. D. Leeson. New Scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds, Mr. Dayes, and Mr. Matt. Mogan. New Dresses, new Properties. Preceded by THE SECRET. To conclude with a new Comedietta, entitled A CUP OF TEA. Mdlle. Beatrice. Ooors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. Box-office open daily from 10 till 5. - 1 7 ) OYAL STRAND THEATRE. _lc Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanborongh. THIS EVENING, at 7.30, THE WIDOW HUNT. Messrs f;lirke. Belford, Joyce; Mesdames Bui .an and Maitland. After which, THE FIELD OF Th. t CLOTH OF GOLD. Messrs. Thorne, James, and Robson Mesdames M. Long-- more, F. Hughes, L. Maitland, &c. To conclude with HUE AND DYE. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS, HOLBORN The world-renowned ON RA, whose extraordinary feats on the FLYING TRAPP ZE perfectly electrified the Metropolis last Autumn, will appear THIS EVENING. Onra challenges the world. Herr OSCAR CA RRE will introducehi Six splendid Trick Horses—Topaze, Saladin, edjid, Tancredi, Freischutz, and Abdallah—pronounced by the entire Press to be matchless for symmetry, breeding, and intelligence In a dition, tho Incomparable Scenes in the Anna, including Engand's Champion Equestrian, Mr. A. Bradbury, Mr. A. Carre, 1i r. A, Salamonsky, Mdlles. Salamonsky, Montero, A malia, Schwartz, and Krembser, "The trick horses ate magnificent animals, every lover of horses should make it a sr,ecial duty to witness the stud."—Standard "Many persons form their estimate of a circus from some of those exhibitions which travel through the provinces; the Hol born Amphitheatre is as far above them as Patti's singing is above that of a street ballad-singer."—Court Journal, Jan. 2. Doors open at Seven, commence at half past. Morning Per formances Wednesday and Saturday, commencing at Half-past Two. GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry. A:: 7, A HAPPY FAMILY. 7.30, CYRIL'S SUCCESS. 9.'0, BROWN AND THE BRAHMINS : Messrs. Marshall, Warner, David fisher, Andrews, Hurleton, and J. Clarke: Mesdames C. Thorne, L. Morgan, Brennan, Fountain. Arnold, Henrade, Be rend, Hughes, and Stephens. ST. GEORGE'S II AL L, Regent-street. FIRST APPEARANCE SINCE 1862. Great and triumphant success. Never in the annals of Ethiopian minstrelsy has a company made such a decided nit. Every song was encored on the first night of performance. ROYAL ORIGINAL CHRISTY MINSTRELS (Proprietors, Messrs. WILSOM and MONTAGUE) The Only Company of Christy's who have had the honour to appear, by special command. before THE QUEEN AND COURT. NEARLY ONE HUNDRED PERFORMERS. EVERY EVENING at EIGHT. WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS at THREE and EIGHT. Special Grand Performance for the People every Satur- Jay night at eight. Admission, One Shilling. Private boxes and places may, be secured at Mr. Mit chell's Royal Library, at the musicsellers, end s t the hall. Acting-manager, Mr. ANDREW NIMMO. THE "SUN" NE WSPAPER.-G. R. GLENIE, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace, Edgeware-road, delivers the LATE EDITION of "THI SUN " at the earliest Possible moment after leaving the press. 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London, a list of his Debts and Liabilities and a state ment of hie property and credits as required by the Bankruptcy Amendment Act, 1868, Dated this 25th day of February, 1869. J. ABLETT, 65, Cambridge-terrace, Hyde-park, W., Solicitor for the person registering the Deed. 'VICTORIAN AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY LOAN for £2,107,000, in Five per Cent. Debentures. — Authorised by the Victorian Parliament under the Act 32 Vic toria, No. 331, assented to 29th September, 1868, called "The Railway Loan Act, 1868," for the extension of Railways, and secured upon the Consolidated Revenues of the Colony. The committee of the six Associated Australian banks, as agents for the Government of Victoria, have been instructed to negotiate the said loan of £2,107,000. The loan will be issued in Debentares of £lOO, £5OO, and £l.OOO each, bearing interest at 5 per cent., to commence from the Ist January, 1869, and the coupons of the said loan are pay able on the Ist of January and let July in each year, at the London and Westminster Bank and the Lon lon and Joint-Stock Bank, where also the principal will be payable on the Ist day of January, 1894. Copies of the Act, with the debentures and coupons, can be seen at the London and Westminster Bank. The Act provides that the proceeds of the loan shall be ex pended in constructing a line of railway front Melbourne to Belvoir, on the Upper Murray River. By it, a large district of great mineral, pastoral, and agricultural wealth will be opened up, and much of the trade of the great 'pastoral country, north of the Murray, will be secured to Melbourne. 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SMITH'S "Camden Stores," 78, Park-street, Camden town. THEATRE-ROYAL DRURY- L AN E. role Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. Tins EVENING, at 7, GIRLS OF THE PERIOD. Followed by OTHELLO. Concluding with BEDA. THEATRE-ROTA L. HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, RAI -ING THE WIND: Messrs. Kendal Buckstone, jun., Mis+ Laws, &e. Afier which, HOME: Sothern, Chippendale, (M.; Mesdames Cavendish, Burke, &e. Concluding with RURAL FELICITY. Commenna at 7. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Mansger, Mr. Vinin7. Tuts EVENINIE at 7, to commence with THE SECRET. At a quarter to 8, MARIE As• TOINETTE: 3lr W. Rignold, Mr. J. G. Shore, Mr. Dominick Murry: Mdlle. Beatrice. Conclud ing with A CUP OF TEA: 31 (We. Beatrice. THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHr. This EVENING, at 7, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO (lAMB XRW ELL. Mr. G. Belmore, Mrs. L. Murray. At 15 to 8, THE DEAD HEART. Messrs. Ben. Webster. A. Stirling, a Belmore, R. Phillips, Ashley, Stuart; Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss Lennox Grey, &e. GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. THIS EVENING, at 7. A HAPPY FAMILY. 7.30, CYRIL'S SUCCESS. 9.40, BROWN AND THE BRAHMINS: Messrs. qarshall,Warner, David Fisher, Andrews, Hur'stone. J. Clarke; Mesdames Remade, C. Thorne, Brennen, Berend, Hughes, Ar nold, and Stephens ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Role Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborongh. This EVENING, at 7.30, THE WIDI )W HUNT. Messrs. Bel ford, Clarke Miss Baton. THE FIELD ON' THE CLOTH OF GOLD: Messrs. Thorne, James. Fenton; es d a mes Maria Longmore, B. Goodall, 1 . ydia Maitland, Claire, and Hughes. To conclude with HUE AND DYE QUEEN'S THEATRE, LONG-ACRE. Manar, Mr. W. Liston • THIS EVSNING, A RACE FOR A H. DINNER. After which, NOT GUILTY: Messrs. I. L. Toole, L. Brough , H. Irving. S. Fmery, Miss Hodson, cte With THE BIRTHPLACE OF PODGERS: Mr Toole.' THEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN. This Evt. Nina, AUNT CHARLOTTE'S 3lr. E. Price, Mesdames Larkin, Weather-by. After which, FETTERED: Messrs. Cowper. N eville, Parsclle, Drew, B run ton, W. A' thur, Bartleman. and Geo rge H oney: Mesdames Lydia Foote, Turner, Marlbro, Hodson, and Fanny Josephs. To conclude with LU CRETIA BORGIA, M.D.: Mss Fanny Josephs, George Honey. THEATRE-ROYAL. OLYMPIC. This EVENING, at 7, PAPER WINGS : Messrs. H. Wigan, R.N . 's: ills, E. Atkins, H. Vaughan, H. Cooper, and Smithson: Mesdain.e Furtado, Schavev, N. Harris, and Henry. After which, THE YELLOW PASSPORT. Messrs Neville,H. Neville, Atkins. Taylor, Taughan, G. Vincent, &c. ; Miss Fur ad o and Mrs Caulfield ROYALTY THEATRE. Under the Management of Miss If. Oliver. THIS EVENING, at 7.30, A LOVING CUP. Mr. Dewar, Miss M. Oliver. To be followed by CLAUDE DUVAL; Mr. Dewar, &c. To conclude with FAMILY JARS. PRINCE OF WALES'S ROYAL THEATRE. Under the Management of Miss Marie Wilton THIS Emma:4, SCHOOL: Messrs. Hare, H. J. Montague, Addison, Glover. and Bancroft; Mrs. Buckingham White. Miss C. Addison, and Miss Marie Wilton. Afterwhich, A WINNING HAZARD. And INTRIOUE. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS, HOLBORN. THIS EVENING, the Great Carre Troupe and magnificent Stud of 50 Horses; also Onra, Alfred Bradbury, A. Carre, &c. ST. GEORGE'S THEATRE, REGENT STREET. THIS EVENING, at 8, THE ROYAL ORIGINAL CHRISTI'S MINSTRELS' Ethiopian Entertainment: and the Burlesque Extravaganza, THE VERY GRAND DUTCH—S. CHRISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8 Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round. ROYAL AL IT AMB R A PALACE. THREE BALLETS, Promenade Concert. Band of GO. Begin at 8. is. Box-office open from 11 to 4. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's -peak, OPEN daily (ex cept Sundays). Admission, ls.; on Mrndays, 6d.; Children under twelve. 6d. 4"14 `. 4-4444 LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1869. --0. Mr. GLADSTONE'S revelation last evening of the purposes to which the residue of the moneys accru ing from the sale of the Church Property in Ireland is proposed by her MAJESTY'S Government to be ap plied—there can be no question whatever about tbis --came last night, at the first blush of it, distinctly as an anti-climax. He had been speaking for be tween two and three hours to a densely crowded and breathlessly attentive House, reserving that explana tion or revelation, as we have called it, evidently as an agreeable surprise, until the very end. It came as a surprize, certainly, but hardly as an agree able surprize. It was felt first of all very much as a disappointment. We can only compare the momentary effect of it when the Premier said that the funds were to be applied to the relief of "un avoidable calamity," to the effect we very well re member to have been produced, years upon years ago, by Mr. DISRAELI, t owar d s the whichclose h o o f his Maiden and n d Budget, when the resource t o the nature of which h e h a d preserved until then as a THE SUN, LONDON, I UESDAY EVENING, MARCH 2, 1869. profound secret, was announced by him to be—the House Tax ! Then, as last night, when Mr. GLADSTONE spoke of Unavoidable Calamity there arose a laugh, almost as of derision, from the Opposition. A burst of hilarity from the Opposi tion—followed by a sinister and almost ominous silence from the benches behind him and below the gangway, among the rank and file of the supporters of the Government. The seeming anti-climax of last night, however, was, as we have before intimated, merely momentary. The original sense of disappointment awakened by the first announcement was subse quently conquered —we believe—by the detailed explanations of the Prime Minister. Those who appeared first of all disposed to deride the notion of aiding Unavoidable Calamity in the ab stract—were hushed into serious attention when the lamentable details came to be enumerated. " Lameness and lunacy, blindness and leprosy" —are words that more than simply emphasize a verse of Orway. They are thus?, and all similar, most dire, and certainly quite unavoidable calamities which absolutely awe into reverent consideration even the most thoughtless and the most frivolous audience— much more so an audience like that assembled last evening within the walls of the British House of Commons. The funds, the the surplus funds, that is, accruing from the sale of the Church Property in Ireland, after the liquidation of all charges upon it whatsoever—leaving at the dispo sal of the State from £7,000,000 to £8,000,000 alto gether —were not (Mr. GLADSTONE told us emphati cally last evening) to be applied to this or to that pur pose, to become so many bones of contention, to be transformed into provocations to new controversy ! They were to be applied to Irish purposes, and they were to be applied finally ! They were to be applied not merely alone in Ireland, but they were to be fairly and justly applied to All Ireland ! Not favour ing one part at the expense of the other, but bene fiting the population equally throughout the whole island. Having premised thus much, very distinctly and very impressively, the question then propounded by the Prime Minister was—as to the direction in which those funds, those surplus millions (from £7,000,000 to £8,000,000) were to be applied ? They were—he said- —not to be applied to religious teach ing, they were not to be distributed among the various denominations. They were not to be used for Educational Purposes. They were not to be employed in the development of Public Works. They were not, he said, to be devoted to the extension and to the multiplying of Irish Railways. (At which announcement there came a cheer.) They were not to be appropriated for the relief of the Poor Rates. When he had said that—the difficulty seemed to be to conjecture what they were to be ap plied to ! And then it was that, in reading from the preamble of the bill itself, Mr. GLADSTONE pro nounced those two explanatory words—Unavoid able Calamity—the first utterance of which, as we have said, came almost with the effect of an anti-climax. Silenced, however, by the awful cata logue of " the ills that flesh is heir to," the House evidenced its recognition very soon afterwards of the wisdom and the humanity which have unquestionably dictated the ulterior decision arrived at by the respon sible advisers of the Crown in the selection of the particular purposes to which these seven or eight millions sterling are to be applied, under the beneficent guidaece and direction of the Imperial Government, or rather of a Com mission representing the Crown, and acting for the Government. Having at their command a capi tal of from seven to eight millions, it is proposed that the Commission shall deal thus with the income derived from that fund, to the extent of £311,000 annually. It, the Commission, or let us say they, the Commissioners, will, it is proposed, set aside yearly £185,000 for the relief or care of lunatics—£:3o,ooo yearly for the education i❑ appropriate schools of the deaf-and-dumb, and of the blind—£2o,ooo yearly for the harbouring or nurturing of idiots-5.'15,000 yearly for the trainingof nurses among theclassesabove pauper ism --£10,000 for Reformatories and Industrial Schools, and £51,00 to County Infirmaries—al together as we have seen, £311,000 annu ally. There is no questio❑ whatever of this, we take, it in regard to the extraordinary proposition thus made by the Government for the appropriation— in one sense it can hardly be said to merely secal tr purposes—of the surplus funds derivable from the disendowninent of the Irish Church after its disestablishment has been accom plished : there is no question —we would even say there can be no question—in regard to this proposition, but that it is one completely and absolutely in accordance with the whole scheme, with the whole of the original manifestation of Chris tianity. For, what in effect and in point of fact was the account of the nature of His mission, given to the world by the lips of the Divine Redeemer Him self ? "Go and tell them," He said—What? That the blind see, that the deaf hear, that the lepers are cleansed, that the lame walk," —and the n-- as a climax—" that the poor have the Gospel preached to them." Now that, in ridding Ireland at last, after three hundred years of alien domination—now that, in ridding her at last of the anomaly of the Irish Church as a State Establishment, through the agency of which the Poor had most certainly not the Gospel preached to them—Her MAJESTY'S Government, at the least, apply the funds (hitherto misapplied) to those purposes to which, even, it should be said, precedenCe was given in the enumeration of the work of His Divine Mission by the World's REDEEMER—to the relief of lunatics, of the deaf, of th e dumb, of the blind, of idiotcy, of those stricken down by sickness, or by other " unavoidable cala mities." It is a benign purpose—it is a project in har- mony with the whole scheme of our common Christia nity. The country cannot butrecognise this. The House has already recognised it. And in the recognition of it, far and wide throughout the world, the Good Done as well as the Evil Undone, through the agencyof this great and noble measure,will enhance appreciably,we may feel absolutely certain of this, the ar dour with which—as Mr. GLADSTONE grandly closed his speech by saying last night—those words giving the form of law to the work embodied in the proposed enactment (the work of peace and justice) will be echoed from every shore where the name of Ireland and the name of Great Britain have been heard—the answer to the words coming back to us from the ends of the earth in "the approving verdict of civilized mankind." THE most satisfactory feature in the navy and the army estimates is that a large reduction in the expenditure has been effected with a small reduction of the personnel of the two services. The estimates for the coming financial year shew a net decrease of expenditure to the extent of over two millions sterling, and yet the decrease in the officers and men of the navy is only 2,100, and in those of the army a little over 10,000. These figures shew that we have by no means yet reached the limit of our reductions. When we remember the large number of men there are engaged uselessly in our coastguard ships and in the wooden ships that crowd our naval ports ; when we consider the large number of troops that are engaged in defending colonies which are very well able to defend themselves; when we reflect that our navy and our army are officered to excess and far beyond the services of other countries, we shall feel that our economists have no need as yet to weep for lack of new worlds to conquer. So far, then, from look ing at the present estimates as a temporary and spas modic effort on the part of a new and therefore over-vigorous Administration, we anticipate that these reductions are but the beginning of a policy which will be maintained and even developed as the chiefs of the spending departments become more ex perienced in their work. Ten years ago Lord CLA nENCE PAGET declared that five millions were annually spent on the navy with as little result as if the money had been thrown into the sea. He was put into officein order to save some of this waste. He utterly failed to do so. The inference was, either that he had grossly exaggerated, or that he was wholly incompetent. The success with which Mr. CHILDERS, saying little, has accomplished much, leads us to think that exaggeration was not Lord CLARENCE'S fault, and that if the present Ministers are sustained by the voice of the country, they will prove by their deeds that he was not far wrong in his words. The five items in the navy estimates on which the largest reduction has been made are wages to seamen and marines, victuals and clothing, dockyards and naval yards, naval stores and steam machinery, and ships built by contract. In fact these items together make up more than the net saving on the whole esti mates. They indicate two changes in our naval policy. In the first place, we have too many old ships; in the second place, we have been building too many new ships. On the first point there can be no room for difference of opinion. It is stated, for instance, that in the height of our great war with the First NAPOLEON, the total number of our harbour and troop-ships was 77, and that the number previous to the late Parliamentary elections was 250. The popular outcry induced the late Government to reduce this number by the end of the year to 229. This is manifestly a wholly insufficient reduction. It cannot be necessary for us to have in time of peace three times the number of ships that we had during the most tremendous war in which this country has ever been engaged. It may be said that other Powers have since then increased their fleets, and that we, therefore, must have a stronger navy than of old in order to keep the supremacy of the seas. To this we reply that we have no more right to such supremacy than France or Prussia has, and that even if we possessed the right we could not enforce it, for all the world knows that we should not think of engaging in a war with any of the great Powers without an ally. knother consideration to be taken into account is the fact that mechanical discoveries have to a great extent diminished the necessity for keeping up a large number of ships, or large crews in individual ships. An immense majority of the 229 ships whereof the navy is still composed are utterly unavailing for all military purposes, are as useless for, defence as they are for attack. They are maintained solely in order to find employment for a service that is over-officered and over-manned. One such little craft like Mr. RENDEL'S " Staunch," which is merely a floating platform for a large gun, is not only worth a dozen of such vessels as now crowd Portsmouth harbour and the Hamoaze, but is of the utmost value, while the rest are worth less. The turret-ships which Captain COLES has for many years vainly endeavoured to get introduced into the navy are at last to be adopted, after mil lions have been spent, comparatively unprofitably, on broadside vessels. Captain SCOTT'S gun-carriage has rendered it possible to work the heavy gulls of a ship with only half the crew that used to be required. All these several facts point to the same results—the disposal of our old wooden ships, the cessation from the construction of ships of an effete pattern, the building of ships which shall be really effective for their work, and which will yet require a smaller crew to man them. Another important principle is the substitution of flying squadrons for those all but stationary squadrons which are now found in various parts of the world. These are absolutely useless for a political purpose; at least, that purpose would be answered as well by the flying squadrons; and, so far as their effect upon seamanship is concerned, their influence is absolutely injurious, since it leads to the rusting of our seamen in port instead of to their active exercise in their duties at sea. Turning to the army estimates, we find that here, also, there are five principal items of reduction. Under the head of general staff and regimental pay we have a reduction of £435,400 ; the commissariat esta blishment, services and movements of troops, chew for £106,900 ; barrack establishments for £193,400 ; military store and manufacturing depart ments for £341,400 ; and works and buildings for £84,400, or, together, more than £1,100,000. It will be seen that over £700,000 of this amount is due to the decreased personnel of the army. But it does not mean decreased strength. The reduction of about 11,000 troops is clue for the most part to the recall of troops from colonial stations. It is seen clearly enough that if our colonies want troops, they, not the paupers of Bethnal-green, are the persons to pay for them ; and that if the loyalty of the colonies to the British Crown depends upon the military protection which we are willing to afford them—in ' other words, the amount of British money we are willing to spend among them—the sooner they set up a government on their own account the better. The large reduction in the military stores and manufacturing departments shews that there is at last a Government determined not to be an accom plice in the scandalous waste for which the Ordnance Select Committee has been mainly responsible. Remembering the time when W e , in denouncing this waste, were but as a vox clamantis in deserto, we feel particular satisfaction at this item of reduction. In the army estimates, no less than the navy estimates, the limits of reduction has been by no means reached. A Government that offers to pay £80,300 (£1,300 more than its predecessor) to that extraordinary body of men, the 4 ‘ Yeomanry Cavalry," is a long way from the halti ng -pl ace which has for its inscription " Rest and be Thankful." LATEST INTELL WINCE (REirER'S TELEGRAUs.) AUSTRIA. VIENNA, March 1. The New Free Press of to-day alleges the exist ence of a note of the Preach Cabinet in reply to the Greek answer to the protccol of the Conference, and says : " The French Government regrets that Greece, only after the conclusion of the Conference, and after having given in her adhesion to the resolutions of the Conference, suould have made explanations and demands which place in doubt, groundlessly it is to be hoped, her intention of actually conform ing to the said resolutions. Greece could not but lose the sympathy of the Powers should she again try to bring about any violent catrstrophe by hos tile agitation." HOMEWARD (HEAVY) BOMBAY MAIL. GIBRALTAR, Feb. 28. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Tanjore arrived at 4, and leaves for Southampton at 7 this evening ; all well. She may be looked for on the morning of the sth proximo. AMERICA. NEW Yonx, March 1. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CLOSING PRICES. Gold closed at 134. The highest quotation during the day was 132; the lowest 131 k. Sterling Exchange on London, 1088. Five-Twenty United States' Bonds--1882, 117 ; ditto, 1885, 115 ; ditto, 1865, 1121 ; Ten-Forty Bonds, 106, ex coupon. Illinois, 141 ; Erie, 361. Cotton—Middling upland, 281 - Petroleum—standard white, 35c. Flour—extra State, SG 45c. to 7 s c. Corn—old mixed, $1 2c. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, MONDAY, MArdfl 1. bthibtleas the telegraph has ere now announced to you the deaths of M. Troplong, the President of the Senate, and M. Lamartine, one of the greatest men of France. It is a somewhat remarkable instance of the vanity of earthly wishes and the futility of popular favour that the journals, which all appear with m emo i rs o f t h ese two men, should devote the place of precedence and the longest space to /11. Troplong, whilst the much greater man, Lamartine, is disposed of in a meagre column. But Mb Troplong was President of the Senate a few days ago; Lamartine retired from public life on the advent of Napoleon 111. The poet, statesman, and historian is forgotten, whilst the respectable but scarcely great abilities of M. Troplong have been employed in public service to the last. Lamartine was born in 1790, and his memory reaches back to some of the scenes of the Reign of Terror. During the time of the First Empire, Lamar tine resided chiefly at Paris ; and, having inherited the Royalist feelings of his father, he entered the military service of Louis XVIII., when the First Napoleon had been exiled to Elba. When the Hundred Days were ended he left the army and became a journalist, suddenly rising into fame in 1820, on the pub lication of his " Meditations Poetiques." He was appointed attache to the French Embassy at Flo rence, and then remo-ved to London, where he resided until 1830. Here he married an English lady of fortune. Whilst residing in France he had published many poems, all of strong Royalist spirit, but on the Revolution of 1830 he ceased to be a Legitimist, and identified himself with the struggles of the people. In France and in the Holy Land many years passed, marked by various publications, of which the chief was the "Histoire des Girondins," which undoubtely did much to pave the way for the Revolution of 1848. When this event occurred Lamartine became, if not the guiding spirit of the movement, at least second in consequence to none. He animated and led the Liberals, stood as the firm opponent of all compromise between the successful insurgents and the fallen family, and yet at the same time preserved the revolution from any of the worse consequences of the convulsion of 1789. He was elected one of the Provisional Government, and became Foreign' Minister. Here his public career ends. His popularity vanished utterly. Whilst six constituencies had contended for the honour of returning him, he was with difficulty elected in 1849. He was proposed as President along with Louis Napoleon and General Cavaignac, but very few votes were given him. Since that time he has led a life of retirement as an author—a strange instance of the fickleness of popular regard, and of the influence of time on the positions of men. Lamartine has lived for nearly twenty years in neglect; but if he never regained popularity, he earned the sincere respect of all men. If he was no longer a politician, he was esteemed by all parties as a patriot who throughout his life had preferred his country's good to his own advancement. This is a meed of praise which can be accorded to few. Of all the numerous and various journals of France, not one speaks of Lamartine to-day without the highest commendation of his character. Many have no great opinion of him as a statesman, but all admire the writer and esteem the man. For posterity M. Lamartine's fame will rest chiefly on his poetry. He was 79 years of age. M. Troplong, is a great loss to the Second Empire. He did not stand in the front rank of men, but he united triple fame as a statesman, writer, and jurist. He was the first, and one of the best, of French lawyers, M. liaussmann has not yet resigned—at least I have heard but rumours of it. He ought to do so ; but I am told that he bears his vilification with that delightful equanimity, which all officials of the empire—liable to be sacrificed at any moment—ought to cultivate. What can the Emperor think of M. Bouher's speech ? What conclusion can he draw from a situation which has rendered it necessary to save him from personal censure by disgracing the system of personal government, and shamelessly ex. posing a Minister who can only in part be held answerable for his deeds ? Baron Haussmann is assailed by the Opposition ; a Councillor of State gets up ro defend him, so does the Minister of the Interior ; and then conies M. Rouher, throws all three over, declares that Baron Ifaussmann's deeds are indefensible, but adds that the Emperor, though ruling by personal government, cannot look into such little affairs as the expenditure of eighty millions sterling. Mr. Rouher's speech was amazing. So far as people have recovered from their surprise, they express but one opinion —that never has the domestic policy of the Empire sustained such a blow before. But it will be wise to avoid drawing conclusions until the debate is resumed. The Loan Bill has been sent back ,o the Commission, but the Journal Officiel says that it has well nigh concluded its labours, so that a speedy reopening of the campaign may be looked for. The Journal de Paris says that the Prefect of the Seine has resigned, bill it is thought that at least he will continue his functions e little longer. The returns of the French Custom House give the exportation of velocipedes during the last y ear equa l t o a _ _ million of francs. The Paris manufacturers are considered particularly clever in constructing this instrument of loco. motion. THE WEATHER TABLE,-THIS EAT, _.~~~___ 31M'EODOLCGICAL RErORTI3. Extreme Sea Tuesday, F. c March 2, B. T. W. ito F. D , W 't( 8 a.m. 112 9 Nairn Aberdeen Leith Shields .. Scarborough 28'93f. 39 37 W.N.W. 6 7 N.N.W. bd.c 0'69 Yarmouth 2B'93f. 49 38 W.N.W. 5 7 N.W. s.c. 0'33 / Fielder Cuxhaven _ Skudesnas Ardrossan 29•01 f. 39 37 N.W. 7 10 N.W. t.s.r 0'42 4 Greencastle 29'14f. 49 37 N.N. 5 8 W. h.c. 0'55 Holyhead Liveruool Cape Clear — Rock e's Pt 29'45f. 44 44 W.N.W. 9 9 W.N.W. 0.1.r0'19 5 Penzance Plymouth Pembroke _. 29•30 f. 43 39 W.N.W. 9 9 W.N.W. Lcool2 6 Portsmouth 29'24f. 42 40 N.W. 8 11 W. c. 10'17 8 London —29•17 f. 37 36 W. 710 W. c.ro o'2o — o'peGrisNez —— I Brest 29•70 f. 48 44 N.W. 8 9 N.W. ra.r. o'o2 5 L'Orient 2 96;f. 48 48 W.N.W. 9 9 W.N.W. o.r.'o'os i 6 Rochefort 29'76f. 52 52 W. 11 7 N.W. o. ;o'ol' G Biarritz Corunna — _ Brussels — Paris Strasbourg — _ Lyons — Toulon Heart's Con tent (9 a.m. local time) LIPLA NA' ,TION Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 deg. at sea level. The letter r, rising ; f. falling ; 5, steady—indicates direction emotion of tho mercury within last 14 hours. Thermometer exposed iz shade. Eztrone Force with its Direction during last 24 hours. Z.—calm. Weather : sky ; c.—clouds, detached ;I. fog b.—hail; I.—lightning ; m.—misty, hazy ; (I—overcast, dull r. — rain ; a.—snow ; t.—thunder. Rain-fall, snow or hail melted) & fl ing last 24 hours. Sea disturbance. ItEMAr.ICB. Since yesterday evening barometrical pressure has decreased with great rapidity, especially on our ea , tern coast, where the fall amounts to nearly 7-10ths of an inch, but decreases in a south-westerly direc tion. Readings in the E. arc now below 29in., and that at Leith is o'B9ln. lower than that at Rochefort. Temperature has risen some what in the N. and E., and fallen again in the S. and W. Severe gales from W. to N.W. have blown at all stations except those in the N. and E during the past night, and are continuing this morning, and blowing very hard. On the E. coast wind is fresh from the earns quarter. In the N. of Scotland, however, moderate N.E. wind is reported. Rain has been general, with snow in the N. and E., thunder and lightning in the W. The sea is high in the Channel. A serious fire took place on Sunday near Brotntord . in n'sex. A set of farm buildings and 13 valuable horses were destroyed. Mr. H. E. C. Childers, M.F., the First Lord o the Admiralty, has resigned his post as a director of dr Bank of Austialasia. The solicitors acting for " Sir Roger C. T. D. Tichborne, Bart.," announce that they are about applying to the Court of Chancery to commit for contempt the pub lishers of a paper which has led the van in propagating varicus injurious announcements respecting their client. The Hampshire grand jury yesterday ignored the bill against the man Thompson, who was indicted for blasphemy. Thompson had distributed tracts setting forth the &aims of somebody to be considered as the Messiah, and this was the blasphemy complained of. A clergyman was the prosecutor. The Talke ColFcry Accident Relief Committee have hold a meeting in ref,renee to the surplus funds at their disprsal. They fin;] that they may safely defach £3,000 from the money in their hands, and they have cid,d to melee that sum the nucleus of a colliers permanent relief fund for North Staffordshire. Colonel 11. J. Shaw, the present governor of the Herbert Hospital at Woolwich, retires from that post on the 31st of March, it having been cl,c!ded that the appointment is one for three years only. It is looked upon as soniowhai doubtful whether the vacancy will be filled. THE PRINCE AND THE PRINCESS OF WALES._ We have reason to believe that their Royal Highnesset the Prince and the Princess of Wales will return tc England sooner than was expected. The hot weather ik already setting in on the Red Sea, and the river is very low and somewhat unhealthy, so that it is thought imprudent for the Princess to remain in that diitrict cc lung as she intended. No doubt their Royal ifigline 'viii make their homeward visits to . the Sultan of Turk , l And the King of Grecce.—Eas'c:•:t dlo•ning Yeivq. IMPO.RPSNT DISCOVERY IN SOLAR PHYSICS. GOLDWIN SMITH ON TIIE UNIVERSITIES.-Pro , fessor Goldivin Smith delivered a lecture on University Education befor e th e A mer i can S oc i al Sc i ence Convention, at Albany, on the 17th ult. Towards the conclusion of his remarks he touched upon the subject of the education of women, and said that the highest was that which was best adapted for them. He objected to the English university system of competitive examina tions for women, the effects of which were questionable enough even in the case of men. Two points were to be decided : first, whether it was desirable that women should receive the same university education as men ; second, whether it was desirable that they should receive it at the same place. The two points were perfectly dis tinct, and the experiments ought to be tried successively, and not at once. Vassar College appeared to be trying the first in the most complete and satisfactory manlier. He thought it would be better to wait the result before instituting a mixed university for both sexes. A " DIFFICULTY" IN FLORIDA.—About three o'clock yesterday afternoon a rapid succession of gun shots were heard about four miles in the country. Start ling intelligence was soon obtained of a desperate combat between six men. There were three brothers on either side, of the names of Braddock and Turner, who had culti. vated inveterate hatred to each other for many years. The result is it culminated in the death of one of the former and two of the last-named. The most reckless bravery was displayed on either side. The weapons used were shotguns and rifles, which were used within ten feet distance of each other, wounding or killing the whole party. Two of the Turners were killed, one on the field, the other flying wounded for his life. John Braddock fell by the first shot. Dying, he exclaimed to his brothers " Kill the last one before he escapes." These were his last words. The parties were neighbours, and considered good citizens. The cause of the trouble probably was a few h ogs . A s yet no recognition has been taken by the civil authorities of this tragic affair.—Dunn's Lake, Florida (January 30) ; correspondence of the Macon Tel THE ANCIENT BRITAINS. —" The most honourablo and loyal Society of Ancient Britains" have just cele brated their 154th anniversary at Willii's Rooms, under the presidency of the Right Hon. the Earl Vane. The chairman was supported by Sir W. W. Wynn, B ar t ., m.p., Lord E. Vane Tempest, General Brownrigg, C. 8., &c. This society has for its chief object the support of schools for the education of Welsh children at Ashford, in Middlesex. It appeared from the secretary's report that no less than 2,402 boys and 756 girls have been admitted upon the establishment and wholly maintained in the house, and at the present time there are 119 boys and 49 girls in the institution. The expenditure in aid of the schools during the year amounted to £3,850 10s. Bd., and the receipts had fallen short of this sum by £BB 16s. Bd. Subscriptions and dona tions were, however, announced in the room amounting to about £BOO. The funds of the charity consist of R 29,000 in Consols, and £23,000 in Three per Cents Reduced. The uncertain property of the institution arises from lega cies, collections at this anniversary, donations, and annual subscriptions. DEATH OF LORD WYNFORD.—WO have to record the death of Lord Wynford, which took place at his lord ship's town residence, Park-place, St. James's-street, about nine o'clock on Sunday morning. The deceased nobleman was the second baron, and was born in 1798. He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, where ho graduated 13. A., 1818, M.A., 1821, in which latter year he married the youngest daughter of William Thoyts, Esq., of Sulhamstead, near Reading. In 1823 he was called to the bar at the Middle Temple ; and in 1837 he unsuccess- fully contested the representation of Barnstaple. In 1845 his lordship succeeded to the title on the death of his father, the first baron, who was directly descended, in a female line from William Pitt, ancestor of the celebrated Earl of Chatham ; and who was judge of the Queen's Bench 1819-24, and Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, 1824-29. The deceased nobleman is succeeded by his son, the Hon. William Best, who is married to the grand-daughter of the fifth Duke of Manchester. The family seats are Leesons, Staplehurst, Kent ; and Wyn. ford Eagle, Dorset. MELANCHOLY DEATH OF A CLERGYMAN AT OXFORD. —An inquest was held on Monday afternoon at the residence of the Rev. Canon Payne Smith, at Christ Church, Oxford, before the University Coroner, Mr. F. Symonds, and a jury consisting of members of the Univer sity and matriculated persons, on the body of the Rev. Glyd White, M.A., of Oriel Colleg,e, an d curate of Ewelme, Oxfordshire, who expired on Sunday evening from the effects of a fall down a flight of steps. The Ven. Archdeacon Clarke acted as foreman of the jury. It appeared from the evidence of Dr. Payne Smith, his butler, and Mr. Briscoe, surgeon, that the deceased had been visiting the former at Christ Church, and had lunched there about two o'clock on Thursday. At a quarter before three Mr. Payne Smith's butler found him at the bottom of the cellar stairs groan trig from the injuries he had received by the fall. With the butler's assistance he walked upstairs, and was placed on a sofa. Medical aid was at once procured, and it was discovered that the unfortunate gentleman had received severe injuries to the head, from the effects of which he died on Sunday. It is supposed that the deceased mistook the door, and was precipitated to the bottom of the steps, falling on his head. The jury at once returned a verdict of accidental death. Mr. White, who was 81 years of age, had for some years acted as curate of Ewelme, which living is attached to the Regius Professorship of Divinity at Oxford. 31R. GOSCHEN ON WORKING 05,s EXHIBITIONS. The Daily .Yews records another important discovery in South London is certainly favoured in one resP es ; solar physics, and thi n k s it th e mos t i mportant of all that t h at i t has those connected with it who are coat:hi:oe have of late been made in the chemistry of the sun. We getting up working-men's exhibitions. On Me nd3 'oo had learned the nature of the solar prominences from the third South London Exhibition was inaugurated. gs• eclipse-expeditions last year ; then we had found that statement of the managing body, of whom Mr. G. ' the these prominences can be examined spectroscopicanywith. Murphy, one of the hon. secretaries, appears to eeps out the aid of an eclipse ; now the discovery has been active spirit, informs us that the exhibition is ew.c tiou made that they can be seen without an eclipse. The South London and a working class one, the only excel:rice, " double discovery," ma d e b y M essrs. J anssen and Lockyer, b e i ng th e l oan of a work of art by one o f the ' to had given us what Sir John Herschel describes as Presidents (the present Premier), who was among 0 1 " a mode of rendering the protuberances sensible, very earliest to see that in such exhibitions there I tio not visible." Its appli ca ti on t o d eterm i ne t h e shape of h ea lthy ou t come f or t h e ta l ent, genius, and i n d u stry ° t or these objects was t e di ous and difficult, and it did not seem more thoughtful portion of the working population °f t he iv g possible to apply it t o d e t erm i ne t h e c h aracter of those large cities and towns. Th e n u m b er o f ex hibitors A present exhibition is 450 (loc a l c i rcums t ance s neceesi ta t r . rapid changes of fi gure w hi c h th e prom i nences have been ei s tio shewn to und ergo . N ow thi s per t o f the lesson taught us the limiting of applications of them s o f ar as can be tamed), a much larger proportion of skill e d worked the i r by these object s w ill b e rem l ere d ava i lable, since the method just di scovere d vv iii ena bl e the astronomer to in any previous industrial e x hibiti on are e xhibitiero watch a prominence at Ws leisure, and to no ti ce all th ose products. The opening ceremonial was presided °I bes, Mr. S. Morley, M.P., who was supported by Mr. Ge ee p, whirling and. wavi ng motions w hi c h are suggested M.P., Mr. Layare, M.P., the Lord Mayor, M.P. , /zec , by a comp ar i son o f M a j or Tennant ' s photographs with the views obtained by observers in other places. Locke, M.P., Mr. C. W. Dilke, .M.P., the . .„„it The eclipse expeditions had shewn that the light we Newman Hall, &c. The Chairman expressed the ti le , 0 1. receive fr om th e co l oure d prominences which surround the gratification he experienced in complying with iii . sun belon gs t o th e t h ree special colours. Its spectrum committee's request to preside ; hi s co n v iction of t he vantages which much result from such exhibitions . 5 _ go sheaved a re d line, an orange line, and a greenish blu e li ne . centives to the working classes to devote their leisure ti°,),, It was b ecause t h e light is thus divided betwe e n th ree to beneficial occupation in their o w n h ome s, free fro te : e t definite spectral li nes th a t i t was poss ib le to distinguish its spectrum from that given by the sun's proper light, deleterious and often demoralising influences they, ! ter which has been found to exceed that of the prominences with elsewhere, and as affording opportunities for le rk , from GOO t o 1 , 1 00 times. But was it to be hoped that communication, co-operation, and union between the . ,,W o y , , any method m i g h t be devised to enable us to see ing classes and those above them.—Mr. Goschen, l u " de the prominences ? It seems, at first sight, hopeless who delivered the inaugural address, commenced by to attempt thi s , s i nce any means we may use for reducing daring his entire sympathy with the obj ec t of the prot e : t the solar light obliterate the prominences, and an experi- of the exhibition and his confidence in its usefulness ,b a b ig ment made by th e A stronomer Royal shewed that it is an apology for the brevity of his speech retniedeuty hopeless to attempt t o b lot out the sun by a circular hearers that he was a workman in a craft in W hich og ed screen of any sort, s i nce the illumination of the atmo- hours of labour were, unlimited, and where those ea of sphere remains, and effectually conceals the prominences. in it were expected and encouraged to work overtinie•boto But it had been shewn y ears ago by Sir David Brewster di lated upon the many instances of meritorious l' / o f 1 10 that transparent bodie s d o not absorb the colours propor- exhibited, spewing as they did that the working tionally. The light f rom th e prominences belong to three L ondon, wh i le excelling in the trades and callings eusvol definite parts of the spectrum, - What if, by a proper choice of they depended for the maintenance of themselves deJ transparent glasses, we cou ld o bli terate all the rest of the families, were not indiffer e nt t o th ose ar ts which tee spectrum but those thre e p ar t s , or even all b ut one of to civilise and refine thei r h o m es . W e h a d hear W ere those parts ? Is it no t c l ear t h at i n that case the sun's d ea l a b out tec h n i cal education, and these exhib i t i o ne to light would be obliterated, while the light from the evidences of a technical education of a practical 6 1 °0 prominences would be visible? So that in such a case we in which people voluntarily subjected themselves to l e the eclip se saw — t h at i s, a ring of prominences and no should ac t ua ll y see t h e same phenomenon as the observers of sort of competitive examination whi c h must neee be mutually instructive and impro v i ng .—The Lord Ufa sun. It i s , per h aps, hopeless to expect quite so proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Goschen for his 3° t he exact a siftin g o f th e so l ar li g h t as this ; but and to Mr. S. Morley for presidi ng , an d exprese in . g ,„ijat it is not i mposs ibl e to o b ta i n an approach to it. feeling of the meeting that the p resen t and all 0 7 0 1 If we obtai n a t ransparent g l ass which blots out a enterprises might result in the extension of enter P ris 1110 f great part of th e spectrum w i t h out touching one of the skill as well as to the increasingly usef u l emploYr ee o d, prominence lines, we have done somethi ng . If we o b tain the spare hours of the working classes.—Mr. L e / 00 M.P., and Mr. Mike, M.P., spoke to the resolut ioe h t o another which bl o t s ou t some ot h er part and yet leaves former expressin,g a confident b ope that next year we e our line u n t ouc h e d , t h at i s another step. And so, by a prop er c h o i ce of glasses, we may blot out so have an International Working Ma n ' s E x hibition• much of the sun's light, without affecting the light of the prominence, as to leave the latter visible. The idea of doing this had occurred to Mr. Hug gins before the results of the eclipse expeditions had reached England. He obtained a great variety of coloured glasses and other absorptive media. He examined them with a prism to see what part of the spectrum they absorbed, and then he combined them in different ways. But, of course, as he had no knowledge of the quality of the light which we actually receive from the prominences, all this was in a sense guess-work. But th e o b servat i ons of the eclipse of August last, "having shewn the position in the spectrum of the bright lines of the prominences," he re newed his observations with greater promise of success. After various trials and combinations of coloured media, he has at length succeeded in resolving the im• portant problem of seeing the solar prominences without an eclipse. Nor let it be supposed that the credit due to this achievement is in any sense lessened because the work was founded upon the results previously obtained by the eclipse expeditions. ELECTION PETITIONS. It is remarked by the Daily News that as far „Tags election petiti on i nqu i r i es h ave gone , M r . J u stice "of has been called u p on t o p ronounce j u d gmen t i n the e a co, eleven members, and of these only one was unseated. e e Justice Blackburn has decid e d fi v e p e titi ons , and i° tb o o instances the members were aliseated. Mr. Baron .1 010 61 has disposed of six petitions, and in two cases has de the elections void. yte The witnesses for the defence of the s itti n g mein- eeg still being called at Salford. They did not hovie / j.: e ' p of least, some of them) materially strengthen the Pt )s tisig the respondents ; as one of the w it nesses a dmitted '",jef engaged a number of roughs on b e h a lf o f Messrs. C 3 I.nd Charley. The reason of this engagement did ni/ t of .learly appear, as evidence, if not contradictory , difficult to reconcile, was given. One of the oth er to gef nesses was a prize-fighter, and Mr. Pope attenaPt ed et; from him that he had been assaulting the petiti°o3o, witnesses. He admitted " punching the head "of 011 %00 but said it was for calli ng hi s s i s t er f ou l nam es. • 1111 , Of witness spoke to lots of drink b e i ng su p p li e d to a rt - oleo voters and canvassers, but added that a collection v.' 014 and the drink was paid for by the persons in the r °° '";o. At the Galway electi on i nqu i ry M r . O'Fl a hertY, ° " 10 0 the candidates, and the real, not ostensible, petitioner, t i. been examined. He stated that he addressed the e e A t tuency on advanced Liberal principles. The bith e l be first neither promised not refused hi m suppat , one ti adopted what were called the College House res_ ict il —a profession of political creed submitt e d by the cleor party to all the candidates. Mr. O'FlahertY ° l)t t of promises of support from nearly 800 voters ° ll e, a constituency of 1,1:41, of whom only 1,200 were avails it) He lost no opportunity of disavowing all arnp athl Captain O'Hara' s p o liti es . O n th e 31 s t O c tober be et asked to attend th e mee ti ng o f t h e bi s h op a nd el e to at which the relative strength of the candidates sc e° ol be tested, and the " men f or G a l way " to be virWoot elected. lie refused to take any part in it, saYi a g c its he thought it a very summary way of disposing 7 ~ t representation. Ife soon a ft erwar d s rece i ve d ° e tbe from the Rev. Mr. Cullen, informing bill' °"; result of that m ee ti ng , t o w hi c h h e sent 3,nrlf stating that he ref use d t o ac k now l e d ge the ailt' d " 1 1 1 0 of those pre sen t a t it t o bi n d t h e people of Galu a Y' 1 .0 1 understood-th a t th e mee ti ng h a d b een convene d by l ' A et messages, circulated through the town on a busy rea d AS day ; that it was cons id ere d b y hi s f r i en d s t h t result -rat° unworthy intrigue ; and sugge s ti ng th a t ti lee s eP c i - the meetings—of the mercantile inte res t, th e artisans, °r3 to tie gentry—should be summoned, under such arra,ngerneetheir would " afford honest men an opportunity of maki ng dof selections free from the taint and suspicion of a be : 0 1 .4 unprincipled intriguers." He did not mean th e • b ut " intriguers " to refer to the bi s h o p o r clergy , f ile from that moment they took a most energetic and 11cl .gbt part against him. The priests canvassed the torn 1 % 0 .P and day for Sir R. Blennherhassett, and Lord St',. a nd rence, searching every hole, l ane , ce ll ar , an d garre t ;'," ransacking every back slum of the t own , often un til midnight. He called a m ee ti ng o f the b ° ' -- bse classes, who were led to believe that Il e a ha g insulted the bishop, for the pu r pose of . 3 ' 53 '0 0 their minds, hut the meeting was broken up 00011 ,4 ° the proceedings were opened by the invasion otice furious mob of drunken men, headed by Captai n . 0 04 Foster and his brother, Robe r t F os t e r. ll° ( , iv . tall Y es aped with difficulty, and a g en tl eman —one of days porters—sustained serious injury. On the two Su n t bo preceding the election he beard himself denounced 100 parish chapel b' Fathers Holohan and Cullen, the an d of whom on the second Sunday spoke twic e ' ar ia appeared during his second address to be l a niieg o under great excitement. On th e d a y of the P°10,.. Mr. O'Flaherty saw a priest—the Rev. Mr. D e ,, ° o llo dragging half-drunken vot ers t o th e p o ll by their St' and whispering in their ears " Blennerhassett a° ico rlt Lawrence." The rev, gentleman continued at tha t eall o all day, and acted in every respect— save that he I d eoa' stick—like a " botheen b o y" — a l oca l t erm for bl ° men. Numbers of electors promised the vrith ees , p gret; support, but afterw ar d s vo t e d aga i ns t him with an d but told him that he bad insulted their elerg a Y't vie that they could not go against their bishop an Church. At Youghal, five witnesses, including Messrs. i bed O'Brien, and Tracey, contradicted the evidence of vr ,wer° given in support of the petition. Several witnesse!otioa produced to di s p rove t rea ti ng , an d t o spewintlll/1 that by Sir Joseph ArKenna's mob. The petitioner siO r ape ir, neither directly nor indirectly had he been paid any ° la c of and that he did not ex p ec t t o ge t an y, and at th e e t - i gied his examination Mr. Butt said he was quite sot c,AO with Mr. Brazier's evidence, and therefore We'll" A iest any witnesses to supp or t th e c h arge of briberYlod tiro. A witness named Barry deposed that tb° se -"Father Foley preach a sermon, in which he said tila woe who voted for Sir J. M`K enna wou ld b e saved, w hi ! e gasaa who opposed him wo u ld b e d amne d. Father F ° ' ey examined, and positively denied this statement. THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ALA.BADIA.-- Tb° „ r te. Naval Committee of the United States House of 'pay sentatir es reported on the 12th of February a b ill tc ; war Commodore Winslow and the officers and crew ° r io money, • mer Kearsage the sum of 190;000 dollars Po. that sum being the estimated value of th e j• bama, which was destroyed by the Kearsage. arneneY mint was adopted, providing that no part of the 1 111°13 1 3 a should be paid to an assignee of any marina, alici bill was passed. tl lO Reports have reached Liverpool stating , t several puncheons of ruin have been washed a shor e 1 1 Whitehaven, which, by the brand, aro known to / 13 % formed part of the cargo of the ship AssaYe, down off Blackwater Bank, off the coast of IV'exforilt srld 1867, and which broke up in the recent gales. Th e .A .. s (L sA ior ot nera. - , h , was wrecked on her homeward voyage from D Liverpool. A telegram from Oporto states that the derelict ship Michigan, which had been knockiDg the Atlantic several months, had been picked up awl t 3 into that port y the screw steamer Richard Cobde' which Wel ; A NEW FACT IN THE BEHAVIOUR JRo isr OF des Gore has noticed a new fact in the behaviou r of iron nn as vi the influence of heat and strain. A strained iron wire and heated to redness by a current . of voltaic electricity, 9" °47, then, the current being discontinued, was allowed t ° c es l It was observed that the ~e arrive I a moment in the pro—h of cooling at which the wire suddenly elongat ed, and t:lr gradually shortened, until it b eca me perfectly cold, re111;01 however, permanently elongated. No other besides iron exhibited this peculiarity, which 4- Bttr It@ate Pfplementary melecgaLgal pgc. 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